VC 300i not seeing registration marks

[Phill Fenton]

If using Wasatch:- Try this

Print
Setup
Edit
Properties
Cutter
Enable Cutter
Cutter registration Marks – Change from Manual to Automatic Alignment

(Make sure you change these setting in the profile you used to print with yesterday. Chances are when you disabled the cutter you accidently set the registration marks to manual)

[Lorraine Clinch]

Hi Phil, thanks for your reply, I am using Versaworks, not Wasatch, but I will still have a look & see if I have somehow disabled something.
I have just run a print & cut job without removing the material, & it cut that fine.

Lorraine

[Deleted User]

Hi Lorraine, i wrote this a few years ago when i was still at RDG. It should still be current.

*************************************

How to Print/laminate/cut using versaworks and the versacamm sp300v or sp540v.

1) Open print & cut job in versa works and setup the job as usual profile size etc.

2) From the MARK tab on job settings enable the CROP MARK box.

3) Under the Cut CONTROL tab select PRINT ONLY.

4) Print the job.

Sometimes it is worth enabling the CENTRE ON MEDIA function for laminating jobs to aid in aligning on the laminator.

After the print has finished feed out approx 150mm of media before sheet cutting. This means that when the sheet is re loaded after lamination that there is enough media behind the crop marks to cover the rear media sensor. If you don’t do this the printer will think it has run out of material.

5) After lamination reload material into versacamm (rectangle to rhs). A good tip is to have used the sheet off knife on the first edge to aid in getting it straight in the machine. I usually align this to a straight line on the machine heater or the cutter platen.

6) The printer will allow for around 5 degrees of slant on the media so it has to be something like.

7) Load the laminate sheet so that the crop mark with the rectangle next to it is in the bottom rhs next to where the heads sit. (as it was printed)

8) Move cutting carriage with curser keys so that the cutting blade is in line with the first crop mark circle then set this as base point. The machine will look for crop marks, but if you set the base point either on, or in line with them it cuts down on time searching.

9) The printer should find all 4 marks, if not reload and try again. Generally problems occur on the 1st mark if at all. If a problem occurs the display panel will warn you. Reset the base point directly over the first crop mark and try again.

10) From versa works select the same job and go into its settings.

11) Change cutting option in CUT CONTROLS tab to CUT ONLY

12) Another good tip is to ENABLE ADVANCED SETTINGS in the CUT CONTROL tab and make it so that CUT PASSES is set to 2. PRESSURE will be dependent on the condition of your blade but i usually find that 50g is sufficient. This is asking the machine to do 2 cut passes at 50g therefore 1 for the laminate film surface and 1 for the vinyl.

13) OK the settings and then PRINT the job again. Versa works will ask if you wish to re rip the file, select NO.

14) Job should cut.

Hope this helps.

[Lorraine Clinch]

Hi Mark, thanks, I am just about out of the door, so will look at this fully on Tuesday when I am back in. At a quick peruse it looks as though I am doing the basics, but must be missing something. It’s not done this before.
I’ll let you know how I get on next week.

Lorraine

[Ray Sturman]

Sounds like you may have inadvertently un-checked the crop marks and print & cut alignment box in the marks section when re-setting the file to cut only.