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1. a 3 a amp Al la al e E amp IFN H 5 A 9 hl l a H 3 3 3 3 Al S sl A a 3 a Al 53 dl 4 4 la ES E o H A le LAL Le a u a E SES Eeee E FIG 2 11 PRINT AND CUT TEST PATTERN Check for the squares where the cut line is just above the printed line use those values to insert via the control panel If the values were too far off then redo the test Basic Operation 2 12 DC5 User s Manual 2 6 How to Change media width 2 6 1 Pinch roller positioning The DC5 has 6 positions for the right pinch roller 50 61 76 100 120 and137cm 19 24 30 40 48 and 54 inch The DC5sx has 3 positions for the right pinch roller 50 61 and 76cm 19 24 and 30 inch The line feed calibration see section 2 3 depends on the loaded media width The line feed parameters are stored per user So either the line feed calibration has to be redone when media width is changed or the user will have to switch to a pre configured user with the correct media width It is recommende
2. FIG 4 2 HEAD ALIGNMENT TEST Detailed Operation 4 4 DC5 User s Manual 4 2 9 Clean printhead This routine cleans the printhead If the transfer of the ribbon has degraded then this cleaning procedure will clean the printhead automatically Also the printhead is periodically cleaned while printing Do not use this cleaning routine too often as it can prematurely wear down the printhead surface This procedure cleans any build up from the heat resistant layer which is coated on the backside of the ribbon Press the Clean head button to start the cleaning procedure 4 2 10 Dot Overlap The dot overlap paramter is used to activate or deactivate the dot overlap When the DC5 sx prints the next pass of an image the last dot on the edge of the previous pass is reprinted Dot overlap can be set to on half or off It is advised to set dot overlap to ON When printing with a mask see 6 3 6 set it to HALF If this parameter is set to off then small gaps between printing bands may appear Press the dot overlap button then set it off half or on Press to confirm or to cancel 4 2 11 Color offset The color offset sub menu is used to set the color offset feature While printing the DC5 sx shifts each color plane 8 dots standard This is to blend the printed strips together more gradually The figure below
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4. WARNING From this point on two people ARE REQUIRED for safety reasons FIG 1 3 UNPACKING DC5 sx STAGE 3 Setup 1 2 DC5 User s Manual Position the ramps so the printer can be rolled down from the pallet Be sure the wheels of the printer are aligned with the ramp legs FIG 1 4 UNPACKING DC5 sx FINAL STAGE 4 Open the front cover and loosen the printer carriage then remove the foam underneath the carriage which is protecting the printhead Loosen the cutter carriage Remove the protective sheet from the printing surface The printing surface is very fragile please read section 5 1 6 FIG 1 5 UNPACKING DC5 sx FINAL STAGE 5 Setup 1 3 DC5 User s Manual 1 2 DC5 sx printer components 1 2 1 The DC5 sx as viewed from the front 2 3 3 y FIG 1 6 DC5 sx FRONT VIEW 1 Control Panel and LCD All printer activity can be initiated from the 320x240 dot touch panel The panel displays information about the printer s current status and or actions that need to be taken A detailed explanation can be found in section 4 2 Front Cover The front cover protects the media from dust and also the operator from any moving parts during operation Therefore the front cover must be kept closed during operation To open the front cover you must first pause the machine 3 Pinch Rollers The pinch rollers clamp the media to the drive system and insure necessary tracking The pinch rollers are electrically powere
5. FLEXCUT will be cut through see section 3 2 There can only be one contour color and one FlexCut Color 4 Cassette Number refers to the ribbon ID number Numbers are assigned automatically if SCC recognizes the color name 5 Print order specify the order in which the color planes will be printed Ideally process colors always print in YMCK order lightest color first Software 6 16 DC5 User s Manual 6 3 2 3 Screening tab mud e i gt General Color iy al Advanced Color Cyan y Frequency j5 lines inch v Angle ho Shape DoubleDot V Use the same shape for all Colors Cancel Save defaults FIG 6 21 SCREENING TAB Use printer s default screens default settings are ellipse 50 Ipi If this box is unchecked then those parameters can be changed for different effects Ink Use the same shape and frequency for all colors otherwise unexpected patterns will appear in the design Frequency The frequency is the line frequency lpmm or Ipi This parameter determines the size of the cell in which dots are put together to create the colors Do not confuse this term dots per mm dpmm or dpi Dpmm is the resolution of the printer The head of a DC5 sx has a fixed resolution of 12 dpmm 304 dpi The number of shades depends on the relation between dpmm and Ipmm lpi and dpi The formula is domm lpmm or dpi Ipi It is recommended to use only frequencies betw
6. User s Manual Rev 001a FCC Notice The DC5 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class A digital devices 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 The cutters generate use and can emit radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of the cutters 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 Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Summa which is responsible for FCC compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment DOC Notice The DC5 does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Notice Summa reserves the right to modify the information contained in this User Manual at any time without prior notice Unauthorized copying modification distribution or display is prohibited All rights reserved Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Directive Directive 2002 96 EC of the European Parliament and of the Council The symbol right is shown on this product It indicates that the product shou
7. x to accept an instruction or a change in current selected parameter to initiate an internal test gt Status line E The bottom line gives extra information on the way the printer is connected to the computer If it is connected through the Ethernet connection then the IP address is shown When the printer is online pressing in the region of the status line is a shortcut to the communication menu When in menu mode the status line shows which menu the machine is in Basic Operation 2 2 DC5 User s Manual 2 1 2 Settings The Settings button gives access to the main menu Pressing this button will cause the cutter to go offline and suspend all operations in progress The main menu contains all parameter settings submenus and access to tests and calibration routines The chosen tool will influence the displayed settings Parameter Settings are recognized by the name of the parameter and the value Press the parameter to change the value Density 12000 Sub menus are recognized by the group name followed by three points Submenus group certain parameters Access to some of the submenus will be determined by plotting language or tool type Printer Menu Tests amp calibrations routines are recognized by the name of the test followed by a small start button These offer access to the different internal tests and calibration routines The calibration routines are used to adjust and fine tune the cutter for the chose
8. 1 1 Unpacking the DC5 sx NOTE Save the shipping box and any other packaging items in case the printer needs to be shipped Do not ship the printer without first completely repacking it in its original packaging A document explaining how to repackage it is available A WARNING For safety reasons no fewer than two people should be involved in unpacking the printer Before unpacking make sure to have at least 4 meter of space at one side of the box because the printer will be rolled down a ramp Remove the straps and open the flaps of the box take out the 4 foam blocks Then remove the box from the pallet this must be done in a room that is at least 2 5 meter high Remove the protective bag then cut all the straps and cable ties Next set aside the accessories box FIG 1 1 DC5 sx ON SHIPPING PALLET Setup 1 1 DC5 User s Manual The printer is secured to the base at each side with a bracket Remove the 4 nuts 17 mm located at each side Next lift the brackets up and out by pulling the bottom part backwards under the DC5 sx and then remove them FIG 1 2 UNPACKING DC5 sx STAGE 2 Remove the two foam blocks from underneath the stand Do this using the two ramps which are screwed to the pallet Slide the ramp under the stand closest to the end with the foam suspension blocks A Lift the DC5 sx from each side just high enough so the foam blocks can be pulled out from underneath the DC5 sx
9. If it is not loaded straight it will align it automatically unless OptiTrac is set to white background FIG 1 14 LOADING ROLL AT THE FRONT OF THE DC5 sx The pinch rollers will now come down and the media is properly loaded The machine will remain paused until the front cover is closed After closing the front cover the DC5 sx will measure the media width If the media width has changed then the printer will prompt the user to check if the right pinch roller is set correct Setup 1 17 DC5 User s Manual 1 6 2 Using media take up rollers The DC5 sx is equipped with an automatic motorized roll take up system The take up rollers are only active if the DC5 sx is printing If a printed image is to be contour cut the take up rollers MUST be disabled To use the take up rollers follow procedure below Using an empty media core insert media core holders into each end and attach a piece of scrap vinyl to the core with adhesive tape minimum 1 meter long Place this core and vinyl on the DC5 sx as shown in the picture FIG 1 15 PREPARING TAKE UP ROLL Attach the scrap media to the edge of the vinyl Allow for some slack so the DC5 sx can align and park the media if necessary If the take up rollers are enabled and if the DC5 sx is printing then the media will be rolled up FIG 1 16 USING THE TAKE UP ROLL Setup 1 18 DC5 User s Manual 1 6 3 Unloading the media First detach the media from the take
10. RECOME D LINEFEED SIMPLE LIN FEEDTEST 5 Press on recommended test A test pattern is printed and then cut out Then the DC5 sx calibrates the OptiTrac sensor and then completes the line feed test The printed lines are measured and then internal parameters are adjusted automatically If the DC5 sx has to compensate too much it will prompt the operator to redo the test A simple line feed calibration test will suffice then LINE FEED CALIBRATION TEST XX inch aL 4 RA RECOMMENDED LINE FEED CALIBRATION TEST LINE FEED CALIBRATION TEST XX inch FIG 2 8 SIMPLE LINE FEED CALIBRATION TEST Basic Operation 2 8 DC5 User s Manual Head alignment The two parameters above control the alignment in the media direction There is also a calibration in the direction of the movement of the head This is calibrated mechanically when a head is changed and should not be redone until the head is replaced again However due to different media parameters difference in media roll up tension thickness of media there might also be need for an extra calibration in the direction of the movement of the head O NOTE If the hard disk is not installed then this test has to be started from the program Summa Printer Control Automatic head alignment setup 1 Power on the printer and load media see section 1 6 1 Density Printer menu T Q Cutter menu Double Density Feed Configuration 1 Feed Media width
11. Rename Select Rename Select Rename Select Rename Select FIG 6 9 USERS MENU This menu gives an overview of all the pre configured users on the DC5 sx Use this menu for quick change from one user to another or to change the name of a user Software 6 8 DC5 User s Manual 6 2 4 Print Choose Folder Files IIA DuraChrome Files sdc y job 1 sdc Print File s job2 sdc c fos job3 sdc logo_summa sdc sources Tools Users O Windows FIG 6 10 PRINT MENU This can be used to send files to the printer Select the file on the left then click on the A to send the file s Files can be test files head profile jobs 6 2 5 Tests Print Tests Cut Tests Print Head Upgrade Density Test DIN Cut Head Status Upgrade DCSmain me Feb Upgrade DCScom Calibration 55 a Head Alignment FIG 6 11 TESTS MENU The print and cut tests are the same tests that are available on a DC with an internal hard drive If the internal hard drive is not present then the calibration tests have to be started from here Those tests are explained in other sections of this manual When is clicked then the printer send a coded head status to the computer this head status can be used for warranty issues The code can only be decoded by Summa There are also two buttons to upgrade the firmware for the DC The procedure for a complete firmware upgrade is as follows Software 6 9 DC5 User s Manua
12. 0 Build Jan 14 2014 fo S Es Model DCS x i USB Head Serial 92 10041 040211 I erne Media Width 548 mm a Ethernet DC5 Com Revision 0 4 Velocity 500 mm s Main Revision 0 4 Knife Pressure 75 gr User PREMIUM 30 INCH Engine Revision 0 4 All covers closed TT A i i Abort Users Print Tests Customize printer Ae r jl jl CONTROL rrr Set Parameter Parameter Yalue Refresh off poe Double Density Dot Overlap On 6000 16000 Color Offset Standard ScratchGuard Off OptiTrac Color Cyan OptiTrac Automatic Backup Knife pressure 75 gr Pr Velocity 500 mm s FIG 6 6 SUMMA PRINTER CONTROL START SCREEN MACHINE CONNECTED After starting up the printer and the program the window as above is displayed The top of the window contains info about the printer Machine info Displays the model serial number machine serial number printhead and the different firmware revisions of each board General info Shows loaded cassettes with an rough estimate of how much ribbon is left Also shows media width cutting speed knife pressure and selected user Communication Shows the selected connection type Status This part displays the status of the connection Status light can be green connected gray not connected or green flashing busy communication Use M for refreshing the info Software 6 6 DC5 User s Manual 6 2 1 Men
13. 0 Cancel Status AS Gateway 0 0 0 0 USES Summa USB port 1 DASH 0 0 0 0 DNS 2 0 0 0 0 Communication Communication Communication 5 Press Configure 6 Press parameter that has 7 Set address correct press to be changed Apply IP 192 168 1 1 x 255 255 255 0 Subnet 255 255 255 0 Cancel Gateway 0 0 0 0 DNS 1 0 0 0 0 DNS 0 0 0 0 Communication Communication 8 Press parameter that has 9 Set address correct press to be changed apply Setup 1 15 DC5 User s Manual 1 6 Media Handling 1 6 1 Loading media The DC5 sx is designed to work with rolls of media not sheets It is advised to use cotton gloves while loading the media otherwise the surface of the media becomes contaminated by oil from fingers and the beginning of the printout will be unusable Two media core end holders are delivered with the machine The printer aligns the media automatically during operation Therefore the left side of the vinyl roll must be straight seen from the front of the DC5 sx To load the media proceed as follows NOTE While loading the media do not touch the gray printing surface platen Doing so might permanently damage the delicate printing surface 1 Switch the printer on 2 Inserta media core holder in each end of the media roll Check first if they are loosened If not loosen them with the black knob at the side Figure 1 10 shows a loosened 1 core holder and an expanded 2 core holder FIG 1 1
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15. 3 counterclockwise until the plunger comes out of the holder 2 Insert the conical non cutting end of the knife into the opening in the narrow end of the holder gently push the knife all the way in 3 Turn the holder upside down and tap it lightly on a solid surface to ensure that the knife is completely inserted 4 Slowly turn the knurled knob clockwise until the tip of the blade extends the distance required for the desired cutting media t as shown in figure below FILM f N 1 a BACKING Y FIG 1 26 KNIFE LENGTH ADJUSTMENT 5 Insert the knife holder into head clamp seating it firmly FIG 1 27 CLAMP DRAG HEAD 6 Close the clamp and tighten the clamp screw Setup 1 25 7 Ca 2 Basic Operation 2 1 The control Panel The 320x240 dot touch screen provides a unique interface system that provides detailed status information and offers a more flexible and powerful control of the printer s configuration All screen and optional panel controls on the touch screen are easily formatted to allow quick access to the most common cutter settings Next to the status messages and or menu options displayed on the touch screen button symbols can be pressed to change menu items or to change the value for a given submenu parameter The most used functions are explained in the following paragraphs It is advised not to touch the control panel while the machine is printin
16. 672mm Reprint job Calibrate Linefeed Knife pressure 75gr System menu Scratchguard Density 12000 bd Communication ma ae Shut down amp Settings OptiTrac color OptiTrac Automatic Settings Printer menu Summa USB port 2 Press Settings 3 Press printer menu 4 Press More Calibrate Print8 Cut O ft Head Alignment a Clean Printhead O On More Color Offset Standard E Settings Printer menu MANUAL TEST AUTOM TEST Dot Overlap xX Cancel 5 Press Head Alignment 6 Choose Automatic Test A test pattern is printed Some printed lines are measured and then internal parameters are adjusted automatically If the DC5 sx has to compensate too much it will prompt the operator with following text VALUE OUT OF RANGE ALIGN HEAD MECHANICALLY If so then a mechanical calibration as described in the head change procedure will need to be redone FIG 2 9 AUTOMATIC HEAD ALIGNMENT TEST NOTE Never do a manual head alignment test after an automatic head alignment test because it defaults the automatic head alignment calibration parameters Basic Operation 2 9 DC5 User s Manual 2 4 How to set the main knife parameters There are two important knife parameters the offset and the knife pressure The knife offset is a knife depended parameter The knife pressure is a media depended parameters NOTE Each time the media type is changed the knife pressure
17. Improved CMYK to CMY a choice between two different embedded color profile tables Used when CMY images appear too dark IMPROVED CMYK TO CMY NO IMPROVED CMYK TO CMY Software 6 21 DC5 User s Manual 5 Use High resolution mode is an option to print in high resolution When this mode is used then the DC5 sx prints with a resolution of 304x608 dpi which results in higher color contrast and scharper images 6 Masking is an option to print color layers underneath other colors Commonly used for printing on clear vinyl Choose between ColorMask complete coverage Primer dot printed dot on dot or pixel on pixel and VisionPrint perforated hole patterns The patterns in VisionPrint can be chosen with Mask name The size of the pattern can be changed with Mask size and Shape size The small window next to the shape option displays the pattern that will be printed out The black area indicates area to be printed and the white area indicates what will not be printed There is a choice of one two or three masking layers Fill in the cassettes numbers for selected layers as needed See Stay ly am A esi Hilti is P iy ee 44 H Hen Y ive A Oy i ij juyi Ui yyy ross per Mids ETT iH ih TA YL Wp Wy Wy Uy Up u WM RHEN 00 RTH ii Layer 1 olack Layer 2 white Design FIG 6 26 MASKING 444 fij dif a Wr lll pe Me Wy jy i ei lr ANN ditin Pad AN Wy IN MLL Ea WMTW ccc j sidd fide
18. The drivers were successfully installed on this computer If a device came with pour software you can now connect it to this computer If your device came with instructions please read them first Driver Name Status yV Summa SUMMADC3 U Ready to use y Summa SUMMAUSB U Ready to use Bac Cancel FIG 6 2 USB DRIVERS INSTALLATION Software 6 2 DC5 User s Manual 6 1 2 Installing printer tools Following useful tools can be installed with this program 1 Plug in for CorelDraw from version 12 on and Adobe lllustrator from version CS on for WinPlot and Color Control The plug in for Corel install an extra toolbar Clicking on an icon in this toolbar automatically exports the current drawing into the program indicated in the toolbar The plug in for Illustrator creates an extra menu under the file menu called summa From there the current design can be exported into Color Control or WinPlot 2 Palette for spot color definitions in CorelDraw from revision 10 on and Adobe Illustrator from version 10 on The palette includes also two special colors CONTOUR and FLEXCUT With these spot colors the print and cut data can be separated All objects in the design which have as color CONTOUR or FLEXCUT will not be printed by Color Control but cut out after first printing the other data 3 ICC profiles The use of ICC profiles is explained in a separate document that can be found on the i
19. WET Layer 1 black Layer 2 white Design FIG 6 27 PRIMER DOT ESA AA AA AA AA A INTER SS Se lt i os a gt TS lt gt TF AS D i gt gt PRO e lt AA Layer black gt Layer 2 white Design FIG 6 28 VISION PRINT Software 6 22 DC5 User s Manual 6 4 How to rip View and print Color Control does not show a print preview before the printing is started If a print preview is necessary before the printing is started then follow next procedure to RIP View and then print Enter the menu and click on Pito Summa DES DES qa In the print dialogue box choose ES Set the rest of the printing preferences as explained in previous section Click on l Enter the menu and clickon ew Last Ripped File fy The ripped file can be checked it can not be altered any more Spot colors do not show in the preview Click on the 41 icon or enter the menu and click on AA Choose the file with the same name as on the preview window Then print out the file Software 6 23 7 Specifications 7 1 Features List 7 1 1 Hardware e OptiPrint media cleaner Powered roll feed system with media flanges Powered roll up system with media flanges optional on DC5sx Baskets optional on DC5sx Rear and Front Media sensor Hard Disk 2 GB job storage space optional on DC5sx 7 1 2 Interface e Color touch screen e Metric or English units 7 1 3 Functionalit
20. confirm Press arrows or use Numpad to change the Flex pressure cut length and press Test to confirm and User s Manual 180 gr is a recommended starting value for the full cut through pressure 10 mm is a recommended starting value for the cutting length at full pressure 50 of the full pressure is a recommended starting value for the flex bridge pressure 1mm is a recommended starting value for the cutting length at flex pressure Range 0 250 250 000 cut out test Settings Cutter menu FlexCut The cutter will cut out a test pattern 6 Check if the result is the satisfactory If not change one of the 4 parameters above Reducing the velocity can also improve the result It is never recommended to use cutting speeds larger than 400mm s 16 ips with cutting pressures above 200 gr NOTE It is not always easy to find the correct balance between cutting deep enough making sure the pieces can be taken out easily and not cutting too deep making sure the material keeps it strength while cutting Sometimes this balance doesn t exist meaning that this material can t be cut through with Satisfactory result NOTE When cutting through it is recommended that parallel lines are at least 1 cm away from each other Otherwise while cutting the second line the first line may come loose and cause trouble da NOTE FlexCut parameters are always metric regardless the value of the panel Units parameter 7 After
21. cspneeansaestvasausensacdosonsens 2 1 2 User COMM AUN ALOU MENU serrurier i NE EEA A OA 2 4 24 Detaled FIO DON Status ra a 2 5 2 5 Touch screen view while printing ooomomommmmrmmmsmmmmmrrmmmmmrrrs 2 5 A A A RC 2 6 2 7 Recommended line feed calibration test ococococcononoconeononononnoroncnraroronononoororononononroronsnrororononsoss 2 8 2 8 Simple lin feed calibration testi ais 2 8 229 AUtoMatlE head ANGMIMENU iii AAA AA 2 9 210 Kole pressure testa e acia 2 10 ZE TZ Correct Knife mMset Pates isaac 2 11 213 Pant ana Cut test pa a 2 12 2 VA REDOSIEIOMIUNG FONET GUIE aia AR OEREO 2 14 3 V DESINIT CON TO U ens 3 1 3 2 Advised places for contour PIACEMENL ccsssssssscesessssssssssssssesssssssesessssessessescsesssesesesessessseseseeeees 3 2 3 3 Placement of thefirst origin Marini ia 3 3 3 4 Placementor the restore Ma Kira 3 3 A ON 3 4 3 0 SCICCTING CUE Dalarnas ia 3 5 o a sI ea atid nasstexs voces es 3 6 Table of contents V DC5 User s Manual A Complete menu Structural 4 2 4 2 Read alignmentteS unica isc ridad 4 4 AS OVO PO FSU ae 4 5 AA Repite is 4 8 AS Ser conque lia iiara 4 9 4 6 Before calibrate touch SENA iii 4 10 4 7 After calibrating touch SEP Miras 4 10 4 3 Calibrate Media test aid a REEE RA 4 10 5 1 POSION THOME SCMSON src 5 1 JA POSITION Cal SENS O Ronin dives ebcabalvcssnsatevtcessivaci iveselecs 5 1 39 GICAL MING Pad a a a 5 2 FACENTE INE aC a EE 5 3 Da OWN CIEL A E E O O E 5 5 6 1Inst
22. media load procedure When media is loaded the DC5 sx will measure the media width and check the presence of the cassettes and estimate how much usable ribbon is remaining on the roll IT atg TE Feed Configuration 1 Feed Settings Configuration 1 Settings Media width al m Knife pressure Insert media Density 12000 Z OOOHS x Clamp Summa USB port 1 Summa USB port 1 FIG 1 9 FIG 1 10 PRINTER IS LOADED AND READY PRINTER IS READY NO MEDIA LOADED Setup 1 10 DC5 User s Manual 1 5 Connecting the Printer to a Computer The DC5 sx printers support bi directional USB and Ethernet connectivity When both ports are connected at the same time the port that receives data first will remain active and the other port will be deactivated 1 5 1 USB connection The USB cable should be 5 meters 16 feet or less in length The connector on the cutter side of the cable should be USB series B 4 pin The connector on the computer side of the cable should be USB A 4 pin 1 5 1 1 Connecting the printer to a PC using a USB cable NOTE When installing a printer make sure that the user has administrative rights and that UAC is deactivated or set to its lowest level not applicable for Windows XP When the stick is inserted in the computer then it starts normally automatically Windows XP and Vista or an autoplay window is opened then click on open folder to view files and double click autorun O NOTE This procedure ex
23. menu Knife pressure 75 gr Feed Configuration 1 Feed Cutter menu Knife offset 0 43 mm Media width Reprint job Velocity 500 mm s Knife pressure System menu Overcut Density Communication CAA a Shut down Settings FlexCut Calbrate Print amp Cut Settings Cutter menu Summa USB port 2 Press Settings 3 Press cutter menu 4 Press Knife offset Old value 0 45 mm New value 0 43 mm Range 0 00 1 00 mm t Settings Cutter menu Settings Cutter menu 5 Use arrows to change knife 6 Or fill in the new value after offset pressing Numpad 1 Press WES to perform the internal knife offset test 2 Press MEA to confirm the chosen knife offset and exit the menu 3 Press to leave the knife offset unchanged When the knife offset is set correctly the test pattern looks like this FIG 2 11 CORRECT KNIFE OFFSET PATTERN When the knife offset is too low the test pattern looks like this When the knife offset is too high the test pattern looks like this Change the knife offset value if the cut out pattern is not correct Basic Operation 2 11 DC5 User s Manual 2 5 How to calibrate print and Cut The print head and the cutting head have each their own origin point Perform the following test to align the both origins so that the contour cuts are not offset NOTE Each time the knife is replaced or media type is changed then the print and cut calibration has to be done Only do a
24. printing monochrome or on colored vinyl The default value for white vinyl is cyan If white gold or silver is chosen as OptiTrac color then the DC5 sx will raise the head between the left and right OptiTrac mark if the color is not used automatically without the need to set ribbon save high Changing OptiTrac color is explained in section 2 3 Detailed Operation 4 3 DC5 User s Manual 4 2 6 OptiTrac This menu allows setting the OptiTrac feature to automatic ON OFF white background or full white The default setting is automatic which means the OptiTrac lines are printed on the outer left and right side of the media This gives the most accurate tracking performance because the OptiTrac marks are printed on the same place where the line feed calibration test was done If this parameter is set to on then the OptiTrac marks are printed as close to the design as possible this saves ribbon but could be compromising on accuracy OFF is used for special media on which the marks cannot be read This means that the line feed has to be done manually and that there will always be a relative large overlap White background and full white are used for reflective media or media with reflective particles The media calibration test see section 4 5 6 test can be used to determine which setting can be used The procedure to set this parameter is explained in section 2 3 4 2 7 Calibrate Print amp Cut This test cannot be started fr
25. procedure described in section 3 This parameter determines the minimum reflection level at which the sensor de3cides that the area underneath the sensor is considered as black If save file is set to off then the jobs are not stored on the hard disk and a reprint from touch screen or from Color Control is not possible Standard setting is on There are also three buttons Use for refreshing the parameter settings The button is used for keeping a backup of all the DC parameters on the computer There exist no standard or default settings for the DC It is therefore advised to keep a backup of all the parameters on the computer just after installation of the printer If a lot of parameters are changed or if new users are calibrated on the printer then it is also advised to make a backup With the Eb utton the parameters can be send again to the printer 6 2 2 Abort The abort button can be used if the communication between Summa Printer Control and the printer is taking too long 6 2 3 Users 54 inch USER CONFIG 05 USER CONFIG 09 USER CONFIG 13 Rename Rename Select Rename Select Rename Select USER CONFIG 02 USER CONFIG 06 USER CONFIG 10 USER CONFIG 14 LOTT TTT Rename Select USER CONFIG 03 USER CONFIG 07 OCTITIPTTTICTIOSA PCTCSTCTITETTOTIT OTCTOTICEOTITITT PATTITICCTE PEPA Rename Select Rename Select Rename Select Rename Select USER CONFIG 04 USER CONFIG 08 USER CONFIG 12 USER CONFIG 16
26. protection against risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse T4 0A 250V SCHURTER SPT OR EQUIVALENT 1 To remove the fuse 3 lightly pry the fuse holder release clip 2 in the direction opposite the power switch The fuse holder will pop free FIG 5 5 POWER ENTRY MODULE 2 Remove the fuse holder 3 Pull the fuse from the holder 4 Put new fuse in the holder and clip the holder back into place Maintenance 5 5 J Ca 6 Software for the PC 6 1 Introduction The installation manual USB stick contains the programs for PC to be installed 1 USB driver installation program installs the USB driver for the printer 2 Summa Printer Control DC5 installs application program for controlling the printer parameters 3 Summa Color Control RIP with cutting capabilities optional for DC5sx dongle required 4 Automatic installation of spot color palette for Corel and Illustrator 5 Plugin for Corel and Illustrator 6 ICC profiles ATTENTION Switch off UAC or set to its lowest level and check if the installer has administrative rights It is also recommended to install the programs in the order they are displayed When the stick is inserted in the computer then it starts normally automatically Windows XP and Vista or an autoplay window is opened then click on open folder to view files and double click autorun If not launch the routine manually from the Run command lin
27. to generate an overcut in order to facilitate weeding the cut Each time the knife goes up or down the cutter cuts a bit further then it should The overcut setting can be disabled 0 or set to any value between O and 1mm in increments of 0 1mm Press the overcut button and change to the desired value Press to confirm Ld cancel Detailed Operation 4 6 DC5 User s Manual 4 3 5 FlexCut The FlexCut submenu is explained in section 3 2 however setting up the DC5 sx for FlexCutting is not that easy Follow next procedure to try and determine usable FlexCut settings 1 Turn out the knife so that the out coming knife tip is longer than the material thickness NOTE Never turn INCORRECT CORRECT the knife so far out that the media can hit the knife shaft Only the knife edge may Media can hit Media can only hit get in contact with a shaft a edge the media in order to avoid media crashes 2 Goto the knife pressure submenu see section 2 4 Increase the knife pressure gradually and do in between the knife pressure test Until the minimum knife pressure to cut the material completely through is reached Then increase this value with 5 10 Write this value down O NOTE It is discouraged to use brand new knives for cutting through Pressure setting and knife depth of brand new knives change quickly O NOTE It is recommended to use cutting speeds of 300mm s 12 ips and lower when cutting pressures is 200 gr or hig
28. 1 MEDIA CORE HOLDER 3 Insert the loosened core holders into each end of the roll Then tighten them with the black knob be sure both core holders are secured 4 Place the media roll on the DC5 sx rollers The right core holder guide is at a fixed position on the supply rollers bar The left guide is adjustable Make sure the media roll is positioned as in figure 1 8 Guide the beginning of the vinyl around the second supply roll 1 Then make a big loop underneath and behind the two roller bars and pull it upwards and into the machine FIG 1 12 POSITION OF THE SUPPLY ROLL ON THE DC5 sx Setup 1 16 DC5 User s Manual 5 To unwind the media roll press the pushbutton 1 located on the right side Hold the media so it does not touch the floor Insert the vinyl between the cassette station and the base As soon as the vinyl covers a sensor the rear clamps will come down and hold the vinyl The clamps will come down and hold the vinyl FIG 1 13 LOADING ROLL AT THE BACK OF DC5 sx y 6 Next return to the front of the machine Hold the vinyl and press MEL 7 Align the edge of the media using the alignment marks 1 on the front of the base y y then press Mt Just before the DC5 sx starts to print it will test the media alignment and the position relative to the origin before it starts printing If the media is to far from the origin then the DC5 sx will Park the media on the starting point origin
29. 5 tabs in this window If the plug in for Corel or Illustrator is used then the program Summa Color Control opens automatically with the printer dialog window and the current open file in the design program 6 3 2 1 General tab Print pe General Color Screening Layout Advanced M Force Black Overprint Mirror Negative Rotate 1180 RIP amp Print Save vw PS EPSF PDF file after successfully RIP ing Save wi AlP ed file after successfully printing limport sec Number of copies 1 Cancel Save defaults FIG 6 19 GENERAL TAB 1 Force Black Overprint overprints all black elements which help to prevent small black text from dropping out the background color TEXT TEXT FORCE BLACK OVERPRINT ON FORCE BLACK OVERPRINT OFF 2 Mirror reverses the image which is useful for some backlit and window graphic applications Negative creates a negative image which is useful for screen printing applications RIP amp Print select which operation to perform Rotate rotates an image 90 180 or 270 m y Save PS EPS PDF file after successfully ripping Select whether to save or delete the file that has just been ripped 7 Save Ripped file after printing Select whether to save or delete the ripped file after printing The location of the ripped files can be set in the preference menu If this option is set to on then this subdirectory has to be checked regularly in order not to flood the
30. E If the software cannot recognize the difference between the two types of cut line then it is not recommended to use this feature Setting the parameters for cutting through the media 1 Power on the printer and load media see section 1 6 1 Printer menu y E Q Feed Configuration 1 Feed Cutter menu Knife pressure Knife offset Velocity Media width 672mm Reprint job Overcut FlexCut Calibrate S Settings Cutte Knife pressure 75gr System menu Density 12000 Communication CAA en Shut down Summa USB port Settings 2 Press on Settings 3 Press on Cutter menu 4 Press on FlexCut Full pressure 180 gr Full pressure cut length 7 500 mm Flex pressure 80gr Flex pressure cut length 0 750 mm Settings Cutter menu FlexCut 5 Select parameter to change Print amp Cut 3 6 DC5 Old value 180 gr New value 180 gr Range 0 400 gr Settings Cutter menu FlexCut Old value 7 500 mm New value 7 500mm Range 0 250 250 000 Settings Cutter menu FlexCut Old value 80 gr New value 80 gr Range 0 200 gr Settings Cutter menu FlexCut Old value 0 750 mm New value 0 750 mm 1 Press arrows or use Numpad to change the Full pressure and press Apply to confirm Press arrows or use Numpad to change the Full pressure cut length and press Apply to confirm Press arrows or use Numpad to change the Flex pressure and press Apply to
31. E E E E E ES A E E E EE E E EAE ET 1 1 fal Unpacking the DOS Siria 1 1 1 2 DC5 sx printer COMPONENTS iis ccs Aaeececdecdsasssscccsacsoescvececesssnwannsgacasdecdscsseeseees 1 4 1 2 1 The DC5 sx as viewed from the frOnt s essssessessssseeessseeessssseeesssseeressssseeeosseeresss 1 4 1 2 2 The printer as viewed from the DacCk o oomonononomms 1 6 1 3 Safety Ideal Operating Environment Connecting to the Maing 1 7 A AO 1 7 LA AAA e e E OR 1 7 1 3 1 2 Symbols used in Man Alina dio 1 7 139 Salety DFECAUTIONS eisrean ea en nA 1 8 t32 Operating en VIO NM AN 1 8 1 3 3 Connecting the printer to the Mains ssesseesssssseessssseeesssseerssssseeesssseeresssseerossseeresss 1 9 3 01 Grounding Eann aerie iia 1 9 13 32 Operating Volta Ein 1 9 14 POWEerFIna OM TINE DEA Ni 1 10 1 5 Connecting the Printer to a COMPUTET ccccsssssssssssccssssssssrsccsssssssees 1 11 EST USB GOMMECTION nda 1 11 1 5 1 1 Connecting the printer to a PC using a USB cable 1 11 102 ENemnelCconnecllON sais 1 12 L6 AA E E E PO 1 16 koe o To ge ME 2 AER ODO On o A N 1 16 6 2 Using media take UP TONCT S casa 1 18 16 3 MO AGING Me MO ici iii iii 1 19 1 6 4 Using the media Disk lisis ii 1 19 1 6 5 Preparing the printer for long print outs ssesseesssssseesssssseessssseressssseeosssseeesssseees 1 20 COo o O mnY Nc tr 1 20 ROSZ o A ect caesndea Sosasasscaaaiauad spseorstaeaav
32. FIG 1 21 CASSETTE TOP RELEASE TABS 2 Insert the RI chip into the bottom of the cassette orientation is shown in figure 1 20 the arrow indicates the direction for inserting 3 Place the ribbon into the cassette as shown below There is also a small diagram inside the cassette bottom to help remind the loading direction FIG 1 22 LOADING RIBBON AND RIBBON INFORMATION CHIP INTO THE CASSETTE Setup 1 22 DC5 User s Manual 4 When closing the cassette make sure the hinge pins top piece fit securely into the notched out bottom part of the cassette 2 FIG 1 23 CLOSING THE RIBBON CASSETTE Setup 1 23 DC5 User s Manual 1 8 Knife Installation WARNING The DC5 sx use razor sharp knives Touching the knife with bare A hands may cause injury Use extreme care when operating the printer and when installing removing or handling the printer s knife blade 1 8 1 Removing the drag knife 1 Loosen the head clamp screw 1 and remove the knife holder from the clamp 2 FIG 1 24 REMOVING THE DRAG KNIFE HOLDER FROM THE CLAMP 2 Turn the knurled adjustment knob 3 clockwise to push the knife 4 out of the holder 5 FIG 1 25 REMOVING THE KNIFE FROM THE STANDARD DRAG KNIFE HOLDER 3 Carefully pull the knife from the holder Setup 1 24 DC5 User s Manual 1 8 2 Installing the drag knife 1 Remove the aluminum plunger from the plastic knife holder 5 by turning the knurled adjustment knob
33. Following procedure can help to solve that problem 1 Load media in the machine as described in section 1 6 1 2 Printouta small test of 2 or 3 band passes high FIG 2 12 REPOSITIONING ROLLER GUIDE 3 Check the path of the media The distances marked with the white arrows and the same number should all be the same The middle arrow of the second photo points to the roll itself 4 If not check first if the media has moved from its place of origin If so reload with a maximum loop at the back 5 If it did not move then reposition the rollerguide so that the path of the vinyl is as shown above Make also sure that the flange is flush to the core Basic Operation 2 14 Ca 3 Print amp Cut 3 1 Contour cutting There are two possible ways to contour cut Normally the cutting is done automatically direct after the job is printed The Rip recognizes the contour lines splits up print and cut data sends first the printing data to the DC5 sx and then the cutting data When the printout has to laminates then extra registration marks have to added so the job can then be cut afterwards NOTE The DC5 sx can print a protective layer with the scratch guard ribbon so most lamination jobs can done while cutting and can then be cut immediately after printing In case the printouts are used in a harsh chemical abrasive or climatologic environment then extra lamination is necessary section 3 1 1 2 3 1 1 Mak
34. IUMCIEAR M FIG 4 5 USER CONFIGURATION MENU Use the top ES and v arrows to scroll through the users from which parameters will be copied Use the bottom S and v arrows to select the destination user Press MEAN to confirm The user configurations are setup to quickly change several parameters depending on the type of vinyl or kind of job Detailed Operation 4 9 DC5 User s Manual 4 5 4 Calibrate touch screen This option makes it possible to calibrate the touch screen Perform this calibration if the illustration of the button on the touch screen does not match the area that needs to be pressed to activate the button Press button to start the calibration and follow guidelines on screen Xlow 42 Xhigh 233 Ylow 44 Yhigh 234 Press the crosses with a pen Press the crosses with a pen _ Y FIG 4 6 FIG 4 7 BEFORE CALIBRATE TOUCH SCREEN AFTER CALIBRATING TOUCH SCREEN 4 5 5 LCD contrast The LCD contrast submenu is used to adjust the contrast or intensity of the touch screen The firmware automatically rejects values that would make the touch screen too dark to be able to use it Press the LCD contrast button then set to the desired value Press to confirm Bel cancel 4 5 6 Calibrate media Calibrate media is used to optimize the parameters of the OptiTrac sensor Press the calibrate media button to perform the calibration The DC5 sx prints out the pattern below The calibration is automatic Some values a
35. Operation 4 12 S Da D 5 Maintenance and Cleaning 5 1 Generalinformation The DC5 sx has a number of sliding surfaces made of smooth metals and plastics They are virtually friction free and require no lubrication They will however collect dust and lint which may affect the performance of the DC5 sx Keep the DC5 sx as clean as possible by keeping the front cover always closed When necessary clean the unit with a soft cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol or mild detergent Do not use abrasive cleaners WARNING The printing surface is made out of a special cellular material Do not touch it Cleaning it with any kind of fluid will permanently damage it Also if pressure is applied to the surface with anything other than the printhead the printing surface could also be permanently damaged 5 1 1 Cleaning the drive system After time and usage the sleeves of the drive drum may become clogged with accumulated residue from the media liner This situation may affect traction as the media will tend to slip between the pinch rollers and the drive sleeves 1 Unplug the power cord 2 Apply a mild solvent normally used to remove old glue residue on the yellow sleeves and wait for it to dissolve the accumulated residue 3 Clean with a brush toothbrush is recommended 4 Repeat for all dirty drive sleeves 5 1 2 Cleaning the media sensors After a time and usage the sensor may become dirty with accumulated resid
36. ROCESS PREFERENCES Units sets the units of measurement for pixel resolution page size and rulers within the preview menu 6 3 1 3 RIP preferences Preferences Category N C olorControl RIP Processes Plugins RIF Settings Summa DC3 DC4 DC4sx Lib directory C Program Files SummaCC lib p El Reprint RIP memory MB 64 Carci _ FIG 6 16 RIP PREFERENCES 1 Lib directory where SCC s library files reside The default is C Program Files SummaCC lib psrip3 If the settings are incorrect SCC will give a fatal error when ripping 2 RIP memory MB the amount of RAM SCC uses while processing files The default is 64MB The maximum memory used by SCC is 256MB Software DC5 User s Manual 6 3 1 4 Printer preferences Preferences Category ColorContral Processes Plugins RIP AA A a Destination printer USB dida Printer type Summa DC4 F Summa DC3 DC4 DC4sx RIP output directory C Program Files SummaCC Output Browse Custom masks Import spot ID s Reset spot ID s Cancel FIG 6 17 PRINTER PREFERENCES 1 Destination printer select the interface port most commonly used is the USB port 2 Check if printer type is set to Summa DC4 for the DC5 or DC4sx for the DC5sx This is important for maximum printing width and tile size 3 RIP output directory specify the directory where ripped files will be stored Be careful and watch this directory as large ripped file
37. S IS THREE PIN OUTLET CONNECTED TO A MAKE SURE THIS a IS CONNECTED TOA KNOWN GROUND THREE PIN PLUG FIG 1 8 PROPERLY GROUNDED CONNECTION 1 3 3 2 Operating voltage The power supply detects the line voltage and switches automatically between 110V and 230V Fuse Rate T4 0A 250V SCHURTER SPT OR EQUIVALENT A WARNING Before changing the fuse make sure that the printer is completely disconnected from its power source A WARNING For continued protection against risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Setup 1 9 DC5 User s Manual 1 4 Powering on the printer WARNING Be sure the power switch is turned off before connecting the power cord the 0 side of the ON OFF rocker switch should be pressed WARNING Do not used the power cord if it is visibly damaged Disconnect the power cord by pulling the plug not the cable 1 Plug the female end of the AC power cord into the receptacle located in the power entry module on the printer s rear panel 2 Plug male end of the AC power cord into a properly grounded wall socket 3 Power on the printer by pressing the I side of the ON OFF rocker switch located on the power entry module on the rear panel 4 The touch screen will activate and the initialization process will begin Depending on whether there is media loaded or not the process will be different When there is no media loaded the DC5 sx will prompt the user for a
38. The rest of the users are all configures the same O NOTE It is recommended to change the user instead of doing a calibration when changing media type 1 z Press Configuration 1 The first 6 users will appear on screen 2 Press once or twice on to show the rest of the users Select the desired user when it comes on screen 3 Press to confirm the new user 4 Press to leave the menu without changing the user O NOTE Use easy names to quickly recognize what each user is configured to do NOTE The touch screen can be used to change user configurations User configuration names can only be modified through Summa Cutter Control PC only NOTE Some extra predefined users can be found on the DC5 USB stick under O the subdirectory users send them to the DC5 sx with Summa Printer Control see section 6 2 3 NOTE Be careful these predefined users will overwrite the current user parameters It is advised to start from 16 down when creating your own PREMIUM_30_INCH x PREMIUM _CLEAR TE PREMIUM _24 USER_CONFIG_04 USER_CONFIG_05 USER_CONFIG_06 FIG 2 3 USER CONFIGURATION MENU Basic Operation 2 4 DC5 User s Manual 2 1 6 Serial number and firmware revision 2GS Press the DC5 button to check serial number and firmware revision 2 1 7 Check ribbon status Just above the status line is shown which cassettes colors are loaded in the machine It shows also an indication of the amount of ri
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40. ate in the accessory box Maintenance 5 3 DC5 User s Manual 5 1 6 Cleaning the printing surface The printing surface is very delicate It is made out of cellular material Oil and moisture from fingers damages the surface therefore great care should be taken when the printing surface is uncovered DO NOT TOUCH SURFACE In rare cases it might be necessary to clean the printing surface It is not recommended to do it but sometimes it is the only safe way to remove dirt gt To clean the printing surface proceed as follows 1 Power off the DC5 sx and remove the vinyl 2 Cuta piece of vinyl the size of the printing surface width is 14cm length is machine dependent and stick it onto the printing surface 3 Power on the DC5 sx and load the media Print out a rectangle full width and height consisting out of two colors app 20 coverage 4 Remove the media from the DC5 sx and turn off the power 5 Carefully remove the vinyl from the printing surface This test has been done with 3M cast white vinyl Do not attempt to use any other vinyl to clean the printing surface The reaction of the adhesive on the printing surface might damage it Do not leave the vinyl on the printing surface longer than is necessary for this test Maintenance 5 4 DC5 User s Manual 5 2 Operating voltage A WARNING Before changing the fuse make sure that the cutter is completely disconnected from its power source WARNING For continued
41. backwards and out of the printer To load a cassette push it gently into an open location until it just passes the rear bumper then press it down and pull it backwards against the bumper FIG 1 19 FIG 1 20 REMOVING A CASSETTE LOADING A CA amp SSETTE Close the rear cover After the media is loaded DC5 sx will take the cassette and estimate the amount of ribbon in the cassette available for printing NOTE The printer will not check the cassettes if no media is loaded O NOTE Do not insert empty cassettes without ribbon Setup 1 21 DC5 User s Manual 1 7 2 Refilling ribbon cassettes The DC5 sx prints by transferring pigmented vinyl resin directly onto vinyl media Each color is printed separately in strips appx 10cm wide printing yellow first then magenta cyan and sometimes black The media is then advanced feed an exact distance in order to print the next strip band carefully aligning each pixel The ribbons are wound onto plastic cores which are unique to the DC5 sx cassette and printer carriage First remove the protective ribbon wrapping and place the RI ribbon identification chip aside This ribbon chip contains information about the ribbon s color formulation and transfer energy necessary for printing The RI chips are color coded for easy identification 1 Open the cassette by pressing the release tabs on each side 1 and then lifting upward the top hinges in the back to the bottom part
42. bbon left in the cassette Press on the button to have more detailed information color names and a percentage of ribbon left However know that the amount left is always an estimate RIBBONS STORE 1 Black 91 STORE 2 Magenta 85 STORE 3 Cyan 48 STORE 4 Yellow 73 STORE 5 Unknown STORE 6 Unknown STORE 7 Unknown STORE 8 Unknown HEAD Eth 192 168 1 7 FIG 2 4 DETAILED RIBBON STATUS 2 1 8 Touch screen information while printing Reset PREMIUM 24 Printing DENSITY Pass 2 out of 3 33 Printed Time left 1m Os O0 0O Ba FIG 2 5 TOUCH SCREEN VIEW WHILE PRINTING Following info is available while printing The name of the current user is shown The printer also shows the name of the current job the number of passes that are in the job and an estimate of the time left before the printing is finished Just above the status line is the information about the loaded cassettes The outer left position shows which cassette is currently in the carriage The rest of the loaded cassettes are ordered in the middle of the cassette status line Basic Operation 2 5 DC5 User s Manual 2 2 How to Set printing Density Print density refers to the level of energy being sent to the printhead If the density is too low the transfer will be incomplete less than 100 If the density is too high the colors will become matted and washed out Or the ribbon may start to wrinkle NOTE The density setting canno
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44. ction 1 6 1 2 Print out a small test of 2 or 3 band passes high 3 Check the path of the media The distances marked with the white arrows and the same number should all be the same The middle arrow of the second photo points to the roll itself 4 If not check first if the media has moved from its place of origin If so reload with a maximum loop at the back 5 If it did not move then reposition the roller guide so that the path of the vinyl is as shown above Make also sure that the flange is flush to the core Setup 1 20 DC5 User s Manual 1 7 Loading ribbon cassettes 1 7 1 Loading and removing the cassettes The DC5 can take up to 8 cassettes the DC5sx up to 5 The cassettes can be loaded or removed from the cassette station at any time even during printing If the printer is missing a color then it will give a message on the touch screen just before it needs the color The machine automatically detects the end of a ribbon If the machine runs out off a certain ribbon color while printing then it will pause until the operator inserts a new ribbon As soon as the machine detects a new ribbon roll it will continue to print and complete the image ALWAYS load or remove cassettes from behind the printer To remove a cassette open the rear cover by pulling down both latches simultaneously FIG 1 18 REAR CASSETTE STATION COVER To remove a cassette lift it enough to pass over the rubber bumper then pull it
45. d from the keypad The right pinch roller can be set in 6 different positions for the DC5 and 3 different positions for the DC5sx 4 Printer Carriage The printer carriage holds the ribbon cassette and the thermal printhead The thermal printhead is made from fragile ceramic glaze 5 Cleaning Plate The cleaning plate is used to clean the thermal printhead While printing the printhead cleans itself automatically and at regular intervals Setup 1 4 DC5 User s Manual 6 Front Wheels The front wheels of the DC5 sx are equipped with locking brakes Secure the brakes once the DC5 sx is permanently installed by pressing the locking wheel brake down with your foot 7 Media Take up Sensor The media take up sensor enables the take up rollers Do not place any objects in front of the sensor optional for DC5sx 8 Take up Rollers The two front rollers are part of the motorized media take up system used for unattended printing optional for DC5sx 9 Cutter Carriage The cutter carriage is the mount for the contour cutting knife holder Setup 1 5 DC5 User s Manual 1 2 2 The printer as viewed from the back 5 5 N wA FIG 1 7 DC5 sx REAR VIEW Power Entry Module The fuse box the AC power cord receptacle and the on off switch are located in the power entry module See section 1 4 for power up procedure and section 1 4 for information about changing the fuse A WARNING For continued protection against ri
46. d subnetmask from the computer and chose an IP address that is far from that IP address of the computer add or subtract 98 but make sure it stays in de range of 2 250 Check IP config of the computer For Windows Press simultaneously gl and 114 Type Cmd without the and click on OK Then a program box opens In this box type IP config I Ll a i EOE dF O r IPud Addrezz 2 2 a a a a 192 168 0 56 Submet Mark aaan 755 255 2558 ki B Bo A A oF a e am Default Gateway a a a a a a a a 73172 168 4 1 For Mac Click on the apple menu then on system preferences and then on network There the IP address and subnet mask can be seen _ IP Address 192 168 1 106 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 GB aastear 1879 760 1 1 For Linux Go to applications Accessories terminal or search for terminal Once the terminal window is openened type ifconfig Link encap Ethernet HWaddr 00 24 d7 11 88 dc inet addr 192 168 0 39 Bcast 192 168 0 255 Mask 255 255 255 0 Setup 1 13 DC5 User s Manual Check if chosen IP address xxx xxx xxx xxx is free For Windows Press simultaneously al and E Type Cmd without the and click on OK Then a program box opens In this box type ping XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX being the IP address that is chosen for the printer If there is a reply then this means that the IP address is in use and cannot be used for th
47. d to calibrate certain users for specifics widths of vinyl and to change user when media width is changed Not changing user when changing media width will finally result in wrongly calibrated users and bad print quality When calibrating a certain user for a specific width then do the print and cut calibration see section 2 5 right after the line feed calibration This calibration is also depended of the loaded media width 2 6 2 Using oversized media widths It is recommended to use only recommended media widths listed in the specifications Oversized media can be loaded but these materials will not perform within the regular Summa specifications of tracking and accuracy When a user is calibrated for a certain media then a line feed calibration test is done When the job sets the OptiTrac marks on the same place as the line feed calibration test then the resulting job is at its accurate Therefore it is recommended to use automatic as value for the OptiTrac parameter But when oversized media is used then the OptiTrac marks are printed outside the pinch rollers then the accuracy quickly drops Basic Operation 2 13 DC5 User s Manual 2 7 Preparing the DC5 sx for long print outs The DC5 sx has a fixed position at the rear for the roller guiding of the flange It is possible that some types of vinyls are not wound up even e g the core sticking out This results in a forcing of the path of the vinyl in a wrong direction
48. e in the Windows Start menu hit al and w Type G autostart exe where G is the drive letter of the USB stick Run E Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open q Autorun exe v This task will be created with administrative privileges Cancel Browse After that the start up screen appears The USB stick is made so that it downloads the latest version automatically If no internet connection is available then click on the button no internet available However be warned that it is possible that the files on the USB may be outdated Software 6 1 DC5 User s Manual E Summa CD DC5 5 Y User s Manual Install USB driver revision 6 4 Install Printer Tools revision 1 0 0 0 Install Color Control dongle required revision 7 Install WinPlot revision 10 0 10 0 A Install Adobe Reader Summa FIG 6 1 INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE 6 1 1 USB driver installation This installation has no options Click on Install and Next when prompted The final window that appears just before the installation is finished shows whether the installation of the driver was successful or not Check if there is a green checkmark before Summa SUMMAUSB If not then the driver has not been installed correctly Device Driver Installation Wizard Completing the Device Driver Installation Wizard
49. e printer If there is no reply then this address is free and can be used for the printer For Mac A Press simultaneously IS and key to open the applications folder Then click on Utilities then on Network utilities In the newly opened window click on ping tab Enter the IP address xxx xxx xxx xxx and click on 22222 If there is a reply then this means that the IP address is in use and cannot be used for the printer If there is no reply then this address is free and can be used for the printer For Linux Go to applications Accessories terminal or search for terminal Once the terminal window is Openened type ping XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX being the IP address that is chosen for the printer If there is a reply then this means that the IP address is in use and cannot be used for the printer If there is no reply then this address is free and can be used for the printer Once the subnet mask and IP address is chosen set these parameters in the printer Setup 1 14 DC5 User s Manual gt Case set everything manual 1 Power on the printer see section 1 4 and connect the Ethernet cable amp DHCP 4 amp Configur x Feed Configuration 1 Cancel Media width Status Knife pressure USB Class Summa USB port 1 Density LORS Communication Communication 2 Press status bar 3 Press More 4 Press off and then Apply DHCP P 192 168 1 1 x 192 168 001 001 Configure Subnet 255 255 255
50. eatnccenetaaslauanias tat adeetocaneaest 1 20 1 7 Loading ribbon CAaSSETHES cccccccsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesees 1 21 1 7 1 Loading and removing the cassettes occoconoonnomnmnsr 1 21 1 7 2 Refilling ribbon CASSCTIOS misas ninia 1 22 Tto Knife INSTA ATION sisccssasesssnsssecsdecccccacacsscsenasadaassanansedeeesnessasasessinassaauassnsssanseqeenes 1 24 1 8 1 Removing ING Gragg i KANG idas 1 24 182 MASTAMMAG hedrad MM 1 25 Table of contents I DC5 User s Manual 2 BASIC 0 o 10 Lo Merrer eanan E E 2 1 21 The control Panel usina 2 1 ALL TOUCA SC COn A 2 2 22 SN Sais 2 3 PVs 8 E T E 0 OCRE PONS PU O EE E NE A E A E 2 3 2A A T O E E a daeiettecuriluate 2 3 Zo CONGU aO nnn isa 2 4 2 1 6 Serial number and firmware revision ess sessseessssseessssessseceosssceosssecosssseeossserosseeossses 2 5 2 CHECK MOHON SAUS arena NOON 2 5 2 1 8 Touch screen information while printing s ssssessssecesssseessseesssseessssersssseessssseessses 2 5 2 2 How to Set printing Density ssssssssscsosoccceoccccccccceccssossosossosocecececessssssssosss 2 6 2 3 How to Set Media Tracking ParameterS eescccssssssssssssccoccccccccccecesesssosessosso 2 7 2 4 How to set the main knife parameters cccccccccrccssssssssssssssssssscccccscsssees 2 10 2 5 How to calibrate print and Cul iii da 2 12 2 6 How to Change media width ssecsssssssscosococcccccccccccecssoooooosoccccccc
51. een 0 8 and 2 lines mm 20 to 50 lines inch Below is an example of printing out a gradient from 100 to 0 black with respectively 1 1 55 2 35 lomm 25 40 and 60 lpi and a smooth gradient FIG 6 22 DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LINE FREQUENCIES Software 6 17 DC5 User s Manual 4 Angle To get various shades to reproduce an image the RIP uses a process called screening Screening breaks an image down into series of dots Each screen is set to a certain angle Thus creating intersecting rows that form a pattern as dot shapes know as rosettes The default angles are carefully chosen in order to minimize the moir effect Changing those angles will normally not reduce moir Moir usually emerges in scanned pictures add noise in the picture to solve the moir problem tt Pe SSS Begesssssse ig Bg OS dy or egeseass Settee ME DO 4 FIG 6 23 SCREEN ANGLES 5 Shape Here the shape of those dots can be chosen Below is an illustration of the various available dot shapes Software 6 18 DC5 User s Manual AS SINGLE DOT The shape shown in the enlarged section is a result of the combination of postscript pattern and angle and frequency Ellipse is the recommended default shape Rhomboid Double Dot and other shapes are can be chosen for special effects but are not generally recommended Summa cannot guarantee print quality using any shape other than Ellipse TIPS general guidelines for screen s
52. erver It also shows the MAC address of the Ethernet connection 4 6 4 USB Class USB class can be set to Summa USB port 1 Summa USB port 2 Summa USB port 3 or Summa USB port 4 Because of the different USB id s the computer can make a distinction between several printers attached to it maximum 4 Press the USB Class button then set to the desired USB Class Press MERA to confirm or to cancel The default mode is Summa USB port 1 NOTE The USB id in the printing software has to be the same as the chosen USB id in the DC5 sx Each time a new USB is select on the printer and connected for the first time to the computer the wizard for installing a driver will be started by Windows 4 7 Shut down After pressing the shot down button the DC5 sx removes any cassette from the carriage closes any open files on the hard disk and raises the pinch rollers It is advised to use this key when shutting down the DC5 sx especially for minimizing wear on the pinch rollers If the pinch rollers are left down for a long period of time a flat spot is created on the wheel and tracking becomes a problem and is not guaranteed any more The pinch rollers are automatically raised when the DC5 sx is idle for more than 4 minutes 4 8 Reset When pressing the reset button the DC5 sx will reset This reset is not a full reset To completely reset the machine perform a cold reset switch off and on the power to the machine Detailed
53. ettings For difficult colors use Rhomboid 0 8 to 1 1 lines mm 20 to 30 lines inch For more steps in gradients use Double Dot 1 line mm 25 lines inch A standard setting for mid to large designs is Rhomboid 2 lines mm 50 lines inch NOTE Do Not Use Double Dot with line frequencies higher than 1 3 lines mm 35 lines inch and only for relatively small images smaller the one band width Severe banding may occur when the Double Dot shape is not used correct Software 6 19 DC5 User s Manual 6 3 2 4 Layout tab Print 2 General Color Screening Layout Advanced Output Size Original size is 91 72 x 61 74 mm Scale to Percent Width 1100 C Summa DC4 54 inch 1275 x 10000 mm si Length 1100 Output size is 91 72 x 61 74 mm V Constrain Tiling l Use maximum tile size 1 tile s wide by 1 tile s high Tile size Width 11275 x Length 10000 mm Tile overlap 0 mm ym aa o Tiles are numbered starting with 1 in the same order Al One tile they are printed left to right top to bottom Weed box Cancel Save defaults FIG 6 24 LAYOUT TAB 1 Output size scale the EPS file to any size or specify a page size To determine the exact output size click first on Summa DC3 DC4 1275 x 10000 mm then change to the desired size in the width or height box Enable M Constra box to constrain the proportions during resizing 2 Tiling If the image needs to be tiled spec
54. g or cutting except for canceling the current job Feed Configuration 1 Feed Settings Media width 672mm ae a gt Knife pressure 75gr Density 12000 IO came Summa USB port 1 FIG 2 1 DC5 sx TOUCH SCREEN There is also screen saving feature After a certain amount of time the screen goes blank and this logo appears on screen Touching the screen once disables the screen saver FIG 2 2 SCREEN SAVER Basic Operation 2 1 DC5 User s Manual 2 1 1 Touch screen The touch screen provides information and lets the user change the printer s parameters gt Most common buttons on touch screen Normally the status or current value is visible on the left side of the screen while the control buttons appear on the right side JE t t There are five main control buttons HEM MEGA SLON MA and M If a menu is entered 3 navigation buttons fi and 6 may appear Press to return to the status screen If media is loaded in the cutter then the cutter will come online and be ready to cut a job sent from the computer Press for more menu options If there are more than six options for the chosen menu then pressing this button will reveal the rest of the options onscreen Press e to return one step in the menu structure gt Other buttons that will appear on the screen are E3 to cancel an instruction or apply a change in current selected parameter and L arrow buttons to change the values of parameters
55. grees Fahrenheit gt Operating humidity should be stable between 30 and 75 gt Areashould not be prone to static electricity no carpeted floors gt Besure to allow enough space surrounding the printer for changing media rolls and ribbons At least 500mm 24 inches on both sides and 1000mm 40 inches behind and in front of the printer gt The printer uses a universal power supply that can operate from 100 to 240 volts with a line frequency of 50 or 60 Hz Setup 1 8 DC5 User s Manual 1 3 3 Connecting the printer to the mains 1 3 3 1 Grounding Earthing WARNING An insulated ground conductor must be installed as part of the branch circuit that supplies power to the wall outlet to which the printer is connected The ground conductor must have the same size insulation material and thickness as the grounded and ungrounded branch circuit supply conductors but the insulating seat should be green or green with yellow striping The ground conductor described above must be grounded at the electrical distribution board or if power is supplied by a separate system at the power supply transformer motor generator set The wall sockets into which the printer is plugged must be of the grounded type The grounded conductors serving the wall socket must be properly connected to the ground For emergency access the printer should be installed near the socket outlet for easy access USA EUROPE MAKE SURE THI
56. gs or ask the network administrator for following info Is the network working with DHCP server or not If so what is the lease time and what is the IP pool range of the DHCP server If not then find out what the used IP range is Also ask for the value for the subnet mask If the network administrator can already provide a free IP address and the value of the subnet mask then go directly to the procedure Case set everything manual If the values are not known on forehand and need to be searched for then follow procedure below gt Case DHCP server is used If there is no lease time set lease time is infinite then no parameters have to be set on the cutter Just connect the cutter and write down the IP address to set up the printing software Check IP address in communication menu 1 Power on the printer see section 1 4 and connect the Ethernet cable DHCP IP 192 168 1 7 Subnet 255 255 255 0 Configure Gateway 0 0 0 0 DNS 1 0 0 0 0 Media width Status DNS 2 0 0 0 0 Mac 00 00 5e fb 30 31 Feed Configuration 1 Knife pressure USB Clas S mma USB port 1 Density aa Communication Communication 2 Press status bar 3 Press Status IP address and other network settings are shown on screen If a lease time is set then use a static IP address If the IP pool range is known then use an address outside this range If this is not possible then try and change the IP pool range of the network so that there are a coup
57. hard disk 8 Number of copies specify the number of copies to print Software 6 15 DC5 User s Manual 6 3 2 2 Color Tab rint General Color Screening Layout Advanced Colorspace Reverse print order Color name Type Color ID Print order Cyan Process Magenta Process 2 Yellow Process 3 Black Matte Gold Deep Blue CONTOUR Process 4 Spot 31 Spot 22 Cut line J HN a An Unknown Cancel Save defaults FIG 6 20 COLOR TAB 1 Colorspace select 3 color CMY 4 color CMYK Monochrome Grey scale or spot color only Printing in 4 colors is chosen to deepen shadows and to provide a true black Printing in 3 colors reduces the cost of the output See fig below only visible in color PRINTED CMYK PRINTED CMY 2 Reverse print order reverses the print order This option is used for reverse backlit applications to preserve the lightest color being printed first Choosing this option also has as a result that the masking colors are printed last The best print order is always YMCK 3 Type CMYK information in the file will default to Process If spot color information is assigned in the design software then they will appear here as Spot The spot colors can be changed to As process if the spot color ribbons are not available The spot color CONTOUR and FLEXCUT are exceptions SCC will cut out any data in spot color CONTOUR the data in
58. has to be O checked each time media type is changed The knife offset needs to be checked each time the knife is changed Setting the knife pressure cutting depth 1 Power on the printer and load media see section 1 6 1 4 pA 4 Xx Old value 75 gr x Feed Configuration 1 Feed Settings Cancel Media width 672mm oe ad New value 75 gr Knife pressure 75gr Density lt PE Range 0 400 gr M s Bi Clamp Eth 192 168 1 7 2 Press on pressure 3 Press arrow up or down to 4 Or fill in the new value change the value after pressing Numpad 1 Press MEW to perform the internal knife pressure test 2 Press MER to confirm the chosen knife pressure and exit the menu 3 Press to leave the pressure unchanged Once MESA is pressed the current knife pressure value will be set automatically to the new value and the cutter will cut the knife pressure test pattern FIG 2 10 KNIFE PRESSURE TEST PATTERN Peel out the rectangle and inspect the backing The knife depth is set correctly when the test pattern cuts through the vinyl completely the vinyl is removed and the blade tip visibly scratched the front side of the media backing The blade should never cut through the backing just slightly scratch the silicon coating and first few fibers of the backing material Basic Operation 2 10 DC5 User s Manual Setting the knife offset 1 Power on the printer and load media see section 1 6 1 Printer
59. hat he origin mark top right is also defined as a contour This will be used as the origin for the cutting O It is recommended to use WinPlot for sending cutting data to the DC5 sx WinPlot also send the OPOS parameters automatically to the DC5 sx Just click on the OPOS cut icon and the parameters will be send to the cutter and the special load will be activated the machine will ask the user to put the knife tip above the first OPOS mark When using WinPlot then the orientation of the design loaded in the Summa cutter must be the same as the orientation on screen in WinPlot e A P N l ee O Complete design gt Cutting data FIG 3 6 SELECTING CUT DATA Print amp Cut 3 5 DC5 User s Manual 3 2 Cutting trough The cutting through functionality is focussed to cut simple shapes e g rectangles It is most used in combination with contour cutting An interrupted cutting line makes sure that the material remains together thanks to the small media bridges When the job is finished the cut pieces can be torn loose Il Pressure Cutting Length Flex Length FIG 3 7 FLEXCUT PRINCIPLE Some software can recognize the difference between a contour line and a cut through line The software sends then first the data of the contour lines to the cutter and then it activates FlexCut panelling mode and vector sorting and sends the data for cutting through to the cutter O NOT
60. her 3 Turn the top piece of the knife holder a half turn counter clockwise In the knife pressure menu press the test to activate the knife pressure test pattern If the pattern is still cut out completely repeat these actions Once the pattern is not cut anymore increase the knife depth turning clockwise with 1 8 s of a turn and perform the test until the minimum required knife depth is reached Now increase clockwise the knife depth slightly 2 of a turn 4 Now decrease the knife pressure gradually and do in between the knife depth test until the knife pressure is set as described in section 2 4 Also write down this value 5 Goto the flex cut sub menu and set full pressure to the pressure that was needed to cut through the media and set flex pressure to the normal pressure Set the full pressure length to 10mm and the flex pressure length to 1mm Then cut a test pattern Depending on the strength size of the bridges go to step 6 or 7 6 If the bridges are too strong then decrease the flex pressure length and do the test again 7 Ifthe bridges are too weak increase the flex pressure length and do the test again NOTE Keep the flex pressure length between 0 5 and 1 5mm If no good setting can be found then try with changing the flex pressure itself lower if bridges are too strong raise if they are too weak Detailed Operation 4 7 DC5 User s Manual 4 3 6 Calibrate Print amp Cut This test cann
61. hing the knife with bare hands may cause injury Do not touch the knives while the machine is cutting WARNING There is a risk of injury from being caught or trapped in moving machine parts Keep hands hair clothing and jewelry away from moving parts Do not wear jewelry loose clothing scarves or open jackets or shirtsleeves Keep covers closed during operation do not override the cover safety switches The whole base plate can be considered as a dangerous area when the printer is switched on and online The carriages can move from left to right and the yellow media sleeves are sharp and can grab loose objects clothing or body parts The printer measures constantly the current through the motors If the machine detects that the current is too high then current is cut off to the motors and a fatal error message is displayed on the control panel Be sure to observe all the caution labels on the printer 1 3 2 Operating environment Environmental conditions can significantly affect the printer s performance High humidity high temperatures direct sunlight and airborne contamination dust can adversely affect print quality The printer should be located away from windows and doors preferably within a clean interior room of a building Check for the following conditions when installing the DC5 sx gt Surface must be level without vibration gt Operating temperature should be stable between 15 27 degrees Celsius 60 to 80 de
62. ify the tile size and the amount of overlap between each tile Check the M Use masimum tile size box to use the maximum print width There is also the option to print out each tile separately If the weed box option is chosen then the DC5 sx cuts a border around the print out If there is print and cut information in the file then SCC will automatically cut a border around the design Software 6 20 DC5 User s Manual 6 3 2 5 Advanced tab General Color Screening Layout iia Horizontal offset mm fo V Use ColorControl UCR GCR Job name IMPORT Use Improved CMYK to CMY T Use High Res mode Masking Masking type D ColorMask M VisionPrint O Primer Dot Mask name Optimized Color Offset OFF M Invert Mask size 56 x 48 4 67 x 4 00 mm Shape size 56 x 48 4 67 x 4 00 mm S First mask cassette ID 4 Second mask cassette ID 3 Third mask cassette ID None Cancel Save defaults FIG 6 25 ADVANCED TAB 1 Horizontal offset specify the offset from the origin of a normal printout 2 Job name optional specify the name the printer will use in the printer s queue 3 Use ColorControl UCR GCR a process that determines the amount of black ink used to replace CMY in areas where those three inks overlap Under Color Removal and Grey Component Replacement Itis highlighted only when working in 4 color mode See fig below only visible in color PRINTED NO UCR GCR PRINTED WITH UCR GCR 4 Use
63. inPlot e Bridge program to cut artwork created in other programs e from Windows XP SP3 and up e Connection by USB Ethernet e Import of simple Al EPS and DXF files e Plug in for CorelDraw 12 and up and Adobe Illustrator CS and up e Nesting paneling weeding box and cut by color possibilities e Integration of OPOS Specifications 7 2
64. ing the design The orientation shown in this figures is as it will be seen on the computer screen when the design is created When the design is exported and printed out with SCC then orientation on the printer is rotated by 180 Create the design and contour line For easier handling place the contour lines on a different layer they will have to be cut out afterwards Contour line FIG 3 1 DESIGN WITH CONTOUR NOTE When defining contours do not define them exactly on the border of the design It is advised to leave either a white space between the contour and the design or to define the contour inside a thick outline Or better jet just inside the design If the contour is designed right on the edge of the drawing then the slightest misalignment will result in a bad result Print amp Cut 3 1 DC5 User s Manual oz FIG 3 2 ADVISED PLACES FOR CONTOUR PLACEMENT Contourline Recommended 3 1 1 1 Contour cutting Define the line that needs to be cut as a special color that the RIP recognizes as an object to be cut NOTE When using Summa Color Control see section 6 3 it is advised to use the O spot color palette and the spot color CONTOUR Summa Color control print then first the other objects and afterwards the objects which have as color CONTOUR will be cut automatically Send the job with the RIP to the DC5 sx 3 1 1 2 OPOS cutting O NOTE The DC5 sx cannot be u
65. ing the installation the language can be chosen Y Setup Summa ColorControl o O es Select Components ha Which components should be installed E Select the components you want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when you are ready to continue Standard installation ssn y O English 228 KB Deutsch 232 KB Francais 232 KB Italiano 232 KB Espanol 228 KB Nederlands 232 KB Current selection requires at least 24 0 MB of disk space lt Back next gt Cancel FIG 6 4 LANGUAGE SELECTION OF SCC The last option is whether to install the driver for the dongle or not The installation program remembers whether the driver has been installed or not If not then this option is automatically set to on otherwise it is set to off Check this box if the HASP driver has to be re installed 3 Setup Summa ColorControl o O 6 Select Additional Tasks ley Which additional tasks should be performed E Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing Summa ColorControl then click Next Additional icons Create a desktop icon Create a Quick Launch icon Protection key HASP driver AAA lt Back next gt Cancel FIG 6 5 HASP DRIVER INSTALLATION The driver is a third party driver from the company Aladdin Follow the instruction on screen The installation may take a while Wait until the program shows it has finished the installa
66. is too low then these lines will not be printed evenly NOTE The density test is optimized for cast vinyl Other types of vinyl might result in conflicting results which means that the media is probably less suited for thermal transfer printing NOTE If it is impossible to find a correct density setting then try the high resolution test If a satisfying result can be reached with this test then set the parameter double density to ON 5 Repeat test to check new setting and adjust more if necessary Basic Operation 2 6 DC5 User s Manual 2 3 How to Set Media Tracking Parameters The DC5 sx prints and measures small marks located at each side of the print to optimize the tracking performance After each printing pass the media is advanced and those small lines are read by a sensor to align the consecutive printed passes The same sensor is also used to straighten the loaded media in the load direction NOTE Each time the media type or the color of the OptiTrac lines is changed a recommended line feed must be performed see section below Failing to do so may result in poor print quality Choosing OptiTrac color 1 Power on the printer and load media see section 1 6 1 Printer menu MA Q S Density Cutter menu Double Density Feed Configuration 1 Feed Media width 672mm Reprint job Calibrate Linefeed a Scratchguard Knife pressure 75gr System menu Density 12000 bd Communication Aa 2 Shut do
67. l 1 Make sure the files for upgrading are saved on a known place on the computer For a complete upgrade there are three files all different types The file of the type summaz is for upgrading the main boards the type summa5 file is for upgrading the communication board and the sdc file is for upgrading the test files on the hard disk optional on DC5sx 2 Make sure printer is switched on and check connection status in Summa Printer Control i click on refresh button in machine info status Click on E 3 Click on M s and choose DC5 main file type summa2 wait till a message comes on the touch screen of the printer reporting that engine is upgraded 4 Click on iaa and choose DC5comm file type summas file wait till the touch screen on the printer reports the upgrade is finished 5 Reboot the printer Click on M8 the third upgrade file type sdc file and click on ra Print File s This will upgrade the files on the hard disk Reboot when finished Sometimes only a partial upgrade is enough then some steps can be skipped However do this only if instructed by a Summa trained technician 6 2 6 Customize Units Metric C English Layout Portrait C Landscape Button size Big C Small FIG 6 12 CUSTOMIZE MENU This menu is used to customize the Summa printer Control parameters There are currently three parameters the units choice between American or metric units the layo
68. ld not be disposed of with regular household waste but should be disposed of separately Electrical and electronic equipment can contain materials that are hazardous to the environment and human health and therefore should be disposed of at a designated waste facility or returned to your retailer for the appropriate recycling to take place a If you wish to dispose of this product and the product still functions please consider recycling reusing it by donating it to a charity shop selling it or part exchanging it with your retailer Copyright Summa Registering Your Printer Please register your printer on the following link http www summa be registration html Failure to register may result in delayed responses to your warranty and service inquiries Contact Information All inquiries comments or suggestions concerning this and other Summa manuals should be directed to North America and Asia Eastern United States and Europe Africa and Pacific Summa Inc 10001 Lake City Way NE Seattle WA 98125 USA Main Office 1 206 527 1050 1 800 527 7778 Fax 1 206 527 1046 Support support ssummausa com Sales sales summa us Web Site www summausa com Latin America Summa East Inc 222 Jubilee Drive Peabody MA 01960 USA Main Office 1 978 531 1991 1 888 527 1050 Fax 1 978 531 1993 Support support summausa com Sales sales summa us Web Site www summausa com Middle East S
69. le of addresses free to be used as a static address NOTE Be careful when changing the IP pool range of a network Check if there are no devices attached to the network that use IP addresses outside the new IP pool range use ping command for this see ping If such devices are found then switch them off and back on after that the pool range is changed If an address can be chosen outside the IP pool range then check if this address is free with the ping command on a computer in the network use ping command for this see ping If no address can be chosen outside the IP pool range range is not known or range cannot be changed then check the manual of the router if it possible to link a static IP address to a mac address If so choose a free IP address use ping command for this see check if chosen IP is free and link it to the mac address of the printer in the router setup or DHCP setup Setup 1 12 DC5 User s Manual NOTE it is recommended to work with a static IP address because printing software uses a Static IP address to send the data to If the lease time of the DHCP server isn t infinite or if no static IP address is used then it is possible that the IP address of the cutter suddenly changes and that the printer software does not work anymore When it was impossible to obtain an address with the above procedures then there exist a trick to try and find a free address For that check the IP address an
70. ment the value is saved automatically when the sub menu is exited The landing determines among other things the force at which the tool hits the media When calibrating the landing the tool holder with the knife must be inserted in the head Be sure that the knife does not protrude Use to lower the landing value until the tool is in the up position Then use zz a to raise the value of the parameter With each unit of change continue checking if the tool is completely down yet Once the tool is completely down raise the value five units and this becomes the proper setting Press to leave the menu 4 5 10 Calibrate NTC This test is used when a printhead is changed This test is fully automatic The machine needs to be rebooted after the test NOTE Do not calibrate NTC s unless instructed by a certified technician Wait at least half an hour after the last printed job before performing a calibration head needs to be cooled down to room temperature for correct result Detailed Operation 4 11 DC5 User s Manual 4 6 Communication 4 6 1 DHCP DHCP can be set to on or off it is recommended to work with a fixed IP address DHCP off Section 1 5 2 explains how to set this parameter 4 6 2 Configure This sub menu is used to set the IP address parameters Section 1 5 2 explains how 4 6 3 Status This sub menu gives an overview of the IP address settings whether they are set manually or filled in by the DHCP s
71. n application The internal tests are used for diagnostics Calibrate Linefeed 2 1 3 Clamp h The clamp button cor toggles the status of the clamps This key works only when the DC5 sx is in a ready state The DC5 has three clamps the DC5sx has two They both have the left clamp on the rotating base and the pinch rollers The DC5 has two extra rear clapms All clamps serve to hold the media in place while printing and transport media forward and backward The screen prompts the user for a loading procedure when the clamps are raised 2 1 4 Feed The Feed buttons and are used for moving the media back and forth NOTE Do not move the media unnecessary back and forth If tracking imprints are made on the backing of the media by moving it first to the front and then back again then tracking is not any more guaranteed and serious printing quality issues can arise If a quality check has to be done then move media first to the rear then open the front cover and check the quality inside Basic Operation 2 3 DC5 User s Manual 2 1 5 Configuration The DC5 sx printers include 16 user configurations all of which consist of the same parameters Each configuration can have unique parameter settings This allows the printer to be quickly and easily reconfigured for different types of jobs or media NOTE A couple of users are pre configured at the factory They are configured for the use of the Summa premium vinyls
72. nstallation USB stick 4 Summa Printer Control The Summa Printer Control Program for MS Windows is a software utility to optimize the overall printing and cutting capabilities of the DC5 sx Click on the button to install The setup also installs automatically a client version of the program TeamViewer after that the program Summa Printer Tools DC5 opens automatically It is recommended to install then immediately the individual printer tools To install later just click on start gt All Programs gt Summa gt Summa Printer Tools Y Summa Printer ToolsDC5 1 2 0 0 Em WinPlot SCC Plug in ki z Details Instal Palette 0 Details Install ICC Profiles b Install Summa Printer Control DCS Install Information WinPlot is installed Summa Color Control is installed Eull Installation FIG 6 3 INSTALLATION OF SEPARATE PRINTER TOOLS Clicking the Full installation button installs all printer tools The tools can be installed individually also By clicking on the tab s all the utilities can be installed separately per version of installed design program Software 6 3 DC5 User s Manual 6 1 3 Installing Summa Color Control Color Control is a RIP it can import eps files and then send the data to the printer It accepts both print and contour cut data Color Control requires a hardware key also called a dongle Click on the button to install Dur
73. nu This menu bundles all the printer settings of the DC5 sx All settings in this section are user dependent information is contained within each of the sixteen individual user settings see section 2 1 4 4 2 1 Density This is the first parameter that has to be set if a new type of media is loaded in the printer all calibrations and settings of any other parameter is not usable if this parameter is not set correct first The setting of this parameter is explained in section 2 2 4 2 2 Double density Double density is a special printing mode This mode enables the DC5 sx to print on a much wider range of materials Press the Double Density button then set it off or on Press to confirm or to cancel 4 2 3 Calibrate linefeed The calibrate linefeed test is used to calibrate the media feed It is advised to do this test each time a vinyl roll is changed This test is fully automatic It is explained in section 2 3 4 2 4 Scratchguard The option Scratchguard makes it possible to put a layer of protective coating on the printed images Press the Scratchguard button then set it off or on Press to confirm or to cancel 4 2 5 OptiTrac color The DC5 sx prints and measures small lines located at each side of the print to optimize the tracking performance The color of these lines can be changed within this menu Be sure to use colors that are in contrast with the vinyl color The menu option to change color is useful when
74. om the touch screen if no hard disk is installed the DC5 sx will prompt the user to start the test from the program Summa Printer Control The Calibrate Print amp Cut calibration is explained in section 2 5 4 2 8 Head Alignment There are two head alignments one manual and one automatic The manual one should only be done if a head is changed or if there is a mechanical mis alignment the automatic on should be used in all other cases This test cannot be started from the touch screen if no hard disk is installed the DC5 sx will prompt the user to start the test from the program Summa Printer Control The manual head alignment test is used to check if the carriage is aligned mounted correctly on the DC5 sx This test should only be performed after a head or a carriage change Fig 4 4 shows the pattern that is printed using this test The lines must meet in the middle within a certain tolerance Please refer to document enclosed with spare head for more detailed info The automatic test sets a user parameter this means that this value is different for every user configuration and is explained in section 2 3
75. operation for its intended purpose All information in this manual must be read and understood before any attempt is made to operate the machine The manufacturer has no direct control over the machine operation and application Proper safety practice is the sole responsibility of the owner user and operator All instructions and safety warnings in this manual are based upon the use of this machine under proper operating conditions without alterations from the original design Any use of the cutter that is beyond the capabilities of the combination knife material is considered as improper use and may result in injury serious damage to the machine and will lead to loss of warranty 1 3 1 2 Symbols used in manual Warning with dark red symbol Refers to immediate threat that can cause serious injuries and effects on health and safety Warning with light yellow symbol Refers to a dangerous situation that can cause injuries and serious damage to the machine Attention with dark red symbol Refers to useful information to prevent damage to the equipment and prolong the service live of the machine Attention with light yellow symbol Refers to useful tips to enhance the user friendliness and make the work significantly easier Note Can be considered as a general tip something that is useful to know 7 e ue Setup 1 7 DC5 User s Manual 1 3 1 3 Safety precautions WARNING The DC5 sx use razor sharp knives Touc
76. ot be started from the touch screen if no hard disk is installed the DC5 sx will prompt the user to start the test from the program Summa Printer Control The Calibrate Print amp Cut calibration is explained in section 2 5 4 3 7 DIN A4 test This test cannot be started from the touch screen if no hard disk is installed the DC5 sx will prompt the user to start the test from the program Summa Printer Control The DIN A4 Test also performs an electrical and mechanical test of the cutter part of the DC5 sx in order to check the cut quality but also provides the user with feedback on knife setting knife pressure knife offset and cutting depth 4 4 Reprint job This menu is only accessible if the hard disk option is installed The DC5 sx then stores every sent job on hard disk If the hard disk is almost full the oldest jobs will be deleted automatically without any warning REPRINT File name A MEL Y Cancel Number of copies F zx Y delete all FIG 4 4 REPRINT MENU Press the reprint job button Use the top ES and arrows to scroll through the saved print jobs Use the bottom ES and hd arrows to change the number of copies Press MEAN to start printing Use the ESS button to delete all files on the hard disk Detailed Operation 4 8 DC5 User s Manual 4 5 System menu This menu bundles the less frequent used parameters and calibrations Only the parameter take up roll and ribbon save are user dependent paramete
77. plains the installation of the USB driver only go to section 6 1for more info and to install all the software Power off the printer Insert the DC5 sx USB stick into the computer Choose to run Windows_autostart Click on install USB driver Wait for the driver to install Connect one end of the USB cable to a USB port on the computer Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the printer Nao PWN FP Power on the printer see section 1 4 and return to the computer The Found New Hardware Wizard should appear on the computer screen and install the USB driver 00 Click OK and follow the instructions provided by the Wizard 9 Restart the computer NOTE When connecting a printer to a computer for the first time using the USB cable the computer will detect the printer and install the USB driver if the setup program was run If the setup program was not run prior to connection then install the program while printer is connected and switched on After that the program is run the computer will detect a new device and install the correct driver automatically NOTE It is recommended to use always the latest version of the driver The USB stick is made so that it downloads the latest version automatically Setup 1 11 DC5 User s Manual 1 5 2 Ethernet connection A couple of parameters have to be set when connecting a printer to the Ethernet It is best to check a couple of network settin
78. print and cut calibration if the media tracking and knife parameters are set correct see section 2 3 and 2 4 O NOTE If the hard disk is not installed then this test has to be started from the program Summa Printer Control Print and cut calibration 1 Power on the printer and load media see section 1 6 1 ES Printer menu aa Q N Cutter menu Density Double Density Feed Configuration 1 Feed Media width 672mm Reprintjob Calibrate Linefeed e Knife pressure 75gr System menu Scratchguard Density 12000 bd Communication mu 2 Shut down amp Settings OptiTrac color OptiTrac Automatic Summa USB port Settings Printer menu 2 Press Settings 3 Press printer menu 4 Press More Calibrate Print amp Cut O aa Head Alignment Home Clean Printhead O On More Color Offset Standard amp Settings Printer menu SET1 SET2 SET3 SET4 SET5 SET6 SET7 7 Y Y Y Y Y YN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LAA AA AA AAAA ADS Dot Overlap Y 5 Press Calibrate Print amp Cut Set values correct and press Apply The DC5 sx first prints and cuts out a test pattern similar to the one below 7 m j w n m S a u m er u kel 8 8 3 a E ll E
79. re shown on the touch screen while the machine is calibrating they can be useful for a service technician FIG 4 8 CALIBRATE MEDIA TEST 4 5 7 Menu Units The setting of these options determines whether the speed and size values are displayed in the metric measure system or ENG US measure system Press the Menu units button then set to the desired measure system Press to confirm a cancel Detailed Operation 4 10 DC5 User s Manual 4 5 8 OPOS Calibration O NOTE This test is obsolete not to be used with current firmware revisions This calibrates the physical distance between the mark sensor and the knife tip Press the OPOS calibration button to start the test The DC5 sx will cut out three rectangles After that the machine will prompt the user to weed the three rectangles Do so and press continue The DC5 sx will now measure the difference of the reflection level of the backing and the media Then it will search the edges of the two outer rectangles If the vinyl is not appropriate for the test then the DC5 sx will give a message Then the test has to redone with a vinyl which has a high contrast between the media and the backing color or white media with clear backing 4 5 9 Coil setup This test is used to set the knife landing The cut quality is seriously affected by incorrect landing setting Before changing these values write them down as there is no default setting for these parameter After adjust
80. rs 4 5 1 Take up roll The take up roll sub menu is used to activate or deactivate the take up rollers optional on DC5sx This option can be set to disabled print job only and print and cut job Press the take up roll button and select the desired setting Press to confirm E to cancel 4 5 2 Ribbon save The ribbon save sub menu is used to set the ribbon save mode In standard mode a ribbon is used over the full width of the print job as soon as one dot is required in the print pass No ribbon will be used if no data in that ribbon color is required in the print pass In ribbon save mode high no ribbon will be used if no data in that ribbon color is required in the print pass and ribbon will also be saved as soon as no data in that ribbon color is required anymore on the right hand side of the image The default setting is standard NOTE With ribbon save mode high the printhead is raised inside the image This may leave an impression in the vinyl causing print quality issues in the next print passes Press the ribbon save button and change setting is necessary Press to confirm i cancel 4 5 3 Copy User settings This menu enables the operator to copy the parameters from one user to another user When copying the parameters the user name is not changed These parameters can then be used as starting values for configuring a new user Press the copy user button COPY USER FROM A PREMIUM 30 y NX Cancel TO W7 PREM
81. s can accumulate and fill your computer s hard disk quickly 4 Custom masks import custom made masks for the Vision Print feature It is recommended to use bitmaps with a height that is a multiple of 16 pixels 5 Import Spot ID s allows new spot color ID s to be created and imported when a new spot color is released This can be used if the design program has no special palette for the DC To import spot ID s create a text file with the info Correct syntax is one spotcolor name per line with the equal sign and the desired number of spot color spot color name n where spot color name is the name of the spot color used in the design software and n being the number of the spot color ribbon in the DC5 sx 6 Reset Spot ID s resets spot ID s to factory default Software 6 13 DC5 6 3 1 5 Reprint preferences User s Manual Preferences Category ColorControl Processes Summa DC3 DC4 DC4sx Reprint V Use the RIP output directory Reprint directory FIG 6 18 REPRINT PREFERENCES Browse Cancel Reprint directory select to use the RIP output directory or choose another location to store ripped Software files 6 14 DC5 User s Manual 6 3 2 How to rip and print To begin enter the menu and click on Prnttesumma DEHDEA Ks In the subsequent dialog boxes browse to the file that needs to be printed and click on the button The print dialog window will appear there are
82. sed as a contour cutter It is even advised not to use it as a cutter see section 6 1 4 When the printed job has to laminated before cutting then extra registration marks have to be printed This section explains how to set the marks so the design can be cut after lamination with a Summa Cutter There exists a plug in for CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator to set the marks automatically around a design see section 6 1 2 Otherwise use follow procedure below to set the marks O Put the OPOS marks around the drawing In your design the top right corner is the origin of the design that will be printed out O Place the origin mark at the right side and above all contours that need to be cut Print amp Cut 3 2 DC5 User s Manual Pla X size Y size FIG 3 3 PLACEMENT OF THE FIRST ORIGIN MARK NOTE The mark must be a square The advised size is 3mm and the line style of the mark is best set to none line styles with a certain thickness affect the precision O NOTE Make sure that around every mark a white space which is 3 4 times the size of the mark O Place rest of the marks X distance N Y distance FIG 3 4 PLACEMENT OF THE REST OF THE MARKS O First place copies of the origin mark at a regular distance in the up down direction The last mark at the bottom must be under all contours that need be cut This direction will be referred to as the X direction O NOTE Make sure there is enough
83. shows how offset color plane strips are printed Color offset can be increased 16 dots high or disabled 0 dots disabled It is advised to set color offset to standard Press the dot Color offset button then set it off half or on Press to confirm or to cancel Second Pass First Pass FIG 4 3 COLOR OFFSET Detailed Operation 4 5 DC5 User s Manual 4 3 Cutter menu This menu bundles all the cutter settings of the DC5 sx All settings in this section are user dependent information is contained within each of the sixteen individual user settings see section 2 1 4 4 3 1 Knife pressure The knife pressure submenu is used to change the default knife pressure same as in section 2 4 but it can be changed when no media is loaded however it can t be tested The knife pressure can be set between 0 and 400 grams Press the Knife pressure button then change the knife pressure to the desired knife pressure Press to confirm or to cancel 4 3 2 Knife offset The knife offset is explained in section 2 4 4 3 3 Velocity The Velocity submenu is used to change the default velocity for the knife The velocity can be set between 50 mm s 2 ips and 600 mm s 24 ips The default velocity is 500 mm s 20 ips Press the Velocity button then press on the desired velocity to change the velocity use arrow up down if the desired velocity is not on screen Press to confirm hal cancel 4 3 4 Overcut Use overcut submenu
84. sk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Media Load push buttons On the right side there are two push buttons conveniently located to make the loading process easy For further explanation see section 1 6 1 Ethernet port RJ45 For connecting the cutter to the LAN USB port This interface is based on the standards specified in Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1 1 It allows for high speed bi directional serial communication between the host computer and the DC5 sx Cassette station latch Two latches are located at the back in order to open up the cassette station Open only when the machine is paused or switched off Media supply rollers The two back rollers are part of the media supply system Rear Wheels The rear wheels of the DC5 sx have no locking brakes Media Supply Sensor The media supply sensor enables the motorized media supply rollers Do not place any objects in front of the sensor Roll media guide bushes T The two flange guides serve to keep the media roll in place when media is pulled from the roll the left one has a fixed position Setup 1 6 DC5 User s Manual 1 3 Safety Ideal Operating Environment Connecting to the Mains 1 3 1 Safety 1 3 1 1 General The purpose of the user s manual is not only to explain the operating procedures for working with this machine But it also provides the owner users and operators with precaution procedures for safe and proper machine
85. stage hina da 1 3 ES Unpacking DESTINA Stage iia taa 1 3 TEODESSAIIONEVIS Wes idad 1 4 FADES Toar VIEW n r e EEE caa 1 6 1 8 Properly Grounded CoNNECtiON sissies enoia sanes a a a EE 1 9 1 9 PrinterisloadedandTeddV noniin a 1 10 1 10 Printer is ready no media lOAdE sussen n 1 10 l 1 1 Media Core AO aiii ada iaa is 1 16 1 12 Position of the supply roll on the DC5 SX sesssssscssesscsssssescsssecscseesssesecsesssecsesssesessseeseseeess 1 16 tI Loadmea ro lLatthebackot DES int idadildaida 1 17 1 14 Loading roll at the front of the DC5 SX ou esssesesscsssesssssesscscsesssscscssssesesesesesssseesescseseeseseesess 1 17 1 17 REAP DASKEE unit 1 19 1 18 Rear cassette stati n COVET csscsesscscsssscsssscscscscscsssssssacacssessacscessacessssacscsssssasacecessacsceasacscsseaceces 1 21 T FO REMNOVIING a Cassel ias 1 21 LA anG ACS S ETE hicset a eeeaieschenaterenint atu ers E ted aeeneeecrue 1 21 TZ EG aSSELTS TOP release tati 1 22 1 22 Loading ribbon and ribbon information chip into the cassette oe eesesseesesseeceeseseeees 1 22 1523 CIOSING the riDHonN Casset Eiso 1 23 1 24 Removing the drag knife holder from the claMp s ssesssessserssesssesseeseesseesseesscoseesseeeseesseessesss 1 24 1 25 Removing the knife from the standard drag knife holder o oococononoomommmmm 1 24 1226 Kate length adjustment a EAEE A sds tisakdin AO EA 1 25 127 camp Ga INGA dla 1 25 IIDES SN OUEN SC EE caia ai 2 1 22 SECON SAVET CO OOO O E A
86. t be used to make the printer darker or lighter Print densities change between different media types because energy is absorbed differently depending on the vinyl formulation liner etc NOTE If the hard disk is not installed then only the monochrome test can be started from the touch screen use Printer Control for the other tests section 6 2 5 Setting the print density 1 Power on the printer and load media see section 1 6 1 y AA 4 Xx Old value 12000 T x Feed Configuration 1 Feed Settings Cancel STANDARD DENSITY TEST Media width 672mm 5c5 New value 12000 HIGH RESOLUTION TEST Knife pressure 75gr 12000 Y y Clamp Range 6000 16000 MONOCHROME DENSITY TEST Printed in OptiTrack color Cancel Summa USB port 2 Press Density 3 Change value if necessary 4 Select type of test or press test to check Cancel The printer will print the chosen density test 1p oy 39 48 FIG 2 6 INTERNAL DENISTY TEST 1 If the density is set too high then in area 1 the ribbon will stick too long to the media while printing and leave matt areas behind 2 If the density is set too low then this area will not be 100 black this area is the same color as the rest if the monochrome density test is chosen 3 If the density is set too high then this area will be darker than 95 cyan the white holes will become filled randomly 4 If the density setting
87. that press 6 and then press ft Print amp Cut 3 7 Eu oe a a Detailed Operation 4 1 Introduction This section is a detailed list of all parameters that can be changed and tests that can be initiated from the touch screen Section 1 and 2 of this manual describe in detail the most commonly used touch screen manipulation This section may be used as a reference for locating a certain parameter setting or test The less frequently used parameters are also explained in this section Detailed Operation 4 1 DC5 User s Manual y Settings Printer Menu oe Density 12000 g Double Density Calibrate Linefeed g Scratchguard OptiTrac Color Cyan OptiTrac Y Calibrate Print amp Cut Head Alignment Clean Printhead Color Offset Standard Dot Overlap Knife offset 0 43 mm Knife pressure 75gr Velocity Calibrate Print amp Cut DIN A4 test Reprint Job Ribbon Save Standard Take Up Roll Print Only Job Copy user settings Calibrate media LCD contrast Calibrate touch screen Menu units Metric Calibrate OPOS Coil setup Calibrate NTC Communication Status Configure USAGES Summa USB port 1 Cep Tp owt Oem ETS es Mee EXA cs summa uss pon 1 Shut Down FIG 4 1 COMPLETE MENU STRUCTURE Detailed Operation 4 2 DC5 User s Manual 4 2 Printer Me
88. tion of the driver Then install the dongle and wait again until Windows reports that the dongle is ready to use Then Color Control can be started It is not recommended to change the options during the installation See section 6 3 for explanation of the options of Color Control Software 6 4 DC5 User s Manual 6 1 4 Cutting with a DC5 sx The DC5 sx is not made to use as a cutter Reason for that is the supply mechanism It is internally switches off during cutting to avoid that the supply roll unrolls out of itself because of the constant movement of the vinyl during cutting So when the DC5 sx is used for cutting only the media has to be loaded as a sheet NOTE A cutting driver WinPlot can be found on the USB stick It is recommended to skip this installation to program can always be installed at a later date in the unlikely event that the need should arise The program WinPlot accepts eps and ai files with cut data It can send then the data to the DC5 sx Use the DC4 driver for the DC5 and the DC4sx driver for the DC5sx Software 6 5 DC5 User s Manual 6 2 Summa Printer Control Menus The Summa Printer Control program basically has the same functions as the control panel It is up to the user to decide which way he will work most efficiently The users who will work with the Summa Printer Control program will notice that it is a very powerful and practical tool amp Summa Printer Control for DC5 1 2 0
89. u errrororereerecerenres Set Parameter Parameter Yalue a Refresh Double Density Off 1200 Dot Overlap On 6000 16000 Color Offset Standard ScratchGuard Off OptiTrac Color Cyan OptiTrac Automatic Knife pressure 75 gr Velocity 500 mm s FIG 6 7 SUMMA PRINTER CONTROL MENU The menu is a list of all the user parameters that can be set There are more user parameters then shown here but they cannot be set direct they have to be set with the automatic calibrations Most of the parameters have already been explained in section 2 and 4 There are some non common used parameters visible First there is the parameter supply direction Normally the print side of the media is on the outside of the roll There exists media where the print side is on the other side Then the media has to be loaded different and this parameter has to be changed from standard to reverse standard E side to print on FIG 6 8 LOAD DIRECTION Another parameter is ribbon save there are two settings standard and high The printer always tries to use as less ribbon as possible When this parameter is set to standard then the quality has a priority to the ribbon save feature When this parameter is set to high then the ribbon save feature has priority Clean delay determines how many passes the printer has to print before it clean the head on the cleaning pad Software 6 7 DC5 User s Manual OPOS level is used for the
90. ue from the media This situation may cause malfunctioning of the DC5 sx 1 The front sensor is located on the DC5 sx left side right next to the pinch roller The rear sensor is located on the same line as the front sensor but on the rear plate 2 Tokeep the sensors clean it is sufficient to wipe them out with a cotton swab FIG 5 1 FIG 5 2 POSITION FRONT SENSOR POSITION REAR SENSOR Maintenance 5 1 DC5 User s Manual 5 1 3 Changing he cleaning pad Located on the left side of the DC5 sx is a printhead cleaning pad The printer cleans the head periodically on this pad It is possible that after a while some dust will accumulate on this pad Therefore it is advised to clean this pad from time to time gt To clean the cleaning pad proceed as follows 1 Take a piece of scrap vinyl that is a bit larger than the cleaning pad Remove the backing and stick it on the cleaning pad 2 Gently apply equal pressure on the vinyl pressing the adhesive on the pad 3 Remove the vinyl and check the back of the vinyl If it is dirty do the procedure again until the vinyl does not show dirt from the cleaning pad If the cleaning pad starts turning white it is worn out and should be replaced Cleaning pad notes The cleaning plate should be cleaned every week or after each change of roll vinyl which ever come first Every five rolls of vinyl the cleaning pad should be replaced or turned once mark used side so it is not
91. umma bvba Rochesterlaan 6 B 8470 GISTEL Belgium Web Site www summa be J Ca D Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the new DC5 The DCS is the ultimate label and decal production unit combining high image durability and precision contour cutting into one device The DC5 uses thermal transfer technology This is a dry transfer printing process that uses heat and pressure to create a durable bond with the resin based inks and the media The resin inks are supplied on ribbons containing densely packed pigments suspended in a solid plastic carrier This high pigment density results in images that are highly abrasion resistant and it provides along term UV and water resistance with a long outdoor durability without laminations Thermal transfer printing produces no fumes at all creates no mess and does not require maintenance nor the use of cleaning chemicals Every aspect of the DC5 has been designed for simplified operation Media loading is child s play thanks to auto media alignment Ribbons are a snap to refill and can t be loaded improperly This manual is a reference guide for installing and operating the DC5 This manual is a reference guide for installing and operating the DC5 series cutters Minimum revisions needed for this manual Firmware DC5 main 004 Firmware DC5 com 004 USB driver 6 4 Summa Printer Tools 1 0 0 0 Color Control 7 0 April 2007 setup 11 2013 Table of Contents O A
92. up roll if used Then push on the up arrow key until the media does not move any further Go to the back of the machine and press on the top switch The machine will rewind the media supply roll and move the media from under the clamps NOTE Each time the media type is changed the user must perform the recommended line feed calibration see section 2 3 Failing to do so may result in poor print quality 1 6 4 Using the media basket It is strongly recommended to always use the rear basket while printing The basket prevents the vinyl from touching the ground or the base of the DC5 sx thus preventing the vinyl from collecting dust When the DC5 sx is used for print and cut then the media baskets front and rear MUST be used otherwise the vinyl will pick up dust damaging the print The front and rear baskets are designed to hold at least 6 meter of vinyl Depending on the type of vinyl it is possible to hold up until 10 meters FIG 1 17 REAR BASKET Setup 1 19 DC5 User s Manual 1 6 5 Preparing the printer for long print outs 1 6 5 1 Introduction The DC5 sx has a fixed position at the rear for the roller guiding of the flange It is possible that some types of vinyls are not wound up even e g the core sticking out This results in a forcing of the path of the vinyl in a wrong direction Following procedure can help to solve that problem 1 6 5 2 Procedure 1 Load media in the machine as described in se
93. used twice Using not approved material can raise the need to perform these actions Cleaning pad should be changed if the printhead is changed FIG 5 3 CLEANING PAD Maintenance 5 2 DC5 User s Manual 5 1 4 Cleaning the printhead The printhead accumulates dust debris and resin residue which can all degrade the print quality The printer will automatically self clean the printhead see section 0 While this procedure removes much of the residue and debris the printhead will sometimes require manual cleaning particularly after a ribbon breakage because large pieces of ribbon material might be caught underneath the carriage Do not clean the printhead just after printing The printhead is still hot after printing Touching it too soon after printing might cause injuries Do not clean the printhead above the printing surface gt To clean the printhead proceed as follows 1 Power off the DC5 sx Open up the rear cover and take out the cassette 2 Use a lint free cloth or gauze moistened with isopropyl alcohol 3 Gently wipe the printhead 1 the release plate 2 and the rollers 4 4 Note the position of the ribbon end sensor 3 O Note Clean the printhead after every each ribbon problem extensive wrinkling or breaking of ribbon s 4 FIG 5 4 CLEANING THE PRINTHEAD 5 1 5 OptiPrint cleaning system The maintenance of the system is described in the installation guide which was packed separ
94. ut staus windows on top or at the left side and the size of the buttons Software 6 10 DC5 User s Manual 6 3 Summa Color Control ColorControl is a Windows based program that processes Postscript files EPS PS EPSF and PDF files ColorControl provides the RIP Raster Image Processor to enable the operator to output vector and raster images to the DC5 sx 6 3 1 Settings ColorControl Click on preferences to open the preferences menu ColorControl Apr 30 2007 13 17 21 File Window Help 6 Y Toolbar Y Status Bar E Fonts Preferences N FIG 6 13 COLORCONTROL SETTINGS 6 3 1 1 ColorControl Preferences Preferences sej Category N Processes ColorControl Plugins RIP System Settings eee Temp directory C Program Files SummaCC O utput El Reprint Licensing Host ID ra wea License key A ee Te Cancel FIG 6 14 COLORCONTROL PREFERENCES 1 Temp directory Indicates where SCC writes temporary files during processing 2 License key In this box the dongle license number appears If this box is blank then either the HASP drivers are not installed or the dongle is missing defective or the dongle driver is not installed correct Software 6 11 DC5 6 3 1 2 General preferences User s Manual Preferences a Category ColorContral P Processes Lm Plugins RIP Units Summa DC3 DC4 DC4sx inches Reprint millimeters C picas Cancel FIG 6 15 P
95. white space around every mark The distance between the different marks must be the same NOTE The advised X distance distance between two consecutive marks depends on several items Normally 30 to 40 cm is a recommended distance If the mark size is smaller than 3mm lower the X distance If the white margin is critical lower the X distance The bigger the distance between the marks the faster the registration of the marks works The smaller the distance between the marks the more accurate OPOS works however the influence on the accuracy is rather small Print amp Cut 3 3 DC5 User s Manual O Make a copy of the row of marks and place them left to the design O NOTE Make sure the left row is not shifted in the up down direction in reference to the right row of marks O Make the layer on which the contour lines are invisible and not printable O Print the design together with marks on the DC5 sx O NOTE Make sure not to scale or rotate the design in the RIP NOTE It is advised to group the jobs on a roll since with each sheet there needs to be rear margin of 8cm see user manual for the Summa cutters for exact values according to type and model N yy Va pa es FIG 3 5 PRINTED DESIGN Print amp Cut 3 4 DC5 User s Manual 3 1 1 3 Making cutting data ready O Make the layer on which the contour lines are visible and printable Do the opposite with the print data O Make sure t
96. wn amp Settings OptiTrac color OptiTrac Summa USB port Settings Printer menu 2 Press Settings 3 Press printer menu 4 Press OptiTrac color Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Red Green Settings Printer menu 5 Change OptiTrac color by pressing on the color or press more for rest of colors Then press Apply NOTE Be careful with OptiTrac colors which have a large red component in them they can usually not be used because the sensor cannot detect them as it reads them as white It is not recommended to use such colors NOTE It is recommended to set OptiTrac to automatic marks are then always printed on the far right side of the media there were it is calibrated see next procedure O NOTE OptiTrac silver is recommended for printing on dark media 6 Proceed with line feed calibration step 0 in next procedure Basic Operation 2 7 DC5 User s Manual Line feed calibration 1 Power on the printer and load media see section 1 6 1 Printer menu y a Q Feed Configuration 1 Feed Cutter menu Density 12000 Double Density Home Off Calibrate Linefeed O Off Media width 672mm Reprint job Knife pressure 75gr System menu Scratchguard More OptiTrac color Cyan amp OptiTrac Automatic Settings Printer menu Density 12000 Communication QUAN 2 Shut down amp Settings Summa USB port 2 Press Settings 3 Press printer menu 4 Press Calibrate Linefeed
97. y 16 user configurations Auto Alignment system Up to eight colors job OptiTrac Ribbon save e Right side of band e OptiTrac colors Mirror silver and Gold e Cutting e Concatenation and curve smoothing to obtain better cut quality e OptiCut drag movement optimization e Overcut for easy weeding e Multiple reprint feature up to 999 only when hard disk is present e Flash Eproms Specifications 7 1 DC5 User s Manual 7 1 4 Software For PC only system requirements e CPU An x86 32 or x86 64 compatible dual core processor Intel or AMD minimum dual core 2G Hz e Memory Minimum 1GB RAM e Supported operating systems minimum Windows version Windows XP Professional SP3 e Hard disk 5400RPM or above 7200RPM preferred minimum 500MB free recommended 5GB e Network recommended with connection to internet Customer support is using TeamViewer for remote access and support over the internet program installs silent with Printer Tools e Video Card Minimum 1200x800 e USB extra USB port for installation stick Available programs e Summa Color Control SCC e Postscript Level 3 compatible RIP Import EPS PDF of PS files Scaling rotating mirroring inversing Paneling Colormask and Primerdot Contour Cutting Spotcolor support e Summa Printer Control e Program to control printer parameters e Utility to upgrade firmware e Possibility to store user configurations on hard disk e from Windows XP SP3 and up e W

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