Canon Colorado 1630, Operation Manual

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[Media setting ] Description
[Media thick-
ness ] Fill in the thickness of the media before the media is loaded for the first time
This value represents the total thickness of the media, e.g. for self-adhesive
vinyl, PVC including the liner.
The media thickness determines the printhead carriage height and must be
set correctly in order to perform printhead carriage calibration.
NOTE
• An incorrect setting of the media thickness can lead to a wrong
calculation of the length of the media on the media roll.
• The media thickness must be set correctly and is crucial for
good print quality.
Incorrect media thickness can lead to print quality artefacts like
banding or unsharp fonts and even can cause media touches
which can damage the printhead.
• After you have changed the setting, make sure to reload the
media roll in the media drawer. Only then the change will take
effect.
[Moist sensitivity] Prevents to print on media that might have been affected by humidity or
moisture. When you create a new media profile, [Moist sensitivity] is disa-
bled by default: the value is set to 0. When enabled, the printer spools the
media forward at the start of a print job or at the request of a manual cut
after the defined inactivity time limit is reached: where value[1] is the lon-
gest time (1800 sec.), [2] (250 sec.), and [3] the shortest time (120 sec.).
By spooling the media forward, the part of the media that is on the platen or
that sits idle in the loaded position is not used to print on. It is advised to
use the moist sensitivity setting when you use paper-based media that is
sensitive to and exposed to temperature and humidity variation. This way
you prevent printing on waved and wrinkled media and the print quality is
not compromised.
IMPORTANT
Incorrect moist sensitivity can cause waved and wrinkled media.
This can lead to a carriage crash and can damage the machine,
which may void your machine warranty service.
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.
[Print Gap] The Print Gap controls the height of the carriage with respect to the media.
The print gap can be set to "Medium" or "High". Default setting is "Medium".
High position should only be used when experimenting with new media, to
prevent the printhead from touching the medium. Some print quality arti-
facts can appear when the carriage is too far from the media surface. These
artifacts can be reduced by choosing the "Medium" print gap option. How-
ever, a smaller print gap increases the chance on media touches.
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Change the media settings
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