Basic Operations - MIMAKI TX500-1800DS Operation Manual

This chapter
describes procedures and setting methods for ink and media preparation, and printing.
Workflow ....................................................... 2-2
Turning the Power ON/OFF .......................... 2-3
Turning the Power ON ................................ 2-3
Turning the Power OFF ............................... 2-4
Setting a Media ............................................. 2-5
Maximum Print Area .................................... 2-5
Outline of media setting .............................. 2-6
Checking spacer ......................................... 2-7
Attaching neutralization fabric ..................... 2-9
Note for media setting ............................... 2-10
Setting a roll media ................................... 2-11
Setting leaf media ..................................... 2-24
Setting the Head Gap ................................ 2-26
Changing the printing origin ...................... 2-27
Preparing for the Heaters ............................ 2-28
Changing the Temperature Settings for the
Heaters ...................................................... 2-28
Checking the Heater Temperature ............ 2-29
Test Feeding ............................................... 2-30

Basic Operations

Test Printing ................................................2-31
Test Printing ...............................................2-32
Head Cleaning ............................................2-33
About head cleaning ..................................2-33
Perform head cleaning depending on the
test printing result ......................................2-33
Set the media feeding .................................2-34
Flow of media feeding correction ...............2-34
Setting the torque limiter ............................2-35
Setting Feed Correction .............................2-36
Correct the ink drop position for bidirectional
printing ........................................................2-38
Printing Data ...............................................2-40
Starting a Printing Operation .....................2-40
Stopping a printing operation halfway ........2-41
Deleting Received Data (Data Clear) ........2-41
Behavior after printing has been
completed ..................................................2-41
Chapter 2