Roland XR-640 - Making the Temperature Setting for the Media Heating System

Fully Utilize the Media Heating System
4
Part of Practice
106
Making the Temperature Setting for the Media Heating System
Procedure

Press .

The present temperature is displayed.
Press a second time.

Press to select the unit.

Press to select a temperature.
You can set to “OFF."
Press to enable the setting.

Press in this order to go back to the original screen.
Estimate and hint of temperature setting
The optimal temperature for the media heating system varies according to such factors as the type of media
and dierences in the print mode. Use the following as a general guide and adjust accordingly.
Preheater
Set this to a temperature that is the same as or lower than the temperature of
the print heater. You use the preheater mainly to heat media gradually. This is
because media becomes more likely to shrink or wrinkle if heated suddenly.
Print heater
You use this mainly to improve ink adhesion and inhibit smudging. If the ink forms
lumps or smudges, raise the temperature. Note, however, that a temperature
that is too high may degrade the media or cause it to wrinkle.
Dryer
When ink drying is poor, raise the temperature. Note, however, that a temperature
that is too high may degrade the media or cause it to wrinkle.
The relationship
between the
print mode and
temperature
The optimal temperature for the media heating system varies according to such
factors as the type of media and dierences in the print mode. If smudging or
poor drying occur even after raising the temperature, try using a print mode of
software RIP oering higher image quality. Conversely, when you want to use
a faster print mode, raise the temperature.
Amount of ink
When you change the amount of ink using the settings for your software RIP,
adjusting this may yield better results. If problems such as smudging persist
even after raising the temperature, try reducing the amount of ink.
Other points to
remember
When recommended settings for temperature, print mode, and other values are
given as the use condition of your media, use the suggested settings.
PRE 35 PRINT 35
DRY 50
DRYER 50
50 50
DRYER 50
50 55