OFF — no quality check is performed, all jobs will print.

Print Position — positions the print in the horizontal (x-axis) direction, either in the center or flush right.

Media Supply Loop — the supply loop is the slack portion of the media between the platen and supply spool. When the media is backed up to reduce the amount of blank (unprinted) space between print jobs, the result is a supply loop. A supply loop can cause printing anomalies if not removed. The printer provides three options to handle the supply loop:

Prevent Supply Loop — use this mode to ensure opti- mal quality and speed (see Tip below). The media is not backed up and no supply loop is created. Prints will move completely through the dryer before the next print begins.

Allow Supply Loop — use this mode for optimal print- ing speed or to manually remove the supply loop after each print. Prints will move completely through the dryer, then the media is backed up, and the user is prompted to remove the supply loop by manually rewinding the slack portion onto the supply spool. Print- ing resumes after the user presses the Proceed key, or after 60 seconds, whichever occurs first.

Unattended Supply Loop — use this mode to remove the supply loop as in Allow Supply Loop mode, or the printer will do it and printing proceeds as in Prevent Supply Loop mode. Printing proceeds as in Allow Supply Loop, but if the user does not press Proceed after 60 sec- onds, the media is advanced to its location after drying and printing proceeds.

Tip

Use the ColorSpan print server’s MediaSaver or N-Up

 

features to group separate print jobs into a single

 

job. This conserves media and speeds printing by

 

eliminating the blank space between jobs, without

 

creating a supply loop.

 

 

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