GRAPHTEC FC2250 Series - Setting the Pen Carriage Movement Speed; Setting The Step Movement Distance

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Chapter 5 FUNCTION SETTINGS AND OPERATIONS
5.23 Setting the Pen Carriage Movement Speed
This setting determines how far and how fast the pen carriage moves when the [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] keys are
used to move it. When one of the [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] keys is pressed initially, the pen carriage moves only
thespecieddistance.Ifthekeyishelddown,thepencarriagemovesslowly,butthenmovesmorequickly
aftermovingthespeciedlength(distance).
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When the LCD parameter in the menu shown below is marked with a black dot [
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], the coordinates during movement are
displayed on the LCD when the [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] keys are used. Press the [F4] key to activate or deactivate this function.
FORCE OFFSET
SPEED QUALITY
STEP HI SPEED
LOW SPEED LCD •
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Pressing the [NEXT] key while using the [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] keys to move the pen carriage toggles the speed between
low speed and high speed. Use this function for more accurate positioning of the pen carriage.
Setting the Step Movement Distance
This setting determines the distance the tool head moves each time one of the keys is pressed. The setting
distance is an approximate measure of the distance actually moved.
(1) Press the [PAUSE] key to select PAUSE mode.
(2) Press the
[NEXT] key repeatedly until the following menu is displayed.
FORCE OFFSET
SPEED QUALITY
OPTION1 OPTION2
(3) Press the [F4] key (OPTION2) to display the menu shown below.
FORCE OFFSET
SPEED QUALITY
POSITION OPT
MOVE SPD TEST
(4) Press the [F3] key (POSITION OPT) to display the menu shown below.
FORCE OFFSET
SPEED QUALITY
STEP HI SPEED
LOW SPEED LCD •
(5) Press the [F1] key (STEP) to display the step movement setting screen.
FORCE OFFSET
SPEED QUALITY
STEP 5 um
Use the [ ] or [ ] key to change the numeric value, and then press the [ENTER] keytoconrmyourselection.
To cancel your selection, press the
[NEXT] key.
Setting range: 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 (µm) [Default value: 5]
(6) Press the
[PAUSE] key to cancel PAUSE mode.
This setting is retained in the plotter's internal memory even while the plotter is turned off.