Match the mark pattern to the device, configure job identity, verify placement, and automate new files through a watched folder.
Choose the pattern family expected by the finishing equipment. Mark order, parity, spacing, and reading direction are machine requirements—not visual preferences.
Sequence marks establish order. Match and integrity marks help keep components together. Barcodes and QR codes carry additional job or record identity when the device supports them.
Choose separate incoming and output folders. Keep originals outside the output path and avoid pointing a watcher at its own destination.
Print a representative sample at production scale. Confirm contrast, clear space, position, reading direction, sequence changes, and the machine's response before releasing the run.