GRAPHTEC FC5100A-100, User Manual

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Advanced Functions and Settings: AXIS ALIGNMENT - Axis Alignment Parameter Setting
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If CANCEL is selected, return to the previous menu.
• Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode.
NOTE: The plotter immediately begins sorting when it receives the cut data from the
PC, however, the cutting/plotting may experience a delay due to the data sort-
ing process. While the plotter is data sorting, following key operations becomes
invalid.
Direct keys: COPY, ORIGIN, AXIS ALIGNMENT, CONDITION, F KEYS TO
SELECTING CONDITION NUMBER
Menu mode: All the functions except for PEN UP/DOWN, BUFFER CLEAR
and FEED
NOTE: Your data sorting setting is retained in the plotter’s internal memory even while
the plotter is turned off.
AXIS ALIGNMENT - Axis Alignment Parameter Setting
AXIS ALIGNMENT 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 images 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 direct key for AXIS ALIGNMENT is located on the operation panel so that
you can rapidly access this function.
The Axis Alignment method should be configured prior to performing the AXIS
ALIGNMENT function. There are three methods: 2 points, 3 points, and 4 points.
Each number represents the points that will be digitized for the angle adjustment.
• 2 POINTS: This method should be used in cases where the printed media has
two registration marks. This method is also applicable when there is one regis-
tration mark for the origin point of the printing, and parallelism between the axis
of the printed image and the side edge of the media is guaranteed. For exam-
ple, in the case of the tractor feed printer, if the axis of the printed image is par-
allel with the axis of the media edge, then a 2-point axis alignment can be
performed. This is done by pointing at two different points on the edge of the
media. The origin point can be set independently.
• 3 POINTS: This method should be used if the printed media has three registra-
tion marks. If the relative position of each of the three marks is already known,
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