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Quick Print Checklist
After you have setup your Gerber Solara ion for the first time, use this checklist
to help guide you through the steps required for getting the machine ready for printing.
Refer to the page numbers provided next to each step for more information.
1 Check the Ink Level by pressing the Ink Level button on the control
panel.
(Replace ink pouches if necessary)
2 Clean the heads. (Repeat every 4 hours of printing and after 2 hours of idle
time, and at start and end of each day.)
3 Prep the material.
(Normalize and clean for best results)
4 Select material type if equipped with the Roll-to-Roll option. (Roll-to-
Roll (Single or Continuous) or Flat)
5 Load the material.
(Roll-to-Roll or Flat)
6 Adjust the UV shield for flat material or adjust the material hold-
downs for roll-to-roll material.
Using your selected RIP software
7 Open, adjust, and arrange your image(s).
8 Select the appropriate material profile and page size.
9 Select the print quality.
(2 pass, 4 pass, or 8 pass)
10 Send the job to the printer.
11 View job information to confirm that the correct material is loaded.
12 Press Run Job to begin printing your job.
13 UV Lamp warm-up.
(If lamps are not to proper temperature.)
14 Job will begin printing.
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