Changing the Printer Operation Mode

Custom Settings

1. Open the printer driver setup window

2. Make sure that the printer is on, and then click Custom Settings on the Maintenance tab

   The Custom Settings dialog box opens.

   Note

   • If the printer is off or if communication between the printer and the computer is disabled, an error message may appear because the computer cannot collect the printer status.
     If this happens, click OK to display the most recent settings specified on your computer.

3. If necessary, complete the following settings:

   Detects a printable disc in the disc tray

   Detects whether a printable disc is loaded on the disc tray during disc label printing and displays a message if a disc is not loaded.
   Check this check box to print with detecting whether a printable disc is loaded.
   Uncheck this check box to print without detecting whether a printable disc is loaded.

   Important

   • If you leave this check box unchecked, the printer may print to the disc tray even if a printable disc is not loaded on the disc tray. Therefore, you should check this check box under normal circumstances.
   • If you load a printable disc that has already been printed onto the disc tray, the printer may detect that no printable disc is loaded on the disc tray. In this case, uncheck this check box.

   Prevent paper abrasion

   The printer can increase the gap between the print head and the paper during high-density printing to prevent paper abrasion.
   Check this check box to prevent paper abrasion.

   Align heads manually

   Usually, the Print Head Alignment function on the Maintenance tab is set to automatic head alignment, but you can change it to manual head alignment.
   If the printing results of automatic print head alignment are not satisfactory, perform manual head alignment.
   Check this check box to perform the manual head alignment. Uncheck this check box to perform the automatic head alignment.

   Detect paper width

   Detects the width of paper loaded in the printer when printing.
   When the paper width detected by the printer is narrower than the width of the paper specified in Page Size on the Page Setup tab, a message is displayed and printing is stopped.
   Check this check box to detect the paper width.

   Important

   • When you use a custom paper size to print, specify the size of paper correctly in the Custom Paper Size dialog box.
     If an error message appears when you use the specified paper size, uncheck the Detect paper width check box.

   Execute ink quality maintenance automatically

   This function mixes the ink at fixed intervals to keep the ink density even.
   To execute ink quality maintenance automatically, check this check box.

   Important

   • You should normally check this check box when using the printer.
     When you disable this function, execute Ink Quality Maintenance from the Maintenance tab at regular intervals.

   Detect paper width

   Detects the width of paper loaded in the printer when printing.
   When the paper width detected by the printer is narrower than the width of the paper specified in Page Size on the Page Setup tab, a message is displayed and printing is stopped.
   Check this check box to detect the paper width.

   Important

   • When you use a custom paper size to print, specify the size of paper correctly in the Custom Paper Size dialog box.
     If an error message appears when you use the specified paper size, uncheck the Detect paper width check box.

   Rotate 90 degrees left when orientation is [Landscape]

   On the Page Setup tab, you can change the rotation direction of the Landscape in the Orientation.
   To rotate the print data 90 degrees to the left during printing, select this item. To rotate the print data 90 degrees to the right during printing, clear this item.

   Important

   • Do not change this setting while the print job is displayed in the print wait list. Otherwise, characters may be omitted or the layout may become corrupt.

   Ink Drying Wait Time

   You can set the length of the printer rest time until printing of the next page begins. Moving the slider to the right increases the pause time, and moving the slider to the left decreases the time.
   If the paper gets stained because the next page is ejected before the ink on the printed page dries, increase the ink drying wait time.
   Reducing the ink drying wait time speeds up printing.

4. Apply the settings

   Click OK and when the confirmation message appears, click OK.

   The printer operates with the modified settings hereafter.