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V.11 2013 Jul.

Puma III Series

User Manual

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Page 1: ...V 11 2013 Jul Puma III Series User Manual http www GCCworld com ...

Page 2: ...ify the information contained in this user manual at any time without prior notice un authorized modification copying distribution or display is prohibited All comments queries or suggestions concerning this manual please consult with your local dealer ...

Page 3: ... and hairs do not be caught Always connect the power cable to a grounded outlet Always use the accessory power cable that is provided Do not wire the power cable so that it becomes bent or caught between objects Do not connect the power cable to branching outlet to which other machines are also connected or use an extension cable There is danger of overheating and of misoperation of the machine Ke...

Page 4: ...ace 2 9 2 4 2 Driver Un installation 2 12 2 4 3 RS 232 Interface 2 15 2 4 4 Data Transmitting 2 16 2 4 5 Printer Server Shared Setting 2 16 3 The Control Panel 3 1 The LCD Panel 3 1 3 2 Menu in On line Mode 3 2 3 3 Menu in Off line Mode 3 3 3 4 Menu Items 3 4 4 Operation 4 1 Media Loading 4 1 4 1 1 Loading the Sheet Media 4 1 4 1 2 Loading the Roll Media 4 3 4 2 Tracking Performance 4 6 4 3 Cuttin...

Page 5: ...Rollers 6 2 7 Trouble Shooting 7 1 Non Operational Problems 7 1 7 2 Operational Problems 7 2 7 3 Communication Problems 7 3 7 4 Software Problems 7 4 7 5 Cutting Quality Problems 7 5 Appendix A 1 Specifications of Puma III A 1 A 2 Blade Specification A 2 A 3 CorelDRAW Plug In Instruction A 3 A 4 SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 A 5 EasySIGN Instruction A 5 A 6 GreatCut Instruction A 6 A 7 Illustrator ...

Page 6: ...check carefully If you find any item missing please consult your local dealer for further assistance S St ta an nd da ar rd d I It te em m Q Qu ua an nt ti it ty y 1 Cutting Plotter 1 2 Stand Set for P3 132S only optional for P3 60 2 piece of T shape stand 1 piece of stand beam 20 pieces of M6 screws 1 piece of M5 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set 1 3 Flexibl...

Page 7: ...ade Installed in Blade Holder 1 piece of Safe Blade 1 piece of Cutting Pad 1 piece of Tweezers 1 piece of Promise Card 1 1 3 Product Features The following are the main features of the Puma III series cutting plotters Dual port connectivity provides you with greater flexibility Up to 400 gram cutting force Up to 600mm per second cutting speed Guaranty 3 meter tracking User friendly multi language ...

Page 8: ...the protection of blade when the blade is cutting Tool Carriage performs the cutting with the installed blade or pen with AAS module Alignment Rulers media can be aligned with the clear guide line marks Grid Drums move the media back and forth during operation Slicer Groove cuts off the extra media easily along this groove Platen provides the surface for supporting media while cutting Figure 1 1 ...

Page 9: ...Puma III User Manual General Information 1 4 1 4 2 The Back View Figure 1 2 Pinch Rollers hold the media during cutting Lever raises or lowers the pinch rollers Figure 1 2 ...

Page 10: ... 132S is a standard item Figure 1 3 Roll Holder holds and supplies the roll media for cutting Roll Holder Guide Bushes serve to keep the roll media in place when media is pulled from the roll T Stand supports the cutting plotter Stand Beam stabilizes the body Roll Holder Support supports roll holders T Stand supports the cutting plotter ...

Page 11: ...ma III Figure 1 5 Fuse 3 Amp AC Power Connector Power Switch On when switches to I Off to O Figure 1 4 Serial Interface Connector RS232C used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a serial interface cable Figure 1 5 USB Connector used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a USB cable ...

Page 12: ...cm space in front and behind the machine Make sure the cutter is placed on a flat level and sturdy surface The operation temperature should be between 15 and 30 60 86o F in the workshop Keep the relative humidity between 25 and 75 in the workshop Protecting the machine from dust and air current Preventing the machine from direct sunlight Notice 3 Connecting the Power Supply Check the plug of the p...

Page 13: ...tand carton before you install Stand is a optional item for Puma III 60 Item List 2 piece of T shape stand 1 piece of stand beam 20 pieces of M6 screws 1 piece of M5 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set Step 2 Remove the plotter body and the accessories from the shipped carton Place the stand beam upright on the T stand and follow the number to assemble See Figu...

Page 14: ...nto the holes and tighten them as Figure 2 2 Then the complete picture of stand will be like Figure 2 1 Step 4 Remove the cutting plotter from the carton Position your stand under the plotter and then insert the screws into the holes on plotter s bottom and tighten them up as shown in Figure 2 3 Screws Figure 2 3 ...

Page 15: ...tighten them up as shown in Figure 2 4 You could decide roll holder support s position by inserting into different holes Step 6 Place two roll holders onto the roll holder support and ensure the white protrusion is wedged in the groove Figure 2 5 Roll holder support 4 screws Figure 2 4 Roll holder support Roll holders Figure 2 5 ...

Page 16: ...blade is a consumable item which will affect the cutting quality significantly Please replace with a new blade when having the following situations 1 The tip of blade is broken 2 The cutting traces are not as good as they were 3 Uncut area remains the same even the blade force has been raised significantly Figure 2 11 is the picture of the blade holder Insert a blade into the bottom of the Figure ...

Page 17: ... User Manual Installation 2 6 blade holder Pushing the pin on the top of blade holder can remove the blade Be sure to keep your fingers away from the blade tip Figure 2 11 Pin Adjustment depth knob Outward ring ...

Page 18: ...g Blade tip adjustment screw clockwise or counterclockwise Figure 2 14 Tips The proper length means the blade length is about 0 1mm more than film s thickness For example if the thickness of film is 0 5mm then the blade length is properly adjusted to 0 6mm and it can completely cut through the film layer without cutting though the paper backing Figure 2 12 Figure 2 13 Figure 2 14 ...

Page 19: ...utward ring of the holder must put into the groove of carriage firmly Figure 2 15 and lock the grip Figure 2 16 5 Reverse steps mentioned above to remove the blade holder 6 Press the push pin to remove the blade from the blade holder when replacing blade Figure 2 17 Figure 2 15 Figure 2 16 Figure 2 17 ...

Page 20: ... disabled automatically 2 4 1 USB Interface Puma III build in USB interface is based on the Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1 1 USB is not available in Windows 95 Windows NT USB driver installation Caution If you are using Windows 8 7 Vista XP 2000 as your operating system make sure you log in using the Administrator account Serial Interface Connector RS232C used to connect the cuttin...

Page 21: ...B cable until the installation has completed 3 You can double click the USB icon on the taskbar to make sure the USB device is detected Step 2 Installing the software 1 Put the installation CD into your CD ROM Please make sure that the USB device is connected before you start the driver installation 2 Choose the model you want to install from the driver list and click on Win 8 7 Vista XP Driver Ma...

Page 22: ...he installation will take a few minutes to complete and you will see a message below and click on OK upon completion Enjoy your GCC cutter Note 1 If the driver is being installed for a second time the user will be prompted as to whether a second copy of the driver installation is required ...

Page 23: ... the AAS Installer page in the Properties window and click Install to access the latest version of GCC AAS Plugin 2 4 2 Driver Un installation You have to remove previous version driver installed on your PC system completely before you can install the latest version successfully Please refer to below steps 1 Right click on the printer to remove the printer from system Printer page ...

Page 24: ...Puma III User Manual Installation 2 13 2 After removing the unit right click on any empty space on the page and select Server Property ...

Page 25: ...Puma III User Manual Installation 2 14 3 Select Driver page ...

Page 26: ...o the RS 232 Serial Port 1 For Personal Computer users connect the RS 232C cable to the serial connector of the assigned serial port COM1 or COM2 on your host computer 2 Set up the communication parameters Baud Rate and Data Bits Parity to match the setting of software package refer to chapter 3 MISC key description Caution Please turn off the plotter before plugging the RS 232C cable ...

Page 27: ...r application software package to the cutting plotters directly Option 2 Most cutting software packages are able to emulate HP GL or HP GL 2 commands As long as the file is HP GL or HP GL 2 format the cutting plotter can output the data precisely 2 4 5 Printer Sever Shared Setting In A PC set the printer driver as a shared printer then use B PC to connect A PC s printer driver via internet A PC B ...

Page 28: ... 17 Step1 Please set A PC s printer driver to shared printer Right click on printer icon choose Printer properties Click Sharing tab then check Share this printer Step2 Click Advanced tab then choose Print directly to the printer option ...

Page 29: ...a job to the machine to check if A PC is connected to the machine Step4 Activate A PC s Printer Driver from B PC s Network Step5 Right click on printer icon and select Connect to connect A PC s printer Try to send a job to check if the port is working ...

Page 30: ...light up power on light off power off 4 Arrow Keys To move position select function or change setting ENTER To set item or register the immediately preceding input value PAUSE RESUME To temporarily halt cutting process or to continue ON OFF LINE To switch modes stop cutting job or abort changes of settings OFFSET To adjust the value of blade s offset FORCE To adjust the value of cutting force SPEE...

Page 31: ...sume S F O L W T1M Sending data PAUSE FORCE Force 80 gf OK ENTER use to select ENTER to enable the setting SPEED Speed 51cm s Select OK ENTER UP Speed 51 cm s Select OK ENTER Quality Fine Select OK ENTER OFFSET Offset 0 275 mm OK ENTER DATA CLEAR Clear Data Memory N Cancel OK ENTER TOOL SELECT 1S 51 F 80 O 0 275 M Select OK ENTER Set Smoothing Cut Select OK ENTER OverCut 0 00mm Select OK ENTER Top...

Page 32: ...OK ENTER Speed 3 60 with an increment of 3 cm s UP Speed 51 cm s Select OK ENTER UP Speed 3 60 with an increment of 3 cm s Quality Fine Select OK ENTER Draft Normal Fair Fine Ratio 100 200 300 400 Pattern Cross Arrow Pattern Arrow Change OK ENTER Square Cut Select OK ENTER CUT TEST Turn CW Turn CCW Pattern Setting Select OK ENTER Repeat Last Plot Select OK ENTER Ratio Setting Select OK ENTER Ratio...

Page 33: ...dia Select OK ENTER Vacuum Select OK ENTER MISC Image Scale Width Select OK ENTER Paper Saving Mode Select OK ENTER English Chinese Select Unit Select OK ENTER Both Expanded Mode Length Expanded Mode Width Expanded Mode Both Unexpanded Mode Set Communication Select OK ENTER Firmware x x xx FPGA Vx x mm dd yy AAS Offset Select OK ENTER Metric cm gf or English measurement inch oz Image Scale Length ...

Page 34: ...orarily halt the cutting process To resume the process by press Pause Resume key again ONLINE OFFLINE 1 To switch between online mode and offline mode 2 To stop the cutting job or abort the change of setting Once press this key the cutting job will be terminated immediately and cannot be resumed OFFSET To set or modify the distance between the blade tip and the center axis 0 000 1 000mm 0 275mm FO...

Page 35: ...patterns for cut test Note It is recommended to select Cross if you are working on thick pieces of materials Arrow and Cross patterns Arrow Ratio Setting To adjust the size of the pattern 100 200 300 400 100 Blade Length Adjust To adjust the length of the blade Note 1 Keep your blade length as 0 before you start adjusting 2 Test the blade holder first and then test the blade length by pressing ENT...

Page 36: ...s less than 2 meters or the weight is light it is recommended to set this mode disabled Enable Rear Paper Sensor To detect if the rear paper sensor is covered to determine the following process when it is enabled the cutter will detect if the material has covered the rear paper sensor under the Roll and Edge mode when disabled the rear paper sensor will not be functioning Note Rear paper sensor on...

Page 37: ...LCM panel in English Spanish Italian Deutsch Japanese Portuguese Polish Turkish or French English Select Units Provide two unit systems for users convenient cm gram inch oz Metric Image Scale Length Image Scale Width To adjust the image scale of media length and width that may cause by the thickness of the media The Numerator is the ideal length and the Denominator is the actual length measured fr...

Page 38: ...n the platen extension will help you to adjust the media precisely Note Be sure that the media must be covered by the paper sensors on the platen when loading the media At least one of the two paper sensors should be covered Once the media covers the sensor the cutting plotter will size width and length of media automatically Then move the pinch rollers manually to the proper position Be sure the ...

Page 39: ... the power the machine will be initialized Then follow the instruction of LCM to measure the size of the media Note Move the pinch roller by applying force at the rear portion of the pinch roller support Do not move it by holding its front rubber roller Figure 4 3 correct way to move pinch rollers White Marks ...

Page 40: ...Use the media flange Insert a roll media flange at the end of each roll media and tighten the thumbscrew until the roll media is firmly gripped Figure 4 5 Then put the roll media on the roll holders Adjust the position of the roll media ensure that the media flange is able to run in the groove of media guide bushes Figure 4 6 Figure 4 4 Figure 4 6 Figure 4 5 ...

Page 41: ... roll media support set and then place the roll media directly between the two roll holders Figure 4 7 Step 3 Load the media on the platen After loading the roll media flatten the media on the platen and hold the front edge of the roll media firmly Figure 4 8 Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 ...

Page 42: ... holder to secure the roll media Step 8 Turn on the power switch and select Roll Edge or Single mode appropriate for one time setup or set to Default Roll in Sizing Setting and Roll type sizing will be performed when the machine is turned on Then the cutting plotter is ready to work Step 9 Unloading media Reversing steps mentioned above to remove the media For the users of Puma III 60 you can also...

Page 43: ... TEST button to select the Square Cut and press ENTER KEY to confirm The default cutting force and offset value of the cutting test are 80gf and 0 275mm respectively Step2 Press ARROW KEY to move the tool carriage to the position where you would like to cut Then press the ENTER KEY to make a Cut Test Note At the same time the new origin is also set at the cut test position Step3 When the Cut Test ...

Page 44: ... C u t Press ENTER_KEY AA CC BB Press ENTER_KEY E n t e r O K S e l e c t M o v e t t e c u X Y M s t S q u a r e C u t Press SPEED_KEY FORCE_KEY OFFSET_KEY to setup or Press arrow keys to desired position for next square cut E n t e r O K C o n t N N C C E L A Machine 3mm 80 mm 3mm 80 mm Press ENTER_KEY 80 mm Finish square cut Press ENTER_KEY Press CANCEL_KEY i n o u s Figure 4 12 ...

Page 45: ...n Completing the Cutting Job After completing the cutting job raise the sheet loading lever and then remove the material You can also cut off the finished job by the Safe Blade a standard accessory along the knife guide Figure 4 13 Figure 4 13 ...

Page 46: ... avoid the falling of cut through materials and material jam beneath the carriage Die Cut helps you to cut through the backing of the material while Kiss Cut cuts through only the top layer but not the backing This will leave only tiny bits of the backing attached to the top layer creating complete individual patterns with backing sheets see figure 1 and 2 Cutting line Vinyl Figure 2 Figure 1 ...

Page 47: ...ction you will be able to adjust the pen speed pen force and offset in the section on the top following normal operating procedures see figure 4 Note The length setting for the cutting line of Die Cut is in the range of 0 2000mm whereas that of Kiss Cut is 0 100mm Figure 3 Note the extension of the blade has to be set to cut through both the top layer and the backing in the very beginning You then...

Page 48: ...Material Vehicle stickers Reflective film Cardboard Blade red green green Blade tip length mm 0 27 0 5 0 3 Force g 85 380 165 Speed cm sec 60 3 30 Offset mm 0 275 0 5 0 5 Recommend model RX Jaguar Puma Bengal Sable Ex Pro Ex 24 52 Ex 24 52 LX RX Jaguar Puma Bengal Sable Ex Pro Ex 24 52 Ex 24 52 LX RX Jaguar Puma Bengal Sable Ex Pro Ex 24 52 Ex 24 52 LX Material Window tint Window decoration Person...

Page 49: ...Draw Plug In 08_A 6 GreatCut 08_A 7 Illustrator 5 1 Introduction The Puma III series cutting plotters feature a standard Automatic Aligning System AAS II to guarantee precise contour cutting quality by detecting the registration marks printed around the graphic Notice Avoid any kind of light source horizontally illuminating the AAS module PROHIBITED ACCEPTABLE DO NOT take off the cover of AAS modu...

Page 50: ... suggest white media for best cutting result It is not necessary to perform media calibration every time unless the registration marks on the printed media become undetectable in AAS sensing process 5 2 2 AAS Calibration The first registration mark is designed to be different in order to identify the origin for AAS auto detection The following precaution must be aware for registration marks to be ...

Page 51: ...ated on your graphic designs by cutting software like SignPal EasySign or GCC CorelDraw plug in Hand made marks or drawings won t be reorganized by GCC cutting plotters For more details about registration mark setting in cutting software please refer to Appendix A 3 CorelDraw Plug In Instruction Appendix A 4 SignPal 8 5 Instruction Appendix A 5 EasySIGN Instruction and Appendix A 6 GreatCut Instru...

Page 52: ... contour cutting precision Command Esc D3 XCopies YCopies Space Layout 5 3 Printer Test Before performing AAS contour cutting it s recommended to print out a test file that you can find in the enclosed Installation CD to make sure the AAS II cutting accuracy of Puma III There are two testing files for AASII 1 AAS II_X_Y_Offset_Caberation_A4 eps A4 size 2 AAS II_X_Y_Offset_Caberation_600_600 eps De...

Page 53: ...or the values you just measured then press Enter Test the cutting again AAS II offset X and Y value is defined as following Horizontal line is defined as X and vertical is defined as Y when facing the cutting plotter When the actual cutting line and the printed line need to be changed towards the direction of origin mark then simply add the negative value of the offset If the direction is from the...

Page 54: ...stration Mark Offset Range Please correctly load your media refer to the alignment ruler on the platen to make sure the registration marks are successfully detected Deviation exceeds the range below will lead to detection failure 5 5 Contour Cutting For accurate contour cutting with AAS function please proceed the following steps Step 1 Creating Graphics Create the graphic that you want to print a...

Page 55: ...aphic and registration marks Step 2 Placing the Registration Marks The AAS Layout Instruction Auto detection function on the 1st mark covers the grey area Suggested 30mm margin on both left and right sides of media sheet Suggested 20 30mm margin on top of media sheet and at least 50mm margin on the bottom edge to prevent sheets dropping or any error occurred while media sizing Step 3 Print the Gra...

Page 56: ...r cutting job 5 6 Tips for AAS For getting better results of contour cutting there are some tips below for your reference Keep light sources simple and avoid illuminating from the sides of cutter Before operating AAS change the maximum paper size in Puma IIIdriver property STEP 1 Find the Puma III model in the Printer Fax folder of your PC STEP 2 Open the Properties window and select the Paper tab...

Page 57: ...ing Recommended Methods Gently wipe the cutting plotter surface with a lint free cloth If necessary clean with a damp cloth or an alcohol immersed cloth Wipe with water to rinse off any residue and dry with a soft lint free cloth Wipe all dust and dirt from the tool carriage rails Use a vacuum cleaner to empty any accumulated dirt and media residue beneath the pinch roller housing Clean the platen...

Page 58: ...the Pinch Rollers If the pinch rollers need a thorough cleaning use a lint free cloth or cotton swab to wipe away the accumulated dust from the rubber portion of the pinch rollers To prevent the pinch rollers from rotating while cleaning use finger to hold the pinch rollers not to rotate If needed to remove the embedded or persistent dust use the lint free cloth or cotton swab moistened with rubbi...

Page 59: ... in properly Does the AC power cord connected to the power connector properly Does the power LED still illuminate Solutions If the LCM is able to display the message the cutting plotter should be in a normal condition Switch off the cutting plotter and turn it on again to see if the problem still existing If the LCM is not able to display any message contact the technician from your dealer Note Be...

Page 60: ...ing well and if the media is well loaded Correct the problem and re power on to reboot system Error Check Media Or Y Motor This message indicates that there might be an obstruction to carriage relating to a problem on the Y axis Correct the problem and re power on to reboot system Error Check Carriage Sensor or VC Motor This message indicates that the blade up down sensor malfunction Re power on t...

Page 61: ...ctly Refer to Chapter 2 Connecting your cutting plotter Yes No Try the communication between your cutting plotter and computer If it still does not work have your cutting plotter serviced Refer to the MISC key in Chapter 3 Description of Operation for the port setup If your cutting plotter can not recognize the HP GL 2 or HP GL commands please check the HP GL 2 or HP GL commands applied to your cu...

Page 62: ...nd using a different cable Does the software vendor provide a sample file Most well known cutting softwares in the world have drivers for our cutting plotters If not use software that has HP GL and HP GL 2 emulation supports and you can chose the following three drivers A3 size HP7475A A1 size HP7580A A0 size HP Draf Pro Exl or HP Draf Master Yes No Refer to Chapter 2 Connecting your cutting plott...

Page 63: ... an optimum blade force Refer to Chapter 4 3 Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment Is the tool offset set up properly Yes No Adjust the tool offset to obtain an optimum value Is there any dirt adhered to the blade Yes No Refer to Chapter 2 3 Blade Installation Remove the blade and clean it Please contact your dealer for technician support Note The daily maintenance of your cutting plotter is very im...

Page 64: ...utting System for print to cut solution Memory Buffer 4MB Interfaces USB 2 0 Full Speed and Serial RS 232C Type of Command HP GL HP GL 2 Control Panel LCD 20 digits x 2 lines 14 Keys 1 Power LED Dimension HxWxD mm 220x 879x258 8 67 x34 61x10 16in 1065 x 1632 x 620 including stand 41 93 x62 25x24 41in Net Weight 13kg 28 6lb 53 kg 116 4 lb Stand Optional Standard Power Supply AC 100 240V 50 60 Hz au...

Page 65: ...flock and stencil sharp edge 265012020G The blade is 60 with Green Cap 0 50 mm blade offset For cutting thin sandblast mask and stencil with friction feed or sprocket feed machine 26500059G The blade is 60 with Blue Cap 0 25 mm blade offset For Cutting small text and fine detail Sharp blade with smallest offset 26500060G The blade is 0 175 mm blade offset with Black Cap For thin and delicate media...

Page 66: ...ng to the reference point OFFSET is the distance that the blade tip is displaced from the centerline of the blade Protrusion Length of the Blade Length of protrusion t1 t 2 2 but for your convenience you may just make it about 0 3mm 0 5mm beyond the blade holder tip Central line Blade Blade tip offset Thickness of the base paper t 2 Thickness of the media t1 Protrusion length of the blade ...

Page 67: ... Version 11 12 13 14 15 16 Installation 1 Check the AAS CorelDraw Installer folder in Jaguar IV Installation CD and double click the AASIIVBAInstaller exe file to run the installation program 2 Press the Install button to begin installing GCC AASII CorelDRAW VBA CorelDRAW Plug In Instruction ...

Page 68: ...Jaguar IV User Manual CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 User Instructions 1 Run CorelDRAW to edit your graphics and select all images at once when you wish to plot 2 Select Tools Visual Basic Play ...

Page 69: ...ess Run 3 Click on Apply and select whether you would like to add the registration marks by page size or by object Note Add Registration Mark by Object will be the default selection if you click on the image whereas Add Registration Mark by page size will be the default one when the blank area on the page is clicked 4 Now you can print out the image file with registration marks ...

Page 70: ...ated automatically Note 1 The length setting will be in the range of 5 25mm according to your page size 2 Please DO NOT make any changes to the Origin section when you choose to add registration marks by page size as indicated below otherwise the position of the marks will be changed The system will create the 4 marks on the 4 corners of the page as shown in the picture below wherever you move you...

Page 71: ... line thickness of marks Range 1mm 2mm Optimized Setting 1mm Margin The distance between marks and images Range 0mm 50mm Optimized Setting 5mm Segmental Positioning X Step The distance of intermediate position on the X axis Y Step The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis Range 200mm 600mm Optimized Setting Less than 500mm Multiple Copies No of X Copies The numbers of copies on X axis No...

Page 72: ...te the 4 marks as shown in the picture below 4 Point Positioning Length The length of marks Range 5mm 50mm Optimized Setting 25mm Thickness The line thickness of marks Range 1mm 2mm Optimized Setting 1mm Margin The distance between marks and images Range 0mm 50mm Optimized Setting 5mm ...

Page 73: ...d the registration marks is see the figures below Page size unit mm Suggested mark length unit mm A6 105 x 148 5 A5 148 210 8 A4 210 297 11 A3 297 420 16 A2 420 594 23 A1 594 841 and above 25 Table 1 25mm is the suggested value for the registration mark length 2 The size of the registration marks would affect the accuracy of registration mark detection so please make sure the amount you enter is r...

Page 74: ...u are working on an extra long or large sized image to increase cutting accuracy Segmental Positioning X Step The distance of intermediate position on the X axis Y Step The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis Range 200mm 600mm Optimized Setting Less than 500mm The system will create the as shown in the picture below Segmental Positioning ...

Page 75: ...ccuracy Multiple Copies No of X Copies The numbers of copies on X axis No of Y Copies The numbers of copies on Y axis Range 1 50 The more copies you make the more time is needed for data transmission Numbers of X Copies Numbers of Y Copies The total amount of image copies Copies with outline To show outlines of image graphics The system will create the as shown in the picture below X axis Y axis ...

Page 76: ...ple Copies when the object to be copied is of large size with the length or width over 200mm to increase the accuracy of registration mark detection Segmental Positioning Please make sure you are happy with the settings for Segmental Positioning as these will be applied to the copies created ...

Page 77: ...tion the paper with registration marks printed by your printer on the GCC cutter Step 2 Select Files Print Please note that if you use CorelDraw X5 you must follow the steps below Click the color page and go to the Color conversions performed by and then select the model name of you cutter ...

Page 78: ...Jaguar IV User Manual CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 Step 2 Go to the Layout page and select Bottom left corner at Reposition images to Step 3 Click Print You can also add a Hot Icon for the AAS II Plug in ...

Page 79: ...mands Macros Step 2 Choose GCC_CorelDraw_AASII GCCModule GCC_AASII and drag it to the commands bar Step 3 If you want to have a different icon select Tools Customization Commands Appearance to import a graphics for use as the icon Choose an icon and press OK to complete this setting ...

Page 80: ... SignPal AAS II Quick Start 3 SignPal 10 5 Feature Lists 1 Installing the SignPal 10 5 software To install the software you must have Administrator privileges To use the software you must have Administrator or Power User privileges See your Windows user guide for more information 1 Make sure the dongle is inserted 2 Uninstall any previous version of the software 3 Insert the Installation DVD 4 Sel...

Page 81: ...evious version of the software installed you will be prompted to overwrite the existing installation Click Yes to overwrite any previous installation of the software 8 Select the features of the software that you want to install and click Next Check GCC Production Suite to install the software Check Samples to install sample files Check SafeNet Sentinel System Driver to install the software driver...

Page 82: ...for the installation a Click Disk Space b From the drop down menu select the drive you want to install to and verify that it has enough space for the installation c Click OK The installation drive changes to the selected drive when you click OK 9 Select the Program folder where the shortcut for the software will appear A new folder is automatically created for the product 10 Click Next to install ...

Page 83: ...nual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 4 11 Once the installer is finished installing the Install Manager opens The Install Manager will automatically enable you to access the software and any optional features 12 Click Done ...

Page 84: ...l to startup items to install a shortcut for the software in the Startup folder of the Start menu If this is done each time the computer starts up the software will automatically start up and minimize itself displaying an icon in the system tray of the Windows system tray Check Clear Application s previous preferences to clear the preferences or clear the check box to retain old preferences Click ...

Page 85: ... SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 6 14 Open SignPal 10 5v1 15 As you have not registered before please check on the box at bottom to register a new account 16 Input your personal information to complete the online registration ...

Page 86: ...Jaguar IV User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 7 17 If you have registered before please enter your Registration code as below to open SignPal 10 5v1 software ...

Page 87: ...Jaguar IV User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 8 ...

Page 88: ... following Check Run in demo mode to run a demo version of any available products in any available language Ignore the password that s shown in the box use the Add button to enter any additional passwords in the Optional Password section to unlock optional features If you purchased additional options or you are using a different dongle than the one you inserted when the software was run you may en...

Page 89: ... 10 5 Instruction A 4 10 2 Set up your GCC Cutter on Production Manager 1 Open Production Manager 10 5v1 2 Choose and set up your GCC cutter Note that AAS II System only works on RX Jaguar IV Puma III Expert 24 LX and Expert 52 LX ...

Page 90: ...Jaguar IV User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 11 ...

Page 91: ...Jaguar IV User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 12 3 Select File Print Setup in SignPal Software 4 Select the printer and paper size ...

Page 92: ...Jaguar IV User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 13 SignPal AASII Quick Start 5 Use the Rectangle Tool to create a rectangle ...

Page 93: ...Jaguar IV User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 14 6 Select Effect Contour Cut Then click Apply in DesignCentral window ...

Page 94: ...ing Set the vales as 0 1cm or above and click Apply in DesignCentral window The value is to define the distance between registration marks and image area If the value is less than 0 1cm it is likely that the image will overlap the marks and result in bad cutting quality 9 There are three types of GCC AASII registration marks 4 Point Positioning Segmental Positioning and Multiple Copies To make Seg...

Page 95: ... 16 Segmentation in DesignCentral window and then click Apply 10 For Multiple Copies this function is not available in SignPal Currently the Multiple Copies function is only available under CorelDraw plug in 11 Select File Print to print out the image ...

Page 96: ...m 1m 100 in Print page 13 Load the printout vinyl on the plotter and select File Cut Contour to send data You can preview the job and change cutter s parameter settings in Properties tab of Cut Contour window The Production Manager will be automatic activated to complete the job ...

Page 97: ...Jaguar IV User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 18 ...

Page 98: ...Instruction A 4 19 3 SignPal 10 5 Feature Lists Pro Master Expert Apprentice Text Text tool Arc Text Path Text Vertical Text Vertical Path Text Kerning Break apart Join Load fonts on the fly Drawing Bezier Freehand drawing Zoom to cursor ...

Page 99: ... Measure tool Path Editing Select Point Tool Remove point add point straighten path Round corner Sharpen Corner Optimize by Curve Optimize by smooth arc Optimize by 3point arc Make Arc Reduce Points Close path Change Start Point Cleaver Scissors Make right angle Break path Join paths Align horizontal Align vertical Align Paths Apply Length and Angle ...

Page 100: ...end email as jpg send email as pdf send email as native Workspaces View Design Editor Color mixer Snap Arrange Group Compound Mask Lock Guides Contour Cut Dimension Convert to outlines convert linked to native Path direction Order Align Distribute Step and Repeat Effects Combine Outline Contour Cut Distort Shadow ...

Page 101: ...ion A 4 22 Color Trapping Smooth shadow Bitmap Marquee Move Eraser Pencil Fill Crop Autotrace Color Trace Change Color Mode Production Cut Plot Manual Split Lines Tile all copies Panel to border Autoweld Auto trap Overcut Optimize cutting order ...

Page 102: ... existing design from another application For making the design in EasySIGN refer to the Getting Started manual To import a design for example an Adobe illustrator file into EasySIGN use either the compatibility option or use direct import menu File Import The easiest way is to use compatibility To do this start EasySIGN then use the menu File Compatibility and click the software of your choice Th...

Page 103: ...ets GCC AASII Multicopy Use this system when you want to cut multiple copies of a small job This will give you very high accuracy but the plotter will scan every copy of the job separately which is of course slower than one big job GCC AASII Multisegment Use this system when the job is large We recommend it for jobs bigger than 60 centimeter It will place extra markers on the sheet which will enha...

Page 104: ...e you to use EPS Encapsulated Postscript EPS as the output format this can be read by any RIP or other print software Print the resulting EPS file with the software of your choice 6 Cut the result Place the resulting print in your plotter Set the plotter to offline and use the arrow keys to position the laser within the lower right cropmark then set the plotter to online If you have chosen the cro...

Page 105: ...ill come up that allows you to change the plotter settings Just make sure that the following settings are made Alignment plotting 1 Switched on Normal line 2 Switched off Print and cut line 3 Switched on Then click OK Your plotter will then start scanning the cropmarks and after that the job will be cut ...

Page 106: ...low is a step by step instruction of using the AAS function of GreatCut 2 software through CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator Edit your image in CorelDRAW 4 Point Positioning Step 1 Create a new file in CorelDRAW and click on the Create contour icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar it would appear automatically once CorelDRAW is open GreatCut Instruction ...

Page 107: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Step 2 Complete contour line settings including contour offset value and press Calculate to confirm Contour lines will be added to the images ...

Page 108: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Step 3 Press the Settings icon on the GreatCut 2 toolbar Step 4 Press the button on the right of Jog marks ...

Page 109: ... Jog Marks window and click OK Step 6 Ensure the three items below are selected and click OK 4 Point Positioning Size The length of marks Range 5mm 50mm Optimized Setting 25mm Object margin The distance between marks and images Range 0mm 50mm Optimized Setting 5mm Line thickness the line thickness of marks Range 1mm 2mm Optimized Setting 1mm ...

Page 110: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Step 7 Click the Set Jog Marks Icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below ...

Page 111: ...aller the size is the smaller the distance between the object and the registration marks is see the figures below Table 1 25mm is the suggested value for the registration mark length 2 The size of the registration marks would affect the accuracy of registration mark detection so please make sure the amount you enter is reasonable Page size unit mm Suggested mark length unit mm A6 105 x 148 5 A5 14...

Page 112: ...Step 1 Select both the entire object including registration marks and the contour line and press the Cut icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar Step 2 The system will activate GreatCut2 automatically and import the registration marks and contour line to GreatCut 2 ...

Page 113: ...r Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Step 3 Select Output under File Step 4 Select Cut with AAS in Mode Tool in the Output to device window Complete the settings of AAS Offset Pressure Speed Material width and so forth ...

Page 114: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Step 5 Click output and the object will be sent to GCC Cutting Plotter ...

Page 115: ...ing section to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures Adjust the size object margin and line thickness of your registration marks and the space between registration marks by changing X Y distance in the Setup Jog Marks window and click OK The system will create the marks as shown in the picture below Segmental Positioning Max x Distance The distance of intermed...

Page 116: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GCC Cutting Plotter Segmental Positioning X axis Y axis ...

Page 117: ...g section to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures Click the Set Jog Marks Icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar and 4 marks will be created as shown in the picture below When you apply the Multiple Copies function the value that has been set in this section will still be applied ...

Page 118: ...ber in X Y the number of copies desired on the X Y axis and Distance in X Y distance between each copy settings then click OK Note The spacing of vertical horizontal Offset X Y should be 20mm or 0mm Users are advised to set the Distance in X Y as 0 mm to remove the space between each copy to avoid the waste of materials ...

Page 119: ...al GreatCut Instruction A 6 The system will create several copies of the object with registration marks as shown in the picture below Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GCC Cutting Plotter ...

Page 120: ...r IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Edit your image in Adobe Illustrator 4 Point Positioning Step 1 Create a new file in Adobe Illustrator Step 2 Select the image and go to Contour in GreatCu2 in File ...

Page 121: ...ut Instruction A 6 Step 3 Complete contour line settings including contour offset value and press Calculate to confirm Contour line is now added to the object Contour offset is the distance between the object and the contour line ...

Page 122: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Step 4 Click Settings in GreatCut 2 under File Step 5 Press the button on the right of Jog marks ...

Page 123: ...ks and click OK Step 7 Ensure the three items below are selected and click OK 4 Point Positioning Size The length of marks Range 5mm 50mm Optimized Setting 25mm Object margin The distance between marks and images Range 0mm 50mm Optimized Setting 5mm Line thickness the line thickness of marks Range 1mm 2mm Optimized Setting 1mm ...

Page 124: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Step 8 Click Set Jog Marks in GreatCut2 under File The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below ...

Page 125: ...tput Step 1 Select both the entire object including registration marks and the contour line then click Cut in GreatCut2 under File Step 2 The system will activate GreatCut2 automatically and import the registration marks and contour line to GreatCut 2 ...

Page 126: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Step 3 Select Output under File Step 4 Select Cut with AAS in Mode Tool in the Output to device window ...

Page 127: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Step 5 Click output and the object will be sent to GCC Cutting Plotter ...

Page 128: ...me steps in the 4 Point Positioning section to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures Adjust the size object margin and line thickness of your registration marks and the space between registration marks by changing X Y distance in the Setup Jog Marks window and click OK Segmental Positioning Max x Distance The distance of intermediate position on the X axis Ran...

Page 129: ...reatCut Instruction A 6 Click the Set Jog Marks Icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar and 4 marks will be created as shown in the picture below Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GCC Cutting Plotter ...

Page 130: ...tion to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures Click the Set Jog Marks Icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar and the system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below When you apply the Multiple Copies function the value that has been set in this section will still be applied ...

Page 131: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 6 Click Multi Copy in GreatCut2 under File ...

Page 132: ... Note The spacing of vertical horizontal Offset X Y should be 20mm or 0mm users are advised to set the Distance in X Y as 0 mm to remove the space between each copy to avoid the waste of materials The system will create several copies of the object with registration marks as shown in the picture below Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GCC Cutting Plotter ...

Page 133: ...S4 CS5 CS6 Installation 1 Check the AAS Illustrator Installer folder in Jaguar IV Installation CD and double click the AASIIInstaller exe file to run the installation program 2 Press the Install button to begin installing GCC AASII Illustrator VBA Illustrator Plug In Instruction Illustrator Plug In Instruction ...

Page 134: ...ustrator Plug In A 7 Printer Setting Step1 Right click on the printer and select Properties to open the Printer Properties page Step2 Go to the Advanced page and make sure the Enable advanced printing features box is unchecked ...

Page 135: ...or Plug In A 7 User Instructions 1 Open Illustrator 2 Edit your image and create a contour line Note you must have the line width set as 0 001mm 3 Click on the image and apply the AAS function File Scripts _AASII_Plug_In Contour line ...

Page 136: ...ed 5 Three types of registration marks are introduced here 4 Point Positioning Segmental Positioning and Multiple Copies Note The values entered in the 4 Point Positioning section length thickness and margin will still be applied when you tick Segmental Positioning or Multiple Copies ...

Page 137: ...User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 7 6 Confirm the registration marks the 4 Point Position mark is used as an illustration in the following steps 7 Click on the blank area on the page and then click Document Setup ...

Page 138: ...Jaguar IV User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 7 8 Hit Edit Artboards 9 Click on Presets Fit Artboard to Artwork bounds ...

Page 139: ...Jaguar IV User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 7 10 Please move your mouse to the tool bar on the left when step 10 is finished and then click Selection Tool 11 This will take you back to the edit mode ...

Page 140: ...n A 7 12 Print out the file with the contour line and the registration marks 13 Place the printed file on the cutter lower the pinch rollers and then position the carriage at the origin of the registration marks 14 Send the file to the cutter ...

Page 141: ...Jaguar IV User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 7 15 Select the cutter model position the object in the bottom left corner and then click Print 16 Your job is now completed ...

Page 142: ...e system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below 4 Point Positioning Length The length of marks Range 5mm 50mm Optimized Setting 25mm Thickness The line thickness of marks Range 1mm 2mm Optimized Setting 1mm Margin The distance between marks and images Range 0mm 50mm Optimized Setting 5mm ...

Page 143: ...aller the size is the smaller the distance between the object and the registration marks is see the figures below Table 1 25mm is the suggested value for the registration mark length 2 The size of the registration marks would affect the accuracy of registration mark detection so please make sure the amount you enter is reasonable Page size unit mm Suggested mark length unit mm A6 105 x 148 5 A5 14...

Page 144: ...are working on an extra long or large sized image to increase cutting accuracy Segmental Positioning X Step The distance of intermediate position on the X axis Y Step The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis Range 200mm 600mm Optimized Setting Less than 500mm The system will create the marks as shown in the picture below Segmental Positioning ...

Page 145: ...ies The numbers of copies on X axis No of Y Copies The numbers of copies on Y axis Range 1 50 The more copies you make the more time is needed for data transmission Numbers of X Copies Numbers of Y Copies The total amount of image copies Copies with outline To show outlines of image graphics Margin Space between marks must be 0 or 20 no negative numbers allowed The system will create the as shown ...

Page 146: ... on your MAC you may need Parallels Desktop software Window OS and Windows based Adobe Illustrator CS6 to install Windows OS in your MAC computer and run Windows based software under MAC computer User Instructions Follow the simple steps below to complete your output settings Step 1 Run DirectCut 1 Go to File and select Show DirectCut Tools under DirectCut DirectCut Instruction ...

Page 147: ...h this dialog below Step 2 Create import your image file For texts 1 Enter your texts in Adobe Illustrator select the letters and click Text outline to outline the letters A contour line will be created for your image Note The line width must be set as 0 001 mm ...

Page 148: ...l DriectCut A 8 For Images 1 Open a new image on Illustrator and decide the size of your material 2 Select the image and click Make outline and offset to create outlines of graphics Outlines will be created for your image ...

Page 149: ... User Manual DriectCut A 8 3 Click on the image and apply the AAS function by clicking the Add registration marks command and select the registration marks needed The registration marks will be created as below ...

Page 150: ... DriectCut A 8 Step 3 Output 1 Click on Plotter Setup and select the correct model in Plotter List 2 Tick Default Environment to create Pen No 1 in the Pen section Double click Pen No 1 and complete your parameter settings ...

Page 151: ...Puma III User Manual DriectCut A 8 3 Select the entire object and click Plotter Output 4 Output the object by clicking Export and GCC Cutting Plotter will start cutting the image ...

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