Setting The Cutting Conditions (Setting Conditions) - GRAPHTEC FC4500 User Manual

3.7 Setting the Cutting Conditions (Setting Conditions)

This plotter lets you register eight different groups of cutting conditions in the plotter's memory. The cutting
conditions stored in memory are referred to as setting conditions. Specify each group of setting conditions to
match a particular media type.
The setting conditions can also be freely changed as required. Use the [F1] through [F4] keys on the control
panel to move through the eight groups of setting conditions that are stored in memory until you locate the
one that is suitable for the media type you will be using. Two groups of setting conditions are assigned to
each of the four keys, and each of the eight groups is labeled with a CONDITION (COND) number to enable
easy identification.
Set the cutting conditions after you have performed tool number assignment. Please see Section 5.9, "Assigning Tool
Numbers" for further details.
In this section, we will describe the setting procedures for the cutting force (pen force, creasing force), speed, cutter
blade type/offset, creaser, quality, Thick Mode and the perforation length.
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Cutting force (pen force, creasing force): FORCE
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Creaser
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Setting the perforation length
With the plotter in Ready status, press the [F1] through [F4] key corresponding to the setting condition number for
which you wish to make settings.
Setting condition numbers 1 and 5 are assigned to [F1], 2 and 6 to [F2], 3 and 7 to [F3], and 4 and 8 to [F4].
For example, if the [F1] key is pressed when COND 1 has been selected, the display changes to COND 5. If a condition
number other than 1 was selected, COND 1 will be displayed when the [F1] key is pressed. In the same way, press [F2]
to select COND 2 and 6, [F3] to select COND 3 and 7, and [F4] to select COND 4 and 8.
When you wish to set different cutting forces for the X and Y directions, select ENABLED for the SWITCHING XY
FORCE setting. (See Section 5.28, "Special Functions".)
(1) Press the [CONDITIONS] key.
The lower row of the display changes from "READY TOOL 1" to "CHANGE TOOL 1". (The display will differ
according to the setting conditions that have been made.)
<When ENABLED has been selected for the SWITCHING XY FORCE setting >
FORCE
20,20 COND1
10 READY
SPEED
<When DISABLED has been selected for the SWITCHING XY FORCE setting>
FORCE
20 COND1
10 READY
SPEED
(2) The setting condition parameters are displayed as shown below.
<When ENABLED has been selected for the SWITCHING XY FORCE setting >
Blinking cursor
Cutting (pen force)
FORCE
X20 COND1
10 CHANGE TOOL1
SPEED
Speed Tool number
OFFSET
09U 0
TOOL1 4
QUALITY
OFFSET
09U 0
TOOL1 4
QUALITY
Cutter blade type
Offset value
OFFSET
09U 0
4
QUALITY
Quality
Chapter 3 PREPARATIONS FOR CUTTING/PLOTTING
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Speed: SPEED
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Quality: QUALITY
FORCE
X20 COND1
10 CHANGE TOOL1
SPEED
FORCE
20 COND1
10 CHANGE TOOL1
SPEED
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Cutter blade type/offset: OFFSET
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Setting the thick mode
OFFSET
09U 0
4
QUALITY
OFFSET
09U 0
4
QUALITY
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