Main Unit

Front

 

Number Name Description
1 Left pinch roller To raise or lower this part, press [PINCH]. This part lowers to pinch the material.
Set this at the left edge of the material.
2 Middle pinch rollers
(the number of which varies depending on the size of the machine)
To raise or lower these parts, press [PINCH]. These parts lower to pinch the material.
Set these in the middle of the material.
3 Right pinch roller To raise or lower this part, press [PINCH]. This part lowers to pinch the material.
Set this at the right edge of the material.
4 Operation panel Use the display and the keys to operate and set this machine.
5 Cutting carriage Install the blade holder.
This part moves to the left and right to cut the material.
6 Power switch Turns the machine's power on and off.
7 Ruler Set the material in place so that its right edge is aligned with the front and back rulers.
8 Grit pattern These indicate the locations of the grit rollers. When loading the material, be sure to place the pinch rollers within the area indicated by each of these patterns.
9 Blade protector This protects the tip of the blade during cutting.
10 Grit rollers These rollers feed the material to the front and rear.
11 Platen This is the path over which the material passes. A suction fan that keeps the material from coming loose is built in.


Back

 

Number Name Description
12 USB connector This is for connecting a USB cable.
13 Ethernet connector This is for connecting an Ethernet cable.
14 Power-cord connector This is for connecting a power cord.
15 Material basket This receives and stores the material that is cut from the roll.

 

 

Operation Panel

Use this to set and operate the machine.

Number Name Description Notation used in this document
16 PINCH key Use this to raise and lower the pinch rollers. Use this when inserting or removing the material.
When the pinch rollers are lowered, this key lights.
[PINCH]
17 Display This displays various setting menus and other information. - - -
18 Cursor keys You use these to select settings for menu items, to move the material, and for other such operations. ] [
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19 CUT CONFIG key Use this to set cutting conditions such as the blade force and the cutting speed.
Perform a cutting test to check the conditions you have set.
[CUT CONFIG]
20 ORIGIN key Use this to set the origin to the current blade position.
Hold down this key for one second or longer.
[ORIGIN]
21 PAUSE key This pauses printing operation. Press it again to restart operation.
This lights when operation is paused.
[PAUSE]
22 SHEET CUT key Use this to cut the material from the roll. Hold down this key for one second or longer. [SHEET CUT]
23 PEN FORCE slider Use this to fine-tune the blade force. You can even perform this adjustment while cutting is in progress. - - -
24 MENU key The message on the display changes each time that you press this key. The display switches in the following order: currently set cutting conditions → menu mode → width display screen. [MENU]
25 MEMORY key Use this key to apply recorded cutting conditions to the settings of the machine and to record the current setting values to the machine. [MEMORY]
26 ENTER key You use this for such tasks as enabling setting values. [ENTER]