Loading Sheet Material
Pass the material between the pinch rollers and the grit
1 rollers as shown in the figure.
Line up the
2 guide line, and line up the front edge of the material with the reflective tape.
If the front edge of the material has been cut at an angle, pull out the material so that all of the material covers the reflective tape.
*Be sure to line up the
If the material is not positioned correctly when the [SETUP] key is pressed, the display shows "IN-
VALID SHEET SET SHEET AGAIN."
Move the sheet loading lever toward LOAD.
3 The pinch rollers lower to hold the material in place.
Sheet loading lever
2 Basic Operation
Front
Sheet Material
Front
Guide line
Reflective tape
Front edge of the material
Close the front cover, and press the [SETUP] key.
4 This detects the width of the material and displays the printable width.
The SETUP LED lights up
Top menu
W 300 mm
FINE
- When using sheet material, if the loaded material contacts the media flange of the back of the unit, shift the right- hand retainer to a position where the material doesn't touch the media flange.
-When transparent material is loaded, it is necessary to set [SHEET TYPE] to [CLEAR]. For more information, see
-When thick material is loaded, it may adjust the head height. For more information, see
-When changed to a different type of material, it is necessary to carry out feed correction and bidirectional correc- tion. For more information, see
-If the sides of the material have warped, then bend back the warp or feed the warped portion to the front and perform setup again. Attempting to print with warped material may scrape the printing heads or cause the material to jam. If the printing heads become damaged or soiled as a result, printing accuracy may suffer.
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