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Banding at the Top of the Page

   

Some prints may have banding in the first 2-3 centimeters or swaths. This kind of problem normally happens at the top of the page (the rest of the print is not affected), because the error-hiding algorithm cannot be applied at the beginning of the print in certain circumstances. This depends on the Take-Up Reel installation settings, the media used and the plot margins selected.
To prevent banding at the top of the page, the Printer should be configured as follows:

 

1. Take-Up reel installed and loaded (only for customers that have a Take-Up Reel, if not got to the following step).
2. Select the paper margins as normal (only for customers which use the extended margin PPD in the driver, if not go to the following step).
3. If Heavy Coated media is being used, use the Front Panel to select Heavy Coated Economy with Normal paper margins. Other alternatives are either to add a 2.5 cm margin at the beginning of the print or switch to any other type of media.
 
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