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S One

User’s Manual

Introduction

1-10

Mac OSX

Most recent cutting software does not need a driver installation when a computer is
connected to the cutter. The software that controls the driver is built into the cutting
software.

1.4.1.2

Connecting the S One cutter to a Mac, using a USB cable

Summary of Contents for S One Series

Page 1: ...User Manual Rev 001...

Page 2: ...for Information Technology Equipment Notice Summa reserves the right to modify the information contained in this User Manual at any time without prior notice Unauthorized copying modification distrib...

Page 3: ...roduct registration Contact Information All inquiries comments or suggestions concerning this and other Summa manuals should be directed to Summa nv Rochesterlaan 6 B 8470 GISTEL Belgium Summa America...

Page 4: ...ality S One is Summa s most popular and affordable line of vinyl cutters Their characteristics and performance match those of the most excellent cutters They offer tracking accuracy speed and features...

Page 5: ...tion 1 9 1 4 1 1 Connecting the S One cutter to a PC using a USB cable 1 9 1 4 1 2 Connecting the S One cutter to a Mac using a USB cable 1 10 1 4 2 Wired Ethernet connection 1 11 1 4 2 1 Use static a...

Page 6: ...of the FlexCut parameters 2 15 2 6 2 3 Material without a backing 2 16 3 OPOS 3 1 3 2 1 Printing the graphic 3 2 3 2 2 Different OPOS alignment methods 3 3 3 2 3 Processing long jobs 3 4 3 3 1 OPOS or...

Page 7: ...test 4 3 4 3 2 Load 4 3 4 3 3 Extended Load 4 3 4 3 4 Replot 4 3 4 3 5 Reset 4 3 4 4 1 Velocity 4 4 4 4 2 Overcut 4 4 4 4 3 OptiCut 4 4 4 4 4 TurboCut 4 4 4 4 5 Panel 4 5 4 5 1 Ethernet 4 6 4 5 2 Wi F...

Page 8: ...4 6 Specifications and general information 6 1 6 1 1 Introduction 6 1 6 1 2 Feature list 6 1 6 1 2 1 Hardware 6 1 6 1 2 2 Interface 6 1 6 1 2 3 Functionality 6 2 6 1 3 Software 6 2 6 2 1 Machine dimen...

Page 9: ...1 23 1 16 clamp drag head 1 23 1 17 Knife pressure test pattern 1 24 1 18 Peeled Knife pressure test pattern 1 25 1 19 Knife is chosen tool 1 26 1 20 Pen is chosen tool 1 26 2 1 Touchscreen 2 1 2 2 sc...

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Page 11: ...from the original design Any use of the cutter that is beyond the capabilities of the combination knife material is considered as improper use and may result in injury and serious damage to the machi...

Page 12: ...the left to the right and the media grit rollers are sharp and can grab loose objects clothing or body parts NOTE Make sure to observe all the caution labels on the cutter The cutter constantly measur...

Page 13: ...0V WARNING Before changing the fuse s make sure that the cutter is completely disconnected from its power source WARNING For continued protection against the risk of fire replace only with the same ty...

Page 14: ...use razor sharp knives Touching the knife with bare hands may cause injury Hazardous moving part Keep your fingers and other body parts away from this area This label is located on cutting head Risk o...

Page 15: ...ve humidity 35 75 non condensing 35 75 non condensing The environmental conditions of the used media may be stricter than those of the machine itself Please refer to the documentation about the used m...

Page 16: ...dia grit rollers The media grit rollers only move the media when the pinch rollers are in the down position The larger the model the more small sleeves 5 Tool carriage The tool carriage is the mount f...

Page 17: ...s power to ON or OFF To switch on the power press the I side of the rocker switch To switch off the power press the O side of the rocker switch 5 AC power cord receptacle It is located on the left ha...

Page 18: ...r entry module on the cutter s rear panel 2 Plug the male end of the AC power cord into a properly grounded wall socket 3 Power on the cutter by pressing the I side of the ON OFF rocker switch located...

Page 19: ...f the USB cable to a USB port on the computer 5 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the cutter 6 Power on the cutter and return to the computer 7 The Found New Hardwa...

Page 20: ...Most recent cutting software does not need a driver installation when a computer is connected to the cutter The software that controls the driver is built into the cutting software 1 4 1 2 Connecting...

Page 21: ...the software to drive the cutter It has also to be set in the cutter itself NOTE It is recommended to use a static IP address 1 Connect the Ethernet cable and power on the cutter see section 1 3 2 Pr...

Page 22: ...correctly 13 Confirm by pressing 14 Press to leave 15 Reboot the cutter Ipv4 address 1 2 3 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 192 168 1 1 Ipv4 address 1 2 3 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 192 168 1 1 Subnet Ipv4 address DHCP Ethernet...

Page 23: ...status and can be used in the cutting software NOTE If the DCHP server is used then the IP address that is assigned to it can be changed if the cutter is not used for a time longer than the lease time...

Page 24: ...s icon 3 Scroll down with arrow and press Configuration 4 Press Wi Fi 5 Press on the correct network 6 Fill in the password 7 Press to confirm 8 Press to leave FlexCut Tool Actions Settings Calibratio...

Page 25: ...6 Press on the correct network 7 Fill in the password 8 Press to confirm 9 Press DHCP 10 Press Off 11 Press to confirm FlexCut Tool Actions Settings Calibrations Configuration Ethernet Wi Fi USB port...

Page 26: ...to leave Networks Subnet Ipv4 address DHCP Wi Fi Networks Subnet Ipv4 address DHCP Wi Fi Ipv4 address 1 2 3 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 192 168 1 1 Ipv4 address 1 2 3 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 192 168 1 1 Networks Subnet I...

Page 27: ...ft or right Always hold the assembly at the side of the pinch roller to move it from left to right Do not reposition the pinch roller by holding the assembly at the rear of the machine The pinch rolle...

Page 28: ...ore holder and a tightened core holder FIG 1 8 1 8 CORE HOLDERS 3 Insert a loosened core holder into one end of the media roll and tighten the knob Verify that the core holder is secure Then do the sa...

Page 29: ...ollers should be positioned over the grit rollers 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 core holder at the back so the media is tight...

Page 30: ...rdous moving parts 8 Lower the pinch roller lever to press the media firmly against the grit rollers After one second the tool carriage automatically moves from the right to the left to sense the usab...

Page 31: ...oad the media 2 Press the icon 3 Press Actions 4 Press Load extended 5 Set the origin with the arrows and press to confirm 6 Set the size with the arrows and press to confirm ATTENTION Tracking is not...

Page 32: ...arrow clockwise to start cutting Below is the complete description of the knife removal and knife installation 1 Loosen the head clamp screw and remove the knife holder from the clamp FIG 1 13 1 13 RE...

Page 33: ...holder Gently push the knife in 3 Turn the holder upside down and tap it lightly on a solid surface to ensure the knife is completely inserted 4 Slowly turn the knurled knob clockwise until the tip o...

Page 34: ...to change the value 4 Or fill in the new value 1 Press to perform the internal knife pressure test 2 Press to confirm the chosen knife pressure 3 Press to leave the pressure unchanged Once is pressed...

Page 35: ...th must be increased when using thicker types of vinyl and decreased when using thinner types of vinyl ATTENTION After setting the cutting depth and or the knife pressure perform a thorough visual che...

Page 36: ...e clamp and tighten the clamp screw 3 The change of tool can either be done on the touch panel with Summa Cutter Control PC only or with the cutting software Selecting pen operation disables the knife...

Page 37: ...the cutter 2 Press the icon 3 Write down the serial number Step two activation of the barcode 1 Go to the webpage and register your cutter The web page will show a 6 digit code which is the activation...

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Page 39: ...he value for a given submenu parameter FIG 2 1 2 1 TOUCHSCREEN There is also a screen saving feature After a certain amount of time the screen goes blank and this logo appears on the screen FIG 2 2 2...

Page 40: ...s any other button on the cutter is pressed the cutter pauses and can no longer be controlled by the host computer However if the computer was busy sending cutting data to the cutter it will be able t...

Page 41: ...pen or pouncing tool with products from other manufacturers WARNING Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of the head or media Keep fingers and other body parts away from the cuttin...

Page 42: ...e pressure test pattern Peel out the rectangle and inspect the media backing FIG 2 3 2 3 PEELED KNIFE PRESSURE TEST PATTERN The knife depth is set correctly when the test pattern cuts completely throu...

Page 43: ...sed when the material that needs to be cut is thicker than 0 25 mm Changing knife offset 1 Power on the cutter and load the media 2 Press the menu button 3 Press Knife offset 4 Press the arrow up or d...

Page 44: ...Manual Basic operation 2 6 When the knife offset is too low the test pattern looks like this When the knife offset is too high the test pattern looks like this Adjust the knife offset until cut patter...

Page 45: ...rdingly The parameters can be changed individually but only with the program Summa Cutter Control There is one fixed speed the speed at which the cutter pulls the media from the roll This speed is fix...

Page 46: ...or the different users are all set the same Changing the User Configuration 1 Power on the cutter and load the media 2 Press current user 3 Select new user 4 Press to confirm NOTE The name of the conf...

Page 47: ...he cutter and load the media 2 Press 3 Scroll down with arrow and press on Calibrations 4 Press length calibration The cutter will reload the media and perform the length calibration test Take out the...

Page 48: ...7 Or simply fill in the value 8 Press to confirm the value of the measured length NOTE Once this user is calibrated consider changing the user name This makes it easy for future reference Measure lin...

Page 49: ...ur lines separately first set the cutter manually in FlexCut mode and then send the data for cutting through Setting the parameters for cutting through the media NOTE The following procedure describes...

Page 50: ...est with a lower value If they are too small or non existent then raise this value Full pressure 1 2 3 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 180 180 g Full pressure 1 2 3 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 C 180 180 g Full pressure cut length...

Page 51: ...10 Press Panel 11 Press Panel size 12 Change the value by pressing the arrows or just fill in the value 13 Press to confirm Panel settings 14 Press to return NOTE Recommended settings for Panel size 3...

Page 52: ...ure and bad cut quality FIG 2 8 2 8 KNIFE DEPTH SETTING CUTTING THROUGH When performing FlexCut the knife is turned out just enough to cut through the vinyl and backing The decision to let the knife h...

Page 53: ...e pressure correctly to cut just through the vinyl Also write down this value Step 2 Go to the FlexCut parameter setting menu as described in section 2 6 1 Set the full pressure parameter to the value...

Page 54: ...eds relative lower FlexCut pressures The FlexCut pressure length of plastic materials is then relatively short whereas fibrous materials need longer bridges to keep the material together to move it ba...

Page 55: ...the graphic into the cutter 4 Load the media and register the marks 5 Cut the graphic Many versions of cutting software have the built in capability to make contour cutting user friendly and automati...

Page 56: ...front For shorter jobs the edge margins might smaller but should be at least 1 cm 0 4 in FIG 3 1 3 1 MARGINS PRINTING ON A ROLL When printing on a sheet then there should be at least 40 mm of media af...

Page 57: ...ormation OPOS XY An extra line at the bottom of the job is printed line in the figure below the sensor reads it and can also compensate for deformations along the width of the machine OPOS XY2 Analogu...

Page 58: ...otal for the first panel The following panels will then be cut after reading the marks at the end of that panel so 2 for each following panel When set to ON 4 marks the last marks of the previous pane...

Page 59: ...the user only needs to manoeuvre the OPOS sensor above the origin mark of the first graphic Cutting subsequent graphics does not require additional user input There are two multiple job situations in...

Page 60: ...receives an OPOS job from the computer without waiting for the user to move the tool Therefore the user will have to set the tool above the first mark while loading the material If the OPOS origin is...

Page 61: ...e origin tool can then be set to the left of the media under the OPOS XY line to be able to find the origin mark even if it is situated far from the right side of the media OPOS origin is set to Media...

Page 62: ...first copy as you would make a normal OPOS job The cutter will stop after the first contour has been cut and will come online again S1D160 50000 x 145 mm Knife 700 mm s 90 g Configuration 1 LAN 192 16...

Page 63: ...tting will repeat itself automatically until all remaining contours have been cut S1D160 50000 x 145 mm Knife 700 mm s 90 g Configuration 1 LAN 192 168 10 2 Knife pressure Knife offset FlexCut Tool Ac...

Page 64: ...the same graphic on multiple media sheets 1 Press Settings 2 Scroll down with the arrow and press Configuration 3 Press OPOS parameters 4 Press OPOS panelling 5 Select 2 or 4 marks 6 Press to confirm...

Page 65: ...second and any following sheet must be loaded in the cutter at the same position and orientation as those from the first sheet When in OPOS sheet mode the cutter stores the distance between the edges...

Page 66: ...a on a server where the RIP has written the cut file and then send this file to the cutter Once the file is sent the barcode server waits again for a new barcode In this way a complete roll can be cut...

Page 67: ...k on the start icon in the program please refer to program manual for more info Then jump to step 3 in the above procedure To ensure that OPOS is working accurately two calibrations are necessary the...

Page 68: ...he display 5 Carefully weed the square making sure the edges stay intact Press 6 Press to get online again OPOS will read the edges of the square and calibrate itself accordingly 7 Press to get online...

Page 69: ...rm the media calibration 1 Switch the cutter on and load the vinyl with the printed square 2 Press Settings 3 Scroll down with arrow and press Calibrations 4 Press Calibrate media OPOS 5 Press Measure...

Page 70: ...between black and white Make sure that the test has been performed correctly Set value If a combination of media colour mark colour has already been calibrated and recorded Then this value can be fil...

Page 71: ...ntly used parameters are also explained in this section Press to access the top menu The main menu contains parameter settings and submenus The complete menu cannot be shown at once on the LCD so use...

Page 72: ...ressure usually the length that will be cut all the way through 3 Flex pressure cut length This parameter determines the length that will be cut with reduced pressure or without pressure This is usual...

Page 73: ...d media This menu can be used when loading sheet material During loading the maximum material length can be set This action is explained in section 1 5 2 The RECUT instruction recuts the last file whi...

Page 74: ...e overcut value OptiCut increases the cutting quality in case the knife is worn out or not calibrated correctly OptiCut is default set to OFF Press OptiCut then after pressing On or Off press to confi...

Page 75: ...deactivated If this parameter is set at 0 then the cutter will cut each panel only once If it is set at 1 it will cut each panel twice Use the Panel replot submenu to set the number of times it needs...

Page 76: ...chosen USB id in the cutter Each time a new USB is selected on the cutter and connected for the first time to the computer the wizard will be started by Windows to install a driver ATTENTION The chan...

Page 77: ...option defaults all user parameters to factory default The Autoload option enables the user to change the vinyl unroll procedure When autoload is activated the cutter will automatically unroll the vin...

Page 78: ...e cutting strip and knife tip The sensor can be activated or deactivated with this menu The cutter will stop during the loading procedure or while it is cutting as soon as the rear sensor detects the...

Page 79: ...tergent Do not use abrasives Over time the sleeves of the drive drum may become clogged with accumulated residue from the media liner This may cause the media to slip between the pinch rollers and the...

Page 80: ...the media sensors may become dirty with accumulated residue from the media This may cause the cutter to malfunction Clean the media sensors by wiping them out with cotton swabs FIG 5 2 5 2 MEDIA SENSO...

Page 81: ...shape of the Y guide rail may differ from model to model the areas are located in the same place at the top and bottom of the guiding FIG 5 3 5 3 SLIDING SURFACES ON Y GUIDE RAIL Over time there may...

Page 82: ...rotection against the risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse T2A H250V 1 To remove the fuses lightly pry the fuse holder release clips The fuse holder will pop free FIG 5 4 5...

Page 83: ...anding may be different In this section we refer to the basic model names S1D60 S1D75 S1D120 S1D140 and SD160 Where known it is marked if a specification is configuration depended Integrated roll feed...

Page 84: ...int cut alignment technology OPOS 2 0 OPOS X OPOS XY OPOS XY2 OPOS Extra GoSign o Finishing software cut and print and cut jobs o Material Database o Windows 7 Windows 8 or Windows 10 no home version...

Page 85: ...sket 1116 43 9 1116 43 9 1116 43 9 1116 43 9 1116 43 9 kg lbs kg lbs kg lbs kg lbs kg lbs kg lbs Weight 18 39 7 36 79 4 43 94 8 43 5 95 9 48 105 9 S1D60 S1D75 S1D120 S1D140 S1D160 mm inch mm inch mm I...

Page 86: ...nteed specifications 1 for media less than 762 mm 30 wide 4 m 13 feet max within guaranteed specifications 1 for media larger than 762 mm 30 wide Thickness 0 05 to 0 25 0 8 mm with optional sandblast...

Page 87: ...1372 24 54 1 0 2 1172 46 18 1220 23 48 0 9 3 954 37 55 1000 23 40 1 2 4 864 34 01 914 25 36 1 0 5 720 28 34 762 21 30 0 8 6 570 22 44 610 20 24 0 8 7 454 17 87 500 23 20 1 1 8 350 13 77 400 25 16 1 1...

Page 88: ...Repeatability 1 0 1mm 0 004 Accuracy 0 2 of move or 0 25 mm whichever is greater 2 0 2 of move or 0 010 whichever is greater 2 Knife pressure 0 to 600 gr 3 Pen pressure 0 to 600 gr 3 1 Valid within th...

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