Printing Full Bleed On Rigid Material; Printing One-Sided, Full Bleed On Rigid Material - Gerber SOLARA UV2 Owner's Manual

CHAPTER 5
Printing Jobs on the GERBER SOLARA UV2

Printing full bleed on rigid material

Jobs that are wider and longer than the material stock can be sent to the GERBER SOLARA UV2
using the following procedure. Jobs that exceed the size of the material will bleed off one or
more edges and result in ink over spraying the edges of the rigid material onto the platen. To
protect the GERBER SOLARA platen from ink overspray you will need the following items:
♦ Scotch-Blue™ Painter's Tape for Delicate Surfaces #2080.
Note: It is NOT recommended to you use standard blue painter's tape which can have too
much adhesive.
Tip: Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape for Delicate Surfaces #2080 is available in 1" and 2" widths
from most hardware stores or on the internet.
♦ Leading and trailing edge extension pieces cut from the same material as the sign
blank. The leading edge piece should be at least 1" (25.4mm) long and the same width
as the material. The trailing edge piece should be at least 6" (152.4mm) long and the
same width as the material.
♦ Rigid sign blank material which is flat within 0.03" (0.76mm). Warped material may
jam in the printer. Material that is bowed downward will scrape the tape off the
platen. Material that is bowed upward will contact the print carriage.

Printing one-sided, full bleed on rigid material

To prepare the printer and the material
1 Cut a leading edge extension and a trailing edge extension from the same sign blank
stock. The leading piece should be at least 1" (25.4mm) long and the same width as the
material. The trailing piece should be at least 6" (152.4mm) long and the same width as
the material.
2 Attach the extension pieces to the sign blank using Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape #2080 on
the underside of the material. The joint between the sign blank and the extension
should be tight – no more than 1/8" (3mm) or the grit wheels may not function
correctly.
Note: Make note of the length of the leading edge piece as the value will be entered as the "Top
Offset" in ImageRIP Plus or Pro when sending the job.
Tip: When using clear acrylic material, use a white leading edge extension of the same thickness
as the sign blank and is at least 7"/177.8mm long. The material sensor cannot detect clear
material. Alternately you can manually enter the material width. See the Tips and Tricks
document entitled "Printing on clear material" located on the SOLARA page of the GSP web
site: www.gspinc.com/products/printers/Solara.
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