GRAPHTEC FC7000-100, Service Manual

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FC7000-UM-251-9370 3-1
3. OPERATIONS
3. OPERATIONS
3.1 Control Panel
Indicator Lamps
POWER lamp: ................ Remains lit (green) while the plotter is on.
PROMPT lamp: .............. Lights green when the cutting data goes beyond the effective cutting area.
Function Keys
These four keys [F1, F2, F3 and F4] have functions which change as each menu changes. Depending on the
menu being displayed, these keys are used to:
F1 (FORCE) key: ............ When the FC7000 is in MENU mode, press the F1 key to select a function. When
the FC7000 is online, press F1 to select the Condition numbers 1 and 5. After
pressing the CONDITIONS key, use F1 to adjust the cutting/pen FORCE.
F2 (SPEED) key: ............ When the FC7000 is in MENU mode, press the F2 key to select a function. When
the FC7000 is online, press F2 to select the Condition numbers 2 and 6. After
pressing the CONDITIONS key, use F2 to adjust the cutting SPEED.
F3 (QUALITY) key: ......... When the FC7000 is in MENU mode, press the F3 key to select a function. When
the FC7000 is online, press F3 to select the Condition numbers 3 and 7. After
pressing the CONDITIONS key, use F3 to adjust the cutting QUALITY.
F4 (OFFSET) key: .......... When the FC7000 is in MENU mode, press the F4 key to select a function. When
the FC7000 is online, press F4 select the Condition numbers 4 and 8. After
pressing the CONDITIONS key, use F4 to adjust the cutting OFFSET.
Position Keys
POSITION keys .............. Depending on the operating status of the FC7000, the POSITION keys have the
following functions.
When the FC7000 is in MENU mode, use the POSITION keys to change the
setting values shown in the various menu displays. The POSITION keys are also
used to move the pen carriage and the media. If a POSITION key is pressed once,
the pen carriage moves the length of the step specified in Section 5.9, “Using the
MOVE STEP Function of the FC7000 User’s Manual”. If the key is held down, the
movement is continuous. To speed up the movement of the pen carriage, press the
NEXT key together with a POSITION key.