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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 nec-
essary 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 cut-
ting 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.
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 initial-cutting-force setting menu.
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.
Press the (PAUSE) key to cancel PAUSE mode.
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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
INIT.DOWN FORCE
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