GRAPHTEC FC8600 SERIES - When the Cutting Result Is Not Good

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When the Cutting Result is Not Good
Symptom Cause Solution
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Corners are rounded.
•
Corners are too sharp.
Blade and OFFSET does
not match.
Change the OFFSET.
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It is rounded: Increase the OFFSET
→
It is too sharp: Decrease the
OFFSET
•
The cut line starts out crooked. The blade mounted in the
tool holder does not rotate
smoothly.
Remove any foreign matter inside the
holder.
•
The blade skips and does not completely
cut lines that should be solid.
•
Straight cut lines seems to wobble.
The blade is extended too
far.
Adjust the blade length.
The cutting speed is too
high.
Lower the speed setting.
•
Coarse resolution of curved lines. The software's resolution
setting is too low.
Adjust the software's resolution setting.
The blade offset angle is too
low.
Increase the value for the blade offset
angle.
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The media curls up at the corners.
•
Fine cut characters peels off.
The blade is extended too
far.
Adjust the blade length.
Blade and OFFSET does
not match.
Change the OFFSET.
The cutting speed is too
high.
Lower the speed setting.
The blade is dull. Replace the blade.
The QUALITY setting is too
high.
Lower the QUALITY setting.
The blade is not rotating. Clean the end of the plunger.
Replace the plunger.
•
The blade is cutting into the backing
sheet.
The blade is extended too
far.
Adjust the blade length.
The cutting FORCE is too
high.
Lower the FORCE setting.
•
The blade falls out of the tool plunger.
The blade is too small for the
tool plunger.
Use a blade that fits securely in the
tool plunger.
•
Media can be cut but it is hard to weed
afterwards.
•
Cut media cannot be pulled up using
retack sheet.
The retack sheet is not sticky
enough.
Switch to a stickier retack sheet.
Media gets entangled during
cutting.
Reduce the blade length.
Lower the FORCE setting.
Cleaning of cut media was
postponed too long.
Promptly weed cut media.
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Abnormal noise generated from the tool
carriage during cutting.
•
The media is discolored where the blade
has passed.
Media is rubbed by the tip of
the tool plunger.
Adjust the blade length and the cutting
FORCE settings. .
•
The cutting results differ from the
specified size.
The STEP SIZE has
been set differently at the
computer and the plotter.
Set the STEP SIZE to same value.
Scaling has been specified
on the computer.
Check whether scaling has been
specified.
•
Currently selected cutting conditions are
disregarded or cannot be changed.
The parameter priority
setting is set to PROGRAM.
Change the setting of the priority to
MANUAL.
The [ENTER] key was not
pressed after changing the
settings.
Check the operation.
•
Characters or lines are deformed during
pen plotting.
The plotter is in cutting
mode.
Select PEN as the tool in the
CONDITION setting.
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It does not become specified length.
(Slight distance error)
Distance adjust value is not
correct.
Perform distance adjust.