Can I get mutoh 1204 to print 48"

[Signature Graphics]

I have a mutoh 1204 and the specs say it prints 48" and takes 50" material. I am trying to print a 4x8 banner but production manager in flexi wont let me change the*material*size from 48" to 50". I need to center the printer area so the finished printed banner will have 1" extra on top and bottom. How can i solve this problem?

 

[Stealth Ryder]

It will print full 48" if using a Uni-Directional Profile. The machine will accept 50" media. Depending on the RIP, if you identify the machine as a 1204 the software will only let you go up to 48" inches.

 

[Signature Graphics]

So can I give it a 1" margin print the 48" then have 1" left thus giving me a 48" print centered on 50" material?

 

[Signature Graphics]

It doesn't let me put 50 inches as the material size if I give it a margin of one inch when it prints it cuts off 2" of the print

 

[FatCat]

As I understand it, the printers own firmware limits how wide the printing swipe is. I've read that you can adjust your margin out a little to help this. Also, I believe there is a way to hack the firmware to get another inch +/- but you'll have to search back through some of the old files for detailed instructions.

 

[Signature Graphics]

I'll let you guys know what I dig up

 

[Stealth Ryder]

It's the software... Tell the sodtware you have a 54" machine and adjust the size to 50"... The Printer itself will read and accept 50" media... The RIP only sees a 1204 as 48"...

 

[FatCat]

It's the software... Tell the sodtware you have a 54" machine and adjust the size to 50"... The Printer itself will read and accept 50" media... The RIP only sees a 1204 as 48"...

Hmm, never thought about that - but doesn't the machine have a "physical" limitation on how big it prints? So if I change my setting from a 1204 to a 1304 in Wasatch I can't print 49" on 50" media, right?

 

[Stealth Ryder]

Hmm, never thought about that - but doesn't the machine have a "physical" limitation on how big it prints? So if I change my setting from a 1204 to a 1304 in Wasatch I can't print 49" on 50" media, right?

The printer will print to a max width of 48" when using a Uni-Directional Profile... When using a Bi-Directional Profile it's max print width is 47.24"... It will read/detect up to 50" wide media but the max Print Width is 48"...

The RIP, when set to VJ-1204 will only allow you to enter a media width of 48" max, this is why you lie to the software and tell it you are using a larger machine size...

 

[Signature Graphics]

Ok I'm using flexi so just set up a new printer profile to a 1304 and then it's good?

 

[thewvsignguy]

to get our 1204 to print 48" wide we added another 1204 in production manager. Whatever profile/s you set up it does have to be uni-directional, it does not print as fast but when we need to print a full 48" (with 50" media) we just select the different printer.

I don't remember the exact setup but can let you know when I get back in the office Monday.

Or try these: http://www.signwarehouse.com/suppor...a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=507&nav=0,16,94,111

http://www.signwarehouse.com/blog/?p=779

 

[Stealth Ryder]

The printer will print to a max width of 48" when using a Uni-Directional Profile... When using a Bi-Directional Profile it's max print width is 47.24"... It will read/detect up to 50" wide media but the max Print Width is 48"...

The RIP, when set to VJ-1204 will only allow you to enter a media width of 48" max, this is why you lie to the software and tell it you are using a larger machine size...

Profile Profile Profile.... Uni- Directional - You got everything else correct...