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Chapter 3 PREPARATIONS FOR CUTTING/PLOTTING
3.13 Using the Hold Function
Press the
[PAUSE] key
during a cutting or plotting operation to temporarily suspend the cutting or plotting
operation.
When the PAUSE key setting in Special Functions is "Pause"
When the plotter is paused, an operation selection menu appears. Select whether to continue or quit the suspended
cutting or plotting operation.
(1) Press the
[PAUSE] key during a plotting or cutting operation. The cutting or plotting operation is paused and the
screen shown below appears.
FORCE OFFSET
SPEED QUALITY
JOB IS INTERRUPTED
CONTINUE QUIT
(2) Press the [F2] key (CONTINUE) to continue the suspended cutting or plotting operation.
If the [F4] key (QUIT) is pressed, the BUFFER CLEAR OK? menu shown below appears.
FORCE OFFSET
SPEED QUALITY
FORCE OFFSET
SPEED QUALITY
CONFIRM DATA FROM
HOST STOPPED.
BUFFER CLEAR OK?
CLEAR CANCEL
Press the [F2] key to select CLEAR and clear the buffer memory. If you do not wish to clear the buffer memory,
press the [F4] key to select CANCEL and return to the menu displayed in Step 1.
(3) If the
[F2] key was pressed to select CLEAR, the display changes as shown below and the buffer memory is
cleared.
FORCE OFFSET
SPEED QUALITY
CLEARING BUFFER!
PLEASE WAIT
(4) The plotter returns to Ready status.
When the PAUSE key setting in Special Functions is "Menu"
Note: This is the factory default setting.
When the plotter is paused, the PAUSE menu is displayed, and various settings can be changed.
(1) Press the
[PAUSE] key during a plotting or cutting operation. The cutting or plotting operation is paused and the
plotter goes into pause status.
(2) Use the Pause menu to change the settings as required.
(3) Press the
[PAUSE] key once again to restart the paused or cancelled operation.