FC 7000 mark scan error glossy material

[Printmaine]

Hello all, my FC7000 contour cuts great with matte material but when i use glossy material I get a mark scan error on the first registration mark. I'm using Corel Draw X5, cutting master 2, hpl25500, and a graphtec fc7000-75. Is there a special setting for glossy material. Thanks.

 

[Jackpine]

Dim the room light or shade the optical sensor as it scans. Scan errors happens when there is a glare and it can't find the marks.

 

[P Wagner]

You should adjust the lamp intensity of the ARMS sensor to work with the glossy media. Every plotter is somewhat unique, but a value somewhere between 50 and 75 for both X and Y axis seems to work with many Graphtec devices.

Check your user manual (or the PDF) for specific instructions how to adjust the sensitivity of the ARMS sensor.

 

[Printmaine]

Thank you, I will try that.

 

[XAVictoria]

Mark scan error

I keep receiving the mark scan error message as well, Is there a way to print directly from the comp to the plotter without have to insert vinyl already printed on?

 

[P Wagner]

I keep receiving the mark scan error message as well, Is there a way to print directly from the comp to the plotter without have to insert vinyl already printed on?

Cut from CorelDRAW or Illsutrator via the Graphtec plug-in called Cutting Master 2 (File Menu > Cutting Master 2 > Cut/ Plot).

 

[omgsideburns]

Make sure your marks aren't fuzzy. On my FC7000mk2, even a little over spray around the marks and it will throw an error.

And the usual fixes, like sticking a piece of matte lam over them, etc..

 

[Xeon19]

I spend hours and hours and days with my FC7000-130MK2". I had reps from the company I bought it from and they kept saying the material is too glossy. Snce they have alot of AD's on this board i rather not say who not to waste your time with. Our trick, used 2" masking tape, put it over the reg marks and go over the lines with a uni-ball vision micro ink pen. We used to use a marker but the fine pen works better. It is a must for reflective material. Just today, I cut out 8 sets of the same graphic and the cutter reacted different every time without tape. Once we taped it, worked fine.

 

[bloobird0]

place some pieces of square mate laminate juste over the marks and you'll be fine. I do this for reflective, chrome or fluo vinyls and works all the time.