Printing Operation; Printhead Protection; Synchronization In Cut Mode; Designing The Print Image - CAB XD4M Operator's Manual

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Printing Operation

5.1

Printhead Protection

Attention!
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Printhead damage caused by improper handling!
 Do not touch the heating elements of the printheads with the fingers or sharp objects.
 Ensure that the material is clean.
 Ensure that the material surfaces are smooth. Rough material act like emery paper and reduce the
service life of the printhead.
 Print with the lowest possible printhead temperature.
The printer is ready for operation when all connections have been made and labels and, if applicable, the transfer
ribbon have been loaded.
5.2

Synchronization in Cut Mode

To guarantee the correct length of the first label a cut prior print job is required :
 Activate in the printer driver menu General > Print Settings > Advanced Setup the setting "cut before labels".
or
 For direct programming use the command C s  Programming Manual.
5.3

Designing the Print Image

 Define the double material width as label width.
 Place the information for one print side at x-coordinates between 0 and the material width.
 Place the information for the other side at x-coordinates between the single and the double material width.
Notice!
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The assignment of the two print images to the upper or lower printhead is depending on the parameters for
rotating (command O R) or mirroring (command O M) the print image.
 Programming Manual.
5.4

Identical Images on Both Sides

 Define the single material width as label width.
 Place the information.
 Activate in the printer driver menu General > Print Settings > Advanced Setup > Options the setting "top side
same as bottom".
or
 For direct programming use the command O B  Programming Manual.
5.5

Suppressing Backfeed

Notice!
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Feeding back the material to the lower printhead in the cut mode or between print jobs is not allowed.
To avoid the backfeed :
 In the printer driver menu General > Print Settings > Advanced Setup > Options
• activate the setting "Ignore label position" and
• deactivate the setting "Single buffer mode".
or
 For direct programming  Programming Manual
• use the command O F and
• do not use the command O S.
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