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Chapter 1
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1.2 Features
1.2.1 Features
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- Reduced size with ink tank placed in rear.
- Printable on a variety of print media with the use of two types of black ink (replaceable).
Photo Black: This ink has excellent gloss and black density for glossy media and proof media.Nearly all types of media can be printed, including glossy
media.
Matte Black: This ink has excellent black density for standard paper, fine art media, and matte media. It cannot be used for glossy media.
- Remaining roll media control made possible by barcode printed on roll media.
- Four-sides borderless printing support (roll media) eliminates tedious cutting and simplifies poster creation.
- High quality photo finish with 2400 x 1200 dpi maximum resolution using highly lightfast, water-proof, and ozone-proof six color (C, M, Y, Bk, MBk,
PC, PM) pigment ink. (Choose either Bk or MBk)
- High-speed printing with bidirectional print control using 1 inch (1280-nozzles) head for each color.
- Tubing type ink supply completely separating print head and large capacity ink tank.
- Support for roll media and cut sheets.
- Roll media with width from 203.2 to 609.6 mm and length up to 18 m can be used.
- Standard carriage mounted cutter enables automatic sheet cutting. In addition, optional cutter unit enables cutting of additional types of media.
- Cut sheet feeding, media discharge, and ink tank replacement can be performed easily from the front.
- Standard support for high-speed USB2.0 interface. Optional support for 10Base-T/100Base-TX TCP/IP network or IEEE1394.
1.2.2 Printhead
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On the carriage, disposable printhead is installed, each of which contains six rows of integrated nozzles.
Each row consists of 1280 nozzles, which are arranged in a staggered pattern for printing efficiency.
If print quality does not improve despite carrying out cleaning, the printhead should be replaced with a new one. Generally, it is recommended that the
print head be replaced about 6 months after you have opened the package.
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1.2.3 Ink Tank
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The ink tank is disposable.
There are six colors: Black (Bk), Photo Cyan (PC), Cyan (C), Photo Magenta (PM), Magenta (M) and Yellow (Y), each using pigment based ink. Either
Black (Bk) or Matte Black (MBk) can be selected for Black.
There are the following features in two kinds of black ink.
-Photo Black
This ink has excellent gloss and black density for glossy media and proof media. Nearly all types of media can be printed, including glossy media.
-Matte Black
This ink has excellent black density for standard paper, fine art media, and matte media. It cannot be used for glossy media.
To install an ink tank, open the right cover of the printer and insert the tank. The printer features a mechanism by which only the correct color ink tank will
fit in its given slot.
When the "No Ink" message is displayed, replace the ink tank with a new one. Also, the ink tanks should generally be replaced 6 months after you have
opened the package.
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1.2.4 Cutter Unit
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A disposable cutter unit is mounted on the carriage.
When the cutter becomes dull, increment the position adjustment dial by 1. If the dial is at 3, replace with a new cutter unit.