GRAPHTEC FC4200-50 - Setting Cutting Parameters: OFFSET and FORCE; Specifying the Cutter OFFSET Value

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4.3 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, first perform the setting procedure described in Section 5.6,
“Specifying the Pen Conditions.”
4.3.1 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 auto-
matically selected when a blade type is specified. In addition, fine adjustment of the pre-registered OFF-
SET 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.
(3) Press the
F3
(OFFSET) key to move the blinking cursor to the upper right position as shown in
the following figure. 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.
(4) If the pen type setting is a cutter blade, press the or POSITION key to finely 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 opera-
tion 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.
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
12 COND1 09U 0
30 CHANGE PEN1 4
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
12 COND1 09U 0
30 CHANGE PEN1 4