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6.24 Setting Tangential Emulation
This function is effective when cutting thick media (more than 0.3 mm in thickness)
and when the cutter blade sinks into the media and is not able to rotate properly,
resulting in gaps between the start and finish points and the inability to cut sharp
corners. This function can be set individually for each of the eight cutter-pen
setting areas, and it should be set to suit the media used. This setting has two
modes: Mode 1 and Mode 2.
Mode 1: Overcuts the start and end points and acute-angle corners to eliminate
Mode 2: Overcuts the start and end points only. In addition, the cutter blade is
Moreover, this function can be specified as on or off for each of the eight cutter-
pen setting areas. The overcut-amount setting screen is displayed for cutter-pen
setting areas for which the TANGENTIAL EMULATION mode is enabled.
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A DV A N C E D F U N C T I O NS AN D O P E R AT I O NS : S e t ti n g T a n g e n ti al E m u l a t i o n
uncut sections. In addition, the cutter blade is moved on the surface of
the medium during cutting when it is rotated significantly, ensuring sharp
cutting unaffected by the hardness or thickness of the media..
rotated on the medium surface for the start cutting position only. Mode 2
uses simpler cutter control than Mode 1, and provides a shorter cutting
time.
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ELECTING THE TANGENTIAL EMULATION MODE
Press the MENU key.
Press the NEXT key until the following menu appears.
Press the F4 key (FUNCTION 2). The following menu appears.
Press the F4 key (TANGENT EMULATION). The following menu appears.
Press the F3 key (MODE). The following menu appears
The asterisk "*" indicates the currently selected setting. Press the F3 key
(MODE 1) to select MODE 1. Press the F4 key (MODE 2) to select MODE 2.
Press the ENTER key to register your setting.
Press the MENU key to return the plotter to Ready status.
INTERFACE>
AREA PARAMETERS>
FUNCTION 1>
FUNCTION 2>
DATA SORTING>
AXIS ALIGNMENT>
AUTO PRE FEED>
TANGENT EMULATION>
TANGENTIAL
EMULATION
MODE>
ENABLE/DISABLE>
TANGENTIAL
EMULATION
MODE 1*
MODE 2
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