Edge-to-Edge Printing, Media Measurement Options

Media Measurement Options

The printer can automatically measure the media in three different ways: Standard, Maximal, and Minimal. This option is set on the printer’s control panel under “Menu -> Printer Settings -> Media Measurement”.

∙Maximal — measures the width of the media in two pl aces, and finds the right and left front edges to estimate skew and detect non-rectangular sheets. This adds a few additional seconds to the media load process but facilitates the most accurate media placement.

∙Standard — measures the width of the media once, an d finds the right and left front edges to estimate skew. This is the factory default and is recommended for most applications. (Default)

∙One Edge — measures the user- and service-end edges on the first sheet, user-end edge only on subsequent sheets, and the front right edge (no skew detection). For single-sheet jobs only, not available for multi-sheet N-UP. Works best on jobs with wider margins.

∙Minimal — measures the width of the media once, and finds the front right edge only. This method is fastest but does not provide any feedback regarding possible media skew.

Choose Minimal for fastest throughput, Maximal for greatest precision and skew detection when printing edge-to-edge.

When the printer is unable to automatically measure the media (as may occur with transparent or highly reflective media), the printer will prompt you to measure the media width manually. Follow the control- panel prompts to place the left edge of the carriage first at the right edge of the media, then the left edge of the media. The printer will calculate the location on the belt and the width of the media based on these positions.

The manual-measurement method may also be specified in the Media Wizard entry when it is known that the automatic method will fail.

If exact image placement is not important (such as for a quick initial test of a media), you may opt not to measure the media by pressing Cancel. You will then be prompted to enter the width of the media at the printer’s control panel. The printer will assume that the media is at the nominal right-most position on the belt and will begin its printing from that location. If the media is not close to nominal, then some ink may be sprayed on the belt. Note also that there is no skew detection with either of the manual measurement methods.

Edge-to-Edge Printing

Edge-to-Edge printing is automatically enabled when the left and right margins are set to zero. (Menu -> Printer Settings ->Margins). In this context, we discuss only the left-to-right edges of the media. See the following section on Extending the Printable Length for printing front-to-back as well as edge-to-edge.

Loading Media for Edge-to-Edge Printing

The procedures for loading media for Edge-to-Edge printing are the same for any other media, but the additional considerations should be made:

∙“Centered” print position should be used. The Print Position is set on the printer’s control panel under “Menu -> Printer Settings -> Print Position”.

∙The “Maximal” media measurement method is recommended, or “Standard” may be used if the media is square.

As noted above, the left and right margins are set to zero for edge-to-edge printing. With the Standard or Maximal media measurement method, the printer will report if the media appears to be skewed and therefore will not feed straight through the print zone.