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6. USING THE MAIN FUNCTIONS
This chapter explains how to use the plotter’s main functions for cutting or plotting applications.
6.1 Selecting the ORIGIN POINT Position in HP-GL Mode
When the COMMAND setting is HP-GL, the ORIGIN function can be used to set the position of the origin
point to either the bottom left or center of the effective cutting/plotting area. When the COMMAND setting
is GP-GL, this command does not appear.
Setting Procedure
(1) Press the PAUSE key, then press the NEXT PAGE key until the menu below appears.
(2) Press the NEXT PAGE key until the menu below appears.
(3) Press the
F2
(FILM) key to display the menu below.
(4) Press the
F1
(ORIGIN POINT) key to display the menu below.
(5) The currently selected setting is indicated by the asterisk (
*
) symbol.
To move the origin to the lower left of the effective cutting/plotting area, press the
F2
(LOWER LEFT)
key. To move it to the center, press the
F4
(CENTER) key.
(6) When the displayed setting is satisfactory, press the ENTER key to register your setting.
(7) Press the PAUSE key to return the plotter to READY status.
NOTE
• Your ORIGIN POINT setting will be retained in the plotter’s RAM even while the plotter is turned off.
• Even when the ORIGIN POINT setting is CENTER, the coordinate values shown on the display
panel represent the relative distance of that coordinate point from the lower left corner of the
effective cutting/plotting area.
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
MARK PEN U/D
CLEAR SELECT PEN
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
INTERFACE FUNCTION
FILM PEN WIDTH
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
ORIGIN POINT
AREA
FORCE
SPEED
OFFSET
QUALITY
F1 F3
F4
F2
ORIGIN POINT
*
LOWER LEFT CENTER
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