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Perform automatic media registration

Introduction

Automatic registration can be done via the glass plate, document feeder or sensing unit if they are present in your printer configuration.

Media registration with the sensing unit

If a sensing unit is present in your printer configuration, you can perform fully automatic media registration with the sensing unit.

  1. Touch [System]  → [Media].

    NOTE

    You can also find the media registration procedures at the Trays view and at the media setting of the job properties.

  2. Select the media from the media catalog.

  3. Touch [Optimize]  → [Registration].

  4. Touch [Initial adjustment with sensing unit].

    [Initial adjustment with sensing unit]
  5. Select the number of registration charts.

    NOTE

    The registration accuracy increases for every scanned registration chart.

  6. Touch [OK].

  7. Follow the instructions of the wizard.

  8. Close the menu.

Media registration with the glass plate or document feeder

If the glass plate or document feeder is present in your printer configuration, you can perform semi-automatic media registration with the glass plate or document feeder.

In the table below, supported media for media registration with the glass plate or document feeder are listed.

Device

Supported media

Glass plate

Plain, color, recycled, bond, letterhead, coated, matte coated, textured, polypropylene, polyester, postcard, prepunched

Document feeder

Plain (lighter than 221 g/m² or 81 lb cover), recycled, bond, letterhead

  1. Touch [System]  → [Media].

    NOTE

    You can also find the media registration procedures at the Trays view and at the media setting of the job properties.

  2. Select the media from the media catalog.

  3. Touch [Optimize]  → [Registration].

  4. Touch [Automatic registration].

    [Automatic registration]
  5. Select the number of registration charts.

    NOTE

    The registration accuracy increases for every scanned registration chart.

  6. Select the measurement method.

    Measurement method
  7. If you use the glass plate, you need to print a registration support chart. Touch [Start] and follow the instructions of the wizard.

    NOTE

    You are advised to print the registration support chart on the media of at least 200 g/m² (74 lb cover).

  8. Touch [OK].

  9. Follow the instructions of the wizard.

  10. Close the menu.