Performing Printing after Cutting

This method uses print data including cutting lines to cut the job first followed by printing it. Performing cutting first reduces the drying time compared to cutting after printing. Depending on the model you are using, this setting may be disabled.
Procedure
  1. Depending on the target to set, use one of the methods below to display Settings.
    • Double-click the job to set.
    • Right-click on the job to set, then click Edit Design - Settings.
    • With a job selected, click VW7_JobMenu1 on the left side of the job tool area, and then click VW7_CustomizeSettings.
    MEMO If you want to cut all the paths, display the Queue Properties. You cannot configure the settings from the Settings.
  2. Click VW7-ICON_CutControl Cut Controls.
  3. Select the Cut & Print from the Operation Mode.
    MEMO When you select Cut & Print, the following settings are disabled.
    • Crop Marks (Print &Cut Alignment)
    • RIP while Printing
    • Enable Variable Data Printing
  4. Select the following check boxes as necessary.

    • Cut All Paths

      Cuts along all lines (paths) drawn in vector format in the data. All paths will be recognized as cutting lines and will be cut regardless of whether they are drawn with the spot color (CutContour).

    • Cut Image Boundaries

      Cuts the border of the job regardless of whether a cutting line is present. NoneNormal CutPerforated Cut are the available options. The generated border cutting line can be checked with the preview in the job settings window.

    • Return to Origin After Print

      Pulls back the media after printing.

    • Cut Passes

      Use this option to specify the number of cut passes when cutting thick media or hard media. Depending on the media, cutting multiple times with lower blade force may give more aesthetically pleasing results than cutting once with higher blade force.

    • Cutting Conditions Settings

      The settings can be configured for Cutting Speed and other printer cutting conditions. To set cutting conditions, refer to "Configuring the Cutting Conditions" in the VersaWorks 7 Master Guide.

    • Execute PREFEED Operation

      Feeds out media according to the size of the data sent from the computer, pulls the media back to the output-start location, and then performs output. The cutting quality is especially stable because the media is not forcefully pulled tight.

    • Conditions for Cutting Perforated Lines

      Enables the setting of conditions for cutting perforated lines.

  5. Configure other settings such as the media settings if necessary.
  6. Click OK.
    You will be returned to the main screen.
  7. Click PRINT. Alternatively, right-click a job and select PRINT - Print.
    The Advanced Print Settings window appears.
  8. Set the Print Count.
    • If you do not want to specify the print count, see Printing Only Once at All Times in the VersaWorks 7 Master Guide.
    • If you want to place multiple sets of data to print in order to ensure that no media is wasted, set the Print Count to 1, and then set Copy according to the information in Setting the Number of Copies to Print in the VersaWorks 7 Master Guide.
  9. Click Print.
    First, the job is cutting. When cutting finishes, printing starts automatically. This operation is repeated for the number of times specified with Print Count.
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    • You can also change these settings in the Settings window after adding a job to the job list. However, you cannot change the Cut All Paths setting or the Margin setting under EPS .

    • If you want to set Enable Variable Data Printing on the Settings window, select an option other than Cut & Print. When Enable Variable Data Printing is enabled, you cannot select Cut & Print.