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Cutter Parts

Before you start cutting, you should familiarize yourself with the cutter and its basic parts and functions:

Front View

Control Panel

Used to provide input directly to the cutter. Covered in detail in the
“Control Panel” (

page 8

) section of this manual.

Carriage Arm

Holds the Blade

(or Pen)

Carriage.

Shown in detail on

page 5.

Pinch Rollers

Holds the media tightly to the feed roller below.

Back view shown in detail

on page 7.

Feed Rollers

Positions the cutting material during operation.

Positioning Button

Used by the cutter to determine the location of the Carriage Arm.

Left Side Cover

Contains the Power Cable Port, Power Switch and Fuse Cartridge for
the cutter.

Shown in detail on page 6.

Right Side Cover

Contains the USB and Serial cable ports for the cutter.

Shown in detail on

page 5.

Summary of Contents for MH-1351

Page 1: ......

Page 2: ...Redraw Screen 11 Setting up 12 Selecting a Location for Your Cutter 12 Connecting the Cutter to a Computer 12 Install SignBlazer Software 14 Installing the Pen Carriage 15 Installing a New Blade 17 Replacing a Worn Blade 18 Preparing for Cutting 19 Step By Step Instructions 24 Starting SignBlazer 24 Making a Simple Cut in SignBlazer 26 Importing 28 Cutting From an Imported File 30 Converting a Ras...

Page 3: ... 2 Specifications 34 Troubleshooting 35 ...

Page 4: ...earning process of the MH cutters or to vinyl cutting in general Please read it thoroughly and follow the steps carefully to help insure a trouble free experience with your new machine If you have any questions along the way we have provided a few locations to go to get those questions answered You can post on the US Cutter forums at forum uscutter com submit a request for support on the support w...

Page 5: ...n Carriage Shown in detail on page 5 Pinch Rollers Holds the media tightly to the feed roller below Back view shown in detail on page 7 Feed Rollers Positions the cutting material during operation Positioning Button Used by the cutter to determine the location of the Carriage Arm Left Side Cover Contains the Power Cable Port Power Switch and Fuse Cartridge for the cutter Shown in detail on page 6 ...

Page 6: ...age in place Locking Knob Allows access to the Blade Pen Carriage Slots for exchanging replacing Carriages USB Cable Port Used to connect a USB cable from the cutter to a computer Serial COM Cable Port Used to connect a serial cable from the cutter to a computer Only one of the connection cables should be used to connect the cutter to a computer Not both ...

Page 7: ...below Back view shown in detail on next page Power Cable Port Used to connect a power cable from the cutter to a wall outlet or surge protector Power Switch Main power switch for turning the power of the cutter on 1 or off 0 Fuse Cartridge Allows access to the fuse inside of the cutter ...

Page 8: ...ts the tension of how tightly the pinch roller is held to the feed roller below Pinch Roller Release Lever Allows you to release Pinch Rollers either so they can be moved from side to side or to allow media to be easily fed below them by pulling up on the Release Levers ...

Page 9: ...e down with the current amount of force This can be useful in determining if the current Force setting is appropriate for the material being used Press the Origin button with the blade in place and the material underneath the blade to see how much of the material and material backing will be penetrated during cutting V V Buttons Adjusts the cutting speed A cutting speed of 16inch s is a reasonable...

Page 10: ...place when Offline Pause mode was entered Setup Button Accesses Redraw mode Test Button Accepts any changes that have been made to the material or blade positions and exits Offline Pause mode returning the cutter to the main screen Resumes any cutting that was taking place when Offline Pause mode was entered from the new blade material positions Same as Origin button Origin Button Accepts any chan...

Page 11: ...aud rate back to 9600 clearing the memory of the machine and setting the origin of the carriage arm to its rightmost position Offline Pause Button Accesses Redraw mode Setup Button Exits Setup mode and returns to the main screen Test Button Has no function in this mode Origin Button Has no function in this mode V V Buttons Adjusts the e Speed of the cutter F F Buttons Adjusts the Baud rate of the ...

Page 12: ...ode and returns to Setup mode Setup Button Exits Redraw mode and returns to Offline Pause mode Test Button Exits Redraw mode and returns to the main screen Origin Button Starts the Redraw process If the cutters memory has been recently cleared or if the information of the last cut is too large to be completely stored in the cutters memory than the phrase Nodata will be shown on the screen and the ...

Page 13: ...g of the machine can not only disrupt accuracy of cutting but may also cause electrical components inside the machine to dislodge and require otherwise unnecessary repairs and maintenance Fans located inside of the cutter can draw in outside dust from the area surrounding the cutter Excessive buildup of dust can cause either mechanical or electronic malfunctions Keeping the cutter as dust free as ...

Page 14: ...ivers disc and click next 6 When the wizard is complete click the Finish button 7 The Found New Hardware wizard should appear again When it does follow steps 3 6 again for the second driver Windows Vista Users If you want to use downloaded drivers download them before starting the install process 1 Connect the USB Cable to your computer and your cutter The Found New Hardware wizard will appear 2 W...

Page 15: ...ly install your software Installing SignBlazer Software Insert the SignBlazer Elements CD into your computer Select Run Setup Follow the on screen instructions Ignore the warning of only being able to install SignBlazer on one computer This does not apply since you will be using trial mode and updates are no longer available for the SignBlazer software When asked what cutter you want to use select...

Page 16: ...ied pen carriage until they are comfortable with normal operations of the cutter and cutting software Your Pen Carriage should come assembled and appear as it does in this image If it does not please refer to the pen replacement section below for assembly instructions To install the pen carriage Loosen the locking knob on the carriage arm Drop the pen attachment into place in the front slot of the...

Page 17: ...ge Unscrew the top cap from the Pen carriage Remove the top cap the pen and the spring Replace the pen and or spring as necessary Slide the spring onto the pen from the top and insert it back into the pen carriage Replace the carriage cap and screw into place ...

Page 18: ...er from a new blade Insert the blade into the top of the Blade carriage Screw the cap back onto the blade carriage Adjust the carriage cap until the blade is protruding approximately 1 64th of an inch Adjust the Brass Ring until it fits snug against the Cap This will help keep the cap in place during operation Loosen the locking knob on the carriage arm Place Blade carriage into the carriage arm T...

Page 19: ...carriage from the carriage arm Unscrew the cap of the blade carriage Press up on the release button located on the bottom of the blade carriage to raise the blade and remove it Follow the remaining steps from Installing a New Blade on the previous page ...

Page 20: ...ut from a scrap or single sheet instead of a roll then skip the next step on placing a vinyl roll All other steps will be the same Place the roll on top of the stand rollers Release the Pinch Rollers by pulling up on the Pinch Roller Release Levers ...

Page 21: ...et instead of a roll the vinyl can also be feed from the front Adjust the pinch rollers so there is one roller located on each side of the vinyl and on models with 3 or more rollers one roller near the center Avoid lowering a pinch roller to the gap between the two feed rollers ...

Page 22: ... a gap of between 1 from the edge of the roller and the edge of the vinyl on both sides Engage the Pinch Rollers by pushing down on the Pinch Roller Release Levers If the cutter is not already on turn it on now ...

Page 23: ...ill be made Press the button to enter offline mode Adjust the vinyl to where you want to make your cut to start by using the Up and Down Arrow Keys on the Control Panel Now adjust the Blade to where you want your cut to start by using the Left and Right Arrow Keys ...

Page 24: ...t of and behind the starting location to finish your cut If you would like to make other adjustments to the pressure speed or other settings you can do so now If you are setting up for your first cut with the machine then the default values should be a good starting point If you make any adjustments to your cutter make sure that you return to the main screen before you attempt to cut If you are un...

Page 25: ...nBlazer Open the SignBlazer Software The Default location will be in the Programs Folder under SignBlazer Elements for USCutter Navigate to this folder and select SignBlazer Elements for USCutter SignBlazer will attempt to download update files ...

Page 26: ...tart regularly To override the update process in the future refer to the Troubleshooting listing titled When starting the SignBlazer Software it fails to find updates located in the Troubleshooting section of the manual starting on 35 We will be working in Trial Mode Select Trial Mode from the following screen then select Yes from the confirmation window ...

Page 27: ... screen Making a Simple Cut in SignBlazer You can create images from scratch using the various tools in SignBlazer For this tutorial we will be drawing a simple square just to show the steps of making a cut from SignBlazer Select the Square tool at the top of the window ...

Page 28: ... square desired and clicking a second time Now to cut this simple shape from the cutter Select Cutter from the top selection menu This will take you to the cutter screen of SignBlazer Elements where you can see a representation of how your cut will be made when sent to the cutter as well as various cutter options ...

Page 29: ...he top selection menu Importing Drawing images from scratch in SignBlazer may prove to be somewhat different than imaging software that you are more familiar with If you would rather create the images to be cut in another software or you already have designs finished that need to be cut then you can just import the finished artwork into SignBlazer and cut from there Most major raster and vector im...

Page 30: ...to SignBlazer by selecting Clipboard Paste from the Edit drop down menu Images imported via Clipboard Paste may not retain the same dimensions that they held in another software program Using the Import Function You can import an image that has been saved from another program by first selecting Import from the File drop down menu Then navigate to the saved file by using the Folder and Drives menus...

Page 31: ...ted from the List Files of Type menu or that All Graphic Files is selected Cutting From an Imported File If the file imported is already a vector image then it is now ready to cut or be further edited within SignBlazer If you are ready to cut you can follow the steps in the previous section Making a Simple Cut in SignBlazer starting on page 26 ...

Page 32: ...separated from the background and be black in color though the image we chose for this demonstration has a background and is not completely darkened to demonstrate that the process is possible with a variety of images First make sure that the image has been properly imported into SignBlazer and that the image is selected You can tell an image is selected when it shows a border and square bounding ...

Page 33: ...old slider will be included in the cut and anything lighter will not Since we chose an image with good contrast and separation for our example this process will be easy We simply check that our image to be cut shows up in light grey or black and that there are no areas of the background or other parts of the image that are unnecessarily included Now press the OK button on the Convert Image to mono...

Page 34: ...one another If you grab one image and drag it you will see the other image left behind You can now delete the monochrome image that has been left behind as it is no longer needed The cutting process for a vectorized image is the same as it is for cutting a simple image You can now follow the steps from the Making a Simple cut in SignBlazer section of this manual starting on page 26 to make your cu...

Page 35: ... Double sheet soft sheet and plastic sheet Motor Stepper Motor Minimum Character Matrix Approximately 2 inches 5mm high Blade Type Roland Cemented Carbide blades Plotting Pen All 11 4mm diameter plotting pens Display Panel 8 digits x 2 line LCD Communications Interface USB Universal Serial Bus and RS 232 Serial 9 pin Power Requirements 90 260 VAC Repeatability 0 127 mm Mechanical Resolution 0 0254...

Page 36: ... the instructions on page 14 then right click the COM Port and select Properties On the Port Settings tab change to Flow Control option to Hardware The cutter performs erratically during cuts stops cutting before the cut is finished or cuts lines that do not appear in the design Some computers do not work well when connected via the USB port of the cutters If you are having problems while cutting ...

Page 37: ...t during cutting If the blade is protruding too far from the Blade Carriage then it can score and cut material during normal operations If this is occurring the blade needs to be adjusted so that it is protruding a minimal distance from the carriage See the instructions on page 17 Vinyl not feeding straight and the rightmost Pinch Roller will not move Sometimes during shipping or movement of the m...

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Page 39: ...e outer side of the Right Column outer side will have a curved edge and will have larger hole openings 2 Needed For This Step G x1 Left Roller Arm K x1 Left Column C x3 Bolt B x3 Bolt Cap Attaching the Left Roller Arm to the outer side of the Left Column outer side will have a curved edge and will have larger hole openings ...

Page 40: ...p Assembled right side roller arm column D x4 Long Screw M x1 Foot Attaching a Foot on the right side 4 Needed For This Step Assembled left side roller arm column D x4 Long Screw M x1 Foot Attaching a Foot on the left side ...

Page 41: ...e Center Crossbeam If your model has 2 Crossbeams repeat this step attaching both to the right side 6 Needed For This Step Assembled right side roller arm column foot with Center Crossbeam A x2 Short Screw F x2 Screw Sleeve E x2 Screw Sleeve Cap Adding the Left Side to the completed right side Some larger models will have more than one Center Crossbeam If your model has 2 Crossbeams repeat this st...

Page 42: ...7 Needed For This Step Completed stand L x2 Rollers Adding the Rollers 8 Needed For This Step Completed stand with rollers MH series Cutter Adding the Cutter to the completed Stand ...

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