Heater Operation - Roland SP-300 User Manual

2-4 Heater Operation

This machine has two types of heaters.
The printing heater warms the media before printing, improving ink adhesion.
The drier warms the media after printing, making the ink dry more rapidly.
When the machine is shipped from the factory, it is set up so that, by default, the heaters run when the sub power is
switched on.
When you switch on the sub power, the [HEATER CONFIG] light begins to flash and the heaters start to run.
The heaters run until a preset temperature is reached, then continue to maintain the temperature at the preset level. The
[HEATER CONFIG] light is illuminated at this time.
The temperature that is maintained varies as follows, depending on whether media is loaded.
When no media is loaded
The "warm-up temperature," which is lower than the operating temperature, is maintained.
When media is loaded
The temperature preset using the heater configuration menu is maintained.
The [HEATER CONFIG] light flashes while heater temperature is rising, and remains steadily lighted when the preset
temperature is reached.
This machine uses automatic control that keeps printing from starting until the heaters reach the preset temperature. You
can speed up the wait time until the preset temperature is reached after loading and setting up media by maintaining the
warm-up temperature before you load the media.
You can use the [PREHEATING] menu to make the settings for heater operation and warm-up temperature when no
media is loaded. For more information, refer to "6-2 Detailed Descriptions of the Menus."
For more information about the heater configuration menu, go to "3-1 Points to Check before Performing Output" and
refer to "Making the Temperature Setting for the Heaters."
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