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Printing Jobs on the Gerber CAT | UV
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Roll-to-Roll Printing
This section covers all printing-related information for the Roll-to-Roll selection.
Choosing a print mode for Roll-to-Roll printing
There are two modes for printing roll-to-roll jobs: Single and Continuous (Cont.). Print mode
selection is controlled by the ROLL-TO-ROLL key on the control panel and is not active on
flatbed-only printers. Press the ROLL-TO-ROLL key repeatedly to toggle between Single and
Continuous mode.
Single mode
Use
Single mode
to run one job at a time. Single mode allows you to:
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Change material between jobs
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Advance the material before the next job
After a job prints, the Gerber CAT|UV waits for you to begin the next job when it is received at
the printer (see “Printing a single Roll-to-Roll job” on page 64).
Tip: You can print a job in Single mode to verify printed output, and then switch to Continuous
mode to continue printing multiple jobs that you plan to print on the same rolled material.
Continuous mode
Continuous mode is designed for printing multiple jobs on the same material using the roll-
to-roll option.
In Continuous mode, you must begin the first job, but subsequent jobs start
without operator initiation when they are received at the printer as long as the printer is in
Printer Ready mode. When one job finishes, the next job begins immediately on the same
material loaded in the printer. When all jobs that have been sent are completed, the printer
waits for another job and begins printing as soon as it is received (See “Printing multiple Roll-
to-Roll jobs in Continuous mode” on page 65).
In continuous mode the operator is not prompted to turn on the platen hold-down vacuum at
the start of a job. The operator must turn the vacuum on or off as appropriate using the
LOAD/UNLOAD key.
At the end of the first job printed in Continuous mode the lamps and vacuum (if it is active) will
remain on for 10 minutes to enable the next job to start quickly. If the next job arrives after the
10 minute period the lamps will initiate the warm-up sequence prior to printing. The vacuum
does not automatically resume and must be manually turned on using the LOAD/UNLOAD
key.
Exiting Continuous mode (by either choosing Single or Flat Bed) automatically turns off the
lamps and vacuum if they are currently on.
If a job does not start when running in Continuous mode
When the Gerber CAT|UV is printing in Continuous mode, the next job will not begin if one of
the following conditions occurs:
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The CANCEL key is pressed
