• pausing printer

    Posted by Simon Worrall on August 26, 2008 at 10:53 pm

    Hi
    Does anyone know of a simple way to get the sp540v to pause and wait for a keystroke or something similar after printing but before cutting? Without going through the whole printing cutting marks rigmarole.
    The reason I ask is this.
    I have a take-up mechanism, but if I am going to cut after printing, it will jam when it tries to go back through the versacamm.
    Usually if the job is less than about 2.5 meters I let it sit on the ground. If its more then I use the marks.
    (Maybe Im just lazy) but both methods have obvious drawbacks.
    Thanks,

    Simon.

    Simon Worrall replied 15 years, 8 months ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Shane Drew

    Member
    August 27, 2008 at 4:06 am

    not sure you can do anything about it mate.

    If I’m printing then cutting, and its a long print, I go thru the two steps as its the only way I can see that it will work without having to waste time sitting there so you can press the pause button, so it doesn’t jam, as you say.

  • Kevin Flowers

    Member
    August 27, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    Hi
    you could set up a dry time which would give time to unwind your print.

    in Versaworks goto SETTINGS>PRINTER CONTROL & you will see how to set a DRY time

    Kev

    Rich if you see this, the above is the info you where after when you PM’d me but i couldn’t contact you back as i am not a member now

  • Richard Urquhart

    Member
    August 27, 2008 at 5:17 pm

    Kevin many thanks mate, just seen this post as I’m away on holiday, will give it a try when I’m back
    many thanks Rich 😀

  • Simon Worrall

    Member
    August 27, 2008 at 10:39 pm

    Kevin that looks like a good option, thanks for the tip.

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