User guide

Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters

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AP-75026 Rev 1.0 - 11/01/00

OFFSET ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE

The user-friendly MUTOH offset adjustment procedure can be initiated as follows :

1) Make sure that the cutter is switched ON and that a sheet of vinyl with a minimum

width of about 25 cm (10”) is loaded.

2) Select a tool of which the tool type is set to knife. (Tool 1 and Tool 2 are defaulted to

tooltype knife). Switch the cutter to OFF-LINE MODE by pressing the ONLINE button.

The ONLINE LED-indicator should be OFF. When a TOOL is set to PEN 1 or PEN 2,

the cutter will not react, as this function is only useful using the knife settings.

3) Press the

ENTER & OFFSET

( JOG ) keys simultaneously. This will put the cutter

into the OFFSET test mode.

4) The flashing LED on the LED-bar now shows the

OFFSET BASE VALUE

. Depending

on the LED which is flashing, the base value can range from 0.1 mm (0.004”) to 1 mm

(0.04”).

0.1mm 0.2mm 0.3mm 0.4mm 0.5mm 0.6mm 0.7mm 0.8mm 0.9mm 1mm

5) Using the VALUE +/- keys, adjust the base value to match the offset value of the blade

installed in your knife holder. The base offset value is indicated on the box in which the

blades are packed. For the blades which come with the cutter, this value is 0.5 mm

(0.02”).

6) Press ENTER to confirm the BASE-OFFSET value.

7) The cutter will now be in OFF-LINE mode. The ONLINE-LED indicator is OFF. This

gives you the opportunity to adjust any settings necessary

(SPEED, ACCELERATION,

FORCE)

8) Press the ONLINE key to switch the cutter into ONLINE mode.

9) The cutter will now generate a set of test patterns, each of them with a different offset.

If the base offset is set to 0.5 mm (0.02”), the generated offsets will vary from 0.46 mm

(0.018”) up to 0.55 mm (0.022”).

10) When the test cuts are completed, the cutter will advance the vinyl for you to check the

patterns and to determine which of them gives best quality.

Especially look for good quality of the corners, closure of the circles and easy weeding.

11) Using the JOG-keys & you can move the TOOL HEAD digitally to indicate the

square with the best quality. You will find an LED of the LED-bar move according to

your choice. When the head is moved, the vinyl is partially retracted, but in such way

that the test squares remain visible for the user.

12) Press ENTER to confirm your choice. The cutter will now be in OFFLINE mode.