Canon Colorado M Series Operation Manual page 79

[Media setting ] Description
[Auto media ad- Prevents pinch roller marks that can occur on sensitive media while it sits
vance] idle in the loaded position or while it lies on the printer platen for more than
two minutes. When you create a new media profile, [Auto media advance] is
disabled by default. When enabled, this setting advances the media past the
pressure point at the start of a print job or at the request of a manual cut.
Depending on the media position, the setting can spool forward a longer
media length.
[Manual loading] Use this setting when you print on flexible or curled media.
Mostly used with a leading strip of rigid media. Width detection will be done
just before printing at the position of the printhead.
You can open the top cover and you can place the media manually in posi-
tion.
[Suitable for Controls the use of the printer cutter. Disable the use of the automatic cutter
printer cutter ] when it is not suitable for the media type, for example with textile, canvas or
heavy banners. When disabled the printer will request the operator to cut
the media manually.
[Outer core diam- Fill in the outer core diameter of the media roll in millimeters. With this in-
eter ] formation and the data collected while printing jobs, the printer will calcu-
late the remaining media length.
If the [Remaining length] is displayed as [Unknown] on the operator panel,
continue printing until the remaining media length can be calculated.
NOTE
• After you have changed the setting, make sure to reload the
media roll in the media drawer. Only then the change will take
effect.
• After you finish printing on sensitive media, it is advised to roll
up the media roll in the media drawer.
NOTE
After you have changed the setting, make sure to reload the me-
dia roll in the media drawer. Only then the change will take effect.
NOTE
After you have changed the setting, make sure to reload the me-
dia roll in the media drawer. Only then the change will take effect.
Change the media settings
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