GRAPHTEC FC 4500 Series - 11 Part List; 11.1 Recommended List of Parts

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10 SPECIFYING THE PEN CONDITIONS
10.3.2 Specifying the Cutting/Plotting FORCE
The FORCE parameter is used to specify the pressure applied either by the cutter pen during cutting or
by the plotting pen during plotting.
Select the FORCE setting while referring to the optimum FORCE setting for both your pen type and the
currently loaded medium.
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
F1
(FORCE) key to move the blinking cursor to the upper left position as shown in the
following gure.
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
12 COND1 09U 0
30 CHANGE PEN1 4
(4) To change the FORCE setting, press the or POSITION key to specify a FORCE setting in a
range from 1 to 48.
(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.