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Page 2: ...lot and Rapid are registered trademarks or product names of Uninet RAPID LABEL SYSTEMS AND SUMMA Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 and MS DOS are registered trademarks or product names of Microsoft Corporation Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation Other company and product names may be registered trademarks or product names Changes or modifications not exp...

Page 3: ...els are attached to areas where care should be taken Read and understand the positions and contents thoroughly before operating the machine Make sure that all warning labels can be recognized If text or illustrations cannot be seen clearly clean or replace the label When cleaning warning labels use a cloth with water or neutral detergent Do not use any solvent or gasoline products If a warning lab...

Page 4: ...nated by foreign substances or liquid spills as doing so may result in electrical shock or fire Immediately turn off the power switch disconnect the power plug from the electric socket and contact your authorized dealer 9 Make sure to use only the specified power supply AC 100 V 120 V AC 220 V 240 V If the power supply other than the specified voltage is used it could cause an electric shock and f...

Page 5: ... of the iColor series digital cutters Before using the iColor series digital cutter you are required to read and fully understand the contents and directions in this manual B Manual Configuration 1 Unpacking the machine 2 Components Product Overview Explains the features part names and functions of the digital cutter 3 Initial Setup and Basic Operations Explains the procedures for the initial setu...

Page 6: ...omputer Setup 20 21 22 28 Connecting To A Computer Software Installation Adding The LF700 To Winplot 29 Section 4 Setting Up The Machine 30 Setting up the Machine 31 Slitter Blades 32 Adjusting the brake bar 33 Section 5 Getting Started 34 Loading The Media 35 39 Pinch Roller Errors 40 Changing Origin 41 Knife Installation 42 Pen Installation 43 OPOS Automatic Rise and Fall 43 Knife Depth Pressure...

Page 7: ...ing 56 Sending Cut Data From Winplot To The Cutter 56 57 Section 7 Job Settings 58 Setting Up A Page Counter 59 Changing The Drag Knife Offset 60 Cutting Speed 61 Cancelling a Job 62 Opos Rise and Fall 62 Hints and Tips 63 Section 8 Care and Maintenance 64 Care Maintenance 65 Changing the Fuse 66 Greasing the Mandrels 66 Cleaning the Drive System 67 Cleaning the Media Sensor 68 Cleaning the Y Guid...

Page 8: ...eparation This section explains all of the details and requirements of the machine before you unbox it from preparing the space to computer specifications Page Unpacking the machine 9 Check list 10 Specifications 10 Serial and fuse plate 10 Machine dimensions 11 Cautions 12 ...

Page 9: ...lly the machine weighs approximately 100kg and must be lifted into place by 4 strong adults Do not place the cutter in or on the following areas doing so may result in the cutter tipping or falling over and causing serious injury Unstable or loose surfaces Angled surfaces Light weight table Areas subject to vibration by other equipment The machine must be levelled using an accurate levelling devic...

Page 10: ...mm Power Supply Single phase AC 100 V 120 V AC 220 V 240 V frequency 50 60HZ 2 Cut Speed Dependent on graphic Cut Force 0 400 grams in 5 gram steps Cut Type Drag knife and tangential emulation Cut To Registration Single point registration mark Cut Ability Both printed and unprinted media Max Label Length 12 inch repeat 304 8mm Lamination Unsupported laminate roll Maximum Roll Diameter 300 mm Waste...

Page 12: ...ansformer 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 PROPERLY GROUNDED CONNECTION Before changing the fuse make sure that the cutter is completely disconnected from its power source For continued protection against risk of fire replace only with the same ...

Page 13: ...13 Section 2 Getting To Know Your Machine This section details all of the components of your machine including the keypad and buttons located around your iColor LF700 machine Page LF700 Components 14 15 Key Pad 16 Control Panel 17 LCD Screen 18 Cutting Head 19 ...

Page 14: ...ind E Media Feed Dancer Bar F Control Panel G Media Rewind Dancer Bar H Media Rewind I Slitter Module J Lamination Waste Rewind K Emergency Stop L Cutter Assembly M Waste Matrix Rewind O Lamination Brake Adjustment P Media Unwind Brake Adjustment A C D M L E G J I H K F Lamination waste rewind is an optional extra and may not be fitted to your machine B O P ...

Page 15: ...E F B H I L K J G A Media Sensor B Lamination Nip Roller C Nip Roller Latch D Media Unwind Mandrel E Media Feed Roller Latch F Media Feed Nip Roller G Lamination Waste Rewind H Knurled Roller I Brake Bar J Media Rewind Mandrel J Slitter Knife Module L Waste Removal Bar ...

Page 16: ... clockwise direction to feed paper through the machine Lamination motor jog This button jogs the motor in a clockwise direction to remove the slack from the lamination waste Pause button This button pauses the operation of the machine Reset button This button resets the motors and dancing bars ready for a new job Waste matrix jog This button jogs the motor in a clockwise direction to tighten the w...

Page 17: ... key is not pressed a changed value of a menu item is not saved internally and can will be lost if the menu is left The test key If there is a certain test routine in a submenu then it can be activated to start it The test key can also be used to set the cutter offline during a job and check the result with the jogging keys Press the key to go online again The jogging keys The use of the jogging k...

Page 18: ...he last menu or submenu item is displayed pressing the appropriate key will automatically take you back to the first item of the same menu or submenu A parameter or parameter value preceded with an asterisk is the current selected param eter or parameter value If a menu is left with a value on the LCD which is not preceded by an asterisk then this will not be the saved value Each keystroke can ini...

Page 19: ...ting knife and the OPOS sensor functionality are explained later in this manual Cutting blade holder OPOS Sensor It is important to note that the OPOS sensor has two positions up and down The machine will only sense correctly if the sensor is in the down position To place the sensor in the down position simply push the sensor down with your finger until it sits just above the media or until the se...

Page 20: ...n 3 Computer Setup This section explains the install procedure for the LF700 software your computer must have the minimum specifications as laid out in Section 1 Preparation Page Connecting to a computer 21 Software Installation 22 28 Adding the LF700 to the software 29 ...

Page 21: ...hould be USB A 4 pin Connecting the LF700 digital cutter to a PC using a USB cable Power off the cutter Insert the LF700 User CD into the computer s CD ROM drive Let auto play run auto start or start by hand For connecting more than one cutter to one computer see section on USB class It is recommended to use always the latest version of the driver The CD is made so that it downloads the latest ver...

Page 22: ...ontents of this folder will contain all of the software you will need to run the iColor LF700 Summa WinPlot Installation The firstly select the Setup Winplot installation icon Double click to run The software will start an installation Wizard that will guide you through the install process you will also get the chance to change languages and source directories as the install progresses If you are ...

Page 23: ... next install window select your preferred language and select Next to continue In this install window the Start programme shortcut can be changed Press Next to continue Select which icons you would like the software to automatically generate by checking the correct boxes Press Next to continue Select Next to finalise the Winplot software installation ...

Page 24: ...r Double click the icon to run The software will start an installation Wizard that will guide you through the install process you will also get the chance to change the source directories as the install progresses If you are happy with the default install directory please continue by pressing Next otherwise browse and create a new directory then select Next to continue ...

Page 25: ...Summa Cutter Tools Summa Cutter Tools will install all of the necessary plugins associated with Illustrator or Coral Draw these software programmes must be pre installed on your PC Plugins for Illustrator and Coral Draw can be installed again if you perform a software upgrade This is a list of the compatible versions of Illustrator and Coral Draw at the time of writing the manual an updated list o...

Page 26: ...tallation when selecting a Full Installation in ITE Tools If you are happy with the default install directory please continue by pressing Next otherwise browse and create a new directory then select Next to continue Summa software has a large amount of pre installed languages that can be selected in this next install window select your preferred language and select Next to continue ...

Page 27: ...ecking the correct boxes Press Next to continue Check the installation details are correct Select Next to finalise the install Summa Cutter Control Interface Your iColor LF700 has been professionally calibrated during manufacture only change settings within Sum ma Cutter Control when instructed to do so by an iColor LF700 trained technician ...

Page 29: ...ding the LF700 in Winplot Start WinPlot make sure there is no job open Click the Design menu then click Cutters and Install Cutter Select Summa Cut D60 Changing the name is recommended to allow for easier cutter recognition Change the name to iColor LF700 and select OK to finish ...

Page 30: ...iColor LF700 Manual Version 3 6 Uninet Copyright 2014 Page 30 Section 4 Setting Up The Machine Page Setting up the machine for the first time 31 Slitter blades 32 Ajusting the brake bar 33 ...

Page 31: ...he cutter tipping or falling over and causing serious injury Unstable or loose surfaces Angled surfaces Areas subject to vibration by other equipment Do not add power to your machine yet Media feed roller and pinch roller The machine will arrive with the media feed roller and pinch roller latched up and with the 4 tension springs unattached start by unlatching the rollers and extending the 4 sprin...

Page 32: ...ives are easy to change and take a standard Stanley blade in the holder The holder is in 5 components 2x thumb screws 1 knife holder 1 knife clamp and 1 blade Changing a knife Release the thumb screw holding the knife clamp insert the new knife and align its front edge against the holder Secure the knife in place by using the thumb screw and clamp WARNING Slitter blades are extremely sharp take a ...

Page 33: ... Brake Bar Brake Bar Pressure spring Adjustment knob To make adjustment to the brake bar to add more resistance to the rewinding media turn both of the adjustment knobs clockwise with the same amount of turns Every time an adjustment is made run the machine to test the tension ...

Page 34: ... Uninet Copyright 2014 Page 34 Section 5 Getting Started Page Loading media 35 39 Pinch roller errors 40 Changing origin 41 Knife installation 42 Pen installation 43 Opos Automatic rise and fall 43 Setting knife depth and pressure 44 ...

Page 35: ...h roller and media feed roller can be lifted and latched so easy feeding of the media can be accomplished Pinch roller and media feed roller Media unwind Dancer bar Care must be taken with the dancer rollers these can be easily damaged if the media becomes loose and the bars drop to the base of the machine When setting the machine up the media must be aligned with the back plate of the rollers fai...

Page 36: ... rollers could develop a flat spot If the machine is not being used for an extended period of time release the spring tensions on the nip rollers and replace when ready to be used again The machine will not function correctly if the media is not routed all the way through the machine from unwind to rewind mandrel However the machine can function correctly without lamination and waste matrix stripp...

Page 37: ...mage can occur to the pinch roller Position pinch roller Always leave the pinch rollers in the up position when the cutter is not in use Leaving the pinch rollers in the down position for a long time will result in a flat spot in the pinch rollers which will seriously negatively affect tracking performance and cutting quality When the pinch rollers are raised during a job then the cutter will imme...

Page 38: ...fore starting to cut Media position KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING AREA THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS 5 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 the movement range of the mahine Pinch roller lever It is not recommended to unroll the media ma...

Page 39: ...g used for an extended period of time release the spring tensions on the nip rollers and replace when ready to be used again Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media Keep fingers and other body parts away from the cutting area There are hazardous moving parts When narrow width media is being used some tracking issues can occur when this happens moving the media to ...

Page 40: ...his is easy to rectify by lifting the pinch roller handle and moving the roller until it fits in the grove and clicks into place then restart the machine and it should read correctly and the error disappears If a pinch roller error occurs during the start up sequence that displays Turn Power Off Pinch Rollers Not Found please contact your local dealer for advice Pinch Roller lever Right Pinch Roll...

Page 41: ...LCD The X value is the distance from the original origin 2 Press and to change the cutting head origin The cutting head will move from side to side across the cutting plane of the machine values will appear on the LCD The Y value is the distance from the original origin 3 Press if the desired origin is reached The cutter comes online and is ready to receive data from the computer 4 Or press to can...

Page 42: ... to push the knife 4 out of the holder 5 3 Carefully pull the knife from the holder Installing the drag knife 1 Remove the aluminum plunger from the plastic knife holder 5 by turning the knurled adjustment knob 3 counterclockwise until the plunger comes out of the holder 2 Insert the conical non cutting end of the knife into the opening in the narrow end of the holder gently push the knife all the...

Page 43: ...ter Make sure the cutter s tool setting matches the actual tool in use OPOS Automatic Rise and Fall The OPOS registration system is designed to rise and lower automatically during the registration and cutting processes this helps the user to keep the sensor clean to allow perfect registration and cutting throughout production The user will still need to check that the sensor is in its lower positi...

Page 44: ...he front side of the media backing The blade should never cut through the backing just leaving a light impression of the cut pattern on the liner Because the knife pressure setting depends on the thickness and type of media to be cut adjusting knife pressure will require a little practice In general the knife depth must be increased when using thicker types of self adhesive substrates and decrease...

Page 45: ...int and cut layers Label cut orders Adding OPOS marks Selecting layers for printing Selecting layers for cutting Send cut data from WinPlot to the 50 51 Creating cut lines in Illustrator 52 57 52 52 53 53 54 55 56 Creating the label Positioning the label Creating print and cut layers Label cut orders Adding OPOS marks Selecting layers for printing Selecting layers for cutting Send cut data from Wi...

Page 46: ...ork Position The Labels Once you re happy with the label artwork and cut line it can be copied to make a matrix of labels for maximum use of your media see left Remember that it is the space between the cut line data that makes the label pitch and not the space between the over bleed artwork The document height will need to be made to the sum of a vertical row of your labels in this example the la...

Page 47: ...ata order 4 3 2 1 Cut Layer Print Layer Clicking on this button enables you to create a new layer 3 2 4 1 Label Cut Order Setting the order of the cut profile is very impor tant for the speed and efficiency of the LF700 As the cutter starts its cutting from it s origin point in the bottom right hand corner of the document it makes logical sense to order the first cut outline closest to this locati...

Page 48: ...the figure shows the OPOS marks at the corners of the labels if you have set the labels in the correct location as described pre viously then the mark in the bottom right cor ner should sit within the 7mm minimum gutter and the bottom of the document Any of the other OPOS marks may sit outside of the docu ment area without affecting the cut process Correctly positioned bottom right OPOS mark In th...

Page 49: ...is set correctly the relevant layers need to be selected to send to the printer On the right you will see the layer that need to be Printable and those that don t Printer Reg mark layer Printable Reg mark layer None printable Cut layer None printable Printable layers Printable The design is ready to send to the printer ...

Page 50: ...the All icon on the WinPlot plug in and WinPlot will automatically start Sending Cut Data from WinPlot to the LF700 WinPlot will display the label cut pro files with the OPOS reg marks at the corner To send just the cut profiles to the LF700 they need to be a different colour to the OPOS marks if you forget to do this at the design stage then simply select all the cut profiles and change them to d...

Page 51: ... begins Next you will see the Output Setup Details dialogue box on the Selection tab change to Colour in Selection so that the cutter will cut out all the shapes that are the same colour as the one you selected earlier Click on Send to Cutter and the cut data will be sent to the LF700 It is important to note that the OPOS sensor has two positions up and down The machine will only cut correctly if ...

Page 52: ...twork Position The Labels Once you re happy with the label artwork and cut line it can be copied to make a matrix of labels for maximum use of your media see left Remember that it is the space between the cut line data that makes the label pitch and not the space between the over bleed artwork The document height will need to be made to the sum of a vertical row of your labels in this example the ...

Page 53: ...w Layer Now move the cut data to this layer and rename the layer 3 2 4 1 Label Cut Order Setting the order of the cut profile is very important for the speed and efficiency of the LF700 As the cutter starts its cutting from it s origin point in the bottom right hand corner of the document it makes logical sense to order the first cut outline closest to this location In the fig on the left you will...

Page 54: ...marks at the corners of the labels if you have set the labels in the correct location as de scribed previously then the mark in the bottom right corner should sit within the 7mm minimum gutter at the bottom of the document Any of the other OPOS marks may sit outside of the document area without affecting the cut process The software should automatically place the marks in the correct position if t...

Page 55: ...hat all the data is set correctly the relevant layers need to be selected to send to the printer On the left you will see the layer that need to be Printable and those that don t Reg mark layer None printable Cut layer None printable Printable layers Printable The design is ready to send to the printer ...

Page 56: ...ng on the ITE tab under the file bar and selecting Send to WinPlot Sending Cut Data from WinPlot to the LF700 WinPlot will display the label cut pro files with the OPOS reg marks at the corner To send just the cut profiles to the LF700 they need to be a different colour to the OPOS marks if you forget to do this at the design stage then simply select all the cut profiles and change them to differe...

Page 57: ... begins Next you will see the Output Setup Details dialogue box on the Selection tab change to Colour in Selection so that the cutter will cut out all the shapes that are the same colour as the one you selected earlier Click on Send to Cutter and the cut data will be sent to the LF700 It is important to note that the OPOS sensor has two positions up and down The machine will only cut correctly if ...

Page 58: ...Color LF700 Manual Version 3 6 Uninet Copyright 2014 Page 58 Section 7 Job Settings Page Page counter 59 Drag knife offset 60 Cutter speeds 61 Cancelling a job 62 OPOS rise and fall 62 Hints and tips 63 ...

Page 59: ...anged again by the user or the ma chine is powered off Press the key and using the up or down arrows scroll until Page Counter appears on the screen then set the amount of pages by pressing and using the up or down arrows to scroll to the desired setting press to confirm Whilst sending the cut data from WinPlot to the cutter there is an option to change the page count this method is not currently ...

Page 60: ...g knife offset 1 Power on the cutter load media and mount tool see section 1 2 Press Velocity will appear on the LCD 3 Use or to scroll through the menu until knife offset is reached press Current offset will appear on the LCD 4 Press or to change the knife offset The value will change 1 Press to perform the internal knife offset test 2 Press to confirm the chosen knife offset 3 Press to leave the...

Page 61: ...t back to the original settings afterwards if required Acceleration Changing the acceleration can be achieved using the method outlined below any changes to this setting will kept as a default and the user will need to revert back to the original settings afterwards if required In cutter control select the user configuration and navigate to the acceleration settings once selected the changeable va...

Page 62: ... and lower automatically during the registration and cutting processes this helps the user to keep the sensor clean to allow perfect registration and cutting throughout production The user will still need to check that the sensor is in its lower position to aid this operation This setting can be toggled on or off in case the user needs to maximise production speeds as this function adds around 1 s...

Page 63: ...sential 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 stabilize to the current environmental conditions before usage for a minimum period of 24 hours Care must be taken with the dancer rollers these can be easily damaged if the media becomes loose and the b...

Page 64: ...section explains all of the details and requirements of the machine before you unbox it from preparing the space to computer specifications Page Care and Maintenance 65 Changing a fuse 66 Greasing the mandrel 66 Cleaning the drive system 67 Cleaning the media sensor 68 Cleaning the Y guide rails 68 ...

Page 65: ...ushed hoover remove all of the paper dust located in and around the cutter 3 Clean the media sensor by wiping them out with dry cotton swabs Paper Dust Some label materials especially glossy coated stocks generate an excessive amount of paper and ink or toner dust whilst travelling through the iColor LF700 Digital cutter this can accumulate around the cutting head and especially inside the OPOS se...

Page 66: ...drel knob and return back to the mandrel The greasing of the mandrel should be carried out periodically dependant on use Changing the fuse Before changing the fuse make sure that the cutter is completely disconnected from its power source For continued protection against risk of fire replace only with the same type and rating of fuse T4AL 250V 1 To remove the fuse lightly pry the fuse holder relea...

Page 67: ...rive sleeves decreasing traction Cleaning the drive system 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 2 Switch cutter off and disconnect the cutter from the mains Raise the pinch rollers 3 Put a pinch roller above the sleeve that needs to be cleaned Make sure it is the outer left or the outer righ...

Page 68: ...ding Even though the 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 The figure below shows the top of the Y guiding Over time there may be some accumulated residue on these sliding surfaces and on the rollers of the tool carriage Cleaning the sliding surfaces of the Y Guide rail 1 Switch machine off 2 Take a sof...

Page 70: ...ve During transportation or movement of the machine one of the pinch rollers must have moved this is easy to rectify by lifting the pinch roller handle and moving the roller until it fits in the grove and clicks into place then restart the machine and it should read correctly and the error disappears Pinch Roller lever Left Pinch Roller Right Pinch Roller Pinch Roller ...

Page 71: ... the waste matrix and the label rewind rotate at the same speed it is therefore very important that when starting a new cut job the new cores have the same wall thickness for both the rewinding of the waste and labels This helps to maintain the same pull off rate Waste thickness is important as with any waste removal system the LF700 is designed and tested to work with a standard 6mm gutter X axis...

Page 72: ...program called Summa Cutter Control 2 Select User Configurations from the list on the left 3 Scroll down the list of settings until you find Up Acceleration click on it to highlight it 4 Change the value in the top right hand corner to the next lower value in the list and click the Apply button in the bottom right corner 5 Repeat this same procedure for the Down Acceleration value 6 Reboot the LF7...

Page 73: ...and the laminate rolls the smaller the rolls the more force is required to pull media off the rolls Media width is also a factor as the narrower the roll the less grip the media feed roller has but the brake on the rollers and laminate will remain unchanged To rectify these issues the brake will need to be adjusted this is a very simple procedure The Key steps are 1 Identify the two brake straps o...

Page 74: ...e read value shoots up until a preset value is reached This trigger point is determined by the CAL MEDIA setting this is set to 100 on all LF700 s as default The CAL media value is multiplied by 80 to give what is the trigger point when reading the black mark If the white media read value is around 500 and the Media CAL value is set to 100 800 points then the trigger point is 1300 and is inside of...

Page 75: ...e trigger point value of 800 e g if your sensor is reading the plain media at 270 and the reg mark at 1984 then the trigger point will be 270 800 1070 this value is easily inside the reg mark read value of 1984 This will give you a successful reg mark read If the plain media read value is much higher e g 1256 then 1256 800 2056 this will be greater then the reg mark read of 1984 so the trigger poi...

Page 76: ...kept very clean at all times Any build up on this roller will affect the drive of the media this also applies to any part of the machine that media runs over under and through Check both dancer bars are free running and that there isn t excessive play in the slides Check that the face of all disk are 20mm from the back plate of the machine Try printing a 200mm squire and measure it precisely on bo...

Page 77: ...lity to cut blanks from November 2013 your machine might not have this function included The first step is to produce the cut profile in ether Illustrator or Corel Draw this is done in the same way as for printed media but without the need of any print data or the printed reg mark 1 Just create your cut profiles add the OPOS marks using the plug in and output to WinPlot 2 Load the LF700 with plain...

Page 78: ...that your cutter scaling is correct measure the cut lines to see if they match the cut data 2 Check that the design files and printed files match in size 3 Media is not correctly aligned through the machine see page 30 for details Labels or contour cuts are cutting in the wrong spot 1 Verify you created job correctly 2 Verify printer properties are correct 3 Rotation of the printed image is set co...

Page 79: ... the holder and the knife pressure First of all try decreasing the height of the blade by 1 8th of a turn anti clock wise until you can t see more then just the tip of the blade alternatively try decreasing the knife pressure 5g s at a time until the problem starts to lessen The blade is not cutting through the media correctly 1 This is down to a combination of both the height setting of the blade...

Page 81: ...t description User CD including manual driver and software Part Number Picture Standard drag knife holder Drag knife Power cable UK Power cable Euro USB cable Cutting strip Slitter knife Slitter knife holder RP 391 332 RP 391360 SP UK Plug SP Euro Plug SP USB2 102 RP 391 386 RP 2 11 301 RP SKH ...

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