Chapter 2

Basic Operations

This chapter

describes procedures and setting methods for ink and media preparation, and printing.

Workflow .......................................................2-2

Turning the Power ON/OFF .......................... 2-3

Turning the Power ON ................................ 2-3

Turning the Power OFF ............................... 2-3

Setting a Media .............................................2-4

Adjusting the Head Height and Jam sensor

Height .......................................................... 2-4

Note for media setting ................................. 2-4

Setting a roll media ..................................... 2-5

Use the image quality confirmation LED light to check the print ........................................... 2-10

Setting a narrow roll media ....................... 2-12

Setting two narrow roll media

(twin rolls) .................................................. 2-15

Setting media by using the narrow take-up device ..........................................................2-18

Set the settings of Feeding unit and Take-up unit of Machine Setup to “OFF” ................. 2-18

Lower the tension bar located on the front of the machine to its lowest position to remove the roll shaft .......................................................... 2-18

Set media by using the narrow take-up device ........................................................ 2-18

Set media by using the narrow take-up device

(twin rolls) ..................................................2-19

Setting leaf media ......................................2-20

Removing the taken-up media ...................2-21

Changing the printing origin .......................2-22

Preparing for the Heaters ............................2-23

Changing the Temperature Settings for the

Heaters ......................................................2-23

Test Printing ................................................2-23

Test Printing ...............................................2-24

Head Cleaning ............................................2-24

About head cleaning ..................................2-24

Perform head cleaning depending on the test printing result .............................................2-24

Setting of Media Correction .........................2-25

Setting of Media Correction ......................2-25

Correct the ink drop position for bidirectional printing ........................................................2-26

Printing Data ...............................................2-27

Starting a Printing Operation .....................2-27

Stopping a Printing Operation ....................2-27

Deleting Received Data (Data Clear) ........2-27