Chapter 4: Operating The Edge 2; Overview Of The Printing Process - Gerber EDGE 2 Owner's Manual

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Chapter 4:
Operating the EDGE 2

Overview of the printing process

The GERBER EDGE 2 prints jobs output by the GRAPHIX
ADVANTAGE plot program (GAPlot32) and output program (Gerber
Spooler).
GRAPHIX ADVANTAGE Composer provides the capability of assigning
fill colors to shapes. These fill colors correspond to the GerberColor™
foil cartridges used by the EDGE 2. Composer also allows you to select
the percent of tint, the size of halftone dots, and the color of vinyl. This
information is stored in the job file and sent to the EDGE 2 through
GAPlot32.
Using GAPlot32, open the job file and make your normal plot selections.
These selections are for both the EDGE 2 and the plotter (if the job is to
be cut). Send the job to the EDGE 2 for printing.
During printing, prompts appear on the EDGE 2 display telling you
when to load the material and change the foil cartridge for each new
color until the job is complete.
After a job is printed, it may be cut on a plotter. The only difference
between cutting a printed job and cutting a vinyl job is that for a printed
job, you must align the plotter knife with the cutter registration mark
printed on the material by the EDGE 2. Use the eyepiece provided in the
EDGE 2 accessory package to align the knife with the registration mark.