Oce CS 5070, User Manual

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50 Océ CS 5050/5070 User Manual
Selecting the print direction
The print direction determines whether the inkjets fire on both passes of the
carriage over the print area (bi-directional), or simply on the return pass
(unidirectional).
■
Unidirectional
printing can reduce running and ink bleeding if you have an
image with solid fills and blends.
■
Bi-directional
printing can decrease your printing time if printer speed is
more important.
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To change the print direction
1
Press
Setup/Print Mode/Print Direction
.
2
Choose
Unidirectional
or
Bidirectional
.
3
Press
OK
.
When printing in bi-directional mode, the velocity of the carriage can cause
certain dots to miss the target area on the media. To alleviate this problem, use
the
colour deadband compensation
feature to fine-tune dot placement. The
colour deadband test pattern lets you check the velocity deadband values and
adjust them for best printing results (see ‘To print the colour deadband test
pattern’ on page 38).