User`s manual

Software Preparations for Printing Preparing Your Printer for Printing
8-26 Sprinter User's Manual
! To run or stop all the Color Motors simultaneously:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, click the ALL (1-4) RUN button to run all the
color motors and click the S
TOP button to stop them all.
! To run or stop the Substrate Motor:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, click the RUN button of the Substrate to run
it and click the same button to stop it.
! To run or stop the Collector Motor:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, click the RUN button of the Collector to run
it and click the same button to stop it.
! To display the speed of the Substrate motor:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, click TEST SPEED.
The speed of the Substrate motor is displayed below the T
EST SPEED
button.
Setting a specific motor's torque
The MOTOR’S torque determines the force with which it pulls the used
R
IBBON.
Insufficient torque might cause the Ribbon to wrinkle and the print will show
white areas. It might also cause the Motor to stop functioning.
Too much torque will cause the Ribbon to be pulled underneath the Print
Heads. It will also cause registration problems.
The MOTOR’S torque must be set according to the diameter of the used
C
OLOR INK ROLL. When the roll is empty, the torque requirement is low –
between '4' and '5', and increases as the diameter of the roll increases.
In any case the diameter of the used ink should not exceed one centimeter.
A heavy take-up core might interfere with printing.
! To set a specific Color Motor’s torque:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, select the required torque of the specific
motor in the relative T
ORQUE drop-down combo box and click CLOSE
when you have no more settings to specify.
! To set the same moment for all the Color Motors:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, select the required torque for all the COLOR
MOTORS in the ALL (1-4) TORQUE drop-down combo box and click CLOSE
when you have no more settings to specify.
! To set the Substrate Motor’s speed:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, select the required category of speed of the
Substrate Motor drop-down list box, and click C
LOSE when you have no
more settings to specify.
The actual speed is indicated to the left of the drop-down list box.
! To set the Collector Motor’s torque:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, select the required torque of the COLLECTOR
MOTOR from the COLLECTOR'S torque drop-down combo box and click
C
LOSE when you have no more settings to specify.