Specifying The Cutting Conditions - GRAPHTEC FC4200-50 Service Manual

10.3 Specifying the Cutting Conditions

This section describes how to specify the cutter penʼs blade type and its cutting FORCE, cutting SPEED, cut-
ter OFFSET, and cutting QUALITY parameters.
Note:
Before specifying the cutting conditions, first perform the setting procedure described in Section 5.6,
"Specifying the Pen Conditions."
10.3.1 Specifying the Cutter OFFSET
The OFFSET parameter lets you specify a corrective cutter offset value when required by the blade type
being used. When the pen type is PEN, a plotting pen can be used. When it is a blade type or OTHER, a
cutter pen can be used.
Because the tip of the blade mounted in the cutter penʼs plunger is not positioned along the center line
of the pen, the tipʼs offset from the penʼs center must be corrected by setting the OFFSET parameter.
With this plotter, the optimum OFFSET value for each blade type has been registered in advance and is
automatically selected when a blade type is specified. In addition, fine adjustment of the pre-registered
OFFSET value for each blade type is possible within a ±5 range.
Setting Procedure
1. Press a function key from
2. Press the
3. Press the
F3
in the following figure. In this status, the blade type can be changed by pressing the
POSITION key. Select the blade type to match the currently mounted blade.
4. If the pen type setting is a cutter blade, press the
OFFSET value for that blade type within a ±5 range.
5. When the displayed conditions are satisfactory, press the
operation without registering your new setting(s), press the
ENTER key.
Caution:
When PEN No. 2 is selected for a set of pen conditions at the SELECT PEN menu, you cannot switch the
pen type from PEN to a blade type.
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to
F1
CONDITIONS key to display the menu below for specifying the cutting conditions.
FORCE
F1
12 COND1
30 CHANGE PEN1
F2
SPEED
(OFFSET) key to move the
FORCE
F1
12 COND1
30 CHANGE PEN1
F2
SPEED
to select the COND No. of the cutting conditions to be edited.
F4
09U 0
blinking cursor to the upper right position as shown
09U 0
or
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SPECIFYING THE PEN CONDITIONS
OFFSET
F3
4
F4
QUALITY
OFFSET
F3
4
F4
QUALITY
POSITION key to finely adjust the
ENTER key. To exit this setting
NEXT PAGE key before pressing the
or