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Media Measurement Options
The printer can automatically measure the media in three different ways: Standard, Maximal, and
Minimal. This option is set on the printer’s control panel under “Menu -> Printer Settings -> Media
Measurement”.
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Maximal — measures the width of the media in two places, and finds the right and left front edges
to estimate skew and detect non-rectangular sheets. This adds a few additional seconds to the
media load process but facilitates the most accurate media placement.
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Standard — measures the width of the media once, and finds the right and left front edges to
estimate skew. This is the factory default and is recommended for most applications. (Default)
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One Edge — measures the user- and service-end edges on the first sheet, user-end edge only on
subsequent sheets, and the front right edge (no skew detection). For single-sheet jobs only, not
available for multi-sheet N-UP. Works best on jobs with wider margins.
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Minimal — measures the width of the media once, and finds the front right edge only. This method
is fastest but does not provide any feedback regarding possible media skew.
Choose Minimal for fastest throughput, Maximal for greatest precision and skew detection when printing
edge-to-edge.
When the printer is unable to automatically measure the media (as may occur with transparent or highly
reflective media), the printer will prompt you to measure the media width manually. Follow the control-
panel prompts to place the left edge of the carriage first at the right edge of the media, then the left
edge of the media. The printer will calculate the location on the belt and the width of the media based
on these positions.
The manual-measurement method may also be specified in the Media Wizard entry when it is known
that the automatic method will fail.
If exact image placement is not important (such as for a quick initial test of a media), you may opt not to
measure the media by pressing Cancel. You will then be prompted to enter the width of the media at the
printer’s control panel. The printer will assume that the media is at the nominal right-most position on
the belt and will begin its printing from that location. If the media is not close to nominal, then some ink
may be sprayed on the belt. Note also that there is no skew detection with either of the manual
measurement methods.
Edge-to-Edge Printing
Edge-to-Edge printing is automatically enabled when the left and right margins are set to zero. (Menu ->
Printer Settings ->Margins). In this context, we discuss only the left-to-right edges of the media. See the
following section on Extending the Printable Length for printing front-to-back as well as edge-to-edge.
Loading Media for Edge-to-Edge Printing
The procedures for loading media for Edge-to-Edge printing are the same for any other media, but the
additional considerations should be made:
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“Centered” print position should be used. The Print Position is set on the printer’s control panel
under “Menu -> Printer Settings -> Print Position”.
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The “Maximal” media measurement method is recommended, or “Standard” may be used if the
media is square.
As noted above, the left and right margins are set to zero for edge-to-edge printing. With the Standard
or Maximal media measurement method, the printer will report if the media appears to be skewed and
therefore will not feed straight through the print zone.
