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Ioline SmarTrac User Guide
Power On
Turn on the computer and the signcutter to make sure they work.
The signcutter power switch is located next to the power cord behind
the keypad. The carriage will move toward the keypad side of the
machine when the power is turned on. Keep hands and loose cloth-
ing away from all moving parts of the signcutter. The red LED on the
front panel will light when the start-up process is finished.
Installing Ioline Software and Manuals
The
Control Center
is a utility that enables you to adjust parameters
and optimize cutter performance. IQ Plot provides advanced pro-
duction management. The SmarTrac comes with a CD-ROM which
has the Microsoft Windows
®
98SE, 2000 and XP version of the Ioline
Control Center
and IQ Plot programs, and electronic
User Guides
.
1.
Turn on the power to the computer and start Windows
®
.
2.
Insert the Ioline CD ROM into the CD ROM drive (usually
D:
)
3.
Select the
Start
button.
4.
Choose
Run
.
5.
Type
D:\SETUP
(substitute the correct letter if the CD ROM
drive letter is not
D:
) and Click
OK
.
6.
Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
7.
Consult the
Operation
chapter of this manual for details on us-
ing the Ioline
Control Center
software.
Both USB and Serial communica-
tions use a COM port designa-
tion. See the
SmarTrac Quick
Start Guide
for more informa-
tion.If connected to a serial port,
a COM port designation (i.e.
COM 1, COM 2, etc.) must be
selected. The choice of a port for
the signcutter will depend on the
ports being used by other devices
on the computer. Consult with
the dealer if a port is not available.
Note
Figure 13.
The Ioline
Control Center Installation
window.
