Vertical Line Straightness (VLS)
Symptoms
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Swath Printing Direction
Swath Printing Direction
Swath Printing Direction
Maximum allowable VLS Error = 2 mils.
1
3a
2
Customer Expectations
Bidirectional Error
D
D
D
D
230
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250C
330
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350C
Swath (n–1)
Swath (n)
Swath (n+1)
4a
Carriage Swath
3b
4b
Direction
Steady 346
Steady 234
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3. - VLS
1
No error
2
Bidirectional error
3a
Theta–Z error
3b
Theta–Z error
4a
Combined error
4b
Combined error
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