GRAPHTEC FC 4500 Series - Running A Cutting Test

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10 SPECIFYING THE PEN CONDITIONS
10.4 Running a Cutting Test
After specifying the blade type, FORCE, and SPEED settings, run a cutting test to actually conrm the
combined impact of your settings. Check how deeply the medium has been cut and the roundness of the
cut corners. If the cut results are not satisfactory, specify your cutting conditions once more and then run
another cutting test. Repeat these two steps until the optimum cutting conditions are achieved.
Setting Procedure
(1) Load the medium that will actually be used for cutting.
(2) Press a function key from
F1
to
F4
to select the target COND No.
(3) Press the TEST key to display the TEST menu below.
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
test1 test2
cutting pro
(4) Using the , , , POSITION keys, move the carriage to the position on the medium from
which you wish to start the cutting test.
Caution:
The cutter pen will start moving as soon as the TEST function is selected, so be sure to keep your hands,
hair, and so forth away from the plotter’s moving parts.
(5) Press the
F1
(TEST 1) key to cut a single test pattern, consisting of a triangle within a square, at
the cutter pen’s current position.
Press the
F3
(TEST 2) key to cut three test patterns, each consisting of a triangle within a square,
at the cutter pen’s current position. Among the three patterns, the rst pattern is cut using the
current FORCE setting minus 1, the second pattern is cut using the current FORCE setting, and the
third pattern is cut using the current FORCE setting plus 1.
Press the
F2
(CUTTING PRO) key to display the CUTTING PRO prompt menu shown below.
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
cutting pro OK ?
yes no
(6) While the above menu is displayed, press the
F2
(YES) key to cut out the CUTTING PRO
characters from the cutter pen’s current position. To return to Step (3) without running the CUTTING
PRO test, press the
F4
(NO) key.