Roland XC 540 User Manual

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3-3 Cutting Using the Crop-mark Feature
How to Use the Crop-mark Feature
The crop-mark feature is used for aligning printing and cutting. When youre printing with crop marks in one of the
following cases, you can perform automatic alignment with detection of the printed crop marks when you perform
cutting.
➢When youre cutting media that may have expanded or shrunk during printing due to the heat of the dryer or
the like
➢When you remove printed media and then reload...

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Media Sizes Allowing Automatic Crop Mark Detection When Reloading the Media
When youre cutting off media printed with crop marks, reloading it, and performing automatic crop-mark detection,
set a margin of at least 90 millimeters before the next print-start position. For other margins, refer to the figure below.
You can set the margin value with the software RIP youre using. For information on how to make the setting, refer to...

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Performing Cutting with Automatic Crop-mark Detection
When you make the setting for detecting crop marks when sending cutting data from the computer, alignment is
performed with the presence or absence of crop marks determined automatically. For information on how to make the
settings, refer to the documentation for the software RIP youre using.
When the media has been removed, follow the steps below to reload it.
Procedure...

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To Stop Detection

Press .
Press .
Detection is stopped.
Aligning Manually and Cutting
Depending on the type of media, it may not be possible to detect crop marks automatically. When crop marks cannot
be detected automatically, you perform alignment manually.
1.Set the base point.

Use  to align the
center of the blade with the location shown in
the figure.
Press .
2.Set the align points.

Use  to align the
center of the...

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Repeat steps 
 through  to specify other align points as required.
Send the cutting data and perform cutting.
About Align  Points
The numbers for align points are determined with reference to the location of the base point. You cannot set an align
point unless you specify a base point. Redoing the setting for the base point clears any align points that have been set.
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Chapter 4
Operation of the Media
Take-up System
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56Chapter 4 Operation of the Media Take-up System
4-1 The Take-up  System
Features of the Take-up System
Using the take-up unit lets you perform printing while the media is taken up automatically. This makes possible
unattended operation at night and efficient output of lengthy media.
Operating Conditions for the Take-up System
Never Use When Performing Cutting
Never use the take-up unit when youre performing cutting operations. Use is possible only when performing
printing.
Settings Related to Media...

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4-2 Using the Take-up System
How to Take Up Media
1.Pass the media through the printer.
Move the dancer roller toward the rear.
Load the roll media.
 P.30 How to Load Media
Pull back the loading lever to secure the media in place.
2.Fasten the media to the paper pipe.
For information on how to attach the paper tube, refer to the Setup Guide.
Use  to select [TU].
Press 
.
Press  to adjust the length of the media to be pulled out.
You can adjust the...

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Fasten the media in place with tape at three locations (the center and both edges) so that the
media is not at an angle.
Take-up with outward curl
Take-up with inward curl
Press .
The media is fed out to the front.
Pull the dancer roller back toward you.
Make sure the media is stretched taut, and press .
Paper pipeAdhesive tape
(3 places)
Dancer roller
Fasten first.
Fasten first.
TILT DANCER
ROLLER TO FRONT
Paper pipe...