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» Color Calibration
The purpose of this Calibration is to calibrate the ink system for the specific media loaded into the Printer. The Printer stores the calibration data for each type of media that has been calibrated since the Printer was switched ON. If the Printer is switched OFF, it will only store the last calibration done.

Perform the Color Calibration as follows:

NOTE: Make sure you load media before performing this calibration.

In the Service Calibrations submenu, scroll to "Color calibration" and press Enter.

In the Color Calibration submenu, scroll to "Calibrate paper" and press Enter.

The Printer will start to print the calibration pattern and the following message will be displayed on the front panel:

Once the Color Calibration is completed, the following message will be displayed on the front panel:

If the calibration fails, then the following message will appear on the front panel:

In this case, to resolve the problem, try the following:

Make sure that you DO NOT use transparent media when performing the Color Calibration.
Clean the Line Sensor and try the Calibration again.
Make sure that the Window is closed when you perform the Color Calibration.

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