AGFA Avantra 36/44 Service Manual page 238

Avantra 36/44 Service Manual
3. Start the PC Imager utility from the PC.
NOTE: Refer to the PC Imager User's Manual (P/N 580024-001) for
detailed information on running this utility.
4. Enter the Image menu. Select the Test Files sub menu. Select the Scale.fil
file and press ENTER.
The test file should now be imaging.
5. Press the Feed/Cut Icon on the Avantra's OCP.
6. Remove the take-up cassette and develop.
7. Measure the distance from the edge of the media to the first line imaged in
the fast scan direction.
The distance should be (0.15" +/- 0.01).
8. If the carriage home position is out of specification, adjust the carriage
home value. Use the following formula/example:
0.15 - Actual start of image distance = Amount out
Amount out / .00041 = Carriage Home value units to be added/
subtracted
NOTE: To move the image closer to the edge of the media, the car-
riage home value must be raised.
9. Launch the AVDIAG program from your PC.
10. Select Align and then DEC Machine Parameters.
11. Select Y to load DEC Machine Parameters to memory.
12. Select DEC (Image/Focus) and cursor down to the Carriage Home parame-
ter field and press ENTER.
13. Enter the new carriage home value that was determined in Step 8 and
press ENTER.
The value is now loaded into EEPROM.
14. Power cycle or reset the system (makes the imagesetter software read the
new EEPROM values) and rerun the scale file.
15. Measure the copy again to insure that the start of image is correct.
16. Re-adjust as required.
5-6 Alignment
Original Carriage Home Value - 1500
0.15 - 0.45 = -0.30
-0.30 / .00041 = -731.7 (-732)
New Carriage Home Value - 1500 -(-732) = 2232