36 Chapter 3, Cutter Settings and Special Functions
SHEET-OFF / PAGE MODE
This is a combination of two parameters: sheet-off and page mode. You
can select any one of three page modes with the auto sheet-off feature
turned on or off.
With the auto-sheet-off part, you can enable or disable the automatic
sheet-off facility. When the auto-sheet-off function is disabled, no
sheeting off will occur.
The page mode part determines the cutter’s reaction to a PAGE
command as sent by the cutting software. The PAGE command is
used to relocate the origin after a job is finished and can take control
remotely of the cutter’s automatic sheet-off feature. Sheeting-off
automatically, without user intervention, is a unique feature of
FasTrack cutters that enhances the cutter’s versatility and overall
performance enormously.
Page commands
A PAGE command is sent to the cutter by the host computer software as
either a “PG;”, or “Pgn;”, where “n” is a number in millimeters.
If the PAGE command “PG;” is sent, the cutter will automatically sheet off
regardless of the Page Mode, minimizing the loss of material.
If the PAGE command “Pgn;” is sent, the number after the PG command
will be interpreted differently, depending on the page mode you have
chosen:
Page Mode 0 (PM0): The number after the PAGE command is ignored.
The material will be cut 0.2" (0.5 cm) after the furthest vector and the
new cutting limit will be located 0.2" (0.5 cm) from the lower material
border.
Page Mode 1 (PM1): The new origin is located “n” millimeters beyond
the last vector that was sent.
Page Mode 2 (PM2) = default: The new origin is located “n” millimeters
beyond the previous origin position.
Refer to the manual for your software to find out what kind of page mode your
software sends to the cutter.
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