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1. SIDD REECH to 2 5 MB total memory EB 2 TABLE 1 9 SUMMACUT D500 ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES T Oo LA REAR PANEL COMPONENTS In order to get acquainted with your SummaCut D500 cutter read the following description of the rear panel components Figure 1 1 shows the location of the main components FIG URE 1 1 SUMMACUT D500 REAR PANEL 1 RS232 C Port This DB 9P connector provides the communication link between the cutter and a host computer It allows bidirectional communication between the host computer and the cutter 2 Power ON OFF switch This rocker switch sets the cutters power to ON or OFF To switch the power ON press the I side of the rocker switch To switch the power OFF pressthe O side of the rocker switch 3 Power Entry Module The fuse box the voltage select board and the AC power cord receptacle are located in the power entry module The power up procedure is explained in detail in Section 1 6 For information about the conversion of the cutters operating voltage see Section 3 2 1 5 FRONTPANEL CONTROLS In order to get acquainted with your SummaCut D500 cutter read the following description of the front panel controls and components Figure 1 2 shows the location of the main components FIGURE 1 2 SUM M AC UT D500 CUTTER FRONT VIEW 1 Pinch roller lever arm This lever is used to raise and lower the pinch rollers during media loading Media loading is discussed in Section 1 8 2 Me2. foe Se A 4 INTERNAL TESTS 4 INTERNAL TESTS i INTERNAL TESTS T CUT BORDER T ROM REVISION l FRICTION PLOT AN I i Av I y INTERNAL TESTS y INTERNAL TESTS l y INTERNAL TESTS T MENU PLOT 7 SERVICE PLOT l t RS 232 TEST y I JL y INTERNAL TESTS y INTERNAL TESTS l y INTERNAL TESTS T CONFIDENCE T SENSOR SETUP l T RAM TEST lt LA I y INTERNAL TESTS y INTERNAL TESTS l d INTERNAL TESTS T DIN CUT T CALIBRATE I T INSTALL MENU gt i T s ES e l eS W i JL y INTERNAL TESTS y INTERNAL TESTS l Y INTERNAL TESTS T SYSTEM TESTS T TRACKING TEST i t COIL SETUP K lt o l GH ts te oc al L y INTERNAL TESTS 4 LCD CONTRAST FIG URE 2 4 INTERNAL TESTS SUBM ENUS 2 5 1 CUTBORDER The CUT BORDER submenu is used to cut the border of the media area which was defined during the load sequence This function is particularly useful if you want to verify the exact cutting area 2 5 2 MENU PLOT The MENU PLOT is a hard copy of the present cutter configuration i e the items selected in the USER CONFIG submenus described in Section 2 3 The plot is organised by menu categories to show the current values for the various USER CONFIG 1 gt 4 configurations To run this plot load a sheet of plotting paper and install a pen NOTE It is strongly recommended to produce a MENU PLOT hard copy each time you alter the cutter configuration The resulting plot should be kept with the cutter documentation in order to provide other users with details o
3. isdisplayed Pressthe D rM jogging key until the desired submenu is displayed on the first line of the LCD Press the 5 or e jogging key until the desired value is displayed on the second line Press the lt 4 key to confirm the selection an will be displayed next to the selected setting An is always displayed next to the active value DRAG KNIFE y USER CONFIG 1 gt Q5 N KNIFE PRESS 120g gt 1 TEST di QU N KNIFE OFFSET 45 mm gt 1 TEST Ki QD VELOCITY 500 mm s Gv N SYSTEM SETUP BALLPOINT OR PEN y USER CONFIG 1 T 6 Y th VELOCITY c 500 mm s gt Ki QU N PEN PRESS 80g gt 1 TEST w N SYSTEM SETUP pal 4 N CONCATENATION N PARITY pale 0 e NONE D D Q D N SMOOTHING N RTS DTR e OFF gt lt TOGGLE Ly Dd Ki Oo N BUNDLING N DM PL ERRORS E ON e IGNORED _ W W N EMULATE N HP GL ORIGIN l lt DM PL gt lt RIGHT FRONT gt q5 Op QD QD TOOL DRAG KNIFE q N MENU UNITS N AUTOLOAD E METRIC lt ON 2y OD Op N ADDRESSING x 4 TOOL COMMAND lt 025mm i PR ACCEPT me W D N BAUD RATE HL LOAD ON W CMD 9600 D i ON gt op FIG URE 2 3 FLO WC HART SHOWING FAC TORY PRESET MENU SETTING S in DM PL only in HP GL and HP GL 2 only 2 3 1 KNIFE PRESSURE The KNIFE PRESSURE submenu is used to set or modify the cutting pressure of the knife T
4. Class A EN50022 pending IEC 950 UL CSA 1 2 8 ENVIRONMENTAL cutter without media Operating Temperature 15 to 35 C 59 to 95 F 30 to 70 C 22 to 158 F Relative humidity 35 85 non con densing 35 85 non con densing TABLE 1 7 SUM MAC UT D500 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 occurasa result of temperature variations To improve the dimensional stability of media let it stabilise to the current environmental conditions before usage fora minimum period of 24 hours 1 2 9 ELECTRICAL Mains Supply 48 62 Hz single phase Min Max line 100 V AC 89 108 V AC 1 0 A Slo Blo 120 V AC 108 130 V AC 1 0 A Slo Blo 220 V AC 197 238 V AC 0 5 A Slo Blo 240 V AC 216 260 V AC 0 5 A Slo Blo TABLE 1 8 SUM M AC UT D500 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS 1 3 CUTTER ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES The following accessories and consumables are available for your SummaCut D500 cutter OPTIONS ACCESSORIES CONSUMMABLES User s Manual MI9991 DM PL Cutter Commands Summary MI19975 Power Supply Cables market specific Serial Interface Kit 423 155 consisting of 9 pin to 9 pin cable 9 pin to 25 pin conv 9 pin to 8 pin DIN conv tandard knife 391 360 tandard knife holder 391 332 andblast knife 391 358
5. D500 User s Manual provides the following information Full technical specifications for the SummaCut D500 and the media to be cut A complete description of the SummaCut D500 main components Step by step instructions for knife and pen installation and media loading Instructions for online and local mode Y operations Instructions for USER CONFIGURATION and INTERNAL TESTS operations Maintenance and cleaning instructions Information about the RS 232 C interface cables used to inter connect the cutter and IBM IBM compatible Apple and Apple compatible host computers 1 2 SPECIHCATIONS TABLE 1 1 SUMMACUT D500 CUTTER SPECIFIC ATIONS 1 2 2 MEDIA C SC NM ERO 7 plotting width Min margins Area pronto margin Sensor on Sensor off Media lengths greater than 4 m 13 feet can handled but compliance with SE is not guaranteed will be dependent on media type media size and other parameters not mentioned here for positioning of the pinch rollers see section 1 8 TABLE 1 2 SUMMACUT D500 MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS Vinyl Types A wide range of vinyl types has been evaluated and tested on the SummaCut D500 When using duly certified media operation in accordance with the functional specifications of the SummaCut D500 is warranted Other media should be certified by Summagraphics before use to ensure performance in compliance with specifications For a full list of all duly certified m
6. found to be incomplete and is wholly located in the lower right corner of the media then change the HP GL ORIGIN setting to CENTER 2 4 13 MEDIA SENSOR The MEDIA SENSOR submenu is used to activate or deactivate the media sensors On the LCD the active setting is marked with an The sensors detect whether media is loaded or detect the end of media The sensors prevent damage to the cutting strip and knife tip 2 4 14 AUTOLOAD The AUTOLOAD option enables the user to the change the vinyl unroll proceedings When AUTOLOAD is ON the cutter will automatically unroll the vinyl when needed When the AUTOLOAD option is OFF the operator himself should unroll enough media before starting to cut The default setting is ON The best results and performance are guaranteed when using this setting On the LCD display the active setting is marked with an 2 4 15 TOOLCOMMAND The TOOL COMMAND is used to determine whether the DM PL and HP GL pen knife select commands the P and SP commands respectively are ignored or accepted When the TOOL COMMAND option is set to ACCEPT the P or SP commands will change the selected tool in the cutter according to the suffix that follows the pen knife command The cutter s LCD will e g prompt the user with the following message INSERT PEN when a P2 command is sent When the TOOL COMMAND option is set to IGNORE the pen knife commands are ignored On the LCD the active setting is marked with an
7. is 0 025 mm Europe or 0 001 US The user addressable resolution can be set to 0 025 mm or 0 001 or 0 1 mm or 0 005 On the LCD the active resolution value is marked with an 2 4 8 BAUD RATE The BAUD RATE submenu is used to set or modify the operating baud rate for RS 232 C serial communications between your cutter and the host computer The default baud rate is 9600 bps The baud rate can be set to any of the following values 2400 bps 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 and 38400 bps On the LCD the active baud rate value is marked with an NOTE The baud rate setting of your cutter MUST match the host computers baud rate setting 2 4 9 PARITY The PARITY submenu is used to set or modify the byte format and parity type for RS 232 C serial communications between your cutter and the host computer The default parity setting is bit 8 0 8 data bits no parity the 8th bit being a low bit The parity can be set to any of the following values LCD information Parity setting BIT 8 0 8 data bits no parity bit 8 low 0 BIT 8 1 8 data bits no parity bit 8 high 1 EVEN 7 data bits 1 parity bit ODD 7 data bits 1 parity bit parity bit odd On the LCD the active parity setting is marked with an NOTE The parity setting of your cutter MUST match the host computer s parity setting 2 4 10 RTS DTR The RTS DTR submenu controls the Request To Send RTS and Data Terminal Ready DTR signals of t
8. sleeves in order to ensure proper media traction It is very important that both media edges always rest on the sleeves in such a way that the two pinch rollers which are positioned 3 to 15 mm 0 1 to 0 6 from the media edge will run over the sleeves when lowered to the drive drum 1 8 2 FEEDING AND POSITIONING MEDIA The loading procedure described below has been found to give excellent repeatability When loading media adhere to these step by step instructions strictly 3 To load media proceed as follows 1 Raise the pinch rollers by means of the pinch roller lever arm located on the right hand side of the cutter next to the control panel FIG URE 1 8 MEDIA POSITIONING 2 When processing roll media and using the optional media support system place the roll of media on the media support rollers at the rear of the machine FIG URE 1 9 FEEDING ROLL MEDIA USING THE MEDIA SUPPORT SYSTEM 3 Start feeding the media from the rearof the machine 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 If so the left pinch roller can be positioned in a detent click position over the left most sleeve and the right pinch roller is positioned somewhere over the long drive sleeve to suit the media width The pinch roller can be lowered anywhere between the two detent click positions of the long drive sleeve to allow for flexibility in h
9. the origin to initiate a load sequence to reset the cutter to abort the cut in progress or to recut the last file When the key RESET LOAD is pressed the cutter goes off line suspends all operations in progress and displays the RESET LOAD menu Press the Zei key until SET ORIGIN LOAD RESET ABORT or RECUT is displayed To confirm RESET ABORT or RECUT press the lt 4 key ENTER To execute the SET ORIGIN instruction move the knife origin using the Go S jogging keys and press the lt 4 key ENTER to confirm the new origin position To initiate the LOAD instruction press the 1 or 2 key to initiate a load sequence for a ROLL or SHEET respectively Upon termination of any of these instructions the cutter goes on line again The SET ORIGIN instruction is used to move the knife origin The LOAD instruction is used to initiate a load sequence The RESET instruction performs a complete reset of the cutter The ABORT instruction simply cancels the cut in progress Aborting a cut will not reset the cutter parameters the parameters which had been selected for the cut remain in effect The RECUT instruction recuts the last file sent to the cutter provided that it fitted into the buffer v 2 1 3 THE ON LINE KEY The v key ON LINE toggles between on line and off line operation When the v key is pressed the selected mode ON LINE or OFF LINE is displayed on the LCD Selecting OFF LINE will suspend all operations in progress Pr
10. to be cut in case of insufficient media Compare the area loaded with the area needed forthe sign SECTION 2 OPERATION 2 1 THE CONTROL PANEL Figure 2 1 shows the control panel of the SummaCut D500 cutter The main functions of the liquid crystal display LCD and the control panel keys are explained in the following paragraphs FIG URE 2 1 SUMMACUT D500 CONTROL PANEL 2 1 1 THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY The 32 character liquid crystal display LCD contains two lines of 16 characters each The LCD provides cutter status information during operations and displays menu options for the configuration of the cutter The contrast of the LCD can be adjusted from the control panel in order to ensure optimum readability under varying lighting conditions Instructions for adjusting the LCD contrast are given in Section 2 6 12 The various menu and submenu items are always presented in a loop which means that when the last menu or submenu item is displayed pressing the appropriate key will automatically take you back to the first item of the same menu or submenu Next to the status messages and or menu options displayed on the LCD arrow symbols representing the fp D ONS jogging keys and e key will tell you what keys to press to go to the next menu item top line of the display or to the next value for a given submenu item bottom line of the display lt 0 2 1 2 THE RESET LOAD KEY The o key RESET LOAD is used to move
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14. RSION The power entry module cover shows four possible AC voltage settings 100 V 120 V 220 V and 240 V The pin in one of the holes indicates the cutter s active voltage setting If this setting does not match the voltage supplied to your site you must change the voltage before powering on the cutter When changing the voltage setting you will also have to change the fuses as appropriate to the voltage To change the fuse s remove the fuse s from the fuse box behind the cover plate of the power entry module For 100 or 120 V AC operation use only 1 0 A Slo Blo fuses For 220 or 240 V AC operation use only 0 5 A Slo Blo fuses NOTE Always make sure that you are using the correct fuses for your voltage selection x x x Gs voltage select board cover FIG URE 3 3 POWER ENTRY MODULE SECTION 4 INTERFACE 4 1 INTRODUCTION This section describes the signal connections for RS 232 C serial communication between the D500 cutter and the host computer When connecting the cutter to the host computer always proceed as follows 1 4 2 Refer to the cutting plotting application software documentation and check the recommended cabling specifications If the Summagraphics D500 cutter is not specifically listed use the cabling specified for the Houston Instrument DMP 60C cutters If the documentation of the cutting plotting software does not contain specific cabling instructions use the Housto
15. SYSTEM SETUP submenu covers the menu items you normally only need when establishing the initial setup e g when you install the cutter in combination with the software you use Press the lt key to access the different submenu items which are explained in section 2 4 2 4 SYSTEM SETUP Refer to Figure 2 3 2 4 1 CONCATENATION The CONCATENATION feature increases the speed and quality with which cut data having a very high resolution is cut However when changing over to normal characters again deactivate concatenation by setting this parameter to 0 On the LCD the active concatenation value is marked with an 2 4 2 SMOOTHING The SMOOTHING feature helps to cut smoother curves when curve data with many short vectors is received from the computer The default setting is OFF 2 4 3 BUNDLING The BUNDLING feature couples vectors up to a max of 256 to one polygon to increase the cut quality and the overall throughput However a time gab may occur in between the polygons To remove this time gap set BUNDLING to OFF The default setting is ON On the LCD the active setting is marked with an 2 4 4 EMULATE The EMULATE submenu is used to select the active cutting plotting language for the cutter The SummaCut cutters support DM PL HP GL and HP GL 2 On the LCD the active plotting language setting is marked with an NOTE The active cutting plotting language MUST match the cutting software Always select a language
16. TOOL DRAG KNIFE gt Press the left or right jogging key until PEN appears on the second line of the LCD Press ENTER and an asterisk will appear next to PEN indicating that the PEN is selected Press the key INSERT PEN P CONTINUE 2 Remove the knife by loosening the clamping screw and swinging the clamp arm back refer to Fig 1 6 3 Install the pen close the clamp arm and tighten the screw Press on the 1 key A small P for Pen will be displayed in the upper right corner of the LCD 1 8 LOADING MEDIA The following procedures are mainly written for using roll media When using sheets there are two possibilities Firstly when using long sheets roll the sheet up so that the alignment is identical to that of a roll Secondly when using short sheets alignment is not so important If the sheet is cut off perpendicularly it can be aligned to the front border 1 8 1 POSITIONING THE PINCH ROLLERS When working with cut sheet or roll media the traction resulting from the contact between the pinch rollers and the drive sleeves moves the media in the X axis forward backward Proper movement of the media will only occur if the media is driven by the pinch rollers correctly located over two drive sleeves The SummaCut D500 cutter accommodates variable media widths from a minimum width of 60 mm 2 4 up to a maximum width of 525 mm 20 6 The maximum useful cutting width is 500 mm 19 7 The pinch rolle
17. The default setting is ACCEPT 2 4 16 LOAD ON WCOMMAND The LOAD ON W CMD submenu will only be displayed if the PLOT LANGUAGE is set to DM PL See Paragraph 2 4 4 The LOAD ON W CMD determines when receiving the DM PL Window command W command whether aside from the scaling function media is loaded or not Besides scaling the W command is also very useful when cutting long signs With the W command media loading will go smoother Sufficient media will be pulled off the roll at once Even when AUTOLOAD is off there is no need anymore to unroll the media manually 2 5 INTERNAL TEST MENU gt To access an internal cut proceed as follows 1 Powerthe cutteron 2 Load cutting or plotting media 3 Install a knife ora pen 4 Pressthe key until INTERNAL TEST is displayed and pressthe jogging key 5 Pressthe D ard logging key until the desired intemal plot is displayed 6 Toperform the plot pressthe 4 key Menul esch To exit from this menu and go to another menu press the key until the desired menu is displayed To exit from the menus and put the cutter on line again press the key Figure 2 4 shows the different INTERNAL TEST submenus _ TIEBINAETESTS y INTERNAL TESTS T LANGUAGE
18. USER S MANUAL FOR THE IMPORTANT Before you begin Please complete the attached Wananty Registration Card and retum it to Summagraphics today Users outside Europe Africa and the Middle East should check the address on the back of the Wananty Registration Card Failure to retum the duly completed Wananty Registation Card might delay response to your warranty and service enquiries Houston Instrument is a brand name of Summagraphics Corporation NOTE When selecting software drivers If the Summagraphics name is not mentioned in the list of available software drivers use Houston Instrument drivers Manual Number MI9991 rev 001 English Summagraphics FCC NOTICE The Summa CUT D500 cutters have been tested and found to comply with the limits fora Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment These cutters generate use and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of these cutters in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at hisown expense Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Summagraphics who is responsible fo
19. ates that the host is in communication with the cutter i e the cutter is now selected by the computer When the cutter is on line and ready to receive instructions from the host computer it will remain deselected until actual instructions from the computer are received When the cutter is on line but has not been selected by the host computer the message ON LINE is displayed on the LCD without the asterisk For normal cutting operations the cutter MUST be on line so that it can receive instructions from the host computer and the cutting plotting software When the cutter is on line but has not been selected by the host computer the following conditions must be met The cutter must be powered ON Media must be loaded For detailed media loading instructions see Section 1 8 The propertool must be installed The cutter must be connected to the host computer via a RS 232 C link or a parallel interface The cutter must be configured forthe scheduled operation To put the cutter off line press the SQ v key Pressing any of these keys will suspend the current cutting plotting operation until the cutter is put on line again 2 2 2 LOCALOPERATION Local operation is only possible while the cutter is off line Local operation means that the cutter is operated directly by the operator via instructions entered on the control panel To work in local operation mode proceed as follows If the cutteris still on line p
20. ay then be selected by the host computer for a cutting or plotting operation or deselected by the host computer Pressing the KD Y or E key will make the cutter go off line in order to initiate another operation The contents of the different menus are summarised in Table 2 1 on the next page DESCRIPTION Selects a given active cutter configuration from one of the four sets USER CONFIG 1 gt 4 ee 8 v of configuration parameters stored in the unit s memory Activates one of the resident cutting plots provided for informational INTERNAL TEST purposes TABLE 2 1 CONTENTS OF THE SUM MAC UT D500 MENUS lt 2 15 THE ENTER KEY The lt key ENTER is used to select the item currently displayed on the LCD 1 2 216 THE1AND 2 KEYS The use of the 1 and 2 keys varies according to the operation in progress their use is displayed on the LCD as appropriate D Gs 9 QD 2a THEJOGGING KEYS The use of the jogging keys varies according to the operation in progress For example when working in the USER CONFIG menu the E or e jogging key is used to select the new user number and the qp or jogging key is used to go to the previous or next menu item tidy 2 1 8 THE TOOL UP DOWN KEY The tidy key TOOL UP DOWN is used while the cutter is off line to raise or lower the tool Pressing the Im key once will lower the tool onto the media Pressing the tidy key again will raise the tool If the tool is not mo
21. ber ue Ote ees 1 19 Positioning the pinch rollers civic 1 19 Feeding and positioning media senes 1 20 Media load procedure AEN 1 23 OPERATION 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 4 2 1 5 2 1 6 2 1 7 2 1 8 2 1 9 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 4 2 3 5 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 4 5 2 4 6 2 4 7 2 4 8 2 4 9 2 4 10 2 4 11 2 4 12 2 4 13 2 4 14 2 4 15 2 4 16 2 5 The contol panel riviera 2 1 The liquid crystal display oia ti ida nde 2 2 The Reset Loaqd Y a 2 2 Me COUN ciae v 2 3 Me Eat 2 3 The Enter ia 2 5 The e e 2 5 The Jogging KEY rn edecastanieddens eed de nde 2 5 The Tool UP DOWN Key iie hissed Make etae es 2 5 The Tool Select Key att od at tada 2 6 Normal Apero ege ies 2 6 Ornh e ard OIE aa 2 6 local operatio Nnnna ui eine tecti an ies huts tear tata 2 7 The USER CONRG menwu eroe rete tas 2 8 Knife EE 2 11 ING Oise Beas s cpu ccce a a uio unu lu Ane LE lA Mie i 2 11 MIO cli tdi o dt ER 2 11 OU E A a E 2 11 Syste IN SAUD POPE cm 2 12 SYSIEM SETUP a doc 2 12 ConcaterdbiOEi ue nent ritur atte betis 2 12 AMOO DEMING e eM E 2 12 BRAT CUM sip A 2 12 nn Bess dos ced eared cits de ad I oid ii tl cece E 2 12 Bolo Em RNC MR 2 13 MENUS e loce cont 2 13 EERSTEN EET 2 13 Baud aCe iii a ald it A a 2 14 Pallby cece O cba cM CU E 2 14 A AE cT m 2 15 DM PE GITOI E 2 15 HP G re Un EE 2 15 Media SENSO Bi ad 2 15 P N e AA situando 2 16 ToOLC
22. cuting a minimal loading procedure consisting of a media width measurement a 45 test media is unwound over a length equal to the width measured between the pinch rollers When the next display appears the cutter is ready to receive a file 500mm s 120g K 45mm ONLINE 1 When sending a cut file the cutter will automatically pull the required media from the roll The pulling is done in steps such that for each step the length pulled off the roll is identical to the width measured between the pinch rollers IMPORTANT Tracking of longer signs is only guaranteed when you perfom the full load procedure Proceed as follows to complete the full load procedure Press the key and the following message will appear on the LCD screen SCREEN SET ORIGIN X 0 Y YYY e Press the key again and the following message will appear on the LCD screen LOAD 1 ROLL 2 SHEET Press the 1 key if you want to load media from a roll Press the 2 key if you want to load media in sheet form If you choose sheet and the sensors are enabled then the sheet is automatically loaded If you choose roll the following display will appear on the LCD SET ORIGIN X 0 Y YYYY e Using the S 2 M OI jogging keys you can position the knife i e the origin at any location Press the lt key to confirm the selected point of origin MEDIA WINDOW N By pressing the Gp Qo jogging keys you can enter the length of the med
23. dia Drive Sleeves The media drive sleeves move the media only when the pinch rollers are in the down position 3 Tool Carriage The tool carriage is the mount for the knife holder and the pen 4 Control Panel The control panel contains 12 keys All cutter activity can be initiated from the control panel This includes initiating remote mode for computer control local mode for manual operation and menu mode Each control panel function is explained in Section 2 1 5 Display The 2x16 character display informs the user about the current status of the cutting process or actions which need to be taken 6 Sensors The sensors detect the presence of a media to avoid any damage to the cutting strip Upon powering up the machine they cause the media to move all the way to the front edge of the platen 7 Pinch rollers The pinch rollers hold the media clamped between the rubber rollers and the media drive sleeves 8 Cutting strip Soft strip to avoid any damage to the knife tip when no media has been loaded Since cutting is done on the cutting strip it is essential that the cutting strip remains intact 1 6 POWERING UP THE CUTTER 1 6 1 EARTHING A SAFETY WARNING An insulated earth conductor must be installed as part of the branch circuit which supplies power to the wall outlet to which the cutter is connected The earth conductor must have the same size insulation material and thickness as the earthed and u
24. edia suitable for friction drive operation see Appendix A Plotting Paper Bond paper 120 g m recommended 1 2 3 KNIFE AND PEN The SummaCut D500 is supplied with two standard knife blades for vinyl media and a black fibre tip pen fluorescent vinyls material Pen Lem Fiber tip pen Roller ball pen TABLE 1 3 SUMMACUT D500 KNIVES AND PENS To order replacement knives and or pens contact your local dealer quoting the part numbers listed in table 1 9 The SummaCut D500 cutter will only perform according to specifications if a genuine Summagraphics knife or pen is installed Do not replace the standard knife or pen with products from other manufacturers 1 2 4 INTERFACE asynchronous RS 232 C Serial I O Port connector DB 9P DB 9S 8 data bits 2 stop bits no parity 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 bps TABLE 1 4 SUM M AC UT D500 INTERFACE SPECIFIC ATIONS 1 2 5 HRMWARE DM PL HP GL 758x emulation HP GL 2 Supported character sets Standard ASCII Sans serif single stroke amp medium ROM based plots Confidence plot DIN plot TABLE 1 5 SUMMACUTD500 FIRMWARE 1 2 6 PERFORMANCE Cutting specifications on 0 05 mm 0 002 wax backed vinyl total media thickness not greater than 0 25 mm 0 010 Accuracy 0 2 of move or 0 25 mm 0 2 of move or 0 010 Excludes differences due to media expansion stretching etc TABLE 1 6 SUM M AC UT D500 PERFORMANCES 1 2 7 CERTIRCATIONS FCC
25. essing the v key while the cutter is off line will make the cutter go on line again resuming the suspended operation While the cutter is off line the following operations can be performed e Press the 5 or 2 jogging key to move the tool camage to the left or right e Pressthe M or D jogging key to make the media move forward towards you or backward away from you Moving the media forward will prove to be very practical when you require to cut the finished sign off manually e Press the tidy key TOOL UP DOWN to lower or raise the active tool If the tool is not moved for approximately eight seconds it is raised automatically E 2 1 4 THE MENU KEY The key MENU is used to select one of the menus Pressing the key will make the cutter go off line and suspend all operations in progress Pressing the 5 key repeatedly will display the different menus one by one As the menu options are on a loop pressing the key when the last option is displayed will automatically return you to the first option The different menus are illustrated in Figure 2 2 p 500mm s 120g K 45mm ONLINE 1 4 USERCONFIG 1 FIG URE 2 2 SUMMACUT D500 CONFIG URATIO N SUBM ENUS To select a menu by scrolling through the different options press the jogging key To exit from the menus and resume the previous on line operation press the key ON LINE Under normal conditions the cutter is on line it m
26. f the actual configurations of the unit 2 5 3 CONRDENCE CUT The CONFIDENCE cut performs an electrical and mechanical test of the cutter to make sure that the cutter is fully operational A media sheet of at least A3 A size should be used for this plot 2 5 4 DIN CUT The DIN CUT also performs an electrical and mechanical test of the cutter in order to check the cut quality but also provides the user with feedback on knife setting knife pressure knife offset and cutting depth This cut is always run as a DIN A4 portrait A size image regardless of the actual size of the media loaded If the media loaded is smaller than DIN A4 A size part of the outer box will be clipped not cut This cut is always executed in the sequence prescribed by the ISO DIN standard 2 5 5 SYSTEM TESTS The SYSTEM TESTS submenu covers the menu items you only occasionally need to adjust the cutting process Press the ENTER key to access the different submenu items which are explained in section 2 6 below 2 6 SYSTEM TESTS The SYSTEM TESTS menu is a special set of procedures which are not required for normal cutter operation Field service personnel however will use the SYSTEM TESTS menu occasionally When in SYSTEM TESTS the cutter is fully operational and performs as described in this manual 2 6 1 LANGUAGE The MENU LANGUAGE submenu is used to set or modify the dialogue language on the LCD Press the or D jogging key until the desired lan
27. guage is displayed on the LCD and press to confirm The information on the LCD can be displayed in English French German Spanish or Italian 2 6 2 ROM REVISION Selecting the ROM REVISION option by pressing the i key will furnish the details on the cutter s ROM revision This information is often helpful to technicians when diagnosing problems over the telephone 2 6 3 SERVICE PLOT The SERVICE PLOT provides information about the cutter which is helpful when requesting service for your cutter The SERVICE PLOT is always plotted at the same size and should be performed with a pen on paper The plot shows the cutter model number the revision numbers of the installed ROM Read Only Memory circuits the selected baud rate the resolution and buffer memory size Li CAUTION The following test routines are normally restricted to Summagraphics Field Service Personnel 2 6 4 SENSOR SETUP The SENSOR SETUP option is a useful routine to check whether or not the front and rear media sensor are functioning properly and whether the switching levels of these sensors are correctly set 2 6 5 CALIBRATION 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 2 6 6 TRACKING TEST This test allows the tracking quality of the machine to be verified 2 6 7 FRICTION PLOT This test
28. he cutter s RS 232 C serial communications interface for hardware handshaking The RTS DTR default value is TOGGLE RTS DTR can be set to TOGGLE hardware handshaking or HIGH software handshaking On the LCD the active handshaking setting is marked with an 2 4 11 DM PL ERRORS The DM PL ERRORS submenu is used to determine whether or not different DM PL errors such as illegal plot commands invalid parameter ranges or communication errors will be displayed on the LCD This menu will only be displayed if PLOT LANGUAGE is set to DM PL The DM PL ERRORS submenu can be set to REPORTED or IGNORED On the LCD the active setting is marked with an The feature is activated by selecting REPORTED It is normally used only when attempting to debug a communication link between the cutter and the host computer After the communication link has been debugged select IGNORED to disable the feature 2 4 12 HP GLORIGIN The HP GL ORIGIN submenu will only be displayed if the PLOT LANGUAGE is set to HP GL See Paragraph 2 4 4 The HP GL ORIGIN submenu is used to set the origin in the center see HP GL 758x or the bottom right corner see HP GL 7475 of the loaded media The HP GL ORIGIN option can be set to RIGHT_FRONT or CENTER On the LCD the active setting is marked with an If the cut is found to be incomplete and is wholly located in the upper left corner of the media then modify the HP GL ORIGIN setting to RIGHT FRONT If the cut is
29. he default knife pressure value is 120 grams The knife pressure can be set between 0 and 400 grams The knife pressure value is set in 5 gram increments On the LCD the active knife pressure value is marked with an Knife pressure setup is explained in detail in section 1 7 1 2 3 2 KNIFE OFFSET The KNIFE OFFSET submenu is used to set or modify the distance between the knife blade tip and the center axis The default knife offset value is 45 mm The value can be set between 0 and 1 mm Make sure that the selected knife offset value matches that of the knife Some fine tuning may be necessary because of the mechanical tolerances on the knife To verify the knife offset a test can be cut by pressing the 1 key If the offset value is set too low the rectangles will not close When the offset value is set too high the rectangles will be distorted The offset test is illustrated below 2 3 3 VELOCITY The VELOCITY submenu is used to set or modify the velocity of the tool The default velocity is 500 mm s 20 ips The velocity can be set between 50 mm s 2 ips and 600 mm s 24 ips 2 3 4 OVERCUT The OVERCUT submenu enables you to generate an overcut in order to facilitate weeding the cut The default overcut is set to 1 The overcut setting can be disabled 0 or set to any value between O off and 10 One unit is about 0 1 mm or 0 004 On the LCD the active value is marked with an 2 3 5 SYSTEM SETUP The
30. ia you need for your task MEDIA WINDOW XXXX YYYY e The XXXX value isthe media length you define with the fp euis keys The YYYY value is the cutting width of the media measured by the cutter Note when the media length displayed is zero 0 the default media length will be used Press i to confirm the length and the cutter will start shuffling the vinyl in order to establish a track on the vinyl 500mm s 120 g K 45 mm ONLINE 1 The cutter is now ready to receive a file 500mm s 120 g K 45 mm ONLINE 1 The cutter has been selected by the computer If you pressed lt however the default media length is displayed DEFAULT WINDOW Yt XXXX mm E An XXXX value will appear You can change the default value by pressing the qp 10 OR S 100 e 4100 jogging keys Press i to confirm the length and the cutter will start shuffling the vinyl in order to establish a track on the vinyl 500mm s 120 g K 45 mm ONLINE 1 The cutter is now ready to receive a file 500mm s 120 g K 45 mm ONLINE 1 The cutter has been selected by the computer When the built in media sensors detect the end of the roll the message END OF MEDIA will be displayed The display will show the actual length loaded If that area is sufficient press 1 to ACCEPT If not press 2 to ABORTand the media will automatically retum to its origin L CAUTION When you accept the loaded area in sheet mode the cutter will clip the sign
31. icker types of vinyl NOTE As the ideal knife pressure setting depends upon the thickness and the type of media to be cut adjusting the knife pressure will require some practice In general terms you should increase the pressure when cutting thicker types of vinyl For thinner types of vinyl you will normally have to reduce the knife pressure CAUTION After setting the cutting depth and or the knife pressure perform a thorough visual check of the knife blade which can be seen protuding from the knife holder and test cutting results on a scrap of vinyl media DO NOT OPERATE THE CUTTER if the knife blade cuts through the media backing as this will seriously damage the cutters rubber cutting stip and the knife CAUTION For most vinyl cutting activities the knife blade tip will be barely visible at the bottom of the knife tool If you can clearly see the knife blade tip you will probably need to readjust the cutting depth To prevent damage to the cutter check the depth of the knife blade tip and the quality of the cut each time you load a different type of vinyl into the cutter 1 7 2 PEN INSTALLATION The SummaCut D500 cutter can also be operated with a 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 3 To installthe pen proceed as follows 1 To configure the cutter for ballpoint pen operation press the d g key SELECT
32. ithout a tool and without media 2 6 11 COIL SETUP This test is used to calibrate knife and pen pressure and to set the knife and pen landing After adjustment the value is saved in the system s non volatile RAM To execute this test a tension gauge of 100 gr and 500 gr is required In the upper line of the display the desired pressure appears and in the bottom line of the display the value that has to be sent to the head to reach this pressure this value is between 0 and 127 2 6 12 LCD CONTRAST The LCD CONTRAST submenu is used to adjust the contrast or intensity of the liquid crystal display on the control panel Press the QU or jogging key to increase or reduce the contrast and press lt to confirm SECTION 3 GENERAL INFORMATION 3 1 MAINTENANCE amp CLEANING The SummaCut D500 cutter has a number of sliding surfaces made of smooth metals and plastics They are virtually friction free and require no lubrication They will however collect dust and lint which may affect the performance of the cutter Keep the cutter as clean as possible by using a dust cover When necessary clean the unit with a soft cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol or mild detergent Do not use abrasives 3 1 1 CLEANING THE DRIVE SYSTEM After a time the sleeves of the drive drum may become clogged with accumulated residue from the media This situation may affect traction as the media will tend to slip between the pinch rollers a
33. n Instrument cable specifications recommended for your computer INTERFACE NOTES 4 2 1 SYSTEM SETUP NOTE The setup information in this section assumes that you are using the MS DOS or PC DOS operating system To set up your system proceed as follows Boot up the operating system If the cutter is to be connected to serial port 1 known as COM1 the port must be configured by entering the following command at the system prompt MODE COM1 9600 N 8 2 P If the cutter is to be connected to serial part 2 known as COM2 the port must be configured by entering the following command at the system prompt MODE COM2 9600 N 8 2 P To redirect the output to serial port 1 enter the following command at the system prompt MODE LPT1 COM1 To redirect the output to serial port 2 enter the following command at the system prompt MODE LPT1 COM2 6 The computer end of the cable must be plugged into the serial port defined as COMI or COM2 The cutter s baud rate must be set to 9600 with parity NONE and RTS DTR mode set to TOGGLE 4 2 2 SERIALINTERFACE CONNECTOR ON CUTTER RS 232C Serial Interface Connector Signal NC TXD DTR GND NC RTS CTS NC 4 3 AVAILABLE SERIAL SIGNALS If you are making your own cable only a few of the cutter pins will actually need to be connected to the host computer To ensure optimum results the cable length should not exceed 4 8 m 16 feet It should be taken into account that yo
34. nd the drive sleeves gt 1 To clean the drive sleeves proceed asfollows First disable the sensors by covering them or via the configuration menu see 2 4 13 Media Sensor Place the cutter in local operation See Section 2 2 2 Local operation will allow you to use the control panel jogging keys even when no media is loaded Remove the backing from a piece of vinyl Place the vinyl with the tacky side down between one of the pinch rollers and a drive sleeve Raise the pinch roller arm Use the UP and DOWN jogging keysto move the piece of vinyl backward and forward several times until all residue is removed from the drive sleeves Lowerthe pinch roller arm and remove the piece of vinyl media Repeat steps 3 through 5 forthe otherdrive sleeves Set the cutter s power switch to OFF CLEANING STRIP PINCH ROLLER TACKY SIDE ON BOTIOM FIG URE 3 1 CLEANING OF THE FRICTION DRIVE SYSTEM 3 1 2 CLEANING THE SENSORS After a certain time the sensor may become dirty with accumulated residue from the media This situation may cause malfunctioning of the cutter 3 To clean the sensorarea proceed as follows 1 The sensors are located on the cutter s right side One sensoris located on the front platen the other sensor is located on the rear platen FIG URE 3 2 LOCATION OF THE SENSORS 2 To keep the sensors clean it is sufficient to wipe them out now and then with a cotton swab 3 2 OPERATING VOLTAGE CONVE
35. nd the tip of the blade by the distance required for the desired cutting media t as shown in Figure 1 5 The blade should only extend beyond the knife holder sufficiently far to completely cut through the film layer yet avoid penetrating through the backing which would risk cutting into and damaging the cutting strip FIG URE 1 5 BLADE LENGTH ADJ USTM ENT Turn the cutting depth adjustment screw clockwise to increase the cutting depth Turning the cutting adjustment screw anticlockwise will decrease the cutting depth FIG URE 1 6 SETTING KNIFE DEPTH To install the knife into the tool carriage loosen the clamping screw swing clamp arm back and load the knife close the clamp arm and tighten the clamping screw Set the knife pressure as follows Press the key MENU key until the message USER CONFIG displa yed on the display is 4 USER CONFIG 1 c gt Press the jogging key until the message KNIFE PRESS is displayed Ti KNIFE PRESS 120g Je TEST Press the 5 or e key to modify the knife pressure Press the lt key to confirm the selection Press the 1 key to perform a knife depth test as illustrated in figure 1 7 NY z FIG URE 1 7 KNIFE DEPTH TEST PATTERN The knife depth is correctly set when the test pattern is visible on the front side of the media backing but not on the rear side of the media backing In general you should increase the knife depth and knife pressure when using th
36. nearthed branch circuit supply conductors but the insulating sheath should be green or green with yellow striping The earth conductor described above must be earthed at the electical distibution board or if power is supplied by a separate system at the power supply transformer motor generator set The wall soc kets into which the cutter is plugged must be of the earthed type The earthed conductors serving said wall sockets must be propery connected to earth CAUTION Before plugging in the cutters power cord to a power source make sure the cutter is set to the correct operating voltage 100 V 120 V 220 V or 240 V AC see section 3 2 See Table 1 8 for the minimum and maximum operating voltage for the different voltage ratings To check the operating voltage setting locate the power entry module shown in Figure 1 1 on the cutter s rear panel The power entry module shows four possible voltage settings 100 V 120 V 220 V and 240 V A pin next to one of the voltage settings indicates the voltage setting currently selected for the cutter If this setting does not match the voltage supplied to your site you will have to change the voltage setting prior to powering up the cutter For information about the conversion of the cutter s operating voltage and the exact fuse ratings see Section 3 2 1 7 FIG URE 1 3 EARTH CONNECTION A IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL TIP This cutter must only be used with a power outlet that is pr
37. olding any media width In circumstances where the above does not work because your media is too narrow to reach the long drive sleeve try positioning the left media edge over the second left drive sleeve and postion the right media edge somewhere on the long drive sleeve Make sure that the media followsa straight path from the roll of maternal 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 FIG URE 1 10 PINCH ROLLER POSITIONING Lower the pinch roller lever to press the media firmly against the drive sleeves After one second the tool camage automatically moves from the right to the left to sense the usable width NOTE It is not necessary to unroll the media manually from the roll The cutter will unroll the media automatically during the load sequence The positioning and routing of sheet material is identical to that of roll media The cutter is now ready for the actual load procedure which may be controlled from the control panel 19 MEDIA LOAD PROCEDURE SAFE OPERATION 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 back and forth Keep hands hair clothing and jewellery away from moving parts Turn the power on and the following message will appear on the LCD screen PLEASE WAIT LOADING The cutter will automatically start exe
38. operly grounded to earth Use of an ungrounded outlet exposes the operator to risk of electric shock and will also lead to malfunctioning of the cutter POWER UP PROCEDURE To power up the cutter proceed as follows Make sure the cutteris placed on a flat level and sturdy surface Plug one end of the AC power cord into the AC power cord receptacle on the cutters rear panel Plug the other end of the AC power cord into the wall socket Press the I side of the ON OFF rocker switch on the rear panel to switch the cutterON The message INSERT MEDIA is displayed on the LCD if no media is loaded and the pinch rollers are in the up position INSTALLATION OF A KNIFE OR PEN 1 7 1 KNIFE INSTALLATION A SAFETY WARNING Your cutter uses razorsharp knives The knife blades may cause serious personal injuries if handled without proper care Use extreme care when operating the cutter and when installing removing or handling the knife 3 Tosetup your cutter for knife operation proceed as follows 1 As shown in Figure 1 4 insert the knife blade into the knife holder using a pair of tweezers FIG URE 1 4 BLA DE INSERTION Set the knife blade length to zero by aligning the blade tip with the tip of the holder An easy way of performing this is by holding the knife holder against ones fingertip and gradually increasing the blade length by turning the adjustment knob until you feel the knife tip touching your fingertip Exte
39. r FCC compliance could void the users authority to operate this equipment DOC NOTICE The Summa Cut D500 cutter does not exceed the ClassA limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications TABLE OF CONTENDD neret rete erret tco tte ated Page 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 5 1 2 6 1 2 7 1 2 8 1 2 9 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 6 1 1 6 2 1 7 1 7 1 1 7 2 1 8 1 8 1 1 8 2 1 9 G ENERAL INFORMATION INTOCUCUON iii ls tina tadas data 1 1 Product atinada ipods 1 1 Summa Cut D500 User s Ma nua l tette teet tds 1 2 o A a E 1 3 EE T detect D 1 3 zig 1 3 Ke and periisse dete eo iei reme do i 1 4 wie ps Aene i 1 4 ei VV TO into aotearoa dai 1 5 A A O Ecc TRAE AI as 1 5 COMIC AE 1 5 Environmental es ee wun e CE A lead e 1 6 lee M TEE 1 6 Cutteraccessories and consumables sess 1 7 Rear panel components nennen 1 8 Hontpanelcornt pbE o sodes piene tei Iter vid itle cur eases 1 9 Powering up the cutter nennen 1 11 EG THO encre send rac S NUM II EIU S MIELE 1 11 POwer Up procedure tus cute dtt toti da A eno 1 13 Installation of a knife ora pen 1 13 KE MEMO A aec eo ied ee EO Ehe o EE EC iR 1 13 Pen installation s E a remate ce 1 17 Loading media uio beo te obe rub
40. ress the v key once to select off line To move the carriage to the left or right pressthe or jogging key To make the media move forwards towards you or backwards away from you pressthe QD or QD jogging key To move the tool head up ordown pressthe tidy key To end local mode and put the cutter on line again pressthe v key 2 3 THE USER CONHG MENU The USER CONFIG uration menu gives access to different submenus which allow you to configure the cutter s operating parameters It should be taken into account that access to some of the submenus will be determined by the plotting language you are using Four different user configurations can be saved The selected configuration number is displayed on the LCD next to the USER CONFIG message These four USER CONFIG 1 gt 4 menus are maintained independently gt To select another configuration number proceed as follows 1 Poweronthe cutter 2 Pressthe E key until USER CONFIG 1 54 isdigplayed 3 Pressthe S or e jogging key until the desired configuration number is displayed next to USER CONFIG NOTE Before altering any of the items in the USER CONFIG menu make sure that you have previously selected the nght configuration number in the USER CONFIG 1 gt 4 menu Figure 2 3 shows the USER CONFIG submenus gt 1 To select and alter a configuration parameter proceed as follows Poweron the cutter Press the key until USER CONFIG 1 gt 4
41. routine must be performed with a pen and is used to detect problems with the cutter The FRICTION PLOT is automatically scaled to fit the currently installed paper size This test should only be performed by qualified service personnel 2 6 8 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 gt 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 Use a loopback test cable to connect pin 2 of the cutter s data connector to pin 3 and pin 7 to pin 8 3 With RS232 TEST displayed press the ENTER key The cutter will start transmitting and receiving data at all available baud rates and parity settings The length of the transmissions will vary because of the different baud rates used The unit then checks the hardware handshake lines 4 Upon completion of the test remove the loopback test cable from the cutter rear panel RS 232 C connector 5 Plug the RS 232 C data cable into the connector 2 6 9 RAM TEST This test completely checks the RAM bit for bit When running this test the cutter will not respond After this test power the cutter off then on 2 6 10 INSIALL MENU The INSTALL MENU routine restores the factory defined menu settings in all four USER CONFIG menus This test routine can be performed w
42. rs are lowered or raised simultaneously by means of the pinch roller lever arm located on the right hand side of the cutter next to the control panel The rollers must be lifted to facilitate vinyl loading during which the media is fed from the rear of the cutter to the front When in the up position the pinch rollers can be moved manually to the left or the right along the pinch roller shaft so that they can be easily positioned in a detent click position where they are to be lowered to ensure optimum traction on the media When the pinch rollers are in the up position the message LOWER PINCH ROLLERS is displayed on the LCD E CAUTION Always make sure that the pinch rollers are in the fully raised position before sliding them to the left or right The pinch rollers MUST be positioned correctly and lowered onto the media before an automatic load sequence is initiated Make sure that the two pinch rollers are positioned above the drive sleeves The left pinch roller should be positioned in a detent click position The right pinch roller should be positioned somewhere on the long drive sleeve that only has a click position at the beginning and at the end of the sleeve The drive drum will move the media only when the pinch rollers are lowered onto the sleeves Before lowering the pinch rollers carefully check the position of the rollers in relation to the drive sleeves When the pinch rollers are DOWN the two rollers must run over the
43. s SummaCut D500 cutter has been designed to produce computer generated graphic designs on cut sheet or roll vinyl media By replacing the knife with a fiber tip pen the cutter can also be used to produce inexpensive previews of new graphic designs on paper 1 1 1 PRODUCT FEATURES The following are the main features of the SummaCut D500 cutter Variable media widths from 60 mm to 525 mm 2 4 to 20 7 User selectable DM PLTM HP GLTM and HP GL 2 TM software protocols Interchangeable pen for producing preview plots of sign designs on paper Adjustable knife pressure and offset settings controlled by microprocessor Communication with host computer via standard serial RS 232 C 12 key control panel Metric or English units User addressable resolution 0 1 mm 0 025 mm 0 001 or 0 005 Menu mode for selection of the cutter s power up operating configuration Convenient operator control via a 2 line 16 character liquid crystal display Extensive internal test routines Wide variety of axial cutting speeds in metric or English units Up to four separate user configurations stored in the non volatile memory Automatic media pull from roll Media sensing Simple origin adjustment to any location Concatenation and curve smoothing to obtain better cut quality Re cut of last file Manual knife for cutting off the finished sign Knife depth and offset test Overcut for easy weeding 1 1 2 SUMMACUTD500 USERS MANUAL The SummaCut
44. ur computer or cutting software may also require additional loopback connections at the host computer s end of the data cable Connect the Transmit Data TXD pin of the computer to pin 2 of the cutter Connect the Receive Data RXD pin of the computer to pin 3 of the cutter For hardware handshaking connect the Clear To Send CTS pin of the computer to pin 4 or pin 7 of the cutter Connect the Request To Send RTS pin of the computer to pin 8 of the cutter Connect the ground GND pin of the computer to pin 5 of the cutter APPENDIX A MEDIA CERTIRCATION Types of media A wide range of vinyl types has been evaluated and extensively tested on the Summa Cut D500 cutter To ensure operation in compliance with the D500 s functional specifications as listed in Section 1 of the User s Manual only duly certified media should be used An alphabetic list of all duly certified media is included below Before using other media please contact your local Summagraphics representative for advice Manufacturer pe Scotchcal Series 100 Scotchcal Series 3480 Scotchcal Translucent Series 3630 Scotchcal Special Effects 210 Controltac Series 170 Controltac Series 180 II Series 2500 Economy Fascal 900 High Performance Fascal 4500 Translucent Fascal 8800 Intermediate Rubysc reen Economy 100 Series 200 300 Series Transparent GENE oe Intermediate K5000 MACTAC MaCal 8900 MaCal 9700 MaCal 9800 Series
45. ved for approximately eight seconds it is raised automatically Je 2 1 9 THE TOOL SELECT KEY The d g key TOOL SELECT is used to select knife or pen operation To temporarily change the tool press the d 7 key then press 1 for KNIFE or 2 for PEN When the cutter is powerd on the next time the default tool will be selected For setting up the default tool see Section 2 4 5 2 2 NORMALOPERATION The term normal operation covers on line operation off line operation and local operation i e the three types of operation for actual cutting or plotting They are explained in further detail in the following paragraphs 2 2 1 ON LINE AND OFF LINE On line and off line are two important concepts when using the SummaCut cutters The cutter is on line only when the following message is displayed on the LCD 500mm s 120 g K 45mm ONLINE 1 This display message should be read as follows 500 mm s velocity 120 g knife pressure K knife operation K or pen operation P 45 mm knife offset ON LINE cutter is ready to receive data 1 user number In all other cases the cutter is off line When on line the cutter can be addressed by the host computer which means that the cutter will execute cutting or plotting instructions issued by the host computer s application software The host computer will first issue a SELECT sequence to the on line cutter and the message ON LINE will be displayed on the LCD The asterisk indic
46. which is supported by the host computer s cutting software Whenever possible select the DM PL menu option to set the active cutting plotting language to Houston Instrument Digital Microprocessor Plotting Language DM PL This selection will allow the cutter to operate with DM PL based cutting plotting software This language having special command extensions for cutting normally gives superior cutting performance Select the HP GL menu option to set the active cutting plotting language to HP GL The cutter will emulate an HP model 758xB plotter with selectable origin see 2 4 12 2 4 5 TOOL The TOOL submenu is used to select the default tool at power up To configure the cutter for plotting operations select PEN To configure the cutter for cutting operations select the DRAG KNIFE option To select a tool other than the default one temporarily see section 2 1 9 2 4 6 MENU UNITS The MENU UNITS submenu allows you to select English or metric menu units for DM PL In HP GL amp HP GL 2 the menu units are always in metric For models sold in the US English units are the default setting For models sold in Europe metric units are the default setting On the LCD the active menu units setting is marked with an 2 4 7 ADDRESSING The ADDRESSING submenu is used to select the cutter s default DM PL user addressable resolution In HP GL amp HP GL 2 the addressing is fixed at 0 025 mm The default addressing resolution
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