Loading the Media - Alternate Method
This alternate method to load media requires a little more time and effort
but it usually provides better alignment and therefore less chance of
banding in the image. When roll media is not properly aligned, the result is
overstepping on one side and under-stepping on the other side of the
media so that the band in the printed image is dark on one side and light
on the other. The alternate method is recommended for long print jobs
where skewing of the media can become progressively more pronounced
or when using media that has some flexibility and therefore proper
alignment is hard to achieve with the standard method.
Procedure
1.
Load the roll on the media shaft and begin the load procedure as described
in steps 1 to 5 in the standard method, to the point where you have
advanced the media over the platen until it lies over the bottom media
feed roll.
2.
Align the edges of the hanging media to the supply roll edges.
3.
Once you have aligned the media edges to the supply roll, without moving
the media any further, tape the media to the platen.
[68] Tape the media edges to the platen
4.
Pull the hanging media edge taut and cut the media off from each edge at
an angle to result in a point just below the take-up core as shown here.
Loading the Media - Alternate Method
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Chapter 7 - How to Operate the Roll Media Option
User Manual: Arizona (AZ) 440 GT, AZ 440 XT, AZ 460 GT, AZ 460 XT, AZ 480 GT, AZ 480 XT - Rev. B, 4/2013
