Automatic color calibration — uses an onboard photodiode

 

to linearize output over the entire density range (with print

 

server or RIP support).

 

Color profiling — with print server or RIP support, the

 

onboard photodiode can be used to create custom

 

ColorMark® and ICC color profiles for third-party media.

Media Handling

Tensioned roll-to-roll media handler — supply and takeup

 

spools are tensioned to manage vinyl medias on heated sur-

 

faces. Tensioning is automatically maintained consistently on

 

the supply and takeup as the roll diameters change during

 

printing. Optionally, the supply or takeup motors can be

 

idled during printing. In roll-fed mode, the supply must be

 

loaded, but the media can optionally be left off the takeup.

 

Releasable pinch rollers — ease the loading of roll-fed media

 

and enable the loading of rigid cut-sheet media. The pinch

 

roller force is adjustable to feed the media without marking

 

or damaging it.

 

Steel media spools — the takeup supports up to 7.5 inch

 

(190.5 mm) diameter rolls of vinyl media on 3-inch cores.

 

The supply can also accept 2-inch cores with the supplied

 

2-inch collets. On the 98-inch model, spool supports and a

 

reinforcement sleeve support the weight of longer rolls of

 

media less than 72 inches wide.

 

Rigid cut-sheet printing — supports printing on rigid cut-

 

sheet media up to 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick.

 

Media width sensing — automatically detects the width and

 

position of the media loaded, for precise image placement.

 

AutoEdge — automatically aids the loading of rigid sheets by

 

detecting right, left and leading edges, and warns the user if

 

the sheet is skewed.

 

Integrated contact heaters — preheater and platen heater

 

maintain uniform surface temperature across the printing

 

area to control dot gain on various media. Heated drying

 

surface allows prints to dry before being rolled onto the

 

take-up spool (results may vary based on media and color

 

profile characteristics).

 

Optional auxiliary dryer — the available auxiliary dryer pro-

 

vides extra drying power to both roll-fed and sheet-fed out-

 

put.

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HP 98SI, 72SI manual Media Handling, Automatic color calibration uses an onboard photodiode