MagTek EC2000 99875607 - Manual (Page 173)

5 - Adjustments
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To minimize the image printer’s unprinted margins, follow these steps:
1) Navigate to Menu > Settings > Printer > Advanced to open the Printer Utility page.
2) Press the Print Tech Card button and follow any on-screen instructions to print a card that shows
the current image printer settings, which you will use later in this process. The first two values of the
“X-Y-Smart Offsets” row provide the current Rx and Ry settings, and the “Printed Lines L/W” line
provides the current Rnl and Rnw settings.
3) Press the Commands… button to open the Printer Utility page.
4) Select the Command text box. Use the on-screen keyboard and the Send button to send all the
commands in the following steps to the image printer, and monitor the printer’s responses in the
Response text box. Note: Commands are case-sensitive! You must use the shift key to capitalize
the first letter of each command.
5) Lower the X (left-right) position of the image on the card by following these steps:
a) Use the Rx command to read the current setting for the X position.
b) Use the Px;=;number command, where number is 1-4 steps smaller than the X value reported
by Rx, to bring the left edge of the image closer to the left edge of the card.
c) Create a set of test cards that represent the full range of the application’s images.
d) If test cards are created successfully, repeat the process of lowering the X position.
e) If the ribbon breaks or the printer produces blank cards, raise the value closer to where it was to
start, and re-try test cards until they are created successfully.
6) Increase the X size (length) of the image on the card by following these steps:
a) Use the Rnl command to read the current setting for the X size.
b) Use the Pnl;=;number command, where number is 1-4 steps larger than the original value
reported by Rnl, to add rows to the right edge of the image, bringing it closer to the right edge of
the card.
c) Create a set of test cards that represent the full range of the application’s images.
d) If test cards are created successfully, repeat the process of increasing the X size.
e) If the ribbon breaks or the printer produces blank cards, lower the value closer to where it was to
start, and re-try test cards until they are created successfully.
7) Raise the Y (up-down) position of the image on the card by following these steps:
a) Use the Ry command to read the current setting for the Y position.
b) Use the Py;=;number command, where number is 1-4 steps smaller than the Y value reported
by Ry, to bring the top edge of the image closer to the top edge of the card.
c) Create a set of test cards that represent the full range of the application’s images.
d) If test cards are created successfully, repeat the process of raising the Y position.
e) If the test cards show wrinkled edges or other problems, raise the value closer to where it was to
start, and re-try test cards until they are created successfully.
8) Increase the Y size (height) of the image on the card by following these steps:
a) Use the Rnw command to read the current setting for the Y size.
b) Use the Pnw;=;number command, where number is 1-4 steps larger than the original value
reported by Rnl, to add rows to the bottom edge of the image, bringing it closer to the bottom
edge of the card.
c) Create a set of test cards that represent the full range of the application’s images.
d) If test cards are created successfully, repeat the process of increasing the Y size.