ENCAD NovaJet 4, User Manual

Page: 71 / 200

Choosing printing parameters 5-71
User's Guide
CHOOSING PRINTING
P
ARAMETERS
Changing the firing rate
Firing rate specifies the time between each firing of the ink jets. The
predefined print modes are optimized with the most appropriate firing
rate. However, you can set the range from 3000 Hz to 10.0 kHz in 100
Hz increments. In general, the slower you set the firing rate, the less
overspray will be apparent.
Note: Setting the firing rate higher than 8000 Hz may produce poor
results.
➪ ➪
➪ ➪ ➪
To change the firing rate
1 Follow the procedure in Chapter 3 for displaying the advanced options.
2 From the Main menu, press the arrow buttons to advance to the Print
Mode menu.
3 Press the arrow buttons to advance to the Firing Rate option, then press
Select. The equals sign (=) blinks.
PRINT MODE
FIRING RATE=5000
4 Press the arrow buttons to increment the firing rate, then press Select.
The equals sign (=) stops blinking.
5 Press Menu to move back to the previous menu level.
Changing the number of passes
The number of passes indicates how many times the cartridges must
fire to lay down the ink for a complete scan line. You may select three
or four passes, so that on a single pass, the jets fire a third (or a quar-
ter) of the dots. If you're printing an image with heavy fill or shading,
setting the print mode to an option that lays down less ink (e.g., four
pass) can help prevent running and bleeding.