REASONS TO ADJUST FEED REEL HEIGHT
- Excessive shaking or vibration during printing
- Media roll making contact with the ink bay
- Vertical lines appearing on prints caused by media interference
- Rotating feet clockwise lowers height
- Rotating feet counterclockwise raises height
- Before attaching the feed reel, rotate all printer feet counterclockwise.
- Raise each foot evenly.
- Use a leveler to confirm the printer is level from left to right and front to back.
- Position the feed reel on top of the same table the printer is resting on.
- Use an Allen wrench to install the feed reel bolts.
- Install the center bolt first.
- Insert all five bolts.
- Once all bolts are partially threaded and the feed reel is aligned, tighten all five bolts fully.
- Both feed reel feet must sit fully on the table surface.
- Do not fully tighten yet.
- Load media onto the feed reel.
- Check if the media roll is contacting the ink bay.
- Watch for symptoms of contact: Physical rubbing against the ink bay
- Vertical line artifacts appearing in prints
- Rotate both feed reel feet counterclockwise to lower the feed reel.
- Lower both sides evenly.
- Recheck media clearance.
- Confirm: Media does not touch the ink bay END RESULT
- Printer remains level
- Media feeds smoothly without shaking
- Printer is level
- Feed reel height is properly set
- Media feeds cleanly with no contact or vibration issues