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 ...............................................................76
Performing Distance Correction During Cutting ............................................................................................................77
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
Deactivating 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 ............................................................... 104
Viewing the Network Settings............................................................................................................................................. 104
Printing a System Report ....................................................................................................................................................... 105