Depending on your print media and the environment, the print position may be shifted or cut length may be different from the setting. If you cannot get the result you expected even after setting the cut length and margins, fine-tune the
print position and cut length.
For this product, the following adjustments can be set for each type of print media (for vertical adjust, by type and by size).
Function |
Details |
Top adjust |
Fine-tune the print start position. |
Vertical adjust |
Fine-tune the print position in the vertical direction. |
Length adjust |
Fine-tune the cut length. |
If the situation is not improved by adjusting the adjustment function, clean the transport roller.
Also, make sure that there is no dirt on the print media.
Fine-tuning of the Print Start Position (Top Adjust)
[Example] When printing on a tube in the "Centered" position, the text is shifted to the left, so move the print start position 2.0 mm to the right.
![Print start position moved to the right](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/move_print_start_2_mm_right.jpg)
- Press the [Option] key.
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Print adjust" and press the [Enter] key.
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![Print adjust selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/select_print_adjust.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Top position" and press the [Enter] key.
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![Top position selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/print_adjust_top_position.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Tube," and press the [Enter] key.
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![Tube selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/top_adjust_tube.jpg)
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- Use [
]
to display "R 2.0 mm" and press the [Enter] key.
- Input the adjust value by [
]
(left direction) or [ ]
(right direction.
- You can adjust the range from Left 2.5 mm to Right 2.5 mm in 0.1 mm steps.
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![Figure: Top position adjust screen](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/adjust_top_position_right_2_mm.jpg)
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- Press the [Shift]+[Cancel] keys.
- The display returns to the character input display.
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Fine-tuning the Print Position in the Vertical Direction (Vertical Adjust)
[Example] When printing on a tube (ø6.0 mm), the print position is shifted upward, so move the print position downward by 0.5 mm.
![Print position moved down by 0.5 mm](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/move_print_down_half_mm.jpg)
- Press the [Option] key.
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Print adjust" and press the [Enter] key.
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![Print adjust selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/select_print_adjust.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "VerticalPosition" and press the [Enter] key.
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![VerticalPosition selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/print_adjust_vertical_position.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Tube," and press the [Enter] key.
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![Tube selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/vertical_adjust_tube.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "ø6.0 mm," and press the [Enter] key.
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![6.0mm selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/tube_size_6mm.jpg)
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- Use [
]
to display "Down 0.5 mm" and press the [Enter] key.
- Use [
]
(upward)/[ ]
(downward) to enter the adjust value.
- You can adjust the range from 1.0 mm upward to 1.0 mm downward in 0.1 mm increments.
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![Down 0.5mm shown](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/vertical_adjust_down_half_mm.jpg)
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- Press the [Shift]+[Cancel] keys.
- The display returns to the character input display.
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Fine-tuning the Cut Length (Length Adjust)
[Example] When printing on a tube with a cut length of "30 mm," the tube is printed shorter than the setting, so the cut length is increased by 2 mm.
![Cut length increased by 2mm](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/cut_length_increased_2mm.jpg)
- Press the [Option] key.
|
- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Print adjust" and press the [Enter] key.
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![Print adjust selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/select_print_adjust.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Length" and press the [Enter] key.
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![Length selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/print_adjust_length.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Tube" and press the [Enter] key.
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![Tube selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/length_adjust_select_tube.jpg)
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- Use [
]
to enter "+2.0 mm" and press the [Enter] key.
- Use [
]
(negative direction) or [ ]
(plus direction) to enter the adjust value. You can also input using [+]/[-] keys or numeric keys.
- You can adjust the range from -7.5 mm to 7.5 mm in 0.1 mm increments.
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![+2.0mm specified](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/length_adjust_2_mm.jpg)
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- Press the [Shift]+[Cancel] keys.
- The display returns to the character input display.
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No further adjust in the negative direction will be applied when there is no more
space for adjust (other than characters) or when the minimum cut length or less is reached.
If the problem is not corrected by using the length adjust, set the half cut to
"None" and cut with scissors.
Depending on the print media you are using and the environment, the printing may be too light or too dark. In such cases, adjust the print density.
The density can be set for each print media. The default setting is "3."
[Example] Adjust the print density of the tube so that it is the darkest.
- Press the [Option] key.
|
- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Print adjust" and press the [Enter] key.
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![Print adjust selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/select_print_adjust.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Print density," and press the [Enter] key.
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![Print density selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/adjustments_select_print_density.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Tube" and press the [Enter] key.
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![Tube selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/print_density_select_tube.jpg)
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- Select "5" with [
]
or [ ]
and press the [Enter] key.
- A "
"
mark will be displayed under the current setting.
- Density can be set in the range of 1 (lightest) to 5 (darkest).
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![5 selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/print_density_select_5.jpg)
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- Press the [Shift]+[Cancel] keys.
- The display returns to the character input display.
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If printing is blurred or uneven, adjust the print speed.
The default setting is "High."
[Example] Setting the speed to "Low" because the text is blurred.
- Press the [Option] key.
|
- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Setting," and press the [Enter] key.
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![Setting selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/select_setting.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Print Speed," and press the [Enter] key.
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![Print speed selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/select_print_speed.jpg)
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- Use [
]
or [ ]
to select "Low," and press the [Enter] key.
- The speed can be adjusted to two levels: "Low" and "High."
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![Low selected](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/print_speed_select_low.jpg)
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- Press the [Shift]+[Cancel] keys.
- The display returns to the character input display.
- The print speed setting can be checked on the display.
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![Print speed setting ("L" in this example) shown on screen](https://support.usa.canon.com/library/CANON/CITS_TECH_SUPPORT/Printers/Mk%20Series/MK3000/Printing/print_speed_shown.jpg)
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