Attractive Printing or Cutting is Impossible
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FAQ
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The Media Becomes Soiled When Printed
Does the print head contact the media?
The height of the print head may be too low. Also, if the media is not loaded and set up correctly, it may wrinkle
or come loose and strike the heads.
P. 128, "Adjusting Head Height to Match Media Thickness," p. 175, "Media Feed is Not Smooth"
Is the print head dirty?
The following may cause ink to drip on the media during printing.
Buildup of brous dust (lint) around the heads.
Ink transferred to the heads due to rubbing against the media.
If this happens, perform the manual cleaning. We recommend carrying out periodic head cleaning.
P. 101, “Maintenance that Should Be Performed More Than Once a Month”
Too Low Humidity.
Use this machine in the environment of 35 to 80 %RH (non condensation).
Are the pinch rollers or the media clamps dirty?
Periodically clean them.
P. 97, "Cleaning"
Cutting Is Misaligned or Skewed
Is the media loaded and set up correctly?
If the media is not loaded and set up correctly, or media feed is not smooth, cutting may be adversely aected.
Make sure the media is loaded and set up correctly.
P. 36, "Loading Media," p. 175, "Media Feed is Not Smooth"
Are the settings for the cutting conditions appropriate?
Misalignment or skewing may occur if the cutting speed is too fast or the blade force is too high. Try chang-
ing the cutting conditions. With media having a strong adhesive layer, the adhesive layer reattaches to itself
immediately after cutting. However, if a cutting test shows that the peeling of the media and the blade traces
on the backing paper are optimal, then the media is being cut properly. Be careful not to make the blade
force too high.
P. 133, “Fully Utilizing Cutting Function”
Is the length of output too long?
For printing followed immediately by cutting in particular, the longer the page length (that is, the longer the
distance the media is returned after printing), the greater is the chance of misalignment occurring. It is a good
idea to keep the size of each single page to the minimum necessary.
Are you using media that exhibits large expansion and contraction?
When you're performing printing followed immediately by cutting, misalignment occurs if the media expands
or contracts. If this happens, try performing printing with crop marks, then setting the base point and one or
more align points and performing cutting. This corrects for expansion and contraction of the media.
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