Recommended calibrations after particular events
Printhead
replacement
New substrate
created
New substrate
imported
New substrate
loaded
Print mode
changed
Poor print
quality
Automatic
printhead
alignment
Recommended Not needed Not needed Not needed
unless carriage
beam has moved
Not needed Recommended if
relevant
Manual printhead
alignment
Recommended,
if auto-
alignment fails
Not needed Not needed Not needed
unless carriage
beam has moved
Not needed Recommended if
relevant
Color calibration Recommended Recommended Recommended Not needed,
unless never
done before
Not needed Recommended if
relevant
Substrate
advance
compensation
Not needed Not needed, as
long as the
substrate-
advance sensor
is working
Not needed Not needed Not needed Recommended if
relevant
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