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INK

EMPTY

When replacement of the ink cartridge becomes necessary while

[EMPTY

LATER

CONTROL

MODE

printing is in progress, this setting determines whether printing

MODE]

 

 

 

continues or pauses.

LATER/

 

 

 

This setting is used when the ink cartridge cannot be changed immedi-

PROMPT

 

 

 

ately during printing, such as during unattended operation at night.

 

 

 

 

[LATER] causes printing to continue without pause even if ink refilling

[CHANGE

 

 

 

becomes necessary. Printing continues with the small amount of ink

INK SET]

 

 

 

remaining, so the printed image may become faint as the ink runs out.

PIG.

 

 

 

In general, it should possible to perform about 1 m2 (10 ft2) of printing

CMYKLcLm/

 

 

 

once this message appears, although the actual varies widely according

PIG.

 

 

 

to the amount of ink needed for the particular image. Printing is

CMYKOrGr/

 

 

 

continued only for the data currently being printed. Operation stops

DYE

 

 

 

after one image is output.

CMYKLcLm/

 

 

 

[PROMPT] causes operation to pause immediately when the ink

 

 

 

 

cartridge needs to be changed. Printing is resumed by replacing the

 

 

 

 

cartridge and pressing the [PAUSE] key. Please note, however, that the

 

 

 

 

colors of an image in progress may no longer be perfectly matched if

 

 

 

 

the unit is allowed to remain paused for two or three hours before

 

 

 

 

resuming printing.

 

 

 

FILL INK

[FILL INK] : Refills the printing heads with ink. Normally there is no

 

 

 

 

need to do this, because refilling is automatic.

 

 

 

PUMP UP

[PUMP UP] : Drains ink from the printing heads.

 

 

 

 

[HEAD WASH] : This washes the printing heads with optionally

 

 

 

HEAD WASH

available cleaning cartridges. For more information, see "3-7 When

 

 

 

CHANGE

Moving the Unit... ."

 

 

 

INK SET

[CHANGE INK SET] : Performs the [HEAD WASH] and [FILL INK]

 

 

 

 

operations.

 

 

 

 

This is used when switching the ink type. Before running this, choose

 

 

 

 

the type of ink to be used after the change.

 

 

 

 

For more information, see "3-4 Changing the Type of Ink."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BIDIRECTION

 

This adjusts for slippage when performing bidirectional printing.

[ADJUST]

Correction

 

 

This must be readjusted when you have replaced the material with a

-15 to +15

value when

 

 

different type or adjusted the head height.

(In steps of 1)

shipped

 

TEST PRINT

[TEST PRINT]: This menu is for verifying the adjustment.

 

from the

 

ADJUST

[ADJUST]: This sets the correction value.

[ADJUST

factory

 

ADJUST(HS)

[ADJUST (HS)]: This sets the correction value for when in the high-

(HS)]

 

 

 

speed mode.

-30 to +30

 

 

 

For more information, see "2-6 Printing -- Making Corrections for

(In steps of 1)

 

 

 

Printing -- Bidirectional Correction."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HIGHSPEED

If you want to speed up printing time, choose [ENABLE]. When this is

ENABLE/

DISABLE

MODE

 

set to [ENABLE], high-speed printing is performed, but only when the

DISABLE

 

 

 

printing mode is PHOTO (HS-PHOTO) or SUPER (HS-SUPER).

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

When You Want to Speed up Printing."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CARIBRATION

 

This corrects for errors in the amount of feed of the grit rollers due the

-2.0% to

0%

 

 

type of material.

+2.0%

 

 

 

Be sure to make this setting when you have replaced the material with

(In steps of

 

 

 

a different type.

0.05%)

 

 

 

Make this setting again when horizontal stripes are plainly visible on

 

 

 

 

printing results.

 

 

 

TEST PRINT

[TEST PRINT]: This menu is for verifying the adjustment.

 

 

 

ADJUST

[ADJUST]: This sets the correction value.

 

 

 

 

For more information, see "2-6 Printing -- Making Corrections for

 

 

 

 

Printing -- Feed Correction."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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