Registration - Lexmark C540 Service Manual

5025-2xx, 4xx
Diagnostics Menu (continued)
Event Log
Display Log
Print Log
Clear Log
Exit Diags

Registration

Print registration makes sure the black printing plane is properly aligned on the page. This is one of the steps in
aligning a new printhead. See
registration. See
To set print registration:
1.
Select Registration from the Diag Menu, and press Select (
2.
Use or
information.
The message Printing..., appears on the display, and the page prints.
Retain this page to determine the changes you need to make to the margin settings.
3.
Press Select (
4.
Use or
5.
Use to decrease or
The message Submitting changes displays, and the original margin setting screen appears.
The print registration ranges are:
Description
Top margin
Bottom margin
Left margin
Right margin
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See "Display Log" on page
See "Print Log" on page
See "Clear Log" on page
This selection exits the Diagnostics Menu. The printer performs a POR,
and returns to normal mode.
"Alignment" on page
"Quick Test (duplex)" on page
to select Print Quick Test, and press
) to enter the Registration.
to select the margin setting you need to change, and press Select (
to increase the offset values, and press Select (
Value
-50 to +50
Each increment corresponds to 8
scans at a 600 dpi scan rate (0.0133
inches or 0.339 mm)
The default is 0.
-25 to +25
Each increment causes
approximately 0.55 mm shift in the
bottom margin.
The default is 0.
-50 to +50
Each increment corresponds to 4
pixels at 600 dpi (0.00666 in. or
0.1693 mm).
The default is 0.
-50 to +50
Each increment corresponds to an
approximate shift of 4 pixels at 600
dpi.
The default is 0.
3-21.
3-22.
3-22.
3-7. It is also the first step in aligning the duplex
3-13.
).
. See "Quick Test" on page 3-5
Direction of change
A positive change moves the image down the
page and increases the top margin. A negative
change moves the image up and decreases
the top margin. No compression or expansion
.
occurs.
A positive offset moves text down the page and
narrows the bottom margin, while a negative
offset moves text up the page and narrows the
bottom margin. The image is compressed or
expanded.
A positive change moves the image to the left,
and a negative change moves the image to the
right. No compression or expansion occurs.
A positive change moves the image to the left,
and a negative change moves the image to the
right.
for additional
).
) to confirm the value.