Setting Cutting Conditions In Thick Mode - GRAPHTEC FC 4500 Series Service Manual

10.3.5 Setting Cutting Conditions in THICK MODE

Select the THICK MODE setting when you will be cutting either thick media (such as masking rubber for
sandblasting or thick paper for apparel patterns) or thin but hard media (such as acrylic film).
Setting Procedure
(1) When the THICK MODE setting has been enabled for the currently selected COND No., the display
appears as follows.
(2) Press the
(3) Press the
(4) Press the
F1
MODE 1: Overcutting is performed at the starting and end points of cutting as well as at corners
with a sharp angle in order to prevent incomplete cut areas of the medium. Moreover,
because the blade is moved across the medium's surface in one stroke when the cutter's
blade must rotate by a wide angle, this mode allows you to cut thicker media or perform
more detailed cutting than is possible in MODE 2.
MODE 2 : Overcutting is only performed at the starting and end points of cutting. Because MODE
2 performs simpler blade control of the travelling cutter blade than MODE 1, the overall
cutting time is shorter.
(5) Press the
F2
setting. In this status, press the
(6) When the displayed conditions are satisfactory, press the
operation without registering your new setting(s), press the NEXT PAGE key before pressing the
ENTER key.
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FORCE
F1
12 COND1
30
F2
SPEED
CONDITIONS key to display the menu below for specifying the cutting conditions.
FORCE
F1
12 COND1
30 change PEN1
F2
SPEED
ENTER key to display the THICK MODE menu shown below.
FORCE
F1
* mode1 thick
str. 0mm end. 0mm
F2
SPEED
(MODE 1) or (MODE 2) key to move the asterisk symbol and select MODE 1 or 2.
F3
(STR.) or (END) key to move the
F4
or
OFFSET
09U 0
ready PEN1 4
QUALITY
OFFSET
09U 0
4
QUALITY
OFFSET
mode2
QUALITY
blinking cursor next to the STR. or END
POSITION key to specify the overcut distance.
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F3
F4
F3
F4
F3
F4
ENTER key. To exit this setting