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13. At the rear of the printer, measure the distance between the printer's left side plate and the left edge of the substrate. This distance should be at least 145 mm (5.7 in), otherwise the edge of the substrate may go out of the print zone and start touching the printer covers. 14. At the front of the printer, the right edge of the substrate on the empty core should be at the same distance (A) from the right side plate as the distance measured on the input side. NOTE: When loading non-elastic substrates, a difference of 2-3 mm between the measurements from the rear side plate and front side plate may be acceptable without problems of skew or wrinkles. Front Rear Handle the substrate TIP: It is important that tension is uniform across the width of the substrate. One way of achieving this is to take the front substrate edge by its center and shake it alternately to right and left several times while at the same time pulling the substrate until it reaches the core on the output spindle. 15. When the substrate is evenly tensioned, attach it to the empty core with adhesive tape. Tape it first in the center, and then at the left and right sides, making sure not to pull the substrate excessively or leave it wrinkled. 16. Select Turn output spindle from the front panel's Substrate menu to wind some substrate onto the output spindle. After one turn of the spindle, press the Cancel key to stop winding. This can also be done by rotating the spindle manually, if you prefer. 17. Select Carriage beam position > Move to printing (normal) from the front panel's Substrate menu to lower the carriage beam into its normal position, close to the substrate. This process takes about two minutes to complete. NOTE: The Move to printing (custom) position allows you to set the printhead-to-substrate distance for thick substrates or substrates that may wrinkle in the print zone, to avoid ink smearing. Be aware that raising the printhead from the substrate may give poorer print quality. 24 Chapter 3 Handle the substrate ENWW

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13.
At the rear of the printer, measure the distance between the printer's left side plate and the left
edge of the substrate. This distance should be at least 145 mm (5.7 in), otherwise the edge of the
substrate may go out of the print zone and start touching the printer covers.
14.
At the front of the printer, the right edge of the substrate on the empty core should be at the same
distance (A) from the right side plate as the distance measured on the input side.
NOTE:
When loading non-elastic substrates, a difference of 2-3 mm between the measurements
from the rear side plate and front side plate may be acceptable without problems of skew or
wrinkles.
Front
Rear
TIP:
It is important that tension is uniform across the width of the substrate. One way of achieving
this is to take the front substrate edge by its center and shake it alternately to right and left several
times while at the same time pulling the substrate until it reaches the core on the output spindle.
15.
When the substrate is evenly tensioned, attach it to the empty core with adhesive tape. Tape it first
in the center, and then at the left and right sides, making sure not to pull the substrate excessively
or leave it wrinkled.
16.
Select
Turn output spindle
from the front panel's Substrate menu
to wind some substrate
onto the output spindle. After one turn of the spindle, press the
Cancel
key to stop winding. This
can also be done by rotating the spindle manually, if you prefer.
17.
Select
Carriage beam position
>
Move to printing (normal)
from the front panel's Substrate
menu to lower the carriage beam into its normal position, close to the substrate. This process takes
about two minutes to complete.
NOTE:
The
Move to printing (custom)
position allows you to set the printhead-to-substrate
distance for thick substrates or substrates that may wrinkle in the print zone, to avoid ink smearing.
Be aware that raising the printhead from the substrate may give poorer print quality.
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Chapter 3
Handle the substrate
ENWW
Handle the substrate