HP 72SR manual Margin Settings

about the print such as date and time printed and print mode, plus write-in blanks for other data.

Fig. 2-5. Top gutter data

◆Side Gutters — sets the side gutter pattern to Narrow, Medium, or Wide sizes, or turns them Of f. Side gutter patterns help keep the ink jets open by firing ink through them in a pattern outside the printed image area. You can print gutters on the left side only of the media (closest to the capping station), or both sides. Printing on the left side only reduces ink usage, while printing on both sides can keep the inkjets clearer. Using this feature decreases the width available for printing the job.

◆Left Platen Gutter — determines when the jets will fire in the left spittoon to keep all jets firing correctly. Turning off this function may speed throughput with narrower media, since it allows the carriage to turn around before reaching the end of the platen, but it may also necessi- tate more frequent Purge-n-Wipe operations to clear clogged jets. Always On fires the jets in the spittoon with all media widths. For Narrow Media Only fires the jets in the spittoon only if the media is less than 40 inches wide. For Wide Media Only fires the jets only if the media is less than 72 inches wide. Off for All Media disables spittoon firing for all media widths.

◆Platen Gutter Spits — sets the amount of ink used by the maintenance spits to High, Medium, and Low. To con- serve ink, use the lowest setting that keeps the jets open. The default High.

◆Margin Settings

◆Space Between Prints (roll-fed) — sets the blank space between print jobs, between 0 and 10 inches (25 cm).

◆Right and Left Margin — sets the amount of blank space for the right and left margins, between 0 and 5 inches (13 cm).

◆Leading Margin (cut-sheet) — sets the amount of blank space at the leading edge of cut-sheet media.

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