Roland PNC-5000 user manual Installing/Removing a Blade, Adjusting the Cutter Blade

5 Basic Operation

5-3 Installing/Removing a Blade

NOTICE

Do not touch the tip of the blade. This could impair the cutting performance of the blade.

Installation

1	Insert blade into the blade holder until it
	snaps into place with an audible click.

Push-pin

Blade holder

Blade

2	2) Support the tool-securing screw from below and install the blade
		holder.
	*	Insert the blade holder until the collar is flush with the carriage.

Cutting carriage

1) Loosen	3) Tighten
Tool-securing screw

Adjusting the Cutter Blade

When stock vinyl film is to be cut, tighten the cap all the way (2.5 mm (about 0.1") of blade extension).

Turn the cap as shown by the arrow

Tighten the cap until gap is eliminated

Amount of cutter blade extension: 2.5 mm (about 0.1") (maximum length)

Blade adjustment may be necessary when:

-cutting material whose carrier paper is thinner than the material itself

-cutting material with no carrier paper

1) 2)

Turn the cap as shown by the arrow to align the tip of the blade with the tip of the cap

Gap					Amount of cutter
			Thickness of the		blade	extension
	Amount of cutter blade		sheet portion
	extension: 0 mm	Turn the cap as
		shown by the arrow
				Thickness of the carrier paper

NOTICE

When cutting is performed after printing, the cap tip of the blade holder may scratch the printed surface. If this is the case, lengthen the cutter blade extension.

Removal

1	2) Remove the blade holder from
	the cutting carriage.
	Cutting carriage
	1) Loosen
	Tool-securing screw

2 Push-pin

Blade holder

Blade

Press the push-pin and remove the blade from the blade holder.

Leave the tool-securing screw loose. Tightening the screw makes it more difficult to install the blade holder.

If a blade was used, wipe the blade with a soft cloth to remove any material that may cling to it.

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