Setup of Sheet Media

Load the sheet media on the printer. When you have finished loading the media, [SETUP] lights. This work is referred to as "Setup of Media."

This section describes how to use the suction fan to prevent skewing of opaque media.

When using transparent media or media with high reflectance, both of which cannot be detected, or when "SKEWING CORR" is set to "DISABLE" to prevent the automatic activation of the suction fan, media cannot be loaded with the following procedure. In this situation, see the "User's Manual, Reference Edition."

"SKEWING CORR" is set to "ENABLE" by default.

Procedure
  1. Check that the following screen is displayed.
    If "TU" is displayed, press [◀] to display the following screen.
    MENU_SETUP_ROLL
  2. Open the front cover.
  3. Move the media clamps to the outside of the grit rollers on the left and right edges respectively.

    ER-642_Media-clamp

  4. Move to the rear of the printer. Release the locking mechanisms of the media holders, and then draw them to the left and right ends respectively.

    Unfix the media holder and pull it all the way to the left and right

  5. From the rear of the printer, pass the leading edge of the media between the pinch rollers () and the grit rollers ().

    You will hear a beep. Approximately 5 seconds later, you will hear two beeps, and then the suction fan will activate. While this fan is operating, the media will not move backward even if you remove your hands from it.

    When loading the media from the front of the printer, feed the leading edge of the media (the side where printing will start) over the platen, and then pull the media to the front to activate the suction fan.


    Feed cut media from the back of the printer

  6. Make sure the right edge of the media is in line with the guide line (A).

    Go to the front of the printer and make sure you are following the guidelines

  7. Lower the loading lever (front).
    At this time, the message "PRESS ENTER KEY TO SET UP" is displayed on the screen, but do not press [ENTER] yet, and proceed to the next step.

    Lower the low binding (front side)

  8. Line up the edges of the media with the centers of the holes of the left and right media clamps.

    Ins_Roll_MediaToHolder8

    IMPORTANT

    Be sure to use the media clamps when you set up media.

    If you load the media clamps directly before printing after the media setup is complete, the machine may print on the media clamps.

  9. Close the front cover.
  10. Press "ENTER".
    When you press [ENTER], the cutting carriage moves and detects the width of the media. This operation is called initialization. When initialization ends, [SETUP] on the operation panel lights, and the printable width is displayed on the screen.
    MEMO

    If it is not possible to detect the media width, such as when opaque media or media with high reflectance is in use, the following screen will appear. In this situation, you will have to configure the settings to allow even media with high reflectance to be set up.

    For details on settings that enable the use of media with high reflectance, see the "User's Manual, Reference Edition."

    ERROR_SETUP
  11. If you have moved the machine to set up the media, return the machine to its original position and fix the casters in place after setting up the media.
    1. Orient the casters so that they face forward.
    2. Lock the casters.