GRAPHTEC FC 4500 Series - Specifying The Cutting Conditions; Specifying The Cutter Offset

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10 SPECIFYING THE PEN CONDITIONS
10.3 Specifying the Cutting Conditions
This section describes how to specify the cutter pen’s blade type and its cutting FORCE, cutting SPEED,
cutter OFFSET, and cutting QUALITY parameters.
Note:
Before specifying the cutting conditions, rst perform the setting procedure described in Section 5.6,
“Specifying the Pen Conditions.”
10.3.1 Specifying the Cutter OFFSET
The OFFSET parameter lets you specify a corrective cutter offset value when required by the blade type
being used. When the pen type is PEN, a plotting pen can be used. When it is a blade type or OTHER, a
cutter pen can be used.
Because the tip of the blade mounted in the cutter pen’s plunger is not positioned along the center line
of the pen, the tip’s offset from the pen’s center must be corrected by setting the OFFSET parameter.
With this plotter, the optimum OFFSET value for each blade type has been registered in advance and is
automatically selected when a blade type is specied. In addition, ne adjustment of the pre-registered
OFFSET value for each blade type is possible within a ±5 range.
Setting Procedure
(1) Press a function key from
F1
to
F4
to select the COND No. of the cutting conditions to be edited.
(2) Press the CONDITIONS key to display the menu below for specifying the cutting conditions.
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
12 COND1 09U 0
30 CHANGE PEN1 4
(3) Press the
F3
(OFFSET) key to move the blinking cursor to the upper right position as shown
in the following gure. In this status, the blade type can be changed by pressing the or
POSITION key. Select the blade type to match the currently mounted blade.
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
12 COND1 09U 0
30 CHANGE PEN1 4
(4) If the pen type setting is a cutter blade, press the or POSITION key to nely adjust the
OFFSET value for that blade type within a ±5 range.
(5) When the displayed conditions are satisfactory, press the ENTER key. To exit this setting
operation without registering your new setting(s), press the NEXT PAGE key before pressing
the ENTER key.
Caution:
When PEN No. 2 is selected for a set of pen conditions at the SELECT PEN menu, you cannot switch the
pen type from PEN to a blade type.