SC CUTTING PLOTTERS OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS MUTOH EUROPE N.V. Part n°: AP-75026 Rev. 1.
Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters AP-75026 Rev 1.
Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters COPYRIGHT NOTICE COPYRIGHT 2000 Mutoh Europe N.V. All rights reserved. This document may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without written permission of the copyright owner. This document is furnished to support the MUTOH SC Series cutting plotters. In consideration of the furnishing of the information contained in this document, the party to whom it is given assumes its custody and control and agrees to the following: 1.
Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters AP-75026 Rev 1.
Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters Congratulations with your new MUTOH cutting plotter ! We are happy to find you joining the ever rapidly growing family of MUTOH computer peripherals users. By purchasing an SC series cutter, you have become the owner of one of the most versatile single-tool cutters in the market. It is fast, reliable, of the highest quality and has been assembled with the application of the most stringent quality checks.
Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters AP-75026 Rev 1.
Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters TABLE OF CONTENTS: SC CUTTING PLOTTERS OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS Setting up the cutter ....................................................................................1 Preparing the cutting environment ...............................................................................1 Unpacking your SC cutter ............................................................................................2 What’s in the box ?.............................................
Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters AP-75026 Rev 1.
Setting up the cutter Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters SETTING UP THE CUTTER PREPARING THE CUTTING ENVIRONMENT The location where you set up your equipment is very important. Please see to it that it meets following conditions : ♦ Power supply of 100 to 120 VAC 50/60 Hz or 200 to 240 VAC 50/60 Hz. ♦ Ambient Conditions : • Operating environment - Temperature : 5° C to 40° C ( 41° F to 104° F ) - Humidity : 35% - 75% non-condensing.
Setting up the cutter Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters UNPACKING YOUR SC CUTTER • • • • When unpacking the cutter, check whether all parts described in the parts list are included in the box. Consult your dealer if anything seems to be missing. Lifting the machine out of the box should be done by two people. Protect the plotter from firm shocks. Do not dismantle the unit To unpack the cutter: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Lift the cutter unit out of the box and put it on a flat and stable surface.
Setting up the cutter Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters GETTING TO KNOW THE CUTTER PARTS Page 3 AP-75026 Rev 1.
Setting up the cutter Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters Part Description 1) Control Panel : Panel with indicator LEDs and control keys. 2) Power Switch : Switches the plotter ON or OFF. 3) Carriage Cover : For safety reasons, the cutter will not work with the cover open. The cover will also prevent objects from falling into the cutting zone. 4) Roll Support System : The roll support system carries the conveyor rolls.
Setting up the cutter Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters CONNECTING THE CUTTER TO THE COMPUTER To make the connection between the cutter and the computer, you are offered two possibilities. The first possibility is a high-speed unidirectional 8-bit parallel Centronics interface. The second possibility is a 2-way RS-232C serial interface.
Setting up the cutter Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters CONNECTING THE POWER CABLE 1. Make sure the plotter’s power switch is turned OFF. 2. Plug the plotter-end of the power cable into the connector at the back of the plotter. 3. Plug the other end of the power cable into an electrical outlet of the correct voltage and with a proper grounding.
Setting up the cutter Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters • When ENTER is pressed with the head above any of the other options, only that line is plotted with its different parameter possibilities. After this, the head will be parked above the current setting. The communication settings can be found in lines 8 to 16. ¿ À With the ½ & ¾ JOG-keys, the head can be positioned above the desired 8) With the & JOG-keys you can return to the MENU-SELECTION LINE leaving the original setting unchanged.
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Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters PREPARING FOR A JOB This section covers the tasks you should perform as you prepare for running a job.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters 3) Always adjust the position of the pressure rollers so that they align well with the drive rollers so that they are in line with the drive roller. The right pressure roller’s movement is limited so that it can never be malpositioned. Always make sure that the pressure rollers are completely inside the sheet of media you want to load.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters 4) Put the hold lever in the DOWN position and close the cover. This action will initialise the media loading sequence, during which the cutter will measure the loaded sheet. The sheet will be shuffled back and forth, enabling the cutter to determine the media size and enabling you to verify the media transport. 5) position, pull the front edge of the media forward so that there is an even tension across the whole width of the roll.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters ADJUSTING THE KNIFE DEPTH Two types of high quality knife holders are available for the SC cutters. No matter which type of knife holder you are using, adjusting the knife depth is a very important parameter when it comes to making high quality outputs. Always make sure that the knife blade protrudes enough, but not too much out of the knife holder. 1. Knife Holder 2. Vinyl 3. Backing 4.
Preparing for a job STANDARD KNIFE HOLDER Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters OPTIONAL KNIFE HOLDER WITH NONIUS 2) Turning the set screw (3) clockwise 2) Take the base part and the ring in your left will make the blade protrude out of hand and twist the shaft until the knife the edge of the base part (1). Turning point protrudes about 0.2 mm (0.008”) out the set screw (3) counterclockwise, of the edge of the base part. will retract the blade.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters INSTALLING A TOOL At the right-hand side of the cutter head, you will find a pivoting mounting bracket / mounting clips. Opening this bracket / holding back these mounting clips will enable you to install a full range of cutting and drawing tools. 1. Open the screw to unlock the tool head mounting bracket. 2.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters TOOL PRESETS / TOOLTYPE SELECTION Your cutting plotter is capable of remembering 4 tool presets. Each of them can remember all tool settings required for a specific application : Tool Type, Speed, Acceleration, Force, Offset (knives only), punching gap (punching tool only). To take control of the Tool Presets and the Tool type selection, you need to select the TOOL Menu with the menu keys (Led next to Tool must be on).
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters 10 Drag Knife Pen Pounce 20 30 To change the TOOL TYPE for the currently selected TOOL PRESET, proceed as follows: 1. Via the MENU keys, select the TOOL menu (LED next to TOOL must be ON). Please make sure the cutter is OFF-LINE. 2. Press the VALUE + key to alternatively select DRAG KNIFE, PEN, PUNCHING tool.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters SETTING THE TOOL FORCE Tool force is the amount of downward pressure that the cutter applies on the tool. 1. Switch the cutter to OFF-LINE mode. This can be done by switching the cutter ON without loading media or when media has been loaded before, by pressing the ONLINE button. The cutter is in OFF-LINE mode if it is switched on without the ON-LINE LED being lit. 2.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters SETTING THE TOOL SPEED 1. Switch the cutter to OFF-LINE mode. This can be done by switching the cutter ON without loading media or when media has been loaded before, by pressing the ONLINE button. The cutter is in OFF-LINE mode if it is switched on, without the ON-LINE LED being lit. 2. Using the MENU selection keys, select the SPEED option (LED next to SPEED must be ON). 3.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters ALIGNMENT FEATURE TO PERFORM CONTOUR CUTS To perform contour cutting of images, pre-printed on cutting plotter media, the SC series cutting plotters have been equipped with an alignment feature. To use this feature, proceed as follows : 1 a) Print out the image you want to contour cut. To be able to align the image correctly in your cutting plotter, make sure 2 registration (reference) marks are printed along with your image.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters OFFSET PRINCIPLE One of the most important factors to obtain good quality, but unfortunately also one of the factors that is easily forgotten, is the offset. 1 1: Cutter blade 2: Theoretical Offset 2 • As you can see in the above figure, the knife offset (2) is the distance between the knife centre and the knife tip. • Accurate measurement of the OFFSET to be used is very difficult and requires specialised equipment.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters OFFSET ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE The user-friendly MUTOH offset adjustment procedure can be initiated as follows : 1) Make sure that the cutter is switched ON and that a sheet of vinyl with a minimum width of about 25 cm (10”) is loaded. 2) Select a tool of which the tool type is set to knife. (Tool 1 and Tool 2 are defaulted to tooltype knife). Switch the cutter to OFF-LINE MODE by pressing the ONLINE button.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters 13) If needed, you can now restart the offset setting routine to experiment with a different force, speed and/or acceleration. Refer to item 3) to do this. 14) If you are satisfied with the new setting, you can set the cutter ONLINE by pressing the ONLINE key. ONLINE LED should be ON. 15) Now press PAGE to sheet-off the test squares.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters PERFORMING A TEST CUT In order to enable the user to check if the cutter is fully functional, without needing a computer, MUTOH has integrated a demo testcut into the SC series of cutters. To perform this demo cut, proceed as follows: 1) Load some vinyl ( cut-sheet or roll ) into the cutter. 2) Make sure that a tool is selected which is defined as being a knife (by default tool 1 & tool 2 are set to be knives).
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE VALUES/SETTINGS FOR CUTTER PARAMETERS - METRIC SYSTEM SPEED TOOL 1 TOOL 2 TOOL 3 TOOL 4 Tool-Up 10% 10 10 5 10 10 All speeds are given in centimetre per second 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 60 70 80 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 20 30 40 50 40 10 15 20 25 30 35 60 70 80 20 30 40 50 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90% 90 90 45 90 90 100% 100 100 50 100 100 ACCEL. TOOL 1 TOOL 2 TOOL 3 TOOL 4 Tool-Up 10% 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.
Preparing for a job Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE VALUES/SETTINGS FOR CUTTER PARAMETERS - IMPERIAL SYSTEM SPEED TOOL 1 TOOL 2 TOOL 3 TOOL 4 Tool-Up 10% 4 4 2 4 4 All speeds are given in inch per second. 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 24 28 32 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 8 12 16 20 16 4 6 8 10 12 14 24 28 32 8 12 16 20 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 90% 36 36 18 36 36 100% 40 40 20 40 40 ACCEL. TOOL 1 TOOL 2 TOOL 3 TOOL 4 Tool-Up 10% 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.
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Keyboard Structure Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters UNDERSTANDING THE KEYBOARD The control panel contains 12 keys that perform one or more functions, such as positioning the tool head, selecting online mode, performing test cuts, changing settings, and more. The most frequently used keys and their functions are described below. Furthermore, the user is informed about the current status of the cutter by 20 LEDs.
Keyboard Structure Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters 8) LED indicators for plotter parameter and tool selection indication 9) LED bar for value indications, error messages and function confirmation 10) ONLINE-LED indicator Please do not use sharp or pointed tools like ball-points or pencils to press keys. The panel is to be operated with your finger tips. CONTROL PANEL OVERVIEW Following is an overview of the control panel that discusses only the keys and features that you need right away.
Keyboard Structure Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters When pressing the TOP or BOTTOM JOG-key, the media ( if loaded ) will move accordingly. It will move slowly for 2 seconds and speed up afterwards. The ORIGIN determines the position where the plotter can start cutting on the media. By default, the origin is located at the lower right (when standing in front of the cutting plotter). The ORIGIN key allows the user to register a new origin point, if media has been loaded.
Keyboard Structure Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters It is possible to request up to 100 copies by changing the REPLOT MULTIPLICATION FACTOR in the plotter set-up. This way, you can activate a multiplication factor of 2, 5 or 10. d) Press ENTER. The cutter will immediately start cutting. An automatic pre-feed cycle will automatically take place after every replot. Ö Ö The ENTER key has to be pressed to confirm requested changes to the plotter settings.
Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters KEY / SWITCH COMBINATION ♦ User Language English ♦ Imperial Units ♦ User Language German ♦ Metric Units ♦ User Language French ♦ Metric Units ♦ User Language English ♦ Metric Units ♦ Reserved for Future Use ♦ Metric Units Reset to Factory Defaults Set-Up Sheet Settings Plot Demo Cut With Auto Scaling Offset Adjustment Routine AP-75026 Rev 1.
Operation Instructions SC Cutting Plotters KEY / SWITCH COMBINATION Start REPLOT RESET & CLEAR BUFFER ORIGIN ALIGNMENT AP-75026 Rev 1.
