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Ioline SmarTrac User Guide
applied to the
Foot
, a slight increase in cutting force might be
necessary. When the
Foot
is adjusted properly, the blade tip
should just cut through the material.
4.
Lower
Acceleration
. When cutting Rubylith or Amberlith, set
the
Acceleration
to
0.1 g
in the
Control Center
. Set the
Accel-
eration
to
0.5g
for all other material.
5.
Minimum
Angle
. This is listed in the
Control Center
under the
Blade Steering Arc
heading. The
Minimum
Angle
should be
set at
0 degrees
.
6.
Overcut
. Set this between
0-5 mils
. If weeding becomes dif-
ficult at corners, increase
Overcut
by one mil at a time until
weeding is easier. A little more force might help if the material
has incomplete cutting not at the corners.
7.
Offset
. Usually the offset listed for the blade is used as the
Offset
in the
Control Center
. For very small characters, tiny
manufacturing variances among blades can make a difference.
Check this by cutting small characters with sharp turns, i.e. the
letter
N
. With the standard 45 degree, .015 inch offset blade, try
several tests using different offset values, i.e. 13, 14, 15, 16, and
17 mils, then pick the value with the best result.
8.
Position the Wheels
. Place the pinchwheels near the cutting
area to assure that the material stays flat.
How to Pounce
Use the pounce feature with high quality paper. Ioline recommends
20 lb. paper that lies flat. A pounce tool and a pounce blade (avail
-
able from Ioline) are also required.
1.
Select
Pounce
in the Ioline
Control Center
. Make sure that
Tag
Board Cutout
is turned
OFF
. Put the cutter in
START
mode
(green LED on). Update the cutter with the
Send Settings
(tem-
porary or permanent) buttons.
2.
Slide the paper roll onto a media roller (use the roller as an
axle). Ioline does not recommend using two media rollers to
cradle paper rolls.
3.
Enable
Autoloop
or create a service loop of material.
4.
Set the
Speed
knob to maximum. Set the
Acceleration
to
0.5 g
.
Performance will vary with different paper types. Experiment
with lower settings if required.
5.
Turn the
Force
knob to maximum (default is 200 grams).
6.
Install the pounce tool and blade like a standard blade holder.
(Note: there is no foot on the pounce blade assembly.)
7.
With the
Red
light ON, press the
Test Cut
key for 3 seconds.
The cutter will pounce a 1.9 inch x 7.1 inch design.
8.
Increase or decrease the force on the
Force
Knob as needed for
a complete puncture through the paper. If the pounce blade
picks up the paper and jams, try setting the
Force
and/or
Ac-
celeration
to lower settings.
9.
The
Pouncing Cut
is intermittent - short pounce cut followed
by a longer uncut segment. The default length is 40 mils (.04