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Display Menu Lists
This chart lists the menus of the CM-500/400/300 grouped by usage. Menus indicated by an Circle ("
section at the end of the chart. Please refer to these additional explanations when using such menus.
MENU
Determining the type of sheet loaded
SELECT SHEET
This selects the type of material to be used ("ROLL," "EDGE," or "PIECE").
Setting cutting conditions
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It is possible to set the cutting parameters (plotting parameters) to match the tool
and material (pen and paper condition), and store them for later use. Five items can
be stored: cutting speed , blade compensation, blade force, tool movement speed
during tool-up, and CUT QUALITY. These settings can be stored in memory as
eight patterns (numbered 1 through 8).
** cm/s
This sets the speed blade for during cutting. Perform a cutting test and set the
conditions to match the loaded material and the installed cutter.
*.**mm
This sets the amount of offset for the blade during cutting. Perform a cutting test
and set the conditions to match the loaded material and the installed cutter. When
using the included test material and blade or equivalent parts, cutting can be
performed using the factory-default settings.
**gf
This sets the force for the blade during cutting. Perform a cutting test and set the
conditions to match the loaded material and the installed cutter.
SMOOTHING
If you want the curves of circles and arcs to be cut smoothly, set this to "ON."
When on, however, small text or intricate designs may also be cut with rounded
corners. If this happens, change the setting to "OFF" and perform cutting again.
NORMAL
This sets the cutting quality. Ordinarily this is left set to "NORMAL." When rapid
cutting is desired, such as when cutting a large material, set this to "HI-SPEED."
(CUT QUALITY)
When load is large, or if the material is not cut smoothly, or when small text is to
be cut attractively, set this to "HEAVY."
UP
This sets the speed of movement when the tool is raised and moves to the next
position for cutting during a cutting operation.
1
This cuts an excess margin of 1 mm (1/16") from the first and last line segments.
This selection is normally left set to "OFF," and is set to "ON" when cutting
OVER CUT
especially attractive corners is desired. When cutting small text or intricate
graphics, however, this should be set to "OFF" to avoid cutting into the material.
Setting the origin point
ORIGIN SET
Set a user origin at an arbitrary point on the material.
After the material has been loaded, be sure to set the origin to the bottom left of the
material.
Rotating the origin point
2
This rotates the cutting coordinate origin by 90 degrees. This is normally set to
"0deg," which means that the origin is at the bottom left of the material. Setting
AXIS ROTATION
this to "90deg" moves the origin to the bottom right of the material, thereby
rotating the cutting pattern by 90 degrees.
* Don't forget that the coordinate axis changes when the origin is rotated.
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Explanation
") are explained further in the
Default
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50 cm/sec.
0.250 mm
50 gf
ON
NORMAL
50 cm/s
OFF
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0deg
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