Paper is both physically and chemically a complex substrate. The properties of paper have a big influence on ink, the print process, and therefore the look and quality of your prints.
Although it takes only seconds, the trip of a sheet through the printer subjects it to many demands. To ensure the best quality and productivity, many subjects in this operation guide reflect media: media definition, media assignment, media loading and media storage.
You perform media assignment and media loading tasks during the job preparation. Media storage asks for a series of environmental circumstances to ensure that the media remain in excellent condition.
Tasks with media as central attention point The media definition highly determines the results of the printing process. The varioPRINT iX-series media catalog contains the media entries you select for your jobs. But there are more media elements that have parameters that instruct the printer how to handle and print the media.