Fine adjust mode: Difference between revisions

Fine adjust mode
Fine adjust mode
Difficulty	Beginner
Duration	5 min.
For series	MFMH

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Latest revision as of 14:59, 10 October 2025

By default the print positioning buttons will move the printed image in increments of 0.5 mm. Fine adjust mode allows changes of 0.1 mm instead, allowing for finer fidelity in registration. This mode is only possible on some machines (all two-drum machines should have it, as should 990 and 9490 models—other models with four-button positioning and a touch screen display may have it as an option).

This works well when registering with a magnifying loupe. The Landtek 10× Jeweler's Loupe, for example, has a reticule with 0.1 mm marks and USB-C rechargeable LEDs, allowing precise measurement of how much to move the print.^[1]

Enabling fine adjust mode

By default the menu option for "Fine Adjust Mode" is disabled—when enabled from test mode it will appear in the "Functions" menu. This only needs to be done once.

While the machine is OFF, press and hold the left and right print position buttons (for the first drum on two-drum machines) and turn the machine ON (while holding buttons) to enter TEST MODE.
Run test code 168, “Fine Adjustment Button Display Control” and change the value to 1 to enable the button.
- Press 168 and hit START, then press 1 and hit START again.
- If running 168 does nothing and does not display a value, it's likely that fine adjust mode is not available on this machine.
This will return to the main screen of test mode—turn the machine OFF, then back on again in regular mode.
This should have added a new “Fine Adjust Mode” button to the "Functions" tab (search for it to confirm it is there).

Optimizations

If machine supports it, add Fine Adjust Mode to one of the shortcut buttons that shows up on the main screen so it is easily accessible.
If the machine is set to inches it can be changed to use metric instead for more accurate results (the riso is always moving in fractions of millimeters, when in inches mode it just rounds to the nearest 64th for display).

How to use fine adjust mode while printing

After making stencils, first get rough registration by using the print position buttons with their standard 0.5 mm increments.
Next to dial in the registration, go into the "Functions" tab and find "Fine Adjust Mode" in that menu.
Tap this button to turn on, just like turning on interval mode (the button will light up when enabled).
Now each button push will be 0.1 mm.

Fine adjust mode needs to be toggled on each time it is used.

References

↑ https://spectrolite.app/how-to/resources/other-resources/registration-and-alignment-for-risograph-tutorial

[1] ttps://spectrolite.app/how-to/resources/other-resources/registration-and-alignment-for-risograph-tutorial

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-For some risograph machines, you can use increments of 0.1 mm to move the drums if you turn on '''Fine Adjust Mode'''. Without fine adjust mode on, the drum moves in 0.5mm increments. (If you are using inches; you can set your machine to use metric instead for more accurate results. Nobody needs to be working in 32nds and 64ths of an inch!)
+By default the print positioning buttons will move the printed image in increments of 0.5 mm. ''Fine adjust mode'' allows changes of 0.1 mm instead, allowing for finer fidelity in registration. <u>This mode is only possible on some machines</u> (all two-drum machines should have it, as should {{machine chip|RZ990}} and {{machine chip|SF9490}} models—other models with four-button positioning and a touch screen display may have it as an option).
-This works well if you’re registering with a magnifying loupe. [https://www.amazon.com/Rechargeable-Magnifier-Detachable-Multi-Function-Magnifying/dp/B0CRKM1LPL This loupe] is an example of features that work well to let you measure your print to determine how much to move the alignment: it has a reticule with 0.1mm marks and is USB-C rechargeable for the LEDs.
+{{mbox|text=This works well when registering with a magnifying loupe. The [https://www.amazon.com/Rechargeable-Magnifier-Detachable-Multi-Function-Magnifying/dp/B0CRKM1LPL Landtek 10× Jeweler's Loupe], for example, has a reticule with 0.1 mm marks and USB-C rechargeable LEDs, allowing precise measurement of how much to move the print.<ref>https://spectrolite.app/how-to/resources/other-resources/registration-and-alignment-for-risograph-tutorial</ref>}}
+== Enabling fine adjust mode ==
-==Adding the Fine Adjust menu item==
+By default the menu option for "Fine Adjust Mode" is disabled—when enabled from [[test mode]] it will appear in the "Functions" menu. This only needs to be done once.
-These instructions have been verified to work with an MF-9450 and may differ slightly for other models. First, you need to add this new menu option under Functions by going into Test Mode and setting Fine Adjust Mode to display in the menu. You only need to do this once.
+# While the machine is OFF, press and hold the left and right print position buttons (for the first drum on two-drum machines) and turn the machine ON (while holding buttons) to enter TEST MODE.
-# While the machine is OFF, press and hold the left and right adjust buttons (for drum 1 if you have a dual drum machine) and turn the machine ON (while holding buttons) to enter TEST MODE.
+# Run test code <code>168</code>, “Fine Adjustment Button Display Control” and change the value to 1 to enable the button.
-# Within Test Mode, find the Number for the setting “Fine Adjustment Button Display Control” -- for many machines, it is No. 0168. (See the Technical Manual for your machine, if you can get access to one. Or scroll through the options under System/CTRL option until you see it.)
+#* Press <code>1</code><code>6</code><code>8</code> and hit START, then press <code>1</code> and hit START again.
-# Select that and hit START button (like you’re going to make a print), to enter the editing settings for it -- then enter 1 so that the option is turned on, and hit START button again to save. Then hit the STOP button.
+#* If running <code>168</code> does nothing and does not display a value, it's likely that fine adjust mode is not available on this machine.
-# Now you’ve returned to the main screen of test mode - turn the machine OFF, then back on again in regular mode.
+# This will return to the main screen of test mode—turn the machine OFF, then back on again in regular mode.
-# This should have added a new “Fine Adjust mode” button to the Functions menu. The option has probably appeared in some random place within the array of buttons in the Functions menu, so search for it to confirm it is there.
+# This should have added a new “Fine Adjust Mode” button to the "Functions" tab (search for it to confirm it is there).
-== How to use Fine Adjust Mode while printing ==
+=== Optimizations ===
-# Go into the Functions menu and turn on Fine Adjust Mode in that menu. (While in regular printing mode -- not Test Mode anymore.)
+* If machine supports it, add Fine Adjust Mode to one of the [[shortcut buttons]] that shows up on the main screen so it is easily accessible.
-# Hit it to turn on, just like turning on Interval.
+* If the machine is set to inches it can be changed to use metric instead for more accurate results (the riso is always moving in fractions of millimeters, when in inches mode it just rounds to the nearest 64th for display).
-# Now it should switch to mm and each button push will be 0.1mm (if fine adjust mode is off, each button push will be 0.5mm). Print and register your prints with more ease.
-# If machine supports it, add Fine Adjust Mode to one of the shortcut buttons that shows up on the main screen so it is always accessible. (Without going into functions menu.)
-You need to turn on Fine Adjust Mode each time you want to use it. Regular movements are in 0.5mm and that is often what you want to do first, so you can get the big adjustments done first and then dial it in with fine adjust.
+== How to use fine adjust mode while printing ==
+# After making stencils, first get rough registration by using the print position buttons with their standard 0.5 mm increments.
+# Next to dial in the registration, go into the "Functions" tab and find "Fine Adjust Mode" in that menu.
+# Tap this button to turn on, just like turning on [[interval mode]] (the button will light up when enabled).
+# Now each button push will be 0.1 mm.
+''Fine adjust mode needs to be toggled <u>on</u> each time it is used.''
+{{References}}