Settings Tab

Select a print mode from the drop-down list.

Filtering Print Modes in a Queue

Select a substrate color using the sliders. Select from RGB or CMYK.

Note: The next imported job displays the color change.

A hot folder is a specific directory the queue monitors for new design files. When files are added to the hot folder, they are automatically detected and added to the queue as print jobs.

Browse for a folder to send jobs, and select Delete file after processed by queue if desired.

Note: To edit this location, click the ellipsis button on the right.

Browse and create an empty folder, and select Delete file after processed by queue if desired. Select Match jobs on template by file name to group the jobs on the same template.
Note: Template folders are automatically created for jobs.

Using Hot Folders

Sending to a Hot Folder from a Mac

Select media from the drop-down list. Use the () button to launch the Print Media Manager dialog (see Print Media Manager).

Note: If you select <Add New Media>, the Template Setup dialog is launched (see Template Setup dialog). Depending on the media, you may see the Media Setup dialog or the Template Setup dialog. If the Media Setup dialog appears:

• Enter a name, size, and margins.

Select a cutter, enter notes, select the process, enter notes, save, and delete.

Select the check box next to each option to enable it and configure the settings.

Click Save and then Close.

Using template media, select to apply a slot cut pattern on import.

Clip Using Slot Cut Pattern

Select to rotate jobs when they are imported. Set a degree of rotation.

Note: Not available with Template media configured.

Select to mirror jobs on import horizontally (reverse the jobs, useful for vinyl application).

Note: If you have also set rotation, the image is mirrored, then rotated (useful for sublimation/laser on transfer media).

Select to invert job color on import (invert color or white/black values, like a photographic negative).

Note: Does not work on PDF.

Select to display jobs that have more than one page as an overlay (only the first page will be visible).

Page Order when Sending Jobs to the Queue

Select to print on both sides of a page. Click the ellipsis button for duplex options.

Select from Basic, Template, or Book.

If Basic is selected, you can rotate even pages by 180 degrees.

If Template or Book is selected, select or create a template for odd pages, and another one for even pages.

Optionally, select Duplex PDF files on import.

To apply duplexing, right-click the job or use the Jobs menu.

Template Setup dialog

Click on the image to select a position on the page from the 9x9 square that appears.

Note: Available in Roll Media and Fixed Sheet Media.

Note: Only applicable to roll media.

Select one or more of the options:

• Left
• Right
• Top

Select Add Lead-in to add a lead-in to the confidence strip.

Select one of the following:

• Leave as is (do not change on import)
• Auto tile (when selected, the Options button is available)
  • Click Options.
    The Tile Overlap Options dialog appears.
  • Select the overlap mode and edges, then set values for X and Y.
• Scale: if larger
• Scale always (to fit media)

Select annotations to print alongside production markup. Select to print labels per copy or per job.

Add barcode and select type and position.

Select Do not apply processing options to disable white underbase generation.

Select one or more of the options:

• Left
• Right
• Top

Select Add Lead-in to add a lead-in to the confidence strip.

Set width and height.

Set an X offset.

Select Do not apply processing options to disable white underbase generation.

Select a production markup system for output to ensure proper alignment.

Note: If Saga/Secabo cutter selected, stop the Cut Spooler before proceeding.

There are three modes:

• Auto-trigger: Feed paper, machine reads barcode, one page at a time (best for unsupervised output).
• No barcodes: Feed paper, machine reads registration marks, click Cut, papers feeds, aligns, and cuts.
• No marks: Click Cut, machine calculates paper position.

Weed Borders

Graphtec Barcode Support

Set the markup application per job or per page.

Note: Not applicable to weed border marks.

Set width, height, stroke, offset, type, thickness, number of marks, distance, etc. When finished, click OK unless adding multiple systems.

Shift cut path on X or Y axis.

Note: If top left is aligned, shift not required.

Stretch cut path on X or Y axis.

Note: If bottom right is aligned, stretch not required.

Select to add start and end marks, and to cut from the end of the roll, as well as the offset.

Note: For cutter, offset is based off the marks (cut offset from the calculated cut).

Add a markup system based on selected values.

Note: Only applicable if multiple systems are added. Click Add markup system when adding a second markup system.

Note: If Saga cutter selected, margins must be equal for reverse barcode. Adjust in this tab.

Select to enable multiple production markup systems. When this is enabled, a list with controls appears on the right above the preview.

Note: If you have added multiple markup systems, select them to make changes.

Embedded Cut Path Options

Note: Only applicable if the file includes a cut path or one has been assigned in the queue.

Enable jobs to rotate when shape nesting to save media during output.

Specify the possible rotations allowed when nesting. A lower rotation results in a slower calculation.

• 90° rotation = 4 angles per shape
• 45° rotation = 8 angles per shape
• 30° rotation = 12 angles per shape
• 15° rotation = 24 angles per shape
• 10° rotation = 36 angles per shape
• 5° rotation = 72 angles per shape

Select by distance or by number:

• Select top, bottom, left, and/or right, set the maximum distance and offset. Select All same to use the same values for each grommet.