Versaworks Banner Feed Calibration Settings

[player]

I noticed the generic banner profiles use 0 feed calibration, while the SPVCB PVC Banner profile uses 1.35 feed calibration.

I have found the best profile for banner is when I use the Oracal 3651 vinyl profile, but I did a 16' banner and it was 1 inch short in length.

The heaters are also 35 and 40, while the 3651 is 40 and 40.

I am copying the 3651 and changing it to be my banner profile, and I am wondering if anyone could shed some light on that 1.35 feed calibration setting, as in what does it do?

I am printing with a VP540i.

 

[Solventinkjet]

Run the feed calibration on the printer and set Versaworks to let the printer handle the feed compensation rather than the profile. I never understood why they put the feed calibration in Versaworks profiles. Everyone's is going to be a little different so having it set in a profile is kind of useless. There should be a setting to allow the printer rather than the profile handle the calibration in Versaworks.

Your printer should be able to print a 16' banner with a distance accuracy of +/- .576". So at 1 inch you are out of spec which means that either the feed calibration is way off or something else is wrong.

 

[Ragnabrok]

All the versaworks generic profiles have feed calibration set to 0, since generic isn't an actual media. Vander is right to print the feed calibration test on the printer (menu->calibration->test print) and input the setting that looks most like a continuous line, no gap or overlap. From there in the job settings, under printer controls you can set it to "use printer settings". It takes less than a minute and uses a little over a linear inch of media.

 

[player]

All the versaworks generic profiles have feed calibration set to 0, since generic isn't an actual media. Vander is right to print the feed calibration test on the printer (menu->calibration->test print) and input the setting that looks most like a continuous line, no gap or overlap. From there in the job settings, under printer controls you can set it to "use printer settings". It takes less than a minute and uses a little over a linear inch of media.

Thanks guys. That is exactly what I did. Worked perfectly. ( I have not measured it though).