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1. Use the vertical keypad Arrow keys to drive enough paper forward to
drape over the shiny top bar and wrap under and around the take-up shaft.
2. If the paper will not move far enough forward, press the Set Origin key on
the keypad.
3. Gently pull the middle of the front edge of the paper to start the machine
pulling paper from the feed roll.
4. Guide the paper over the shiny top bar as it is pulled forward. The paper
will reverse direction and a feed loop will form in the rear.
5. Use the keypad Arrow keys as described above until enough paper is
available.
6. Follow the guidelines described in the Taping Paper to the Take-Up
Shaft section above.
• Automatically Freeing The Take-Up Shaft with the Motor
Note: The take-up shaft is very heavy when many plots have been
rolled up. Two or more people may be required to remove the plotted
paper roll from the machine.
1. Tape the loose end of the roll down so that it cannot flap free.
2. While one person lifts from the bottom and holds the paper roll still, press
the Roll key and the Up Arrow key on the keypad to rotate the take-up
shaft opposite to the direction that the paper was rolled on the machine.
The automatic unroll feature mentioned above can be used.
3. The larger the roll, the more rotations are required to free the shaft. When
the shaft freely rotates in the roll, stop turning the take-up shaft. If the
plotter jams (single blinking green LED) then do not unwind the roll
with the motor. See Manually Freeing the Take-Up Shaft above.
4. Rotate the take-up shaft by hand until the rectangular opening in the
flanged coupling is perpendicular to the opening in the support block
(see Figure 9). Remove the shaft and lay it on the ground.
5. Continue to twist the shaft counter clockwise while pulling it out of the
paper roll until it is free.
Reattach Paper to the Take-Up Shaft
Note: Except when the feed roll is changed, it is best to leave the
pinchwheels down when removing completed markers from the take-
up roll. Leaving the pinchwheels down will help keep the paper
aligned with the feed roll and reduce the time between plotting
operations.
