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2. Setting Tool Conditions [CONDITION]
What is Tangential Mode
The blade does not rotate smoothly when cutting media whose thickness is equal to or greater than
0.3 mm (0.012 inch) and the start and end points may not match or the corners cannot be cut finely.
Tangential Mode enables you to cut thick media finely by fine-controlling the movement of the tool
during a cutting process.
For both Mode1 and 2, you can specify the overcut lengths (extra cut lengths) for the start and end
points, from 0.0 to 0.9 mm (0.0 to 0.035 inch).
In addition, when cutting thick media, the cutter blade may not be able to go down deep in the media
at the beginning of the cutting even if the force required to the cutting is set, and there may be uncut
portion left at the start point. By setting initial down force, tool down is performed with the combined
force of cutting force and initial down force only at the start point and, therefore, the media is cut
properly from the start point.
For both Mode1 and 2, the possible values for [Initial Down Force] are from 0 to 20.
Mode 1
Overcuts at the start and end points as well as the sharply angled corners to prevent any
uncut portion from being left. At the sharply angled corners, the blade is raised to the surface
of the media and made rotate before it is lowered again so that sharp cutting can be realized.
Mode 2
Overcuts only at the start and end points. The blade is raised to the surface of the media and
made rotate only at the start point. Because the control in this mode is simpler than that in
Mode1, you can use this mode to reduce the cut time.
Cut Line Pattern
When [Cut Line Pattern] is On, the media is perforated at the interval that you set. If the length of the
part that is left uncut is too short, the cut object can easily be cut off. In the case where the object is cut
off during the cutting process, set a value that specifies a longer uncut length.
You can select a pattern from the following eight predefined patterns or select an arbitrary pattern (User)
or (None).
Type No.
Uncut length for cutting distance of 8 mm (0.315 inch)
0
0.15 mm (0.006 inch)
1
0.20 mm (0.008 inch)
2
0.25 mm (0.010 inch)
3
0.30 mm (0.012 inch)
4
0.35 mm (0.014 inch)
5
0.40 mm (0.016 inch)
6
0.45 mm (0.018 inch)
7
0.50 mm (0.020 inch)
User
Up
Specify the length of the part to be left uncut. The possible values are from 0.1 to
10.0 mm (0.004 to 0.394 inch).
Cut
Specify the length of the part to be cut. The possible values are from 0.1 to 100.0
mm (0.004 to 3.937 inch).
None
The perforation pattern is controlled with the command.
Once the pattern is selected, make the following setting as necessity.
Up Mode
Specify whether to raise the tool totally at the uncut part (Up) or to perform the cutting with
reduced force (Force).
Up Force
If you set [Up Mode] to [Force], specify the cutting force at tool up. The possible values are
from 1 to 31.
Cut Test
Run cutting tests to determine if the media is cut properly under the tool condition that you
set.
Reference
• The tool condition is set appropriately if the media is cut off completely and a slight trace left on
the backing sheet. Readjust the settings if any uncut portion exists on the media or the backing
sheet is cut. Also readjust the blade length of the cutter ( Chapter 2: Preparing to Cut in the
CE6000 User's Manual).
• Some of the buttons are assigned keyboard shortcuts. The shortcut keys are as follows:
− [Test for force] [F9]
− [Test for cutter offset] [Shift] + [F9]
− [Cut Test] [F8]
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