GRAPHTEC FCX4000 - Page 159

FCX4000-UM-251-9370 9-7
9 TROUBLESHOOTING
Symptom Possible Cause Conrmation item Solution
Media can be cut but it is
hard to weed afterwards.
Cut media cannot be
pulled up using adhesive
sheet.
The adhesive sheet
does not have enough
adhesion.
Conrm adhesion of
adhesive sheet.
Use the adhesive sheet that
have enough adhesion.
Material is rolled up in a
cut trace.
The blade length is
extended too much.
Conrm the blade length. Decrease the blade length.
Weeding of cut media
was postponed too long.
Conrm weeding was
performed after cutting
soon.
Perform weeding after cutting
soon.
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 plunger.
The blade length is not
extended enough and
the cutting force is too
high.
Conrm the blade length
and the cutting force.
Adjust the blade length and
the cutting force.
Increase the blade length.
Decrease the cutting force.
Characters or lines are
deformed during pen
plotting.
The plotter is in cutting
mode.
Conrm the tool type. Set the tool type to PEN in the
cutting condition menu.
Characters are
deformed.
Complex drawings are
deformed.
The STEP PASS setting
is set too high.
Conrm the STEP PASS
value.
Decrease the STEP PASS
value.
The starting and end
points of cutting do not
match.
Coordinate points are
incorrectly specied.
Conrm the coordinate
data by plotting it with a
pen.
Conrm the data.
The media backing is too
imsy.
Conrm adhesion of
media.
Use a media with a stronger
backing.
Blade rotation is not
smooth.
Conrm that there is no
dirt in the blade.
Remove the dirt from tip of
blade.
Conrm that bearing
of plunger is rotated
smooth.
Replace the plunger.
Blade is not sharp. Conrm tip of blade. Replace the blade.