Method to operate an inkjet printer with at least two printing stations, and inkjet printer with two printing stations

摘要

In a method to operate an inkjet printer with at least one first and one second printing station to print to a continuous recording medium, and wherein a drying device is provided for drying the recording medium that is printed to in the first printing station, the drying device being in a region between the first and second printing stations, after a halt of the recording medium which is equal to or greater than a predetermined duration, removing the print heads of the second printing station out of a printing position from the transport path into a park position, and after the startup only directing the print heads back again into the printing position if a segment of the recording medium that was located in a region before the drying device during the halt has passed the print heads of the second printing station.

主权项

1. A method to operate an inkjet printer with at least one first and one second printing station to print to a continuous recording medium, comprising the steps of:
providing the respective printing stations with at least multiple print heads and providing the recording medium directed first along the first printing station and subsequently along the second printing station; also providing a drying device and drying the recording medium that is printed to in the first printing station with the drying device in a region between the first and second printing stations; after a halt of the recording medium which is equal to or greater than a predetermined duration, removing the print heads of the second printing station out of a printing position from the transport path into a park position; and after resuming conveyance of the recording medium, only directing the print heads back again into the printing position if a segment of the recording medium that was located in a region before the drying device during the halt has passed the print heads of the second printing station.