LEC User`s Manual Supplement
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1. L Starting the MEDIA SETTING menu O Load media Check that no sagging is found on the media If any sagging exists the followed correction value settings do not work effectively User s Manual Loading Media MENU Press CMENU 9 menu 44 When the left figure is displayed press CENTER MEDIA SETTING a 2 Adjusting the Print Head Height 1 HEAD HGT LOW gt Press C lt Dto select CHANGE CHANGE NEXT l Press CENTER to enable the setting HEAD HEIGHT When the left figure is displayed open the front cover HIGH gt LOW d Continued on the next page Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu Move the height adjustment lever to adjust the head height When moving to the High direction the buzzer sounds twice and to the Low direction the buzzer sounds once LEC 300 300A Height adjustment lever J 5 Move firmly until it stops Height adjustment lever Move firmly until it stops Normally set to Low However when the media is over 0 5mm thick set to High 4 Close the front cover For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item see here User s Manual Adjusting Head Height to Match Media Thickness To cancel the setting Procedure Press Cwenu gt during the setting aursettine gt Press C lt Dto select YES YES NO g Pres2. Press C gt Dto select DONE Press Center to enable the setting For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item see here User s Manual Performing Feed Correction to Alleviate Horizontal Bands and the Like Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu 4 Performing the correction for misalignment in bidirectional printing This machine prints by the bidirectional mode in which the heads perform printing during both their outbound pass and return pass This printing method is called Bidirectional Printing This method offers the advantage of being able to shorten output times but subtle misalignment occurs during the outbound and return passes The procedure to correct this and eliminate misalignment is Bidirectional Correction ADJUST Bro gt Press C lt Dto select SET SET NEXT d Press CENTER to enable the setting The test pattern of bidirectional correction is output 2 INPUT When the left figure is displayed press CENTER ADJ VALUES A ADJUST BI DIR UseC 4 D CY Dto set the correction value gt i d Press Center to enable the setting Current correction Value to be set value To decide a Correction Value Choose the value that produces the least misalignment of 2lines The least misalignment CAUNET TETTEIT EAEE Simple 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 4 3 2 4 1424 3444 54 6 748 9 10
3. Correction value scale Current cor rection value 4 REDO ADJ gt To confirm again adjust again YES DONE a Press C Dto select YES Press Center to enable the setting The test pattern of bidirectional correction is output again Go back to the procedure and set again To go to the next after correction is completed Press C gt Dto select DONE Press Center to enable the setting For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item see here User s Manual Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu 5 Deciding to perform the setting for cutting or not CUT CONFIG SET NEXT 4 gt Only Printing Press C gt Dto select NEXT Press CENTER to enable the setting Go to Procedure 9 Print amp Cut Press C Dto select SET Press CENTER to enable the setting Go to Procedure 6 6 Setting the blade force o For high quality cutting perform a cutting test to check the cutting quality for the media and adjust the blade force When Cutting the Printed Surface gt Hardened ink is thick When cutting a printed surface first perform a cutting test on the actual surface that has been printed gt The end of the cap for the blade holder may scrape or damage the printed surface If this happens increase the amount of blade extension User s Manual Adjusting the Cutting in Amount and Adj
4. DETAIL SETTING gt p 4 Press CENTER TEST PRINT d A test pattern is printed When printing ends then pressC V gt DEWLSETTING lt 4 Press C gt gt SETTING NO 1 gt g z n m Z Q Continued on the next page Performing the Initial Adjustment Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely Ht H2 H3 4 Press lt gt C gt Dto select from H1 to H3 or from H1 0 to H6 for LEC 330 OLO PressC a D CY Dto select a correction value from Only LEC 330 J H1 to H3 or from H1 to H6 for LEC 330 me k f s Press Center to finish making the settings for SETTING NO 1 To decide a Correction Value Choose the value that produces the least misalignment of 2lines Test pattern HELE ea ALNI Choose the value that produces the least misalignment THE EPPPP EPP EET TEE IPLLEr tr thin NO 1 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 5 4 3 2 aft 243444546 74 84 9410 Correction value scale Current correction value merrer IN meer ath PUPPET ET EVE PEE 10ND AMAA GHANA AB D6 ob
5. DIA SETTING menu Check the correction values from the test pattern condition To check the test pattern P amp C2 The point where the cutting line intersects the correction value scale is the correction value Check the scan direction and the feed direction respectively Correction value scale Feed direction Foi direction J M_ Cutting line 0 5 4 ails MTT TTT TT zo pt a m a4 a a a wo mm a a a m a o 9 al 5 Z ETT i 15 F030 030mm S 0 00 gt 0 20mm 4d Current correction Value to be set value REDOADI gt YES DONE For the figure the cor rection value is 0 3 Cutting line UseC a gt CY Dto set the correction value of feed direction F Use C gt C gt Dto set the correction value of scan direction S Press Center to enable the setting The test pattern P amp C1 is printed and cut again Check the condition of test pattern to check that the printing position and the cutting position are aligned Cutting position and printing position are aligned Press gt Dto select DONE Press Center to enable the setting Go to Procedure amp Cutting position and printing position are not aligned Press C lt Dto select YES Press Center to enable the setting Go back to Procedure 6 and set the correction values again Repeat Procedure and until the optimal alignment is got For the separate setting me
6. Roland VersaUV PRINT amp CUT LEC 300 300A 330 Before using be sure to read this The User s Manual has been partially modified Be sure to read this document as well as the User s Manual before using the machine The MEDIA SETTING menu has been added MENU d This menu enables you to make a series of required minimum settings by the MEDIA SETTING d interactive method so that you can optimize the output to suit the size and the type of the media All the settings made through the MEDIA SETTING menu can also be made individually For details see P 3 Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu By the addition of the Media Setting menu the main menu system has been modified For details see P 14 Modification of the Main Menu TU2 is added to the SETUP SHEET menu SETUP SHEET This is one of the menus to be selected when the media take up system is used 4 gt TU2 With TU2 selected you can use the media take up system for the output involving the pullback movement For details see P 15 When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement or When TU2 Is Selected 1000007501 R2 101012 Contents Contents Performing the Initial Adjustment Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely ccc vcccfsccbevetescacevecis stuneccees E REEK EENAA AEREA 1 Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING Men cccccceeeeeneeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeenseeeeseeeeseeeeeeenseeeee
7. To output by limiting the length use the function of RIP software The setting method when using Roland VersaWorks is continued on next page 15 When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement or When TU2 Is Selected How to Output by Limiting Length Roland VersaWorks This section describes how to output by limiting the length using Roland VersaWorks hereinafter RVW For information on the detail usage of RVW refer to the user s manual of RVW Procedure 1 Open Que Properties window or Job Setting window Select the input folder to be used 27 16 Qu The setting item and the method in Job Setting win Click Dal Select CustomCUT from Size under 5 Quality Color Adjustment Size CustomCUT 3 a Ww e H 1300 00 a mm r Scaling Scale fioo wW 4 mm H 4 mm T Fitto Media Size e Properties window are he same as this procedure Media Settings Set H dow
8. art Press MENU MEDIA SETTING To the NAME menu To the NAME8 menu PRESET 44 E JLab 4 J LOAD gt NAME1 d D ojo To the DETAIL SETTING men MENU 4 BOA ADJUST BI DIR 4 ADJUST BI DIR gt TEST PRINT H MENU CUT TEST PRINT To the MEDIA SETTING menu By the modification of the main menu the operation instructions to show some items of the menu on the display are to be corrected as below Ooo o Mw ong o oe O MENU 1 Press CMenu gt Z gt le gt CEND ADJUST BI DIR MENU de Press CMenu gt Press gt Press D Press C Y D several times 14 When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement or When TU2 Is Selected When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement or When TU2 Is Selected In using the media take up system to perform output involving pullback move Ioa ment select TU2 of the SETUP SHEET menu For the operations after selecting TU2 follow the instructions described in Using the Media Take up System of the User s Manual When TU2 is selected follow the below instructions Never pull the media with excessive force If the media is pulled forcedly it may result in interruptions during output or inaccuracy of output locations When using the media take up system to avoid pulling media with undue force be sure to observe the fol lowing points gt Never operate the MANUAL switch for t
9. eees 3 Modification of the Main Menu cccccssseccceeseeneeeeeneeeeeeseeneeseeeeeeenseeessecneseeeeseeeeeeeeenees 14 When Performing Output Involving Pullback Movement or When TU2 Is Select OO E E E Rand tel E E E as tenes E teed 15 Company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Copyright 2010 Roland DG Corporation http www rolanddg com Performing the Initial Adjustment Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely Performing the Initial Adjustment Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely Perform the initial adjustment correction for misalignment in bidirectional printing more precisely of this machine This adjustment is necessary in the following cases If the thickness of the media is over 0 5mm raise the head height before performing this adjustment User s Manual Adjusting Head Height to Match Media Thickness gt When using this machine for the first time gt When changing the media to use gt When the printing is not improved after performing the simplified correction of the bidirec tional printing described in the User s Manual Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing Procedure Press ven MENU 1 Press Y D several times until the screen shown on ADJUST BI DIR gt the left appears Press C gt Dand then a D ADJUSTBIDIR ers Press C gt gt
10. ha oD od Database aban age If the Printing test Results Are Difficult to Interpret Examine the results from different angles in a well lighted location Take advantage of reflected light to en able visual checking DETAIL SETTING 1 PressC YD SETTING NO 1 gt DETAIL SETTING d In the same manner as performed for SETTING NO 1 set SETTING NO 2 gt the correction values for the other items from SETTING NO 2 to SETTING NO 4 When correction value settings end press CENTER a fa a oN a ow a tvy T E ae a L N 10 Press Cvenu C Din this order to go back to the SETUP SHEET original screen lt 4 gt ROLL Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu Start the MEDIA SETTING menu after performing the initial adjustment P 1 Performing the Initial Adjustment Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing More Precisely gt Only Printing Perform the procedure J to 5 and 9 gt Print amp Cut Perform all the procedure J to 9 Note If any setting is not needed for each setting item you can go to the next menu by selecting NEXT
11. he take up unit when the loading lever is pulled back gt Never press CaD to pull the media back gt Be sure to set the base point when the media is moved forward by pressing Cro after the setting of the media is completed gt Set 120mm or more on the computer for the margin from the output end location to the next output start location or the space between the pages When Performing Continuous Printing of Two or More Pages When you re performing continuous printing and take up for two or more pages give attention to the fol lowing points gt If the setting to execute automatic cutoff of the media can be made on the computer then turn this setting off Making the setting on the computer to execute automatic cutoff of the media results in media cutoff after each page is printed Take up quits as soon as the media is cut off Movement until the media has been set with TU2 selected With TU2 selected the media will be fed out until the dancer roller leans down to the front com pletely Operation till the media is taken up when TU2 is selected The media is not taken up during output When output is finished the media is pulled back to a given position and the taking up operation starts About Length Output At One Time If the length of output at one time is too long the media may get soiled by touching the work floor To avoid the media from getting soiled by touching the floor output the media by about 300 mm
12. ing position are not aligned Press C Dto select YES Press Center to enable the setting The test pattern C amp C2 for setting the correction values is printed and cut When the left figure is displayed press CENTER 11 Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu Check the correction values from the test pattern condition To check the test pattern C amp C2 The point where the cutting line intersects the correction value scale is the correction value Check the scan direction and the feed direction respectively Correction value scale Feed direction m Scan direction J AC Cutting line o 0 5 Bile OJT 20 7 SI s m zi E ET 7 4 4 05 4 a 0 2 z F 030 0 30mm S 0 00 gt 0 20mm Current correction Value to be set value REDOADJ gt YES DONE a For the figure the cor rection value is 0 3 Cutting line UseC amp D CY Dto set the correction value of feed direction F UseC a gt C gt to set the correction value of scan direction S Press Center to enable the setting The test pattern C amp C1 is printed and cut again Check the condition of test pattern to check that the printing position and the cutting position are aligned Cutting position and printing position are aligned Press gt Dto select DONE Press Center to enable the setting Go to Procedure 9 Cutting position and prin
13. s MENU The screen returns to the screen shown at the left MEDIA SETTING By selecting NO the screen returns to the screen dis played when you pressed MENU Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu Perform the position correction of feed direction Alleviate Horizontal Stripes Feed direction means the feed direction of the media Perform the correction adjusting to the media in advance because horizontal stripes are more likely to occur during printing when the movement distance of the media changes subtly depending on the kind or thickness of the media CALIBRATION gt Press C lt Dto select SET SET NEXT _ Press Center to enable the setting The test pattern of feed correction is output INPUT When the left figure is displayed press CENTER ADJ VALUES a CALIBRATION UseC A D CY Dto set the correction value 0 10 gt 0 10 Press CENTER to enable the setting ta Current correction Value to be set value To decide a Correction Value Select the value to make the upper lower rectangular gap and overlap smallest Smallest gap and overlap Current correction value Gap present Overlap REDO ADJ a gt To confirm again To adjust again YES DONE dd Press C lt Dto select YES Press Center to enable the setting The test pattern of feed correction is output again Go back to the procedure and set again To go to the next after correction is completed
14. ser s Manual Fine tuning the Cutting Conditions Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu 7 Correcting Misalignment for Printing and Cutting Subtle misalignment between the printing and cutting positions may occur due to the thickness of the media or the head height We recommend making correction to match the media you re using PRINT CUTAD lt gt Press C lt Dto select SET SET NEXT Press CENTER to enable the setting The test pattern P amp C1 is printed and cut The test pattern is printed at three locations on the media at the two edges and in the center Check the test pattern condition To check the test pattern P amp C1 Check to make sure that the printing position and the cutting position are aligned Cutting position Printing position Cutting position and printing posi Cutting position and printing posi tion are misaligned tion are aligned CONTINUE ADJ a gt Cutting position and printing position are aligned YES DONE a Press C gt Dto select DONE Press CENTER to enable the setting Go to Procedure amp Cutting position and printing position are not aligned Press C lt Dto select YES Press CENTER to enable the setting The test pattern P amp C2 for setting the correction values is printed and cut Go to Procedure 4 INPUT When the left figure is displayed press CENTER ADJ VALUES a Continued on the next page Setup of Media ME
15. thod and descriptions for this item see here User s Manual Correcting Misalign ment of the Printing and Cutting Positions 10 o Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu Correcting Misalignment for Printing and Cutting Position When Using Crop Marks When you remove the printed media and then reload it and perform cutting use the crop marks For this case correction is to be performed because the positioning of printing and cutting may be misaligned even when you re using crop marks depending on the composition of the media CROP CUT ADJ gt SET NEXT a To perform consecutive printing and cutting Press C gt Dto select NEXT Go to Procedure 9 To perform printing and cutting separately Press C Dto select SET Press Center to enable the setting The test pattern C amp C1 is printed and cut Go to Procedure 0 Check the test pattern condition 4 To check the test pattern C amp C1 Check to make sure that the printing position and the cutting position are aligned Cutting position Printing position Cutting position and printing posi Cutting position and printing posi tion are not aligned CONTINUE ADJ a gt YES DONE a INPUT ADJ VALUES d Continued on the next page tion are aligned Cutting position and printing position are aligned Press C gt Dto select DONE Press Center to enable the setting Go to Procedure 7 Cutting position and print
16. ting position are not aligned Press lt Dto select YES Press Center to enable the setting Go back to Procedure 6 and set the correction values again And repeat Procedure and 7 until the optimal alignment is got For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item see here User s Manual Correcting Misalign ment for Printing and Cutting When Using Crop Marks 12 Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu 9 Saving the Setting as Preset PRESET gt Press Re select SAVE CENTER SAVE NEXT d Press to enable the setting If you select NEXT the performed settings are retained However those settings are not saved as presets UseC i gt CY Dto select to select the destination to save You can select one of NAME1 to 8 Press CENTER to enable the setting SET NAME Usea gt CY Dto select characters Use C gt to move the next character Select the following characters in the same way COMPLETED You can enter up to15 characters Press CENTER to enable the setting saveto NAME1 te For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item see here User s Manual Saving the Printer Settings to Match the Media This completes the operation of the MEDIA SETTING menu 13 Modification of the Main Menu Modification of the Main Menu By the addition of the Media Setting menu the main menu system has been modified as shown in the below ch
17. usting for When Cutting the Printed Surface Press C lt Dto select SET Press Center to enable the setting CUT FORCE a gt SET NEXT a Circle N Rectangle The test pattern is cut Circle and rectangle are cut Peel off the two shapes Continued on the next page Setup of Media MEDIA SETTING menu 27 Current correction value CONTINUE ADJ 4 gt YES DONE a CUT FORCE a 50gf 50gf a Value to be set REDO ADJ a gt YES DONE a Two shapes are peeled off separately Press C gt Dto select DONE Press CENTER to enable the setting Go to Procedure 7 Two shapes are peeled off together backing paper is also cut Press C lt to select YES Press CENTER to enable the setting Go to Procedure Press C A gt CY Dto adjust the blade force If two shapes are peeled off together gt raise the blade force If backing paper is cut too gt reduce the blade force Press CENTER to enable the setting Cut the test pattern again Check the result Two shapes are peeled off separately Press gt Dto select DONE Press CENTER to enable the setting Go to Procedure 7 Two shapes are peeled off together Press C to select YES Press CENTER to enable the setting Cut the test pattern again Go back to the procedure and set again For the separate setting method and descriptions for this item see here U
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