Substrate family Drying
temp.
Curing
temp.
Heating
airflow
Auto-
tracking
(OMAS)
Cutter Substrate
-advance
compensa
tion
Input
tension
Vacuum
Self-adhesive 55 110 30 Yes Yes 0 15 25
Banner 50 110 45 Yes No 0 15 5
Textile 55 100 45 Yes No 0 15 20
Film 55 95 30 Yes Yes 0 15 25
Synthetic paper 50 80 30 Yes Yes 0 15 40
Paper-aqueous 45 70 30 Yes Yes 0 15 20
Paper-solvent 50 90 30 Yes Yes 0 15 25
Low-temperature
substrate
50 80 30 Yes Yes 0 15 40
Mesh 50 95 30 Yes Yes 0 15 30
The various settings mentioned above are described below.
Setting Description If too low If too high
Passes The number of passes specifies
how many times the printheads
will print over the same area of
the substrate.
The amount of ink fired per time
unit is larger and ink has less time
to dry on the substrate. This may
create coalescence and banding.
The boundaries between passes
may be more visible. However,
printing speed is relatively high.
Colors are vivid, print quality is
high. However, printing speed is
relatively low. A lower curing
temperature is needed, otherwise
the substrate may be deformed.
Drying temp.
The heat applied in the printing
zone removes water and fixes the
image to the substrate.
Print-quality defects such as
banding, bleeding and coalescence
may occur.
Thermal marks may be seen on
the substrate; they may appear as
vertical bands in some colors. The
substrate may wrinkle on the
platen, causing vertical banding,
ink smears or substrate jams.
Curing temp. Curing is needed to coalesce the
latex, creating a polymeric film
which acts as a protective layer,
while at the same time removing
the remaining co-solvents from
the print. Curing is vital to ensure
the durability of the printed
images.
The print may emerge not fully
polymerized, so that the ink
smears when rubbed. The print
may appear wet, after printing or
later. You may need to increase
the number of passes to achieve
adequate curing.
The substrate may wrinkle under
the curing module, causing
defects such as blisters or liner
detachment. The substrate
wrinkles may also cause vertical
banding or ink smears at the
beginning of the following plot.
Heating airflow Airflow helps to remove the
evaporated water from the print
zone and thus allows more
efficient drying.
In general, use the substrate family default value.
Substrate advance
compensation
Your printer was calibrated at the
factory to ensure that it advances
the substrate accurately when
using supported substrates in
normal environmental conditions.
However, you may find it useful to
adjust the substrate advance
when printing in an unusual but
stable temperature or humidity
level, or if the substrate-advance
sensor is not working.
You may see horizontal banding or
grain.
You may see horizontal banding or
grain.
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