Changing the Print Head Height
This adjusts the print head height to prevent media that is wrinkled or comes loose from the platen from
contacting the print heads.
You can select the print head height from [Low], [Medium], and [High]. Printing quality when the print
head height is set to [Medium] or [High] may be coarser or otherwise lower than when set to [Low].
Procedure
1. Load the media.
2.
Tap .
3. Tap [Media Settings]>[Printing Settings]>[Print Head Height].
4. Tap [Change].
The print heads move to a position where they can be operated.
5. Open the front cover.
6. Move the height-adjustment lever to adjust the print head height.
When you change the position of the height-adjustment lever, the display screen will change.
Position
Operation panel display Description
[Low] Normally set the height-adjustment lever to [Low].
[Medium] For media that is wrinkled or comes loose from the platen
during printing, set the height-adjustment lever to [Medi-
um].
[High] For media that is wrinkled or comes loose from the platen
during printing even when the height-adjustment lever is
set to [Medium], set the lever to [High].
The printing quality degrades as the distance between the media and the print heads increases. Do not move
the height-adjustment lever to [Medium] or [High] needlessly.
IMPORTANT
Configuring Settings to Match the Properties of
the Media
Optimizing the Output Quality 153