Edge FX - What does this setting do?

[stitchup]

Everytime I print I have to open the cartridge and manually reel back the film so the next print doesn't waste about 9"!

So, I'm wondering if the setting in the picture has any influence over this.

 

[Fred Weiss]

I don't have an Edge FX so I don't have that particular settings screen but I would guess that is how far the the Edge will back up when printing is resumed if it senses that it has run our of foil. It is a very small amount and nothing like the 9" you mentioned.

 

[Jburns]

Not sure about the FX, but on the Edge 2 manual- Overlap is the pixels it prints outside of the sent file boundaries- probably to cover the possibility of gaps:

"Changing the overlap setting:
1 Repeatedly press the SETUP key until the display reads OVERLAP
followed by the number of pixels. (The factory default is 15.)
2 Press either VINYL SLEW key to increase or decrease the amount of
overlap to a value between 5 and 25.
3 When your choice is displayed, press RESET to return offline."

 

[stitchup]

Thanks for the replies. I was hoping the setting would allow more efficient use of foils

When I print a job the next job I print wastes about 9" of foil, this the gap between the end of the first job and the start of the next! Is this usual?

Cheers

John

 

[Fred Weiss]

No it isn't. A gap of about 3 inches is normal. You might want to check the Layout dialog settings for X Gap in GSPPlot. Default is .1". If it is set to larger than .1" then it will add that to the end position.

 

[stitchup]

Thanks Fred, mine was set to 2.54 each.