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1. Print to the following port s Documents will print to the first free checked port Port Description Printer O uson Virtual printer port fo HP Color Las uspooe Virtual printer part fo USBO01 Virtual printer port fo Jaguar 18 O Send Ta Microsoft One Local Port CI Microsoft DacumentIm Local Port O xPSPaort Local Part M gt lii Enable bidirectional support Enable printer pooling Cancel Apply Figure 4 E Expert 74 Properties General Sharing Parts Advanced Security Option Paper cA Expert 24 Print to the following part s Documents will print ta the first free checked port Fort Description Printer ae O uspoo4 Virtual printer port fo HP Color Las USBOO Virtual printer port Fo O useoo Virtual printer port fo JaguarlV 18z O Send To Microsoft One Local Port CO Microsoft Document Im Local Port O xPSPart Local Port hd gt liil Enable Bbiamrectianmal supp Enable printer pooling Figure 5 Operation 4 12 GCG Jaquar IV User Manual Chapter 5 Accu Aligning System 5 1 Introduction The Jaguar IV series cutting plotters feature a standard Accu Aligning System AAS II to guarantee precise contour cutting quality by detecting the registration marks printed around the graphic B Avoid any kind of light source horizontally illuminating the AAS module PROHIBITED ACCEPTABLE B DO NO
2. Contour Find Contour Maximum Gray Scale 97 z il Riu Andem Background a L Recognition Tolerance a p Accuracy very high slower E Keep Interior Elements Abstand und Linienfuhrung Extended Contour Offset Cancel Comer Shape normal The value of Contour Offset should be 2 0 5mm GreatCut Instruction A 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Step 3 Add the registration marks Set up the value of registration marks ma GreatCut untitled 1 File Edit Dessen View Tools Settings Window Help DasH og e Miscellaneous Ct Job Info Unit of Measurement Register Jog Marks wv Undo Redo o huft F7 wv anap Mode P Choose Language 4 Point Positioning Size The length of marks gt Range 5mm 50mm Setup Register Print Jog Marks 15 Optimized Setting 25mm Jog Marks Object margin The distance JENDIEEN E between marks and images o aia gt Range Omm 50mm gt Optimized Setting 5mm align to working area B o e Line thickness the line thickness Size of marks object margin Iw corners to the outer side gt Range 1mm 2mm gt Optimized Setting 1mm Line Thickness output marks for by pressing tri max x Distance max y Distance oegmental Positioning e Max x Distance The distance of intermediate position on the X axis gt Range 200 500 mm Max y Distance The distance of intermediate position o
3. SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 13 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 7 Apply the contour cut mark of GCC AASII by selecting Effect gt Contour Cut Mark SignPal Expert Untitled 2 L3 File Edit View Arrange Text aii Bitmap Window Help OHR BH y Ed P E 1 Clear Contour Cut mj sparate Contour Cuk 25 a 5 L5 BSPLLLPPA ji EET NI Creates cut marks around contour cut objects mm mmm SEM ETN Nm bla D Contour cFjin0nem H epos 2d tps d With holes Solid fill b Black m Wireframe Advanced Overprint 8 Select GCC AASII in SignPal DesignCentral window to create the AAS ll registration marks 4 Point Positioning Set the vales as 0 1cm or above and click Apply in DesignCentral window The value is to define the distance between registration marks and image area If the value is less than 0 1cm it is likely that the image will overlap the marks and result in bad cutting quality i Dezen Central xl 9 There are three types of GCC AASII registration marks 4 Point Positioning Segmental Positioning and Multiple Copies To make Segmental Positioning marks please select GCC SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 14 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Segmentation in DesignCentral window and then click Apply Deden ental etm A 10 For Multiple Copies this function is not av
4. 25mm is the suggested value for the registration mark length 2 The size of the registration marks would affect the accuracy of registration mark detection so please make sure the amount you enter is reasonable 3 If you change the paper size you will have to reset the registration marks otherwise the previous setting will be applied CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Segmental Positioning For precise cutting quality it is suggested to select Segmental Positioning when you are working on an extra long or large sized image to increase cutting accuracy AAS II Reg Mark Setting Add Registration Mark by page size Ii Add Registration Mark by Object 4 Paoink Position Length 25 mm Thickness 1 rm Margin g mm Segmental Positioning Segmental Positioning e xX Step The distance of intermediate position on the X axis ATSP 300 mm e YStep The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis gt Range 200mm 600mm Y Step 300 mm Multiple Copies Mo of x Copies 1 No of Copies 1 Copies with outline Apply Cancel gt Optimized Setting Less than 500mm The system will create the as shown in the picture below File Edit View Layout Arange Effects Bitmaps Text Table Tools Window Help 2 mxX 4 H x m Gl i 120 wi Snapto 3 400 0 mm pela 50 m m Som oo Be a gla k E E ane ae d Bou 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 millimeters Co
5. Keep light sources simple and avoid illuminating from the sides of cutter Before operating AAS change the maximum paper size in Jaguar IV driver property STEP 1 Find the Puma Ill model in the Printer amp Fax folder of your PC STEP 2 Open the Properties window and select the Paper tab STEP 3 Change the maximum Paper Size of X to 1200mm Adjust the cutting speed to between 300 600mm sec Avoid the registration marks locating on the tracks of pinch rollers Accu Aligning System 5 8 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 6 Maintenance This chapter explains the basic maintenance i e cleaning the cutting plotter required for the cutting plotter Except for the procedures mentioned below all other maintenance must be performed by a qualified service technician 6 1 Cleaning the Cutting Plotter Cleaning the machine properly and regularly will ensure optimal performance out of your machine e Unplug the cutting plotter before cleaning it in order to prevent electrical shock e Never use solvents abrasive cleaners or strong detergents for cleaning They may damage the surface of the cutting plotter and the moving parts Recommended Methods e Gently wipe the cutting plotter surface with a lint free cloth If necessary with a damp cloth immersed in water or alcohol Dry and wipe any remaining residue off a soft lint free cloth e Wipe all dust and dirt from the tool carriage rails e Use a vacuum cleaner to empty an
6. M ame Bacca HP Laserlet 2100 EM Properties S Latus Ready Type HP LaserJet 5100 PCL 5 Where 4FdBEtE ah Comment 4AF Rh Faper Size A4 Portrait S aurca Amig Al C Landscape Help Metwark Al Cancel e SienPal Expert Untitled 2 Sele B File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help el PSR BUeT Li whore CEA JI Tp 5 wo o B 20 p Bess E z1 000em H r z37000m H un Ei Die TIal va gal FR ze a Ey aac Fill Stroke Editor ml X e 7 Black wireframe DENEN RM Advanced ns DET ttt TRR eae E SETE 34 491 17 243 SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 12 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual SignPal AASII Quick Start 5 Use the Rectangle Tool to create a rectangle SignPal Expert Untitled 2 Sele L3 File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help e x CRUE IL bho an BRS ae t 30 centimeters 1 f 2504cm H E Jose Inner border ALSA PPPS A gc pg LE CIN id Fill Stroke Editor iml x amp 7 Solid fill Black m wireframe jum Advanced KE O_O NC SEO o oein 11 829 16 609 ei Contour v gli E 000em V Proc PME With holes EN eo xiv Fill Stroke Editor x amp Solid fil z Black m P wireframe Advanced ES OBES M a M M IG 7 0e 31 606 11 613
7. Ori Mev origin Accuracy normal Objects Al objects Test Drive Cancel B Select the series of cutter and the USB port A 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Output to device GCC Jaguar IY Output Device occugur v e L Humber of autput 1 Copies 1 Mode i Tool cut with AAS rerateeinstelInngen Material Fol Parameter AAS Offset Ursprung X mm AAS Offset Ursprung Y mm Pressure Speed Materia aici rmm Length mm Number of copies in X dirrection Anzahl der Kopien in Y Richtung Distance between copes mm TCRAP C Post epaoaler Read Material Spooler i JE Cancel CANCE C Set up the number of copies you need to cut here Note 1 The number of copies and distance between copies should be the same as you made above 2 You should confirm that the option of objects must show Selected objects Output to device GCC Jaguar IV EE Output Number of output 1 Device ecc Jaguar Is D Copies 1 Mode Tool Cut with AAS E 0 00 mm Weed Border 2 00 mm Meters Fol SSS ies Speci erial Foil Copies Spacing 0 00 mm Segment Spacing 0 00 mm Paramete Value rameter v Sort before output AAS Offset Ursprung X mm 0 00 7 Stack P AAS Offset Ursprung Y mm 0 00 v Stack Processing Pressure 15 Wait after Segment Speed 50 m Material width 208 43 ii mm TT Plo
8. Start installation You are now ready to install GCC Driver Please make sure that USB device is connected Press Next to continue or press Cancel to exit the installation hi et 3 Cancel Installation 2 1 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual GCC Driver Installation elles Installing Gal Current File 7 P atu Copying file C N KSVINDDSSVUsSSustem3zsspoolsdriryergssvwe3zsb53L0Lb register exe E E AE E B ER D E DES N EE DERE DEI A DES DET DES DES DS A A DES DE ET EET HER DER DER RS D All Files Time Remaining minutes 0 seconds Wise Installation Wizard 4 The installation will take a few minutes to complete and you will see a message below and click on OK upon completion Enjoy your GCC cutter GCC Driver Installation Add Expert Pro 60 Printer driver Successfully Note 1 If the driver is being installed for a second time the user will be prompted as to whether a second copy of the driver installation is required GCC Driver Installation The Expert Pro 60 driver installed 20 you want add attachment Mo 2 If the user selects yes a second copy of the driver will be installed GCC Driver Installation i AddExpertPro 60 1 Printer driver Successfully 2 5 2 Parallel Interface Installation 2 12 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual e Connecting to the Parallel Centronics Port 1 Connect a parallel cable to the cutting plotter and the host computer
9. 20 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual EasySIGN instruction The user manual of EasySIGN software is available on the EasySIGN program CD or you can refer to the getting started manual available on the EasySIGN webpage at http www easysign com mainwebv1 DownGT aspx GCC AASII Corpmark System This application note will show you how to use the GCC AASII corpmark system It assumes that you have installed your GCC plotter correctly and that you are able to cut simple jobs on it If not please refer to the Getting started manual available through the menu Help Various GettingStarted pdf 1 Make or import a design You can either make the design in EasySIGN or import an existing design from another application For making the design in EasySIGN refer to the Getting Started manual To import a design for example an Adobe illustrator file into EasySIGN use either the compatibility option or use direct import menu File Import The easiest way is to use compatibility To do this start EasySIGN then use the menu File Compatibility and click the software of your choice Export cubable only Export to Easy SIGN This software will now start and can be used to design or open the required job Click the icon in the system tray to easily send the file into EasySIGN 2 Create print amp cut lines When your design is successfully imported into EasySIGN you should then select the line or lines that you want to c
10. B Created by cutting software like SignPal or GCC CorelDRAW plug in B In black color B Mark Length 10mm 50mm suggested 25 mm B Mark Thickness 1mm 2mm suggested 1 mm B Margin 1mm 50mm suggested 5 mm The cutter can not detect the marks while B Cutter carriage is not located near the outside area of first mark before detecting See the picture in page 5 7 for auto detecting area of first mark B Medium thickness is more than 0 8mm B Transparent medium is used Accu Aligning System 0 2 GCG Jaquar IV User Manual B Non monochrome drawing The marks can t be read if is printed on colored medium B Dirty or creased medium surface 5 2 3 AAS Il on Jaguar IV There are three types of AAS Il mark patterns 4 Point Positioning Segmental Positioning and Multiple Copies Note that before print out your designs by inkjet printers the registration marks have to be created on your graphic designs by cutting software like SignPal EasySign or GCC CorelDraw plug in Hand made marks or drawings won t be reorganized by GCC cutting plotters For more details about registration mark setting in cutting software please refer to Appendix A 3 CorelDraw Plug In Instruction Appendix A 4 SignPal 8 5 Instruction Appendix A 5 EasySIGN Instruction and Appendix A 6 GreatCut Instruction 1 4 Point Positioning This is the basic mark pattern that AAS II will auto detect four registration marks and contour cut images inside those marks
11. Figure 1 1 1 4 2 The Back View Figure 1 2 Lever raises or lowers the pinch rollers Pinch Rollers hold the media during cutting Figure 1 2 General Information 1 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 1 4 33 The Whole View of Jaguar IV Figure 1 3 Roll Holder holds and supplies the roll media for cutting Roll Holder Guide Bushes serve to keep the roll media in place when media is pulled from the roll Roll Holder Support supports roll holders T Stand supports the cutting plotter T Stand supports the cutting plotter Stand Beam stabilizes the body Figure 1 3 General Information 1 4 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 1 44 The Left hand Side Figure 1 4 Power Switch On when switches to I Off to O Fuse 3 Amp AC Power Connector used to insert the AC power cord 1 4 5 The Right hand Side Figure 1 5 Serial Interface Connector RS232C used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a serial interface cable USB Connector used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a USB cable Parallel Interface Connector used to connect Figure 1 4 the cutting plotter to a computer through a Figure 1 5 parallel interface cable General Information 1 5 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 2 Installation 2 1 Precaution Please read below information carefully before you start installation e Make sure th
12. m Command Esc D1 XDist YDist m Layout 4 L shaped marks at the 4 corners around the design 2 Segmental Positioning In addition to 4 original points the intermediate registration marks are added on both X axis and Y axis to help contour cut accurately especially for cutting large images u Command Esc D2 XDist Y Dist XStep Y Step E Layout In between distance on X 200 600mm default 300mm In between distance on Y 200 600mm default 300mm T7 L L Accu Aligning System 5 3 GCG Jaquar IV User Manual 3 Multiple Copies The function is used to duplicate images to let you cut quantities of images at a time The AAS II sensor will automatically scan registration marks for each individual image to ensure the contour cutting precision Bi Command Esc D3 XCopies Y Copies Space m Layout Condition 1 Default Condition 2 CTIA ra A La Ld AL 5 3 Printer Test fT JL H Before performing AAS contour cutting it s recommended to print out a test file that you can find in the enclosed Installation CD to make sure the AAS ll cutting accuracy of Jaguar IV There are two testing files for AASII 1 AASI II X Y Offset Caberation A4 eps A4 size 2 AAS II X Y Offset Caberation 600 600 eps Default setting it is recommended for testing B Print out the testing graphic Please use high precision printer B Load the graphic to Jaguar IV and sent the file to test the cutting job B lf t
13. 4 Point Positioning AASII Reg Mark Setting Prog 1 03 02 fx 4 Point Poisitioning Length mmo Thickness mm Marginimm Segmental Poisitioning amp Skept rary Soc Y Sbepimm s00 Multiple Copies Mo of X Copies Marginimrm a Mo of Y Copies Copies with outline Progress SS SSS SS SS SS SSS SS SSS L 4 Point Positioning Length The length of marks gt Range 5mm 50mm gt Optimized Setting 25mm Thickness The line thickness of marks gt Range 1mm 2mm gt Optimized Setting 1mm Margin The distance between marks and images gt Range 0mm 50mm gt Optimized Setting 5mm The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below Ai Fie Edt Object Type Select Effect View Window Help EJ one came Lai 75 CEMYK Preview X TINTEN 7596 vila 4 1 vib ol fs No Selection O Stroke 1 pt vi 2pt Oval p Style M Opacity 100 96 Document Setup x 44 essewrlaLS P 9 x Illustrator Plug In A 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Note 1 To save your materials in addition to amending object margins you can also adjust the length of the registration marks 5mm minimum when you apply 4 Point Positioning see table 1 for suggestions based on different material sizes The smaller the size is the smaller the distance between the object and the registration marks is see the figures below Ar
14. 5 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual In the EasySIGN software choose File Plotting A dialog will come up that allows you to change the plotter settings Plotting Settings p Device GCC Cutter with AASII General se Cancel Use Settings Plot instellingen 0 Edit Selection r f One panel only X E m B Color iv Alignment plotting SSS 2 E Hold i in production manager Special lines Line types to plot A Select all C Normal line s E cut Line Deselect all Just make sure that the following settings are made Normal line 2 owitched off Print and cut line 3 owitched on Then click OK Your plotter will then start scanning the cropmarks and after that the job will be cut EasySIGN Instruction A 5 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut instruction The user manual of GreatCut software is available on the GCC installation CD GCC AASII System Below are step by step instructions when using the AAS function of GreatCut software Step 1 Import the image you want to print and cut EH GreatCut untitled 1 i Edit Desion View Tools Settings Window Help New ChI N eh p Open tr Relative Import Step 2 Add the contour line ma GreatCut untitled 1 Help x 168 64 231 Relative Duplicate 2 B Duplicate Set og Marks Shit amp angejooo AN Measure M J 300 400 5C j Ongtlme Q Welding TW
15. Screen P a Device Central gt i Close Chi W BU Save Chia u E Save As Shift Ctr fy B SwesCopy AlsClss y Save as Templode ua d Cheki SATRON 3 Seve for Web amp Devices AlShif Ct Weights fee Ga Reyert F12 Tp o da E E Item B rE PN BE Align Stroke P ET ET Swa tor Mimaoft Offes E oehd Line Hj Ego R DON 1 O S E zm ud din lin H Tin i Md Great ut H Sexipts rT E fale Document Setup Alt B g Document Color Mode T p hb LAYERS 2g ce ERRET W 39 H ILLE E CHEN sai em Algn To i cQ E uh aj 3 c v 73306 EAL d wb H fn Unmanaged File kr ONE Illustrator Plug In A 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 15 Select the cutter model position the object in the bottom left corner and then click Print Marks and Bleed Output Graphics Color Management Advanced Summary Printer Print Preset Custom PPD 00 General Copies Collate C Reverse Order All Ignore Artboards bros J Skp Bark tbo Media Sige Defined by Driver v Transverse Width Height Options Placement x Y Do Not TN OfFit to Page Custom Scale Ww H Oll ful Pages Iaj rere Scale Ws 9 H Print Layers Visible amp Printable Layers v 16 Your job is now completed Illustrator Plug In GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Three types of registration marks
16. Selection only Border wireframe Substrate Guides Grid Template Position Center Offset Offset 0 OLI 13 Load the printout vinyl on the plotter and select File Cut Contour to send data You can preview the job and change cutter s parameter settings in Properties tab of Cut Contour window The Production Manager will be automatic activated to complete the job SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 16 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual g SignPal Expert Untitled 2 Dox L3 File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help DaHSSariIINanonBHOAB 5 ba e Select a Production Manager QGONYIIGgx ELE E f On this computer Local e C On another computer Network No fil C On the internet address ie js lt XE CNN NC EI M 0e For Help press F1 4 Cut Contour Properties L General Options Advanced Send nio Position D 6 000em G 5000m k Q E3 amp m Contour Cut SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 17 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 3 Transferring a Software License Using Softkey Softkey allows you to transfer the software license to another computer by disabling the software license on one computer and enabling it on another Remarks If you would like to upgrade or reinstall the Windows OS please transfer your license before reinstallation If your hard drive has been
17. Some e Sar BK sive al pasigi o me PDocumentserp rfr EP stickes 111 Converted eps 79 RUD Preview X Contour line OnE eo Rss Ax 2 EAP ONO RSY oul ese De 4 itut X xou KH Dislribute Spacing 6bgn Te 5h EB z wie wy Jee Le anaesd Fih p T 3 Click on the image and apply the AAS function File Scripts AASII Reg Mark Setting 01 03 02 Ai Biel Edt Object Tye Select Effect View Window Help Mid NE essennas PO x New Ctl N DE n B Nev tom Dore tees exc v Se v opady C Ej BAd gs4eda ZEE bhii mese i AN os Catto l Open Recent Files d x Bown in Bip Alti CtisO Ld Share My Screen uh Device Central N Close Crh W Ey A uU d Save s Shif amp Ctr S E Savea Copy AlvCtls gt Save as Template Checkin a 4 Save for Web amp Devices Alt ShifhCtrhS BI Rover A P Place X Save for Mscrosoft Office H1 Exot Greatlut d 3 4 ExoDocsdiFa i gt Document Setup AluCthP EE Live Trace B 3 Document Color Mode d LAYERS File nf AMShtwCu SDAR DF i ct SaveDocsAss G ILACE Print CthP Setti Ext Cti Q Other Script CthF12 1 Layer 3 a v n vi 31 wh f Unenanaged File gt lt Im c amp gt gt Illustrator Plug In A 7 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual 4 Select the registration marks needed Ai Ele Edt Object Type Selec
18. any question please contact us or your local distributor for assistance Accu Aligning System 5 5 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 5 4 Contour Cutting For accurate contour cutting with AAS function please proceed the following steps Step 1 Creating Graphics m Create the graphic that you want to print and cut in your software amp BABY oe IN CAR m Create a contour for cutting around the graphic TIPS 1 Leave some space between the graphic and contour line TIPS2 Create the contour in a separate layer and assign a different color for it m Add registration marks around the graphic Note The Multiple Copies function is also available It automatically copy the graphic and registration marks Accu Aligning System 5 6 GCG Jaquar IV User Manual Step2 Placing the Registration Marks B The AAS Layout Instruction 10 mm 0 39 in 30 mm 1 18 in 10 mm 0 3 in Track of Pinch Roller iare stip iQ mmq 39 inj 5 mm 0 2 in 25 A p me Em F h 0 93 ing 209 Mork AAS Il Layout Instruction 3rd Mark Standard media verification Oracle white color vinyl 651 25mm 5 mm 0 2 in Grafityp white color vinyl 0 98 in 5V white color vinyl 20 mm um 0 79 in Mark size T f Length 25 mmq0 98 in Thickness 1 mmq2 04 in BO mm 3 15 in margin between mark amp graph 5 mm 0 2 in cca Hd Hes urma a In Adm expanded mode or wi Both unexpanded mode X Desiance peree
19. brand name of your vinyl cutter GCC What iz the model name of your GCL GCC Cutter Add Setup What do wou want to call your new setup ISignPal Jaguar IV 132 How is your SignPal Jaguar IV 132 connected to your computer rd aa ms Frat SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 10 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Production Manager E afk eS T GCC s SignPal Jaguar Tye camela LISB O00 TT SignPal Jaguar IW 132 RAM Free 419 4 MB wh Free 1 82 68 C Free Z 01 GB D Free 6 427 GB RAK Total 1 00 66 Whi Total 2 00 8 Total 16 6 GB b Total 45 2 GB Sie nPal Expert i SignPal Expert 8 5v1 Runtime hours until password expires 582 16 c SignPal Expert Untitled 2 x aka L3 X Edit View Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help New Ctrl N FLTC Roe p Open Ctri o mia d t Close Ctrl F4 20 centimeters e ip End File T Hlave Ctri S ES l s ave As Ctri Shift 5 RA Import 84 1 00cm ew WByExport J T 1 53 400cm 4 Acquire Image gt C Ola E Document Setup Ctrl B guo Setup Ctr Shift P c Pr Fill Stroke Editor imal Ei e Black Alt F4 m gt Send Email Workspace wireframe lt Advanced MEG SsNE SMN MENM SEM H wm Jverprint Changes the printer and printing options SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 Select the printer and paper size Print Setup Printer
20. formatted and you forget to transfer license in advance please provide your SignPal ID and password to your local distributor they will contact GCC to reset your data and you will be able to register again afterward 1 From the Help menu mouse over Registration and select Transfer License 2 SignPal Expert Untitled 1 Bs Fie Edit View Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Was 9 ja y 7 y A i Tip of the day x ON ETE m Y t A on Help Topics Sole Check for Software Updates T O ya Register Online ch l bout i Lr 12 B Edit Registration NES 2 Click Yes to deactivate the software license on the computer currently running the software You can reactivate the license on another computer or the same computer Transfer License This will deactivate your copy of SignPal Expert 8 51 allowing activation on another computer or reactivation of this copy Continue 3 Make note of your Registration ID and click OK Transfer License Your license is ready to be installed on another computer Please write down your ragstration number FoU Hare You can use this cade to skip the registration step when re activating or re installing the software SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 18 GC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 Install the software on the computer you wish to transfer the license to Registration Product Registration Registration is reguired to
21. lt gt VE 201 28 mm x H 186 19 mm Objects 2 X 679 54 Y 568 14 GreatCut Instruction A 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Note 1 To save your materials in addition to amending object margins you can also adjust the length of the registration marks 5mm minimum when you apply the above function see table 1 for suggestions based on different material sizes The smaller the size is the smaller the distance between the object and the registration marks is see the figures below Area to be cut 25mm 5mm Page size Suggested mark length unit inch unit mm unit A6 4 13 x 5 83 AS 6 83 x 8 27 8 y A4 8 27 x 11 69 A2 16 54 x 23 39 23 A1 23 39 x 33 11 and above 2b5 Table 1 25mm is the suggested value for the registration mark length 2 The size of the registration marks would affect the accuracy of registration mark detection so please make sure the amount you enter is reasonable GreatCut Instruction A 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Segmental Positioning For precise cutting quality it is suggested to select Segmental Positioning by adjusting the x and y distance when you are working on an extra long or large size image to increase cutting quality setup Register Print Jog Marks Jog Marks type ace AAS Ih a Size e Max x Distance The distance of object margin v corners to the outer side Z intermediate position on the X axis Range 200 50
22. media This manual covers the following models of Jaguar IV series cutting plotters e J4 61 for media width 50mm 1 97 770mm 30 3 e JA 101S for media width 50mm 1 97 1270mm 50 e J4 1325 for media width 50mm 1 97 1594mm 62 7 e J4 183S for media width 300mm 11 8 1900mm 74 8 1 2 Package Items The package of the Jaguar IV model contents the items listed below please check carefully If you find any item missing please consult your local dealer for further assistance standard item Quantity 1 Cutting Plotter 2 Stand Set for J4 101S 132S 183S only Optional for J4 61 2 piece of T shape stand 1 piece of stand beam 18 pieces of M6 screws 1 piece of M5 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set 12 pieces of M6 screws 1 piece of M4 L shape hexagon screw driver 3 Flexible Media Support System Package Items 1838 13258 10195 1 set of Roll Media Flange 2 pieces V 1 set of Roll Holder 2 pieces 1 set of Roll Holder Guide Bushes 4 pieces 1 set of Roll Holder Support 2 pieces 1 piece of M6 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of Installation Guide for Roll Holder 1 piece of M5 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 set of Desktop Support Brackets 2 pieces 4 pieces of Plastic Foot 4 pieces of M4 screws General Information 1 1 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 Accessories e 1 piece of Users Compact Disk e 1 piece of AC power Cord e 1 piece of d
23. more copies you make the more time is needed for data transmission gt Numbers of X Copies Numbers of Y Copies The total amount of image copies Copies with outline To show outlines of image graphics Note The values entered in the 4 Point Positioning section length thickness and margin will still be applied when you tick Segmental Positioning or Multiple Copies CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual 4 Point Positioning AAS II Reg Mark Setting 4 Point Positioning Add Registration Mark by page size e Length The length of marks Add Registration Mark by Object gt Range 5mm 50mm gt Optimized Setting 25mm Length 25 mm e Thickness The line thickness of marks Thickness 1 mr Margin mr f Segmental Positioning 4 Poink Position gt Range 1mm 2mm gt Optimized Setting 1mm Margin The distance between marks and images amp Step s00 Pa gt Range 0mm 50mm Y Step s00 e gt Optimized Setting 5mm C Multiple Copies Mo of X Copies 1 Mo of Y Copies 1 Copies with outline Apply Cancel The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below A File Edit View Layout Arange Effects Bitmaps Text Table Tools Window Help E x T Bud W 6 B GR G e oo v Snapto Lj1 000 0mm val 5 5 WE Ul6 35mn vA v its milli v 42 54mm a Custom tUl o0 0 mm a L flo
24. pinch rollers regularly for better cutting accuracy and output quality Is the blade installed correctly and the blade holder fastened securely Is the blade dull Refer to Chapter 2 4 or chipped Blade Installation Replace Is tool force set up with a new properly The default blade for tool force is 80 gf Is the tool offset set up Adjust the tool force to obtain an properly optimum blade force Refer to Chapter 4 3 Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment Is there any dirt adhered to Adjust the tool offset to the blade obtain an optimum value Yes No Remove the blade Please contact your dealer for technician and clean it support Trouble Shooting 7 5 A E Jaguar IV User Manual Jaguar IV Specification 14 1018 14 1928 Roller Type 1016mm 40in 1320mm 52in Som 164ft 1270mm 50in 1594mm 62 7in 50mm 1 97in Number ot Pinch Roles Pa 8 0 8mm 0 03in DC Servo Control 0 600 1530 mm sec 60ips Diagonal 4 2 G gravity 071 0 mm with an increase of 0 025mm 4 MB USB1 1 Parallel and Serial RS 232C HP GL HP GL 2 0 00625mm 0 025 mm 0 4mm Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes LCD 20 digits x 2 lines 14 Keys 1 Power LED AC 100 240V 50 60 Hz auto switching Max 110watts Dimension HxWxD mm 414 930 490 1166 1430 667 1166 1754 667 750 2170 1160 HxWXxD in 16 3 36 6 19 2 45 9 56 0 26 3 45 9 69 1 26 3 29 5 85 4 4
25. point OFFSET is the distance that the blade tip is displaced from the centerline of the blade Blade Central line Blade tip ct offset Protrusion Length of the Blade Thickness of the media t1 Protrusion length of the blade p Thickness of the uia base paper t 2 Length of protrusion t1 t 2 2 but for your convenience you may just make it about 0 3mm 0 5mm beyond the blade holder tip Blade Specification A 2 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual CorelDRAW Plug in Instruction AASII VBA Installer is applicable for CorelDRAW Version 11 12 13 14 15 Installation 1 Check the AAS CorelDraw Installer folder in Jaguar IV Installation CD and double click the AASIIVBAInstaller exe file to run the installation program TAASI Reg Mark Setting 01_03_02 jex ERI A ASTI Installer exe Ej GCCAASII Draw 1 gms Ed GCCAASII Draw12 gms Ej GCCAASII Drawl3 gms Ed GCCAASTI_Draw14 gms ej GCCAASTI_Draw15 gms 2 Press the Install button to begin installing GCC AASII CorelDRAW VBA o8 OCC AASII Installer Welcome to the installer for AAS Il VBA on CorelDRAW version 11 12 13 14 15 and Adobe Illustrator CS3 CS4 C35 It is strongly recommended that you exit CorelDRAW and Illustrator program before continuing CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual User Instructions 1 Run CorelDRAW to edit your graphics and sel
26. your computer to recognize the cutter you wish to perform your job on from other cutters with the same model name and printers connected at the same time eliminating its confusion when you send your image to the cutter To activate this function go to Paper and tick Connecting Multiple Cutters to one PC see figure 1 Please do not tick this box if only one cutting plotter is in use Expert 4 Properties Paper Paper Size j Unit st hi PURA ps Metric mm ES 600 00 SS C Imperial inch Versian Ma Expert 24 Copyright c Great Computer Co All Rights Reserved Dv 3 15 mia qecwnrld com Figure 1 When you are prompted to this window below change your port setting manually Warning Please note that you must change port setting manually under the FAx and PRINTER gt option Figure 2 Operation 4 11 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual To do this please go to Printers and Faxes right click on the model you would like to work on and click on Properties Go to Ports and tick the corresponding USB port see figure 4 When this is completed apply the same steps to other cutters you would like to work on see figure 5 Please make sure you connect each cutter back to the same corresponding USB port every time 2 EXDer Properties Expert 24 Properti vd General l Sharing Ports Advanced Security Dption Paper Expert 24
27. 0 mm max x Distance max y Distance e Max y Distance The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis Register Marks Print Cutting Marks Size 3 Range 200 500 mm Cut without Cross L l Size 25 00 mm Offset ta Object 5 00 rmm Cancel Line Thickness 1 00 mm The system will create the marks as shown in the picture below ME GreatCut untitled 1 File Edit Design View Tools Settings Window Help K k AK Dp 2 Relative ange Al 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 wit I bo tt iis Segmental Positioning V0 478 118 mm x H 432 58 mm Objects 3 X 759 68 Y 5 1 _ GreatCut Instruction A 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Multiple Copies setup Register Print Jog Marks Jog Marks type acc AAS ID 7 When you apply the Multiple Copies function the value that Size object margin v corners ta the outer side Ee RET Stet Ey HESS CET has been set in this section will max x Distance ame still be applied max Y Distance Register Marks Print Cutting Marks i r 3 size Cut without Cross L Size 25 00 mm Offset to Object 500 mm Cancel Line Thickness 1 00 mm oet the registration marks ma GreatCut untitled 1 File Edit Desen View PENS Settings Window Help PSAP AG c KO hsooco kemom 99 x 158 86 230 6 s T Relative Duplicate 1 4 m e By upli cate Y 182 81 Angle AN j 300 400
28. 00pbs 7 Bits with NO Parity 9600pbs 7 Bits with ODD Parity 9600pbs 7 Bits with EVEN Parity 9600pbs 8 Bits with NO Parity 9600pbs 8 Bits with ODD Parity 9600pbs 8 Bits with EVEN Parity 19200pbs 7 Bits with NO Parity 19200pbs 7 Bits with ODD Parity 19200pbs 7 Bits with EVEN Parity 19200pbs 8 Bits with NO Parity 19200pbs 8 Bits with ODD Parity 19200pbs 8 Bits with EVEN Parity Firmware TO display the version number of Firmware and FPGA code Version The Control Panel 3 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual JS a o a a ees d To select displayed languages on LCM panel in English English Language Spanish Italian Deutsch Japanese Portuguese Polish Turkish Or French inch oz Scale Length To adjust the scale of media length and width that may cause by the thickness of the media The Denominator is the actual length and the Numerator is the ideal length measured from the resultant For example cutting a line with 500 0 mm length The Scale Width procedure as follows 1 Press the LEFT ARROW to choose the Numerator and select 500 0 mm 2 Cut the length by sending a graph file 3 Measure the length then use the RIGHT ARROW key to choose the Denominator then 4 Press UP ARROW DOWN ARROW to change the values of the actual length To select USB Mode from the LCM panel Two USB modes are available GCC USB Mode and Common USB Mode GCC USB Mode For 32 bit driver Windows XP 2000 7 Vista Common USB Mo
29. 2 Setup the output port LPT1 or LPT2 from your software package 3 Send the data to your cutting plotter directly Or use DOS commands like TYPE or PRINT to output data Caution Please turn off the plotter before plugging the print cable 2 5 3 RS 232 Interface e Connecting to the RS 232 Serial Port 1 For IBM PC PS 2 users or compatibles connect the RS 232C cable to the serial connector of the assigned serial port COM1 or COM2 of your host computer 2 Set up the communication parameters Baud Rate and Data Bits Parity to match the setting of software package refer to chapter 3 Misc key description Caution Please turn off the plotter before plugging the RS 232C cable 2 5 4 Data Transmitting There are two options to transmit the data from the computer to the cutting plotter Option 1 With proper interface settings the data can be transmitted from your application software package to the cutting plotters directly Option 2 Most cutting software packages are able to emulate HP GL or HP GL 2 commands As long as the file is HP GL or HP GL 2 format the cutting plotter can output the data precisely Installation 2 13 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual The Control Panel This chapter describes the button operations with the LCM menu flowcharts of Jaguar IV When the cutting plotter is ready for use as described in Chapter 1 amp 2 all functions are under default parameters 3 1 The LCD Panel d
30. 5 7 Net Weight 37 2 kg 53 3 kg 61 kg 105 kg Stand Standard gt Q O tes gt J 5 e CoD lt e D Standard AAS Il Media Basket Optional 15 C 30 C 60 F 86F Environment 25 75 e Compatible with Windows 2000 XP 7 The specification and data sheet may vary with different materials used In order to obtain the best output quality please maintain the machine regularly and properly e GCC reserves the right to change the specifications at any time without notice Jaguar IV Specification A 1 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Blade Specification For cutting thick fluorescent and reflective vinyl Also for cutting detailed work in standard vinyl 20200159G The blade is 45 with Red Cap 5 unit package 0 25 mm offset For cutting reflective vinyl cardboard sandblast flock and stencil sharp edge 265012020G The blade is 60 with Green Cap 0 50 mm blade offset par For cutting thin sandblast mask and stencil with friction feed or sprocket feed machine 26500059G The blade is 60 with Blue Cap 0 25 mm blade offset For Cutting small text and fine detail Sharp blade with smallest offset 26500060G The blade is 0 175 mm blade offset with Black Cap Blade Specification A 2 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual About the Tool A generic term referring to the blade that cuts the sheet the pen that does plotting and the LED bombsight option used for pointing to the reference
31. 5 mm Just click OK to close the dialog If you have chosen the Multicopy cropmarks there will be extra settings for horizontal copies vertical copies etc please ignore these for now we will get back to them later EasySIGN Instruction A 5 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 Position the cropmark Use the panelling tool from the left toolbox to drag the cropmarks around your job Make sure that the cropmarks have some white space around them there should not be any objects inside them to make sure they can be scanned accurately 5 Export the job for printing Your design is now ready for production Click File Export and a dialog will come up that enables you to create a file We advise you to use EPS Encapsulated Postscript EPS as the output format this can be read by any HIP or other print software Print the resulting EPS file with the software of your choice 6 Cut the result Place the resulting print in your plotter Set the plotter to offline and use the arrow keys to position the laser within the lower right cropmark then set the plotter to online If you have chosen the cropmarks Multicopy there is one extra step right click the page and go to the Cropmark settings dialog again In the dialog enter the correct values for nr Of copies horizontal Nr of copies vertical and Copy distance horizontal copy distance vertical then click OR EasySIGN Instruction A
32. 500 s00 j i j GreatCut Instruction A 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual select the whole image including registration marks and click the multiple copies button SB GreatCut untitled 1 x 25530 lt 217 02 mm 10000 m ENI Relative Duplicate Dg koe tpe 46 AG oe koGogo5 amp 9 S9 X p T7306 ZEL 127 53 mm 10000 D C 00 c New CopesX M Copies Y 3 4 r E aa Select Objects B Fill Working Ares dH ho z Create Clones c Group Result Ho D g v Optimize tor output mp Main Direction E h S rj Note The spacing of vertical amp horizontal Offset X amp Y should be 2 20mm or Omm Step 4 Print out the image If you apply the Multiple Copies function you will have to set up the multiple copies function with GCC cutting plotter by following the steps below Please note that you cannot select the whole images when output the multiple copies of images You only need to select the contour line of original one and set up the value with GreatCut and then you can send it to GCC cutting plotter GreatCut Instruction A 6 GC Jaguar IV User Manual See the example as below Right You should select the contour line but not the image 2d Great ut untithed 1 File Edit Design Veew Took Settings Window Help DSP AO BB Si GSO2 7 kem X 287 06 17430 mm 100 00 MUR Be M Relativ
33. Click Next to continue Administrative Tools Code eter ColorPRINT Server Compatibility EasySlGh v5 Lames Microsoft Office PosterPrint 12 GCC Production Suite Setup Status GCC Production Suite is configuring your new software installation Installing HH y Lance SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 10 Once the installer is finished installing the Install Manager opens The Install Manager allows you to run a demo version of any available products or to enter a password to access the software and any optional features 11 Do one of the following e Check Run in demo mode to run a demo version of any available products in any available language e Enter a Password and then select a product from the Product list and a language from the Language list Use the Add button to enter any additional passwords in the Optional Password section to unlock optional features Password This is your main application password for the software Optional Password If you purchased additional options you may enter the option passwords in this field to upgrade your software Install Manager Product Selection Enter your password Then choose vour product and language m L rin in de ci Hm ade User Number Password eene Vr ENYLIP YRASF Optional Password Product Language SignPal Expert 8 5v1 English 12 Click Done SignPal 8 5 Instruct
34. ET XE a Be At P Open CrHt 0 wal 0 k og Units milimeters Dorm Mr zt via R 2 ci puso eo te ee F PAR E E I aor s doa n on us 21476 9 0 6 6 2n 2r ar dos n ng ae aoc or dos os on Am s aaan Object Manager a X P FS Clos All zzifceu Layer ic Layer 1 p Save Chis EIS iae COE Save As Chis Shift 098 Coss Clg Seve As Template p S i eve mi ark Layer vas Fal Acquire Image gt g gU Impor Ctrl I BR Exot ChE v di Export For Office 4 ds Export For Web Py Export HTML ue Send To gt J C Rectangle Bim CaP Print Ctrl P E Master Page 4 EIU PM NES G6292 Cords SQ Print Preview O 9 4 Deki 1 OD Cat O 4M Layer 1 iy ej Print Setup Se Collect For Output cory Publish To PDF Publish Page To ConceptShare we OPA Document Properties Open Recent gt Exit Alt F4 meters T x PE v v JDM 4 1of1 gt Page 1 e sa Bie M 128 179 316 087 gt E e xl Document color profiles RGB sRGB IEC61966 2 1 CMYK Japan Color 2001 Coated Grayscale Dot Gain 15 gt E Please note that if you use CorelDraw X5 you must follow the steps below Click the color page and go to the Color conversions performed by and then select the model name of you cutter CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC CorelDRAW X5 Untitled 1 File Edit View Layout Arange Effects Bitmaps Tex
35. GCC Jaguar IV Series User Manual http www GCOworld com V 3 2011 Jul NOTICE GCC reserves the right to modify the information contained in this user manual at any time without prior notice un authorized modification copying distribution or display is prohibited All comments queries or suggestions concerning this manual please consult with your local dealer V 3 2011 Jul GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Important information Thank you for purchasing the GCC Jaguar IV Cutting Plotter Before you use the cutting plotter please make sure that you have read the safety precautions and instructions below A Caution SAFETY PRECAUTIONS gt For safety concern please always hold the cutter firmly from the bottom while moving it Do not move the cutter by clasping the depression area on both sides O Correct X Incorrect Do not shake or drop the blade holder a blade tip can fly out During an operation do not touch any of the moving parts of this machine such as the carriage Also be careful to make sure that clothing and hair do not get caught Always connect the power cable to a grounded outlet Always use the accessory power cable which is provided Do not wire the power cable so that it becomes bent or caught between objects Do not connect the power cable to branching outlet to which other machines are also connected or use an extension cable There is danger of overheating and of mis o
36. N POWER A SPEED FORCE OFFSET lt C ON OFF MISC TOOL SBLECT DATA CLEAR CUT TEST LINE PAUSE RESUME ENTER LCD Control Panel on Jaguar IV series gt Function To display functions and error messages To indicate the power status light up power on light off power off To move position select function or change setting ENTER To set item or register the immediately preceding input value PAUSE RESUME To temporarily halt cutting process or to continue ON OFF LINE To switch modes stop cutting job or abort changes of settings To perform cutting tests in different ways Please see details in 3 4 Menu Items The Control Panel 3 1 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 3 2 Menu in On line Mode Power On Jaguar IV in processing GCC Cutter LCM Version Jaguar IV Firmware Copyright Place Media And Then Lower Down The Lever Edge Single V gt use V Dto select Sizing Media Width Lever Up To Abort Sizing Media Length Lever Up To Abort Sending data FORCE Force 80 gf A A OK ENTER V use v7 to select ENTER to enable the setting Speed 72 cm s A SPEED Select gt ok ENTER V OFFSET Offset 0 275 mm AN OK ENTER V UP Speed 72 cm s AN Select lt gt OK ENTER J Clear Data Memory DAIA CLEAR N cance OKENTER Quality pale A Select lt gt OKENTER V7 TOOL SELECT 18 72 F 80 0 0 275M A Select lt gt OK ENTER V7 Set Smooth
37. T OverCut 0 00mm A Select lt gt OK ENTER V7 OverCut 0 00 1 00mm with an increment of 0 05mm Set Tangential Mode Select lt gt OK ENTER Pouncin Omm A Selects OK ENTER W Pouncing 0 200mm with an increment of 1mm Panel Setup Select lt gt OK ENTER Restore default Select gt OK ENTER Save parameter select lt OK ENTER x x x x MISC Firmware FPGA Vx x mm dd yy Auto Unrolled Media Select gt OK ENTER Vacuum Select gt OK ENTER Media Back amp Forth Select gt OK ENTER Set Communication Select gt OK ENTER AAS Offset Select gt OK ENTER Both Expanded Mode Length Expanded Mode Paper Saving Mode Select lt gt OK ENTER Width Expanded Mode Both Unexpanded Mode Select Language English Chinese Select gt OK ENTER Select Unit Metric cm gf or English Select lt gt OK ENTER measurement inch oz Scale Length Select gt OK ENTER Scale Width Select gt OK ENTER USB Printer Type GCC USB Mode Select lt gt OK ENTER Common USB Mode CO The Control Panel 4 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 3 Menu Items Below describes the functions of menu items Media sizing To measure media width Maximum Tracking 150 meters Edge To measure media width and pull the media back till the front Maximum Tracking eee papersensoropen Some o Single To measure media width and length Maximum Tracking 10
38. T take off the cover of AAS module while in operation PROHIBITED Accu Aligning System 5 1 GCG Jaquar IV User Manual 5 2 AAS Calibrating the System The AAS system has one calibration procedures to ensure maximum accuracy of AAS operation To operate the AAS you need to learn about the method of media feeding firstly Refer to 4 1 Media Loading 5 2 1 Media Calibration Media Calibration is to ensure the sensor being able to recognize the registration marks The factory default works on a wide range of materials However certain types of materials may not work properly Performing a media calibration may become necessary while working with such materials to change the sensitivity of AAS for greater reliability Media calibration adjusts the media feeding according to media type for better accuracy during cutting B When to use We suggest white media for best cutting result It is not necessary to perform media calibration every time unless the registration marks on the printed media become undetectable in AAS sensing process 5 2 2 AAS Calibration The first registration mark is designed to be different in order to identify the origin for AAS auto detection The following precaution must be aware for registration marks to be read automatically B Type of media B Registration mark pattern B Reading range required for detection the registration marks B Position for registration marks and medium The registration marks have to be
39. Was Clipped Data In Buffer Trouble Shooting This message indicates that there might be a problem on the X axis Check if the drum is working well and if the media is well loaded Correct the problem and re power on to reboot system This message indicates that there might be an obstruction to carriage relating to a problem on the Y axis Correct the problem and re power on to reboot system This message indicates that the blade up down sensor malfunction Re power on to re boot system If the problem still exists find a serviceman This message indicates that the cutting exceeds the cutting limit Reload larger media or re scale the plot to a smaller size then press the key followed by the display of LCM to continue fre GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 7 3 Cutting Plotter Computer Communication Problems The messages showed below present problems in relation to cutting plotter computer communication Communication Error Is the connection cable Setup MISC key connected to the cutting plotter and computer properly Has the interface setting Refer to Chapter 2 been done correctly Connecting your cutting plotter Try the communication Refer to the MISC key in between your cutting plotter Chapter 3 Description of and computer If it still does Operation for the port setup not work have your cutting plotter serviced Note The computer also needs to set up compatible communication parameters to the c
40. Y s Ae cP ASME BOONE DY es 8 e ETNE ee i RFF ELRO IREF CARE TTL BERG a AUN x T us ee L N I IM 4 1 vib fS Unmanaged File Illustrator Plug In jim aas test01_C eps 25 CMYK Preview x Segmental Positioning A 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Multiple Copies AASII Reg Mark Setting Prog 1 03 02 Eg It is suggested to select Multiple Copies when you would like to make several copies of one image on your material to C 4 Point Poisitioning increase cutting accuracy Lengthimm Thicknesstmm argintrmm Segmental Paisitioning Multiple Copies No of X Copies The numbers of copies on X axis No of Y Copies The numbers of copies on Y axis amp Skepimmu Y Skepimmy 7 Multiple Copies Range 1 50 The more copies you make the more i time is needed for data transmission ao a gt Numbers of X Copies Numbers of Y Copies The sias Ro p EE total amount of image copies princ PN VAN re MEE Copies with outline To show outlines of image graphics e Margin Space between marks must be 0 or 20 no negative numbers allowed The system will create the as shown in the picture below Ai File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help Ez essentiats v O mT oa No Selection wf w Stroke v 2ptova M styler M Opacity 100 e Eg _chickens ai eps 25 CMYK Preview Untitled 1 50 CMYK Preview
41. aT i Tagai d p e i mn 1 hk R T A cad i E Ca LU E E Ben i j Bus lofi FW Pee i ds he Bee hex heh for Dea cale Scored chek for Aiphone Spee Dibi didung bool pelechr all secre Shifteciek imuli pelecoi Aih dien B CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Add Registration Mark by Object Jaguar IV User Manual If you tick Add Registration Mark by Object you will be offered three options of registration marks as shown below AAS II Reg Mark Setting Add Registration Mark by page size Iv Add Registration Mark by Object 4 Point Position Length ac mm Thickness 1 mm Margin 0 mm C Segmental Positioning Step Soo IER Y Step coo IER Multiple Copies Mo of x Copies 1 Mo of Y Copies 1 Copies with outline Applv Cancel 4 Point Positioning Length The length of marks gt Range 5mm 50mm gt Optimized Setting 25mm Thickness The line thickness of marks gt Range 1mm 2mm gt Optimized Setting 1mm Margin The distance between marks and images gt Range Omm 50mm gt Optimized Setting 5mm Segmental Positioning X Step The distance of intermediate position on the X axis Y Step The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis gt Range 200mm 600mm gt Optimized Setting Less than 500mm Multiple Copies No of X Copies The numbers of copies on X axis No of Y Copies The numbers of copies on Y axis gt Range 1 50 The
42. ailable in SignPal Currently the Multiple Copies function is only available under CorelDRAW plug in 11 Select File gt Print to print out the image e SignPal Expert Untitled 2 File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help Ctrl Chrl 0 Mew acme Close CtrHPA N ig En2 File T save Ckrl4 5 s Ld5ave As Ctrl Shift 5 E 23 Import D Hg Espert Acquire Image k E pss Lco t d Setup Ctrl B 27 CutJPlat CEri L L gct Contour prr Print Setup eon L Send Email b workspace k Al F4 Te TONIBT T ONG OC UON AN GN Prints the active document SignPal 8 5 Instruction CE Au vm L ae 20 i A 4 a ox Tx mesak 3l centimeters po x L L m S o 000em A X vi Fil stroke Editor ml e GCC Jaguar IV User Manual SignPal Expert A Printer paper orientation does not match document Adjust printer autcmatically 12 Set the Scale as 100cm 1m 100 in Print page Printer Preview Mame ABec2AHP LaserJet 2100 EN Properties Status Ready Type HP LaserJet 5100 PCL 6 f ASCII PostScript data C Binary Copies Number of copies spa sete Scale Fitdrawing to paper Fit border to paper Tiling Print tiled pages Overlap 0000m 4 Advanced iv Use device margins lv gnore overprint Hu Print Options
43. al amount of No of X Copies a image copies No of Y Copies i f Copies with outline To show outlines of image graphics Copies with outline Apply Cancel The system will create the as shown in the picture below File Edit View Layout Arange Effects Bitmaps Text Table Tools Window Help 8 X Cera im 6 co GR m fa 100 v Snapto 1 000 0mm mal m amd X m Wi 6 35 mm Y Custom Mi eomm aa L a o too Units millimeters v 92 54 mm x a 16 35 mm a ai E 0 190 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 300 1000 millimeters Contour es ar ux ul v E wae k C To center m a Inside M c al Outside E 2 Offset 2 0 LI ia A H a Steps 1 4 a l o wa 22 Ix TOE Es E 5 AT Pi ARE TEE e gt E 4 E E v zA M 4 i1ofi gt gt B Pagel lt FA 943 711 83 283 Next click for Drag Scale Second click for Rotate Skew Dbl clicking tool selects all objects Shift click multi selects Alt click digs A CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Contour cutting through CorelDraw Step 1 Position the paper with registration marks printed by your printer on the GCC cutter otep 2 Select Files Print W CorelDRAW X5 Untitled 1 aAA Edit View Layout Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text Table Tools Window Help SEE c ae New Ctid N a Gt T m 4094 Snapto H BS New From Template T
44. an illustration in the following steps Ai Ele Edt Object Type Select Effect View Window Help s essentaLs C o Mixed Objects xi x sticker111 Converted eps 73 RGB Preview x Weight viele mierime e s d Align Stroke a H n E Dashed Line gap dest dap dash gap LE TRANSFORM M Align Objects NEU E S am LAYERS i Distribute Objects Kg PATHFINDER PE a bb dd s I LL Et sa p Mark Layer O Distribute Spacing Align To n E 2 Layers 4 a J F Unmanaged File 7 Click on the blank area on the page and then click Document Setup Ai Ele Edt Object Type Select Effect View Window Help NS essentias SI ox No Selection Stroke 0 0031 v Styles v opacty 10 gt Xf i Helon esM eR Weight gt 0 003 pt v amp ie Miter Limits 4 x mif Align Stroker uu Dashed Line z CL JL JE IC dash gap dash dep dash gap L TRANSFORM Kg PATHFINDER Align Objects E 3 amp 3 d d da Distribute Objects E LAYERS bb d dd Align To E sa I p Mark Layer o DOCUMENT INFO ATE Document Name sticker111 Converted eps Color Mode RGB color 2 Layers t Jg a F Color Profile none Ruler Units millimeters Artboard Dimensions 209 9999 mm x 297 mm Show Images in Outline Mode OFF Highlight Substituted Fonts OFF Highlight Substi
45. apto H v Deam vs u Li flog Units millimeters v oim pamm r Incl LIII Cice us eats esc buco TN l a x 2S is o 2 E C Page 1 m AMM Cs ea ee e T H SH Clone Layer 2 General Color Composite Layout Prepress ix2 No Issues GO SMM Mark Layer Image position and size As in document O Fit to page Include marks and calibration bars Reposition images to RS j Settings For Page 1 Position Size Scale Factor j x 2145 4 ww 117 291 4 100 v 4 zd y 655 02 v 111 381 100 C Print tiled pages Tiling marks 5 Til arilar n m D art f Tile overlar nf n o OF Dade t C Bleed limit igosten lav Render Fd Pug B m a Ad tv q os w R C O Q amp E LJ e D E nt b e v e m ZAM 4 iofi Bj Pagel lt ii Ba 128 179 316 087 gt fre Document color profiles RGB sRGB IEC61966 2 1 CMYK Japan Color 2001 Coated Grayscale Dot Gain 15 gt Step 3 Click Print You can also add a Hot Icon for the AAS II Plug in Step 1 Select Tools Customization Commands Macros CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual a p ton Macros Menu Bar File Mode Menu Bar Normal Made 3 Save As L Save All ie Revert Er Global Import Step 2 Choose GCC CorelDraw AASII GCCModule GCC AASII and drag
46. ata cable RS 232C e e e 1 piece of data cable Print cable 1 piece of data cable USB cable 1 set of Blade Holder Assembly Installed in tool carriage of the cutting plotter 1 piece of Blade Installed in Blade Holder 1 piece of Safe Blade 1 piece of Cutting Pad for Vinyl cutting 1 piece of Tweezers 1 piece of Promise Card 1 3 Product Features The following are the main features of the Jaguar IV series cutting plotters Tri port connectivity provides you with greater flexibility Up to 600 gram cutting force Up to 60 inch per second cutting speed Guaranty 10 meter tracking User friendly multi language control panel Ingenious media basket optional item Enhanced Accu Aligning System for automatic contour cutting General Information 1 2 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual 1 4 Appearance of Jaguar IV 1 4 1 The Front View Figure 1 1 Grid Drums move the media back and forth during operation Tool Carriage performs the cutting with the installed blade and pen with AAS module Control panel consists of 14 control keys and 1 LED and 1 LCM showing messages and menus Slicer Groove slice off the extra media easily along this groove 1 i Platen provides the Alignment Rulers media can be aligned Cutting Pad provides the surface for holding and with the clear guide line protection of blade when the blade is supporting media while marks cutting performing cutting
47. control panel of the cutter Restore To turn all parameters of the menu items to factory default Default settings Save To save pattern s of cutting parameters for later use Patterns1 4 Pattern 1 Parameter MISC To avoid paper jam and motor crash by automatically unroll Enable media 50cm and up before cutting while enabled Auto unroll only effects on roll edge media Using Single mode to size media will disable this function automatically f the length of the rolled media is less than 2 meters or the weight is light it is recommended to set this mode disabled Vacuum To help improve tracking and cutting accuracy by turning on Enable the fans If you turn off the vacuum system the fans will remain inactive during cutting or plotting AAS Offset To set or modify AAS offset value You can refer to 5 3 Printer Test for more details To enable to save time on repeated cutting jobs and better Disable tracking After cutting job has finished the media will move back to the origin then move to the end of the plot To save media by four different modes 1 Length expanded mode 2 Width expanded mode 3 Both expanded mode 4 Both unexpanded mode To build up the communication between host computer and Communication cutter Baud Rate is to determine the speed of data transmission Data Bits refers to the size of one block of data Parity is used to check if data was revived correctly or not 9600 n 7 1 p 96
48. de Both for 32 bit amp 64 bit driver Windows XP 7 Nista The Control Panel 3 8 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 Operation 4 1 Media Loading 4 1 1 Loading the Sheet Media To load the media properly please follow the procedures listed below Use the lever on the upper right side of the cutting plotter to raise or lower down pinch rollers Pull the lever forward until it makes a clicking sound then the pinch rollers are raised Figure 4 1 O Lever LOO on oo x P A f CR dtl ca ra oe T co EL c Figure 4 1 Load your media on the platen and slide it under the pinch rollers from either the front side or the backside The alignment rulers on the platen extension will help you to adjust the media precisely Note Ls Be sure that the media must LL ENS cover the paper sensors on the ES platen when loading the media At least one of the two paper sensors Figure 4 2 should be covered Once the media covers size the media width and length automatically Figure 4 2 Operation 4 1 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Then move the pinch rollers manually to the proper position Be sure the pinch rollers must be positioned above the grid drum The white marks on the top trail will remind you where the grid drums are Figure 4 3 White marks Figure 4 3 Push the lever backward to lower down the pinch rollers Turn on the power the tool carriage will measure the size of the media automat
49. ditor AltF11 Qw Security S Add in Manager Add ins CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual The Visual Basic for Applications Marcos window will pop up Select GCC_CorelDraw_AASII GCCAASII_Draw12 gms under the Macros in manual and press Run Macros in VBAPraject hl Descriptions Calendar zen S eConvertrg SIT CCA ASil Dysel2 sms D Soha YER REN YBAPIDES 3 Click on Apply and select whether you would like to add the registration marks by page size or by object AAS II Reg Mark Setting Iw Add Registration Mark by page size Note Add Registration Mark by Object will be the default Add Registration Mark by Object selection if you click on the image whereas Add Registration J Mark by page size will be the default one when the blank Length s mm area on the page is clicked Thickness Margin T mm amp Step Soo Bar Y Step Soo ES Mo of x Copies 1 Mo of Copies 1 Copies with outline Apply Cancel 4 Now you can print out the image file with registration marks CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Add Registration Mark by page size Jaguar IV User Manual If you tick Add Registration Mark by page size as shown in the figure below and click Apply your registration marks will be created automatically Note 1 The length setting will be in the range of 5 25mm according to your page size 2 Please DO NOT make a
50. e Duplicate v f RETE i Y 04 86 I 144 01 mm 100 00 E mm Angle jo 00 AI EC E ai li Im i DEO 200 100 Pal D H tae eB x E v i em or e 3 S I S s X 485 00 332 21 mm 100 00 e B Relative Duplicate m m T Y 04586 331 64 mm 100 00 asais Angle AI 100 D 100 XD 300 100 T SD GreatCut Instruction A 6 GCC Now you can output the image ud GreatCut Guntitled 1 SLE Edit Deson Yiw Jools Settings Window Help Mew Open Save SAVE AS Jaguar IV User Manual N OO SO Ctrl L Relative Duplicate Cth All S hift Cti s 500 SD etrg I Ctrl E Output Quit CAProgram Piles EUROS YS TEMS CoCut Professional 454 Mobi oC ut cc C Documents and Settingzjasan suus rir eotcatst ce C ADocuments and Settingsjason sus TIES TER ccj CADocuments and Settings jason suet i FDG DFG cc c h s cul Parameter AAS Offset Ursprung X mm AAS Otfzet Lirsprung Y mm Pressure Speed Materia width mm Length mm Hurnber of copies in X cirection Anzahl der Kopien in Y Richtung Distance between copies mm GreatCut Instruction t p Copies Spacing D 00 mm Segment Spacing 0 00 mm oulnut an prs vum ane Tao M Sort before output lf Stack Processing Wael after Segment Reference Point Plot to File Save settings
51. e power switch is off before installing the cutting plotter e Carefully handle the cutter to prevent any injuries Notice 2 Choosing a proper place before setting up the cutting plotter Before installing your cutting plotter select a suitable location which meets the following conditions e The machine can be approached easily from any direction e Keep enough space for the machine accessories and supplies e Keep the working area stable avoiding sever vibration e Keep the temperature between 15 and 30 C 60 86 F in the workshop e The relative humidity of the working environment should be between 25 to 75 e Protecting the machine from dust and strong air current e Preventing the machine from direct sunlight or extremely bright lighting Notice 3 Connecting the Power Supply Check the plug of the power cord to see if it matches with the wall outlet If not please contact your dealer e Insert the plug male into a grounded power outlet e Insert the other end female of power cord into the AC connector of cutting plotter Installation 2 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 2 2 Stand amp Flexible Media Support System for J4 101S 132S 183S Please examine supplied items in the accessory box of stand carton 2 piece of T shape stand 1 piece of stand beam 18 pieces of M6 screws 1 piece of M5 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set e Remove the plotter body and the accessorie
52. ea to be cut 25mm 5mm Page size Suggested mark length unit inch unit mm unit AG 4 13 x 5 83 AS 6 83 x 8 27 8 y A4 8 27 x 11 69 A2 16 54 x 23 39 23 A1 23 39 x 33 11 and above 2b5 Table 1 25mm is the suggested value for the registration mark length 2 The size of the registration marks would affect the accuracy of registration mark detection so please make sure the amount you enter is reasonable Illustrator Plug In A 7 GCC Segmental Positioning AASII Reg Mark Setting Prog Y1 03 02 4 Paint Poisitianing Length mm Thickness mm EN Marginimrn Segmental Poisitioning amp SEepimm Y Stepimm Multiple Copies Mo of X Copies Marginimrn o Jaguar IV User Manual For precise cutting quality it is suggested to select Segmental Positioning when you are working on an extra long or large sized image to increase cutting accuracy Segmental Positioning e X Step The distance of intermediate position on the X axis e Y Step The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis gt Range 200mm 600mm gt Optimized Setting Less than 500mm Mo of Copies Copies with outline Progress gg gg gg I The system will create the marks as shown in the picture below Ai Fie Edt Object Type Select Effect View Window Help NS EssNHAS D ox No Selection Stroke Opacity CU ONE BED R
53. ect all images at once when you wish to plot r1 CorelDRAW 12 E Demo CoreIDRAW 12 A4AS II Demo Tommy cdr File Edit View Layout Arenge Effects Bitmaps Text Tools Window Help x m R42 6AM MAAR jremwens custom v 00 0 mm e EA Units millimeters e 2 54 mm e es m d xc fa i a Ba m aula l 100 v io 1084 977 116 650 Next click For Drag Scale Second click For Rotate Skew Dbl clicking tool selects all objects Shift click multi selects Alt click digs 2 Select Tools Visual Basic Play CorelDRAW 12 DW Bi wcoreld warzb SkA ASmulticopy cdr Fie Edit View Layout Arrange Effects Bitmaps Text JES Window Help DE OR x Bl w a BR A SE ow B Ortons Ct T Customization Va Custom See m a Units milimeters gt Color Management LF mEmE EIE ta ica ta B a WD 7 100 200 300 400 sod E Save Settings As Default 900 1000 milimeters yy ontou d v Object Manager th Object Data Manager 51 E 2 V View Manager ChitF2 mum amp Link Manager Oto he Undo Docker D In m Intemet Bookmark Manager o Color Styles ea 4l gt gg E Palette Editor E B Graphic and Text Styles Ct F5 T Scrapbook Steps e d 3 Create M ley Run Script 2H ps Q m i A ME 29 Visual Basic E
54. en 2nd 3rd monks Maximum 600 mm 23 62 in 50 mmq 1 97 in ini 7 i2 TA ind Kon junger Poper Saving Mode Minimum 70 mmq 2 6 in depends on graphic design Hp ccelo ra Y Distance beteean 13 amp Src marks Maximum 1770 mm 69 69 in depends on media amp cutter Minimum 70 mm 2 76 in dapent on graphic design Repeatability less Than 0 3 mum 0 01 in WORKABLE AREA light Grey Blocks dth Merk Ist Mark Origin Auto detecting area Track of Pinch Roller jgrey stip 30 mm 1 18 in gey bilan Auto detection function on the 1 mark covers the grey area Suggested 30mm margin on both left and right sides of media sheet Suggested 20 30mm margin on top of media sheet and at least 50mm margin on the bottom edge to prevent sheets dropping or any error occurred while media sizing Step3 Print the Graphics m Print the graphic and the marks with your printer Scaling 100 ce So Accu Aligning System 5 7 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual m When printing on a roll media make sure the orientation as following Step4 Load the printout onto cutter m he Origin Mark is is different from the rest registration marks Please make sure the media is fed with correct direction Step 5 Cut the Contour m Send out the command from software to perform the contour cutting job 5 5 Tips for AAS For getting better results of contour cutting there are some tips below for your reference
55. feNet Sentinel System Driver to install the software driver for this key If you do not use this type of key you do not need to install this driver GCC Production Suite Select Features Select the features setup will install Select the features you want to install and deselect the Features vou do not want to install GCC Production Suite 3r rogi k 2645 K EE Profiles size will vary Sateet Sentinel System Driver 7 4 0 Destination Folder Ehren PME CUE Piedini Sule Space Hequired an L 404000 K Space Available on C 2705296 K Cancel A To change the default destination folder click Browse and choose a new destination folder B To check that the drive you are installing to has enough space for the installation a Click Disk Space SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual b From the drop down menu select the drive you want to install to and verify that it has enough space for the installation c Click OK The installation drive changes to the selected drive when you click OK 8 Select the Program folder where the shortcut for the software will appear A new folder is automatically created for the product 9 Click Next to install the software GCC Production Sutte Select Program Folder Please select a programm folder Setup will add program icons to the Pragram Folder listed below ou may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list
56. g Units millimeters v a Gi 6 35 mm wa sy 100 g 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 300 1000 millimeters Contour a X l Hotel Crecen coerced EFI RTER BEECECIA D Grocer BI EIU Id E E E A LCISTYTI D UEICR LET erence IECOFEDITUELDIT UE URGERE cried nit C EFEEI THEE EEREREEEET BELERELT EI LEBERTISEBEUCIT ECL EIERTUTIT ranean LEICHT IT ht a F i Fa a i Y 8S 2 re T 1 C To center z A g Inside i ER D ay Outside T w F si Offset 2 0 2 mm 2 Ch po S 3 Steps 1 p Sal o a L1 a 3 S9 5MNEEMNJIC 0 rrilirneters Er A lofi gt Pagel lt FA IX 726 172 124 719 Next click For Drag Scale Second click For Rotate Skew Dbl clicking tool selects all objects Shift click multi selects Alt click digs A CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Note 1 To save your materials in addition to amending object margins you can also adjust the length of the registration marks 5mm minimum when you apply 4 Point Positioning see table 1 for suggestions based on different material sizes The smaller the size is the smaller the distance between the object and the registration marks is see the figures below Area to be cut 25mm 5mm Page size Suggested mark length unit inch unit mm unit mm 16 4 13 x 588 AS 683 627 es Ad 827 11 69 A3 11 69 x 16 54 A2 16 54 x 23 39 23 A1 23 39 x 33 11 and above 2b5 Table 1
57. here is any adjustments had to be made you can change the offset value by following the steps x Measure the offset values from the printed line and the actual cutting line Enter the AAS Offset under MISC function for the values you just measured then press Enter Test the cutting again Accu Aligning System 5 4 GCG Jaquar IV User Manual AAS Il offset X and Y value is defined as following Horizontal line is defined as X and vertical is defined as Y x When the actual cutting line and the printed line need to be changed towards the direction of origin mark then simply add the negative value of the offset If the direction is from the opposite of the origin mark then enter positive values for the offset This method apply on both X and Y axle For example If the values set in cutter is X 0 50 mm Y 0 50 mm and the measurement is X1 0 25 mm Y 1 0 25 mm In following figure the Blue Line refers to the Y Value and the Red Line refers toe the X value We need to adjust AASII offset X new X X1 Y new Y Y1 which means X new 0 25 mm Y new 0 75 then save the set new value to cutter i i X Value X Value Y Value Y Value X Value X Value Y Value Y Value Origin Note B Before adjusting the AAS II settings please proceed scaling for width and length B he blade offset value isn t set for this test graphic please set it according to the blade you use B f you have
58. ically And the plotting cutter begins to work Note 1 Always adjust the position with the pinch roller raised 2 Move the pinch roller by applying force at the rear portion of the pinch roller support 3 Do not move it by holding its front rubber roller Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 Operation 4 2 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 1 2 Loading the Roll Media Put the roll media guide bushes on two roll holders Figure 4 5 Roll media guide bushes Figure 4 5 Option A Recommended Insert the two roll holders into the roll media support set then place the roll media directly between the two roll holders Figure 4 6 am a Figure 4 6 TE Option B Use the media flanges Insert a roll media flange at the end of each roll media and tighten the thumbscrew until the roll media is firmly gripped see Figure 4 7 Then put the roll media on the roll holders Adjust the position of the roll media ensure that media flanges are able to run in the grooves of media guide bushes Figure 4 8 Figure 4 8 Operation 4 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Load the media on the platen Please refer to 4 1 1 Loading the sheet media After loading the roll media flatten the media on the platen and hold the front edge of the roll media firmly Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 Figure 4 10 Step 4 Note Turn the roll downward to make an equal tension across the media Figure 4 10 Make sure that the
59. ile cutting in high speed set as Draft Small Letter For normal operation set as Normal CUT TEST Square Cut To perform a cutting test at present blade position For more information please refer to 4 3 Adjusting the Cutting Force and Offset to adjust blade force and cutting speed The Control Panel 3 5 Jaguar IV User Manual Recut 1 99 To repeat the last job without re sending the data 1 per SIS Copy To copy the last job without re sending the data 1mm gap will be auto generated between 2 copies If the media length is not enough to continue it will show below message on LCM Out Of Space of Copies finished If both functions are enabled at the same time the cutter will perform the last setting only Pattern Setting To provide two patterns for cut test Arrow and Note It is recommended to select Cross if you are working Cross patterns on thick pieces of materials Ratio Setting To adjust the size of the pattern 100 200 300 400 To adjust the length of the blade 0 00mm 5 00mm 0 00mm Note Keep your blade length as 0 before you start adjusting Test the blade holder first and then test the blade length by pressing ENTER Keep the blade holder at the same position when you perform blade holder and blade length tests When blade holder and blade length tests are finished the screen will show you to what degree the unit of the value followi
60. ing Cut Select D OK ENTER OverCut 0 00mm A Select lt OK ENTER V7 Set Tangential Mode Select gt OK ENTER Pouncin 0 mm A Select lt gt OK ENTER WV The Control Panel 3 2 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 3 3 Menu in Off line Mode Press ON OFF LINE to switch to the offline mode Offline For System Setup F f FORCE IPod OK ENTER 5 600 with an increment of 5 gram force OFFSET 7X Offset 0 275 mm N OK ENTER WV 0 000 1 000 with an increment of 0 025 mm DOREM Clear Data Memory N Cancel OK ENTER DA V lt DAV move origin X Y SPEED Pun een Speed 3 153 with an increment of 3 cm s D UP Speed 72 cm A Select gt OK ENTER VV UP Speed 3 153 with an increment of 3 cm s Quality normal AN Select lt gt OK ENTER V Draft Fair Normal Fine Small Letter CUT TEST Square Cut Select gt OK ENTER Repeat Last Plot Select gt OK ENTER Pattern Arrow Pattern Cross Arrow Pattern Setting Change OK ENTER Select gt OK ENTER Ratio 10096 Ratio 100 20096 300 400 Ratio Setting Change OK ENTER Select gt OK ENTER Test Blade Holder OK ENTER Blade Length Adjust Set Length 0 00mm Select lt gt OK ENTER Change OK ENTER Test Blade Length OK ENTER Turn CW Turn CCW Co The Control Panel GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Offline For System Setup 19 772 F 80 0 0 275M A Select lt gt OK ENTER V7 Set Smoothing Cut Select TS OK ENTER TOOL SELEC
61. ion A 4 e 5 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Install Manager Install SignPal Expert 8 5v1 Englishy v Install to desktop v clear Applications previous preferences 13 Check which icons and preferences you want to install e Check Install to desktop to install a shortcut for the software on the desktop e Check Install to startup items to install a shortcut for the software in the Startup folder of the Start menu If this is done each time the computer starts up the software will automatically start up and minimize itself displaying an icon in the system tray of the Windows system tray e Check Clear Application s previous preferences to clear the preferences or clear the check box to retain old preferences e Click OK GCC Production Suite InstallShield Wizard Complete GCC Production Suite has been successtully installed Click Finish to exit the wizard i Back Cancel SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 14 Open SignPal 8 5v1 Registration Product Registration Registration is required to use this software Thanks for choosing SignPal Expert 8 5v1 Please take a moment Eo register your software Cancel 15 As you have not registered before please check on the box at bottom to register a new account Registration If you have previously registered with SAi please enter your Registration ID 16 Input your personal information to complete the online regi
62. it to the commands bar Step 3 If you want to have a different icon select Tools Customization Commands Appearance to import a graphics for use as the icon Choose an icon and press OK to complete this setting CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual oignPal 8 5 Instruction The new SignPal 8 5 Software is Windows Vista compatible and the SignPal Expert above versions support the AAS II contour cutting function of Jaguar IV and Puma III cutting plotters Different to the previous SignPal 7 6 version the SignPal 8 5 doesn t come with a keypro dongle which is replaced by a softkey to simplify the installation procedure However please note that the system must be connected to the Internet when launching the SignPal 8 5 software for the first time with softkey Internet access is required for online validation during the initial installation and for future online validations every 30 days If the softkey is unable to connect to the Internet within a 30 day period you will receive a message alerting you that you can only continue working with the software for another 10 days without connecting to the Internet For users without Internet or broadband connection please contact your local distributor to purchase hard keys keypro dongle and provide them your softkey ID amp password for replacement Your original softkey ID amp password will be invalid after replacement and the new hard key ID amp password can work on
63. l media guide bushes on the roll holder to secure the roll media 6 The protrusion length of the blade should be longer than the thickness of the vinyl Please check the Blade Specification About the Tool in Appendix After you notice all the above you ll enjoy your gigantic signs production 4 6 When Completing the Cutting Job After completing the cutting job raise the sheet loading lever and then remove the material You can also cut off the finished job by the Safe Blade a standard accessory along the knife guide Figure 4 16 SS aly z F M 3 x E a E gt Figure 4 16 Operation 4 8 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual 4 7 Jaguar IV Print Driver setting 4 7 1 Jaguar IV Print Driver setting gt Option Page Die Cut The Die Cut function must be activated with the Kiss Cut function to avoid the falling of cut through materials and material jam beneath the carriage Die Cut helps you to cut through the backing of the material while Kiss Cut cuts through only the top layer but not the backing This will leave only tiny bits of the backing attached to the top layer creating complete individual patterns with backing sheets see figure 1 and 2 Blade I Top layer Backing sheet Vinyl Kiss cut Die cut Figure 1 Cutting line Die Cut Kiss Cut Figure 2 Operation 4 9 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual To activate the Die Cut function go to Option tick Die Cut and enter the amount you
64. lder Step6 Eject the blade Push Blade eject pin to eject blade when the blade needs to be replaced The blade will lose its sharpness after a period of usage the cutting quality might be affected By increasing the cutting force it might do the trick However once the blade is worn out and no longer provides a reliable cutting you should replace a new one The blade is consumable and must be replaced as often as necessary to maintain the cutting quality The quality of the blade deeply affects cutting quality So be sure to use a high quality blade to ensure good cutting results 2 5 Cable Connection The cutting plotter communicates with a computer through a USB Universal Serial Bus Parallel port Centronics or a Serial port RS 232C This chapter shows you how to connect the cutting plotter to a host computer and how to set up the computer cutting plotter interconnection I Notice When USB connection is enabled both parallel port and serial port will be disabled automatically Installation 2 9 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Parallel port USB port Figure 2 18 2 5 1 USB Interface Jaguar IV build in USB interface are based on the Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1 1 Operation system of Windows 95 Windows NT don t support USB m USB driver installation Caution v f you are using Windows 2000 XP Vista 7 as your operating system make sure you log in using the Admini
65. llers as close as possible to both edges of the cutting area 2 Make sure the loaded media is held flat with equal tension across the platen 3 Suggested operation settings Tool force 55 gf or depending on the material Cutting speed 45 50 cm sec Tool up speed 45 60 cm sec Smooth cut Disable Quality Small Letter 4 5 How to Make A Long Plot When you are making a long plot with a roll of heavy and wide vinyl paper you need to use the AUTO UNROLL MEDIA function The following parameter settings are to help users get the best cutting quality The actual output quality may vary when using different kind of materials 1 Ifthe length of graphic is between 3m and 5m the cutting speed is better slower than 72cm sec and the cutting quality is set as Normal 2 Ifthe length is longer than 5m or if the material type is difficult to cut it is better to further slow down the cutting speed 3 After loading the roll media all pinch rollers are raised at this stage flatten the media on the platen and hold the front edge of the roll media firmly Figure 4 14 Figure 4 14 Operation 4 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Then turn the roll downward to make an equal tension across the media See Figure 4 15 Make sure that the media tension is equally distributed from left to right If the media is not tight enough against the platen it will cause tracking problems Figure 4 15 4 Engage pinch rollers 5 Fixes rol
66. ly with the dongle inserted to your computer Please note that the softkey and hard key has different user ID number as following soft key IDs are 9xxxxx Hard key IDs are 5xxxxx SignPal 8 5 Instruction Index 1 Installing the SignPal 8 5 software P 01 2 Set up your GCC Cutter on Production Manager P 10 SignPal AAS II Quick Start Lssuuu E13 3 Transferring a Software License Using Softkey P 18 4 SignPal 8 5 Feature Lists P 20 1 Installing the SignPal 8 5 software To install the software you must have Administrator privileges To use the software you must have Administrator or Power User privileges See your Windows user guide for more information 1 Uninstall any previous version of the software 2 Insert the Installation DVD 3 Select a language and click OK SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 Click Next GCC Production Suite Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for GCC Production Suite The Installs hieldH Wizard will install GCC Production Suite on your computer To continue click Next 5 Read the Software License Agreement and select accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to accept GCC Production Suite License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT This i a legal agreement between
67. media tension is equally distributed from left to right If the media Step 5 were not tightened enough Move the pinch rollers to the appraise location and against the platen it would note that the pinch rollers must be positioned above cause tracking problems the grid drums Push the lever backward to lower down the pinch rollers Fix roll media guide bushes on the roll holder to secure the roll media Turn on the power switch the tool carriage will sizing the media automatically Then the cutting plotter is ready to work Use the reverse steps to remove the media Operation 4 4 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 2 Tracking Performance In order to achieve the best tracking performance for a long plot we recommend some significant media loading procedures described as follows If the media length is less than 4 meters leave the margin of 0 5mm 25mm in the left and right edges of the media Figure 4 11 0 5mm 25mm 0 5mm 25mm Pinch roller Pinch roller Figure 4 11 If the media length is greater than 4 meters leave at least 25mm margin on the left and right edges of the media Figure 4 12 gt Or 25mm gt Or 25mm Figure 4 12 Please refer to the paragraph 4 5 How to Make A Long Plot for more details Operation 4 5 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 3 Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment Before sending your designs for cutting you may perform a cut test to ge
68. meters POWER Arrow Keys 1 To move the tool carriage position on X or Y axis 2 To select functions or change values of settings ENTER 1 The displayed parameters will be saved automatically 2 To set a new origin at the present tool carriage position In offline mode moving the tool carriage to desired position by Arrow Keys then press ENTER key to set a new origin While moving with the parameters of XY axes displayed press MISC key will enable fine tune movement press MISC key again to disable the function PAUSE RESUME To temporarily halt the cutting process To resume the process by press Pause Resume key again ONLINE OFFLINE 1 To switch between online mode and offline mode 2 To stop the cutting job or abort the change of setting Once press this key the cutting job will be terminated immediately and cannot be resumed OFFSET To set or modify the distance between the blade tip and the 0 000 1 000mm 0 275mm center axis FORCE To set or modify the value of tool force 5 600gram 5 gram per step Speed To set or modify tool speed at horizontal moving 3 153cm sec 72cm sec 3cm sec per step Up Speed To set or modify tool speed at vertical moving 3 153cm sec 72cm sec 3cm sec per step Cutting Quality To set or modify cutting quality Draft Fair Normal While cutting small letter set as Small letter Normal Fine Wh
69. n the Y axis gt Range 200 500 mm Note 1 Jog Marks are Registration Marks please adjust your parameters in this section Please DO NOT make any changes to the Register Marks and Print Cutting Marks sections highlighted in yellow 2 Three types of registration marks and the ways of setting them are introduced in the following steps GreatCut Instruction A 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 Point Positioning Adjust the size object margin and line thickness of your registration marks After this is finished click Set Jog Marks under Tools Setup Register Print Jog Marks e Size The length of marks Jog Marks gt Range 5mm 50mm type GCC AAS I m gt Optimized Setting 25mm Object margin The distance between marks and images gt Range 0mm 50mm Size object margin iw corners ta the outer side Optimized Setting omm outpi pressing Ci o Line thickness the line Ines Rist thickness of marks max Y Distance Range 1mm 2mm Register Marks r Ptint Cutting Marks Optimized Setting 1mm Size 25 00 mm r 1 Cut without Cross L l Size 25 00 mm Offset to Object S D mm Cancel Line Thickness 1 00 mm The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below EE GreatCut untitled 1 File Edit Design View Tools Settmgs Window Help eo 0 P k AARE xt Relative Angles All 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 800 wit i Ei tt Pee
70. nerate satisfactory cutting results The Cut Test should be repeated until the appropriate cutting conditions for the media are discovered After sizing the media press CUT TEST button to select the square cut and press ENTER KEY to confirm The default cutting force and offset value of the cutting test are 80gf and 0 275mm respectively Press ARROW KEY to move the tool carriage to the position where you like Then press the ENTER KEY to perform Cut Test Note At the same time the new origin is also set at the cutting test position When the cutting test is completed a pattern appears Peel off the pattern to see if it can be easily separated from the media base If yes the setup tool force is appropriate If not or cut through the back paper press FORCE KEY to adjust the tool force until an optimum force is obtained Figure 4 13 If the pattern appears to be BB or CC layout press DFFSET KEY to adjust the offset value until AA pattern discovered Press SPEED KEY FORCE KEY OFFSET KEY to setup Square Cu t or E OK Enter Press arrow keys to Press ENTER KEY desired position for next square cut Press ENTER_KEY Press ON OFF ERE T d dd Fiqure 4 13 Operation 4 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 4 4 How to Cut 3mm Letters To obtain good quality output narrow media is recommended However if wide media is used you should 1 Position two pinch ro
71. ng CW or CCW is circle and in which direction CW clockwise or CCW counterclockwise you should turn the adjustment knob EG Turn CW 0 5 is telling you that you should turn the knob for half a circle clockwisely The value on the screen will be 0 0 when the blade length is perfect and no more adjustment needs to be made You s start cutting at this point o DATACLEAR To clear up buffer memory NENNEN NE TOOL SELECT Set Smoothing To enable smooth cutting function Enable Cut Over Cut To generate an overcut to facilitate weeding 0 00mm 1 00mm 0 00mm 0 05mm per step To enable the emulated tangential cutting mode for thicker Enable media types and small letter cuts Note while the Offset value setting at 0 000 mm Set Tangential Mode will automatically be disabled The Control Panel 3 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual To make perforated patterns 0 200mm Omm In order to use this function Pouncing tool must be installed Before start pouncing place pouncing strip on top of the cutting pad to protect the cutting pad Set the value as 0 mm to disable the pouncing mode Pouncing tool is an optional item Panel Setup Accept setup command To accept commands of the Force Speed Cutting Quality and Offset only via software Control panel only To accept commands of the Force Speed Cutting Quality and Offset only via
72. ntour gt A X Don sn or a 0 a n n5 n km nu B Ba oll pa n 4on 8 d 6 m d 8 b unt s 9 6 mn 5 n 8 8 a e 5 d om s os aa 8 n n a o2 l emp 7 I Ir 1 dre ME Segmental Positioning To center Inside CO Outside p E Da a8 E HL O DF P PORR i 0 coo 1000 1500 im ta erepg maty J saha npo 8 moon EE x moop E SH my erep yago ped E E NEN NEN DENNNBNBS R millimeters 103 3 3 oa O 3 a aa a3 a3 04d a3 a3 c3 a3 ld a2 PR P JE i44 doft PHE Pagel ac iii gt 2 140 262 1 710 Next click For Drag Scale Second click Far Rotate Skew Dbl clicking tool selects all objects ShifE click multi selects Alt click digs E amp mx CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Multiple Copies It is suggested to select Multiple Copies when you would like to make several copies of one image on your material to increase cutting accuracy AAS II Reg Mark Setting Add Registration Mark by page size Iv Add Registration Mark by Object 4 Paink Position Length 25 mm Thickness mm Multiple Copies Margin mam E e f Segmental Positioning No of X Copies The numbers of copies on X axis No of Y Copies The numbers of copies on Y axis BER 500 mm gt Range 1 50 The more copies you make the more time is needed Y Ste P 500 mm for data transmission Multiple Copies gt Numbers of X Copies Numbers of Y Copies The tot
73. ny changes to the Origin section when you choose to add registration marks by page size as indicated below otherwise the position of the marks will be changed Workspace Document General Page Size Layout Label Background Guidelines Grid Rulers Styles Save Rulers Nudge Nudge 0 254 Super nudge 2 x 0 254 mm Micro nudge 0 254mm 2 Same units for Duplicate distance Nudge and Rulers T Units Horizontal millimeters v AAS II Rez Mark Setting i Add Registration Mark by page size Add Registration Mark by Object Length s mm o mm Thickness Margin amp Step Soo ERR Y Step Soo EE Mo of x Copies 1 Mo of Copies i Copies with outline Export HTML Global Same units for Horizontal and Vertical rulers Origin Tick divisions Horizontal 0 0 10 per tick Apply Cancel A Ms gt millimeters Show fractions Edit Scale Vertical 0 0 2E us 2 millimeters Show Rulers The system will create the 4 marks on the 4 corners of the page as shown in the picture below wherever you move your image BD Be Bl Yee CP ees Laya maga Ech o Dim ed e Teb Hair Deb G B m Bee oo w wet f iem j jewon r4 Gus veri Sirm El oem E nates Bere ran i e eee H Aere E A et e e rererere Leer CA EAE EEA A KaT cea PEAN AAA PLECE pamm O BEI E SS Bof T b CS To center E RS Sirene 5 z a D utia L amp Of pet
74. oblems you may come across Prior to getting into the details of this chapter please be sure that your application environment is compatible with the cutting plotter Note Before having your cutting plotter serviced please make certain that the malfunction is in your cutting plotter not the result of an interface problem or a malfunction in your computer or a software problem D Why is the cutting plotter not functioning Possible Causes 7 1 Non Operational Problems Check the following first B Doesthe AC power cord plug in properly B Does the AC power cord connected to the power connector properly B Does the power LED still illuminate Solutions If the LCM is able to display the message the cutting plotter should be in a normal condition Switch off the cutting plotter and turn it on again to see if the problem still existing If the LCM is not able to display any message contact the technician from your dealer Trouble Shooting 7 1 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 7 2 Operational Problems some mechanical problems or failure during operation will cause some problems The error messages shown on the LCM present the problem first and followed by recommended actions If the problem still exists after the recommended actions have been done have your cutting plotter serviced Error Check Media Or Drum or X Motor Error Check Media Or Y Motor Error Check Carriage Sensor or VC Motor Graph
75. ode 3 3 3 4 Menu Items 3 4 4 Operation 4 1 Media Loading 4 1 1 Loading the Sheet Media 4 1 4 1 2 Loading the Roll Media 4 3 4 2 Tracking Performance 4 5 4 3 Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment 4 6 4 4 How to Cut 3mm Letter 4 7 4 5 How to Make A Long Plot 4 7 4 6 When Completing the Cutting Job 4 8 4 7 Jaguar IV Print Driver setting 4 9 4 7 1 Option Page 4 9 4 7 2 Paper Page 4 11 5 Accu Aligning System 5 1 Introduction 5 1 5 2 Calibrating the System 5 2 1 Media Calibration 5 2 5 2 2 AAS Calibration 5 2 5 2 3 AAS Il on Jaguar IV 5 3 Table of Contents GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 5 3 Printer Test 5 4 5 4 Contour Cutting 5 6 5 5 Tips for AAS 5 8 6 Maintenance 6 1 Cleaning the cutting Plotter 6 1 6 2 Cleaning the Grid Drum 6 2 6 3 Cleaning the Pinch Rollers 6 2 7 Trouble Shooting 1 Non Operational Problems 7 1 7 2 Operational Problems 7 2 7 3 Communication Problems 7 3 7 4 Software Problems 7 4 7 5 Cutting Quality Problem 7 5 7 6 USB connection Problems 7 6 Appendix A 1 Jaguar IV Specification A 1 A 2 Blade Specification A 2 A 3 CorelDRAW Plug In Instruction A 3 A 4 SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 A 5 EasySIGN Instruction A 5 A 6 GreatCut Instruction A 6 A 7 Illustrator Instruction A 7 Table of Contents GCG Jaguar IV User Manual 1 General information 1 1 Introduction Jaguar IV series cutting plotters have been designed to produce computer generated images or perform contour cutting on sheets or rolls of vinyl
76. oll Holder 2 pieces 1 set of Roll Holder Guide Bushes 4 pieces 1 set of Roll Holder Support 2 pieces 1 set of Desktop Support Bracket 2 pieces 4 pieces of Plastic Foot 4 pieces of M4 screws 12 pieces of M6 screws 1 piece of M4 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of M5 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of M6 L shape hexagon screw driver for adjusting the screws of Roll Holders 1 piece of Installation Guide for Roll Holder Put the 4 Plastic Foot under the Roll Holder Support and insert the M4 screw into the hole of Plastic Foot and tighten them with the M4 L shape screw driver Figure 2 7 Figure 2 8 Roll Holder Support Roll Holder Support Plastic M4 screws Desktop Support Brackets Figure 2 7 M6 screws Installation 2 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Step 3 Position the Desktop Support Brackets beside the Roll Holder Support and insert M6 screws into the Roll Holder Support and tighten them with M6 L shape screw driver Refer to Figure 2 8 at the left Step 4 Put the bottom of machine in lateral and position the Roll Holder Assembly beside the bottom of the machine Then insert the M6 screws into the holes of Roll Holder support assembly and tighten them with M6 L shape screwdriver Like Figure 2 9 M6 screws Screw holes Roll Holder Assembly Figure 2 9 Roll Holders Figure 2 10 Place the two roll holders into the holes of Roll Holder Support Figure 2 10 The complete Deskto
77. p Media Support System will be shown as in Figure 2 11 Figure 2 11 Installation 2 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 2 4 Blade Installation Figure 2 12 is the illustrator of the blade holder Insert a blade into the bottom of the blade holder and remove the blade by pushing the pin Make sure that your fingers are away from the blade tip Pin Adjustment depth knob Outward ring EH Install blade Figure 2 13 Figure 2 13 i Figure 2 14 Push the blade to the bottom of the blade holder Figure 2 14 Adjust the blade tip to suitable length by screwing Blade tip adjustment screw clockwise or count clockwise Figure 2 15 Tips The proper length means the blade s length is adjusted 0 1mm more than film s thickness That is if the thickness of film is 0 5mm then blade s length is properly adjusted 0 6mm and it can completely cut through the film layer yet avoid penetrating the backing Figure 2 15 Installation 2 8 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Insert the blade holder into tool carriage Please note the outward ring of the holder must put into the grooves of carriage firmly see Figure 2 16 then fasten the case Figure 2 17 per P F PI i P d 3 J 1 roo m yr ug y x E EF Fa unu ur F x Dr P PRF 23 j i PrF F Rm E E Pri FG rg 7 a E Pi i ro y m m i I Pe a Figure 2 16 Figure 2 17 Step 5 Use the reversing steps to remove the blade ho
78. peration of the machine Y Keep the tools away from children where they can reach Y Always put the pinch rollers within the white marks Important Information GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Warning Never press the top release grip and pull the bottom release grip at the same time as the pictures shown below O CORRECT x INCORRECT Press down Press down Stop bar Note In case the grips clipped together due to your wrong operation please use a tweezers to pull out the stop bar when Pull up bottom to release grip pressing down the top release grip Keep the ENABLE l stop bar outside then release the grips as the right figure Important Information GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Table of Contents Important Information 1 General Information 1 1 Introduction 1 2 Package Items 1 3 Product Features 1 4 Appearance of Jaguar IV 0 h I m4 4 1 4 1 The Front View 1 3 1 4 2 The Back View 1 3 1 4 3 The Whole View 1 4 1 4 4 The Left hand Side 1 4 1 4 5 The Right hand Side 1 5 2 Installation 2 1 Precaution 2 1 2 2 Stand amp Flexible Media Support System 2 2 2 3 Desktop Flexible Media Support System 2 6 2 4 Blade Installation 2 8 2 5 Cable Connections 2 5 1 USB Interface 2 10 2 5 2 Parallel Interface 2 13 2 5 3 RS 232 Interface 2 13 2 0 4 Data Transmitting 2 13 3 The Control Panel 3 1 The LCD Panel 3 1 3 2 Menu in On line Mode 3 2 3 3 Menu in Off line M
79. rted eps Color Mode RGB color Color Profile none Ruler Units millimeters Artboard Dimensions 148 6798 mm x 145 2831 mm Show Images in Outline Mode OFF Highlight Substituted Fonts OFF Highlight Substituted Glyphs OFF Preserve Text Editability Simulate Colored Paper OFF Illustrator Plug In ESSENTIALS v B 2 x LAYERS Wg ee o Salli Mark Layer Oo 2 Layers 4 3 al Y GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 12 Print out the file with the contour line and the registration marks A E Le e lee deed Me wee pi o Oa e wis B 2 Bes Cowles a reium neces n e me remm 7s E pn Coie j pea Fe Ede i l a Erre zm FATTE T TR Eham jir Screen P P eaa ented P im Cas MN 2 ge CR d Tews ki Ehin ali QUI Sena Copy jeCahi gi 5s rgbt 3 Chwhla B Sieve ier Meh Devens Wieland dl e DE E Lan oy Mgr round Pee H Ege dh Opal ui F Deere De AluCubsT reren O ria pide i Tow amp aro Wk o H al Mi i 13 Place the printed file on the cutter lower the pinch rollers and then position the carriage at the origin of the registration marks 14 Send the file to the cutter o Hew Cil N um pa me E OMM entom Tenge mcum LS 5we a oeio o Q Bh aol meb SS db d M muore S E 0e Chi pB Preview x x Open Recent Files ih D Brows in Bridge AltCtd O 4 TN Share My
80. s from the shipped carton e Place the stand beam upright on the T stand and follow the number to assemble See Figure 2 1 amp 2 2 T Stand Stand beam Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Installation 2 2 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Position the stand beam perpendicularly to part ana put the screws into the holes and tighten them as Figure 2 2 Then the complete picture of stand will be like Figure 2 1 Hemove the cutting plotter from the carton Position your stand under the plotter and then insert the screws into the holes on plotter s bottom and tighten them up as shown in Figure 2 93 Screws Figure 2 3 Installation 2 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Insert the roll holder support with the screws into the holes of the stand and then tighten them up as shown in Figure 2 4 You could decide roll holder support s position by inserting into different holes 3 screws Roll holder Figure 2 4 Place two roll holders into the holes in the roll holder support Figure 2 5 Roll holder support Roll holders Figure 2 5 Installation 2 4 GCC Step 7 Lastly the complete picture will be shown like below Figure 2 6 Figure 2 6 Installation 2 5 Jaguar IV User Manual GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 2 3 Desktop Flexible Media Support System For J4 61 only Please examine the following items in stand carton s accessory box 1 set of Roll Media Flange 2 pieces 1 set of R
81. stration SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Registration Registration Information Indicates required fields Country Territory Last Name oOo O O First Name P00 Title Company Address Line 1 Pe Address Line 2 foe City State Province Region Alabama 17 If you have registered before please enter your Registration code as below to open SignPal 8 5v1 software Registration IF you have previously registered with 54i please enter your Registration ID Registration ID Ido not have a registration ID Cancel SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 3 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual d SignPal Expert Untitled 1 ka File Edit View Arrange Text Effects Bitmap Window Help FARRBAaAFZIRA TVA BESQH m t D 10 20 30 40 5n 60 7 Tip of the Day Did you know Fonts that you have used in a document are listed at the top of the font list for easy access B GCIN Y Le H Le S 2 9 5 fo p f9 p Iv Show tips at startup lt Back Next a iiis RET TAAT NEM SEM H m gt For Help press F1 Stroke Ex Fil IN SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 9 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 2 Set up your GCC Cutter on Production Manager 1 Open Production Manager 8 5v1 2 Choose and set up your GCC cutter Note that AAS II System only works on Jaguar IV and Puma lll Add Setup Chooz a device What is the
82. strator account Use the USB One click Installation for quick driver installation Follow the simple steps below for driver setup Step 1 Connecting your GCC cutter 1 Turn on the machine 2 Connect the USB connector to the machine and then USB driver will installed automatically It will take a few minutes to find the device Please DO NOT disconnect the USB cable until the installation has completed 3 You can double click the USB icon on the taskbar to make sure the USB device is detected SEADEID 13 31 Installation 2 10 GCC i RETURNED da NE P CEDENS TE mes e Rs E Drive Software ns talla B8 Your device is ready to use USB Printing Support yf Ready to use No Printer Attached Jl Ready to use Step 2 Installing the software Jaguar IV User Manual 1 Put the installation CD into your CD ROM Please make sure that the USB device is connected before you start the driver installation 2 Choose the model you want to install from the driver list and click on either the 32 bit or 64 bit driver installation depending on the operating system installed on your computer to start the installation The Expert Pro model is used as an illustration in the following steps e BPERT 24 9 BERT ARO win7 vista xe 32 bit Driver Win 7 Vista XP 64 bit Driver User Manual vi Great Cut Design Source Clipart al ee aE p install Acrobat 4 0 amp xn 29 GCC Driver Installation
83. t Effect View Window Hep Maj NE ESSENTIALS CO E o Mud Objects 2v v sk ae ste v ono Qa Eje o mid gzdeda SS db ob eee M AASII Reg Mark Setting Prog V1 03 02 Ad o aaa sticker111 Converted The AAS Registration Mark Auto Generation Setting START H 4 Pont Poistioning Lengthimm 25 Thickness mm 1 5 RN RR MESON EADY di Margin mm 5 3 w a3 Oe C Segmental Poistioning X Step men 500 Y Step mm 500 C Multiple Copies LAYERS No of X Copies Space mm ip il TAE E A 2 No of Y Copies C Copies with outine AARON ICACOAOAOCACAON OCCASU Dek ee tee ee E Execute The AAS Registration Mark Aubo Generabon Setting END amp 1 Layer a a E 5 Three types of registration marks are introduced here 4 Point Positioning Segmental Positioning and Multiple Copies AASII Reg Mark Setting Prog 1 03 02 fx Note Um The values entered in the 4 Point Positioning section length m thickness and margin will still be applied when you tick orm Segmental Positioning or Multiple Copies Segmental Poisitioning amp Sbepimm s00 Y Sbepimm s00 C Multiple Copies Mo oF X Copies Marginrmm lo Na of Y Copies Copies with outline Progress Sa SSS SS SSS SS SSS SS SS SSE Illustrator Plug In A 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 6 Confirm the registration marks the 4 Point Position mark is used as
84. t Table Tools Window Help E BD amp amp 6 mio UD 409 v Snapto amp H Dj210 0mn va 0 E i50 mm Y n Ms 4L D 1 mm t 3 v 1CI2S7 ban F L E flog Units millimeters v menm NA Dnm ua 53 CE und Sit ets EPET Wed Pal ICM ez Too PX PH Pe Kel RH eal we cee ek Ish A ove CE SEA UAI TERNOS GER Lie as U aar PR rs sauer Bris eee PE i Object Manager z rz Layer x F Layer 1 Ec E _ Page 1 mz O IM Gus EER m E Se P SH Clone Layer 4 General Color Composite Layout Prepress i 2 No Issues o m D Mark Layer 9 Print composite Print separations Use document color settings O Use color proof settings Color conversions perFormed by Correct colors using color profile Document sRGB IEC61966 2 1 Preserve RGB numbers ae Rendering intent Relative colorimetric v device printer that you selected on the General tab The color settings and preview available in this dialog box are set For the Windows Graphic e 5XAg SE WJIPO OI est Parle 5 B 250 0 bes p S E l e ZAM 4 iofi A Pagel gt Ig ii 7a ME 128 179 316 087 gt o x Document color profiles RGB sRGB IEC61966 2 1 CMYK Japan Color 2001 Coated Grayscale Dot Gain 15 gt um Jaguar IV User Manual File Edit View Layout Arange Effects Bitmaps Text Table Tools Window Help r X B W 6 ou GR Oe 40 v Sn
85. t to File Number of copies in X direction Anzahl der Kopien in Y Richtung miglance between copies mm Save settings Origin New origin Accuracy mE Read Material Objects Seleted objects m Job will be segmented Step 5 You now have a perfectly cut image Enjoy GreatCut Instruction A 6 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual Mustrator Plug in Instruction AASII VBA Installer is applicable for Illustrator Version CS3 CS4 CS5 Installation 1 Check the AAS Illustrator Installer folder in Jaguar IV Installation CD and double click the AASIIInstaller exe file to run the installation program TAASI Reg Mark Setting O1 D3 02 jex ERI A ASTIInstaller exe Ej GCCAASII Drawll gms ed GCCA ASTE Draw12 gms Ej GCCAASII Draw13 gms Ed GCCAASTI_Draw14 gms Ej GCCAASII_Draw15 gms 2 Press the Install button to begin installing GCC AASII Illustrator VBA gt R GCC AASII Installer Welcome to the installer for AAS Il VBA on CorelDRAW version 11 12 13 14 15 and Adobe Illustrator CS3 C54 C35 It is strongly recommended that you exit CorelDRAW and Illustrator program before continuing Illustrator Plug In A 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual User Instructions 1 Open Illustrator 2 Edit your image and create a contour line Note you must have the line width set as 0 001mm ITE Duk True Sekel Effect View Wrdow Heb Mi i essevnas GOO x No Salaction A Ey sot
86. tuted Glyphs OFF Preserve Text Editability Simulate Colored Paper OFF Unmanaged File lt lt il Illustrator Plug In A 7 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 8 Hit Edit Artboards Document Setup Bleed and view Options Edit Artboards Show Images In Outline Made Highlight Substituted Fonts Highlight Substituted Glyphs Transparency Grid Colors E Light m Simulate Colored Paper Preset Medium Resolution v Type Options Lise Typographer s Quotes Language English USA na Double Quotes Single Quotes Size Position Superscript om o Small Caps 70 Oo Export Preserve Text Editability Subscript 58 3 9 Click on Presets Fit Artboard to Artwork bounds Ai Ele Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help E esENAIS AT 8 x 3 GN ecm Infeioen wiz uere tne j i Artboard Presets NTSC DV Widescreen NTSC D1 NTSC D1 Widescreen PAL D1 DV PAL D1 DV Widescreen HDV HDTV 720 HDY 1080 DVCPRO HD 720 DVCPRO HD 1080 HDTV 1080 Cineon Half Cineon Full sese Filey 2K LE TRANs Film 4 176 x 220 208 x 320 240 x 252 Document 240 x 270 240 x 320 Name stickeri 352 x 416 Color Mode Ri Color Profile Ruler Units mil 2 4 800 x 600 Artboard Dimet XGA 1024 x 768 mm Show Images in Outline Mode OFF Highlight Substituted Fonts OFF Highlight Substituted Glyphs OFF Preserve Te
87. use this software Thanks for choosing SignPal Expert 8 5v1 Please take a moment to register your software E Cancel Registration If vou have previously registered with Si please enter your Registration ID Registration ID SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 19 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual 4 SignPal 8 5 Feature Lists WorkingwithFiles 0 00 ooo Jio o e e e Tempates e o o oo UsigDesignEditor o To o y DesignEditor e L e Arranging Objects S Ditibue e o o ooo Working with Color 0 S Eyedrpper e o o ooo UsimgFillSokeEditor J L Ovepin E e j e e WorkingwithShapes J Fan e Amw ew ooo ooo o Working with Text 00 0 ooo TextBlockSize e URW Font Support Optional J o Working with Bitmaps Scanning o e e e Reserze Colrmode e J Marquee l Moe e j e J Cop e j e l AutoTrace e e Colrtrace e o ooo ooo Working with Effects 0 00 S o Color Trapping e Graphic Styles S j S S Contour a e e o Working with Measurements and Labels o To o Dimensions Labes e e J AutomaticDimension e e DimensontoPage e e J J CuttingyourDesign 0 EN Ooo e Cut Plot e e SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4
88. ut on your plotter After selecting them use the command Edit Convert to Line type Print amp cut line The lines that will be cut are now shown in a dotted red line Copy the design as you like EasySIGN Instruction A 5 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 3 Enable the cropmarks mm E Hight click on an empty part of the worksheet and Page Grid Units Test Cropmarks Color Management choose the command Cropmark settings emm P Within Windows printer margin Alignment system GCC AASIL Multicopy w Cropmark size 25 mm Cropmark settings This will show a dialog Please tick the box called Show Print amp cut cropmarks Next you need to make a choice which system that you want to use there are three different Systems GCC AASII This system uses four cropmarks and one copy It is meant for jobs that are not very large like 60 cm or smaller and that are going to be printed on single sheets GCC AASII Multicopy Use this system when you want to cut multiple copies of a small job This will give you very high accuracy but the plotter will scan every copy of the job separately which is of course slower than one big job GCC AASII Multisegment Use this system when the job is large We recommend it for jobs bigger than 60 centimeter It will place extra markers on the sheet which will enhance the accuracy but will take extra time to scan The size of the cropmarks is fixed at 2
89. utting plotter set up If your cutting plotter can not recognize HP GL 2 Cmd Error the HP GL 2 or HP GL commands please check the HP GL 2 or HP GL commands applied to your cutting plotter are used properly Trouble Shooting 7 3 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 7 4 Software Problems Check the following first Does your software package indicate that it will work with your computer and cutting plotter Does your software support HP GL and HP GL 2 drivers check the configuration settings of your software Yes No Does the cutting plotter interface Most well known cutting softwares match the requirements of your in the world have drivers for our software cutting plotters If not use software that has HP GL and HP GL 2 emulation supports and you can chose the following three Does your Refer to Chapter drivers software 2 Connecting A3 size HP7475A recommend your cutting A1 size HP7580A using a different plotter AO size HP Draf Pro Exl or cable HP Draf Master N N Yes E Try using the Does the software recommende vendor provide a d cable sample file He power on the Do something about the cutting plotter and error message display on try to send the file LCM or consult your again software vendor Trouble Shooting 7 4 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 7 5 Cutting Quality Problems Note The daily maintenance of your cutting plotter is very important Be sure to clean up the grid drum and
90. vau the end user either an individual or an entity and 54 International lac IF vau da nat agree with the following you should promptly return the package Use of this program indicates your acceptance of the terms and conditions stated below The enclosed computer program Software iz licensed not sold to you by 54 International Inc for use on a non exclusive norn transterable basis only under the following terms and 55 International Inc reserves any rights not expressly granted to Yg may not disclose to any third party any confidential information concerning the re ar SA Intemational Inc ar use such confidential information to the detriment of accept the terms of the license agreement C3 do not accept the terms of the license agreement InstallShield Cancel SignPal 8 5 Instruction A 4 e 2 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 6 If you did not have any previous versions of the software installed skip to the next step If you still have a previous version of the software installed you will be prompted to overwrite the existing installation Click Yes to overwrite any previous installation of the software Question 2 A previous installation has been debecbed Would you like bo overwribe this installation Low JC m 7 Select the features of the software that you want to install and click Next e Check GCC Production Suite to install the software e Check Samples to install sample files e Check Sa
91. wish for the Length and Force of both Die Cut and Kiss Cut then click OK see figure 2 Option Paper Attrib File Function gt 3 3 Offset 250 mm Save To Default E Gc E Note l Histary Files Quality The length setting for the Use Plotter Setting Back to Home cutting line of Die Cut is in the BENE range of 0 2000mm whereas 445 Origin using printer setting vm that of Kiss Cut is 0 100mm Die Cut Length 1 00 mm Length 1 00 mm Force 40 g Figure 3 When the job is completed and you untick the Die Cut function you will be able to adjust the pen speed pen force and offset in the section on the top following normal operating procedures see figure 3 EOF FE Option Paper Attrib le Function Pen Speed M Note 1 The extension of the blade has to be set to cut through both the SaveToDefaut top layer and the backing in the Dee very beginning You then adjust istory Files the tool force for the best cutting Pen Force 0 g Offset 0 250 mm M Draft Quality performance Elbe Ploter setting 2 Once the Die Cut function is Back to Home i Fi I activated it will perform on all the C Die Cut line segments on the object Figure 4 Operation 4 10 GCG Jaguar IV User Manual 4 7 2 Jaguar IV Print Driver setting gt Paper Page Connecting Multiple Cutters to one PC This function allows
92. x _ one camel ai 50 CMYK Preview x chickens ai eps 25 EMYK Preview Untit x i ePNSCEIERZPRSNUMD tie 9 k il Y axis OH FNE DEO RN Ax a N T Illustrator Plug In A 7
93. xt Editability Simulate Colored Paper OFF VGA 640 x 480 Illustrator Plug In Align To B Weight 1pt v eei Miter Limits 4 x mif Align Stroker Hn H n C Dashed Line PUERUM dash gap dash 2 Layers 4 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 10 Please move your mouse to the tool bar on the left when step 10 is finished and then click Selection Tool Align Objects GENE E S amen Ai Fle Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help Ez v i aia a s tg Uit Distribute Objects RE zo om amp db d dd DOCUMENT INFO Distribute Spacing Align To Document amp Name sticker111 Converted eps Color Mode RGB color Color Profile none Ruler Units millimeters Artboard Dimensions 148 6798 mm x 145 2831 mm Show Images in Outline Mode OFF Highlight Substituted Fonts OFF Highlight Substituted Glyphs OFF Preserve Text Editability Simulate Colored Paper OFF 11 This will take you back to the edit mode essemnais P 5 x Weight 1pt v OE e Miter Limits gt 4 x mm Align Stroker n H n Dashed Line 1 Gap dash gap dash gap LAYERS sT 1 EEA S all Mark Layer Oo 2 Layers 4 3 aul Y Align Objects Bad rt d AU File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help Ez v Wb Distribute Objects a Gm oui d dd DOCUMENT INFO A Distribute Spacing Align To Document och E Name sticker111 Conve
94. y accumulated dirt and media residue beneath the pinch roller housing e Clean the platen paper sensors and pinch rollers with a damp cloth immersed in water or alcohol and dry with a soft lint free cloth e Wipe dust and dirt from the stand Basic Maintenance 6 1 GCC Jaguar IV User Manual 6 2 Cleaning the Grid Drum 1 Turn off the cutting plotter and move the tool carriage away from the area needed to be cleaned 2 Raise the pinch rollers and move them away from the grid drum for cleaning 3 Use a bristle brush a toothbrush is acceptable to remove dust from the drum surface Rotate the drum manually while cleaning Refer to Figure 6 1 PERN Figure 6 1 6 3 Cleaning the Pinch Rollers 1 If the pinch rollers require a thorough cleaning use a lint free cloth or cotton swab to wipe away the accumulated dust from the rubber portion of the pinch rollers To prevent the pinch rollers from rotating while cleaning use your finger to hold the pinch rollers to prevent them from rotation 2 o remove the deeply embedded or persistent dust use the lint free cloth or cotton swab moistened with rubbing alcohol Note The daily maintenance of your cutting plotter is very important Be sure to clean up the grid drum and pinch rollers regularly for better cutting accuracy and output quality Basic Maintenance 6 2 GC Jaguar IV User Manual 7 Trouble Shooting This chapter is to help you correct some common pr

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