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FC2250-UM-251-9730 3-5

3. OPERATIONS

3.3  Mounting the Cutter Pen

When you are facing the pen carriage, the holder at the left is tool holder 1 and the holder at the right tool 
holder 2.

Tool holder 2

Tool holder 1

Registration mark sensor

Example showing tools mounted

CHECKPOINT

Always mount the cutter pen in tool holder 2.
Even when mounting a cutter pen together with a different type of pen, always mount the cutter pen in 
tool holder 2.

CAUTION

  Push the pen all the way to the pen stopper section. 

Take care not to touch the blade tip during the mounting operation.

(1)  Loosen the pen holder screw and mount the pen.

(2)  (After mounting the pen, tighten the screw.

•  Mount each of the pens in the same way as that used for 1-pen models.
•  When facing the pens, the left pen is designated as No. 1 and the right pen is designated as No. 2.

Summary of Contents for CUTTING PRO FC2250-120ES

Page 1: ...CUTTING MACHINE SERVICE MANUAL FC2250 FC2250 UM 251 12 9370...

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Page 3: ...10 07 05 Parts name for the X home sensor board was corrected 5 1 10 6 10 22 10 07 05 Parts name for the Y home sensor board was corrected 5 1 10 10 10 23 10 07 05 Parts number for the writing panels...

Page 4: ...1 2 2 Control Panel 2 2 2 3 Types of Cutter Blades and Their Features 2 4 2 4 Cutter Pen Nomenclature 2 5 3 Basic Operation 3 1 3 1 Replacing the Cutter Blade 3 1 3 2 Adjusting the Blade Length 3 4 3...

Page 5: ...ve Part 7 7 7 2 1 X Motor 7 7 7 2 2 X Motor Belt 7 8 7 2 3 X Drive Belt 7 10 7 2 4 Front X Belt 7 13 7 2 5 Rear X Belt 7 14 7 2 6 Adjusting the X Drive Belt Tension 7 16 7 2 7 Adjusting the Front X Be...

Page 6: ...e Roller Tension of the Rear X Slider 7 66 7 7 Control Box 7 68 7 7 1 Main Board 7 68 7 7 2 Main Relay Board 7 69 7 7 3 Power Supply Board 7 70 7 7 4 Power Supply Relay Board 7 71 7 8 Replacing the El...

Page 7: ...he Registration Mark Sensor 8 25 8 16 Selecting the model 8 27 8 17 Testing the Control Panel Keys and Home Sensors 8 28 8 18 About Start Up Mode 8 30 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 9 1 9 1 Troubleshooting Flowcha...

Page 8: ...1 Wiring Connection 11 1 11 2 Key Relay Board PR223281 11 2 11 3 Main Relay Board PN6121 02B 11 3 11 4 X Relay Board PN6121 11C 11 6 11 5 X Flex Board PN6121 03C 11 7 11 6 X Y Relay Board PN6121 04C...

Page 9: ...fiber tip pen KF552 BK 1 Sheet holder plates For MG models only 2 large 2 medium 4 small 1 set Hexagon wrench For M4 bolts 1 Height adjustment plates 10 mm 4 mm height 1 of each Durable flexible hose...

Page 10: ...es Cutter blades Supersteel Pens water based fibertip oil based ballpoint disposable ink pen 1 Cutting media Marking film vinyl fluorescent reflective Stiff paper card up to 0 5 mm thick Sandblast rub...

Page 11: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 1 3 1 INTRODUCTION 1 4 External Dimensions FC2250 60VC 1285 920 720 910 857 790 67 58 1040 Unit mm Dimensional accuracy 5 mm...

Page 12: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 1 4 1 INTRODUCTION FC2250 120 Unit mm Dimensional accuracy 5mm 526 877 944 67 1687 5 8 9 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 7 0 0 1 1 2 6 1 8 6 5 1 1285 FC2250 120...

Page 13: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 1 5 1 INTRODUCTION FC2250 180 Unit mm Dimensional accuracy 5mm 526 877 944 67 1687 5 8 9 0 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 7 0 0 6 1 2 6 1 8 6 0 2 1285 FC2250 180...

Page 14: ...Procedure Attach the two center plates 3 to the stand leg 1 using the M6 x 15 bolts and the L wrench provided as standard accessories Attach the center plates 3 to stand leg 2 in the same way Standard...

Page 15: ...rol panel box The control panel box is affixed to the side of the stand with four M3 x 8 screws at the top and two at the bottom To facilitate the mounting of the control box on the stand insert the s...

Page 16: ...ning brackets to the front in a horizontal direction Next pull the brackets out in an upward direction Use the L wrench supplied as a standard accessory CAUTION IMPORTANT Move the plate nuts inside th...

Page 17: ...essure kPa 5 4 6 4 6 4 Hose connection bore 38 mm 50 mm 50 mm CAUTION Make sure that the vacuum pump used with a VC model is affixed with either a label showing compliance with the relevant safety sta...

Page 18: ...do not place anything flammable near the exhaust port Failure to observe this precaution could cause a fire Hose band Hose band CA2294 03 CA2294 02 CA2294 01 Vacuum pump Durable flexible hose Connect...

Page 19: ...Plotter Nomenclature The names of the plotter parts are as follows Pen carriage Y ber Control panel Tilt lever CHART HOLD key ES models only Writing panel Stand Power switch Power inlet Interface con...

Page 20: ...Shift the cursor when setting a numeric value for a function Select the desired submenu All four keys are used to move the pen carriage when setting a function that requires the specification of a co...

Page 21: ...functions at the control panel Temporarily store data received from the computer in the plotter s buffer After setting a function at the display panel press the ENTER key to register your setting To...

Page 22: ...5 CB15U SP 1 5 CB15U K30 SP 1 5 CB09UA 0 9 CB30UC 3 0 Less expensive than other types of blades The maximum cutting distance is about 4000 m depending on the medium and cutting pressure used The spri...

Page 23: ...older A Cutter blade Holder B Plunger cap Blade length adjustment knob red The CB15U supersteel blade is shown in the figure above Structure of the PHP31 CB15B HS Cutter Pen for cutter blades of 1 5 m...

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Page 25: ...nt varies with the type of cutter pen used Color of the blade length adjustment knob Blue PHP31 CB09 HS cutter pen for 0 9 mm blades Holder B Plunger Holder A Inside plunger body 1 Remove holder B by...

Page 26: ...the inside of the holder is insufficiently lubricated In this case apply the grease provided to the three points indicated by arrows in the figure CAUTION Be careful not to stab your finger when handl...

Page 27: ...cutter blade inside the plunger 2 Remove the plunger by turning the plunger cap in the counterclockwise direction 3 Remove the cutter blade from the plunger 4 Insert the replacement cutter blade with...

Page 28: ...r to move the blade When the knob is turned the distance of one scale unit the blade moves 0 1 mm When it is given one full turn the blade moves 0 5 mm A B 2 Align the blade tip with the tip of the cu...

Page 29: ...ol holder 2 Even when mounting a cutter pen together with a different type of pen always mount the cutter pen in tool holder 2 CAUTION Push the pen all the way to the pen stopper section Take care not...

Page 30: ...ight adjustment bolt Make sure that the pen carriage is parallel to the writing panel 4 When the adjustment is complete remove the height adjustment plate thick from under the pen carriage Height adju...

Page 31: ...cal outlet of the specified voltage 4 Press the I ON side of the power switch 5 The green power lamp on the control panel will light and the Y bar and pen carriage will start to move as shown in the f...

Page 32: ...ting panel 1 Place the medium on the writing panel 2 Secure the edges of the medium with the steel holder plates which are supplied with your plotter as standard accessories Vacuum suction models feat...

Page 33: ...a g n i t n i r P t s i L s n o i t i d n o C a g n i t n i r P l o o T e h t g n i t t e S d e e p S t n e m e v o M e l g n A t e s f f O e h t g n i t t e S s s a P p e t S e h t g n i t t e S e c...

Page 34: ...ing force FORCE Speed SPEED Cutter blade type offset OFFSET Creaser Quality QUALITY Setting the thick mode Setting the perforation length With the plotter in Ready status press the F1 through F4 key c...

Page 35: ...he setting value of the parameter that you wish to set 5 Press the ENTER key to register the setting conditions in the plotter s internal memory To cancel your settings press the NEXT key 6 Press the...

Page 36: ...ing menu FORCE OFFSET SPEED QUALITY POSITION OPT MOVE SPD TEST 6 Press the F4 key TEST to display the following menu FORCE OFFSET SPEED QUALITY SELF TEST COND PAT DUMP 7 Use the POSITION keys to move...

Page 37: ...FC2250 UM 251 9730 3 13 3 OPERATIONS Cutting Plotting Conditions List...

Page 38: ...d FORCE OFFSET SPEED QUALITY OPTION1 OPTION2 5 Press the F4 key OPTION2 to display the following menu FORCE OFFSET SPEED QUALITY POSITION OPT MOVE SPD TEST 6 Press the F4 key TEST to display the follo...

Page 39: ...ASCII codes Data that is not in the ASCII code charts is plotted as two digit hexadecimal values When the plotter receives READ commands that instruct it to output data it will output dummy data exce...

Page 40: ...ount a plotting pen 3 Press the PAUSE key to select PAUSE mode 4 Press the NEXT key until the following menu is displayed FORCE OFFSET SPEED QUALITY OPTION1 OPTION2 5 Press the F4 key OPTION2 to displ...

Page 41: ...nished plotting the self test pattern turn off the plotter to cancel SELF TEST mode The self test pattern is repeatedly plotted until the plotter is turned off To discontinue plotting even if a patter...

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Page 43: ...they may damage the casing s finish 3 If the writing panel surface is soiled wipe it with a dry cloth If the surface is extremely dirty dampen the cloth with a diluted solution of neutral detergent o...

Page 44: ...FC2250 UM 251 9730 4 2 4 Daily Maintenance and Storage...

Page 45: ...X Flexible Cable FPC612123 1 FC2250 180 9 162291101 Y Flexible Cable FCA2291010A 2 10 022904331 Y Flexible Cable Reinforcement 2 9 10 772258520 Y Flexible Cable Assembly 1 Item 9 and 10 11 022904500...

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Page 47: ...cable Firmware update 11 Phillips screwdriver M5 12 Phillips screwdriver M4 13 Phillips screwdriver M3 14 Phillips screwdriver M2 15 Small flat head screwdriver For adjusting the variable resistors o...

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Page 49: ...nt cover M3L8 Self tapping screw How to reinstall the right front cover 1 Reattach the right front cover in the reverse order in which it was detached 7 1 2 Left Front Cover How to detach the left fro...

Page 50: ...ping screw How to reinstall the right rear cover 1 Reattach the right side rear cover in the reverse order in which it was detached 7 1 4 Left Rear Cover How to detach the left rear cover 1 Remove the...

Page 51: ...n the reverse order in which it was detached 2 Take care that cables are not caught between an pen block and a pen block cover when reinstalling the cover 7 1 6 Front Y Bar Cover How to detach the fro...

Page 52: ...to detach the Y motor cover 1 Remove the three M3 binding head screws indicated by the A arrows then remove the Y motor cover in the direction indicated by the arrow How to reinstall the Y bar cover...

Page 53: ...1 Reattach the X motor cover in the reverse order in which it was detached 7 1 9 X Motor Relay Board Cover How to detach the X motor relay board cover 1 Remove the two M3L6 binding head screws holdin...

Page 54: ...l box cover in the reverse order in which it was detached 7 1 11 High Voltage Power Supply Board Cover For ES model only How to detach the high voltage power supply board cover 1 Remove the two M3L6 b...

Page 55: ...Disconnect the X motor cables from the X motor relay board X motor relay board 4 Remove the three M3L8 TP screws holding the X motor and then detach it M3L8 TP screw How to reinstall the X motor 1 Re...

Page 56: ...w 3 Loosen the two M4L10 binding head screws holding the X motor bracket X motor bracket M4L10 binding head screw X motor belt X axis first drive pulley X axis first drive pulley set screw X axis firs...

Page 57: ...d drive pulley together X axis second drive pulley How to reinstall the X motor belt 1 Reattach the X motor belt in the reverse order in which it was detached 2 Adjust the X motor belt tension when in...

Page 58: ...en the two belt tension adjustment screws to loosen the rear X belt tension Belt tension adjustment screw 5 Remove the two M3L6 binding head screws holding the rear X belt stopper and then detach the...

Page 59: ...he two M4L6 binding head screws holding the X motor bracket and then detach it X motor bracket M4L6 binding head screw 9 Loosen the set screws holding the X rear pulley the second X drive pulley and t...

Page 60: ...ve pulley and the X drive belt X rear drive pulley shaft X rear drive belt How to reinstall the X drive belt 1 Reattach the X drive belt in the reverse order in which it was detached 2 Adjust the X dr...

Page 61: ...ew Belt stopper Front X slider Front X belt How to reinstall the front X belt 1 Loosen the two set screws holding the X front drive shaft coupler Set screw X front drive shaft coupler 2 Reattach the f...

Page 62: ...tment screw 4 Remove the four M3L6 binding head screws holding the rear X belt stoppers and then detach the rear X belt from the rear X slider M3L6 binding head screw Belt stopper Rear X slider Rear X...

Page 63: ...the X rear drive shaft coupler 5 Adjust the rear X belt tension when installing the rear X belt See section 7 2 8 6 Apply a few quantity of the silicon grease to the belt and the tooth of pulley 7 Ad...

Page 64: ...e two M3 binding head screws indicated by the B arrows attach a string around the X motor and pull the X motor with a 5 kgf push pull gauge to the point where FX1 equals 2 0 kgf 0 2 then tighten the s...

Page 65: ...crews to the left to loosen the belt 4 Check the belt tension See section 7 2 9 Checking the Belt Tension of the Front and Rear X belt 5 Perform the radiating lines test to check that the belt at the...

Page 66: ...10 Check the marking position that is not shifting X drive pulley Both the lines should not be shifted after moving the slider 11 Apply a few quantity of the silicon grease to the X drive pulley if t...

Page 67: ...crews to the left to loosen the belt 4 Check the belt tension See section 7 2 9 Checking the Belt Tension of the Front and Rear X belt 5 Perform the radiating lines test to check that the belt at the...

Page 68: ...pulley Both the lines should not be shifted after moving the slider 11 Apply a few quantity of the silicon grease to the X drive pulley if the belt is skipping 12 Perform from the step 8 to the step...

Page 69: ...belt tension at the center of the front X rail or the rear X rail 4 Pull the X belt 20 mm from the X rail in the center of the X belt using a 1 kg push pull gauge The pull force should be FC2250 60 FC...

Page 70: ...ng head screws holding the X home sensor and then detach it M3L6 binding head screw X home sensor How to reinstall the X home sensor 1 Reattach the X home sensor in the reverse order in which it was d...

Page 71: ...xible cable from connector on the X Y relay board 3 Remove the three M3 binding head screws holding the X flexible cable bracket then detach the X flexible cable bracket 4 Detach the X flexible cable...

Page 72: ...hen detach the X flexible cable relay board cover X flexible cable relay board cover M3L6 binding head screw 7 Disconnect the X flexible cable from the X flexible cable relay board X flexible cable X...

Page 73: ...Block Part 7 3 1 Pen Block How to detach the pen block 1 Detach the pen block cover See the section 7 1 5 2 Disconnect the cable from the connector J800 on the pen board 3 Remove the two screws holdin...

Page 74: ...bly D09520479 and from D9050481 to D003xxxxx 792256721 FC2250 SH Pen Block Assembly After D004xxxxx 792256731 FC2250 PM Pen Block Assembly How to recognize each pen block 1 Confirm the location of the...

Page 75: ...en block assembly 3 Install the pen block plate 145 mm to the FC2250 SH pen block assembly 4 Remove the pen board and the registration mark sensor unit from the FC2250 pen block assembly 5 Install the...

Page 76: ...er than version 3 10 9 Adjust the pen block height by using the pen block height jig 10 Adjust the pen block height adjustment and the pen pressure by the electrical adjustment 11 Set the bits 7 of di...

Page 77: ...mark sensor cable from the pen relay board Registration mark sensor cable Pen relay board 3 Remove the two M2L4 binding head screws holding the registration mark sensor blind plate and then detach it...

Page 78: ...e order in which it was detached 2 The each sensor has installing direction install them to the correct location when installing them The right side sensor direction is horizontal and the left side se...

Page 79: ...r foreign matter on the parts concerned When the slide arm is pressed down by hand it should lower smoothly 2 Perform the adjustment below Loosen the M2 setscrews Turn the offset pins to adjust the 69...

Page 80: ...d 3 Remove the three M3 binding head screws holding the X flexible cable bracket then detach the X flexible cable bracket 4 Remove the two M3L6 binding head screws holding the X Y relay board and then...

Page 81: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 7 33 7 DISASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENT 1 Reattach the Y motor in the reverse order in which it was detached 2 Adjust the Y motor belt tension See the section 7 4 3...

Page 82: ...the X flexible cable bracket 4 Remove the two M3L6 binding head screws holding the X Y relay board and then detach it X Y relay board M3L6 binding head screw 5 Disconnect the all cables from the X Y r...

Page 83: ...uge to the point where FY1 equals 2 0 kgf 0 2 then tighten the two M3 binding head screws FY1 2 0 kgf 0 2 5 kgf push pull gauge A 7 4 4 Adjusting the Y Drive Belt Tension 1 After loosening the two M4...

Page 84: ...rom the Y bar See the section 7 3 1 3 Detach the Y motor cover See the section 7 1 7 4 Disconnect X flexible cable from the connector J51 on the X Y relay board X Y relay board Connector J51 X flexibl...

Page 85: ...earance for the front Y bar frame See the section 7 5 3 5 Mount the pen block in the reverse order in which it was detached After using the pen block adjustment jig to adjust the height of the pen blo...

Page 86: ...eplacing the Y bar place a sheet of paper on the writing panel and secure it with cellophane tape 2 Move the Y bar to the center of the paper and lower the pen to manually draw a line down the length...

Page 87: ...the Y bar frame Loosen the screw located on the bottom plate of the control panel then pull the control panel assembly toward you to increase the clearance When the front and back clearances of the Y...

Page 88: ...elow 3 Turn the sheet over and load it so that points A and B on the other side are parallel to the X axis 4 After positioning the pen on point D draw a line to point C Check if there is any deviation...

Page 89: ...performing the preceding Steps 1 to 6 repeat adjustment after loosening the two 3 mm setscrews indicated by the E arrows 8 You will be able to adjust the perpendicularity precision by performing the...

Page 90: ...See the section 7 5 1 3 Loosen the two Y belt tension adjustment screws 4 Remove the four M3L6 binding head screws holding the Y belt stopper M3L6 binding head screw Y belt stopper Y slider Y belt 5 D...

Page 91: ...er belt tension Slide the pen block to the motor side Y belt Y rail Scale 20 mm 5 Push down the Y belt 20 mm from the Y rail in the center of the Y belt using a 1 kg push pull gauge The push down forc...

Page 92: ...s 11 Check the marking position that is not shifting Y drive pulley Both the lines should not be shifted after moving the slider 12 Apply a few quantity of the silicon grease to the Y drive pulley if...

Page 93: ...tion 7 5 1 3 Detach the Y belt See the section 7 5 5 4 Disconnect the cable from the connector J62 on the pen flexible relay board 5 Remove the M3L4 binding head screw holding the Y flexible cable fix...

Page 94: ...cable relay board M3L4 binding head screw 8 Pull out the pen flexible relay board from the Y slider 9 Disconnect the two Y flexible cables from the pen flex relay board Y flexible cable Pen flexible c...

Page 95: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 7 47 7 DISASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENT 11 Detach the Y flexible cables from the Y bar Y flexible cable...

Page 96: ...2 Clean the Y rail to remove the adhesion tapes 3 Insert the Y flexible cable assembly as shown in the picture below 4 Connect the Y flexible cable to the J671 and J561 on the pen flex board J671 J56...

Page 97: ...t the flexible cable position as shown in the picture below Have 2 mm gaps between each cable and plastic strip Have 2 mm gap from Y bar end 9 Peel off the protection sheet from the adhesion tapes and...

Page 98: ...sensor dog to the Y slider M3L4 binding head screw Y home sensor dog 13 Install the Y belt to the Y slider M3L6 binding head screw Y belt stopper Y slider Y belt 14 Connect cable to the connector J62...

Page 99: ...or dog is hitting to the Y home sensor The Y sensor dog should be into the slit of Y home sensor 17 Mount the Y bar to the X slider 18 Connect the X flexible cable to the connector J51 on the X Y Join...

Page 100: ...r number at the end of the flexible cable by using oil based fiber tip pen as shown in figure below 10 X 20mm 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 10 X 40mm 1 5 X 40mm 2 10 X 200mm 2 985mm 905mm 735m...

Page 101: ...AND ADJUSTMENT 3 Affix the flexible cables and the flexible guides as shown in figure below FLEXG2 J671 35mm 35mm J561 FLEXG1 35mm J453 1 3 5 J452 J561 FLEXG1 Remove protection lables when installing...

Page 102: ...Y motor See the section 7 4 1 4 Remove the two M4L8 binding head screws holding the Y motor bracket and then detach it M4L8 binding head screw Y motor bracket 5 Remove the four M4L8 flat head screws h...

Page 103: ...ection 7 4 3 4 Move the Y slider to the top end of the Y bar and then confirm that the Y home sensor dog is not touching to the Y home sensor Adjust the position for the sensor dog if it is touching t...

Page 104: ...nding head screws holding the Y motor bracket and then detach it M4L8 binding head screw Y motor bracket 5 Remove the four M4L8 flat head screws holding the Y gear box cover and then detach it M4L8 fl...

Page 105: ...d 2 Adjust the Y belt tension See the section 7 5 6 3 Adjust the Y drive belt tension See the section 7 4 4 4 Adjust the Y motor belt tension See the section 7 4 3 5 Reattach the Y bar See section 7 5...

Page 106: ...Detach the Y belt See the section 7 5 5 4 Disconnect the cable from connector J62 on the pen flexible cable relay board 5 Remove the M3L4 binding head screw holding the flexible cable fixing bracket a...

Page 107: ...board M3L4 binding head screw 8 Pull out the pen flexible relay board from the Y slider 9 Disconnect the two Y flexible cables from the pen flex relay board Y flexible cable Pen flexible cable relay b...

Page 108: ...reinstalling the Y slider cover M3L6 flat head screw 12 Mark the position for the Y slider stopper and Y bar end bracket by using pencil before removing those parts as shown in the picture below Posi...

Page 109: ...er to the top end of the Y bar and then confirm that the Y home sensor dog is not touching to the Y home sensor Adjust the position for the sensor dog if it is touching to inside of the Y home sensor...

Page 110: ...Y slider and temporarily secure it in that position 2 Adjusting the Y slider s roller pressure With the Y slider oriented as shown in the figure above insert it onto the Y bar then move each roller ba...

Page 111: ...when this parts will be reinstalled X front slider stopper bracket M4L6 binding head screw 5 Remove the two M4L6 binding head screws holding the front X slider stopper bracket and then detach it 6 Det...

Page 112: ...where the rollers contact the front X rail 3 Using the three screws indicated by A apply pressure to the rollers by adjusting the rollers so that they are parallel to the sliding surface 4 Tighten the...

Page 113: ...detach the X flexible cable bracket 5 Detach the rear X belt tension bracket and the idler pulley from the rear X rail Rear X belt tension bracket Rear X belt idler pulley 6 Detach the rear X belt te...

Page 114: ...ot scratched by the edge of the rear X rail 3 Adjusting the horizontal roller pressure After adjusting the screws indicated by A and B be sure to lock them in place with adhesive After tightening scre...

Page 115: ...receding figure to move the rollers into contact with the sliding surface of the rear X rail then secure the nuts with adhesive NOTES 1 Confirm the horizontal roller pressure by visually checking that...

Page 116: ...head screw Control box cover 2 Disconnect all the cable from the main board M3L6 binding head screw Main board RS 232C connector fixing screw 3 Remove the for M3L6 binding head screws and the RS 232C...

Page 117: ...r See the section 7 1 10 M3L6 binding head screw Control box cover 2 Disconnect all the cable from the main relay board 3 Remove the three M3L6 binding head screws holding the main relay board then de...

Page 118: ...control box cover See the section 7 1 10 2 Disconnect all the cable from the power supply board 3 Remove the four M3L6 binding head screws holding the power supply board then detach the power supply...

Page 119: ...cover See the section 7 1 10 2 Disconnect all the cable from the power supply relay board 3 Remove the four M3L6 binding head screws holding the power supply relay board then detach the power supply...

Page 120: ...ion plate at intervals 50 100 mm that will make it easy to peel off the electrostatic adhesion plate If this scratches the aluminum plate underneath polish away the unevenness with 1500 sandpaper 4 Pe...

Page 121: ...e 1 mm open between the tape and the edge of the electrostatic adhesion plate NOTE Never let the tape overlap Pieces of double sided tape of various widths means tape of 120 20 10 5 mm width at the pr...

Page 122: ...dust get under the electrostatic adhesion plate during positioning 2 Secure the origin side with strong tape 3 Peel off and fold back the backing sheet of the double sided tape at the high voltage pow...

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Page 127: ...X Y Motor drive belt X belt Y belt Y bar removing NOV RAM clear and model selection M Firmware upgrade M Pen height adjustment M M Pen force adjustment M M Distance adjustment M M M M M Home position...

Page 128: ...System Firmware 8 9 Adjusting the Home Position 8 10 Adjusting the Pen Height 8 11 Adjusting the Pen Force 8 12 Adjusting the Distance Accuracy and the perpendicularity 8 13 Adjusting the Pen Interval...

Page 129: ...the Registration Mark Sensor Sensitivity 8 15 Adjusting the Offset of the Registration Mark Sensor 8 5 Set the DIP Switches setting to the adjustment mode End of Adjustment 8 5 Set the DIP Switches s...

Page 130: ...nsor was exchanged an electric adjustment is executed by the following procedure 8 14 Adjusting the Registration Mark Sensor Sensitivity 8 15 Adjusting the Offset of the Registration Mark Sensor 8 5 S...

Page 131: ...End of Adjustment 8 5 Set the DIP Switches setting to the normal mode 8 12 Adjusting the Distance Accuracy and the perpendicularity 8 2 8 The Y bar was removed When the Y bar was removed an electric a...

Page 132: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 8 6 8 ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS 8 3 Location of the Boards Main Board PN6121 01C J6 J7 SW1 J4 J101 J3...

Page 133: ...f an example are shown below PEN1 88 424 732 PEN2 89 424 772 1030 1533 X 10 Y 0 D 860 00 Explanation of the values Pen force values PEN1 24g 210g 400g PEN2 48g 210g 400g 700g 1000g Distance adjustment...

Page 134: ...mbly Set Bits 7 to OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON OFF Outer View of the Pen Block Assembly FC2250 Pen Block Assembly FC2250 PM Pen Block Assembly FC2250 SH Pen Block Assembly NOVRAM CLEAR Function mode Set bi...

Page 135: ...s 2 4 and 8 to OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON OFF This mode is able to select the model without the NoV RAM clear Emergency Mode Set bits to 6 to OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON OFF The plotter will not detect the X a...

Page 136: ...r When you hear a short buzzer tone release the keys The LCD should display the following UPDATE FIRMWARE YES NO 4 Press the F2 key and the LCD will display the following UPDATING FIRMWAER DO NOT SWIT...

Page 137: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 8 11 8 ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS 6 Turn off the plotter when the message below appears COMPLETED POWER OFF THEN ON...

Page 138: ...Select your plotter model using the and keys and then press the ENTER key to register your plotter model setting FC2252 180 for FC2250 180VC and 180ES FC2252 120 for FC2250 120VC 120MG and 120ES FC225...

Page 139: ...y setting with this mode 1 Set the SW1 DIP switch as shown below and then turn on the plotter Set bits 3 and 8 to OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON OFF 2 The LCD displays the following GAIN X xxx Y xxx 3 Input t...

Page 140: ...the Enter key The plotter starts reading the home position The LCD screen changes to display the following MOVE HOME POINT PRESS ENTER KEY 4 Attach a pen type magnifier to the No 1 pen holder and then...

Page 141: ...the LCD displays the following TOOL HEIGHT PRESS ENTER KEY 4 Press the Enter key The LCD screen changes to display the following AUTO ADJ DEFAULT POWER 5 Press the F1 AUTO ADJ key After the message b...

Page 142: ...into the cutter holder 2 Set the SW1 DIP switch as shown below and then turn on the plotter Set Bits 4 5 and 6 to OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON OFF 3 A menu for electrical adjustment appears on the LCD panel...

Page 143: ...ge amount F3 key Reduces pen pressure by a small amount F4 key Reduces pen pressure by a large amount When the pen holder is lifting up by your hand the measuring point for the pen pressure is when th...

Page 144: ...mal settings NOTE After you have changed the numeric value on the LCD press the F3 key PEN U D to raise and lower the cutter before measuring the pen force again When the measured pen force is the spe...

Page 145: ...adjustment mode as shown below Electrical Adjustments Set bits 4 5 and 6 to OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON OFF 5 Turn on the power to the plotter 6 Press the NEXT key until the following menu is displayed DIS...

Page 146: ...ut value for Y axis 700 mm measured distance x 10 For example If you measured 499 7 mm for the X axis input 30 for the adjustment value Press the F1 key to select the 0 1 mm step unit 13 Press the ENT...

Page 147: ...ange press the ENTER key to store the setting Specification range for the X distance 500 mm 0 2 mm Specification range for the Y distance 700 mm 0 2 mm Specification range for the diagonal distance wi...

Page 148: ...orce 12 Speed 40 Quality 1 Tool Pen 4 Press the PAUSE key to select PAUSE mode 5 Press the NEXT key repeatedly until the following menu is displayed I F FUNCTION TOOL COND AREA OPT 6 Press the F2 key...

Page 149: ...ation press the F4 key and then use the and keys to adjust the numeric value The X and Y values can be specified in a range of 8 0 to 8 0 mm 10 Press the ENTER key to register your INTERVAL ADJUST set...

Page 150: ...mmended that high quality paper made for ink jet printers be used 4 Press the ENTER key to display the menu shown below LEV ADJ DRY TIME POS ADJ 5 Press the F1 key to display the menu shown below MOVE...

Page 151: ...g MARK ADJUST PRESS ENTER KEY 5 Place white paper for adjustment use on the panel making sure that no part of it is raised above the surface The paper color must be white and it is recommended that hi...

Page 152: ...an not scanned the plotted pattern the LCD displays the following SENSOR ERROR When the LCD displays error above Replace the pen to draw the adjustment pattern completely and then retry the adjustment...

Page 153: ...ch as shown below and then turn on the plotter Set bits 2 4 and 8 to OFF 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ON OFF 2 The plotter displays the menu shown below SELECT MODEL FC2250 3 Select the model by using the position...

Page 154: ...C COPY P ORIGIN O X home sensor X Y home sensor Y Normal status All characters are shown in the lower section Key Test While the key is pressed corresponding character is moved to upper section The PA...

Page 155: ...et the cutting mat may be damaged and a position error may be caused by the pen block striking the side plate 3 If a panel key s corresponding bit does not properly change status check the following F...

Page 156: ...the power supply is turned on Key Mode Remark F1 Displayed in Japanese F3 Displayed in English Upper arrow Setup Clear The cutting conditions are returned to the factory set ting If your customer is...

Page 157: ...moothly Rotate the blade with your finger No Yes Check the cutter plunger Is the spring attached to the blade PHP31 CB09 15B No Mount the spring so that it will not come off the blade Is there grease...

Page 158: ...there play or a strange sound in the mechanical section See section 9 1 1 Checking for Faulty Rotation of the Blade Yes Check the cutter setting conditions Cutter offset for the blade type Blade lengt...

Page 159: ...of the media 0 1 mm Yes Lower the cutting speed to 24 or lower Problems with the media Extremely soft Weak adhesion to backing sheet Other problems No No Check with cutter loupe Yes Is the accelerati...

Page 160: ...ting speed to 24 or lower There is a problem with the medium It is too hard No No Yes Is the acceleration high 4 or more Lower the acceleration to 3 or less Yes Is the cutting force low 9 or lower No...

Page 161: ...lotter mode normal The cut shape differs from the specified shape No Yes Is the interface setting correct Set the interface on the control panel Incorrect command selection Specify the commands that m...

Page 162: ...5 Is the acceleration 4 or more Line waver No Yes Is the X belt tension too low Adjust the belt tension Some lines waver so lower the acceleration Yes Replace the X and Y motors No Is the belt loose A...

Page 163: ...nd grease deterioration See section 9 1 1 Checking for Faulty Rotation of the Blade Yes No Is there unevenness or air in the cutting media When the pen is raised the blade tip touches the cutting medi...

Page 164: ...the X direction Yes Faulty X home sensor Replace main board No No Yes Does the READY message appear and do all control panel keys operate properly Faulty keyboard Faulty cable Faulty main board Yes No...

Page 165: ...g procedures Part 1 Is there play or does it get stuck Use your finger to gently move the pen holder up and down No Yes Is the guide shaft bearing pressure faulty Play in the slide shaft or its bearin...

Page 166: ...er Repair the pen block or adjust the pen servos of the replacement main board No Yes Readjust the main board s pen servos Manually move the pen holder up and down Is the specified voltage being corre...

Page 167: ...Yes Does the Y slider rattle Replace the pen block assembly Remove the Y bar and adjust the Y slider roller pressure Yes No No Check the M2 setscrew holding the pen holder and the thumb screw and tig...

Page 168: ...the Y bar see section 7 5 4 2 Adjust the Y belt tension 9 1 7 The Y or X position is shifted 1 Adjust the Y or X belt tension 2 Confirm the Y or X belt is skipping from the drive pulley see section 7...

Page 169: ...line inlet and the electrical output The plotter is defective Check the main board and connectors The control panel s POWER lamp lights but the plotter does not operate The control panel s PAUSE lamp...

Page 170: ...3 3 Is the X or Y flexible cable securely connected No Connect it securely Yes Replace the X or Y flexible cable if defective Home sensor or sensor plate adjustment 4 Is the X or Y home sensor plate...

Page 171: ...plotter No Set the correct model name Configure your software application menu to permit Graphtec plotter control Re specify the software application s interface conditions ERROR 4 PARAMETER OVERFLOW...

Page 172: ...recognizable command No Verify item 2 Yes Send correct data to plotter 2 Is there any noise on the line No Verify item 3 Yes Check the interface cable or move the plotter to another location 3 Has the...

Page 173: ...er output command was executed Check the flow of your programmed data ERROR 11 Invalid byte following ESC The ESC character was followed by an invalid byte Check the ESC commands in your program ERROR...

Page 174: ...tely cut lines that should be solid Solid lines are not cut at a constant depth The blade is extended too far Adjust the blade length The cutting SPEED is too high Lower the SPEED setting Coarse resol...

Page 175: ...plotter and software to the same resolution The computer sent coordinate data that exceeds the specified effective cutting area Set the effective cutting area to a larger area The computer sent coordi...

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Page 177: ...92201260 Vacuum Panel 180 FC2250 180VC C 3 022907302 Power Board Cover 1 C 4 621474110 Corner Cover Front Right 1 C 5 022907323 Plate Nut 4 M4 18 D 6 022907293 Plate Nut 8 M4 12 D 7 022907233 Frame En...

Page 178: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 10 2 10 PARTS LIST Mainframe 17 16 E2 E4 14 13 E1 14 15 15 10 9 12 2 E3 3 4 5 6 7 1 8 E5...

Page 179: ...21031 Rear Main Bar 60 1 FC2250 60 C 622301800 Rear Main Bar 90 FC2250 120 C 622301760 Rear Main Bar EX FC2250 180 C 4 054221021 Front Main Bar 60 1 FC2250 60 C 622301790 Front Main Bar 120 FC2250 120...

Page 180: ...2020 LCD 1 A E3 692236113 Control Cable 1 CA2290 01 B 1 682247030 Sheet Switch 1 PN5042 03 B 2 621476001 Panel Frame 1 C 3 022901330 Tray 60 1 FC2250 60 C 022900742 Tray 120 FC2250 120 C 022900750 Tra...

Page 181: ...nlet 1 SUP B3G E C 3 792256700 Main Board 1 PN6121 01 A 4 792256701 Main Relay Board 1 PN6121 02 A 5 682247530 Switching Power Supply 1 LEP100F 36 A 6 500050273 Fan 1 TUDC24B4 A 7 621476141 Connector...

Page 182: ...22903133 Intermediate Shaft 1 C 27 022900360 Drive Collar C 1 C 28 022903250 Pulley 1 99Z TN C 29 375311001 Notched Synchrony Belt 1 120TN15 B 30 022900352 X Gear Space Board 1 C 32 621472201 X Motor...

Page 183: ...1 9370 10 7 10 PARTS LIST No Part No Description Q ty Remarks Rank 60 022904541 XR End 1 C 61 022904561 XR Pulley Bracket 1 C 62 022904531 XF End 1 C 63 022904551 XF Pulley Bracket 1 C 64 622301630 Be...

Page 184: ...LIST X Drive Unit 29 28 27 27 44 56 32 20 16 17 18 23 30 21 44 33 34 35 36 38 64 46 43 41 10 6 45 49 51 45 4 49 51 4 6 12 8 7 7 55 54 54 14 13 11 8 8 8 9 52 53 53 10 10 E3 5 3 63 62 61 60 3 5 4 3 42...

Page 185: ...40 022904025 Y Slider 1 C 622563400 Y Slider SH For FC2250 SH PM Pen Block Assy 41 621473310 Plate PUF 1 D 622563410 Plate PUF SH For FC2250 SH PM Pen Block Assy 42 022904131 Offset Pin A 2 D 43 0229...

Page 186: ...Block Ass Discontinued 792256731 FC2250 PM Pen Block Assy E1 792256703 X Y Relay Board 1 PN6121 04C A E2 792240706 Y Motor 1 UGFMED B5LGRA6 A E3 162291101 Y Flexible Cable 2 FCA2291010A B 772258520 Y...

Page 187: ...9 74 E2 E3 44 52 49 40 55 48 49 49 52 53 50 20 46 29 47 30 28 21 22 C C D D 23 31 26 25 27 24 43 53 27 51 73 E11 E10 64 E6 E6 41 54 10 16 E1 12 2 13 4 8 E8 55 55 E7 15 1 6 7 7 14 11 3 5 67 61 75 81 63...

Page 188: ...te 2 large 2 medium 4 small 1 M Type Only C 772290800 Hanger Assembly 1 C 15 022908050 Hanger F 1 C 16 022908060 Hanger R 1 C 17 022908070 Roller Shaft 1 C 18 Nut R16 1 D 19 Tray Nut 18 2 D 20 Tray Nu...

Page 189: ...N A 2 GND 1 5V P1102 3 GND 2 X HOMEZ 1 5V P1103 CA2291 51 CA2232303 X MOTOR X HOME SENSOR PN6121 12 1 34V 20 34V 2 C HOLDZ 21 GND 3 MC1 22 MC1 4 MC1 23 MC1 5 GND 24 PLFB 2 6 GND 25 12V 7 GND 26 12V 8...

Page 190: ...11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 P101 FL1 FL2 FL3 FL4 FL5 FL6 FL7 FRC5 C34L53T OL DSS306 102M DSS306 102M DSS306 102M DSS306 102M DSS306 102M DSS306 102M DSS306 102M 5V 5V 5V 5V D1 1SS254T 77 1SS254T 77 D2 R1...

Page 191: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 3 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS 11 3 Main Relay Board PN6121 02B Main Relay Board PN6121 02B Top...

Page 192: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 4 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Relay Board PN6121 02B 1 2...

Page 193: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 5 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Relay Board PN6121 02B 2 2...

Page 194: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 6 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS 11 4 X Relay Board PN6121 11C...

Page 195: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 7 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS 11 5 X Flex Board PN6121 03C...

Page 196: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 8 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS 11 6 X Y Relay Board PN6121 04C...

Page 197: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 9 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS 11 7 Pen Flex Board PN6121 05C 11 8 Pen Flex Board 1 PN6121 06C...

Page 198: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 10 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS 11 9 2 Pen Board PN6121 08C...

Page 199: ...1 10High Voltage Board PR31001C 24V GND OPEN 1 2 3 C1 22uF 35V C2 HVT 10uF 15V C4 D1 471 6KV C5 R5 510K R6 1 2 3 V PPEN GND 1625 03R 510K 471 6KV R1 R3 D5 D5 1S1585 D2 TFR2T TFR2T D3 1S1585 RD4 7E R2...

Page 200: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 12 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS 11 11Main Board PN6121 01C Main Board Top...

Page 201: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 13 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Board Connect 1 2...

Page 202: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 14 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Board Connect 2 2...

Page 203: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 15 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Board CPU...

Page 204: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 16 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Board FPGA...

Page 205: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 17 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Board Driver...

Page 206: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 18 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Board IF...

Page 207: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 19 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Board Memory...

Page 208: ...FC2250 UM 251 9370 11 20 11 BLOCK DIAGRAMS AND CIRCUIT DIAGRAMS Main Board Pen DAC...

Page 209: ...Board PN5042 04 J1 36V 36V 36V GND GND GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 B6P VH J2 12V 5V 5V 36V 36V 12V 36V GND GND GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5566 10A U1 7 6 5 4 1 2 3 VIN RC VIN VOUT VOUT TRM NC C1 0 1u INS C2 0 1u IN...

Page 210: ...41 Cable AC inlet to power switch CA306004 1 692236051 Cable AC inlet to power switch CA306005 1 692256010 Cable Main board to main relay board CA612101 1 692256021 Cable Main board to main relay boar...

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