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RX Series User Manual

Operation

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The paper size represents your total work area. The X value represents the length and the

Y value represents the width. The paper size should be set as the same as your image so you

can get a better cutting quality.

Unit (Paper Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Metric (mm)]

Here you can set your preferred measurement standard in which you would like use with the RX

series print driver. You can choose between metric or imperial standards.

Summary of Contents for RX Series

Page 1: ...V 7 2014 Mar RX Series User Manual http www GCCworld com ...

Page 2: ...fy 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: ...operation do not touch any of the moving parts of this machine such as the carriage Also be careful to make sure that clothing and hair do not get caught Always connect the power cable to a grounded outlet Always use the accessory power cable which 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 o...

Page 4: ...s the pictures shown below O CORRECT INCORRECT Press down DISABLE ENABLE Pull up bottom to release grip Note In case the grips clipped together due to your wrong operation please use a pair of tweezers to pull out the stop bar when pressing down the top release grip Keep the stop bar outside then release the grips as the right figure ...

Page 5: ...5 2 7 1 USB Interface 2 15 2 7 2 GCC Driver Installation 2 19 2 7 3 RS 232 Interface 2 21 2 7 4 Data Transmitting 2 22 2 7 5 Printer Sever Shared Setting 2 22 2 8 Auto Cut off system Installation 2 25 3 The Control Panel 3 1 The LCD Panel 3 1 3 2 Menu in On line Mode 3 3 3 3 Menu in Off line Mode 3 4 3 4 Menu Items 3 7 4 Operation 4 1 Media Loading 4 1 1 Loading the Sheet Media 4 1 4 1 2 Loading t...

Page 6: ... 1 Cleaning the cutting Plotter 6 1 6 2 Cleaning the Grid Drum 6 2 6 3 Cleaning the Pinch 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 Problem 7 5 7 6 USB connection Problems 7 6 Appendix A 1 RX series Specification A 1 A 2 Blade Specification A 2 A 3 CorelDRAW Plug In Instr...

Page 7: ...t 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 RX 101S 132S 183S only Optional for RX 61 2 piece of T shape stand 1 piece of stand beam 18 pieces of M6 screws 1 piece of M5 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set 1 3 Flexible Media Support System Package Items 183S 132S 101S 61 1 set of Roll Media Flange 2 pieces V V...

Page 8: ...iece of Cutting Pad for Vinyl cutting 1 piece of Tweezers 1 piece of Promise Card 1 1 3 Product Features The following are the main features of the RX series cutting plotters Dual port USB serial port connectivity Up to 600 gram cutting force Up to 60 inch per second cutting speed Can work with up to 0 8mm 0 03in thick material Guaranty 10 meter tracking User friendly multi language control panel ...

Page 9: ... protection of blade when the blade is cutting Tool Carriage performs the cutting with the installed blade and 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 slice off the extra media easily along this groove Platen provides the surface for holding and supporting media while performin...

Page 10: ...RX Series 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 11: ... 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 12: ...ert the AC power cord Power Switch On when switches to I Off to O Figure 1 4 Ethernet Connector used to connect your computer to a local area network Figure 1 5 USB Connector used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a USB cable Serial Interface Connector RS232C used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a serial interface cable ...

Page 13: ...rials such as window tinting film Light Medium Heavy Please note that the pressure of the pinch rollers on the left and right sides should always be the same or heavier than the pinch rollers in the middle The pressure of the pinch rollers on the left and right sides should be set to the same pressure setting You can use the following combinations of the pinch rollers Table 1 1 Left side Middle Ri...

Page 14: ...ection Keep enough space for the machine accessories and supplies Keep the working area stable avoiding sever vibration Keep the temperature between 15 and 30 60 86o F in the workshop The relative humidity of the working environment should be between 25 to 75 Protecting the machine from dust and strong air current Preventing the machine from direct sunlight or extremely bright lighting Notice 3 Co...

Page 15: ...f 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 Assemble the base beam to the side beam with 2 screws to form a T shape stand See Figure 2 1 Please pay attention to the direction of the base beam the wheel on the front end of the beam comes with a break while the rear one i...

Page 16: ...the T stand and follow number to assemble See Figure 2 4 2 5 Step 4 Position the stand beam perpendicularly to part and put the screws into the holes and tighten them as Figure 2 5 Then the complete picture of stand will be like Figure 2 4 T Stand Stand beam Figure 2 4 Figure 2 5 ...

Page 17: ...stallation 2 4 Step 5 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 6 Figure 2 6 Screws ...

Page 18: ... tighten them up as shown in Figure 2 7 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 8 3 screws Figure 2 7 Roll holder support Roll holders Figure 2 8 Roll holder support ...

Page 19: ...packing the roll holder Figure 2 9 Step 9 Insert the end of the roll holder without the damper into the left roll holder support and then insert the end of the roll holder with the damper into the right roll holder support and ensure the white protrusion is wedged in the groove Figure 2 10 Figure 2 10 Figure 2 9 ...

Page 20: ...stallation 2 7 Step 10 Tighten the screw on the damper until it is securely attached to the right roll holder support Figure 2 11 Step 11 Lastly the complete picture will be shown like below Figure 2 12 Figure 2 12 Figure 2 11 ...

Page 21: ...ape hexagon screw driver for adjusting the screws of Roll Holders 1 piece of Installation Guide for Roll Holder Step 2 Put the 4 Plastic Foot under the Roll Holder Support and insert the M4 screw into the hole of Plastic Foot and tighten them with the M4 L shape screw driver Figure 2 7 Step 3 Position the Desktop Support Brackets beside the Roll Holder Support and insert M6 screws into the Roll Ho...

Page 22: ...embly and tighten them with M6 L shape screwdriver Like Figure 2 9 Step 5 Place the two roll holders into the holes of Roll Holder Support Figure 2 10 Step 6 The complete Desktop Media Support System will be shown as in Figure 2 11 Figure 2 11 M6 screws Screw holes Roll Holder Assembly Figure 2 10 Roll Holders Figure 2 9 ...

Page 23: ...n 2 10 2 4 Instruction of Damper Roller Turn the wheel as instructed below to adjust damping The bigger the number is the stronger the damping The volume symbol sticker indicates the damping level Figure 2 18 19 Figure 2 19 Figure 2 18 ...

Page 24: ...the bottom of the blade holder Figure 2 22 Step 3 Adjust the blade tip to suitable length by screwing Blade tip adjustment screw clockwise or count clockwise Figure 2 23 Figure 2 23 Figure 2 22 Tips The proper length means the blade s length is adjusted 0 1mm more than film s thickness That is if the thickness of film is 0 5mm then blade s length is properly adjusted 0 6mm and it can completely cu...

Page 25: ...ect pin to eject blade when the blade needs to be replaced Caution The blade will lose its sharpness after a period of usage the cutting quality might be affected By increasing the cutting force it might do the trick However once the blade is worn out and no longer provides a reliable cutting you should replace a new one The blade is consumable and must be replaced as often as necessary to maintai...

Page 26: ...ou to adjust the blade length for 0 00mm 5 00mm Figure 2 27 Follow the steps below to adjust the length of the blade 1 Keep the blade tip within the blade holder before you start adjusting 2 Align one of the scales on the blade holder to the mark on the carriage 3 Select Blade Length Adjust under CUT TEST on the LCM enter the blade length wished in Set Length test the blade holder first and then t...

Page 27: ...which direction CW clockwise or CCW counterclockwise you should turn the adjustment knob EG Turn CW 5 is telling you that you should turn the knob for 5 units clock wisely Figure 2 28 Figure 2 29 5 The screen will show Adjustment completes when the value on the screen is 0 the blade length is perfect and no more adjustment needs to be made Press Enter now to complete the process and you may start ...

Page 28: ...n is enabled the serial port will be disabled automatically 2 7 1 USB Interface RX series build in USB interface are based on the Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1 1 Operation system of Windows 95 Windows NT don t support USB USB driver installation Use the USB One click Installation for quick driver installation Follow the simple steps below for driver setup Figure 2 22 Serial port U...

Page 29: ...stallation 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 Manual Selection or Wi...

Page 30: ...The 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 31: ...e user selects yes a second copy of the driver will be installed For users who have upgraded Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW please go to the AAS Installer page in the Properties window and click Install to access the latest version of GCC AAS Plugin ...

Page 32: ...on 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 2 After removing the unit right click on any empty space on the page and select Server Property ...

Page 33: ...RX Series User Manual Installation 2 20 3 Select Driver page ...

Page 34: ...e RS 232 Serial Port 1 For IBM PC PS 2 users or compatibles connect the RS 232C cable to the serial connector of the assigned serial port COM1 or COM2 of 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 35: ...ur 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 7 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 36: ... 23 Step 1 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 Step 2 Click Advanced tab then choose Print directly to the printer option ...

Page 37: ...a job to the machine to check if A PC is connected to the machine Step 4 Activate A PC s Printer Driver from B PC s Network Step 5 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 38: ...allation Step 1 Unscrew the Cover from the Tool Carriage using a screw driver Figure 2 31 and 2 32 Step 2 Manually disassemble the Cover which will still be connected to the Tool Carriage through wires Figure 2 33 and 2 34 Figure 2 31 Figure 2 32 Figure 2 33 Figure 2 34 ...

Page 39: ...int and the Cover will be removed completely Figure 2 35 and 2 36 Note Please disconnect the wires at the white Wire Joint with care as the fans will not be working if these wires are split elsewhere Figure 2 35 Figure 2 36 Step 4 Remove the screw on the left of the Cut off Unit manually Figure 2 37 and 2 38 Wire Joint Cut off Blade Fixer Screw Figure 2 38 ...

Page 40: ...e Cut off Unit by holding it while pushing the tiny metal board on the right to the left Figure 2 39 and 2 40 The Cut off Unit will drop automatically once the board is pushed to the left Figure 2 41 Push to the left Metal board Figure 2 39 Figure 2 40 Figure 2 41 ...

Page 41: ...r Manual Installation 2 28 Step 6 Remove the screw from the Cut off Unit Figure 2 42 and 2 43 and disassemble the Cut off Blade Fixer by pulling it up vertically Figure 2 44 Screw Figure 2 42 Figure 2 44 Figure 2 43 ...

Page 42: ...Blade Fixer which will be attracted by the magnet on it and replace it with a new Cut off Blade along the track highlighted in red using tweezers Figure 2 45 and 2 46 Note The Cut off Blade is sharp so please handle with care Old Cut off Blade New Cut off Blade Figure 2 45 Figure 2 46 Magnet ...

Page 43: ...er Manual Installation 2 30 Step 8 Assemble the Cut off Blade Fixer back to the Cut off Unit by pushing the Holder downwards Figure 2 47 and 2 48 and attach the screw Figure 2 49 Figure 2 48 Figure 2 49 Figure 2 47 ...

Page 44: ...p 9 Assemble the Cut off Unit back to the Tool Carriage by pushing the metal board on the right while pushing the Cut off Unit upwards Figure 2 50 and 2 51 and attaching the screw Figure 2 52 Push to the left Figure 2 51 Figure 2 50 Figure 2 52 ...

Page 45: ...ect the wires at the white Wire Joint Figure 2 53 Step 11 Assemble the Tool Carriage Cover back to the Tool Carriage please locate the end of the screw to the hole on the carriage before tightening the screw Figure 2 54 End of Screw Figure 2 54 Figure 2 53 ...

Page 46: ... Power LED To indicate the power status 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 T...

Page 47: ... Manual The Control Panel 3 2 CUT OFF To cut off the material when the job is completed MISC To set up functions TOOL SELECT To select tools DATA CLEAR To clear up internal memory Please see details in 3 4 Menu Items ...

Page 48: ...RX Series User Manual The Control Panel 3 3 3 2 Menu in On line Mode ...

Page 49: ...RX Series User Manual The Control Panel 3 4 3 3 Menu in Off line Mode ...

Page 50: ...RX Series User Manual The Control Panel 3 5 ...

Page 51: ...RX Series User Manual The Control Panel 3 6 ...

Page 52: ...ocess 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 Through left or right arrow keys users can select t...

Page 53: ...s 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 ENTER 3 Keep the blade holder at the same position when you perform blade holder and blade length tests 4 When blade holder and blade l...

Page 54: ...not be displayed in this section To adjust or check individual parameters go back to the responding keys on the panel and press Enter to confirm Patterns1 4 Pattern 1 MISC Auto Unrolled Media To avoid paper jam and motor crash by automatically unroll media 50cm and up before cutting while enabled Auto unroll only effects on roll edge media Using Single mode to size media will disable this function...

Page 55: ... if data was revived correctly or not 9600 n 7 1 p 9600pbs 7 Bits with NO Parity 9600 o 7 1 p 9600pbs 7 Bits with ODD Parity 9600 e 7 1 p 9600pbs 7 Bits with EVEN Parity 9600 n 8 1 p 9600pbs 8 Bits with NO Parity 9600 o 8 1 p 9600pbs 8 Bits with ODD Parity 9600 e 8 1 p 9600pbs 8 Bits with EVEN Parity 19200 n 7 1 p 19200pbs 7 Bits with NO Parity 19200 o 7 1 p 19200pbs 7 Bits with ODD Parity 19200 e...

Page 56: ...RX Series User Manual The Control Panel 3 11 you need to use the arrow keys to move the carriage to the position you want to cut off the material manually and then press the cut off button ...

Page 57: ...raised Figure 4 1 Step 2 Load your media on the platen and slide it under the pinch rollers from either the front side or the backside The alignment rulers on the platen extension will help you to adjust the media precisely Note Be sure that the media must cover the paper sensors on the platen when loading the media At least one of the two paper sensors Figure 4 2 should be covered Once the media ...

Page 58: ...Step 4 Push the lever backward to lower down the pinch rollers Step 5 Turn on the power the tool carriage will measure the size of the media automatically And the plotting cutter begins to work Note 1 Always adjust the position with the pinch roller raised 2 Move the pinch roller by applying force at the rear portion of the pinch roller support 3 Do not move it by holding its front rubber roller F...

Page 59: ...of all pinch rollers Figure 4 5 before the lever is pushed backwards to ensure accurate media width detection 4 1 2 Loading the Roll Media Step 1 Put the roll holder guide bushes on two roll holders Figure 4 6 Figure 4 6 ENABLE Pull up bottom to release grip Figure 4 5 ...

Page 60: ...ia is firmly gripped see Figure 4 7 Then put the roll media on the roll holders Adjust the position of the roll media ensure that media flanges are able to run in the grooves of roll holder guide bushes Figure 4 8 Option B Insert the two roll holders into the roll media support set then place the roll media directly between the two roll holders Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 ...

Page 61: ...d drums Step 6 Push the lever backward to lower down the pinch rollers Step 7 Fix roll holder guide bushes on the roll 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 wor...

Page 62: ...he media length is less than 4 meters leave the margin of 0 5mm 25mm in the left and right edges of the media Figure 4 12 If the media length is greater than 4 meters leave at least 25mm margin on the left and right edges of the media Figure 4 13 Please refer to the paragraph 4 5 How to Make A Long Plot for more details Figure 4 12 Pinch roller Pinch roller 0 5mm 25mm 0 5mm 25mm Figure 4 13 or 25m...

Page 63: ... at the cutting test position When the cutting test is completed a pattern appears Peel off the pattern to see if it can be easily separated from the media base If yes the setup tool force is appropriate If not or cut through the back paper press FORCE KEY to adjust the tool force until an optimum force is obtained Figure 4 14 If the pattern appears to be BB or CC layout press OFFSET KEY to adjust...

Page 64: ...t When you are making a long plot with a roll of heavy and wide vinyl paper you need to use the AUTO UNROLL MEDIA function The following parameter settings are to help users get the best cutting quality The actual output quality may vary when using different kind of materials 1 If the length of graphic is between 3m and 5m the cutting speed is better slower than 72cm sec and the cutting quality is...

Page 65: ...ur gigantic signs production 4 6 When 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 17 Or move the carriage to the position you want to cut off the material and then press the CUT OFF button on the control panel The mat...

Page 66: ...uality The Cutting Quality setting function allows you to adjust and balance vector mode s quality and speed settings based on your specific job Draft Mode offers the highest output speed sacrificing quality Whereas Small letter Mode offers the highest quality sacrificing output speed Keep in mind that speed and quality are usually at a tradeoff Blade Choose the blade type used for this job Use Pl...

Page 67: ...ial will be cut off after 10mm of the image The value for the cut off function is adjustable You can set the value between 0mm 100mm depending on your need Vector Function Normal This is the default Vector Function setting The cutting order depends on the order of the graphics created in the application software X sorting The cutting order is based on the next closest object on the x axis from the...

Page 68: ...tains the reference settings that are applicable with the verified materials to achieve the best cutting results Please note that the setting value might need to be adjusted according to different suppliers of materials SAVE This function will save current print driver parameter settings to a file under the specified location on your computer Saved parameter setting files will be tagged with the R...

Page 69: ...en as a designated cutter setting rather than as a color An image that is made up of black red and blue colors will be processed using the cutter settings designated for each particular color In order to utilize up to 16 different pens cutter parameter settings make sure your graphics software can recognize and utilizes the 16 pen colors designated by the GCC RX series print driver please refer to...

Page 70: ...nnot store more than 16 pen colors or different cutter parameter settings per file Speed Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING 72cm sec The speed slider controls the cutter s cutting speed during operation with a range setting from 3 153cm sec The GCC RX series maximum cutting speed is 153 cm 60 inches per second Force Pen Page DEFAULT SETTING 80g The force slider controls the cutting force during operation wi...

Page 71: ...u choose Pen No 1 and click the Die Cut function the Pen No 9 will become Pen No 1 for setting different parameter for the same cutting line Figure 4 24 You can adjust the parameter such as force and length in both Pen No 1 and Pen No 1 as you need For example Pen No 1 Cutting through the vinyl only Pen No 1 Cutting through the backing of the material Figure 4 23 Figure 4 24 Figure 4 25 ...

Page 72: ... length and width to decrease the difference between the actual length and the ideal length caused by various media used while processing cutting job 4 7 3 RX series Print Driver setting Paper Page Paper Size Paper Page DEFAULT SETTING Y the width of machine X will be automatically set to be twice the length of Y Figure 4 26 Sticker ...

Page 73: ... value represents the width The paper size should be set as the same as your image so you can get a better cutting quality Unit Paper Page DEFAULT SETTING Metric mm Here you can set your preferred measurement standard in which you would like use with the RX series print driver You can choose between metric or imperial standards ...

Page 74: ...Bengal Ex Pro 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 Ex Pro RX Jaguar Puma Bengal Ex Pro RX Jaguar Puma Bengal Sable Ex Pro Ex 24 52 Ex 24 52 LX Material Window tint Window decoration Personalized stickers Rhinestone Blade red red...

Page 75: ...relDraw Plug In 08_A 5 GreatCut 08_A 6 Illustrator 5 1 Introduction The RX 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 module ...

Page 76: ... 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 77: ...rks have to be created on your graphic designs by cutting software like GreatCut SignPal 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 and Appendix A 5 GreatCut Instruction 1 4 Point ...

Page 78: ... 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 RX series 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 D...

Page 79: ...for 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 th...

Page 80: ...tly 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 and cut in your software Create a contour...

Page 81: ...ing 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 Graphics Print the graphic and the marks wi...

Page 82: ...ting 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 RX series driver property STEP 1 Find the RX model in the Printer Fax folder of your PC STEP 2 Open the Properties window and select the Paper tab STEP 3 Change the maximum Paper Size of X...

Page 83: ...free cloth If necessary with a damp cloth immersed in water or alcohol Dry and wipe any remaining residue off 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 paper sensors and pinch rollers with a damp cloth immersed in water or alcohol and dry with a so...

Page 84: ... Rollers 1 If the pinch rollers require 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 your finger to hold the pinch rollers to prevent them from rotation 2 To remove the deeply embedded or persistent dust use the lint free cloth or cotton swab mois...

Page 85: ...ower 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 Before having your cutting plotter serviced please make ...

Page 86: ...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 87: ...ectly 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 c...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...n 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 4 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 i...

Page 90: ...25 mm Distance Accuracy 0 254 mm or 0 1 of move whichever is greater Repeatability 0 1mm Automatic Aligning System Completely Automatic Contour Cutting System for print to cut solution Curve Arc Smoothing Yes Configurable Origin Yes Test Cut capability Yes Tangential mode Yes Over Cut Yes Repeat Yes Copy Yes Pouncing Yes Control Panel LCD 20 digits x 2 lines 15 Keys 1 Power LED 1 Green LED Power S...

Page 91: ... different materials used In order to obtain the best output quality please maintain the machine regularly and properly GCC reserves the right to change the specifications at any time without notice The above listed specification values are effective only when operated with media certified by GCC ...

Page 92: ...harp 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 265012840G For thin and delicate media such as...

Page 93: ...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 94: ...relDRAW Version 13 14 15 16 Installation 1 Check the AAS CorelDraw Installer folder in RX 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 95: ...RX series 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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...ny error occurred while media sizing For A3 size media sheet the workable area is 10mm extended from the registration mark on the left side 9mm extended from the registration mark on the right side and 11mm extended from the registration mark on top side On the bottom side it is suggested to leave at least 25mm margin from the edge of media sheet to prevent sheets dropping or any error occurred wh...

Page 99: ... 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 100: ...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 101: ...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 102: ...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 103: ...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 104: ...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 105: ...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 106: ...RX series 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 107: ...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 108: ...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 Sele...

Page 109: ...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 110: ...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 111: ...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 112: ...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 113: ... 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 114: ...RX Series 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 115: ...RX Series User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 8 ...

Page 116: ... 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 117: ... 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 118: ...RX Series User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 11 ...

Page 119: ...RX Series 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 120: ...RX Series User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 13 SignPal AASII Quick Start 5 Use the Rectangle Tool to create a rectangle ...

Page 121: ...RX Series User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 14 6 Select Effect Contour Cut Then click Apply in DesignCentral window ...

Page 122: ...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 123: ... 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 124: ...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 125: ...RX Series User Manual SignPal 10 5 Instruction A 4 18 ...

Page 126: ...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 127: ... 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 128: ...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 129: ...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 130: ...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 131: ...t Instruction A 5 Step 2 Complete contour line settings including contour offset value and press Calculate to confirm Contour lines will be added to the images Contour offset is the distance between the object and the contour line ...

Page 132: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 Step 3 Press the Settings icon on the GreatCut 2 toolbar Step 4 Press the button on the right of Jog marks ...

Page 133: ... 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 134: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 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 135: ...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 136: ...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 137: ...r Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 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 138: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 Step 5 Click output and the object will be sent to GCC Cutting Plotter ...

Page 139: ...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 140: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GCC Cutting Plotter Segmental Positioning X axis Y axis ...

Page 141: ...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 142: ...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 143: ...al GreatCut Instruction A 5 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 144: ...r IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 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 145: ...ut Instruction A 5 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 146: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 Step 4 Click Settings in GreatCut 2 under File Step 5 Press the button on the right of Jog marks ...

Page 147: ...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 148: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 Step 8 Click Set Jog Marks in GreatCut2 under File The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below ...

Page 149: ...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 150: ... User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 Step 3 Select Output under File Step 4 Select Cut with AAS in Mode Tool in the Output to device window Contour offset is the distance between the object and the contour line ...

Page 151: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 Step 5 Click output and the object will be sent to GCC Cutting Plotter ...

Page 152: ...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 153: ...reatCut Instruction A 5 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 154: ...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 155: ...Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction A 5 Click Multi Copy in GreatCut2 under File ...

Page 156: ... 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 157: ...S5 CS6 CC Installation 1 Check the AAS Illustrator Installer folder in RX series 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 158: ...ustrator Plug In A 6 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 159: ...n A 6 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_Reg_Mark_Setting_01_03_02 Contour line ...

Page 160: ...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 161: ...User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 6 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 162: ...RX Series User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 6 8 Hit Edit Artboards 9 Click on Presets Fit Artboard to Artwork bounds ...

Page 163: ...RX Series User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 6 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 164: ...n A 6 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 165: ...RX Series User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 6 15 Select the cutter model position the object in the bottom left corner 16 Your job is now completed ...

Page 166: ... registration mark by page size go to Scripts under File and select _AASII_Plug_In Tick Make by page size and click Apply and the registration mark will be created on the 4 corners of the page automatically sown as below Note The length setting will be in the range of 10 50mm according to your page size ...

Page 167: ...revent sheets dropping or any error occurred while media sizing For A3 size media sheet the workable area is 10mm extended from the registration mark on the left side 9mm extended from the registration mark on the right side and 11mm extended from the registration mark on top side On the bottom side it is suggested to leave at least 25mm margin from the edge of media sheet to prevent sheets droppi...

Page 168: ... mark by Object you will be offered three options of registration marks Firstly select the graphic which you want to add registration mark on and go to Scripts under File and select _AASII_Plug_In Make sure to untick Make by page size and choose one of the registration mark types whichever is suitable ...

Page 169: ...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 170: ...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 171: ...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 172: ...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 173: ... 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 174: ...th 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 175: ...l DriectCut A 7 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 176: ... User Manual DriectCut A 7 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 177: ... DriectCut A 7 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 178: ...RX Series User Manual DriectCut A 7 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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