HP Scitex FB950 Printer series - Manual (Page 29)

To print multi-sheet N-UP, load multiple sheets on the printer, then send a print job from the RIP with a
quantity greater than or equal to the number of sheets you loaded. The printer will prompt you to load
more sheets until the number of copies you specified has been printed. You can also print Stored Jobs
as multi-sheet N-UP (see
Stored jobs on page 29 for details).
This type of printing works best with an image that has wide margins on all four edges, but edge-to-edge
printing is also possible with the appropriate printer settings, and by carefully matching the dimensions
of the image to the dimensions of the media sheets.
Margins
When printing a multi-sheet N-UP job, the image is positioned horizontally (left-right) as defined under
the menu option: Printer Settings > Margin Settings> Margins.
Using the camera to locate the sheets
The on-carriage camera (digital imaging sensor) is used to locate the position of each sheet as part of
the load process. To specify load options:
1. On the Front Page screen, press the Settings key.
2. From the Settings menu, press the Measure Media option.
The Measure Media Frequency menu appears:
●
Measure only on first load — only the first row is measured, and those measurements are
used for all subsequent rows. Use the alignment pins to locate the sheets in subsequent rows.
This speeds throughput by eliminating the measurement step for each row.
●
Measure on all loads — each sheet in every row of sheets will be measured, and reported to
the server. This aids in accurate placement of edge-to-edge images. In this mode, use of the
alignment pins is unnecessary.
●
Don't measure media — does not measure the sheets, for fastest throughput. Use only if there
are wide margins on all four sides. Use the alignment pins to locate the sheets.
3. Press a Measure Media option.
When you select a Measure Media option, the Measure Media Type menu appears. This enables
you to select a trade-off between image placement accuracy and throughput.
● Minimal — measures the media width once, locates leading edge near the user side on
subsequent loads.
● Standard — measures the media width once, estimates skew by locating the leading edge
near the user rand service sides on subsequent loads.
● One Edge — measures the media width once, locates the left edge on subsequent loads.
●
Maximal — on every load, measures the media width at two points to estimate skew, finds
the leading edge near the user side.
If the print job has wide margins, you can increase throughput with Minimal or One Edge. For edge-
to-edge printing, increase accuracy by selecting Standard or Maximal.
4. Press a Measure Media Type option.
After you select a Measure Media Type option, the Printer Settings menu reappears.
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