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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 PresetValues........................................................................ 70
Loading a Saved Preset .................................................................................................................. 71
Assigning a Name to a Preset ........................................................................................................ 71
4-4 Optimizing Printing or Cutting to Match MediaThickness ....................................................................... 72
Adjusting Head Height to Match MediaThickness (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
4-5AccommodatingVarious 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 InitialValues ..................................................................................86
4-7 Changing the Ink-drying Method ..................................................................................................................... 87
Switching Off 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 MakingVariousAdjustments for Cutting........................................................................................................ 89
Making the Cutting Conditions Set on the MachineTake Precedence ........................................... 89
Fine-tuning the Cutting Conditions................................................................................................ 89
Accurately Adjusting the Cutting-in Amount ................................................................................. 90
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 ................................. 99
4-10 Making the Network Settings.......................................................................................................................101
Setting the IP Address, Subnet Mask, Etc. .................................................................................... 101
4-11Viewing Information about the Media and the System...........................................................................102
Displaying the Amount of Media Remaining............................................................................... 102
Verifying the Setting for the Amount Remaining EveryTime the Media Is Changed .................... 102
Printing the Amount of Remaining Media ................................................................................... 103
Viewing the Serial Number, FirmwareVersion, and Other Information ....................................... 104
Viewing the Network Settings...................................................................................................... 104
Printing a System Report ............................................................................................................. 105