Roland LEC-300 User manual

Before using, be sure
to read this.
The User’s Manual has been partially modied. Be sure to read this document as well as the
User’s Manual before using the machine.
This menu enables you to make a series of required minimum settings by the
interactive method so that you can optimize the output to suit the size and the
type of the media. All the settings made through the [MEDIA SETTING] menu
can also be made individually.
For details, see P. 3, “Setup of Media ([MEDIA SETTING] menu).”
By the addition of the [Media Setting] menu, the main menu system has been
modied.
For details, see P. 14, “Modication of the Main Menu.”
This is one of the menus to be selected when the media take-up system is used.
With [TU2] selected, you can use the media take-up system for the output
involving the pullback movement.
For details, see P. 15,“When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement
(or When [TU2] Is Selected).”
The [MEDIA SETTING] menu has been added.
MENU
MEDIA SETTING
[TU2] is added to the [SETUP SHEET] menu.
SETUP SHEET
TU2
R2-101012

Contents
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Contents
Performing the Initial Adjustment (Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing
More Precisely) ..................................................................................................................1
Setup of Media ([MEDIA SETTING] menu) .......................................................................3
Modication of the Main Menu .......................................................................................14
When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement (or When [TU2] Is Select-
ed) ....................................................................................................................................15

Performing the Initial Adjustment (Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely)
1
Performing the Initial Adjustment (Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely)
Perform the initial adjustment (correction for misalignment in bidirectional printing more precisely) of this
machine.This adjustment is necessary in the following cases. If the thickness of the media is over 0.5mm, raise
the head height before performing this adjustment.
User’s Manual, “Adjusting Head Height to Match Media Thickness”
 When using this machine for the rst time
 When changing the media to use
 When the printing is not improved after performing the simplied correction of the bidirec-
tional printing (described in the User’s Manual, “Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional
Printing”)
Procedure

Press .

Press several times until the screen shown on
the left appears.
Press and then .

Press .

Press .
A test pattern is printed.
When printing ends, then press .

Press .
Continued on the next page
MENU
ADJUST BI-DIR
ADJUST BI-DIR
DETAIL SETTING
DETAIL SETING
TEST PRINT
DETAIL SETTING
SETTING NO.1

Performing the Initial Adjustment (Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely)
2

Press to select from H1 to H3 (or from H1
to H6 for LEC-330).
Press to select a correction value from
H1 to H3 (or from H1 to H6 for LEC-330).
Press to nish making the settings for [SETTING
NO.1].
If the Printing-test Results Are Difcult to Interpret
Examine the results from dierent angles in a well-lighted location. Take advantage of reected light to en-
able visual checking.

Press .

In the same manner as performed for [SETTING NO.1], set
the correction values for the other items from [SETTING
NO.2] to [SETTING NO.4].

When correction value settings end, press .

Press in this order to go back to the
original screen.
H4 H5 H6
0 0 0
H1 H2 H3
0 0 0
To decide a Correction Value
Choose the value that produces the least misalignment of 2lines.
H3
H4
H5
H6
H2
H1
NO.1
H3
H4
H2
H1
NO.2
H5
H6
H3
H4
H5
H6
H2
H1
NO.3
H3
H4
H5
H6
H2
H1
NO.4
H3
H2
H1
NO.1
H3
H2
H1
NO.2
H3
H2
H1
NO.3
H3
H2
H1
NO.4
H1
NO.1
DETAIL SETTING
SETTING NO.1
DETAIL SETTING
SETTING NO.2
H4 H5 H6
0 0 0
H1 H2 H3
0 0 0
W 736mm
SETUP SHEET
ROLL
Correction-value scale
Choose the value that produces
the least misalignment.
Current correction value
Only LEC-330
Only LEC-330
Test pattern
LEC-300 / 300A
LEC-330

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
3
Setup of Media ([MEDIA SETTING] menu)
Start the [MEDIA SETTING] menu after performing the initial adjustment.
P.1, "Performing the Initial Adjustment (Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely)"
Note: If any setting is not needed for each setting item, you can go to the next menu by selecting [NEXT].
1. Starting the [MEDIA SETTING] menu.

Load media.
Check that no sagging is found on the media. If any sagging exists, the followed correction value settings
do not work eectively.
User’s Manual, “Loading Media”

Press .

When the left gure is displayed, press .
2. Adjusting the Print Head Height.

Press to select [CHANGE].
Press to enable the setting.

When the left gure is displayed, open the front cover.
Continued on the next page
Only Printing: Perform the procedure 1. to 5. , and 9 .
Print & Cut: Perform all the procedure
1. to 9 .
MENU
MEDIA SETTING
HEAD HGT LOW
[CHANGE] NEXT
HEAD HEIGHT
HIGH LOW

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
4

Move the height-adjustment lever to adjust the head height.
When moving to the [High] direction, the buzzer sounds twice, and to the [Low] direction, the buzzer
sounds once.

Close the front cover.
For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item, see here. User’s Manual, “Adjusting Head
Height to Match Media Thickness”
Normally set to [Low]. However, when the media is over 0.5mm thick, set to [High].
To cancel the setting
Procedure

Press during the setting.

Press to select [YES].
Press .
The screen returns to the screen shown at the left.
By selecting [NO], the screen returns to the screen dis-
played when you pressed .
QUIT SETTING?
[YES] NO
MENU
MEDIA SETTING
High
Low
Height-adjustment lever
Move rmly, until it stops.
High
Low
Height-adjustment lever
Move rmly, until it stops.
LEC-300 / 300A LEC-330

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
5
3. Perform the position correction of feed direction (Alleviate Horizontal Stripes).

Press to select [SET].
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern of feed correction is output.

When the left gure is displayed, press .

Use to set the correction value.
Press to enable the setting.

[To conrm again/To adjust again]
Press to select [YES].
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern of feed correction is output again. Go back to the
procedure

and set again.
[To go to the next after correction is completed]
Press to select [DONE].
Press to enable the setting.
For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item, see here. User’s Manual, “Performing Feed
Correction to Alleviate Horizontal Bands and the Like”
Feed direction means the feed direction of the media. Perform the correction adjusting to the media
in advance because horizontal stripes are more likely to occur during printing when the movement
distance of the media changes subtly depending on the kind or thickness of the media..
CALIBRATION
[SET] NEXT
INPUT
ADJ. VALUES
CALIBRATION
0.10% -0.10%
To decide a Correction Value
Select the value to make the upper/lower rectangular gap and overlap smallest.
REDO ADJ. ?
YES [DONE]
Current correction
value
Value to be set
Gap present Overlap
Smallest gap and overlap
Current correction
value

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
6
4. Performing the correction for misalignment in bidirectional printing

Press to select [SET].
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern of bidirectional correction is output.

When the left gure is displayed, press .

Use to set the correction value.
Press to enable the setting.

[To conrm again/adjust again]
Press to select [YES].
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern of bidirectional correction is output again. Go back
to the procedure

and set again.
[To go to the next after correction is completed]
Press to select [DONE].
Press to enable the setting.
For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item, see here. User’s Manual, “Correcting for
Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing”
This machine prints by the bidirectional mode (in which the heads perform printing during both
their outbound pass and return pass). This printing method is called “Bidirectional Printing.” This
method oers the advantage of being able to shorten output times, but subtle misalignment occurs
during the outbound and return passes. The procedure to correct this and eliminate misalignment
is “Bidirectional Correction.”
ADJUST BI-DIR
[SET] NEXT
INPUT
ADJ. VALUES
ADJUST BI-DIR
0 -6
To decide a Correction Value
Choose the value that produces the least misalignment of 2lines.
REDO ADJ. ?
YES [DONE]
Current correction
value
Value to be set
Correction value scale Current cor-
rection value
The least misalignment.

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
7
5. Deciding to perform the setting for cutting or not
[Only Printing]
Press to select [NEXT].
Press to enable the setting.
Go to Procedure 9 .
[Print & Cut]
Press to select [SET].
Press to enable the setting.
Go to Procedure 6 .
6. Setting the blade force

Press to select [SET].
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern is cut. Circle and rectangle are cut. Peel o the
two shapes.
Continued on the next page
CUT CONFIG
[SET] NEXT
For high-quality cutting, perform a cutting test to check the cutting quality for the media and adjust
the blade force.
When Cutting the Printed Surface
Hardened ink is thick. When cutting a printed surface, rst perform a cutting test on the actual
surface that has been printed.
The end of the cap for the blade holder may scrape or damage the printed surface. If this happens,
increase the amount of blade extension.
User’s Manual, “Adjusting the Cutting-in Amount” and“Adjusting for When Cutting the Printed Surface”
CUT FORCE
[SET] NEXT
Circle
Rectangle

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
8

[Two shapes are peeled off separately]
Press to select [DONE].
Press to enable the setting.
Go to Procedure 7 .
[Two shapes are peeled off together/backing paper is
also cut]
Press to select [YES].
Press to enable the setting.
Go to Procedure

.

Press to adjust the blade force.
If two shapes are peeled o together raise the blade force.
If backing paper is cut too reduce the blade force.
Press to enable the setting.
Cut the test pattern again. Check the result.

[Two shapes are peeled off separately]
Press to select [DONE].
Press to enable the setting.
Go to Procedure 7 .
[Two shapes are peeled off together]
Press to select [YES].
Press to enable the setting.
Cut the test pattern again. Go back to the procedure

and set
again.
For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item, see here. User’s Manual, “Fine-tuning the
Cutting Conditions”
CONTINUE ADJ. ?
[YES] DONE
CUT FORCE
50gf 50gf
REDO ADJ. ?
YES [DONE]
Current correction
value
Value to be set

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
9
7. Correcting Misalignment for Printing and Cutting

Press to select [SET].
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern (P&C1) is printed and cut. The test pattern is printed
at three locations on the media: at the two edges and in the center.

Check the test pattern condition.

[Cutting position and printing position are aligned]
Press to select [DONE].
Press to enable the setting.
Go to Procedure 8 .
[Cutting position and printing position are not aligned]
Press to select [YES].
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern (P&C2) for setting the correction values is printed
and cut. Go to Procedure
 .

When the left gure is displayed, press .
Continued on the next page
Subtle misalignment between the printing and cutting positions may occur due to the thickness of
the media or the head height. We recommend making correction to match the media you're using.
PRINT-CUT ADJ.
[SET] NEXT
To check the test pattern (P&C1)
Check to make sure that the printing position and the cutting position are aligned.
CONTINUE ADJ. ?
[YES] DONE
INPUT
ADJ. VALUES
Cutting position and printing posi-
tion are misaligned.
Cutting position and printing posi-
tion are aligned.
Cutting position
Printing position

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
10

Check the correction values from the test pattern condition.

Use to set the correction value of feed
direction (F).
Use to set the correction value of scan
direction (S).
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern (P&C1) is printed and cut again. Check the condition
of test pattern to check that the printing position and the cutting
position are aligned.

[Cutting position and printing position are aligned]
Press to select [DONE].
Press to enable the setting.
Go to Procedure 8 .
[Cutting position and printing position are not aligned]
Press to select [YES].
Press to enable the setting.
Go back to Procedure  and set the correction values again. Repeat
Procedure
 and  until the optimal alignment is got.
For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item, see here. User’s Manual,“Correcting Misalign-
ment of the Printing and Cutting Positions”
To check the test pattern (P&C2)
The point where the cutting line intersects the correction-value scale is the correction value. Check
the scan direction and the feed direction respectively.
F :- 0.30 - 0.30mm
S : 0.00 - 0.20mm
REDO ADJ. ?
YES [DONE]
Current correction
value
Value to be set
Feed direction
Correction
value scale
Scan direction
Cutting line
Cutting line
For the gure, the cor-
rection value is “-0.3.”

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
11
8. Correcting Misalignment for Printing and Cutting Position When Using Crop Marks.

[To perform consecutive printing and cutting]
Press to select [NEXT].
Go to Procedure 9 .
[To perform printing and cutting separately]
Press to select [SET].
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern (C&C1) is printed and cut. Go to Procedure  .

Check the test pattern condition.

[Cutting position and printing position are aligned]
Press to select [DONE].
Press to enable the setting.
Go to Procedure 9 .
[Cutting position and printing position are not aligned]
Press to select [YES].
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern (C&C2) for setting the correction values is printed
and cut.

When the left gure is displayed, press .
Continued on the next page
When you remove the printed media, and then reload it and perform cutting, use the crop marks.
For this case, correction is to be performed because the positioning of printing and cutting may be
misaligned even when you're using crop marks depending on the composition of the media.
CROP-CUT ADJ.
[SET] NEXT
To check the test pattern (C&C1)
Check to make sure that the printing position and the cutting position are aligned.
CONTINUE ADJ. ?
[YES] DONE
INPUT
ADJ. VALUES
Cutting position and printing posi-
tion are not aligned
Cutting position and printing posi-
tion are aligned
Cutting position
Printing position

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
12

Check the correction values from the test pattern condition.

Use to set the correction value of feed
direction (F).
Use to set the correction value of scan
direction (S).
Press to enable the setting.
The test pattern (C&C1) is printed and cut again. Check the condition
of test pattern to check that the printing position and the cutting
position are aligned.

[Cutting position and printing position are aligned]
Press to select [DONE].
Press to enable the setting.
Go to Procedure 9 .
[Cutting position and printing position are not aligned]
Press to select [YES].
Press to enable the setting.
Go back to Procedure

and set the correction values again. And
repeat Procedure

and

until the optimal alignment is got.
For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item, see here. User’s Manual,“Correcting Misalign-
ment for Printing and Cutting When Using Crop Marks”
To check the test pattern (C&C2)
The point where the cutting line intersects the correction-value scale is the correction value. Check
the scan direction and the feed direction respectively.
F :- 0.30 - 0.30mm
S : 0.00 - 0.20mm
REDO ADJ. ?
YES [DONE]
Feed direction
Correction
value scale
Scan direction
Cutting line
Cutting line
For the gure, the cor-
rection value is “-0.3.”
Current correction
value
Value to be set

Setup of Media ( [MEDIA SETTING] menu )
13
9. Saving the Setting as Preset

Press to select [SAVE].
Press to enable the setting.
If you select [NEXT], the performed settings are retained. However,
those settings are not saved as presets.

Use to select to select the destination
to save.
You can select one of NAME1 to 8.
Press to enable the setting.

Use to select characters.
Use to move the next character.
Select the following characters in the same way.
You can enter up to15 characters.
Press to enable the setting.
For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item, see here. User’s Manual,“Saving the Printer
Settings to Match the Media”
This completes the operation of the [MEDIA SETTING] menu.
PRESET
[SAVE] NEXT
SAVE TO
NAME1
SET NAME
COMPLETED

Modication of the Main Menu When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement (or When [TU2] Is Selected)
14
Modication of the Main Menu
By the addition of the [Media Setting] menu, the main menu system has been modied as shown in the below
chart.
By the modication of the main menu, the operation instructions to show some items of the menu on the
display are to be corrected as below.
Menu Wrong Correct
Press .Press .
Press .
Press .
Press .
Press .
Press several times.
MENU
PRESET
PRESET
LOAD
LOAD
NAME1
LOAD
NAME2
To the [CUT TEST PRINT] menu
To the [NAME] menu To the [NAME8] menu
Press
MENU
MEDIA SETTING
To the
[MEDIA SETTING] menu
MENU
CUT TEST PRINT
MENU
ADJUST BI-DIR
ADJUST BI-DIR
SIMPLE SETTING
ADJUST BI-DIR
TEST PRINT
To the [DETAIL SETTING] men
MENU
PRESET
MENU
ADJUST BI-DIR

When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement (or When [TU2] Is Selected)
15
When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement (or When [TU2] Is Selected)
In using the media take-up system to perform output involving pullback move-
ment, select [TU2] of the [SETUP SHEET] menu. For the operations after selecting
[TU2], follow the instructions described in“Using the Media Take-up System”of
the User’s Manual.
When [TU2] is selected, follow the below instructions.
Never pull the media with excessive force.
If the media is pulled forcedly, it may result in interruptions during output or inaccuracy of output locations.
When using the media take-up system, to avoid pulling media with undue force, be sure to observe the fol-
lowing points.
Never operate the MANUAL switch for the take-up unit when the loading lever is pulled back.
Never press to pull the media back.
Be sure to set the base point when the media is moved forward by pressing after the setting of
the media is completed.
Set 120mm or more on the computer for the margin from the output end location to the next output start
location (or the space between the pages).
When Performing Continuous Printing of Two or More Pages
When you're performing continuous printing and take-up for two or more pages, give attention to the fol-
lowing points.
If the setting to execute automatic cuto of the media can be made on the computer, then turn this setting
o. Making the setting on the computer to execute automatic cuto of the media results in media cuto
after each page is printed. Take up quits as soon as the media is cut o.
About Length Output At One Time
If the length of output at one time is too long, the media may get soiled by touching the work oor. To avoid
the media from getting soiled by touching the oor, output the media by about 300 mm. To output by limiting
the length, use the function of RIP software.
The setting method when using Roland VersaWorks is continued on next page.
SETUP SHEET
TU2
Movement until the media has been set with [TU2] selected
With [TU2] selected, the media will be fed out until the dancer roller leans down to the front com-
pletely.
Operation till the media is taken up when [TU2] is selected
The media is not taken up during output. When output is nished, the media is pulled back to a given
position, and the taking-up operation starts.

When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement (or When [TU2] Is Selected)
16
How to Output by Limiting Length (Roland VersaWorks)
This section describes“how to output by limiting the length”using Roland VersaWorks (hereinafter RVW). For
information on the detail usage of RVW, refer to the user’s manual of RVW.
Procedure

Open "Que Properties" window (or "Job Setting" window)
Select the input folder to be used.

Click .
Select ”CustomCUT” from [Size] under
“Media Settings.”
Set “H.”
"Que Properties" window
(The setting item and the method in "Job Setting" window
are the same as this procedure.)