Oce Arizona 500, User Manual

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Optimal versus Wide Writing Gap – Default “Optimal”
When selecting the
Other
media option during the
Load Media
process, the operator now
is given the opportunity to select
Wide
Writing Gap. This will enable the operator to set the
print head carriage >90 mils above the platen.
Note that the
Wide
setting does not change the maximum acceptable media/substrate
thickness, which remains at 30 mils.
The actual distance between the media and head carriage will vary depending on the actual
thickness of the target media. The feature is primarily designed to provide an extra gap to
accommodate media that may have surface wrinkles that can lead to carriage strikes, which
may result in a ruined print and potential damage to the print heads.
Conserve Media – Default “ON”
When the Océ Arizona 500 begins each new print, it will rewind the media to minimize
waste. Certain media may have difficulty rewinding and will wrinkle in the process. This is
primarily evident in very thin media or adhesive-backed substrates that are malformed by
the heat required to dry the inks during the printing process.
To avoid this problem, disable the
Conserve Media
feature in the
Media Menu
or
during the
Load Media
routine. With this selection OFF, each new image will begin
printing without rewinding the substrate.
The amount of unused media will vary from 8 inches (when operating in the roll-to-roll
printing and a job is in the print queue) to 40 inches (when using the Print & Go module).
Feed Adjustment – Default “0”
This new feature provides the user with the ability to adjust the media advance length
between print swaths to accommodate for slight, site specific, variations. Although the
Arizona 500 is programmed with specific media advance parameters based on the specific
substrate being used, environmental factors, such as heat and humidity may affect the actual
optimal media advance quantity.
A “short” feed may create dark line banding in an image while a “long” feed may exhibit a
white line between print passes. When using this function, pressing the “+” key will increase
the feed number and “-” will decrease it. The range is minus 10 to positive 10. A "+" number
increase the distance of each media feed and the "-" number decrease it.
Note:
The
Wide
Writing Gap option is not intended for smaller, high quality images.
Thin vertical lines and small text could be blurred and slight “misting” may
occur, leading to unwanted image artifacts.
Important:
Carriage strikes increase the potential for permanent print head damage. If
a particular media/substrate results in multiple and/or frequent carriage
strikes, avoid using that media/substrate.