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4. FUNCTION SETTINGS AND OPERATIONS
4.1 PAUSE Menu List ............................................................................................................4-2
4.2 Reading the Auto Registration Marks (Option) ............................................................4-3
4.3 Setting the FEED function ..............................................................................................4-4
4.4 Setting AUTO PRE-FEED ................................................................................................4-5
4.5 Setting TANGENTIAL Mode ............................................................................................4-6
4.6 Auto-Registration-Mark-Reading Settings (Option) .....................................................4-8
Setting the Registration-Mark Mode................................................................................4-10
4.7 Clearing the Buffer Memory .........................................................................................4-21
4.8 Aligning the Coordinate Axes ......................................................................................4-22
4.9 Distance Adjustment .....................................................................................................4-24
4.10 Setting the PAGE LENGTH ...........................................................................................4-26
4.11 Setting the Cutting/Plotting Area .................................................................................4-27
4.12 Expanding the Cutting/Plotting Area ...........................................................................4-28
4.13 Rotating the Coordinate Axes ......................................................................................4-29
4.14 Mirroring .........................................................................................................................4-30
4.15 Cutting/Plotting Using the Buffer Memory ..................................................................4-31
4.16 Sorting Settings .............................................................................................................4-33
4.17 Interface Settings ..........................................................................................................4-34
4.18 Setting the Format of Data to be Received .................................................................4-35
Setting the Command Mode............................................................................................4-35
Setting the STEP SIZE.................................................................................................... 4-36
Setting the ORIGIN POINT..............................................................................................4-36
4.19 Blade Wear Detection ....................................................................................................4-37
Checking the Wear Rate .................................................................................................4-37
Setting Wear-Rate Groups .............................................................................................. 4-38
Setting Wear-Rate Factors..............................................................................................4-39
Clearing the Total Distance (Wear Rate).........................................................................4-39
4.20 Raising and Lowering the Pen .....................................................................................4-41
4.21 TEST Mode .....................................................................................................................4-42
Condition-List Printing .....................................................................................................4-42
Dump Mode.....................................................................................................................4-43
Cutting Force Test Cutting...............................................................................................4-44
4.22 Setting the PEN UP SPEED ..........................................................................................4-46
4.23 Setting the OFFSET FORCE .........................................................................................4-47
4.24 Setting the OFFSET ANGLE .........................................................................................4-48
4.25 Setting the STEP PASS .................................................................................................4-49
4.26 Setting the Initial Down Force ......................................................................................4-50
4.27 Setting the LENGTH UNIT .............................................................................................4-51
5. Setting and Using the Special Functions
5.1 Description of Special Functions A ...............................................................................5-2
Enabling/Disabling the “:” and “;” Commands (when the COMMAND setting is GP-GL) ..5-2
Moving the Pen While Raised or Lowered in Response to the “W” Command (when the
COMMAND setting is GP-GL)...........................................................................................5-2
Model ID Response (when the COMMAND setting is HP-GL)..........................................5-2
SETTING PRIORITY.........................................................................................................5-2
Blade-Tip Initial Position Setting........................................................................................5-2
Enabling/Disabling PEN UP MOVE...................................................................................5-3
Enabling/Disabling the Media Sensors..............................................................................5-3