an apparatus for adjusting the position of a cylindrical image carrier relative to a scanning head is designed to cheaply and easily permit substantially reliable positioning . in the apparatus for adjusting the position of a cylindrical image carrier relative to a scanning head , in which apparatus the image carrier is mounted so as to be rotatable around its longitudinal axis , the image carrier can be swiveled around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis . the invention can be applied to devices that generate images and to devices that reproduce images , in particular for the production of type forms and for the scanning of originals .