Setting The Quality [Quality]; Thick Mode Settings - GRAPHTEC FC4500 User Manual

Chapter 3 PREPARATIONS FOR CUTTING/PLOTTING

Setting the Quality [QUALITY]

This setting determines the quality of the cut or plotted results. Please see Section 3.9, "Media and Cutting Conditions"
for further details on the setting values.
(1) With the plotter in Ready status, press a key from [F1] to [F4] to select the COND No. that you wish to change.
(2) Press the [CONDITIONS] key to display the following screen. (The display will differ according to the setting
conditions that have been made.)
FORCE
X23 COND1
30 CHANGE TOOL1
SPEED
(3) Press the [F4] key to move the blinking cursor to the QUALITY parameter.
FORCE
X20 COND1
30 CHANGE TOOL1
SPEED
(4) Use the [ ] or [
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[Tool holder 1] setting range: 1 to 10
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Setting range: 1 to 10
The smaller the number, the higher the quality
(5) When the displayed settings are correct, press the
key.

Thick Mode Settings

The Thick Mode is used for cutting thick media such as rubber for sandblasting masks and thick paper for garment
patterns as well as hard media such as acrylic film. This setting is only enabled for the COND Nos. to which THICK
mode has been assigned.
Cutting the media referred to above when THICK Mode has not been selected may cause the cutter blade to break or
damage the plotter.
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Thick Mode is not enabled when "PEN" or "CP001" has been selected as the cutter blade type.
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Please see Section 5.6, "Assigning THICK Mode" for further details.
(1) When Thick Mode has been specified, the blinking cursor is displayed located over the Tool No. when the plotter is
in Ready status.
FORCE
20,20 COND1
30 READY+ TOOL1
SPEED
(2) Press the [CONDITIONS] key to display the following screen. (The display will differ according to the setting
conditions that have been made.)
FORCE
X23 COND1
30 CHANGE TOOL1
SPEED
3-18
OFFSET
09U 0
4
QUALITY
OFFSET
09U 0
4
QUALITY
] key to change the value.
[Tool holder 2] setting range: 1 to 6
OFFSET
09U 0
4
QUALITY
OFFSET
09U 0
4
QUALITY
[ENTER] key. To cancel your settings, press the [NEXT]