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FC5100A User`s Manual Addendum

1. Media feed direction Clear area When you specify the position of the Registration Mark only mark you can print the image in this are between Registration marks Caution Do not plot anything except registration marks within the registration mark reading area Caution If dirt dust or other foreign matter adheres to the media the plotter may recognize it as a registration mark Caution Be sure to use only black ink for plotting registration marks 1 4 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 coordinates 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 4 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor The following illustrates when the axis origin point is not in the corner of the first registration ma
2. feed SS direction Move the pen into this area 24 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor e Press the F4 key to select SCAN ENSOR OFFSET ADJ PARAMETER SE e Y Media feed X 4 direction A an lt gt Y X Second cross mark plotted by the plotter Axis direction Current pen position First cross mark printed by the plotter The plotter plots the first cross mark The following menu appears Change the pen to a different color Press the ENTER key to continue the process You must measure the distance between the first and second cross marks plotted by the plotter If the location of the two cross marks match press the NEXT key to cancel this mode If the cross marks do not match change the PARAMETER SET Press the F3 key to select PARAMETER SET ENSOR OFFSET ADJUST PARAMETER SET gt SCAN gt The following menu appears ENSOR OFFSET ADJUST gt 00 0 mm 00 0 mm Press the F3 or F4 key to select the axis for setting distance Press the F2 key to toggle polarity for the distance setting the mark appears on the distance setting when negative is selected Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor to select the digit then press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number If the two cross marks match set 00 0 mm on both the X and Y a
3. mm resolution 10 mm resolution and 50 mm resolution in the Metric mode or free length 0 25 resolution 0 5 resolution 0 75 resolution 1 0 resolution and 1 5 resolution in the Inch mode While in the application software you must measure and record the distance between the registration marks The plotter will use this information later to make axis alignment adjustments to ensure accurate contour cuts on the printed image The function of the application software is to create the registration mark You may use that function if the registration mark is matched to the specification of the registration mark for this plotter The plotter can read recognize the designated registration mark patterns shown below Pattern 1 Pattern 2 _ Mark 4 Mark 2 Mark 2 Media feed direction Mark 3 Mark 1 Note For instructions on how to change the registration mark pattern see Setting the Type of Registration Mark for more details Caution The size of the registration mark is important the plotter may not sense a mark that is the wrong width or length Correct line width is between 0 3 mm 0 01 and 1 0 mm 0 04 Correct line length is between 5 mm 0 2 and 20mm 0 8 See Size Of Registration Mark for more details 2 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor 1 2 THE REGISTRATION MARK LOCATION The location of the registration mark is important T
4. must be between 0 3mm 0 01 and 1 0mm 0 04 The line length must be between 5mm 0 2 and 20mm 0 8 Caution Use white media and print the registration mark in black If any other color is used the plotter may not sense the mark Caution When the edge of the registration mark is blurry or the media is crumpled the plotter may not sense the mark or sense it inaccurately Note When the plotter cannot sense the registration mark you need to disable the Registration Mark Sensor function Then use the Loupe optional or the Light Pointer optional 2 Enabling the Registration Mark Sensor Function The following procedures describe how to enable the Registration Mark Sensor Function There are two methods available to enable this function 2 1 INITIAL MENU You can enable or disable the Registration Mark Sensor Function from the Initial Menu e Lower the media set lever The following menu appears LOAD MEDIA INITIAL M e Press the F4 key to select the INITIAL MENU The following menu appears e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt AUTO PRE FEED gt IHITIAL FEED SPEED gt INTERFACE gt 7 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor e Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MARK OTHER S MODE gt TYPE gt ETUPS gt e Press the F3 key to select EN
5. represents the number of registration marks that will be digitized for the angle and the distance adjustment 2 POINT 3 POINT 4 POINT The two point method requires you to create mark 1 and mark 2 Enter the distance between the registration marks the plotter will adjust the virtual angle of the X axis and the distance Enter the axis origin point individually to adjust the offset between the cutting data and the printed image The plotter can match the cutting data to the pre printed image that is expanded or contracted in the X axis The three point method requires you to create mark 1 mark 2 and mark 3 Enter the distance between the registration marks the plotter then adjusts the virtual angle of both the X and Y axis and the distance of both X and Y axis Enter the axis origin point individually to adjust the offset between the cutting data and the printed image The plotter can match the cutting data to the pre printed image that is distorted into a parallelogram shape The four point method requires you to create mark 1 mark 2 mark 3 and mark 4 Enter the distance between the registration marks the plotter then adjusts the virtual angle of both the X and Y axis and the distance of both the X and Y axis Enter the axis origin point individually to adjust the offset between the cutting data and the printed image The plotter can match the cutting data to the pre printed image that is distorted into a trapezoid shape 1
6. 9 SCANNING METHODS There are two types of scanning methods AUTO and MANUAL When the AXIS ALIGNMENT key is pressed the following menu appears EG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt Selecting the F2 key SKIP displays the following screen and returns to the READY status DITION 1 14 30 EADY 4 CBO9Ux 0 6 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor AUTO In this mode the plotter automatically starts scanning for the registration mark until it locates the specified number of registration marks Using the ARROW keys move the pen near a registration mark before you select AUTO Otherwise the plotter may not sense the registration marks MANUAL Using the ARROW keys move the pen near a registration mark after you select MANUAL Once MANUAL is selected the plotter will automatically scan for the registration mark s until it locates the specified number of registration marks Note If you select the 2 POINT 3 POINT or 4 POINT methods the AUTO REG MARK sensing function automatically executes after you press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key Once the AUTO REG MARK sensing function begins none of the control panel keys will respond when pressed To cancel AUTO REG MARK sensing lower the media set lever and then select the INITIAL MENU Caution The size of the registration mark is important the plotter may not sense a mark that is the wrong width or length The line width
7. ABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED An asterisk mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE ENABLED DISABLED To enable the Registration To disable the Registration e Press the ENTER key to re When the DISABLED is sel Mark Sensor function press the F3 key ENABLE Mark Sensor function press the F4 key DISABLE gister your settings ected the previous menu appears When the ENABLED is selected the following menu appears MARK SCAN MODE 2POINTS 3POINTS 4POINTS If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting e Press the NEXT key until the LOAD MEDIA message appears LOAD MEDIA INITIAL M Load the media and raise the media set lever 2 2 AXIS ALIGNMENT MENU You can disable the Registratio If this function was set to disabl You need to go the Initial Menu n Mark Sensor Function from the Axis Alignment Menu e you cannot have the Registration Mark Sensor Function menu to enable this function e Press the Axis Alignment key The following menu appears EG EG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt 8 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor If the following menu appears the Registration Mark Sensor function was set to disable AXIS POINT 1 O mm 0 mm gt You need to access the Initial Menu and then you set this function to enable See th
8. ENGTH UNIT is set to METRIC DISTANCE ADJUST 5mm 10mm 50mm The item marked with the asterisk is the current setting To set a distance adjustment of 5 mm rounded up for less than 5 press the F2 key 5 mm To set a distance adjustment of 10 mm rounded up for less than 10 press the F3 key 10 mm To set a distance adjustment of 50 mm rounded up for less than 50 press the F4 key 50 mm When LENGTH UNIT is set to INCH DISTANCE ADJUST 0 25inch RESOLUTION Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the parameter You can select the parameter from 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 0 and 1 5 18 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SIZE gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt 8 Setting of AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET Unless the origin point has been moved to a new position it is always located in the corner of the registration mark Use the AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET function when you wish to move the origin of the plotter In order to set the origin point of the cutting data to match the cutting data and pre printed image you must know the location of the axis origin point from the registration mark Next uses the following procedure to set
9. ENT key e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt 22 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor e Press the F3 key to select OTHER SETUPS MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt Press the F2 key to select SENSOR OFFSET ADJ MARK SIZE gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt e Press the F3 or F4 key to select METHOD 1 or METHOD 2 ENSOR OFFSET ADJUST METHOD 1 gt METHOD 2 gt Select either METHOD 1 or METHOD 2 10 1 ADJUSTMENT METHOD 1 The plotter scans a printed cross mark and then plots a second cross mark based on the reading of the printed cross mark The plotter then adjusts for offset e Press the POSITION key to move the pen near to the pre printed cross mark Printed target mark Media feed direction Move the pen into this area e Press the F4 key to select SCAN ENSOR OFFSET ADJ PARAMETER SET gt SCAN gt The plotter scans the pre printed cross mark then plots the cross mark You must measure the distance between the pre printed cross mark and the cross mark plotted by your plotter If the location of the two cross marks match press the NEXT key to cancel this mode If the location of the cross marks do not match change the PARAMETER SET 23 of 28 Advanced Functions a
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11. INT The AXIS ORIGIN POINT may be located at the same position as MARK 1 To enter this information into the plotter Press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key The following menu appears If a different menu appears the Registration Mark Sensor function was set to disable You need to open the Initial Menu and enable the Registration Mark Sensor function Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHE ETUPS gt DISTANCE DJUST gt Press the F3 key to select ENABLED An asterisk gt mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE ENABLED DISABLED Press the ENTER key to register your setting and display the following screen Press the F3 key to select 3POINTS method An asterisk gt mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE 2POINTS 3POINTS 4POINTS Press the ENTER key to register your setting If you select the two points method the next setting menu appears Continue to set other parameters or press the NEXT key to return to the previous menu 11 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor 3 3 FOUR POINTS METHOD The four points method requires you to enter REGISTRATION MARK 1 MARK 2 MARK 3 MARK 4 and the AXIS ORIGIN POINT The AXIS ORIGIN POINT may be located at the same position
12. Point Point e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SIZE gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt 20 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor 9 Setting of PAPER WEIGHT Function The PAPER WEIGHT function adds extra weight to hold the media down against the cutting surface to prevent a sensing error caused by media rising up from the cutting surface Paper weight Mechanism Cutter Pen Registration Mark Sensor Use the following procedure to enable or disable this function e Press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt e Press the F3 key to select OTHER SETUPS MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt e Press the F4 key to select PAPER WEIGHT MARK SIZE gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt 21 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor e Press the F3 key to enable this function Press the F4 key to disable this function An asterisk mark appears next to the current setting Note When ON is selected the plotter will move to the home position to enable
13. RD 17 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor OFF This is the manual mode You must enter the distance between the registration marks to set the scaling factor therefore you must know the distance between the registration marks CUSTOM This is the auto mode The plotter sets the scaling factor automatically by digitizing the distance between the registration marks and by setting the resolution You may select the resolution for calculation of the scaling factor STANDARD This is the auto mode The plotter sets the scaling factor automatically by digitizing the distance between the registration marks and by setting the resolution The plotter selects the resolution depending on the distance between the marks as follows When LENGTH UNIT is set to METRIC Distance between marks Selected resolution Up to 50 cm 500 mm 5 mm 50 cm 500 mm to 1 m 1000 mm 10 mm 1 m 1000 mm or longer 50 mm When LENGTH UNIT is set to INCH Distance between marks Selected resolution Up to 25 inches 2 1 0 25 inch 25 inches 2 1 to 50 inches 4 2 0 5 inch 50 inches 4 2 to 75 inches 6 3 0 75 inch 70 inches 6 3 to 100 inches 8 4 1 0 inch 100 inches 8 4 or longer 1 5 inch e Press the Enter key to register your setting e If CUSTOM is selected for distance adjustment the following menu is displayed When L
14. ROW key to change the number for setting the actual distance Press the ENTER key to store the setting When selecting the 2 POINTS scan mode the plotter moves the pen and media to the AXIS ORIGIN point The AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET menu is used to set the AXIS ORIGIN point location Then the READY menu appears 27 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor e When selecting the 3 POINTS or 4 POINTS scan mode the following menu appears DISTANCE POINT 1 3 00302 0 mm gt OK 00302 0 mm gt The measured distance between registration mark 1 and mark 3 is shown on the third row If the distance between the marks is a known value set the actual distance on the fourth row Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor and press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number for setting the actual distance Press the ENTER key to store the setting When selecting the 3 POINTS scan mode the plotter moves the pen and media to the AXIS ORIGIN point The AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET menu is used to set the AXIS ORIGN point location Then the READY menu appears Send the cutting data to the plotter from the computer 28 of 28
15. Registration mark size 5 mm 0 2 to 20 mm 0 8 See P 106 Specifying the Registration MARK SIZE Registration marks should be either pattern 1 or pattern 2 e Registration marks should use single lines with the required line thickness specified The center of the lines is used as the reference point 1 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor 1 AUTO REG MARK Remember when using automatic registration mark recognition pay special attention to the following points e The registration mark pattern e The registration mark location e The reading area required for registration mark detection e The position of the origin point e Media for which registration marks cannot be detected 1 1 THE REGISTRATION MARK PATTERN You can print two three or four registration marks depending on the method of axis alignment Registration mark 1 is located in the lower left corner of the printed image Registration mark 2 is located along the X axis of the pre printed image on a line that goes through registration mark 1 Registration mark 3 is located along the Y axis of the pre printed image on a line that goes through registration mark 1 Registration mark 4 is located diagonally opposite Registration mark 1 Registration marks 3 and 4 are optional The distance between the registration marks is unlimited There are four ways to set the distance between registration marks free length 5
16. TMENT The DISTANCE ADJUST function allows you to specify the method to precisely adjust the distance between the registration marks The distance between registration marks is automatically corrected to a value There are two types of distance adjustment methods available manual and auto When manual is selected you must enter the distance between the registration marks to set the scaling factor therefore you must known the distance between the registration marks When auto is selected the plotter sets the scaling factor automatically by digitizing the distance between the registration marks and by setting the resolution You may select 5mm resolution 10mm resolution or 50mm resolution in the Metric mode You may select 0 25 resolution 0 5 resolution 0 75 resolution 1 0 resolution or 1 5 resolution in the Inch mode e Press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt e Press the F4 key to select DISTANCE ADJUST MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt The following menu displays DISTANCE ADJUST OFF CUSTOM STANDARD The item marked with the asterisk gt is the current setting To turn off distance adjustment manual input press the F2 key OFF For Custom distance adjustment press the F3 key CUSTOM For Standard distance adjustment press the F4 key STANDA
17. as MARK 1 To enter this information into the plotter Press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key The following menu appears If a different menu appears the Registration Mark Sensor function was set to disable You need to open the Initial Menu and enable the Registration Mark Sensor function Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt Press the F3 key to select ENABLED An asterisk gt mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE ENABLED DISABLED Press the ENTER key to register your setting and display the following screen Press the F4 key to select 4POINTS method An asterisk gt mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE 2POINTS 3POINTS A4POINTS Press the ENTER key to register your setting If you select the two points method the next setting menu appears Continue to set other parameters or press the NEXT key to return to the previous menu 12 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor 4 Setting the Registration Mark Reading Area The AUTO REG MARK sensing function senses the registration mark by moving the media or the sensor until the plotter locates the registration mark Normally there is nothing printed in between the registration mar
18. e Initial Menu section for details When the Registration Mark Sensor Function menu appears press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED An asterisk x mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE ENABLED DISABLED To enable the Registration Mark Sensor function press the F3 key ENABLE To disable the Registration Mark Sensor function press the F4 key DISABLE Press the ENTER key to register your settings When the DISABLED is selected the preview menu appears When the ENABLED is selected the following menu appears MARK SCAN MODE 2POINTS 3POINTS 4POINTS If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting Press the NEXT key until the following menu appears AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt Press the F3 key or the F4 key to start the registration mark sensing If you want to return to the READY menu press the F2 key 9 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor 3 Selecting the Axis Alignment Method The following procedures describe how to align the coordinate axes based on the two point three point or four point methods 3 1 TWO POINTS METHOD The two points method re
19. gistration Mark Sensor 6 Specifying the Registration MARK SIZE The MARK SIZE function allows you to specify the size of the registration mark The size of the registration mark is important The line width must be between 0 3 mm 0 01 inch and 1 0 mm 0 04 inch and the length must be between 5 mm 0 2 inch and 20 mm 0 8 inch Press the ALIGNMENT key Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SK AU IP gt TO gt MANUAL gt Press the F3 key to select OTHER SETUPS MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt DISTANCE ADJU Press the F1 key to select MARK SIZE MARK SI SENSOR OFFSET A AXIS ORIGIN OFFS PAPER WEIG ST gt ZE gt DJ gt ET gt HT gt Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the length The length can be set from 5 mm 0 2 inch to 20 mm 0 8 inch in 1 mm 0 04 inch increments MARK SIZE Pattern 1 _ b L Mark3 Mark 1m7 qA A Pattern 2 Mark 4 Media feed direction Enter length L into the MARK SIZE menu 16 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SIZE gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt 7 Setting the DISTANCE ADJUS
20. he registration mark must be at least 20mm 0 79 from the leading edge of the media 15mm 0 59 from the left or right edge of media and 32mm 1 26 from the back edge of the media The plotter cannot scan a registration mark that resides along the edge of the media The following illustrates the location of the registration marks Pattern 1 Pattern 2 32mm 1 26 1 26 Mark 2 Media feed direction 0 59 t 0 59 20mm 0 79 With roll media the registration mark must be at least 110 mm 4 33 from the back edge of the media Pattern 1 Pattern 2 110mm 4 33 110mm 4 33 Media feed direction 0 59 Mark 3 Mark 1 20mm 0 79 20mm 4 0 79 1 3 THE REGISTRATION MARK READING AREA In the default setting the AUTO REG MARK sensing function senses the registration mark by moving the media or sensor until the plotter locates the registration mark Normally there is no printed image within 6mm 0 24 of the registration marks 3 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor If you desire images between the registration marks you may set the plotter to move a set distance sensing for the registration mark See Setting the Registration Mark Reading Area for more details The following illustrates the reading area the plotter requires for detecting registration marks Pattern 1 Pattern 2
21. hen using MANUAL scan mode press the F4 key MANUAL to start scanning The following message appears MOVR TO MARK 1 USE THE ITION K O MOVE E PEN AN HEN PRE ENTER Use the POSITION key to move the pen tip to the specified area Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Mark 4 Mark 2 Mark 4 Mark 2 Media feed Left pinch Right pinch direction Left pinch Right pinch roller roller roller roller N Move the pen Move the pen into this area into this area When the ENTER key is pressed the plotter will start scanning for the registration marks When you select DISTANCE ADJUSTMENT to CUSTOM or STANDARD the plotter reads the distance between the registration marks and then automatically aligns the axes and adjusts the distance After all the registration marks are read the plotter moves the pen and media to the AXIS ORIGIN POINT The axis origin location is set in the AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET menu and then the READY menu appears When you select the DISTANCE ADJUSTMENT to OFF the following menu appears after the plotter scans the registration marks DISTANCE POINT 1 2 00302 0 mm gt OK 00302 0 mm gt The measured distance between registration mark 1 and mark 2 is shown on the third row If the distance between the marks is a known value set the actual distance on the fourth row Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor and press the UP or DOWN AR
22. ks in order to prevent any sensing errors however an image can be printed between the registration marks if you tell the plotter where to read the registration marks You can specify areas that the plotter will not sense by simply specifying the distance between the registration marks Once the plotter locates the first registration mark it will automatically move the specified distance and begin scanning for the next mark You can also use this function to reduce mark sensing time Before you begin you must know the distance between registration marks The plotter can save up to three sets of settings Press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt Press the F3 key to select ENABLED An asterisk gt mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE ENABLED DISABLED Press the ENTER key to register your setting and display the following screen MARK SCAN MODE 2POINTS 3POINTS 4APOINTS Select 2 3 or 4 and then press the ENTER key to advance to the next menu Press the F1 F2 or F3 key to select the number you wish to store the settings under An asterisk gt mark appears next to the current setting SCAN MARK 13 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK A
23. nd Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor Media feed X x direction A al a as Cross mark is plotted Sete ee by the plotter Printed target mark Axis direction Press the F3 key to select PARAMETER SET ENSOR OFFSET ADJUST PARAMETER SET gt SCAN gt The following menu appears ENSOR OFFSET ADJUST gt 00 0 mm 00 0 mm Press the F3 or F4 key to select the axis for setting distance Press the F2 key to toggle polarity for the distance setting the mark appears on the distance setting when negative is selected Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor to select the digit then press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number If the two cross marks match set 00 0 mm on both the X and Y axis Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting ENSOR OFFSET ADJUST ETHOD 1 gt M METHOD 2 gt 10 2 ADJUSTMENT METHOD 2 The plotter plots the cross mark reads it and plots another cross symbol for use in determining the corrective values to be input in order to adjust the precision of the registration mark sensor The plotter plots the second cross mark based on the reading of the first cross mark then adjusts for offset e Press the POSITION key to move the pen to plot the first cross mark Printed target mark Media
24. ollowing pages are additional explanations of the Axis Alignment and Registration Mark Sensor functions Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor The FC5100A Auto Registration Mark Sensor allows the plotter to automatically locate the Registration Marks used in the AXIS ALIGNMENT function The AXIS ALIGNMENT function is a very important function that should be used when you intend to cut pre printed media such as stickers or decals When the media is loaded in the plotter it should be loaded at exactly the same angle and position as it was on the printer which printed the image to ensure that the position of the contour matches the printed images Since this cannot be done manually the AXIS ALIGNMENT function allows one to adjust the angle and position of the media on the plotter electrically as if it were being loaded on the same printer The AXIS ALIGNMENT function locates any distortion of the printed image by first using a reference point to create a virtual angle between the X and Y axis and then applying a scaling factor to match the cutting data to the printed image This can be done either manually using the Light Pointer optional or the Loupe optional or automatically using the AUTO REG MARK sensing function The AUTO REG MARK sensing function senses the registration mark using an optical sensor that reflects light off the white media If y
25. otter e Press the ENTER key to register your setting e The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHE ETUPS gt DISTANCE DJUST gt 14 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor 5 Selecting the Registration MARK TYPE The MARK TYPE function is used to select the registration mark pattern There are two types of registration patterns that the plotter can sense pattern 1 and pattern 2 e Press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt e Press the F2 key to select MARK TYPE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHE ETUPS gt DISTANCE DJUST gt e Press the F3 key for pattern type 1 or the F4 key to select pattern type 2 to be used when printing the image and registration mark on the media An asterisk mark appears next to the current setting MARK TYPE Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Mark 4 Mark 2 Media feed direction e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHE ETUPS gt DISTANCE DJUST gt 15 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Re
26. ou use media that is thicker than 0 3mm 0 01 the registration mark will be too close to the optical sensor and will be out of sensing range When you are using transparent colored or crumpled media the light will not reflect back to the optical sensor as well as it does with white media In both cases when the media is not white or is thicker than 0 3 mm 0 01 use the Light Pointer optional or the Loupe optional See AXIS ALIGNMENT for more details When using the AUTO REG MARK sensing function you must have both the pre printed media with registration marks and the cutting data It is important that you keep this information after creating the printing image and the cutting data in order to utilize the AXIS ALIGNMENT function Caution The type of media you use affects the AUTO REG MARK sensing function Always use white media that is no thicker than 0 3 mm 0 01 Caution Always print the image and registration marks at the same time Registration mark sensing precision Max 0 3 mm 0 012 Precision measured when sensing a specified pattern using the pen provided as a standard accessory and Graphtec s PC type non glossy paper WARNING Registration marks used in the application software cannot be used Registration marks must be created as data on the software The following points must be noted when creating registration marks e Registration mark line thickness 0 3 mm 0 01 to 1 0 mm 0 04 e
27. quires you to enter REGISTRATION MARK 1 MARK 2 and the AXIS ORIGIN POINT The AXIS ORIGIN POINT may be located at the same position as MARK 1 To enter this information into the plotter Press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key The following menu appears If a different menu appears the Registration Mark Sensor function was set to disable You need to open the Initial Menu and enable the Registration Mark Sensor function Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHE ETUPS gt DISTANCE DJUST gt Press the F3 key to select ENABLED An asterisk gt mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE ENABLED DISABLED Press the ENTER key to register your setting and display the following screen Press the F2 key to select 2POINTS method An asterisk mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE 2POINTS 3POINTS 4POINTS Press the ENTER key to register your setting When you select the two points method the next setting menu appears Continue to set other parameters or press the NEXT key to return to the previous menu 10 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor 3 2 THREE POINTS METHOD The three points method requires you to enter REGISTRATION MARK 1 MARK 2 MARK 3 and the AXIS ORIGIN PO
28. rk Pattern 1 Pattern 2 o E Mark4 Mark 2 Mark 4 Mark 2 Media feed Plotter s direction Origin Point Plotter s Origin Point Axis Origin Y Axis Origin Y Point Point 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 plotter See Setting of Axis Origin Offset for more details Note You can measure the distance between the axis origin point and the registration mark using one of two methods You can read the numeric values representing 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 origin point and then actually measure the distance between the registration 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 1 5 MEDIA FOR WHICH REGISTRATION MARKS CANNOT BE DETECTED The plotter cannot detect registration marks on the following types of media Transparent media Due to the media s transparency the sensor will detect the surface of the plotter s writing panel preventing the accurate recognition of registration marks Any that is not white or ink that is not black Use of a colored medium or registration marks of any color other than black prevents the accura
29. te recognition of registration marks Coarsely textured drawings or media A medium with a stained or wrinkled surface or with faintly plotted registration marks prevents the accurate recognition of registration marks Improperly secured media If the media comes loose the registration marks cannot be recognized Excessively thick media Registration marks cannot be recognized if the media s thickness exceeds 0 3mm 0 01 because it raises the registration mark to a point outside of the sensor s focal point 5 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor 1 6 IF REGISTRATION MARK CANNOT BE AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED The registration mark can be recognized automatically using the AUTO REG MARK sensing function If the plotter cannot recognize the registration marks it can be recognized manually using the Light Pointer optional or the Loupe Optional You need to disable the Registration Mark Sensor function before using the Light Pointer optional or the Loupe Optional See Specifying the Registration Mark Mode for more details 1 7 SPECIFYING THE REGISTRATION MARK MODE The parameters for the AUTO REGISTRATION MARK sensor should be configured prior to performing the axis alignment There are two main parameters the axis alignment method and the scanning method 1 8 AXIS ALIGNMENT METHOD There are three types of axis alignment methods 2 points 3 points and 4 points Each number
30. the PAPER WEIGHT mechanism before and after the plotter scans the registration mark e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SIZE gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt 10 Setting the SENSOR OFFSET ADJUSTMENT The SENSOR OFFSET ADJ function is used to determine the corrective values you should input in order to adjust the precision of the registration mark sensor The plotter utilizes an optical sensor to sense or read a registration mark that is not in the same location as the pen There are two methods available to adjust the offset factor METHOD 1 The plotter scans a printed cross mark then plots a second cross mark based on the reading of the printed cross mark The plotter then adjusts for offset METHOD 2 The plotter plots the cross mark reads it then plots another cross symbol for use in determining the corrective values to be input in order to adjust the precision of the registration mark sensor The plotter plots the second cross mark based on the reading of the first cross mark then adjusts for offset Note To avoid confusion plot using different color pens between the first and second cross marks Load the media and set the pen in the plotter If you wish to use METHOD 1 you must load media with a printed cross mark e Press the AXIS ALIGNM
31. the axis origin point a specific distance from the corner of registration mark 1 e Press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt e Press the F3 key to select OTHER SETUPS MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt e Press the F3 key to select AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET MARK SIZE gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt e Press the F3 or F4 key to select the axis for setting distance Press the F2 key to change polarity for distance setting Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor to select a digit then press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number AXIS ORIGIN OFFSE 000 0 mm 19 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor In the X Axis enter the distance between registration mark 1 and the axis origin point on the X axis In the Y Axis enter the distance between registration mark 1 and the axis origin point on the Y axis The distance can be set from 200mm 7 8 to 200mm 7 8 Press the F2 key to toggle polarity the mark appears on the distance setting when you ve selected negative Pattern 2 Pattern 1 lL Mark4 Mark 2 Mark 4 Mark 2 Media feed Plotter s direction Plotter s Origin Point Origin Point Axis Origin Y Axis Origin Y
32. uto Registration Mark Sensor Press the F3 key or the F4 key to select the axis for setting the distance Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor for selecting the digit and then press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number MARK POSITION 0000 mm 0000 mm The value representing the distance between registration mark 1 and mark 2 is stored in the X axis The value representing the distance between registration mark 1 and mark 3 is stored in the Y axis Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Mark 4 Mark 2 Media feed direction Enter distance X to the X distance Y to the Y Note If you select the 2 POINTS method the Y axis information is ignored Note After the plotter senses the first registration mark it discontinues sensing moves to the specified distance and starts searching for the next registration mark Note Ifthe distance is set at 0 mm 0 inch the plotter moves slowly searching for the next registration mark Note Always enter a distance value that is shorter than the actual distance between the registration marks The plotter will move to the new location and start searching for the registration mark If the sensor starts searching after it passes the registration mark the sensor will not locate the registration mark Caution If you set the distance of the X axis to longer than the length of the media the plotter will move the required distance and the media will fall off of the pl
33. xis 25 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting ENSOR OFFSET ADJ PARAMETER SET gt SCAN gt 11 Using the AUTO REG MARK Sensing Function e Load pre printed media into the plotter Make sure that the pinch roller is set outside of the registration mark Press the AXIS ALIGNMENT key The following menu appears If the following menu does not appear the Registration Mark Sensor function was set to disable You need to access the Initial Menu and then set this function to enable AUTO REG MARK gt SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt If you want to skip the registration mark sensing function press the F2 key SKIP to return to the READY menu When using AUTO scan mode press the POSITION key to move the pen to the specified area In this mode the plotter starts to search the first registration mark from the current pen position Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Mark 4 Mark 2 l Mark 4 Mark 2 Media feed Left pinch Right pinch direction roller roller Move the pen Move the pen into this area into this area Press the F3 key AUTO to start scanning for the registration marks 26 of 28 Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO REG MARK Auto Registration Mark Sensor e W

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