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CE5000-40-CRP Manual

1. PAGE LENGTH Press the lt 5 ENTER key to display the page length menu L 02000mm Use the or key to move the cursor to the digit to be changed Use the and keys to increase or decrease the setting and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode CHECKPOINT e This setting is retained in the memory even when the power is turned off e The cutting plotters distance precision is guaranteed for page feed lengths of up to 2 meters provided that the following conditions are satisfied Long axis cutting over 2 meters is possible for lengths of up to 50 meters in the feeding direction PANIE Guaranteed precision conditions EP PASS Graphtec specified film is used with the stipulated set ting conditions Film 3M plastic backed film ENGTH UNIT Setting conditions Cutter speed 30 cm s max Quality 2 LDING LINE SET Z CAUTION e In the case of long axis cutting be particularly careful when loading color adhesive backed film If the film is loaded at even a slight angle the film may come loose from the rollers that hold it in place e When using roll media either extend and load the length to be used beforehand or use the m
2. 2 n je 2 D a AUTO PRE FEED 1m BLADE WEAR SETUP ae Use the or key to set a value within the range of 1 m to 50 m and then rest a press the lt ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the a NEXT or PREV key floreser FORCE Stee pass Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode z a Z CAUTION When using roll media either extend and load the length to be used beforehand or use the media feed procedure 4 3 Setting LDING LINE SET the FEED function 4 4 Setting AUTO PRE FEED Beginning cutting or plotting without feeding the media first may generate a position error or may cause the roll media to fall off the roll media tray o 4 5 Setting TANGENTIAL Mode This function should be used for the cutting of thick media more than 0 3 mm in thickness and when the cutter blade is not able to turn properly due to the cutting depth resulting in discrepancies between the start and finish point and the inability to cut sharp corners This function can be set on or off individually for each of the eight cutter pen setting areas and it should be set to suit the media used The overcut amount setting screen is displayed for cutter pen setting areas for which the TANGENTIAL mode is ON This setting has two mod
3. ROTATE ERROR CHECKPOINT 4 e If the registration mark distance correction is set to cory 5 mm 10 mm 50 mm or STD the alignment input screen is not displayed e The registration marks are read in accordance with the fesieee registration mark detection movement distance setting COMMAND E WEAR SETUP step 3 rex meena The distance between X axis registration marks points 1 and 2 read by the cut TEST MODE ting plotter is displayed on the left Enter the actual distance on the right Use the ren up SPEED or key to move the cursor to the digit to be entered use the or key to increase or decrease the values and then press the lt ENTER key to con firm For 3 point alignment or 4 point alignment the distance between the Y axis OFFSET ANGLE STEP Pass way To cancel the selection s press the NEXT or PREV key S IN DOWN FORCE LE NGTH UNIT registration marks points 1 to 3 is also displayed and should be set in the same FOLDING LINE SET 4 3 Setting the FEED function The FEED function feeds the medium forward and backward to leave faint tracks of the grit rollers on it and prevent the media from slipping during a cutting or plotting operation Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL step 2
4. TEST MODE E3 PEN UP SPEED E3 OFFSET FORCE E3 OFFSET ANGLE E3 STEP PASS E3 INIT DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT EJ FOLDING LINE SET Press the lt 5 ENTER key to display the plotting area menu LE 0 0 Use the Q and POSITION keys to move the pen to the lower left setting position and then press the ENTER key The coordinates of the lower left position set are displayed To make the default setting press the ORIGIN key Once the lower left position has been set the coordinates for the upper right posi tion are displayed Set these coordinates in the same way as for the lower left posi tion Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode CHECKPOINT The following message is displayed if the lower left and upper right settings are not separated by a distance of at least 5 mm If this message appears reset the lower left and upper right positions WRONG PLOT AREA 4 12 Expanding the Cutting Plotting Area This function allows the width of the cutting plotting area to be extended by 9 5 mm on both sides for a total increase of 19 mm enabling cutting to be performed up to the area in which the pinch rollers are posi tioned MOVE TO R MARK step 1 EED Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode F Auto PRE FEED AUTO REG MARK Press the NE
5. f S IN DOWN FORCE LE NGTH UNIT LDING LINE SET Press the lt ENTER key to display the sorting setting menu SORT OFF Press the or key to select ON or OFF and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode CHECKPOINT e This setting is retained in the memory even when the power is turned off e If data for which the cutting plotting sequence has been set using the application software is received the cut ting plotting sequence may be changed if this function is set to ON The function should be set to OFF in this case 4 17 Interface Settings If the RS 232C serial interface is used the interface conditions must be set to ensure that the data transfer rate baud rate parity data length and handshake settings for the cutting plotter match those set in the application software or computer operating system This section describes the interface conditions for the cutting plotter For details on how to set the conditions for your application or computer operation system refer to the manual provided with the application or operating system MOVE TO R MARK E3 FEED i UTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK Press the PAUSE key to switch t
6. ceceeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeee 4 53 Setting the FOLDING LINE 0 eeeeeseeeseseseeeseeteeeteeeeeees 4 54 4 1 PAUSE Menu List Pressing the PAUSE key in READY mode displays the PAUSE menu enabling the various settings to be made Select the required menu by scrolling through the list using the NEXT or PREV key MOVE TO R MARK 4 2 Reading the Auto Registration Marks FEED 4 3 Setting the FEED function a AUTO PRE FEED 4 4 Setting the AUTO PRE FEED SS TANGENTIAL 4 5 Setting TANGENTIAL Mode AUTO REG MARK 4 6 Auto Registration Mark Reading Settings E CLEAR BUFFER 4 7 Clearing the Buffer Memory y AXIS ALIGNMENT 4 8 Aligning the Coordinate Axes DISTANCE ADJUST 4 9 Distance Adjustment o eee PAGE LENGTH 4 10 Setting the PAGE LENGTH PLOT AREA 4 11 Setting the Cutting Plotting Area E3 EXPAND 4 12 Expanding the Cutting Plotting Area ee ROTATE 4 13 Rotating the Coordinate Axes t MIRROR 4 14 Mirroring y P 4 15 Cutting Plotting Using the Buffer Memory COPY Function Displayed on the first page when you select TOP on the COPY menu of Special Functions E SORT 4 16 Sorting Settings t RSH 2326 4 17 Interface Settings yp COMMAND
7. 4 18 Press the ENTER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK SENSOR ADJ2 step 6 Press the lt 3 ENTER key The following menu is displayed MARK ADJ2 SCAN Use the Q Q Q and POSITION keys to move the cutter pen to the position for plotting of the crosshairs and then press the lt 1 ENTER key The crosshairs are plotted and the following is displayed PRESS ENTER KEY step 8 8 Press the ENTER key The sensor scans the crosshairs and overwrites them Measure the offset of the crosshairs in the X axis and enter the distance adjustment Using the crosshairs that were plotted first as the point of reference enter the actual amount of the offset between these crosshairs and the adjustment crosshairs that were plotted after the first crosshairs were read by the sen sor For example for the figure shown above since there is an offset in both the X and Y directions enter the X mm and Y mm corrective values Use the or key to move the cursor to the digit to be entered use the or key to increase or decrease the values or display don t display for the space to the right of and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm If there is no offset simply pre
8. Appendix C External Dimensions F Gl BRAN AYUA 623 Bo ciol o di 3 cer 322 Y o 285 ame 223 221 443 Units mm Dimensional accuracy 5 mm Appendix D Menu Tree MOVE TO R MARK Feeo Kuto PRE FEED MARK MODE TANGENTIAL MARK POSITION 3 AUTO REG MARK MARK TYPE 3 CLEAR BUFFER MARK SIZE AXIS ALIGNMENT MARK DIST ADJ 3 DISTANCE ADJUST MARK OFFSET _ _ PAGE LENGTH MARK SENSOR ADJ1 a PLOT AREA MARK SENSOR ADJ2 EXPAND MARK AUTO SCAN ____ RoTaTE MARK SENSOR ADJ MIRROR t Displayed on the first page when you select TOP on the COPY menu of Special Functions SORT RS 2 326 COMMAND 4 4 STEP SIZE ORIGIN PT COMMAND COMMAND BLADE WEAR SETUP SET BLADE GROUP Factor Special function only displayed for BLADE WEAR SETUP ON PEN UP DOWN TEST er COND PAT
9. Turn on the cutting plotter by pressing the I side of the Power switch The STATUS lamp on the control panel will light up If no medium has been loaded the message below appears on the display prompting the loading of a medium LOAD MEDIA If a medium has already been loaded the current media setting is displayed as shown below ROLL2 PRESS ENTR Select the media mode to suit the medium used For instructions on loading media and selecting the media mode see 2 3 Loading the Medium 2 3 Loading the Medium Load the medium aligning it with the right hand grit roller when viewed from the front so that it registers with the media sensor Then adjust the push roller position to match the width of the medium The cutting plotter can use media in roll or sheet form Load the desired medium type by following the appropriate instructions E Loading a Roll Medium Load the roll medium onto the roll medium trays Loading the Roll Medium on the Roll Medium Trays Place the roll medium trays flush against the roll medium tray guide rail and place the roll medium on top of them Make sure the roll medium trays are set on the correct side with the bearings facing outward a S I oo Roll medium tray Roll medium trays Flush guide rail Loading the Roll Medium Lower the media set lever to raise the push rollers P
10. LENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET 4 26 Setting the Initial Down Force The initial down force setting is useful when TANGENTIAL mode is selected for the cutting of thick media With thick film additional time is required for the cutter blade to penetrate the film fully even when the nec essary cutting force is applied The cutting operation starts before the cutter blade has fully penetrated the film causing uncut sections to be left When the initial down force is specified this force is used as the cut ting force immediately after lowering of the pen when TANGENTIAL mode is selected enabling the cutter blade to penetrate the medium rapidly If the cutting force is 25 and the initial down force is 4 for example the cutting force applied immediately after lowering of the pen will be 29 Set the initial down force to suit the type of film used by performing test cuts E FEED Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode UFO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL Step 2 f AUTO REG MARK Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed EEE INIT DOWN FORCE AXIS ALIGNMENT PAGE LENGTH Press the ENTER key to display the initial cutting force setting menu i OT AREA
11. Press the ENTER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK POSITION Press the lt ENTER key to display the registration mark detection movement distance X axis setting M POS X 0000mm Use the or key to move the cursor to the digit to be entered use the or key to increase or decrease the values and then press the ENTER key to confirm The Y axis setting is then displayed and should be set in the same way 4 12 Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode CHECKPOINT e This setting is retained in the memory even when the power is turned off e If the detection movement distance is set to 0 mm the sensor continues detect ing between the registration marks without skipping until it detects the next mark e For 2 point alignment the Y value is ignored e The medium will be ejected if the detection movement distance is set to a value greater than the medium length Setting the Registration Mark Pattern The cutting plotter is capable of reading the following registration mark patterns 4 MARK MODE Registration mark pattern 1 Registration mark pattern 2 eel he P MARK POSITION MARK TYPE MARK SIZE E MARK DIST ADJ E3 MARK OFFSET o p EJ x MARK SENSOR ADJ1 val MARK SENSOR ADJ2
12. cecseeeeeseteeseeeeeeeeeeee A 4 Appendix D Menu Tree c cssssssssssessesseessneseseeseesessesseneeseees A 5 Appendix A Main Specifications Item Craft ROBO Pro CPU 32 bit CPU Configuration Grit rolling Drive system Digital servo Maximum cutting area 375 mm x 50 m Range of guaranteed precision 356 mm x 2 m Compatible media widths Minimum 50 mm Maximum 484 mm 19 inches Maximum media thickness 0 25 mm Maximum cutting speed 60 cm s in all directions Specifiable cutting speeds 1 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 cm s Cutting force 0 2 2 9N 20 gf to 300 gf 31 levels Minimum character size Approximately 5 mm for alphanumeric characters varies depending on the medium font etc Mechanical resolution 0 005 mm Programmable resolution GP GL 0 1 0 05 0 025 0 01 mm HP GL 2 0 025 mm Repeatability precision 0 1 mm or less per 2m No of pens mountable 1 pen Compatible cutter type Supersteel cutter blades Compatible pen type Water based fiber tip pens Compatible cutting film Interfaces Buffer capacity Command modes Display panel Rated power supply Power consumption Operating environment Conditions for guaranteed precision Marking film PVC fluorescent or reflective film up to 0 25 mm in thickness excluding high luminosity reflective film RS 232C USB 2 0
13. CONTINUE JOB Press the NEXT or PREV key key to alternate the display between CONTINUE JOB and QUIT JOB CONTINUE JOB QUIT JOB Pressing the ENTER key key while CONTINUE JOB is displayed cancels the pause function and restarts cutting or plotting Pressing the lt 5 ENTER key while QUIT JOB is displayed displays the BUFFER CLEAR confirmation screen for aborting the cutting plotting operation CLEAR lt YES gt Press the Q or key to alternate the display between YES or NO To abort the cutting plotting operation stop the transmission of data from the computer select YES and then press the lt ENTER key All the cutting plotting data stored in the buffer is cleared and the plotter returns to Ready status To cancel the aborting of the cutting plotting operation select NO and then press the lt ENTER key The plotter returns to the CONTINUE JOB display 3 11 If the Special Function PAUSE KEY is set to MENU This is set by default when shipped from the factory The Pause menu is displayed after the cutting plotter has stopped allowing you to alter the settings Press the PAUSE key while cutting or plotting is in progress to stop cutting or plotting and display the screen shown below In the Pause menu alter settings as necessary Pressing the
14. E i This adjusts the distance between registration marks automatically rounding up or down to the nearest 5 mm 10 mm or 50 mm as specified If STD Standard is selected the distance is automatically rounded up or down to the nearest 5 mm 10 mm or 50 mm depending on the distance between the marks Up to 50 cm 5 mm 50 cm to 1 m 10 mm 1 m or larger 50 mm Inch display rounded up or down to the nearest 0 25 0 5 0 75 1 or 1 5 For example if the distance adjustment is set to 5 mm and the distance between the registration marks is read as 312 mm the distance is rounded down to the nearest 5 mm and is treated as a distance of 310 mm Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or ca PREV key until the following menu is displayed AUTO REG MARK Press the ENTER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK DIST ADJ Press the J ENTER key to display the registration mark distance adjustment setting MARK DIST OFF Press the Q or key to select OFF 5 mm 10 mm 50 mm or STD and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key 4 15 If inch is the unit displayed select from among OFF 0 25 0
15. SHEET PRESS ENTR Cee if the REALIGN ROLLERS message is displayed when the medium is loaded and the media set lever is raised either the right hand push roller is not positioned over the right hand wide grit roller or the left hand push rollers are not positioned over the grit roller Check to confirm that they are positioned correctly Pressing the Q or key displays ROLL1 PRESS ENTR ROLL2 PRESS ENTR and SHEET PRESS ENTR Select SHEET PRESS ENTR and then press the ENTER key to confirm the selection When SHEET PRESS ENTR is selected the front and rear edges are detected After the medium size has been detected the pen carriage returns to the origin point and the cutting plotter awaits cutting data If the INTERFACE conditions or COMMAND mode have not yet been set they should be set If they have already been set adjust the cutter pen Once the cutter pen has been adjusted the cutting plotter is ready to perform cutting so cutting data can be sent from the application software on the computer E Aligning the Push Rollers Adjust the position of the left and right hand push rollers to suit the medium width Position the push roll ers at either edge of the medium so that they are above the grit rollers Adjust the push rollers so that they are positioned above both the medium and the grit rollers Positioning the push rollers within the push roller alignment mar
16. TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed CLEAR BUFFER E3 DISTANCE ADJUST AXIS ALIGNMENT DISTANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH PLOT AREA i EXPAND Press the lt ENTER key to display the distance adjustment menu The num bers 1 to 8 indicate the cutter pen condition setting areas and those that are set on are indicated with the symbol to the left ROTATE MIRROR COPY SORT RS 232C BLADE WEAR SETUP Pen UP DOWN TEST MODE Pen UP SPEED FSET FORCE FSET ANGLE EJ EP PASS n INIT DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET Pl 2 3 gt 4 gt 5 6 7 8 Use the or key to move the cursor to select the required condition setting area Press the or key to display or not display the symbol and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode Select the condition setting area to be set to ON refer to Selecting Cutter Pen Condition Setting Areas on page 3 6 S450 0 20 30 1 Either pres
17. PAUSE key cancels the pause function and restarts cutting or plotting 3 8 Moving the Pen Carriage in 100 mm Steps This function allows the pen carriage to be moved from its current position in 100 mm steps along the X and Y axes 100mm Moved pen carriage vA position a Original pen carriage position x coo In READY mode press the Q key while holding down the lt 5 ENTER key to move the pen carriage in 100 mm steps along the X and Y axes Returning to the original position In READY or PAUSE mode press the gt key while holding down the ENTER key to return the pen carriage to the origin 100mm 3 9 Test Cutting Test cutting can be performed after selecting the TOOL cutter blade and specifying the cutter blade length OFFSET FORCE SPEED and QUALITY settings to ensure that the selected cutting conditions actually produce the desired cutting results Check how far the blade cuts into the film and how corners are being cut if the cutting results are not satisfactory reset the cutting conditions and repeat the test cutting until the optimal settings are achieved If you perform test cutting while the cutter pen conditions are being set the test cutting will be performed under the conditions being set 3 12 Load the medium for test cutting on the cutting plotter Use the Q Q and POSITION keys to move the pen carriage to
18. Medium feed direction z MARK AUTO SCAN z Step 1 MARK SENSOR ADJ x T Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the m NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AUTO REG MARK L Press the ENTER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK TYPE Press the lt ENTER key to display the registration mark pattern setting i MARK TYPE 1 Press the or key to select 1 or 2 and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key 4 13 Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode The registration mark conditions that can be read by the cutting plotter are as fol lows e Registration mark line width 0 3 mm to 1 0 mm Registration mark size 5 mm to 20 mm See Setting the Registration Mark Size Registration mark pattern Pattern 1 or 2 Registration marks must be formed of single lines Registration marks must be drawn in black Setting the Registration Mark Size This sets the size of the registration marks to be read 4 MARK MODE EJ MARK POSIT ION E3 MARK TYPE MARK SIZE M
19. The offset force is too low Increase the offset force see 4 23 Set ting the OFFSET FORCE The film is too flimsy Use a stiffer film The cutter blade is not rotating smoothly in the holder Clean inside the holder Cannot cut to the specified size The length cut differs from that specified The step size for the software and the cutting plotter do not match Adjust the step size settings so that they match see 3 1 Setting the Format of Data to be Received Scaling has been specified in the software The medium is slipping Check the scaling Reduce the cutting speed see 3 3 Set ting the Cutter Pen Conditions Reduce the pen up speed see 4 22 Set ting the PEN UP SPEED The distance correction is not correct Adjust the distance correction see 4 9 Distance Adjustment The medium is discolored where the blade cut The cutter plunger tip is in contact with the medium Adjust the blade extension length see 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen Reduce the cutting force see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions The cutter blade cuts into the backing sheet The blade is extended too far Adjust the blade extension length see 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen The cutting force is too high Reduce the cutting force see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions The medium i
20. ae Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode E WEAR SETUP PEN UP DOWN E3 MODE r Z A PEN UP SPEED FSET FORCE oS 7 n OFFSET ANGLE EP PASS E3 INIT DOWN FORCE n LENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET 4 28 Setting the FOLDING LINE The Craft ROBO Pro cuts broken lines perforated lines to be used as the lines for folding Use this function to create folding lines for use in paper crafts and similar applications Select Cond No 8 in the cutter pen condition setting area and make the settings in the PAUSE menu If ROBO Master Pro is used to perform out put from the Craft ROBO Pro model this setting is not required Selecting the Cutter Pen Condition Setting MOVE TO R MARK With Craft ROBO Pro the Folding Line Settings are made at Cond No 8 in the Fee cutter pen condition setting area To select the condition number press the AUTO PRE FEED COND key when the plotter is the READY status to display the cutter pen condi Tancentrac tion settings select the registered Cond No 8 and then press the ENTER key AUTO REG MARK CLEAR BUFFER AXIS ALIGNMENT Folding Line Settings e CUT width DISTANCE ADJUST This parameter specifies the width of the cut portions of the folding lin
21. 1 a n OFFSET ANGLE EP PASS n E3 INIT DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT Fotot NG LINE SET COMMAND GP G L Press the or key to select GP GL or HP GL and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key If GP GL is selected set the STEP SIZE If HP GL is selected set the ORIGIN POINT If a command different from that set previously is selected the PAUSE mode is automatically canceled after STEP SIZE GP GL or ORIGIN POINT HP GL is set E Setting the STEP SIZE If the GP GL command mode is set the minimum unit of distance that the pen can travel can be changed to one of four settings 0 01 mm 0 025 mm 0 05 mm or 0 1 mm The default setting is 0 1 mm so change this setting if your application specifies a different step size Set the command setting to GP GL COMMAND GP l Press the lt ENTER key to display the step size setting menu STEP SIZE 0 100mm Press the or key to select 0 100 mm 0 050 mm 0 025 mm or 0 010 mm and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode Setting the ORIGIN POINT If the HP GL command mode is set the origin point
22. INIT DOWN F 0 ExPano Use the or key to select the required value within the range of 0 to 20 and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the Mro Z NEXT or PREV key cory Rs 232c Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode commano BLADE WEAR SETUP UP DOWN v m z TEST MODE UP SPEED uv m OFFSET FORCE OFFSET ANGLE EP PASS n INIT DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET 4 27 Setting the LENGTH UNIT This function specifies the units for coordinates displayed in millimeters or inches MOVE TO R MARK FEED gt Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed LEAR BUFFER LENGTH UNIT AXIS ALIGNMENT E3 DISTANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH Press the 1 ENTER key to display the length unit menu Pror AREA EXPAND e Press the or key to select mm or inch and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the m NEXT or MIRROR PREV key COPY o m z
23. MOVE TO R MARK z EED F AUTO PRE FEED T ANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK c LEAR BUFFER AXIS ALIGNMENT STANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH OT AREA D EJ E R N ROTAT RO PL EX 0 MI co so PA R Al RT m Rs gt p gat E WEAR SETUP UP DOWN PEN TEST PEN MODE _ Reloaded medium already plotted Axis alignment Alignment point 1 Origin on previously plotted medium Alignment point 2 Drawing reference __ points ya Origin Cutting plotter reference point Offset between plotted medium and cutting plotter X Y axis and origin Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AXIS ALIGNMENT X Y axis and origin offset corrected Press the ENTER key to display the axis alignment menu UP SPEED FSET FORCE FFSET ANGLE EP PASS EJ S IN DOWN FORCE LE NGTH UNIT LOING LINE SET alee O 0 Use the Q and POSITION keys to move the cutter pen to align
24. Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AUTO REG MARK i Press the ENTER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK SENSOR ADJ1 Press the lt ENTER key The following menu is displayed MARK ADJ1 SCAN Use the Q and POSITION keys to move the cutter pen to the position of the crosshairs already plotted on the medium and then press the lt ENTER key The sensor scans the crosshairs and overwrites them 4 17 Measure the offset of the crosshairs in the X axis and enter the distance adjustment Using the already plotted crosshairs as the point of reference enter the actual amount of the offset between these crosshairs and the crosshairs that were plotted on top of them after the already plotted crosshairs were read by the sensor For example for the figure at the above right since there is an offset in both the X and Y direc tions enter the X mm and Y mm corrective values ADJ X 040 step 9 Move the cursor to the digit to be entered using the or gt key use the Q or key to increase or decrease the values or display don t display for the space to the right of and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm If there is no offset simply press the
25. RN X Push roller 1 aw Ox lt lt Z CAUTION The medium must be at least 125 mm in length e The medium must always be positioned over the media sensor Media sensor 2 4 Upon detection of no medium during roll media cutting If the media sensor detects no medium while the roll media is being cut cutting stops automatically Check the remaining medium length and select whether to continue cutting or quit If the media sensor detects no medium while the roll media is being cut cutting stops and the display appears as shown below NO MEDIA Press the lt ENTER key to continue cutting plotting and to disable any subsequent Paper End detection To enable subsequent Paper End detection lower the media set lever and perform a feed operation 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen Individual cutter blades have a variety of features Select the optimal cutter blade to suit the medium to be cut Z CAUTION To avoid cutting your fingers always handle the cutter blade with caution E Types and Features of Cutter Blades Part No and Blade diameter Compatible se andifeatures profile and offset plunger CB 09UA 0 9 mm PHP32 CBO9N The standard blade for cutting color adhesive 0 45 backed media Suitable for cutting media up to 0 25 mm in thickness Max cutting distance Approx 4 000 m CB 15U 1 5 mm PHP32 CB15N Cap
26. keys to raise or lower the value and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm To cancel press the m NEXT or PREV key CHECKPOINT e This setting is relained in the internal memory even when the power is turned off e The Folding Line Settings can only be specified for Cond No 8 5 Setting and Using the Special Functions 5 1 Description of Special Functions A ccccceseeeeeeee 5 2 5 2 Setting Special Functions A cccecsceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 4 5 3 Description of Special Functions B cccsseeeeeeee 5 5 5 4 Setting Special Functions Bq eeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 5 5 5 1 Description of Special Functions A The cutting plotter is provided with the special functions described below These functions are specified only in special situations and are not normally used E Enabling Disabling the and Commands when the COMMAND setting is GP GL This function enables or disables the and commands when the COMMAND setting is GP GL If the first part of the data is lost these commands may be having an adverse effect In this case set this func tion to DISABLED the default setting is ENABLED E Moving the Pen While Raised or Lowered in Response to the W Command when the COMMAND setting is GP GL This function selects whether upon receipt of the W command for the drawing of arcs the cutting plotter moves the pe
27. AUTU Fie MAER Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed CLEAR BUFFER FEED ax S ALIGNMENT DISTANCE ADJUST Step 3 Pace LENGTH z Press the lt ENTER key to display the feed length setting Set the length to be PLOT AREA fed EXPAND FEED 1m Ro ATE MIRROR Step 4 COPY Use the or key to set a value within the range of 1 m to 50 m and then SORT press the ENTER key The cutting plotter performs the feed operation moves Rs 2326 the medium forward and then back to the origin To cancel the operation press counano the NEXT or PREV key BLADE WEAR SETUP Pen urvoown ISSO Pressing the NEXT or PREV key during the a feed operation aborts the feed operation and returns the medium to its original position PEN UP SPEED S es brFser ane Z CAUTION e The feed operation starts immediately once the feed length OFFSET ANGLE has been set and the lt ENTER key is pressed Make sure STEF PRSS there are no obstructions at the front or rear of the cutting plot ter INIT DONN FORCE e When using roll media either extend and load the length to be LENGTH UNIT used be
28. COND PAT Press the lt 5 ENTER key to start printing the condition list Z CAUTION The pen carriage begins moving as soon as this function is set Keep your hands and other objects away from the cutting plot ters moving parts E Self Test Pattern Printing This function prints out a self test pattern to check the accuracy of the cutting plotter Mount a plotting pen in the pen carriage and set the conditions to suit the pen used e g force pen speed settings see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions CHECKPOINT Load the medium so that it passes over the media sensor Load an A3 size or larger medium Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode step 4 Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed TEST MODE Press the ENTER key to display the test mode submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed SELE TEST step CO Press the ENTER key to start printing the self test pattern When the self test pattern has been printed turn the power off and then on again Z CAUTION The pen carriage begins moving as soon as this function is set Keep your hands and other objects away from the cutting plotters moving parts E Dump Mode This function checks whether data is sent correctly from the computer If the output data does n
29. ENTER key to register the setting To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key The next menu is displayed Once all the settings have been made turn off the cutting plotter 5 3 Description of Special Functions B These functions are specified only in the special situations described below and are not normally used E Display Language Setting MENU LANGUAGE SELECTION This function sets the language used on the display One of six languages can be selected English French German Italian Spanish or Japanese 5 4 Setting Special Functions B Turn the cutting plotter on while holding down the ENTER and ORIGIN keys simultaneously The special functions B setting menu is displayed DISPLAY ENGLISH Use the Q or key to select the desired display language and then press the ENTER key to con firm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key step 3 Once all the settings have been made turn off the cutting plotter Print amp Cut Operations 6 1 Using the Illustrator Plug in to Perform a Print amp Cut Op ratiON i cnn ee nen ee tee ee een eee ee 6 2 6 2 Using ROBO Master Pro to Perform a Print amp Cut Operation WINGOWS cscsssesesesseeseeseeseseeeesenseeseeseees 6 7 6 1 Using the Illustrator Plug in to Perform a Print amp Cut Operation If Cond No 8 has been selected for the cutter pen condition setting area
30. Set the location in the Pause menu at which you want the COPY menu to be displayed If you select STD for standard the Copy menu is displayed on the 14th page of the Pause menu If you select TOP the Copy menu is displayed on the 1st page of the Pause menu Default value STD CAUTION If the media or home sensors have been disabled set to DISABLED be sure to specify the cutting plotting area see 4 11 Setting the Cutting Plotting Area If the cutting plot ting area is not specified the cutting mat may be damaged 5 2 Setting Special Functions A Turn on the cutting plotter while holding down the key The menus for setting the special functions are displayed In GP GL command mode In HP GL command mode woe e ENABLED woven 7550 E3 E3 a PEN DOWN PRIORITY MANUAL Z PRIORITY MANUAL INIT B ae F INITE 2mm UP MODE DISABLED E3 UP MODE DISABLED MEDIA ENABLED o F MEDIA ENABLED oo HOME ENABLED CIRCLE o F o BaW Ss DISABLED B W S DISABLED EJ PAUSE KEY MENU PAUSE KEY MENU COPY MENU STO COPY MENU STD Scroll up or down to select the required menu using the NEXT or PREV key Select the setting details using the or key and press the
31. Solution The STATUS lamp on the control panel does not light up Power is not being fed to the cutting plotter Check to confirm that the power cord is securely connected to the cutting plotter AC line inlet and the electrical outlet The STATUS lamp on the control panel lights up but nothing appears on the dis play panel The cutting plotter is defective Contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec dealer 7 2 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate Correctly Symptom Cause Solution OFFSCALE is displayed when data is received Some areas cannot be cut Cannot maintain the cut ting conditions Cannot change the cutting conditions The data received lies outside the cut ting plotting area set Set the cutting plotting area see 4 11 Setting the Cutting Plotting Area Check the page length setting see 4 10 Setting the PAGE LENGTH The data received is larger than the cutting plotting area set The cutter pen condition setting prior ity is set to PROGRAM Replace with a larger size medium Reduce the data size Set the condition setting priority to MAN UAL see 5 1 Description of Special Functions A amp 5 2 Setting Special Functions A ENTER was not pressed after the set tings were changed Check the operation and reset the cut ter pen conditions see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions LOAD MEDIA
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33. is dis played even when the medium has been loaded The medium is semi transparent and is not detected by the media sensors Set the media sensor setting to DIS ABLE and set the cutting plotting area see 5 1 Description of Special Func tions A amp 5 2 Setting Special Functions A The medium is not detected by the media sensors due to strong reflected light Change the lighting direction and avoid direct sunlight The medium is not loaded so that it passes the media sensors The right hand pinch roller is not posi tioned over the right hand long grit roller Load so that the medium passes over the media sensors Position the right hand pinch roller over the right hand long grit roller The medium is skewed The left hand pinch roller is not posi tioned over the left hand grit roller Position the left hand pinch roller over the left hand grit roller The medium was loaded at an angle Reload the medium The length of the medium to be cut was not drawn out first when the medium was loaded Draw out the required length of roll medium to be used The medium is suddenly fed forward The selections for medium loading are incorrect Check the medium selection ROLL1 PRESS ENTR ROLL2 PRESS ENTR SHEET PRESS ENTR Symptom Abnormal noise is gener ated by the cutter during cutting Cause The cutter plunger tip is in contact with the
34. lt ENTER key The Y axis distance adjustment input is then displayed and should be set in the same way To cancel press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode Adjusting the Registration Mark Reading Sensor 2 This adjusts the position of the sensor for reading the registration marks by plotting crosshairs and then reading them First set both cutter pen conditions 1 and 2 to the same pen Crosshairs are first plotted using conditions 1 and read by the sensor A second set of adjustment crosshairs is plotted using condi tions 2 The difference between the two is input to adjust the position 4 MARK MODE Crosshairs first plotted E3 2S Distance adjustment X MARK POSITION ce ss MARK TYPE 2 x Distance A A i TT adjustment Y Adjustment crosshairs y E3 MARK DIST ADJ step 1 MARK OFFSET E ee aT cae Load a medium into the cutting plotter MARK SENSOR ADJ2 MARK AUTO SCAN step 2 E3 Hi 17 hA aE AE Set both cutter pen conditions 1 and 2 to the same Pen refer to 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions and load a pen in the cutting plotter Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AUTO REG MARK
35. ment point 1 the origin on the previously plotted medium The coordinates dis played here indicate the distance from the current origin point Press the lt ENTER key to set the new origin and use this as the center of rotation for the X axis Use the O Q and POSITION keys to move the cutter pen to alignment point 2 any point on the X axis for the previously plotted medium The coordinates displayed here indicate the distance from alignment point 1 PT2 0 0 Press the ENTER key to calculate the X axis angle of inclination and align the axes Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode CHECKPOINT After the axes are aligned the settings will be reset if any of the following are per formed e Specification of a new origin e Loading of anew medium e Setting of the axis rotation 4 9 Distance Adjustment This function corrects any deviation in the length of cut or the plotted line segments which occurs depend ing on the medium being used The adjustment value for the deviation is specified as a percentage of the total distance For example a setting of 0 05 adjusts a distance of 2 m 2 000 mm by 1 mm 2000 x 0 05 1 mm to become 2 001 mm Eight different cutter pen condition setting areas can be set on or off separately allowing different settings to be made in order to suit the medium used MOVE TO R MARK FEED UTO PRE FEED
36. 4 18 Setting the Format of Data to be Received E z 2 BLADE WEAR SETUP 4 19 Cutter Blade Wear Detection E3 Special function only displayed for BLADE WEAR SETUP ON PEN UP DOWN 4 20 Raising and Lowering the Pen E TEST 4 21 TEST Mode Se PEN UP SPEED 4 22 Setting the PEN UP SPEED t OFFSET FORCE 4 23 Setting the OFFSET FORCE Initial Cutting Force y OFFSET ANGLE 4 24 Setting the OFFSET ANGLE E3 STEP PASS 4 25 Setting the STEP PASS ES ee INIT DOWN FORCE 4 26 Setting the INITIAL DOWN FORCE y LENGTH UNIT 4 27 Setting the LENGTH UNIT 4 2 4 2 Reading the Auto Registration Marks EED When 2 POINT 3 POINT or 4 POINT has been set see 4 6 Auto Registra F AUTO PRE FEED tion Mark Reading Settings press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode and display the following menu ANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK MOVE TO R MARK CLEAR BUFFER E3 axis ALIGNMENT D p STANCE ADIIT Use the O Q and POSITION keys to move the cutter pen to the lower right registration mark and then press the ENTER key The sensor reads between points 1 and 2 and also between points 1 and 3 for 3 point align frm ment or 4 point alignment and the following is displayed ExPanD z X00308 9 00308 9
37. E3 MARK TYPE E3 For 2 point alignment the origin and X axis registration marks are read for 3 point alignment the origin X axis and Y axis registration marks are read and for 4 point alignment all four registration marks are read Axis alignment correction of any tilt and distance adjustment are then performed MARK SIZE EJ MARK DIST ADJ E3 MARK OFFSET f MARK SENSOR ADJ1 E3 MARK SENSOR ADJ2 E3 MARK AUTO SCAN EJ MARK SENSOR ADJ Lo T Registration mark pattern 1 Registration mark pattern 2 Point 4 j T Point 2 Point 4 Point 2 Point 1 Point 3 ose pgo i Point 3 BA m y E Point 1 Move the cutter blade within this area Medium feed direction Drawing origin point x fal Move the cutter blade within this area Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode step 2 M Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AUTO REG MARK Press the lt ENTER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu MARK MODE Press the lt ENTER key to display the MARK mode settings MARK MODE OF F Press the Q or key to select OFF 2 POINT 3 POINT or 4 POINT and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm Press the PAUSE
38. ENTER key to display the clear buffer memory menu MIRROR CLEAR lt YES gt CORY t e RS 23 26 i Press the or key to select YES or NO and then press the ENTER key To cancel the selection select NO and press the lt ENTER key or press BLADE WEAR SETUP the NEXT or PREV key PEN UP DOWN MODE COMMAND f m Z 4 PEN UP SPEED ET FORCE 7 A n OFFSET ANGLE EP PASS INIT DOWN FORCE n LENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET 4 8 Aligning the Coordinate Axes This function is used to compensate for any offset in the origin or angular deviation in the coordinate axes that occurs when a medium plotted in another plotter is loaded or when a previously plotted medium is reloaded This function enables the cutting of outlines plotted using a different plotter or drawings previ ously plotted to be recut Plotting the origin and X axis line before the coordinate axes are aligned makes it easier to adjust the axes Plot the origin and X axis line within the plotting area to enable settings to be specified even if the X axis and origin are positioned at an angle If the origin and X axis line are plotted near the boundaries of the plotting area the settings may lie outside the plotting area making it impossible to align the axes
39. Function eee a ene el ene ter epee See tees ne eee 3 11 3 8 Moving the Pen Carriage in 100 mm Stepe 3 12 3 9 Test Cutting eceseeeeeeeeceeeeeeeseeeeenenceseeeeseeeseneseneneeeeeeneneas 3 12 3 1 Setting the Format of Data to be Received Before data is sent from the computer the format command mode of the data sent by the application soft ware must be checked The cutting plotter accepts two data formats command modes GP GL Graphtec and HP GL commands Set the command mode to suit the application used Setting the Command Mode Check to confirm that the cutting plotter is in READY mode displaying the current pen settings 1 PEN 12 30 2 Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the menu shown below is displayed COMMAND Press the ENTER key to display the menu shown below COMMAND HP GL Press the or key to select GP GL or HP GL and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key If GP GL is selected set the STEP SIZE If HP GL is selected set the ORIGIN POINT If a different command from that set previously is selected the PAUSE mode is automatically cancelled once the STEP SIZE GP GL or ORIGIN POINT HP GL is set Setting the STEP SIZE If the GP GL command mode is se
40. at the Craft ROBO Pro dotted line commands folding line specifications received from an external source are ignored Select another condition number to enable output to be performed 1 Draw a rectangle in Illustrator to indicate the registration mark area 2 With the rectangle that was drawn in the selected status select the File menu Cutting Master2 Registration Marks to launch the Registration Marks window If you are using CorelDRAW select Registration Marks from the program launcher icon CoreDRAW 11 Graphict a zj 4 LA g 2 g 2 a LA 4 a w gt tan F Pt In the Registration Marks window select Graphtec Type2 Automatic or Graphtec Type1 Automatic select the Convert Rectangle to Registration Marks checkbox and then click the OK button The rectangle that was drawn in step 1 is converted to registration marks 3 Create a design within the registration mark area When creating data to use for folding lines for paper crafts or similar applications create the lines for cutting and the lines for folding on separate layers 4 Print the design together with the registration marks CHECKPOINT Do not use the Enlarge or Reduce functions when printing out your design 5 Load the printed sheet in the Craft ROBO Pro and raise the media set lever at the rear of the unit to hold the printed sheet in place The currently loaded media type is displayed on the Cr
41. blade length adjustment knob to retract the blade into the plunger Turn the plunger cap in the counter clockwise direction to remove it from the plunger Remove the blade from inside the plunger cap Insert the new blade into the hole provided in the plunger cap 2 11 With the blade inserted into the plunger cap screw on the plunger from above E Adjusting the Blade Length If the blade is extended too far in relation to the thickness of the medium being cut it will damage the cut ting mat Be sure to adjust the blade length correctly Z CAUTION To prevent cutting your fingers always handle the cutter blade with caution Adjust the blade length by turning the blade length adjustment knob Turn the knob in direction A to extend the blade or in direction B to retract the blade When the knob is turned by one scale unit the blade moves approximately 0 1 mm One full turn of the knob moves the blade approximately 0 5 mm so 2 First align the blade tip with the tip of the cutter pen and then extend the blade from that position to suit the thickness of the media to be cut Assuming that the medium thickness is t as shown in the figure below the blade length 2 should be equal to or slightly greater than t Make sure 2 is never greater than the combined thickness of the medium and its backing sheet If it is not possible to accurately determine the medium thick
42. can be set to the lower left or center The default set ting is the lower left so change this setting if your application specifies a different origin position Set the command setting to HP GL COMMAND HP a Press the lt ENTER key to display the origin point setting ORIGIN PT en oe Press the or key to select L L LOWER LEFT or CENTER and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode 4 19 Blade Wear Detection When Blade Wear Setup is On This function calculates the total cutting distance of the cutter blade to indicate when it requires replace ment This should be used purely as a guide as the actual cutter blade wear will vary depending on the material cut and the cutting conditions e g force used The pen setting areas are grouped together and the total distances are calculated for each group Eight groups can be managed and they initially correspond to the pen setting areas so that group 1 corre sponds to setting area 1 group 2 corresponds to setting area 2 and so on If two or more setting areas are combined in a single group the total calculated distance for that group will be the sum of the individual area values It is also possible to include weighting factors for each setting area to correspond to the different wear rates for different mater
43. data within the interface The software command settings for controlling the cutting plotter have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter The data transmission settings have been changed in the interface settings Set the correct data transmission conditions Error messages in HP GL command mode Error message Cause Solution HP GL ERROR 1 An unrecognizable command was received Noise was received when the computer was turned on Press the ENTER key to cancel the error The software command settings for controlling the cutting plotter have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter The data transmission settings have been changed in the interface settings Set the correct data transmission conditions HP GL ERROR 2 The command was executed with the wrong parame ters The software settings for the output device have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter The data transmission settings have been changed in the interface settings Set the correct data transmission conditions HP GL ERROR 3 The command parameter is incorrect The software settings for the output device have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter HP GL ERROR 5 An unrecognizabl
44. demo CUT DEMO for the cutting of a demo pattern and Cutting force test cutting PRESS TEST CUT for performing five test cuts These should be used to check the various settings and to check for prob lems MOVE TO R MARK FEED AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK E3 CLEAR BUFFER XIS ALIGNMENT DISTANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH PLOT AREA E3 EXPAND ROTATE MIRROR COPY SORT BCondition List Printing This function prints out the setting details currently in use step Mount a plotting pen in the pen carriage and set the conditions to suit the pen used e g force pen speed settings see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Condi tions CHECKPOINT Load the medium so that it passes over the media sensor step 2 Load an A4 size or larger medium Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed BLADE WEAR SETUP UP DOWN PEN UP SPEED OFFSET FORCE OFFSET ANGLE STEP PASS INIT DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET TEST Press the 1 ENTER key to display the test mode submenu
45. display the wear rate setting submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed FACTOR Press the ENTER key to display the wear rate factor setting COND 1 100 Use the or key to increase or decrease the setting area number and use the or key to increase or decrease the factor value The factor can be set to between 0 10 and 1 00 in 0 10 intervals and between 1 00 and 2 50 in 0 25 intervals Once the wear rate factor is set press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection s press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode E Clearing the Total Distance Wear Rate Always zero the total distance display when a cutter blade has been replaced This starts the total distance calculation from zero Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed BLADE WEAR SETUP Press the ENTER key to display the wear rate setting submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed CLEAR GROUP Stop 4 Press the ENTER key to display the wear rate clear menu GLEAR GROUPISYES gt The number to the right of CLEAR GROUP is the group number Use the or key to increase or decrease the group number and pr
46. for media of regular thickness The initial setting is 4 Increasing this setting increases the cutting force MO VE TO R MARK Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the m NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed au 0O PRE FEED AUTO REG MARK CLEAR BUFFER OFFSET FORCE AXIS ALIGNMENT o STANCE ADJUST step 3 PAGE LENGTH Pror AREA z OFFSET FORCE 4 EXPAND LADE WEAR SETUP EN UP DOWN EST MODE PE UP SPEE OFFSET FORC SET ANGLE P PASS OFF STE IN T DOWN FORCE NGTH UNIT LE FO LDING LINE SET Press the lt ENTER key to display the offset force setting menu Use the Q or key to select the value to be set and then press the ENTER key to confirm q to 31 To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode CHECKPOINT This setting is retained in the internal memory even when the power is turned off 4 24 Setting the OFFSET ANGLE This function sets the reference value used to adjust the cutter blade offset angle to correspond to the dis place
47. immediately to the right of the gt mark Use the or gt key to select the parameter to be changed and use the Q or key to select the setting details Press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key step 4 Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode 4 18 Setting the Format of Data to be Received Before data is sent from the computer the format command mode of data sent by the application soft ware must be checked The cutting plotter accepts two data formats command modes GP GL Graphtec and HP GL commands Set the command mode to suit the application used MOVE TO R MARK UTO FEED AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL A REG MARK ne XIS ALIGNMENT CLEAR BUFFER A DISTANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH AREA ESetting the Command Mode Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed COMMAND l Press the lt ENTER key to display the command setting menu Pror EXPAN Ro AT D E MIRRO R COPY SORT Rs 23 2C E WEAR SETUP PEN U P DOWN EJ MODE r Z A UP SPEED T FORCE
48. key to cancel PAUSE mode 4 11 Setting the Registration Mark Detection Movement Distance This sets the distance between the registration marks and changes the initial registration mark scanning position Avoiding reading areas that obviously do not include registration marks increases the registration mark reading speed and minimizes the possibility of incorrect reading due to other marks on the medium MARK MODE MARK POSITION MARK TYPE EJ MARK SIZE E3 MARK DIST ADJ EJ MARK OFFSE EJ MARK SENSO R ADJ1 E3 MARK SENSO R ADJ2 f MARK AUTO SCAN E3 Registration mark pattern 1 Registration mark pattern 2 sod L 2 D Set the registration Set the registration mark detection re mark detection AE wl 2 movement distance X movement distance X based on this distance based on this distance o i Lo _l Set the registration mark Set the registration mark x detection movement distance detection movement distance t Y based on this distance Y based on this distance Y MARK SENSO R ADJ O Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the m NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AUTO REG MARK L
49. or the use of the product Registered Trademarks All names of companies brands logotypes and products appearing in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright This User s Manual is copyrighted by Graphtec Corporation Contents PREFACE ee ae ce Ree E een ee a ee ee eer ee ee eee ee ere i Notos on Mis Mantala Sa a eaa i Registered TAC OIMIANKS sax vcssadvccessdaiec lt erocadtrevecoade seest S a canna aaene tes i COpYNiQHt sisciectetenicds wih ented Ai eee th steak ie Nine ann kiiedunld dn i CONTENTS ect centered ceed eA taeda cetacean E AER A Ee EE R E ENRERE jii 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Checking the AtCesSorieS iiini aaiae Nu ENa aea ENAKE 1 2 1 2 Parts Names and Functions 00 ccc cece een e ee eee ence eset eeaaeeeeeeenaeeeeeeesnaeeeeeseeaaees 1 3 FOD VION ceini cee vant hich che ctice Soe ch sdece cs pas tenets ted ecuct Sudetnansosaune stad seca taneatastnnteeeevare 1 3 Rear MGW oscedo he eats iagoa SEN 1 3 Control Panel sssini E a 1 4 1 3 Garrier Shet sissies arainn a a E ii il ahd tied 1 5 e Sg 2s ea E E S A E E 1 5 Loading the Medium eiieeii EAA EENAA AKARE TAA EEEa 1 6 Cuttable Ateari onia T a a aa adaa SS 1 6 2 SETTING UP THE CUTTER PLOTTER 2 1 Connecting to Your Computer cccccceeeceeeeeeeneeeeeneeeeeaeeeeeeeeseeeeseeaeesteeeeeneaeeetes 2 2 2 2 Turning On the POWO ociera na rar ieee AREENAN ESEE EAAS Ea 2 3 2 3 Loading the Medium
50. rotation X is off Origin EED Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode F AUTO PRE FEED step 2 AUTO REG MARK Press the ma NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed CLEAR BUFFER ROTATE XIS ALIGNMENT A DISTANCE ADJUST step 3 F ieee Press the ENTER key to display the coordinate axis rotation setting menu PLOT AREA ROTATE OFF m gt lt v gt i Press the or key to select ON or OFF and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Step 4 SORT Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode RS 2326 COMMAND CHECKPOINT 4 This setting is retained in the memory even when the power BLADE WEAR SETUP is turned off N When ON is selected for ROTATE MIRROR is set to OFF PE UP DOWN TEST MODE Pen UP SPEED FFSET FORCE FFSET ANGLE EP PASS INIT DOWN FORCE L ENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET 4 14 Mirroring This function allows the cutting plotting origin and coordinate axes to be changed as show
51. set the conditions to suit the pen used e g force pen speed settings see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions CHECKPOINT A Load the medium so that it passes over the media sensor Load a film for cutting Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed TEST MODE Press the ENTER key to display the test mode submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed CUT DEMO l Press the ENTER key to start cutting the demo pattern Z CAUTION The pen carriage begins moving as soon as this function is set Keep your hands and other objects away from the cutting plotters moving parts E Cutting Force Test Cutting The cutting force can be changed in one step increments from its current setting in the range 2 to 2 to enable five test cuts to be performed Test cutting can be performed after selecting the TOOL cutter blade and specifying the cutter blade length OFFSET FORCE SPEED and QUALITY settings to ensure that the selected cutting conditions actually produce the desired cutting results Check how far the blade cuts into the film and how the corners are being cut If the cutting results are not satisfactory reset the cutter pen conditions and repeat the test cutting until the optimal settings are achieved Test cutting will be carri
52. set to match the corresponding settings in the application software and the computer operating system The parameter that can be changed is displayed immediately to the right of the gt mark Use the 4 or gt key to select the parameter to be changed and use the Q or key to select the setting details Press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions Before starting cutting set the TOOL cutter blade or pen cutter blade length OFFSET FORCE SPEED and QUALITY settings to ensure the optimal cutting conditions 1 TOOL cutter blade or pen Set to suit the material to be cut 2 Cutter blade length Adjust the blade length by referring to the media thickness table below For details on adjusting the blade length see 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen 3 OFFSET Set to suit the cutter blade being used 4 FORCE Set the FORCE by referring to the table below 5 SPEED Set the SPEED by referring to the table below 6 QUALITY Set the QUALITY by referring to the table below Optimal Cutting Conditions for Each Media Type Media type Thickness mm Blade used FORCE SPEED QUALITY Film for outdoor use 0 05 to 0 08 CBO9UA 10 to 14 30 or less 2 CB15UB for small letter cut 10to 14 20 or less 1 ting Film for decorative use 0 08 to 0 1 CBOQUA
53. setting GROUP 1 12 45 The number on the left is the group number and the numbers to the right of this indicate the setting areas belonging to it separated by spaces The display above indicates setting areas 1 2 4 and 5 belonging to group 1 Use the 4 or gt key to move the cursor to the group number or setting area number to be set Pressing the or key at the group number position increases or decreases the number and pressing the Q or key at the setting area number position displays or doesn t display the number Select the required group number display the setting area numbers to be registered and then press the ENTER key to confirm Each setting area can only be registered in one group To register a setting area in another group it must first be removed from the group in which it is registered Ini tially setting area 1 is set to group 1 setting area 2 to group 2 and so on so set ting areas must be removed from one group before being registered in another To cancel the selection s press the NEXT or PREV key E Setting Wear Rate Factors This sets factors corresponding to the differences in wear rates due to different materials and cutting con ditions step 1 A Press the nn PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed BLADE WEAR SETUP I Press the ENTER key to
54. shown below 2 09U 1 gt 14 30 2 step c M Press the Q or key to select the value to be changed in the range specified below 4 to 31 Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection If other conditions are to be set press the Q or key to move the symbol to the parameter to be set E Setting SPEED Sets the speed used for cutting Set the SPEED value based on the guidelines in the table entitled Opti mal Cutting Conditions for Each Media Type on page 3 5 Press the COND key in READY mode to display the cutter pen conditions Select the setting area condition number to be set and then use the lt or gt key to move the symbol to the position shown below 2 09U 1 14 gt 30 2 Press the Q or key to select the value to be corrected in the range specified below 1 to 60 For all cutting plotters 1 to 10 is in increments of 1 and 10 to 40 or 60 is in increments of 5 Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection If other conditions are to be set press the or Q key to move the gt symbol to the parameter to be set E Setting QUALITY Sets the acceleration used in cutting Press the COND key in READY mode to display the cutter pen conditions 3 8 Select the setting area condition number to be set and then use the 4 or gt key to move the gt symbol to the position
55. the Q or key displays ROLL1 PRESS ENTR ROLL2 PRESS ENTR and SHEET PRESS ENTR Select ROLL2 PRESS ENTR or ROLL1 PRESS ENTR and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm When ROLL2 PRESS ENTR is selected only the medium width is detected Select this mode to begin cutting at a point beyond the leading edge When ROLL1 PRESS ENTR is selected the leading edge and width of the medium are detected Select this mode to begin cutting from the leading edge After the medium size has been detected the pen carriage returns to the origin point and the cutting plotter awaits cutting data If the INTERFACE conditions or COMMAND mode have not yet been set they should be set If they have already been set adjust the cutter pen Once the cutter pen has been adjusted the cutting plotter is ready to perform cutting so cutting data can be sent from the application software on the computer E Loading Sheet Media tcp 1 Lower the media set lever to raise the push rollers Position the edges of the medium flush against the guide lines engraved on the front guide Media sensor Guide lines CHECKPOINT Load the medium so that it passes over the media sensor Adjust the position of the left and right hand push rollers to suit the medium width step 4 Raising the media set lever displays a menu for selecting the media mode Select the media mode
56. the position for test cutting Switch to READY mode and then press the TEST key When test cutting has been completed the pen carriage moves to the standby position and the following menu is displayed PRESS ENTER KEY Press the lt ENTER key to return the pen carriage to its previous position and to switch the cutting plot ter to READY mode Adjust the CUTTER OFFSET value to suit the type and thickness of the medium being used and fine adjust the finish of each corner Set the FORCE so that only faint cutting lines remain on the base sheet when the blade length is properly adjusted A A CUTTER Correct CUTTER OFFSET CUTTER OFFSET is too low OFFSET is too high Increase setting Decrease by 1 to 5 by 1 to 5 Upon completion of fine adjustment actual cutting data can be sent to the cutting plotter 3 13 3 14 FUNCTION SETTINGS AND OPERATIONS 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 14 4 15 4 16 4 17 4 18 4 19 4 20 4 21 4 22 4 23 4 24 4 25 4 26 4 27 4 28 PAUSE Menu USN aise sins catenansdenincasntensnneaimnanestommnaenennunigmancentannins 4 2 Reading the Auto Registration Marks cccccccececcceee 4 3 Setting the FEED function 2ccsseecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 4 Setting AUTO PRE FEED ccsccsscsserersseseeeseseeeeeneeerars 4 5 Setting TANGENTIAL Mode scscscs
57. the symbol to gt and press again to move it to the right Press the key to move it to the left Use the 4 or gt key to select the parameter to be changed and use the or key to select the setting details Press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT PREV or COND key CHECKPOINT When using the optional registration mark scanner condition settings 1 and 2 are used for the pen settings when performing Adjusting the Registration Mark Read ing Sensor 2 refer to page 4 18 It is therefore more convenient if the cutter pen settings are assigned to 3 to 8 first E Setting TOOL cutter blade or pen Set the type of pen cutter blade to be used To display the cutter pen conditions either press the COND key when the cutting plotter is in READY mode or when the media set lever is lowered and the buffer is in the empty cleared status Select the setting area condition number to be set and then press the or gt key to move the gt sym bol to the position shown below 2F09U 1 14 30 2 step 3 Press the Q or key to select O9U 15U 15B or PEN Press the 1 ENTER key to confirm the selection If other conditions are to be set press the 4 or gt key to move the symbol to the param eter to be set E Setting OFFSET This setting adjusts the offset of the cutter blad
58. 0 ee 4 50 Setting the OFFSET FORCE initial cutting force 4 49 Setting the ORIGIN POINT 0 3 3 4 37 Setting the PAGE LENGTH eeeee 4 27 Setting the PEN UP SPEED aeee 4 48 Setting the Registration mark Auto scan mode 4 20 Setting the registration mark distance adjustment 4 15 Setting the registration mark pattern 4 13 Setting the STEP PASS 4 51 Setting the STEP SIZE eee 3 3 4 37 Setting TOOL cutter blade or pen 3 7 Setting up the COPY MENU ceeeeeeeee 5 3 Setting up the PAUSE KEY seeen 5 3 SOMN keriaren e aeee AEEA ethene 4 34 Stand esio e eai 1 2 STATUS ricsei isana aE 1 4 Stop FUNCTION eeeeeeeeee cece aiiora 3 11 Storing and selecting cutter pen condition setting I EA Sasono anunn 3 6 SUP PISS inii sa ae riena fash aiaia aaia A 3 T TANGENTIAL mode ssie 4 6 TES ecseri adana 1 4 TOSCU tasasen 3 12 TEST MOda ipaa 4 43 The cutting plotter does not operate correctly 7 2 The cutting plotter does not operate when turned Oea a eins oe gee e E ade 7 2 The cutting results are unsatisfactory 7 3 The initial down fOrce cc cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 52 Troubleshooting cecrus 7 1 Turn the blade length adjustment 2 11 Turning on the POWED c seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 3 Types and features of cutter blades 2 10 U USB interface Connector ceeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 1 3 User G
59. 1 Cutting OGM ii sisdes cies eet ounces 4 45 Cutting Force Test Cutting cceeeeeee 4 46 C tting Matses iaaiiai 1 3 Cutting plotting using the buffer memory COPY FUNCTION asgeir aa 4 32 D Description of special functions 5 2 5 5 Display language setting 5 5 Displaying the effective cutting area 3 9 Distance adjustment cece eeeeteeeeeeeeeees 4 25 Drawing Origin POINt eee eeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeees 4 10 DUMP MOJE sscan 4 44 E Enabling disabling blade wear detection 5 3 Enabling disabling PEN UP MOVE 5 3 Enabling disabling the home sensots 5 3 Enabling disabling the media sensors 5 3 Enabling disabling the and commands 5 2 ENTER tenaense e eR 1 4 Error messages in GP GL command mode 7 6 Error messages in HP GL command mode 7 7 Expanding the cutting plotting area 4 29 External dimensions s src A 4 F Folding Line Settings ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 54 G GP GL ERROR rcspon easiness iaai 7 6 GETON eseon ag rere oer er 1 3 H AP G ERROR insning na ik 7 7 INdICAtOr amp asiaa 1 4 Interface settings ee eeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeees 4 35 L Loading the Medium 0 ccsceeeeeeeeereeeeeeeeees 1 6 Loading the medium ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 4 Loading the roll Medium eeeeeeeeeeees 2 5 Loading the Roll Medium on the Roll Medium Tray S Ssrccite chect
60. 14to17 30 or less 2 Transparent or 0 08 to 0 1 CBO9UA 14to 20 30 or less 2 semi transparent film Reflective film 0 08 to 0 1 CBOQUA 14 to 20 30 or less 2 Fluorescent film 0 20 to 0 25 CBO9UA CB15U 20 to 21 20 or less 1 Blade Part Nos Displayed Blade Types and Displayed CUTTER OFFSET Values LCD display indication Blade material Part No Specifiable range Initial CUTTER OFFSET Blade type Default Supersteel blades CBO9UA 09U 0 5 18 CB15U 15U 0 5 28 CB15UB 15B 0 5 5 Pens Pen 0 When the TOOL cutter blade or pen has been selected from among O9U 15U and 15B the OFF SET is automatically adjusted by 5 with respect to the default cutter offset value for that blade type Select the PEN setting for plotting using a pen When the PEN setting is selected no OFFSET setting is required Reference Pen Conditions for Plotting Pens Pen type FORCE SPEED QUALITY Water based fiber tip pen 10 to 12 30 2 To preserve the pen life set the FORCE to the lowest setting and set the SPEED after checking to confirm that there are no faint lines or other problems during plotting CHECKPOINT e If the SPEED and QUALITY settings are set to high values the cut plotted results will have a coarser finish but the overall cutting plotting time will be reduced e f the SPEED and QUALITY settings are set to low values the cut plotte
61. 5 0 75 1 0 1 5 and STD Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode Setting the Registration Mark Origin Point If the registration mark origin point is not set it will be positioned as shown in the figures below This func tion should be set when it is required to move the origin point from this position RK MODE EJ RK POSITION EJ RK TYPE EJ RK SIZE E3 RK DIST ADJ RK OFFSET RK SENSOR ADJ1 EZ RK SENSOR ADJ2 Registration mark pattern 1 a E aid Registration mark pattern 2 P New origin position L Y Y Origin y vo on Medium feed direction Origin j 4 j EJ RK AUTO SCAN E3 gt RK SENSOR ADJ LT Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AUTO REG MARK Press the lt ENTER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK OFFSET Press the 1 ENTER key to display the X axis registration mark origin input set ting FST X 000 0 i Use the or key to move
62. ABLED E Enabling Disabling the Home Sensors This function sets the home sensors that detect the width of the medium When ENABLED is selected the home sensors are enabled When DISABLED is selected the home sensors are disabled The default setting is ENABLED E Circle Command Resolution Setting when the COMMAND setting is HP GL This function sets whether the resolution is automatically set or fixed at a constant 5 degrees when a cut ting plotter circle command is output while the COMMAND setting is HP GL The default setting is Auto E Enabling Disabling Blade Wear Detection When ENABLED is selected the blade wear detection setting is enabled and the blade wear detection set ting menu is displayed in the PAUSE menu When DISABLED is selected the blade wear detection setting is disabled and the blade wear detection setting menu is removed from the PAUSE menu and is not displayed For details on wear detection refer to see 4 19 Blade Wear Detection The default setting is DISABLED E Setting up the PAUSE KEY Select the screen to be displayed when you press the PAUSE key while cutting or plotting If you select HOLD the cutting plotter stops cutting or plotting and displays a job select screen prompting you to choose to continue or stop cutting plotting If you select MENU the cutting plotter stops cutting or plotting and displays a pause menu screen Default value MENU E Setting up the COPY MENU
63. ALIGNMENT EJ STANCE ADJUST f PAGE LENGTH ____ PLOT AREA EXPAND ROTATE E MIRRO COPY a SORT SSS RS 232 oO MARK MODE Setting the Registration Mark Mode E3 MARK POSITION Setting the Registration Mark Detection Movement Distance E3 MARK TYPE Setting the Registration Mark Pattern E3 MARK SIZE Setting the Registration Mark Size E3 MARK DIST ADJ Setting the Registration Mark Distance Adjustment E3 MARK OFFSET Setting the Registration Mark Origin Point E3 MARK SENSOR ADJ1 Adjusting the Registration Mark Reading Sensor 1 Ez MARK SENSOR ADJ2_ Adjusting the Registration Mark Reading Sensor 2 EJ MARK AUTO SCAN Setting the Registration Mark Auto Scan Mode F MARK SENSOR ADJ Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Registration Mark Sensor o EJ COMMAND EJ BLADE WEAR SETUP E PEN UP DOWN EJ TEST MODE PEN UP SPEED f OFFSET FORCE OFFSET ANGLE STEP PASS INIT DOWN FORCE T LENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET a 4 10 E Setting the Registration Mark Mode a MARK MODE t MARK POSITION
64. ARK DIST ADJ EJ gt RK OFFSE EJ gt RK SENSO R ADJ1 E3 MARK SENSO R ADJ2 f gt RK AUTO SCAN E3 gt RK SENSO R ADJ LF Enter this length Hat Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the m NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AUTO REG MARK L Press the lt ENTER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK SIZE Press the lt 5 ENTER key to display the registration mark size setting MARK SIZE 10mm 4 14 Use the or key to set the value within the range 5 mm to 20 mm and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key step 6 Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode Setting the Registration Mark Distance Adjustment MARK MODE EJ MARK POSITION EZ MARK TYPE EJ MARK SIZE MARK DIST ADJ MARK OFFSET MARK SENSOR ADJ1 EJ MARK SENSOR ADJ2 EJ MARK AUTO SCAN E3 MARK SENSOR ADJ
65. CLEAR GROUP PEN UP SPEED E3 EJ SELF TEST orrser FORCE E3 EJ DUMP orrset ANGLE E3 EJ CUT MODE STEF PASS E3 E3 PRESS TEST CUT INIT DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT INDEX A AC power COM siirinsesi 1 2 AC power INlet iec tees ecieeteattineiectieeeriess 1 3 ACCOSSOMOS an sede feddatints snags Maeteataleg 1 2 Adjusting the blade length 2 12 Adjusting the registration mark reading sensor 1 4 17 Adjusting the registration mark reading sensor 2 4 18 Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Registration Mark SENSON aes aai aasa 4 21 Aligning the coordinate axes 4 23 Aligning the push rollers 2 8 An error message was displayed 7 5 Assembling the stand 1 5 AUTO PRE FEED iirinn anenai 4 5 Auto registration mark reading settings 4 8 B Blade tip initial position setting 5 2 C Checking the wear rate cccceeeeereeeees 4 38 Circle command resolution setting 5 3 Clearing the buffer memory 4 22 Clearing the total distance wear rate 4 40 COND sisietsiedtedts Hann het 1 4 Condition list printing ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 4 43 Connecting to your COMpuUTET eeeeees 2 2 Control panelerna ree eeeen ced 1 4 Cuttable Area eeecceceeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeteeeeneeeteaees 1 6 Cutter blade CBOQUA ceeeeettteeeeeees 1 2 Cutter PUNGE sisstin 1 2 Cutter pen Construction c ccccceseeeeeeeeees 2 1
66. Craft ROBO Pro OTF 11m a 10 10 USER S MANUAL MANUAL NO CE50CRP UM 152 Ay GRAPHTEC PREFACE Thank you for choosing a Graphtec Craft ROBO Pro CE5000 40 CRP cutting plotter The Craft ROBO Pro cutting plotters employ a digital servo drive system to achieve high speed high precision cutting In addition to cutting marking film and other media a CE5000 Series cutting plotter can also be used as a pen plotter To ensure high cutting quality and optimal productivity be sure to read this User s Manual thor oughly prior to use This product is manufactured and sold pursuant to a license under Gerber Scientific International Inc s U S Patent No 5 537 135 and its foreign counterparts Notes on this Manual 1 No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Graphtec Corporation 2 The product specifications and other information in this manual are subject to change without notice 3 While every effort has been made to provide complete and accurate information please contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec vendor if you find any unclear or erroneous information or wish to make other comments or suggestions 4 Notwithstanding the stipulations in the preceding paragraph Graphtec Corporation assumes no liabil ity for damages resulting from either the use of the information contained herein
67. ER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK SENSOR ADJ Press the lt ENTER key to display the Mark Sensor sensitivity setting MARK SENSOR 0 Use the or key to increase or decrease the setting within the range of 5 to 5 and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm A positive value increases the sensitivity but makes the cutting plotter more susceptible to other influences and less able to withstand noise A negative value decreases the sensitivity but makes the cutting plotter less susceptible to other influences and more able to withstand noise To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode 4 7 Clearing the Buffer Memory This function deletes the data sent to the cutting plotter It is used to abort cutting while it is in progress FEED Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode AUTO PRE FEED AUTO REG MARK Stop the transmission of data from the computer if this is in progress z DISTANCE ADJUST Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed i ae CLEAR BUFFER Pror AREA Romare Press the
68. Full Speed 2 MB GP GL HP GL selected on the control panel Liquid crystal display 16 characters x 1 row 100 to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 100 VA 10 C to 35 C 35 to 75 RH 16 C to 32 C 35 to 70 RH External dimensions WxDxH Approx 623 x 285 x 223 mm Weight Approx 9 4 kg 1 Varies depending on the type of Graphtec authorized film and the cutting conditions 2 HP GL is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company Appendix B Options and Supplies E Options Designation Part No Description Loupe PHP 61LOUPE Loupe with 6x magnification E Supplies Designation Part No Description Cutter holder PHP32 CBO9N 1 holder for the 0 9 mm diameter supersteel blade PHP32 CB15N 1 holder for the 1 5 mm diameter supersteel blade Cutter blade CBO9UA 5 Set of 5 0 9 mm diameter supersteel blades CB15U 5 Set of 5 1 5 mm diameter supersteel blades CB15UB 5 Set of 5 1 5 mm diameter supersteel blades for cutting detailed characters Water based fiber tip KF550 F8 1 pen each in red black violet brown blue green orange and pen pink KF550 S1 2 black pens and 1 pen each in red blue and green KF551 RD 5 red pens KF552 BK 5 black pens KF555 BL 5 blue pens KF556 GR 5 green pens Other sets of water based fiber tip pens are also available in single colors violet brown orange or pink or intermediate shades Carrier sheet A3 CR09300 A3
69. Pattern Printing ccccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeseeeeseeeeeeeeesceeesseaeeeseeeeseneeeeeaes 4 44 DUMP Mode cscarnir sven ede E a RENERE AA NAE EANA cei 4 44 Cutting DeMi gree asea aea a Aeae SAE ANEA EEES 4 45 Cutting Force Test CUNI ea daa Sexes needs 4 46 Setting the PEN UP SPEED uvodni aniiu iana aiaa Sve dub aa aaia G 4 48 Setting the OFFSET FORCE eeeeesireieriirireiirrinsinstrnrinrirniasinnttninsinntentinntnnennea 4 49 Setting the OFFSET ANGLE iniiai ee ninemsn 4 50 Setting the STEP PASS 0 0 2 ceeeeeteeeeeee eters eeeaeeeeaeeeteeaeeseaeeesecaeeseeaeeeeeeeeseaes 4 51 Setting the Initial Down Force cccccccccec ee eeneeeeeceeeeeaeeeeeeeeseaeeeseaeeeseaeeeesaeeeenaes 4 52 Setting the LENGTH UNIT ssezccccsyce sotecee deg eceeetaecacauadadtvenenty etd cutesy eeeeeestene e aa 4 53 Setting the FOLDING LINE 0 0 cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaaeeseaeeeseaaeeeneaeeeenaeeeeeaes 4 54 iv Selecting the Cutter Pen Condition Setting eee ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeneeseaeeeeeeeeenaes 4 54 Folding Line Settings Az cecsa cess See s2he thadei aaae a aa aie aa E levees ES 4 54 5 Setting and Using the Special Functions 5 1 Description of Special Functions A eeeeseeeeeeeseesieerrreerirsrirseritsrirteinterrnsrintsennnt 5 2 Enabling Disabling the and Commands when the COMMAND setting is GP GL 5 2 Moving the Pen While Raised or Lowered in Response to the W Command when th
70. XT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed EAR BUFFER EXPAND E3 E AXIS ALIGNMENT E PAGE LENGTH Press the ENTER key to display the plotting area width setting menu PLOT AREA EXPAND oFF Press the or key to select ON or OFF and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key MIRROR COPY Step 4 SORT If the settings are not changed press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE RS 232C mode If the settings are changed the media type selection menu is displayed COMMAND ROLL2 PRESS ENTR erae WEAR SETUP PEN UP DOWN Step 5 test MODE i For details on the media loading and selection procedures refer to 2 3 Loading PEN UP SPEED the Medium OFFSET FORCE floreser ANGLE EP PASS 5 En T DOWN FORCE NGTH UNIT LE FOLDING LINE SET 4 13 Rotating the Coordinate Axes This function allows the cutting plotting origin and coordinate axes to be rotated as shown below New origin 4 wl X When axis coordinate rotation is on Y When axis a ABC coordinate
71. able of cutting thicker media than possible with n 0 75 the CBO9UA blade Suitable for cutting media 0 25 mm to 0 5 mm in thickness CB 15UB 1 5 mm PHP32 CB15N Suitable for detailed cutting e g letters less than 10 Pa 0 15 mm in size of media up to 0 25 mm in thickness 2 10 E Cutter Pen Construction The cutting plotter cuts using a cutter blade mounted in a cutter pen plunger There are two different cutter pen plungers to suit the diameter of the cutter blade to be mounted the 0 9 mm cutter pen plunger is pro vided as standard equipment Be sure to mount the cutter blade in the corresponding cutter pen plunger Cutter blade Plunger Plunger cap Blade length adjustment knob Blue For 0 9 mm diameter blades Red For 1 5 mm diameter blades E Replacing the Cutter Blade Z CAUTION To prevent cutting your fingers always handle the cutter blade with caution 1 5 mm diameter cutter pen 0 9 mm diameter cutter pen Blade length Blade length adjustment knob regl adjustment knob blue Plunger Plunger g d g A gt il Ui 0 9 mm dia blades 1 5 mm dia blades Sprin 4 pring fi ty Plunger cap nh Plunger cap Plunger cap Plunger cap cross section cross section Turn the
72. aft ROBO Pro s control panel Use the or keys to select SHEET and then press the ENTER key CHECKPOINT If the printed sheet is a sheet of cutting film or a medium that comes with its own backing sheet load the sheet as is For all other types of media be sure to affix the printed sheet to the carrier sheet provided before loading it in the Craft ROBO Pro 6 In Illustrator select the File menu Cutting Master2 Cut Plot to display the Cut Plot window In CorelDRAW select Cut Plot from the program launcher icon 7 To output the cutting lines and folding lines simultaneously select the Layering tab in the Cut Plot window and then select By layer Deselect the Pause between colors layers checkbox and select the Enable driver options check box If the Single setting for all checkbox has been selected deselect it 8 Select the name of the layer where the cutting lines were drawn from the list and then select CRP Cut Vinyl Sticker from the Preset parameter selections 9 Select the name of the layer where the folding lines were drawn from the list and then select CRP Fold Vinyl Sticker from the Preset parameter selections FR AIRIA Twiss 110K 17m CEN New selections can be added to the Preset parameter The selections can also be changed or deleted e Either assign the Cond No 8 setting preset to the folding line layer or cre ate a preset s
73. age quality by enabling smooth cutter blade tip control when arcs are cut The STEP PASS setting specified is used as the unit for blade tip control with blade tip control omitted for any data below the STEP PASS setting If the STEP PASS setting is too high the image cut may not be faithfully reproduced Normally the STEP PASS setting should be set to 1 MOVE TO R MARK AUTO a FEED TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK LEAR BUFFER Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed STEP PASS AXIS ee aie ADJUST PAGE LENGTH LOT AREA XPAND OTATE MIRROR COPY SORT RS 232C E WEAR SETUP PEN Press the ENTER key to display the step pass setting menu STEP PASS 1 Use the or key to select the required value within the range of 0 to 20 and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode CHECKPOINT 4 This setting is retained in the internal memory even when the power is turned off TT UP SPEED ET FORCE TEP PASS INIT DOWN FORCE
74. al cut ting data is sent the original data will be cleared from the internal memory e Copying will not be possible if data exceeding approx 1 6 Mbytes is sent to the cutting plotter as the data will cause the buffer memory to overflow 4 16 Sorting Settings This function sorts and cuts or plots the cutting plotting data stored in the buffer memory to minimize the amount of medium feed required This is useful for data requiring a large number of movements on the drawing with the pen raised If the data received has been sorted using the application software sorting the data using the cutting plotter may require additional time Turning this function off may speed up the process MOVE TO R MARK EJ FE ED UTO PRE FEED f TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Stop 2 M Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed ME EAR BUFFER SORT AXIS ALIGNMENT STANCE ADJUST f PAGE LENGTH p LOT AREA EXPAND ROTATE MIRROR cory SORT Rs 232C E WEAR SETUP UP DOWN MODE PEN TEST PEN UP SPEED FSET FORCE FFSET ANGLE EP PASS
75. at the edges of the medium are parallel with those of the carrier sheet Medium Adhesive surface Carrier sheet CHECKPOINT 4 Do not use media that is smaller than standard postcard size e When affixing the medium take care not to cause any air bubbles or creases E Cuttable Area The cuttable area on the carrier sheet is shown in the diagram below When loading a medium that is smaller than A3 size in the Craft ROBO Pro be sure to affix it within the cuttable area the adhesive sur face Moreover make sure that the edges of the medium are parallel with the edges of the carrier sheet 420 mm 297 mm Cuttable area Carrier sheet adhesive surface CHECKPOINT e Do not use media that is smaller than standard postcard size e The Craft ROBO Pro recognizes the width of the carrier sheet as the cuttable area Be sure to load a medium that is the same size as the media setting that was made in the application software e Be sure to use the ORIGIN key to specify the start position of the cutting operation For further details on how to use the ORIGIN key please refer to 3 6 Setting the Initial Cutting Position Origin Point or to the Cutting Plotter Controller User s Manual SETTING UP THE CUTTER PLOTTER 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 Connecting to Your COMputel 0 seeceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 2 Turning on the POW csi ciiscscccescnstscstcnctuncienasctoutancrucsacana
76. ate Axes Moving the origin when the coordinate axes have been rotated gives the following results ae ull J ulo M N y Jey ulBUo jeUuIBUC e 3 When the Coordinate Axes are Rotated After Moving the Origin Point When the coordinate axes are rotated after the origin point is moved the origin point is reset as shown in the figure below The distance a is retained but the distance b is reset Origin moved after rotation ABC gt R X Original origin Origin moved 3 10 When it is necessary to both move the origin and rotate the coordinate axes be sure to rotate the coordi nate axes first CHECKPOINT After a new origin point is set the displayed coordinate values of X and Y repre sent the respective distances from the new origin 3 7 Stop Function Cutting or plotting can be stopped by pressing the PAUSE key while cutting or plotting is in progress Raising or lowering the media set lever while the cutting or plotting is stopped does not require the medium to be selected so the medium can be replaced or reset If the Special Function PAUSE KEY is set to HOLD Press the PAUSE key while cutting or plotting is in progress to stop cutting or plotting and display the PAUSE menu
77. censeeeseeeeeseseeeseeeeenees 4 6 Auto Registration Mark Reading Settings 4 8 Clearing the Buffer Memory seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 22 Aligning the Coordinate AXxeS ecceeeceeeeeeteeeeee 4 23 Distance ACjUStMeNK eececeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 25 Setting the PAGE LENGTH 0 eeccssesseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeee 4 27 Setting the Cutting Plotting Area ceeee 4 28 Expanding the Cutting Plotting Area ee 4 29 Rotating the Coordinate AXxeS 0 eeceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeees 4 30 BUTE FU EMS iene doesn A A AAT A AN 4 31 Cutting Plotting Using the Buffer Memory COPY Functio aeaa neaei 4 32 Sorting Settings ccs cette eterna atin caumsetesennencaemtannceeennacaaicletents 4 34 Interface Settings scccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeees 4 35 Setting the Format of Data to be Received 4 36 Blade Wear Detection When Blade Wear Setup is On 4 38 Raising and Lowering the Pen ssessesesseeeeeereeees 4 42 TEST MOOG isa ar eens 4 43 Setting the PEN UP SPEED sssssssssesesenesnensnsnnennrnrnenennenennnn 4 48 Setting the OFFSET FORCE Initial Cutting Force 4 49 Setting the OFFSET ANGLE cssscsssessssssesssseeseeeseees 4 50 Setting THE STEP PASS ivici 4 51 Setting the Initial Down Force eee 4 52 Setting the LENGTH UNIT
78. cted The pen carriage was subjected to external pressure during cutting Scraps of the medium in the moving parts are impeding operation Remove the obstruction and turn the cutting plotter back on If this problem occurs frequently contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec dealer The STATUS lamp flickers SPEED ERROR is displayed The pen carriage was subjected to external pressure after the power was turned on The internal speed control is faulty Turn the cutting plotter off and then back on again If this problem occurs frequently contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec dealer If any of the following command error messages appear they are nearly always caused by one of the fol lowing two reasons e The software or host computer settings have been changed e The cutting plotter interface settings have been changed Solutions e Configure the settings in the software menu so that the menu can control the cutting plotter e Set the host computer interface conditions correctly e Set the cutting plotter interface conditions correctly see 3 1 Setting the Format of Data to be Received e Make sure that the data transmission conditions match see 3 2 Setting the Interface Conditions Error messages in GP GL command mode Error message Cause Solution GP GL ERROR 1 An unrecognizable command was received Noi
79. d results will have a finer finish but the overall cutting plotting time will be longer E Selecting Cutter Pen Condition Setting Areas To set the cutter pen conditions first select the setting area condition number Switching between these setting areas enables any of up to eight predefined media types to be selected easily Selection method Press the COND key in READY mode to display the cutter pen conditions 2409U 1 14 30 2 To select condition settings that have previously been stored use the Q or key to select the desired condition number stored on the cutter pen condition settings display the number at the left of the display and then press the ENTER key To cancel the selection press the NEXT PREV or COND key Storing Cutter Pen Condition Setting Areas The cutter pen conditions can be stored in nine setting areas numbered 1 to 9 CHECKPOINT Data from the controller is used for condition number 9 Storage method To display the cutter pen conditions either press the COND key when the cutting plotter is in READY mode or when the media set lever is lowered and the buffer is in the empty cleared status 2409U 1 14 30 2 The current settings are displayed from the left condition number PEN TYPE cutter blade CUTTER OFFSET FORCE SPEED and QUALITY The item to be changed is indicated by the lt symbol Press the Co key to change
80. de Press the m NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AUTO REG MARK Press the lt ENTER key to display the Auto Reg Mark submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK AUTO SCAN Press the lt ENTER key to display the Auto scan mode setting AUTO SCAN ON Press the or key to select ON or OFF and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key 4 20 Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode Adjusting the Sensitivity of the Registration Mark Sensor 4 MARK MODE EJ MARK POSITION E3 MARK TYPE E3 MARK SIZE EJ MARK DIST ADJ EJ MARK OFFSET EJ MARK SENSOR ADJ1 E3 MARK SENSOR ADJ2 E3 There may be instances when the registration mark sensor does not function cor rectly depending on how it is moved If this happens adjusting the sensitivity will enable the sensor to perform detection correctly in most cases Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the ma NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed MARK AUTO SCAN MARK SENSOR ADJ AUTO REG MARK Press the ENT
81. e ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection s press the NEXT or PREV key 4 6 Auto Registration Mark Reading Settings These settings enable pre plotted media to be cut without any offset by reading the registration marks using the cutting plotter sensor and adjusting the axes to suit the coordinate data CHECKPOINT Registration mark reading accuracy Within 0 3 mm Accuracy when using pens provided with the cutting plotter high grade media and reading the specified pattern The following precautions must be observed when the registration marks are automatically read e Registration mark pattern Reading range required for the detection of registration marks Medium and registration mark position Drawing origin point Medium type The registration mark conditions that can be read by the cutting plotter are as follows e Registration mark line width 0 3 mm to 1 0 mm Registration mark size 5 mm to 20 mm See Setting the Registration Mark Size Registration mark pattern Pattern 1 or 2 See Setting the Registration Mark Pattern Registration marks must be formed of single lines Registration marks must be drawn in black The cutting plotter cannot detect registration marks on the following media types Transparent media The writing surface is also read preventing the registration mark lines from being read Non monochrome drawings The
82. e 3 3 Set ting the Cutter Pen Conditions The blade is dull The cutter blade is not rotating smoothly in the holder Replace the cutter blade see 2 5 Adjust ing and Mounting the Cutter Pen Clean inside the holder The offset force is insufficient Increase the offset force see 4 23 Set ting the OFFSET FORCE The CBO9UA spring is missing Replace the blade with a spring attached The cutter blade does not completely cut lines that should be solid blade skips Solid lines are not cut at a con stant depth mild skipping Curved lines have coarse res olution The blade is extended too far Adjust the blade extension length see 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen The cutting speed is too high The cutting data is too coarse Reduce the cutting speed see 3 3 Set ting the Cutter Pen Conditions Correct so that the application data is output with greater detail The blade offset angle is too small Increase the offset angle see 2 5 Adjust ing and Mounting the Cutter Pen Characters or complex figures are deformed The step pass setting is too large Reduce the step pass setting see 4 25 Setting the STEP PASS Symptom The cutting start and end points for figures do not match Cause The data is not connected Solution Check by plotting using a pen and cor rect the data
83. e COMMAND Setting is GP GL eei aaee aeea ao a a Eaa a AEBe 5 2 Model ID Response when the COMMAND setting is HP GL eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeren 5 2 SETTING PRIORITY wesissds ccticreecccsristncnisinaa sivtnte aaria aiara ii 5 2 Blade Tip Initial Position Setting cccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeeeeeeeseaeeeseaeeeseeeeeeaes 5 2 Enabling Disabling PEN UP MOVE misian a a weesteen gence 5 3 Enabling Disabling the Media SeEnSors cescesceesseeseeteneeeseeseeeseeeseaeesseeeeaeessaeeeneeeaas 5 3 Enabling Disabling the Home Sensors eecceeeeeee esse eeneeeeneeseeeteneeseeeeeaeesieeseeesseeeeneenaas 5 3 Circle Command Resolution Setting when the COMMAND setting is HP GL 5 3 Enabling Disabling Blade Wear Detection 0 ce eeeeeeseeeeneeeeteneeseeeeeeesneeeeeeeseeseneenaas 5 3 Setting up the PAUSE KEY iriran naani 5 3 Setting up the COPY MEN vesivcsesrsciavaivetovsnacdalay aaa vaa aea ia 5 3 5 2 Setting Special Functions A ccc ecccetee cece ee eece ee eeee escent e tease seeeesteaeeseeeeeeeeaeeeee 5 4 5 3 Description of Special Functions B ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeteeeeeseeeeeeeeaeeene 5 5 Display Language Setting MENU LANGUAGE SELECTION 0eeeeseeseeeseeeeneeeeees 5 5 5 4 Setting Special Functions B ccc ccc cece ee eene ee eeneeeeeeee tease eeeeesseaeeseeeeeeenaeeeee 5 5 6 Print amp Cut Operations 6 1 Using the Illustrator Plu
84. e broken PAGE LENGTH line The CUT width can be specified in the range from 0 1 to 100 0 mm Initial value 2 0 mm SPACING width OT AREA EXPAND This parameter specifies the width of the uncut portions of the folding line bro ROTATE ken line The SPACING width can be specified in the range from 0 0 to 100 0 m Aa mm If 0 0 mm is selected the folding line becomes a cut line Initial value 4 0 mm cory Step 1 RS 23 20 Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode COMMAND BLADE WEAR SETUP Step 2 PEN UP DOWN me Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed OFFSET FORCE EP PASS Press the ENTER key to displayed the CUT width menu Specify the desired CUT width INIT DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT CUT 002 0mm FOLDING LINE SET pez Use the or keys to move the cursor to the digit to be changed use the or keys to raise or lower the value and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel press the NEXT or PREV key Next the SPACING width menu is displayed Specify the desired SPACING width SPACING 004 0mm Use the or gt keys to move the cursor to the digit to be changed use the Q or
85. e loading it in the Craft ROBO Pro f Read the registration marks and perform cutting If the Registration Marks and Search Marks checkboxes have both been selected click the Cut button In this case registration mark reading and cutting are performed in succession If the Failed to Read Registration Marks error message is displayed move the pen cutter to the nearest registration mark and click the Cut button once again If the Failed to Read Registra tion Marks error message is displayed again click the Search Marks checkbox to deselect it move the pen cutter to the nearest registration mark within the small green square that is shown in the image of the plotter displayed in the lower half of the Controller screen and click the Read Marks button When the registration marks have been successfully read click the Cut button CHECKPOINT Please refer to the Cutting Plotter Controller Users Manual for further details on the Cutting Plotter Controller functions TROUBLESHOOTING 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate When Turned On E sist saat A cone A ee tice oem E 7 2 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate Correctly 7 2 The Cutting Results Are Unsatisfactory 0 7 3 An Error Message Was Displayed cscseeeeeeeeees 7 5 7 1 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate When Turned On Symptom Cause
86. e character set was specified The software settings for the output device have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter HP GL ERROR 6 The command coordinates specified are outside the cutting plotting area The software settings for the output device have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter HP GL ERROR 7 The buffer overflowed when the downloadable char acter buffer or polygon buffer was used The software settings for the output device have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter HP GL ERROR 10 Another output command was executed while a command was already being executed An invalid command was received following an ESC code An invalid byte was received within a device control command A parameter outside the permissible range was spec ified in an I O command There were too many parameters in an I O command Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter A framing error parity error or overrun error occurred The interface buffer overflowed Set the correct data transmission conditions APPENDIX Appendix A Main Specifications cc ceseeeeceseeseeeeeeeees A 2 Appendix B Options and Supplies c cscs A 3 Appendix External Dimensions
87. e to suit the blade type used The tip of the blade mounted in the cutter pen plunger is not positioned at the center of the pen so correction is required This correction is referred to as the OFFSET setting The cutting plotter has been preset with OFFSET values for each cut ter blade type Selecting O9U 15U or 15B for the PEN TYPE setting also sets the appropriate OFF SET allowing fine adjustment within the range of 5 When the PEN setting is selected the OFFSET cannot be set Press the COND key in READY mode to display the cutter pen conditions Select the setting area condition number to be set and then use the or gt key to move the gt sym bol to the position shown below 2 0990 11 14 30 2 Use the Q or key to select the value to be changed in the range of 5 to 5 Press the lt ENTER key to confirm the selection If other conditions are to be set press the a or gt key to move the gt symbol to the parameter to be set E Setting FORCE Sets the pressure applied by the cutter pen during cutting Set the FORCE value based on the guidelines in the table entitled Optimal Cutting Conditions for Each Media Type on page 3 5 step 1 A Press the COND key in READY mode to display the cutter pen conditions Select the setting area condition number to be set and then use the lt or gt key to move the gt symbol to the position
88. ection from the five test cuts In test cutting adjust the blade length so that the backing sheet is only slightly scored When test cutting has been completed the pen carriage moves to the standby position and the following menu is displayed PRESS ENTER KEY Press the lt ENTER key to return the pen carriage to its previous position and to switch the cutting plot ter to READY mode Upon completion of fine adjustment send actual cutting data to the cutting plotter for cutting Z CAUTION The pen carriage begins moving as soon as this function is set Keep your hands and other objects away from the cutting plotters moving parts 4 22 Setting the PEN UP SPEED This function sets the travel speed of the pen when it is raised It can be specified independently of the cut ting SPEED function When the PEN UP SPEED is high the pen travels faster when it is raised thereby reducing the overall cutting time Your cutting plotter comes with its PEN UP SPEED set to AUTO which selects the same speed as the cutting SPEED function pen lowered Note that if long axis cutting of a medium is performed with a high PEN UP SPEED setting the medium is susceptible to jamming MO VE TO R MARK EJ FE ED UTO PRE FEED f TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode step 2 M Press the NEXT or PREV key u
89. ed out according to the conditions currently set for the cutter pen Mount a cutter pen in the pen carriage and specify cutting conditions suitable for the mounted cutter pen see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions Load a sheet of film for cutting Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed TEST MODE Press the ENTER key to display the Test Mode submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed PRESS TEST CUT step CO To change the cutting conditions press the COND key to display the conditions setting menu When you exit the conditions setting menu the display returns to the menu shown in Step 5 For more informa tion on the conditions setting menu see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions With the menu shown in Step 5 displayed press the lt ENTER key to start test cutting Five test cuts will be performed in the range from 2 to 2 with the current FORCE as 0 Test cutting will be per formed from the current pen position AA AAA FORCE gt 2 1 0 1 2 Medium feed direciton Adjust the OFFSET value to suit the type and thickness of the film being used and finely adjust the finish of each corner For the FORCE value setting make your sel
90. edia feed procedure 4 3 Setting the FEED function 4 4 Setting AUTO PRE FEED Beginning cutting or plotting without feeding the media first may generate a position error or may cause the roll media to fall off the roll media tray 4 11 Setting the Cutting Plotting Area This function allows the area in which cutting plotting will be performed to be specified thereby preventing cutting plotting outside the specified area This function enables more efficient use of the film through the specification of uncut portions of a film that have already been cut to avoid the previously cut areas Note that setting of the cutting plotting area also repositions the origin point in accordance with the movement of the cutting area Cutting plotting in this area only wll Upper right setting position Lower left setting position AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK CLEAR BUFFER Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AXIS ALIGNMENT DISTANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH PLOT AREA MIRROR COPY SORT RS 2320 COMMAND BLADE WEAR SETUP PEN UP DOWN
91. eeees 1 2 R Raising and lowering the pen ee 4 42 Reading range required for the detection of registration MAMKS seissniia 4 9 Reading the Auto Registration Marks 4 3 Reference pen conditions for plotting pens 3 5 Registration mark mode 4 11 Registration mark pattern 4 9 Registration mark size esseen 4 14 Replacing the cutter blade 0 00 0 ee 2 11 FROM FIMO CIUIMN s5iiezetchecavenspctnadees na 1 2 Roll MediUM trayS sesasine 1 3 Roll medium tray guide rail eee 1 3 Rotating the coordinate axes 4 30 S Selecting the CutterPen Condition Setting 4 54 Self test pattern printing seseeseeeeeeeeeee 4 44 Serial RS 232C interface connector 1 3 Setting FORCE c ccececceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteaes 3 8 Setting OFFSET ecccecseceseseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaes 3 7 SETNING PRIORITY eisirean 5 2 Setting QUALITY siisisirnniisinininunnii 3 8 Setting special functions cee 5 4 5 5 Setting SPEED iesnssii ienien 3 8 Setting the command mode 00 8 2 4 36 Setting the cutter pen cesses ete 3 5 Setting the cutting plotting area 4 28 Setting the FEED function 0 cece 4 4 Setting the FOLDING LINE 4 54 Setting the format of data to be received3 2 4 36 Setting the initial cutting position origin point 3 10 Setting the interface conditions 6 3 4 Setting the LENGTH UNIT 4 53 Setting the OFFSET ANGLE
92. egistration Marks 00 cece eee reer etree terete eneeeeee 4 3 Setting the FEED function 0 0 cc cece ecene ee eeee ee teeeeceeeeeteaaeeseaaeeseeaeesseaeeeesaeeessaeees 4 4 Setting AUTO PRE FEED i iii 22c5 ecesccccessieceusscenesccsecancensuasegess tena saeeeesunernans a aeS 4 5 Setting TANGENTIAL Mod s oiseau uiid eeina tien Ju edit ads 4 6 Auto Registration Mark Reading Settings 0 c ccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteneeeseseeeesnaeeeteaes 4 8 Registration Mark Menu Tre ciicis icccsissecsitsitnes ests aait enin 4 10 Setting the Registration Mark Mode cccccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeneeeteneeeeeteeesecaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseaes 4 11 Clearing the Buffer Memory 0 cccccceeseeeeeeeeeeteaeeeeeaeeetenaeeseaeeeteaaeeeeeaeetenaeeenaes 4 22 Aligning the Coordinate Axes cccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeteaeeeteaeeeteaeeeeeeeetteaeeeee 4 23 Distance AGjUSUMOME 22s es cecciadis sects x eectctstecessSfia ly ccsehcdeecuscnsenesigawstedes dan eee exeeidenaresteetens 4 25 Setting the PAGE LENGTH siiin ceived dteeniesn ave tient ete ae 4 27 Setting the Cutting Plotting Area 0 02 20 cece cece eect eeeeeeeeeeneeeseaeeeseeeeeeeeeeeenaeeeeaes 4 28 Expanding the Cutting Plotting Area cccccccccccee cence eeeneeeeeneeeseeeeseaeesenaeeeseaeees 4 29 Rotating the Coordinate Axes 0 0 cccccccccecee cece ee eeneeeeeeeeteeeeeeeeeeseaaeeeeeaeesenaeeeseaeees 4 30 MINTONIN 30 5c 5262 hcncotatess ca
93. en Condition Setting Areas cccececeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeneeeeteeeseeaeeeeeneeeees 3 6 Storing Cutter Pen Condition Setting Areas ecccccceceeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeseaeeeteeeseeeeeteneeeee 3 6 Setting TOOL cutter blade Or PEN ariris ieseana aea eria 3 7 SUG OFFSET anisa i a a yaa Ser extol eed ievbe E a E Eaa 3 7 Setting FORO Esei iaia Reve ait cra ih ntti 3 8 Setting SPEED iisen aeee a E A Aa aE aa ea aasa sian 3 8 Setting QUALITY ces circa esac oe secede E E apeemaeesexemetgeeeeees 3 8 ill 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 Displaying the Effective Cutting Area ooo eee ee een renee tenes eeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeneee 3 9 Moving the Penn ic cssiseosccch iaceccespetccecds ooh ccc aetna O 3 9 Setting the Initial Cutting Position 2 2 2 0 ccc eee eeeee ee teteeeeeeeeeteaeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeaes 3 10 Stop FUNCTION 0 0 0 0 cece eect aii aa iea T isini aaia iiinn Eia 3 11 Moving the Pen Carriage in 100 mm Steps aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeieeeererierenreerrerrnsere nens 3 12 Test Cuttings ofc scat cei sete fats taeda nace cig te ngcae eden ash pandeeh icGceea ci dcevanssiaee wears eacdendteeetasten ess 3 12 FUNCTION SETTINGS AND OPERATIONS 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 11 4 12 4 13 4 14 4 15 4 16 4 17 4 18 4 19 4 20 4 21 4 22 4 23 4 24 4 25 4 26 4 27 4 28 PAUSE Menu List 0 cccecccceceeeeeene sence eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeseaeeeeeaeeseaeeeseaeesenaeeeneaeeee 4 2 Reading the Auto R
94. es Mode 1 and Mode 2 Mode 1 Overcuts the start and finish cutting positions and acute angle corner sections to avoid leaving uncut sections In addition the cutter blade is moved on the surface of the medium during cutting when it is rotated significantly ensuring sharp cutting unaffected by the medium toughness or thickness Mode 2 Overcuts the start and finish cutting positions only In addition the cutter is rotated on the medium surface for the start cutting position only This uses simpler cutter control than Mode 1 and pro vides a shorter cutting time MOVE TO R MARK Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode FEED AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK CLEAR BUFFER AXIS ALIGNMENT E3 Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed TANGENTIAL Distance ADJUST z PAGE LENGTH Press the ENTER key to display the TANGENTIAL setting The numbers 1 O a to 8 indicate the cutter setting areas and those marked with a symbol have the TANGENTIAL mode set to ON EXPAND ROTATE P12 3 gt 4 gt 5 6 7 8 MIRROR Use the and keys to move the cursor and select a setting area Use the and keys to display not display the symbol and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm To ca
95. ess the Q or key to select YES or NO Select YES for the group number to be cleared and press the lt ENTER key to clear the total distance To cancel the selection s press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode 4 20 Raising and Lowering the Pen This function raises and lowers the pen FEED z Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode O PRE FEED AUTO REG MARK Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed AU Ear p OTO AX S ALIGNMENT Press the ENTER key to lower the pen and press the ENTER key AREA again to raise it PAN Pror EX Ro AT MI COPY SORT D E RROR TANGENTIAL Rs 2320 LADE WEAR SETUP PEN UP DOWN rest MODE PEN UP SPEED OFFSET FORCE OFFSET ANGLE STEP PASS INIT DOWN FORCE ENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET 4 21 TEST Mode The cutting plotter has five test modes Condition print COND PAT for the printing of setting details Self test for checking accuracy Dump mode for checking data transfers from the computer Cutting
96. et if the RS 232C serial interface is being used The data transfer rate baud rate data length parity settings and the handshaking mode for the cutting plotter must be set to match those of the computer operating system This section describes the cutting plotter interface condi tions For details on the proper settings for your application or computer operation system refer to the manual provided with the application or operating system Check to confirm that the cutting plotter is in READY mode displaying the current pen settings 1 PEN IZ 20 2 step 2 D Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the menu shown below is displayed Rs 2326 Press the ENTER key to display the interface settings P9600 N 8 H The current settings are displayed from the left transfer rate baud rate parity data length and hand shaking mode The baud rate can be set to 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 or 300 The parity can be set to N None E Even parity or O Odd parity The data length can be set to 7 or 8 bits The handshaking mode can be set to H hard wired handshaking or X Xon Xoff handshaking E ENQ ACK handshaking can also be selected when the command mode is set to HP GL All of these interface conditions must be
97. evstedcsintvecccsiinviseddbnees cecieiees 2 4 M Main specifications siisii A 2 Media CUtLCM eeeeeseceeeeeeseeeeeeeeteeeeetensnenees 1 2 Media Set lever 00 eceececeeeesseeeeeteeseeneeeeeneeeeees 1 3 Medium and registration mark position 4 9 Menu tr e eceeccceceeeseceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeaeeeesensenees A 5 TaS dae PA E A E P E EE eteciten 4 31 Model ID reSpOnse cceeeeeeceeeeeeeneeeeeeeeneees 5 2 Moving the Pen siisic scenasdseeeesietiediteiteeeniiien 3 9 Moving the pen carriage in 100 mm steps 3 12 Moving the pen while raised or lowered in response to the W command when the COMMAND setting is GP GL 5 2 N NEXT aienea E EOE 1 4 O Optimal cutting conditions for each media type3 5 OP ONS siirinsesi caunas A 3 Options and Supplie s nessas suuntien A 3 ORIGIN casina auctor eat te E aA 1 4 Origin POiNtiise ss iter cccntiariinden cee aaa 4 16 OUTING oe eee eeeceeetete ee eeeeeetenaeeeeeaeeteeaeeenaes 1 5 p Parts names and functions eee 1 3 PAUSE csinnnKA 1 4 PAUSE MOnusliSt tesneniu 4 2 Pen CAIQiAQe ccceeseecceeeeeeeeceeeeenseeeeeeeeeeneees 1 3 Pon Nolde ies tess ietee ce tcsteentedesbees cecneevein i 1 3 POSITION miisi teriiveds tera teleadaatt es 1 4 POWOl SWITCH sig tecsociaiexscniae cieble dame scdit a 1 3 PREV cities Mae es 1 4 Push rollers ccsssecceeeeeseeceeeeesseeeeeeeeseeees 1 3 Q Quick start manual c ccceeeeeeeseeeeeeete
98. forehand or use the media feed procedure 4 3 Set ting the FEED function 4 4 Setting AUTO PRE FEED FOLDING LINE SET Beginning cutting or plotting without feeding the media first may generate a position error or may cause the roll media to fall off the roll media tray 4 4 Setting AUTO PRE FEED When the AUTO PRE FEED function is set to ON the medium is automatically fed forward and back ward by the preset length when data is received This operation leaves traces of the grit rollers on the media and prevents it from slipping during a cutting or plotting operation Similarly if roll media is used the medium is automatically pulled out by the cutting plotter MOVE TO R MARK FeeD Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode TANGENTIAL UTO REG MARK Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed a CLEAR BUFFER AUTO PRE FEED AXIS ALIGNMENT EJ DISTANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH Press the ENTER key to display the AUTO PRE FEED setting OT AREA m AUTO PRE FEED ON EXPAND i Press the or key to select ON or OFF and then press the ENTER key to confirm MIRROR COPY SORT If ON is selected and the lt ENTER key pressed the feed length setting is RS 232 n commano
99. g in to Perform a Print amp Cut Operation 008 6 2 6 2 Using ROBO Master Pro to Perform a Print amp Cut Operation Windows 6 7 7 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 1 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate When Turned On 7 2 7 2 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate Correctly 0 cccccecceeeeeeeeeeteeeseeeetenaeeeeee 7 2 7 3 The Cutting Results Are Unsatisfactory 0 ccccccccceeeeeeee teense eeneeeteeeeeseeeeeeenaeeeeee 7 3 7 4 An Error Message Was Displayed 00 ccc eee e tere eee eeaeeeeetetaaeeeeeeenaeeeeereeaa 7 5 APPENDIX Appendix A Main Specifications sicir seossnnanii naiviai ainni iniia aiden aidaa A 2 Appendix B Options and Supplies ccccccccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeceeeeeseaeeeseeeeeseaaeeeseaeesenaeeeneieeeee A 3 Appendix C External DIMEnSiON Sissies iaaiiai aaa aidaa A 4 Appendix D Menu Tree ccccccceeeeececeeeeeeaeeeeeeesaeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeesaaaeeeeseaaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeesaeeeesessaaeeeenenaaes A 5 INDEX vi INTRODUCTION 1 1 Checking the Accessories ceeceeeeeeeeteteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 1 2 1 2 Parts Names and Functions ccecseeseeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeees 1 3 1 3 Carrier Sheet for Affixing Media for Cutting ss00s00 1 5 1 1 Checking the Accessories Check to confirm that all of the standard accessories listed below are present If any item is missing please contact your sales representative or neares
100. g the cutting conditions set at the control panel The default setting is MANUAL E Blade Tip Initial Position Setting The cutter blade is placed on the medium to orient it after the power is turned on or the cutter pen condi tions are set This is referred to as initializing the cutter blade This function sets the Blade Tip Initial Position for this operation When 2 mm is selected initial blade control is performed at a position 2 mm below the cutting start posi tion When OUTSIDE is selected initial blade control is performed outside of the effective cutting plotting area The default setting is 2 mm E Enabling Disabling PEN UP MOVE This function sets whether the pen will travel to each point specified or only from the initially specified point to the last specified point when consecutive commands are received specifying pen movement while it is raised When ENABLED is selected the pen travels consecutively to each coordinate specified by the data received When DISABLED is selected the pen travels directly from the initially specified point to the last specified point The default setting is DISABLED E Enabling Disabling the Media Sensors This function sets the media sensors that detect the size of the medium in the feed direction When ENABLED is selected the feed direction media sensors are enabled When DISABLED is selected the feed direction media sensors are disabled The default setting is EN
101. hat media that is coated on both sides cannot be used If the media is coated on one side only affix the non coated side to the carrier sheet If the coated side is affixed the carrier sheet s adhe sive strength will be weakened and may make the carrier sheet unusable If very smooth paper paper that does not feel rough to the touch is affixed to the carrier sheet it will tend to curl up when removed from the carrier sheet Do not use such media When removing a medium from the carrier sheet after cutting it be sure to remove it slowly and care fully The adhesive surface of the carrier sheet absorbs moisture easily To prevent this occurring do not remove the carrier sheet from its package until just before use After use reattach the separator that was removed from the adhesive surface prior to use and then return the carrier sheet to its package for storage For optimum storage avoid locations where there is high humidity or where the package will be exposed to direct sunlight E Loading the Medium How to load a medium with a width of less than 297mm 1 Peel off the separator yellow from the carrier sheet to expose the adhesive surface Do not discard the separator as it will be used again when the carrier sheet is returned to its package for storage Separator yellow A Carrier sheet ji Peel off the separator 2 Affix the medium for cutting to the adhesive surface of the carrier sheet making sure th
102. ials and cutting conditions For example if setting areas 1 2 and 3 are combined into one group with respective total distances of A B and C and the respective factors are 0 7 1 2 and 1 0 the total distance for this group will be Ax 0 7 B x 1 2 C x 1 0 Wear detection can be switched on or off using the special function settings see Enabling Disabling Wear Detection on page 5 3 When disabled it is not displayed on the PAUSE menu If the power is turned off while cutting is in progress the cutting distance for that operation is not included in wear detection calculations E Checking the Wear Rate Check to confirm that the cutting plotter is in READY mode displaying the current pen settings PEIN 12 30 2 Press the NEXT key to display the wear rate menu for the group to which the above setting area belongs BLADE WEAR 60 The wear rate is shown as 0 for a new pen and 100 when the total distance exceeds the maximum distance for the cutter blade Press the PREV key to return to READY mode The following message is displayed in READY mode if the wear rate exceeds 100 for the group to which the current setting area belongs EXCEEDS 100 This indication should be used as a guide for cutter blade replacement This display reverts to the normal READY mode display when the PREV key is pressed but it will reappear when the power is turned on again
103. in PAUSE status to move the pen carriage or the medium Press this function key to set the origin point The pen position is set as the ori gin point when this key is pressed 1 3 Carrier Sheet for Affixing Media for Cutting E Outline Using the carrier sheet CRO9300 A3 enables designs to be cut out of the following media types Media without an adhesive liner peel off backing sheet Media without a backing sheet Media that is smaller than A3 size Usage Precautions Be sure to use the carrier sheet when cutting around a printed design on the medium to create a cutout The carrier sheet is a reusable adhesive sheet that can be used repeatedly However if the carrier sheet become warped or loses its adhesive strength it can no longer be used In such cases please replace it with a new carrier sheet As a guideline replace the carrier sheet after cutting 10 sheets The cutting quality when the same carrier sheet is used for cutting more than 10 sheets is not guaranteed When affixing a medium to the carrier sheet be sure to press down on it firmly to ensure that it does not float up or peel away from the carrier sheet Make sure that media affixed to the carrier sheet has very little curl A strongly curled medium may cause registration mark reading errors to occur and it may get caught up in the pen carriage Affix only Graphtec specified media to the carrier sheet If using commercially available inkjet media please note t
104. ion may occur if there are marks other than registration marks within the reading range If drawings overlap the registration mark reading range refer to Setting the Registration mark detection movement distance e Incorrect detection may occur if the registration mark reading range is dirty or foreign matter is adhering to the medium surface Medium and Registration Mark Position Blank margins must be left between the medium edges and the registration marks to enable the marks to be read Registration mark pattern 1 4 4 Registration mark pattern 2 Units mm A E K E Fo Ll ae ae ee o ire wo i sid L 5 L 5 8 Left hand Right hand Left hand Right hand Pa roller push roller yr roller push roller j sl E I I T A aa A r O a 10 10 Note The margins in parentheses are the blank margins that must be left between the medium edges and the cutting area in SHEET mode Drawing Origin Point The drawing origin point following reading of the registration marks will be at the bottom right registration mark as shown below Registration mark pattern 1 Registration mark pattern 2 hs f Origin ent ig lee eee point x Medium feed direction a E Registration Mark Menu Tree Enen MOVE TO R MARK e FEED E AUTO PRE FEED l TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK LEAR BUFFER AXIS
105. ks ensures that they are above the grit rollers Push roller alignment mark Z CAUTION To move the push rollers the media set lever must be in the lowered position The push roller on the right hand edge when viewed from the front must always be moved over the right hand wide grit roller Right hand push roller Right hand grit roller Z CAUTION To move the push rollers the media set lever must be in the lowered position CET ifthe REALIGN ROLLERS message is displayed when the medium is loaded and the media set lever is raised either the right hand push roller is not positioned over the right hand wide grit roller or the left hand push roller is not positioned over the grit roller Check to confirm that they are positioned correctly Position the push rollers over the grit rollers to grip each edge of the medium Push roller 2 SX Push roller 1 ian a 2G Oox os Z CAUTION The push roller 1 must be positioned over the right hand wide grit roller e The medium must always be positioned over the media sensor For Minimum Size Media Position all of the rollers over the right hand wide grit roller Position the medium with the left hand edge aligned with the left hand edge of the grit roller and position the push rollers over both edges The mini mum width of the medium that can be set is 50 mm Se Grit roller X Push roller 2
106. lace the roll medium on the roll medium trays and then pass the leading edge of the medium from the back of the cutting plotter so it emerges from the front while making sure to remove any slack in the medium conveyance path Pull the leading edge out of the front of the cutting plotter so that it completely covers the media sensor If the leading edge has been pulled out too far turn the roll to adjust the length of the medium that is protrud ing Media sensor CHECKPOINT 4 Load the medium so that it passes over the media sensor Adjust the position of the left and right hand push rollers to suit the width of the roll medium After ensuring that there is no slack in the medium s conveyance path raise the media set lever to lower the push rollers and provide slack in the medium for a length corresponding to the length of the medium to be used R Raise media set lever to clamp medium Provide slack Raising the media set lever displays a menu for selection of the media mode Select the media mode ROLL2 PRESS ENTR a Ifthe REALIGN ROLLERS message is displayed when the medium is loaded and the media set lever is raised either the right hand push roller is not positioned over the right hand wide grit roller or the left hand push roller is not positioned over the grit roller Check to confirm that they are positioned correctly Pressing
107. medium Solution Adjust the cutter blade extension see 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen Reduce the cutting force see 3 3 Set ting the Cutter Pen Conditions The No Media error mes sage is displayed during a cutting plotting operation and operation is halted Paper End was detected erroneously Press the ENTER key to continue cutting plotting and to disable any sub sequent Paper End detection To enable subsequent Paper End detection lower the media set lever and perform a feed operation 7 3 The Cutting Results Are Unsatisfactory Symptom Cause Solution The cut corners are too rounded or too pointed The medium curls up at the corners Only the initial section cut is satisfactory The cutter offset does not match the blade type used The blade offset angle is too small Adjust the cutter offset value see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions Corners are rounded Increase the value Corners are pointed Reduce the value Increase the offset angle see 4 24 Set ting the OFFSET ANGLE The blade is extended too far Adjust the blade extension length see 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen The cutter offset does not match the blade type used Adjust the offset see 3 3 Setting the Cut ter Pen Conditions The cutting speed is too high Reduce the cutting speed se
108. ment of the traveling angle as defined by the coordinate movement data received The cutter blade is controlled above the angle specified Setting a high value will reduce the total cutting time but the corners of drawings cut will become rounded and may not be cut precisely The initial setting is 30 Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode AUTO T FEED AUTO REG MARK Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed as OFFSET ANGLE AXIS 2 ADJUST step 3 ee Press the ENTER key to display the offset angle setting menu LOT AREA OFFSET ANGLE 30 XPAND Use the or key to select the required value within the range of 0 to 60 and then press the 5 ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key OPY iat Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode E WEAR SETUP CHECKPOINT This setting is retained in the internal memory even when the power is turned off PEN o o UP SPEED ET FORCE OFFSET ANGLE EP a INIT TT FORCE LENGTH UNIT Fororne LINE SET 4 25 Setting the STEP PASS Reducing this setting increases im
109. n below The origin when MIRROR is on 4 VBC Y Y ABC X The origin when MIRROR is off z FEED Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode UTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL step 2 i AUTO REG MARK Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed cLeaR ee MIRROR AXIS ALIGNMENT i PAGE LENT Press the ENTER key to display the Mirror setting PLOT AREA MIRROR OFF EXPAND ROTATE Press the Q or key to select ON or OFF and then press the ENTER TER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key MIRROR COPY Step 4 SORT Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode i RS 232 CHECKPOINT e This setting is retained in the memory even when the power is turned off e EN UP DOWN e When ON is selected for MIRROR ROTATE coordinate axis rotation is set to OFF e Auto mark reading cannot be performed when MIRROR Pen UP SPEED is set to ON FSET FORCE BLADE WEAR SETUP TEST MODE FSET ANGLE EX EP PASS n INIT DOWN FORCE Le
110. n to the specified starting position raised or in the pen status raised or lowered that was in effect immediately prior to receipt of the W command When PEN DOWN is selected the pen is moved to the starting position for the drawing of arcs in the pen status raised or lowered that was in effect immediately prior to receipt of the W command When PEN UP is selected the pen is moved to the starting position for the drawing of arcs in the raised status This setting is only effective if a cutter blade has been selected in the cutter pen settings The default setting is PEN UP E Model ID Response when the COMMAND setting is HP GL This function sets the response to the Ol command when the COMMAND setting is HP GL When 7550 is set the Ol command response is 7550 When 7586 is set the Ol command response is 7586 The default setting is 7550 E SETTING PRIORITY This function sets whether the cutting plotter places priority on the cutting conditions specified through command input from the computer or through manual settings on the cutting plotter control panel When MANUAL is selected cutting is performed using the cutting conditions set at the control panel and cutting conditions sent from the computer are ignored When COMD COMMAND is selected cutting is performed using the cutting conditions specified in a received cutting condition command If no commands are received cutting is performed usin
111. ncel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key COPY SORT ii RS 232 COMMAND Ez BLADE WEAR SETUP Ez Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode PEN UP DOWN TEST MODE EJ PEN UP SPEED aaa lt Select the condition setting area to be set to ON refer to Selecting Cutter Pen Condition Setting Areas on page 3 6 OFFSET ANGLE STEP TE 5 lt 415U o 20 30 1 E INIT DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET Press the lt ENTER key or use the gt key to move the cursor to the right hand side and then press the gt key again to display the menu shown below If the distance adjustment is set for the setting area selected the distance adjustment will be displayed here Either press the lt ENTER key or move the cursor to the right hand side and press the key TANGENTIAL MODE 1 Step 7 Press the or key to select Mode 1 or Mode 2 and then press the ENTER key The over cut setting is displayed STR 02 END O52 STR indicates the initial overcut amount and END indicates the end overcut amount for the line sec tion Press the 4 or gt key to select STR or END use the Q or key to increase or decrease the values and then press th
112. ner UNIT FOLDING LINE SET 4 15 Cutting Plotting Using the Buffer Memory COPY Function This function is used to make duplicate copies of cutting or plotting data that has been sent from the com puter and is retained in the cutting plotter s internal memory wl 3rd copy 2 NANA say N Va SAA ANAA Ns Origin Copy origin MOVE TO R MARK EED AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL AUTO REG MARK EAR BUFFER 7 AXIS ALIGNMENT DISTANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH PLOT AREA EXPAND ROTATE MIRROR COPY SORT RS 232C i COMMAND BLADE WEAR SETUP PEN UP DOWN MODE m n a PEN UP SPEED FSET FORCE 1 n n FFSET ANGLE n EP PASS INIT DOWN FORCE LENGTH UNIT LDENG LINE SET Initial position for plotting copy Send the data to be copied to the cutting plotter and cut or plot the data once Use the Q and POSITION keys to move the pen to the starting position for cutting or plotting Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press
113. ness adjust the blade length by gradually increasing it until only traces of the blade appear on the backing sheet after a cut ting test is conducted Medium Backing sheet E E Mounting a Cutter Pen Adjust the blade to the correct length before mounting the cutter pen Z CAUTION Take care not to cut your fingers on the cutter blade when handling the cutter pen 2 12 Loosen the pen holder screw While pushing the pen holder in the upward direction push the pen all the way into the holder until its flange contacts the upper part of the holder Make sure that the pen bracket is engaged on the pen s flange Z CAUTION When you push the pen holder up with your fingers take care not to cut your fingers on the cutter blade Flange Pen holder 2 13 When the cutter pen has been mounted tighten the screw to hold it in place 2 14 BASIC SETTINGS AND OPERATIONS 3 1 Setting the Format of Data to be Received 3 2 3 2 Setting the Interface Conditions 0 eee 3 4 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions eee 3 5 3 4 Displaying the Effective Cutting Area 0 0 ee 3 9 3 5 Moving the Penr ccccccsseccseesssecesessseeesseneeeesesessenenneees 3 9 3 6 Setting the Initial Cutting Position Origin Point 3 10 3 7 Stop
114. ns the power supply to the cutting plotter on or off E Control Panel COND No OFFSET SPEED yee T FORCE T QUALITY v v v gt STATUS 0O Q A gt Vv ORIGIN Indicator Lamp STATUS Lights green while the power to the cutting plotter is turned on and is not lit when the cutting plotter is in PAUSE status This lamp flashes when data is being received from an interface regardless of whether or not the cutting plotter is in PAUSE status Panel Keys TEST PREV NEXT COND PAUSE ENTER Press this function key to conduct a cut ting test and check the cutting condi tions Press this function key to view the previ ous display on the LCD when in PAUSE status Press this function key to view the next display on the LCD when in PAUSE sta tus Press this function key to view the cut ter pen condition settings Press this function key once in READY status to switch to PAUSE status in order to change the various settings see 4 1 PAUSE Menu List Press it again to cancel the PAUSE status Pressing this key while cutting or plot ting is in progress stops the cutting or plotting see 3 7 Stop Function Pressing this function key registers the cutting or plotting conditions set O Q O PosITION ORIGIN These keys are used to move the cursor or change the settings on the LCD dis play on the function setting screens Press these keys when
115. ntil the following menu is displayed ME EAR BUFFER PEN UP SPEED AX IS ALIGNMENT STANCE ADJUST f PA GE LENGTH p LOT AREA EX PAND ATE RROR z COPY SORT m RS 232C f co MMAND LADE WEAR SETUP EN UP DOWN EST MODE FFSET FORCE FFSET ANGLE Ez EP PASS T DOWN FORCE ENGTH UNIT LDING LINE SET Press the lt ENTER key to display the pen up speed menu UP SPEED AUTO Use the or key to select the value to be set and then press the ENTER key to confirm AUTO eq 0 90 30 60 cm s To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode CHECKPOINT This setting is retained in the internal memory even when the power is turned off 4 23 Setting the OFFSET FORCE Initial Cutting Force This function specifies the cutting force to be applied during initial blade control for checking the cutter blade direction at the start of operation This is used to control the rotation of the cutter blade tip during ini tial blade control when thick media is cut and is therefore not necessary to specify
116. o PAUSE mode step 2 M Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed CLEAR BUFFER E3 AXIS ALIGNMENT f STANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH PLOT AREA ExPano ROTATE MIRROR E WEAR SETUP Pen UP DOWN TEST MODE Pen UP SPEED OFFSET FORCE OFFSET ANGLE E3 s EP PASS NIT DOWN FORCE I LENGTH UNIT FOLDING LINE SET Rs 232 Press the ENTER key to display the interface condition setting menu P9600 N 8 H The current settings are displayed from left transfer rate baud rate parity data length and handshaking mode The baud rate can be set to 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 or 300 The parity can be set to N None E Even parity or O Odd parity The data length can be set to 7 or 8 bits The handshaking mode can be set to H hard wired handshaking or X Xon Xoff handshaking E ENQ ACK handshaking can also be selected when the command mode is set to HP GL All of these interface conditions must be set to match the corresponding settings in the application software and the computer operating system The parameter that can be changed is displayed
117. or if a setting area is selected again for a group with a wear rate exceeding 100 Always zero the total distance display after replacing a cutter blade see Clearing the Total Distance Wear Rate The display above will disappear and the distance calculation will restart from zero MO VE TO R MARK RE ED E3 AU TO PRE FEED TA NGENTIAL TO REG MARK AU CL EAR BUFFER AX IS ALIGNMENT E3 ESetting Wear Rate Groups This registers setting areas in groups Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed D STANCE ADJUST PA GE LENGTH OT AREA PAND BLADE WEAR SETUP step 3 O Press the ENTER key to display the wear rate setting submenu ATE RROR PE EX RO MI co So PY RT RS 232C BLADE WEAR SETUP PE UP DOWN MODE UP SPEE EJ D TEST PEN OFFS ET FORC OFFSET ANGLE EP PASS E3 T DOWN FORCE ENGTH UNIT LDING LINE SET ser BLADE GROUP Press the ENTER key to display the wear rate group
118. ot match the program after the dump list has been output check the transfer conditions and connections Mount a plotting pen in the pen carriage and set the conditions to suit the pen used e g force pen speed settings see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions CHECKPOINT Load the medium so that it passes over the media sensor Load an A4 size or larger medium Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed TEST MODE Press the ENTER key to display the test mode submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed DUMP Press the lt ENTER key to switch to dump mode CHAR DUMP MODE Step F When data is sent to the cutting plotter in this mode a dump list is printed out To exit the dump mode turn on the power again CHECKPOINT 4 The dump list is printed out as ASCII character codes Characters without codes will be printed as small 2 digit figures Output data for READ type commands will be output as dummy data except for cutting plotter status output Z CAUTION The pen carriage begins moving as soon as this function is set Keep your hands and other objects away from the cutting plotters moving parts E Cutting Demo This function cuts a cutting demo pattern Mount a plotting pen in the pen carriage and
119. pecifying a line type other than a solid line and then assign that preset to the folding line layer e When creating a preset make sure that you always perform a Save oper ation after changing any of the settings Save is displayed in the Preset drop down list 10 Select the Details tab in the Cut Plot window select By Layer and then deselect the Use Regis tration Marks checkbox Click the Send button to display the Cutting Plotter Controller 12 Cutting Plotter Controller Operations Set the cutting conditions If cutting conditions were specified for different layers in step 6 select the Use Plotter Settings checkbox a If cutting only will be performed set the Force Speed and other cutting conditions to suit the type of media that you plan to cut paper or cutting film Select the media type that you plan to use from the Controller Please refer to the User s Manual for your plotter for instructions on how to adjust the length of the extended cutter blade When you are using a new type of media for the first time first per form a test cut and then specify the cutting conditions Specify the Design Orientation Select either the Portrait or Landscape design orientation to match the orientation of the design on the printed sheet Specify the Media Orientation This parameter is used to specify the direction in which the media is loaded Normally there is no need to change this set
120. registration marks cannot be read on colored media or if the registra tion marks are not black Untidy drawings or media The registration marks cannot be read if the medium surface is dirty or creased or if the registration marks are defaced Medium thickness The registration marks cannot be read if the medium is more than 0 3 mm in thickness CHECKPOINT The registration marks used in the application software cannot be used The reg istration marks must always be created as drawing data If auto mark reading is not possible use the axis alignment function see Setting Axis Alignment Auto mark reading cannot be performed when MIRROR is set to ON Registration Mark pattern The cutting plotter is capable of reading the following registration mark patterns Registration mark pattern 1 Registration mark pattern 2 A E po Medium feed direction AoE o Reading Range Required for the Detection of Registration Marks The range required for the detection of registration marks is as shown below Registration mark pattern 1 Registration mark pattern 2 4 a gt pi l i FEN a 6mm Registration mark reading range Registration mark reading range Y ast gt a e Medium feed direction a 6mm CHECKPOINT e Incorrect detect
121. rocedure can download all of the data provided on the above web site free of charge 1 Load the data Use ROBO Master Pro to load the data 2 Check the output image Select the File menu Preview and then switch between the Print and Cut items on the View menu to check the output image Check that all of the registration marks have been printed If all of the marks have not been printed select Registration Mark Settings from the Edit menu to display the Registration Mark Settings window Change the positions of the registration marks as required 3 Output the file to the printer Select the File menu Output to Printer to display the Output to Printer window Check that all the details are correct and then click the OK button to perform output on the printer 4 Read the registration marks and perform cutting Load the printed sheet in the Craft ROBO perform registration mark reading and then perform cut ting a Launch the Cutting Plotter Controller In ROBO Master Pro select the File menu Cut Output and then click the OK button in the displayed window The Cutting Plotter Controller is displayed The Craft ROBO Pro parameters can be easily set using the Cutting Plotter Controller b Set the Cutting Conditions Set the Force Speed and other cutting conditions to suit the type of media that you plan to cut paper or cutting film Either specify the cutting conditions a
122. s cut but it is dif ficult to weed afterward The cut medium cannot be picked up using a retack sheet The retack sheet is not sufficiently adhesive The medium becomes entangled after cutting Use a retack sheet with greater adhe sion Adjust the blade extension length see 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen Reduce the cutting force see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions Weeding of the cut medium was left too long Weed the cut medium promptly Characters and lines are deformed when plotted using the pen A blade has been selected in the cutter pen settings Select PEN see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions An unintentional L shape is cut 2mm BELOW has been selected for the INIT B Blade tip Initial Position setting Select OUTSIDE for the INIT B Blade tip Initial Position setting see 5 1 Description of Special Functions A amp 5 2 Setting Special Functions A 7 4 An Error Message Was Displayed Symptom Cause Solution CURRENT LIMIT or POSI TION ALARM is displayed The STATUS lamp flickers The cutting conditions are not suitable for the medium being cut Reduce the cutting speed Reduce the cutting force see 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions Excessive load is causing the current to the motor to exceed the rated value The pen carriage movement is being obstru
123. s the 5 ENTER key or use the gt key to move the cursor to the far right and then press the gt key to display the following menu X 0 00 2Y 0 00 7 25 Select X or Y using the or amp key Use the or key to increase or decrease the setting within the range of 2 00 to 2 00 and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm If the condition setting area is set for TANGENTIAL mode the TANGENTIAL mode setting will be displayed Press lt ENTER again To cancel the selection s press the NEXT or PREV key CHECKPOINT This setting is retained in the memory even when the power is turned off 4 10 Setting the PAGE LENGTH This function sets the length of each page when long axis cutting or plotting is performed using a roll medium This should be set for long axis cutting or plotting exceeding 2 m in length The default setting is 2000 mm Nove TO R MARK al AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL AUTO T MARK Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode Press the NEXT or c PREV key until the following menu is displayed LEAR T AXIS ALIGNMENT STANCE ADJUST PAGE LENGTH LENGTH LOT a XPAND OTATE IRROR RS E COMMAND DE WEAR SETUP UP DOWN UP ET FORCE
124. se was received when the computer was turned on Press the ENTER key to cancel the error The software command settings for controlling the cutting plotter have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter The data transmission settings have been changed in the interface settings Set the correct data transmission conditions GP GL ERROR 2 The command terminator is incorrect The software settings for the output device have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter The data transmission settings have been changed in the interface settings Set the correct data transmission conditions GP GL ERROR 3 The command delimiter is incorrect The software settings for the output device have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter The data transmission settings have been changed in the interface settings Set the correct data transmission conditions GP GL ERROR 4 The command parameter exceeds the permissible range The software settings for the output device have been changed Set the software command set tings for controlling the cutting plotter The data transmission settings have been changed in the interface settings Set the correct data transmission conditions GP GL ERROR 5 An error occurred in the reception of
125. shown below 2 09U 1 14 30 gt 2 step 3 Press the Q or key to select the value to be changed in the range specified below we 2 3 Press the ENTER key to confirm the selection If other conditions are to be set press the Q or key to move the symbol to the parameter to be set 3 4 Displaying the Effective Cutting Area Press the ENTER key in READY mode to display the current effective cutting area X 0000mm Y 000mm 3 5 Moving the Pen In READY mode press the or gt key to move the pen carriage to the left or right and the Q or key to feed the medium backward or forward Pressing the NEXT or PREV key together with the OOQ POSITION keys enables high speed or low speed movement OOO Q POSITION keys NEXT key High speed movement OOO POSITION keys PREV key Low speed movement 3 6 Setting the Initial Cutting Position Origin Point This function allows the starting position for cutting or plotting to be moved to the desired position D D e New origin D e Original origin In READY mode use the Q O Q and POSITION keys to move the cutter pen to the new origin point Press the ORIGIN key The following menu is displayed and the new origin is set ORIGIN PT SET When the Origin is Moved After Rotating the Coordin
126. square that is shown in the image of the plotter displayed in the lower half of the Controller screen and click the Read Marks button When the registration marks have been successfully read click the Cut button CHECKPOINT Please refer to the Cutting Plotter Controller User s Manual for further details on the Cutting Plotter Controller functions 6 2 Using ROBO Master Pro to Perform a Print amp Cut Operation Windows 1 In ROBO Master Pro select the Edit menu Registration Mark Settings and then make the regis tration mark settings 2 Create a design within the registration mark area 3 Make the cut line and folding line settings 4 Print out the design together with the registration marks 5 Load the printed sheet in the Craft ROBO Pro 6 Use ROBO Master Pro to perform cutting CHECKPOINT 4 e Please see the following section How to Cut a Template from the ROBO Master Template Collection for an easy to follow description of the Print amp Cut proce dure e See the ROBO Master Pro Users Manual for further details on ROBO Master Pro How to Cut a Template from the ROBO Master Template Collection The ROBO Master Template Collection is available on the dedicated Craft ROBO web site http www graphteccorp com craftrobo index html This collection provides template data for a wide range of fields Craft ROBO and Craft ROBO Pro users who have completed the user registration p
127. ss the 1 ENTER key The Y axis distance adjustment input is then displayed and should be set in the same way To cancel the selection s press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode 4 19 Setting the Registration Mark Auto Scan Mode If the registration marks are at pre determined positions on the medium they can be scanned automati cally p MARK MODE When ON Registration mark pattern 1 Registration mark pattern 2 was selected Point 4 Point 2 HARK a ah m Point 4 ji i Point 2 MARK TYPE S A y E3 8 5 MARK SIZE 3 Point 1 2 the desired Origin Point E MARK DIST ADJ 5 Point 3 EA MARK OFFSE L Point 1 f S Point 3 the desired MARK SENSOR ADJ1 T Origin Point X EJ el I I MARK SENSOR ADJ 100mm Move the pen tip within this area Move the pen tip within this area Y MARK AUTO SCAN When OFF Registration mark pattern 1 Registration mark pattern 2 was selected MARK SENSOR ADJ Point 4 Point 2 f i i Point 4 Tt a 2 Point 1 Medium feed direction the desired Origin Point a Point 3 Move the pen tip within this area l Point 3 jE l Point 1 the desired Origin Point Move the pen tip within this area Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mo
128. t it is possible to change the minimum unit of distance that the cutter pen or pen can travel to one of four settings 0 01 mm 0 025 mm 0 05 mm or 0 1 mm The default setting is 0 1 mm so this setting should be changed if your application specifies a different step size Set the command setting to GP GL COMMAND GP l Press the lt ENTER key to display the step size setting STEP SIZE 0 100mm Press the Q or key to select 0 100 mm 0 050 mm 0 025 mm or 0 010 mm and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode Setting the ORIGIN POINT If the HP GL command mode is set the origin point can be set to the lower left or center The default set ting is the lower left so this setting should be changed if your application specifies a different origin posi tion Set the command setting to HP GL COMMAND HP GL Press the lt ENTER key to display the origin point setting ORIGIN PT Lete Press the or key to select L L LOWER LEFT or CENTER and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode 3 2 Setting the Interface Conditions The interface conditions must be s
129. t Graphtec vendor promptly AC power cord USB cable 1 1 Ni it Quick Start Manual Usage Precautions 1 each ae Cutter plunger Cutter blade CB09UA 1 1 AIA D P Ss e Water based fiber tip pen 1 1 Ne Pi Roll medium tray 1 pair 1 f O Va Se r Ne 1 2 Parts Names and Functions E Front View Cutting mat Grit roller Cutting mat Grit roller Push rollers Pen carriage Pen holder Media set lever Control panel USB interface connector Serial RS 232C interface connector E Rear View Push rollers Pen carriage Pen holder Media set lever Serial RS 232C interface connector USB interface connector Cutting or plotting is performed on this mat Feeds the medium backward or forward Pushes the medium against the grit rollers Moves the cutter pen to the left and right Holds the cutter pen and moves it up and down Raises or lowers the push rollers during loading of a medium Used to operate the cutting plotter and set functions Used to connect a USB cable Used to connect an RS 232C serial interface cable aq Power switch AC power inlet Roll medium trays Roll medium trays Roll medium tray guide rail AC power inlet Power switch Roll medium tray guide rail Used to hold a roll medium Used to mount the roll medium trays Connects the power cord to the cutting plotter Tur
130. t the plotter s control panel or select the media type you plan to use from the Controller In addition please refer to the user s manual for your Craft ROBO model for instructions on how to adjust the length of the extended blade When you are using a new type of media for the first time first perform a test cut and then spec ify the cutting conditions c Specify the Design Orientation Select either the Portrait or Landscape design orientation to match the orientation of the design on the printed sheet d Specify the Media Orientation This parameter is used to specify the direction in which the media is loaded Normally there is no need to change this setting CHECKPOINT With the Craft ROBO Pro a wider margin is required for the innermost edge of the loaded medium Use the adhesive area of the carrier sheet provided as a standard accessory as a reference for the margins and the cuttable area e Load the medium Load the medium in the direction specified for the Media Orientation parameter and then raise the media set lever at the rear of the Craft ROBO Pro The currently loaded media type is dis played on the control panel Use the or keys to select SHEET and then press the ENTER key CHECKPOINT If the printed sheet is a sheet of cutting film or a medium that comes with its own backing sheet load the sheet as is For all other types of media be sure to affix the printed sheet to the carrier sheet provided befor
131. taniaidan 2 3 Loading the IS CIN css tice tenses etn teteetietenemtncoreieneanion 2 4 Upon detection of no medium during roll media CUNO aarti decdctretnct aetna aetna eee 2 10 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen 2 10 2 1 Connecting to Your Computer The cutting plotter can be connected to a computer via serial RS 232C port or USB port Select which port to use according to the requirements of your application software and or which of your computer s interface ports are available for use Use a serial cable or USB cable in accordance with the connection method chosen Obtain a Graphtec approved interface cable that is compatible with the interface ports a USB cable is provided Check to confirm that the Power switch is turned off the O side is down Connect the cable between the cutting plotter and the computer Make sure the connectors at the cutting plotter and computer ends are correctly oriented lO g SA cS emg S Ip 2 2 Turning on the Power Connect the cutting plotter to the AC electrical socket using the power cord provided and turn on the power Check to confirm that the Power switch is turned off the O side is down Connect the cutting plotter AC power inlet to a correctly rated electrical socket using the power cord pro vided
132. the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed COPY Press the lt ENTER key to display the copy setting menu COPY COUNT 1 Use the Q or key to select the desired number of copies and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key The cutting plotting operation starts for the number of copies selected To make further copies replace the medium and repeat steps 2 to 6 4 32 If the data to be copied does not fit within the cutting plotting area the following message is displayed in step 5 CANNOT COPY Use the Q Q Q and POSITION keys to change the initial copying position or load a medium with an area of sufficient size to fit the copied data CHECKPOINT e If the initial cutting plotting position was moved from the original origin the new origin will also apply during the copying operation To prevent wasteful use of the medium the initial cutting plotting position for the data should be as close as possible to the origin e If the cutting plotter receives another set of data during the copying operation the operation will not be properly completed because the initial data is cleared during the operation Do not send new data to the cutting plotter while copying is in progress e If new data is sent to the cutting plotter more than 10 seconds after the initi
133. the cursor to the digit to be entered use the or key to increase or decrease the values or display don t display for the space to the right of and then press the lt ENTER key to confirm The Y axis origin input setting is then displayed and should be set in the same way To cancel the selection s press the NEXT or PREV key 4 16 Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode Adjusting the Registration Mark Reading Sensor 1 This adjusts the position of the sensor for the reading of registration marks The adjustment crosshairs are plotted after crosshairs already plotted have been read and the difference between the two is input to adjust the position 4 MARK MODE 5 Crosshairs already plotted 5 Crosshairs already plotted 2 5 2 5 Distance adjustment X MARK POSITION ce Move the pen Es 55 y within this area 52 MARK TYPE 27 a x 27 s E3 i Distance t MARK SIZE 7 adjustment Y Newly plotted crosshairs g E3 MARK DIST ADJ Step 1 MARK OFFSET Load a medium with the crosshairs plotted MARK SENSOR ADJ2 Step 2 MARK AUTO SCAN TT ia Set the cutter pen conditions to PEN refer to 3 3 Setting the Cutter Pen Condi S tions and mount a pen in the cutting plotter Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode
134. ting CHECKPOINT With the Craft ROBO Pro a wider margin is required for the innermost edge of the loaded medium Use the adhesive area of the carrier sheet provided as a standard accessory as a reference for the margins and the cuttable area Load the medium Load the medium in the direction specified for the Media Orientation parameter and then raise the media set lever at the rear of the Craft ROBO Pro The currently loaded media type is dis played on the control panel Use the or keys to select SHEET and then press the ENTER key CHECKPOINT If the printed sheet is a sheet of cutting film or a medium that comes with its own backing sheet load the sheet as is For all other types of media be sure to affix the printed sheet to the carrier sheet provided before loading it in the Craft ROBO Pro 6 5 f Read the registration marks and perform cutting If the Registration Marks and Search Marks checkboxes have both been selected click the Cut button In this case registration mark reading and cutting are performed in succession If the Failed to Read Registration Marks error message is displayed move the pen cutter to the nearest registration mark and click the Cut button once again If the Failed to Read Registra tion Marks error message is displayed again click the Search Marks checkbox to deselect it move the pen cutter to the nearest registration mark within the small green
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