2. Load the printed material
Load the material printed from a printer to the machine.
IMPORTANT Material sometimes curls when it is printed from the printer. Flatten curled material before loading it to the machine.
Procedure
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Check the origin () for cutting the material.
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Set the origin for cutting to the lower-left corner of the material, and then load the material in the machine.
IMPORTANT If the material is loaded in the wrong direction, the values noted in Procedures 3 and 4 of Step 1 become invalid, and cutting will not be able to be performed correctly.
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Position the pinch rollers.
Note the following points when positioning the pinch rollers.
- Position the pinch rollers () to the outside of the tool marks ().
- Make sure a pinch roller () is set within the range of the grit pattern ().
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Align the left edge of the material so that it lies approximately parallel to the guide line ().
Figure 1. View from above the Machine -
Raise the loading lever to secure the material in place.
- Turn on the machine.
- Select PIECE as the type of material.
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Press [ENTER].
The cuttable width and length are displayed.
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Press [▲][▼] to move the material and position the tool mark () above the blade protector ().
IMPORTANT If any of the following situations occur, remove the material once, and then reload it.
- The tool marks are separated from the blade protector by 15 mm (0.60 in.) or more
- The right and left tool marks are slanted by 5 degrees or more with respect to the moving direction of the cutting carriage
- It is deviated by 20 mm (0.79 in.) or more in the material feed direction
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Press [◀][▶] to move the cutting carriage so that the tip of the blade comes over the lower-left tool mark.