How To Print With Dual Origins - Canon Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II Series User Manual

How to Print With Dual Origins

How to Print With Dual Origins
Introduction
With the large table size and the single vacuum zone of the Arizona 61x0 XTHF Mark II, printing in
an alternating 2-up arrangement using Print Origin A and Origin B for placement of the image is
possible.
The lack of multiple vacuum zones in the system, does not restrict printing of the same image on
media loaded in both Print zones. However, the limitations in a single zone vacuum system mean
that:
• Media for both zones must be loaded and unloaded at the same time
• Both images will be printed in one pass of the gantry.
In order to minimize unproductive printer motion time, the gantry will fast-slew between the
images in Print Zone B and Zone A printing continuously. The key advantage of printing a multi-
copy job in 2-up Dual Origin Mode versus printing in a single zone is that it allows the operator to
walk away from the printer for the amount of time it takes to print two boards versus one.
Purpose
Dual Origin is used to print more than one copy of a specific print job on media not larger than
1.25 x 2.5 meters (4 x 8 feet). This allows greater productivity when printing multiple panels.
Note Attention Caution
If the dimensions of your image are not greater than 1.25 x 2.5 meters (4 x 8 feet), the Dual Origin
option is available from the Job parameters menu.
NOTE
It is also possible to select Dual Origin in the ONYX workflow application. In Layout preview, the
Preferred Origin field can be selected from a pull-down menu with the choices Origin A, Origin
B, or Dual Origin Mode. If you don't select Dual Origin it can still be made active after the job is
sent to the print job queue, as explained below.
Procedure
1. Add your image to the active print job queue and then select it.
2. Enter 2 or more copies in the Job Parameters Copies field.
3. Click on the Origin pull-down menu and select Dual Origin to make it active.
NOTE
When Dual Origin is selected, a scaled view of the image appears on the screen preview in
Zone A and a bounding box that represents the image appears in Zone B. Both images are
displayed at their respective origin points. If you move the primary image in Zone A to a
new origin (enter new offsets), both images will then print from that changed relative
origin point.
4. Place media in Print Zone A and in Print Zone B.
104 Chapter 6 - How to Print in Batch and Dual Origin Modes