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1. mH 1 19 FIG URE 1 6 FEEDING ROLL MEDIA WITHOUT USING MEDIA FLANGES 1 20 FIG URE 1 7 PINCH ROLLER POSITIONING eeennmHHHH mme 1 20 FIGURE I G BEADEINSERTIO NN ote ctr eset ten a no a Se oto eb tton ae 1 25 FIG URE 1 9 BLADE LENGTH AD USTM ENT eeennmHHn 1 26 FIGURE 1 10 SE MNG KNIFE DEP TH itesicec cns eee ce et cust ence en ve es a eu s P ee tor eroe eue us 1 26 FIGURE I LEKNIFE DEPTH TEST PA TIERN itae tiia to oto po moa tat exa Se te e ota Es eie poe eosam 1 27 FIGURE T 1Z BLADE ASSEMBLY iier boe Eoo A ve te cries 1 30 FIG URE 1 13 NOSE PIEC E INSTALLATIO N eeennmHH HH 1 30 FIG URE 1 14 KNIFE HOLDER INSERTO N eeennH mH 1 31 FIGURE 1 15 KNIFE DEPTH AD USM EN Tai inc aa Ran Edna Enna RD la xri EE ascen 1 31 FIGURE T 16 KNIFE DEPTH TEST PATTERN eeu ce too eS aee S ee exe eee o an ES eto eh aeree eret s 1 32 FIG URE 1 17 BLADE ASSEMBLY 1 neret tnr nhu nnn nnn enne ns 1 34 FIG URE 1 18 NOSE PIECE AND KNIFE INSTALLATION FOR CUTTING 1 34 FIGURE 1 19 DRAG KNIFE ASSEM BLY Ito ree o evo te reo ue Set ee eae iere teer bo ehe ee 1 35 FIGURE 1 20 DRAG KNIFE HOLDER INSERTION enm mH 1 36 FIG URE 1 21 BALLPO INT PEN ASSEMBLY eeeernennmH Hn 1 37 FIG URE 1 22 BALLPO INT HOLDER INSERTION eernmmHH Hn 1 38 FIG URE 2 1 DURASIG N SERIES CONTROL PANEL enm 2 1 FIG URE 2
2. 45 mm 1 TEST 80g gt I TEST 0g gt I ET gt i VELOCITY lt 800 mm s N OVERCUT c 1 gt 5 Q N SYSTEM SETUP l SYSTEM SETUP 4d 4 9 mimi 1 CONCATENATION c V gt V 5 f N OVERCUT c 1 gt Y N SMOOTHING lt OFF ty EMULATE lt DM PL gt D N TOOL N BAUD RATE c 9600 gt b N PARITY NONE 3 Y TANG KNIFE gt Y N MENU UNITS e MEIRIC gt e e tl ADDRESSING 4 025mm Y QD T SYSTEM SETUP al QD N RTS DTR lt TOGGLE W D QU lt M AUTOLOAD E ON gt C N SPECIAL LOAD lt OPOS Y TOOL COMMAND ACCET gt Y G t LOAD ON W CMD lt ON gt Y L N FLEX CUT lt ON gt qm j RECUT OFFSET 0 mm 2 t DM PL ERRORS c IGNORED gt t HP GL ERRORS T lt IGNORED D N HP GL ORIGIN m RIGHT FRONT V MEDIA SENSOR ON gt Y a kk D M POUNCE GAP Imm gt V SYSTEM SETUP zal D j FIG URE 2 3 b FLO WC HART SHOWING FACTORY PRESET MENU SETTING S FOR T140 in DM PLonly in HP GLand HP GL 2 only Operation 2 11 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual 2 3 1 KNIFE PRESSURE The KNIFE PRESSURE submenu is used to set or modify the cutting pressure of the knife Th
3. 3 XY Adjustment counterbalances the rotated design skewed design and Incomectly scaled design problems For this method the origin one defined point along the x axis and one defined point along the y axis must be specified This method rotates skews and scales the drawing It requires two parameters x distance and y distance These distances define the position of the two points along the axes This is the most accurate manual alignment method QU X axis point Three cross Y axis point a B e marks are Q indicating the Origin point ongin the X axis and the Y axis X distance Operation 3 17 SECTION 4 4 G ENERAL INFORMATION 4 1 MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING The DuraSign Pro cutter range hasa number of sliding surfaces made of smooth metals and plastics They are virtually friction free and require no lubrication They will however collect dust and lint which may affect the performance of the cutter Keep the cutter as clean as possible by using a dust cover When necessary clean the unit with a soft cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol or mild detergent Do not use abrasives 4 1 1 CLEANING THE DRIVE SYSTEM After a time the sleeves of the drive drum may become clogged with accumulated residue from the media This situation may affect traction asthe media will tend to slip between the pinch rollers and the drive sleeves To clean the drive sleeves proceed asfollows l First dis
4. Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 4 2 OPERATING VOLIAGE CONVERSION The power entry module cover shows four possible AC voltage settings 100 V 120 V 220 V and 240 V The pin in one of the holes indicates the cutters active voltage setting If this setting does not match the voltage supplied to your site you must change the voltage BEFORE powering on the cutter When changing the voltage setting you will also have to change the fuses as appropriate to the voltage To change the fuse s remove the fuse s from the fuse box behind the cover plate of the powerentry module For 100 or 120 V AC operation use only 1 25 A Slo Blo for 220 or 240 V AC operation use only 0 6 A Slo Blo fuses NO TE Always make sure that you are using the correct fuses for your voltage selection single fuse b voltage select board m cover 100 Vo 120 Vo 220Vo 240 Vo FIG URE 4 1 PO WER ENTRY MODULE Maintenance and Cleaning 4 3 SECTION 5 5 INTERFACE 5 1 INTRODUCTION This section descnbes the signal connections for RS 232 C senal communication between your cutter and the host computer When connecting the cutter to the host computer always proceed as follows l Refer to the cutting plotting application software documentation and checkthe recommended cabling specifications If your cutter is not specifically listed use the cabling specified for the Houston Instrument DMP 60C cutters 2 If the documentation of
5. eene 1 38 2 OPERATION iiscawoxktointi dondaad iki uia i dokiornicl ndo KO RAGIONE oU noH CRE ODIO inia oar n 2 1 2 1 The Control Pane L iisniccis nki i ek EG ER Er DDR ERR RR DR RU RE ca Ru 2 1 2 1 1 The Bquid Crystal DIPA V secesnanin csnicles iter a eos a 2 2 2 1 2 THE RESET LOAD Key 5 amp 2 2 5 2 1 3 MASON EINE KEYVAN sontes adest mit ades tat erbe oua ta adnan 2 3 2 1 4 he MENU Key ES MEER TEN 2 3 2 1 5 The ENTER Key t eese eterne 2 5 2 1 6 The Land KEYS usciti d bd D EUMD a 2 5 2 1 7 WAG OG GMAG cM RT NEU TIT STT 2 5 2 1 8 The TOOL UP DOWN Key VA RS 2 5 2 1 9 The tool select key g e EUN 2 5 2 2 Nomial ODperdltiOn unciis turae viu ruekdiv ss rao se Eve nIvESE ds EE suxEE RE Edu FEE UU Sa VE UwAS 2 6 2 2 1 uM E isomexd ve 2 6 2 2 2 LOC AOD Sia UO Ui eem ms 2 7 2 3 The USER CONAG Menwu erreur ree eruere nnnnnn 2 9 2 3 1 Knife Pre SU asennan dtl cnt bui ed b d be La ca ve 2 12 2 3 2 RISE Hi Se mete up TE 2 12 2 3 3 POURCIN PESU uidet esu dada euh bot nia bte mE obe P ER FREE 2 12 2 3 4 Aon 2 12 2 3 5 QU IMU MM M 2 13 2 3 6 POUNCE ING Ga Dassin da nO dad QD a Ra nb D 2 13 2 3 7 SY SES HN UD crr r T 2 13 2 4 SYSIEM SET UP cases nano Ra E CE CD E PE a RE a 2 14 2 4 1 Concatenabopb esa tea abt cta con toin veo Sce io ed us 2 14 2 4 2 SMOG EUR NE NOEL TUE 2 14 2 4 3 EMEA TE u
6. perom another calibration test To calibrate the optical system proceed asfollows e Powerup the cutterand load a piece of black vinyl with a white backing e Set the Ongin on a clean blank part of the vinyl Pressthe E key MENU key until the message INTERNAL TESTS is displayed on the LCD INTERNAL TESTS e Pressthe jogging key until the message CALOPOS isdispla yed T INTERNAL TESTS l CAL OPOS fa Pressthe lt 4 key to confirm the selection The cutter will now cut out a rectangle e The message WEED RECTANGLE will appearon the display Operation 3 4 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual WEED REC TANGLE PRESS MENU Weed carefully with tweezers the rectangle cut and pressthe key The cutter will now measure the rectangle and set its calibration parameters 3 2 1 2 Media Calibration The OPOS is calibrated to work on a wide range of materials However certain types of material will not work with the default setup e g high glossy materials he media calibration test will change the sensor value in such a way that it is more reliable to sense the markers To calibrate the media proceed asfollows Print a black square of at least 4x4cm on the media with the ink that will be used with OPOS Power up the cutterand load the piece of media Press the E key MENU key until the message INTERNAL TESTS is displayed on the LCD l INTERNAL TESTS Press the QD jogging key unt
7. 2 Install the pen close the clamp arm and tighten the screw 3 o configure the cutterforpen operation pressthe Ths key Selecting pen operation disables the knife offset correction and changes the tip pressure from knife pressure to pen pressure A small P for Pen willbe displayed in the uppernght comer of the LCD General Information 1 28 1 9 1 3 INSTALLATION OF A POUNCING TOOL The D140 can also be operated with a pouncing tool After replacing the knife with a pouncing tool the cuttercan be used asa pouncer To install the pouncing tool proceed asfollows 1 Remove the knife by loosening the clamping screw and swinging the clamp am back referto Fig 1 10 2 Installthe pouncing tool close the clamp am and tighten the screw 3 To configure the machine forpouncing operation pressthe ifi key Selecting pouncing operation disablesthe knife offset comection and changesthe tip pressure from knife pressure to pouncing pressure 1 9 2 T140 1 9 2 1 INSTALLATION OF A STANDARD TANGENTIAL KNIFE A SAFETY WARNING Your cutter uses razor sharp knives The knife blades may cause serious personal injuries if handled without proper care Use extreme care when operating the cutter and when installing removing or handling the knife To set up your cutter for TANGENTIAL knife operation proceed asfollows 1 As shown in Figure 1 12 insert the standard knife blade p n 390 549 into the knife holder Make sure t
8. a DRAG knife This feature requires a drag knife and drag knife holder l Remove the tangential knife by tuming the knife holder anticlockwise with one hand while holding the nosepiece in place with the other hand 2 Insert the drag blade into the drag knife holderasshown in Figure 1 19 DRAG KNIFE HOLDER PARTNUMBER 391 668 DRAG KNIFE PARTNUMBER 391 360 FIG URE 1 1 DRAG KNIFE ASSEM BLY General Information 1 35 3 Remove the nosepiece referto Fig 1 20 4 Insert the drag knife in the tool shaft as shown in Fig 1 20 Tum the drag knife holder clockwise while holding the nose piece holderin place DRAG KNIFE HDLDER PARTNUMBER 391 668 DRAG KNIFE PARTNUMBER 391 360 XQ US REMOVE NCSE PIECE BEFORE INSTALLING DRAGKNIFE FIG URE 1 2 DRAG KNIFE HOLDER INSERTION 5 To configure the cutter for drag knife operation press the is key tool select Then press the left or right jogging key until DRAG KNIFE appears on the second line of the LCD Press ENTER and an asterisk wil appear next to DRAG KNIFE This indicates that the DRAG KNIFE is selected The drag knife will remain selected until another tool is selected or the cutter is powered down To start up the cutter in drag knife mode referto section 2 4 4 tool submenu of the USER CONFIG MENU 6 To set the pressure of the drag knife referto section 1 9 2 1 point 5 7 To set the knife offset perform the knife offset test des
9. cutters e Variable media widths e User selectable DM PL M HP GL M and HP GL 2 IM software languages e Interchangeable pouncing tool e Integrated OPOS positioning and alignment system e Interchangeable pen for producing preview plots of sign designs on paper e Adjustable knife pressure and offset settings controlled by microprocessor e Communication with host computer via standard senal RS 232 C or Centronics parallel interface General Information 1 1 12 key control panel Metnc or English units User addressable resolution 0 1 mm 0 025 mm 0 001 or 0 005 Menu mode forselection of the cutters power up operating configuration Convenient operator control via a 2 line 16 character liquid crystal display Extensive intemal test routines Wide variety of cutting speeds in metric or English units Up to four separate user configurations stored in non volatile memory Media support system for automatic loading of media with optional shuffling to guarantee tracking of longer signs Automatic media pull from roll Media sensing Simple origin adjustment to any location Concatenation and curve smoothing to obtain better cut quality Multiple recut feature Knife depth and offset test Overcut for easy weeding Stand and basket 1 1 2 DURASIGN USER MANUAL This user manual providesthe following information Full technical specifications forthe DuraSign series cutters and the media to be cut A comple
10. desgn on which you wantto perform the contour cut e Place markersaround yourdesign e Print out the design with the markers e Load the printed design in the cutter and set the marker parameters e Execute the specialload procedure e Cutoutthe contour Operation 3 6 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual NOTE Most dedicated sign making software will provide some easier ways to do all this Please contact yourdealer The description below supposes that OPOS is not supported in you software 3 2 3 CREATING THE DESIGN e Create in yoursoftware the design you wantto print and Cut e Define the Contour Do not define the contour exactly on a printed line This way it will not catch the eye if the contour has moved a little during cutting Place the contour on a separate layer assign a unique colorto it etc refer to your software documentation so that it is easy to select the contourorthe design f both the design and the contour O e Make multiple copies if necessary ee ee Qe Operation 3 7 DuraSign senes Cutters User s Manual 3 2 4 PLACING THE MARKERS e Place a markerindicating the origin m Origin marker X Size I The marker must be a black rectangle that has sizes that are exactly known It is advised to use square markers of 3mm For markers of other sizes min 1 2mm max 10mm referto the comments further in this document When using small sheets it
11. following message is displayed on the LC D a00mmy s 120g K 45mm ON LINE 1 This display message should be read as follows 800 mm s velocity 120g knife pressure pen pressure or pouncing pressure K knife operation K pen operation P 45mm knife offset if tool isdrag knife ON LINE cutter isready to receive data 1 usernumber In allother cases the cutter is off line When on line the cutter can be addressed by the host computer which means that the cutter will execute cutting plotting or setup instructions issued by the host computers application software For nomal cutting operations the cutter MUSTbe on line so that it can receive instructions from the host computerand the cutting plotting software Operation 2 6 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual When the cutter Is on line but has not been selected by the host computer the following conditions must be met e The cutter must be powered ON Media must be loaded For detailed media loading instructions see Section 1 7 The proper tool must be installed The cutter must be connected to the host computer via an RS 232 C link with correct baudrate settings matching those of the host ora parallel interface The cutter must be configured forthe scheduled operation The cutter emulation language must match the one used by the software running on the host computer To put the cutter off line press the SD YE key Pressing any of these
12. may be better to use smaller markers so that the loss of material will be less Set the line style of the marker to none A line style with a certain thic kness can influence the size of the markers Make 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 have trouble to locate the markers Make sure that the origin marker is situated at the left side and below all the contoursthat will be cut Place all the markerson a separate layerforeasierhandling Place a sign somewhere indicating the origin This is useful when the printed design needsto be loaded in the cutter Operation 3 8 DuraSign senes Cutters User s Manual e Place the markers indicating the X Axis 9 9 Operation X Distance Place copies of the origin marker at a regular distance in the horizontal direction Maker sure that all markers are exactly at the same height It is advisable to place markers along the complete design Make sure there is enough white space around every marker The advised X distance dependson several items Nomally 20 cm isa satisfying distance If the marker size is smaller than 3 mm it is advised to lower this distance If the white margin around the marker is not 3 4 times the marker size isit advised to lowerthe X distance The bigger the X Distance the faster OPOS works The smaller the X distance the more accurate
13. next to the USER CONFIG message These four USER CONFIG 1 24 menus are maintained independently To select another configuration number proceed asfollows 1 Poweronthe cutter 2 Pressthe key until USER CONFIG 1 gt 4 is displayed 3 Pressthe c ac dius key until the desired configuration number is displayed next to USER CONFIG NO TE Before altering any of the items in the USER CONHG menu make sure that you have previously selected the right configuration number in the USER CONRG 1 gt 4 menu Figure 2 3 shows the USER CONFIG submenus To select and altera configuration parameter proceed as follows l Poweronthe cutter 2 Pressthe key until USER CONFIG 1 24 is displayed 3 Press the Q5 utt jogging key until the desired submenu is displayed on the first line of the LCD 4 Press the c ub jogging key until the desired value is displayed on the second line 5 Pressthe 4 key to confirm the selection an will be displayed next to Operation 2 9 DuraSign senes C utters DRAG KNIFE USER CONFIG 1 L d KNIFE PRESS 120g 2 I TEST Q5 N KNIFE OFFSET lt 45mm 1 TEST V D N VELOCITY c 800 mm s gt WY QD N OVERCUT lt 1 gt qb QD SYSTEM SETUP BALLPOINT OR PEN lt gt lt 800 mm s gt Q QD 80g o I TEST S V SYSTEM SETUP Q5 4 Users Manual PO UNC ING TOOL USE
14. piece asshown in Figure 1 15 FILM BACKING V4 FIG URE 1 4 KNIFE DEPTH ADJ USIM ENT 5 Setthe knife pressure and knife depth as follows Load media and power on the cutter Press the E key MENU key until the message USER CONFIG 1 is disolayed on the LCD Ll USER CONFIG 1 c gt General Information 1 31 Press the jogging key until the message KNIFE PRESS is displayed L KNIFE PRESS 120g 1 TEST Press the c Or key to modify the knife pressure To increase the cutting depth tum the knife holder clockwise To decrease the cutting depth tum the knife holder anticlockwise while holding the nose piece in place with the otherhand Pressthe lt lt key to confirm the selection Pressthe 1l key to perform a knife depth test asillustrated in Figure 1 16 FIG URE 1 5 KNIFE DEPTH TEST PATIERN The knife depth is comectly set when the test pattem is visible on the front side of the media backing but not on the rearside of the media backing In general you should increase the knife depth and knife pressure when using thicker types of vinyl NOTE As the ideal knife pressure and depth setting depends upon the thic kness and the type of media to be cut adjusting the pressure and depth of the knife will require some practice In general terms you should increase the pressure and depth of the
15. properly If the sensoris placed on black the sensor output should be High above 1500 If the sensor is placed on white the sensor output should be low below 700 2 6 5 SENSOR SETUP he SENSOR SETUP option is a useful routine to check whether or not the front and rear media sensor are functioning properly and whether the switching levels of these sensorsare correctly set 2 6 6 CALIBRATE XY Calibrate XY allows the length of the lines cut to be adjusted to within the specifications For instance if a cut line should measure 100 mm exactly the cutter can be adjusted forany discrepancy 2 6 7 RS232 TEST The RS232 TEST routine venfies the cutter s RS 232 C serial communications transmit data receive data and hardware handshaking circuits This test doesnot require pen knife or media to be loaded To run the RS 232 C test proceed asfollows 1 Unplug the RS 232 C data cable from the rearpanel of the cutter 2 Use a loopback test cable to connect pin 2 of the cutters data connectorto pin 3 and pin 7 to pin 8 3 With RS232 TEST displayed press the ENTER key The cutter will start transmitting and receiving data at all available baud rates and parity settings Ihe length of the transmissions will vary because of the different baud rates used The unit then checksthe hardware handshake lines 5 Upon completion of the test remove the loopback test cable from the cutter rear panel RS 232 C connector 6 Plug the RS
16. responsible for FCC compliance could void the users authority to operate this equipment DOC NOTICE The DuraSign series cutters do not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications General Infomation NOTICE Summa reserves the right to modify the information contained in this User Manual at any time without prior notice Unauthorised copying modification distribution or display is prohibited All nghts reserved All queries comments or suggestions conceming this and other Summa manuals should be directed to Americas and Asia Pacific Summa Inc 10001 Lake City Way NE SEATILE WA 98125 USA Tel 01 206 527 1050 Fax 01 206 527 1046 E mail supporti xsumma usa com Europe Summa NV Rochestenaan 6 8470 GISTEL Belgium Tel 32 59 270011 Fax 32 59 270063 E mail summanv summa be Copynght 1999 Summa General Information TRADEMARK AC KNOWLEDG EMENTS 3M and Scotchcal are trademarks of the 3M Corp Arlon isa trademark of Keene Corp DM PL and Houston Instrument are trademarks of Summagraphics Corporation Fasson isa trademark of Avery Gerberisa trademark of GerberScientific Products Inc Grafitack isa trademark of Grafityp HP GL isa trademark of Hewlett Packard Company IBM PC IBM PC XT and IBM AT are trademarks of Intemational Business Machines Corp Kapco isa trademark of Kent Ad
17. the cutting plotting software does not contain specific cabling instructions use the Summa cable specifications recommended for your computer Interface 5 1 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual 5 2 INTERFACE NOTES 5 2 1 SYSTEM SETUP 5 2 1 1 MS DOS OR PC DOS OPERATING SYSTEM To set up your system proceed as follows l Boot up the operating system 2 Ifthe cutteristo be connected to serial port 1 known asCOM 1 the port must be configured by entering the following command at the system prompt MODE COM 1 9600 N 8 2 P 3 Ifthe cutteristo be connected to serial port Z2 known as COM2 the port must be configured by entering the following command at the system prompt MODE COM 2 9600 N 8 2 P 4 To redirect the output to serial port 1 enter the following command at the system prompt MODE LPT1 COM1 5 To redirect the output to serial port 2 enter the following command at the system prompt MODE LPT1 COM2 6 The computer end of the cable must be plugged into the serial port defined as COMI or COM2 The cutters baud rate must be set to 9600 with panty NONE and RTS DIR mode set to TOGGLE 5 2 1 2 WINDOWS 3 XX To set up your system proceed asfollows l Select Main group in the Program Manager Select Control Panel then Ports and then the port that is connected to the cutter Pressthe Settings Button to see the port settings 2 The default settings of the cutter are asfollow Baudra
18. the origin Select this rectangle together with the contours Correct Incomect 2 B BO Origin Operation 3 14 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 3 2 9 DURAC HROME SAMPLE ALES Sample files for the DuraChrome can be found on the CD that shipped with your D140 The sample files include Nonsmokep CDR This file isa sample design created in CorelDraw 8 0 this file also contains the markers Note where the origin is located Nonsmokep eps This file is in encapsulated postscript format and contains also the markers this file is ready to be imported in Summa color Control Summa Color Control is a RIP program that allows printing EPS files to the Dura Chrome Nonsmokec cdr this isthe design of the contour file in CorelDraw 8 0 Nonsmokec plt this is the file that can be sent directly to the cutter to cut out the contour Note this file is created with Wincut sign making software for Summa cutters prior before creating this file a rotation of 90 degrees was performed in Wincut This rotation could also be performed in CorelDra w How to use sample files First print the nonsmoke eps file on the Dura Chrome using Summa Color control Then load the printed design in the DuraSign cutter Then fill in the OPOS parameters as described in section 3 2 6 The parameters are asfollow Marker Distance X direction 2 100 mm Marker Distance X direction 2 1100 mm Marker Size X Direction 3
19. you to set the cutting pressure and the cut length Operation 2 18 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual 1 CUTLENGTH This parameter determines the length that is cut with full pressure By pressing the 1 key the FLEX CUTtest pattem will be cut 2 FLEX CUT LENG TH This parameter determines the length that will be cut with reduced pressure or without pressure By pressing the 1 key the FLEX CUT pattem will be cut 3 FLEX PRESSURE This parameter detemrminesthe pressure of the FLEX C UT LENG TH By pressing the lkey the FLEX CUTtest pattem is cut 2 4 19 REC UT OFFSET The recut offset submenu is used to set or modify the distances between the drawings when making multiple recuts The default recut offset value is O mm The distance can be set between o and 255 mm On the LCD the active recut offset value is marked with an Operation 2 19 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 5 INTERNAL TEST MENU To accessan intemal cut proceed as follows 1 Powerthe cutteron 2 Load cutting or plotting media 3 Install a knife ora pen 4 Pressthe E key until INTERNAL TEST is displayed and press the S jogging key 5 Pressthe 9 ar isi key until the desired intemal plot is displayed 6 To perform the plot pressthe 4l key To exit from this menu and go to another menu press the E key until the desired menu is displa yed To exit from the menusand put the cutteron line again pressthe uU key F
20. 2 DURASIG N SERIES CONFIGURATION SUBM ENUS mmm 2 4 FIG URE 2 3 FLOWC HART SHOWING PRESET MENU SETTING S FOR D140O 2 10 FIG URE 2 4 IN TERNAL TESTS SUBM ENUS eene 2 21 FIG URE 2 5 Possible knife calibration GROUNDS ccmmHnMHHHH 2 24 FIG URE 4 1 C LEANING OF THE DRIVE SLEEVES eeeernm HH 4 2 FIG URE 4 2 LOCATION OF THE SENSORS eene nnne nnns 4 2 FIG URE 4 3 PO WER ENTRY MO DULE 1 eere rer nnn nnn 4 3 General Infomation TOC 5 SECTION 1 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Li INTRODUCTION The DuraSign range of cutters has been designed to produce computer generated graphic designs on cut sheet or roll vinyl media Using the integrated optical positioning system OPOS allows contour cutting of printed sheets of material This feature can be used in conjunction with the Dura C hrome By replacing the knife with a pen these cutters can also be used to produce inexpensive previews of new graphic designson paper This manual isa reference guide for installing and operating the DuraSign cutter models This manual coversthe following DuraSign cutter models e The DuraSign D140 which can handle media widths from 110 mm up to 1371 mm 4 to 54 and have a drag knife e The DuraSign T140 which can handle media widths from 110mm up to 1371mm 4 to 54 and have a tangential Knife 1 1 1 PRODUCT FEATURES The following are the main features of the DuraSign series
21. 232 C data cable into the connector Operation 2 30 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual 2 6 8 RAM TEST This test completely checks the RAM bit for bit When running this test the cutter will not resoond After this test power the cutter off then on 2 6 9 INSTALL MENU The INSTALL MENU routine restores the factory defined menu settings in all four USER CONFIG menus This test routine can be performed without a tool and without media 2 6 10 COIL SETUP This test is used to calibrate knife and pen pressure and to set the knife and pen landing After adjustment the value is saved in the system s non volatile RAM To execute thistest a tension gauge of 100 grand 600 gris required In the upperline of the display the desired pressure appearsand in the bottom line of the display the value that has to be sent to the head to reach this pressure this value is between 0 and 127 2 6 11 LCD CONTRAST he LCD CONTRAST submenu is used to adjust the contrast or intensity of the liquid crystal display on the control panel Press the WD or amp jogging key to increase or reduce the contrast and press 4 to confirm Operation 2 31 SECTION 3 3 CONTOUR CUTTING 3 1 INTRODUCTION The DuraSign series cutters have accurate alignment methods to guarantee precise contour cutting Depending on the selected alignment method the cutters can counterbalance the following imegularities 1 ROTATED DESIGN If the pr
22. ECIFICATIONS General Information 1 8 1 3 CUTTER ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES The following is an overview of the accessories and consumables available for the D140 AC CESSORIES CONSUMABLES DMO J J User s Manual MD9045 391 850 MC 3545 USA 9 pin to 9 pin cable 9 pin to 8 pin DIN converter Standard knife holder 391 332 Sandblast knife 391 358 Manual cut off razor Razorblade amp holder 391 980 Sandblast knife holder 391 363 TABLE 1 1a D140 ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES General Information 1 9 The following isan overview of the accessonesand consumables available for the T140 ACC ESSORIES CONSUMABLES User Manual Cutter Stand Power Supply Cables Serial Interface Kit consisting of 9 pin to 9 pin cable 9 pin to 8 pin DIN converter Tangential knife holder Standard tangental knife 1 of Double tip knife Standard nose piece Tangental knife for masking stencil lof Nose piece formasking stencil Ballpoint holder Ballpoint pen Holder for drag knife Drag knife set of 5 2 Hanges for media roll Manual cut off razor blades set of 10 Razor blade amp holder Pounc ing tool MO MC 1184 Europe MC 3545 USA 423 155 TABLE 1 9b T140 AC C ESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES General Information 1 10 1 4 REAR PANEL COMPONENTS In order to get acquainted with your DuraSign cutter read the following descnption of the rear panel components Figure 1 1 shows the locati
23. ER 390 553 j q TANGENTIAL KNIFE HOLDER PARTNUMBER 391 663 SANDBLAST TANGENTIAL KNIFE PARTNUMBER 390 550 FIG URE 1 1 BLADE ASSEMBLY 2 Insert the black nosepiece as shown in Figure 1 18 until it snaps into the nose piece holder When cutting masking stencil always replace the standard nosepiece grey colour by the masking stencil nosepiece black colour TANGENTIAL KNIFE HOLDER ALIGNMENT PI PARTNUMBER 391 663 NMEN N q SANDBLAST TANGENTIAL KNIFE PARTNUMBER 390 550 SANDBLAST NOSE PIECE PARTNUMBER 391 666 FIG URE 1 2 NOSE PIEC E AND KNIFE INSTALLATION FOR CUTTING MASKING STENCILS OR HEAVY MATERIALS General Information 1 34 3 Gently insert the knife into the tool shaft as shown in Figure 1 18 Hold the nosepiece in place with one hand with the other hand tum the knife holder anticlockwise until the alignment pin fits into the small notch of the tool shaft Then tum the knife holder clockwise until it gets gnp in the tool shaft 4 For knife pressure and depth setting referto section 1 9 2 1 point 4 and 5 NOTE When cutting masking stencil or heavy materials it can be necessary to lower the cutting speed of the machine Very heavy matenals should be cut ata speed of 100 mm s 4 ips to get no over urent enor caused by the drive motors To change the cutting speed refer to section 2 3 4 1 9 2 3 INSTALLATION OF A DRAG KNIFE FOR THE T140 The T140 cutter can also be operated with
24. G THE C UTTER AND SETTING OF THE PARAMETERS e Load the print out in the cutter as described in the Users Manual Make sure that the marker indicating the origin is situated at the front right BA Origin marker e Open Summa Cutter Control and select OPOS in the Configuration menu Summa Cutter Control File Configuration Settings Tests Help il Cutter Model B1 0 PRU Media Width 2al mm Media Length SUDO mm Velocity BOQ mms ite Pressure 110 g r a B Cutter Language fy em B Operation 3 11 DuraSign senes Cutters User s Manual Fill in the values for the marker distances sizes quantities and press OK The number of markers is the number of markers in one row and not the number in both rows OPOS Setup Marker Distance 5 direction mm b Marker Distance 1 direction rnm poo E Marker Size direction mm hs Marker Size Y direction mim hs Number OF Markers in 1 row no H 3 2 7 REGISTRATION OF THE CROSS MARKS e Before proceeding make sure all the cutting parameters are corect pressure velocity See User s Manual e Make sure OPOSisselected asSPECIAL LOAD type see section 3 1 e Pressthe key until the message SPECIAL LOAD is displayed on the LCD SPECIAL LOAD e Press 4 and the following message will appearon the LCD SET SENSOR ABOVE FIRSTMARKER Jd Operation 3 12 Dura S
25. If the cut is found to be incomplete and is wholly located in the lower right comer of the media then change the HP GL ORIGIN setting to CENTRE 2 4 13 MEDIA SENSOR The MEDIA SENSOR submenu is used to activate or deactivate the media sensors On the LCD the active setting is marked with an The sensors detect whether media is loaded or detect the end of media The sensors prevent damage to the cutting strip and knife tip 2 4 14 AUTOLOAD The AUTOLOAD option enables the user to the change the vinyl unroll proceedings When AUIOLOAD is ON the cutter will automatically unroll the vinyl when needed When the AUTOLOAD option is OFF the operator himself should unroll enough media before starting to cut The default setting is ON The best results and performance are guaranteed when using this setting Operation 2 17 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 4 15 SPECIAL LOAD The parameter SPECIAL LOAD in the menu determines which alignment method is used See section 3 for complete explanation On the LCD display the active setting is marked with an 2 4 16 TOOL COMMAND The TOOL COMMAND is used to determine whether the DM PL and HP GL pen knife select commands the P and SP commands respectively are ignored oraccepted When the TOOL COMMAND option is set to ACCEPT the P or SP commands will change the selected tool in the cutter according to the suffix that follows the pen knife command The cutter s LCD will
26. LIBRATE OPOS The CALIBRATION OPOS sub menu is used to calibrate the OPOS Optical positioning system This calibration is normally done in the factory When the system is no longer working precisely a calibration test must be performed Calibration allows fixing the exact distance between the knife tip and the sensor See Section 3 for more detail 2 5 7 TANGENTIAL KNIFE CALIBRATION ONLY FOR T140 The purpose of the knife calibration routine is to detect and if need be to cormect problems related with the concentncity of the TANGENTIAL knife blade This routine should only be run when required When noticing cut quality problems with a new knife perform a knife calibration test as described in the following paragraphs During the knife calibration routine the cutter will cut a series of test pattems that wil allow you to identify emors in knife rotation and concentncity Corrective measurescan be taken using the control panel keys Knife calibration emors may be due to any of the following causes see Fig 2 5 Concentricity misalignment The knife tip is slightly rotated in relation to its theoretical 0 angle This eror can be corrected by means of the ADJ UST ORIGIN test routine Horizontal misalignment The knife tip deviates from its theoretical longitudinal centre This emor can be corrected by means of the ADJ UST LONG test routine Vertical misalignment The knife tip deviates from its theoretical lateral cent
27. OPOS works howeverthe influence on the accuracy israther small The exact distance between the two markers must be known Do not measure these distances on the print out but measure them in the software The X distance is the distance from the lower left comerof one markerto the lower left comer of the other marker 3 9 DuraSign senes Cutters User s Manual e Place the markers indicating the Y axis H A Y Distance v E Make a copy of the row of markers indicating the X axis and place them above the design Make sure the two rows of markers are not shifted horizontally Ihe exact distance between the two rows must be known Do not measure these distances on the printout but measure them in the software The Y distance is the distance from the lower left comer from one markerto the lowerleft comerof the other marker 3 2 5 PRINTING THE DESIGN e Print the markers and the design with your printer the DuraChrome for example scaling 10090 e When printing on a roll make sure that the orientation is asfollows I l J Origin marker Make sure that there isat least 1 cm preferably 2cm margin 0 4 preferably 0 8 on each side and in the front e When printing on sheetsor cutting off your print from the roll make sure that there isa margin of atleast 8 cm 3 15 atthe end of the sheet Operation 3 10 DuraSign senes Cutters User s Manual OO Ongin marker 3 2 6 LOADIN
28. R CONFIG 1 c gt N VELOCITY lt 1200g gt T M 3 e QD SYSTEM SETUP lt 800 mm s gt t POUNCE PRESS 1 TEST i N POUNCE GAP c gt gol N TOOL amp DRAGKNIFE gt L QD MENU UNITS __ METRIC gt g QD N ADDRESSING x 025mm e QD N BAUD RATE lt 9600 s Ko QD PARITY c NONE V a ft HP GL ORIGIN RIGHTFRONT uw N MEDIA SENSOR de ON ES T a ha ON gt W q SPECIAL LOAD de OPOS T l 4 TOOL COMMAND ACCEPT gt WY th LOADONWCNMD e ON DE 9 c v N FLEX CUT OFF gt V T tl RECUT OFFSET s OMM gt j in DM PLonly E 4al 8 Q BEEN Q t CONCATENATION LIN RTS DTR 0 pe TOGGLE OD d q t SMOOTHING 8 DM PL ERRORS OFF gt NE IGNORED gt wW Ko QD D DM PL lt IGNORD w O FIG URE 2 1 FLO WC HART SHOWING PRESET M ENU SETTING S FOR D140 in HP GLand HP GL 2 only Operation 2 10 DuraSign series Cutters User s Manual TANG KNIFE DRAG KNIFE BALLPOINT POUNCING OR PEN TOOL lt gt c gt lt gt gt WY SD S KNIFE PRESS t KNIFE PRESS N VELOCITY 120gr gt 1 TEST 120g gt 1 TEST 800mm s gt 800mm s o e D QD N VELOCITY No KNIFE OFFSET PEN PRESS ip OP NCE ER ESSUEE 800mm s gt
29. REPORTED It is normally used only when attempting to debug a communication link between the cutter and the host computer Operation 2 16 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual After the communication link has been debugged select IGNORED to disable the feature 2 4 11 HP GL ERRORS The HP GL ERRORS submenu is used to determine whether or not different HP GL ermors such as illegal plot commands invalid parameter ranges or communication errors will be displayed on the LCD This menu will only be displayed if PLOTLANG UAGE isset to HP GL The HP GL ERRORS submenu can be set to REPORTED or IG NO RED On the LCD the active setting is marked with an The feature is activated by selecting REPORTED It is normally used only when attempting to debug a communication link between the cutter and the host computer After the communication link has been debugged select IGNORED to disable the feature 2 4 12 HP GLORIGIN The HP GL ORIGIN submenu will only be displayed if the PLOT LANG UAGE is set to HP GL See Paragraph 2 4 4 The HP GL ORIGIN submenu is used to set the origin in the centre see HP GL 758x or the bottom right comer see HP GL 7475 of the loaded media The HP GL ORIGIN option can be set to RIGHT FRONT or CENTRE On the LCD the active setting is marked with an If the cut is found to be incomplete and is wholly located in the upper left comer of the media then modify the HP GL ORIGIN setting to RIGHTFRONT
30. S menu isa special set of procedures that are not required for normal cutter operation Field service personnel however will use the SYSTEM TESTS menu occasionally When in SYSTEM TESTS the cutter is fully operational and performsasdescribed in this manual 2 6 1 LANGUAGE The MENU LANGUAGE submenu is used to set or modify the dialogue language on the LCD Press the D or jogging key until the desired language is displayed on the LCD and press to confirm The information on the LCD can be displayed in English French German Spanish Italian or Dutch 2 6 2 ROM REVISION Selecting the ROM REVISION option by pressing the key will fumish the details on the cutters ROM revision This information is often helpful to technicians when diagnosing problems overthe telephone 2 6 3 SERVICE PLOT The SERVICE PLOT provides information about the cutter which is helpful when requesting service for your cutter The SERVICE PLOT is always plotted at the same size and should be performed with a pen on paper The plot shows the cutter model number the revison numbers of the installed Firmware the selected baud rate the resolution and buffer memory size i CAUTION The following test routines are normally restricted to Summa Field Service Personnel Operation 2 29 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 6 4 OPTICAL SENSOR The OPTICAL SENSOR option isa useful routine to check whether ornot OPOS sensor is functioning
31. T140 2 23 2 5 7 1 ADJ UST ORIGIN test routine ssiscscinssasisveciasacinssaaviwesimanmrawennsantenens 2 24 2 5 7 2 AD USTILAT test roule oie ebbe Sore aaa 2 25 2 5 7 3 AD UST LONG tese routine uim ctr r Ix a FECE FUcL X REI ER ERRR SOT RR DeL FRER ASA 2 27 2 5 8 Sy SS TA TETS cosa An 2 28 2 6 SSS Ie SIS A E E E N E EAE E E E S E 2 29 2 6 1 La ngude ascia uiii i cute dabo E eer mene ret ne ere re erent rrr eae 2 29 2 6 2 RO M REVISON ister cecroosiniancaiauncnestauitienh ativan CO DCUM b sed ao FE ER Gana 2 29 2 6 3 ezitvi s cde ea 2 29 2 6 4 ODTIC aI eigo T m 2 30 2 6 5 Se NSO fF SOLU aot cae a M NUMEN 2 30 2 6 6 CAD Fa ES JST aa E A 2 30 2 6 7 R5232 TOS ibisddibdas b Dra Ua E pO Gad cer aaiernsa Donul a Rutape ab antes 2 30 2 6 8 RAM TSE cassis 2 31 2 6 9 Hal WT b 2 31 2 6 10 rel he iui io PNEU MMC RR DRUMS 2 31 2 6 11 LE DCONTA SU cose tue heaiocieeaicenaiesalseduseastnseed T 2 31 3 CONTOUR CUTTING asi xcuiavued daas i ki DER ER RE VER FW I D ER CORO RR ERE C RR ER CE 3 1 3 1 AO GUC TON Pe 3 1 3 2 OPOS Automatic Alignment System 3 4 3 2 1 Calibrating OPO Saneren ar vd Ub avt nominates 3 4 32d OPO S Ca liD la WON mU m TL TSMT 3 4 3 2 1 2 Media CallbratiOD ceai Seabees 3 5 322 GENEI Eaa anand na taniontaumalahccaaianaiunt 3 6 3 2 3 Creat
32. USER S MANUAL FOR THE DU doli IMPORTANT Before you begin Please complete the attached Warranty Registration Card and retum it to Summa today or go through the online registration at http www summa be registration html Users outside Europe Africa and the Middle East should check the address on the back of the Warranty Registration Card Failure to retum the duly completed Warranty Registration Card or Online registration might delay response to your warranty and service enquiries NOTE When selecting software drivers If the Summa name is not mentioned in the list of available software drivers use Summagraphics drivers General Information GITAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGY FCC NOTICE The DuraSign series cutters have been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment These cutters generate use and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause hammful interference to radio communications Operation of these cutters in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to conect the interference at his own expense Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Summa who is
33. Y E The E key MENU is used to select one of the 2 main menus Pressing the key will make the cutter go off line and suspend all operations in progress Pressing the key repeatedly will disolay the different main menus one by one As the menu options are on a loop pressing the key when the last option isdisplayed will automatically retum you to the first option The different main menus are illustrated in Figure 2 2 Operation 2 3 DuraSign senes Cutters User s Manual 800mm s 120g K 45mm ONLINE 1 Menu J USERCONFIG 1 c 4 INTERNAL TESTS JF FIG URE 2 1 DURASIG N SERIES CONFIGURATION SUBM ENUS To exit from the menus and resume the previouson line operation pressthe v key ON LINE The contents of the different menus are summarised in Table 2 1 USER CONFIG 1 gt 4 Selects a given active c utter configuration from one of the four sets of configuration parameters stored in the units memory INTERNAL TEST Activates one of the resident cutting plots provided for informational purposes TABLE 2 1 C ONTENTS OF THE DURASIGN SERIES MENUS Operation 2 4 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual 2 1 5 THE ENTER KEY lt The lt 1 key ENTER is used to select the item curently disolayed on the LCD 2 1 6 THE 1 AND 2 KEYS The use of the Land 2 keys vanes according to the operation in progress their use is displayed on the LCD asappropriate 2 1 7 THEJ OGGING KEYS The use of the jogging
34. able the sensors by covering them or via the configuration menu see 2 4 13 Media Sensor 2 Place the cutter in local operation See Section 2 2 2 Local operation will allow you to use the control panel jogging keys even when no media is loaded 3 Remove the backing from a piece of vinyl Place the vinyl with the tacky side down between one of the pinch rollers and a drive sleeve Lower the pinch roller arm 4 Use the fp and jogging keys to move the piece of vinyl backward and forward several times until all residue is removed from the dnve sleeves 5 Raise the pinch roller arm and remove the piece of vinyl media 6 Repeatsteps3 through 5 forthe other drive sleeves 7 Setthe cutters power switch to OFF Maintenance and Cleaning 4 1 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual VINYL STRIP PINCH ROLLER TACKY SIDE ON BOTIOM FIG URE 4 1 C LEANING OF THE DRIVE SLEEVES 4 1 2 CLEANING THE SENSORS After a certain time the sensor may become dirty with accumulated residue from the media This situation may cause malfunctioning of the cutter To clean the sensor area proceed as follows 1 The sensorsare located on the cuttersnght side One sensoris located on the front platen the other sensor islocated on the rear platen FIG URE 4 1 LOCATION OF THE SENSORS 2 To keep the sensors clean it is sufficient to wipe them out now and then with a cotton swab Maintenance and Cleaning 4 2
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36. ad paru Th Configuration Load Un VW Command store Configuration User Configuration alee uc aed e Using the control panel to select the desired alignment method Press the ES key MENU until the message USER CONFIG 1 is displayed on the LCD Ll USERCONFIG 1 c gt Press the jogging key until the message SYSTEM SETUP is displayed E Pressthe ieggino key until the message SPECIAL LOAD is displayed TL SPECIALLOAD lt OPOS gt Press the Or S key to modify the specialload parameter Pressthe lt 4 key to confim the selection Operation 3 3 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 3 2 OPOS AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT SYSTEM 3 2 1 CALIBRATING OPOS The principle of OPOS is based on the principle of registering black printed markers around the design to know the exact position of the printout The registration of the markers is done by a sensorthat is mounted at the bottom of the cutting head To be sure that OPOS works accurately the distance between the sensorand the knife tip must be calibrated OPOS calibration To make sure that the sensor is able to recognise the markers a media calibration can be performed The OPOS system hastwo calibration procedures 1 OPOScalibration 2 Media calibration 3 2 1 1 OPOSCalibration he OPOScalibration fixesthe exact distance between the knife tip and the sensor When noticing that the contour has shifted it may be necessary to
37. ally from the roll The cutter will unroll the media automatically dunng the load sequence 7 The positioning and routing of sheet material is identical to that of roll media 8 The utteris now ready General Information 1 21 1 8 MEDIA LOAD PROCEDURE i SAFE OPERATION Do not place any objectsin front of or behind the cutter that could interfere with cutter operation Make sure the media isfree to move back and forth Keep hands hair clothing and jewellery away from moving parts Tum the poweron and the following message will appearon the LCD screen PLEASE WAIT LOADING The cutter will automatically start executing a minimalloading procedure consisting of a media width measurement media isunwound overa length equalto the width measured between the pinch rollers When the next display appears the cutter is ready to receive a file a00mm s 120g K 0 045 ONLINE l When sending a cut file the cutter will automatically pull the required media from the roll The pulling is done in steps such that for each step the length pulled off the roll isidentical to the width measured between the pinch rollers IMPORTANT Trac king of longer signs is only guaranteed when you perform the full load procedure Proceed asfollowsto complete the fullload procedure recommended for long signs Press the key and the following message will appearon the LCD screen SET ORIG IN X 0 Y YYYY 4 Press the key again a
38. catenation by setting this parameter to 0 On the LCD the active concatenation value is marked with an 2 4 2 SMOOTHING The SMOOTHING feature helps to cut smoother curves when curve data with many short vectors is received from the computer The default setting is OFF 2 4 3 EMULATE The EMULATE submenu is used to select the active cutting plotting language forthe cutter The DuraSign cutters support DM PL HP GLand HP GL 2 On the LCD the active plotting language setting is marked with an NO TE The active cutting plotting language MUST match the cutting software Always selecta language that is supported by the host computers cutting software Whenever possible select the DM PL menu option to set the active cutting plotting language to Houston Instrument Digital Microprocessor Plotting Language DM PL This selection will allow the cutter to operate with DM PL based cutting plotting software This language having special command extensions for cutting normally gives superior cutting performance Select the HP GL menu option to set the active cutting plotting language to HP GL The cutter will emulate a HP model 758xB plotter with selectable origin see 2 4 12 Operation 2 14 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 4 4 TOOL The TOOL submenu is used to select the default tool at powerup To configure the cutter for plotting operations select PEN To configure the cutter for cutting operations se
39. cnbed in paragraph 2 3 3 1 9 2 4 INSTALLATION OF BALLPOINT PEN The T140 can also be operated with a BALLPOINT pen After replacing the knife with a ballpoint pen the cutter can be used asa plotter to draw draft plots of new orexisting designs on paper General Information 1 36 To install the ball point pen proceed as follows 1 Remove the knife by tuming the knife holder anticlockwise with one hand while holding the nosepiece in place with the otherhand 2 Remove the nose piece referto Fig 1 21 3 Insertthe ballpoint pen holder into the tool shaft as shown in Figure 1 21 BALLPOINT HOLDER PARTNUMBER 391 667 BALLPOINT PARTNUMBER 391 669 FIG URE 1 1 BALLPO INT PEN ASSEM BLY General Information 1 37 3 Install the ballpoint pen as shown in Figure 1 21 Insert the ball point pen holder as far as possible by tuming it clockwise while holding the nose piece holder in place with the otherhand BALLPOINT HOLDER PARTNUMBER 391 667 BALLPOINT PARTNUMBER 391 669 XQ ON REMOVE Nus Piece BEFORE INSTALLING BALLPOINT FIG URE 1 2 BALLPOINT HOLDER INSERTION 3 To configure the cutter for ballpoint pen operation press the Tis key Press the left or nght jogging key until BALLPOINT appears on the second line of the LCD Press ENTER and an astensk will appear next to BALLPOINT this indicates that the ballpoint is selected A small P for Pen wil be displayed in the upper right comer of t
40. cutterto the front When in the up position the pinch rollers can be moved manually to the left or the right along the pinch roller shaft so that they can be easily positioned in a detent click position where they are to be lowered to ensure optimum traction on the media When the pinch rollers are in the up position the message LOWER CAM ROLLERS is displayed on the LCD i CAUTION Always make sure that the pinch rollers are in the fully raised position before sliding them to the left or right The pinch rollers MUST be positioned cormectly and lowered onto the media before an automatic load sequence is initiated Make sure that the two pinch rollers are positioned above the dnve sleeves The left pinch roller should be positioned in a detent click position The right pinch roller should be positioned somewhere on the long drive sleeve that only has a click position at the beginning and at the end of the sleeve The drive drum will move the media only when the pinch rollers are lowered onto the sleeves Before lowering the pinch rollers carefully check the position of the rollers in relation to the drive sleeves When the pinch rollers are DOWN the two rollers General Information 1 17 must run over the sleeves in order to ensure proper media traction t is very important that both media edges always rest on the sleeves in such a way that the two pinch rollers which are positioned 3 to 15 mm 0 1 to 0 6 from the media
41. dure 2 5 7 3 ADJ USTLONG test routine AD USTLONG TL O 1 Press to execute the LONG test The test pattem is similarto the LAT test Check the quality of the cuts the end of the vertical cuts should coincide precisely with the horizontal cuts without any gaps T Weed out the rectangle and if you obtained a pattem as illustrated above decrease the value displayed on the LCD by pressing the jogging key to correct closing of the lines cut To repeat the test press the 4 key Press the ES key to repeat the calibration procedure or press the v key to intemupt the routine Operation 2 27 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual qu However if you obtained a pattem as illustrated above increase the value displayed on the LCD by pressing the jogging key to correct closing of the lines c ut To repeatthe test pressthe 4 key Press the key to repeat the calibration procedure or press the v key to intemupt the routine A complementary test hasbeen added to fine tune the LONG adjustment Press the 1 key to perform the horizontal test all the squares should be identical 2 5 8 SYSTEM TESTS The SYSTEM TESTS submenu covers the menu items you only occasionally need to adjust the cutting process Press the ENTER key to accessthe different submenu items which are explained in section 2 6 below Operation 2 28 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 6 SYSTEM TESTS The SYSTEM TEST
42. e VELOCITY submenu is used to set or modify the velocity of the tool The default velocity is 800 mm s 36 ips The velocity can be set between 50 mm s 2 ips and 1000 mmys 40 ips Operation 2 12 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 3 5 OVERC UT The OVERCUT submenu enables you to generate an overcut in order to facilitate weeding the cut The default overcutissetto 1 The overcut setting can be disabled 0 or set to any value between O off and 10 One unit is about 0 1 mm or 0 004 On the LCD the active value is marked with an 2 3 6 POUNCING GAP The pouncing gap submenu is used to set or modify the distance between the pounced holes This routine appliesto the pouncer only The default pouncing gap value isO mm The value can be set between 0 and 50mm On the LCD the active pouncing gap value is marked with an 2 3 7 SYSTEM SETUP The SYSTEM SETUP submenu covers the menu items you normally only need when establishing the initial setup e g when you install the cutter in combination with the software you use Press the key to access the different submenu items which are explained in section 2 4 2 Operation 2 13 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 4 SYSTEM SETUP Refer to Figure 2 3 2 4 1 CONCATENATION The CONCATENATION feature increases the soeed and quality with which cut data having a very high resolution is cut However when changing over to nomal characters again deactivate con
43. e at each side hold the media clamped between the rubberrollers and the media drive sleeves The DuraSign series are equipped with an extra low pressure roller in the middle to keep the vinyl media flat Cutting strip Soft strip to avoid any damage to the knife tip when no media has been loaded Since cutting is done on the cutting strip it is essential that the cutting strip remains inta ct Manual cut off knife Upon completing a sign move the media forward by pressing the V key Use the manual knife to cut the finished sign off the media roll Pressthe V key and the cutteris ready to receive the next job Stand The stand and basket comes standard with the DuraSign General Information 1 14 1 6 POWERING UP THE CUTTER 1 6 1 EARTHING A SAFETY WARNING An insulated earth conductor must be installed as part of the branch circuit that supplies power to the wall outlet to which the cutter is connected The earth conductor must have the same size insulation material and thic kness asthe earthed and unearthed branch circuit supply conductors but the insulating sheath should be green or green with yellow striping The earth conductordescribed above must be earthed at the electrical distribution board or if powerissupplied by a separate system at the power supply transformer motor generator set The wall sockets into which the cutter is plugged must be of the earthed type The earth conductors serving said wall socke
44. e default knife pressure value is 120 grams The knife pressure can be set between O and 400 grams for the D140 and between 0 and 600 grams for the 1140 The knife pressure value isset in 5 gram increments On the LCD the active knife pressure value is marked with an Knife pressure setup is explained in detail in section 1 7 1 2 3 2 KNIFE OFFSET The KNIFE OFFSET submenu is used to set or modify the distance between the knife blade tip and the centre axis The default knife offset value is 45 mm The value can be set between 0 and 1 mm Make sure that the selected knife offset value matchesthat of the knife Some Fine tuning may be necessary because of the mechanical tolerances on the knife To verify the knife offset a test can be cut by pressing the 1 key If the offset value isset too low the rectangles will not close When the offset value is set too high the rectangles will be distorted The offset test is illustrated below 2 3 3 POUNCING PRESSURE The POUNCING PRESSURE submenu is used to set or modify the pouncing pressure of the pouncing tool The default pouncing pressure value is 120 grams The pouncing pressure can be set between 0 and 400 grams for the D140 and between 0 and 600 grams for the 1140 The pouncing pressure value is set in 5 gram increments On the LCD the active pouncing pressure value is marked with an Pouncing pressure setup is explained in detail in section 1 7 3 2 3 4 VELOCITY Th
45. e g prompt the user with the following message INSERT PEN when a P2 command is sent When the TOOL COMMAND option is set to IGNORE the pen knife commandsare ignored On the LCD the active setting is marked with an The default setting is ACCEPT 2 4 17 LOAD ON W CMD The LOAD ON W CMD submenu will only be displayed if the PLOT LANG UAGE is set to DM PL See Paragraph 2 4 4 The LOAD ON W CMD determines when receiving the DM PL Window command W command whether aside from the scaling function media is loaded or not Besides scaling the W command is also very useful when cutting long signs With the W command media loading will go smoother Sufficient media will be pulled off the roll at once Even when AUTOLOAD is off there is no need anymore to unroll the media manually 2 4 18 FLEX C UT FLEX CUT can be set to OFF to Mode 1 or Mode 2 When the cutter is set to mode 1 or mode 2 it will altemately cut one length with full pressure and one length with reduced pressure The feature FLEX C UT offers the advantage that it cuts completely through the matenal yet allowing the matenal to stay together by meansof the small media bridges MODE 1 is the quickest mode but it is less precise because the pressure changes during the cutting MODE 2 is a lot slower but at the same time it is much more precise as the cutter stops at every change of pressure Pressing the 1 key will activate the configuration menu which allows
46. edge will run overthe sleeves when lowered to the drive drum The central low pressure roller is used to enhance media routing and keep the vinyl flat Ideally this roller should be positioned halfway between the two edge rollersand above one of the drive sleeves For media widths smaller than 600 mm the central low pressure roller can be positioned in the UP position Thisis done by tuming the knob on the back of the pinch roller counter c loc kwise 1 7 2 FEEDING AND POSITIONING MEDIA The loading procedure described below has been found to give excellent repeatability When loading media adhere to these step by step instructions strictly To load media proceed asfollows l Raise the pinch rollers by means of the pinch roller lever arm located on the right hand side of the cutter next to the control panel FIG URE 1 1 MEDIA POSITIONING 2 When working with roll media proceed by inserting a media flange at each end of the media roll and tighten the thumbscrew until the media roll ts firmly gripped between the flanges Make sure the flanges are firmly pressed against the roll General Information 1 18 3 Position the media roll with flanges on the support rollers at the rear of the machine Slide the two roll media guide bushes under the media roll so that the roll flanges run into the groove provided in the guide bushes In this position the media rolland guide bushescan be shifted from the left to the nght Start f
47. eed will be dependent on media type media size and other parameters Media lengths greater than 4 m 13 feet can be handled but compliance with specifications is not guaranteed will be dependent on media type media size and other parameters For positioning of the pinch rollers see section 1 7 General Information 1 4 Vinyl Types A wide range of vinyl types has been evaluated and tested on the DuraSign cutters When using duly certified media operation in accordance with the functional specifications of the model is warranted Other media should be certified by Summa before use to ensure performance in compliance with specifications For a full list of all duly certified media suitable for friction drive operation see AppendixA Ploting Paper Bond paper 120 g m recommended 1 2 3 KNIFE PEN AND POUNCING TOOL he D140 is supplied with two standard knife blades for vinyl media and a black fibre tip pen Knfe Medium J JQuantty requiresa standard knife holder amp fluorescent vinyl s material Pn Colour Quantity Fibre tip pen Pouncing tool TABLE 1 1a D140 KNIVES PENS AND POUNCING TOOLS General Information 1 5 The T140 is supplied with two standard knives for vinyl media one masking stencil knife one drag knife and one black ballpoint pen supplied Standard knife standard reflective amp 2 off requires a standard knife holder along f
48. eeding the media from the rear of the machine Position the left media edge on the left most dnve sleeve and check whether the right media edge is positioned over the long drive sleeve If so the left pinch roller can be positioned in a detented position over the left most sleeve and the nght pinch roller is positioned somewhere over the long drive sleeve to suit the media width The pinch roller can be lowered anywhere between the two detent positions of the long drive sleeve to allow for flexibility in holding any media width In circumstances where the above does not work because your media is too narmow to reach the long drive sleeve try positioning the left media edge overthe second left drive sleeve and position the right media edge somewhere on the long drive sleeve Repeat this process until you find the correct sleeve that matches with the media width you are using FIG URE 1 2 FEEDING ROLL M EDIA USING MEDIA FLANG ES General Information 1 19 FIG URE 1 3 FEEDING ROLL MEDIA WITHOUT USING MEDIA FLANGES 4 Make sure that the media followsa straight path from the roll of material To accomplish this you can slide the media roll amp guide bushes from the left to the right along the media support rollers 5 The pinch rollers should be positioned over the drive sleeves about 3 to 15 mm 0 1 to 0 6 away from the media s outer edges Ge General Information 1 20 NOTE It is not necessary to unroll the media manu
49. ertip and gradually increasing the blade length by tuming the adjustment knob until you feel the knife tip touching your fingertip 3 Extend the tip of the blade by the distance required for the desired cutting media B asshown in Figure 1 9 General Information 1 25 VA BACKING FIG URE 1 2 BLADE LENGTH ADJ USIM ENT 4 Tum the cutting depth adjustment screw clockwise to increase the cutting depth Tuming the cutting adjustment screw anticlockwise will decrease the cutting depth lS e SSK eee ti e ets SSS 4h roe Ry CLAMPING SC REW FIG URE 1 3 SETIING KNIFE DEPTH 5 To install the knife into the tool camage Loosen the clamping screw swing clamp am backand load the knife Close the clamp arm and tighten the clamping screw 6 Setthe knife pressure asfollows General Information 1 26 Press the E key MENU key until the message USER CONFIG 1 is disolayed on the display Ll USER CONFIG 1 gt Press the logging key until the message KNIFE PRESS is displayed L KNIFE PRESS 120g 1 TEST Press the c Or gt key to modify the knife pressure Pressthe lt 4 key to confirm the selection Pressthe 1l key to perform a knife depth test asillustrated in figure 1 11 FIG URE 1 4 KNIFE DEPTH TEST PATTERN The knife depth is correctly set when the test pattem is
50. et or modify the byte format and parity type for RS 232 C serial communications between your cutter and the host computer The default panty setting is bit 8 O 8 data bits no panty the 8th bit being a low bit The panty can be set to any of the following values LCD information Partyseting Remarks 8 data bits no party bit 8 low 0 8data bits no parity bit 8 high 1 EVEN j7data bits 1 parity bit ODD J 7data bits lpariybit parity bit odd On the LCD the active parity setting is marked with an NOTE The parity setting of your cutter MUST match the host computer s panty setting 2 4 9 RTS DIR he RTS DTR submenu controls the Request To Send RTS and Data Terminal Ready DTR signals of the cutters RS 232 C serial communications interface for hardware handshaking The RTS DTR default value is TOGGLE RTS DTR can be set to TOGGLE hardware handshaking or HIGH software handsha king On the LCD the active handshaking setting is marked with an 2 4 10 DM PL ERRORS he DM PL ERRORS submenu is used to determine whether or not different DM PL ermors such as illegal plot commands invalid parameter ranges or communication errors will be displayed on the LCD This menu will only be displayed if PLOTLANG UAGE is set to DM PL The DM PL ERRORS submenu can be set to REPORTED or IGNORED On the LCD the active setting is marked with an The feature is activated by selecting
51. eteotat lieb Quasi bod Coena Dre b Quia d bu boba E roba Dub ka eua 2 14 2 4 4 TOO pe 2 15 2 4 5 Menu UNES versoan ev Po E X EG vvv E Un D a Pape aa Ha CvUE P 2 15 2 4 6 PG GS SSI C ruere ombre B Ctt E Re ERO PK ut oS Ca d hin nde 2 15 2 4 7 BAUD RATE Goicueseonitem pp conr edi rri b o c Pc S VENERE e 2 15 2 4 8 aiia e 2 16 2 4 9 nis EP Em 2 16 2 4 10 DINI ZRIUEITOTS S iius nor ate eu UI NU MIL C aa eteseaaian tants 2 16 2 4 11 FPG E EONS avopdespteni pr M papae Madre cd dure Drbose OM UN dT M eU 2 17 2 4 12 miwACimenel e man 2 17 2 4 13 Media SENO asorar TT 2 17 2 4 14 AUO AO saa E E Rad FRE SNR UR 2 17 2 4 15 eCo aO raran 9 2 18 General Infomation TOC 2 2 4 16 TO OMG ONG DO oa esarubier uva EUR E pM Dex 2 18 2 4 17 EOAD ONW CMD D M 2 18 2 4 18 FLEX C UR eS 2 18 2 4 19 RECUEOM E Urra drea pea vlr ione crar onn er pec naecaantenian 2 19 2 5 intemal lest Menuiserie ofa i onn aoa ec o E ea ir 2 20 2 5 1 CC UPEBOFOG TD invio oot etre deg a Tubos db Vc ed nnus 2 21 25 2 Men Plo EET ELEM 2 22 2 5 3 CONRDENCEC BT eisai tercittaauneeetaaietesaentmtiateieuaaid 2 22 2 5 4 DINC Ul v 2 22 2 5 5 CID Fate Mi CCG nccrne a A 2 22 2 5 6 Calibrate OPO Soria tantric Bere da n tower UN eaten 2 23 2 5 7 Tangential Knife Calibration only FOR
52. f the circles cut To repeatthe test pressthe tH key Press the E53 key to go to the next step of the calibration procedure 2 5 7 2 ADJUSTLAT test routine AD USTLAT TL 0 1 Press to execute the LATtest Operation 2 25 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual Lruns from the horizontal line at the bottom to the centre 2 runs from the horizontal line at the top to the centre 3runs from the centre to the horizontal line atthe top 4runsfrom the centre to the horizontal line at the bottom Carefully check the alignment of the different cuts the two vertical lines should meet seamlessly precisely in the middle without any gaps Weed out the rectangle and if you obtained the kind of pattem illustrated above decrease the value displayed on the LCD by pressing the c jogging key to correct closing of the lines cut To repeatthe test pressthe tH key Press the E3 key to go to the next step of the procedure However in case your cut resembles the pattem illustrated above increase the value displayed on the LCD by pressing the jogging key to correct closing of the lines cut To repeatthe test pressthe c key Operation 2 26 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual A complementary test has been added to fine tune the LAT adjustment Press the 2 key to perform the vertical test shown above All the squares should be identical Press the E3 key to go to the next step of the proce
53. he LCD 1 9 2 5 INSTALLATION OF A POUNCING TOOL The T140 can also be operated with a POUNCING TOOL After replacing the knife with a pouncing tool the cutter can be used asa pouncer To install the pouncing tool proceed asfollows 1 Remove the knife by tuming the knife holder anticlockwise with one hand while holding the nosepiece in place with the otherhand 2 Remove the nose piece referto Fig 1 22 General Information 1 38 3 Insert the pouncing tool into the tool shaft 4 nsert the pouncing tool as far as possible by tuming it clockwise while holding the nose piece holder in place with the other hand 5 To configure the cutter for pouncing operation key Press the left or right jogging key until POUNCER appears on the second line of the LCD Press ENTER and an asterisk will appear next to POUNCER this indicates that the pouncing tool is selected General Information 1 39 SECTION 2 2 0PERATION 2 1 THECONTROL PANEL Figure 2 1 shows the control panel of the DuraSign Series cutters The main functions of the liquid crystal display LCD and the control panel keys are explained in the following paragraphs FIG URE 2 1 DURASIG N SERIES CONTROL PANEL Operation 2 1 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 1 1 THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY The 32 character liquid crystal display LC D contains two lines of 16 characters each The LCD provides cutter status information dunng operations and dis
54. he knife blade is firmly fixed into the holder The knife is firmly fixed when you can not remove it manually from the knife holder To remove a fixed blade when it istoo blunt push against the back of the blade with the tip of a screwdriver The blade will then jump out of its holder This procedure is also valid for the installation of the optional double tip blade p n 390 551 General Information 1 29 INSTALL TOOL PARTNUMBER 390 553 TANGENTIAL KNIFE HOLDER PARTNUMBER 391 663 STANDARD TANGENTIAL KNIFE PARTNUMBER 390 549 FIG URE 1 1 BLADE ASSEM BLY 2 Insert the grey nosepiece as shown in Figure 1 13 until it snaps into the nose piece holder TANGENTIAL KNIFE HOLDER ALIGNMENT PIN PARTNUMBER 391 663 STANDARD TANGENTIAL KNIFE PARTNUMBER 390 549 STANDARD NOSE PIECE PARTNUMBER 391 664 FIG URE 1 2 NOSE PIECE INSTALLATION 3 Gently insert the knife into the tool shaft as shown in Figure 1 13 Hold the nosepiece in place with one hand with the other hand tum the knife holder anticlockwise until the alignment pin fits into the small notch of the tool shaft Now tum clockwise until the knife holder gets grip in the tool shaft General Information 1 30 FIG URE 1 3 KNIFE HOLDER INSERTION 4 Holding the nose piece in place with one hand adjust the knife depth with the other hand by tuming the knife holder clockwise until the knife tip is just visible from underthe nose
55. hesive Products Co Macintosh Macintosh Plus Macintosh SE and Macintosh Il are trademarks of Apple Computer MACTac isa trademark of MACTac Europe Multifix is a trademark of Multipla st G ra fic s Rubylith isa trademark of Ulano Tesa and Tesacal are trademarks of Tesa General Information JABEOFCONIENITS inepte tor ixi C es oslo eee ees PAGE 1 GENERAL INFORMATION eror reor nnn nnn nnn n nun nn uuu n uua nuu u uuu u nus 1 1 1 1 INTO GUC GON iiini cia cuia ir or ERR RHOD RE RED AO E ERE EN EDT 1 1 I PloQUCct FeatulbS ascmecnti tb teh ast Dm ances Ciim data abt Dut tae inci 1 1 1 1 2 DuraSign user Manda aa a a LA uius 1 2 1 2 Specific ALON iiiavk iive Evi FERE ER CK RO ERR VIR EE R C ER EE UC RT ER TERR RR 1 4 1 2 1 CUO saeodextvs betel ct sae es hector ede eer ica Rr ore va ects alee taa eV tao 1 4 1 2 2 MCCUE E UT TTUTMM 1 4 1 2 3 Knife Pen and Pouncing tool eeeeennmm ems 1 5 1 2 4 Ite ae P ensi MI x cc esteem ice vaca ye oa M M EM EIE 1 6 1 2 5 miignisli 2 t c mH C 1 7 1 2 6 Bie NIS m T TOT T OO OE 1 7 1 2 7 CEN bOTIS eset oramrviS os Duda sumi cuRd ou i tam awseamecd vU ue tcr Ed icsat 1 7 1 2 8 EnVIIOHmelEitd iusti hn Entra d On o 1 8 1 2 9 FG CAC ca T LU T TT 1 8 1 3 Cutter Accessories and Consumables 1 9 1 4 Rear Panel components 11er rere eene nena n nena aun 1 11 1 5 Front Panel C
56. ign series Cutters User s Manual e Position the sensor Lh m exactly above the origin markerusing the G DMO jogging keys olay e Click the sensor box down When using a drag head tum on the metallic knob situated on the lowerside of the head Fora tangential head simply click it down manually Press the lt 1 key to confirm the selected point of ongin The cutter will now scan the markers and store the origin In case something may have gone wrong the following message will be displayed ERROR MARKERS NOT SENSED PRO PERLY 3 2 8 CUTTING THE CONTOUR e Follow the specific instructions for contour cutting in your software If there are no such instructions follow the explanation below e Move the entire design crossmarks and contours included in your software so that the origin mark is situated in the lower left comer of the cutting area In most sign making software the orientation is landscape If not you will have to rotate everything 9 9 e Selectthe contoursand cut them out Operation 3 13 DuraSign senes Cutters User s Manual Make sure that only the contours are cut Make sure that the origin of the cutting area is used Some software will shift the selected contours to the origin when cutting This can be avoided by adding a small rectangle that has its lower left comer right in
57. igure 2 4 shows the different INTERNAL TEST submenus Operation 2 20 DuraSign senes C utters User s Manual INTERNAL TEST INTERNAL TEST LANGUAGE 9 o e fU INTERNAL TEST INTERNAL TEST INTERNAL TEST KNIFE CALIBRATION ROM REVISION RAM TEST g o dE e e INTERNAL TEST INTERNAL TEST INTERNAL TEST CUT BORDER SERVICE PLOT INSTALL MENU o o en QU INTERNAL TEST INTERNAL TEST INTERNAL TEST MENU PLOT OPTICAL SENSOR COIL SETUP o tU o tU INTERNAL TEST CONFIDENCE INTERNAL TEST SENSOR SETUP o QU 9 o e INTERNAL TEST LCD CONTRAST INTERNAL TEST DIN CUT INTERNAL TEST CALIBRATE XY o en o en INTERNAL TEST CAL MEDIA INTERNAL TEST RS232 TEST o INTERNAL TEST CAL OPOS 1 Uu only for T140 FIG URE 2 1 INTERNAL TESTS SUBM ENUS 2 5 1 CUTBORDER he CUT BORDER submenu is used to cut the border of the media area which was defined during the load sequence This function is particularly useful if you want to verify the exact cutting area Operation 2 21 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual 2 5 2 MENU PLOT The MENU PLOT is a hard copy of the present cutter configuratio
58. il the message CAL MEDIA is displayed T INTERNAL TESTS CAL MEDIA J Pressthe lt lt key to confirm the selection The following message Is displayed 1 SET 2 MEASURE With the 1 option the value can be set manually This is useful when you have already calibrated this kind of media and you know the value when the default needsto be set value back again Otherwise choose 2 to proceed Operation 3 5 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual PUT ON WHITE AREA e Click the sensordown and use the arrow keysto place the sensoron top of a white area Presson the lt key The cutter will now sense the white area and display the following message PUTON BLACK PRINTED AREA e Use the arrow keysto place the sensorin the lower right part of the black printed square Press on the c key Ihe cutter will now sense the black area e Nomally a value will be displayed on the LC D VALUE 38 This value isa specific value forthis kind of media It isadvisable to memorise this value Lateron you can calibrate the media quickly by setting this value manually instead of measuring it e An emormessage may appear In this case the sensor is not able to differentiate black and white Make sure that the test has been performed cormectly If OPOSin notable to sense the markers the manual alignment methods can be used 3 2 2 GENERAL Foraccurate Contour Cutting with the alignment methods proceed asfollows e Create the
59. ing your own cable only a few of the cutter pins will actually need to be connected to the host computer To ensure optimum results the cable length should not exceed 4 8 m 16 feet It should be taken into account that your computer or cutting software may also require additional loopback connections at the host computers end of the data cable Connect the Transmit Data TXD pin of the computer to pin 2 of the Cutter Connect the Receive Data RXD pin of the computer to pin 3 of the Cutter For hardware handshaking connect the Clear To Send CTS pin of the computer to pin 4 or pin 7 of the cutter Connect the Request To Send RTS pin of the computerto pin 8 of the cutter Connect the ground GND pin of the computerto pin 5 of the cutter Interface 5 5 APPENDIX A MEDIA CERTIHCATION Types of media A wide range of vinyl types has been evaluated and extensively tested on the Dura Sign seres cutters To ensure operation in compliance with the functional specifications of the DuraSign series cutters as listed in Section 1 of the User s Manual only duly certified media should be used An alphabetic list of all duly certified media is included below Before using other media please contact yourlocal Summa representative foradvice Manufacturer Do wp yy yo 3M Cast White Vinyl 3M Cast Clear Vinyl Sc otchcal Series 100 Sc otchcal Series 3480 Scotchcal Transluc ent Series 3630 Scotchcal Special Effects 210 Controlt
60. inted design is not loaded straight into the unit the contourcan be rotated equally to fit the printed graphic poe Eom 1 cel 2 SKEWED DESIGN If the X and Y axes of the printed desgn are not perpendicular the contour can be skewed to fit the printed design l8 3 INCORRECTLY SCALED DESIGN If the print size is different from the original design in your software due to media expansion or shrinkage or due to printing inaccuracies the contourcan be scaled to fit the printed graphic Operation 3 1 DuraSign senes Cutters User s Manual NOTE The scaling can only be adjusted by a few percent gt Any combination of the three above imegularities can be handled too The parameter SPECIAL LOAD in the user configuration menu determines which alignment method is used a Manual alignment method or OPOS This parameter can be changed with Summa Cutter Control or with the control panel Summa Cutter Control Fille Configuration Settings Tests Help Cutter Model 510 PRU Media Width 2al mm Media Length SUO mm Velocity BOO mms Pressure 110 g aset Cutter Language Operation 3 2 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual Menu Parameter V DP DMPL Addressing H Configuration Ohi FPL Errors HFP GL Errors HP GL Origin Axis All l i write a BE H Configuration arity ATS OTR Tool Command Autolo
61. keys will susoend the current cutting plotting operation until the cutter is put on line again 2 2 2 LOCALOPERATION Local operation is only possible while the cutter is off line Local operation means that the cutter is operated directly by the operator via instructions entered on the control panel To work in local operation mode proceed asfollows l Ifthe cutterisstil on line press the v key once to select off line 2 To move the carriage to the left or right pressthe c or jogging key 3 To make the media move forwards towards you or backwards away from you press the M or amp jogging key Moving the media forward will prove to be very practical when you require to cut the finished sign off manually Operation 2 7 DuraSign senes C utters User s Manual 4 Pressthe TA key TOOL UP DOWN to lower or raise the active tool If the tool is not moved for approximately eight seconds it is raised automatically 5 To end local mode and putthe cutteron line again pressthe v key Operation Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 3 THE USER CONHG MENU he USER CONFIG uration menu gives accessto different submenus that allow you to configure the cutters operating parameters It should be taken into account that access to some of the submenus will be determined by the plotting language you are using Four different user configurations can be saved The selected configuration number is displa yed on the LCD
62. keys variesaccording to the operation in progress For example when working in the USER CONFIG menu the c oe jogging key isused to select the new usernumberand the GD a saan key is used to go to the previous or next menu item 2 1 8 THE TOOL UP DOWN key H The VA key TOOL UP DOWN is used while the cutter is off line to raise or lower the tool Pressing the Ti key once will lower the tool onto the media Pressing the VA key again will raise the tool If the tool is not moved forapproximately eight seconds it is raised auto matically 2 1 9 THE TOOL sac key i The Us key TOOL SELECT is used to select knife pen or pouncing operation To temporarily change the tool press the Us key then press the Or jogging key until the desired tool appears on the second line of the LCD Press the key to confirm the tool An asterisk appears next to the selected tool When the cutter is powered on the next time the default tool will be selected Forsetting up the default tool see Section 2 4 4 Operation 2 5 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 2 NORMALOPERATON The tem nomal operation covers on line operation off line operation and local operation i e the three types of operation for actual cutting or plotting They are explained in further detail in the following paragraphs 2 2 1 ON LINE AND OFF UNE On line and off line are two important concepts when using the DuraSign cutters The cutter is on line only when the
63. knife when cutting thic ker types of vinyl For thinner types of vinyl you will normally have to reduce the knife pressure and depth General Information 1 32 CAUTION After setting the cutting depth and orthe knife pressure perform a thorough visual check of the knife blade which can be seen protruding from the knife holder and test cutting results on a scrap of vinyl media DO NOTOPERATE THE C UTTER if the knife blade cuts through the media backing as this will seriously damage the cutters rubber cutting strip and the knife CAUTION For most vinyl cutting operations the knife blade tip will be barely visible at the bottom of the knife tool If you can clearly see the knife blade tip you will probably need to readjust the cutting depth To prevent damage to the cutter checkthe depth of the knife blade tip and the quality of the cut each time you load a different type of vinyl into the cutter General Information 1 33 1 9 2 2 INSTALLATION OF A KNIFE FOR CUTTING MASKING STENCIL OR HEAVY MATERIALS ile As shown in Figure 1 17 insert the knife blade into the knife holder Make sure the knife blade is firmly fixed into the holder The blade is firmly fixed when you can not remove it manually from the knife holder To remove the blade when it is too blunt push at the back of the blade with a screwdriver The blade will jump out of its holderthen 2 NL INSTALL TOOL VU PARTNUMB
64. lect the DRAG KNIFE or the TANG KNIFE option To configure the cutter for pouncing operations select the POUNCING TOOL option 2 4 5 MENU UNITS The MENU UNITS submenu allows you to select English or metric menu units for DM PL In HP GL amp HP GL 2 the menu units are alwaysin metnc For models sold in the US English units are the default setting For models sold in Europe metric units are the default setting On the LCD the active menu units setting is marked with an 2 4 0 ADDRESSING The ADDRESSING submenu is used to select the cutters default DM PL user addressable resolution In HP GL amp HP GL 2 the addressing is fixed at 0 025 mm The default addressing resolution is 0 025 mm Europe or 0 001 US The user addressable resolution can be set to 0 025 mm or 0 001 or 0 1 mm or 0 005 On the LCD the active resolution value is marked with an 2 4 7 BAUD RATE The BAUD RATE submenu is used to set or modify the operating baud rate for RS 232 C serial communications between your cutterand the host computer The default baud rate is 9600 bps The baud rate can be set to any of the following values 2400 bps 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 and 38400 bps On the LCD the active baud rate value is marked with an NO TE The baud rate setting of your cutter MUST match the host computer s baud rate setting Operation 2 15 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual 2 4 8 PARITY The PARITY submenu is used to s
65. luorescent vinyl types 2 off with a standard grey nose piece Double tip knife for high density high density reflective optional reflective materials vinyl types req quires a standard knife holder requires a standard knife holder along thick matenals 1 off with black nose piece Drag Knife DrgKnfe gg Standard drag knife sta reflective amp oe RE uiresa drag knife holder 7 T REN vinyltypes loff Pen Colu Qua Quantity requires a ballpoint pen holder 1 off Pouncing Tool TABLE 1 3 b T140 KNIVES PENS AND POUNCING TOOLS To order replacement knives pens and or pouncing tools contact your local dealer quoting the part numbers listed in table 1 9 he DuraSign cutters will only perform according to specifications if a genuine Summa knife pen or pouncing tool is installed Do not replace the standard knife pen orpouncing tool with products from other manufacturers 1 2 4 INTERFACE Communication standard asynchronous RS 232 C and t Premete uae oarallel interface Seral l OPortconnector Seral I O Portconnector O Port connector DE 9Bp Mating connector DB 9S Centronics female TABLE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS General Information 1 6 1 2 5 HRMWARE Language DM PL HP GL 758x emulation HP GL 2 Supported character sets Standard ASCII Supported fonts Sans serif single stroke amp medium ROM based plots C
66. mm Marker Size Y Direction 3mm Number Of Markers in 1 row 2 Then initiate the special load procedure see section 3 2 7 Then send the nonsmoke plt file using Summa Cutter control to the cutter Operation 3 15 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual 3 3 MANUALALIGNMENT METHODS The alignment methods are based on the pnnciple of crossmarks who are printed together with the drawing These crossmarkscan be of any type There are three manual alignment methods 1 X Alignment counterbalances a rotated design problem For this method the origin and one point along the x axis must be specified This method only rotates the contour It does not require any distance parameters This is the fastest and easiest method It is advised to use this method with small sheets up to A3 11 x 17 X axis point S nee pd vin bia nd Ongin point Operation 3 16 DuraSign senes Cutters User s Manual 2 XY Alignment counterbalances the rotated design and skewed design problems For this method the ongin one point along the x axis and one point along the y axis must be specified This method rotates and skews the drawing It does not need any distance parameters This method is the most precise method without using any distance parameters e X axis point 1 e Wq Three cross marks are Y axis point MES pol Ongin point indicating the origin the X axis and the Y axis
67. n i e the items selected in the USER CONFIG submenus described in Section 2 3 The plot is organised by menu categories to show the current values for the various USER CONFIG 1 24 configurations To run this plot load a sheet of plotting paper and installa pen NOTE It is stongly recommended to produce a MENU PLOThard copy each time you alter the cutter configuration The resulting plot should be kept with the cutter doc umentation in orderto provide other users with details of the actual configurations of the unit 2 5 3 CONHDENCE CUT The CONFIDENCE cut performs an electrical and mechanical test of the cutter to make sure that the cutter is fully operational A media sheet of atleast A3 A size should be used forthis plot 2 5 4 DIN CUT The DIN CUT also performs an electrical and mechanical test of the cutter in order to check the cut quality but also provides the user with feedback on knife setting knife pressure knife offset and cutting depth This cut is always run as a DIN A4 portrait A size image regardless of the actual size of the media loaded If the media loaded is smaller than DIN A4 A size part of the outer box will be clipped not cut This cut is always executed in the sequence prescribed by the ISO DIN standard 2 5 5 CALIBRATE MEDIA This test is used to calibrate the OPOS system for special material See section 3 for more detail Operation 2 22 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual 2 5 6 CA
68. nd the following message will appearon the LCD General Information 1 22 screen LOAD 1 ROLL 2 SHEET Pressthe 1 key if you want to load media from a roll Pressthe 2 key if you want to load media in sheet form If you choose sheet and the sensors are enabled then the sheet is automatically loaded If you choose roll the following display will appearon the LCD SET ORIGIN X 0 Y YYYY al Using the c gt fp Q5 jogging keys you can position the knife i e the at any location Pressthe c key to confirm the selected point of origin e origin MEDIA WINDOW c By pressing the fp Q5 jogging keys you can enter the length of the media you need for your task MEDIA WINDOW 3 m The XXXX value isthe media length you define with the fp d asia keys The YYYY value isthe cutting width of the media measured by the cutter Note when the media length displa yed is zero 0 the default media length will be used Press to confirm the length and the cutter will start shuffling the vinyl in orderto establish a track on the vinyl If you pressed lt instead of the jogging keys for defining the media window the default media length is displayed DEFAULT WINDOW LT XXXX mm d An XXXX value appears You can change the default value by pressing the fp 10 10 100 100 jogging keys General Information 1 23 Press lt to confirm the length and the cutter will start
69. nges The media flanges ensure proper routing of the media roll 7 Media Support Roller Rotating support rollers forthe media roll General Information 1 12 1 5 FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS In order to get acquainted with your DuraSign cutter read the following description of the front panel controls and components Figure 1 2 showsthe location of the main components FIG URE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES FRONT VIEW l Pinchrollerleveram This lever is used to raise and lowerthe pinch rollers dunng media loading Media loading is discussed in Section 1 7 2 Media Drive Sleeves The media drive sleeves move the media only when the pinch rollers are in the down position 3 Tool Carriage The tool camage isthe mount forthe knife holderand the pen 4 Control Panel The control panel contains 12 keys All cutter activity can be initiated from the control panel This includes initiating remote mode for computer control local mode for manual operation and menu mode Each control panel function is explained in Section 2 1 5 Display The 2x16 character display informs the user about the curent status of the cutting processoractionsthat need to be taken General Information 1 13 10 Sensors The sensors detect the presence of media to avoid any damage to the cutting strip Upon powering up the machine they cause the media to move all the way to the front edge of the platen Pinch rollers The pinch rollers on
70. omponents eere eee ee eren nena nnn 1 13 1 6 Powering Up The Cutter creer ree rere rrr nenas 1 15 1 6 1 m LINN G S Rt mE E 1 15 1 6 2 PowerUp Proc edule ostii inf tiae oet EO n PV e ER PE 1 16 1 7 LO AGING MS ea Pr 1 17 1 7 1 Positioning The Pinch Rollers eeeeennm 1 17 1 7 2 feeding And Positioning Media ss sssssssssesssrrrrrrreesssrrrrrreessrrnrrrrens 1 18 1 8 Media Load PIOCedWUlesoininionorcinonanndon n OIX Ra ER 1 22 1 9 Installation of a Knife Pen or Pouncing Tool 1 25 1 9 1 DIJO acd med Cantu CNN E 1 25 I9 LI Khire Insra latio esa iudi rettet venatu atia cc RD audit a 1 25 1 9 1 2 Pen InskallatiOTi os au eerie ius pass E ee ta eui crc m au dea aves iab ut 1 28 1 9 1 3 installation of a Pouncing Tool eeeeeeeennnn 1 29 1 9 2 PAO 1 29 1 9 2 1 Installation of a standard Tangential Knife 1 29 1 9 2 2 Installation of a Knife For Cutting Masking Stencil or Heavy M dte Ha Scusa eau e uic occ LI MEM Re Mie ME 1 34 1 923 Installation of a Drag Knife For The T140 eee 1 35 1 9 2 4 Installation of Ballpoint Pen cc eeeseeeeeeceeeeeeesseeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeenssseegs 1 36 General Information TOC 1 1 9 2 5 Installation of a Pouncing Tool
71. on of the main components s Parallel ot je STO o Jo J c7 d FIG URE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES REAR VIEW the pictures may vary from your model General Information 1 11 1 RS232 C Port This DB 9P connector provides the communication link between the cutter and a host computer It allows bi directional communication between the host computer and the cutter 2 Parallel Port This 36 pin Centronics connector provides a unidirectional communication link between the cutter and a host computer The cutter can receive but not transmit data via this port Note only one interface can be active atany one time The first port that receives data will be the active interface until the cutter Is reset 3 Power ON OFF switch This roc ker switch sets the cutter s powerto ON or OFF To switch the power ON press the I side of the rocker switch To switch the power OFF pressthe O side of the rocker switch 4 Power Entry Module The fuse box the voltage select board and the AC powercord receptacle are located in the powerentry module he power up procedure is explained in detail in Section 1 6 For information about the conversion of the cutters operating voltage see Section 4 2 5 Roll Media Guide Bushes The two guide bushes serve to keep the media rollin place when media is pulled from the roll 6 Media Fla
72. onfidence plot DIN plot TABLE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES FIRMWARE 1 2 6 PERFORMANCE Cutting specifications on 0 05 mm 0 002 wax backed vinyl total media thic kness not greaterthan 0 25 mm 0 010 Accuracy 0 2 of move or 0 25 0 2 of move or 0 010 mm whichever is whichever is greater greater Exc ludes differences due to media expansion stretc hing etc TABLE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES PERFORMANCES 1 2 7 CERTIHCATIONS CE certificate FCC ClassA Complies with IEC 950 EN 60950 General Information 1 7 1 2 8 ENVIRONMENTAL Cutter without media Operating Temperature 15 to 35 C 59 to 95 F Storage temperature 30 to lt 22 to 158 F Relative humidity 35 85 non con 35 85 non con densing densing TABLE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS IMPORTANT HINT The use of dimensionally stable media isan essential pre requisite to obtaining high cut quality Additionally media expansion or contraction may occurasa result of temperature vanations To improve the dimensional stability of media let it stabilise to the Current environmental conditions before usage fora minimum penod of 24 hours 1 2 9 ELECTRICAL Mains Supply 48 62 Hz single phase Min Max line D140 T140 100 V AC 89 108 V AC 1 25 A Slo Blo 120 V AC 108 130 V AC 1 25 A Slo Blo 220 V AC 197 238 V AC 0 6 A Slo Blo 240 V AC 216 260 V AC 0 6 A Slo Blo TABLE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES ELEC TRIC AL SP
73. plays menu options forthe configuration of the cutter The contrast of the LCD can be adjusted from the control panel in order to ensure optimum readability under varying lighting conditions Instructions for adjusting the LCD contrast are given in Section 2 6 11 The various menu and submenu items are always presented in a loop which means that when the last menu or submenu item is displayed pressing the appropnate key will automatically take you back to the first item of the same menu orsubmenu Next to the status messages and or 2 options displayed on the LCD arrow symbols representing the fp OR jogging keys and ce key will tell you what keysto pressto go to the next menu item top line of the display orto the next value fora given submenu item bottom line of the displa y 2 1 2 THE RESET LOAD KEY The key RESEI LOAD is used to move the origin to initiate a load sequence to reset the cutter to abort the cut in progress or to recut the last file When the key RESET LOAD is pressed the cutter goes off line suspends all operations in progress and displays the RESET LOAD menu Press the key until SET ORIGIN LOAD RESET ABORT RECUT or SPECIAL LOAD is displayed To confirm RESET ABORT REC UT or SPECIAL LOAD press the gol key ENTER To execute the SET ORIGIN instruction move the knife ongin using the M QD G 2 jogging keys and press the 4 key ENTER to confirm the new origin position To initiate the LOAD instruction
74. press the 1 or 2 key to initiate a load sequence for a ROLL or SHEET respectively Upon termination of any of these instructions the cuttergoeson line again The SETORIGIN instruction is used to move the knife origin The LOAD instruction is used to initiate a load sequence The RESET instruction performs a complete reset of the cutter he ABORT instruction simply cancels the cut in progress Aborting a cut will not reset the cutter parameters the parameters which had been selected for the cut remain in effect The REC UT instruction recuts the last file sent to the cutter provided that it fitted into the buffer Operation 2 2 Dura Sign series Cutters Users Manual When using the multiple recut function the different copies will be cut in the media in such a way that there is only a minimal loss of media The distance between the copiescan be changed See Section 2 4 19 The SPECIAL LOAD instruction starts the special load procedure for contour cutting 2 1 3 THE ON LINE Key WY The V key ON LINE toggles between on line and off line operation When the v key is pressed the selected mode ON LINE or OFF LINE is displayed on the LCD Selecting OFF LINE will suspend all operations in progress Pressing the v key while the cutter is off line will make the cutter go on line again resuming the suspended operation While the cutter is offline the tool camage and the media can be moved with the jogging keys 2 1 4 THE MENU KE
75. r On The Cutter eeee 5 4 5 2 3 Parallel Interface Connector On The Cutter 5 4 5 3 Available SgnalS ssssnssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 5 5 UST OF TABLES conie DERI ERR eee eee PAGE TABLE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES C UTTER SPEC IFIC ATIO NS en 1 4 TABLE 1 2 DURASIG N SERIES MEDIA SPEC IFICATIO NS enn 1 4 TABLE 1 3a D140 KNIVES PENS AND POUNCING TOOLS rnHHmmnmnee 1 5 TABLE 1 4 DURASIG N SERIES INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS eee 1 6 TABLE 1 5 DURASIG N SERIES FIRMWARE eeeeen enne 1 7 TABLE 1 6 DURASIG N SERIES PERFO RMANC ES eene 1 7 TABLE 1 7 DURASIG N SERIES ENVIRO NM ENTAL SPEC IFIC ATO NS 1 8 TABLE 1 8 DURASIG N SERIES ELEC TRIC AL SPECIFIC ATO NS eee 1 8 TABLE 1 9a D140 ACC ESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES eH emm 1 9 TABLE 2 1 C ONTENTS OF THE DURASIG N SERIES MENUS nnm 2 4 General Infomation TOC 4 UST OFILLDUSIRATIONS eec dor toa eaa lta eta PAGE FIG URE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES REAR VIEW NY eeeeerrnn nnne 1 11 FIG URE 1 2 DURASIG N SERIES FRO NT VIEW eene 1 13 FIGURE IES EARTH C OINNEC HO IN iiiestichs duoc cte E 1 16 FIGURE I 4 MEDIA PO SITIO NING 5 en ede ie ee Pe a eub tet in eo ees 1 18 FIG URE 1 5 FEEDING ROLL MEDIA USING MEDIA FLANGES
76. re This emor can be comected by means of the ADJUST LAT test routine Operation 2 23 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual ORIGIN deviation M e LONGITUDINAL deviation Theoretical 09 angle of the knife 9 Theoretical centre of the knife la LATERAL deviation FIG URE 2 1 Possible knife calibration GROUNDS The calibration settings entered dunng the knife calibration routine are automatically stored in the cutter s memory and will be maintained after powerdown NO TE Priorto knife calibration load vinyl and install a knife to avoid damage to the cutting strip 2 5 7 1 ADJUSTORIGIN test routine L INTERNAL TESTS T CALIBRATE KNIFE Press 4 to select the ORIGIN test ADJ USTORIGIN N O Press to execute the ORIGIN test Operation 2 24 Dura Sign series Cutters User s Manual This isthe correctly cut test pattem 2 Weed out the nng and compare the circle pattem cut in the vinyl with the circle pattem illustrated above If you obtained this kind of pattem increase the value displayed on the LCD by pressing the jogging key to corect closing of the circlescut To repeat the test pressthe c key Press the FS key to go to the next step of the calibration procedure However if you obtained the kind of pattem illustrated above then decrease the value displayed on the LCD by pressing the jogging key to cormect closing o
77. shuffling the vinyl in orderto seta trackon the vinyl After shuffling you get the following display a00mm s 120g K 0 045 ONLINE 1 The cutter is now ready to receive a file a00mmy s 120g K 0 045 ONLINE 1 The cutter hasbeen selected by the computer When the built in media sensors detect the end of the roll the message END OF MEDIA will be displayed The display will show the actual length loaded If that area is sufficient press 1 to ACCEPT If not press 2 to ABORT and the media will automatically retum to its origin i CAUTION When you acceptthe loaded area in sheet mode the cutter will clip the sign to be cut in case of insufficient media Compare the area loaded with the area needed forthe sign General Information 1 24 L9 INSTALLATION OF A KNIFE PEN OR POUNCING TOOL 1 9 1 D140 1 9 1 1 KNIFE INSTALLATION A SAFETY WARNING Your cutter uses razor sharp knives The knife blades may cause serious personal injuries if handled without proper care Use extreme care when operating the cutter and when installing removing or handling the knife To set up your cutter for knife operation proceed asfollows l Asshown in Figure 1 8 insert the knife blade into the knife holder adjustment knob FIG URE 1 1 BLADE INSERTIO N 2 Setthe knife blade length to zero by aligning the blade tip with the tip of the holder An easy way of performing this is by holding the knife holder against ones fing
78. te 9600 see 2 4 7 Data Bits 8 e Parity none see 2 4 8 e Stop Bits 2 Flow Control Hardware orXon Xoff Interface 5 2 DuraSign senes C utters User s Manual 5 2 1 3 WINDOWS 95 98 To set up your system proceed as follows l Pressthe Start Button and select Settings continued by Control Panel Presson the System icon and select the Device Manager tab Select the port that is connected to the cutter and click on the properties button Selectthe Port Settings tab to set the port settings 2 Analogousto 5 2 1 2 Interface 5 3 DuraSign senes C utters User s Manual 5 2 2 SERIAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR ON THE CUTTER RS 232C Serial Interface Connector in n Signal NC TD DIR GND NC RTS CTS NC 5 2 3 PARALLEL INTERFACE CONNECTOR ON THE C UTER The use of a shielded parallel cable is required Parallel interface Connector Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Pin n Definition Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Input Prime Fault Not Connected Not Connected Not Connected Positive 5V Not Connected Negative true logic Pie ye le ye ye UWB TWIN R to I o 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 I N Pinn 3 6 Po Oe 1000 1 a d PERENNI D NN D MEE ed ee 19 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 31 32 33 34 5 36 I OO Interface 5 4 DuraSign senes C utters User s Manual 5 3 AVAILABLE SIGNALS If you are mak
79. te description of the DuraSign series main components Step by step instructions for knife and pen installation and media loading Step by step instructions forthe alignment systems including OPOS General Information 1 2 e Instructions for online and local mode W operations e Instructions for USER CONFIGURATION and INTERNAL TESTS operations e Maintenance and cleaning instructions e Information about the RS 232 C and Centronics interface cables used to interconnect the cutter and IBM IBM compatible Apple and Apple compatible host computers General Information 1 3 1 2 SPECIHCATIONS 1 2 1 CUTTER D140 T140 with standard with standard stand stand without stand 255 10 04 255 10 04 with stand 1090 42 91 1090 42 91 M with stand 2015 79 33 2015 79 33 with stand 250 21 65 250 21 65 IM with stand 60kg 133lbs 6lkg 134lbs TABLE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES CUTTER SPECIFICATIONS 1 2 2 MEDIA a Cayman inc 0 05 to 0 8 0 002 to 0 030 Min Margin Unperforated L Rear E Sensoron EOD sheets amp rolls of up to 1545 mm 60 wide can be accommodated 12 m 58 feet max within guaranteed specifications for media lessthan 750 mm 30 wide 4m 13 feet max within guaranteed specifications for media largerthan 750 mm 30 TABLE 1 1 DURASIG N SERIES MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS Media lengths greaterthan 12 m 58 feet can be handled but compliance with specifications is not guarant
80. ts must be properly connected to earth CAUTION Before plugging in the cutters powercord to a powersource make sure the cutter is set to the comect operating voltage 100 V 120 V 220 V or 240 V AC See section 4 2 See Table 1 8 for the minimum and maximum operating voltage for the different voltage ratings To check the operating voltage setting locate the power entry module shown in Figure 1 1 on the cutters rear panel The power entry module shows four possible voltage settings 100 V 120 V 220 V and 240 V A pin next to one of the voltage settings indicates the voltage setting cumently selected for the cutter If this setting does not match the voltage supplied to your site you will have to change the voltage setting priorto powering up the cutter For information about the conversion of the cutters operating voltage and the exact fuse ratings see Section 4 2 General Information 1 15 A THREE PIN UTLET o MAKE SURE THIS IS gt CONNECTED TO A KNOWN EARTH MAKE SURE THIS F ISCONNECTED TO A KNOWN EARTH THREE PIN PLUG FIG URE 1 1 EARTH CONNECTION A IM PO RTANT OPERA TIO NAL TIP Your cutter must only be used with a power outlet that is properly grounded to earth Use of an unearthed outlet exposes the operator to risk of electric shock and will also lead to malfunctioning of the cutter 1 6 2 POVVER UP PROC EDURE To powerup the cutter proceed asfollo
81. ung ING DESIGN ossdasteiataitiepe cene PeOM Dalec OP COUP Ras pO 3 7 3 2 4 Placing Ihe Markers endi ev ea i nn e E a le eb a 3 8 3 2 5 mulsicsreBlg uicem EET UU 3 10 3 2 6 Loading The cutter And Setting of the Parameters 3 11 3 2 7 Registration Of The Cross Marks eeeeeernnm 3 12 3 2 8 Cutting ING C ONO UP ousssetimcasse sat eT Chi TE EFRETRERUFBEOET E FLRTMEROTHEAT EE 3 13 3 2 9 Dura Chrome Sample Fes podes ui voe LO api cr o a dad P 3 15 General Infomation TOC 3 3 3 Manual Alignment Methods 2 3 16 4 GENERAL INFORMA TION siisisscisesnieiscsecsscisecedvcsncuanwsndtsnsnancndconesasssansanssvuswunasenwunnenns 4 1 4 1 Maintenance And cleaning 1111e e rneee enne 4 1 4 1 1 Cleaning the Drive System sseeeenmmmme 4 1 4 1 2 Cleaning Ine SensotS sdeusitssims isst eta endum ai ui dedi 4 2 4 2 Operating voltage conversion eere eer eeee enn nnnnnns 4 3 S dz e M 5 1 5 1 IntroduUc THON iioii tha Ee ERN ERQURRIRINISKRENARUNACENARINAS E E SNKENUA 5 1 5 2 iterace NOUS iiid aa D SEM aa aa 5 2 5 2 1 NIEM CUP essin SN 5 2 5 2 1 1 MS DOS or PC DOS Operating System eee 5 2 5 2 1 2 WV OW SS asa coisa n settee Gee Misa M 5 2 592 3 WNdOwWS IIIS cositas duct recess aces an Nc ERE IA Lee cu E UE 5 3 5 2 2 Serial Interface Connecto
82. visible on the front side of the media backing but not on the rearside of the media backing In general you should increase the knife depth and knife pressure when using thicker types of vinyl NO TE As the ideal knife pressure setting depends upon the thic kness and the type of media to be cut adjusting the knife pressure will require some practice In general terms you should increase the pressure when cutting thic ker types of vinyl For thinner types of vinyl you will nomally have to reduce the knife pressure General Information 1 27 CAUTION After setting the cutting depth and orthe knife pressure perform a thorough visual check of the knife blade which can be seen protruding from the knife holder and test cutting results on a scrap of vinyl media DO NOTOPERATE THE C UTTER if the knife blade cuts through the media backing as this will seriously damage the cutters rubber cutting stnp and the knife CAUTION To prevent damage to the cutter check the depth of the knife blade tip and the quality of the cut each time you load a different type of vinyl into the cutter 1 9 1 2 PEN INSIALLATION The D140 can also be operated with a pen After replacing the knife with a pen the cutter can be used asa plotter to draw draft plots of new or existing designs on paper To install the pen proceed as follows 1 Remove the knife by loosening the clamping screw and swinging the clamp arm back referto Fig 1 10
83. ws l Be sure the cutter is securely attached to its stand 2 Plug one end of the AC power cord into the AC power cord receptacle on the cuttersrear panel 3 Plug the otherend of the AC powercord into the wall socket 4 Press the Il side of the ON OFF rocker switch on the rear panel to switch the cutter ON 5 The message INSERT MEDIA is displayed on the LCD if no media is loaded and the pinch rollersare in the up position General Information 1 16 1 7 LOADING MEDIA The following procedures are mainly written for using roll media When using sheets there are two possibilities Firstly when using long sheets roll the sheet up so that the alignment ts identical to that of a roll Secondly when using short sheets alignment is not so important If the sheet is cut off perpendicularly it can be aligned to the front border 1 7 1 POSITIONING THE PINCH ROLLERS When working with cut sheet or roll media the traction resulting from the contact between the pinch rollers and the drive sleeves moves the media in the X axis forward backward Proper movement of the media will only occur if the media is dnven by the pinch rollers correctly located over two drive Sleeves The pinch rollers are lowered or raised simultaneously by means of the pinch roller lever arm located on the right hand side of the cutter next to the control panel The rollers must be lifted to facilitate vinyl loading when the media isfed from the rearof the

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