Options: FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor
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Caution: If dirt, dust or other foreign matter adheres to the media, the plotter may recog-
nize it as a registration mark.
Caution: Be sure to use only black ink for plotting registration marks.
THE POSITION OF THE ORIGIN POINT
After the registration marks are recognized, the origin point for plotting must be
positioned. When you create the cutting data by using the application software,
you must know the relationship between the axis origin point and the registration
mark. The cutting data contains many coordinate points for cutting. These coordi-
nates are specified from the axis origin point. The plotter sets the origin point at
the first corner of the registration mark after it senses the registration marks. If
that is not the axis origin of the cutting data, you must set the origin point of the
cutting data to match the cutting data and the pre-printed image. To set the axis
origin point, you must specify the distance from the corner of registration mark 1 to
the axis origin point.
The following illustrates when the axis origin point is not in the corner of the first
registration mark:
To align the axis origin with the registration mark, measure the offset between
the axis origin and the registration mark. Input the measured distance into the plot-
ter. See Setting of Axis Origin Offset for more details.
Note: You can measure the distance between the axis origin point and the registra-
tion mark using one of two methods. You can read the numeric values (repre-
senting the distance from the axis origin to the first registration mark) on the
screen display of your software application; or you can plot your registration
mark and orign point and then actually measure the distance between the reg-
istration mark and the origin point.
Caution: You must specify the axis origin correctly. If the location of the axis origin is
wrong, then you will not be able to match the cut pattern to the pre-printed
image.
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Mark 3
Mark 2
Mark 1
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Axis Origin
Point
Plotter's
Origin Point
X
Pattern 1
Mark 1
Mark 3
Mark 2
Media feed
direction
Axis Origin
Point
Plotter's
Origin Point
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Pattern 2
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