4 User's Reference
Clean, attractive printing is impossible
If
Clean the printing heads (see
Is the surface of the platen dirty or scratched?
Clean the platen (see
Is the material dirty?
Remove superficial soiling, then load the material.
Is the material damaged?
Clean, attractive printing is not possible if the material is damaged or warped.
Use care to keep materials from being damaged while in storage.
During printing, was the front cover opened (executing an emergency stop) or the [PAUSE] key pressed?
If operation is stopped or paused while printing is in progress, the quality of the image before and after the interruption may differ. It is a good idea to avoid pausing operation while printing is in progress whenever possible.
Is thick material in use, or does the surface of the material rub against the printing heads?
If material feed is not smooth because the material catches on the head, then adjust the height of the printing heads (see
When the height of the printing head has been adjusted, it is necessary to perform bidirectional correction (only when the printing direction for [PRINT QUALITY] has been set to
If the type of material was changed, was feed correction performed?
Correcting the amount of feed improves the
If the type of material was changed, refer to
Printing goes beyond the loaded material
Is [SHEET TYPE] set to [CLEAR]?
When [SHEET TYPE] has been set to [CLEAR], no detection of the material width is performed when material is loaded (printable width set to maximum).
If transparent material has been loaded, specify a printing area that matches the actual material width (see
Is the reflective tape dirty?
If the reflective tape becomes soiled, the width of the material cannot be detected correctly.
If the tape becomes dirty, wipe gently with a cloth moistened with water or ethyl alcohol.
Has the material been loaded at an angle?
If the loaded material is not straight, it may extend outside the printing area.
Refer to
Has the printing area been set to fill the material entirely?
When setting the printing area in the
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