Gerber ODYSSEY XP Owner's Manual page 52

46 CHAPTER 5
Advanced Functions
To use a pounce strip
1 Clean the cut strip and a narrow portion of the metal extrusion on
each side of the cut strip.
2 Install a pounce strip along the full length of the cut strip.
3 After the pounce jobs are done, carefully remove the pounce strip.
4 Place the pounce strip on a clean piece of vinyl backing and put away
for future use.
Using pounce
With Gerber software, using the ODYSSEY XP pounce function is
simple.
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Clean the plotter cut strip and install a pounce cut strip on top.
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Load material.
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Replace the swivel knife with a pounce tool.
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Select a pounce pattern.
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Material speed and tool force for white paper are set for normal
running. Increase the tool force to 10 ounces.
If you are using software other than Gerber software, refer to your third-
party software manual or select pounce at the ODYSSEY XP keypad.
To select pounce from OMEGA or GA software
1 Attach the pounce cutting strip above the plotter cutting strip.
2 Load the material you are going to pounce into the plotter.
3 Install the pounce tool.
4 Press F1, Start-Job to run the job.
5 Output the job to GAPLOT32/GSPPlot and click the Pounce check box
in the Plotter Setting dialog box. Refer to the Reference manual for
specific instructions.
6 Choose the pounce pattern you want. If you choose custom, you must
choose the center spacing.
Setting
Short
Medium
Long
Distance between centers
0.050" (1.3 mm)
0.20" (5.1 mm)
0.50" (13 mm)