GRAPHTEC FC2250 Series, User Manual

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Chapter 3 PREPARATIONS FOR CUTTING/PLOTTING
3.10 Media and Cutting Conditions
Blade length
Adjust the blade length accordng to the thckness of the medum. Please see Secton 2.4, "Adjustng the Blade Length"
and Secton 3.9, "Runnng a Cuttng Test" for the settng procedure.
FORCE, SPEED, QUALITY
Use the followng table as a gudelne to set these condtons. Please see Secton 3.8, "Settng the Cuttng Condtons",
for the settng procedures.
OFFSET
The offset vares accordng to the type of blade beng used. Use the followng table as a gudelne to set ths condton.
Please see Secton 3.8, "Settng the Cuttng Condtons", for the settng procedures.
Cutting conditions for each media type
Cutting medium Thickness (mm) Blade type FORCE SPEED QUALITY
Marking film
Indoor 0.1 Supersteel blade
• CB09UA
• CB15U
• CB15U-SP
14 to 17 Up to 30 3
Outdoor 0.05 to 0.1 10 to 14 Up to 30 3
Fluorescent film 0.2 to 0.25 16 to 20 Up to 30 3
Masking film for block copy production 0.01 to 0.1
CB15U-K30
CB15U-K30-SP
5 to 7 5 to 20 2
Maskng rubber for sandblastng Up to 1 21 to 34 Up to 10 1
Thck paper Up to 0.5 28 to 38 3 to 13 1
E-flute Up to 2 CB30UC 70 to 80 Up to 20 2
Blade Model Names and the Cutter Blade Type and Offset Displayed
Cutter blade
type
Cutter blade number
LCD panel
Screen display
OFFSET
Default Setting range
Supersteel
CB09UA 09U 0 ±5
CB15U 15U 0 ±5
CB15U-SP 15U 0 ±5
CB15U-K30 15U-K30 0 ±5
CB15U-K30-SP 15U-K30 0 ±5
CB30UC 30UC 0 ±5
Other - OTHER 18 1 to 99
Select "OTHER" when usng a blade type that s not lsted n the table above or when a cuttng operaton usng a thck
or otherwise difficult-to-cut medium produces unsatisfactory results, and then alternately adjust the OFFSET value and
run a cuttng test untl the desred results are acheved.
The table below lsts the gudelne OFFSET settngs when the blade type s set to OTHER.
Model name of the cutter blade used OFFSET
CB09UA 17
CB15U 28
CB15U-SP 28
CB15U-K30 28
CB15U-K30-SP 28
CB30UC 60