Printing Rigid Media - ENCAD 215360-01 Quick Start Manual

NovaJet 800 Series Printer Quick Start Guide
4 Once the media is loaded, press Utility Menu/Calibration Menu/
Media Sensor Menu/Media Sensor Adjust.
5 The display shows the gap between the print head and the media. If
you are using photogloss, semigloss or other thin media, the gap
should be .059; canvas or art paper media, the gap should be .093;
bond or textile, the gap should be .125. Adjust the platen as
necessary, using the platen adjust handle. Note: These values are
recommendations. You should experiment and fine tune based on
your particular application. Keep in mind that the smaller the gap,
the greater the chance of head strikes on the media; the larger the
gap, print quality suffers. You want to find an acceptable balance
between the two.
To adjust the print gap range
1 Press Utility Menu/Calibration Menu/Media Sensor Menu/Media
Sensor Calib.
2 Then choose High Limit or Low Limit.
3 Adjust to the desired limit.

Printing rigid media

The NovaJet 880 can print on almost any coated rigid media up to .5 inches
thick. However, there are limitations in the amount of weight that can be pulled
through the printer and the amount of flattness that can be achieved from the
flattening rollers on the back of the printer. The following table represents the
results of our own testing and are provided as guidelines. You may be able to run
other thicknesses and heavier weights.
Description
Foam Core
Gator Board
Sintra
Coroplast
Aluminum
Wood
Note: Maximum Weight is based on the assumption that media is being hand fed or that
the media is in rolling contact with rollers on an infeed table. Media on a surface without
rollers encounters friction which decreases the amount of weight that can be pulled
through the printer.
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Thickness Maximum
Weight *
1/2 inch 5 lbs.
1/4 inch 10 lbs.
1/4 inch 10 lbs.
1/4 inch 5 lbs.
1/32 inch 10 lbs.
1/4 inch 10 lbs.
Maximum Flatness
Deviation
1/2 inch
1/4 inch
1/8 inch
1/4 inch
1/16 inch
1/16 inch