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1. Introduction to the Controller

Features

• Easy Setting from Your Computer

The controller enables you to set up and operate the plotter from your computer. Relevant 

settings are displayed on a single screen and you can easily find the setting that you want 

to see. You can use the driver to start the controller from the print menu in the application 

software and efficiently proceed a series of works ranging from image design to cutting.

* The controller can be started up from PRINTER MENU of the application software with the driver only 

when USB connection is used.

• Saving Tool Conditions

Up to 100 tool conditions that are set in the controller can be saved to the media list. 

Contents in the media list can be saved as a file and loaded to your computer.

• Loading Plotter Setting/Uploading Settings to the Plotter

Tool conditions that are set in the operation panel of the plotter (Condition No. 1 through 8) 

can be loaded to the controller. You can edit the loaded settings in the controller and upload 

them to the plotter.

• Retrieving Information from the Plotter

You can retrieve error and condition information from the plotter and save it as a file.

• Importing/Exporting Advanced Settings

You can save advanced settings to any location on your computer as well as load setting 

files that have been saved.

   

CAUTION

 

• Do not control more than one plotters by the controller. Depending on the operations, the settings 

in the plotters may not be properly controlled.

• When using the Cutting Master 3 / Graphtec Studio, do not use the controller. You will not be 

able to properly control the plotter settings.

Operation Environment

The following system environment (higher environment than one your OS recommends) is 

required to use the controller.

OS

Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 (32 bit/64 bit)

CPU

Intel Pentium 4 / AMD Athlon 64 or greater

Memory

1GB or greater

Monitor

1024 × 768 True Color is supported

USB Interface

USB 2.0 (Full Speed)

Serial Interface

RS-232C compliant

Device

Mouse 

DVD-ROM drive

   

CAUTION

 

• To use the controller, the plotter must be connected to the computer using a USB or RS-232C 

interface. In Simple mode, RS-232C interface is not available.

• If the 7-bit data length of the transfer conditions for RS-232C is set, the half-width Kana characters 

are not properly sent and received. To send and receive them, set the data length to 8-bit. 

When the 7-bit data length of the transfer conditions for RS-232C is set, use the alphanumeric 

characters only. 

For more information about the settings, see "Chapter 9: Setting the Interfaces" in the CE6000 

User's Manual.

Installing the Controller

The controller is installed with the driver when you set up the plotter in Windows Vista / 7 / 8 

/ 8.1 / 10.  

For more information on how to install the controller, see "Setup Manual". 

For information on how to uninstall the controller, see "Uninstalling the Controller" (  page 

33).

Summary of Contents for OPS676

Page 1: ...OPS676 Cutting Plotter Controller User s Manual MANUAL NO OPS676 UM 153 ...

Page 2: ...ying documentation Neither Graphtec nor the supplier gives any explicit or implicit guarantees regarding the infringement of a third party s rights arising from the use of the Software or accompanying manuals their commercial performance or their suitability for specific purposes Neither Graphtec nor the supplier assumes any responsibility for incidental secondary or special damages resulting from...

Page 3: ...n by pressing the COND TEST key or the PAUSE MENU key on the operation panel of the plotter Since the keys and menu items of the corresponding Cutting Plotter are showed in chapter titles see in conjunction with the CE6000 User s Manual Symbols Used in This Manual The following symbols are used in this manual CAUTION Used to indicate cautions and restrictions to be observed for proper operation Be...

Page 4: ...4 PREFACE Screen Images Used in This Manual Screens that appear when CE6000 is connected to Windows 7 are used ...

Page 5: ...ool Behavior 13 Cut Test 14 3 Managing Media List 16 4 Tools Setting TOOL 18 5 Setting Area Parameters AREA 20 6 Interface Setting I F 22 7 ARMS Setting ARMS 23 Registration Marks Setting 23 Settings in the Registration Mark Settings Screen 24 Settings in the ARMS Setting Screen 25 8 Media Setting MEDIA 27 9 Advance ADV 29 10 Option Settings 30 11 Simple mode 31 Nomenclature Main Screen Simple mod...

Page 6: ... not control more than one plotters by the controller Depending on the operations the settings in the plotters may not be properly controlled When using the Cutting Master 3 Graphtec Studio do not use the controller You will not be able to properly control the plotter settings Operation Environment The following system environment higher environment than one your OS recommends is required to use t...

Page 7: ...rt up the controller must be checked This option is in the Options tab of Printing Preferences in the driver software Only when connecting with USB interface Reference For more information on operating the controller screen see Nomenclature Main Screen page 9 Starting from the Print Menu 1 Open an image that you want to plot in the appropriate application software 2 Select the print command from t...

Page 8: ...he Controller The controller starts Starting from the Start Menu 1 From the Start menu select All Programs Graphtec Cutting Plotter Controller for CE6000 and then Cutting Plotter Controller for CE6000 The controller starts ...

Page 9: ...6 Cut Test Runs a test cutting under the tool condition that you set Test Cutting Patterns page 15 7 Rotate Sets the plotting direction against the media or the direction to set the media printed by the printer in the plotter Selecting Rotation page 10 8 Registration Marks Setting Used for a cutting where the registration mark is scanned 7 ARMS Setting ARMS page 23 9 TOOL Opens the Tools Setting s...

Page 10: ... speed movement Press the Ctrl key on the keyboard and or at the same time 1 Displayed only when the controller is started form the print menu 2 Displayed only when the controller is started form the Start menu 3 Can be operated when the plotter is in READY status Selecting Rotation When Registration Marks is off Set the cutting direction against the media To set in the plotter from upward of the ...

Page 11: ...r also installs a standard condition setting file optimal settings may differ depending on the use environment the types of media applications and other factors To set values see Guideline for Settings for Each Media page 12 Guideline for Settings When Plotter Pen is Selected page 12 and Guideline of Offset Setting for Each Cutter Blade page 12 Be sure to run a cutting test to determine the optima...

Page 12: ...lade that you use What is Offset page 12 Guideline of Offset Setting for Each Cutter Blade page 12 7 About the blades Displays detailed information on the cutter blade and the plunger of the tool that is currently selected 8 Advanced Displays advanced setting items Advanced Control of Tool Behavior page 13 9 OK Saves the set content as the current media name and closes the tool condition setting s...

Page 13: ...E6000 User s Manual 1 Distance Adjust Adjust the difference between the data and the line of actual cutting or plotting that occurs due to the material or thickness of the media In the vertical axis Y and the horizontal axis X respectively specify the percentage to use for the adjustment Off Adjustment is not performed On Adjustment is performed Setting range 2 00 to 2 00 2 Tangential Mode Use thi...

Page 14: ...Line Pattern is On the media is perforated at the interval that you set If the length of the part that is left uncut is too short the cut object can easily be cut off In the case where the object is cut off during the cutting process set a value that specifies a longer uncut length You can select a pattern from the following eight predefined patterns or select an arbitrary pattern User or None Typ...

Page 15: ... increased or decreased by 1 from the original value 3 Test for cutter offset Runs three cutting tests by changing the offset value by 1 The tests are performed with the value that you set and the values that are increased or decreased by 1 from the original value 4 Cut Test Runs one cutting test under the tool condition that you set Test Cutting Patterns page 15 How to Check Offset page 15 Test C...

Page 16: ...e 16 2 Condition No 1 to 8 Assign a Condition No 1 to 8 to the tool condition that is currently selected The condition with a Condition No can be called in the plotter Select a tool condition from the list and click one of the buttons Condition No 1 to Condition No 8 3 New Opens the New screen 2 Setting Tool Conditions CONDITION page 11 4 Edit Open the Edit screen 2 Setting Tool Conditions CONDITI...

Page 17: ...ultiple tool conditions as a single file and load the file The extension of the files that can be imported or exported is GMIE Export 1 Select a condition from the media list and click Export 2 Enter the file name in the Save As screen and specify the location to which you save the condition 3 Click Save to save the setting file Import 1 Click Import 2 Select the file to load in the Open screen 3 ...

Page 18: ...Up Speed Specify the move speed of the tool when the tool is raised Setting range Auto 10 20 30 40 50 60 cm sec 6 Condition Priority Specify whether the tool conditions can be set or edited with the command Manual Conditions can be set edit only from the control panel or controller Program Conditions can be set edit with command 7 Initial Blade Specify the position at which initial adjustment of t...

Page 19: ...ngle control is performed frequently for some image shapes and therefore the quality is improved but cut time becomes longer On the other hand a large offset angle value reduces the cut time but an image different from the intended one may be cut What is Data Sorting This is a function to store plotting data in the buffer memory and arrange the process order so that more efficient plotting can be ...

Page 20: ...n turning mirror mode on or off the Area settings are initialized You should set a Expand setting before sending the plotting data to the plotter When you change the setting the plotter clears data in the buffer memory to perform initial settings In Area set the values in Set Upper Right and Set Lower Left so that the distance between them is equal to or larger than 10 mm 0 394 inch 1 Scale Opens ...

Page 21: ...ed by the points that are set by using Set Upper Right and Set Lower Left is the plotting area This setting is used when for example you want to plot on a free area on the plotted media To set a plotting area perform the following procedure 1 Click Position Use Keyboard 2 Press one of the keys on the keyboard to move the tool to the position that you want to set as the lower left point and click S...

Page 22: ...eep the current tool state before moving the tool to the start point when W instruction to draw an arc is issued When Tool Down is selected the tool moves keeping the same state raised or lowered as one right before the instruction is issued When Tool Up is selected the tool is raised and then moved This setting is valid only when the tool is a cutter blade 3 HP GL Origin Point Sets the lower left...

Page 23: ...rinters generally do not guarantee accuracy in terms of the print position and the size In particular when a laser printer and sheet media are used the print may be distorted considerably and you may not be able to obtain a proper cutting result even if adjustment is made to the print by using the registration marks Registration Marks Setting 1 Registration Marks Check this if you want to use regi...

Page 24: ...ng the Position Using ARMS in the CE6000 User s Manual Settings in the Registration Mark Settings Screen In the main screen page 9 click Registration Marks Setting to open the Registration Mark Settings screen In this screen you set detailed conditions necessary to read registration marks including the number and the shape of the mark CAUTION To perform a segment area adjustment Adjustment by Usin...

Page 25: ...rks as boundaries the image is divided in the feed direction into several areas and 4points adjustment is performed Settings in the ARMS Setting Screen In the main screen page 9 click ARMS to open the ARMS Setting screen In the ARMS Setting screen you set detailed conditions to use the ARMS functions 1 Paper Weight Set whether to hold down the media with the paper weight when the sensor reads the ...

Page 26: ...dia first plot the Registration Mark Then proceed to the step of Detect the Registration Mark for Adjustment and enter the Value 1 Load white media 2 Set the water based fiber tip pen on the tool holder 3 Open the ARMS Setting screen of controller 4 Click Position use Keyboard and use the Keyboard of PC to move the Tool to the position at which you want to cut the Registration Mark test pattern 5 ...

Page 27: ...e media is loaded What is Pre Feed page 28 Off Pre feed is not performed On Pre feed is performed 4 Auto Pre Feed When checked pre feed is performed automatically when the plotting data is received The pre feed is performed for the length specified by Feed Length What is Pre Feed page 28 Setting range 0 5 to 50 0m 1 6 to 164 0 feet 5 Panel Cutting Check this to cut after dividing by a specified pa...

Page 28: ...t for a few seconds after finishing cutting Time Out 2 A feed related command is set GP GL F FS commands HP GL AF AH PG commands 3 HP GL SP0 NR GP GL J0 SO 4 When commands from data breaks 2 and 3 appear that command work will begin after the partition pastern cutting is finished Panel cutting will continue for each piece of data when a data break is caused by a command even if multiple pieces of ...

Page 29: ...that checks if media is set and detects the media length in the feed direction Disabled The sensor will not be used Enabled The sensor will be used 5 Fan Power Set the air volume of the fan that sucks the media Normally select Normal For thin media select Weak 6 Beep For Key Ope Specify whether to beep when a key on the control panel of the plotter is pressed Off Beep will not be generated On Beep...

Page 30: ...er Tools Setting Area Parameters Interface ARMS Setting Media Setting Advance and the saved settings can be loaded to the controller Import Export Functions in Plotter Setting page 30 6 Error Information Retrieves and displays the error information on the plotter Click Execute to display the error information Click Save in the Error Information screen to save the information in text file format to...

Page 31: ...ter changing the respective settings the changes are reflected on the left side of the screen 7 Language Selection Selects the menu language to be displayed on the LCD display in the Plotter s Control Panel 8 Help Displays Help for the controller 9 About Displays the version information of the controller you are using 10 Option Returns the destination and cutting conditions set to the Plotter to t...

Page 32: ...een This screen allows the cutting conditions to be saved deleted or loaded 1 Folder name Indicates the destination to save the cutting conditions 2 Browse Specifies the folder to be saved 3 List The cutting conditions saved in the file are listed up 4 File name The name of the file in which the cutting conditions are set is indicated When the cutting condition file displayed in the List is select...

Page 33: ...t be started Please reboot your computer or re install the Cutting Plotter Controller for CE6000 Reboot you computer If the problem still exists uninstall and then re install the Cutting Plotter Controller for CE6000 Uninstalling the Controller on page 33 Registration mark reading has failed Confirm that the Mark Distance set is correct Confirm that the Mark Type set is correct Check the settings ...

Page 34: ...Load 16 32 M Main Screen 9 Main Screen Simple mode 31 Mark Auto Scan 23 24 Mark Distance 23 Mark Scan Mode 24 Mark Type 24 MEDIA 9 27 Media List 16 30 Media Name 12 16 31 Media Sensor 29 Media Setting 27 Mirror 20 Move Step 29 N New 16 O Offset 12 Offset Angle 18 19 Offset Force 18 Operation Environment 6 Option 9 31 32 Option Settings 30 Origin 10 P Page Length 27 Panel Cutting 27 28 Paper Weight...

Page 35: ...The specifications etc in this manual are subject to change without notice OPS676 UM 153 January 13 2017 1st edition GRAPHTEC CORPORATION ...

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