Brother CM100DM operation manual Drawing, Scanning

Symptom	Possible Causes (or Results)	Solutions	Reference
Not all of the material to	An iron-on fabric appliqué contact	Iron the entire contact sheet to affix it
be cut is cut. Some	sheet is not firmly attached to a		page 16
		firmly to the wrong side of the fabric.
areas remain uncut.	fabric.
There are deep cuts	The blade extension from the blade	Remove the holder from the carriage, and	page 18
	holder is too much.	then adjust the blade extension.
completely through the
	The cutting pressure (“Cut	Adjust the setting for “Cut Pressure” in the	page 18
mat.
	Pressure”) is incorrect.	settings screen.	page 23

Drawing

	Symptom	Possible Causes (or Results)	Solutions	Reference
			Adjust the settings for “Draw Speed” and
			“Draw Pressure” in the settings screen.
			To draw thicker lines, increase the
		The drawing speed (“Draw Speed”)	drawing pressure. To draw thinner lines,
	The drawn line is thicker		decrease the drawing pressure.
		or drawing pressure (“Draw		page 23
	(thinner) than intended.	Pressure”) is incorrect.	To draw thicker lines, reduce the drawing
			speed. To draw thinner lines, increase the
			drawing speed.
			After adjusting the settings, perform a trial		5
			drawing operation.
Scanning
	Symptom	Possible Causes (or Results)	Solutions	Reference
			In “Scan to USB” mode, specify the paper	page 54
			size with the “Scan Size” setting.
	Unwanted images are	The scanning area is incorrectly
			In “Direct Cut” or “Scan to Cut Data”
	scanned.	specified.		page 48
			mode, trim the image in the editing screen
				page 51
			after scanning.
	Scanning cannot be	The scanner glass is dirty.	Clean the scanner glass from the bottom	page 59
			of the machine.
	done cleanly (there are
	lines in the scanned	The original to be scanned is dirty or	In “Scan to Cut Data” mode, remove thin	page 52
	image).
		scratched.	lines or dirt in the image editing screen.
	The lines printed on the	The original is transparent so the	In “Scan to Cut Data” mode, remove the	page 52
		lines printed on the mat are being
	mat are scanned.		lines in the image editing screen.
		scanned.
	The scanned image is	When the optional scanning mat is	Peel off the blue tape from the optional	—
		used, scanning is performed without
	red.		scanning mat before scanning.
		peeling off the blue tape.

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