3-2 Using the Media Take-up System .........................................................58
Loading Roll Media ........................................................................................................................58
Removing Taken-up Media .........................................................................................................62
Chapter 4 Maintenance and Adjustment ........................................................63
4-1 Daily Care and Maintenance .................................................................64
Disposing of Discharged Ink ......................................................................................................64
Cleaning .............................................................................................................................................66
Care and Maintenance of the Print Heads .............................................................................66
4-2 When Head Cleaning Is Not Effective ...................................................67
Performing More Powerful Cleaning.......................................................................................67
When Powerful Cleaning Is Not Eective ..............................................................................69
4-3 Cleaning Using the Cleaning Kit ...........................................................70
When the Cleaning Kit Becomes Necessary .........................................................................70
How to Perform Cleaning ............................................................................................................70
4-4 Replacing Consumable Parts ...............................................................76
Replacing the Wipers ....................................................................................................................76
Replacing the Blade .......................................................................................................................79
Replacing the Separating Knife .................................................................................................81
4-5 Adjustment of White Ink ........................................................................84
4-6
When Not in Use for a Prolonged Period ....................................................86
Keep Performing Maintenance .................................................................................................86
Alarm Feature ..................................................................................................................................86
Important Note on Draining Ink ...............................................................................................86
4-7 When Moving the Unit ...........................................................................87
Procedures from Preparing to Move Through Reinstalling .............................................87
Chapter 5 Feature Reference ...........................................................................89
5-1 Pausing or Canceling Output ................................................................90
Canceling Output Before It Finishes ........................................................................................90
5-2 Setting the Print-start Position ..............................................................91
Setting the Print-start Position ..................................................................................................91
5-3
Accommodating Various Kinds of Media ..................................................93
Using Transparent Media .............................................................................................................93
Preventing Media from Coming Loose ...................................................................................93
Speeding Up Printing for Narrow Media ................................................................................94
Preventing Soiling of the Media and Dot Drop-out During Printing ..........................95
Printing Media That Warps Easily ..............................................................................................96
How to Load Sheet Media ...........................................................................................................98
5-4 Changing How the Printer Operates ...................................................102
Executing Environment Matching Automatically ............................................................ 102
Determining What Happens When Ink Runs Out ............................................................ 102
Setting the Interval until Activation of the Sleep Mode ................................................ 103
Deactivating the Sleep Mode ................................................................................................. 104
Changing the Menu Language and the Units of Measurement ................................ 104
Returning All Settings to Their Initial Values...................................................................... 105
5-5
Optimizing Printing to Match Media Thickness ................................................106