Outline Of Arms; Shape (Pattern) Of Registration Mark - GRAPHTEC FC8600 Series User Manual

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Outline of ARMS

ARMS (Advanced Registration Mark Sensing System) will scan the registration mark (reference line) written
on the media using sensors.
Accuracy of registration mark scan is within 0.3 mm when scanned registration mark specified by the
plotter using supplied pen and high quality paper.
Be caution about following when scanning the registration mark.
Shape (Pattern) of the Registration Mark
P.5-2
Scan Range Necessary to Detect the Registration Mark
P.5-3
Positioning of the Media and the Registration Mark
P.5-4
Position of the Origin Point and the Registration Mark
P.5-5
Media That Registration Mark Cannot be Detected
P.5-5
Supplement
l Perform the automatic registration mark scanning with paper-weight (See "Setting Paper-Weight"
and it may not scan the registration mark correctly if it is turned off.
l When division connection is on, ARMS function is not operable.

Shape (Pattern) of Registration Mark

The shapes (patterns) of the registration mark the plotter can scan are following 2 types.
MARK TYPE 1
MARK TYPE 1 is used when you do not want the registration mark
inside the cutting area. Cutting area becomes smaller for the area
of registration mark on the media.
MARK TYPE 1
Cutting area
5-2
P.7-21 ) turned on. The media might lift,
Supplement
l Left figure is for 4POINTS. Number of the
registration mark will be different for the
2POINTS and 3 POINTS, but the shape of the
registration mark will be same.
l See "Setting Shape (Pattern) of Registration
Mark" P.5-9 to change the shape (pattern)
of the registration mark.