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FC5100 CUTTING PRO USER MANUAL

1. DATA SORTING AXIS ALIGNMENT AUTO PRE FEED TANGENTIAL EMULATION NEXT LANGUAGE SELECTION BACKGROUND SETTING OPTION OPTION ENGLISH PEN UP SPEED OFFSET ANGLE OFFSET FORCE STEP PASS INITIAL DOWN FORCE DISTANCE ADJUST TEST Fi AUT aaa 1 AUTO REG MARK is displayed only when the Auto Registration Mark Sen sor option is installed ASSIGN PEN is displayed only when the Two Pen option is installed Preparing to Cut Selecting a Function Menu 37 Initial Menu When the paper set lever is lowered the INITIAL menu appears on the LCD Menu Function Selection Sub Menus INITIAL MENU F4 KEY AUTO PRE FEED INITIAL FEED SPEED INTERFAC STEP SIZE RS 232C COMMAND Setting the Multilanguage Display Your plotter s display can be set to one of 12 different languages To select the language Method 1 e Press the MENU key to select MENU MODE e Press the NEXT key until you get to BACKGROUND SETTING menu e Press the F2 key to select BACKGROUND SETTING menu the LANGUAGE SELECTION menu appears e Press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to scroll through the languages Danish Dutch English French German Hungarian Italian Japanese Norwegian Por tuguese Spanish and Swedish e Press the ENTER key to select the desired language the next menu appears with the newly selected language e Press the M
2. OFF Pin Assignment The pin assignment of the serial interface connector is described in the table of the Serial Con below nector Table 3 Pin Assignment of the Serial Connector Signal Name O Pn Signal Name GND Logic ER DTR e e a o o e a o o pee e Advanced Functions and Settings RS 232C Serial Interface Fl 106 Cable Connec The cable pin assignment of the serial interface connector from the 25 pin plot tion ter connector to the 9 pin computer connector or the 25 pin computer connector is described below 25 pin Plotter 9 pin Computer 25 pin Computer 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 1 8 8 7 4 5 4 20 E ae 7 5 7 20 8 5 Aa 6 Shel Shel Shell 5 Advanced Functions and Settings RS 232C Serial Interface Advanced Functions and Settings RS 232C Serial Interface a 108 Chapter 6 Background Settings This chapter discusses your plotter s background settings J NOTE Your settings are registered in the plotter s internal memory and retained even when the plotter is turned off This menu can be accessed by two methods Method 1 e Press the MENU key to select MENU MODE e Press the NEXT key until you get to BACKGROUND SETTING menu e Press the F2 key to select BACKGROUND SETTING menu BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt Method 2 e Turn the power on while pressing the DOWN ARROW key
3. ERROR 13 OUT OF RANGE I O PARAMETERS ERROR 14 TOO MANY I O PARAMETERS ERROR 15 ERROR IN I O TRANSMISSION ERROR 16 I O BUFFER OVERFLOW The ESC character was followed by an invalid byte A device control command containing an invalid byte was received A parameter outside of the permissible range was specified Too many parameters were received During data trasnfer a framing error parity error or overrun error occurred The I O buffer received data at a faster pace than it could process indicating that handshake was not successful Check the ESC command in your pro gram Check the device control commands in your program Check the parameter ranges in your pro gram Check the number of command parame ters in your program Check the settings of the interface condi tions Check the settings of the handshake mode and other interface conditions Test Modes and Troubleshooting Error Messages E 142 Chapter 8 Setting the Interface Functions This chapter describes how to connect your plotter to your computer using either the Parallel USB or Serial interface Setting the Parallel Interface e To use the Centronics compatible parallel interface connect the plotter s paral lel connector to the computer s parallel port by cable e Next simply set the command mode plus the programmable resolution when GP GL command is selected or or
4. 4 With the snaps facing down drape the cloth basket over the basket tubes Snap the middle section of the cloth basket around the middle tube Snap the front side of the cloth basket around the front basket tube Snap the rear side of the cloth basket around the rear basket tube Front snaps Options FC5100 Basket Manual A 170 FC5100 Media Roll Holder Manual The FC5100 Media Roll Holder allows for multiple roll capability and easy stor age of your common media colors The Media Roll Holder is optional for the FC5100 75 FC5100 100 FC5100 130 and FC5100 150 cutter models To use the media stored in the Media Roll Holder e Always move the roll holders closer together as the rolls become smaller with use e Make sure the diameter of the media is no larger than 6 inches WARNING Use two people to pick up the plotter CAUTION Removing the plotter from the stand when the conveyor rollers are loaded will cause the unit to become unstable and tip over YO e NOTE Keep casters locked during assembly Contents 1 Left Media Roll Holder Bracket Qty 1 2 Right Media Roll Holder Bracket Qty 1 3 Conveyor Rollers Qty 2 4 M6 x 16mm socket button head cap screws Qty 4 5 4mm L wrench hex key tool Qty 1 Media Roll The following information will give you step by step instructions on how to Holder Assembly assemble the Media Roll Holder Assembly for the GRAPHTEC FC5100 Cutting Plotter For the best results follow all
5. ENABLED DISABLED e Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes cer Command When the GP GL command mode is selected set this function to enable or dis Control able the recognition of and commands set from the computer COMMAND These commands may adversely affect the cutting results if the leading section of data is missing In such cases set this function to DISABLED e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice ENABLEDE DISABLED Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do F Background Settings Background Settings for GP GL 111 not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes W COMMAND PEN UPE PEN DOWN Pen UP DOWN When a command specifying the plotting of an arc is sent from the computer for the W Com this function determines whether to raise the pen or leave it in its current status mand for example the pen remains lowered if it was lowered when the command was received before moving it to the starting position for plotting When PEN DOWN is selected the pen is moved to th
6. If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes A NOTE This menu only appears when the 2 Pen option is installed Background Settings for HP GL LANGUAGE You may select one of the following 12 languages for the operation menu Dan SELECTION ish Dutch English French German Hungarian Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Spanish and Swedish e Press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select the desired language LANGUAGE SELECTION ENGLISH e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes The next setting menu appears in the select language MODEL EMULATED 75508 7586 If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Model No When the HP GL command mode is selected this function selects the plotter s Response response to an Ol request sent from the computer When 7550 is selected the MODEL EMU plotter s response is 7550 When 7586 is selected the plotter s response is 7586 LATED Background Settings Background Settings for HP GL E 118
7. e Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key next to the blinking cursor to the next digit to the left or right e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to increase or decrease the L value e Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode A NOTE Your PAGE LENGTH setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even while the plotter is turned off By specifying a long PAGE LENGTH your plotter can perform long axis plotting to produce banners of up to 50m in length ROTATE Rotat ng the Coordinate Axes This function is used to move the origin and rotate the coordinate axes by 90 as shown in the figure below e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times e Press the F3 key to select FUNCTION 1 INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt 5 Advanced Functions and Settings ROTATE Rotating the Coordinate Axes 81 e Press the F2 key to select ROTATE ROTATE gt MIRROR gt SCALE gt e Press the F3 key to turn ON the function or press the F4 key to turn OFF the function ROTATE e Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode When the ROTATE mode is selected or canceled the displacement of the new origin remains valid in the a direction but is reset to its default position in the b direction Coordinates when ROTATE mode is selected New origin in ROTA
8. PAPER WEIGHT gt e Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode when all of the parameters are set Setting the DIS The DISTANCE ADJUST function allows you to specify the method to precisely TANCE ADJUST adjust the distance between the registration marks The distance between regis MENT tration marks is automatically corrected to a value There are two types of distance adjustment methods available manual and auto When manual is selected you must enter the distance between the registra tion marks to set the scaling factor therefore you must known the distance between the registration marks When auto is selected the plotter sets the scaling factor automatically by digitizing the distance between the registration marks and by setting the resolution You may select 1mm resolution 5mm resolution or 10mm resolution e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the F3 key to select OTHER SETUPS MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the F2 key to select DISTANCE ADJUST MARK SIZE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor fi 188 e Press the F2 DISTANCE ADJUST key to display the following screen DISTANCE ADJUST e The item marked with the asterisk is
9. ter media does not move One side of the media edge comes off the pinch roller After selecting media type pen carriage moves slowly and hits the side wall on the right hand side then a position error occurs Even when the media set lever is raised and locked the menu keeps showing the LOAD MEDIA mes sage As soon as the data is sent to the plotter pen Carriage or media stops Display shows WORKING Process ing Indocator LED lights Test Modes and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Table 5 Improper initialization The media sensors may be deactivated One of the pinch rollers is not set on a grit roller The pinch rollers may not be set on the grit rollers The front or rear edge of the media is not cut straight Pinch roller sensor may be defective Media set lever may be defec tive Contact your sales representa tive or nearest Graphtec dealer You can start your job by tem poraily disabling the media size sensing function Check position of pinch rollers Check position of pinch rollers Cut the media edge straight Contact your sales representa tive or nearest Graphtec dealer You can start your job by tem poraily disabling the pinch roller sensing function Contact your sales representa tive or nearest Graphtec dealer Table 6 Plotter does not operate properly Position of the plot data is located beyond the effective cutting area Adjust the positi
10. DATA SORTING Sorting the Cut Data F 84 e Press the F4 key to select FUNCTION 2 INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt e Press the F1 key to select DATA SORTING DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TANGENT EMULATION gt e Press the F3 key to turn AREA sorting ON or OFF Press the F4 key to turn PEN sorting ON or OFF DATA SORTING AREA ONX PEN OFF e Press the ENTER key to store your setting If the sorting OFF is selected return to the previous menu DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TANGENT EMULATION gt If sorting ON is selected the following menu will appear THIS OPERATION RESETS THE PLOTTER CONTINUE gt CANCEL gt e Press the F3 key to select CONTINUE or press the F4 key to select CANCEL for the data sorting mode setting If CONTINUE is selected the MEDIA TYPE MENU then appears Select the media type you wish to use ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt CONTINUE gt E Advanced Functions and Settings DATA SORTING Sorting the Cut Data 85 e Press the F1 key to select ROLL 1 press the F2 key to select ROLL 2 press the F3 key to select SHEET The following menu appears CONDITION 1 SORTING CBO9Ux The plotter immediately begins sorting when it receives the cut data from the PC If CANCEL is selected return to the previous menu DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TA
11. ENABLED DISABLED F Background Settings Background Settings for GP GL 113 e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes INITIAL BLADE CONTROL POSITION 2mm BELOWM OUTSIDE If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes A NOTE This menu only appears when the 2 Pen option is installed Initial Blade Con This function specifies the position at which initial blade control is performed trol Position IN for more information about initial blade control see Adjusting the Blade Offset TIAL BLADE Angle CONTROL When 2mm BELOW is selected initial blade control is performed 2mm below the starting point of cutting When OUTSIDE is selected initial blade control is performed outside of the effective cutting area e Press the F3 key to select 2mm BELOW or press the F4 key to select OUTSIDE A blinking cursor appears beside your choice INITIAL BLADE CONTROL POSITION 2mm BELOWE OUTSIDE e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes LENGTH UNIT METRICE INCH If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wi
12. Table 11 RS232 C Electrical Characteristics RD SD RS CD DR ER Negative Logic Positive Logic Input voltage level 5V to 12V Logical O ON 5V to 12V Logical 1 OFF Output voltage level 5V to 8V Logical 0 ON 5V to 8V Logical 1 OFF Pin Assignment The pin assignment of the serial interface connector is described in the table of the Serial Con below nector GND Frame Not used SD TxD 15 Not used RD TxD 16 Not used RS RTS 17 Not used CS CTS 18 Not used DR DSR Not used E Setting the Interface Functions RS 232C Serial Interface 151 Fe sanon Fn sorana GND Logic ER DTR Ce pem a o ee a e a Cable Connec The cable pin assignment of the serial interface connector from the 25 pin plot tion ter connector to the 9 pin computer connector or the 25 pin computer connector is described below 25 pin Plotter 9 pin Computer 25 pin Computer 2 2 3 3 3 2 4 1 8 8 7 4 5 4 20 a i 5 7 20 8 5 a Shell Shell __ Shell Setting the Interface Functions RS 232C Serial Interface a 152 Chapter 9 Specifications This chapter describes the plotter s main specifications Main Specifications FC5100 75 PU 16 Bit onfiguration Grit rolling cutting plotter Drive Digital servo Max Cut Width expanded mode 758 mm 29 6 in uaranteed precision cutting area 9m 30 ft with approved me
13. This can be done either manually using the Loupe with the AXIS ALIGNMENT key or automatically using the AUTO REG MARK sensing function The AUTO REG MARK sensing function senses the registration mark using an optical sensor that reflects light off the white media If you use media that is thicker than 0 3mm the registration mark will be too close to the optical sensor and will be out of sensing range When you are using transparent colored or crumpled media the light will not reflect back to the optical sensor as well as it does with white media In both cases when the media is not white or is thicker than 0 3mm use the AXIS ALIGNMENT key with the Loupe See AXIS ALIGNMENT for more details When using the AUTO REG MARK sensing function you must have both the pre printed media with registration marks and the cutting data It is important that you keep this information after creating the printing image and the cutting data in order to utilize the AXIS ALIGNMENT function Caution The type of media you use affects the AUTO REG MARK sensing function Always use white media that is no thicker than 0 3mm Caution Always print the image and registration mark at the same time e Registration mark sensing precision Max 0 3 mm Precision measured when sensing a specified pattern using the pen provided as a Standard accessory and Graphtec s PC type non glossy paper WARNING e Registration marks used in the application software canno
14. subject to direct sunlight or the direct draft from air conditioning e Avoid locations which are extremely dusty 7 Special Precautions Machine Caution Label 17 e Prior to cutting ensure that no obstacles are placed in the vicinity of the pen carriage or loaded media 1 CAUTION Impeded movement of the pen carriage or loaded media may prevent accurate cutting or may trigger the position alarm to reset the system or system over load An overloaded system triggers the product s circuit protection Should the system overload causing the power to shut down turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord Wait 5 to 10 minutes then reconnect the power cord and turn on the system For more information see Test Modes and Trou bleshooting To prevent malfunctions of the plot ter s sensors position the plotter at least one meter 3 feet away from flu orescent lamps electric lamps and any other source of indoor illumina tion Notes on Use Be sure to observe the following on the use of your plotter 1 CAUTION Make sure your computer and power sources are adequately grounded the RS 232 interface cable should meet the CCITT V24 EIA RS 232 standards Graphtec s RS 232 serial interface cable conforms to the EIA standard Inade quate grounding may result in severe damage to your plotter or computer and constitute misuse of the plotter e Never lubricate the plotter mechanisms this will result in plo
15. 143 Setting the Serial Interface e To enable prompt compatibility with multiple software applications you can reg ister three different groups of interface settings RS 1 RS 2 and RS 3 in the plotter s memory e The desired group of RS 232C interface settings can be loaded from the control panel e Incorrectly set interface conditions can cause the plotter to malfunction e Be sure to set the plotter s interface conditions to match those of your computer and the target software application A NOTE For the specifications of your plotter s serial interface see RS 232C Serial Interface Factory Preset Your plotter comes with three groups of interface conditions set to the factory Interface Settings presets listed below 9600 BAUD 9600 BAUD 9600 BAUD 8 BIT 7 BIT 8 BIT NONE PARITY EVEN PARITY EVEN PARITY HARDWIRE HARDWIRE HARDWIRE INTERFACE Setting the Interface Functions The Interface Functions Step Size RS 232C and COMMAND Settings can be set before or after loading the media How to access When the media set lever is lowered the following menu appears the INTERFACE menu before LOAD MEDIA loading the media INITIAL MENU gt e Press the F4 key to select INITIAL MENU AUTO PRE FEED gt INITIAL FEED SPEED gt INTERFACE gt Setting the Interface Functions Setting the Serial Interface Ki 144 e Press the F3 key to select RS 232C the INTERFACE menu appears STEP SIZE gt RS 23
16. Axis enter the distance between registration mark 1 and the axis origin point on the Y axis The distance can be set from 200mm to 200mm Press the F2 key to toggle polarity the mark appears on the distance setting when you ve selected negative Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Mark 2 Mark 2 Media feed Plotter s direction Origin Point Plotter s Mark 3 Origin Point Mark 4 x Mark 3 Ny 4 H Jx y Axis Origin Y Axis Origin Foni Point e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SIZE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt e Press the MENU key to cancel menu mode when all of the parameters are set E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 191 Setting of The PAPER WEIGHT function adds extra weight to hold the media down against PAPER WEIGHT the cutting surface to prevent a sensing error caused by media rising up from the Function cutting surface Paper weight Mechanism O Cutter Pen Registration Mark Sensor Use the following procedure to enable or disable this function e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the F3 key to select OTHER SETUPS MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SE
17. Gsl00 user manual MANUAL NO FC5100 UM 153 GRAPHTEC The specifications etc in this manual are subject to change without notice Thank you for choosing an FC5100 Cutting Plotter The FC5100 is a high performance grit rolling cutting plotter that incorporates a 16 bit CPU and digital servo drive system for highly precise cutting of color adhesive film at high speed For more information about Graphtec and Graphtec products visit Graphtec s home pages at www graphtecusa com USA Canada South America www graphteccorp com Other regions Table of Contents Chapter 1 Special Precautions 000eee000 12 Handling the Cutting Blades 0 0 cece ee 12 Handling the ers on haw eed ohh be bah nd EGR een eR 13 ee PEN vy oes cg se noe 4K ES EG ESE GAL EROS 13 After lorminge n Wie Plotter 4 245446 es oe ee ee 4b 4e vii bee ennsan 15 Machine Caution Label nnnann nananana aaa 16 Notes on Working Environment 0 0 0 0 cece eee ee eee 16 Moles a UD eerren ok ee 4 he we os ES 9 ke ees 17 Dady oo ae pane ewoe see eee eeke erences pike oe 18 Storing the PGC 6 ak ok Od eee cde keh kon nd hbs dae hanes caus 19 Chapter 2 Out of the BOX cc cece eee were eee e 20 Re ee he Cs ng coe eae coe eee s oe ereee nha seer ndeenes oF 20 POO saun KAGE A EGYAGEAMEAEAAR EE EREEERERRASAGR AERA EAE OKE EE KOS 20 erste el bli aa ee ee ea ee ee ene eee re 21 Installing the Accuload eine E ere r
18. METHOD and TOOL Advanced Functions and Settings AXIS ALIGNMENT Axis Alignment Parameter Setting a 86 TOOL There are two choices for the digitizing tool LIGHT POINTER and LOUPE e LIGHT POINTER Comes with the plotter s pen carriage and is the primary axis alignment tool e LOUPE A pen shaped magnifier associated with a cross cursor optional referred to as Bombsight This option must be swapped with the cut ter holder METHODS There are two types of axis alignment methods 2 points and 3 points Each number represents the number of points which will be digitized for the angle adjustment e 2 POINTS This method should be used in cases where the printed media has two registration marks This method is also applicable when there is one registration mark for the origin point of the printing and par allelism between the axis of the printed image and the side edge of the media is guaranteed For example in the case of the tractor feed printer if the axis of the printed image is parallel with the axis of the media edge then a 2 point axis alignment can be performed This is done by pointing at two different points on the edge of the media The origin point can be set independently e 3 POINTS This method should be used if the printed media has three registra tion marks If the relative position of each of the three marks is already known then the distortion of the printed image can be taken into account The origin
19. Messages in HP GL Command Mode An unrecognizable instruction was exe Execute a recognizable command cuted ERROR 1 NOT RECOGNIZED A command was executed with the wrong Execute the command with the correct number of parameters number or parameters ERROR 2 WRONG NUMBER OF PARAMETERS A command containing an unusable Execute the command with parameters parameter was specified specified within their permissible ranges ERROR 3 OUT OF RANGE PARAMETERS An unrecognizable instruction was exe Specify a recognizable command cuted ERROR 5 UNKNOWN CHARACTER SET A command was executed with coordi Execute the command with its coordinate nated data that exceeds the effective cut data specified within the effective cutting ERROR 6 ting plotting area plotting area PARAMETER OVERFLOW The data being input exceeds the capacity Increase buffer size of the plotter s downloadable character ERROR 7 buffer polygon buffer etc BUFFER OVERFLOW During the execution of an output com Check the flow of your programmed data mand another output command was exe ERROR 10 INVALID cuted I O OUTPUT REQUEST p Test Modes and Troubleshooting Error Messages 141 Table 10 Error Messages in HP GL Command Mode Symptom ERROR 11 INVALID BYTE FOLLOWING ESC ERROR 12 INVALID BYTE IN I O CONTROL
20. Position the left and right pinch rollers to correspond with the width of the media e When moving the media to the left or right be sure to move the roll as required to ensure that no slack develops in the media Too close to grit roller edge Good grit roller position e When moving the media to the left or right be sure to move the pinch rollers as required to hold down the media within the appropriate range e Be sure to position the pinch rollers so that they are not located right at the edges of the media or grit rollers e The FC5100 100 FC5100 130 and FC5100 150 cutting plot ters have a middle pinch roller that should be positioned in the center of the media CAUTION The location of the middle pinch roller on the FC5100 100 FC5100 130 and FC5100 150 cutting plotters affects the cutter s performance e If the middle pinch roller is not positioned in the center range of the media and located over the grit roller the media will not feed evenly Good Pinch Roller Position Poor Pinch Roller Position 1 CAUTION When cutting narrow media that is 10 inches or less the position of the left and middle pinch rollers will affect the performance of the FC5100 100 FC5100 130 and FC5100 150 cutting plotters e Lower the media set lever to raise the pinch rollers Preparing to Cut Loading Media A 44 e Move the left pinch roller next to the middle pinch roller e Move both the left and middle p
21. Registration marks cannot be recognized if the media s thickness exceeds 0 3mm because it raises the registration mark to a point outside of the sensor s focal point IF REGISTRATION MARK CAN NoT BE AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZED The registration mark can be recognized either automatically using the AUTO REG MARK sensing function or manually using the Loupe with the AXIS ALIGN MENT key See Specifying the Registration Mark Mode for more details SPECIFYING THE REGISTRATION MARK MODE The parameters for the AUTO REGISTRATION MARK sensor should be config ured prior to performing the axis alignment There are two main parameters the axis alignment method and the scanning method AXIS ALIGNMENT METHOD There are two types of axis alignment methods 2 point and 3 point Each num ber represents the number of registration marks that will be digitized for the angle and the distance adjustment 2 POINT The two point method requires you to create mark 1 and mark 2 Enter the distance between the registration marks the plotter will adjust the virtual angle of the X axis and the distance Enter the axis origin point individually to adjust the offset between the cutting data and the printed image 3 POINT The three point method requires you to create mark 1 mark 2 and mark 3 Enter the distance between the registration marks the plotter then adjusts the virtual angle of both the X and Y axis and the dis tance of both X and Y axis Enter the a
22. When you selec a speed that is faster than 60 you cannot select quality At that time and xx appears Press the F1 key to change FORCE Press the F2 key to change SPEED Press the F4 key to change OFFSET Press the ENTER key to register your setting TO CHANGE THE POUNCE OFFSET Press the F4 key to change OFFSET The blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value 1 99 Press the F1 key to change FORCE Press the F2 key to change SPEED Press the F3 key to change QUALITY Press the ENTER key to register your setting A NOTE For the Pounce Condition the Cutter Offset refers to the spacing between holes in mm units B Options FC5100 Pounce Tool Manual 163 FC5100 Stand Manual Contents YO OO OF The FC5100 Stand is used to make the unit more portable free up counter space and make storing your plotter easier The Stand is optional for the FC5100 75 It is a standard accessory for the FC5100 100 FC5100 130 and FC5100 150 cutters WARNING CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION NOTE Use two people to pick up the plotter Do not install the plotter onto the stand with the conveyor rollers or media installed The unit becomes unstable when heavy loads are added In extreme cases the unit may tip over Improper assembly of the stand may cause the unit to become unstable when heavy loads are added In extreme cas
23. application Check whether scaling has been specified Some parts of the The programmable resolution Set both the plotter and the Step Size media cannot be cut STEP SIZE has been set dif software to the same resolu ferently at the the plotter and tion the software application The computer sent coordinate Set the effective cutting area to data that exceeds the specified a larger area effective cutting area The computer sent coordinate Switch to a larger media or Loading Media data that exceeds the maxi change the coordinate data mum effective cutting area Area Characters or lines are The plotter is in cutting mode Set the blade type on the CUT Setting Cutter deformed during pen TER OFFSET function to PEN Conditions plotting 0 Cut characters are The STEP pass setting is set Lower the STEP pass setting Step Pass deformed too high The starting and end Coordinate points are incor Check the coordinate data by points of cutting do not rectly specified plotting it with a pen match The Offset Cut Pressure is too Raise the Offset Cut Pressure Setting Cutter low setting Conditions The media is too flimsy Switch to a stronger media Blade rotation is not smooth Grease the cutter blade and Replacing the holder Cutter Blade The starting and end Over Cut Distance is too short Set Over Cut Distance cor Tangential Emu points of cutting thick rectly lation material do not match The starting
24. conditions see Test Modes and Troubleshooting Axis Alignment Aligns pre printed material for cutting see Menu Controls Menu Controls Pen UP DOWN Raises or lowers the pen Buffer Clear Clears the plotter s receiving buffer Feed Feeds the media before cutting when the cutting area is known Interface Step Size For details see Setting the Interface Functions RS 232C For details see Setting the Interface Functions Command For details see Setting the Interface Functions Area Parameters Origin Sets the Origin in HP GL mode Area Specifies the effective cutting area of the plotter Expand Expands the cut width instantly Page Length Specifies the length of individual pages when using roll media Function 1 Rotate Rotates the coordinate axes by 90 Mirror Cuts a reverse image of the original data Scale Enlarges or reduces an image E Advanced Functions and Settings Control Panel Quick Keys 67 Function 2 Data Sorting Groups the line segments Axis Alignment Aligns pre printed material for cutting Auto Pre Feed Prevents slippage on large media jobs Tangent Emulation Enables special blade control under specific circum stances Background Settings For details see Background Settings Option 1 Pen Up Speed Reduces overall cutting time Offset Angle Smooths curves on large characters Offset Force Controls blade angle under special circu
25. cross mark then plots the cross mark Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 194 You must measure the distance between the pre printed cross mark and the cross mark plotted by your plotter If the location of the two cross marks match press the NEXT key to cancel this mode If the location of the cross marks do not match change the PARAMETER SET aus Media feed X xT direction A Y t Y Cross mark is plotted OX by the plotter Printed target mark Axis direction e Press the F3 key to select PARAMETER SET The following menu appears SENSOR OFFSET ADJUST PARAMETER SET gt SCAN gt Press the F3 or F4 key to select the axis for setting distance Press the F2 key to toggle polarity for the distance setting the mark appears on the distance setting when negative is selected Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor to select the digit then press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number SENSOR OFFSET ADJUST gt 00 0 mm 00 0 mm If the two cross marks match set 00 0 mm on both the X and Y axis e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting SENSOR OFFSET ADJUST METHOD 1 gt METHOD 2 gt e Press the MENU key to cancel menu mode when all of the parameters are set SELECTING METHOD 2 The plotter plots the cross mark reads it and
26. e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting TO CHANGE THE POUNCE QUALITY e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY The blinking cursor indicates that you can change the setting SET CONDITION 8 POUNCE e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 8 The smaller the value the higher the quality When you select a speed that is faster than 60 you cannot select quality At that time an xx appears e If you wish to change another parameter e Press the F1 key to change FORCE e Press the F2 key to change SPEED e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting E Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions 61 TO CHANGE THE POUNCE OFFSET e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET The blinking cursor indicates that you can change the setting SET 12 CONDITION 8 30 4 POUNCE 1 e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 99 e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting A NOTE For the pounce condition the cutter offset refers to the spacing between holes in mm units Light Pointer The light pointer embedded in the pen carriage provides a means to point out Conditions certain positions on the media which are necessary to perform functions such as AXIS ALIGNMENT and AREA The light pointer automatically activate
27. e Press the NEXT key e Press the F1 key to select ASSIGN PEN ASSIGN PEN gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor to select the condition setting number Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to specify PEN 1 or PEN 2 ASSIGN PEN CONDITION 12345678 PEN 12111111 Note The pen holder on the pen carriage is referred to as PEN 1 and the pen holder on the right side plate is referred to as PEN 2 e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears ASSIGN PEN gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt PEED gt e Press the MENU key to cancel menu mode when all of the parameters are set The PEN OFFSET function is used to determine the corrective values you should input in order to adjust the precision between PEN 1 and PEN 2 The plotter plots a cross mark for PEN 1 and another cross mark for PEN 2 to determine the corrective values that should be input in order to adjust the precision between PEN 1 and PEN 2 e Load the media install one pen in the pen holder and another pen in the pen station on the right side plate of the plotter Note To avoid confusion plot using different colored pens between the first and sec ond cross marks e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key until a menu appears displaying OPTION 2 B Options FC5100 Two Pen Option 203 e Press the F4 key to select OPTION 2 BACKG
28. instructions carefully ASSEMBLY AREA Assemble the Media Roll Holder on a secure flat surface You will be using the 4mm L wrench hex key tool provided with your Media Roll Holder assembly E Options FC5100 Media Roll Holder Manual 171 A NOTE The two conveyor rollers two media roll holders and screw wrench set are packed together with the plotter unit 1 Attach the left media roll holder bracket to the left side of the stand assembly with two socket head cap screws using the L wrench hex key tool Repeat this step with the right media roll holder bracket N Left media roll holder bracket Right media roll holder bracket 2 Insert the conveyor rollers into the slots on the media roll holder brackets Insert the conveyor rollers from the rear for the bottom media roll holder bracket and from the front for the top media roll holder bracket depending on the number of rolls to be used Y Conveyor roller Options FC5100 Media Roll Holder Manual 172 3 Remove the roll of media from your Accuload system Load the Media using the outside Accuload roller as an idler making sure to feed the media cor rectly SK Accuload i SR x LS r R gt ooo roll holder bracket LA N E Conveyor roller Media Accuload roller LJ 4 Insert the media rolls from the rear for the bottom media roll holder and from the front for the top media roll holder depending on the n
29. point can be set independently Selecting the When the light pointer is selected and the AXIS ALIGNMENT key is pressed the Axis Alignment pen carriage and media move into position so that the light pointer is in the same Tool position as the cutter pen in READY mode In this case the position of the light pointer represents the position of the cutter pen in READY mode If the loupe or bombsight has been selected neither the pen carriage nor the media will move evenly even when the AXIS ALIGNMENT key has been pressed This is because the loupe is already in the same position as the cutter pen in READY mode The light pointer will not light If you are pointing to a registration mark colored with an illegible color such as red use the loupe e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times e Press the F4 key to select FUNCTION 2 INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt E Advanced Functions and Settings AXIS ALIGNMENT Axis Alignment Parameter Setting 87 e Press the F2 key to select AXIS ALIGNMENT DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TANGENT EMULATION gt e Press the F4 key to select TOOL AXIS ALIGNMENT METHOD gt TOOL gt e Press the F3 key to select the LIGHT POINTER or press the F4 key to select the LOUPE AXIS ALIGNMENT TOOL LIGHT POINT LOUPE e Press the ENTER key to register your settings The following menu appear
30. second or a later initialization e f no media is loaded you are prompted to do so LOAD MEDIA INITIAL MENU gt e Press the F4 key to change parameters such as initial feed speed or interface settings ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt CONTINUE gt A NOTE If you are using media that tends to skew while cutting the initial feed speed setting should be set to SLOW The MEDIA TYPE menu appears when the media set lever is raised to secure the loaded media B Preparing to Cut Turn on the Plotter 39 Loading Media This section describes the steps for loading media in the plotter Note that the media can be loaded either before or after turning on the plotter 1 CAUTION Be sure to move the pen carriage slowly Moving the pen carriage quickly may A damage the plotter NOTE If necessary slowly move the pen carriage out of the way while the power is off After the first initialization use the arrow keys to move the pen carriage Sheet Media 0 CAUTION To avoid damaging the cutting mat make sure to set the media type to SHEET when using sheet media Whenever possible use sheet media of rectangular shape To load sheet media e Lower the media set lever to raise the pinch rollers e Load the media in the plotter Use the yellow markings to locate the grit rollers Place the media so that its edges align with the grit rollers e Wrap media behind and around the media alignment shaft While kee
31. sensor will not locate the registration mark O NAA Caution If you set the distance of the X axis to longer than the length of the media the plotter will move the required distance and the media will fall off of the plotter e Press the ENTER key to register your setting e The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the MENU key to cancel menu mode when all of the parameters are set Selecting the The MARK TYPE function is used to select the registration mark pattern There Registration are two types of registration patterns that the plotter can sense pattern 1 and pat MARK TYPE tern 2 e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 185 e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the F2 key to select MARK TYPE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the F3 key for pattern type 1 or the F4 key to select pattern type 2 to be used when printing the image and registration mark on the media A mark appears next to the current setting MARK TYPE e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key co
32. side with two socket head cap screws B using the L wrench hex key tool B Repeat this step with the other side Socket head cap screws Bea S Middle bar A X Socket head n cap screws B S SS Stand sides E Options FC5100 Stand Manual 165 3 Lock the casters 4 Have two people set the plotter without the conveyor rollers and media installed onto the stand assembly aligning the index pins with the left and right top mounting brackets of the stand 5 Secure the unit with the four socket head cap screws B using the L wrench hex key tool B Socket head amp cap screws B Y Socket head Nt cap screws B 7 Index pin Caster stoppers S y A WARNING Make sure that the casters with stoppers are fitted at the front of the plot ter 6 Insert the cap plugs over the holes of the four 4 M6 x 16mm socket button head cap screws installed in the left and right stand sides Options FC5100 Stand Manual E 166 FC5100 Basket Manual The FC5100 Basket is used to keep your media clean during long length cuts WARNING Use two people to pick up the plotter CAUTION Remove the plotter from the stand before assembling the basket onto the WOOF stand NOTE The basket was designed to be used with Graphtec recommended media only Other media may be stiffer and will not flow into the basket smoothly NOTE Always keep the wheels in a locked po
33. the F4 key to select the initial menu while the initial menu appears on the LCD e Press the F2 key to select AUTO PRE FEED AUTO PRE FEED gt INITIAL FEED SPEED gt INTERFACE gt e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED AUTO PRE FEED ENABLED DISABLED If the F3 key is pressed the following menu will appear AUTO PRE FEED FEED LENGTH 1 m e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW to lengthen or shorten the FEED LENGTH The menu will cycle through the available lengths in sequence Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO PRE FEED Advancing the Media Automatically a 94 e Press the ENTER key to store the setting The following menu appears AUTO PRE FEED gt INITIAL FEED SPEED gt INTERFACE gt e Press the NEXT key The LOAD MEDIA message then appears again Mount the media and raise the media set lever LOAD MEDIA INITIAL MENU gt TANGENTIAL EMULATION Cutting Thick amp Thin Material Selecting Tan gential Emula tion Mode Tangential emulation blade control prevents the problems listed below from occurring in the normal blade control Normal Overcut e Dull corner shapes on thick material e Inadequate line length particularly on thick material e Broken corners on thick and thin material When tangential emulation is enabled a special blade rotation control and cut pressure control are performed at turning points such as corners to ensure a qua
34. the current setting To turn off distance adjustment manual input press the F4 key Off To turn on distance adjustment press the F3 key On If the settings are OK press the Enter key e If distance adjustment is turned on the following screen is displayed DISTANCE ADJUST e The item marked with the asterisk is the current setting To set a distance adjustment of 1 mm rounded up for less than 1 press the F2 key 1 mm To set a distance adjustment of 5 mm rounded up for less than 5 press the F3 key 5 mm To set a distance adjustment of 10 mm rounded up for less than 10 press the F4 key 10 mm For example if you selected 5mm resolution the plotter digitizes the distance between the registration marks to 302mm in this case the plotter sets up the scal ing factor to a distance between the registration marks set at 300mm The 5mm resolution rounds up numbers of five and above and rounds down anything under five When you use the auto method you must initially use 10mm 5mm or 1mm increments for the distance of the registration marks e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corre sponding to that setting MARK SIZE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt e Press the MENU key to cancel menu mode when all of the parameters are set E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 189 Se
35. the marks is a known value set the actual dis tance on the fourth row Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to move the blink ing cursor and press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number for setting the actual distance e Press the ENTER key to store the setting e When selecting the 2 POINTS scan mode the plotter moves the pen and media to the AXIS ORIGIN point The AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET menu is used to set the AXIS ORIGIN point location the READY menu then appears e When selecting the 3 POINTS scan mode the following menu appears DISTANCE POINT 1 3 00302 0 mm gt OK 00302 0 mm gt The measured distance between registration mark 1 and mark 3 is shown on the third row If the distance between the marks is a known value set the actual dis tance on the fourth row Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to move the blink ing cursor and press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number for setting the actual distance e Press the ENTER key to store the setting When selecting the 3 POINTS scan mode the plotter moves the pen and media to the AXIS ORIGIN point The AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET menu is used to set the AXIS ORIGN point location the READY menu then appears E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 199 FC5100 Two Pen Option The Two Pen option for the FC5100 Cutting Plotter family allows the plotter to automatically switch between a pen or blade and a pen when you are cutting patterns that also require ident
36. the pen carriage moves right until it detects the mechani cal home position 2 The pen carriage then moves left until it detects the left hand side of the media edge 3 It then returns to the right edge of the media 4 The media is fed backwards until the media s leading edge is detected 5 The media is then fed forward until the media s trailing edge is found 6 The media is fed backwards until the pen carriage locates the lower left posi tion of the cutting area CONTINUE CONTINUE does not perform initialization but begins plotting from the pen car riage s current position Set the various functions of the plotter as desired A NOTE Make sure to set the correct cutting conditions to suit the cutter blade and media being used For details see Setting Conditions Preparing to Cut Initializing Routine F 50 Setting Conditions This function allows you to register eight different groups of conditions in the plotter s memory These conditions greatly affect the finished quality of the cutting operation The desired group can be quickly loaded by simply pressing the corre sponding function key F1 through F4 on the control panel Each key corre sponds to two conditions Press the key to switch from one condition to the other Use the F1 key to toggle between CONDITION 1 and CONDITION 5 Use the F2 key to toggle between CONDITION 2 and CONDITION 6 Use the F3 key to toggle between CONDITION 3 and CONDITION 7 Use the F4 key to
37. to see if PEN 2 is installed uring the plotter s initialization after selecting the media type CAUTION If DISABLE is selected the PEN 2 should be installed before turning on the plotter Background Settings Background Settings for HP GL E 124 e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice CHECK PEN ENABLED DISABLED e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes LANGUAGE SELECTION ENGLISH If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes NOTE This menu only appears when the 2 Pen option is installed F Background Settings Background Settings for HP GL Background Settings Background Settings for HP GL E 126 Chapter 7 Test Modes and Trouble shooting This chapter describes the check points and possible solutions to use for troubleshooting if the plotter does not operate or operates abnormally CONDITION LIST Listing the Cutting Conditions The CONDITON LIST function allows you to print a list of the settings of the four groups of cutting conditions so you can check all of your current settings at a glance Ay WARNING The pen st
38. to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes A NOTE This menu only appears when the 2 Pen option is installed Initial Blade Con This function specifies the position at which initial blade control is performed trol Position INI for more information about initial blade control see Adjusting the Blade Offset TIAL BLADE Angle CONTROL When 2mm BELOW is selected initial blade control is performed 2mm below the starting point of cutting When OUTSIDE is selected initial blade control is performed outside of the effective cutting area Background Settings Background Settings for HP GL E 120 e Press the F3 key to select 2mm BELOW or press the F4 key to select OUTSIDE A blinking cursor appears beside your choice INITIAL BLADE CONTROL POSITION 2mm BELOWM OUTSIDE e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes LENGTH UNIT METRIC INCH If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Length Unit This selection enables you to set the unit for coordinates appearing on the dis play pan
39. when you do not wish to use the AUTO REG MARK sensing function A mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE DISABLED 2 POINTS 3 POINTS e Press the ENTER key to register your setting If you select the two points method the next setting menu appears Continue to set other parameters or press the NEXT key to return to the previous menu e Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode if you select DISABLE or when all of the parameters are set 3 POINTS METHOD The three points method requires you to enter REGISTRATION MARK 1 MARK 2 MARK 3 and the AXIS ORIGIN POINT The AXIS ORIGIN POINT may be located at the same position as MARK 1 To enter this information into the plotter e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 181 e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the F4 key to select the 3 POINTS Method MARK SCAN MODE DISABLED 2 POINTS 3POINTS X e Press the F2 key to select DISABLE when you do not wish to use the AUTO REG MARK sensing function A mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE DISABLED 2 POINTS 3 POINTS e Press the ENTER key to register your setting e If you select the 3 POINTS meth
40. you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Media Sensor This function allows you to disable the media length sensor function which is Control performed after selecting the media type during the plotter s initialization When ENABLED is selected the media length sensor will perform When DISABLED is selected the media length sensor will not perform In cases where the media length sensor function is disabled the pen carriage may go beyond the edge of the media 1 CAUTION Always set the AREA function to limit the cutting area and protect the machine e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice MEDIA SENSOR ENABLEDE DISABLED Background Settings Background Settings for HP GL E 122 e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes PINCH ROLLER SENSOR ENABLED DISABLED If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Pinch Roller Sen This function allows you to disable the pinch roller pos
41. your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes PEN SELECT ENABLEDE DISABLED F Background Settings Background Settings for HP GL 119 If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Pen Select The 2 Pen option installed machine can hold one blade or pen in the pen holder on the pen carriage which is referred to as PEN 1 and one pen in the pen holder on the right side plate which is referred to as PEN 2 This function enables or disables the PEN SELECT command J Command in GP GP or the SP command in HP GL The CONDITION PRIORITY is not affected by this setting When ENABLE is selected the plotter changes pen either by the plotter s con trol panel or by command input from the computer When DISABLE is selected commands specifying the pen number from the computer is ignored e Press the F3 key to select ENABLE or press the F4 key to select DISABLE A blinking cursor appears beside your choice PEN SELECT ENABLEDE DISABLED e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes INITIAL BLADE CONTROL POSITION 2mm BELOWM OUTSIDE If you used METHOD 1
42. 0 0 0 eee 153 Main Specifications FC5100 130 0 0 0 0 0 cee 154 Main Specifications FC5100 150 0 0 cee ee 155 RS gh oe he ew on be a ee Oe de yd ee ees ee es 156 External ee eee E E ee ee 156 OO A San 6 Se ye oh ees ENIN eR ees nb 156 FC5100 100 without Stand 0 0 0 eee eens 157 ges EEA E a Ee ET 157 FC5100 150 without Stand asics s5c0es auauna 158 FC5100 75 with Stand and Basket Option 0 0 0 cece ee eens 158 r FC5100 100 with Standard Stand and Basket Option 159 FC5100 130 with Standard Stand and Basket Option 00 159 FC5100 150 with Standard Stand and Basket Option 159 Chapter 10 Options cc ccc cece cere were eevee 160 FC5100 Pounce Tool Manual os 2 oes io ices beedeess ceedeepvwds 160 Inserting the Pounce Tool 4 na6 66444246 td HKE HERR RARER ERE E OR RK 160 Select Pounce Tool from the Menu 4 ccd od nt edna bhn deeds ahead geen nae gaces 161 Py nk ay oe ve ee Ve ee E N 161 To Change the Pounce Force 0 ccc eee eee eee naee 161 To eee ie rounco DPE errore oon ease os KMS RDA KG KORE EENS 161 TO Change the Pounce UB 6 ow ods eseridir bows oe WG Oe 1 ORF owen OS 161 To Change the Pounce el dae chide ee eee ew hed Pewee ENS ESOS 162 FC5100 Stand MIA og 5 ny 2k nk eo ho SES 465 ed he bee eee eed e Reds 163 Se ee ee re es re ee ee ee ee ere 163 eR a goon 59 4 wah E PE ed eh ee ee 164
43. 0 minutes then reconnect the power and turn on the system For more information see Test Modes and Troubleshooting Press TEST to run a cutting test to check whether the currently selected cutting conditions are compatible with the media loaded See Running Cutter Tests in this chapter for details Press NEXT to scroll through the functions of the control panel or to return to the previous menu with no registration of the setting Press HOLD to temporarily suspend cutting or plotting While the cutter is sus pended the media set lever can be lowered to reset the media if necessary The plotter is not initialized but is ready to continue or quit the suspended job Press AXIS ALIGN to access the axis alignment adjustment mode See the section Axis Alignment in Advanced Functions and Settings for details Preparing to Cut Control Panel F 36 Selecting a Function Menu When the plotter is in MENU mode the MENU lamp is lit each of the functions listed below in the Function Selection column can be accessed by pressing the NEXT key until the desired menu appears and then pressing the select key indi cated by a box Menu Function Selection Sub Menus NEXT NEXT et AUTO REG MARK PEN UP DOWN or BUFFER CLEAR ASSIGN PEN FEED NEXT INTERFACE AREA PARAMETERS STEP SIZE GP GL FUNCTION 1 RS 232C FUNCTION 2 COMMAND ORIGIN GP GL AREA EXPAND PAGE LENGTH ROTATE MIRROR SCALE
44. 00 57 inches 144cm wide by 19 inches 48cm deep FC5100 130 67 inches 170cm wide by 19 inches 48cm deep FC5100 150 73 inches 186cm wide by 19 inches 48cm deep E Out of the Box Installing the Accuload System 25 Connecting the Plotter Connecting to The FC5100 Plotter is equipped with an RS 232 Serial Interface Cable in the the Computer accessory kit 1 Connect the 25 pin connector to the RS232 C connector on the plotter and tighten the screws If you are using a Centronics compatible parallel interface cable connect the 36 pin connector to the Parallel connector on the plotter and lock the levers If you are using a USB connentor connect the connector to the USB connector on the plotter 2 Connect the 9 pin connector to the connector on the computer COM port and tighten the screws If your computer has a 25 pin connector port use the 9 pin to 25 pin adapter that is supplied in the accessory kit RS 232C Parallel A Out of the Box Connecting the Plotter 26 Connecting to the Power Power to the Plotter The FC5100 Plotter is equipped with a Power Cord in the accessory kit 1 Connect the provided power cord to the AC inlet of the plotter N 2 Connect the other end of the power cord to an electrical socket of the rated supply voltage To turn on the plotter perform the following steps Make sure that the plotter is turned off the O side of the POWER swit
45. 2 e Press the F3 key to select SHEET e Press the F4 key to select CONTINUE Preparing to Cut Changing Feed Speed i 64 Withdrawal of the Pen Carriage This function moves the pen carriage from its current position to a position that is 100 mm away along both the X and Y axis This also helps to confirm the job is completed While holding down the ENTER key press the UP ARROW key and then release it Repeat this process as needed to move the pen carriage away from the cutting plotting job Position of the withdrawn pen carriage Origin position before withdrawal Returning the Pen Carriage to Origin This function moves the pen carriage from its current position to the origin point While holding down the ENTER key press the DOWN ARROW key and then release it The pen carriage will return to the origin point E Preparing to Cut Withdrawal of the Pen Carriage Preparing to Cut Returning the Pen Carriage to Origin 66 Chapter 5 Advanced Functions and Settings This chapter describes the advanced functions and settings for your cutter You can access these functions through the menu however some functions have quick keys on the control panel to pro vide faster access to these settings Control Panel Quick Keys Origin Sets the cutting origin Copy Copies the data in the plotter s buffer memory Condition Sets the cutter conditions see Preparing to Cut Test Tests the cutter
46. 2C gt COMMAND gt e Press the NEXT key twice to return to the LOAD MEDIA menu How to access After the media is loaded and initialization is performed the plotter goes to the INTERFACE READY mode menu after load ing the media CONDITION 1 READY CBO9Ux e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times e Press the F1 key to select INTERFACE INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt e Press the F3 key to select RS 232C the INTERFACE menu appears STEP SIZE gt RS 232C gt COMMAND gt e Press the MENU key to return to READY mode STEP SIZE Setting the Programmable Resolution When HP GL command mode is selected STEP SIZE is not displayed When the GP GL command mode is selected this function allows you to set the distance of pen movement corresponding to the coordinate value of 1 E Setting the Interface Functions STEP SIZE Setting the Programmable Resolution 145 B NOTE Be sure to set the step size to match the step size setting of your software application A NOTE Your step size setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even while the plotter is turned off e Press the F2 key to select STEP SIZE STEP SIZE gt Ro 222C gt COMMAND gt e Press the F1 key to select 0 100 press the F2 key to select 0 050 press the F3 key to select 0 025 or press the F4 key to select 0 010 STEP SIZE 0 100 gt IN mm 0 050 g
47. 5 mm 44 5 inches x 254 mm 10 inches 485 mm 19 inches F Specifications Options 157 FC5100 100 with out Stand 350 mm 14 inches 1440 mm 56 5 inches 10 inches 19 inches FC5100 130 with out Stand 350 mm 14 inches 1700 mm 67 inches 19 inches Specifications External Dimensions E 158 FC5100 150 with out Stand 350 mm 14 inches 73 inches 19 inches FC5100 75 with Stand and Basket Option p Specifications External Dimensions 159 FC5100 100 with Standard Stand and Basket Option 8 mm inch 111 44 FC5100 130 with Standard Stand and Basket Option FC5100 150 with Standard Stand and Basket Option Specifications External Dimensions E 160 Chapter 10 Options This chapter contains information regarding the various FC5100 Option User Manuals FC5100 Pounce Tool Manual Inserting the Pounce Tool Force Speed Quality Offset WARNING Pouncing is a method used to create a punched outline on media This is done by inserting a special tool in the plotter that produces tiny holes instead of plotting with a pen or cutting with a blade This outline or pattern has many uses such as aligning letters on a large job or creating a chalk outline for graphics that will be hand painted The pounce tool has a small point that is pressed into the media The pou
48. AD commands that request the output of the plotter s status data Note that printing in dump mode will be based on that dummy data J If the cutting plotting results are not what you expected but the received data and the transmitted program are identical recheck the program at the computer If the cutting plotting results are not what you expected and the received data and the transmitted program are different check the interface conditions and the connection of the interface cable WARNING The pen starts moving as soon as the data is transmitted to the plotter from the computer To avoid injury to yourself and damage to the plotter keep your hands face and other obstacles out of the vicinity of the cut ting mat and paper gt CAUTION Mounting the cutter pen for this mode may cause fatal damage to the cutting mat Be sure to mount the plotter pen Load paper larger than either ISO A4 or Letter size 11 x 8 and mount the plotter pen e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key three times e Press the F4 key to select OPTION 2 BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt e Press the F4 key to select TEST INITIAL DOWN FORCE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt TEST gt e Press the F4 key to select DATA DUMP CONDITON LIST gt SELF THST gt DATA DUMP gt p Test Modes and Troubleshooting DATA DUMP Using the Character Dump Mode 129 The following message appea
49. B15U K30 blades to cut sandblast rubber p Specifications Main Specifications FC5100 75 153 Main Specifications FC5100 100 PU 16 Bit onfiguration Grit rolling cutting plotter Drive Digital servo Max Cut Width expanded mode 1067 mm 41 6 in 6 in uaranteed precision cutting area 9m 30 ft with approved media Max Loadable Media Width 1219 mm 48 in Max cutting speed Axial 1414 mm sec 55 7 ips Diagonal Direction utting Pressure 10 to 500 g Min character size mm 0 125 in alphanumeric Helvetica med Font Mechanical resolution 0 005mm 0 0002 in in Programmable resolution GP GL 0 01mm 0 0004 in and HP GL 0 025mm 0 001in umber of cutters pens TT utter types upersteel ceramic and sapphire blades Pen types ater and oil based fiber tip water based ballpoint ceramic refillable ink and disposable ink pens ounce types 1 2mm diameter pin Compatible media Mono vinyl chloride media fluorescent media and media for illuminated displays high reflective media up to 0 25mm thick Sandblast rubber up to 1mm thick tandard interfaces RS 232C Centronics USB USB1 1 Full Speed uffer memory esident command sets HP GL GP GL LCD Panel LCD 20x4 Supports 12 languages Danish Dutch English French Ger man Hungarian Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish ompatible paper for pouncing ower supply 100 240VAC 48 62 Hz Universal Power Supply ower consumption 140VA ma
50. C5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 196 or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor to select the digit then press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number SENSOR OFFSET ADJUST gt 00 0 mm 00 0 mm If the two cross marks match set 00 0 mm on both the X and Y axis e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting SENSOR OFFSET ADJUST PARAMETER SET gt SCAN gt e Press the MENU key to cancel menu mode when all of the parameters are set Using the AUTO When you enable the AUTO REG MARK sensing function the initialize menu REG MARK that displays ROLL 1 ROLL 2 SHEET selection does not appear Sensing Function e Load pre printed media into the plotter Make sure that the pinch roller is set outside of the registration mark If you wish to use the auto scanning mode set the pinch roller to just outside of the registration mark e The following menu appears AUTO REG MARK SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt Press the POSITION key to move the pen and media to the area necessary for scanning the first registration mark When using AUTO scan mode move the E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 197 media to the first registration mark that is located between the pinch roller and the pen Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Mark 2 Left pinch Right pinch Media feed roller I Ri ht i
51. EED setting Adjust the blade length Lower the SPEED setting Adjust the software s resolution setting Raise the blade offset angle Adjust the blade length Lower the FORCE setting Use a blade that fits securely in the holder Grease the cutter blade and holder 135 Setting cutting conditions Replacing Cut ter Blade Offset Force Replacing Cut ter Blade Replacing Cut ter Blade Blade Length Setting Cutter Conditions Blade Length Setting Cutter Conditions Setting Cutter Conditions Replacing Cut ter Blade Setting Cutter Conditions Replacing cutter blade Replacing cutter blade Test Modes and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting F 136 The media curls up at the corners The media is discol ored when the blade has passed Cut media cannot be pulled up using retack sheet Media can be cut but it is hard to weed after wards Abnormal noise gener ated by cutter pen dur ing cutting Table 7 Poor cutting results The bladed is extended too far The CUTTER OFFSET is incompatiable with the blade type being used The cut pattern is too fine The cutting SPEED is too high The blade is dull The QUALITY setting is too high Media is stuck in the tip of the cutter plunger The retack sheet is not stickly enough Media gets entangled during cutting Cleaning of cut media was postponed too long The retack sheet is not stick
52. EER SHEREE TAGS EOS ll Pinch Roller Sensor Control 0 0 0 0 cece ec ee eee eee nes 115 eee Pek panere eke eee ee Re eed ed 5 oe ae a a ee 116 Background Settings for HP GL ee 117 LANGUAGE SELECTION oan cd 44 4 8 54 40 9 69 5488 2 Oo Rodd Geo eener ROS 117 Model No Response MODEL EMULATED 0 00484 117 COTO PINOY gi oh aa ack wo 4 kaw Ge we Ooh riire RSE HOGS ORES ES 118 uie e o TT EE EEEE S EEEE PER TERRE TEE LEELEE T E ee es ee 119 Initial Blade Control Position INITIAL BLADE CONTROL 119 Lenni LNT oan wow ad pawee iinr AEAN EEN EEN R eS 120 UP Movement Conirol PEN UP MOVEJ sircisscsrorireset tyi EEV een oes 121 Media Sensor Control 6 aa a05 deu es bes Kea bade dbwd bees bode beds dbus 8 121 Pinch Roller Sensor Control 4 45 ved Wb 4GN Ged db bbe owed 4 bb ee Reddo bbe wed doi ee Circle Resolution 0 00 0 cee ee ec ee ee eee eee eee eens 123 D e ed go eee eee ee ee ee a eee ee ere ee re eee ee ee ee ee ee 123 Chapter 7 Test Modes and Troubleshooting 126 CONDITION LIST Listing the Cutting Conditions 126 Sample printout of the CONDITION function 0 00 0 cee eee 127 DATA DUMP Using the Character Dump Mode 128 SELF TEST Running the Self Test 004 129 Troubleshooting 0 cc ee eee eee e ne es 131 Error MOSSE og kee oh eo eh a aa reaR 138 Error Messages in HP GL C
53. ENU key to cancel MENU MODE Method 2 e Turn the power on while pressing the DOWN ARROW key the Menu selection display appears e Press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to scroll through the languages Danish Dutch English French German Hungarian Italian Japanese Norwegian Por tuguese Spanish and Swedish e Press the ENTER key to select the desired language and then turn the power off and then on again Preparing to Cut Initial Menu i 38 Turn on the Plotter e Check to make sure that the pen carriage is not located near the pinch rollers so that it does not interfere with the pinch roller settings e After checking that both ends of the plotter s power cord are securely con nected turn on the plotter by pressing the side of the POWER switch e The control panel s POWER lamp lights green and the plotter initializes The MAIN menu is displayed This screen displays the firmware s version number and selected command set The screen displays either GL or HL If GL is dis played the GP GL command set is selected If HL is diplayed the HP GL com mand set is selected V 1 12 GL Buffer RAM Checking If you have already loaded media the MEDIA TYPE menu appears ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt CONTINUE gt A NOTE CONTINUE does not appear in the MEDIA TYPE menu during the first initial ization after turning the power on All the menus in this section include CON TINUE assuming that it is in the
54. F4 key to return to the start menu If the effective cutting area is avail able the following menu appears COPY MODE NUMBER OF COPIES 1 CAUTION The number of copies is limited by the PAGE LENGTH setting e Press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to increase or decrease the number of copies The number can be increased up to the maximum number of copies that can be cut out of the currently loaded media You may re load additional media to achieve the number of copies you wish to cut Then reset the copy function again Advanced Functions and Settings COPY Copying the Data in Plotter Buffer Memory a 70 e Press the ENTER key the following menu will appear CONDITION 2 COPY CBO9Ux The plotter will start cutting plotting as soon as the ENTER key is pressed If you wish to continue cutting additional copies reload the media and begin again by pressing the COPY key A NOTE If there is an interval of ten seconds or greater when the data is sent the previ ous data is cleared Copying The following figures illustrate the sequence in which copies are cut with the Sequence shaded areas representing the uncut areas of the media 2nd 4th Sth Copy Copy Copy COPY origin Original Cut Origin Origin 2 3rd sh N ce Copy E Original Cut COPY origin Origin Original Cut COPY origin Copies are normally cut in this sequence If MIRROR mode is selected the cop
55. F4 key to select MODE 2 TANGENT EMULATION Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode Tangential emulation control can be individually enabled or disabled by pen con dition Press the MENU key to select MENU mode Press the NEXT key two times Advanced Functions and Settings TANGENTIAL EMULATION Cutting Thick amp Thin Material a 96 e Press the F4 key to select FUNCTION 2 INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt e Press the F4 key to select TANGENT EMULATION DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TANGENT EMULATION gt e Press the F4 key to toggle between ENABLE DISABLE TANGENT EMULATION MODE gt ENABLE DISABLE gt e Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key as required to enable disable the tangen tial emulation mode per each condition of numbers Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select ENABLE or DISABLE The V mark appears when enable is selected for that tangential emulation mode TANGENTIAL EMULATION CONDITION 123 45 67 8 V V e Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode In READY status the message TANGENTIAL appears along with the condition menu when the condition on which the enabled tangential emulation is selected CONDITION 6 TANGENTIAL READY CB15U K30x Setting Overcut An overvcut function is available when tangential emulation is en
56. FEED function with media that is shorter than 1 meter If the FEED LENGTH setting exceeds the actual length of loaded media the media will fall out in front of the plotter If this happens shorten the FEED LENGTH e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key p Advanced Functions and Settings FEED Advancing the Media 73 e Press the F4 key to select FEED PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to obtain the desired FEED LENGTH FRED LENGTH 1 m e Press the ENTER key to register your settings The plotter will start feeding as soon as the ENTER key is pressed e Press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode ORIGIN Setting the Origin in HP GL Mode There are two types of origins Center and Lower Left If HP GL utilizes the Center mode and the plotter utilizes the Lower Left Origin point you may lose plot data that is located in the upper right quadrant The ORIGIN mode allows you to alternate between both origin types in HP GL mode A Lo Center Origin Lower Left Origin Designed with Center Origin and plotted with a Lower Left Origin e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times e Press the F2 key to select AREA PARAMETERS INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt Advanced Functions and Settings ORIGIN Setting the Origin in HP GL Mode 74 e Press the F1 key to sele
57. Lever Used to raise or lower the push rollers during loading or unloading media Accuload Used to carry rolled media and ensure its proper rotation Paper Sensors The front sensor is used to sense the leading edge of the media The rear sensor is used to sense the trailing edge of the media Parallel Interface Connector Used to connect the plotter to the computer with a Centronics compatible parallel interface cable Pen Carriage Moves the pen across the media during cutting or plotting Pen Holder Holds the pen onto the pen carriage Power Switch Used to turn the plotter on and off Pinch Rollers Black rubber rollers that push the media against the grit roll ers Out of the Box Nomenclature a 22 14 Roller Location Guide Yellow markings on the rail and rear side of the top cover that show the position of each grit roller Use these guides as an aid in locating the push rollers and in locating the media roll on the stock roller 15 Serial Interface Connector Used to connect the plotter to the computer with a RS 232 serial interface cable 16 Stock Rollers Area of the media stocker where the media is mounted 17 USB Connector Used to connect the plotter to the computer with a USB inter face cable 18 Pen Station Part of Two Pen Option 19 Stand Used to make the plotter more portable and free up counter space Uf 4 C Out of the Box N
58. NGENT EMULATION gt e Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode A NOTE The plotter immediately begins sorting when it receives the cut data from the PC however the cutting plotting may experience a delay due to the data sort ing process While the plotter is data sorting following key operations becomes invalid Direct keys COPY ORIGIN AXIS ALIGNMENT CONDITION F KEYS TO SELECTING CONDITION NUMBER Menu mode All the functions except for PEN UP DOWN BUFFER CLEAR and FEED NOTE Your data sorting setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even while the plotter is turned off J AXIS ALIGNMENT Axis Alignment Parameter Setting AXIS ALIGNMENT is a very important function that should be used when you intend to cut pre printed media such as stickers or decals When the media is loaded in the plotter it should be loaded at exactly the same angle and position as it was on the printer which printed the images to ensure that the position of the contour matches the printed images Since this can not be done manually the AXIS ALIGNMENT function allows one to adjust the angle and position of the media on the plotter electrically as if it were being loaded on the same printer The direct key for AXIS ALIGNMENT is located on the operation panel so that you can rapidly access this function Axis Alignment parameters should be configured prior to performing the AXIS ALIGNMENT function There are two main parameters
59. NSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the F4 key to select PAPER WEIGHT MARK SIZE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 192 e Press the F3 key to enable this function Press the F4 key to disable this func tion A x mark appears next to the current setting PAPER WEIGHT A Note When ON is selected the plotter will move to the home position to enable the PAPER WEIGHT mechanism before and after the plotter scans the registration mark e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SIZE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt e Press the MENU key to cancel menu mode when all of the parameters are set Setting the SEN The SENSOR OFFSET ADJ function is used to determine the corrective values SOR OFFSET you should input in order to adjust the precision of the registration mark sensor ADJustment The plotter utilizes an optical sensor to sense or read a registration mark that is not in the same location as the pen There are two methods available to adjust the offset factor METHOD 1 The plotter scans a printed cross mark then plots a second cross mark based on the reading of the printed cross mark The plotter then adjusts for offset METHOD 2 The plotter plots the cross mark reads it then plots an
60. O REG MARK Setting Menu Shortcut 20 0 0 0c c eee eee 181 Setting the Registration Mark Reading Area 0 0 0c eee ee eee 182 Selecting the Registration MARK TYPE 0 ccc cece tees 184 Specifying the Registration MARK SIZE nes 185 Setting the DISTANCE ADJUSTMENT 0 0 0 cc ccc ees 187 Setting of AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET cc ccc eee eee eee 189 Setting of PAPER WEIGHT Function 6 oes eee te cena hewhewe eee sagedes 191 Setting the SENSOR OFFSET ADJustment 0 0 00 000000 ccc eee 192 Selecine METHOD oe as oes hoe e dan eke eee eek en etek 193 PIONS METHOD Z ci eee a ee yerdi ahata ikee ERE REM E 194 Using the AUTO REG MARK Sensing Function 00005 196 FC5100 Two Pen Option 4 nes hee ede eed oon eae eeeee eee xs 199 Atochmg AA PS gia s ce ee dhe hse Geb eww eh Sede eee Gas ew hear uss 199 Attaching a Writing Pen to the Pen Station 46 s46 lt sbe0 s44sha4red4 6 201 Setting of the Pen Assignment 0 0 ccc teen eens 202 Perel OP We Peon Ool a ce Kee RRA KER REE ARE ORE Riit ALESHA RL AR EES 202 Chapter 11 Appendix cece cece eee e eevee es 206 12 Chapter 1 Special Precautions This section covers special precautions you should take when operating or storing your plotter NOTE Information to simplify or correctly complete a task CAUTION Will cause damage to the unit ACHTUNG Lesen Sie den mit diesem Symbol ma
61. OINTS press the NEXT key to advance to the next menu e Press the F1 F2 or F3 key to select the number you wish to store the settings under A mark appears next to the current setting e Press the F3 key or the F4 key to select the axis for setting the distance e Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor for selecting the digit and then press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number MARK POSITION Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 184 e The value representing the distance between registration mark 1 and mark 2 is stored in the X axis The value representing the distance between registration mark 1 and mark 3 is stored in the Y axis A Note If you select the 2 POINTS method the Y axis information is ignored Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Media feed direction Mark 3 Mark 1 Y i Enter distance X to the X distance Y to the Y Note After the plotter senses the first registration mark it discontinues sensing moves to the specified distance and starts searching for the next registration mark Note If the distance is set at Omm the plotter moves slowly searching for the next registration mark Note Always enter a distance value that is shorter than the actual distance between the registration marks The plotter will move to the new location and start searching for the registration mark If the sensor starts searching after it passes the registration mark the
62. Pe ATEA ox ee ae oe a Oe i e 164 FCS5100 Basket Manual 0 0c eee es 166 Gorei ey Ge ak wh E hd eh es eg ee E 166 Daske t A SSCIIOY oi xe b5 2 abSd Hw SEAGATE HSEADA HON S44 EATERS ERD EEE 166 ARMON AA a ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 166 FC5100 Media Roll Holder Manual 170 So sit Se ae eee eae ee eee ee ae ee eee ee eee ee ee ee 170 Media Roll Holder Assembly os awd hh oe coed db ben eed deb OR REESE OR eee Ss 170 Assembly Area 0 cece cece n nee e een eee 170 FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 0 000000 eee 173 PU ee MA E bck eee hee dye eee be Hew te ea ed eee ed eee EEY 174 The Registration Mark Pattern 264 conn soeiaces cowed owes Ge deb nde ebad es 174 The Registration Mark Location 5 cas uo S04 RA a od ba S Odd GAS ed ode 175 The Registration Mark Reading Area 0 nee 175 The Position of the Origin Point nnana anana seand denen dene ecaan 176 Media For Which Registration Marks Cannot Be Detected 177 If Registration Mark Can Not Be Automatically Recognized 178 Specifying the Registration Mark Mode 00 eee 178 Axis A 0 go oe ee ees eee hd OG CR a ee 178 SOMAD MADOS ae ae eee ee a ee eer ee eee 178 Selecting the Axis Alignment Method gcc coat ce hence dense sage coon snndwrs 179 2 POINTS Method ossiicsrisiririricsriririivicriiiirakireissi 179 3 POINTS Maod is gee os Gk ek gy ee 4 remna 180 AUT
63. Plunger Holder Blade length Cap blade adjustment knob blue PHP32 CB15 Cut For supersteel cutter blades of 1 5 mm diameter ow at mM B3 Plunger Cutter Plunger Holder Blade length cap blade adjustment knob red Replac ng the Cutter Blade A WARNING Will cause injury to the operator Various types of plungers are available which correspond to the diameter and type of blade used Check the cutter blade you are going to use and its appropri ate cutter offset value against the table below Cutters and Holders Cutter Pen Nomenclature F 30 Cutter Offset Value Settings Color Compatible Blade Cutter offset Cutter pen classification blade types Material values PHP32 CBOQN CBOQUA Superstee PHP32 CB15N CB15U Supersteel 28 2 CB15U K30 Supersteel 28 2 CB15UB Supersteel 5 5 PHP31 CB15 CB15 10C Ceramic 18 2 CB15 05S Sapphire 9 2 Replacing Super For the PHP32 steel Blades CBO9 N amp PHP32 Sener knob fed knob ue 1 Turn the plunger cap counterclockwise Phunger LAS 2 Remove the plunger cap 3 Remove the blade and spring from the Cutter Blade CBO9UA Cutter Blade unger Cap p g p CB15U CB15U K30 Spring 4 Stand the cap sf upright Plunger Cap Plunger Cap 5 Insert the new blade and spring into the hole 6 Reattach cap to the plunger CAUTION The pen has two flanges and must be fully seated the pen holder is engaged on the second fl
64. Press the ENTER key to store the setting The following menu appears AXIS ORIGIN POINT The light pointer or the loupe move back to the Axis Point 1 If the Axis Point 1 is not the origin point of the pre printed image press the POSITION key to move the light pointer or the loupe to the desired origin point for cutting If the Axis Point 1 is the origin point of the pre printed image press the ENTER key Then press the ENTER key to store the setting The READY menu appears the plotter is ready to start the cutting operation CONDITION 1 READY CBO09Ux Advanced Functions and Settings AXIS ALIGNMENT Axis Alignment Parameter Setting a 92 AUTO PRE FEED Advancing the Media Automatically The auto pre feed function is used to prevent the loaded media from slipping caused by pulling the media out from the stock roll during cutting plotting If this function is enabled the plotter begins feeding as soon as initialization is complete During cutting plotting the plotter stops its job if the next cut plot data goes beyond the length that has been pulled out from the stock roll If this occurs feed the media length in accordance with the Feed Length setting then resume the cutting plotting job Please note that this function should be set before the cutting plotting job is started since changing the setting of this mode leads to the plotter s initialization clearing all the data needed to continue the suspended job i
65. REA ORIGIN in the 15t row appears in HP GP mode only The following menu appears ORIGIN gt AREA gt EXPAND gt PAGE LENGTH gt Use the POSITION Keys to specify a new LL position The X and Y coordinate values will represent the current pen position as X and Y axis offsets from the original origin SET LOWER LEFT X 0 mm Y 0 mm DEFAULT gt e Press the ENTER key to register the newly specified LL Position e Press the F4 key to select the DEFAULT if you wish to return to the original ori gin point The following menu appears SET UPPER RIGHT x 1000 mm Y 1000 mm DEFAUL T gt Use the POSITION Keys to specify a new UR position The X and Y coordi nate values will represent the current pen position as X and Y axis offsets from the original origin e Press the ENTER key to register the newly specified UR position e Press the F4 key to select the DEFAULT if you wish to withdraw the current upper right setting The origin point returns to the original upper right point which is determined by loaded media size e Press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode A NOTE When the plotter is initialized your LL and UR settings are erased and are ini tialized to their default position the lower left and upper right corners of the maximum effective cutting area unless CONTINUE is selected on the media type menu NOTE The LL and UR positions cannot be specified outside of the actual area of the 7 load
66. ROTATE function 0 0 0 68 COPY Copying the Data in Plotter Buffer Memory 68 ee a ek oe in oe EE E es 4 ee oS 70 PEN UP DOWN Raising Lowering the Pen 71 BUFFER CLEAR Clearing the Buffer 0 71 FEED Advancing the Media con caavcdexcaxtangeetbavesaceaens d2 ORIGIN Setting the Origin in HP GL Mode 73 AREA Setting the Cutting Area 0 nunnan cee 74 EXPAND Expanding the Cut Area 0 0 cece cee ee T7 PAGE LENGTH Setting the Length of the Page with Roll Media 79 ROTATE Rotating the Coordinate Axes 0 0 0 0 00 e ee 80 MIRROR Reversing the Image 0 0 ec cee ee 81 SCALE Enlarging and Reducing an Image Size 82 DATA SORTING Sorting the Cut Data 0 83 AXIS ALIGNMENT Axis Alignment Parameter Setting 85 Selecting the Axis Alignment Tool ko ncd ad bod oe ed bdo kd oh 4 056 dae Ren Ce EN 86 Selecting the Axis Alignment Method 0 0c ccc ccs 87 Two Po int Method 5 iba ki eA Sie R ERA Kee KAN SKE REG RHE READE Ee eS 87 PO og we ee a ee es 0 ENAN EREEREER ENA 87 Axis Alignment Adjustment 0 ccc ccc eee eee ee nent neens 89 AUTO PRE FEED Advancing the Media Automatically 92 TANGENTIAL EMULATION Cutting Thick amp Thin Material 94 Selecting Tangential Emulation Mode 20 0c ccc eee eee 94 Enablin
67. ROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt e Press the F1 key to select PEN OFFSET ADJ PEN OFFSET ADJ gt INITIAL DOWN FORCE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt TEST gt e Press the POSITION key to move the pen into position to plot the first cross mark Press the F3 key to select TEST PATTERN PEN 1 2 OFFSET ADJUST TEST PATTERN gt PARAMETER SET gt The plotter plots the first cross mark using PEN 1 then plots the second cross mark using PEN 2 Media feed ay direction Y t zY X Second cross mark Wsdredion plotted by the PEN 2 7 on the pen station Current pen position First cross mark printed by the PEN 1 on the pen carriage You must measure the distance between the first plotted cross mark and the second plotted cross mark on both the X and Y axis If the two cross marks match set 00 0mm on both the X and Y axis or press the NEXT key to cancel this mode If the location of the cross marks do not match change the PARAMETER SET Options FC5100 Two Pen Option E 204 e Press the F4 key to select PARAMETER SET PEN 1 2 OFFSET ADJUST TEST PATTERN gt PARAMETER SET gt e The following menu appears PEN 1 2 OFFSET ADJUST X Y Set the distance for adjusting the pen 1 2 offset The entered number is the cur rently displayed number plus the measured number Press the F3 or F4 key to select the axis for setting distance Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor to s
68. SET CONDITION 2 e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 40 e If you wish to change another parameter then e Press the F2 key to change SPEED e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting TO CHANGE THE PEN SPEED e Press the F2 key to change SPEED A blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting SET CONDITION 2 e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 100 1 to 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 70 80 90 100 e If you wish to change another parameter then e Press the F1 key to change FORCE e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting E Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions 59 TO CHANGE THE PEN QUALITY e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY A blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting SET CONDITION 2 e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 8 The smaller the value the higher the quality When you select a speed that is faster than 60 you cannot select quality At that time an xx appears e If you wish to change another parameter then e Press the F1 key to change FORCE e Press the F2 key to change SPEED e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting Poun
69. TANGENTIAL is dis played on the READY menu change condition number on which TANGENTIAL EMULA TION is not enabled or disable the EMULATION Tangential Emu lation Plotter cuts on foot EXPAND setting is enabled Set EXPAND to zero if neces Expand print of grit rollers sary Cutting CONDITION setting can not be changed Currently selected cut ting conditions are dis regarded or cannot be changed DATA SORTING is enabled The parameter priority setting is set to program mode The ENTER key was not pressed after changing set tings Normal Disable DATA SORT ING if necessary Data Sorting Setting Cutting Conditions Change the parameter from priority setting to manual mode Verify setting the conditions correctly Setting Cutting Conditions Test Modes and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 134 Table 6 Plotter does not operate properly Media is fed at an Media was loaded at an angle Reload media correctly Loading Media angle The total amount of roll media Pull out the required amount of to be cut was not pulled out in media in advance Loading Media advance Media is abruptly fed Incorrectly selected media Select the correct media type Selecting Media forward type to match your needs The length of cutting The media is slipping Lower the cutting SPEED or Setting Cutting results differ from the the PEN UP SPEED setting Conditions or program slight dis Pen Up Speed tance err
70. TE mode MIRROR Reversing the Image To cut a reversed image of the original data use the mirror mode When the mirror mode is enabled the origin and coordinate axes are changed as shown in the figure below A mirror image of the original data is cut e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times Advanced Functions and Settings MIRROR Reversing the Image F 82 e Press the F3 key to select FUNCTION 1 INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt e Press the F3 key to select MIRROR ROTATE gt MIRROR gt SCALE gt e Press the F3 key to turn ON the function or press the F4 key to turn OFF the function MIRROR ON e Press the ENTER key to register your settings e Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode When the MIRROR mode is selected or canceled the displacement of the new origin remains valid in the a direction but is reset to its default position in the b direction Before MIRROR is selected _ After MIRROR is selected l 7 in E pa E a a oes origin UL ie Original oriain SCALE Enlarging and Reducing an Image Size This function sets the SCALE factor for enlarging or reducing an image to be cut or plotted e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times p Advanced Functions and Settings SCALE Enlarging and Reducing an Image Size 83 e Pres
71. TROBE signal Upon receipt of the STROBE signal the plotter activates its BUSY signal outputs an ACK signal then reads the input DATA Signals to begin a Setting the Interface Functions COMMAND Selecting the Command Mode a 148 Specifications Electrical Char acteristics Input Output Cir cuitry cutting or plotting operation When the specified operation is completed the plot ter awaits the input of subsequent DATA signals CAUTION The interface cable should be no longer than two meters e While the parallel interface is used data cannot be output from the plotter that is READ commands cannot be used with the exception of the BS command e Asynchronous transmission by handshaking is based on STROBE and BUSY signals by way of the synchronization method Electrical characterisics are based on TTL level compatibility with the logic states outlined below Positive logic 1 2 2V or more 0 0 8V or less DATA BUSY Negative logic 1 0 8V or more 0 2 2V or less ERROR ACK STROBE Signal Name Circuit g 5V 1K ohms j DBO DB7 Computer Plotter 5V 1K ohms STROBE Computer Plotter 5V BUSY 1K ohms ACK Computer Plotter ERROR p Setting the Interface Functions Centronics Compatible Parallel Interface 149 Input Output Tim ing Chart Parallel interface Select parameter 1 Default setting DBO DB7 Valid Data STROBE BUSY ACK P
72. TY BIT or press the F4 key to change HANDSHAKING 9600 BAUD 8 BIT NONE PARITY HARDWIRE e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the parameter setting E Setting the Interface Functions RS 232C Setting the Data Transmitting Conditions 147 e Press the ENTER key to register your settings and return to the INTERFACE menu COMMAND Selecting the Command Mode This function selects the command mode either HP GL or GP GL A NOTE Be sure to set the command mode to match the command mode setting of your software application A NOTE Your command setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even while the plotter is turned off e Press the F4 key to select COMMAND STEP SIZE gt RS 2434C gt COMMAND gt e Press the F3 key to select GP GL command mode or press the F4 key to select HP GL command mode e Press the Enter key to register your setting The following menu appears THIS OPERATION RESETS THE PLOTTER CONTINUE gt CANCEL gt If you started at the LOAD MEDIA menu you will return to the INTERFACE MENU If you started at the READY menu you will return to the MEDIA TYPE menu Centronics Compatible Parallel Interface The eight bit Centronics compatible parallel interface is generally used for inter facing printers The input signals are grouped into the eight bits of DATA signals DBO to DB7 and each group of eight DATA signals is followed by the input of an active LOW S
73. YES and start PATTERN CUTTING PRO OK YES gt NO gt Press the F4 key to select NO and cancel e Adjust the cutting conditions and re run the cutting test e Repeat this process until you achieve the desired results e Press the ENTER key to return to the READY mode when the results are satis factory Plotter Pen Con To change the setting of a group of conditions press the function key F1 ditions through F4 corresponding to the number of the group you wish to change For example press the F2 key to select CONDITION 2 If CONDITON 6 appears then press the F2 key again to select CONDITION 2 PEN REFERENCE VALUES The table below gives the recommended settings for each pen condition Pen type Quality Water based fibertip pen 10 to 12 Oil based fibertip pen 10 to 12 Water based ballpoint pen 15 to 18 oo ee NOTE The condition settings will vary according to the type of paper being used To prolong the life of your pen keep the FORCE setting as low as possible Set the SPEED according to the type of output quality required J Press the CONDITION key to access the condition menu SET 14 CONDITION 2 60 4 PEN Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions i 58 NOTE Press the NEXT key to cancel the condition that you are currently setting and return to the main menu J TO CHANGE THE PEN FORCE e Press the F1 key to change FORCE A blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting
74. aan Mode EEEE EE EE 139 Chapter 8 Setting the Interface Functions 142 Setting the Parallel Interface pcan tack ca dpane ee can aad engedeanes 142 Setting the USB Interface 5 45 x0 x nee need oe eed eae eS Ee eG ee 142 Setting the Serial Interface 0 0 eee 143 Factory Proset ier CNS x eg 6 a ee SE ER KEENE EE REDE OR a KEES 143 INTERFACE Setting the Interface Functions 143 How to access the INTERFACE menu before loading the media 143 How to access the INTERFACE menu after loading the media 144 STEP SIZE Setting the Programmable Resolution 144 RS 232C Setting the Data Transmitting Conditions 146 COMMAND Selecting the Command Mode 147 Centronics Compatible Parallel Interface 147 SPOONS e kshr ee ee ee ee RKAS e 148 Electrical Characteristics 6 6666 ide so 4h ERE KERR OEE EERE ROR OS 148 Input Sa a ee ee ee eae ee ee ee 148 Input Output Timing Chart 33 56 x cw ok bow oad teers C4 een vad Cae wee ORs 149 Pin Assignment of the Parallel Connector 0 0 0 eee 149 RS A GIS 6g kee 44d hee 6 ey Sk ed eG Ee ee ed 149 Pin Assignment of the Serial Connector 4 bigs cede h bas ch twee ea ee sige dnd 150 eC ee a ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 151 Chapter 9 Specifications ssessssesesoesesoeo 152 Main Specifications FC5100 75 00 eee eee 152 Main Specifications FC5100 100
75. abled The overcut function enables the plotter to cut a line longer that the cutting data speci fies Overcutting eliminates uncut portions when using thick material You can specify the covercut length by entering the start and end points of the overcut 5 Advanced Functions and Settings TANGENTIAL EMULATION Cutting Thick amp Thin Material 97 Press the function key F1 thru F4 corresponding to the condition that enables the tangential emulation mode and requires an overcut setting CONDITION 6 TANGENTIAL READY CBLS5U K3 0x e Press the condition key SET CONDITION 6 CBISU K30x e Set the parameters if necessary then press the ENTER key to register your set tings e Press the F3 key or the F4 key to select the start point or end point Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the overcut length The overcut length can be set from 0 0mm to 0 9mm in 0 1mm increments OVERCUT START END e Press the ENTER key to register your settings SPEED Setting the Pen Up Speed To reduce the overall cutting time this function allows you to set the traveling speed of the pen in raised status separately from the cutting SPEED setting e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key three times e Press the F3 key to select OPTION 1 BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt Advanced Functions and Settings SPEED Setting the Pen Up Speed a 98 e Press the F1 key to s
76. and Settings EXPAND Expanding the Cut Area 79 ae I Bee E eee Setting a negative ey expansion limit Original Cutting Area Cutting made narrower Area Se ESEE E ee ee T A aan ence I i Setting a positive Original Cutting Area expansion limit Cutting made wider j Area i ENS EEN ne ETE PAGE LENGTH Setting the Length of the Page with Roll Media This function is used to specify the length of individual pages when using roll media 1 CAUTION For optimum precision specify the PAGE LENGTH to 2m or less 1 CAUTION When PAGE LENGTH is set to over 2m be especially careful to load the media properly to prevent the it from coming loose from the rollers during cut ting or plotting 1 CAUTION When using roll media or roll paper be sure to pull out the entire amount of media required for the operation before you begin cutting or plotting unless the AUTO PRE FEED function is enabled e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times Advanced Functions and Settings PAGE LENGTH Setting the Length of the Page with Roll Media H 80 e Press the F2 key to select AREA PARAMETERS INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt e Press the F4 key to select PAGE LENGTH ORIGIN in the 18t row appears in HP GL mode only ORIGIN gt AREA gt EXPAND gt PAGE LENGTH gt e The following page length menu appears PAGE LENGTH 02000 mm
77. and end Pen Speed is too high or the Set pen condition correctly Setting Pen Con points of cutting do not Quality setting is incorrect ditions match when the auto prefeed function is used Test Modes and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting F 138 Error Messages The beeper sounds OVER CURRENT POWER OFF THEN ON The beeper sounds SPEED ALARM POWER OFF THEN ON The beeper sounds POSITION ALARM POWER OFF THEN ON Table 8 Possible Causes and Solutions Excessive load is causing the current to the motor to exceed the rated value Cutting conditions do not suit the media Movement of the pen carriage is obstructed Media scraps stuck in moving parts and impeding plotter operation The pen carriage was subjected to exter nal pressure during cutting Abnormal acceleration rate table Immediately after turning on the plotter excessive force was used to manually move the pen carriage Internal speed control is faulty Excessive load is causing the current to the motor to exceed the rated value Cutting conditions do not suit the media Movement of the pen carriage is obstructed Media scraps stuck in moving parts and impeding plotter operation The pen carriage was subjected to exter nal pressure during cutting Abnormal acceleration rate table lf error occurs frequently contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec dealer Lower the cu
78. ange before tightening the screw Upper groove Bracket to hold pen a Cutters and Holders Replacing the Cutter Blade 31 CAUTION The cutter must be properly seated the pen holder is Flange engaged on the flange before tightening the screw Bracket to hold pen Replacing For the PHP31 CB15 Ceramic amp Sap phire Blades _ Turn the blade length adjustment knob counterclockwise ___ Blade length Remove Holder B adjustment knob red Remove the blade from Holder A Point the tip of Holder A downward Holder B Insert new blade O oa A O N Make sure blade is inserted straight Gen LS tly tap the plunger to correct angled blades Cutter Blade N Point the tip of Holder A downward gt CB15 10C 8 Attach the holder cap CB15 05S 9 Turn the blade length adjustment knob clockwise until the blade tip is visible A NOTE If the blade does not rotate smoothly or Plunger the blade falls off after attaching the cut ter pen to the pen carriage the inside of Holder A the holder is insufficiently lubricated inside plunger body Apply the provided grease to the three 3 points indicated by arrows in the fig ure above A NOTE The blades can also be replaced from the front of the plunger 1 Turn the blade adjustment knob fully clockwise 2 Remove the blade from the front of the plunger 3 Replace the blade 4 Turn the blade adjustment knob counterclockwise Cutters and Hold
79. arallel Interface Select parameter 2 DBO DB7 Valid Data STROBE BUSY ACK Contact Graphtec Technical Service for assistance if the default setting or the alternate setting are not appropriate Pin Assignment The pin assignment of the Centronics compatible parallel interface connector is of the Parallel described below Connector Pin No Signal Name Pin No Signal Name 1 STROBE 19 GND 2 DB 0 20 GND 3 DB 1 21 GND 4 DB 2 22 GND 5 DB 3 23 GND 6 DB 4 24 GND T7 DB 5 25 GND 8 DB 6 26 GND 9 DB 7 27 GND 10 ACK 28 GND 11 BUSY 29 GND 12 GND 30 GND 13 SLCT 31 Not used 14 Not used 32 ERROR 15 Not used 33 GND 16 GND 34 Not used 17 Not used 35 5V pulled up 18 5V pulled up 36 Not used RS 232C Serial Interface Setting the Interface Functions RS 232C Serial Interface a 150 The RS 232C Serial interface of your plotter conforms to the RS 232C Standard of Electronic Industries Association EIA This serial interface performs the serial transfer of digital binary data control signals and SYNC signals 7 bits I I I I I i I I 11213141 51 6 7 I I I L 1 I I 1 A sit I Et E soos Data bits toa Parity bit 8 bits 1 5 I i i l 21314 617184 of 4 LA Start bit BE booo A A Stop bit Data bits Parity bit Synchronization Asynchronous start stop Standard CCITT V 24 EIA RS 232C JIS X5101 Transfer Rate 19200 bits s max Stop Bit 2 stop bits Character length 7 or 8 bits
80. art with the default setting 4 then change the value if necessary e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key three times e Press the F3 key to select OPTION 1 BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt Advanced Functions and Settings OFFSET FORCE Setting the Offset Cut Pressure Hi 100 e Press the F3 key to select OFFSET FORCE PEN UP SPEED gt OFFSET ANGLE gt OFFSET FORCE gt STEP PASS gt e Press the UP ARROW or DOWN AROW key to sequence through the available choices The OFFSET PRESSURE can be set in a 40 step range from 1 to 40 OFFSET FORCE FORCE 4 e Press the ENTER key to register your settings e Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode A NOTE Your OFFSET PRESSURE setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even when the plotter is turned off A NOTE The OFFSET PRESSURE setting specifies the pressure being applied during initial blade control and during offset control in TANGENTIAL EMULATION MODE This is separate from the cutting force setting which specifies the down force of the lowered cutter pen during cutting STEP PASS Setting the Step Pass Use this function when the cut line is jagged in detailed shapes such as small characters with tiny curves The jaggedness is caused by the excessive number of line segments used for small characters This slows the cutting speed Use this function to skip or PASS some of the STEPS make the line s
81. arts moving as soon as the CONDITION PRINT function is selected To avoid injury to yourself and damage to the plotter keep your hands face and other obstacles out to the vicinity of the cutting mat and paper 1 CAUTION Mounting the cutter pen for this mode may cause fatal damage to the cutting mat Be sure to mount the plotter pen Load paper larger than either ISO A3 or Tabloid size 11 x 17 and mount the plotter pen e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key three times e Press the F4 key to select OPTION 2 BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt e Press the F4 key to select TEST INITAL DOWN FORCE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt TEST gt e Press the F2 key to select CONDITION LIST CONDITON LIST gt SELF TEST gt DATA DUMP gt E Test Modes and Troubleshooting CONDITION LIST Listing the Cutting Conditions 127 The following message appears MOUNT THE PEN DONE gt CANCEL CONDITIONS gt Confirm that the pen is mounted on the carriage e Press the F3 key to select DONE and start plotting or press the F4 key to select CANCEL CONDITIONS You have to turn off the plotter to cancel CONDITION if the plotter is in CONDI TION mode The following message appears and the plotter begins printing a list of the currently set cutting conditions PRINT CONDITIONS When all of the data has been printed turn off the plotter to cancel CONDITION mode Samp
82. asure the distance between the axis origin point and the registra tion mark using one of two methods You can read the numeric values repre senting the distance from the axis origin to the first registration mark on the screen display of your software application or you can plot your registration mark and orign point and then actually measure the distance between the reg istration mark and the origin point Caution You must specify the axis origin correctly If the location of the axis origin is wrong then you will not be able to match the cut pattern to the pre printed image MEDIA FOR WHICH REGISTRATION MARKS CANNOT BE DETECTED The plotter cannot detect registration marks on the following types of media e Transparent media Due to the media s transparency the sensor will detect the surface of the plotter s writing panel preventing the accurate recognition of reg istration marks e Any that is not white or ink that is not black Use of a colored medium or registration marks of any color other than black prevents the accurate recogni tion of registration marks e Coarsely textured drawings or media A medium with a stained or wrinkled surface or with faintly plotted registration marks prevents the accurate recogni tion of registration marks e Improperly secured media If the media comes loose the registration marks cannot be recognized Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 178 e Excessively thick media
83. ce Condi To change the setting of a group of conditions press the function key F1 thru tions F4 corresponding to the number of the group you wish to change For example press the F4 key to select CONDITION 8 If CONDITON 4 appears then press the F4 key again to select CONDITION 8 SET CONDITION 8 POUNCE Press the CONDITION key to access the condition menu Press the NEXT key to cancel the condition where you are currently set and return to the main menu TO CHANGE THE POUNCE FORCE e Press the F1 key to change FORCE The blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting SET 120 CONDITION 8 30 4 POUNCE 1 e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 40 e If you wish to change another parameter then Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions i 60 e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting TO CHANGE THE POUNCE SPEED e Press the F2 key to change SPEED The blinking cursor indicates that you can change the setting SET CONDITION 8 POUNCE e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 100 1 to 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 70 80 90 100 e If you wish to change another parameter e Press the F1 key to change FORCE e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET
84. ch is depressed J Connect the plotter to a computer and then configure your software application to the desired interface conditions if the RS 232 C serial interface is used command mode and programmable resolu tion Connect one end of the provided power cord to the plotter s AC line inlet then connect the other end of the power cord to an electrical socket of the rated supply voltage The plotter s power supply accepts multi voltage 100VAC to 240VAC without changing switches Turn on the computer Turn on the plotter by depressing the I side of the POWER switch e E Out of the Box Connecting the Plotter Out of the Box Connecting the Plotter a 28 Chapter 3 Cutters and Holders This chapter describes the different cutters and their uses Blade Application and Features Blade part Diameter no and and blade Plunger part type offset value no CBO9QUA supersteel Cunnt CB15U supersteel n r CB15UA supersteel QL EON CB15UB supersteel q_ _ R CB15U K30 supersteel oe i FA CB15 10C ceramic TT 7 4 CB15 05S Sapphire lt gt PHP32 CBO9N or PHP32 CB09 PHP32 CB15N or PHP32 CB15 PHP32 CB15N PHP32 CB15N PHP32 CB15N or PHP32 CB15 PHP31 CB15 PHP31 CB15 Applications and features Standard blade for cutting color adhesive media Suit able for cutting media up to 0 25 mm think Maximum cutting distance of approximately 4000 m For c
85. ct ORIGIN If there is no ORIGIN in the menu the plot ter is in GP GL mode Change the mode if necessary ORIGIN gt AREA gt EXPAND gt PAGE LENGTH gt e Press the F3 key to select LOWER LEFT or press the F4 key to select CENTER ORIGIN POINT LOWER LEFT CENTER e Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode A NOTE Your ORIGIN setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even while the plotter is turned off When the origin has been set to CENTER the X and Y axis coordinate values shown on the display panel represent the respective distances from the lower left point of the effective cutting plotting range AREA Setting the Cutting Area The Upper Right UR and Lower Left LL functions are used to specify the effective cutting area of the plotter so that any data specifying coordinate positions outside of the effective cutting area are disregarded A WARNING As soon as both the LL and UR points are set the pen carriage will move to the new origin To avoid injury keep your hands face and other obsta cles out of the vicinity of the cutting mat and media e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times e Press the F2 key to select AREA PARAMETERS INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt 5 Advanced Functions and Settings AREA Setting the Cutting Area 75 e Press the F2 key to select A
86. ctive cut area that is determined by the position of the pinch roller and the page length setting CUT AREA X 2000mm Y 730mm A NOTE After initializing the plotter by choosing ROLL 1 or ROLL 2 use the FEED function to pre feed the length of media needed for the job This embosses the grit roller pattern onto the media to help prevent media skewing or excessive system torque which triggers the position alarm The position alarm resets the system or if the system is overloaded it triggers the product s circuit protection causing the power to shut down Should the system overload causing the power to shut down turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord Wait 5 to 10 minutes reconnect the power and turn on the system For more information see Chapter 6 Test Modes and Troubleshooting SHEET SHEET detects the width and both the leading and trailing edges of the media Press the F3 key to select SHEET ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt CONT INUE gt The initialization routine is executed to determine the paper size and origin point CUT AREA shows the effective cut area that is determined by the position of the pinch roller and the page length setting CUT AREA X 830mm Y 730mm CONTINUE The CONTINUE function is useful and will save time if you intend to cut a large quantity of the same size media This selection is available from the second initial ization after turning on the power CONTINUE does not appea
87. data has been stored in the plotter s receive buffer it can be repeatedly cut by using this function 1 CAUTION While a copy operation is in process do not send new data to the plotter Use the UP DOWN RIGHT or LEFT ARROW keys to move the cutter to the desired starting position for cutting this is the Copy origin e Press the COPY key to select the COPY mode If the data for copy is available in the receive buffer the following menu will appear COPY SPACE 1 mm E Advanced Functions and Settings COPY Copying the Data in Plotter Buffer Memory 69 If the receive buffer is empty the following message will appear You will need to re send the data to the plotter by returning to the previous menu NO DATA FOR COPY IN BUFFER If one block of the data sent from the computer has exceeded the plotter s receive buffer size 2Mbyte the following message will appear Return to the pre vious menu You will need to divide the data into smaller sizes or segments so that it fits the plotter s receive buffer After doing so re send the data BUFFER IS FULL CANNOT COPY Use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to increase or decrease the copy space after the COPY SPACE menu appears COPY SPACE 5 mm e Press the ENTER key to store the setting If the effective cutting area is smaller than the area required to cut one copy the following menu appears CANNOT COPY CUT AREA TOO SMALL OK gt e Press the
88. dia Max Loadable Media Width 914 mm 36 in Max cutting speed Axial 1414 mm sec 55 7 ips Diagonal Direction utting Pressure 10 to 500 g Min character size mm 0 125 in alphanumeric Helvetica med Font Mechanical resolution 0 005mm 0 0002 in in Programmable resolution GP GL 0 01mm 0 0004 in and HP GL 0 025mm 0 001in umber of cutters pens TT utter types upersteel ceramic and sapphire blades Pen types ater and oil based fiber tip water based ballpoint ceramic refillable ink and disposable ink pens ounce types 1 2mm diameter pin Compatible media Mono vinyl chloride media fluorescent media and media for illuminated displays high reflective media up to 0 25mm thick Sandblast rubber up to 1mm thick tandard interfaces RS 232C Centronics USB USB1 1 Full Speed uffer memory esident command sets HP GL GP GL LCD Panel LCD 20x4 Supports 12 languages Danish Dutch English French Ger man Hungarian Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish ompatible paper for pouncing Regular paper from 0 06 to 0 13 mm thick ower supply 100 240VAC 48 62 Hz Universal Power Supply ower consumption 140VA max Operating environment emperature 10 C to 35 C or 50 F to 95 F Humidity 35 to 75 non condensing xternal dimensions without stand 1135mm x 350mm x 485 mm or 44 5 x 14 x 19 eight 31 Kg or 69 Ibs a HP GL is a trademark of Hewlett Packard Company b Using C
89. e Press the F3 key to select 7550 or press the F4 key to select 7586 A blinking cursor appears beside your choice MODEL EMULATED 75508 7586 e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes CONDITION PRIORITY MANUAL PROGRAM If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Condition Prior This function determines the priority of programmed versus manual cutting con ity ditions When MANUAL is selected commands specifying cutting conditions from the computer are ignored and the cutting conditions can only be set at the control panel The registered conditions are retained in the plotter s internal memory even while the plotter is turned off When PROGRAM is selected the cutting conditions can be set either at the plotter s control panel or by command input from the computer When the plotter is turned off the registered conditions by command input from the computer are not retained The registered conditions by the plotter s control are retained e Press the F3 key to select MANUAL or press the F4 key to select PROGRAM A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice CONDITION PRIORITY MANUAL PROGRAM e Press the ENTER key to register
90. e as the media and you do not mind the footprint caused by the grit rollers along the edges of the pat tern However this function can be used to protect the cut pattern from the foot print by narrowing the cut area When the parameter of the EXPAND mode is set to zero default the limit of the cutting area is set at 1mm from the inside edge of the pinch roller tracks The parameter of the EXPAND mode ranges from 10 to 10 mm This parameter rep resents the allowable range on each side of the cutting area A positive setting indicates the limit of both sides move toward the outside of the cutting area while a negative setting indicates the limit of both sides move toward the inside of the cutting area For example a setting at 5 allows a 10mm wider cutting area than the size of the default cutting area whereas a setting at 5 allows a 10mm narrower cutting area than the default size cutting area CAUTION In the case of setting the positive figure for the parameter be sure to load the media on to the plotter accurately so that the media does not skew during cut ting The cutter blade may damage the cutting mat if the media skews CAUTION In the case of setting 8 mm or more be sure to set the Initial Blade Control Position to 2mm below The cutter blade will damage the cutting mat if it is set to OUTSIDE See Initial Blade Control Position in the Background Set ting NOTE This function should be set before the cutt
91. e eee eke dee ou Nae deb aes 54 GGL 44a nade geen end ee amas eee E An ken ohne E a oe ee 59 RE E EEE E E eh pe ee eee 56 COUGO PIO serisi chau ke B54 94 eh 4nd oR SATE a a aiaa ee 56 Plotter Pen es oe oh he ied oko eee oe ee ee ee nd oes 57 Pen Reference Y SIGE 24 46560 b0 4G HOO PE OKe hE ORE A ESER OD RARER RR RES 57 ToC honge Wie Pon Pe oa ceed 2x aah ERASER AGAGE SOR EKER GEESS 58 ie he Fren se on ee err oe 0 i he ed ee ee 58 To Change the Pen Quahty s ak440d4s0e0o08 645 bn sade Shwe eee dae es 59 Pounce COmINODS hs pac hg nE eo ee ee ee Eee 59 To Change ihe Pount POICe ok oyun eho hese eh ee A ee ee ees 59 To Change the Pounce Speed yc aac chess bee thadsvn whee bun en nies dvin ceed 60 Hs Wir eee me ronne OA a a ee a ee ra ree rrr 60 To Change The Pounce Offset ocean aves ewe sit ud dee idusewe sate daes 61 Lici Pe Oe ook a eo hoe un oe ei be eid ob eee dhbidh ha 61 How to Point the LAG coe et hae a hOGA ikt ike Iki Ro ES 61 Checkiog ihe Sr PAU 4c ke aA kGR SR SRE RSE A RE dkk idikia kk idni Akka 62 Ct Teed SC 24 a5 aaa ee ede ad aden eee ee eeeee eee Withdrawal of the Pen Carriage 2 ooo wie che eta nese Gueneae eee ee 64 Returning the Pen Carriage to Origin 0 0 0 0 eee 64 Chapter 5 Advanced Functions and Settings 66 Control Panel Quick Keys 0 0 ccc cece 66 Menu Controls 64a ees diode Cae eed HSS Pe OAS REGO pea 66 ORIGIN Setting the Cutting Origin 0 0 ee 67 Origin Point with
92. e rounded the cutter offset value should be decreased if the corners are too sharp the cutter offset value should be increased 2 Next peel off the triangle from the liner to view the depth of the cutter trail The depth ee of the cutter trail represents the blade length Cow The best setting creates a light scratch on aaa 1 the liner Lssssts J 3 Ifthe scratch is too light and the trail breaks in places increase the blade length if the scratch is so heavy that it cuts the liner the blade should be shortened 4 Change the parameters as needed 5 Repeat steps 1 through 3 until the test results are satisfactory Test 1 Use this TEST 1 triangle pattern to test your condition settings With the media loaded in the plotter and the READY mode displayed on the menu press the TEST key on the control panel CONDITION 1 14 30 READY 4 CBO09Ux O You will see the following test menu TEST 1 gt TEST 2 gt CUTTING PRO gt Press the F2 key to select TEST 1 The plotter will immediately cut one 1 triangle from the current pen position e Adjust the cutting conditions and re run the cutting test e Repeat this process until you achieve the desired results e Press the ENTER key to return to the READY mode when the results are satis factory Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions i 56 Test 2 When you believe that you are nearing the most desirable condition setting use the TEST 2 pattern This test cuts thr
93. e starting position in its current status When PEN UP is selected the pen is raised before moving to the starting posi tion These settings are effective in cutting mode only e Press the F3 key to select PEN UP or press the F4 key to select PEN DOWN A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice W COMMAND PEN UPE PEN DOWN e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes CONDITION PRIORITY MANUAL PROGRAM If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Condition Prior This function determines the priority of programmed versus manual cutting con ity ditions When MANUAL is selected commands specifying cutting conditions from the computer are ignored and the cutting conditions can only be set at the control panel The registered conditions are retained in the plotter s internal memory even while the plotter is turned off When PROGRAM is selected the cutting conditions can be set either at the plotter s control panel or by command input from the computer When the plotter Background Settings Background Settings for GP GL E 112 is turned off the registered conditions by command input from the computer are not retained The re
94. e sure to use only black ink for plotting registration marks THE POSITION OF THE ORIGIN POINT After the registration marks are recognized the origin point for plotting must be positioned When you create the cutting data by using the application software you must know the relationship between the axis origin point and the registration mark The cutting data contains many coordinate points for cutting These coordi nates are specified from the axis origin point The plotter sets the origin point at the first corner of the registration mark after it senses the registration marks If that is not the axis origin of the cutting data you must set the origin point of the cutting data to match the cutting data and the pre printed image To set the axis Origin point you must specify the distance from the corner of registration mark 1 to the axis origin point The following illustrates when the axis origin point is not in the corner of the first registration mark E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 177 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Mark 2 Mark 2 Media feed Plotter s direction Origin Point Plotter s Mark 3 Origin Point T was x ees y Axis Origin Axis Origin rom Point To align the axis origin with the registration mark measure the offset between the axis origin and the registration mark Input the measured distance into the plotter See Setting of Axis Origin Offset for more details A Note You can me
95. ed media NOTE The effective cutting area can only be set by specifying the lower left and upper right points If the effective cutting area is incorrectly specified for example by specifying the Upper Left or Lower Right point or specifying the same point for Advanced Functions and Settings AREA Setting the Cutting Area a 76 both UR and LL positions the message below appears for several seconds In this case reset the effective cutting area ILLEGAL PLOT AREA A NOTE When the ROTATE and MIRROR mode is selected or canceled after specifying new LL and UR positions your LL and UR settings are initialized to their default positions A NOTE The effective cutting area cannot be specified past the origin in the direction of media feeding When the origin is set as shown in the example below the shaded area repre sents the effective cutting area defined by the LL and UR points Origin When the ROTATE mode has been selected to rotate the coordinate axes by 90 as shown in the example the shaded area represents the effective cutting area defined by the LL and UR points 5 Advanced Functions and Settings AREA Setting the Cutting Area T7 EXPAND Expand ng the Cut Area EXPAND mode allows you to both widen and narrow the cutting area The cut ting area is automatically determined by the position of the pinch rollers when the plotter is initialized Select EXPAND when cutting a pattern that is nearly as wid
96. ed to cut media may vary from the actual force needed to lower the blade into the media In this case use the INITAL DOWN FORCE func tion to set the force needed to lower the blade into the media Should a different orce be needed to plunge thru the media than is needed to cut the media use the INITIAL DOWN FORCE e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key three times Advanced Functions and Settings INITIAL DOWN FORCE Adjusting the Initial Media Cut Force a 102 e Press the F4 key to select OPTION 2 BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt e Press the F2 key to select INITIAL DOWN FORCE INITIAL DOWN FORCE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt TEST gt e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to sequence through the availabe choices The INITAL DOWN FORCE can be set from 0 to 40 INITIAL DOWN FORCE FORCE 0 e Press the ENTER key to register your settings e Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode NOTE Your INITIAL DOWN FORCE setting specifics additional pressure The plotter applies higher force on the blade for a short time after it changes the direction of the blade in TANGENTIAL EMULATION MODE and then the plotter returns to the original cutting force on the blade for cutting the material The higher force is the total of the original cutting force setting plus the INITIAL DOWN FORCE setting DISTANCE ADJUST Adjusting the Length of Line Seg ments The actual length of cut line segment
97. ee 23 Connecting the Plotter 2 0 eens 25 Aaa lo Me op whe we wee atter ES EE EOE eS een ESS 23 Connec ng to th Powel o4 as nd shee dda odd niies i ENRERE Ree ES 26 Power toba P ne we ee ew ed ENEE ed ee oe 26 Chapter 3 Cutters and Holders 2 6224 28 Blade Application and Features 0 0 ccc eens 28 Luto gow settle clk i ae a ee ere a eee oer ee eee 29 ee iy ee ees 6 ee ek es ee es 29 PHUP PION Laer Pon 66 chun dee wide at ee dew E E baw oo os 29 POP ADI i on ee ee ye oe ee ee ee 29 PIP ee Pon 6 de eed eae cows eee odes ae beh ee Reto eek 29 Pils Cer Pen lt 5 shoe ood be oo ee bw Od do eee CES eked KS 29 Replacing the Cutter Blade eke cee eee annaa 29 Cutter Offset Value Settings 0 cee teens 30 eee it DIES eere 6 d er Ee oo br ee ee ee 30 Replacing Ceramic amp Sapphire Blades 20 0 0 ccc eens 31 PHAGE LEROY 24404 645 6e 4a wa oes EO 494 ee oes eee os 32 Adjusting the Blade Length prirsririsierirrs scari kriti aki a eee Es 32 Obtaining the Correct Blade Length nnnnannnnn annann anene 32 ro Chapter 4 Preparing to Cut ccc cece e ew eee es OF Gare Baii os bess doe EE ew es Bee Ree bee eee eaenease 34 PA LN nh dead eae een eee ee ee eed ee eee een tes 34 ak oh he ERS eR ee Ee E 5 Ee es 34 Position Keys p24 tbaccany shosee ee bade nense ane a wkwes bon ee ened deed 34 Be a ask wed ee a Ge a wk ee ee ee ew E 35 Selecting a Function Menu annnann
98. ee triangle patterns using three different cut ting forces The center triangle is cut using the force which you selected The left triangle is cut using a force that is one step lower than your selection The right triangle is cut using a force that is one step higher than your selection This range allows you to confirm that your force selection is the best With the media loaded in the plotter and the READY or PAUSE mode displayed on the menu CONDITION 1 READY CBO 9Ux press the TEST key on the control panel You will see the following test menu TEST 1 gt TEST 2 gt CUTTING PRO gt Press the F3 key to select TEST 2 The plotter will immediately cut three 3 triangles from the current pen position e Adjust the cutting conditions and re run the cutting test e Repeat this process until you achieve the desired results Press the ENTER key to return to the READY mode when the results are satis factory Cutting Pro Use the CUTTING PRO Test pattern to check your cutting quality with an actual cut pattern without having to access your application software With the media loaded in the plotter and the READY or PAUSE mode displayed on the menu CONDITION 1 READY CBO9Ux press the TEST key on the control panel You will see the following test menu TEST 1 gt TEST 2S CUTTING PRO gt E Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions 57 Press the F4 key to select CUTTING PRO Press the F3 key to select
99. egistration marks is unlimited There are four ways to set the distance between registration marks free length 1mm resolution 5mm resolution and 10 mm resolution While in the application software you must mea sure and record the distance between the registration marks The plotter will use this information later to make axis alignment adjustments to ensure accurate con tour cuts on the printed image The function of the application software is to create the registration mark You may use that function if the registration mark is matched to the specification of the registration mark for this plotter The plotter can read recognize the designated registration mark patterns shown below E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 175 Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Media feed direction Mark 1 E E Note For instructions on how to change the registration mark pattern see Setting the Type of Registration Mark for more details Mark 3 Mark 1 Caution The size of the registration mark is important the plotter may not sense a mark that is the wrong width or length Correct line width is between 0 3mm and 1 0mm Correct line length is between 5mm and 20mm See Size Of Regis tration Mark for more details THE REGISTRATION MARK LOCATION The location of the registration mark is important The registration mark must be at least 20mm from the leading edge of the media 15mm from the left or right edge of media and 32m
100. el to either units of millimeters or inches e Press the F3 key to select METRIC or press the F4 key to select INCH A blink ing cursor appears beside your choice LENGTH UNIT METRIC INCH e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes PEN UP MOVE ENABLEDE DISABLED If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes F Background Settings Background Settings for HP GL 121 UP Movement When the Plotter receives commands that specify consecutive pen movements Control PEN UP in raised status the PEN UP MOVE function determines whether to move the pen MOVE to each coordinate point or to move the pen directly to the final coordinate point When ENABLED is selected the pen moves to each coordinate point in sequence When DISABLED is selected the pen moves directly to the final coordi nate point e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice PEN UP MOVE ENABLEDE DISABLED e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes MEDIA SENSOR ENABLED DISABLED If
101. elect PEN UP SPEED PEN UP SPEED gt OFFSET ANGLE gt OFFSET FORCE gt STEP PASS gt e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to sequence through the available choices The PEN UP SPEED can be set to AUTO or to 10 20 30 40 50 or 60 cm s When AUTO is selected the PEN UP SPEED is set to match the current cutting SPEED setting PEN UP SPEED SPEED AUTO e Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode A NOTE Your PEN UP SPEED setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even while the plotter is turned off OFFSET ANGLE Adjusting the Blade Offset Angle Use this function to smooth curves on large characters or shapes At the joints of each line segment the plotter stops cutting and very quickly rotates the blade tip This ensures the accurate cutting of the computer data In some cases it is better to bypass this blade rotation and drag the blade in order to make the shape smoother and to shorten overall cutting time This action will result in a slightly different shape from the original computer data With the OFFSET ANGLE function you may set the reference angle of connec tion and eliminate the blade control at the connections whose angles are under that reference angle e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key three times e Press the F3 key to select OPTION 1 BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt 5 Advanced Functi
102. elect the digit then press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number Recheck the offset between PEN 1 and PEN 2 If the two cross marks do not match readjust the pen 1 2 offset Repeat this entire offset test process until the two cross marks match A Note The second cross mark will move per the entered number If you wish move to the right enter a negative number in the X axis If you wish move to down enter a negative number in the Y axis e Press the MENU key to cancel menu mode when all of the parameters are set B Options FC5100 Two Pen Option Options FC5100 Two Pen Option E 206 Appendix This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense B Appendix Appendix
103. ent command sets HP GL GP GL LCD Panel LCD 20x4 Supports 12 languages Danish Dutch English French Ger man Hungarian Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish ompatible paper for pouncing ower supply 100 240VAC 48 62 Hz Universal Power Supply ower consumption 140VA max Operating environment emperature 10 C to 35 C or 50 F to 95 F Humidity 35 to 75 non condensing xternal dimensions without stand 1700 mm x 350 mm x 485 mm or 67 x 14 x 19 eight without stand 42 Kg or 92 Ibs a HP GL is a trademark of Hewlett Packard Company b Using CB15U K30 blades to cut sandblast rubber p Specifications Main Specifications FC5100 130 155 Main Specifications FC5100 150 PU 16 Bit onfiguration Grit rolling cutting plotter Drive Digital servo Max Cut Width expanded mode 1514 mm 59 6 in 6 in uaranteed precision cutting area 9m 30 ft with approved media Max Loadable Media Width 1600 mm 63 in Max cutting speed Axial 1414 mm sec 55 7 ips Diagonal Direction utting Pressure 10 to 500 g Min character size mm 0 125 in alphanumeric Helvetica med Font Mechanical resolution 0 005mm 0 0002 in in Programmable resolution GP GL 0 01mm 0 0004 in and HP GL 0 025mm 0 001in umber of cutters pens TT utter types upersteel ceramic and sapphire blades Pen types ater and oil based fiber tip water based ballpoint ceramic refillable ink and disposable ink
104. ers Replacing the Cutter Blade F 32 Blade Length Adjusting the Blade Length Obtaining the Correct Blade Length CAUTION Make sure to correctly adjust the blade length If the blade length is too long for the thickness of the media being used you may cut through the cutting mat and damage your plotter 1 Retract the blade by turning the blade adjustment knob in a counterclockwise direction Direction B until the blade tip is aligned with the tip of the cutter pen then extend the blade by turning the blade adjustment knob in a clockwise direction Direction A until the blade tip reaches a suitable length 2 Observe the scale on the plunger cap to deter mine how far to move the blade When the knob is Scale mark turned the distance of one scale unit the blade moves 0 1 mm One full turn moves the blade 0 5 mm B A Blade length adjustment knob The blade length should never be greater than the combined thickness of the media and its backing sheet If the media thickness cannot be accu rately determined adjust the blade length Total gradually until only traces of the blade ee i Film appear on the backing sheet when a cut thickness Length ting test is executed For more information about the cutting test see Running a Cutting Test Backing sheet Backing sheet thickness E Cutters and Holders Blade Length Cutters and Holders Blade Length E 34 Chapter 4 Preparing to Cut This chapter descr
105. es the unit may tip over The longer length leg platform is installed towards the back of the unit To ensure the stability and strength of the stand all screws should be periodi cally inspected and re tightened as needed Always keep the wheels in a locked position when operating your plotter 1 Base assembly Qty 2 2 Stand side Qty 2 Middle Bar Qty 1 For FC5100 100 FC5100 130 and FC5100 150 models the middle bar is supplied in the cutting plotter shipping box CO N O O Ff Socket head cap screw A M5 Qty 8 Socket head cap screw B M6 Qty 8 Cap plug Qty 4 L wrench hex key tool A M5 Qty 1 L wrench hex key tool B M6 Qty 1 KE Options FC5100 Stand Manual 164 Stand Assembly The following information will give you step by step instructions on how to assemble the Stand for the GRAPHTEC FC5100 Cutting Plotter For best results follow all instructions carefully ASSEMBLY AREA Assemble the Stand on a secure flat surface You will be using the Hex Key Tools provided with your Stand assembly 1 Lay one stand side horizontally and attach the right base assembly to the stand side with four socket head cap screws A using the L wrench hex key tool A Repeat this step with the other side Socket head cap screw A Base assembly Stand side a 2 Lay the middle bar horizontally and attach it to one stand
106. for your cutting operation e Turn on the power if it is off e Plotter performs the initialization routine V 1 12 GL Buffer RAM Checking e Loading of the media is complete Preparing to Cut Loading Media A 46 Select the Media Type 1 CAUTION To avoid damaging the cutting mat be sure to set the media type to SHEET when using sheet media Whenever possible use sheet media of rectangular shape If you have already loaded the media the MEDIA TYPE menu appears Select the media type ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt CONT INUE gt ROLL 1 Roll 1 detects the width and leading edge of roll media The coordinate origin is initialized with respect to the media s leading edge Press the F1 key to select ROLL 1 ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt CONT INUE gt The initialization routine is executed to determine the paper size and origin point CUT AREA shows the effective cut area that is determined by the position of the pinch roller and the page length setting CUT AREA X 2000mm Y 730mm ROLL 2 ROLL 2 detects the width but the leading edge of the roll media is not detected and the coordinate origin is initialized with respect to the cutting mat Press the F2 key to select ROLL 2 ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt CONTINUE gt The initialization routine is executed to determine the paper size and origin point E Preparing to Cut Select the Media Type 47 CUT AREA shows the effe
107. g Tangential Pinan 6 45 44 44 oS oe OH ORG ew WER OW 0 SS 95 r ore UL OCU peanae ok a E 96 SPEED Setting the Pen Up Speed 0 0 0 0 eee eee 97 OFFSET ANGLE Adjusting the Blade Offset gis bade S ERS b Go Hos 98 OFFSET FORCE Setting the Offset Cut Pressure 99 STEP PASS Setting the Step Pass 20 0 0 00 ce eee eee 100 INITIAL DOWN FORCE Adjusting the Initial Media Cut Force 101 DISTANCE ADJUST Adjusting the Length of Line Segments 102 Setting Distance Adjust Parameter 0 0 ccc eens 103 RS 232C Serial Interface oie baad ee hKR ER e weed RERSE REE RES 104 Pin Assignment of the Serial Connector ig ees ee ties CAs wend eee aes wns 105 Cable Connection x cae che osha ed wb d eR RAGS owe wAS CARR OADR SE oR R DAS EEE 106 Chapter 6 Background Settings 02 108 Background Settings for GP GL 6 ees 110 LANGUAGE SELECTION acest b as cbbeedseeebacdi nda bsdpanebardacan 110 e Command Control COMMAND 2644 se04ohandee x Geaneen ds 110 Pen UP DOWN for the W Command 0 0 0 0 0c eee eee 111 CU a oh ee ae ee od be ee ee oe ee es 111 ak e EE E E E eo E eke E EEE E ed eee es 112 Initial Blade Control Position INITIAL BLADE CONTROL 113 RS Ar 6s ok EEE E E EE E EE EE 113 UP Movement Control PEN UP MOVE 0 0 cc eee ees 114 Media Sensor Control 6 i wna 6 668 B59 SHIRE ROA COON D
108. gistered conditions by the plotter s control are retained e Press the F3 key to select MANUAL or press the F4 key to select PROGRAM A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice CONDITION PRIORITY MANUAL PROGRAM e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes PEN SELECT ENABLEDE DISABLED If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Pen Select This setting is availabe when the 2 Pen option is installed The 2 Pen option installed machine can hold one blade or pen in the pen holder on the pen carriage which is referred to as PEN 1 and one pen in the pen holder on the right side plate which is referred to as PEN 2 This function enables or disables the PEN SELECT command J Command in GP GP or the SP command in HP GL The CONDITION PRIORITY is not affected by this setting When ENABLE is selected the plotter changes pen either by the plotter s con trol panel or by command input from the computer When DISABLE is selected commands specifying the pen number from the computer is ignored e Press the F3 key to select ENABLE or press the F4 key to select DISABLE A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice PEN SELECT
109. he circle or arc commands When AUTO is selected the resolution of circles and arcs will be automatically optimized When DEFAULT is selected the resolution of circles and arcs is always 5 degrees If the circle or arc consists of short line segments the quality of the cir cle or arc will not change by this setting e Press the F3 key to select AUTO or press the F4 key to select DEFAULT A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice CIRCLE RESOLUTION AUTOM DEFAULT e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes CHECK PEN ENABLEDE DISABLED If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Check Pen This setting is availabe when the 2 Pen option is installed The 2 Pen option installed machine can hold one blade or pen in the pen holder on the pen carriage which is referred to as PEN 1 and one pen in the pen holder on the right side plate which is referred to as PEN 2 This function is used to enable or disable checking PEN 2 When ENABLE is selected the plotter checks to see if PEN 2 is installed This check if performed during the plotter s initialization after selecting the media type When DISABLE is selected the plotter does not check
110. hree point methods this point is commonly used as the reference for X and or Y axis alignment e AXIS POINT 2 Registration mark or any point on the line which goes through AXIS POINT 1 and along the X axis of the pre printed image e AXIS POINT 3 Registration mark or any point on the line which goes through AXIS POINT 1 and along the Y axis of the pre printed image This is only avail able when the three point method is selected e AXIS ORIGIN POINT Origin point of pre printed image Area that Plotter s will not be mechanical cut plotted cutting area Area that will not be cut plotted AXIS POINT 2 AXIS ORIGIN Media POINT Plotter s Plotter s mechanical AXIS AXIS mechanical cutting area POINT 3 POINT 1 origin e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times e Press the F4 key to select FUNCTION 2 INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt E Advanced Functions and Settings AXIS ALIGNMENT Axis Alignment Parameter Setting 89 e Press the F2 key to select AXIS ALIGNMENT DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TANGENT EMULATION gt e Press the F3 key to select METHOD AXIS ALIGNMENT METHOD gt TOOL gt e Press the F3 key to select 2 Point Method or press the F4 key to select 3 Point Method AXIS ALIGNMENT METHOD 2POINT X 3POINT e Press the ENTER key to register your settings The following menu ap
111. ibes how to use the control panel load the media select and install the appro priate cutting tools and to achieve the best cutting results Control Panel MENU ROLD POSITION U Sa 7 NEXT CONDITIONS RESET S x aa fos NIN VA N AIS A j N p A Ni SAEs WT JE ad A WT OFFSET SZ f GRAPHTEC n AXIS ALIGNMENT COPY ENTER TEST ORIGIN Indicator Lamps The POWER lamp remains lit green while the plotter is on o The PROCESSING INDICATOR lamp lights green when the cutting data goes oF beyond the effective cutting area Function Keys These four keys F1 F2 F3 and F4 have functions which change as each menu changes Depending on the menu being displayed these keys are used to e Load a group of cutting conditions retained in the plotter s memory e Select the desired submenu e Select the desired parameters F4 Position Keys All four keys are used to move the pen carriage when setting a function that requires the specification of a coordinate position The moving speed of the pen Carriage can be controlled in two levels by changing pressure applied to the posi tion keys e Used to raise the displayed numeric setting of a function lt 4 A gt e Used to select the numeric setting of a function V e Used to select the pen type when setting a group of cutting conditions e Used to shift the cursor when setting a
112. ice PEN UP MOVE ENABLED DISABLED e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes MEDIA SENSOR ENABLED DISABLED If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select F Background Settings Background Settings for GP GL 115 BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Media Sensor This function allows you to disable the media length sensor function which is Control performed after selecting the media type during the plotter s initialization When ENABLED is selected the media length sensor will perform When DISABLED is selected the media length sensor will not perform In cases where the media length sensor function is disabled the pen carriage may go beyond the edge of the media 1 CAUTION Always set the AREA function to limit the cutting area and protect the machine e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED A blinking Cursor appears beside your choice MEDIA SENSOR ENABLEDE DISABLED e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes PINCH ROLLER SENSOR ENABLED DISABLED If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press
113. ies are cut in this sequence If ROTATE mode is selected the copies are cut in this sequence E Advanced Functions and Settings COPY Copying the Data in Plotter Buffer Memory 71 PEN UP DOWN Raising Lowering the Pen The PEN UP DOWN function allows you to raise or lower the pen from the con trol panel When the light pointer is selected as the tool this function controls the light pointer s light The light turns on when PEN DOWN is selected The light turns off when PEN UP is selected A WARNING While using this function keep your hands out of the vicinity of the pen holder especially the pen e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key e Press the F2 key to toggle between PEN UP and PEN DOWN The Pen UP DOWN message does not change but the pen will move up or down PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode BUFFER CLEAR Clear ng the Buffer The BUFFER CLEAR function is used to clear the plotter s receive buffer of all data that has been sent from the computer A WARNING Do not execute the BUFFER CLEAR function until the computer has com pleted data output If you clear the buffer while the computer is still sending data to the plotter the data received up to the time that MENU mode was selected is cleared but the computer resumes sending subse quent data which remains in its buffer At such time the pen carriage may suddenly sta
114. ification marks Attaching a Cut ter Pen AN The 2 Pen option installed machine can hold one blade or pen in the pen holder on the pen carriage which is referred to as PEN 1 and one pen in the pen holder on the right side plate which is referred to as PEN 2 You can plot and cut without manually changing the pen or the blade You may specify to use PEN 1 or PEN 2 for each of the eight different condition settings You may specify the use of the data sorting function or each of the eight differ ent condition settings to optimize pen changes The PEN SELECT function is enabled or disabled by the PEN SELECT com mand through the Background Settings menu You can change PEN 1 or PEN 2 by selecting the condition setting through operating the control panel or by sending a command from your computer The command symbol varies between GP GL and HP GL Use the NEW PEN CONDITION command command symbol is J in the GP GL command set or the PEN SELECT command command symbol is SP in the HP GL command set This command specifies the number of the condition set ting to specify cutting or plotting WARNING To avoid bodily injury do not touch the pen tip after the plotter is turned on Follow the procedure below to attach a cutter pen to the pen carriage 1 Make sure that the screw on the pen holder is loose Options FC5100 Two Pen Option E 200 2 While positioning the pen holder upward push the cutter pen a
115. igin when HP GL command is selected For instructions on setting the functions see Selecting the Command Mode and Setting the Programmable Resolution A NOTE For the specifications of your plotter s parallel interface see Centronics Com patible Parallel Interface 1 CAUTION The interface cable should be no longer than two meters Setting the USB Interface To use the USB inteface connect the plotter s USB connecto to the computer s USB port by cable Next simply set the command mode plus the programmable resolution when the GP GL command is selected or ORIGIN when the HP GL command is selected For instructions on setting the functions see Selecting the Command Mode and Setting the Programmable Resolution NOTE When using the USB interface to transfer data you must have the driver which supports the USB port installed on the computer A general purpose driver for windows operating system is availabe that will support the USB port 1 CAUTION Do not disconnect connect the USB cable in the following cases While installing the USB driver onto the computer When the computer or the plotter are initializing Do not disconnect the USB cable within a 5 second period connect ing the USB cable While the computer is transmitting data to the plotter 1 CAUTION Do not connect mulitple plotters to a single computer using the USB interface P Setting the Interface Functions Setting the Parallel Interface
116. inch rollers together until they reach the right stop e Load the media so that the left side of the narrow media is under the left pinch roller e Adjust the right pinch roller over the right side of the media Good Pinch Roller Position e Raise the media set lever to lower the pinch rollers e Lower the pinch rollers raise the lever and pull the vinyl out from the alignment bar e Re adjust the position of the media roll as necessary to eliminate slack between the roll and pinch rollers A NOTE The length of the media at the front of the plotter should be sufficient to com pletely cover the paper sensor If the front edge extends too far when you have pulled the media taut wind the media back onto the roll Hold the media down e Check that there is no slack in the media between the roll and the front edge reposition the media roll if necessary e Turn the roll of media so that you can pull out the amount required for your cut ting operation You can also use the plotter s feed function to feed out the spec ified amount of media e Before you begin a long length cutting operation pull out the approximate length of media which will be required for your cutting operation Let the media E Preparing to Cut Loading Media 45 sit for 30 minutes to become acclimated to the environment before starting the cutting operation Next use the plotter s feed function to feed out the specified amount of media needed
117. ing plotting job is started since changing the setting of this mode will cause the plotter to initialize which will clear all data in the buffer e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times e Press the F2 key to select AREA PARAMETERS INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt Advanced Functions and Settings EXPAND Expanding the Cut Area Fi 78 e Press the F3 key to select EXPAND ORIGIN in the 15t row appears in HP GP mode only ORIGIN gt AREA gt EXPAND gt PAGE LENGTH gt e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select the value SET EXPAND LIMIT QO mm DEFAULT gt e Press the F4 key to select DEFAULT 0 if you wish to return to the original cut ting area e Press the ENTER key to store your setting the following menu will appear THIS OPERATION RESETS THE PLOTTER CONTINUE gt CANCEL gt If the F4 key is pressed return to the previous menu e Press the F3 key to select CONTINUE or press the F4 key to select CANCEL If CONTINUE is selected the MEDIA TYPE MENU will appear Select the media type you wish to use ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt e Press the F1 key to select ROLL 1 press the F2 key to select ROLL 2 or press the F3 key to select SHEET If CANCEL is selected return to the previous menu Press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode ORIGIN gt AREA gt EXPAND gt PAGE LENGTH gt p Advanced Functions
118. istration mark by mov istration Mark ing the media or the sensor until the plotter locates the registration mark Nor Reading Area mally there is nothing printed in between the registration marks in order to prevent any sensing errors however an image can be printed between the registration marks if you tell the plotter where to read the registration marks You can specify areas that the plotter will not sense by simply specifying the dis tance between the registration marks Once the plotter locates the first registration mark it will automatically move the specified distance and begin scanning for the next mark You can also use this function to reduce mark sensing time Before you E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 183 begin you must know the distance between registration marks The plotter can save up to three sets of settings e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the F3 key to select the 2 POINTS Method or press the F4 key to select the 3 POINTS Method A mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE DISABLED 2POINTS 3POINTS e Press the ENTER key to register your setting If the current setting is at 2 POINTS or 3 P
119. ition sensor function of sor Control sensing media width is performed after selecting the media type during the plot ter s initialization A NOTE When disable is selected the new home position will be the point that the pen is when the unit is powered up The pen carriage can only move to the left from the new home position Always set the new home positon manually BEFORE the plotter is powered down In cases where the media length is disabled the pen carriage may go beyond the edge of the media Always set the AREA function to limit the cut area and to protect the cutting mat from damage 0 CAUTION Always set the AREA function to limit the cutting area and protect the machine e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED A blinking cursor appears beside your choice PINCH ROLLER SENSOR ENABLEDE DISABLED e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes CIRCLE RESOLUTION AUTOM DEFAULT If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes F Background Settings Background Settings for HP GL 123 Circle Resolution Use this selection to achieve smoother cut plot quality on large circles or arcs when drawing with t
120. key to select the tool e Press the F4 key to select the tool you wish to use A blinking cursor appears next to your choice SET 14 CONDITION 1 30 4 CBO9Ux Om e Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to scroll through the tool selection e Select one of the following cutter blades CBO9Ux CB15 10Ux CB15Ux CB15U K30x CB15 10Cx CB15 05Sx CB15 10Ux CB15UBx Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions i 52 J J J TANGENTIAL mode Cutter Condi tions e Select OTHER when above preset values and their deviation ranges cannot cover the range needed for satisfactory results e Select PEN to use a plotter pen e Select POUNCE to use the pouncing pen e Select LIGHT POINT to use the light pointer to check the cutter pass NOTE These tool names are actually the names of preset offset values and each value can be changed within a range from 5 to 5 NOTE The suffix x represents any cutter suffix within the family For example select CBO9Ux when using a CBO9UA cutter NOTE When you select POUNCE the cutter offset refers to the spacing between the holes Press the ENTER key to select the desired tool Beside the cutter blade selection noted above you can select the tangential emulation mode to cover additional selection of media For details see Tangen tial Emulation in Advanced Functions and Settings e To change the setting of a group of conditions press function keys F1 through F4 corresponding to
121. l ity cut In addition an overcut function which eliminates uncut portions from thick material is available when tangential emulation is enabled Be sure to set TANGENTIAL settings to suit the media being cut There are two modes available for tangential emulation control MODE 1 and MODE 2 MODE 1 is overcut with start and end point control plus if the line is curved MODE 1 uses a Series of overcuts to ensure that curved lines are cut pre cisely Mode 2 is also overcut with start and end point control but it follows the curve of the line without overcuts The quality of Mode 1 is superior to that of MODE 2 however Mode 2 has the best overall time If the cut plot time is too E Advanced Functions and Settings TANGENTIAL EMULATION Cutting Thick amp Thin Material Enabling Tangen tial Emulation 95 slow due to the excessive up down pen movements of MODE 1 select MODE 2 to shorten the cut plot time Remember that the cutting quality with MODE 2 is infe rior to that of MODE1 Press the MENU key to select MENU mode Press the NEXT key two times Press the F4 key to select FUNCTION 2 INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt Press the F4 key to select TANGENT EMULATION DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TANGENT EMULATION gt Press the F3 key to select mode TANGENT EMULATION MODE gt ENABLE DISABLE gt Press the F3 key to select MODE 1 or press the
122. le printout FC5100 CONDITIONS of the CONDI TION fu nction COND FORCE SPEED PEN TYPE OFST ACCL TANGNT OVCUT DIST ADJ 1 14 30 CBO9Ux 0 4 OFF OFF 2 14 60 PEN 0 4 OFF OFF 3 20 30 CBO9Ux 0 4 OFF OFF 4 30 15 CB15Ux 0 4 OFF OFF 5 38 15 CB15Ux 0 4 OFF OFF 6 38 10 CB15U K30x 0 2 OFF OFF 7 17 30 OTHER 17 4 OFF OFF 8 12 30 POUNCE 1 4 OFF OFF RS232C BAUD RATE PARITY DATA BIT HANDSHAKE 4 9600 N 8 H 2 9600 E 7 H 3 9600 E 8 H COMMAND GP GL STEP SIZE 0 100 gt COMMAND ENABLED MODEL EMULATED 7550 HP GL ORIGIN L L PAGE LENGTH 2000 W COMMAND PEN DOWN PEN UP MOVE ENABLED PEN UP SPEED AUTO STEP PASS 0 COND PRIORITY MANUAL MEDIA SIZE SENSOR OFF OFFSET FORCE 4 OFFSET ANGLE 30 INIT BLADE CTRL 2mm BELOW PINCH ROLLER OFF ROTATE OFF MIRROR OFF DISPLAY LANG English HL CIR RESOL DEFAULT INIT DOWN F 0 DISPLAY UNIT mm COPY SPACE 1 AXIS METHOD 2 POINT AUTO PRE FEED DISABLED PRE FEED LENG 1 TANGENTIAL MODE MODE 1 FEED SPEED NORMAL EXPAND LENG 0 SORT DISABLED ROM Version 1 20 Test Modes and Troubleshooting CONDITION LIST Listing the Cutting Conditions E 128 DATA DUMP Using the Character Dump Mode This mode enables experienced users to detect the exact cause of communica tion problems between the plotter and the computer In character dump mode the plotter produces an exact print out of the codes reaching the plotter NOTE When the plotter receives READ commands that instruct it to output data it will output dummy data except in the case of RE
123. ll the way into the holder 2 until its rim contacts the pen stopper 3 Once the pen has been prop erly mounted tighten the screw CAUTION The pen has two flanges and must be fully seated Upper groove the pen holder is engaged on the second flange before tightening the Screw Bracket to hold pen B Options FC5100 Two Pen Option 201 CAUTION The cutter must be prop erly seated the pen holder Flange is engaged on the flange before tightening the screw Bracket to hold pen Attaching a Writ The pen station is mounted on the right side of the cutter Follow the procedure ing Pen to the below to attach a cutter pen to the pen station Pen Station 1 Open the pen hold mechanism on the pen station 2 Attach the pen to the pen sta tion Make sure the bracket of the pen station is engaged to the upper groove on the pen Fit the bracket into the upper groove 1 CAUTION You must attach only writing pens to the pen station Writing pens can be either fiber tip ballpoint ceramic tip or ink Do not attach any cutting blades to the pen station PEN 2 is held on by a magnet and cannot hold up to the high force required for cutting Options FC5100 Two Pen Option E 202 Setting of the Pen Assignment Setting of the Pen Offset J The plotter can save eight different condition settings You can asign either PEN 1 or PEN 2 for each condition setting e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode
124. ly enough Media gets entangled during cutting Cleaning of cut media was postponed too long Media is stuck in the tip of the cutter plunger Adjust the blade length Adjust CUTTER OFFSET value If too low the corners become rounded If too high the corners become pointed Use the tangetial emulation mode Lower the SPEED setting Replace the blade Lower the QUALITY setting Adjust the blade length Adjust the cutting FORCE set ting Switch to a stickier retack sheet Reduce the blade length Lower the cutting FORCE set ting Promptly weed cut media Switch to a stickier retack sheet Reduce the blade length Lower the cutting FORCE set ting Promptly weed cut media Adjust the blade length Adjust the cutting FORCE set ting Blade Length Setting Cutter Conditions Tangential Emu lation Setting Cutter Conditions Replacing Cut ter Blade Setting Cutter Conditions Blade length Setting Cutter conditions Blade length Setting Cutter conditions Blade length Setting Cutter conditions Blade length Setting Cutter conditions E Test Modes and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 137 Table 7 Poor cutting results The cutting results dif The programmable resolution Set both the plotter and the Step Size fer from specified size STEP SIZE has been set dif software to the same resolu ferently at the the plotter and tion the software
125. m from the back edge of the media The plotter cannot scan a registration mark that resides along the edge of the media The following illustrates the location of the registration marks Pattern 1 Pattern 2 1 26 X Mark 2 Media feed 15mm direction 0 59 0 59 15mm Mark 3 Mark1 0 79 THE REGISTRATION MARK READING AREA In the default setting the AUTO REG MARK sensing function senses the regis tration mark by moving the media or sensor until the plotter locates the registration mark Normally there is no printed image within 6mm of the registration marks Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 176 If you desire images between the registration marks you may set the plotter to move a set distance sensing for the registration mark See Setting the Registra tion Mark Reading Area for more details The following illustrates the reading area the plotter requires for detecting registration marks Pattern 1 Pattern 2 6mm 0 24 Media feed direction Mark 3 Mark 1 6mm nee 0 24 Wy Sek 6mm 6mm 0 24 0 24 Clear area When you specify the position of the Registration Mark only mark you can print the image in this are between Registration marks Caution Donot plot anything except registration marks within the registration mark reading area Caution If dirt dust or other foreign matter adheres to the media the plotter may recog nize it as a registration mark Caution B
126. mark is important the plotter may not sense a mark that is the wrong width or length The line width must be between 0 3mm and 1 0mm The line length must be between 5mm and 20mm Caution Use white media and print the registration mark in black If any other color is used the plotter may not sense the mark Caution When the edge of the registration mark is blurry or the media is crumpled the plotter may not sense the mark or sense it inaccurately Note When the plotter cannot sense the registration mark use the AXIS ALIGN MENT key with the Light Pointer YOOOoO A Selecting the The following procedures describe how to align the coordinate axes based on Axis Alignment the two point or three point methods Method 2 POINTS METHOD The two points method requires you to enter REGISTRATION MARK 1 MARK 2 and the AXIS ORIGIN POINT The AXIS ORIGIN POINT may be located at the same position as MARK 1 To enter this information into the plotter e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 180 e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the F3 key to select the 2 POINTS Method MARK SCAN MODE DISABLED 2POINTS X 3 POINTS e Press the F2 key to select DISABLE
127. moother and to accelerate the cutting time e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key three times e Press the F3 key to select OPTION 1 BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt 5 Advanced Functions and Settings STEP PASS Setting the Step Pass 101 e Press the F4 key to select STEP PASS PEN UP SPEED gt OFFSET ANGLE gt OFFSET FORCE gt STEP PASS gt e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to sequence through the available choices The STEP PASS can be set in a 21 step range from 0 to 20 The higher the number the more steps of data will be passed between each data point These data points represent actual cut line segments STEP PASS STEP PASS e Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode A NOTE Your STEP PASS setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even when the plotter is turned off A NOTE Excess settings may deform the shape of characters therefore this value should be kept at Zero if it is not needed Always perform a cut test to verify the settings INITIAL DOWN FORCE Adjusting the Initial Media Cut Force This function is only valid when the TANGENTIAL EMULATION is enabled The TANGENTIAL EMULATION is suitable for cutting thick material In TANGENTIAL EMULATION mode the plotter raise the blade when changing cutting directions and then lowers the blade into the media to cut The actual force need
128. mstances Step Pass Smooths curves on small characters Option 2 Initial Down Force Enables special blade control during initial cutting of media Distance Adjust Corrects the distance distortion under special circum stances Test For details see Test Modes and Troubleshooting ORIGIN Setting the Cutting Origin This function allows you to move the origin point of cutting Newly selected origin Cutting from the new origin y Original origin y Cutting from the original origin e Use the UP DOWN RIGHT or LEFT ARROW keys to move the cutter to the desired origin position e Press the ORIGIN key The beeper sounds and the LCD displays a message indicating that the new origin is in effect Advanced Functions and Settings ORIGIN Setting the Cutting Origin a 68 Origin Point with ROTATE function Original origin T aid a Cutting from the new origin Newly selected origin A NOTE The coordinates being displayed represent displacements along the X and Y axes from the original origin A NOTE If you intend to use the ORIGIN function in combination with the ROTATE or MIRROR function be sure to set the ORIGIN function first COPY Copying the Data in Plotter Buffer Memory This function allows you to automatically cut duplicates of the data sent from the computer The data sent from the computer is always stored automatically in the plotter s receive buffer while it is cutting plotting Once the
129. n anena neee 36 mal MoU weaken gaceeetererteeeseeevne r ieir tiei riante Setting the Multilanguage Display 0 0 00 cece eee eee eri Turn on Pe sisse jc eek hd ee he nerin EERI E 38 LAAs Medii sers oh a ed ow ipten sigir eg 4G ES ERNER 39 BE Oe ti x ow E E eae Ra E ee ea oa E eo ee eee ee 39 Roll Media nnna nannan 41 Select the Media Type sisirserisirssrerere risti Ra RRS OER OD 46 BA E E E E 044 E E E E E T 46 BAe E E E E E soe eed E E E ae ed EE EE 46 EET fag wed wee wee ee ed oe es es ee ode eee eee sees 47 PONTIU ae a a a E 47 Initializing Routine 4 sce ad ecen eee w ede eae vade unused eawdendewe 48 eee ew eee oe Se a ee eo ee 48 Dee cae e bee E seen seeae eae Cae es Ga ee OS Me eed hae ae oe 49 CREET ee eee ee eee ae eee eee eee ee ree eee ere ee eee 49 Re IIE oooh oe es Oo oe a ee ee eee ee ET TET 49 Setting Conditions 4 6 4 0k base sone we cde eu eed ee eeen dead eoucnen 50 select the Tool irom tae MOM 4654435 bode eed Kees oe obec ee Res Eee eS 51 TANGENTIAL eg wn eh oc eG ee ee es 6G ee ee od a er CoOndiNonS pbk ek end ah RRS ie EER EE Peek REE RoE HERS 52 Toc inore eg oo ee oe oi es ph ee eA 52 To Change the Cutter SPd oan ode ee nd cae bE EEE OO RHEE a 53 TO Change the Cutter Udy i 6 iy subd Gawd he ed ha eee ews Chae os a Pe Change ihe Cuter Vee oceans eet aed ee ode ir dike REG EEE EOS 54 Pinc AGON ee ee a ee ee ere ae eee ee ea ee eee ae 54 Running Cutting Tests nou oe ow oe ee oe ee ou Na
130. n the buffer e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times e Press the F4 key to select FUNCTION 2 INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt e Press the F3 key to select AUTO PRE FEED DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TANGENT EMULATION gt e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED AUTO PRE FEED ENABLED DISABLED e Press the ENTER key to store the selection If the F3 key is pressed the following menu will appear AUTO PRE FEED FEED LENGTH 1 m e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW to lengthen or shorten the FEED LENGTH The menu will cycle through the available lengths in sequence p Advanced Functions and Settings AUTO PRE FEED Advancing the Media Automatically 93 The FEED LENGTH can be set in a range of 1 to 50 meters If the feed length is set too high too long the media will unwind Unwound media will not cut as eas ily as wound media e Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode A NOTE The plotter begins pre feeding as soon as the cutting data is sent from the PC when the auto pre feed is enabled AND the new origin point is within 50mm of the previous feed s border You may access the auto pre feed menu from the initial menu which appears on the LCD when the paper set lever is lowered LOAD MEDIA INITIAL MENU gt e Press
131. nce conditions are set from the CONDITIONS menu Sets the hole punching force during pouncing Sets the traveling speed of the lowered pouncing tool Sets the acceleration rate of the pouncing tool Sets the spacing between holes in mm units To prevent bodily injury handle the pouncing tool with care Pounce tool points are extremely sharp CFA While handling the pounce tool use caution to avoid cutting your fingers or other parts of your body Loosen the pen holder screw While holding the pen holder upward push the pouncing tool all the way into the holder until its rim contacts the pen stopper The flat side of the tool must face the pen carriage When the pouncing tool as been properly mounted tighten the screw Follow the procedure below to attach a pounce tool to the pen carriage B Options FC5100 Pounce Tool Manual 161 Select Pounce Tool Press the function key F1 through F4 corresponding to the number of the from the Menu group whose registered tool you wish to change e Press the CONDITION key to select the tool e Press the F4 key to select the tool you wish to use e Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to scroll through the tool selection until you select POUNCE to use the pouncing pen e Press the ENTER key to select POUNCE Pounce Conditions To change the setting of a group of conditions press the function key F1 to F4 corresponding to the number of the group you
132. nch direction Sepen a The pen moves The pen moves on this line on this line When using MANUAL scan mode move the pen and the media to the square area that is created by the first registration mark Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Mark 2 Left pinch Right pinch Media feed Left pinch Right pinch roller direction roller roller roller Move the pen Move the pen into this area into this area After setting the location of the registration mark press the F3 key or F4 key to select AUTO to automatically read the registration marks or MANUAL to set the starting point to manually read the registration marks The plotter starts searching or scanning for the first registration mark e When you select the auto distance adjustment for the 1 5 or 10 mm resolution mode the plotter reads the distance between the registration marks and then automatically aligns the axes and adjusts the distance After all the registration marks are read the plotter moves the pen and media to the AXIS ORIGIN POINT The axis origin location is set in the AXIS ORIGIN OFF SET menu and then the READY menu appears Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 198 e When you disable auto DISTANCE ADJustment the following menu appears after the plotter scans the registration marks DISTANCE POINT 1 2 00302 0 mm gt OK 00302 0 mm gt The measured distance between registration mark 1 and mark 2 is shown on the third row If the distance between
133. ng Troubleshooting The cut corners are too pointed The cut line starts out crooked The blade skips and does not competely cut lines that should be solid Solid lines are not cut at a constant depth Coarse resolution of curved lines The blade is cutting into the backing sheet The blade falls out of the plunger Table 7 Poor cutting results The CUTTER OFFSET is incompatiable with the blade type being used The blade mounted in the holder does not rotate smoothly The Offset Cut Pressure is too low With the 0 9mm cutter pen has a blue blade adjustment knob the spring has come loose from the blade With the 1 5mm cutter pen has a red blade adjustment knob the blade has fallen out The bladed is extended too far The cutting SPEED is too high The bladed is extended too far The cutting SPEED is too high The software s resolution set ting is too low The blade offset angle is too low The bladed is extended too far The cutting FORCE is too high The blade is too small for the holder Insufficent grease Adjust the CUTTER OFFSET value If too high the corners become pointed Grease the blade and holder Remove any foreign matter inside the pen holder Raise the offset Cut Pressure setting this is separate from the cutting force Replace the blade with a new one which has a spring Grease blade and holder Adjust the blade length Lower the SP
134. numeric value for a function E Preparing to Cut Control Panel Menu Keys 3 r Pee t C eB 35 Press MENU CONTROL to access the MENU mode to set functions on the con trol panels green lamp lights Press MENU CONTROL again to cancel MENU mode The plotter continues to store data from the computer in the plotter s receive buffer although the cutting or plotting operation is temporarily suspended Press ENTER after setting a function on the control panel to register your set ting The cutting area can also be displayed by pressing the ENTER key in ready status To reset the plotter press ENTER and ORIGIN together while in the MENU mode Press ORIGIN to move the origin point See the section ORIGIN in Advanced Functions and Settings for details Press COPY to repeat the cutting operation defined by the data in the plotter s receive buffer See the section COPY in Advanced Functions and Settings for details Press CONDITION to set the four groups of cutting conditions retained in the plotter s internal memory See the section Setting Conditions in this chapter for details CAUTION Excessive speed and quality parameters in the CONDITION mode may trigger the position alarm to reset the system or cause system overload An over loaded system triggers the product s circuit protection Should the system overload causing the power to shut down turn off the power switch and unplug the power cord Wait 5 to 1
135. o become entangled with the pen carriage or loaded media while the plotter is operating Um das Risiko einer Verletzung herabzusetzen Halten Sie Hande Haare und Kleidung fern von bewegten Teilen Legen Sie nicht die Hande oder Gegen stande auf oder neben die bewegten Teilen Special Precautions After Turning on the Plotter E 16 Machine Caution Label The machine s Caution Label is located on the top cover CAUTION REFER TO LOADING MEDIA USER S MANUAL r BEFORE OPERATION J PINCH ROLLER gt S MEDIA X amp USS re _ _ _ gt SENSOR SW SHARP POINT SEY LONGEST D GRIT ROLLER O BE SURETO LOAD THE MEDIA E a trtta i OVER THE MEDIA SENSOR a ALWAYS SET THE RIGHT PINCH ROLLER KS FROM MOVING PARTS OVER THE LONGEST GRIT ROLLER Achtung Fur weitere informat LOADING MEDIA ionen leses Sie bille diese amp o amp o handbuch bevor Sie mil JO Z PINCH ROLLER Arbeil beginnen 7 Z ZA MEDIA LF SS SENSOR _ _ Sharle Kante s Rasy f LONGEST i oO GRIT ROLLER BE SURE TO LOAD THE MEDIA Halten Sie Handem Haare 7 und Kleidung fere bewigien A OVER THE MEDIA SENSOR C leiten ALWAYS SET THE RIGHT PINCH ROLLER 5 OVER THE LONGEST GRIT ROLLER Notes on Working Environment Be sure to observe the following regarding the working environment of your plot ter e Avoid use or storage of the plotter in locations
136. o that the photo sensor can sense the media Preparing to Cut Loading Media 41 To load sheet media e Lower the media set lever to raise the pinch rollers e Move the left pinch roller next to the middle pinch roller e Move both the left and middle pinch rollers together until they reach the right stop e Load the media so that the left side of the narrow media is under the left pinch roller e Adjust the right pinch roller over the right side of the media Good Pinch Roller Position e Raise the media set lever to lower the pinch roll ers e Lower the pinch rollers raise the lever and pull the vinyl out from the alignment bar Turn on the power if it is off e Plotter performs the initialization routine V 1 12 GL Buffer RAM Checking e Loading of the media is complete Roll Media To load rolled media e Place the roll of media on the media stocker Use the yellow markings to locate the grit rollers Place the media so that its edges align with the grit rollers Preparing to Cut Loading Media A 42 e Lower the media set lever to raise the pinch rollers Media Alignment Bar Media Sensor Grit Roller e Wrap media behind and around the media alignment shaft While keeping ten sion on the vinyl adjust the edges of the vinyl so that both edges match accu rately Media Alignment Bar x No Good E Preparing to Cut Loading Media 43 To adjust the pinch roller positions e
137. od the next setting menu appears Continue to set other parameters or press the NEXT key to return to the previous menu e Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode if you select DISABLE or when all of the parameters are set AUTO REG MARK SETTING MENU SHORTCUT e Lower the media set lever e Press the F4 key to select INITIAL MENU LOAD MEDIA INITIAL MENU gt Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 182 e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt AUTO PRE FEED gt INITIAL FEED SPEED gt INTERFACE gt e Press the F1 key to select MARK SCAN MODE MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt e Press the F3 key to select 2 POINTS Method or press the F4 key to select 3 POINTS Method MARK SCAN MODE DISABLED 2POINTS 3POINTS X e Press the F2 key to select DISABLE when you do not wish to use the AUTO REG MARK sensing function A mark appears next to the current setting MARK SCAN MODE DISABLED 2 POINTS 3 POINTS e Press the ENTER key to register your setting If you selected the 2 POINTS method or the 3 POINTS method the next setting menu appears Continue to set other parameters or press the NEXT key to return to the previous menu e Press the NEXT key until the LOAD MEDIA message appears to cancel the menu mode Raise the media set lever and then continue the initial mode Setting the Reg The AUTO REG MARK sensing function senses the reg
138. omenclature 23 Installing the Accuload System The Accuload system consists of two media brackets two stock rollers and one media alignment bar Installation procedure 1 Place the right media bracket against the inside surface of the plotter s side box right Media Bracket Right 2 Insert an M4 screw in the second hole from the front side of the plotter NOTE Do not over tighten The bracket should rotate easily NOTE When attaching the bracket onto the cutter use the foam shipping cover to pro tect the cutter CAUTION Do not lay the cutter on it s back side this may damage the Media Set Lever 3 3 Insert an M4 screw in the third hole from the front side of the plotter Secure the first screw A 5 Secure the second screw 6 Repeat steps 1 5 with the left Media Bracket T Place the media alignment bar in between the tabs of the media brackets that protrude from the front side of the plotter Out of the Box Installing the Accuload System a 24 8 Secure the media alignment bar to the tabs at both ends with M4 screws M4 Screw Media Alignment Bar A NOTE Be sure to tighten all the screws to ensure accurate media loading The Accu load system may not function properly if even one of the screws is loose A NOTE Be sure to place the plotter on an acceptable work surface Refer to dimen sions below FC5100 75 45 inches 114cm wide by 19 inches 48cm deep FC5100 1
139. on of the data on application software See section Media size sen sor settings in Background Set tings Loading media Loading media Pinch roller sen sor settings in Background Set tings Problem As soon as the data is sent to plotter pen car riage or media do not move at all Display shows WORKING Processing Indicator LED lights Origin point seems to be shifted to center although origin button was not pressed As soon as the data is sent to the plotter the media comes off then MEDIA END message appears 133 Table 6 Plotter does not operate properly Origin point might be set at lower left although the plot data was created based on center origin Origin point might be set at center although the plot data was created based on lower left origin ROLL 1 or ROLL 2 is selected for sheet media and the origin is set as center Check the origin setting Loading media Check the origin setting Select SHEET for sheet media COMMAND ERROR Data from PC was not received message appears correctly INSTRUCTION NOT RECOGNIZED mes Sage appears Plotter does not cut beyond certain length Too much pen up down action is performed Data from PC was not received correctly PAGE LENGTH is not set cor rectly TANGENTIAL EMULATION is enabled Check the cut area by pressing the ENTER key Set PAGE LENGTH correctly Page Length Normal If
140. ons and Settings OFFSET ANGLE Adjusting the Blade Offset Angle 99 e Press the F2 key to select OFFSET ANGLE PEN UP SPEED gt OFFSET ANGLE gt OFFSET FORCE gt STEP PASS gt e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to sequence through the available choices The OFFSET ANGLE can be set in a 61 step range from 0 to 60 OFFSET ANGLE ANGLE e Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode A NOTE Your OFFSET ANGLE setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even when the plotter is turned off A NOTE Excessive settings may deform the shape of characters Be sure to perform adequate testing before performing your final cut to ensure that you have located the appropriate setting which offers the proper quality OFFSET FORCE Setting the Offset Cut Pressure Since the direction in which the blade tip is facing cannot be determined during initialization of the plotter initial blade control is performed to adjust the offset angle of the blade See OFFSET FORCE Adjusting the Blade Offset Angle The Offset Cut Pressure function is used to specify the force applied during ini tial blade control The Offset Cut Pressure is also used to offset the blade angle in TANGENTIAL EMULATION MODE This pressure should be set as low as possible to ensure cutting quality If the pressure is too great the corners may break or lack a clear cut particularly when using very thin material St
141. or The distance correction Adjust the distance correction requires adjustment Distance Adjust When the plotter is The programmable resolution Set both the plotter and the Step Size receiving data the Pro STEP SIZE has been set dif software to the same resolu cess Indicator LED ferently at the plotter and the tion lights an off scale software application error occurs The computer sent coordinate Set the effective cutting area to data that exceeds the specified a larger area effective cutting area The computer sent coordinate Switch to a larger media or Loading Media data that exceeds the maxi change the coordinate data Area mum effective cutting area Media is loaded but the Media that is nearly transpar Disable the paper sensors Media size sen LOAD PAPER mes ent cannot be detected by the using media size sensor con sor setting in the sage appears paper sensors trol in the background settings Background Set tings Strong reflected light is pre Change the position of the light venting the paper sensors from source detecting the media Loaded media has not been Properly reload the media Loading media positioned over the paper sen sors Table 7 Poor cutting results The cut corners are too The CUTTER OFFSET is Adjust CUTTER OFFSET Setting Cutting rounded incompatiable with the blade value If too low corners Conditions type being used become rounded E Test Modes and Troubleshooti
142. other cross symbol for use in determining the corrective values to be input in order to adjust the precision of the registration mark sensor The plotter plots the second cross mark based on the reading of the first cross mark then adjusts for offset Note To avoid confusion plot using different color pens between the first and second cross marks e Load the media and set the pen in the plotter If you wish to use METHOD 1 you must load media with a printed cross mark e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 193 e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the F4 key to select SENSOR OFFSET ADJ MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the F3 or F4 key to select METHOD 1 or METHOD 2 SENSOR OFFSET ADJUST METHOD 1 gt METHOD 2 gt Select either METHOD 1 or METHOD 2 SELECTING METHOD 1 The plotter scans a printed cross mark and then plots a second cross mark based on the reading of the printed cross mark The plotter then adjusts for offset e Press the POSITION key to move the pen near to the pre printed cross mark Printed target mark Media feed direction Move the pen into this area e Press the F4 key to select SCAN SENSOR OFFSET ADJUST PARAMETER SET gt SCAN gt The plotter scans the pre printed
143. ove the pen attached to the penholder Cover the plotter with a cloth to protect it from dust and dirt Do not store the plotter in direct sunlight or in high temperatures Special Precautions Storing the Plotter E 20 Chapter 2 Out of the Box This chapter describes plotter nomenclature and how to install your plotter Checking the Contents After unpacking your plotter check that each of the standard accessories shown below are present If any accessory is missing contact your sales representative or the nearest Graphtec dealer Accessories The Stand Kit is an option for the FC5100 75 and is standard for both the FC5100 100 and FC5100 130 cutters Power cord The configuration pictured may differ from the actual cord supplied Cutter Pen Set Cutter holder PHP32 CBOON with two CBO9UA cutter blades RS 232 cable with adapter US mar ket only SB Black water based fiber tip pen KF552 BK P E Out of the Box Checking the Contents Nomenclature 10 11 12 13 21 User s manual Accuload System components AC Line Inlet Inlet where the power cord is connected Control Panel Used to access various plotter functions Cutting Channel A channel running along the cutting mat area Used to reduce pouncing tool wear Cutting Mat A black strip placed under the cutting area Used to reduce cut ting blade wear Grit Rollers Metallic rollers which have a file like surface Media Set
144. pe to Axis Point 2 e Press the ENTER key to store the setting If you select the two point method the Axis Origin Point menu appears If you select the three point method Axis Point 3 menu appears AXIS POINT 3 9 mm e Press the POSITION key to move the light pointer or the loupe to Axis Point 3 e Press the ENTER key to store the setting The following menu appears DISTANCE POINT 1 2 00399 6 mm OK 00400 0 mm If the distance between point 1 and point 2 is unknown press the ENTER key to skip to the next step If the distance between point 1 and point 2 is a known value use the POSITION key to change the distance value to that of the printed image i e the distance 5 Advanced Functions and Settings AXIS ALIGNMENT Axis Alignment Parameter Setting 91 between point 1 and point 2 The measured distance is shown on the 3 row Set the actual distance on the 4 row e Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to move the cursor e Press the UP or DOWN key to increase or decrease the number for the distance value e Press the ENTER key to store the setting The following menu appears DISTANCE POINT 1 3 00399 6 mm OK 00400 0 mm Use the POSITION key to change the distance value to that of the printed image i e the distance between point 1 and point 3 e Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to move the cursor e Press the UP or DOWN key to increase or decrease the number for the distance value e
145. pears If you wish to change another setting press the key corresponding to that setting DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TANGENT EMULATION gt e Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode Axis Alignment When the light pointer is selected and the AXIS ALIGNMENT key is pressed the Adjustment pen carriage and media move into position so that the light pointer is in the same position as the cutter pen in READY mode In this case the position of the light pointer represents the position of the cutter pen in READY mode If the loupe or bombsight has been selected neither the pen carriage nor the media will move evenly even when the AXIS ALIGNMENT key has been pressed This is because the loupe is already in the same position as the cutter pen in READY mode The light pointer will not light If you are pointing to a registration mark colored with an illegible color such as red use the loupe Press the ALIGNMENT key to select the Axis Alignment mode Advanced Functions and Settings AXIS ALIGNMENT Axis Alignment Parameter Setting a 90 The Axis Alignment menu appears AXIS POINT 1 X O mm Y QO mm e Press the POSITION key to move the light pointer or the loupe to Axis Point 1 AXIS POINT 1 X 0 mm Y O mm e Press the ENTER key to store the setting The following menu appears AXIS POINT 2 X 410 mm Y 9 mm e Press the POSITION key to move the light pointer or the lou
146. pens ounce types 1 2mm diameter pin Compatible media Mono vinyl chloride media fluorescent media and media for illuminated displays high reflective media up to 0 25mm thick Sandblast rubber up to 1mm thick tandard interfaces RS 232C Centronics USB USB1 1 Full Speed uffer memory esident command sets HP GL GP GL LCD Panel LCD 20x4 Supports 12 languages Danish Dutch English French Ger man Hungarian Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Spanish Swedish ompatible paper for pouncing ower supply 100 240VAC 48 62 Hz Universal Power Supply ower consumption 140VA max Operating environment emperature 10 C to 35 C or 50 F to 95 F Humidity 35 to 75 non condensing xternal dimensions without stand 1860 mm x 350 mm x 715 mm or 73 x 14 x 28 eight without stand 46 5 Kg or 102 Ibs a HP GL is a trademark of Hewlett Packard Company b Using CB15U K30 blades to cut sandblast rubber Specifications Main Specifications FC5100 150 E 156 Options The following are the options for the FC5100 series of cutting pros O ae Stand FC5100 75 Auto Registration Mark Sensor Media Basket FC5100 75 Media Basket FC5100 100 Media Basket FC5100 130 Media Basket FC5100 150 Multi Media Supply Kit FC5100 75 Multi Media Supply Kit FC5100 100 Multi Media Supply Kit FC5100 130 Multi Media Supply Kit FC5100 150 External Dimensions FC5100 75 with out Stand 350 mm 14 inches 113
147. ping tension on the vinyl Alignment bar adjust the vinyl edges so that both edges match accurately Grit rollers Alignment bar Preparing to Cut Loading Media A 40 To adjust the pinch roller positions e Position the left and right pinch rollers to correspond with the width of the media e When moving the media to the left or right be sure to move the pinch rollers as required to hold down the media within the appropriate range Too close to grit roller edge Good grit roller position e Be sure to position the pinch rollers so that they are not located right at the edges of the media or grit rollers e The FC5100 100 FC 5100 130 and FC5100 150 plotters have a middle pinch roller that should be positioned in the center of the media 1 CAUTION The location of the middle pinch roller on the FC5100 100 and FC5100 130 cutting plotters affects the cutter s performance e If the middle pinch roller is not positioned in the center range of the media and located over the grit roller the media will not feed evenly Good Pinch Roller Position Poor Pinch Roller Position 1 CAUTION When cutting narrow media that is 10 inches or less the position of the left and middle pinch rollers will affect the performance of the FC5100 100 FC5100 130 and FC5100 150 cutting plotters The position of the narrow media will affect the media sensors CAUTION Always load media from the largest grit roller s
148. plots another cross symbol for use in a Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 195 determining the corrective values to be input in order to adjust the precision of the registration mark sensor The plotter plots the second cross mark based on the reading of the first cross mark then adjusts for offset e Press the POSITION key to move the pen to plot the first cross mark e Press the F4 key to select SCAN SENSOR OFFSET ADJUST PARAMETER SET gt SCAN gt Media feed X direction Y lt i gt y Axis direction Second cross mark plotted by the plotter Current pen position First cross mark printed by the plotter The plotter plots the first cross mark The following menu appears e Change the pen to a different color Press the ENTER key to continue the pro cess CHANGE PEN PRESS ENTER KEY You must measure the distance between the first and second cross marks plot ted by the plotter If the location of the two cross marks match press the NEXT key to cancel this mode If the cross marks do not match change the PARAME TER SET e Press the F3 key to select PARAMETER SET SENSOR OFFSET ADJUST PARAMETER SET gt SCAN gt e The following menu appears Press the F3 or F4 key to select the axis for set ting distance Press the F2 key to toggle polarity for the distance setting the mark appears on the distance setting when negative is selected Press the LEFT Options F
149. r in the media selec tion menu on the first initialization after turning on the power The plotter assumes that the current media is the same size as the last media that was loaded on the plotter and does not detect the media s edges To use CONTINUE effectively set the media so that the current pen carriage position can be located at the same place as it was on the last media Preparing to Cut Select the Media Type i 48 Press the F4 key to select CONTINUE ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt CONTINUE gt No sensing operations are performed Set the various functions of the plotter as desired NOTE Make sure to set the correct cutting conditions to suit the cutter blade and media being used For details see Setting Conditions J Initializing Routine 1 ROLL 1 1 During initialization the pen carriage moves right until it detects the mechani cal home position 2 The pen carriage then moves left until it detects the left hand side of the media edge 3 It then returns to the right edge of the media 4 The media is fed backwards until the media s leading edge is detected B Preparing to Cut Initializing Routine 49 ROLL 2 1 During initialization the pen carriage moves right until it detects the mechani cal home position 2 The pen carriage then moves left until it detects the left hand side of the media edge 3 It then returns to the right edge of the media SHEET 1 During initialization
150. radually adjust the cutter offset value while checking the results by running a cut test Running Cutting The TEST function allows you to check the suitability of your condition settings Tests If the test results are not satisfactory adjust the settings as described in Cutter Conditions Ay WARNING The cutter pen starts moving as soon as a cutting test is selected To avoid bodily injury and damage to the plotter load the media before pressing the TEST key and keep your hands face and other objects out of the vicinity of the cutting mat and media The cutter condition is critical to achieve the best cut quality and to increase the life of the blade Since the cutter condition depends on the media type and thick ness perform a cut test to check your settings and fine tune the cut quality before starting your new cutting job Observe the following steps to achieve good cutter condition settings 1 Cut the test pattern Test 1 Test 2 Cutting Pro in three locations the far right side the center and the far left side of the media 2 Check the shape of the pattern 3 Change the condition parameters if needed 4 Repeat steps 1 through 3 until the test results are satisfactory The following illustrations display test pattern results E Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions 55 1 Peel off the outside triangle first to view the shape of the corners The corner s shape represents the cutter offset setting If the cor ners ar
151. red during data transfer The software configuration regarding the output device has been changed The plotter s interface conditions have been changed Press the ENTER key Configure the software to drive your plot ter Ensure that the software s interface conditions are correctly set Ensure that the plotter s interface condi tions are set to match those of the soft ware Configure the software to drive your plot ter Ensure that the software s interface conditions are correctly set Ensure that the plotter s interface condi tions are set to match those of the soft ware Configure the software to drive your plot ter Ensure that the software s interface conditions are correctly set Ensure that the plotter s interface condi tions are set to match those of the soft ware If any of the following command errors occur they are nearly always caused by in HP GL Com mand Mode one of the reasons listed below e The software configuration regarding the output device has been changed or e The plotter s interface conditions have been changed When a command error occurs in HP GP emulation mode first check that you have e Configured the software to drive your plot e The software s interface conditions are set correctly Test Modes and Troubleshooting Error Messages E 140 e Set the plotter s interface conditions to match the software s interface condi tions Table 10 Error
152. rkierten Absatz besonders aufmerksam Es besteht die Gefahr eines irreparablen Schadens sofern nicht genau nach den Anweisungen vorgegangen wird und diese korrekt durchgefurhrt werden WARNING Will cause injury to the Operator WARNUNG Es besteht Verletzungsgefahr 4 o o As As Handling the Cutting Blades WARNING Sharp cutter blades are used with this plotter Handle the cutter blades and holders with care to prevent bodily injury Ay WARNUNG Benutzen Sie diese Messer vorsichtig um Verletzungen zu vermeiden e Cutter blades are very sharp While handling a cutter blade or cutter pen be careful to avoid cutting your fingers Stat or other parts of your body Sharp lt e Die Messereinsatze sind sehr scharf lt x Ep Um Verletzungen vorzubengen mus sen die Messereinsatze mit vorsicht gehandhabt werden e Promptly return used blades to the cut ter case provided When the case is completely filled discard the used blades together with the case F Special Precautions Handling the Cutting Blades 13 Handling the Cutters e The tip consists of a sharp blade Be sure not to extend it too far e Instructions on replacing the blade or adjusting the blade length are provided in Cutters and Holders Sharp Blade Attaching a Cutter Pen Ay WARNING To avoid bodily injury do not touch the pen tip after the plotter is turned on Ay WARNUNG Um das Risiko einer Verletzung herabzusetzen sollten Sie niemals das mes
153. rresponding to that setting MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the MENU key to cancel menu mode when all of the parameters are set Specifying the The MARK SIZE function allows you to specify the size of the registration mark Registration The size of the registration mark is important The line width must be between MARK SIZE 0 3mm and 1 0mm and the length must be between 5mm and 20mm e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor K 186 e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the F3 key to select OTHER SETUPS MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the F1 key to select MARK SIZE MARK SIZE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the length The length can be set from 5mm to 20mm in 1mm incre ments MARK SIZE 15mm Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Media feed direction Mark 1 lt gt LT Enter length L into the MARK SIZE menu E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 187 e Press the ENTER key to register your setting The following menu appears If you wish to set another parameter press the key corresponding to that setting MARK SIZE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt
154. rs MOUNT THE PEN DONE gt CANCEL DATA DUMP gt Confirm that the pen is mounted on the carriage e Press the F3 key to select DONE and start plotting or press the F4 key to select CANCEL DATA DUMP You have to turn off the plotter to cancel DUMP if the plotter is in DUMP mode The following prompt message appears PRINT DATA DUMP Transmit the data from the computer As the data is received the character data is printed as ASCII codes and the non character control data is plotted as two digit hexadecimal values e g Line Feed OA Carriage Return OD ETX 03 When all of the data has been printed turn off the plotter to cancel DUMP mode SELF TEST Running the Self Test Your plotter is provided with a self test function that enables it to check its own functions Because a correctly drawn self test pattern signifies that all of the func tions of the plotter excluding the interface settings have been tested and found normal this function is useful for determining whether the source of a problem is the plotter itself or in the connection between the plotter and the computer A WARNING The pen starts moving as soon as SELF TEST mode is executed To avoid injury to yourself and damage to the plotter keep your hands face and other obstacles out of the vicinity of the cutting mat and paper Load paper larger than either ISO A3 or Tabloid size 11 x 17 and mount the plotter pen CAUTION Mounting
155. rt moving so be sure to keep your hands face and other obstacles out of the vicinity of the cutting mat and media e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key e Press the F3 key to select BUFFER CLEAR PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt The NOTE message then prompts you to stop sending data from the computer before clearing the buffer If you wish to quit the current job cancel the current plotting on the application software Advanced Functions and Settings PEN UP DOWN Raising Lowering the Pen F 72 e This menu appears 3 seconds after you select BUFFER CLEAR NOTE CONFIRM DATA FROM HOST STOPPED e Press the F3 key to clear the buffer or press the F4 key to resume the cutting plotting job BUFFER CLEAR OK CLEAR gt CANCEL gt e If the F3 key is pressed the following menu appears clearing of the buffer is then complete CLEARING BUFFER PLEASE WAIT BUFFER CLEAR COMPLETED e Press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode FEED Advanc ng the Media The FEED function is used to prevent the loaded media from slipping by auto matically advancing the media and imprinting it with grit roller marks the media is then returned to its original position If you know approximately how much media you will require for the next cut advance the media prior to starting the cut by using this function Otherwise enable the AUTO PRE FEED FUNCTION CAUTION Do not use the
156. s If you wish to change another setting press the key corresponding to that setting DATA SORTING gt AXIS ALIGNMENT gt AUTO PRE FEED gt TANGENT EMULATION gt e Press the MENU key to cancel the menu mode Selecting the TwWo POINT METHOD Axis Alignment The two point method requires you to enter AXIS POINT 1 AXIS POINT 2 Method and the AXIS ORIGIN POINT which are shown at the bottom The origin point may be located at the same position as that of point one The virtual angle of the X Axis and the position of the origin point can be adjusted individually THREE POINT METHOD The three point method requires you to enter AXIS POINT 1 AXIS POINT 2 AXIS POINT 3 and the AXIS ORIGIN POINT which are shown at the bottom The origin point may be located at the same position as that of point one You may adjust the virtual angle of both X and Y axes and the position of the origin point Advanced Functions and Settings AXIS ALIGNMENT Axis Alignment Parameter Setting a 88 individually as with the 2 point method and you may match the plotter s distance scale to that of the printed image To match the plotter s distance scale to that of the printed image the distance between points 1 and 2 and points 1 and 3 must be known This function helps when the dimensions of the printed image change during printing laminating or storage e AXIS POINT 1 Registration mark In both the two and t
157. s may vary according to the thickness of the media being used In this case use the DISTANCE ADJUST function to cor rect the distance Each of the DISTANCE ADJUST settings represents a percentage For example if the cutting length is 2000mm and the DISTANCE ADJUST setting is 0 5 then the cutting length would be 2001mm e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key three times p Advanced Functions and Settings DISTANCE ADJUST Adjusting the Length of Line Segments 103 e Press the F4 key to select OPTION 2 BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt e Press the F3 key to select DISTANCE ADJUST INITIAL DOWN FORCE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt TEST gt e Press the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to move the cursor to the number of the condition group you wish to use under DISTANCE ADJUST Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to enable or disable the DISTANCE ADJUST function When the DISTANCE ADJUST function is enabled a v mark appears DISTANCE ADJUST CONDITION 1 2345678 yV e Press the ENTER key to register your settings e Press the MENU key to cancel the MENU mode Setting Distance Press the F1 thru F4 key to select the number of the condition requiring dis Adjust Parameter tance parameter adjustment CONDITION 1 14 30 READY 4 CB09Ux 0 e Press the CONDITION key SET CONDITION 1 CBO9Ux e Set the parameters if necessary then press the ENTER key to register your se
158. s setting with no changes CHECK PEN ENABLEDE DISABLED If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Check Pen This setting is availabe when the 2 Pen option is installed The 2 Pen option installed machine can hold one blade or pen in the pen holder on the pen carriage which is referred to as PEN 1 and one pen in the pen holder on the right side plate which is referred to as PEN 2 This function is used to enable or disable checking PEN 2 When ENABLE is selected the plotter checks to see if PEN 2 is installed This check if performed during the plotter s initialization after selecting the media type When DISABLE is selected the plotter does not check to see if PEN 2 is installed uring the plotter s initialization after selecting the media type CAUTION If DISABLE is selected the PEN 2 should be installed before turning on the plotter e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED A blinking cursor appears beside your choice CHECK PEN ENABLED DISABLED F Background Settings Background Settings for GP GL 117 e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes LANGUAGE SELECTION ENGLISH
159. s the F3 key to select FUNCTION 1 INTERFACE gt AREA PARAMETERS gt FUNCTION 1 gt FUNCTION 2 gt e Press the F4 key to select SCALE ROTATE gt MIRROR gt SCALE gt e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW keys to select the desired SCALE factor within the magnification range of 1 8 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 SCALE SCALE FACTOR Press the ENTER key to register your settings or press the MENU key to cancel MENU mode DATA SORTING Sorting the Cut Data DATA SORTING allows you to shorten the throughput time by minimizing the movements of the pen carriage and the media by means of sorting receiving data In cases when the order of cut data from the application software is not well opti mized this function will increase throughput The plotter has two modes to sort data Area Sorting The plotter sorts cut data to optimize the movement of the media Pen Sorting The plotter sorts cut data to optimize the changing of the pen This mode is only available when the two pen option is installed on the plotter Use this function when the pen carriage and the media move back and forth excessively and their movement is not minimized by the application software If your application software is able to efficiently manage the order of data dis able this function as it unnecessarily burdens the plotter s CPU e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key two times Advanced Functions and Settings
160. s when it is needed Since the light pointer is offset from the pen it immediatley moves to the pen s current location as soon as it is activated The position of the light pointer there fore represents the position of the pen The light pointer can also be used to check the cutter path before cutting the contour of pre printed images of labels and stickers How to Point the The light pointer is projected on the media as a small red circle The position of Target the light pointer is easily visible even though it is placed on a large target The tar get usually printed on the media as crossed lines should be positioned such that it is centered over the circle projected by the light pointer as shown below Good positioning Bad positioning Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions 62 Checking the Use the light pointer to verify the contour cut before actually cutting the job Cutter Path Select the light pointer as the tool and reduce the pen speed as low as possible so that its path is visible on the media Send the cut data to the plotter The plotter runs the job with the light pointer turning on and off to represent the PEN UP DOWN status The light pointer is off to show when the pen is UP The light pointer is on to show when the pen is DOWN Changing Feed Speed This function allows you to change the media feed speed from SLOW to NOR MAL In the case of selecting ROLL 1 and SHEET on the media type menu the plotter u
161. ser beruhren wahrend der Schneidplotter arbeitet Follow the procedure below to attach a cutter pen to the pen carriage 1 Make sure that the pen holder screw Is loose 2 While positioning the pen holder upward push the cutter pen all the way into the holder until its rim contacts the pen stopper Ya Z gt R Flange miig qs ry Be Ben Holder ay for N be Special Precautions Handling the Cutters E 14 3 Once the pen has been prop erly mounted tighten the screw Bracket to hold pen CAUTION The pen has two flanges and must be fully seated the pen holder is engaged on the second flange before tightening the Screw Upper groove CAUTION The cutter must be prop erly seated the pen holder Flange is engaged on the flange before tightening the Screw Bracket to hold pen P Special Precautions Attaching a Cutter Pen 15 After Turning on the Plotter During the course of turning on the plotter be sure to observe the following pre cautions Ce G2ee The pen carriage and loaded media may suddenly move during the cutting oper ation immediately afterward and when setting the plotter s functions Keep hands hair clothing and other objects out of the vicinity of the pen car riage grit rollers and loaded media To prevent operator injury and poor cutting results be careful not to allow hands hair clothing or other foreign objects t
162. ses SLOW to ensure the accuracy of the leading and trailing edges of the media After the initialization the feed speed can increase once the grit rollers and the pinch rollers secure the media Always select SLOW for heavy media or media with a slippery surface otherwise select NORMAL to shorten the initializa tion time Remember that the media will back up at the pen up speed when NOR MAL is selected For details see FEED Advancing Media When the media set lever is lowered the following menu appears on the display LOAD MEDIA INITIAL MENU gt e Press the F4 key e Press the F3 key to select INITIAL FEED SPEED AUTO PRE FEED gt INITIAL FEED SPEED gt INTERFACE gt e Press the F3 key to select NORMAL or the F4 key to select SLOW INITIAL FEED SPEED e Press the ENTER key to return to the previous menu e Press the NEXT key to advance to the next menu E Preparing to Cut Changing Feed Speed 63 e Press the F4 key to set parameters such as STEP SIZE RS232C CONDITIONS AND COMMANDS For details see Setting the Interface Conditions AUTO PRE FEED gt INITIAL FEED SPEED gt INTERFACE gt e Raise the media set lever to engage the media The media type menu appears on the display press the key which corresponds to the type of media that is loaded for cutting plotting ROLL 1 gt ROLL 2 gt SHEET gt CONT INUE gt e Press the F1 key to select ROLL 1 e Press the F2 key to select ROLL
163. sh to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Length Unit This selection enables you to set the unit for coordinates appearing on the dis play panel to either units of millimeters or inches Background Settings Background Settings for GP GL E 114 e Press the F3 key to select METRIC or press the F4 key to select INCH A blink ing Cursor appears beside your choice LENGTH UNIT METRIC INCH e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass this setting with no changes PEN UP MOVE ENABLED DISABLED If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes UP Movement When the Plotter receives commands that specify consecutive pen movements Control PEN UP in raised status the PEN UP MOVE function determines whether to move the pen MOVE to each coordinate point or to move the pen directly to the final coordinate point When ENABLED is selected the pen moves to each coordinate point in sequence When DISABLED is selected the pen moves directly to the final coordinate point e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED A blinking Cursor appears beside your cho
164. sition when operating your plotter Contents 1 M6x 12mm socket flange head cap screws Qty 4 2 Cloth basket Qty 1 3 Basket holder assembly which consists of a front basket tube and a rear basket tube assembled on the tube bracket Qty 1 4 Middle basket tube Qty 1 5 4mm L wrench hex key tool Qty 1 Basket Assembly The following information will give you step by step instructions on how to assemble the Basket Assembly for the GRAPHTEC FC5100 Cutting Plotter For best results follow all instructions carefully ASSEMBLY AREA Assemble the Basket on a secure flat surface You will be using the 4mm L wrench hex key tool provided with your Basket assembly a Options FC5100 Basket Manual 167 1 Lock the casters The front and rear basket tubes have been assembled into the tube brackets Attach one 1 of the tube brackets to the upper two 2 holes in the left side of the stand with two 2 M6 x 12mm socket flange head Cap screws using the L wrench hex key tool Repeat this step with the other side Options FC5100 Basket Manual E 168 2 Place the middle tube between the stand sides in the slots provided on the tube brackets Use the center slot when only the stand and basket options are installed 9 Middle a Options FC5100 Basket Manual 169 3 Use the most front facing slot when the media roll holder option is installed Middle al t a SY ile Re Front LA Roll Front V Holder
165. t 0 025 gt 0 010 gt e Press the Enter key to register your setting and return to the INTERFACE menu STEP SIZE gt RS 232C gt COMMAND gt Setting the Interface Functions STEP SIZE Setting the Programmable Resolution E 146 RS 232C Setting the Data Transmitting Conditions This function selects and sets the data transmitting condition of the serial inter face Three preset conditions are available for easy access A NOTE Be sure to set the transmitting conditions to match the setting of your software applications A NOTE Your RS 232C setting is retained in the plotter s internal memory even while the plotter is turned off e Press the F3 key to select RS 232C STEP SIZE gt RS 232C gt COMMAND gt e Press the F1 key to select factory setting 1 press the F2 key to select factory setting 2 or press the F3 key to select factory setting 3 RS 232C CONDITION NO The asterisk is displayed beside the currently selected condition number The menu that corresponds to the number you selected will appear 9600 BAUD 9600 BAUD 9600 BAUD 8 BIT 7 BIT 8 BIT NONE PARITY EVEN PARITY EVEN PARITY HARDWIRE HARDWIRE HARDWIRE You can modify any of the RS232 C settings by pressing the F1 F2 F3 or F4 keys The blinking cursor will move to the parameter that corresponds with that key e Press the F1 key to change BAUD RATE press the F2 key to change DATA LENGTH press the F3 key to change PARI
166. t tings Advanced Functions and Settings DISTANCE ADJUST Adjusting the Length of Line Segments a 104 e Press the F2 key or the F3 key to select the X or Y Axis Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the DISTANCE ADJUST parameter DISTANCE ADJUST can be set from 2 00 to 2 00 in 0 05 increments e Press the F4 key to reset the DISTANCE ADJUST parameter to 0 on the X and Y Axises DISTANCE ADJUST CONDITION 1 0 00 0 00 RESET gt e Press the ENTER key to register your settings RS 232C Serial Interface The RS 232C Serial interface of your plotter conforms to the RS 232C Standard of Electronic Industries Association EIA This serial interface performs the serial transfer of digital binary data control signals and SYNC signals Table 1 RS232 Serial Interface Specifications Standard CCITT V 24 EIA RS 232C JIS X5101 Synchronization Asynchronous start stop Transfer Rate 19200 bits s Stop Bit 2 stop bits Character length 7 or 8 bits 7 bits i sett A Et S sto Data bits f i Parity bit 8 bits Start bit _4 O Stop bit Data bits oo Parity bit E Advanced Functions and Settings RS 232C Serial Interface 105 Table 2 RS232 C Electrical Characteristics RD SD RS CD DR ER Negative Logic Positive Logic Input voltage level 5V to 12V Logical 0 ON 5V to 12V Logical 1 OFF Output voltage level 5V to 8V Logical 0 ON 5V to 8V Logical 1
167. t be used e Registration marks must be created as data on the software e The following points must be noted when creating registration marks e Registration mark line thickness 0 3 mm to 1 0 mm e Registration mark size 5 mm to 20 mm See P 180 Specifying the Regis tration MARK SIZE e Registration marks should be either pattern 1 or pattern 2 e Registration marks should use single lines with the required line thickness specified The center of the lines is used as the reference point Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor fi 174 AUTO REG Remember when using automatic registration mark recognition pay special MARK attention to the following points e The registration mark pattern e The registration mark location e The reading area required for registration mark detection e The position of the origin point e Media for which registration marks cannot be detected e If registration mark can not be automatically recognized THE REGISTRATION MARK PATTERN You can print two or three registration marks depending on the method of axis alignment Registration mark 1 is located in the lower left corner of the printed image Registration mark 2 is located along the X axis of the pre printed image on a line that goes through registration mark 1 Registration mark 3 is located along the Y axis of the pre printed image on a line that goes through registration mark 1 Registration mark 3 is optional The distance between the r
168. the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes Pinch Roller Sen This function allows you to disable the pinch roller position sensor function of sor Control sensing media width is performed after selecting the media type during the plot ter s initialization When ENABLED is selected the pinch roller position sensor will perform When DISABLED is selected the pinch roller position sensor will not perform NOTE When disable is selected the new home position will be the point that the pen is when the unit is powered up The pen carriage can only move to the left from the new home position Always set the new home positon manually BEFORE the plotter is powered down J In cases where the pinch roller sensor function is disabled the pen carriage may go beyond the edge of the media Always set the AREA function to limit the cut area and to protect the cutting mat from damage Background Settings Background Settings for GP GL E 116 CAUTION Always set the AREA function to limit the cutting area and protect the machine OG e Press the F3 key to select ENABLED or press the F4 key to select DISABLED A blinking cursor appears beside your choice PINCH ROLLER SENSOR ENABLEDE DISABLED e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu Press the NEXT key if you wish to bypass thi
169. the Menu selection display then appears LANGUAGE SELECTION ENGLISH There are two different menu sequences Each of them belongs to GP GL and HP GL commands When the plotter is turned on the following menu sequence appears if GP GL is selected as the plotter s data command V Leda GL This menu sequence appears if HP GL is selected as the plotter s data com mand av gee leas Beas HE F Background Settings 109 The MENU Tree of Background Setting GP GL HP GL Background Settings Background Settings ENGLISH ENGLISH DISABLED ONTROL POSITION 2mm BELOW DISABLED DISABLED A NOTE PEN SELECT and CHECK PEN menus appear only when the 2 Pen option is installed Background Settings a 110 Background Settings for GP GL LANGUAGE You may select one of the following 12 languages for the operation menu Dan SELECTION ish Dutch English French German Hungarian Italian Japanese Norwegian Portuguese Spanish and Swedish e Press the UP and DOWN ARROW keys to select the desired language LANGUAGE SELECTION ENGLISH e Press the ENTER key to register your setting and to proceed to the next menu The next setting menu appears in the select language If you used METHOD 1 to select BACKGROUND SETTINGS press the MENU key if you do not wish to make any changes If you used METHOD 2 to select BACKGROUND SET TINGS turn off the plotter if you do not wish to make any changes
170. the cutter pen for this mode may cause fatal damage to the cutting mat Be sure to mount the plotter pen e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key three times Test Modes and Troubleshooting SELF TEST Running the Self Test i 130 e Press the F4 key to select OPTION 2 BACKGROUND SETTINGS gt OPTION 1 gt OPTION 2 gt e Press the F4 key to select TEST INITIAL DOWN FORCE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt TEST gt e Press the F3 key to select SELF TEST CONDITON LIST gt SELF TEST gt DATA DUMP gt The following message appears MOUNT THE PEN DONE gt CANCEL SELF TEST gt Confirm that the pen is mounted on the carriage e Press the F3 key to start plotting or press the F4 key to cancel plotting You may have to turn off the plotter to cancel SELF TEST if the plotter is in the SELF TEST mode The following message appears SELF TEST When you have finished printing the SELF TEST pattern turn off the plotter to cancel SELF TEST mode A NOTE The self test pattern is repeadtedy printed until the plotter is turned off To stop printing even if a pattern is not completely printed simply turn off the plotter 2 Test Modes and Troubleshooting SELF TEST Running the Self Test Troubleshooting 131 Table 4 The plotter is turned on but it doesn t work Symptom The control panel s POWER lamp does not light The control panel s POWER lamp lights but the plo
171. the number of the group you wish to change For example press the F1 key to select CONDITION 1 If CONDITION 5 appears then press the F1 key again to select CONDITION 1 e Press the CONDITION key to access the condition menu SET CONDITION 1 CBO9Ux e Press the NEXT key to cancel the condition where you are currently set and return to the main menu NOTE If the TANGENTIAL EMULATION mode is enabled for the condition number that you are currently working on the overcut menu appears as soon as the ENTER key is pressed Change the values if necessary For details see Tan gential Emulation TO CHANGE THE CUTTER FORCE e Press the F1 key to change FORCE The blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting SET CONDITION 1 CBO9Ux E Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions 53 e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 40 e If you wish to change another parameter e Press the F2 key to change SPEED e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting TO CHANGE THE CUTTER SPEED e Press the F2 key to change SPEED The blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting SET CONDITION 1 CBO9Ux e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 100 1 to 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 70 80 90 100 e If yo
172. toggle between CONDITION 4 and CONDITION 8 CONDITION 1 To get the factory default setup conditions for the cutter press the F1 key CONDITION 2 To get the factory default setup conditions for the pen press the F2 key CONDITION 3 To get the factory default setup conditions for the cutter intermediate press the F3 key CONDITION 4 To get the factory default setup conditions for the cutter reflective press the F4 key CONDITION 5 To get the factory default setup conditions for the high intensity reflective press the F1 key CONDITION 6 To get the factory default setup conditions for the sandblast with tangential emulation turned off press the F2 key Using tangential emulation will give better results when cutting sandblast media For more details see TAN GENTIAL EMULATION CONDITION 7 To get the factory default setup conditions for a user selected condition press the F3 key CONDITION 8 To get the factory default setup conditions for the pounce press the F4 key A NOTE The parameters set within each of these conditions greatly affect the finished quality of cutting operations The factory set default parameters for each of the eight conditions are a starting point for the user to fine tune the parameters of each condition Each group consists of four parameters as described below Cutting Force Pen Pressure Sets the force to be applied by the cutter blade during cutting the hole punching force during po
173. tter does not operate The control panel s MENU lamp flickers and nothing appears on the display panel The control panel s POWER lamp lights but the plotter does not operate The message below appears Sum Ck ROM RAM ERR The plotter is not being supplied with power The circuit protection on the machine is activated by overloading and it had not yet been deactivated The plotter is defective The ROM or RAM is defective The ROM or RAM is defective The ROM or RAM is defective Check that the power cord is securely connected to the plotter s AC line inlet and the electrical output Turn off the plotter and unplug the power cord After 5 or 10 minutes connect the power cord and turn on the system If in does not reactivate turn off the plotter and unplug the power cord and wait The recovery time can vary from case to case It the plotter does not reactivate after 30 minutes contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec dealer Contact your sales representative or near est Graphtec dealer Contact your sales representative or near est Graphtec dealer Contact your sales representative or near est Graphtec dealer Contact your sales representative or near est Graphtec dealer Test Modes and Troubleshooting Troubleshooting F 132 Media falls down dur ing initialization Media skews as soon as media starts to move After pen carriage moves across the plot
174. tter malfunction Special Precautions Notes on Use E 18 e To avoid scratching the cutting mat ensure that the cutter pen blade is not excessively extended e Do not touch the moving parts of the plotter while it is operating amp ut r e When manually moving the pen carriage to load the media be sure to move the carriage slowly 0 CAUTION Do not unplug or plug in the USB connector when the plotter is working or you will loose data when the computer restores the USB directory Daily Maintenance During the course of daily plotter operation be sure to observe the following precautions e Never lubricate the mechanisms of the plotter e Clean the plotter s casing using a dry cloth that has been moistened in a neutral detergent diluted with water Never use thinner benzene alcohol or similar solvents to clean the casings they will damage the casing s finish e Clean the cutting mat using a dry cloth In case of stubborn stains use a cloth that has been moistened in alcohol or in a neutral detergent diluted with water e Clean the plotter s paper sensors using a cloth moistened in a neutral detergent diluted with water Never use thinner benzene alcohol or similar solvents to clean the sensors cleaners such as these will damage the sensors F Special Precautions Daily Maintenance 19 Storing the Plotter When your plotter is not in use be sure to observe the following points e Rem
175. tting SPEED and or the cut ting FORCE Turn off the plotter remove the obstacle then turn the plotter back on Turn off the plotter remove the scraps then turn the plotter back on Turn off the plotter then turn the plotter back on Turn off the plotter then turn the plotter back on If error occurs frequently contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec dealer lf error occurs frequently contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec dealer Lower the cutting SPEED and or the cut ting FORCE Turn off the plotter remove the obstacle then turn the plotter back on Turn off the plotter remove the scraps then turn the plotter back on p Test Modes and Troubleshooting Error Messages 139 Table 9 Error Messages in GP GL Command Mode Symptom ERROR 1 COMMAND ERROR ERROR 4 PARAMETER OVERFLOW ERROR 5 I O ERROR Error Messages The plotter received an unrecognizable command Noise was input to the plotter upon execu tion of the software application The software configuration regarding the output device has been changed The plotter s interface conditions have been changed A command was received containing numeric parameters that exceed that com mand s permissible range The software configuration regarding the output device has been changed The plotter s interface conditions have been changed An error occu
176. tting of AXIS Unless the origin point has been moved to a new position it is always located in ORIGIN OFFSET the corner of the registration mark Use the AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET function when you wish to move the origin of the plotter In order to set the origin point of the cutting data to match the cutting data and pre printed image you must know the location of the axis origin point from the reg istration mark Next use the following procedure to set the axis origin point a spe cific distance from the corner of registration mark 1 e Press the MENU key to select MENU mode e Press the NEXT key e Press the F1 key to select AUTO REG MARK AUTO REG MARK gt PEN UP DOWN gt BUFFER CLEAR gt FEED gt e Press the F3 key to select OTHER SETUPS MARK SCAN MODE gt MARK TYPE gt OTHER SETUPS gt SENSOR OFFSET ADJ gt e Press the F3 key to select AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET MARK SIZE gt DISTANCE ADJUST gt AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt PAPER WEIGHT gt e Press the F3 or F4 key to select the axis for setting distance Press the F2 key to change polarity for distance setting Press the LEFT or RIGHT ARROW key to move the blinking cursor to select a digit then press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to change the number AXIS ORIGIN OFFSET gt 000 0 mm 000 0 mm Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor fi 190 In the X Axis enter the distance between registration mark 1 and the axis ori gin point on the X axis In the Y
177. u wish to change another parameter e Press the F1 key to change FORCE e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting TO CHANGE THE CUTTER QUALITY e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY The blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting SET CONDITION 1 CBO9Ux e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 8 The smaller the value the higher the quality When you select a speed that is faster than 60 you cannot select quality At that time an xx appears e If you wish to change another parameter e Press the F1 key to change FORCE e Press the F2 key to change SPEED Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions i 54 e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting TO CHANGE THE CUTTER OFFSET e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET The blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting SET 14 CONDITION 1 30 4 CBO9Ux Om e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 5 to 5 For more information see Running Cutting Test e If all of the parameters are set press the ENTER key to register your setting FINE ADJUSTMENT 1 Set the blade type to OTHER to permit fine adjustment of the CUTTER OFF SET value 2 While referring to the figures above g
178. umber of rolls to be used Always insert using the conveyor roller on the Accuload Using top roll holder Using middle roll holder Using bottom roll holder Accuload Conveyor roller Insert from pa u a Conveyor roller Media roll A WARNING Do not load media rolls on the Accuload when using the media roll holders E Options FC5100 Media Roll Holder Manual 173 FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor The FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor is an option for the FC5100 Cutting Plotter family that allows the plotter to automatically locate the Registration Marks used in the AXIS ALIGNMENT function The AXIS ALIGNMENT function is a very important function that should be used when you intend to cut pre printed media such as stickers or decals When the media is loaded in the plotter it should be loaded at exactly the same angle and position as it was on the printer which printed the image to ensure that the posi tion of the contour matches the printed images Since this cannot be done manu ally the AXIS ALIGNMENT function allows one to adjust the angle and position of the media on the plotter electrically as if it were being loaded on the same printer The AXIS ALIGNMENT function locates any distortion of the printed image by first using a reference point to create a virtual angle between the X and Y axis and then applying a scaling factor to match the cutting data to the printed image
179. uncing and the plotter pen pressure during plotting Speed Sets the traveling speed of the lowered pen Quality Sets the acceleration rate of the pen during cutting or plotting When you select a speed that is faster than 60 you cannot select quality At that time an xx appears Cutter Offset Sets the cutter blade control factor that greatly affects the shape of corners CUTTER OFFSET accesses parameters such as the tool type and the offset value Select the tool you wish to use first then set the value E Preparing to Cut Setting Conditions 51 The following is a list of all eight conditions and their respective settings o ee f e a e fe ef aterm e a wo 0 enerne conte wo 6 0 Cutter Sandblast with Tangential CB015U K30x 38 10 Emulation turned off oer m me O we one a NOTE The selected conditions greatly affect the finished quality of cutting operations Guter High Intensity Refecive cBorsux se 18 4 0 NOTE Raising the SPEED and QUALITY values results in lower precision but reduced overall cutting time This is useful when making test runs NOTE Lowering the SPEED and QUALITY values results in high precision but increased overall cutting time Select the Tool Press the function keys F1 through F4 corresponding to the number of the from the Menu group whose registered tool you wish to change CONDITION 1 READY CBO9Ux e Press the CONDITION
180. utting media which is too thick for the CBOQUA blade to handle Suitable for cutting media from 0 25 mm to 0 5 mm thick For cutting high intensity reflective media For cutting small characters on mono vinyl chloride media Suitable for cutting small size characters that are less than 10mm For cutting sandblast rubber The sharply angled point provides a longer cutting edge Suitable for cutting mate rial from 0 05 mm to 1 5 mm thick This is the hardest blade but may chip or shatter if dropped or subjected to impact Suitable for cutting material up to 0 05 mm thick For cutting masking media Suitable for cutting material up to 0 05 mm thick Cutters and Holders Blade Application and Features 29 Cutter Pen Nomenclature A WARNING To avoid bodily injury handle cutter blades with care PHP32 CBO9N For cutter blades of 0 9 mm diameter Cutter Pen wo wm cet Plunger Spring Cutter Blade Plunger Blade length adjustment knob blue Cap PHP32 CB15N For supersteel cutter blades of 1 5 mm diameter Cutter Pen E wt l oT Plunger Cutter Blade Plunger Blade length adjustment knob red Cap PHP31 CB15 Cut For ceramic and sapphire cutter blades of 1 5 mm diameter ter Pen Plunger cap so C Sor TJ Protective Plunger Holder Cutter Holder Blade length Cap A blade B adjustment knob red PHP32 CB09 Cut For cutter blades of 0 9 mm diameter ter Pen E eww w N Plunger Spring Cutter
181. wish to change For example press the F4 key to select CONDITION 8 If CONDITON 4 appears then press the F4 key again to select CONDITION 8 e Press the CONDITION key to access the condition menu e Press the NEXT key to cancel the condition where you are currently set and return to the main menu TO CHANGE THE POUNCE FORCE e Press the F1 key to change FORCE The blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value 1 40 e Press the F2 key to change SPEED e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET e Press the ENTER key to register your setting TO CHANGE THE POUNCE SPEED e Press the F2 key to change SPEED The blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value from 1 to 100 1 to 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 70 80 90 100 e Press the F1 key to change FORCE e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY e Press the F4 key to change OFFSET e Press the ENTER key to register your setting TO CHANGE THE POUNCE QUALITY e Press the F3 key to change QUALITY The blinking cursor indicates that you can change its setting e Press the UP or DOWN ARROW key to raise or lower the numeric value 1 8 The smaller the value the higher the quality The smaller the value the higher Options FC5100 Pounce Tool Manual a 162 the quality
182. x Operating environment emperature 10 C to 35 C or 50 F to 95 F Humidity 35 to 75 non condensing xternal dimensions without stand 1440 mm x 350 mm x 485 mm or 56 5 x 14 x 19 eight without stand 7 Kg or 81 Ibs a HP GL is a trademark of Hewlett Packard Company b Using CB15U K30 blades to cut sandblast rubber Specifications Main Specifications FC5100 100 a 154 Main Specifications FC5100 130 PU 16 Bit onfiguration Grit rolling cutting plotter Drive Digital servo Max Cut Width expanded mode 1372 mm 54 in in uaranteed precision cutting area 9m 30 ft with approved media Max Loadable Media Width 1500 mm 59 in Max cutting speed Axial 1414 mm sec 55 7 ips Diagonal Direction utting Pressure 10 to 500 g Min character size mm 0 125 in alphanumeric Helvetica med Font Mechanical resolution 0 005mm 0 0002 in in Programmable resolution GP GL 0 01mm 0 0004 in and HP GL 0 025mm 0 001in umber of cutters pens TT utter types upersteel ceramic and sapphire blades Pen types ater and oil based fiber tip water based ballpoint ceramic refillable ink and disposable ink pens ounce types 1 2mm diameter pin Compatible media Mono vinyl chloride media fluorescent media and media for illuminated displays high reflective media up to 0 25mm thick Sandblast rubber up to 1mm thick tandard interfaces RS 232C Centronics USB USB1 1 Full Speed uffer memory esid
183. xis origin point individually to adjust the offset between the cutting data and the printed image SCANNING METHODS There are two types of scanning methods AUTO and MANUAL After loading the pre printed media the selection menu appears SKIP gt AUTO gt MANUAL gt E Options FC5100 Auto Registration Mark Sensor 179 Selecting the F2 key SKIP displays the following screen and the plotter per forms the usual initialization routine without sensing the registration marks ROLL1 gt ROLL2 gt SHEET gt AUTO In this mode the plotter automatically starts scanning for the registra tion mark until it locates the specified number of registration marks When using the AUTO method you must load the pre printed media in a specific location Otherwise the plotter may not sense the regis tration marks MANUAL Using the ARROW keys move the pen near to a registration mark before you select MANUAL Once MANUAL is selected the plotter will automatically scan for the registration mark s until it locates the specified number of registration marks Note If you select the 2 POINT or 3 POINT methods the AUTO REG MARK sens ing function automatically executes after you load the media Once the AUTO REG MARK sensing function begins none of the control panel keys will respond when pressed To cancel AUTO REG MARK sensing lower the media set lever and then select the INITIAL MENU Caution The size of the registration

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