Step 2: Selecting the Media

To use registered media, select the desired media from the list of available media. To use unregistered media, see Setting Up New Sheet Media.

Procedure
  1. Tap Panel_Icon_UnSetupSetup.
    The registered media is displayed in a list.
  2. Select the media name to use.
    MEMO You can search for media in the media list by keyword and register media as favorites. The media list can also be set to show only media registered as favorites. Keyword searching and favorites registration can be used at the same time.
    • Searching for keywords in the media list
      1. Tap Panel_Icon_Edit.
      2. Enter the media to search for.
        Searching for partial matches instead of exact matches is also possible.
        Medianame_Panel
      3. Tap OK.

        Media filtered according to the keywords will be displayed.

      4. Select the media to use from the search results.
    • Registering media to favorites and showing only media registered as favorites

      Tap Panel_Icon_FavoriteDisplay for the media to register it to favorites.

      The icon for the favorited media will be displayed as Panel_Icon_BookmarkedAsFavorite.

      To show only media registered as favorites, tap the icon indicated below.
      Favorite_Panel

      To reset the keyword search or favorites registration, tap Panel_Icon_Reset.

      When using both the keyword search and favorites registration, each function can also be reset individually.

      To reset the keyword search, tap Panel_Icon_Edit to delete the keyword.

      To reset the favorites registration, tap Panel_Icon_BookmarkedAsFavorite for the media you want to reset.

  3. Tap Next.
  4. Enter the length of the loaded media, and tap OK.
  5. Tap Start Setup.
    The cutting carriage moves and detects the width of the media and the positions of the media clamps. This operation is called initialization.
  6. When Printing Area (Width) screen appears, use the following procedure to configure the settings.
    MEMO The media selected in step 2 is media whose printing area was set manually when registered as new media. The printing area must be set manually each time, so the Printing Area (Width) screen appears.
    1. Tap Change.
      The Set the right edge of the printing area within the area specified by the pinch rollers. window appears.
    2. Hold down Panel_Icon_LeftArrow or Panel_Icon_RightArrow to move the center of the blade (A) approximately 2 mm (0.08 in.) to the inside (B) from the left edge of the right pinch roller.

      VG3_MediaWidthSetting_manual_R

    3. Tap OK.
      The Set the left edge of the printing area within the area specified by the pinch rollers. window appears.
    4. Hold down Panel_Icon_LeftArrow or Panel_Icon_RightArrow to move the center of the blade (A) approximately 2 mm (0.08 in.) to the inside (B) from the right edge of the left pinch roller.

      MediaWidthSetting_manual_L

    5. Tap OK.
      The set left and right positions are applied to the Printing Area (Width).
    6. Tap OK.