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4.5 Setting TANGENTIAL Mode
This function should be used for the cutting of thick media (more than 0.3 mm in thickness) and when the
cutter blade is not able to turn properly due to the cutting depth, resulting in discrepancies between the
start and finish point and the inability to cut sharp corners. This function can be set on or off individually for
each of the eight cutter-pen setting areas, and it should be set to suit the media used. The overcut-amount
setting screen is displayed for cutter-pen setting areas for which the TANGENTIAL mode is “ON.”
This setting has two modes: Mode 1 and Mode 2.
Mode 1: Overcuts the start and finish cutting positions and acute-angle corner sections to avoid leaving
uncut sections. In addition, the cutter blade is moved on the surface of the medium during cutting
when it is rotated significantly, ensuring sharp cutting unaffected by the medium toughness or
thickness.
Mode 2: Overcuts the start and finish cutting positions only. In addition, the cutter is rotated on the medium
surface for the start cutting position only. This uses simpler cutter control than Mode 1, and pro-
vides a shorter cutting time.
Press the (PAUSE) key to switch to PAUSE mode.
Press the (NEXT) or (PREV.) key until the following menu is displayed.
Press the (ENTER) key to display the TANGENTIAL setting. The numbers “1”
to “8” indicate the cutter setting areas, and those marked with a symbol have
the TANGENTIAL mode set to “ON.”
Use the and keys to move the cursor and select a setting area. Use the
and keys to display/not display the symbol, and then press the (ENTER)
key to confirm. To cancel the selection, press the (NEXT) or (PREV.) key
Press the (PAUSE) key to cancel PAUSE mode.
Select the condition-setting area to be set to “ON” (refer to “Selecting Cutter-Pen-
Condition Setting Areas” on page 3-6).
Step
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Step
2
Step
3
Step
4
Step
5
FEED
MOVE TO R. MARK
AUTO PRE FEED
TANGENTIAL
AUTO REG. MARK
CLEAR BUFFER
AXIS ALIGNMENT
DISTANCE ADJUST
PAGE LENGTH
PLOT AREA
EXPAND
ROTATE
MIRROR
COPY
SORT
RS-232C
COMMAND
BLADE WEAR SETUP
PEN UP/DOWN
TEST MODE
PEN UP SPEED
OFFSET FORCE
OFFSET ANGLE
STEP PASS
INIT. DOWN FORCE
LENGTH UNIT
TANGENTIAL
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5 15U 0 20 30 1
