Print/Cut Adjust Tab - Avery Dennison snap 500 Operator's And Service Manual

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5.3.3 Print/Cut Adjust Tab

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Classification: Avery Dennison - Public
The cut adjust will help the printer cut in the right place with relation to the sense
mark on pre-printed tape. Cut adjust is found the Print/Cut Adjust tab.
Use cut adjust with pre-printed tape only. Put cut adjust to zero when using blank
tape and use print adjust to position the print properly on the label relative to the
cut.
When the cut adjust is set correctly, the printer will cut the label at the leading
edge of the sense mark. If the cut is not in the right place, increase the cut adjust
value to move the cut to the right (looking at the printer) or decrease the value to
move the cut to the left. Each step is 0.003"/0.076mm.
The print adjust allows you to move the print with relation to the cut, one print
adjustment for each print station.
Use the Narrow Test Pattern to set the print adjust. The test pattern has a line
printed across the tape that is 1" from the cut. Run a few labels and measure the
distance from the cut to the line. Then, increase the print adjustment value to
move the print to the right, or decrease the print adjustment value to move the
print to the left. Each step is 0.003"/0/076mm. Repeat until the line is in the
correct place.
Facing the printer, the inboard side is closest to the printer body, and an operator
side is closest to the operator. Use the following guide to understand the
numbers.
-99, -99
Figure 22c: Print adjust and width adjust
Image adjust across the width of the printer is available through Firmware 3.36
and above, using PCMate 7.6.2 and above.
NOTE: Don't use print and cut adjusts to "fine-tune" a format.
Rather correct any print position problems in the format and
use these adjustments to correct printer variation only.
Otherwise, you have to adjust each format before printing.
User's Manual—SNAP™ 500 Gen 1 and Gen 2
Feed direction
0, 0 +99, +99