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Function Settings and Operations
4.35 TEST Mode
The cutting plotter has four test modes: "Condition print" (COND. PAT.) for the printing of setting details,
"Self-test" for checking accuracy, "Dump mode" for checking data transfers from the computer, and
"Cutting demo" (CUT. DEMO) for the cutting of a demo pattern. These should be used to check the various
settings and to check for problems.
Condition-List Printing
This function prints out the setting details currently in use.
(1) Mount a plotting pen in the pen carriage, and set the conditions to suit the pen
used (e.g., force, pen speed settings). Please see Section 3.1 "Setting the Cutter
Pen Conditions".
(2) Load an A3-size or larger medium.
If two A4 sheets are loaded side-by-side in portrait orientation, printing is
performed across the width of both sheets.
(3) Press the
(PAUSE) key to switch to PAUSE mode.
(4) Press the
(NEXT) or
(PREV.) key until the following menu is displayed.
T E S T
(5) Press the
(ENTER) key to display the test-mode submenu.
C O N D . P A T .
(6) Press the
(ENTER) key to start printing the condition list.
CAUTION
The pen carriage begins moving as soon as this function is set. Keep your hands and
other objects away from the cutting plotter's moving parts.
Self-Test-Pattern Printing
This function prints out a self-test pattern to check the accuracy of the cutting plotter.
(1) Mount a plotting pen in the pen carriage, and set the conditions to suit the pen
used (e.g., force, pen speed settings). Please see Section 3.1 "Setting the Cutter
Pen Conditions".
(2) Load an A3-size or larger medium.
(3) Press the
(PAUSE) key to switch to PAUSE mode.
(4) Press the
(NEXT) or
(PREV.) key until the following menu is displayed.
T E S T M O D E
(5) Press the
(ENTER) key to display the test-mode submenu, and then press
the
(NEXT) or
(PREV.) key until the following menu is displayed.
S E L F T E S T
(6) Press the
(ENTER) key to start printing the self-test pattern.
(7) When the self-test pattern has been printed, turn the power off and then on again.
CAUTION
The pen carriage begins moving as soon as this function is set. Keep your hands and
other objects away from the cutting plotter's moving parts.
B L A D E W A R E S E T U P
C U T L I N E P A T .
T A N G E N T I A L
I N I T . B
P E N U P S P E E D
I N I T I A L F E E D
A U T O P R E F E E D
S E T U P M E N U
F E E D & C U T
P E N U P / D O W N
C L E A R B U F F E R
A D V A N C E D F U N C .
T E S T
