Machine set up...

[mustafade]

Hi ya'll,

I am trying to pick ya'll's brains little bit.

The artwork is nothing but a solid piece of color which is PMS 2617 and the dimension of it is going to be 42"x96".
Earlier last week I did a small swatch print (3"x7") to my customer and it appeared to that there was a little banding going on.
I am going to be printing on Orajet 3551 RA and was wondering how you would set your machine for this mainly I am interested to find out the feed compensation and dry time and degrees.

I would appreciate for any inputs,

 

[J Hill Designs]

feed comp is on a per-machine basis...ie test until satisfied

 

[WrapperX]

feed comp is on a per-machine basis...ie test until satisfied

per-machine basis as well as external elements - ie: ambient humidity, temperatur of print room, etc.
Definately do some tests until you are satisfied with the results.

 

[CanuckSigns]

if it's just for one job, would it make more sense to just run the job in a slower, high quality mode to avoid banding? It's slower printing, but probably still faster than farting around with the setup

 

[WrapperX]

It maybe cheaper per this one job but you will need to solve the banding issue eventually so might as well get it done. Besides this would be considered more or less user interface with the machine - not necessarily billable time to a specific job.
As a printer operator you should be familiar with your device. Play with it in between jobs to find its optimal settings, tweek its settings so that it puts out the best possible print quaility. Media comp is one of those tweekable settings

 

[CanuckSigns]

Sorry my bad i thought it was a per-job basis

carry on

 

[mustafade]

I took little bit of everyone's advice. I ran it on 6 pass mode 540x1080 it run immaculate after adjusting the media setting of course.

Because of ya'll's help now I have better understanding of the JV33 functionalities.
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