Printing Guidelines 

It is recommended to handle the media with cotton gloves. Make sure that the media does not come into contact with grease, oil, silicon, and dirt to avoid printing defects. Insert the banner with care in the printers. Incorrect loading can cause skewing or creasing.

Use a take-up device to prevent wrinkling. 

Allow material to adapt to room conditions for 24 hours before printing. It is recommended to calibrate the printer before printing and to make a test print. 

Ink restrictions and heater setting have to be set for specific printer ink combinations to obtain the best results. Print results will vary for different printer/ink combinations. 

Canon Colour profiles include recommended ink restrictions and printer parameters. Depending on environment and application, printer parameters may have to be adjusted slightly in order to obtain the best results. 

Fibres of the scrim may fray at edges of the banner. Remove frays or use edge guides for preventing fibres touching the printheads. Frays can be removed by fire, using a gas lighter or torch.

Application Guidelines 

Avoid folding a printed banner. Hard creases may not flatten out during installations. When used for banners or other hanging applications, hemming the edges is recommended. Standard high-tack banner tape can be used as well as sewing. If sewn, it is recommended that the banners are stitched hem side up so that the sewing machine comes into contact only with the reverse surface of the banner. 

When applying grommets, they should be inserted in double-hemmed edges. Corner grommets should be placed where the length and width hems cross, so that the grommet goes through four layers.