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."

1. Determine the positions of the media.

Procedure
  1. Open the front cover.
  2. Move the media clamps to the outside of the grit rollers on the left and right edges respectively.


  3. Loosen the retaining screws of the media holders, and then draw them to the left and right ends respectively.


  4. Pass the leading edge of the media between the pinch rollers () and the grit rollers ().


    Point:

    If the media cannot be loaded properly because the media suction is too weak or too strong, press [PAUSE]. Each time you press [PAUSE], the suction force is switched between three levels.

  5. Lower the loading lever (rear).
    The media is held in place.

    At this time, the message "PRESS ENTER KEY TO SET UP" is displayed on the screen, but do not press the [ENTER] key yet, and proceed to the next step.



  6. Open the front cover.
  7. (Move to the front of the printer.) Gently hold down the media and raise the loading lever (front).
    The media is released.


  8. Pull out the media over the apron.


2. Finish setup.

Procedure
  1. Make sure both edges of the media are above the grit rollers.
    Be sure to place the right edge of the media on the right-end grit roller.


  2. Move the left and right pinch rollers, placing them on both edges of the media.
    Position them approximately 10 mm (0.39 in.) from each edge of the media.


    Point:
    • Be sure to use the left and right pinch rollers. The force with which the media is pinched varies between the middle pinch rollers and the left and right pinch rollers. Using the middle pinch rollers to pinch the media will lead to unstable media feeding.
    • To move the pinch rollers, push down close to the rail.


  3. Move the middle pinch rollers () over all the remaining grit rollers () covered by the media.
    There are grit patterns () wherever there are grit rollers.
    MEMO:
    Place the middle pinch rollers over all the grit patterns within the media width. If you have forgotten to place the middle pinch rollers, the media will be skewed during printing or will come loose, which will have an effect on the printing quality.


    MEMO:
    • The middle pinch roller will not lower onto the three grit rollers from the right end. Place the middle pinch roller on a grit roller other than these three.


    • There may be extra middle pinch rollers depending on the width of the media being used. Be sure to remove the remaining middle pinch rollers.


  4. Straighten the media.
    Align the media with the line indicated with the arrow in the following figure.


  5. Lower the loading lever (front).
    The media is held in place.


  6. Line up the edges of the media with the centers of the holes of the media clamps (left and right).


  7. Close the front cover.
    "PRESS ENTER KEY TO SET UP" is displayed on the screen.
  8. 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.
  9. If you have moved the machine to load the media, return the machine to its original position and fix the casters in place after loading the media.
    1. Orient the casters so that they face forward.
    2. Lock the casters.
    3. Use caster holders to fix the casters in place.