CONTOUR CUTTING WITH OPOS for the SC
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1. 22 MEDIA er d e 23 1 25 OPOS User s Manual 1 INTRODUCTION The Optical Positioning System OPOS ensures precise contour cutting and Can only be factory installed a SummaCut Series cutter OPOS is able to provide this capability by registering black markers that are printed along the outside of the graphic A sensor that is mounted at the bottom of the cutter s head carries out marker registration Because of this registration process OPOS can determine the exact position of the printed graphic 2 POSSIBLE COMPENSATIONS BY OPOS OPOS can compensate for any combination of the following three errors 2 1 MISALIGNED MEDIA OPOS will rotate the cut contour to match the graphic s contour in the event the media is not loaded evenly into the cutter mm I C y 5 Wa ie 2 2 SKEWED GRAPHIC If the X and Y Axes of the printed graphic are not perpendicular the cut contour can be skewed to fit the printed graphic H me2. 2 4 Change Origin 0 255 mm Tool Properties 108 Load W Command 6 Info FlexCut mi Full Pressure Cut Length 3 675 em Flex Pressure Cut Length 0 500 6 Flex Cut Pressure AE Quality Tuning zd recut Offset English dB Pauncing Pressure 120 2 2 Pauncing Sap 1 m USG 17 25 10 11 OPOS SE User s Manual Set the RECUT OFFSET parameter in the New Value window to equal the distance between the last marker on the first graphic and the first marker on the next graphic This setting reflects the distance between two graphics Click Apply Register the markers See Section 8 Registering the Markers Cut the first contour See Section 9 Cutting the Contour The cutter will stop after the first contour has been cut and the ONLINE screen will be displayed Press the Lt then press repeatedly until is displayed Press the Lt then press gt Q until the desired number of recuts is displayed For example to recut the contour 8 times press 8 until 8 appears below RECUT Press E OPOS will sense the markers for the second contour and then cut that contour This process of sensing and cutting will repeat automatically until all remaining contours have been cut 10 2 CUTTING THE SAME GRAPHIC ON MULTIPLE MEDIA SHEETS 10 2 1 USING SUMMA CUTTER CONTROL Use the following procedure when cutting the same graphic on multiple sheets 1 2 Load the first sheet i
3. 3 lt u Y Axis Summa Cutter Control Seles File View Configuration Settings Tests Help 9 E Tool Properties Action List x Tool Settings 1 Media Alignment Settings Coil Settings 120 T ay User Configurations zos ue EH user 1 Special Load 2 OPOS EH User 2 EH User 3 Marker Distance Direction 204 000 mm EH User 4 1 4 Change Origin Marker Distance Direction 100 088 mm 6 Tool Properties e Info Marker Size X Direction 2 000 Marker Size Direction 2 000 E e Marker Count E h 4 7X Cancel 4 Apply 8 Click Apply 8 Proceed to Section 8 Registering the Markers 7 2 USING THE CUTTER S CONTROL PANEL 1 Press the 69 then press e repeatedly until SYSTEM SETUP is displayed 2 Press 8 CONFIDENCE will appear on the LCD 3 Press e repeatedly until ALIGN MODE is displayed Press 10 25 OPOS User s Manual If the LCD displays xOPOS proceed to step 4 because SPECIAL LOAD 15 already set to OPOS It the LCD displays xX ALIGN ALIGN or XY ADJUST complete the following two steps 1 Press 4 repeatedly to modify SPECIAL LOAD so that the LCD displays OPOS 2 Press to enter the selection An asterisk will be displayed to indicate that the new setting has been entered Changing the setting without pressing EB lt will cause the parameter to revert to its previous setting 4
4. Ej 80 2 25 OPOS User s Manual 2 3 INCORRECTLY SCALED GRAPHIC If the printed graphic differs in size from the graphic as it appears in your software due to media expansion media shrinkage or printing inaccuracies the cut contour can be scaled to fit the printed graphic The scale can only be adjusted by a few percentage points m 5 3 25 OPOS User s Manual 3 CREATING A GRAPHIC 1 Use your graphics software to create the graphic you want to print and Cut 2 Create a cut contour around the graphic HINT Create the cut contour as a separate layer and assign it a unique color This way it will be easy to differentiate between the graphic and its contour The documentation supplied with your graphics software should provide additional instruction about creating cut contours HINT Leave some space between the graphic s contour and the cut contour This way the difference will be less noticeable should the graphic shift slightly during cutting 3 necessary ma
5. Press Ta to return to ALIGN MODE screen 5 repeatedly until OPOS SETTINGS appears on the LCD SETTINGS 6 Press Sg X Distance will appear on the LCD X Distance is the distance between two markers along the X Axis 7 Press f necessary press either 6 until the desired distance is displayed Pressing these keys repeatedly will decrease or increase the distance in increments of 1 millimeter Press and hold either key to scroll rapidly 8 Ifthe setting was changed in step 7 press Sg An asterisk will be displayed to indicate that the new value has been entered Changing the setting without pressing will cause the parameter to revert Its previous setting 9 Press WEBB once Then press Y Distance r will appear on the Y Distance is the distance between two markers along the Y Axis 11 25 OPOS User s Manual 10 11 12 Press f necessary press either 6 D until the desired distance is displayed Pressing these keys repeatedly will decrease or increase the distance in increments of 1 millimeter Press and hold either key to scroll rapidly If the setting was changed in step 10 press Sg An asterisk will be displayed to indicate that the new value has been entered Changing the setting without pressing will cause the parameter to revert to its previous setting Press WE once Then press X Size will appear
6. exit OPOS SHEET press the f Menu A then press repeatedly until RECUT is displayed Press E NOTE If the cutter is turned off and then back on while OPOS SHEET MODE is set to ON OPOS SHEET MODE will be set to OFF This change will not be reflected in the OPOS SHEET MODE parameter in Summa Cutter Control Therefore Summa Cutter Control must be refreshed by clicking View and then Refresh The OPOS SHEET MODE parameter will be set to OFF Sheet cutting can then be resumed by repeating steps 1 9 19 25 OPOS User s Manual 10 2 2 USING THE CUTTER S CONTROL PANEL Use the following procedure when cutting the same graphic on multiple sheets 1 Load the first sheet into the cutter See Section 6 Loading the Cutter 2 Set Special Load and the OPOS parameters using the cutter s control panel See Section 7 Setting Special Load and the OPOS Parameters 3 Press the 69 then press e repeatedly until SYSTEM SETUP is displayed f SYSTEM SETUP 4 Press 8 CONFIDENCE will appear on the LCD 10 5 Press repeatedly until OPOS SETTINGS appears on the OPC SETTI HGS 11 Press 0 X Distance will appear on the LCD 6 Press e until SHEET MODE appears on the LCD SHEET MODE 7 Press then lt once ON will appear on the 8 Press Sg An asterisk will be displayed to indicate that the new setting has been entered Changing the setting without pressing will cause the parame
7. CONTOUR CUTTING WITH OPOS for the SC TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 3 Gn A CQ 7 1 7 2 10 10 1 10 2 11 11 1 11 2 INTRODUCTION Mmm 2 POSSIBLE COMPENSATIONS BY 5 2 MISALIGNED MEDIA e EE S 2 X 2 INCORRECTLY SCALED GRAPHIC 3 CREATING A GRAPHIC 4 INSERTING IHE MARKERS sisiecssssccneesctisvigdcanseavesenkucesesindcasecandveuiesevssaividcosarssonctes 5 THE 7 LOADING THE MEDIA IN THE 8 SETTING SPECIAL LOAD AND THE OPOS 9 USING SUMMA CUTTER 9 USING THE CUTTER S CONTROL 10 REGISTERING IHE MARNENS Sep P Ebo e RR TRE PER EA FUR 14 THE CONTOUR Seem 15 AUTOMATING TASKS WITH 5 17 CUTTING MULTIPLE COPIES OF A GRAPHIC ON THE SAME MEDIA ROLL 17 CUTTING THE SAME GRAPHIC ON MULTIPLE MEDIA SHEETS 18 CALIBRATING THE 22 OPOS CALIBRATION
8. TROL Open Summa Cutter Control Select Tool Properties in the Action List 1 and select the Media Alignment Settings tab 2 If necessary change the Special Load setting to OPOS using the drop down box 3 Summa Cutter Control File View Configuration Settings Tests Help i F a m Tool Properties Action List x 9 Tool Settings 31 Media Alignment Settings Settings 0 20 Gi User Configurations F User 1 Special Load OPOS 3 EH User 2 E User 3 Marker Distance x Direckion 204 000 mm user 4 4 Change Origin Marker Distance Direction 100 000 mm AE Tool Properties e Info Ns Marker Size X Direction 2 000 mm Marker Size Direction 2 000 mm Marker Count 3X Cancel af Apply Enter the value for the X Distance X Distance is the distance between the two markers along the X Axis 1 Enter the value for the Y Distance Y Distance is the distance between the two markers along the Y Axis 2 Enter the X Size for the markers X Size is the length of one side of a registration marker along its X Axis 3 Enter the Y Size for the markers Y Size is the length of one side of a registration marker along its Y Axis 4 9 25 OPOS User s Manual 7 Enter the Marker Count Marker Count is the number of markers in one of the two rows along the X Axis not the number in both rows added together 5 m Marker Count 2 Marker Count
9. ank part of the vinyl Defining the origin is described in the SummadCut User s Manual 3 Press the 69 then press repeatedly until SYSTEM SETUP is displayed E SYSTEM SETUP 4 Press CONFIDENCE will appear on the LCD 5 Press e repeatedly until CAL OPOS appears the LCD CAL POS 5 Press The cutter will cut out a square measuring approximately 9 5x9 5mm WEED RECTANGLE will appear on the display WEED FECTBHLE 6 Use tweezers to carefully remove the square from the backing This process is called weeding 22 25 OPOS User s Manual 7 Press ggg OPOS will read the size of the square and calibrate itself accordingly CAL OPOS is again displayed CAL 5 8 Press three times return the ONLINE screen NOTE Subsequent calibrations may be necessary if the contour shifts during cutting 11 2 MEDIA CALIBRATION Media calibration ensures that the sensor is able to recognize the markers OPOS is calibrated at the factory to work on a wide range of media However certain media such as those with a high gloss may not work with the default settings Before working with such materials it is necessary to perform a media calibration test This test will alter OPOS s sensitivity so that it will read the markers with greater reliability Perform the following steps to calibrate the media depending on whether the media calibration value is known or unknown 1 Turn o
10. ke additional copies of both the graphic and its associated contour 4 Proceed to Section 4 Inserting the Markers 4 25 OPOS User s Manual 4 INSERTING THE MARKERS 1 Insert a marker to represent the Origin The marker must be a black square Each of the marker s four sides should measure 3mm but must not be less than 1 2mm or more than 10mm HINT Create all the markers on a separate layer for easier handling ele y A Origin a Space NOTE When printing on small media sheets use smaller markers to minimize waste of material 2 Set he line style of the marker to None Line styles of varying thicknesses can alter the size of the markers 3 sure there is a white margin of about 3 4 times the marker size around the marker If anything is printed within this margin the sensor may be unable to locate the marker 4 sure that the Origin marker is situated below and to the left of all contours fo be cut HINT Manually place an identifying mark on the media to indicate which marker is the Origin This will be helpful when the printed graphic needs to be loaded into the cutter 5 Insert a horizontally aligned copie of the Origin marker at a known interval X Distance Make sure there is enough white space around each marker The X Distance is the distance from the lower left corner of one marker to the lower left corner of the next marker and depends on several factors N
11. l make sure that the graphic s Origin marker coincides with the media s origin OO oo Origin Marker 2 sure there is at least a 1cm 0 4in between the marker and the media border A 2cm 0 8in margin is preferable OO 3 Leave a margin of at least 8cm 3 15in following the print when using sheets or when cutting the print off a roll Min 8cm 4 Proceed to Section 6 Loading the Cutter 7 25 OPOS SE 6 LOADING THE MEDIA IN THE CUTTER l Load the printout into the cutter as described in section 1 7 Make sure that the marker indicating the Origin is situated at the bottom right corner of the cutter H l Marker 8 25 User s Manual OPOS User s Manual 7 SETTING SPECIAL LOAD AND THE OPOS PARAMETERS The Special Load setting determines whether the cutter uses OPOS or one of the three manual alignment methods for contour navigation The OPOS parameters are variables that define the distance size and number of markers The Special Load setting and the OPOS parameters can be set using either Summa Cutter Control or the cutter s control panel 7 1 1 USING SUMMA CUTTER CON
12. n marker 6 Press Sg io enter the Origin s location into the cutter s memory The cutter will scan the remaining markers and then return to the ONLINE screen If an error occurs the following message will scroll on the LCD If this message is displayed press 1 and the cutter will return to ONLINE status Repeat steps 2 6 7 Proceed to Section 9 Cutting the Contour 14 25 OPOS User s Manual 9 CUTTING THE CONTOUR Follow the specific instructions for contour cutting provided in your software s documentation If such instructions are not available perform the following steps 1 Using your graphics software open the file created in step 12 in the Inserting the Markers section This file should contain the graphic s contours and registration markers but not the graphic itself ooo DOD 2 Use the mouse pointer to click and select the contours and registration markers E m B R B 3 Move the graphic s contours and registration markers from the design software into the cutting software This step is usually accomplished by pressing a Cut button that is anchored inside one of the design software toolbars A unique icon or the name of the cutting software usually identifies this button Cut button cannot be found click File in the design software and check for a Cut or Send to Cutter option cut command still cannot be located the cutting software may need be linked to the design s
13. n the cutter and load the media The load procedure is described in the SummacCut User s Manual 2 Press the Menu then press repeatedly until SYSTEM SETUP is displayed SYSTEM SETUP 3 Press 80 CONFIDENCE will appear on the LCD 4 Press repeatedly until CAL MEDIA appears on the CAL 4 Press 0 MEASURE will appear MEASURE 5 Ifthe media s calibration value is known press first 4 then on the control panel to set the value manually lt ES 23 25 OPOS User s Manual 6 Press gt repeatedly set CURRENT equal to the known media calibration value Press and hold either key to scroll rapidly 41 7 Press Ig An asterisk will be displayed to indicate that the new setting has been entered Changing the setting without pressing will cause the parameter to revert to its previous setting 41 8 Press WEB three times to return to the ONLINE screen UNKNOWN VALUE 1 Print a black square measuring at least 4x4cm on the media that will be Used Be sure use the same ink that will be used when creating the registration markers 2 the cutter and load the media The load procedure is described in the SummasSign User s Manual 3 Press the Menu then press repeatedly until SYSTEM SETUP is displayed SYSTEM SETUP 4 Press 8 CONFIDENCE will appear
14. nto the cutter See Section 6 Loading the Cutter Set Special Load and the OPOS parameters in Summa Cutter Control See Section 7 Setting Special Load and the OPOS Parameters 18 25 10 11 OPOS SE User s Manual Summa Cutter Control File View Configuration Settings Tests Help tar n E lent User Configurations a Action List E 0 20 Current Cutter Settings User 1 p Configurations TENE User 1 EH User 2 Mew Value EH User 3 1120 EH User 4 4 Change Origin Tool Command 4 Tool Properties 18 Autoload e Info Special Load 1 Load Ww Command 1 on Fleur mi Full Pressure Cut Length 3 675 em Flex Pressure Cuk Length 0 500 H Flex Cut Pressure EC Media Sensor EM Recut Offset Ps Id user Language English Cancel Apply si USG Select the OPOS_SHEET_MODE parameter Set OPOS_SHEET_MODE to ON in the New Value window Click Apply Register the markers See Section 8 Registering the Markers The cutter s LCD will indicate that it is ready cut the first sheet Cut the first contour See Section 9 Cutting the Contour Raise the cam rollers and manually remove the sheet Insert the next sheet into the cutter Situate the sheet in the same place as the first sheet Lower the cam rollers while holding the sheet in place OPOS will sense the markers and cutting will resume Repeat steps 7 9 until all sheets have been cut To
15. oftware See the documentation that came with both the design and cutting software 4 Once inside the cutting software it may be necessary to collectively rotate the contours and markers so that the Origin marker is situated in the bottom left corner of the cutting area as viewed on the screen If your cutting software s default orientation is not set to landscape the contours and markers will need to be rotated 15 25 OPOS User s Manual pcr MM ET igin Marker e 5 Use the mouse pointer to click and select the contours and registration markers HINT Some software will shiff the selected contours to the Origin when cutting This can be avoided by adding a small rectangular spacer that has its bottom left corner in the Origin Select this rectangle along with the contours 6 Make sure that the cutter is connected to the computer and that the cutter is turned on The cutter s LCD should indicate that the cutter is ONLINE 7 Click Cut from within the cutting software The cutter should begin cutting the contour and return ONLINE status when finished NOTE Make sure that only the contours are cut 16 25 OPOS User s Manual 10 AUTOMATING TASKS WITH OPOS OPOS allows the user to automate certain tasks thereby reducing user intervention and production time When cutting multiple graphics the user only needs to maneuver the OPOS sensor above the Origin marker of the first graphic cutting subsequen
16. ogether Press f necessary press either 6 Q until the desired Marker Count is disolayed Pressing these keys repeatedly will decrease or increase the Marker Count one marker at a time Press and hold either key to scroll rapidly If the setting was changed in step 19 press Sg An asterisk x will be disolayed to indicate that the new value has been entered Changing the setting without pressing will cause the parameter to revert to its previous setting Press e repeatedly until the cutter is online again Proceed Section 8 Registering the Markers 13 25 OPOS User s Manual 8 REGISTERING THE MARKERS 1 Before proceeding make sure that all cutting parameters such as pressure and velocity are correct See the SummacCut User s Manual for more information 2 Pressthe 9 then press e repeatedly until ALIGN LOAD is displayed 4 Lower the OPOS sensor into the read position Turn the metallic knob located on the lower side of the head in a clockwise direction 5 Position the sensor We directly above the Origin marker using 6 gt and ow C 2 TE E __ x The sensor must be directly over the Origi
17. on the LCD 5 Press e repeatedly until CAL MEDIA appears on the LCD CAL 6 Press MEASURE will appear MEASURE 6 Press on the control panel to measure the value 7 Click the OPOS sensor into its down position Use the arrow keys maneuver the sensor on top of a white area 24 25 OPOS User s Manual 8 Press E OPOS will sense the white area 9 Use the arrow keys maneuver the sensor over the bottom right portion of the black printed square 10 Press 880 The cutter will now sense the black area A value will appear on the LCD 3 NOTE An error message may appear if the sensor is not able to differentiate between black and white Make sure that the test has been performed correctly If OPOS is not able to sense the markers one of the manual alignment methods must be used see Other Alignment Methods 11 Record the value because It is specific to this kind of media Then during subsequent media calibrations this value may be set manually rather than remeasured 12 Press Ta three times to return to the ONLINE screen 25 25
18. ormally 20cm is an appropriate distance But if the marker size is less than 3x3mm the X Distance should be decreased The X Distance must be known when setting the OPOS parameters 5 25 OPOS User s Manual X Distance NOTE OPOS will operate faster as the X Distance increases Conversely OPOS will operate more accurately as the X Distance decreases however this impact on accuracy is minimal Do 6 Make a copy of the row of markers created in step 5 Place this new row above the graphic to indicate the Y Axis The Y Distance is the distance from the bottom of one marker to the bottom of the next marker along the Y Axis The Y Distance must be known when setting the OPOS parameters SOURISIG A CAUTION The exact distance between any two markers along the X Axis or Y Axis must be established Measure this distance in the design software not on the media 7 Save the graphics contours and markers as one file This is the file that will be sent to the printer 8 Copy the graphics contours and markers and paste them into a new file 9 Delete the graphics so that only the contours and markers are left Save this as a separate file This is the file that will be sent to the cutter 10 Proceed to Section 5 Printing the Graphic 6 25 OPOS User s Manual 5 PRINTING THE GRAPHIC 1 Print the graphic and its markers with a printer scale 100 When printing on a rol
19. t graphics does not require additional user input Before using the automating features note the amount of your cutter s RAM as indicated on the LCD upon startup If the cutter s RAM is greater than the job s file size then the automating features may be used If the cutter s RAM is less than the job s file size then the automating features may not be used unless your software supports large file cutting There are two multiple job situations in which OPOS can be used When cutting multiple copies of a graphic on the same media roll When cutting the same graphic on multiple media sheets Using OPOS to cut repetitively is explained in greater detail in sections 11 Cutting Multiple Copies of a Graphic on the Same Media Roll and 12 Cutting the Same Graphic on Multiple Media Sheets 10 1 CUTTING MULTIPLE COPIES OF A GRAPHIC ON THE SAME MEDIA ROLL 1 Load the media into the cutter See Section 6 Loading the Cutter 2 Set Special Load and the OPOS parameters in Summa Cutter Control See Section 7 Setting Special Load and the OPOS Parameters 3 Select the RECUT OFFSET parameter Summa Cutter Control File View Configuration Settings Tests Help 2 E E User Configurations E Action List E E 0 20 Current Cutter Settings User 1 a Parameter Value Unit 1 EE User 2 Wj Tool Command Mew Value EB user 3 ene m BB User 4 Special Load a OPOS SHEET MODE
20. ter to revert to its previous setting 8 DH Press three times return the ONLINE screen 20 25 10 11 12 13 14 11 OPOS SE User s Manual Register the markers See Section 8 Registering the Markers The cutter s LCD will indicate that it is ready to cut the first sheet Cut the first contour See Section 9 Cutting the Contour Raise the cam rollers and manually remove the sheet Insert the next sheet into the cutter Situate the sheet in the same place as the first sheet Lower the cam rollers while holding the sheet in place OPOS will sense the markers and cutting will resume Repeat steps 7 9 until all sheets have been cut To exit OPOS SHEET press the 9 then press e repeatedly until RECUT is displayed Press E 21 25 OPOS User s Manual 11 CALIBRATING THE SYSTEM The OPOS system has two calibration procedures OPOS calibration Media calibration NOTE Both of these procedures must be performed to ensure that OPOS will operate with maximum accuracy 11 1 OPOS CALIBRATION OPOS calibration measures the exact distance between the knife tip and the sensor Perform the following steps to calibrate OPOS 1 Turn on the cutter and load black vinyl with white backing The load procedure is described in the User s Manual NOTE Black vinyl with white backing MUST be used when calibrating OPOS 2 Set the head s origin above a clean bl
21. the LCD X Size is the length of one side of a registration marker along its X Axis 13 14 15 Press i necessary press either 6 until the desired length is displayed Pressing these keys repeatedly will decrease or increase the length in increments of millimeter Press and hold either key to scroll rapidly If the setting was changed in step 13 press yg An asterisk k will be displayed to indicate that the new value has been entered Changing the setting without pressing will cause the parameter to revert to its previous setting Press VB once Then press Y Size will appear on the LCD Y Size is the length of one side of a registration marker along its Y Axis 16 Press f necessary press either 6 4 until the desired length is displayed Pressing these keys repeatedly will decrease or increase the length in increments of of a millimeter Press and hold either key to scroll rapidly 12 25 17 18 19 14 18 19 OPOS User s Manual If the setting was changed in step 16 press yg An asterisk will be displayed to indicate that the new value has been entered Changing the setting without pressing will cause the parameter to to its previous setting Press WEB once Then press Marker count will appear on the Marker Count is the number of markers in one of the two rows along the X Axis not the number in both rows added t
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