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User’s Manual

Rev 0

/05

Summary of Contents for S 75

Page 1: ...User s Manual Rev 05 05...

Page 2: ...area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Caution Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Summa whi...

Page 3: ...America Europe Africa and Middle East Summa Inc 10001 Lake City Way NE Seattle WA 98125 USA Main Office 1 206 527 1050 1 800 527 7788 Fax 1 206 527 1046 Support support summausa com Sales sales summa...

Page 4: ...ions aren t Unrivalled tracking delivers guaranteed accuracy on cuts up to 12 meters 40 feet long So you won t have to monitor your cuts even when you re sending the long jobs through The S CLASS T cu...

Page 5: ...1 1 4 1 1 Connecting the S CLASS cutter to a PC using a USB cable 1 11 1 4 1 2 Connecting the S CLASS cutter to a Mac using a USB cable 1 12 1 4 2 RS 232 Connection 1 13 1 5 Loading Media 1 14 1 5 1 P...

Page 6: ...screen shortcuts 2 16 2 6 1 Changing origin 2 16 2 6 2 Changing velocity 2 16 2 6 3 Changing tool pressure 2 17 2 6 4 Changing user 2 17 3 OPOS Optical POSitioning 3 1 3 1 Introduction 3 1 3 2 Basic...

Page 7: ...4 6 Autoload 4 6 4 3 1 4 OPOS 4 7 4 3 1 5 Communication 4 7 Baud rate RS232 4 8 Parity RS232 4 8 RTS DTR RS232 4 8 Emulation settings 4 9 HP GL origin 4 9 DM PL addressing 4 9 USB class 4 9 4 3 1 6 S...

Page 8: ...aning the nose piece tangential machine only 5 3 5 1 5 Cleaning the OPOS system 5 4 5 1 6 Changing the fuse 5 5 6 Specs and general information 6 1 6 1 Introduction 6 1 6 1 1 Product features 6 1 6 2...

Page 9: ...g media flanges 1 17 1 24 Removing the drag knife holder from the clamp 1 23 1 25 Removing the knife from the standard drag knife holder 1 23 1 27 Dual clamp drag head 1 24 1 28 Knife pressure test pa...

Page 10: ...of the S CLASS cutter 1 13 6 1 S CLASS Cutter specifications 6 3 6 2 S CLASS media specifications 6 3 6 3 S CLASS tools 6 4 6 4 S CLASS interface specifications 6 5 6 5 S CLASS firmware 6 5 6 6 S CLAS...

Page 11: ...tand screws CAUTION For safety reasons no fewer than two people should be involved in unpacking the cutter 1 1 1 Removing the packaging from the cutter 1 Remove the straps and the staples and open the...

Page 12: ...CONTENTS OF BOX STAND 2 Mount the horizontal panel between the two legs of the stand with 4 screws at each side Make sure the horizontal panel is mounted in the rear holes of the legs of the stand FI...

Page 13: ...ke one of the large c shaped tubes and put it through the front hem in the linen basket Make sure the holes are oriented right side up so that the tubes click securely in place Then put the tube on th...

Page 14: ...foot and a cutout in the leg to guide the power cable and data cable If you plan to use these cable guides then put the cables in place before mounting the cutter on the stand 1 1 3 Mounting the cutte...

Page 15: ...e extra rollers in the middle can be enabled or disabled 2 Touch panel All cutter activity can be initiated from the 320x240 dot touch panel The panel displays information about the cutter s current s...

Page 16: ...strip helps avoid any damage to the knife tip when no media has been loaded Since cutting is done on the cutting strip it is essential that the strip remains intact 7 Pouncing strip An extra black str...

Page 17: ...pinch roller assemblies while holding them from this side only 2 Pinch roller lever This lever is used to raise and lower the pinch rollers for media loading 3 The fuse box The fuse is located at the...

Page 18: ...puter 8 Screws to secure the cutter base Screws 3 left and 3 right hold the cutter base to its stand All the screws must be properly tightened before using the cutter 9 Tubes for media basket Tubes in...

Page 19: ...rmer motor generator set The wall sockets into which the cutter is plugged must be of the grounded type The grounded conductors serving the wall socket must be properly connected to the ground For eme...

Page 20: ...f the AC power cord into the receptacle located in the power entry module on the cutter s rear panel 2 Plug male end of the AC power cord into a properly grounded wall socket 3 Power on the cutter by...

Page 21: ...rt on the computer 4 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the cutter 5 Power on the cutter see section 1 3 3 and return to the computer The Found New Hardware Wizard s...

Page 22: ...CD ROM drive 6 Click on the USB install driver icon on the CD ROM This will automatically install the driver and the Summa Port Mapper utility 7 Remove the CD from the CD ROM drive 8 Restart the comp...

Page 23: ...ters of the RS 232 connection must be set in either the properties of the COM port in the device manager or in the cutting software program itself Please refer to the manual for the cutting software o...

Page 24: ...e pinch roller shaft CAUTION Always make sure that the pinch rollers are fully raised before sliding them to the left or right Always hold the assembly at the side of the pinch roller to move it from...

Page 25: ...s are in the up position FIG 1 16 1 16 STANDARD PRESSURE FIG 1 17 1 17 REDUCED PRESSURE Standard pressure the two colors on the label are clearly visible The pressure can be reduced by pushing on the...

Page 26: ...The following illustration shows a loosened flange 1 and a tightened flange 2 FIG 1 19 1 19 MEDIA FLANGES 3 Insert a loosened flange into one end of the media roll and tighten the knob Verify that the...

Page 27: ...the drive sleeves about 3 to 15 mm 0 1 to 0 6 away from the media s outer edges 1 Then pull on the media while holding the flange at the back so the media is tight Make sure the front media sensor is...

Page 28: ...ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS 8 Lower the pinch roller lever to press the media firmly against the drive sleeves After one second the tool carriage automatically moves from the right to the left to sense...

Page 29: ...he cutter is not being used The minimal loading procedure consists of A media width measurement Media is unwound over a length equal to the width measured between the outer two pinch rollers A simulta...

Page 30: ...and will be ready to receive data The loading sequence conditions the edges of the vinyl for a given length After this length is cut the cutter will condition another given length to be cut The condit...

Page 31: ...ength Or the needed length for the job can be entered by pressing and then by pressing or to change the value of the default length to load Depending on the manner chosen for entering the needed lengt...

Page 32: ...ill appear on screen 2 Press A message will appear letting the user choose between roll and sheet 3 Press Two arrows will appear together with an apply button 4 Use or to reposition the right Y axis l...

Page 33: ...n set to zero Simply turn out the knife see FIG 1 22 yellow arrow clockwise to start cutting Below is the complete description of the knife removal and knife installation Removing the drag knife 1 Loo...

Page 34: ...Turn the holder upside down and tap it lightly on a solid surface to ensure that the knife is completely inserted 7 Slowly turn the knurled knob clockwise until the tip of the blade extends the dista...

Page 35: ...leave the pressure unchanged Once is pressed the current knife pressure value will be set automatically to the new value and the cutter will cut the knife pressure test pattern FIG 1 28 1 28 KNIFE PR...

Page 36: ...er if the knife blade cuts through the media backing as this will seriously damage the cutter s rubber cutting strip and the knife CAUTION For most vinyl cutting operations the knife blade tip will be...

Page 37: ...1 3 Pouncing pin installation The S CLASS drag cutters can also be operated with a pouncing tool After replacing the knife with a pouncing tool the cutter can be used as a paper pouncer 1 Loosen the h...

Page 38: ...pressure may not control the knife depth the two rollers of the nosepiece should always touch the media thus controlling the knife depth Removing the tangential knife 1 Turn the knife holder counterc...

Page 39: ...rom the side until it snaps into place Gently insert the knife into the tool shaft Hold the nosepiece in place with one hand and with the other hand turn the knife holder counterclockwise until the al...

Page 40: ...e in bold will change 1 Press to perform the internal knife pressure test 2 Press to confirm and exit the knife pressure menu 3 Press to leave the pressure unchanged Once is pressed the current knife...

Page 41: ...of the knife blade which can be seen protruding from the knife holder and test cutting results on a scrap of vinyl media WARNING Do not operate the cutter if the knife blade cuts through the media bac...

Page 42: ...he actual tool in use 1 6 2 3 Pouncing pin installation The S CLASS tangential cutters can also be operated with a pouncing tool After replacing the knife with a pouncing tool the cutter can be used a...

Page 43: ...ing software Selecting drag knife operation will add knife offset to tool properties NOTE The information on the touch panel shows the tool currently selected by the cutter Make sure the cutter s tool...

Page 44: ...touch screen are easily formatted to allow quick access to the most common cutter settings Next to the status messages and or menu options displayed on the touch screen you will see button symbols tha...

Page 45: ...on buttons and Press to return to the status screen If media is loaded in the cutter then the cutter will come online and be ready to cut a job sent from the computer Press for more menu options If th...

Page 46: ...sed for diagnostics Knife pen or pounce pressure This menu allows users to set or modify the cutting pressure of the current tool Knife offset This menu allows users to set or modify the distance betw...

Page 47: ...t will be able to do so until the buffer of the cutter is full If the pause button is pressed then the tool can be moved around the working area with arrow buttons Press to raise or lower the tool onc...

Page 48: ...ging user see section 2 4 NOTE The S CLASS cutters will only perform according to specifications if a genuine Summa knife pen or pouncing tool is installed Do not replace the standard knife pen or pou...

Page 49: ...menu 3 Press to leave the pressure unchanged 2 2 3 Changing drag knife offset A very important parameter for a drag knife is the offset The offset is the distance between the knife center and the kni...

Page 50: ...routine is to detect and if necessary to correct problems related to the concentricity of the tangential knife blade NOTE Knife calibration should be done each time the knife is changed and should be...

Page 51: ...uch screen to make corrections Setting tangential knife parameters 1 Power on the cutter load media and mount tangential knife see section 1 2 Press The main menu will appear on the screen 3 Press The...

Page 52: ...the type of vinyl Test pattern 1 and 4 are the most important test patterns They should be as close to perfect as possible Start with the setting of the origin then set the other parameters Origin cor...

Page 53: ...and if you obtained a pattern like the one below decrease the value of the longitudinal parameter to correct the closing lines cut However if the test cut resembles the pattern below increase the valu...

Page 54: ...d or lowered then the other parameters are also raised or lowered accordingly There is one fixed speed the speed at which the cutter pulls the media from the roll This speed is fixed at 200mm s 8ips S...

Page 55: ...eans that they are linked to velocity which is the speed when the tool is down These parameters can be set individually but will then lose the link with the velocity parameter 11 Press or to select th...

Page 56: ...thout changing the user TIP Use easy names to quickly recognize what each user is configured to do Commonly used names are Normal Pen Slow Sandblast Pouncer Red intermediate vinyl etc NOTE The touch s...

Page 57: ...Power on the cutter load media and mount knife see section 1 NOTE The wider and longer the loaded media the more accurate the calibration will be Use a piece of vinyl of maximum width and a length tha...

Page 58: ...bration press to stop 6 Use or to change to the value of the measured length between the two cut lines down the length of the vinyl roll 7 Press to confirm the value of the measured length TIP Once th...

Page 59: ...SCREEN Pressing these highlighted areas will guide the user directly to the parameter 2 6 1 Changing origin Press area 1 The origin menu will appear on screen 1 Use or to reposition the origin press...

Page 60: ...he pressure The new value highlighted will change 2 Press to perform the internal tool pressure test see 1 6 1 1 3 Press to confirm and leave the tool pressure menu 4 Press to leave the pressure uncha...

Page 61: ...ware or contact your software dealer for specifics In general contour cutting includes the following steps Create a graphic Print the graphic laminate if necessary Load the graphic into the cutter Set...

Page 62: ...figuration menus will appear on screen 5 Press The different OPOS configuration menus will appear on screen 6 Press The cutter will cut out a square measuring approximately 9 5x9 5mm and move the squa...

Page 63: ...creating the registration markers Doing media calibration 1 Turn on the cutter and load the vinyl with the printed square 2 Press The main menu will appear on screen 3 Press The configuration menus wi...

Page 64: ...0 Press to confirm The cutter will make a circular movement while it measures the reflection of the marker color It will briefly display the measured values then it will show a value that is character...

Page 65: ...ues Place contour lines just inside the graphics recommended 1 Place contour lines outside the graphics 2 Create thick borders around graphics and place contour lines inside these borders 3 1 contour...

Page 66: ...X Axis The X Distance 1 is the distance from the lower left corner of one marker to the lower left corner of the next marker and depends on several factors The X Distance must be known when setting th...

Page 67: ...ate layer Copy the origin marker for origin reference in the layer of the contours NOTE The layer with the graphic and the layer with the markers must be printed out The layer with the contour lines a...

Page 68: ...make sure that the graphic s Origin marker coincides with the media s origin 1 1 2 Make sure there is at least a 1cm 0 4in margin on each side of the graphic 2 A 2cm 0 8in margin is preferable There...

Page 69: ...tarts the special load procedure Range X distance 30 mm to 1300 mm Y distance 30 mm to 1600 mm X size 1 2 mm to 10 mm Y size 1 2 mm to 10 mm Marker Count on one line 2 to 54 Changing OPOS setting 1 Po...

Page 70: ...er the sensor The display will show the message put knife on first marker 3 Use or to maneuver the knife on top of the first marker 4 Press to confirm The cutter will reload the media to check if the...

Page 71: ...o that the Origin marker 1 is situated in the bottom left corner of the cutting area 2 as viewed on the screen If your cutting software s default orientation is not set to landscape the contours and m...

Page 72: ...ore using the automating features note the amount of your cutter s RAM If the cutter s RAM is greater than the job s file size then the automating features may be used If the cutter s RAM is less than...

Page 73: ...l sense the markers for the second contour and then cut that contour This process of sensing and cutting will repeat automatically until all remaining contours have been cut 3 4 2 Cutting the same gra...

Page 74: ...Raise the pinch rollers and manually remove the sheet 10 Insert the next sheet into the cutter Lower the pinch rollers NOTE The second and any following sheets must be loaded in the cutter at the sam...

Page 75: ...4 1 ACTION MENU Most of the explanation of this menu is covered in previous sections Set Origin Used to change the origin of the tool carriage on a loaded piece of media After this button is pressed a...

Page 76: ...y Up velocity Down acceleration Up acceleration TurboCut Tests Setup Length calibration Calibrate knife Factory Default s Media sensor setup Back Sensor Front Sensor OPOS X Calibrate OPOS Calibrate me...

Page 77: ...section 3 2 1 4 3 1 2 Advanced cutting The cutting menu groups the different parameters to optimize the cutting quality Overcut The Overcut submenu enables you to generate an overcut in order to faci...

Page 78: ...he length that is cut with full pressure usually the length that will be cut all the way through 2 Flex pressure cut length This parameter determines the length that will be cut with reduced pressure...

Page 79: ...rs detect whether media is loaded and also detect the end of the media The sensors prevent damage to the cutting strip and knife tip The sensors can be activated or deactivated with this menu When the...

Page 80: ...easure system Press to confirm or to cancel The panel units are chosen when the cutter is switched on for the first time Recut Offset The recut offset submenu is used to set or modify the distances be...

Page 81: ...nd Y Axes are not perpendicular This alignment method requires that the Origin and one point along both the X and Y Axes be specified XY Adjustment compensates for errors in graphic rotation skew and...

Page 82: ...e Mark Even and Odd NOTE If the cutter s parity setting does not match the setting of the computer then communication between cutter and computer will be erratic or will not work at all depending on t...

Page 83: ...to the lower right corner of the media then change the HP GL origin setting to Center Press the button then use or to change the plotting origin Press to confirm or to cancel The default origin settin...

Page 84: ...2 3 TurboCut TurboCut increases throughput without raising the overall speed of the plotter by speeding up the drag movement The cutting time reduction is significant especially when cutting small de...

Page 85: ...or to cancel Setting 40g pressure and 600g 400g pressure To execute this test a tension gauge of 100 gr and 600 gr is required Measure the pressure on the knife with the tension gauge read value from...

Page 86: ...ess or to select the sensor that will be tested 12 Put a piece of media half on the chosen sensor and under the two outer pinch rollers Press 13 There are five levels of sensitivity to choose from 14...

Page 87: ...ct pin 2 of the cutter s data connector to pin 3 and pin 7 to pin 8 18 Press button The cutter will start transmitting and receiving data at all available baud rates and parity settings The length of...

Page 88: ...user Press to confirm or to cancel The names of the users can only be changed via the computer NOTE Summa Cutter Control for PC can be used to change the name directly Mac users with OSX can use a sm...

Page 89: ...decreasing traction Cleaning the drive system WARNING KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING AREA THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS 1 Make sure there is no media loaded in the cutter...

Page 90: ...th several times until all residue is removed from the drive sleeves 9 Repeat for the other drive sleeves 5 1 2 Cleaning the media sensors Over time the media sensors may become dirty with accumulated...

Page 91: ...rfaces and on the rollers of the tool carriage Cleaning the sliding surfaces of the Y Guide rail 1 Switch machine off 2 Take a soft cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol or mild detergent 3 Clean surf...

Page 92: ...e sensor should be cleaned regularly with a cotton tipped swab Cleaning the OPOS system Pull the knife holder upwards Locate the hole in the OPOS sensor holder at the left side of the tool carriage Cl...

Page 93: ...ion against risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse T2 0A 250V SCHURTER SPT OR EQUIVALENT 1 To remove the fuse 3 lightly pry the fuse holder release clip 2 in the direction opp...

Page 94: ...ths from 115 mm up to 1300 mm 4 5 to 51 and has a drag knife The S160 which can handle media widths from 170 mm up to 1680 mm 6 7 to 66 and has a drag knife The S75 T which can handle media widths fro...

Page 95: ...ection of the cutter s power up operating configuration Wide variety of cutting speeds in metric or English units Up to eight separate user configurations stored in non volatile memory Media support s...

Page 96: ...Min margin left right 25 1 25 1 25 1 Front margin 45 45 45 45 45 45 Rear margin Sensor on Sensor off 45 33 1 75 1 3 45 33 1 75 1 3 45 33 1 75 1 3 Tracking Performance 0 1mm up to 12 m vinyl 760mm 0 00...

Page 97: ...than 0 25mm 0 03 x x Standard tangential knife Standard vinyl up to 0 25mm 0 03 thick x 2 Sandblast tangential knife requires special sandblast nose piece Sandblast and materials thicker than 0 25mm 0...

Page 98: ...ug Version 1 1 RS 232 I O Port connector DB 9P Mating connector DB 9S Byte format 8 data bits 2 stop bits no parity Baud rate 57600 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 bps TABLE 6 4 6 4 S CLASS INTERFACE SPECI...

Page 99: ...m 0 25 mil Accuracy 0 2 of move or 0 25 mm whichever is greater 0 2 of move or 0 010 whichever is greater Knife pressure for drag head 0 to 400 gr Pen pressure for drag head 0 to 400 gr Pouncing press...

Page 100: ...essential pre requisite to obtaining high cut quality Additionally media expansion or contraction may occur as a result of temperature variations To improve the dimensional stability of media let it...

Page 101: ...ASS accessories Part description Part number Picture Manual and driver CD MD9150 Power cable Regional differences contact local dealer for exact part number USB cable 399 111 Serial cable 423 183 Medi...

Page 102: ...al knife set of 5 390 534 Sandblast tangential knife 390 550 Double sided tangential knife 390 551 Standard drag knife set of 5 391 360 Sandblast drag knife set of 5 391 358 Insertion tool for tangent...

Page 103: ...h head for drag knife 395 330 Ballpoint pen holder 395 324 Ballpoint 395 325 Plotter pen set of 4 MP06BK Drag knife holder for sandblast knife 391 363 Tangential pouncing pin holder 395 315 Drag pounc...

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