Synrad FH FLYER - Creating a Custom Test Mark; Setting Test Mark Control Options

SYNRAD FH Series Flyer Operator’s Manual Version 3.4
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FH Flyer does not support a Tracking custom test mark. The Tracking Mark option appears
dimmed when the Tracking feature is unavailable. See the Stand-alone Operation chapter for
instructions on how to setup Flyer to perform stand-alone Tracker marking.
Creating a custom test mark
Use WinMark Pro v6 to develop a custom test mark the same way you would create any other mark le.
Create a drawing with properly positioned text or graphic objects and then set object properties such as
Velocity, Power, Resolution, etc.
File size for custom test marks is limited by Flyer’s non-volatile memory space. For example, the default
test pattern (Figure 3-3 in the Operation chapter) fills approximately 4% of available memory. When a
custom test mark file is too large to download, WinMark displays “The selected mark drawing does not fit in
Test Mark Memory”. If this happens, try the following options to reduce file size:
A Reduce the O Vector Resolution of mark objects in the drawing. Resolutions of 50–100 DPI are
sucient to obtain a quality mark.
B Rene the mark. Use stroke text instead of TrueType
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fonts, mark fewer words, or simplify line art.
C Reduce the physical size of the image. This reduces the number of microvectors stored in memory.
Note: Because it is a downloaded le stored in memory, a custom test mark le cannot perform serializa-
tion, real-time date and time stamp coding, Input/Output, or other automation functions as it
could if run directly from WinMark Pro or in Flyer’s stand-alone operating mode.
Custom test mark feature
Setting Test Mark Control options
Creation of a custom test mark can be done oine, but to set custom test mark options, the Flyer head
must be connected to and communicating with to a computer running WinMark Pro v6.
To setup custom test mark options, perform the following steps:
1 Open or create the desired le to be downloaded as a custom test mark.
2 From the Tools menu, click Custom Test Mark…. The Test Mark Control dialog box opens (refer
back to Figure 5-20).
Note: If your Flyer head is already programmed with an Index Auto Test Mark, then a dialog box appears
indicating that auto test marking is disabled. This prevents an input signal from commanding FH
Flyer to mark while a new custom test mark le is being downloaded to memory.
3 Under Test Mark Mode, click Manual or Auto.
4 If Auto Test Mark Mode is selected, then under Test Mark Type choose Index Mark. The Tracking Mark
option is dimmed (unavailable) for FH Flyer heads.