Bidirectional Correction - Roland SP-300 User Manual

4-2 Making Corrections for Printing

Bidirectional Correction

This adjusts for misalignment that occurs during bidirectional printing. Perform adjustment for bidirectional correction
when media is replaced with a different type or when you're using the machine in a location subject to large changes in
temperature.
Bidirectional correction is enabled only when you're performing bidirectional printing.
Setting the Adjustment Value
1 Press the [MENU] key, then press the [ ] key
to select [ADJUST BI-DIR].
Press the [
2
The screen shown in the figure appears.
3 Press the [ENTER] key.
A test pattern is printed.
After the printing test has finished, the media is fed to a
position that lets you view the test pattern.
Check the test pattern and select the adjust-
4
ment value (a value that produces no displace-
ment).
5 Check the adjustment value, then press the
[ENTER] key.
The media returns to its position where the printing test
ended.
4. A wide variety of Operations
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] key.
+3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8
+3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8
H2
H1
NO.4
H2
H1
NO.3
+9 +10
H2
H1
NO.2
H2
H1
+9 +10 NO.1
Adjustment value
(The value with no displacement)
In this figure, the No. 1 adjustment
values are H1 = 7 1 / and H2 = 8.
2
MENU
ADJUST BI-DIR
ADJUST BI-DIR
TEST PRINT
-30 -3
-29 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4
-30 -29 -3 -2 -1
0 +1 +2 +3 +4
-30 -29 -3 -2 -1
0 +1 +2 +3 +4
-30 -29 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4
+5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
+5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
+5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10
+5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10