When The Cutting Result Is Not Good - GRAPHTEC FC8000 SERIES User Manual

When the Cutting Result is Not Good

Symptom
•Corners are rounded.
•Corners are too sharp.
•The cut line starts out crooked.
• T he blade skips and does not completely
cut lines that should be solid.
• Straight cut lines seems to wobble.
•Coarse resolution of curved lines.
•The media curls up at the corners.
• Fine cut characters peels off.
• The blade is cutting into the backing
sheet.
• The blade falls out of the tool plunger.
• Media can be cut but it is hard to weed
afterwards.
• Cut media cannot be pulled up using
retack sheet.
• Abnormal noise generated from the tool
carriage during cutting.
• The media is discolored where the blade
has passed.
• The cutting results differ from the
specified size.
• Currently selected cutting conditions are
disregarded or cannot be changed.
• Characters or lines are deformed during
pen plotting.
• It does not become specified length.
(Slight distance error)
Cause
Blade and OFFSET does
not match.
The blade mounted in the
tool holder does not rotate
smoothly.
The CB09UA spring has
come loose from the blade.
The blade is extended too
far.
The cutting speed is too
high.
The software's resolution
setting is too low.
The blade offset angle is too
low.
The blade is extended too
far.
Blade and OFFSET does
not match.
The cutting speed is too
high.
The blade is dull.
The QUALITY setting is too
high.
The blade is extended too
far.
The cutting FORCE is too
high.
The blade is too small for the
tool plunger.
The retack sheet is not sticky
enough.
Media gets entangled during
cutting.
Cleaning of cut media was
postponed too long.
Media is rubbed by the tip of
the tool plunger.
The STEP SIZE has
been set differently at the
computer and the plotter.
Scaling has been specified
on the computer.
The parameter priority
setting is set to PROGRAM.
The [ENTER] key was not
pressed after changing the
settings.
The plotter is in cutting
mode.
Distance adjust value is not
correct.
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Solution
Change the OFFSET.
→It is rounded: Increase the OFFSET
→It is too sharp: Decrease the
OFFSET
Remove any foreign matter inside the
holder.
Replace the blade with a new one
which has a spring.
Adjust the blade length.
Lower the speed setting.
Adjust the software's resolution setting.
Increase the value for the blade offset
angle.
Adjust the blade length.
Change the OFFSET.
Lower the speed setting.
Replace the blade.
Lower the QUALITY setting.
Adjust the blade length.
Lower the FORCE setting.
Use a blade that fits securely in the
tool plunger.
Switch to a stickier retack sheet.
Reduce the blade length.
Lower the FORCE setting.
Promptly weed cut media.
Adjust the blade length and the cutting
FORCE settings. .
Set the STEP SIZE to same value.
Check whether scaling has been
specified.
Change the setting of the priority to
MANUAL.
Check the operation.
Select PEN as the tool in the
CONDITION setting.
Perform distance adjust.