Aligning The Ink Cartridges - ENCAD CADJET 3D Quick Start Manual

Aligning the ink cartridges

Two tests are provided to help you align the cartridges: Color Deadband
Compensation and Color Calibration.
Color Deadband Compensation provides a method for adjusting dot placement.
In bidirectional printing mode, the velocity of the carriage causes dots to miss
the target area on the media. The color deadband test pattern lets you check
the velocity deadband values and adjust them for the best printing results. A
loupe is provided in the accessory box to help you check the prints.
Color calibration aligns the inkjets of the cartridges to each other. Misalignment
can result from small tolerance variations in cartridges during manufacturing
and from cartridge alignment in the printer. Color test patterns let you check the
horizontal and vertical alignment values and adjust them for the best printing
results. A loupe is provided in the accessory box to help you check the prints.
You should perform Color Deadband Compensation before performing Color
Calibration. Perform Color Deadband Calibration and Color Calibration each
time a cartridge is replaced with a different cartridge. If you remove and
reinstall the same cartridge, only Color Calibration needs to be performed.
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To perform color deadband compensation
1 With paper loaded, press Utility Menu/Calibration Menu/Color
DB Test.
The test patterns print as shown below.
2 For each color, examine the vertical lines and select the straightest
lines. Note the compensation number at the bottom of the lines you
selected.
3 Existing compensation values are printed in the lower right corner
of the test pattern. If any of these differ from the values you
selected, enter new compensation values by pressing the button for
the color deadband you want to change. Then use the Next and
Previous option buttons to scroll to the desired compensation.
Note: You may select a value between the listed values.
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