Media Feed Calibration This calibration allows you to calibrate the accuracy of the media advance. Inaccurate media advance can result in blank spaces between print swaths (too much advance) or overlapping swaths (too little advance). The Media Wizard stores this value by media type, and displays a media feed number (MFN), which you can record for subsequent entry.
The media feed number enables you to quickly specify a known good media feed setting without recalibration. For example, you could keep a list of media feed numbers by media type, or by media type and full, half, and nearly empty supply rolls.
Tip | You can also adjust the media advance while a print |
| job is printing. Repeatedly press the increase |
| advance or decrease advance button shown on the |
| control panel to eliminate blank spaces or overlap |
| between print swaths. When you do this, the media |
| feed number displayed on the control panel |
| changes accordingly. |
|
|
1.On the Manual Calibrations menu, highlight Media Feed.
2.Press the (Menu In) key to select the option.
Stitch pattern — First, allow the printer to print the following number of swaths, depending on the mode you want to cali- brate:
•16 swaths in High Quality mode, or
•8 swaths in Production mode
Next, press the , key to increase the advance until you see blank spaces between swaths.
Finally, press the ) key to decrease the advance until the blank spaces are eliminated, but avoid dark lines between swaths (which indicate overlap). This method allows for the tendency of the media advance to gradually decrease as the size of the supply roll decreases.
You can pause and resume the printing of the stitch pattern.
34-inch (900 mm) calibration — prints a 34-inch (or 900
mm)test pattern so you can verify its length with an accurate metal ruler. Cut the pattern from the media web, then mea-
Manual Calibrations |
