Specifications

Chapter 4 Feature Reference .......................................................................................................... 67
4-1 Pausing or Canceling Output ..............................................................................................68
Canceling Output Before It Finishes .....................................................................................................................................68
4-2 Setting the Location for Starting Output ..............................................................................69
Setting the Output-start Location ......................................................................................................................................... 69
4-3 Saving the Printer Settings to Match the Media ..................................................................70
Saving Optimized Media Settings As Preset Values ........................................................................................................ 70
Loading a Saved Preset .............................................................................................................................................................71
Assigning a Name to a Preset ..................................................................................................................................................71
4-4 Optimizing Printing or Cutting to Match Media Thickness...................................................72
Adjusting Head Height to Match Media Thickness (54-inch Model Only) ..............................................................72
Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing ................................................................................................... 73
Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely .....................................................................74
Performing Feed Correction to Alleviate Horizontal Bands and the Like ...............................................................75
Performing Distance Correction During Cutting ............................................................................................................76
4-5 Accommodating Various Kinds of Media .............................................................................78
Using Transparent Media .......................................................................................................................................................... 78
Printing Hard-to-dry Media .....................................................................................................................................................78
Preventing Media from Coming Loose ................................................................................................................................ 79
Speeding Up Output for Narrow Media ..............................................................................................................................79
Preventing Soiling of the Media and Dot Drop-out During Printing .......................................................................80
Printing Media That Warps Easily .......................................................................................................................................... 81
How to Load Sheet Media .......................................................................................................................................................82
4-6 Changing How the Printer Operates ...................................................................................84
Executing Environment Matching Automatically ............................................................................................................84
Determining What Happens When Ink Runs Out ............................................................................................................84
Setting the Interval until Activation of the Sleep Mode ................................................................................................85
Changing the Menu Language and the Units of Measurement ................................................................................86
Returning All Settings to Their Initial Values......................................................................................................................86
4-7 Changing the Ink-drying Method .........................................................................................87
Switching O the Print Heater and Dryer ........................................................................................................................... 87
Determining How the Media Heating System Operates ...............................................................................................87
Drying the Trailing Edge of the Printing Area on the Dryer .........................................................................................88
4-8 Making Various Adjustments for Cutting .............................................................................89
Making the Cutting Conditions Set on the Machine Take Precedence ....................................................................89
Fine-tuning the Cutting Conditions ....................................................................................................................................89
Accurately Adjusting the Cutting-in Amount ..................................................................................................................91
Preventing Pulling of the Media with Undue Force When Performing Cutting Only ........................................ 91
Correcting Misalignment of the Printing and Cutting Positions ................................................................................92
4-9 Performing Printing and Cutting Separately ........................................................................95
To Perform Printing and Cutting Separately ......................................................................................................................95
Printing with Crop Marks .......................................................................................................................................................... 95
Aligning Automatically and Cutting ..................................................................................................................................... 96
Aligning Manually and Cutting ..............................................................................................................................................97
Correcting Misalignment for Printing and Cutting When Using Crop Marks ........................................................98
4-10 Making the Network Settings ..........................................................................................101
Setting the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Etc. ....................................................................................................................... 101
4-11 Viewing Information about the Media and the System .................................................... 102
Displaying the Amount of Media Remaining ................................................................................................................. 102
Verifying the Setting for the Amount Remaining Every Time the Media Is Changed ..................................... 102
Printing the Amount of Remaining Media ...................................................................................................................... 103
Viewing the Serial Number, Firmware Version, and Other Information ............................................................... 103
Viewing the Network Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 104
Printing a System Report ....................................................................................................................................................... 104
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