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Aligning the Sheet
6. Unload any roll-fed media from the printer.
7. Release the pinch rollers.
8. Slide a sheet of media onto the platen and through the pinch
rollers.
9. Align the leading edge of the media with the front edge of
the platen or with a row of platen vacuum holes.
◆ For further detailed tips and tricks for printing edge-to-
edge, overprinting, double-sided printing, and more
with rigid media, refer to ColorSpan Tech Note #2730,
“Straight-Through Paper Path: A Handbook for Users,”
available for free download at:
http://www.colorspan.com/support
10. Set the pinch rollers as specified by the Media Wizard.
11. Press the ! key to continue.
The control panel asks whether you want to adjust the head
height.
◆ If you press Yes, the control panel enters the head
height, service station height, and bidi calibration proce-
dures. (See Chapters 4 and 5 for instructions.)
◆ If you press No, the media load procedure continues.
The printhead carriage moves out of the service station and
uses the onboard digital imaging sensor (“camera”) to mea-
sure the width of the media, and to determine whether the
sheet was loaded squarely into the printer. See Measure
Media Type on page 2-13 for a description of the media mea-
surement options.
If the imaging sensor is unable to measure the media, as may
occur with clear or highly reflective media, the printer
prompts you to locate the left and right edges by manually
positioning the carriage.
12. If the media is skewed, the control panel asks whether you
want to adjust it.
◆ If you press Yes, you can release the pinch rollers, adjust
the media, lower the pinch rollers, and press the Pro-
ceed key to continue.
◆ If you press No, the media load procedure continues.
The control panel briefly displays the measured width of the
media, then displays a numeric keypad so you can enter the
length of the media.
