3-2
Basic Settings and Operations
3.1 Setting the Cutter-Pen Conditions
Before starting cutting, set the TOOL (cutter blade or pen), cutter-blade length, OFFSET, FORCE, SPEED,
and QUALITY settings to ensure the optimal cutting conditions.
TOOL (cutter blade or pen)
........................ Set to suit the material to be cut.
Cutter-blade length ... Adjust the blade length by referring to the media thickness table below. For
details on adjusting the blade length, see "2.4 Adjusting and Mounting the
Cutter Pen."
OFFSET.................... Set to suit the cutter blade being used.
FORCE ..................... Set the FORCE by referring to the table below.
SPEED...................... Set the SPEED by referring to the table below.
QUALITY................... Set the QUALITY by referring to the table below.
Optimal Cutting Conditions for Each Media Type
Reference force values (FORCE = g)
Blade Part Nos., Displayed Blade Types, and Displayed CUTTER OFFSET Values
When the TOOL (cutter blade or pen) has been selected from among "09U," "15U," and "15B,"
the OFFSET is automatically adjusted by ±5 with respect to the default cutter offset value for that
blade type. Select the PEN setting for plotting using a pen. When the PEN setting is selected, no
OFFSET setting is required.
Reference Pen Conditions for Plotting Pens
To preserve the pen life, set the FORCE to the lowest setting, and set the SPEED after checking to
confirm that there are no faint lines or other problems during plotting.
CHECKPOINT
• If the SPEED and QUALITY settings are set to high values, the cut/plotted results will have a coarser
finish, but the overall cutting/plotting time will be reduced.
• If the SPEED and QUALITY settings are set to low values, the cut/plotted results will have a finer
finish, but the overall cutting/plotting time will be longer.
Medium thickness Blade used FORCE SPEED QUALITY
approx. 130 g/m
2
CB09UA 14 to 20 30 or less 2
approx. 80 g/m
2
CB09UA 10 to 14 30 or less 2
approx. 65 g/m
2
CB09UA 8 to 12 30 or less 2
Setting FORCE Setting FORCE Setting FORCE Setting FORCE
120 94017 96 25 200
221104318104 26 218
322114819112 27 234
424125620120 28 250
527136421136 29 267
630147222153 30 284
733158023170 31 300
837168824185
Blade material Part No.
LCD display indication
Specifiable range
Initial
Blade type Default CUTTER OFFSET
Supersteel blades CB09UA 09U 0 ±518
CB15U 15U 0 ±528
CB15UB 15B 0 ±55
Pens PEN – – 0
Pen type FORCE SPEED QUALITY
Water-based fiber-tip pen 10 to 12 30 2
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