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OPERATOR'S MANUAL

Summary of Contents for SMURF HW1200

Page 1: ...OPERATOR S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...re Setup Guide for USB Printer Mode 8 e 2 Virtual COM USB 8 e 3 RS232 Serial COM 8 f SD Card Secure Digital Memory Card 10 g Media installation 13 h Knife setting and adjusting 13 i Drawing pen installation 14 5 Operating instructions 14 a Control Panel illustration 14 b Off line On line 15 c Media and carriage positioning 15 d Adjusting speed and pressure 16 e Pause function 16 f Setting the orig...

Page 3: ...ARNING Do not use a power source that does not meet the rating voltage otherwise fire or electric shock can occur If smoke or unpleasing smell comes out of the machine or it makes any noise please do not continue using it it may result in a fire or electric shock Do not pull the plug out when the power is on to avoid damaging the machine Make sure electrical grounding when it is working Otherwise ...

Page 4: ...en fire or electric shock may occur To unplug the power cable please hold and pull the plug instead of the cable Pulling the cable may result in electric shock or fire When operating the machine do not place your hand on the capstan to avoid injury Place the machine on a stable surface otherwise the machine may fall and get damaged To unplug the power cable please hold and pull the plug instead of...

Page 5: ... accessories should be included in the package please contact the seller if anything is missing Part QTY Picture Power cable 1 USB cable 1 RS232 cable 1 Blade holder 1 Blade 3 Pen 1 Warranty Card 1 Driver CD 1 3 Product Structure Diagram ...

Page 6: ... HW1200 but optional for HW630 Remove from the packaging box all parts of the stand turn on the party bag and assemble the stand as illustrated in the above image Place the cutter on the stand after assembling aim at and install spiral shell then lock with the screw b Installation and Use 1 Place the cutter in a clean and spacious place and make sure there is 30 cm space around the cutter 2 Notes ...

Page 7: ...bove pictures where both are connected for illustration purposes Connected After connecting RS232 serial port use COM1 port to transfer out on it directly e 1 USB Printer mode setup before connecting the SMURF to the computer do the following 1 Press MODE several times until PRINTER and VIRTUAL COM appear on the panel 2 Press UP or DOWN arrow so that there is a Y next to PRINTER 3 Press RESET to r...

Page 8: ... choose HW330 as the Cutter model 3 Choose USB001 as the Output Device Port 1 Install the Cut Tool If you do not have it on the disc you can download it here Smurf Cut Tool for CorelDRAW NOTE Make sure to install the CutTool to a user writable location such as the Desktop or else it will not function correctly 2 Insert the USB dongle into the computer before opening the Cut Tool in CorelDRAW Regul...

Page 9: ...s your version of CorelDRAW 2 Now click Cut Plot and Select USB001 as the Port 3 Click Send to send the job to the Cutter Plotter Note IF THERE ARE NO LINES IN THE OUTPUT PREVIEW THEN PLEASE MAKE SURE THE DESIGN IS VECTOR PATHS CURVES IF THE DESIGN IS ALREADY VECTOR REINSTALL THE CUTTOOL TO THE DESKTOP OR OTHER USER WRITABLE LOCATION ...

Page 10: ...ches your version of CorelDRAW 2 Set the Outside Offset amount and then click Trace Contour Note IF THERE ARE NO LINES IN THE OUTPUT PREVIEW THEN PLEASE MAKE SURE THE DESIGN IS VECTOR PATHS CURVES IF THE DESIGN IS ALREADY VECTOR REINSTALL THE CUTTOOL TO THE DESKTOP OR OTHER USER WRITABLE LOCATION 3 Now click Add Mark to add the registration marks to the design ...

Page 11: ... the dialogue box on CorelDRAW to confirm when it has finished Note If the Contour position is offset then please follow our video guide on how to calibrate the ARMS The video can be found on the Disc that came with your SMURF cutter or online here http download ukcutter co uk videos cutters SMURF_calibration mp4 e 3 RS232 Serial COM Setup RS232 Settings transmission rate 38400 Data bits D 8 Stop ...

Page 12: ...2 with NO directories folders Files must be placed in the root of the drive 1 Open the software complete the drawings and save as PLT format Note file names in Arabic or English cannot exceed 12 characters There are two ways to save as a PLT file a After choosing the correct model select FILE for How is your HW630 connected to your computer and click Finish b Select Send mode Save to file then cli...

Page 13: ...Note Files can be sent as PLT in Artcut and CorelDraw software 2 Insert SD card into the cutter press Origin and use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to find your file Press Enter to load your selected file ...

Page 14: ...unlight and water Do not place the print media to erect in order to avoid edge damage Do not fold and stack the print media Do not use bruised wrinkled curled or stained with dust medium Do not drop or wet the print media Need to tidy up before installation media 2 The cutter can be used with a single sheet of media or also with a roll of media 3 Main operation methods using the media To press the...

Page 15: ... CAUTION Don t touch the knife tip with your finger to avoid injury 1 Install the knife into the holder Rotate the knife sheath to adjust the length of the exposed part of the knife tip Blade holder exploded as shown below the detail operation are described as followed 2 For different material users can adjust the length of knife sheath exposed at any time Depress the lever of pinch roller Set the...

Page 16: ...age and UP to move the media then press the Origin button to clear old coordinates and set new origin 2 Press the button at online state to read SD card files Press to select file then press Enter to load file 3 Test Text cutting effect 4 Reset Reset and clear cache memory data on main board 5 Enter After selecting SD card file press Enter button to load select file 6 Mode 1 Change blade mode to p...

Page 17: ... with local state and send the process of carving knife pressure and speed of testing debugging speed increase speed by value increment key key to decrease the value by value reduction testing the pressure to increase the pressure by value increment key by numerical reduction to decrease the pressure e Pause function During cutter output press the Offline Pause button to go in suspended mode and d...

Page 18: ...square and triangle and tear out the test strip by hand if can be easily opened and not carved through the adhesive indicating that debugging is good if tear out with the associated media you need to increase the blade pressure or adjust the knife extended tip then continue to press Test the machine will automatically cut the left side of the original location of test strips you need to do this be...

Page 19: ...Click next Select I agree the terms of the license agreement and click Next Select the installation path click Next ...

Page 20: ...tically show your User Number ID as shown below Select Language and click Done to complete the installation a desktop shortcut will automatically be created a Flexi operation 1 Open Flexi software create a new file or open an existing file and click the cutting draw button to send file ...

Page 21: ...2 The software will automatically open the Add Setup dialog box Select brand name and model name accordingly and click Next as below 3 Select connection method ...

Page 22: ... the same port as the cutter output port the other parameter is the same as handshare agreement above picture show baud rate 38400 hardware handshake agreement RTS and CTS 5 At the screen shown above set overcut length to 0 03cm and then click properties 6 Set the Knife offset to 0 040mm and the rest as shown below Those two ports should be the same ...

Page 23: ... in A4 size material set the size to A4 as the picture shows below 2 Supported formats for outer contour cutting PSD PNG 3 Select the image click effect on the menu then click contour cut and set the proper contour line from the outer image depending on your preference and finally click ok to confirm As shown on the picture contour line can be adjusted depending on your preference The size setting...

Page 24: ...4 Then click effect in menu click Contour Cut Mark SA automatically mark after cutting accuracy is the most accurate as the picture show Cli ck thi s ite m ...

Page 25: ... needs to be put straight 7 While Offline move the blade to the red dot as the following picture shows and press Origin This sets the bottom right hand corner as the absolute origin After the coordinates reset the new origin is ready and the output will start cutting from the new origin Cli ck her e ...

Page 26: ...Click cut contour and send 8 FLEXI software will automatically pop up the dialog below Select the cutter brand name Vicsign and the model name number ...

Page 27: ...is the same as the port for the installed driver If it is not the same the cutter will not work 10 The selected port should be the same as the cutting output port and the other parameter settings as the above picture shows Baud rate 38400 Hardwires RTS and CTS 11 Click Send to send the file to the plotter These two ports should be the same ...

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