Alignment Adjustment - Xerox DocuColor 7000AP System Administration Manual

Alignment Adjustment

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When printing duplex jobs and using different media types
(including paper type, weight, and coating/uncoating), the output
may require specific handling by the digital press as it is moving
through the paper path. With certain media types and duplex jobs,
the images on Side 1 and/or Side 2 may be misregistered,
skewed, perpendicularly misaligned, or stretched.
As with the Custom Paper Setup feature, Alignment Adjustment
feature allows you to create and store a maximum of twenty
different Alignment Adjustment Profiles. These profiles allow you
to accommodate different media types and how the image is
registered, aligned, or magnified for Side 1 and Side 2
output. These profiles may be used at point of need in order to
ensure optimum output quality of your print.
NOTE: You can create Alignment Profiles without associating
them to a specific Custom Paper Profile. The reverse is also
true: You can create an Alignment Profile and associate it to a
specific Custom Paper Profile. For example, Custom Paper
Profile 2 may be affiliated with Alignment Profile 2, so that when
Custom Paper Profile 2 is in use, so is Alignment Profile 2.
When creating Alignment Profiles for Side 1 and/or Side 2 prints,
be aware of the following:
• Side 1/Side 2 images may be misregistered because the
paper is not the exact same size. It may vary slightly, with
differences of plus or minus 1mm, causing the image to be
misregistered. To reduce the possibility of size differences, it is
recommended that you use paper from the same lot when
running duplex jobs.
• During the fusing process, the heat and pressure applied to
the paper causes the paper to stretch. If the images on Sides 1
and 2 are the same size, the stretching of the paper may
cause the image on Side 1 to be slightly larger than the image
on Side 2.
• Creating an Alignment Profile for these types of jobs allows
you to reduce or eliminate the images being larger on Side1
than on Side 2 prints.
NOTE 1: Remember: Your Alignment Profile may or may not be
affiliated with a Custom Paper Profile.
NOTE 2: Once an Alignment Profile is set and in use, your color
server will not reflect that profile in the print options for print jobs.
NOTE 3: After an Alignment Profile is set, it remains active until
you reenter Tools Mode and switch it off. If an active Alignment
Profile is not associated with a Custom Paper Profile, it is used for
each paper tray to which it is assigned.
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