Gerber P2C™ 1600 Cutters
User’s Manual
Operation
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2.4.4 TOOL
The TOOL submenu is used to select the default tool at power up.
Select PEN to configure the cutter for plotting operations.
Select DRAG KNIFE to configure the cutter for cutting operations.
Select POUNCING TOOL to configure the cutter for pouncing operations.
To temporarily select a tool other than the default tool, see section 2.1.9.
2.4.5 MENU UNITS
The MENU UNITS submenu allows English or metric menu units to be selected for
DM/PL operations. Menu units in HP-GL & HP-GL/2 are always in metric.
English units are the default setting for models sold in the US.
Metric units are the default setting for models sold in Europe.
The setting for the active menu units is marked with an asterisk (
!
) on the LCD.
2.4.6 ADDRESSING
The ADDRESSING submenu is used to select the cutter's default DM/PL user-
addressable resolution.
The user-addressable resolution can be set to 0.025 mm or 0.1 mm when using
metric menu units, or 0.001” or 0.005" when using English menu units.
The default addressing resolution is 0.025 mm (metric), 0.001" (English).
In HP-GL & HP-GL/2, the addressing is fixed at 0.025 mm.
The active resolution value is marked with an asterisk (
!
) on the LCD.
2.4.7 BAUD RATE
The BAUD RATE submenu is used to set or modify the baud rate for RS-232-C
serial communication between the cutter and the host computer.
The baud rate can be set to any of the following values: 2400, 4800, 9600,
19200 or 38400 bps.
The default baud rate is 9600 bps.
The active baud rate value is marked with an asterisk (
!
) on the LCD.
NOTE
The cutter’s baud rate setting
MUST
match the host computer's baud
rate setting.
