HP 54 Basic Cutter User Manual page 48

5. Insert the knife holder into the head clamp and push it all the way down (1).
6. Tighten the clamp screw (2).
WARNING!
After installing a new knife, you should set the knife offset (see below) and recalibrate the OPOS sensor (see
Calibrate the OPOS sensor on page
Change the drag knife offset
The offset is the distance between the center of the knife and its tip. The offset should be set whenever the knife
is changed, and should be checked if the knife shows signs of wear.
Typical offsets
0.41–0.45 for standard knives
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0.49–0.52 for the 60 degree knife
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0.90–0.97 for sandblast knives
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NOTE: A sandblast knife should be used when the substrate is thicker than 0.25 mm (0.01 in).
Change the offset
1. Turn on the cutter, load substrate, and mount the tool.
2.
Press
3.
Press
appears on the screen.
4.
Press
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Press
Press
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Press
When the offset is correct, the test pattern looks like this:
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Take care not to cut yourself.
48).
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or to scroll through the menu until you reach Knife offset. Press
or to change the offset.
to perform the internal knife offset test.
to confirm the chosen offset.
to leave the offset unchanged.
. The current offset
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