Use of multiple rolls
There are various ways to set up the printer for multi-roll printing, using the roll-switch and paper-mismatch
policies. Here are some examples.
1. Same paper type and different sizes loaded: this is typical when printing line drawings in standard sizes.
For instance, two rolls with A0 size plain paper and one roll with A1 size plain paper. Driver settings:
paper type to Any and roll to Any.
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Roll switching policy:
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Minimize paper waste: Recommended setting for this workflow. With this setting, roll switch
takes precedence over autorotate. This setting minimizes the paper wasted. For instance, if
an A2 portrait is sent, the printer autorotates the A2 to fit it onto the A1 roll in landscape.
But, if a A1 portrait is sent and the active roll is A0, the printer switches to an A1 roll to save
paper.
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Minimize roll changes: Not recommended except for very specific situations, when the
customer wants to consume a roll faster. Autorotate takes precedence over roll switch,
which reduces overall printing speed.
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Use roll with less paper: Not recommended in this workflow. This setting ensures that the
roll with least paper is used up before changing to another.
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Paper mismatch policy:
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Print anyway: In this case, for instance, if a A0 page is sent and no A0 roll is available, the
printer uses an A1 roll and clips the image. Recommended for a workgroup environment in
which users share one printer.
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Put job on hold: The printer saves the A0 page on hold in the queue and prints the next pages
in the queue that can be printed. To reprint the A0 page, the customer needs to access the
queue from the front panel or the Embedded Web Server. This setting is confusing in a
workgroup enviornment because distributed customers may not know how to access the
queue, but it can be useful in a centralized print environment to avoid clipping.
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Pause printer to load paper: The printer stops printing completely. This could be useful for a
centralized printing environment where project print order must be maintained—for
instance, when a project is a mix of A0, A1 and A2 in a given order. For a workgroup
environment this would not be recommended. Can be useful in a centralized print
environemnt to will avoid clipping and preserve the printing order.
2. The same setup as example 1. This time, the customer does not want to waste paper, but he does not
want the printer to stop if the document size does not match the paper size.
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Roll switching policy: Match exact size
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Paper mismatch policy: Put job on hold
3. Three rolls loaded, two with plain and one with glossy paper: this is typical when printing line drawings
of standard sizes and where some high-density printing is requested. Roll 1 with A0 plain, Roll 2 with A1
plain and Roll 3 with glossy. Driver settings: paper type to Any and roll to Any
. To print on glossy paper,
set paper type to Glossy paper or roll to Roll 3.
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Roll switching policy: Minimize paper waste
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Paper mismatch policy: Print anyway for workgroups and Put job on hold or Pause printer to
load paper for centralized printing
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Protect roll 3, to avoid printing with glossy paper unless the roll or paper type has been explicitly
selected.
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