Configure printing

The printer can print in several different modes for the combination of quality, resolution, and speed that you require.

The resolution is determined by the resolution at which the job was rasterized by the external RIP. The Print Mode is selectable at the control panel. The actual print speed is determined by the combination of output quality, print length and width, and printing delay selected at the control panel (described below).

Table 2-1Typical print speeds by mode

Bidirectional print mode (m2 per hour/ft2 per hour)

Resolution

High Quality

Production

Billboard

 

 

 

 

1200 x 600

Standard: 5 / 56

Standard: 10 / 113

Standard: 21 / 229

 

Plus: 5 / 53

Plus: 10 / 106

Plus: 19 / 202

 

 

 

 

600 x 600

Standard: 10 / 113

Standard: 21 / 229

Standard: 42 / 456

 

Plus: 10 / 106

Plus:19 / 202

Plus: 34 / 363

 

 

 

 

600 x 300

Standard: 21 / 227

Standard:42 / 456

Standard: 80 / 858

 

Plus: 19 / 203

Plus: 34 / 366

Plus: 55 / 596

 

 

 

 

Jet replacement refers to the printer’s ability to locate and replace inkjets that are clogged or misfiring. High Quality mode has the best jet replacement, Billboard Quality mode has the highest speed, but without jet replacement.

The current print mode is shown in the top center of the control panel. To change the print mode, follow these instructions.

1.On the control panel, press the Print Mode key. The print mode menu appears, with these options:

Billboard Quality

Production Quality

High Quality

2.Press a print mode to select it.

A menu appears with these options:

Bidirectional

Unidirectional - Print From User (1) to Service (2) Side (prints only when the carriage is moving away from the control panel)

Unidirectional - Print From Service (2) to User (1) Side (prints only when the carriage is moving toward the control panel)

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