If the images on the front and back sides are misaligned with each other and you want to adjust easily, you can adjust the alignment of the images by scanning the test pages with the guide sheet.
Before adjustment with the guide sheet
Clean the platen glass and the underside of the feeder.
"Maintenance" > "Regular Cleaning" > "Cleaning the Platen Glass" in the User's Guide
Before adjustment, print the guide sheet (A3 or 11" x 17") under the following conditions. Accurate adjustment may not be possible if the guide sheet is not printed correctly.
Select the same size as the guide sheet.
Use paper with a weight of more than 200 g/m2 (74 lb cover).
Set the zoom ratio as 100%.
We recommend that the test page is printed to the recommended paper The adjustment may not be performed correctly on the paper that has ruggedness on surface (such as a textured paper, etc.).
If the position of the image cannot be adjusted correctly by [Use Scanner], adjust the position of the image by [Do Not Use Scanner].
The Duplex Color Image Reader Unit-P (optional) is required for this adjustment.
1
Press
→ [Preferences] → [Paper Settings] → [Paper Type Management Settings] → Select the paper type that you want to edit from the list → press [Details/Edit] → [Change] for <Adjust Image Position>.
2
Press [Use Scanner].
3
Select [Feeder] in <Adjust Image Position: Test Page Settings>, set the number of test page copies, and press [Next].
4
Select the paper source that contains the type of paper to adjust, and click [Start Printing].
⇒The test page is output.
NOTE
The larger the number of output test pages, the more accurate the adjustment is.
If specifying multiple output test pages, make sure that all of the test pages are scanned in the orderthey are output. If the order is changed or the scanning process is not performed successively, theadjustment may not be made correctly.
5
Place the test page in the feeder and press [Start Scanning].
6
Adjustment is complete.
NOTE
If you need to adjust the image position more precisely after adjusting it using the test page, select [Do Not Use Scanner] → [Adjust Image Position] and make necessary adjustments for individual adjustment setting items.
Guide Sheet
Test Page
(Front Side)
(Back Side)
1
Press
→ [Preferences] → [Paper Settings] → [Paper Type Management Settings] → Select the paper type that you want to edit from the list → press [Details/Edit] → [Change] for <Adjust Image Position>.
2
Press [Use Scanner].
To Print the Guide Sheet
1
Select [Platen Glass] in <Adjust Image Position: Test Page Settings>, and press [Print] in [Output Guide Sheet].
2
Select the paper source where the paper you use is placed → press [Start Printing].
The guide sheet is printed.
3
Enter the number of test page to make → press [Next].
NOTE
The larger the number of output test pages, the more accurate the adjustment is.
If specifying multiple output test pages, make sure that all of the test pages are scanned in the order they are output. If the order is changed or the scanning process is not performed successively, the adjustment may not be made correctly.
To obtain a highly precise output result, leave the output test pages for 10 minutes before you start scanning, so that they can fully acclimatize to the conditions. Test pages on easily stretchable paper may expand or contract if scanned immediately after output, which may affect the scan result.
To obtain a highly precise correction result easily, set the number of output test pages to one, complete the adjustment, and then adjust [Front Side] and [Back Side] of <Lead Edge (e) Alignment>. These settings and adjustments allow you to obtain a correction result similar to that obtained by scanning multiple test pages.
To align the position of the front and back surfaces for the user image, press [Do Not Use Scanner] to adjust additionaly the position of the image.
4
Select the paper source that contains the paper type to adjust → press [Start Printing].
The test page is printed.
5
Place the guide sheet on the platen glass with the arrows of the sheet and on the platen glass aligned.
6
Align the mark
on the test page for the first scan operation with the mark on the guide sheet.
7
Close the feeder → press [Start Scanning].
NOTE
Open and close the feeder gently. Make sure that the guide sheet remains aligned when closing the feeder.
8
Turn the test page upside down, and then align the mark
on the test page for the second scan operation with the mark on the guide sheet → press [Start Scanning].
9
Turn the test page over, and then align the mark
on the test page for the third scan operation with the mark on the guide sheet → press [Start Scanning].
10
Turn the test page upside down, and then align the mark
on the test page for the fourth scan operation with the mark on the guide sheet → press [Start Scanning].
11
Adjustment is complete.
If you have specified multiple output test pages, repeat steps 6 to 10 for all of the output test pages. In this case, adjustment is complete when all of the test pages have been scanned.
Make sure that the test pages are scanned in the order they are output.
NOTE
If you need to adjust the image position more precisely after adjusting it using the test page, select [Do Not Use Scanner] → [Adjust Image Position] and make necessary adjustments for individual adjustment setting items.