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GRAPHTEC FC 4500 Series - 10 Specifying the Pen Conditions; 10.1 The Cutter Pen’s Conditions

GRAPHTEC FC 4500 Series
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FC4500-UM-251-9370 143
9 TROUBLE SHOOTING
9.2 The Cut Results Are Unsatisfactory
Symptom Cause Solution
The cut corners are too round
The cut corners are too pointed
The OFFSET setting is not suitable
for the blade type being used.
Adjust the OFFSET setting.
a Corners are too rounded: Raise the
OFFSET value.
a Corners are too pointed: Lower the
OFFSET value
The cutter blade wobbles only when
it starts to cut
The blade does not rotate
smoothly in the holder.
Remove any foreign matter in the
holder.
The OFFSET FORCE setting is
too low.
Raise the OFFSET FORCE setting.
* The cutter pen’s OFFSET FORCE
and the cutting FORCE are two
different functions.
The spring has come loose from
the CB09UA blade.
Replace the blade with a new one
equipped with a spring.
Solid lines are cut as dotted lines (the
blade skips).
The cutter blade seems to undulate
when cutting solid lines.
The cutter’s blade is extended too
far.
Adjust the extended length of the
cutter’s blade.
The cutting speed is too fast. Lower the SPEED setting to reduce the
cutting speed.
Curved lines become zigzagged. The software application’s cutting
data is too coarse.
Rewrite the software application’s
cutting data to specify more coordinate
points for smoother curves.
The OFFSET ANGLE setting is too
low.
Raise the OFFSET ANGLE setting.
The medium’s corners peel off.
The medium peels off when cutting
small characters.
The cutter’s blade is extended too
far.
Adjust the extended length of the
cutter’s blade.
The OFFSET setting is not suitable
for the blade type being used.
Adjust the OFFSET setting.
The cutting speed is too fast. Lower the SPEED setting to reduce the
cutting speed.
The cutter’s blade is too dull to cut
the medium.
Replace the blade.
The QUALITY setting is too high. Lower the QUALITY setting.
The blade cuts even into the backing
sheet.
The cutter’s blade is extended too
far.
Adjust the extended length of the
cutter’s blade.
The cutting FORCE setting is too
high.
Lower the FORCE setting.
The blade falls out of the cutter
plunger.
The cutter plunger’s diameter is
too large for the blade being used.
Use a cutter plunger of the proper
diameter for your blade.
The medium is being cut but
remaining scraps are hard to remove.
The processed lm cannot be picked
up with a retack sheet.
The retack sheet’s adhesion is too
weak.
Use a retack sheet with greater
adhesive power.
The medium gets entangled where
cutting has been performed.
Retract the extended length of the
cutter’s blade.
Lower the cutting FORCE setting.
After processing, the medium was
left without promptly peeling off
remaining scraps.
Peel off remaining scraps as promptly
as possible.

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