4 User's Reference

Description of Menus

Pressing the [MENU] key enters the menu mode.

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Submenu

 

 

 

 

 

 

Function

Setting

Default

menu

 

 

 

 

 

 

range

value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SHEET

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This is used to select either transparent or opaque material.

OPAQUE

OPAQUE

TYPE

 

Select [OPAQUE] when the material loaded on the unit is not transpar-

CLEAR

 

 

 

ent. When using transparent material or when the printing area cannot

 

 

 

 

be detected, select [CLEAR].

 

 

 

 

For more information, see "4-6 What to Do If... -- [INVALID SHEET]

 

 

 

 

appears and the material cannot be detected even when the [SETUP]

 

 

 

 

key is pressed."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DEMO

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This prints a sample image.

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PRINT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINT

MOVE TO

* This appears only when the material is in a loaded state.

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AREA

R-EDGE

This sets the printing area in the left-right direction (the direction of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET R-EDGE

carriage movement) of the loaded material.

 

 

 

With transparent material, automatic detection of the material width is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOVE TO

not performed. In such cases, use the [PRINT AREA] menu to specify

 

 

 

the printing area in the left-right direction. Even when using opaque

 

 

 

L-EDGE

 

 

 

 

material, this can be used to specify a specific area for performing

 

 

 

SET L-EDGE

printing.

 

 

 

Pressing the [ENTER] key while [MOVE TO R-EDGE] or [MOVE TO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXIT

L-EDGE] is displayed moves the carriage to the currently set right- or

 

 

 

left-hand edge of the material.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When setting a new printing area, make the setting with [SET R-

 

 

 

 

EDGE] or [SET L-EDGE].

 

 

 

 

For more information, see "2-6 Performing Printing -- Setting the

 

 

 

 

Printing Area."

 

 

 

 

Press [EXIT] to quit this menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEAD

 

Before starting to print, you can carry out a printing test to check the

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CLEANING

 

printing quality.

 

 

 

 

If the printing test shows a problem, clean the printing head.

 

 

 

 

Because cleaning subjects the head to wear and consumes ink, it should

 

 

 

 

only be performed when absolutely necessary. Performing cleaning

 

 

 

 

from the [POWERFUL] menu in particular subjects the head to early

 

 

 

 

wear and used up large amounts of ink.

 

 

 

TEST

[TEST PRINT]: Performs a printing test within an area of approxi-

 

 

 

PRINT

mately 54 mm (2-3/16") by 18 mm (6/8"). If a problem is found, then

 

 

 

 

continue by carrying out cleaning.

 

 

 

NORMAL

[NORMAL]: Performs cleaning of the printing heads. After cleaning,

 

 

 

 

carry out a printing test to make sure there are no problems with

 

 

 

 

printing quality.

 

 

 

 

You should usually choose [NORMAL]. ([CLEANING] does the

 

 

 

 

same thing as [HEAD CLEANING] - [START] displayed when the

 

 

 

 

[CLEANING] key is pressed.)

 

 

 

POWERFUL

[POWERFUL]: Used when performing cleaning with [NORMAL]

 

 

 

 

several times does not restore the printing quality. After cleaning,

 

 

 

 

carry out a printing test to make sure there are no problems with

 

 

 

 

printing quality.

 

 

 

 

For more information, see "2-5 Test Printing" and "3-3 Cleaning the

 

 

 

 

Printing Heads."

 

 

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