Printhead health troubleshooting
Align the printheads
The following sections provide details for this topic.
Printhead alignment is recommended in these situations:
● After replacing or reseating a printhead
● After a printhead crash
● When there are print-quality problems that could be caused by printhead misalignment, such as:
– Printhead-to-printhead misalignment along the X axis
If a flat plane is printed parallel to the YZ plane and there is a printhead-to-printhead
misalignmen
t, there will be a shift of the whole plane along the X axis.
– Bi-directional alignment error
If a flat plane is printed parallel to the YZ plane and there is a bi-directional alignment error, the
par
t may be thinner or thicker than intended.
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