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Cartridges Involved

This Configuration element involves the following Cartridges.

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Note: Not all cartridges are available for all CMC models.

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Pen Cartridge Configurations

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

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title	Cartridge Definition

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

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Pen Tab

Select the Pen Tab.
Select the specific Pen to edit from the Cartridge dropdown control.
Note that each pen has its own set of configurations.
Below is a list of support documentation for editing the configurations of the Pen Cartridge on the Pen Tab.

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Pens 1-9

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Pen Cartridge Configurations

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Pen is applied to the Wrong Place Horizontally.
- This is viewed from the front of the mat.

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Tool line is applied too far Left:
- Increase the Horizontal Adjustment.

Tool line is applied too far Right:
- Decrease the Horizontal Adjustment.

See Pen Horizontal Adjustment for additional information.

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title	Horizontal Adjustment Definition

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

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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.

Pen is Applied

to the Wrong Place Vertically

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Pen is applied

to the Wrong Place Vertically

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This is viewed from the front of the mat.

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Tool line is applied too far Up:
- Decrease the Vertical Adjustment.

Tool line is applied too far Down:
- Increase the Vertical Adjustment.

See Pen Vertical Adjustment for additional information.

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title	Vertical Adjustment Definition

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

If the Tool line is applied too far Up, Decrease the Vertical Adjustment.

If the Tool line is applied too far Down, Increase the Vertical Adjustment.

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Pen is the Wrong Size

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Pen is the Wrong Size.
- This is viewed from the front of the mat.

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Opening is cut too Large:
- Decrease the Opening Adjustment.

Opening is cut too Small:

Increasethe Opening Adjustment.

See Pen Opening Adjustment for additional information.

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title	Opening Adjustment Definition

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

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

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

Pen Applied

at the Wrong Depth

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Pen is applied

at the Wrong

Depth.

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

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

See Pen Depth Setting for additional information.

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title	Depth Setting Definition

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.

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Pen Cartridge Tears the Mat

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Pen Cartridge Tears the Mat.

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Non-Blade Tool is Tearing in the Corners of the segments:
- Increase the Corner Pause.

Non-Blade Tool is Pausing Too Long in the Corners of the segments:
- Decrease the Corner Pause.

See Pen Corner Pause for additional information.

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title	Corner Pause Definition

The Corner Pause setting in Configurations is the amount of time, in milliseconds, to pause the application of the Non-Blade Tools between segments.

The Non-Blade Tool is Tearing in the Corners of the segments, Increase the Corner Pause.

The Non-Blade Tool is Pausing Too Long in the Corners of the segments, Decrease the Corner Pause.

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Pen Lines are

too Long

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Pen Lines are drawn Too Long.
- This is viewed from the front of the mat.

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Overshoot is too Long:
- Decrease the Overshoot.

See Pen Overshoot for additional information.

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title	Overshoot Definition

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.

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Pen Lines are too Short

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Pen Lines are

drawn Too Short.

This is viewed from the front of the mat.

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Overshoot is too Short:
- Increase the Overshoot.

See Pen Overshoot for additional information.

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title	Overshoot Definition

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.

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Set Pen to Plunge Between Pen

Line Segments

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Set the Pen to Plunge Between Pen Line Segments.

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The Non-Blade Tool leaves a Dot where it plunges, select Unplunge.
The Non-Blade Tool takes Too Long to apply, select Plunge.
See Plunge for additional information.

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title	Plunge Definition

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.

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

Set Pen Defaults

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title	Default Setting for Pens

Set up the Pen Defaults in the Admin Editor section of the software.

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Calibrating Different Pens

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How to Calibrate Different Pens.

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Use the Install Pen utility to calibrate different pens.
See Install Pen for additional information.

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title	Install Pen Definition

The Pen Cartridge is used to draw onto the surface of the matboard on the CMC to create a design.

The Install Pen Utility is used to Calibrate each pen defined in the software.

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Troubleshooting Button

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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.

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title	Troubleshooting Button Definition

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

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Troubleshooting Button

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Cartridges Involved

Pen Cartridge Configurations

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Pen Cartridge Configurations

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Troubleshooting Button