5-3
Basic printing procedures
5-1. Basic printing process flow
What are described below are the basic work flows before the start and after the completion of print process.
Fixation of
ink
Removing
printed matter
from platen
Remove the print medium from the platen.
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"5-9. Removing printed matter from platen >>P.5-33"
Fixate the ink onto the print medium.
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"5-10. Fixation of ink >>P.5-34"
Printing
Start the print operation.
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"5-7. Executing a printing job >>P.5-29"
Sending/Loadin
g Print Data
Placing print
medium in
position
Platen
adjustment
Pretreatment for
print medium
To fixate the white ink onto a T-shirt, apply the pretreatment to it beforehand.
If you are not using white ink, you do not need to pretreat print medium.
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"5-3. Pretreating process for print medium >>P.5-5"
Replace the currently used platen with another one that suits the print medium.
After the platen replacement is completed, adjust the platen's height.
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"5-4. Platen adjustment >>P.5-14"
Put a print medium on the platen.
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"5-5. Placing print medium in position >>P.5-17"
Send or load print data to the printer.
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"5-6. Sending/Loading Print Data >>P.5-20"
Tasks to be
performed before
starting print
operation
Before starting printing, perform check and preparation tasks on the printer.
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"5-2. Tasks to be performed before starting print operation >>P.5-4"
