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Gerber P2C™ 1600

User's Manual

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Page 1: ...e complete the attached Warranty Registration Card and return it to Gerber today or go through the online registration at http www gspinc products registration index html Failure to register may resul...

Page 2: ...commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to r...

Page 3: ...on contained in this User Manual at any time without prior notice Unauthorized copying modification distribution or display is prohibited All rights reserved All queries comments or suggestions concer...

Page 4: ...83 Gerber Road South Windsor CT 06074 USA 860 643 1515 Customer Service 800 222 7446 Technical Support 800 828 5406 860 644 6971 Fax 800 227 6228 860 871 3862 www gspinc com Copyright 2005 Gerber Sci...

Page 5: ...cotchcal Scotchlite Controltac Comply and Panaflex are trademarks of the 3M Corporation DM PL and Houston Instrument are trademarks of Summagraphics Corporation HP GL is a trademark of Hewlett Packard...

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Page 7: ...7 1 2 6 PERFORMANCE 1 7 1 2 7 CERTIFICATIONS 1 7 1 2 8 ENVIRONMENTAL 1 8 1 2 9 ELECTRICAL 1 8 1 3 CUTTER ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES 1 9 1 4 REAR PANEL COMPONENTS 1 10 1 5 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 1 12 1...

Page 8: ...OCAL OPERATION 2 7 2 3 THE USER CONFIG MENU 2 8 2 3 1 KNIFE PRESSURE 2 10 2 3 2 KNIFE OFFSET 2 10 2 3 3 POUNCING PRESSURE 2 10 2 3 4 VELOCITY 2 10 2 3 5 OVERCUT 2 11 2 3 6 POUNCING GAP 2 11 2 3 7 SYST...

Page 9: ...19 2 5 5 CAL MEDIA 2 20 2 5 6 CALIBRATION OPOS 2 20 2 5 7 OPOS SETTINGS 2 20 2 5 8 SYSTEM TESTS 2 20 2 6 SYSTEM TESTS 2 21 2 6 1 LANGUAGE 2 21 2 6 2 ROM REVISION 2 21 2 6 3 SERVICE PLOT 2 21 2 6 4 OPT...

Page 10: ...ION 4 3 1 4 INTERFACE 4 1 4 1 INTRODUCTION 4 1 4 2 RS232 INTERFACE NOTES 4 1 4 2 1 SYSTEM SETUP 4 1 4 2 2 SERIAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR ON THE CUTTER 4 2 4 2 3 AVAILABLE SERIAL SIGNALS 4 2 4 3 USB INTERF...

Page 11: ...C 1600 CONTROL PANEL 2 1 GERBER P2C 1600 CONFIGURATION SUBMENUS 2 4 FLOWCHART SHOWING FACTORY PRESET MENU SETTINGS 2 9 INTERNAL TESTS SUBMENUS 2 18 CLEANING OF THE DRIVE SLEEVES 3 2 LOCATION OF THE SE...

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Page 13: ...enerated graphic designs on cut sheet or roll vinyl media By replacing the knife with a fiber tip pen these cutters can also be used to produce inexpensive previews of new graphic designs on paper Thi...

Page 14: ...units User addressable resolution 0 1 mm 0 025 mm 0 001 or 0 005 Menu mode for selecting the cutter s power up operating configuration Convenient 2 line 16 character liquid crystal display LCD Extensi...

Page 15: ...iption of the main components of the Gerber P2C 1600 cutters Step by step instructions for knife and pen installation and media loading Instructions for online and local mode operations Instructions f...

Page 16: ...Sensor on Sensor off 42 30 1 7 1 2 Tracking Performance 0 1mm up to 12 m vinyl 760mm 0 004 up to 39 feet vinyl 30 0 1mm up to 4 m vinyl 760mm 0 004 up to 13 feet vinyl 30 Media Thickness 0 05mm to 0 2...

Page 17: ...n using duly certified media operation in accordance with the functional specifications of the model is warranted Gerber should certify other media before use to ensure performance in compliance with...

Page 18: ...contact your local dealer quoting the part numbers listed in table 1 9 The Gerber P2C cutters will only perform according to specifications if a genuine Gerber knife pen or pouncing tool is installed...

Page 19: ...ot greater than 0 25 mm 0 010 Axial speed 50 to 1000 mm s 2 to 40 ips Default speed 800 mm s 32 ips Acceleration 3 G 3 G Addressable resolution 0 025 mm 0 1 mm 0 001 0 005 Default resolution 0 025 mm...

Page 20: ...essential prerequisite to obtaining high cut quality Additionally media expansion or contraction may occur as a result of temperature variations To improve the dimensional stability of media allow it...

Page 21: ...models OPTIONS ACCESSORIES CONSUMABLES Cutter Stand User s Manual Power Supply Cables Serial Interface Kit consisting of 9 pin to 9 pin cable 9 pin to 8 pin DIN Converter USB Cable Standard knife Sta...

Page 22: ...P2C 1600 cutter read the following descriptions of the rear panel components Figure 1 1 shows the location of the main components 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 FIGURE 1 1 GERBER P2C 1600 REAR VIEW FOR PR...

Page 23: ...es data will be the active interface until the cutter is reset 4 Power ON OFF switch This rocker switch turns the cutter on and off To switch the power ON press the I side of the rocker switch To swit...

Page 24: ...FRONT VIEW 1 Pinch roller lever This lever is used to raise and lower the pinch rollers during media loading media loading is discussed in Section 1 8 2 Media Drive Sleeves The media drive sleeves mo...

Page 25: ...ers The pinch rollers one at each side exert downward force through the media and onto the media sleeves This squeezing between the pinch rollers and media sleeves is what allows the cutter to accurat...

Page 26: ...the earthed type The earth conductors serving said wall sockets must be properly connected to earth CAUTION Before plugging in the cutter s power cord to a power source make sure the cutter is set to...

Page 27: ...erator to the risk of electric shock and will also lead to malfunctioning of the cutter 1 6 2 POWER UP PROCEDURE To power up the cutter proceed as follows 1 Be sure the cutter is securely attached to...

Page 28: ...n in Figure 1 4 adjustment knob FIGURE 1 4 BLADE INSERTION 2 Set the knife blade length to zero by aligning the blade tip with the tip of the holder An easy way of performing this is by holding the kn...

Page 29: ...ease the cutting depth Turning the screw counterclockwise will decrease the cutting depth FIGURE 1 6 SETTING KNIFE DEPTH 5 To install the knife into the tool carriage Loosen the clamp screw 2 and plac...

Page 30: ...7 KNIFE DEPTH TEST PATTERN The knife depth is set correctly when the test pattern is visible on the front side of the media backing but not on the back In general you should increase the knife depth a...

Page 31: ...d to be adjusted To prevent damage to the cutter check the depth of the blade tip and the quality of the cut whenever loading a different type of vinyl into the cutter 1 7 2 PEN INSTALLATION The Gerbe...

Page 32: ...tall the pouncing tool proceed as follows 1 Loosen the clamp screw and swing the clamp arm back Remove the knife holder or pen refer to Fig 1 6 2 Install the pouncing tool close the clamp arm and tigh...

Page 33: ...utter next to the control panel The rollers must be raised before media can be loaded into the cutter When raised the pinch rollers can be moved manually left and right along the pinch roller shaft Th...

Page 34: ...d on the head guide The center low pressure roller is used to enhance media routing and keep the vinyl flat Ideally this roller should be positioned halfway between the two edge rollers but always ove...

Page 35: ...drive sleeve according to the media width The right pinch roller can be located anywhere between the two outer detent positions above the long drive sleeve This flexibility allows a variety of media...

Page 36: ...by sliding the media guides left and right as needed along the media support rollers 5 The pinch rollers should be positioned over the drive sleeves and about 3 to 15 mm 0 1 to 0 6 in from the edges...

Page 37: ...ll the media manually from the roll The cutter will unroll the media automatically during the load sequence 7 The positioning and routing of sheet material is identical to that of roll media 8 The cut...

Page 38: ...e consisting of A media width measurement A 45 test A length of media is unwound equal to the width measured between the pinch rollers When the cutter indicates that it is ONLINE it is ready to receiv...

Page 39: ...the knife i e the origin can be repositioned to any location Press the key to confirm the selected point of origin The media length needed for a task can be entered by pressing the and jogging keys T...

Page 40: ...track on the vinyl 80099 01 99 4 The cutter is now ready to receive a file 80099 01 99 4 The cutter has been selected by the computer When the built in media sensors detect the end of the roll the me...

Page 41: ...2 OPERATION 2 1 THE CONTROL PANEL Figure 2 1 shows the control panel of the Gerber P2C 1600 cutters The main functions of the liquid crystal display LCD and the control panel keys are explained in the...

Page 42: ...OAD KEY The key RESET LOAD is used to move the origin initiate a load sequence reset the cutter abort the cut in progress or recut the last file When the key RESET LOAD is pressed the cutter goes offl...

Page 43: ...fline will return the cutter to online status and the suspended operation will resume While the cutter is offline the following operations can be performed Press the or jogging key to move the tool ca...

Page 44: ...selected by the host computer for a cutting or plotting operation or deselected by the host computer Pressing the or key will cause the cutter to go offline in order to initiate another operation The...

Page 45: ...em 2 1 8 THE TOOL UP DOWN KEY The key TOOL UP DOWN is used while the cutter is offline to raise or lower the tool Pressing the key once will lower the tool onto the media Pressing the key again will r...

Page 46: ...iguration In all other cases the cutter is offline When online the cutter can be addressed by the host computer which means that the cutter will execute cutting or plotting instructions issued by the...

Page 47: ...ing any of these keys will suspend the current cutting plotting operation until the cutter is again put online 2 2 2 LOCAL OPERATION Local operation is only possible while the cutter is offline Local...

Page 48: ...ER CONFIG 1 4 is displayed 3 Press the or jogging key until the desired configuration number is displayed next to USER CONFIG NOTE Before altering any of the items in the USER CONFIG menu make sure th...

Page 49: ...3 4 3A 80099 4 3A 80099 4 3A 80099 5 99 3 A 3 B 3 A 3 B 3 A 3 B 3 53 53 0 7B 4 7 B 3C C 4 7 B 453 7B 4 C 4 C3 3 3 4 7 5 B 7 5 B 3 B 3 5 3 4 57 577 0 99 54 4 57 D5 7 53 EF00 3 4 BB5 7 5 3 5 3A 4 57 6 B...

Page 50: ...e fine tuning may be necessary because of the knife s mechanical tolerances To verify the knife offset a test can be cut by pressing the 1 key If the offset value is set too low the rectangles will no...

Page 51: ...ING GAP The pouncing gap submenu is used to set or modify the distance between the pounced holes Pouncing gap only applies when the machine is in pounce mode The default pouncing gap is 1 mm The value...

Page 52: ...uage The Gerber P2C 1600 cutters support DM PL HP GL and HP GL 2 The active plotting language is marked with an asterisk on the LCD NOTE The cutter s active cutting plotting language MUST match the ac...

Page 53: ...nu units is marked with an asterisk on the LCD 2 4 6 ADDRESSING The ADDRESSING submenu is used to select the cutter s default DM PL user addressable resolution The user addressable resolution can be s...

Page 54: ...T 8 1 8 data bits no parity bit 8 high 1 EVEN 7 data bits 1 parity bit parity bit even ODD 7 data bits 1 parity bit parity bit odd The active parity setting is marked with an asterisk on the LCD NOTE...

Page 55: ...will only be displayed if PLOT LANGUAGE is set to HP GL See Paragraph 2 4 3 The HP GL ERRORS submenu can be set to REPORTED or IGNORED The feature is activated by selecting REPORTED and is normally us...

Page 56: ...ect commands the P and SP commands respectively are ignored or accepted When the TOOL COMMAND option is set to ACCEPT the P or SP commands will change the selected tool in the cutter according to the...

Page 57: ...essure Pressing the 1 key will activate the configuration menu which allows you to set the cutting pressure and cut length 1 CUT LENGTH This parameter determines the length that will be cut with full...

Page 58: ...s displayed 6 To perform the plot press the key To exit this menu and go to another menu press the key until the desired menu is displayed Press the key to exit all menus and return the cutter to onli...

Page 59: ...is altered The resulting plot should be kept with the cutter documentation in order to provide other users with details about the unit s actual configurations 2 5 3 CONFIDENCE CUT The CONFIDENCE cut p...

Page 60: ...brate the Optical Positioning System OPOS This calibration is normally done at the factory When the system is no longer working precisely a calibration test must be performed Calibration determines an...

Page 61: ...ing The information on the LCD can be displayed in English French German Spanish Italian or Dutch 2 6 2 ROM REVISION Press the key to view information about the cutter s ROM revision This information...

Page 62: ...asurement indicates 105 mm then 105 mm can be entered for that particular line by which the system will be calibrated 2 6 7 RS232 TEST The RS232 TEST verifies the cutter s RS 232 C serial communicatio...

Page 63: ...ate the knife and pen pressures and to set the knife and pen landings After calibration the values are saved in the system s non volatile RAM A tension gauge of 100 gr and 500 gr is required to execut...

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Page 65: ...traction as the media will tend to slip between the pinch rollers and the drive sleeves To clean the drive sleeves proceed as follows 1 First disable the sensors through the cutter s control panel or...

Page 66: ...me dirty with accumulated residue from the media that may cause the cutter to malfunction To clean the sensor area proceed as follows 1 The sensors are located on the right side of the cutter one on t...

Page 67: ...lied to your site you must change the voltage BEFORE powering on the cutter When changing the voltage setting you will also have to change the fuses as appropriate for the voltage To change the fuse s...

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Page 69: ...rst will stay active and the others will be deactivated The deactivated ports can only be reactivated by restarting the cutter Connecting more than one of the three communication cables to the cutter...

Page 70: ...re making your own cable only a few of the cutter s pins will actually need to be connected to the host computer To ensure optimal results the cable length should not exceed 4 8 m 16 feet It should be...

Page 71: ...t a USB driver The computer should be using either the WIN98 or WIN2000 operating system 2 Plug the cable connector securely into the cutter s USB interface connector Plug the other end of the cable i...

Page 72: ...ly install the driver and the Gerber PortMapper utility Restart the computer once installation is complete Next to the cutter s USB connector is a small light emitting diode LED that will either be on...

Page 73: ...Ground 4 Data 3 22 Ground 5 Data 4 23 Ground Pin n Definition Pin n Definition 6 Data 5 24 Ground 7 Data 6 25 Ground 8 Data 7 26 Ground 9 Data 8 27 Ground 10 Acknowledge 28 Ground 11 Busy 29 Ground 1...

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Page 75: ...s been evaluated and extensively tested on the Gerber P2C 1600 cutters Only duly certified media should be used to ensure operation in compliance with the functional specifications of the Gerber P2C c...

Page 76: ...R SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS CONTACT INFORMATION Gerber Scientific Products 83 Gerber Road South Windsor CT 06074 USA 860 643 1515 Customer Service 800 222 7446 Technical Support 800 828 5406 860 644 6971 Fa...

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