Canon imagePROGRAF iPF850 User Guide - Page 31

Enhanced Printing Options Using double-roll printing iPF850 Using double-roll printing About Double-roll Switching About Double-roll Switching ...31 Loading Roll Paper in the Printer Depending on the Purpose 31 Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper 32 Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper (Windows 32 Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper (Mac OS 37 Roll Paper Switching Method ...39 About Double-roll Switching With this printer, you can load roll paper in both the upper (roll paper 1) and lower (roll paper 2) rolls, and print by automatically switching between roll paper 1 and roll paper 2 depending on the print job. This printing by automatically switching between roll paper 1 and roll paper 2 is called "double-roll switching". • For an example of loading roll paper, see "Loading Roll Paper in the Printer Depending on the Purpose." ➔P.31 • For details on the procedure for double-roll switching, see "Printing by Automatically Switching Between Upper and Lower Roll Paper." ➔P.32 • Details on how switching between roll paper 1 and roll paper 2 is performed depending on the case are summarized in "Roll Paper Switching Method" ➔P.39 . Refer to this as necessary such as when the printing is not as you expected. Loading Roll Paper in the Printer Depending on the Purpose When performing double-roll switching, load the roll paper in the upper and lower printer rolls in one of the following ways depending on the purpose. • When continuously printing large quantities of the same document, etc. Load roll paper of the same width and same type in the upper and lower rolls. Printing is performed by automatically switching to the other roll paper once the roll paper is out of paper. Example of paper to load Paper source Roll Paper Width Media Type Upper A1/A2 Roll (594.0 mm) Plain Paper Lower A1/A2 Roll (594.0 mm) Plain Paper • When automatically switching between roll paper 1 and roll paper 2 depending on the paper size specified in the print job Load roll paper of different widths but the same type in the upper and lower rolls. Example of paper to load Paper source Roll Paper Width Media Type Upper 36-in. Roll (914.4 mm) Plain Paper Lower A1/A2 Roll (594.0 mm) Plain Paper • When automatically switching between roll paper 1 and roll paper 2 depending on the type of media specified in the print job Load roll paper of the same width but different types in the upper and lower rolls. 31 Alternately, load roll paper of different widths and different types in the upper and lower rolls. Example of paper to load 1 Paper source Roll Paper Width Media Type Upper A1/A2 Roll (594.0 mm) Plain Paper Lower A1/A2 Roll (594.0 mm) Canon Coated Paper User's Guide