Roland SOLJET SC-500 - Manual (Page 38)

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3 Test Cutting
Cutting quality is affected by the blade and material being used, and by the cutting conditions. There are four cutting conditions: “cutting
speed,” “blade force,” “blade offset,” and “amount of blade extension.” For high-quality cutting, it is necessary to set the appropriate
cutting conditions for the blade and material in actual use.
The cutting test is a feature for checking beforehand whether these cutting conditions are appropriate.
Install a blade and load a material, then close the front
cover. 1
Use the [ ] , [ ] , [ ] and [ ] keys to move
the tool carriage to the place where the test cutting is
to be performed.
2
Press the [TEST CUT] key for 1 second or longer.
Test cutting starts. 3
Examine the cutting results for the material and diagnose the cutting conditions. 4
If the test cutting shows problems with the material cutting results, adjust the cutting conditions.
For “cutting speed,” “blade force,” and “blade offset,” press the [CUT CONFIG] key and set the cutting conditions.
For “amount of blade extension,” refer to “Setup for Cutting -- 2 Installing the Blade.”
Repeat the cutting tests and adjustment of the cutting conditions until you obtain good cutting results for the material.
Setup for Cutting
(1) Peel off the round section (marked by ).
When it can be peeled by itself, without disturbing the square (marked by ), the
cutter force is set appropriately.
If it peels, either the “blade force” or the “amount of blade extension” is insufficient.
(3) Check the shape of the rectangle.
- If the corners are cut securely as shown in A, there conditions are correct.
- If the corners are rounded as shown in B, the “blade offset” is insufficient.
- If the corners have “horns” as shown in C, the “blade offset” is too large
(2) Remove the square section (marked by ).
The optimum blade pressure is correct if you can clearly make out the lines left by the
blade.
If the blade trace is indistinct or too strong, you need to adjust the “blade force” or the
“amount of blade extension.”
A B C
When [COMMAND] on the display menu has been set to [ENABLE], the program’s settings for the cutting condi-
tions take priority.
To give priority to the cutting conditions set on the machine, turn off the program settings, or set the [COMMAND]
menu to [DISABLE].
For more information about the [COMMAND] menu, see the section “Descriptions of Menu Items - Description of
Menus.”