Epson SC-F3000 Series User Manual page 129

SC-F3000 Series User's Guide
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Select the items to adjust according to the color of
the media being used, and then press Start.
Pressing the x button starts printing the
adjustment pattern. When printing the pattern is
complete, the adjustment value entry screen is
displayed. Continue to the next procedure.
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Check the printed adjustment pattern.
When Light Media is selected, 2 blocks (#1 to #2)
of black patterns are printed. When Dark Media
is selected, 2 blocks at a time (#1 to #4) of black
patterns are printed.
Check the 4 patterns A to D in each block, and
select from -8 to +8, where the line appears
thinnest (lines overlap) in the pattern.
Select "-1" in the following illustration.
Check the patterns in all the blocks, and then go
to the next step.
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Input the adjustment values.
When executing Standard:
Input the adjustment values in order A to D that
you selected in step 8 for all of the blocks #1 to #4
(#1 to #2 for Light Media). Inputting all of the
adjustment values and pressing OK opens a
screen for confirming the adjustment values.
Problem Solver
Check the adjustment results and press OK to
reflect the adjustment results to the media
settings.
When executing Micro Adjust:
You can input setting values from +10 to -10. We
recommend first setting both adjustment values
to +1 and -1 and printing, and then doing further
adjustments based on the value that improved
image quality.
When image quality is not improved after
adjustments
❏ When executing Standard:
Next, execute Micro Adjust.
❏ When executing Micro Adjust:
When using Auto for the Platen Gap, try setting the
Head Height to Narrow. However, when Narrow
is set, the surface of the media is more likely to
contact the print head. Load the media carefully so
there are no wrinkles on its surface.
If changing the Head Height to Narrow does not
improve image quality, try setting the Platen Gap to
Manual.
"Media Settings menu" on page 116
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Alternatively, try the following measures.
Try uni-directional printing.
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If the problem is not resolved by doing the above
measures, try setting Uni-Direction (Low Speed) for
Print Direction in Garment Creator for SC-F3000
Series, the software for the printer. To do repeat
printing or to print a job from a USB memory stick that
has already been set to Bi-Direction (High Speed),
set Head Move Direction to Uni-Directional on the
preview screen.
"When reprinting (repeat printing) the same job"
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on page 70
"Printing from a USB Memory" on page 73
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The printed surface is soiled
Is the suction cap clean?
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The printed surface may be soiled from dripping ink if
lumps of ink or lint are stuck around the suction cap.
Clean the suction cap.
"Cleaning the Suction Cap" on page 85
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