A) Printing Tips

All FJSOA plotters are Adobe PostScript 3 compatible. Most failed plots and prints are a direct result of document format errors. These errors can be drastically reduced by simply printing to PDF first, then submitting the PDF for output. Every user should have Adobe...

B) Test Print

Test prints save time: Before sending the final print document, copy it and scale it down to letter size or smaller. Vector data, linked files, formatting errors, and extraneous layer information (the most likely sources of plotting problems) will be retained, but the...

C) Print to PDF first!

PDF versions: By far the easiest way to avoid printing problems is to save your file as Adobe PDF (*.pdf). In Photoshop save the file as a Photoshop PDF (*.PDF; *.PDP). The standard was developed specifically for exchanging print-ready documents in the graphic-arts...

D) File Size is important

File Size Limits: Many of our plotters and printers have hard file size limits. Documents exceeding 150MB will be discarded. A properly created PDF/X document will fit within this limit and print effortlessly, regardless of the complexity and graphic detail of the...