Roland TrueVIS VG2-640 User Manual page 171

Accurately Adjusting the Settings for Printing and Cutting
2.
Correcting the Misalignment of Printing and Cutting
This is a correction method performed when printing followed immediately by cutting yields positioning for print-
ing and cutting that is slightly misaligned.
Print alignment marks, perform detection of the printed marks, and then correct the discrepancy. Subtle misalign-
ment between the printing and cutting positions may occur due to the thickness of the media or the head height.
We recommend that you make corrections to match the media you are using.
Procedure
1.
Press [MENU].
2.
Press [▲] once, and then press [▶] twice to display the screen shown below.
PRINT-CUT ADJ.
TEST PRINT
3.
Press [ENTER].
The test pattern (P&C1) is printed and cut. The test pattern is printed at each edge of the media.
MEMO
If the media is tilted, the positions at the edges will be misaligned. You can also adjust for misalignments due to the media
being tilted by printing the test pattern at each edge.
4.
Check the test pattern (P&C1).
Check whether the printing position (shaded part) and the cutting position (outer frame) are aligned. An
example of the printing position and the cutting position being misaligned is shown in the following figure.
"F" indicates the feed direction of the media (the feed direction) and "S" indicates the direction of print
head movement (the scan direction).
If the printing position and the cutting position are aligned, no corrections are necessary.
If the printing position and the cutting position are not aligned, proceed to the next
procedure.
5.
Press [▼] twice to display the screen shown below.
PRINT-CUT ADJ.
TEST PRINT 2
6.
Press [ENTER].
The test pattern (P&C2) is printed and cut.
7.
Press [▲] to display the screen shown below.
PRINT-CUT ADJ.
SETTING
8.
Check the correction values from the test pattern (P&C2) condition.
The point where the cutting line (
following figure, the correction value is "−0.3."
Check the media feed direction (the feed direction) and the direction of print head movement (the scan
direction).
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1. Optimizing the Output Quality
) intersects the correction-value scale ( ) is the correction value. In the