4.26 Setting the Initial Down Force The initial down-force setting is useful when TANGENTIAL mode is selected (for the cutting of thick media). With thick film, additional time is required for the cutter blade to penetrate the film fully, even when the necessary cutting force is applied. The cutting operation starts before the cutter blade has fully penetrated the film, causing uncut sections to be left. When the initial down force is specified, this force is used as the cutting force immediately after lowering of the pen when TANGENTIAL mode is selected, enabling the cutter blade to penetrate the medium rapidly. (If the cutting force is 25 and the initial down force is 4, for example, the cutting force applied immediately after lowering of the pen will be 29.) Set the initial down force to suit the type of film used by performing test cuts.
MOVE TO R. MARK FEED
Step
Press the
AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL AUTO REG. MARK CLEAR BUFFER
1
Step
(PAUSE) key to switch to PAUSE mode.
2
Press the
(NEXT) or
(PREV.) key until the following menu is displayed.
INIT.DOWN FORCE
AXIS ALIGNMENT DISTANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH PLOT AREA EXPAND ROTATE MIRROR
Step
3
Press the
(ENTER) key to display the initial-cutting-force setting menu.
INIT.DOWN F.
0
Use the or key to select the required value within the range of “0” to “20,” and then press the (ENTER) key to confirm. To cancel the selection, press the (NEXT) or (PREV.) key.
COPY SORT RS-232C
Step
4
Press the
(PAUSE) key to cancel PAUSE mode.
COMMAND BLADE WEAR SETUP PEN UP/DOWN TEST MODE PEN UP SPEED OFFSET FORCE OFFSET ANGLE STEP PASS INIT. DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT
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