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Cutting Plotter Controller

OPS

664

Software Usage Agreement ................................................................................ 2
Registered Trademarks 
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Notes on this Manual 
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Disclaimer 
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1  INTRODUCTION

1.1 

About the Controller .................................................................................. 3

1.2 

Operating Environment ............................................................................. 3

2  USING THE CONTROLLER

2.1 

Launching the Controller........................................................................... 3

2.2 

Setting the Various Parameters................................................................. 4

2.3 

Edit Condition List ..................................................................................... 6

2.4 

Cutting Conditions..................................................................................... 7

2.5 

Registration Mark Settings........................................................................ 8

2.6 

Advanced Settings .................................................................................... 9

3  ERROR MESSAGES

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Index ................................................................................................................. 11

USER'S MANUAL

MANUAL NO. OPS664-UM-153

Summary of Contents for OPS664

Page 1: ...ODUCTION 1 1 About the Controller 3 1 2 Operating Environment 3 2 USING THE CONTROLLER 2 1 Launching the Controller 3 2 2 Setting the Various Parameters 4 2 3 Edit Condition List 6 2 4 Cutting Conditions 7 2 5 Registration Mark Settings 8 2 6 Advanced Settings 9 3 ERROR MESSAGES 10 Index 11 USER S MANUAL MANUAL NO OPS664 UM 153 ...

Page 2: ...ftware and accompanying documentation Neither Graphtec nor the supplier gives any explicit or implicit guarantees regarding the infringement of a third party s rights arising from the use of the Software or accompanying manuals their commercial performance or their suitability for specific purposes Neither Graphtec nor the supplier assumes any responsibility for incidental secondary or special dam...

Page 3: ...led when you perform setup for your cutting plotter in a Windows 2000 Windows XP or Windows Vista environment 1 1 About the Controller The Cutting Plotter Controller is a software program that lets you perform settings at your computer instead of having to make them at the plotter s control panel In particular frequently used cutting condition settings and complicated registration mark reading pro...

Page 4: ...te and copy functions Note For further details on the Edit Condition List window refer to Section 2 3 Edit Condition List Test Performs test cutting using the currently displayed cutting conditions in order to check the cutting quality Move the cutter pen to the position where you wish to perform test cutting and then click the Test button to cut a 1 cm x 1 cm test pattern Note Check the cutting r...

Page 5: ... lower left position when you are facing the plotter becomes the origin point When viewed from the front of the plotter cutting is performed in the same direction as it was designed in the software and so operation is more intuitive When the Registration Marks function has been enabled Specifies the direction according to how the printed design should be loaded in the plotter If the design should ...

Page 6: ...e Controller is closed without any cutting being performed Close This button is only displayed when the Controller is launched via the Start menu Click this button to close the Controller 2 3 Edit Condition List Use this list to manage the cutting conditions files List Display Media names and the cutting conditions saved for each media name are displayed in list format The settings files initially...

Page 7: ... Test Performs test cutting using the currently displayed cutting conditions in order to check the cutting quality Move the cutter pen to the position where you wish to perform test cutting and then click the Test button to cut a 1 cm x 1 cm test pattern Note Check the cutting results If the film is cut cleanly and there are faint traces on the backing sheet the cutting conditions are correct If c...

Page 8: ...ed as boundary points for dividing the design up into multiple areas 4 point correction is then performed for each area This function enables even more accurate correction of media skew or other alignment problems that occurred when the design was printed Note The Correction Method Area parameter cannot be specified when the plotter is a Craft ROBOPro2 model Note Load the design in the plotter so ...

Page 9: ...e loaded medium is automatically fed forward and backward by the preset length when data is received This operation leaves traces of the grit rollers on the medium and prevents it from slipping during a cutting or plotting operation Similarly if a roll medium is used the medium is automatically pulled out by the cutting plotter Fan Power Specifies the suction force either Normal or Weak that is us...

Page 10: ...in Follow the instructions in the message GITKUSBP2 DLL could not be found and so the Controller could not be started Please reboot your computer or re install the Controller The GITKUSBP2 DLL functions could not be found and so the Controller could not be started Please reboot your computer or re install the Controller Follow the instructions in the message To install the software again first uni...

Page 11: ... 6 I Import Conditions 4 Initial Down Force 9 INTRODUCTION 3 L Launching the Controller 3 Length 8 List Display 6 List Edit 4 M Media Name 7 Media Orientation 5 Media Type 4 Mirror 9 N New 6 O Offset 7 Offset Angle 9 Operating Environment 3 Option 6 Origin 5 P Page Length 9 Pen Up Speed 9 Position 4 Q Quality 7 R Read Marks 6 Registration Marks 5 Registration Mark Settings 8 Registration Mark Type...

Page 12: ...12 Index Contents Cutting Plotter Controller OPS664 The specifications etc in this manual are subject to change without notice OPS664 UM 153 April 16 2007 3rd edition 01 GRAPHTEC CORPORATION ...

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