Roland PNC-1860 User Manual page 31

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CROPMARK
This is used when cutting around pre-printed graphics on a material, such as when making stickers or seals. With the PNC-1860/1410/
1210, a material is always loaded parallel to the unit. This means that unless the graphics to be cut have been printed parallel to the
material, the cutting lines become shifted from the graphics, and it becomes impossible to accurately cut around the graphics (see Figure
A below). If the printed graphics have crop marks, the positions of the crop marks can be stored in memory and used as reference points
by the PNC-1860/1410/1210. By making this setting, it becomes possible to cut around graphics with accuracy even when the graphics
have not been printed parallel to the material (Figure B).
Crop mark:
A
When the crop mark setting has not been made
Material
Accurate cutting around the graphic
becomes possible
The steps for making the crop mark setting are described below. Please refer to the figures shown below while making this setting.
Crop marks are set with the front cover open. Take care to ensure that the hands do not get caught in
the tool carriage as it moves.
• The crop mark setting cannot be made if the angle of the base point and the align point is more than 5 degrees.
• Crop marks cannot be set when the "ROTATE" display menu is set to "90 deg."
Load the material (with pre-printed graphics) and install the alignment tool included with the
PNC-1860/1410/1210. The alignment tool is installed in the same way as the blade holder.
(1) Press the key until the screen shown at right appears, then use the
MENU
select "SUBMENU" and press the
(2) When the screen shown at right appears, press the
base point.
(3) Use the , , , and
left of the crop mark printed on the material. Press the
down several times, and line up the alignment tool with the center of the crop mark. After the
alignment tool has been positioned correctly, press the
to the menu for setting the align point.
(4) Use the , , , and
lower right of the material. Press the
and line up the alignment tool with the center of the crop mark. After the alignment tool has
been positioned correctly, press the
(5) When the crop mark setting has been made successfully, the display shows screen (A), then
returns to the screen shown in step (2). Replace the alignment tool with a blade. If the crop
mark setting could not be made, the display shows screen (B) before returning to the screen
shown in step (2). If this happens, reload the material and make the setting again.
Cutting line:
key.
ENTER
key to change to menu for setting the
ENTER
keys to move to the tool carriage to a position below and to the
TEST
ENTER
keys to move to the tool carriage to the crop mark printed at the
key to move the tool up and down several times,
TEST
key.
ENTER
B
When the crop mark settings has been made
Material
Base point
and keys to
key to move the tool up and
key. The display then advances
Accurate cutting
around the graphic is
not possible
Within 5 degrees
Align point
(1)
AREA AXIS
REPLOT SUBMENU
(2)
CROPMARK UPDOWN
OVER-CUT CALIB
(3)
BASEPOINT->ENTER
0
(4)
ALIGNPOINT->ENTER
0
(A)
CROPMARK SETTING
COMPLETED !
(B)
CROPMARK SETTING
FAILED,SET AGAIN
0
0
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