Print on Roll Media

Introduction

To print an RMO image, media must be loaded and the RMO initialized. Use the Print Job module and the Roll Media Manager to prepare and start the print job.

How to Print on Backlit Media

If your roll media is transparent or opaque and you are going to backlight the image and you want to increase the density, set Quality mode in ONYX Thrive. Then click on the Quality parameter in the Print Job menu and select Quality-Density before you initialize the job. This mode increases the density of ink for this image as it prints and therefore improves the appearance of backlit images.

Note Attention Caution

IMPORTANT

The red Emergency stop buttons do NOT stop the media transport when you print on roll media (they only stop gantry and carriage movement). If you encounter a situation where the roll media runs continuously without operator input, the only recourse is to shut off the printer's AC power switch.

Procedure

Click on the Roll icon in the menu bar of the Job Control module to disable the RMO print queue.
This allows you to check media parameters before the job actually prints. This is done in case the job was not given a Hold status when it was generated in ONYX Thrive.
In the Print Job Control module, transfer a print job from the ONYX Workflow software.
Click on the Roll Manager icon to enter the Roll Media Manager dialogue window.
Enter the Media width for the roll media that you have loaded.
NOTE
If the media width entered is less than 1067 mm (3.5 ft), the standard nozzle check will not fit across the media.

Nozzle Check print: 617.3 x 73.7 (32.03 x 0.24 ft)
Check if the rest of the media parameters displayed match the particular media you loaded.
You can create a new media or edit an existing one by changing the parameter values and then saving them under a new media name. When you create a new media, it takes the current values as default and automatically creates a unique media name based on the existing name.
NOTE
Any changed parameter in the dialogue window will be applied to the next roll media print job, even if the change was not saved. This allows temporary changes to the parameters without the need to save the media.

NOTE
There is always at least one media in the list that is called Default Media. It cannot be deleted, but you can change its parameters if you want to use it. If you choose to delete it, the parameters will go back to its original values, but the item will still appear in the list.
Select the Media Tension.
Select the Media Advance Correction Factor.
NOTE
Leave it at 50 unless you see light or dark lines of banding in the printed image (refer to Determine the Media Step Correction Factor for more details).
When the displayed media values are correctly matched to the loaded media, click Close to exit the Media Manager.
Click on the Roll icon in the menu bar of the Job Control module to activate the RMO print queue (the icon will change from yellow to green).

Results

Any print jobs that are in the queue (not on hold) and marked as roll jobs will print. There is no explicit confirmation required to start a roll media print job. Any roll media jobs in the print queue will start to print immediately.