HP Latex 360 Printer - Manual (Page 82)

Double-sided printing in detail
1. Load the substrate in the normal way for the substrate you are using.
2. Optionally, select the side to print in the Double Side menu on the Load Configuration screen.
If the RIP supports double-sided printing, select double-sided printing in your RIP software.
NOTE: The automatic cutter and the extra top/bottom margin are both disabled during double-sided
printing.
3. Send one or more jobs to be printed on the first side. Before printing the first job, the printer may
advance the substrate by about 0.5 m (20 in) so that the second side can be completely cured. After
each job, the printer prints a black reference line that is used to align the matching job on the second
side.
NOTE: The chance of visible misalignment between the two sides increases with the length of the job.
For this reason, in double-sided printing you are recommended not to print any single job that is longer
than 3 m (10 ft). Visible misalignment may also be caused by skew.
4. After printing all side A jobs, advance the substrate a little by going to the front panel and pressing
, then Move substrate.
● If you plan to attach the substrate to the take-up reel before printing the second side, advance the
substrate enough to achieve this.
● If you plan to attach the substrate to the take-up reel while printing the second side, advance the
substrate about 10 cm (4 in).
5.
Cut the substrate, either manually or by going to the front panel and pressing , then Cut.
Before cutting, ensure that the total length of the cut substrate is more than 2 m (6 ft 7 in), otherwise
you may be unable to load it successfully.
NOTE: The Cut command will not work if the cutter is disabled: that is, if , Substrate >
Substrate handling options > Cutter is set to Off.
6.
Press , then Substrate unload.
7. Reload the substrate with the already-printed side facing up as it enters the printer, and with the
reference line near the leading edge. Reload if necessary until the printer finds less than 1 mm/m skew.
TIP: Although it is not strictly necessary, you may find it quicker to use the manual loading procedure
as an initial approximation, and then allow the printer to find the reference line more accurately. See
Assisted manual load on page 61 . If you use only the automatic loading procedure, the printer may take
some time to find the reference line.
8. Select side B from the Double Side menu in the Load Configuration screen, so that the printer will search
for the black reference line when the substrate is loaded.
NOTE: If enable autoline detection is off, the automatic search is disabled, and the printer asks you to
find the correct position manually.
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