This chapter
describes procedures and setting methods for ink and media preparation, and printing.
Printing Procedure ........................................2-2
Turning the Power On/Off .............................2-3
Turning the Power On ................................. 2-3
Turning the Power Off ................................. 2-3
Setting Media ................................................2-4
Adjusting the Head Height .......................... 2-4
Adjusting the Positions of the Pinch Rollers to
Suit the Media ............................................. 2-5
Maximum Print/Cut Area ........................... 2-10
Precautions on Setting the Media ............. 2-10
Setting a Roll Media .................................. 2-11
Setting the Pinch Roller Pressure ............. 2-13
Take-up Device ......................................... 2-14
Setting Leaf Media .................................... 2-15
Changing the printing origin ...................... 2-16
Test Printing ................................................2-17
Test Printing .............................................. 2-17
Perform test printing with the normal test
pattern ....................................................... 2-18
Perform test printing with the test pattern for
checking white ink ..................................... 2-18
Head Cleaning ............................................2-19
About Head Cleaning ................................ 2-19
Perform head cleaning depending on the test
printing result ............................................. 2-19
Setting Media Correction .............................2-19
Setting of Media Correction .......................2-19
If the Positions of Dots Shift... .....................2-20
Printing Data ...............................................2-20
Starting a Printing Operation .....................2-20
Cancel printing (Data Clear) ......................2-21
Cutting Media ..............................................2-21
Workflow of cutting ......................................2-22
Installing Tools ............................................2-23
When a Cutter Is Used ..............................2-23
How to Install a Ballpoint Pen ....................2-24
Setting the Cutting Conditions .....................2-26
About the Cut Conditions ...........................2-26
Select the Tool Condition ...........................2-27
Set the Cut Conditions ...............................2-27
Test Cutting .................................................2-28
Cutting Data ................................................2-29
Setting the Origin .......................................2-29
Start Cutting ...............................................2-29
Stopping a Cutting Operation
(Data Clear) ...............................................2-29
Removing the Cutter Unit Temporarily ......2-29
Cutting Media ..............................................2-30
Chapter 2
Basic Operations