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Position of the Origin Point and the Registration Mark
The origin point after scanning the registration mark will be as shown below.
MARK TYPE 1
Feed direction of media
MARK TYPE 2
Origin point
Origin point
Feed direction of media
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Offset amount away from the registration mark will be the origin point for cutting if the registration offset is set. (See "Setting Offset Between the
Registration Mark and Cutting Origin Points"
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The condition offset is generated is explained with creating the registration mark and the cutting data using an
application software on the computer as an example.
Print onto the sheet media using a printer, and set that sheet media on the cutting plotter. Send the cutting data
from the computer to cutting plotter.
Also, scan the registration mark on the sheet media with the cutting plotter, determine the origin point of the plotter.
Printed sheet media
set on the plotter
Origin of the cutting data
* Dotted border is not actually written.
x
Feed direction of media
Registration mark origin point
y
Y
X
The origin point of the plotter will be set as the registration mark origin point as shown above, and it is different
from the origin point of the cutting data. The difference between these two origin points are called as offset.
It can cut properly by setting the offset value to the cutting plotter. There are following methods to measure the
offset.
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Cutting data is checked on the computer, and the distance between the origin point of the cutting data
and the registration mark origin point is Measured.
Media That Registration Mark Cannot be Detected
It may be hard to scan the registration mark as following, depending on the media conditions.
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Transparent media
Registration mark cannot be scanned because the cutting mat surface is also read in.
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Registration mark other than black line on white background
Sensitivity of the sensor is based on the registration mark written in black on white background. It makes
harder to scan the registration mark on colored background or written in colors other than black. Adjust
the sensitivity level of the sensor. (See "Adjusting the Sensor Level "
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Sloppy plotting and media
Registration mark may not be scanned if the surface is dirty, bent, or the lines are blurred.
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Thick media
The registration mark can be scanned only on the media with thickness of 0.3 mm or less.
Supplement
Use the axes adjustment function if the automatic registration mark scan is not possible. (See "Manual Position Adjust"
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