HP 98SI, 72SI manual Tip

Loading Wide Media A roll of 72-inch and wider media is impossible to load it by grasping its left and right edges at the same time. Follow this procedure to more easily load wider media.

Tip	Wear cotton gloves when loading media, or handle
	the media only by its very outside edges. This will
	prevent skin oils from being deposited on the media,
	which could be visible on printed output.

1.With one hand, grasp the media at the center of its leading edge, and pull it forward into the center grit rollers.

2.While continuing to hold the center of the leading edge of the media in place, grasp the left edge of the media with your left hand.

3.Pull the left edge of the media into the leftmost grit rollers.

4.Hold the media in place with your left hand.

5.Grasp the right edge of the media with your right hand, and pull it into the rightmost grit rollers.

6.With both hands, feed the media web evenly into all grit rollers.

7.With your right hand, hold the media spool at the collet to prevent the spool from moving.

8.With your left hand, press the Media Advance button for 2-3 seconds. The grit rollers will spin beneath the stationary media, thus equalizing the tension on the roll.

9.Press the Media Advance button to finish loading the media.

10.Verify that the media web is even and unwrinkled across its width.

11.When loading the media onto the takeup spool, ensure that the media is tightly wound onto the spool across its width.

12.Return to step 12 on page 3-19 to finish loading the media.

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