Hammer Phasing Adjustment381Hammer Phasing AdjustmentYou must check and adjust hammer phasing if the controller board is replaced, the shuttle frame assembly is removed, or if theMPU is replaced.The hammer phase value is a timing parameter that permits you to adjust the horizontal alignment of dots in character printing.The phase value numerical units are relative; they do not represent a physical measurement or value. Thus there is no “correct”value or range. But, if the phasing value is far enough from the theoretical ideal value on a particular printer, errors can occur.If, for example, you are adjusting phasing and an error such as 124 PAPER FIFO UNDERFLOW occurs, the phase value maybe too high. Try a lower value.The factory prints the initial phase value on the aluminum casting of the shuttle assembly, next to the motor housing. Adjust thephasing to this value and recheck the horizontal alignment. When alignment is acceptable, write the new phasing value on theshuttle.Phasing should be adjusted with the printer printing at full paper width.IMPORTANT The printer must be printing the Phase pattern of “H’s” when the Phasing Value is changed, or the New Phasing Valuewill not be written into NVRAM. If the value is changed when not printing, the printer will return to its default phasingvalue when powered off then back on.1. Install the ribbon.2. Load full width (136 column) paper.3. Power on the printer and set top of form.4. Press STOP to put the printer into NOT READY mode.5. Press RETURN + ENTER to unlock the Enter key.6. Press MENU + CONFIG + SCROLL ↑ + SCROLL ↓ to enter the CE Tests menu. (Press all four keys at the same time.)7. The display will show “SERVICE / PRINTER MECHANISM TESTS”, the first menu item. Press ENTER to enter themechanism tests menu.8. Press SCROLL↑ or SCROLL↓ until “PRINTER MECHANISM TESTS / HAMMER PHASING” is on the display.9. Press ENTER. The printer begins printing all H’s, each line preceded by the phasing index number.10. Press RETURN. The display will show“SERVICE / PRINTER MECHANISM TESTS”.11. Press SCROLL ↑ or SCROLL ↓ until “SERVICE / HAMMER PHASE VALUE” is on the display.12. Press ENTER. The top line of the display will show“HAMMER PHASE VALUE” and the bottom line will show the current phasing index number.
