Poor Print-To-Print Registration - Gerber OMEGA CP Reference Manual

254 Chapter 25:
Solving Printing and Registration Problems
To assign a bleed to an object
1 Select a filled object, then click Tools > Bleed to open the Bleed dialog box.
2 Choose the corner style to apply.
3 Enter the bleed amount in the Bleed Cut text box.
4 Click Continue.
Note: The Bleed Off button in the dialog box appears after a bleed is assigned and is used to
remove a bleed when Smart Editing.

Poor print-to-print registration

If the print-to-print registration is off − for example, the vinyl color shows through a gap
between two printed colors, or there is a halo − there are several techniques you can use to
correct this situation.
♦ Do not butt colors. Use overprints and overlaps, or apply a stroke around the objects.
♦ Use traplines and choke/spreads.
♦ Select CMYK Black on a process color job.
♦ Shrink the base layer in a Spectratone colored shape.
♦ Change the vinyl and printing order.
Overlapping and overprinting colors
Sometimes a design requires one shape to print over another. You have the choice of
overlapping or overprinting.
♦ If you Overlap the shapes, both shapes print completely with one shape printed over
the other at a normal temperature. Use it when printing a small portion (less than 50%)
of one shape over another.
♦ If you Overprint the shapes, both shapes print completely with one shape printed
over the other at a high temperature. Use it when printing a large portion (greater than
50%) of one shape over another.