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1. Film FIG 1 35 KNIFE DEPTH ADJUSTMENT Setup 1 42 S CLASS cutter User s Manual gt Setting pressure and checking knife depth media must be loaded in the cutter before knife pressure can be tested WARNING Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media Keep fingers and other body parts away from the cutting area There are hazardous moving parts 1 Press Anew screen will appear showing the most common menu items see section 2 1 2 Press as J Current knife pressure will appear on screen 3 Press t 4 to change the knife pressure The new value in bold will change 1 Press Jto perform the internal knife pressure test Apply 2 Press to confirm and exit the knife pressure menu Cancel 3 Press al leave the pressure unchanged A Once bess js 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 1 36 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 Se
2. CONFIrM OF sss to cancel The default overcut is set to 1 OptiCut OptiCut increases the cutting quality in case the knife is worn out or not calibrated correctly OptiCut is default set to OFF Press the button then use t or 4 to set OptiCut to ON or OFF Press ess J tO CONFIFM OF ees Detailed Operation 4 3 S CLASS cutter User s Manual FlexCut FlexCut can be set to OFF Fast or Accurate When the cutter is set to Fast or Accurate it will alternately cut a certain length with full pressure and a certain length with reduced pressure The advantage of the FlexCut feature is that it cuts completely through the material yet allows the material to stay together by means of the small media bridges Fast is the quickest mode but it is less precise due to the pressure changes during the cutting Accurate is much slower but much more precise as the cutter stops at every change of pressure There are 4 typical FlexCut parameters 1 Full pressure This parameter determines full pressure used during FlexCut mode 2 Full pressure cut length This parameter determines the length that is cut with full pressure usually the length that will be cut all the way through 3 Flex pressure cut length This parameter determines the length that will be cut with reduced pressure or without pressure This is usually a much smaller value than the full pressure cut length this is the length of the media bridges
3. 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 2 2 4 Calibrating a tangential knife The purpose of the knife calibration routine is to detect and if necessary to correct problems related to the concentricity of the tangential knife blade Knife calibration errors may be due to any of the following causes e Origin deviation The knife tip is slightly rotated in relation to its theoretical 0 angle This error can be corrected by adjusting the origin e Lateral deviation The knife tip deviates from its theoretical center in the lateral direction This error can be corrected by adjusting the lateral parameter Longitudinal misalignment The knife tip deviates from its theoretical center in the longitudinal direction This error can be corrected by adjusting the longitudinal parameter Basic Operation 2 7 S CLASS cutter User s Manual ORIGIN deviation Real center ka of the knife N J Theoretical center of the knife _ gt LATERAL deviation FIG 2 5 POSSIBLE KNIFE CALIBRATIONS LONGITUDINAL deviation During the knife calibration routine the cutter will cut a series of test patterns that allow the user to identify errors in knife rotation and concentricity Use the touch screen to make corrections Setting tangential knife parameters 1 Power on the cutter load media and mount tangential k
4. 9 The positioning and routing of sheet material is identical to that of roll media 10 The cutter is now ready Setup 1 31 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 5 4 Media load procedure CAUTION Do not place any objects in front of or behind the cutter that could interfere with cutter operation Make sure the media is free to move forward and back Keep hands hair clothing and jewelry away from moving parts While the cutter is on it will automatically start executing a minimal loading procedure as soon as the pinch rollers are lowered The load procedure will also start when the cutter is switched on while media is already in the machine and the pinch rollers are in the down position this is not recommended Always keep the pinch rollers in the up position while the cutter is not being used The minimal loading procedure consists of A media width measurement Media is unwound over a length equal to the width measured between the outer two pinch rollers A simultaneous 45 axial move of the drive drum sleeves and cutting head After that the cutter is ready to receive files from the computer When receiving a job from the computer the cutter will automatically pull the required media from the roll It does this in steps and the length of the vinyl used is equal to a number of times the measured width of the media IMPORTANT Tracking of longer signs is only guaranteed when the full load procedure is p
5. cutter User s Manual 1 3 Connecting the Cutter to the Mains 1 3 1 Grounding Earthing CAUTION An insulated ground conductor must be installed as part of the branch circuit that supplies power to the wall outlet to which the cutter 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 cutter 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 cutter should be installed near the socket outlet for easy access USA EUROPE THREE PIN OUTLET MAKE SURE THIS IS CONNECTED TO A KNOWN EARTH MAKE SURE THIS LS CONNECTED TO A Se KNOWN GROUND Si THREE PIN PLUG FIG 1 12 PROPERLY GROUNDED CONNECTION 1 3 2 Operating voltage CAUTION Before changing the fuse make sure that the cutter is completely disconnected from its power source CAUTION For continued protection against risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Fuse Rate T2 0A 250V SCHURTER SPT OR EQUIVALENT The power
6. 4 3 2 6 Confidence test The confidence test performs a quick electrical and mechanical test of the cutter to make sure that the cutter is fully operational A media sheet of at least A3 B size should be used for this plot This test is always cut at the left side of the loaded media 4 3 2 7 Media sensor setup The media sensor setup option is a useful routine for checking whether the front and rear media sensors are functioning properly and whether the switching levels of these sensors are correctly set Front Sensor l Back sensor 1 Press nt OF badda to select the sensor that will be tested 2 Puta piece of media half on the chosen sensor and under the two outer pinch rollers Press aj There are five levels of sensitivity to choose from 3 Use tl i change sensitivity level After choosing a sensitivity level there will be a rectangle next to the sensitivity When the sensor is covered then the rectangle will be completely filled with black squares When the senor is uncovered there will be almost no black squares in the rectangle s iT dt Sensor uncovered Sensor covered FIG 4 4 SENSOR SETUP The black stripe in the rectangle is the trigger level at which the cutter decides whether there is media in the machine or not 4 Use and gt to change the trigger level if necessary Ideally there would be 2 to 4 black squares when the sensor is uncovered the rectangle is completely filled when it is co
7. Paneling is used for several different applications Below are the typical settings for the most 3 common applications Cutting through This is explained in section 3 5 Typical settings for the parameters are then Panels ON Panel size 5 10cm Panel replot OFF vector sorting DIRECTIONAL Tracking difficult media This is explained in section 2 7 Typical settings for the parameters are then Panels ON Panel size 3 10cm Panel replot ON OFF depending on the thickness of the media vector sorting DRIECTIONAL OFF depending on needed knife pressure and backing of the material Roll Up The roll up system is an option that can be added on the larger S CLASS models refer to the manual for the roll up system for more info Typical settings for the parameters are then Panels ON Panel size 50 100cm Panel replot OFF vector sorting OFF Another recommended setting when using the roll up system is to set panels to off and use the automatic paneling of 100cm and set roll up to AFTER AUTO panel See section on Roll up media Sort Vectors Sorting vectors is a sub menu of the panel menu but because of its importance explained separately There are three options in this menu 1 Off When vector sorting is set of then the cutter does no optimizing of the vectors This is used when the intelligence of the cutter driver is preferred 2 Directional If set to directional then the vectors are optimized for cutting directio
8. folder document or Internet Ej Open E This task will be created with administrative privileges Right click the Wireless network and click on connect disconnect COO E gt Control Panel gt Network Connections File Edit View Tools Advanced Help M Organize Name Type LAN or High Speed Internet 2 Local Area Connection will Wireless Network Connection Personal Area Network 1 Bluetooth Network Connection Virtual Private Network 1 J Summa is i Connect To Disable this netwo LAN or High Speed Internet LANL as Link Sone Internet Disable Connect Decem g Status Diagnose k Bridge Connections ecb evice Ey Diagnose this connection gt 4 Search Status Owner summa local System Not connected System Not connected System Disconnected System A window with the available wireless networks will open Choose SummacCutter in the list and click on connect If Windows give a security warning then ignore it Connect to a network Select a network to connect to Show Wireless z a APeng Security enabled network ig SummaCutter Unsecured network xa demoroom Security enabled network Set up a connection or network Open Network and Sharing Center Setup 1 24 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 4 3 3 Webserver The cutter has an internal web server By typing the IP address e g http 192 168 1 100 in t
9. replace only with the same type and rating of fuse Specifications 6 7 S CLASS cutter User s Manual CUTTER ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES The chart following contains descriptions and part numbers for the S CLASS accessories Manual and driver CD Power cable Regional differences contact local dealer for exact part number USB cable Serial cable Media flanges set of 2 Standard drag knife holder for drag head Tangential knife holder Drag knife holder for tangential head Razor blade set of 10 Specifications 6 8 S CLASS cutter Standard tangential knife set of 5 Sandblast tangential knife Double sided tangential knife Standard drag knife set of 5 Sandblast drag knife set of 5 Insertion tool for tangential knife Nose piece for standard knife Nose piece for sandblast knife Nose piece drag knife not for cutter with head for drag knife Ballpoint pen holder Specifications 395 348 395 347 User s Manual ADA S CLASS cutter User s Manual Ballpoint Plotter pen set of 4 MPO6BK Drag knife holder for sandblast knife Tangential pouncing pin holder Drag pouncing pin holder Pouncing pin Cutting strip S75 S120 391 886 Cutting strip S140 S160 400 565 Pouncing strip 391 598 ec 1 TABLE 6 1 S CLASS ACCESSORIES Specifications 6 10
10. tO Cancel The default value is after AUTO panel Autoload The Autoload option enables the user to the change the vinyl unroll procedure When autoload is on the cutter will automatically unroll the vinyl when needed When the autoload option is set off the operator should manually unroll enough media before starting to cut When autoload is set to ask then cutter will pause after that the pinch rollers are put down This gives the user the time to lower pinch roller pressure if necessary The default setting is ON Tracking is not guaranteed when autoload is set to OFF Press the button then use T or 4 to activate or deactivate the autoload feature Press esis t tO CONFIrM OF sss Ito cancel Autoload is default activated NOTE Tracking is not guaranteed when autoload is set to OFF Front Margin The front margin is the amount of media the cutter returns after it measured the front edge of the loaded media It can be set between 10mm and 500mm Press the button then use tj 4 set to the desired value PLeSS lissa j to confirm OF ess E to cancel The default value is 24 6mm Detailed Operation 4 8 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 3 1 4 OPOS The OPOS settings are explained in detail in section 3 except for the Alignment mode monitor and OPOS paneling Alignment There are three additional alignment methods available on all S CLASS cutters X Alignment XY Alignment and XY Adjust
11. then it is just the IP address needs to be changed so that each cutter has an unique number Only the three last numbers may be changed to an unused number in the network Setup 1 20 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Computer setup for ad hoc connection Setup PC LAN parameters Press and J A windows will open fill in ncpa cpl and click OK Type the name of a program folder document or Internet d resource and Windows will open it for you Open lt This task will be created with administrative privileges nea als A window will open with available network connections One of them will be the wireless connection go gt Control Panel Network Connections SS OS File Edit View Tools Advanced Help Name LAN or High Speed Internet 2 Local Area Connection sill Wireless Network Connection Personal Area Network 1 Bluetooth Network Connection Virtual Private Network 1 J Summa Type Status LAN or High Speed Internet summa local System LAN or High Speed Internet Not connected System Personal Area Network Not connected System Virtual Private Network Disconnected System m Right click the wireless connection and select properties Networking Sharing Connect using a Dell Wireless 1395 WLAN Mini Card This connection uses the following items 8 Client for Microsoft Networks gs Packet Scheduler MA E Fie and Prin
12. to change the recut offset the distance between the last cut vector and the beginning of the first marker Contour Cutting 3 13 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Cancel l 6 Press cuss tO confirm the new value or press to exit the menu without changing the value 7 Press es J to get online again 8 Register the markers and cut the first contour as described in sections 3 3 5 and 3 3 6 The cutter will stop after the first contour has been cut and come online again The main action menu will appear on the screen J to confirm the new value or press lessu tO exit OPOS will sense the markers for the second contour and then cut that contour This process of sensing and cutting will repeat automatically until all remaining contours have been cut 3 4 2 Cutting the same graphic on multiple media sheets If the same graphic design has been printed on a multiple sheets then this feature can be used NOTE The sheets should be more or less the same size and the graphics on them should be oriented and positioned the same way First load the media and check that the parameters of the OPOS markers are set correctly Cutting the same graphic on multiple media sheets The main option menu will appear on the screen The different configuration menus will appear on screen Contour Cutting 3 14 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 Press The different OPOS configura
13. 1 3 Mounting the cutter on the stand siiniisceripcciconssamicatasaaninmnimleniiamsarmnenien 1 4 1 2 S CLASS Cutter COMpOonentsS seessssssoosseesssssooooosssssssooosoosessssoosooosessssosososssesoso 1 5 1 2 1 The Cutter as viewed from the ffONnt ssssssssssesssssssssseseessessssssroessessussseotoresesssssnsrereresesss 1 5 1 2 2 The Cutter as viewed from the back uu essssscsssscssserssescseccsnessestsecssccesneesssecessecesneeerse 1 7 1 3 Connecting the Cutter to the Mains ccccsccssccssessssccsscssscscsssesscssssscssoess 1 9 1 3 1 Grounding Earthinng cecesscssscssscsseessesssecssssessscssecsnecssccesscssscssscessecsnecsncessecesscesseseseesnees 1 9 1 3 2 Oper ti g VON ccs nce cvssgcGasnnssda ec onns noun pied cov apaoaabedavdidavelaatontvdbebus ar olbeasannatabee 1 9 1 3 3 P wering on Te CUTLER s aisian ee a a a 1 10 1 4 Connecting the Cutter to a Computer sssseesoesoesossoossossossossooeoossossossosssossossose 1 11 T4 1 USB CONNECTION sersaaisanan aa R RRRA R na 1 11 1 4 1 1 Connecting the S CLASS cutter to a PC using a USB cable eee 1 11 1 4 1 2 Connecting the S CLASS cutter to a Mac using a USB cable eee 1 12 1 4 2 RS 232 CONNEC ON enai n a RERNE R EAA REE RE 1 13 1 4 3 Wireless Connection Optional cssssssssssecssesscssessssssssssssssessesssssesssssssssssesseesessseess 1 14 1 4 3 1 Setting up the S CLASS cutter in a WLAN Wi Fi compatible 6 1 14 1 4 3 2
14. 4 FlexCut pressure This parameter determines the pressure of the Flex pressure cut length This is usually a reduced pressure so that the knife only scratches the media or cuts it only halfway through Procedure to set the correct parameters for FlexCut immmeem hen USE 4l ti choose the FlexCut mode a 2 Press to confirm or kassassa to cancel Full pressure Flex pressure FlexCut Full cut Cut Length Cut Length pressure pressure 3 Press or to select the parameter that must be changed 4 Use or 4 to change to the desired value press hesu Jto check the result FlexCut Mode 1 Press to confirm or 6 Repeat steps 3 through 4 until the desired result is achieved 7 If necessary change velocity by pressing besusu Detailed Operation 4 4 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Panels There are 4 specific parameters in the Panels submenu 1 Panels This parameter switches panels on or off 2 Panel size This parameter determines the length of the panel 3 Panel replot This parameter determines if the design has to be cut more than once on top of itself this per panel Panel replot is used for thick media and media which is difficult to cut The value of this parameter is disregarded if paneling is set to off If this parameter is set at 0 then the cutter will cut each panel only once If it is set at 1 it will cut each panel twice 4 Sort vectors See paragraph below
15. 7 Table of contents IV S CLASS cutter User s Manual List of Figures 1 1 S CLASS cutter fully oxed i is 1 1 1 2 Contents OF box stand vajiscivaiunnsiiantnindian auuminiiamwanniamioaunarmianmuninele 1 2 1 3 Mounting horizontal panel sssssssssesssssssssssssesssssssseoreeessssssestteeeressnssesteresessssesteteseesenssestereeesssssstereees 1 2 1 4 Mounting feet and casters sssssssssesssssssssseseseessssssesteeeeesssssseesteeeeessssesesteeesessssesteteoeesessssesteresessssesteteees 1 2 TS MOUNTING basket TUBES cc ncitranvedusirentiinsuns catcarmonaitn ann R R aa 1 3 1 6 Preparing to install the linen basket sssssssssscssecsssesseescseccsnsessneessscecsnsseeasecesscsesneesaseceseccesneeee 1 3 1 7 Orientation of the holes in the c shaped CUES eesssssssscssecsseessecssecensccssccssecsnecsscesseenscesseesees 1 3 1 8 Stand for the S CLASS cutter completely assembled essseesssesesneccsseecsseesnscceseesnseeesneeeeseees 1 4 1 9 Position OF LNG SCREWS brncsrsccsicieratussneeensogubarndaluensinnectidsGunmanatabiasanuncmadesadadsebisnenl 1 4 IOS CLASS cutter Ont VIEW sich csvccsstece Gael a cotaaste A dbase vaso bandonionne 1 5 THT VS CEASS CUtOM reat VICW sscicscacsssccscosstssorvencecsensoreshoosasasse core codota soncnsechsosessoasnotvevesdace E 1 7 1 12 Properly grounded connection sce eias aiovicis oeievepssseressadbdnestiorscuadnscre suns pabamemminilnaaudg 1 9 1 13 Cutter is loaded and ready ores tess e
16. Connecting the S CLASS cutter ad NOC sssssssesccsesccsssessscceneccesneeceeceesneeeese 1 19 14 33 Webservis nna aoee aeaea R a aaae ai 1 25 ES Loading MO aici ccasicssissscssssasscestiscascadaagensgaecassascenseasdanscnsodosasensuneonceueaeneansedeeres 1 26 1 5 1 Pinch roller POSITIONING sesssiesscsiwiniieugeadiiraieei nagimandamAdnenimugeMuaNn 1 26 1 5 2 Pinch roller PressUre Sete lia Gj ccvssctiasascucaduoste Rad osessbiaeacstssdtensdasacacaasanslotaceensasonnoeassateanons 1 27 1 5 2 1 Changing pressure on Older models sesssssscsseccssesceseecnsecsseceesseesseeeesneeenseeese 1 27 1 5 2 2 Changing pressure on the NEW models esssssecssesesneeccssecesecesnsecessecssseeesneeeese 1 28 Ted LOINC TINS CH Ga crisisen niine a edad aod oma RRL 1 29 1 5 4 Media load procedure escesssssscssscsssesseesssssssecssecsnecsnessssecssccssecsnecsnccsssceasecasecsscceseeeneesseess 1 32 1 6 Tool Installation ssssssssasesccevesavesascvassvenscassonsevesavestverssasesesesetseatseveoverdseseuveensutegeses 1 36 1 6 1 Cutters with drag head j c ance ats aden nie east lien a dae dua eae gatitig ties 1 36 TG TA Knif installation aisaen neaei o 1 36 1 6 1 2 PSM ANStall AGO Mats tet sauptvanishat a a a e 1 40 1 6 1 3 Pouncing DUIS TAA ON Vs rigu sca gecien eacdencaia yeonen casnces staan nae nd condcant i vdoangarneoumtecaeebonne 1 40 1 6 2 Cutters With tangential head casiscas sie cdeviscacsssnevepucteseipisnnsvinastee a ghavatinaninso
17. actions menu will appear on screen Four arrows will appear together with an apply button The status is visible in the middle of the right hand side of the screen i or 4 to reposition the origin if necessary Then Two arrows will stay on the screen with which the necessary length can be loaded 5 The media length needed for the task can be entered by pressing t or 4 and thus then loading the needed length Or the needed length for the job can be Ea tI entered by pressing kes and then by pressing or to change the value of the default length to load Depending on the manner chosen for entering the needed length of the job the cutter will either load the length or display the chosen length on screen The cutter will now complete the loading sequence Then the cutter will come online and will be ready The length of the job it can cut is limited to the actual length of the media that is left on the roll The cutter will always assume a full roll thus it will use 50000mm 1982 inches on the status screen Setup 1 34 S CLASS cutter User s Manual gt Extended load The function extended load makes it possible to define the limits of the Y axis so that the cutter can cut outside the pinch rollers Media has to loaded before this function can be used ee le The actions menu will appear on screen 2 Press A message will appear letting the user choose between roll and
18. an internal test gt Bottomline The bottom line gives extra information on the way the cutter can be conected to the computer If a wireless board is installed then information about the setting is shown IP address signal strength signal quality and if connected or not In other cases the current USB class is shown Basic Operation 2 2 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 1 2 Configuration The Configuration 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 submenus and access to tests and calibration routines The chosen tool will influence the configuration displayed Settings This menu offers access to different submenus that allow configuration of the cutter s operating parameters Access to some of the submenus will be determined by plotting language or tool type Tests amp Setup This menu offers access to the different internal tests and calibration routines The calibration routines are used to adjust and fine tune the cutter for the chosen application The internal tests are used for diagnostics Knife pen or pounce pressure This menu allows users to set or modify the cutting pressure of the current tool Knife offset This menu allows users to set or modify the distance between the tip of the knife and the axis The default knife offset value is 45 mm Knife offset is only display
19. button or a command called scan a bar code First make sure that the media is loaded iiidh L4 Ll LLI FIG 3 2 OPOS BARCODE JOB LOADED Start the procedure from the computer or start from the touch screen To start from touch screen Actions Press ums then press sisietaiaioaal and finally press ee The cutter will prompt the user to put the knife under the barcode Do so by using the arrow keys Then press on J The cutter will read the barcode and send this data to the computer The cutting software will then automatically send the correct cutting data to the cutter The cutter will start sensing the OPOS markers and cut out the job After that the OPOS sensor will search if there is a job printed after the one that is just finished and continue to contour cut This will repeated until the all contour cut jobs on the loaded roll are cut out Contour Cutting 3 16 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 5 Cutting through 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 out Full Pressure Flex Pressure Cutting Length p Flex Length FIG 3 3 FLEXCUT PRINCIPLE Some cutting software can recognize the difference between a contour line and a
20. clamp screw 3 The change of tool can either be input on the touch panel with Summa Cutter Control or with the cutting software Selecting pouncing tool operation disables the knife offset correction changes the pressure to pouncing pressure and will add pouncing gap to the tool properties NOTE The information on the touch panel shows the tool currently selected by the cutter Make sure the cutter s tool setting matches the actual tool in use CAUTION Before starting to pounce check whether the pouncing tool is positioned above the black pouncing strip If the pouncing tool is mounted in the rear slot of the clamp the cutting strip will be irreversibly damaged Setup 1 40 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 6 2 Cutters with tangential head 1 6 2 1 Tangential knife installation A knife has been pre installed in your cutter For safety reasons the knife depth has been set to zero Simply turn out the knife see fig FIG 1 31 to start cutting Below is the complete description of how to remove or install a knife NOTE To benefit fully from the advantages of the tangential knife the amount the knife extends is very important The knife pressure may not control the knife depth the two rollers of the nosepiece should always touch the media thus controlling the knife depth gt Removing the tangential knife 1 Turn the knife holder counterclockwise The holder will rise up eventually making it possible
21. 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 A Wireless Ethernet connection is available as an option factory installed 1 4 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 4 1 1 Connecting the S CLASS cutter to a PC using a USB cable 1 Power off the cutter Insert the S CLASS CD into the computer s CD ROM drive Let autoplay run autostart Choose language and 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 cutter SE OE oR ls Power on the cutter see section 1 3 3 and return to the computer The Found New Hardware Wizard should appear on the computer screen and install the USB driver 8 Click OK and follow the instructions provided by the Wizard 9 Restart the computer NOTE When connecting a cutter to a computer for the first time using the USB cable the computer will detect the cutter 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 cutter is connected and switched on After t
22. could be used Contour Cutting 3 7 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 3 2 OPOS XY There exists a function in OPOS to compensate for curved printing errors in the Y axis also This is called OPOS XY An extra line needs to be printed with the design to be able to use the OPOS XY functionality 2 y Jovov vvv The line may be added between or above the front Y markers The distance between the centre of the markers and the line should not be more then 20mm distance 1 The left and right margin between line and marker should be 10mm for optimal sensing distance 2 The line itself should be 1mm thick It is not necessary to have a white area between the extra line and the rest of the design N When OPOS XY is enabled then the OPOS sensor will measure points along the extra line The number of measuring points will be calculated by the cutter and will depend on the width of the design NOTE The default setting for OPOS is OPOSX If the OPOS XY functionality is needed then the user must set change the setting alignment mode in the Opos Setup to OPOS XY by hand on the control panel see section 4 3 1 4 or via the cutting software NOTE Some cutting software do not support the OPOS XY feature If they also send the alignment command OPOS to the cutter then they block the OPOS XY feature of the cutter If it is possible to define a line by hand in the design so that it meets up to the sp
23. 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 If the cutting software cannot do this then the user needs to first send the data of the contour lines separate set the cutter manually in FlexCut mode and then send the data for cutting through Setting the parameters for cutting through the media 1 Power on the cutter Configuration 4 2 Press The main menu will appear on the screen Advanced 4 cutting 3 Press The advanced cutting menu will appear on screen FlexCut 4 E 4 Press The FlexCut menu will appear on screen FlexCut Mode 4 5 Press The menu to activate or deactivate FlexCut will appear on screen Contour Cutting 3 17 10 11 12 13 14 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Press or f to choose FlexCut mode accurate is recommended and The FlexCut menu will appear on screen The menu to change the full cut through pressure will appear on screen Press 4 or T to change the pressure 180 gr is a recommended starting sss tO confirm The FlexCut menu will appear on screen Full pressure l Cut Length 4 The menu to change the cutting length at full pressure will appear on screen Press 4 or to change the cut length 10mm is a recommended starting sasssa tO CONfirm The FlexCut me
24. holder from the ClaMP sssscsseeccsseecseesneeecsseecsseeesneecsseeesneeesneeeese 1 36 1 27 Removing the knife from the standard drag knife holder ue sssscssescsseccsescsseeesneeeenseeese 1 36 1 29 Dual clamp drag Nea yisnciidiinenselsinadseniasgnapiennunnauramunenentaeanmnumennubanann 1 37 1 30 Knife pressure test Pattern sssssesssssssssssessneessescssccssccssscesssesssssscsssccssccssscesseesnecsneesscesscseseeeseeseees 1 38 1 31 Removing the tangential knife holder ssssssssssessssssssssessseesssssseseoeseessssssessroresessssssrerseessssssesreeee 1 41 1 32 Removing knife from the tangential knife holder sssssssssseesssssssssssssesssssssesroessssssssssesreees 1 41 1 34 Inserting the tangential knife Holder ssssscsssssessseessccssscesseessscccsnseeessecssccssneeeeneeesseesesteesees 1 42 1435 Knife depth adjustimenticcautinsnccenicaicnnepaiancuts cdi geammeennconvencanionnatumareanons 1 42 1 36 Knife pressure test pattern sssscsssscsecssecssessseecssecssccssscesssssecssscsssccssccssscesscesnceseecsscesscseesseseeseees 1 43 1 37 Razor blade for automatic SEPARATION OF MEDIA ssssessssscssesesnscccsseesssecesnecesssecsnscesneceese 1 46 2 1 TOUCH SChEON s cistiinncciincniaradiatnenatdhde aida nahalined EAE A A AA Ni 2 1 2 2 STEET SAVE naisien ieii i A T a VOEE NE NEE 2 1 2 3 Onlinestatus Screen eea e eera oa aE NEENA SANESE AEGEE SPES An E an 2 4 2 4 Correct knife offset Pattern cecsscssssssecssecssecssssssssessecsncs
25. perpendicularly it can be aligned to the front border 1 5 1 Pinch roller positioning Proper movement of the media will only occur if the media is driven by the two outer pinch rollers that are correctly located over two drive sleeves The pinch rollers are lowered or raised simultaneously by means of the pinch roller lever arm located on the right hand side of the cutter The pinch rollers must be lifted to allow vinyl loading during which the media is fed from the rear of the cutter to the front When raised the pinch rollers can be moved manually to the left or the right along the pinch roller shaft CAUTION Always make sure that the pinch rollers are fully raised before sliding them to the left or right Always hold the assembly at the side of the pinch roller to move it from left to right do not reposition pinch roller by holding the assembly at the rear of the machine The pinch rollers MUST be positioned correctly and lowered onto the media before an automatic load sequence is initiated Make sure that all the pinch rollers are positioned above a drive sleeve The outer left pinch roller should be positioned in one of the detents click position just under a white triangular label The outer right pinch roller should be positioned somewhere over the long drive sleeve click positions are located at the edges of the sleeve area marked with a white triangular label FIG 1 16 POSITION PINCH ROLLERS ATTENTION Always le
26. s Manual Concatenation rag knife is the current tool Media Sensor Language Autoload Front margin Fl Menu Units Recut Offset Siret marah ae Only when roll up is enabled OPOS t Calibrate OPOS Calibrate media Alignment mode OPOS sheet mode OPOS Parameters OPOS panels PLP LP Le Only when option is installed DMPL HPGL Origin addressing USB Class le OPOS Monitor Wireless Baudrate Parity Rs232 RTS DTR Emulation Tool commands RS232 RS232 Language Velocity Tests amp Setup FlexCut velocity Up velocity Down Up Long vectors TurboCut acceleration acceleration Only when drag knife is the current tool le Calibrate OPOS Calibrate media OPOS Factory Default s Confidence test Velocity User Monitor Detailed Operation Alignment mode OPOS sheet OPOS mode parameters Only when tangential tool is the current tool Too properties Tool properties will vary according to the chosen tool FIG 4 2 CONFIGURATION MENU DIN A4 Test Media sensor setup RS232 Test Calibrate touch screen Rom Revision Copy current user S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 3
27. sheet Two arrows will appear together with an apply button 4 Use gt reposition the right Y axis limit Then press kessa Two arrows will stay on the screen the tool carriage will move to the left Y axis limit or gt reposition the left Y axis limit Then press besss The cutting area in the Y axis has now been redefined Note Tracking is not guaranteed when using this mode It 5 Use Setup 1 35 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 6 Tool Installation 1 6 1 Cutters with drag head 1 6 1 1 Knife installation A knife has been pre installed in the cutter For safety reasons the knife depth has been set to zero Simply turn out the knife see FIG 1 24 yellow arrow clockwise to start cutting Below is the complete description of the knife removal and knife installation gt Removing the drag knife 1 Loosen the head clamp screw 1 swing the clamp arm back and remove the knife holder from the clamp 2 FIG 1 26 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 27 REMOVING THE KNIFE FROM THE STANDARD DRAG KNIFE HOLDER 3 Carefully pull the knife from the holder Setup 1 36 S CLASS cutter User s Manual gt Installing the drag knife 1 Remove the aluminum plunger from the plastic knife holder 5 by turning the knurled adjustment knob 3 counterc
28. supply detects the line voltage and switches automatically between 110V and 230V Setup 1 9 S CLASS cutter 1 3 3 Powering on the cutter User s Manual CAUTION 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 KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING AREA THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS 1 Plug the female end of the AC power cord into the receptacle located in the power entry module on the cutter s rear panel 2 Plug male end of the AC power cord into a properly grounded wall socket 3 Power on the cutter 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 If media is loaded then the cutter will check size and load the media NESSO T SERES Media 50000 x 1340 mm Velocity 800 mm s Tool Tangential Knife Knife Pressure 95gr User Configuration 1 Emulation Language AUTO Rom Revision 035 1P 146 69 250 154 5 70 Q 64 Socket 1 FIG 1 13 CUTTER IS LOADED AND READY Setup gi Warning Insert media and Configuration lower pinch l rollers FIG 1 14 CUTTER IS READY NO MEDIA LOADED S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 4 Connecting the Cutter to a Computer The S CLASS cutters support bi directional USB and RS 232
29. then set the other parameters Origin correction If the clear cut line in test pattern 3 is to the right then increase the value of the origin begin in steps of 20 and lower the steps when nearing the correct origin setting It helps sometimes to gently feel the pattern to find out which side has the clear cut line If the clear cut line in test pattern 3 is to the left then decrease the value of the origin begin in steps of 20 and lower the steps when nearing the correct origin setting Lateral correction Weed out remove the rectangle in pattern 1 and in pattern 4 if the test pattern is like the one below decrease the value of the lateral parameter to correct the closing lines cut Basic Operation 2 9 S CLASS cutter User s Manual However if the test cut resembles the pattern below increase the value of the lateral parameter to correct the closing lines cut Longitudinal correction Weed remove out the rectangle and if you obtained a pattern like the one below decrease the value of the longitudinal parameter to correct the closing lines cut However if the test cut resembles the pattern below increase the value of the longitudinal parameter to correct the closing lines cut Each time a parameter is changed press azz test NOTE Failing to set the knife parameters correctly will result in poor cut quality a to perform the internal knife calibration Basic Operation 2 10 S CLASS cutter
30. to lift the knife holder out of the tangential head Underneath is the nosepiece Remove this part if another tool will be used in the cutter FIG 1 31 REMOVING THE TANGENTIAL KNIFE HOLDER 2 The knife can be removed from the knife holder by using something like a flat screwdriver to pry between the knife and the knife holder in the groove FIG 1 32 REMOVING KNIFE FROM THE TANGENTIAL KNIFE HOLDER Setup 1 41 S CLASS cutter User s Manual gt Installing the tangential knife and setting knife depth 1 Insert the standard knife blade into the knife holder Make sure the knife blade is firmly fixed in the holder The knife is inserted correctly if it cannot be removed manually from the knife holder The installation tool can be used to apply enough pressure on the knife to secure it FIG 1 33 BLADE ASSEMBLY 2 Insert the nosepiece from the side until it snaps into place Gently insert the knife into the tool shaft Hold the nosepiece in place with one hand and with the other hand turn the knife holder counterclockwise until the alignment pin fits into the small notch of the tool shaft Now turn the knife holder clockwise until its thread takes hold inside the tool shaft FIG 1 34 INSERTING THE TANGENTIAL KNIFE HOLDER 3 Holding the nosepiece in place with one hand adjust the knife depth with the other hand by turning the knife holder clockwise until the knife tip is just visible from under the nosepiece
31. tool in use CAUTION Before starting to pounce check whether the pouncing tool is above the black pouncing strip If the pouncer is mounted in the rear slot of the clamp the cutting strip will be irreversibly damaged Setup 1 45 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 6 2 4 Drag knife installation The S CLASS tangential cutters can also be operated with a drag knife To set the properties for the drag knife see section 1 6 1 1 Follow steps 1 through 4 and then continue with step 5 as follows 1 Turn the installed tool counterclockwise The holder will rise up making it possible to lift the knife holder out of the tangential head Underneath is the place for a nosepiece Remove this part also if it is mounted 2 Mount the nosepiece for the drag knife 3 Gently insert the drag knife into the rear tool shaft Turn the drag knife clockwise all the way down 4 The change of tool can either be input on the touch screen with Summa Cutter Control or with the cutting software 5 Selecting drag knife operation will add knife offset to tool properties NOTE The information on the touch panel shows the tool currently selected by the cutter Make sure the cutter s tool setting matches the actual tool in use 1 6 3 Replacement of the separation knife blade The tool carriage also holds the separation knife With this knife razor blade the job can be automatically cut off after it is finished NOTE This separati
32. 1 10 S CLASS CUTTER FRONT VIEW 1 Pinch rollers The pinch rollers clamp the media to the drive system to ensure accurate tracking The 120 T has one and the 160 T and S 140 T have two extra pinch rollers to ensure that wide media stays flat in the middle The outer drive pinch rollers have a selectable pressure the extra rollers in the middle can be enabled or disabled 2 Touch panel All cutter activity can be initiated from the 320x240 dot touch panel The panel displays information about the cutter s current status and or actions that need to be taken 3 Pinch roller lever This lever is used to raise and lower the pinch rollers for media loading 4 Media drive sleeves The media drive sleeves move the media only when the pinch rollers are in the down position The following table lists the number of sleeves installed on each model of the S CLASS cutters ssm som suom siom Short sleeve Long sleeve Setup 1 5 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 5 Tool carriage The tool carriage is the mount for the knife holder pen or pouncing tool It has also holds the Optical POSitioning sensor OPOS and a cut off knife to cut a sheet from the roll when a job is finished 6 Cutting strip A self healing orange strip helps avoid any damage to the knife tip when no media has been loaded Since cutting is done on the cutting strip it is essential that the strip remains intact 7 Pouncing strip An extra b
33. 1 Settings This menu bundles all the settings of the S CLASS cutters All settings in this section apart from the OPOS parameters are user dependent information is contained within each of the eight individual user settings see section 4 3 3 4 3 1 1 Tool The Tool submenu is used to select the default tool at power up Press the button then use T or 4 to change the tool to another default tool Cancel Press hessas to confirm or a to cancel After changing the tool the cutter will ask the user to confirm that there was a tool change just before it comes online NOTE Do not forget to check and or recalibrate the tool settings when a tool has been changed see section 2 2 1 Also OPOS calibration must be redone see section 3 2 1 4 3 1 2 Advanced cutting The cutting menu groups the different parameters to optimize the cutting quality Overcut The Overcut submenu enables you 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 Figure 4 3 below shows what overcut does with a tangential knife A sample cut out with a drag knife would show fewer overcuts since there would be fewer up downs usually only one per curve letter The overcut setting can be disabled 0 or set to any value between O off and 10 One unit is about 0 1 mm or 0 004 ae PAAS UI if IN gt lt gt FIG 4 3 OVERCUT
34. 5 2 5 4 Sliding surfaces on Y guide rail ssssssssseseessssssssseseessssesssstseosessssstseeeessssssestseeoeesessssesteeoeesssssseseeees 5 3 5 5 Cleaning OPOS SENSON ieies iais siiis te eitirraiseeionriane adarei doiiar eener oraties niaaa ae inie 5 4 5 6 POWER entry Module zssssiiessasiserusasnori a ea R ARRARIR a 5 5 Table of contents VI S CLASS cutter User s Manual List of Tables 1 1 Default RS 232 settings of the S CLASS Cutter sesssssssssssscsssesssesssnecssssessneecssseesss 1 13 6 1 S CLASS Cutter specifications wz iscgehesiasteazeindaavtd ea scod ig isande peadleapienapuaveadvenllevietadiesleace 6 3 6 2 S CLASS media specifications sy sssssascansccsesinsassscuncinssasnsvatasnsnusedousdstosadenteoassrasascrsnerssonsdcenslasesidn 6 3 B58 S GLASS M 100 Ss cavacesscssensstrscntssacacaacoosaecaraassaes nE ENE EAE AE AAEE 6 4 6 4 S CLASS interface specifications inncaiianannmannnsinimaaduankimagcudianonmuniaans 6 5 6 5 S CLASS firmWa S asoro irern n EEEE RA KENT NNA 6 5 6 6 S CLASS performanceS ssesessssseseessoseeesessoteesssroeeessstoeessssteeeessoseoesssroeessssroeesssstoeeesssreeessroeee 6 6 6 7 S CLASS environmental specificationS ssesssssssesrsssssesrssssseerssseseesssseotosssseeresssssreressesrnes 6 7 6 8 S CLASS accessories sa sisasnapraienansogeismeniaununtan O ti a E 6 10 Table of contents VII 5 CULUASSs 1 Setup 1 1 Unpacking the Cutter NOTE Save the shipping box an
35. 5 Cleaning the OPOS system The optical system will collect dust Therefore the small hole in the sensor should be cleaned regularly with a cotton tipped swab Cleaning the OPOS system 1 2 Pull the knife holder upwards Locate the sticker over the hole in the OPOS sensor holder at the left side of the tool carriage Remove sticker Clean by wiping it out with cotton swabs Cover hole again with similar sticker Push head all the way to the right to ensure that OPOS is raised again as I4 FIG 5 5 CLEANING OPOS SENSOR Maintenance 5 4 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 5 1 6 Changing the fuse CAUTION Before changing the fuse make sure that the cutter is completely disconnected from its power source CAUTION For continued protection against risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse T2 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 6 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 5 ia fASs 6 Specs and General Information 6 1 Introduction The S CLASS range of cutters has been designed to produce computer generated graphic designs on cut sheet or roll vinyl media Using the integrated optical positi
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37. B class mode is Summa USB port 1 called standard on older machines only this setting is compatible with older USB drivers NOTE The minimum USB driver version required for attaching more than 1 cutter to the same computer is 6 2 The change in USB class becomes active only after rebooting the cutter NOTE The USB id in the cutting software has to be the same as the chosen USB id in the cutter Each time a new USB is select on the cutter and connected for the first time to the computer the wizard for installing a driver will be started by Windows 4 3 1 6 Speed in detail This menu groups all the parameters that affect the throughput of the cutter The velocity and acceleration settings are explained in section 2 3 Velocity long vectors Some vinyls have the tendency buckle when large designs are cut out To avoid this the speed needs to be reduced This option does this automatic so that the speed and accelerations of small vectors are not affected when the speed is brought down Press the button then use T or i set the speed to automatic or normal Jto confirm or sul tO cancel Velocity for long vectors is default set to automatic Detailed Operation 4 13 S CLASS cutter User s Manual TurboCut TurboCut increases throughput without raising the overall speed of the plotter by speeding up the drag movement The cutting time reduction is significant especially when cutting small detailed designs H
38. OS positioning and alignment system e Interchangeable pen for producing preview plots of sign designs on paper e Adjustable knife pressure and offset settings controlled by microprocessor e Communication with host computer via standard serial USB 1 1 or RS 232 e 320 x 240 touch screen panel for convenient operator control e Metric or English units e User addressable curve resolution 0 1 mm 0 025 mm 0 001 or 0 005 e Menu mode for selection of the cutter s power up operating configuration e Wide variety of cutting speeds in metric or English units e Upto eight separate user configurations stored in non volatile memory e Media support system for automatic loading of media with optional shuffling to guarantee tracking of longer signs e Automatic media pull from roll e Media sensing e Concatenation and curve smoothing to obtain better cut quality e Multiple recut feature e Tool calibration tests e Overcut for easy weeding OptiCut for prolonged drag knife life e Stand and basket e Automatic cut sheet feature Specifications 6 2 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 6 2 Specifications 6 2 1 Cutter Pom ee on ie on ne me Tn 141 1410 1870 e Eos 6 2021 796 6 2250 886 6 m folded basket Depth open basket TABLE 6 1 S CLASS CUTTER SPECIFICATIONS S75 T 120 T 140 T 160 T Pn om inn om ine om Tien 29 2 6 2 2 Media Maximum cutting width Re
39. SUMMA a U E User s Manual Rev 011 FCC Notice The S CLASS cutters have 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 S CLASS cutters do not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications 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 thi
40. Site www summausa com Europe Africa and Middle East Summa bvba Rochesterlaan 6 B 8470 GISTEL Belgium Main Office 32 0 59 270011 Fax 32 0 59 270063 Support support summa be Sales sales summa be Web Site www summa be 5 CLASS Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the new S CLASS cutter The S CLASS cutters are made for sign makers who demand the very best in cut quality Four versatile modes let you switch between Cutting Cutting in FlexCut Plotting or Pouncing So even if your workspace is limited your output options aren t Unrivalled tracking delivers guaranteed accuracy on cuts up to 12 meters 40 feet long So you won t have to monitor your cuts even when you re sending the long jobs through The S CLASS T cutters with genuine tangential operation and not simply tangential emulation handle a wider range of materials and cut with unparalleled precision In short the S CLASS cutters take cutting signs to a new level This manual is a reference guide for installing and operating the S CLASS cutter models Ss CUASS Table of Contents W E e AE E A E E E E E E EA BU 1 1 Unpacking the Cutter sessoesoesossoessoesossossoossossossossossooesossossossoossossosossossoesssssose 1 1 1 1 1 Removing the packaging from the cuttef sssssssssessssssssseseseessessssssesrseesessssesreresessssss 1 1 11 2 Setting UP The SLANG oie satiuaes Gracenote canara EE S 1 2 1
41. User s Manual 2 3 How to Set Cutting Speed The actual speed at which the tool moves is determined by 4 different parameters Speed and acceleration while the tool is down speed and acceleration while tool is up These 4 parameters have been bundled in one parameter to make changing speed fast and easy This overall parameter is called velocity and is the speed the cutter uses when the tool is down If velocity is raised or lowered then the other parameters are also raised or lowered accordingly There is one fixed speed the speed at which the cutter pulls the media from the roll This speed is fixed at 200mm s 8ips Setting the cutting speed 1 Power on the cutter D P OSS cess saul The main menu will appear on the screen The velocity will appear on screen 4 Use tj change the velocity The value inverse will change to confirm the new velocity J to exit the menu without changing the velocity Setting the speed parameters separately 1 Power on the cutter 2 PSS enim The main menu will appear on the screen The configuration menu will appear on screen Basic Operation 2 11 S CLASS cutter User s Manual The 4 separate speed parameters will now appear on the screen NOTE Velocity is the main speed parameter The default value for the three other parameters is AUTO This means that they are linked to velocity which is the speed when the tool is
42. a tool has been changed then the tool parameters menu settings must be reset or checked All the different tools have one parameter name in common the pressure Each tool has also its specific parameters Tool parameters can be changed by either changing them in the current user or simply by changing user see section 2 4 NOTE The S CLASS cutters will only perform according to specifications if a genuine Summa knife pen or pouncing tool is installed Do not replace the standard knife pen or pouncing tool with products from other manufacturers Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media WARNING KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING AREA THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS 2 2 1 Setting tool type 1 Power on the cutter The main menu will appear on the screen 3 Press kesal The different configuration menus will appear on screen A list of possible tools will be shown 5 Use tl change the tool J to select the tool that is highlighted on screen Basic Operation 2 5 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 2 2 Changing tool pressure 1 Power on the cutter load media and mount tool see section 1 pees 2 Press ad The main menu will appear on the screen Buttons may vary according to the chosen tool type However there will always be a button labeled with the word pressure Press sss button The current tool pre
43. a while holding the flange at the back so the media is tight Make sure the front media sensor is covered 2 FIG 1 24 MEDIA POSITION In circumstances where the above procedure does not work because the media is too narrow to reach the long drive sleeve try positioning the left media edge over the second left drive sleeve and position the right media edge somewhere over the long drive sleeve Continue moving the left pinch roller toward the long drive sleeve until both pinch rollers are in their designated position and directly over the edges of the vinly In all cases both edges of the media must cover a drive sleeve If this is not the case reposition the roll of material to cover the drive sleeve Setup 1 30 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 7 Make sure that the media follows a straight path from the roll of material To accomplish this slide the media roll and flange guides from the left to the right along the media support rollers WARNING KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING AREA THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS 8 Lower the pinch roller lever to press the media firmly against the drive sleeves After one second the tool carriage automatically moves from the right to the left to sense the usable media width FIG 1 25 PINCH ROLLER LEVER NOTE It is not recommended to unroll the media manually from the roll The cutter will unroll the media automatically during the load sequence
44. and can no longer be addressed by the host computer However if the computer was busy sending cutting data to the cutter it will be able to do so until the buffer of the cutter is full If the pause button is pressed then the tool can be moved around the working area with arrow buttons J to raise or lower the tool once push toggles the status each time Jto set the cutter online again 2 1 4 Actions The Actions button is used to move the origin start point for cutting initiate a load sequence abort the cut in progress or recut the last file When the action button is pressed during a job then the job will halt immidiatelly gt The Set origin instruction is used to move the knife origin gt The Load instruction is used to initiate a load sequence gt The Reset instruction performs a complete reset of the cutter gt The Media alignment instruction is used to initiate registration of the OPOS markers just before a contour cut is begun gt The Recut instruction recuts the last file sent to the cutter provided that it fits in the cutter s memory buffer gt The Cut off instruction is used to cut of a job done and to reset media origin Basic Operation 2 4 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 2 Howto Set Tool Parameters The S CLASS cutters can work with a knife pen or pouncer With the T version there is the choice between drag knife and tangential knife Once
45. ar margin Sensor on Sensor off Tracking 0 1mm up to 12 m vinyl lt 760mm 0 1mm up to 4 m vinyl gt 760mm Performance 0 004 up to 40 feet vinyl lt 30 0 004 up to 13 feet vinyl gt 30 i 0 05mm to 0 25mm Up to 0 8mm 0 03 with sandblast drag knife Media Thickness 0 002 to 0 01 Up to 1 2mm 0 047 with sandblast tangential knife Maximum cutting width in normal mode oversize mode allows a wider cutting area For positioning of the pinch rollers see section 1 5 1 Media lengths greater than the specified length can be handled but compliance with specifications is not guaranteed will be dependent on media type media size and other parameters TABLE 6 2 S CLASS MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS Specifications 6 3 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 6 2 3 Knife pen and pouncing tool The S CLASS cutter comes equipped with all the tools necessary to start working immediately Some tools are pre installed while others are packaged in separate boxes Below is a table that specifies which tools were delivered with the cutter Please make sure that all tools were included with the cutter X Standard vinyl up to 0 25mm oe oe ii Oe thick Sandblast drag knife requires sandblast Sandblast and materials thicker knife holder than 0 25mm 0 03 Standard vinyl up to 0 25mm Standard tangential knife 0 03 thick a 2 Sandblast tangential knife requir
46. ar on screen 5 Press lesa The different OPOS parameters will appear on screen Jor select the parameter that needs to be changed The chosen parameter will be inverse 7 Use or j change the value Cancel l 8 Press leis tO confirm the new values Or Press S to exit the menu without changing the value 6 Press baal Contour Cutting 3 10 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 3 6 Registering the markers Most cutting software will initiate the special load procedure after the parameters are sent If the software does not do this then initiate the loading sequence from the cutter s touch panel Registering the markers 1 Press The main action menu will appear on the screen Media l Alignment 4 2 Press The cutter will lower the sensor The display will show the message put knife on first marker 3 Use j T or to maneuver the knife on top of the first marker 4 Press sss tO confirm The cutter will reload the media to check if the loaded length matches with the OPOS parameters used Then it will return and read the markers NOTE If a marker cannot be read then the user will be given the option to re position the knife sensor or to abort NOTE If an error occurs or the cutter cannot read the markers after three attempts the following message will be displayed Markers could not be sensed Press besusu continue Contour Cutt
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48. ave the pinch rollers in the up position when the cutter is not in use Leaving the pinch rollers in the down position for a long time will result in a flat spot in the pinch rollers which will seriously negatively affect tracking performance and cutting quality Setup 1 26 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 5 2 Pinch roller pressure setting The S CLASS cutters are equipped with selectable pinch wheel pressure The pressure can be set to standard or low The pressure can be changed with the pinch rollers in the up position or in the down position The earlier models have a system which can be switched in and out at all times They can be recognized by the green red sticker on the back of the outer pinch roller assemblies 1 5 2 1 Changing pressure on older models CAUTION Always make sure the outer left pinch roller pressure is set the same as the outer right pinch roller pressure There is a label on the assembly that makes it easy for the user to check the selected pinch roller pressure It is best to change pressure when the pinch rollers are in the up position FIG 1 17 STANDARD PRESSURE Standard pressure the two colors on the label are clearly visible The pressure can be reduced by pushing on the plastic part as shown in the picture If pressed hard enough the pinch roller assembly should click in its new position FIG 1 18 REDUCED PRESSURE Reduced pressure on
49. d check with network administrator then the MAC address has to be added to the list of accepted MAC addresses in the configuration menu of the wireless access point before any settings are changed on the cutter Following procedure describes how to retrieve the MAC address 1 Power on the cutter 2 Press saaal The main menu will appear on screen Tests amp Setup 3 Press j The first part of the tests and setup menus will appear on screen 4 Press bemus The second part of the tests and setup menu will appear on screen 5 Press sed The ROM revision will appear on screen 6 The last line on screen is the MAC address of the wireless module Give this number to the network administrator so that access can be granted for the cutter to the wireless network Setup 1 18 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 4 3 2 Connecting the S CLASS cutter ad hoc Ad hoc networks connect to wireless devices with same SSID network name and broadcasting on the same communication channel with each other Following settings have to done for every device who is member of that ad hoc network e Set same SSID on each device e Set same communication channel on each device e Set Unique IP address fro each device within same subnet DHCP is not available Set same subnet on each device e f one device is connected to the internet and internet connection sharing is on for that device set the IP address of thi
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51. d any other packaging items in case the cutter needs to be shipped Do not ship the cutter without first completely repacking it in its original packaging Before unpacking the cutter make sure that there is enough space to assemble the stand and to set the cutter aside to insert the stand screws CAUTION For safety reasons no fewer than two people should be involved in unpacking the cutter 1 1 1 Removing the packaging from the cutter 1 Remove the straps and the staples and open the lid of the box 2 The cutter is packed in foil and sits in front of the box Behind the cutter is the box containing the stand The accessories are located at the bottom in a separate box Check first whether everything is present 3 Do not throw away the packaging Shipping it without the original box voids any warranty FIG 1 1 S CLASS CUTTER FULLY BOXED Setup 1 1 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 1 2 Setting up the stand 1 Verify that the stand is complete The box containing the stand should contain following 2 legs left and right 2 feet left and right Horizontal panel Media flanges Total of 7 tubes for media basket Linen media basket Bag of 4 casters screws and other accessories to mount the stand oroo FIG 1 2 CONTENTS OF BOX STAND 2 Mount the horizontal panel between the two legs of the stand with 4 screws at each side FIG 1 3 MOUNTING HORIZONTAL PANEL 3 Turn the stand upside down and mou
52. down These parameters can be set individually but will then lose the link with the velocity parameter Velocity Up Velocity l Down l Up Acceleration Acceleration EAEEREN EANA to select the parameter that needs to be changed The chosen parameter will appear on screen 6 Use t i change the value The value inverse will change Cancel 4 7 Press kassassa tO confirm the new value Or Press to exit the menu without changing the value NOTE Sometimes the cutter feeds the material too fast and the media has no time to settle and fold into the basket A fifth speed parameter is designed for such cases The speed of long X axis vectors is reduced automatically so that the media does not bulge The chosen parameter will appear on screen 9 Use i or set to automatic or constant velocity The value inverse will change Cancel 10 Press vised to Confirm the new value Or Press ee to exit the menu without changing the value Basic Operation 2 12 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 4 How to Change the User Quick Parameter Change The S CLASS cutters include 8 user configurations all of which consist of the same parameters Each configuration can have unique parameter settings This allows the cutter to be quickly and easily reconfigured for different types of jobs or media NOTE Factory default values for the different users are all set the same Changi
53. e at least 1 cm away from each other Otherwise while cutting the second line the first line may come loose and cause trouble 16 After that Press es The advanced cutting menu will appear on screen The paneling menu will appear on screen Current panel size will appear on screen 19 Use tl l set paneling size recommended values are 3 to 10cm New value will change 20 Press to confirm The paneling menu will appear on screen The menu to disable or enable paneling will appear on screen 23 Press kemsa tO confirm The paneling menu will appear on screen 24 Press Contour Cutting 3 19 S CLASS cutter User s Manual The menu to disable or enable vector sorting will appear on screen 25 Use t or if necessary to enable vector sorting Apply 26 Press to confirm The paneling menu will appear on screen 27 Press h to set the cutter online again Note The above procedure has to done even if the software on the computer can activate FlexCut Only steps 5 6 and 21 26 may be skipped because the command from the computer will activate those parameters automatically FIG 3 4 COMBINED CONTOUR CUT AND CUTTING THROUGH Contour Cutting 3 20 5 CUASSs 4 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 de
54. e faster as the X Distance increases Conversely OPOS will operate more accurately as the X Distance decreases however the impact on accuracy is minimal Recommended distance between the markers is 400mm Maximum X Distance is 1300mm 7 Make sure there is enough white space around each marker The X Distance should be decreased if the margin of white space around the marker is not 3 to 4 times larger than the marker itself 8 Make sure that the markers are perfectly level with one another 9 Make a copy of the row of markers created in step 5 Place this new row above the graphic to indicate the Y Axis Contour Cutting 3 6 S CLASS cutter User s Manual The Y Distance 2 is the distance from the bottom of one marker to the bottom of the next marker along the Y Axis The Y Distance must be known when setting the OPOS parameters Tanai 0600 10 Make sure the two rows of markers have not shifted along the X or Y Axes 11 Check to be sure that graphics markers and contour are each in a separate layer Copy the origin marker for origin reference in the layer of the contours NOTE The optimum marker size depends on the type of printer and the X and Y distance of the markers Inkjet printers with a lot of bleed require slightly larger markers Some tests will be needed with the printer in question to decide on the right marker size If the X distance is relatively large gt 800mm then slightly larger markers
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56. early visible then the cutting depth must be readjusted To prevent damage to the cutter check the depth of the knife blade tip and the quality of the cut each time you load a different type of vinyl into the cutter Setup 1 39 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 6 1 2 Pen installation The S CLASS drag cutters can also be operated with a plotter type pen After replacing the knife with a pen the cutter can be used as a plotter to draw draft plots of new or existing designs on paper 1 Loosen the head clamp screw and swing the clamp arm back then remove the tool from the clamp 2 Install the pen in the rear slot close clamp arm and tighten the clamp screw 3 The change of tool can either be input on the touch panel with Summa Cutter Control PC only or with the cutting software Selecting pen operation disables the knife offset correction and changes the pressure to pen pressure NOTE The information on the touch panel shows the tool currently selected by the cutter Make sure the cutter s tool setting matches the actual tool in use 1 6 1 3 Pouncing pin installation The S CLASS drag cutters can also be operated with a pouncing tool After replacing the knife with a pouncing tool the cutter can be used as a paper pouncer 1 Loosen the head clamp screw and swing the clamp arm back then remove the tool from the clamp 2 Install the pouncing tool in the front slot close clamp arm and tighten the
57. ecifications above then the blocking of the software can be neutralized by using the setting FORCE OPOS XY in the alignment mode Contour Cutting 3 8 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 3 3 Printing the graphic 1 Print the graphic and its markers with a printer scale 100 When printing on a roll make sure that the graphic s Origin marker coincides with the media s origin 1 2 Make sure there is at least a 1cm 0 4in margin on each side of the graphic 2 A 2cm 0 8in margin is preferable There must also be a front margin of 1 cm 3 3 Leave a margin of at least 4cm 1 6in following the print when using sheets or when cutting the print off a roll 4 4 Contour Cutting 3 9 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 3 4 Loading the graphic into the cutter Load the printout into the cutter as described in section 1 5 Make sure that the marker indicating the Origin is situated at the bottom right corner of the cutter 3 3 5 Setting the parameters for the OPOS sensor The OPOS parameters are variables that define the distance size and number of markers Most cutting software sets these parameters automatically and even starts the special load procedure Changing OPOS setting 1 Power on the cutter ER 2 Press ssa The main menu will appear on screen The configuration menus will appear on screen The different OPOS configuration menus will appe
58. ed gt Mac OSX Most recent cutting software does not need a driver installation when a computer is connected to the cutter The software that controls the driver is built into the cutting software Setup 1 12 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 4 2 RS 232 Connection The RS 232 cable should be 5 meters 16 feet or less in length The connectors on both sides are DB 9S type connectors There is no need to install a device driver when connecting a cutter with an RS 232 connection The parameters of the RS 232 connection must be set in either the properties of the COM port in the device manager or in the cutting software program itself Please refer to the manual for the cutting software on how to set the parameters for the RS 232 connection with the cutter Default settings of the RS 232 connection are listed in the table below Baud rate 9600 Data Bits 8 Parity none Stop Bits 2 Flow Control Hardware or XON XOFF TABLE 1 1 DEFAULT RS 232 SETTINGS OF THE S CLASS CUTTER Setup 1 13 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 4 3 Wireless Connection optional The wireless connection has two options Wireless connection in a local area network WLAN connection network with a wireless access point Wireless connection direct between the cutter and the computer ad hoc connection CAUTION Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID U9R W2SWO0001 CAUTION The Wifi module can be operated in de European Union withou
59. ed when the chosen tool is a drag knife Pouncing gap The pouncing gap parameter is used to set or modify the distance between the pounced holes Pouncing gap only applies when the machine is in pounce mode Velocity The velocity is used to set or modify the velocity of the tool User Selection The S CLASS cutters include 8 user configurations all of which consist of the same parameters Each configuration can have unique parameter settings This allows the cutter to be quickly and easily reconfigured for different types of jobs or media The touch screen can be used to change the user However user configuration names can only be modified through Summa Cutter Control Basic Operation 2 3 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 1 3 Online Pause Online and pause are two important concepts when using the S CLASS cutters The cutter is online only when the status of the touch screen is similar to figure 2 2 BSS T SERES Media 50000 x 1340 mm Velocity 800 mm s Tool Tangential Knife Knife Pressure 95gr User Configuration 1 Emulation Language AUTO Rom Revision 035 IP 146 69 250 154 S 70 Q 64 Socket 1 FIG 2 3 ONLINE STATUS SCREEN When online the cutter can be addressed by the host computer which means that the cutter will execute cutting or plotting instructions issued by the host computer s application software As soon as any other button on the cutter is pressed the cutter pauses
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61. er s parity setting does not match the setting of the computer then communication between cutter and computer will be erratic or will not work at all depending on the commands the cutter receives Press the button then use tl change the value J to confirm or beses to cancel Press Di The parity is default set at None RTS DTR RS232 This parameter controls the handshake between cutter and computer Possible settings are Toggle or Always High NOTE If the RTS DTR setting of the cutter does not match the setting of the computer then communication between cutter and computer will not work when large packets of data are sent from computer to the cutter A typical fault in this setting is a job that begins without any problem and then suddenly stray lines are cut out or drawn Press the then use tl change the value RTS DTR is d tauk set to Togo Detailed Operation 4 11 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Emulation language The S CLASS cutters support DM PL HP GL HP GL 2 and Auto DM PL is the recommended plotting language and usually gives the best cutting quality HP GL emulates an HP 7585B 7580B 758X Series HPGL printer HP GL emulates an HP Draftmaster RX SX MX 7595B type printer Press the button then use t i change the plotting language PLeSS lpia t to CONFIrM OF less TO cancel The default setting is Auto HP GL origin This option is not v
62. erformed Full media load procedure WARNING Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media Keep fingers and other body parts away from the cutting area There are hazardous moving parts Setup 1 32 S CLASS cutter User s Manual gt Loading asheet ne 1 Press The actions menu will appear on screen A message will appear letting the user choose between roll and sheet The cutter will immediately start to load the sheet It measures the width and loads a certain length of media or until the end of the media is encountered The user will then be prompted to accept the length or not 4 Press J to accept the length or go to step 5 The cutter will now complete the loading sequence and then come online and will be ready to receive data The loading sequence conditions the edges of the vinyl for a given length 5 Press kes eee Two arrows will appear on the touch screen 6 Press t or 4 until the required media length appears then press essasi The cutter will now complete the loading sequence After that the cutter will come online and will be ready The length of the job it can cut is limited to the loaded length NOTE If the rear media sensor detects the end of the media then the cutter will complete the loading sequence without any input from the user Setup 1 33 S CLASS cutter User s Manual gt Loading aroll 1 POSS ess J 7 The
63. erial port settings Summa Cutter Control uses its own and can be easily accessed Baud rate setting is selected automatically Wireless The wireless menu has two sub menus WLAN and LAN and the possibility to reset all parameters for the wireless connection Reboot the machine after a reset or change of the parameters WLAN menu has in its turn four submenus Mode To choose between an access point and ad hoc Access Point To search for available networks in the neighborhood Security To choose the correct security setting Configuration other parameters for the chosen access point LAN menu has two submenus DHCP To set DHCP server on or off Configure To set the rest of the LAN parameters IP address subnetmask If DHCP is set to on then the cutter will automatically get an IP address from the DHCP server stores them together with the other LAN parameters it gets from the server and then the DHCP server option in the cutter is set to off This is because the cutter needs a static IP address so the cutting software can find it always There are no specific factory default values for the wireless parameters The default values are equivalent to 0 Setting the parameters to its default values comes down to resetting them It is recommended to reset the parameters before setting up the wireless connection Status neal button gives more info on the current connection This can be useful for troubleshooting problems Nor
64. es Sandblast and materials thicker special sandblast nose piece than 0 25mm 0 03 Fiber type plotter type pen Ball point pen requires ballpoint penholder Paper Standard vinyl up to 0 25mm Razor blade for cut sheet 0 03 thick TABLE 6 3 S CLASS TOOLS To order replacement knives pens and or pouncing tools contact your local Summa dealer quoting the part numbers listed in table 6 8 The S CLASS cutters will only perform according to specifications if a genuine Summa knife pen or pouncing tool is installed Do not replace the standard knife pen or pouncing tool with products from other manufacturers Specifications 6 4 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 6 2 4 Interface USB and standard asynchronous RS 232 C interface I O Port connector USB series B receptacle female plug Mating connector USB series B plug male plug Version 1 1 I O Port connector DB 9P Mating connector DB 9S Byte format 8 data bits 2 stop bits no parity Baud rate 57600 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 bps TABLE 6 4 S CLASS INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS 6 2 5 Firmware Language DM PL HP GL 758x emulation HP GL 2 Supported character sets Standard ASCII Supported fonts Sans serif single stroke amp medium ROM based plots Confidence plot DIN plot TABLE 6 5 S CLASS FIRMWARE Specifications 6 5 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 6 2 6 Performance Cutting specifications on 0 05 m
65. g then the SSID can be seen on the cutter If the network has a DHCP server then the LAN parameters can be assigned automatically Procedure to set up a cutter ina WLAN when the access point is broadcasting and with a DHCP server The following procedure assumes a new cutter where the parameters for the wireless connection have not been changed yet If the parameters have already been changed then it is recommended to factory default the wireless parameters first see Wireless 1 Power on the cutter ed 2 Press wall The main menu will appear on the screen cia 3 Press J The settings menu will appear on screen 4 Press sll The communication menu will appear on screen mee 5 Press J The wireless menu will appear on screen The WLAN menu will appear on screen Access points List 7 Press J The cutter will scan for wireless access points and show them on screen 8 Use t or choose the correct access point The chosen access point inverse will change Setup 1 15 S CLASS cutter User s Manual The security menu will appear on screen 11 Use t or 4 choose the correct security method The chosen security method inverse will change 12 Press hess tO confirm The WLAN menu will appear on screen 13 Press j The Configure menu will appear on screen 14 Use tl go to key 1 key 1 will become inverse 15 Pre
66. ge settings of this summa VPN Repair Disconnected Firewalled connection R GPRS Connection Dial up Disconnected Firewalled LAN or High Speed Internet Bridge Connections Other Places Create Shortcut De Control Panel Rename My Network Places My Documents iQ My Computer Properties Choose the SummaCutter in the list and click on connect If Windows give a security warning then ignore it i Wireless Network Connection Network Tasks Choose a wireless network Refresh network list Click an item in the list below to connect to a wireless network in range or to get more information 2 Set up a wireless network APeng For a home or small office S Security enabled wireless network alll demoroom Related Tasks i Learn about wireless Security enabled wireless network wiil networking linksys E Security enabled wireless network WPA Summa cutter preferred networks Ko fe Change the order of G Change advanced A settings CAUTION The Wireless zero configuration can sometimes come into conflict with control software of the wireless adapter of the computer Make sure only one runs Setup 1 23 S CLASS cutter Setting WLAN parameters for Windows Vista User s Manual Go to the Network connection Window If it was already closed then open it again with the run command and ncpa cpl resource and Windows will open it for you m Typethe name of a program
67. hat the program is run the computer will detect a new device and install the correct driver automatically NOTE For connecting more than one cutter to one computer see section on USB class NOTE It is recommended to use always the latest version of the driver The Cd is made so that it downloads the latest version automatically If no internet connection is available then it is possible that the driver on the CD is outdated NOTE When installing a cutter on Windows Vista or Windows 7 then make sure that the user has administrative rights and that UAC is deactivated Setup 1 11 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 4 1 2 Connecting the S CLASS cutter to a Mac using a USB cable gt Mac OS 8 5 to OS 9 2 1 Power off the cutter 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 cutter Power on the cutter see section 1 3 3 and return to the computer Insert the S CLASS CD into the computer s CD ROM drive D in oe SS Click on the USB install driver icon on the CD ROM This will automatically install the driver and the Summa Port Mapper utility 7 Remove the CD from the CD ROM drive 8 Restart the computer NOTE If the cutter is connected to the computer before device installation then the computer will regard the cutter as an unknown device The driver can be installed at any time with or without the cutter connect
68. he S CLASS s highly accurate Optical Positioning System OPOS The OPOS sensor which is mounted on the right hand side of the tool carriage registers printed squares that are placed around the graphic Because of this registration process OPOS can determine the exact position of the printed graphic The sensor drops automatically while registering the markers and rises again after completing this task The improved sensor can read virtually any kind of media marker combination 3 2 Basic OPOS operation Many versions of cutting software have the built in capability to make contour cutting user friendly and automatic Please refer to the user s manual that came with your software or contact your software dealer for specifics In general contour cutting includes the following steps gt Create a graphic gt Print the graphic laminate if necessary gt Load the graphic into the cutter gt Set the necessary parameters for the OPOS sensor gt Load the media and register the markers gt Cut the graphic To ensure that OPOS is working accurately two calibrations are necessary the OPOS calibration and the media calibration The OPOS calibration is the calibration of the distance between the knife tip and the sensor The media calibration teaches the cutter the reflection levels of the marker color and the media color NOTE Although the OPOS sensor has been calibrated in the factory Summa recommends doing a te
69. he calibration If the ruler measuring device is inaccurate then re calibrating may make the cutter s accuracy worse The accuracy of calibration will be directly reflected in the cuts Set the cutter to Metric to do the calibration It is more accurate than the English unit system see Panel Units Basic Operation 2 14 S CLASS cutter User s Manual to proceed with the calibration press Ito stop 6 Use T or 4 to change to the value of the measured length between the two cut lines down the length of the vinyl roll J to confirm the value of the measured length TIP Once this user is calibrated change the user name This makes it easy for future reference Basic Operation 2 15 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 6 Touch screen shortcuts There exist a couple of handy shortcuts when the cutter is online and waiting for the computer to send a file These shortcuts are not explicitly marked on the touch screen by a button but using the shortcuts have proved to be very helpful for quick actions Below is a picture showing the 4 areas for the shortcuts So T SERIES 1 Media 50000 x 1340 mm Configuration velocity mm s 2 Tool Tangential Knife Knife Pressure 95gr 3 User Configuration 1 4 Emulation Language AUTO Rom Revision O35 IP 146 69 250 154 S 70 Q 64 Socket 1 FIG 2 8 SHORTCUT AREAS IN START UP SCREEN Pressing these highlighted areas will guide the user directl
70. he reflection of the media It will briefly display the measured values and display the message put knife on black area se 2 t 4 to maneuver the knife on top of a black area approximately in the middle and slightly to the bottom right Press besss tO Confirm The cutter will make a circular movement while it measures the reflection of the marker color It will briefly display the measured values then it will show a value that is characteristic for this media color marker color combination Store this value for future reference NOTE An error message may appear if the sensor is not able to differentiate between black and white Make sure that the test has been performed correctly If OPOS is not able to sense the markers one of the manual alignment methods see 4 3 1 4 must be used Contour Cutting 3 4 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 3 Detailed OPOS Operation 3 3 1 Creating the graphic with the markers 1 Create the graphic and contour cut line s For easier handling place the contour line s on a different layer NOTE Do not place contour lines along the edges of graphics or the slightest movement in the media may result in an unsatisfactory cut Instead practice one of the following techniques gt Place contour lines just inside the graphics recommended 1 gt Place contour lines outside the graphics 2 gt Create thick borders around graphics and place contour lines inside
71. hics the user only needs to maneuver the OPOS sensor above the Origin marker of the first graphic cutting subsequent graphics does not require additional user input There are two multiple job situations in which OPOS can be used gt When cutting multiple copies of a graphic s on the same media roll gt When cutting the same graphic on multiple media sheets Most automated tasks are organized from within the cutting software However when the same graphic contour needs to be cut out then the automatic tasks also involve some manual manipulation Before using the automating features note the amount of your cutter s RAM If the cutter s RAM is greater than the job s file size then the automating features may be used If the cutter s RAM is less than the job s file size then the automating features may not be used 3 4 1 Cutting multiple copies of a graphic on the same roll If the same graphic design has been printed on a roll with equal distance between the different graphics then this feature can be used First load the media and be sure the parameters of the OPOS markers are set correctly Cutting multiple copies of the same graphic on the same media roll The main menu will appear on screen The configuration menus will appear on screen 3 POSS lissas a The general settings will appear on the screen Recut Offset 4 a The current value of the recut offset will appear on screen 5 Use t or 4
72. how this is done for Windows XP and Windows Vista Setting WLAN parameters for Windows XP A pre installed Windows service Wireless zero configuration is needed for installation in XP First check if the service Wireless zero configuration is started if not start it R Press and J A windows will open fill in services msc and click OK Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open K Cancel Browse In the new window scroll down to the Wireless zero configuration service Check if is started 4 Services File Action View Help m B 2m By EE Services Local Select an item to view its description Name Description Status Startup Type Log Or SB Windows Defender Helps prot Started Automatic Local Sy Sy Windows Driver Fo Manages u Started Automatic Local Sy Be windows FirewalljI Provides n Started Automatic Local Sy Bs Windows Image Ac Provides im Started Automatic Local Sy Bs Windows Installer Adds madi Manual Local Sy Sy Windows Managem Providesa Started Automatic Local Sy By windows Managem Provides s Manual Local S By windows Media Pla Shares Win Manual Networ Sy windows Time Maintains d Started Automatic Local 5 By wired AutoConfig This servic Manual Local 5 Bp Wireless Zero Confi Provides a Started Automatic Local S By wel Performance Provides p Manual Local 55 Bp Work
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74. in the x axis there The cutter will also stop during the loading procedure or while it is cutting if the rear sensor detects the end of the media The cutter does not search for the front end of the media and assumes that the loaded media is endless if the sensors are not activated Press the button then use t or to activate ON or deactivate OFF both or just front sensor FRONT OFF only Ta J to confirm or sss to cancel Press lessa The default setting for the media sensors is ON Detailed Operation 4 6 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Language This submenu is used to set or modify the dialogue language on the touch screen When the machine is new it asks the user to choose a language If this setting was set to the wrong language it can be changed with this option The information on the touch screen can be displayed in English French German Spanish Italian Polish or Dutch Press the Dutyn then use t set to the desired language Press less to CONFIFIMN OF css j to cancel The default language is chosen Ahen the cutter is switched on for the first time Panel 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 button then use t set to the desired measure system J to confirm or besss to cancel The panel units are chosen when the cutter is switched on for
75. ing 3 11 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 3 7 Cutting the contour 1 Make the layer containing the contour lines visible and printable Do the opposite with the print data 2 Make sure that the origin marker is also defined as a contour This will be used as the origin for the cutting 3 Once you are using the cutting software it may be necessary to collectively rotate the contours and markers so that the Origin marker 1 is situated in the bottom left corner of the cutting area 2 as viewed on the screen If your cutting software s default orientation is not set to landscape the contours and markers will need to be rotated b I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j 1 E A l 1 1 E 1 1 1 1 2 l l l 1 1 i 1 1 1 i lt 1 l i x 1 Wa ee i E e e a a EN a clei l 1 i 1 2 7 i l 1 i i I I A 1 VL Orientation needed in most cutter software Orientation when using WinPlot 4 Make sure that the cutter is connected to the computer and that the cutter is switched on The cutter s touch screen should indicate that the cutter is ONLINE 5 Click Cut from within the cutting software The cutter should begin cutting the contour and return to ONLINE status when finished Contour Cutting 3 12 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 4 Automating Tasks with OPOS OPOS allows the user to automate certain tasks thus reducing user intervention and production time When cutting multiple grap
76. isible when the plotting language is set to DM PL The origin can be set to Right Front or Center If the cut is found to be incomplete and is located all the way in the upper left corner of the media then modify the HP GL origin setting to Right Front If the cut is found to be incomplete and is shifted to the lower right corner of the media then change the HP GL origin setting to Center Press the button then use t i change the plotting origin eal Jto confirm or ess to cancel PLeSS exis The default origin setting is Right Front DM PL addressing This option is only visible when the plotting language is set to DM PL The user addressable curve resolution can be set to 0 025 mm or 0 001 or 0 1 mm or 0 005 Press the button then use tj set the resolution E J to confirm or cussed to cancel PreSsS lss The default addressing resolution is 0 025 mm Europe or 0 001 US Detailed Operation 4 12 S CLASS cutter User s Manual USB class USB class can be set to Summa USB port 1 Printer Uni unidirectional Printer Bidi bidirectional Summa USB port 2 Summa USB port 3 or Summa USB port 4 Printer Uni and Printer Bidi are for use with printer adaptors with either network or wireless connection Because of the different USB id s the computer can make a distinction between several cutters attached to it maximum 4 Press the button then use t change the USB Class
77. l read markers according to panel size instead off loading them all be OPOS Panels can be set to OFF or ON When set to ON then the sensor will load only 2 markers in X direction when loading OPOS Other markers will be read when unrolling media Must be used with internal or software paneling OPOS XY is not supported when using paneled OPOS Monitor encoder S ae This option shows the read out of all the sensors in Z encoder 68 UD ercoder 2 the cutter X and Y encoder are for the position of the X and Y motor Z encoder is for the motor on a T head UD encoder is the encoder inside the head measuring the height The front and back sensors are the media sensors The OPOS sensor shows the reflection of the OPOS sensor Cam sensor is the sensor to determine the position of the pinch rollers The values can be used to report a problem to a certified service technician Front sensor 0 m 0 M 0 Back sensor 668 m 663 M 676 OPOS sensor 1984 m 1983 M 1984 Cam sensor NOT COVERED Detailed Operation 4 9 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 3 1 5 Communication The communication settings menu groups all the parameters that determine the speed and method of communicating with the computer as well as the language protocol NOTE The serial parameter settings for RS232 must match the computer RS232 port settings Use Summa Cutter Control to check RS232 port settings Some software uses the Windows default s
78. l read the markers with greater reliability Print a square measuring at least 4x4cm on the media that will be used Be sure to use the same ink that will be used when creating the registration markers NOTE It is not recommended to do media calibration for OPOS If the media calibration is done and results are not better then set the media calibration value again to default 30 see further in the procedure how Doing media calibration 1 Turn on the cutter and load the vinyl with the printed square 2 Press The main menu will appear on screen 3 Press less J The configuration menus will appear on screen The different OPOS configuration menus will appear on screen Calibrate l media OPOS 4 5 Press The cutter allows the user to choose to either measure the media or to fill in a previously recorded value NOTE If a combination of media color marker color has already been calibrated and recorded then can be used to enter this value directly without having to remeasure it 6 Press The cutter will lower the sensor On the display the message put knife on white area will appear 7 Use f gt eas ene or 4 to maneuver the knife on top of a white area the area should be at least 3 by 3 cm or 1 by 1 ul Contour Cutting 3 3 10 S CLASS cutter User s Manual J to confirm The cutter will make a circular movement while it measures t
79. lack strip to pounce on 8 Tool holder The left end cap has a rim so it can be used for tool storage 9 Screws to secure the cutter base Make sure all three screws are secured at each side before the cutter is used 10 Media basket The stand and linen media basket come standard with all S CLASS cutters Setup 1 6 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 2 2 The Cutter as viewed from the back FIG 1 11 S CLASS CUTTER REAR VIEW 1 Pinch rollers The pinch rollers clamp the media to the drive system to ensure accurate tracking The 120 T has one and the SS160 T and S 140 T have two extra pinch rollers to ensure that wide media stays flat in the middle The outer drive pinch rollers have a selectable pressure the extra rollers in the middle can be enabled or disabled Do not move the pinch roller assemblies while holding them from this side only 2 Pinch roller lever This lever is used to raise and lower the pinch rollers for media loading 3 The fuse box The fuse is located at the right side of the power entry module Check the specification section to see which fuse is used in the S CLASS cutter CAUTION For continued protection against risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse 4 Power On Off switch This rocker switch in the middle of the power entry module sets the cutter s power to ON or OFF To switch on the power press the I side of the rocker switch To switch off the
80. lockwise 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 jis C A BACKING Pa FIG 1 28 KNIFE LENGTH ADJUSTMENT 5 Insert the knife holder into the rear 1 of the dual head clamp seating it firmly FIG 1 29 DUAL CLAMP DRAG HEAD 6 Close the clamp and tighten the clamp screw 1 is the position for knife and pen 2 is the position for a pouncing tool see section 1 6 1 3 Setup 1 37 S CLASS cutter User s Manual gt Setting knife depth and pressure media must be loaded in the cutter before knife pressure can be tested WARNING Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media Keep fingers and other body parts away from the cutting area There are hazardous moving parts 1 Press sual A new screen will appear showing the most common menu items see section 2 1 2 Press Current knife pressure will appear on screen 3 Press tl 4 to change the knife pressure The new value in bold will change Tes
81. ly one color is distinctly visible The pressure can be set to standard by pulling the bottom part of the pinch roller assembly upwards If pulled far enough the pinch roller assembly should click in its new position The 120 the 140 and the S160 are equipped with extra pinch rollers to guide wide media These pinch rollers can be enabled or disabled by following the same steps used to change the pressure on the outer pinch rollers Setup 1 27 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 5 2 2 Changing pressure on the new models With the later models the change in pressure can only be done when the pinch rollers are in the down position When reduced pressure is needed then it is advised to set autoload to ASK Then the cutter will not start to load the vinyl when the pinch rollers are set down or when it is switched on On the touch screen there will be a message giving the user time to change the pressure on the pinch rollers NOTE Each time the pinch rollers are raised the pressure is automatically set back to full pressure FIG 1 19 REDUCING PRESSURE To work with reduced pressure do the following 1 Set AUTOLOAD to ASK see section on Autoload 2 Load media in the cutter see section on Media load procedure 3 Push the lever of the two outer pinch rollers upwards and inwards toward the machine see figure above Setup 1 28 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 5 3 Loading media 1 Raise the pi
82. m 0 002 wax backed vinyl total media thickness not greater than 0 25 mm 0 010 0 2 of move or 0 25 mm 0 2 of move or 0 010 whichever is greater whichever is greater Knife pressure for drag head Pouncing pressure for drag head Knife pressure in tangential head Pen pressure in tangential head Pouncing pressure in tangential head Excludes differences due to media expansion stretching etc Accuracy TABLE 6 6 S CLASS PERFORMANCES 6 2 7 Certifications CE FCC Class A Conforms to ANSI UL Standard 60950 1 Certified to CAN CSA Standard C22 2 No 60950 1 Specifications 6 6 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 6 2 8 Environmental Cutter without media Operating Temperature 15 to 35 C 59 to 95 F Storage temperature 30 to 70 C 22 to 158 F Relative humidity 35 75 non condensing TABLE 6 7 S CLASS ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS IMPORTANT HINT The use of dimensionally stable media is an essential pre requisite to obtaining high cut quality Additionally media expansion or contraction may occur as a result of temperature variations To improve the dimensional stability of media let it stabilize to the current environmental conditions before use for a minimum period of 24 hours 6 2 9 Electrical Frequency range 47 63 Hz single phase Voltage Range 90 260 V Fuse Rate T2 0A 250V SCHURTER SPT OR EQUIVALENT CAUTION For continued protection against risk of fire
83. mally only used upon request from a service technician Factory defaults 4 To reset the parameters press Ea After that reboot the cutter The Buffer data option is used when the quality of the wireless connection is bad When this option is set to ON then the cutter does not start cutting until it has completely received all the data NOTE Although this can be used for bad wireless connections it is still recommended to make sure that the connection is of a high quality This can be done by either moving the cutter closer to the access point or by adding an access point Minimum recommended values for Q and S are 60 Detailed Operation 4 10 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Baudrate RS232 The Baudrate is the speed at which the data is sent from computer to cutter Possible settings are 2400 bps 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 38400 and 57600 bps NOTE If the cutter s Baud rate setting does not match the Baudrate settings of the computer then computer and cutter will not communicate Press the button then use to change the Baudrate j to confirm OF lessa Press SERS The Baudrate is default set at 9600 this i is the Windows default setting for a serial port Parity RS232 The PARITY submenu is used to set or modify the byte format and parity type for serial communications between the cutter and the host computer There is the choice between None Mark Even and Odd NOTE If the cutt
84. media loaded in the cutter 2 Disable the sensors through the cutter s touch screen see section on Media sensor or cover them up 3 Puta pinch roller above the sleeve that needs to be cleaned Make sure it is the outer left or the outer right sleeve otherwise there is not enough pressure 4 Lower pinch roller and wait until the loading sequence is finished 5 Pause the cutter see section on Online Pause 6 Press leu Until the sleeve has turned at least one turn 7 Remove the backing from a piece of vinyl Push pinch roller up by lifting part 1 and pushing on part 2 as in Figure 5 1 Place the piece of vinyl between a pinch roller and drive sleeve with the tacky side down Figure 5 2 Release the pinch roller at the back Maintenance 5 1 S CLASS cutter User s Manual n FIG 5 1 FIG 5 2 LIFTING THE PINCH ROLLER PLACEMENT OF VINYL STRIP 8 Use and to move the piece of vinyl back and forth several times until all residue is removed from the drive sleeves 9 Repeat for the other drive sleeves 5 1 2 Cleaning the media sensors Over time the media sensors may become dirty with accumulated residue from the media This may cause the cutter to malfunction Clean the media sensors by wiping them out with cotton swabs FIG 5 3 MEDIA SENSORS S CLASS CUTTERS Maintenance 5 2 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 5 1 3 Cleaning the Y Guide Rail There are 4 areas on the Y guide rail on which
85. ment These alignment methods can be used if the combination of marker color media color cannot be read by the OPOS sensor These alignment methods require that the user manually register markers using the cutter s keypad Most cutting software can automatically put these markers around the printed graphic X Alignment compensates for errors in media alignment by rotating the graphic s contour This alignment method requires that the user specify the Origin and one point along the X Axis X Alignment is the simplest alignment method XY Alignment compensates for errors in graphic rotation and skew Skew errors occur when the graphic s X and Y Axes are not perpendicular This alignment method requires that the Origin and one point along both the X and Y Axes be specified XY Adjustment compensates for errors in graphic rotation skew and scale Scale errors occur when the graphic s printed size is different from the graphic s original size as created in the imaging software X Distance and Y Distance parameters are required These parameters define the distance between the Origin and X Axis point and between the Origin and Y Axis point XY Adjustment is the most accurate manual alignment method Press the button then use tj i change the alignment method Press lessu TO CONFI OF less Default alignment method is OPOS to cancel OPOS paneling With this option the markers can be read in panels The OPOS sensor wil
86. n media movement This used when the cutting pressure has to be set relatively high for example with cutting through 3 Starting point This option optimizes the starting point for closed curves This is used when the users sees that the curves do not close as they should Detailed Operation 4 5 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Smoothing The Smoothing feature helps to cut smoother curves when curve data with many short vectors is received from the computer Press the button then use t i set smoothing to ON or OFF J to confirm or uss tO Cancel PLeSS lessa The default setting is OFF Concatenation The Concatenation feature increases the speed and quality with which very high resolution cut data is cut However when changing over to normal characters again deactivate concatenation by setting this parameter to 0 Press the button then use t or 4l change the value Press a to confirm OF re to cancel The default setting is 0 4 3 1 3 General Media sensor The media sensors detect whether media is loaded and also detect the end of the media The sensors prevent damage to the cutting strip and knife tip The sensors can be activated or deactivated with this menu When the sensors are activated the cutter searches for the front end of the media during the loading procedure If it does not find it after returning the media for 1m 3 feet it stops returning the media and sets the origin
87. n click on Wireless Networks second tab Make sure that the option Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings is checked Click OK lt Wireless Network Connection Properties General Wireless Networks Advanced 7 Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings Available networks To connect to disconnect from or find out more information about wireless networks in range click the button below View Wireless Networks Preferred networks Automatically connect to available networks in the order listed below M Add Remove Leam about setting up wireless network configuration Coe Go to the Network connection Window If it was already closed then open it again with the run command and ncpa cpl Right click the Wireless network and click on view available networks S Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help lt E O E Psh Pp rolders F Address Network Connections Name Type Network Tasks Dial up E Create anew connection Change Windows Firewall settings p oe ae Vacs 4 1394 Connection LAN o High Speed Inter Disabled Firewalled amp Disable this network A Local Area Connection LAN or High Speed Inter Connected Firewalled device TT sed Inter Not connected Firewalled Q Repair this connection i Tiny SS Avzjlable Wireless Networks i Rename this connection __Virtual Privat Seah i Chan
88. n screen ee Press w j The Configure menu will appear on screen Press kemassa to enter the first the IP address A mobile phone like keypad will appear on screen Enter the IP address An IP address consists out of four 3 digit numbers If the IP address received from the network administrator has one or more numbers that have less than a 3 digit number then precede them by as many O s as necessary to get to a 3 digit number The IP address will appear on screen A mobile phone like keypad will appear on screen Setup 1 17 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 27 Enter the subnet mask The subnet mask consists out of four 3 digit numbers If the subnet mask received from the network administrator has one or more numbers that have less than a 3 digit number and then precede them by as many 0 s as necessary to get to a 3 digit number The subnet mask will appear on screen 28 Press kassassa three times then press kes The cutter will prompt the user to reboot the machine 29 Do so After a reboot the cutter will show the assigned IP address on the bottom line of the screen This address is has to be used when installing the cutter in the cutting software Procedure when the wireless network uses MAC filtering Some wireless networks have an extra security feature called Mac address filtering This means that the network allows only known devices If the wireless network has MAC filtering enable
89. nas aplacaconeele 1 41 1 6 2 1 Tangential knife installation ssiiansssiessucossesseonsdessnsessvensnisennseabveseshessoansennsgdoniceranestn 1 41 1 6 2 2 Pen installato scsesasscecssanzernaveass oniaasoniaraaasisin canseaasi inate naaa 1 45 1 6 2 3 Pouncing pin INStAllAtIONS jcausGanancotsraninuninamaunsimommamanuniame 1 45 1 6 2 4 Drag knife installation sssssssesssssssssssessessssssseseseseesssssseoreeesesssusnsesteeesessssesrereeessssss 1 46 1 6 3 Replacement of the separation knife blade ssssssssssssssssssessssssesesesrsrorererseeeeeeeesee 1 46 Table of contents l S CLASS cutter User s Manual Z BaSic ODSr Aton eossicccccveccecccostonsnesnsnedecssdonnnassbancesoececguaseeceesonevccsenvtaccooseneocsente l I 2 1 Touch Screen sessscscsssasssascsnsescsasassseiasasanssanssusesssvesnsanasanassvatsonevtodveeteondedsdvedeseteseres 2 1 XV TOUCH SCORES iiini eana eei e a s aa iiaia 2 2 2 1 2 gt COMME AAO NN eiaa a a E R e 2 3 21 3 OME SPAUSE niina ann a a aE 2 4 214 TACIONS adnata AAAA RNA E RA A ERAON RNAAR 2 4 2 2 How to Set Tool Parameters eessessossoesossoesoossossossossoossossossossoosoossossossossossossosso 2 5 2 21 Setting tool typerin an a ai i aien 2 5 2 2 2 Changing tool pressure ssssssssssssesssssssesssesessssssessrseeesssssesrereeessnsssestereeeessssnsestereressnseseereeesssss 2 6 2 2 3 AMG ING APACS ffs tsesisisnsesiiirinnncraninnecningiionnneniians 2 6 2 2 4 Calibrating a tangential kn
90. nch rollers by means of the pinch roller lever arm which is located on the right hand side of the cutter next to the touch panel FIG 1 20 PINCH ROLLER LEVER 2 Loosen the knobs on the two media flanges The following illustration shows a loosened flange 1 and a tightened flange 2 a o FIG 1 21 MEDIA FLANGES 3 Insert a loosened flange into one end of the media roll and tighten the knob Verify that the flange is secure Then do the same on the other side of the roll 4 Place the flange equipped roll on the media supply rollers Set the flanges inside the groove of the flange guide The flange guides can be moved laterally on the roller FIG 1 22 POSITION MEDIA FLANGE ON CUTTER Setup 1 29 S CLASS cutter User s Manual NOTE If the flanges are not used not recommended tracking is not guaranteed then make sure that the roll is caught between the two flange guides FIG 1 23 FEEDING ROLL MEDIA WITHOUT USING MEDIA FLANGES 5 Start feeding the media from the rear of the machine Pass the media underneath the pinch rollers towards the front of the machine 6 Position the left media edge on the left most drive sleeve and check whether the right media edge is positioned over the long drive sleeve Then position the left and right pinch rollers The pinch rollers should be positioned over the drive sleeves about 3 to 15 mm 0 1 to 0 6 away from the media s outer edges 1 Then pull on the medi
91. ndcarniiaenoowannumaymumanssecomunranneieai 3 3 3 3 Detailed OPOS Operation sscccsscsscsscscssccsssscssccscsccscssccssssccsssccsssscesseseeees 3 5 3 3 1 Creating the graphic with the markers sssssssssssscnsesssnecssnecsssccsessesneesssccesnecesneess 3 5 3 3 2 OPOS AY esne naien nanni a ana a Ra Ri 3 8 3 3 3 Printing Ee Graphic wawdanwindivantinneannadukwanudnetirawanumweaenmimmann 3 9 3 3 4 Loading the graphic into the CUtter essssesccssscrsseceseecsnessesseecseccesneeessecessccesneeesses 3 10 3 3 5 Setting the parameters for the OPOS SENSOLP sssssessssesesseccssseesseecsnecessseesnseeesneeeeee 3 10 3 3 6 Registering THEANAPKENS cstaccastecaniztsatesiansuuarestitaaned mead asec diiconnna alte havea uaiaeisayes 3 11 B37 CUMING the CONLOUL setiscainsintiiscatuircanintniniendiasainaaaicndaumaiimotedinae 3 12 3 4 Automating Tasks with OPOS ccscccsscssssssssccsscssssssssccsescssscssscsssccssncees 3 13 3 4 1 Cutting multiple copies of a graphic on the same roll eesssescsseesseessecceesesteesees 3 13 3 4 2 Cutting the same graphic on Multiple Media sheets ss sssssssssssessesssssssesrseesssss 3 14 343 OPOS BarCO eS aiacivvicesacecesiccasturceui verses einen eiea ai Mies ales nian aarninien mie 3 16 3 5 Cutting CHOU GM ncsscesnsicsscsnsccnsessaicsdssatecesssecssedesesoassenedsacdoasteansededsendocatesnsetoadedsst 3 17 Table of contents ll S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 Detaile
92. ng the User Configuration 1 Power on the cutter 2 Press J The main menu will appear on the screen The different users will appear on screen 4 Use t change user The user inverse will change 5 Press ened to confirm the new user 6 Press kes to exit the menu without changing the user TIP Use easy names to quickly recognize what each user is configured to do Commonly used names are Normal Pen Slow Sandblast Pouncer Red intermediate vinyl etc 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 There is a text file on the manual CD for the Mac users The name of the file is name enc Edit the second line to change user name The second line in that file is SET USER01NAME Type_text_here First change in that line the number of the user s name that needs to be changed Then change Type_text_here to the new name Do not use spaces Underscores will be translated to spaces on the touch screen Maximum length of a user name is 16 characters Do not change any other lines in this text file then save it as text Finally send the file to the cutter Basic Operation 2 13 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 5 How to Make Sure the Sign Has the Correct Size Length Calibration The S CLASS cutters are friction feed machines This means that the c
93. nife see section 1 2 Press j The main menu will appear on the screen Tests amp Setup 3 Press J The main test will appear on screen ia 4 Press aj The three knife parameters will appear on screen 5 Use tl select the parameter to be changed The selected parameter will be highlighted on the touch screen or to change the parameter The value inverse will change u 6 Use 1 Press 5 to perform the internal knife calibration test 2 Press vss to confirm and exit the knife calibration menu Basic Operation 2 8 S CLASS cutter User s Manual When the knife offset is set correctly the test pattern looks like this 3 FIG 2 6 CORRECT TANGENTIAL KNIFE CALIBRATION TEST Rectangle 1 and 2 should weed out remove smoothly without sticking to the rest of the vinyl The fan shaped pattern 3 should have a clear cut line in the middle the ones at the sides show burs The squares in 4 should be aligned and equal in size The 4 vertical cuts in 5 should be clear without any burs and straight all the way from top to bottom not rounded near the horizontal lines NOTE It is possible that not all test patterns come out perfect depends on the type of vinyl Test pattern 1 and 4 are the most important test patterns They should be as close to perfect as possible Start with the setting of the origin
94. nnector 5 Plug the RS 232 C data cable into the connector 4 3 2 10 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 4 3 2 11 ROM REVISION Press the button to view information about the cutter s ROM revision This information is often helpful to technicians when diagnosing problems over the telephone 4 3 2 12 Copy current user Press the button to copy the user parameters from the current user to all the other users It is recommended to do this only when the current user is user 1 Detailed Operation 4 17 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 3 3 User The S CLASS cutters include 8 user configurations all of which consist of the same parameters Each configuration can have unique parameter settings This allows the cutter to be quickly and easily reconfigured for different types of jobs or media Apart from the parameters mentioned in section 4 3 1 the X Y calibration is also user dependent information is contained within each of the eight individual user settings or 4l change the user The names of the users can only be changed via the computer NOTE Summa Cutter Control for PC can be used to change the name directly Mac users with OSX can use a small
95. nt the 2 feet at each side with 4 screws Take care to position the feet so that all the holes in the feet corresponds to the holes in the legs left and right as in the picture 1 and the 4 holes in the feet all point towards the middle 2 Screw in the 4 casters FIG 1 4 MOUNTING FEET AND CASTERS Setup 1 2 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 Attach on the left and right the 4 tubes for the basket as shown in figure 1 5 below On each tube put the end cap 1 and the two saddle clips 2 to fix the tube in its place Position the shorter tube 3 at the rear side side of the horizontal panel FIG 1 5 MOUNTING BASKET TUBES 5 Turn the stand upright and put the media basket on the horizontal panel as shown in figure 1 6 below FIG 1 6 PREPARING TO INSTALL THE LINEN BASKET 6 Take one of the large c shaped tubes and put it through the front hem in the linen basket Make sure the holes are oriented right side up so that the tubes click securely in place Then put the tube on the two front tubes that stick out of the feet Slide the tubes together while pressing down on the spring loaded ball stopper until the ball locks into place FIG 1 7 ORIENTATION OF THE HOLES IN THE C SHAPED TUBES 7 Click a saddle clip onto one side of the tube Insert the other end of the tube through the middle hem of the linen basket and then into the hole in the leg of the stand Then guide the other end of the tube into the hole
96. nu will appear on screen Flex cut l pressure POSS lisissa The menu to change the flex bridge pressure will appear on screen Press 4 or T to change the pressure 80 gr is a recommended starting value and press bessa value and press value and press to confirm The FlexCut menu will appear on screen Flex pressure 4 Cut Length 4 The menu to change the cutting length at flex pressure will appear on screen Press 4 or tj change the cut length 0 8mm is a recommended starting value and press sss J to confirm The cutter will cut out a test pattern Contour Cutting 3 18 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 15 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 then 400mm s 16 ips with cutting pressures above 170 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 FlexCut parameters are always metric regardless the value of the panel Units parameter see section on Panel Units Note When cutting through it is recommended that parallel lines ar
97. o change the value of the highlighted parameter PLS lissa j to confirm OF besss tO cancel Setting 40g pressure and 600g 400g pressure To execute this test a tension gauge of 100 gr and 600 gr is required Measure the pressure on the knife with the tension gauge read value from the gauge when knife just lifts from the media Use to change the value of the parameter so that the readout on the tension gauge matches the value on the touch screen 40g 400g or 600g depending on the parameter that is calibrated Setting the landing 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 ka j to lower the landing value until the tool is in the up position Then use J 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 back up three units and this becomes the proper setting Detailed Operation 4 15 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 3 2 4 Calibrate knife This test will only show when the machine type is set to a tangential machine and if the current tool is set to a tangential knife This test is explained in section 2 2 4 4 3 2 5 Factory defaults This option defaults all user parameters to factory default
98. o internet explorer address bar a simplified online version of Summa cutter Control is started which is accessible from any computer on any platform e g windows Macintosh Linux Some combinations OS browser may not work if so then either reload the page partially or install another internet browser Summa Cutter Control Online Mozilla Firefox o x File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help 2 y amp O _http m146 69 250 154 gt gt Q IS Cutter Control Online Home Configuration Advanced cutting Configuration 1 General 0 x01 Communication m Settings Velocity in detail SERVICE Tool Tangential knife gt Upload Knife pressure Pen pressure Pouncing pressure Knife offset Pouncing gap Velocity User name 1 User name 2 Done BaS aoa E summa Cutter Contro i 2 E O jG ye 2008 12 04 17 34 Note Some settings in the firewall or in the internet connection setup might prevent the use of the internal webserver of the cutter Contact the network administrator if this is the case Setup 1 25 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 5 Loading Media The following procedures apply mainly to the use of roll media If you are using sheets there are two options For long sheets roll up the sheet so that the alignment is identical to that of a roll For short sheets the alignment is not so important If the sheet is cut off
99. on knife may only be used with standard vinyl max 0 25mm thick 1 Remove the razor blade holder by turning on the knurled screw at the bottom of the tool carriage 2 The razor blade is kept in its place by a small magnet Turn it around or replace it when it is worn down figure 1 b FIG 1 35 RAZOR BLADE FOR AUTOMATIC SEPARATION OF MEDIA NOTE The assembly is tilted under an angle of 30 when it is put back on the machine Mind the position of the assembly before replacing the razor blade Setup 1 46 5 ASS 2 Basic Operation 2 1 Touch Screen The 320x240 dot touch screen provides a unique interface system that provides detailed cutter status information and offers a more flexible and powerful control of the cutter 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 you will see button symbols that can be pressed to change menu items or to change the value for a given submenu parameter gso T SERES Media 50000 x 1340 mm Configuration Velocity 800 mm s Tool Tangential Knife Knife Pressure 95gr User Configuration 1 Emulation Language AUTO Rom Revision O35 IP 146 69 250 154 S 70 Q 64 Socket 1 FIG 2 1 TOUCH SCREEN There is also screen saving feature After a certain amount of time the screen goe
100. on the leg and secure with a saddle clip Setup 1 3 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 8 Make sure the linen basket is guided under the horizontal panel Take the last large c shaped tube and feed it through the rear hem in the linen basket Then put the tube on the two rear tubes that stick out of the feet Make sure the holes are oriented right side up so that the tube clicks securely on the tubes The finished stand should look like the stand in the picture below Figure 1 8 FIG 1 8 STAND FOR THE S CLASS CUTTER COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED 9 The right leg has a hole in the foot and a cutout in the leg to guide the power cable and data cable If you plan to use these cable guides then put the cables in place before mounting the cutter on the stand 1 1 3 Mounting the cutter on the stand 1 Carefully take the cutter out of the box and lay it on its back first spread out the cardboard of the stand box and then rest the cutter on that cardboard Then insert left and right two screws and turn them 3 turns in Do not put a screw in at the front FIG 1 9 POSITION OF THE SCREWS 2 Put the cutter on its stand Put in the two extra screws in Then secure all six screws 3 Loosen the cutting head Raise the pinch rollers to remove the protection strip from underneath the pinch roller assemblies Setup 1 4 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 2 SCLASS Cutter Components 1 2 1 The Cutter as viewed from the front FIG
101. oning system OPOS allows contour cutting of printed sheets of material By replacing the knife with a pen these cutters can also be used to produce inexpensive previews of new graphic designs on paper The following cutter models are currently available The S75 which can handle media widths from 60 mm up to 840 mm 2 4 to 33 and has a drag knife The 120 which can handle media widths from 115 mm up to 1300 mm 4 5 to 51 and has a drag knife The 140 which can handle media widths from 170 mm up to 1450 mm 6 7 to 57 and has a drag knife The 160 which can handle media widths from 170 mm up to 1680 mm 6 7 to 66 and has a drag knife The S75 T which can handle media widths from 60 mm up to 840 mm 2 4 to 33 and has a tangential knife The 120 T which can handle media widths from 115 mm up to 1300 mm 4 5 to 51 and has a tangential knife The 140 T which can handle media widths from 170 mm up to 1450 mm 6 7 to 57 and has a tangential knife The S160 T which can handle media widths from 170 mm up to 1680 mm 6 7 to 66 and has a tangential knife 6 1 1 Product features The following are the main features of the S CLASS cutters Variable media widths Specifications 6 1 S CLASS cutter User s Manual e User selectable DM PL HP GL and HP GL 2 software languages e Interchangeable pouncing tool with its own pouncing strip e Integrated OP
102. owever some thicker materials might not cut well with this feature turned ON Press the button then use T or activate or deactivate TurboCut Press lent tO CONFIFM OF les tO cancel TurboCut is default activated FlexCut velocity FlexCut uses higher knife pressures Higher knife pressures need lower cutting speed With this parameter the velocity of FlexCut can be set independent from the normal cutting velocity NOTE It is recommended to use speeds lower then 400mm s for FlexCut Detailed Operation 4 14 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 3 2 Tests and setup 4 3 2 1 OPOS settings The OPOS settings are explained in detail in section 3 The OPOS settings are also found in the Settings menu 4 3 2 2 Length calibration Length calibration allows the length of the lines cut to be adjusted to within the specifications For instance if a cut line should measure 100 mm exactly the cutter can be adjusted for any discrepancy Calibration is explained in section 2 5 4 3 2 3 Coil setup This test is used to calibrate knife and pen pressure and to set the knife and pen landing The cut quality is seriously affected by incorrect landing settings Before changing these values write them down as there is no default setting for these parameters After adjustment the value is saved in the system s non volatile RAM Press the button then use or 4 to switch between the parameters and use j Or a t
103. power press the O side of the rocker switch 5 AC power cord receptacle It is located at the left hand side of the power entry module The power up procedure is explained in detail in Section 1 3 Always use a power cord that was delivered with your cutter Setup 1 7 10 11 12 13 S CLASS cutter User s Manual USB port This interface is based on the standards specified in Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1 1 It allows a high speed bi directional communication between the host computer and the cutter RS 232 port This DB 9P connector provides serial bi directional communication between the cutter and a host computer Screws to secure the cutter base Screws 3 left and 3 right hold the cutter base to its stand All the screws must be properly tightened before using the cutter Tubes for media basket Tubes in the back and front hold the media basket They can easily pulled outwards to put the basket in its place Casters The casters on the stand are equipped with locking brakes Once the cutter has been moved to its new location press the brakes with your foot to lock the casters Media basket The stand and linen media basket come as standard equipment with all S CLASS cutters Roll media guide bushes The two flange guides serve to keep the media roll in place when media is pulled from the roll Media support rollers Rotating support rollers for the media roll Setup 1 8 S CLASS
104. program that is on the CD to send files to the cutter There is a file in the root of the CD called username dmp This file can be used to change the user name To change user name follow this next procedure 1 Open file with a simple text editor 2 Change text change_name to the desired user name 3 Use underscore _ instead of spaces The length of the new name should be 16 characters or less 4 Save this file 5 Send to the cutter CAUTION Misuse of this file can seriously damage the internal cutter parameters Detailed Operation 4 18 5 ASS 5 Maintenance and Cleaning 5 1 Introduction The S CLASS cutter range 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 that may affect the cutter s performance Keep the cutter as clean as possible by using a dust cover When necessary clean the unit with a soft cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol or mild detergent Do not use abrasives 5 1 1 Cleaning the drive system Over time the sleeves of the drive drum may become clogged with accumulated residue from the media liner This may cause the media to slip between the pinch rollers and the drive sleeves decreasing traction Cleaning the drive system WARNING KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING AREA THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS 1 Make sure there is no
105. rum driven plotter In most cases the cause is a none rigid backing A possible solution for this problem is using paneling The option paneling divides the whole job into panels in the media direction It then cuts out panel after panel making sure it does not have to transport the media back and forth over long distances NOTE Paneling has been developed in order to achieve better closing of figures on material which is difficult to track accurately It does NOT mean however that with paneling these materials can be cut within the regular Summa specifications of tracking and accuracy Recommended panel sizes are between 5 10 cm Setting the paneling parameters 1 Power on the cutter Configuration 2 Press acne The main menu will appear on the screen Advanced 4 cutting 3 Press isis The advanced cutting menu will appear on screen ka 4 Press J The paneling menu will appear on screen pa 5 Press The menu to activate or deactivate paneling will appear on screen 6 Use tj i set paneling to on On inverse will change 7 Press kesad tO Confirm The paneling menu will appear on screen pee 8 Press j Current panel size will appear on screen 9 Use t set paneling size New value will change 10 Press kesad to confirm Basic Operation 2 18 5 CASS 3 OPOS Optical POSitioning 3 1 Introduction Contour cutting is made possible by t
106. s blank and the model type of cutter appears and disappears in the middle of the touch screen Touching the screen once disables the screen saver i i ee ee 4 1 4 FIG 2 2 SCREEN SAVER WARNING Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media Keep fingers and other body parts away from the cutting area There are hazardous moving parts Basic Operation 2 1 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 1 1 Touch screen The touch screen provides information and lets the user change the cutter 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 Actions There are three main control buttons leasanna and f If a menu is entered 3 navigation buttons E29 Ala appear aj to return to the status screen If media is loaded in the cutter then the cutter ne and be ready to cut a job sent from the computer f l for more menu options If there are more than 6 options for the chosen Press to return one step in the menu structure gt Other buttons that will appear on the screen are Kdj gt t and kessa arrow buttons to move tool carriage or media or Je and to change the values of parameters Cancel S cancel an instruction or change in parameter Apply icant apply a change in parameter Test a initiate
107. s device as gateway on each other device Setup parameters of the cutter The following procedure assumes a new cutter where the parameters for the wireless connection have not been changed yet If the parameters have already been changed then it is recommended to factory default the wireless parameters first see Wireless 1 Power on the cutter ae 2 Press sal The main menu will appear on the screen 3 Press k The settings menu will appear on screen 4 Press j The communication menu will appear on screen kua 5 Press J The wireless menu will appear on screen The LAN menu will appear on screen 7 Pr ss a The DHCP menu will appear on screen 8 Use tj i set DHCP to off Setup 1 19 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Off inverse will change Q Press ns The mode menu will appear on screen 13 Use T or choose the correct mode Ad hoc The chosen mode inverse will change The cutter will prompt the user to reboot the machine 16 Do so This procedure will have set the WLAN and LAN parameters to its default values for an Ad hoc network Default values are SSID SummaCutter Channel 9 Security off IP address 192 168 1 100 Subnetmask 255 255 255 0 If needed those values can be changed in the configuration menus of the WLAN and LAN menu but it is not recommended to do so If more then one cutter is setup in the ad hoc network
108. s product It indicates that the product should 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 se 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 2011 Summa Registering Your Cutter Please register your cutter 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 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 summausa com Sales sales summa us Web Site www summausa com Eastern United States and 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
109. scribe 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 4 2 Action Menu Roll Sheet Extended OPOS samd Roll up media poe Only when roll up is enabled ganie Alignment FIG 4 1 ACTION MENU Most of the explanation of this menu is covered in previous sections Set Origin Used to change the origin of the tool carriage on a loaded piece of media After this button is pressed arrow keys will appear to allow the user to go to the new origin Load The loading procedure is explained in section 1 5 4 Reset Used to interrupt an ongoing job Media alignment Starts the loading procedure for contour cutting see section 3 3 6 Replot Each job is stored in the cutter s memory until a new job is sent Pressing replot allows the job to be replotted After this button is pressed the user may choose the number of replots The replot button does not work if there is no job in the memory or if the previous job was larger than the cutter s memory Cut off Moves the media till after the last cut vector and cuts off from the roll with the cut off knife Detailed Operation 4 1 S CLASS cutter 4 3 Configuration Menu Bs Advanced Cutting Overcut OptiCut Only when di User
110. ss cine tO enter the password A mobile phone like keypad will appear on screen 16 Enter the password If there are already asterix s visible in the top line then clear them first by pressing K until they are all gone The password will appear on screen three times then prESS less nd The cutter will prompt the user to reboot the machine 18 Do so After a reboot the cutter will show the assigned IP address on the bottom line of the screen This address is has to be used when installing the cutter in the cutting software Alternate procedure when the access point is not broadcasting The procedure is analogue to the procedure above Steps 6 gt 8 need to be left out After that the password is entered enter the SSID in the same way as key 1 was entered Alternate procedure when there is no DCHP server In this case an IP address and subnet mask needs to be provided by the network administrator The procedure is analogue to the procedure above Stop before step 16 Then continue with procedure below Setup 1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 S CLASS cutter User s Manual l two times The communication menu will appear on screen Press a The LAN menu will appear on screen Press emf The DHCP menu will appear on screen Use t or 4l set DHCP to on if necessarry On inverse will change Press lenses tO Confirm The LAN menu will appear o
111. ssccsscssscsssssesscessecsucessccssccessceseesnecsnecsseesaesaes 2 7 2 5 Possible knife calibrations cssscavsiss cas casusensdicuer sassy cansscesavadevogenstuanesivveasavatydeveionaeoseaaetapomnasiunniesteiagennes 2 8 2 7 Length calibration Patten sisicicycciaeciesescencistaaiew ania cvnsieastaapsaranareanniaattichateeees atelieri iiaeaae 2 14 2 8 Shortcut areas in Start UP SCFEON cessesssscsssssssecssecsnecssecesecssscessccsnecssecssscsssccssccasecsueessccsseeseeesseesees 2 16 Table of contents V S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 1 Position Media fro Multiple SHEET sesesssessssssesscsecsseecseccssccesecenscessecsncsssccssccsuccenseessecsneesseesseesees 3 15 3 2 Opos barcode job loaded illic fs nsisssatiius onus shah ciss A batolecidaieteseeldoiaandiv totaled boat a iota Ge tela ene 3 16 3 3 PIEXGUt principle ennie a a a 3 17 3 4 Combined contour cut and cutting through s esssssssssssessssssssssssssessesssssseseseesssssesrsereeessssssesreees 3 20 aA Eae eE E E T S E E E E EE E EE 4 1 4 7 Configuration MENU sac ccicnissmaengeanguinassmeonaucebismemancadiicenicanaanieh aceiganneia eaecieanaeaioeds 4 2 A 3 VER CUE innne anaana aaa a a a a aa shessattoesunses ulbwstec a aaa aani 4 3 a DELS IEE E N 0AE EEEE AAEE E EE EET TE AE AE AS 4 16 5 1 Lifting th pinch roletirirsnociiruniinonianenan ei a ani 5 2 5 2 Placement of vinyl Stripers 5 2 5 3 Media sensors S CLASS cutters wisi snicsuiiaseiitaMundenlancenmieiniangiied ieiumiwaunadamiuadcel
112. ssure will appear on screen 4 Use 4 T to change the pressure The new value in bold will change Test 1 Press kan perform the internal tool pressure test see 1 6 1 1 Apply 2 Press to confirm and exit the tool pressure menu Cancel 3 Press I leave the pressure unchanged 2 2 3 Changing drag knife offset A very important parameter for a drag knife is the offset The offset is the distance between the knife center and the knife tip NOTE Knife offset should be set each time the knife is changed and should be checked if the knife shows signs of wear Typical knife offset for Summa knives is between 0 41 and 0 45 for standard knives and between 0 9 and 0 97 for sandblast knives NOTE Sandblast knives should be used when the material that needs to be cut is thicker than 0 25mm Changing knife offset 1 Power on the cutter load media and mount drag knife see section 1 The main menu will appear on the screen The current knife offset will appear on screen Basic Operation 2 6 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 Use tj 4 to change the knife offset The new value in bold will change Test 1 Press h perform the internal knife offset test Apply 2 Press Bud S confirm and exit the knife offset menu Cancel 3 Press I leave the knife offset unchanged When the knife offset is set correctly the test pattern looks like this FIG 2 4 CORRECT KNIFE OFFSET PATTERN
113. st to determine how well the factory set parameters work with the materials you are using If the accuracy is not what is expected then do the OPOS calibration Also refer to the section about detailed OPOS operation 3 3 for extra tips on defining and cutting contours Basic Operation 3 1 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 2 1 OPOS calibration 1 Switch the cutter on and load black vinyl with white backing NOTE Black vinyl with white backing MUST be used when calibrating OPOS 2 Setthe head s origin above a clean blank part of the vinyl Configuration l The main menu will appear on screen Settings The configuration menus will appear on screen The cutter will cut out a square measuring approximately 9 5x9 5mm and move the square forward Weed out Rectangle will appear on the display 7 Carefully weed the square making sure the edges stay intact Press sss J OPOS will read the edges of the square and calibrate itself accordingly Contour Cutting 3 2 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 2 2 Media calibration Media calibration ensures that the sensor is able to recognize the markers OPOS is calibrated at the factory to work on a wide range of media However certain media such as those with a high gloss may not work with the default settings Before working with such materials perform a media calibration test This test will alter OPOS s sensitivity so that it wil
114. station Creates an Started Automatic Local St y lt gt Extended Standard 7 If it not started then select it right click and start it Services File Action View Help m Be Bp Services Local Services Local Wireless Zero Configuration Name Description Status Startup Type Log Or Sy Windows Defender Helps prot Started Automatic Local Sy Start the service Sy Windows Driver Fo Manages u Started Automatic Local S By Windows Firewall I Provides n Started Automatic Local Sy Description By Windows Image Ac Provides im Started Automatic Local Sy iu for the Windows Installer Adds modi Manual Local S 11 adapters Sy Windows Managem Providesa Started Automatic Local S Sa Windows Managem Provides s Manual Local S windows Media Pla Shares Win Manual Networ Sy Windows Time Maintains d Started Automatic Local S By Wired AutoConfig This servic Manual A wireless Zero ConfimesDkcuiclaos HE By WMI Performance EE Manual Local S Sy Workstation Automatic Local S y lt gt Extended A Standard Start service Wireless Zero Configuration on Local Computer AllTasks gt Refresh Properties Help Close the services Window Go to the Network connection Window If it was already closed then open it again with the run command and ncpa cpl Setup 1 22 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Right click the Wireless network and click on properties The
115. t 1 Press kan perform the internal knife pressure test Apply 2 Press to confirm the chosen knife pressure and exit the menu Cancel 3 Press I leave the pressure unchanged Once esd 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 1 30 KNIFE PRESSURE TEST PATTERN Peel out the rectangle and inspect the media 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 Because the knife pressure setting depends on the thickness and type of media to be cut adjusting knife pressure will require some practice In general the knife depth must be increased when using thicker types of vinyl and decreased when using thinner types of vinyl Setup 1 38 S CLASS cutter User s Manual CAUTION After setting the cutting depth and or the knife pressure perform a thorough visual check of the knife blade which can be seen protruding from the knife holder and test cutting results on a scrap of vinyl media CAUTION For most vinyl cutting operations the knife blade tip will be barely visible at the bottom of the knife tool If the knife blade tip is cl
116. t restrictions indoor but cannot be operated in France outdoors 1 4 3 1 Setting up the S CLASS cutter in a WLAN Wi Fi compatible Wireless is a network connection This means that the cutters can be integrated in a network such as printers normally are So different people can drive the cutter from different computers It is also possible to drive different cutters from 1 computer through wireless connection In order to setup the cutter both the WLAN parameters SSID wireless access point name and security and LAN parameters IP configuration have to be entered in the cutter Parameters for WLAN access point e SSID unique name for access point e Communication channel is assigned automatically e Security settings none WEP or WPA password These parameters can be provided by the network administrator or can be checked with the specific configuration utility for the access point a login name and password will be needed check with network administrator AirPlus G 2 4GHz Wireless Access Point DWL G700AP i Advanced ools Status Help FIG 1 15 CONFIGURATION UTILITY FOR ACCESS POINT Parameters for LAN IP configuration e P address e subnetmask Setup 1 14 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Apart from the specific parameters mentioned above there are two additional parameters that the network administrator needs to provide If the access point is broadcastin
117. t the ballpoint pen holder into the tool shaft 3 Gently insert the ballpoint pen into the tool shaft Turn the ballpoint pen clockwise all the way down 4 The change of tool can either be input on the touch screen with Summa Cutter Control or with the cutting software Selecting pen operation changes the pressure to pen pressure NOTE The information on the touch panel shows the tool currently selected by the cutter Make sure the cutter s tool setting matches the actual tool in use 1 6 2 3 Pouncing pin installation The S CLASS tangential cutters can also be operated with a pouncing tool After replacing the knife with a pouncing tool the cutter can be used as a pouncer 1 Turn the installed tool counterclockwise The holder will rise up making it possible to lift the tool out of the tangential head Underneath is the place for a nosepiece Remove this part also if it is mounted 2 Remove the black plug from the front tool shaft 3 Gently insert the pouncer into the front tool shaft Turn the pouncer clockwise all the way down 4 The change of tool can either be input on the touch screen with Summa Cutter Control or with the cutting software Selecting pouncer operation changes the pressure to pouncer pressure and adds pouncing gap to tool properties NOTE The information on the touch panel shows the tool currently selected by the cutter Make sure the cutter s tool setting matches the actual
118. ter Sharing for Microsoft Networks 4 Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 F 4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mq per I O Driver M 4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Install Uninstal Properties Description Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The defaut wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks ok cma Select TCP IP protocol version 4 if there is more then 1 and click on Properties Setup a ee N cx General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 1 102 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server 1 21 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Select Use the following IP address Choose as subnet mask 255 255 255 0 and define a unique address fort this network Click OK Close the net properties window The LAN parameters are now set The WLAN parameters need to be set now WLAN parameters can be set with either the software delivered with the wireless device These parameters can also be set with Windows The following procedure describes
119. the first time Recut Offset The recut offset submenu is used to set or modify the distances between the jobs when making multiple recuts Press the button then use Tj 4 set to the desired value J to confirm or ksss to cancel Press lassas The default value is 40mm Cut off margin The cut off margin submenu is used to set or modify the distance the cutter will feed before it will cut off the job when action cut off is used from the touch screen Press the button then use tT set to the desired value J to confirm or essa to cancel The default value is 10mm NOTE The recut offset should be bigger than the cut off margin if both parameters are used in the same job For OPOS jobs using the cut off command it is required that the recut offset is at least 30mm bigger than the cut off margin Detailed Operation 4 7 S CLASS cutter User s Manual Roll up media The roll up media submenu is used to choose when the cutter will start the automatic roll up There are 3 possible settings Off after job and after AUTO panel Off disables the roll up system After job rolls up the media after the job regardless the number of panels the job had After AUTO panel roll up the media each time a panel is cut The size of the panel can be set in the Panels menu or is 100cm when paneling is set to off Press the button then use T or set to the desired value Press lend tO CONFIFM OF isd
120. the tools carriage slides from left to right Two areas 1 are visible on the front side of the guide rail The other 2 surfaces 2 are on the back of the guide rail directly behind the areas that are visible at the front Figure 5 4 below shows the areas Even though the shape of the Y guide rail may differ from model to model the areas are located in the same place at the top and bottom of the guiding FIG 5 4 SLIDING SURFACES ON Y GUIDE RAIL Over time there may be some accumulated residue on these sliding surfaces and on the rollers of the tool carriage Cleaning the sliding surfaces of the Y Guide rail 1 Switch machine off 2 Take a soft cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol or mild detergent 3 Clean surfaces when the tool carriage is in the way push it gently to the left or right 5 1 4 Cleaning the nose piece tangential machine only The nosepiece may accumulate residue from the vinyl that will result in poor cut quality The typical indication of a dirty nosepiece is an interruption of the cut line every 12mm 0 5 Cleaning the nose piece 1 Gently remove the knife by turning the knife holder counterclockwise 2 Observe the orientation of the nosepiece and then push it out of its holder 3 Remove any remaining vinyl residue using a brush or a pair of tweezers 4 Replace the nosepiece 5 Install the knife as described in section 1 6 2 1 Maintenance 5 3 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 5 1
121. these borders 3 1 contour line 2 contour line 3 contour line Contour line on inside graphic outside graphic inside a thick border edge of graphic recommended 2 If necessary make additional copies of both the graphic and its associated contour OOON OOOe 3 Insert a marker to represent the Origin The marker must be a black square Each of the marker s four sides should measure 2mm but must not be less than 1 5mm or more than 10mm 1 X size 2 Y size Contour Cutting 3 5 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 00e eowe 4 Set the line style of the marker to None Line styles of varying thickness can alter the size of the markers Make sure there is a white margin of about 3 to 4 times the marker size around the marker in the above picture this area is represented by a gray area If anything is printed within this margin the sensor may be unable to locate the marker p Yla 5 Make sure that the Origin marker is situated below and to the left of all contours to be cut 6 Insert horizontally aligned copies of the Origin marker at regular intervals X Distance Together these markers indicate the X Axis The X Distance 1 is the distance from the lower left corner of one marker to the lower left corner of the next marker and depends on several factors The X Distance must be known when setting the OPOS parameters manually AL vovv p NOTE OPOS will operat
122. tion menus will appear on screen OPOS Sheet Mode 4 Press iil 5 Use t or i set OPOS sheet mode on or off to Confirm OF Press ess tO exit to get online again 6 Press 7 Pre SS asus 8 Register the markers and cut the first contour as described in sections 3 3 5 and 3 3 6 The cutter will stop after the first contour has been cut and come online again 9 Raise the pinch rollers and manually remove the sheet 10 Insert the next sheet into the cutter Lower the pinch rollers NOTE The second and any following sheets must be loaded in the cutter at the same position as and with the same orientation of the first sheet When in OPOS sheet mode the cutter stores the distance between edges of the sheet and the first OPOS marker TIP Use easy orientation points to be able to quickly position the sheet In the figure below a rim of the base plate and the side of the pinch roller assembly are used to align the sheets FIG 3 1 POSITION MEDIA FRO MULTIPLE SHEET Contour Cutting 3 15 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 3 4 3 OPOS Barcode The S class cutters can also read a barcode Certain RIP s have the ability to print a barcode together with the OPOS markers This barcode can then be used to identify the job and retrieve the needed cut data automatically from the computer The complete procedure is normally started from the computer The cutting software will usually have a
123. tup 1 43 S CLASS cutter User s Manual NOTE The knife pressure can also be used to check the knife depth which is controlled by the amount the knife extends outs of the nosepiece If the correct knife pressure is raised by 150 gr then the knife may not cut through the backing of the vinyl If it does then the knife depth needs to be reduced CAUTION After setting the cutting depth and or the knife pressure perform a thorough visual check of the knife blade which can be seen protruding from the knife holder and test cutting results on a scrap of vinyl media CAUTION For most vinyl cutting operations the knife blade tip will be barely visible at the bottom of the knife tool If the knife blade tip is clearly visible then the knife depth must be readjusted To prevent damage to the cutter check the depth of the knife blade tip and the quality of the cut each time you load a different type of vinyl into the cutter Setup 1 44 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 1 6 2 2 Pen installation The S CLASS tangential cutters can also be operated with a ballpoint pen After replacing the knife with a pen the cutter can be used as a plotter to draw draft plots of new or existing designs on paper 1 Turn the installed tool counterclockwise The holder will raise up making it possible to lift the knife holder out of the tangential head Underneath is the place for a nosepiece Remove this part also if it is mounted 2 Inser
124. utting length is dependent on the thickness of the material The cutters have been calibrated in the factory for standard 2 mil cast or 3 mil calendared vinyl Each user the S CLASS has a total of 8 can hold a different calibration factor This is very helpful for multi colored signs it ensures that the parts in different colors match up even if different types of vinyl media are used NOTE For standard use it is not necessary to calibrate the machine With standard vinyl the accuracy is within 0 2 However if high accuracy between different vinyl or colors is needed then calibration is necessary Calibrating the media Length calibration 1 Power on the cutter load media and mount knife see section 1 NOTE The wider and longer the loaded media the more accurate the calibration will be Use a piece of vinyl of maximum width and a length that is approximately 1 5 times the width The main menu will appear on the screen Tests amp Setup The different tests and calibration routines will appear on screen Lenght Calibration The cutter will reload the media and perform the length calibration test Take out the media and measure the length of the cut line with a ruler measuring device The length that has to be entered is the distance between line 1 and line 2 as shown in the figure f i FIG 2 7 LENGTH CALIBRATION PATTERN NOTE The cutter will only be as accurate as the accuracy of t
125. vered and the trigger level is set in the middle Detailed Operation 4 16 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 4 3 2 8 DIN A4 Test The DIN A4 Test also performs an electrical and mechanical test of the cutter in order to check the cut quality but also provides the user with feedback on knife setting knife pressure knife offset and cutting depth This cut is always run as a DIN A4 portrait A size image regardless of the actual size of the media loaded If the media loaded is smaller than DIN A4 A size part of the outer box will be clipped not cut 4 3 2 9 RS232 test The RS232 test routine verifies the cutter s RS 232 C serial communications transmit data receive data and hardware handshaking circuits This test does not require pen knife or media to be loaded To run the RS 232 C test proceed as follows 1 Unplug the RS 232 C data cable from the rear panel of the cutter 2 Use a loop back test cable to connect pin 2 of the cutter s data connector to pin 3 and pin 7 to pin 8 3 Press button The cutter will start transmitting and receiving data at all available baud rates and parity settings The length of the transmissions will vary because of the different baud rates used The unit then checks the hardware handshake lines Afterwards it will report on the touch screen whether it passed the test or not 4 Upon completion of the test remove the loop back test cable from the cutter s rear panel RS 232 C co
126. y to the parameter 2 6 1 Changing origin Press area 1 The origin menu will appear on screen 1 Use tl l reposition the origin Press besus confirm or press Jto leave without changing the origin 2 Press bust cut off a previous job if necessary the cutter will then automatically search the front of the media and set the new origin 2 6 2 Changing velocity Press area 2 The velocity menu will appear on screen the current velocity is highlighted 1 Use T change the velocity 2 Press aus to confirm the new velocity or press without changing the velocity J to leave the menu Basic Operation 2 16 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 6 3 Changing tool pressure Press area 3 The pressure menu will appear on screen the current pressure is highlighted 1 Use T to change the pressure The new value highlighted will change Test 2 Press aad I perform the internal tool pressure test see 1 6 1 1 Apply 3 Press gt d confirm and leave the tool pressure menu Cancel 4 Press kdt leave the pressure unchanged 2 6 4 Changing user Press area 4 The different users will appear on screen 1 Use tj 4l change user to confirm the new user 3 Press lend to leave the menu without changing the user Basic Operation 2 17 S CLASS cutter User s Manual 2 7 Howto track difficult media Some cutting media is not designed for use on a d

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