2 Configure and load media
Configure media
Before the printer will accept a print job, it must be configured for a specific media type. The currently-
configured media type, if any, is displayed on the Home page of the control panel.
1. If the control panel displays the media type you intend to load, press Load and go to
Load rigid
media on page 12. Otherwise, continue to the next step.
2. In the Activity Tray on the control panel, press the Media icon. The Media screen appears.
See
Use the control panel on page 29 for a complete description of the control panel screens
and options.
3. Press Configure.
The Select Media to Load menu appears.
4. Press a media name, or Create Media Type.
The list of media types ends with the option Create Media Type (page down to the end of the
list by pressing the page down button).
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If you press a media name, a list of settings appears for you to review. See
Media Wizard
on page 9 for a description of the settings.
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If you press Create Media Type, the control panel prompts you to select a standard media
type to use as a starting point for the new media type settings. After you select a standard
media type, the control panel prompts you for a name for the new media type, then a list of
settings appears for you to review and change if necessary.
Media Wizard on page 9 for
a description of the settings.
TIP: Start by using one of the standard media types. If you are not using a standard
media type, select the standard media type that most closely matches the media you are
using. Then only if necessary, create a new media type using the standard type you
selected as a starting point, and adjust it as needed.
5. Review and change (for previously-created custom media types only) the media settings as
needed.
6. Press Out or Proceed once or twice until the printer displays the prompt “Load media now?”
7. Press No to save your configuration and cancel the load process, or press Yes and proceed to
Load rigid media on page 12 or Load roll-fed media on page 15.
NOTE: When you create a custom media type on the printer, in order to print on the new media
type, you must also add the new media type using Media Manager for the Onyx RIP, or EasyMedia
for the Caldera RIP. Refer to the documentation for your RIP for instructions.
Media Wizard
To view or delete settings for an existing media type, press Media Wizard. The Media Wizard also
lets you create a media type without configuring it as the currently-loaded media.
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