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(Note: Print & Cut is supported in the Windows 2000 and Windows XP environments only.)
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1.Create Data
Create the print data, cut line, and registration marks on different layers.
(Here, the layer for cutting is referred to as "Cut", the layer for printing as "Print", and the layer for
registration marks as "Registration".)
Layer Settings window [Object Manager]
Cut line layer [Cut]
Hint Layer settings can be made in Hint Creating the Cut layer on top of the
[Tools] > [Object Manager]. Print layer lets you easily check the
cut line.
(1) Create the Print Data
Create data for printing on the Print
layer.
Cut line
2.Adjust the registration mark length Use [Pick Tool] to select the registration
(1) Click
(2) Click
mark, and then from the [Arrange] menu
(3) Check mark select [Transformations] > [Size].
Duplicated
registration marks
Caution With the CE3000Mk2, margins must be left around the printed
area to enable the registration marks to be detected. Please
note the minimum margin widths required when performing
printing. Moreover, registration mark detection cannot be
performed unless the areas around the registration marks are
white.
To change the registration mark reading area, see "Setting the
Distance between Registration Marks".
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50
50
6
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Printing
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6
10
15 6 6 15 10 15 15
Registration Mark Pattern 1 Registration Mark Pattern 2
(Unit: mm)
Printable area Registration mark reading area
2. Print
(1) Click
Specify the origin point for the cut line
data in the CorelDRAW print layout.
(2) Click
Activate the icons for the [Cut] and
[Registration] layers, and then select
[Print...] from the [File] menu to display
the Print window.
(1) Click
(2) Select (3) Click
Follow the procedure below to disable
cutting of the registration mark data.
Click the [General] tab. Select "Graphtec
CE3000Mk2" for the Destination
[Name]. Click "Properties" to open the
CE3000Mk2 Preferences window.
(1) Click Click the [Options] tab and insert a
check in the [Start up the controller]
checkbox.
(3) Click
(1) Click
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(5) Click
5.Cut
<Perform Cutting>
Click the [Cut] button. The registration
marks will be read, and cutting will
begin.
(1) Click
6.Completion
When cutting has been completed, lower the media set lever, and then remove the
medium. Peel your design off the backing sheet.
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Explanation of the Auto Registration Mark Function Settings
What is auto registration mark ?
Registration marks are reference marks that are used to align the positions of printed data and cutting data
to prevent any shift when lines are cut by a plotter on a drawing that was printed out on a printer. The
registration marks are created and printed together with the drawing, and then these marks are read by the
plotter's auto registration mark detection function. Using registration marks enables easy contour cutting
of printed drawing for the production of stickers, decals, and so forth. This process is called " Print & Cut".
Pattern 2
Select this pattern when you need a printable area that is close to the
actual size of the media itself. Since the registration marks are created
within the printable area, nothing can be printed in the areas close to
the registration marks.
Note 3
Alignment of Multiple images Bounded
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As show in the second illustration, even if the printing position has shifted
slightly, a large registration mark will still be detected. if the media is fed
for a long length in the media feed direction, using large registration marks
will simplify detection.
Comment cannot
Since the pen carriage moves in the horizontal and vertical directions from the
be added
start point, if there is anything printed between the registration marks, faulty
detection will occur. Because of this restriction, nothing can be printed in the
spaces between the registration marks.
Comment can
After the first point is detected, the pen carriage moves at high speed to the next
be added
point, without reading anything in between. Detection starts at a point slightly
before the specified position. Since no detection is performed in the areas
between the points, printing can be performed in those areas. (Please note,
however, that nothing must be printed in the immediate vicinity of the
registration marks).
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How to Correct the Distance between Registration Marks
The spacing between registration marks can be corrected to match the lengths input
via the plotter's control panel. Moreover, instead of inputting the values, any errors
can be rounded off (up or down) according to the unit selected.
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Length of registration mark spacing B (unit : mm)
PC-specified length Rounding-off unit Registration mark reading value range Length after correction
300.0 1 299.5 to 300.4 300.0
300.0 5 297.5 to 302.4 300.0
300.0 10 295.0 to 304.9 300.0
* If 10 mm is selected as the rounding-off unit, the error range is broadened, but the registration
marks must be set at positions that are multiples of 10 mm. If the media dimensions cannot
be divided by 10 mm, a maximum margin of 9 mm is left.
* The Cutting Master Auto-Correct function is convenient to use, since Cutting Master uses the
Illustrator registration mark spacing distances no matter what the above settings are.