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Media information (IPDS)

Introduction

The media catalog:

  • Contains a list of predefined media and their settings.

  • Is an essential part of the system behavior of the varioPRINT 6000 series.

  • Helps you to print your jobs more easily while using the correct media.

Make sure that the [Tray selection mechanism] setting in the Settings Editor is set to [Tray to media].

This is the preferred setting. The printer is a media-based machine. The tray-to-media method supports this behavior.

For [IPDS tray to media for tray 1] assign the media catalogue item from the list. The list displays all the media in the media catalog. The system copies the media settings from the selected media to the transaction setup.

When you assign A3/Tabloid-like media or want to use short-edge feed for other media, change the feed direction to [Short-edge feed (SEF)].

NOTE

The Settings Editor displays only the media for which the media name is consistent with the IPDS media name definitions. Valid characters for an IPDS media name are: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, blank.