Checking Automatic Inspection Levels

Check the level of stains on the image that are detected during automatic inspections, and adjust as necessary.

Use the 2 types of test chart to check the automatic inspection level for [Stain]. During actual automatic inspections, the appearance of the spots (size and density) may differ depending on the paper or image, so be sure to use the test charts when checking or adjusting the automatic inspection level.

There are no test charts for checking the inspection levels for [Streak] and [Spot].

Use the 2 types of test chart detailed below to check the automatic inspection level for [Stain].

Reference charts:

Reference charts are test charts for creating reference images for checking the inspection level. There are no dots on reference charts for indicating the stain level.

Inspection charts:

Inspection charts are charts for checking whether the automatic inspection was performed at the set level. There are dots on inspection charts for indicating the stain level.

Tips

• For details about how to acquire automatic inspection test charts, contact your service representative.

1

Configure settings such as automatic inspection standards or actions to be performed when something is detected.

• For details about the setting, refer to Configuring Advanced Automatic Inspection Settings in Advance. For details about setting examples, refer to "Setting example" (described after the procedure).

2

Press [Detail Setting] of [Automatic Inspection Level Setting] to display the [Auto Inspection Level Detailed Setting] screen.

3

Configure the inspection level settings.

• Here, change each setting for [Standard] to the value at which you want to confirm the inspection level.

• For details, refer to [Common Setting].

4

Create reference images.

• Use the reference chart to create a reference image.

• For details about creating reference images, refer to Creating New Reference Images and Performing Automatic Inspections .

5

Execute the automatic inspection using the reference image created in Step 4.

• Execute the automatic inspection using the inspection chart and reference image created in Step 4.

• For details about the implementation of automatic inspection, refer to Selecting Pre-Created Reference Images and Performing Automatic Inspections.

6

Check the automatic inspection report.

• Check if the levels of those areas circled in red that were detected as dirt match the levels set in Step 3.

NOTICE

• The results of the automatic inspection may differ if there are minor changes between each print. Repeat the automatic inspection 3 to 5 times, and then make an overall judgment of the results.

7

Repeat Step 2 through Step 5 if adjustment of the inspection level is required.

Reference

• Though you can check the automatic inspection report using either the system’s Touch panel or from the browser, it is recommended to check using the browser as per data capacity limitations. For details, refer to Checking Automatic Inspection Reports Using the Browser.

Setting example