HP 54 Basic Cutter - Detailed Operation of the Cutter; TurboCut; Panels; Sort vectors

TurboCut
TurboCut increases throughput by speeding up the drag movement but without raising the overall speed of the
cutter. The cutting time reduction is signicant, especially when cutting small, detailed designs. However, some
thicker materials may not cut well with this feature turned on.
Press the TurboCut button, then use or to activate or deactivate TurboCut. Press to conrm or
to cancel. TurboCut is activated by default.
Panels
There are four parameters in the Panels submenu:
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Panels: This parameter switches panels on or o.
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Panel size: This parameter determines the length of the panel.
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Panel replot: This parameter determines whether the design is to be cut more than once, panel per panel.
Panel replot is used for substrates that are thick or diicult to cut. The value of this parameter is
disregarded if paneling is set to o. If this parameter is set to 0, the cutter cuts each panel once only. If it is
set to 1, the cutter cuts each panel twice.
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Sort vectors: See below.
Sort vectors
Sorting vectors is a submenu of the Panels menu, but because of its importance it is explained separately. There
are three options in this menu:
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O: When vector sorting is set o, the cutter does no optimizing of the vectors. This is used when the
intelligence of the cutter driver is preferred.
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Directional: If set to directional, the vectors are optimized for the cutting direction (substrate advance). This
is used when the cutting pressure has to be set relatively high (for example during cutting through).
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Starting point: This option optimizes the starting point for closed curves. This is used when the users sees
that the curves do not close as they should.
Paneling is used for various dierent applications. Below are the typical settings for the two most common
applications:
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Cutting through: This is explained in Cut through on page 30. Typical settings for the parameters are:
Panels: On; Panel size: 5–10 cm; Panel replot: O; Vector sorting: Directional.
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Tracking diicult substrates: Typical settings for the parameters are: Panels: On; Panel size: 3–10 cm; Panel
replot: On/O, depending on the thickness of the substrate. Vector sorting: Directional/O, depending on
the required knife pressure and the substrate backing.
Calibrations
ENWW System setup 37