Xpres Cut Plus: Ultragraphics Roland GX-24 Manual - Manual (Page 4)

Loading garment film continued
Installing & changing Xpres blades
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5. Align the left edge of the material so that it lies parallel to
the guide lines.
note:
• Do not use excessive force when moving the loading
lever. Doing so may damage it.
• If the condition of the material is as described below,
then stretch or flatten it before use.
* the material is curled upward.
* the leading edge of the material is bent or creased.
1. Loosen the screw of the cutting
carriage
2. support the screw from below and
insert the blade. note: If the blade
is installed without supporting the
screw, blade damage may occur.
3. tighten the screw. tip: to ensure the
blade has been installed correctly,
tug upwards on the blade to make
sure the blade is tight enough.
6. Raise the loading lever. the material is now secured in
place.
7. turn on cutter, the display will read.
Press the ‘enteR’ key.
8. the head will now move over to the left hand side and
give a width reading. note: the width is determined by
the distance between the inside of the pinch rollers, not
the width of the material.
9. You can now use the cursor keys on the cutter to
position the head/material start point. When you have
the correct start point of the material press and hold the
origin button. the display will flash ‘origin set’.
10. Adjust your blade force as required (see below) for the
type of material you are using.
Blade Usage: XP2006 (blue tip) is used for all vinyl based print and garment film.
XP2005 (red tip) is used for all flock based print and garment film.
Blade Force: After loading the material into the cutter you may need to change the force. Press the ‘FoRce’ button, then
press the RIGHt arrow key and use the UP and DoWn arrow keys to increase or decrease the force as desired. once the
required force is set, press enteR.
cutting Depths For use with Roland cX/GX-24
Garment Films
easy cut: 60 - 80gf easy Flex: 90 - 100gf extra Flex: 90 - 100gf Fashion Range (excluding sparkle & textile Foil): 90 - 120gf
Flexi cut: 110 - 120gf Multi Flex: 90 - 100gf nylo Flex: 90 - 100gf Premium Flock: 90 - 110gf (Flock Blade)
Promo Flock: 60 - 80gf (Flock Blade) sparkle: 140 - 180gf (Flock Blade) super Flex: 90 - 100gf textile Foil: 120 - 140gf
thermo Reflective: 90 - 110gf Ultra cut: 90 - 100gf Glossy Flex: 90 - 100gf
Full colour transfer
Dark Jet: 60 - 80gf Inkjet Dark: 70 - 90gf subli Flock: 80 - 100gf (Flock Blade)
sign Vinyl
sign Vinyl: 90 - 110gf
Gem tec
stencil Film: 200gf + (Flock Blade)
Use the ‘test’ button on the cutter to obtain the correct depth, by starting at the recommended minimum depth above and
increasing in increments of 10gf. All forces above have been taken using a new blade, and can differ from cutter to cutter.