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What are the recommended heater settings when using generic profiles?

What are the recommended heater settings when using generic profiles?

Solvent generic profile general heater settings should be about 40°C preheat, 40°C print head, 50°C or higher on dryer for third party inks.

Latex generic profiles with heater settings of 241°F
HP Designjet L26500 user?s guide recommended drying and curing temperature on page 65:

Self-adhesive drying temp 55°C (131°F), Curing temp 110°C (230°F)

Banner drying temp 50°C (122°F), Curing temp 110°C (230°F)
HP Gen 3 ink for 300 series and 500 series recommend curing temp is starting 215°F for 2 mil adhesive vinyl. Temperature should increase when ink saturation is high and/or the media is thicker. Increase temperature in step of 15% each time and test print for better curing result.