12-5
When the Cutting Result is Not Good
Symptom
Cause
Solution
• Corners are rounded.
• Corners are too sharp.
Blade and OFFSET does not match.
Change the OFFSET.
It s rounded: Increase the OFFSET
It s too sharp: Decrease the OFFSET
• The cut lne starts out crooked.
The blade nsde the plunger doesn't turn
smoothly.
Remove drt from nsde the plunger.
• The blade skps and does not
completely cut lnes that should be
sold.
• Straght cut lnes seems to wobble.
The blade s extended too far.
Adjust the blade length.
The cuttng speed s too hgh.
Lower the speed settng.
• Coarse resoluton of curved lnes.
The software's resoluton settng s too
low.
Adjust the software's resoluton settng.
The blade offset angle s too low.
Increase the value for the blade offset angle.
• The meda curls up at the corners.
• The figure cut during plotting gets torn.
The blade s extended too far.
Adjust the blade length.
Blade and OFFSET does not match.
Change the OFFSET.
The cuttng speed s too hgh.
Lower the speed settng.
The blade s dull.
Replace the blade.
The ACCELERATION settng s too hgh.
Lower the ACCELERATION settng.
The FORCE (cuttng) s too hgh.
Lower the FORCE settng.
CUT LINE PATTERN settng s not set
properly.
Change CUT LINE PATTERN settngs.
• The blade falls out of the tool plunger.
The blade s too small for the tool
plunger.
Use a blade that fits securely in the tool plunger.
• Abnormal nose generated from the tool
carrage durng cuttng.
• The meda s dscolored where the
blade has passed.
Meda s rubbed by the tp of the tool
plunger.
Adjust the blade length and the cuttng FORCE
settngs.
• The cuttng results dffer from the
specified size.
The STEP SIZE has been set differently
at the computer and the plotter.
Set the STEP SIZE to same value.
Scaling has been specified on the
computer.
Check whether scaling has been specified.
• Currently selected cuttng condtons
are dsregarded or cannot be changed.
The parameter prorty settng s set to
PROGRAM.
Change the settng of the prorty to MANUAL.
The [ENTER] key was not pressed after
changng the settngs.
Check the operaton.
• Characters or lnes are deformed durng
pen plottng.
The plotter s n cuttng mode.
Select PEN as the tool n the CONDITION
settng.
• It does not become specified length.
(Slght dstance error)
Dstance adjust value s not correct.
Perform dstance adjust.
• Characters are deformed.
• Complex drawngs are deformed.
The STEP PASS settng s set too hgh.
Lower the STEP PASS settng.
• The startng and end ponts of cuttng
do not match.
Coordnate ponts are ncorrectly
specified.
Check the coordnate data by plottng t wth a
pen.
Blade rotaton s not smooth.
Check that there s no drt n the blade.
