Your cookie MUST be touching two triangle spacers. When using the carousel, Eddie will center print images on your cookies automatically but only if your cookie is touching two triangle spacers
. (round spacer on earlier models). Install the outer triangle spacers for any cookie between 2.5" and 3.85". See this article for more details on cookie specs.
Consistent Cookie Shape/Size. Centering works best with perfectly round sizes that are all the same sizes. You can also center objects that are not round but they must be a consistent size. If you have inconsistent sizes, no amount of adjustment will help. It is best to sort the similar sized cookies together and adjust the template size to match.
Centering Scan Enabled/Checked. Horizontal and vertical offset affect the print
position with the Centering Scan checked OR unchecked. The difference is
that with Centering Scan enabled, Eddie attempts to find the start position automatically. You can
then add or subtract from that print start position using Horizontal or
Vertical Offsets (see below).
----Recommended for Circular cookies
Centering Scan Disabled/Unchecked. The printer will no longer perform the centering scan with this setting unchecked. The start position is whatever the factory calibrated zero point is. You can then add or subtract from that print start position using Horizontal or Vertical Offsets (see below). It can be more reliable because the printer doesn't try to interpret your cookie size, but you must ensure that the cookie is placed in the exact same position every time. The carousel will do this for you. If you cannot use the carousel due to your cookie size or shape, you will need to switch to manual mode by disconnecting the carousel and, most likely, using a custom tray. See below.
----Recommended for Non-circular and non-uniform-shaped cookies.
Adjusting Horizontal and Vertical Alignment Offsets
Manual Mode: Centering Scan Unchecked.
- When you turn off the centering scan, you must place the cooking in the exact same place on the tongue/platform every time. This is hard to do by just eyeballing the position on the tongue. When the cookie is not placed in the same place (either left to right or front to back) every time, it will look like the image is not centered and jumping around inconsistently.
- The Milton tray or a DTM tray will help you place the cookie in the same spot every time. Please review this tutorial on how to print centered every time using a custom tray.
- The cookies should be a consistent size for this option to work.
- If you do not have a tray, you can attach a piece of thick (.08" or thicker) cardboard to the platform/tongue that is larger than your cookie size. Make sure it is attached firmly, so it will not move around. Print your design with no cookie in place. Note the location of the print on the piece of cardboard. Now place your cookie centered on the print location. Print again.
If for some reason the prints are still not centered, The following items can also affect centering.
1. Feed/Reverse Speed. If the cookie moves during the scanning process before each print, it may not print centered. You can slow down feed and reverse speed. This will slow down the scanning process making it less likely for the cookie to move. To adjust these values, open PrintHub - choose the Printer Settings Tab - Advanced Settings. Try setting the speeds to "10".