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Chapter 2 Basic Operation
Cutting Data
You can start cutting after completion of setting up a tool,
a media and the tool conditions.
Setting the Origin
The origin is a reference point for the cutting data.
Set the origin again before starting cutting.
1
Move the carriage to a point at which the
new origin is to be set.
•[]: Moves the carriage to the right.
[]: Moves the carriage to the left.
[]: Feeds the media to the rear of the machine.
[]: Feeds the media to the front of the machine.
2
Press the key to register the
origin.
• The tool condition is displayed.
Start Cutting
1
After completion of setting the origin,
press (REMOTE).
• The screen changes to REMOTE, and data can
be received from the PC.
2
Transmit data to be cut from the PC.
• While cutting the received data, the machine
displays the remaining amount of data.
Bringing the cutting to a halt
To temporarily stop the machine during cutting, press the
[FUNC3] (REMOTE) key once. Another press of the key
will make the machine resume cutting.
Stopping a Cutting Operation (Data
Clear)
If you want to stop a cutting operation of the received
data, clear the data.
1
In LOCAL mode, press the key,
Press
(DATA CLEAR)
.
2
Press the key.
• The reception buffer is cleared, and the present
mode returns to LOCAL
Removing the Cutter Unit Temporar-
ily
When cutting or printing-with-a-pen job is finished, the
cutter unit is on the platen.
To check the result of cutting (printing-with-a-pen) or to
set a new medium, follow the steps below to remove the
cutter unit from the platen temporarily.
1
Press the key to display the "TEST
CUT" menu.
2
Press (TEST CUT).
3
Press to select the "CUTTER
HEAD MOVE/RETRACT", and press the
key.
• The cutter unit moves from on the platen to the
left end of the machine.
• When the coupling unit is connected to the printer
unit, switch the destination to the cutter unit, and
move to move it to the origin position. (Moving the
cutter unit)
• Change the origin before cutting the next data;
otherwise, cutting will be performed over the previ-
ous data.
• In case the media has slipped off the machine
during cutting operation, turn off the power imme-
diately; otherwise, the main unit may be damaged.
• You cannot use the functions that include opera-
tions while pausing. In this case, let the machine
complete the cutting for the remaining portion of
the data or discontinue the cutting by executing
data clearing ( P.2-29).
• When clearing the data, the process will not restart
even if you press the [FUNC3] (REMOTE) key.
• After clearing the data, switching to the remote
mode and receiving another data, new data will be
cut.
• Do not perform the data clearance during the data
transmitting.
• Even after performing the data clearance, the
received data is stored in the reception buffer.
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