If The Positions Of Dots Shift; Setting Of Logical Seek - MIMAKI Tx300P-1800 Operation Manual

If the Positions of Dots Shift...

When the condition for printing (media thickness/ink type/
etc.) has been changed, perform the following operation
to correct the ink drop position for bidirectional (Bi)
printing and obtain the proper printing result.
Example of a Printed Pattern
Output
direction
The dots at the fourth position counted
from the zero position in the positive
direction form a straight line.
In this case, the dot position correction
value is 4.0.
Set a media on the machine. (
1
• In order to print a pattern, a media that is 500 mm
wide at least is necessary.
Press
(MENU)
2
Press to select SETUP 1 to 4,
3
and press the
• SETUP MENU will be displayed.
Press to select "DROP.POS
4
correct", and press the
Press the
5
• Start the pattern printing.
• Multiple test patterns are printed. (The printed
patterns are called Pattern 1, Pattern 2, Pattern
3... in the order of printing.)
Press to enter a correction value
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of Pattern 1, and press the
• Corrected feeding rate: -40 to 40
• Check the test patterns. The position where an
outward feeding line and a return feeding line
become one straight line is the correction value.
• When the correction value in not between -40 and
40, adjust the height of the printing heads and
then perform the operations in Step 2 and later.
In the same way as in Step 4, enter a
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correction value of Pattern 2 and later, and
press the
Press the
8
end the setting.
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in LOCAL.
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Setting of Logical Seek

The head's operation varies depending on the LOGICAL
SEEK settings, as shown in the figure below.
Movement of heads when LOGICAL seek is OFF
UNI-DIRECTIONAL
Media
Print area
Red arrow :
Movement of head
Movement of heads when LOGICAL seek is ON
UNI-DIRECTIONAL
Media
Print area
Red arrow :
Movement of head
Press
(MENU)
1
Press to select SETUP 1 to 4,
2
and press the
• SETUP MENU will be displayed.
Press to select "LOGICAL
3
SEEK", and press the
Press to select a set value, and
4
press the
• Set value : HOST / ON / OFF
Press the
5
end the setting.
Chapter 3 Setup
BI-DIRECTIONAL
Media
BI-DIRECTIONAL
Media
in LOCAL.
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