Changing the Operation Performed when Setting the Printing Test Start Location

Procedure
  1. Set up the object to be printed on.
    Determining the Print Surface Height and Printing Position
  2. Tap Panel_Icon_TestPrint on the home screen.
  3. Tap Change next to Output Start Location.

    The Printing Test Start Location screen appears.

  4. Tap Panel_Icon_Setting_Blue.
    Testprint_Startposition
  5. Tap Panel_Icon_Toggle_ON or Panel_Icon_Toggle_OFF to change the settings.
    Use coordinates to specify the printing area without moving the carriage or table. Description
    Panel_Icon_Toggle_ON

    Configure the Printing Test Start Location settings without moving the print-head carriage or flat table.

    Tap Panel_Icon_UpArrow, Panel_Icon_DownArrow, Panel_Icon_LeftArrow, and Panel_Icon_RightArrow on the operation panel to specify the location.
    Panel_Icon_Toggle_OFF

    Move the print-head carriage or flat table, and then use the pointer to check the position of the print-head carriage or table as you configure settings.

    The print-head carriage and flat table are moved in conjunction with the Panel_Icon_UpArrow, Panel_Icon_DownArrow, Panel_Icon_LeftArrow, and Panel_Icon_RightArrow operations on the operation panel.
    Match the operation of the movement buttons with the directions of table movement. Description
    Panel_Icon_Toggle_ON

    Tap Panel_Icon_UpArrow on the operation panel to move the flat table toward the back or Panel_Icon_DownArrow to move the flat table toward you.
    Panel_Icon_Toggle_OFF

    Tap Panel_Icon_UpArrow on the operation panel to move the flat table toward you or Panel_Icon_DownArrow to move the flat table toward the back.
  6. Tap Panel_Icon_Back.
  7. Set the printing test start location.

    Tap Panel_Icon_UpArrow, Panel_Icon_DownArrow, Panel_Icon_LeftArrow, and Panel_Icon_RightArrow to set the printing test start location.

    MEMO

    The [S] and [F] coordinate values are displayed as the printing area required for the printing test (displayed in blue) is moved up, down, left, and right.

    Change_TestPrint_StartingPoint
  8. Tap OK.
  9. Tap Execute next to Printing Test.
    Printing of the test pattern starts.
    MEMO

    Depending on the color of the object to be printed on, it may be difficult to check the white ink test pattern.

    Tap Panel_Icon_TestPrint on the home screen, select Cleaning - Printing Test - Nozzle Drop-out Test (Base: Black) in that order, and then tap Execute to make the base of the white ink black, making it easier to check the white ink.

    Nozzle Drop-out Test (Base: Black) is not displayed if the machine is not equipped with white ink.

  10. Check whether there is dot drop-out or dot displacement in the test pattern.
    Missing blocks indicate dot drop-out. Collapsed or inclined blocks indicate dot displacement.
    TestPattern
  11. If dot drop-out or dot displacement is present, perform normal cleaning.

    If the problem persists, try performing normal cleaning again. If the printer has been used for a long period, dot drop-outs may not be fixed even after you perform normal cleaning two or three times. In that situation, perform Medium Cleaning.

    If there is no dot drop-out or dot displacement, proceed to the next step.

  12. Tap Panel_Icon_Home to return to the home screen.
    MEMO
    Default setting:
    • Use coordinates to specify the printing area without moving the carriage or table.: Off
    • Match the operation of the movement buttons with the directions of table movement.: On