3-2
Basic Settings and Operations
3.1
Setting the Cutter-Pen Conditions
Before starting cutting, set the TOOL (cutter blade or pen), cutter-blade length, OFFSET, FORCE, SPEED,
and QUALITY settings to ensure the optimal cutting conditions.
TOOL (cutter blade or pen)
........................ Set to suit the material to be cut.
Cutter-blade length ... Adjust the blade length by referring to the media thickness table below. For
details on adjusting the blade length, see "2.4 Adjusting and Mounting the
Cutter Pen."
OFFSET .................... Set to suit the cutter blade being used.
FORCE ..................... Set the FORCE by referring to the table below.
SPEED ...................... Set the SPEED by referring to the table below.
QUALITY ................... Set the QUALITY by referring to the table below.
Optimal Cutting Conditions for Each Media Type
Reference force values (FORCE = g)
Blade Part Nos., Displayed Blade Types, and Displayed CUTTER OFFSET Values
When the TOOL (cutter blade or pen) has been selected from among "09U," "15U," and "15B,"
the OFFSET is automatically adjusted by
±
5 with respect to the default cutter offset value for that
blade type. Select the PEN setting for plotting using a pen. When the PEN setting is selected, no
OFFSET setting is required.
Reference Pen Conditions for Plotting Pens
To preserve the pen life, set the FORCE to the lowest setting, and set the SPEED after checking to
confirm that there are no faint lines or other problems during plotting.
CHECKPOINT
• If the SPEED and QUALITY settings are set to high values, the cut/plotted results will have a coarser
finish, but the overall cutting/plotting time will be reduced.
• If the SPEED and QUALITY settings are set to low values, the cut/plotted results will have a finer
finish, but the overall cutting/plotting time will be longer.
Medium thickness
Blade used
FORCE
SPEED
QUALITY
approx. 130 g/m
2
CB09UA
14 to 20
30 or less
2
approx. 80 g/m
2
CB09UA
10 to 14
30 or less
2
approx. 65 g/m
2
CB09UA
8 to 12
30 or less
2
Setting
FORCE
Setting
FORCE
Setting
FORCE
Setting
FORCE
1
20
9
40
17
96
25
200
2
21
10
43
18
104
26
218
3
22
11
48
19
112
27
234
4
24
12
56
20
120
28
250
5
27
13
64
21
136
29
267
6
30
14
72
22
153
30
284
7
33
15
80
23
170
31
300
8
37
16
88
24
185
Blade material
Part No.
LCD display indication
Specifiable range
Initial
Blade type
Default
CUTTER OFFSET
Supersteel blades
CB09UA
09U
0
±
5
18
CB15U
15U
0
±
5
28
CB15UB
15B
0
±
5
5
Pens
PEN
–
–
0
Pen type
FORCE
SPEED
QUALITY
Water-based fiber-tip pen
10 to 12
30
2
