Pen Setting Conditions: Pen Conditions
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Reference Pen Conditions for Plotting Pens
To prolong the pen life, set the FORCE to the lowest setting, and set the SPEED
after checking to confirm that there are no faint lines or other problems during
plotting.
• If the SPEED and QUALITY settings are set to high values, the cut/plotted
results will have a coarser finish, but the overall cutting/plotting time will be
reduced. In particular, when using wide media, the media may not be fed
smoothly during the cutting operation, thus preventing high quality results from
being obtained. In this case, set the SPEED and QUALITY settings to low
values.
• If the SPEED and QUALITY settings are set to low values, the cut/plotted
results will have a finer finish, but the overall cutting/plotting time will be longer.
PRECAUTIONS TO OBSERVE WHEN CUTTING HIGH-INTENSITY REFLECTIVE FILM
The backing sheet used with high-intensity reflective film is very soft, and needs to
be reinforced. Attach strips of media to the reverse side of the backing sheet at the
locations where the backing sheet will come into contact with the grit rollers. (The
media we recommend that you use for reinforcement are the cutting sheets
supplied by Nakagawa Chemical, Inc., or similar.)
HOW TO IMPROVE WEEDABILITY
We recommend that you observe the following points to improve the weedability of
color marking film.
• Select the correct blade for the application
CB09UA: Use this blade for general color marking film applications.
CB15B: Use this blade for cutting small text (with a height that is less than 10
mm) on color marking film.
• Use blades that are not worn.
If the blade is worn, it will not cleanly and the cut results will be difficult to weed.
• Adjust the blade-length and FORCE settings until only traces of the blade are
left on the backing sheet.
Specify a FORCE value that is as low as possible, but that still leaves faint
traces on the backing sheet.
• Set the SPEED and QUALITY values as low as possible.
• Weed the cut results right after cutting has been completed.
If time is allowed to elapse, adhesive along the cut edges will cause the edges
to stick together.
• Select media with good weedability.
Recommended film types: 3M Scotchcal Electro Cut, 3M Scotchcal Master Cut
Weeding refers to the removal of un wanted areas of vinyl from the background
after the media has been cut.
Pen type Part no. FORCE SPEED (cm/s) QUALITY
Water-based fiber-tip pen KF550 Series 10-12 30 4
Disposable ink pen SD pens (PHP33-INK) 7-8 20 2
Oil-based ballpoint pen KB140 Series (PHP31-BALL) 21, 22 60 4
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