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3.4 Moving the Origin (OFFSET)
Set the Offset when you wish to move the programmed origin of plotting.
Original origin
New origin
Effective plot area
Plotter's writing panel
In a GP-GL mode, moving the programmed origin does not change the effective plot area because the LL
(Lower Left) point remains in its original position as shown in the example above.
In HP-GL™ mode, even if you specify a new origin, the origin may not actually be moved when using certain
application programs (that include, for example, the SC command to specify the user-coordinate system).
■ Procedure
NOTE
When the Sort mode is set to ON, the origin cannot be moved from the control panel. Though the pen
carriage moves to the currently selected origin in Step (4), you will not be able to proceed to Steps (5)
through (7).
(1) With the plotter in Ready mode, press the
MODE
key.
(2) Press the or key until the display below appears.
SetPoint
P1
(3) Press the or key until the display below appears.
SetPoint
Offset
(4) When the
ENTER
key is pressed, the pen carriage moves to the current origin position and the coordi-
nates of the current origin are displayed (“X=” and “Y=” blink).
X=+00000
Y=+00000
The actual coordinate position can be set by using the POSITION keys or by direct numeric input. Proceed to
Step (5) of the method you wish to use.
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