Adjusting margins
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This printer provides a front-panel interface to adjust the page margins:
Single-sided print
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Automatically prints when the printer has one tray only.
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Duplex (Double-sided print)
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Requires the Automatic Duplex / Lower Tray Assembly.
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Duplex Unit must be installed in the upper tray slot.
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In the front panel's
Printer Defaults
menu,
Duplex
mode must be enabled.
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Adjusting
margins
for a single-sided print
You might want to adjust the margins on a single-sided page if the image area is not centered on the page. In other words, the margins are not even,
relative to the outside edge of the paper.
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In the front panel's
Printer Defaults
menu, set the
Duplex
mode to
Disable.
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Print the Margin Adjust page from the front panel.
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Press
Menu.
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Scroll to
Calibrate Margins. Press
Menu; the display reads:
Print Calibration Page
<--- ---> Print
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Press
Print.
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Determine if the margins need adjustment: use the page's top- and left-margin gauges to note how much the margins are off-center.
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Adjust the left margin:
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In the
Calibrate Margins
menu, scroll to
Adjust Left Margin. Press
Menu.
Adjust Left Margin:+0
<--- ---> OK
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Enter the amount of adjustment from Step
3
(press
<---
or
--->
to increase or decrease the amount); press
OK.
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Adjust the top margin:
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Scroll to
Adjust Top Margin. Press
Menu.
Adjust Top Margin:+0
<--- ---> OK
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Enter the amount of adjustment from Step
3
(press
<---
or
--->
to increase or decrease the amount); press
OK.
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Reprint the calibration page to confirm the adjustment.
Adjusting
margins for a
duplex print
You might want to adjust the margins on a two-sided page if the image area of the front side (shown in blue) is not aligned with the image area of the second side (shown in red).
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Adjust the margins for a single-sided print (refer to
Adjusting margins for a single-sided print
).
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In the front panel's
Printer Defaults
menu, enable the
Duplex
mode: select
Long-Edge
or
Short-Edge.
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Print the Margin Adjust page from the front panel.
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Press
Menu.
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Scroll to
Calibrate Margins. Press
Menu; the display reads:
Print Calibration Page
<--- ---> Print
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Press
Print.
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To determine if the margins need adjustment:
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Hold the page up to the light to see if the margin on the front and back sides align.
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Use the page's top- and left-margin gauges to note how much the alignment is off.
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Adjust the left margin:
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In the
Calibrate Margins
menu, scroll to
Adjust Left Margin. Press
Menu.
Adjust Left Margin:+0
<--- ---> OK
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Enter the amount of adjustment from Step
4
(press
<---
or
--->
to increase or decrease the amount); press
OK.
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Adjust the top margin:
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Scroll to
Adjust Top Margin. Press
Menu.
Adjust Top Margin:+0
<--- ---> OK
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Enter the amount of adjustment from Step
4
(press
<---
or
--->
to increase or decrease the amount); press
OK.
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Reprint the calibration page to confirm the adjustment.
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