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Chapter 3 PREPARATIONS FOR CUTTING/PLOTTING
<When DISABLED has been selected for the SWITCHING XY FORCE setting>
Blinking cursor
Cutting (pen force)
FORCE
20 COND1
10 CHANGE TOOL1
SPEED
Speed
The values that can be set for each parameter are shown in the following tables.
<FC4500-50/60>
Parameter
Cutting force
(FORCE)
Cutter blade type/
offset (OFFSET)
Speed (SPEED)
Quality (QUALITY)
Tool No.
<FC4510-60>
Parameter
Cutting force
(FORCE)
Cutter blade type/
offset (OFFSET)
Speed (SPEED)
Quality (QUALITY) 1 to 10
Tool No.
(3) Press a key from [F1] to [F4] to move the blinking cursor to the parameter that you wish to set.
(4) Change the setting value of the parameter that you wish to set.
(5) Press the
[ENTER] key to register the setting conditions in the plotter's internal memory. To cancel your
settings, press the
(6) Press the
[TEST] key to perform test cutting. Make any adjustments required by changing the settings to suit
the media type and thickness.
If your plotter is the FC4500-50 or FC4500-60 model and the cutter pen mounted in tool holder 2 is used to perform
cutting, the type of medium that is being cut may cause the cutter pen to drop down during the cutting operation. If
this happens, lower the cutting force setting.
3-12
Cutter blade type
OFFSET
09U 0
4
QUALITY
Tool number
Value that can be set
Tool holder 1: 1 to 48
Tool holder 2: 1 to 30
<Tool holder 1>
Cutter blade type
09U, 15U, 15UK30, 15UK20, 15UB
OTHER
CP001 (Creaser), PEN
<Tool holder 2>
Cutter blade type
09U
PEN
Tool holder 1: 1 to 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50,
55, 60, 65, 70, 75
Tool holder 2: 1 to 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
Tool holder 1: 1 to 10
Tool holder 2: 1 to 6
1, 2
Value that can be set
Tool holder 1: 1 to 48
Tool holder 2: 1 to 48
Cutter blade type
09U, 15U, 15UK30, 15UK20, 15UB
OTHER
CP001 (Creaser), PEN
1 to 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70,
75
1, 2
[NEXT] key.
Offset value
Quality
48 steps
30 steps
Offset
-5 to +5 (*1)
1 to 99
(*1)
-
Choose 0 for automatic setting of the optimum offset
for the selected blade type.
Offset
-5 to +5 (*1)
-
Unit: cm/s
The lower the number, the higher the cutting quality.
Please see Section 5.9, "Assigning Tool Numbers".
48 steps
48 steps
Offset
(*1)
-5 to +5 (*1)
Choose 0 for automatic setting of the optimum offset
1 to 99
for the selected blade type.
-
Unit: cm/s
The lower the number, the higher the cutting quality.
Please see Section 5.9, "Assigning Tool Numbers".
Remarks
Remarks
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