Setting The Initial Down Force - GRAPHTEC CE5000-60 User Manual

4.26 Setting the Initial Down Force

The initial down-force setting is useful when TANGENTIAL mode is selected (for the cutting of thick media).
With thick film, additional time is required for the cutter blade to penetrate the film fully, even when the nec-
essary cutting force is applied. The cutting operation starts before the cutter blade has fully penetrated the
film, causing uncut sections to be left. When the initial down force is specified, this force is used as the cut-
ting force immediately after lowering of the pen when TANGENTIAL mode is selected, enabling the cutter
blade to penetrate the medium rapidly. (If the cutting force is 25 and the initial down force is 4, for example,
the cutting force applied immediately after lowering of the pen will be 29.) Set the initial down force to suit
the type of film used by performing test cuts.
M O V E T O R . M A R K
F E E D
A U T O P R E F E E D
T A N G E N T I A L
A U T O R E G . M A R K
C L E A R B U F F E R
A X I S A L I G N M E N T
D I S T A N C E A D J U S T
P A G E L E N G T H
P L O T A R E A
E X P A N D
R O T A T E
M I R R O R
C O P Y
S O R T
R S - 2 3 2 C
C O M M A N D
B L A D E W E A R S E T U P
P E N U P / D O W N
T E S T M O D E
P E N U P S P E E D
O F F S E T F O R C E
O F F S E T A N G L E
S T E P P A S S
I N I T . D O W N F O R C E
L E N G T H U N I T
1
Step
Press the (PAUSE) key to switch to PAUSE mode.
2
Step
Press the (NEXT) or
I N I T . D O W N F O R C E
3
Step
Press the (ENTER) key to display the initial-cutting-force setting menu.
I N I T . D O W N F .
Use the or key to select the required value within the range of "0" to "20,"
and then press the
(NEXT) or (PREV.) key.
4
Step
Press the (PAUSE) key to cancel PAUSE mode.
(PREV.) key until the following menu is displayed.
0
(ENTER) key to confirm. To cancel the selection, press the
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