Gerber P2C™ 1600 Cutters
User’s Manual
Operation
2-7
When the cutter is online, but has not been selected by the host computer, the
following conditions must be met:
•
The cutter must be powered ON.
•
Media must be loaded. For detailed media loading instructions, see
Section 1.8.
•
The proper tool must be installed.
•
The cutter must be connected to the host computer via a USB, RS-232-C
link or a parallel interface.
•
The cutter must be configured for the scheduled operation.
To put the cutter offline, press the
,
or
key. Pressing 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 operation
means that the cutter is operated directly by the operator via instructions
entered on the control panel.
!
To work in local operation mode, proceed as follows:
1.
If the cutter is still online, press the
key once to select offline.
2.
To move the carriage left or right, press the
or
jogging key.
3.
To scroll the media forwards (towards you) or backwards (away from
you), press the
or
jogging key.
4.
Press the
key to move the tool head up or down.
5.
Press the
key to end local mode and put the cutter online again.
