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## Click "Calibrate."
 
## Click "Calibrate."
 
## The Voltera will lay down a test print. Pay close attention to the amount and consistency of the ink. [[File:Voltera calibrate.jpg|border|none|300x300px]] <br />
 
## The Voltera will lay down a test print. Pay close attention to the amount and consistency of the ink. [[File:Voltera calibrate.jpg|border|none|300x300px]] <br />
## Fig. 1 has slightly too much ink. Notice how a portion of the horizontal lines touch and some parts of the ink glob up.
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## The example below has slightly too much ink. Notice how a portion of the horizontal lines touch and some parts of the ink glob up. [[File:Voltera calibrate_bad.jpg|border|none|300x300px]] <br />
 
## In this case, to make an adjustment, the ink height was set to a Z of 0.09 mm and the flow was set to an E of -10 um.  
 
## In this case, to make an adjustment, the ink height was set to a Z of 0.09 mm and the flow was set to an E of -10 um.  
 
## '''You may need to do the same or make different adjustments. Whatever you do, do NOT run the nozzle into the board! The nozzle will break!'''
 
## '''You may need to do the same or make different adjustments. Whatever you do, do NOT run the nozzle into the board! The nozzle will break!'''
 
## If an adjustment was made, '''wipe the board clean with a paper towel''' and repeat step 9.
 
## If an adjustment was made, '''wipe the board clean with a paper towel''' and repeat step 9.
## Fig. 2 is an example of an ideal test print. Strive for this consistency. If your board looks right, proceed.
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## The example below is a more acceptable test print. Strive for this consistency. If your board looks right, proceed. [[File:Voltera calibrate_better.jpg|border|none|300x300px]] <br />
 
## Click "Next."
 
## Click "Next."
 
## Wipe the board clean a final time.
 
## Wipe the board clean a final time.
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