3-16 Loading Roll-Fed Media
6. Ensure that the media is rolled onto the supply spool evenly,
without “telescoping” to one side.
7. With your right hand, feed the leading edge of the media
into the printer’s pinch rollers and hold it in place until the
following step.
If loading 72 inch media, see “Loading 72-Inch Media” on
page 3-20 for loading tips.
Note
The printer automatically locates the right and left
edges of the media, so it is not necessary to align the
media edges to a reference mark on the platen.
8. With one hand, press the Media Advance button to advance
media a few inches (several centimeters), until the media is
approximately halfway between the pinch rollers and the
postheater (middle of the platen).
The Media Advance button is located to the left of the
postheater, on the rear of the printer next to the OHS.
9. While holding the left collet stationary, repeatedly press and
release the Media Advance button several times, until the
supply-side media web is tight with no wrinkles.
This causes the grit rollers to grip the underside of the
media, eliminating tension variations across the width of
the media.
Ensure that the right and left edges of the media web are
perpendicular to the sides of the printer, that the tension
appears uniform across the media web, and that the media is
not unrolling unevenly (“telescoping”) from the supply
spool.
If the media is telescoping, reverse the media out of the
pinch rollers and repeat steps 8 and 9.
Note
These checks ensure that the tension is uniform
across the width of the media. This is critical to
trouble-free printing.
