Printer interior
• Carriage
Houses the print heads
inside, and prints image with
scanning media.
• Ionizer (option)
Removes static electricity from
the media and reduces print
defects caused by ink mist.
• Platen
Transports media.
The platen incorporates suction fans
and print heater to cure the ink.
• Cutter groove
The cutter blade is inserted
into this groove when
cutting the media so that it
is cut straight.
• Media edge guard
Protects print heads from
being damaged by the curling
or feathering media edge.
Printer heater unit
The printer is equipped with three heaters for ink fusing and image quality stabilization.
• Afterheater (finishing)
Dries ink to stabilize print
quality.
* These three heaters are controlled independently.
The temperature of the heaters can be controlled from the operation panel, the RIP software and CP_Manager.
WARNING
Do not touch these heaters to avoid burn as they become hot.
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• Sensors for automatic print adjustment
Optical sensors used for automatic print
adjustment.
Carriage
Print
head
Media
• Wiping unit
Removes foreign substances
on the print head's nozzle
surface.
• Capping unit
Prevents the print head's
nozzles from drying.
• Grit roller
The grit roller advances or rewinds
the media.
• Pressure roller
When lowering the pressure roller
up/down lever, it pinches the media.
Media feed direction
Paper guide(rear)
• Preheater (rear)
Preheats media.
• Print heater (front)
Penetrates ink into media to fuse
the ink.