Setting The Printing Mode - Roland FJ-500 User Manual

Setting the Printing Mode

Setting the Printing Mode and Printing Direction
Before start to print, set the printing mode and printing direction.
On the control panel, press the [PRINT QUALITY] key and specify the printing mode and direction of printing.
- When you can make the settings for the printing mode and printing direction on the computer, the computer's
settings take priority.
- The optimal printing mode differs according to the material you are using.
- Printing when using eight-color pigmented ink ([PIGMENT 8COLOR]) is taken as a guide for usage of the various
modes. ([PIGMENT 8COLOR] obtains better image quality than [PIGMENT 4COLOR] or [DYE 4COLOR], but
output times are longer.)
Printing quality, output time, and the amount of data processing in the computer vary according to the printing
mode and the material used. Choose a mode that matches the task.
- The printing time for the same original data becomes increasingly longer in this sequence: DRAFT, NORMAL,
vNORMAL, SUPER, vSUPER and vPHOTO. Also, because the size of the output file grows larger, the processing
time for creating the output file also becomes longer.
It's also necessary to ensure enough memory on the computer.
Printing Mode
vPHOTO:
This is suitable for printing photographs with the highest image
quality.
However, because the amount of data becomes large and
printing time is longer, this is not suited to large-size output.
vSUPER:
This is suitable for printing photographs.
vNORMAL:
This is suitable for printing posters and the like. It's also suitable
for applications such as color proofs.
SUPER:
This is suitable for printing posters and signs.
NORMAL (Factory default):
This is suitable for printing signs at comparatively high speed.
DRAFT:
This is suitable for printing large-size signs. It's also suitable for
applications such as checking layout.
Printing Direction
UNI-DIRECTION:
Unidirectional printing.
Printing is performed as the carriage moves from right to left.
Printing quality is better than with [BI-DIRECTION].
BI-DIRECTION (factory default):
Bidirectional printing.
Printing is performed as the carriage moves from right to left,
and also as it returns from left to right.
Printing speed is faster than with [UNI-DIRECTION].
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