HP 54 Basic Cutter, User Manual

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WARNING! Each icon below can initiate an internal test or movement of the head or substrate. Keep
fingers and other body parts away from the cutting area, where there are hazardous moving parts.
2. Press .
3. Press . Current knife pressure appears on the screen. Press again.
4.
Press or to change the knife pressure. The value changes.
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Press , then to perform the internal pressure test.
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Press to confirm the chosen pressure.
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Press to leave the pressure unchanged.
When you press , the current knife pressure is set to the new value and the cutter cuts the knife
pressure test pattern.
Peel out the rectangle and inspect the substrate backing.
The knife depth is set correctly when the test pattern cuts completely through the vinyl, the vinyl is
removed and the blade tip visibly scratched the front side of the substrate backing. The blade should never
cut through the backing; just slightly scratch the silicon coating and first few fibers of the backing material.
Because the knife pressure setting depends on the thickness and type of substrate to be cut, adjusting the
knife pressure will require some practice. In general, the knife depth must be increased when using thicker
types of vinyl and decreased when using thinner types of vinyl.
5.
Press twice to leave the knife pressure menu.
After setting the cutting depth and/or the knife pressure, perform a thorough visual check of the knife blade
protruding from the knife holder, and test the cutting results on a scrap of vinyl substrate.
CAUTION: Do not operate the cutter if the knife blade cuts through the substrate backing, as this will seriously
damage the cutter's rubber cutting strip and the knife.
CAUTION: For most vinyl cutting operations, the knife blade tip should be barely visible at the bottom of the
knife tool. If the knife blade tip is clearly visible, the cutting depth should be readjusted.
To prevent damage to the cutter, check the depth of the knife blade tip and the quality of the cut each time you
load a different type of vinyl into the cutter.
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