Roland TrueVIS SG3-540 - Page 3

Printing and Cutting Method........................................................................................126
Preparations for Printing and Cutting Output ............................................................................... 127
Step 1: Performing a Nozzle Drop-out Test ........................................................................... 127
Step 2: Normal Cleaning Method ....................................................................................... 128
Step 3: Adjusting Cutting................................................................................................ 129
Step 4: Correcting the Misalignment of Printing and Cutting ...................................................... 130
Starting Output................................................................................................................... 132
How to Cut with Crop Marks........................................................................................134
Preparations for Output with Crop Marks .................................................................................... 135
Step 1: Performing a Nozzle Drop-out Test ........................................................................... 135
Step 2: Normal Cleaning Method ....................................................................................... 136
Step 3: Adjusting Cutting................................................................................................ 137
Step 4: Correct the misalignment of printing and cutting with crop marks at the same time. .............. 138
Starting Output with Crop Marks .............................................................................................. 140
Preparations for Cutting Output............................................................................................... 142
Step 1: Loading Media with Crop Marks ............................................................................... 142
Step 2: Switching Off the Print Heater and Dryer ................................................................... 143
Step 3: Preventing Pulling of the Media with Undue Force ........................................................ 144
Starting Cutting Output......................................................................................................... 145
Optimizing Quality and Efficiency ................................................................146
Optimizing the Output Quality .....................................................................................147
Using the Correction Functions ................................................................................................ 148
Automatically Making Required Adjustments ......................................................................... 148
Manual Adjustment: Reducing Horizontal Bands (Feed Correction Function).................................... 149
Manual Adjustment: Adjusting the Misalignment of the Ink Landing Position (Media Gap Adjustment) ..... 151
Configuring Settings to Match the Properties of the Media ............................................................... 153
Changing the Print Head Height......................................................................................... 153
Using Hard-to-Dry Media ................................................................................................. 155
Using Media That Wrinkles Easily/Does Not Move Smoothly ........................................................ 156
Using Sticky Media......................................................................................................... 157
Setting the Take-up Unit........................................................................................................ 158
Preventing Ink Discharge Issues................................................................................................ 160
Preventing Soiling of the Media, Dot Drop-out, and Dot Displacement ........................................... 160
Preventing Misaligned Media ................................................................................................... 161
Use Middle Pinch Rollers When Pulling Back or Feeding Media..................................................... 161
Adjusting the Ink-drying Method .............................................................................................. 162
What Is the Media Heating System?..................................................................................... 162
Setting the Print Heater Temperature ................................................................................. 164
Setting the Dryer Temperature.......................................................................................... 166
Hints and Tips for Temperature Control ............................................................................... 168
Setting the Temperature during Standby .............................................................................. 169
Drying the Trailing Edge of the Printing Area on the Dryer ......................................................... 170
Switching Off the Print Heater and Dryer Together .................................................................. 172
Accurately Adjusting the Cutting Settings ................................................................................... 174
Fine-tuning the Cutting Conditions ..................................................................................... 174
Accurately Adjusting the Cutting-in Amount.......................................................................... 176
Performing Distance Correction during Cutting....................................................................... 178
Cutting to Make It Possible to Cut Corners Attractively (Over Cut) ............................................... 179
Prioritizing the Cutting Settings of This Machine over the Software RIP Settings ............................... 181
Accurately Adjusting the Settings for Printing and Cutting ............................................................... 182
Correcting the Misalignment of Printing and Cutting ................................................................ 182
Correcting the Misalignment of the Printing and Cutting Positions during Cutting.............................. 185
Accurately Adjusting the Settings for Cutting with Crop Marks .......................................................... 187
Correcting the Misalignment of Printing and Cutting with Crop Marks (Concurrent Test for Printing
and Cutting with Crop Marks) ..................................................................................... 187
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