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Make sure that vacuum blanket is clean and that vacuum-exhaust holes remain
uncovered.
NOTE
If additional flats are to be exposed on the same plate, or if the plates to
be used for multiple color printing, register marks should be inserted in the
flats, or some sort of register system should be used to register the job
Register marks are placed-so they-expose the plate outside the image area,
so they can be trimmed off after the job is printed.
The sensitivity guide is designed to overcome the problem of incorrect expo-
sure.
The guide is stripped into the edge of the flat in a nonprinting area,
usually the outer edge.
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