Roland XC 540 User Manual

6-6  Making Various Adjustments for Cutting
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Accurately Adjusting the Cutting-in Amount
When you want to perform accurate and fine adjust-
ment of the cutting-in amount, such as when cutting
media with thin carrier paper, you can obtain good
results by adjusting the tip of the blade.
Turn the cap portion of the blade holder to adjust the
amount of blade extension.Each indicator tick corre-
sponds to 0.1 mm, and adjustment for 0.5 mm can be
made by rotating the cap one full...

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6-7 Correcting Misalignment for Printing or Cutting
Correcting for Misalignment in Bidirectional Printing
Procedure
1.Print a test pattern.

Press .
Press 
.
Press .
Press 
 to start printing.
2.Read the correction values from the test pattern.
3.Enter the correction values that you read.

Press .
Press .
Use 
 to set the correction values.
Press 
 to enable the setting.
4.Go back to the original screen.
Press .
Press 
 to go back to the original screen.
MENU
ADJUST...

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H3 H4 H5
H6
H2H1NO.1
H3 H4H2H1NO.2
H1
NO.1
H5H6
H3
H4 H5
H6
H2H1NO.3
H3 H4 H5
H6
H2H1NO.4
Description
The bidirectional-printing mode (in which the heads perform printing during both their outbound pass and return pass)
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...

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3.Enter the correction values that you read.
Enter the corresponding correction values for H1 through H6.

Press .
Press .
Use 
 to select. Use  to set the correc-
tion values.
Press 
 for finish making the settings for SETTING NO.1.
Press .
Press .
Use 
 to select. Use  to set the correc-
tion values.
Press 
 for finish making the settings for SETTING NO.2.
Press .
Press .
Use 
 to select. Use  to set the correc-...

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Performing Feed Correction to Alleviate Horizontal Bands and the Like
Procedure
1.Print a test pattern.

Press .
Press 
 several times.
Press .
Press 
 to start printing.
2.Check the test pattern you printed.
3.Enter the correction value.
Press .
Press 
.
Use 
 to make the setting for the correction value.
Press 
 to enable the setting.
4.Go back to the original screen.
Press .
Press 
 to go back to the original screen.
W...

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Description
The movement transfer of media experiences subtle changes due to the thickness of the media and the temperature of
the heating devices. When the movement distance becomes discrepant, horizontal stripes are more likely to occur
during printing. We recommend performing correction to match the media youre using and the heating devices.
Repeat the process of printing a test pattern and entering a correction value...

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-0.5
3.Print a test pattern and cut it.

Press .
Press 
.
Press .
Press .
Press 
.
When adjustment is needed, go on to the steps below.
4.Print a test pattern and cut it.
Press .
Press 
 to execute.
5.From the test pattern, read the value at the location.
PRINT - CUT ADJ .
TEST PRINT 2
MENU
CUTTING MENU
CUTTING MENU
PRINT - CUT ADJ .
PRINT - CUT    ADJ .
TEST    PRINT
Printing position Cutting position
Cutting position...

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6.Enter the adjustment value you read.

Press .
Press 
Use  to make the setting for the correction value.
Press 
 to enable the setting for FEED SETTING.
Use  to make the setting for the correction value.
Press 
 to enable the setting for SCAN SETTING.
Press .
7.Check the results of adjustment.
Press .
Press 
 to execute.
If the printing and cutting lines are aligned, adjustment is complete.
Description
You perform...

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Correcting Misalignment for Printing and Cutting When Using Crop Marks
Procedure
1.Check the setting for the [AUTO ENV. MATCH] menu item.
Make sure the [AUTO ENV. MATCH] menu item is set to ENABLE.
 P.84 Making the Setting for Automatic Adjustment of the Printer to the Operating Environment
2.Execute the [ADJUST BI-DIR] menu item.

Load the media.
 P.30 How to Load Media
 P.90 How to Load Sheet Media
Perform...

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5.From the test pattern, read the adjustment value at the location.
6.Enter the adjustment value you read.

Press .
Press 
.
Use  to make the setting for the correction value.
Press 
 to enable the setting for FEED SETTING.
Use  to make the setting for the correction value.
Press 
 to enable the setting for SCAN SETTING.
Press .
7.Check the results of adjustment.
Press .
Press 
 to execute.
If the printing and cutting...