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• The Pen Cartridge draws onto the matboard with the selected pen.This is viewed from the front of the mat.

A Cartridge is the physical component that holds a Blade, Deboss Stylus, Pen or other application tool.

• Pen is applied to the Wrong Place Horizontally.

• Tool line is applied too far Left:

  • Increase the Horizontal Adjustment.

• Tool line is applied too far Right:

  • Decrease the Horizontal Adjustment.

The Horizontal Adjustment defines the global Horizontal placement of objects applied with the Non-Blade Tool Cartridges.

If the Tool line is applied too far Left, Increase the Horizontal Adjustment.

If the Tool line is applied too far Right, Decrease the Horizontal Adjustment.

When adjusting Configurations, click the Plus (Increase) or Minus (Decrease) button on the desired field about five times.

Click OK and do another test cut.

Continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved.

• Pen is the Wrong Size.

• Opening is cut too Large:

  • Decrease the Opening Adjustment.

• Opening is cut too Small:

  • Increasethe Opening Adjustment.

The Opening Adjustment controls the size of the Object cut or applied with non-blade cartridges.

If the Opening is cut too Large, Decrease the Opening Adjustment.

If the Opening is cut too Small, Increase the Opening Adjustment.

When adjusting Configurations, click the Plus (Increase) or Minus (Decrease) button on the desired field about five times.

Click OK and do another test cut.

Continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved.

• Pen is applied at the Wrong Depth.

• Non-Blade Tool is too Deep:

  • Decrease the Depth Setting.

• Non-Blade Tool is too Shallow:

  • Increase the Depth Setting.

The Depth Setting controls the Blade Depth for the Non-Blade Tools in the Configurations.

If the Non-Blade Tool is too Deep, Decrease the Depth Setting.

If the Non-Blade Tool is too Shallow, Increase the Depth Setting.

• Pen Lines are drawn Too Short.

• Increase the Overshoot.

The Overshoot controls how far past the end of the Line/Arc Segment to apply the Non-Blade Tool (Deboss, Pen or Vinyl).

This is similar to the Overcut used with the Blade cartridges.

If the Overshoot is applied too Long, Decrease the Overshoot.

If the Overshoot is applied too Short, Increase the Overshoot.

When adjusting Configurations, click the Plus (Increase) or Minus (Decrease) button on the desired field about five times.

Click OK and do another test cut.

Continue making adjustments until the desired outcome is achieved.

• Set the Pen to Plunge Between Pen Line Segments.

1. The Non-Blade Tool leaves a Dot where it plunges, select Unplunge.

2. The Non-Blade Tool takes Too Long to apply, select Plunge.

3. See Plunge for additional information.

The Plunge function controls whether to Plunge/Unplunge between the Line/Arc Segments of an object when applying a Non-Blade Tool.

The Non-Blade Tool leaves a Dot where it plunges, select Unplunge.

The Non-Blade Tool takes Too Long to apply, select Plunge.

• Select this topic to see information on the Troubleshooting utility to make quick edits to the Configurations for a single object on the Cutting Preview.

The Troubleshooting Utility allows you to bring in a single opening and automatically selects the correct Cartridge tab and Bevel Type to configure.