Adjusting the feed amountAdjusting the Feed Amount ............................................................................................................................. 676Selecting a Feed Amount Adjustment Method (Feed Priority) .................................................................... 676Auto Band Adjustment (Auto Band Adj.) ..................................................................................................... 677Manual Band Adjustment (Manual Band Adj) ............................................................................................. 678Banding Adjustment During Printing (Fine Band Adj.) ................................................................................ 680Adjusting Line Length (Adjust Length) ........................................................................................................ 681Adjusting the Vacuum Strength (VacuumStrngth) ........................................................................................... 683Adjusting the Feed AmountIf printed documents are affected by the following problems, try adjusting the feed amount.• Banding in different colors• Line length is not accurate in the direction paper is fedTo adjust the feed amount, do the following, in this order.1. Depending on the issue, change the Feed Priority setting for the particular type of paper. (See "Selecting a FeedAmount Adjustment Method (Feed Priority).") →P.6762. Based on the Feed Priority setting, use Auto Band Adj., Manual Band Adj, or Adjust Length. (See "Auto BandAdjustment (Auto Band Adj.).") →P.677 (See "Manual Band Adjustment (Manual Band Adj).")→P.678 (See "Adjusting Line Length (Adjust Length).") →P.6813. If additional fine-tuning is necessary after Auto Band Adj. or Manual Band Adj, use Fine Band Adj. in the MenuDurng Prtng. (See "Banding Adjustment During Printing (Fine Band Adj.).") →P.680Selecting a Feed Amount Adjustment Method (Feed Priority)Methods of adjusting the amount paper is fed are set for each type of paper, in the Feed Priority setting.Adjust the Feed Priority setting to suit your particular printing application.• Band Joint : Adjusts the feed amount to reduce banding across the sheet in printed documents.The settings of Auto Band Adj. or Manual Band Adj are applied. If you have executed Fine Band Adj., in additionto the settings of Auto Band Adj. or Manual Band Adj, the settings of Fine Band Adj. are also applied.• Print Length : Adjusts the feed amount for better accuracy of lines in printed documents.The settings of A:High or B:Standard/Draft in the Adjust Length menu are applied.• Automatic : Band Joint or Print Length is selected, depending on Print Priority as selected in the printer driver atthe time of printing.Image or Office Document : Band Joint is selected.Line Drawing/Text : Print Length is selected.Adjustments for Better Print Quality > Adjusting the feed amount >Adjusting the Feed Amount iPF8158676
