Roland TrueVIS VG3-540 - Page 3

Printing and Cutting Method........................................................................................128
Preparations for Printing and Cutting Output ............................................................................... 129
Step 1: Performing a Nozzle Drop-out Test ........................................................................... 129
Step 2: Normal Cleaning Method ....................................................................................... 130
Step 3: Adjusting Cutting................................................................................................ 132
Step 4: Correcting the Misalignment of Printing and Cutting ...................................................... 133
Starting Output................................................................................................................... 135
How to Cut with Crop Marks........................................................................................137
Preparations for Output with Crop Marks .................................................................................... 138
Step 1: Performing a Nozzle Drop-out Test ........................................................................... 138
Step 2: Normal Cleaning Method ....................................................................................... 139
Step 3: Adjusting Cutting................................................................................................ 141
Step 4: Correct the misalignment of printing and cutting with crop marks at the same time. .............. 142
Starting Output with Crop Marks .............................................................................................. 144
Preparations for Cutting Output............................................................................................... 146
Step 1: Loading Media with Crop Marks ............................................................................... 146
Step 2: Switching Off the Print Heater and Dryer ................................................................... 147
Step 3: Preventing Pulling of the Media with Undue Force ........................................................ 148
Starting Cutting Output......................................................................................................... 149
Optimizing Quality and Efficiency ................................................................150
Optimizing the Output Quality .....................................................................................151
Using the Correction Functions ................................................................................................ 152
Automatically Making Required Adjustments ......................................................................... 152
Manual Adjustment: Reducing Horizontal Bands (Feed Correction Function).................................... 153
Manual Adjustment: Adjusting the Misalignment of the Ink Landing Position (Media Gap Adjustment) ..... 155
Configuring Settings to Match the Properties of the Media ............................................................... 157
Changing the Print Head Height......................................................................................... 157
Using Hard-to-Dry Media ................................................................................................. 159
Using Media That Wrinkles Easily/Does Not Move Smoothly ........................................................ 160
Using Sticky Media......................................................................................................... 161
Setting the Take-up Unit........................................................................................................ 162
Preventing Ink Discharge Issues................................................................................................ 164
Preventing Soiling of the Media, Dot Drop-out, and Dot Displacement ........................................... 164
Preventing Misaligned Media ................................................................................................... 165
Use Middle Pinch Rollers When Pulling Back or Feeding Media..................................................... 165
Adjusting the Ink-drying Method .............................................................................................. 166
What Is the Media Heating System?..................................................................................... 166
Setting the Print Heater Temperature ................................................................................. 168
Setting the Dryer Temperature.......................................................................................... 170
Hints and Tips for Temperature Control ............................................................................... 172
Setting the Temperature during Standby .............................................................................. 173
Drying the Trailing Edge of the Printing Area on the Dryer ......................................................... 174
Switching Off the Print Heater and Dryer Together .................................................................. 176
Using an Auxiliary Drying Unit (DU3) ................................................................................... 178
Accurately Adjusting the Cutting Settings ................................................................................... 179
Fine-tuning the Cutting Conditions ..................................................................................... 179
Accurately Adjusting the Cutting-in Amount.......................................................................... 181
Performing Distance Correction during Cutting....................................................................... 183
Cutting to Make It Possible to Cut Corners Attractively (Over Cut) ............................................... 184
Prioritizing the Cutting Settings of This Machine over the Software RIP Settings ............................... 186
Accurately Adjusting the Settings for Printing and Cutting ............................................................... 187
Correcting the Misalignment of Printing and Cutting ................................................................ 187
Correcting the Misalignment of the Printing and Cutting Positions during Cutting.............................. 190
Accurately Adjusting the Settings for Cutting with Crop Marks .......................................................... 192
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