Solved Setting Z-axis offset

I've been reading through previous threads to try to solve this, but i must not be doing something right. After my Printer does the 9-point auto leveling, it just starts the print directly on the glass, too close to allow for extrusion. Apparently I need to add some manual offset value in a code somewhere? What's the purpose of touching the print head on the bed in 9 places if not to determine where the head is in relation to the bed?

I have no previous experience in g-code as the only other printer I've had (da Vinci 1.0) didn't require me to. I just leveled the bed with a piece of paper, imported the model and pressed print. So I've been reading what you guys tell other people about "running the script" or "adding to the gcode" and it's like Greek to me. I've tried changing the z-axis offset in the EEPROM settings. Still nozzle to glass. Tried inputting the codes you guys suggested to others into the Gcode terminal and pressing enter. Still nozzle to glass. Tried clicking on the preset macros, they don't even allow me to select them.

This is very frustrating and seems like something that should be automated in a so-called "plug and play system with self leveling bed". Can somebody explain it like I'm 5, or link me to a step by step guide? Thanks.

 

What slicer are you using to generate the G-Code?

It took me first layer after first layer of trial and error to fine tune my first layer and even so, I'm not sure it's perfect now.

It may seem like Greek at first, but if you do some reading up on GCode/MCode, it really is not that difficult to grasp. I'm not calling you dumb, I'm just saying give it a try, it will help you understand a lot more.

 

Thanks guys, I just put the code that Mark wrote into the gcode terminal of matter control before I started the print and it worked perfectly. Thanks again!