ADVANCED FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS: AXIS ALIGNMENT Settings
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8Press the ENTER key to register the setting. The following menu appears.
9Use the POSITION keys to move the pen carriage to Axis Point 3.
10 Press the ENTER key to register the setting. The following menu appears.
11 Use the POSITION keys to move the pen carriage to Axis Point 4.
12 Press the ENTER key to register the setting. The following menu appears.
13 To perform distance correction, use the POSITION keys to input the corrective
value for the distance between points 1 and 2. The measured value for the
distance between points 1 and 2 is shown in the 3rd row. Set the actual
distance in the 4th row. Use the (▲▼) POSITION keys to change the value.
Press the ENTER key to register your setting. If the value does not need to be
corrected, simply press the ENTER key. The following menu appears.
14 To perform distance correction, use the POSITION keys to input the corrective
value for the distance between points 1 and 3. Use the (▲▼) POSITION keys
to change the value. Press the ENTER key to register your setting.
15 The plotter returns to Ready status, and the axis alignment operation is
completed.
• After the axes are aligned, the settings will be reset if any of the following is
performed.
-Specification of a new origin
-Loading of a new medium
-ROTATE and/or MIRROR settings are made (make these settings before
performing axis alignment)
• If the axis is slanted too much between points 1 and 2, points 1 and 3, or points
3 and 4, the “AXIS SETTING ERROR SET AGAIN” error message is
displayed. Reload the media to reduce the axis slant.
• If points 1 and 2 are specified as the same point, the axis alignment settings
are cleared.
CAUTION: If the media is loaded at an angle, make sure that it does not come loose from
the pinch rollers while it is being moved.
AXIS POINT 3
X= 0 mm
Y= 0 mm
AXIS POINT 4
X= 0 mm
Y= 0 mm
DISTANCE
POINT 1-2
00099.8 mm
OK? 00100.0 mm
DISTANCE
POINT 1-3
00101.1 mm
OK? 00100.0 mm