Specifying the Cutting Method for Rolls
Eject (when
To cut the roll with the Cutter Unit, press the Cut
the paper
button.
surface is
being
scratched /
to wait for
ink to dry)
Select this for paper that cannot be cut with the
Manual
Cutter Unit and for paper of which the leading edge
(when us-
ing media
curls strongly and rubs the printhead.
that cannot
Use scissors to cut each document from the roll af-
be cut with
ter printing. For continuous printing (if you will cut
each page later), select Auto Cut > Yes or select
the Cutter
Print Cut Guideline.
Unit )
Paper cut-
Choose this option if you want to cut pages by
ting (to
pressing Cutter Unit buttons for manual cutting after
printing when Auto Cut > No is selected or Print
have the
Cut Guideline is selected in the printer driver.
roll cut at
your speci-
Otherwise choose this option if you want to cut the
fied posi-
roll edge after loading a roll.
tion)
•
Automatic and Eject are valid only when you have selected Auto Cut > Yes in the printer driver.
Note
•
With Eject, printing does not resume after a series of jobs have been printed continuously until the roll is cut.
•
Eject is the preset selection in Cutting Mode for some types of paper. For this paper, we recommend keeping the
preset cutting mode.
•
If documents printed using Automatic, Eject, or manual cutting are short, rolls are advanced a specific amount be-
fore cutting to prevent problems with cutting and paper ejection. This may create a wider bottom margin, in some
cases.
Cut rolls manually in the following cases:
Eject (when the paper surface is being scratched / to wait for ink to dry)
•
When cutting wide printed documents after ejection, have two people support the documents. If the paper drops,
printed documents may be damaged.
Important
•
Do not lift the paper when holding printed documents before cutting. If the paper rises, it may affect the printing
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quality or cause rough cut edges.
•
Once the following step has been performed, the procedure can be started from step 7 the next time.
Note
•
Printing the second and subsequent times
•
Printing after replacing with the same type of paper
Cutting Method
Printer Setting
Media
Eject
Auto Cut
Menu >
(See "Cut-
Paper De-
ting Roll
tails >
Paper After
(Various
Print-
Types of
ing.")
Paper) >
➔
Cutting
Manual
Mode
Cut button
Yes
pressed
iPF8400SE
Driver Setting
Yes
P.133
No, Yes, Print
Cut Guideline
No, Print Cut
Guideline
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