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Chapter 6 TROUBLESHOOTING
6.1 Troubleshooting
The Plotter is Turned On But Doesn't Operate
Symptom
•
The control panel's POWER lamp
does not light.
•
Nothing appears on the LCD panel.
The Cutting/Plotting Results are Unsatisfactory
Symptom
•
The cut corners are rounded or too
pointed.
•
The cut line starts out crooked.
•
The blade skips and does not
completely cut lines that should be
solid.
•
Solid lines are not cut at a constant
depth. (Slight skipping of the blade)
•
Coarse resolution of curved lines.
•
The cutting medium curls up at the
corners.
•
The cutting medium peels away
from the backing sheet when
cutting small characters.
•
The cutter blade is cutting into the
backing sheet.
•
The cutter blade falls out of the
cutter plunger.
•
The medium can be cut but is hard
to weed afterward.
•
The cut medium cannot be picked
up using a transfer sheet.
•
Abnormal noise generated by the
cutter pen during cutting.
•
The medium is discolored where
the cutter blade has passed.
6-2
Cause
The plotter is not being supplied with power.
The plotter is defective.
(1/2)
Cause
The OFFSET is incompatible with the cutter
blade being used.
The cutter blade does not rotate smoothly.
The Offset Cut Pressure is too low.
The spring has come loose from the cutter
blade. (CB09UA, CB15U-SP)
The cutter blade has fallen out. (Cutter
blades excluding CB09UA and CB15U-SP)
The cutter blade is extended too far.
The cutting SPEED is too high.
The output data resolution is too low.
The blade offset angle is too small.
The cutter blade is extended too far.
The OFFSET is incompatible with the cutter
blade being used.
The cutting SPEED is too high.
The blade is dull.
The QUALITY setting is too high.
The cutter blade is extended too far.
The cutting FORCE is too high.
The cutter blade is the incorrect diameter for
the plunger.
Insufficient grease. (CB15U)
The transfer sheet is not sufficiently
adhesive.
The medium gets entangled during cutting.
Weeding of the cut medium was postponed
too long.
The medium is stuck in the tip of the plunger.
Solution
Check that the power cord is securely
connected to the plotter's AC line inlet and to
the electrical outlet.
Contact your sales representative or nearest
Graphtec dealer.
Solution
Adjust the OFFSET value.
•
If it is too low, the corners become rounded.
•
If it is too high, the corners are too pointed.
Grease the cutter blade and holder. (CB15U)
Remove any foreign matter inside the holder.
Raise the Offset Cut Pressure setting.
* The Offset Cut Pressure is separate from the
cutting FORCE
Replace the cutter blade with a new one
fitted with a spring.
Grease the cutter blade and holder.
Adjust the blade length.
Lower the SPEED setting.
Increase the output data resolution.
Increase the blade offset angle.
Adjust the blade length.
Adjust the OFFSET value.
Lower the cutting SPEED setting.
Replace the cutter blade.
Lower the QUALITY setting.
Adjust the blade length.
Lower the FORCE setting.
Use a cutter blade that matches the
plunger's diameter.
Grease the cutter blade and holder.
Switch to a transfer sheet with greater
adhesion.
Reduce the blade length.
Lower the cutting FORCE.
Promptly weed the cut medium.
Adjust the blade length and the cutting
FORCE setting.
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