Force Adjustment; Verification; Sending A Cut/Plot File To The Cutter; Pausing Cutting - Ioline SmarTrac I/S Series User Manual

34 Ioline SmarTrac User Guide
Caution
Do not turn the material
roll or pull material tight
between the drive shaft
and the material roll while cutting
is paused. If the material becomes
suddenly tight, the machine will
jam.

Force Adjustment:

Different types of materials require a different cutting force. Before
adjusting Force, make sure that the blade exposure is adjusted first.
See Adjusting Blade Exposure, above.
1. Turn the Force knob down slightly from maximum, about one
mark, and repeat the Test Cut. Use Full Force if the Test Cut is
not complete.
2. If the Test Cut is complete, turn the Force down again and
repeat the Test Cut. Continue until the cut is incomplete. This
indicates that there is not enough force to push the exposed
blade fully into the material. At this point turn the Force knob
up one mark, which should be just enough.

Verification:

1. Press the Test Cut key for 3 seconds. The cutter will cut a 1.9
inch x 7.1 inch design.
2. If the design does not separate cleanly and leave a light scoring
on the backing, try another 1/8 turn upward (counter clock-
wise from above) of blade exposure and a very slight increase
in force.

Sending a Cut/Plot File to the Cutter

Always load the cutter and make test cuts to determine the correct
settings before sending any files. See the Adjusting Blade Exposure
and Force sections for more details.
Important: Make sure that the carriage and material are in the
proper position and that an origin is set by pressing Set Origin on
the keypad (LED is green).
Send the file directly from the design software following the direc-
tions in the documentation or—
From the Ioline Control Center:
1. From the menu bar select File, Send Cut/Plot File.
2. Either enter the path and file name of the cut or select the cor-
rect location from the directory\file lists in the dialog box. For
example, the path might be:
C:\IOLINE\<filename>.plt
4. Select OK.

Pausing Cutting

1. Press the START / STOP key to place the cutter in STOP mode
(red LED).
2. When cutting is interrupted, the carriage and material can be
moved with the keypad Arrow keys.
3. Press the START / STOP key to resume cutting. The cutter will
return to the original cutting position and continue plotting
where it stopped. The keypad LED will change from red to
green.