US Cutter LaserPoint User Manual Download

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Summary of Contents for LaserPoint

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Page 2: ...n Modes 13 Setting up 14 Selecting a Location for Your Cutter 14 Unpacking 14 Installing the Pen Carriage 15 Installing a New Blade 17 Replacing a Worn Blade 18 Connecting the LaserPoint to a Computer 19 Install SignBlazer Software 20 Preparing the LaserPoint for Cutting 20 Step By Step Instructions 24 Starting SignBlazer 24 Making a Simple Cut in SignBlazer 26 Importing 29 Cutting From an Importe...

Page 3: ... 2 Contour Cutting 34 Specifications 46 Troubleshooting 47 ...

Page 4: ...ing process of the LaserPoint cutter 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 USCutter forums at forum uscutter com submit a request for support on the support...

Page 5: ...contour cutting Left Right Pinch Roller s Holds the vinyl or other cuttable media tightly to the feed roller below Left Right Emergency Kill Switch es Used to automatically stop the machine from cutting to avoid damage when improper cutting parameters are set or in the event of software errors Serial Cable Connection Used to connect a serial cable from the cutter to a computer USB Cable Connection...

Page 6: ...ng down on the Release Levers Pinch rollers should be adjusted so that one is positioned on each side of the vinyl or other media to be cut and should only be lowered onto an area of the feed roller below that has traction the rough area Power Cable Connection Used to connect the cutter to a wall outlet or surge protector Power Switch Turns the power of the cutter on 1 or off 0 ...

Page 7: ...essure setting Test mode Repeat mode Cut Speed setting X Axis scale compensation Y Axis Scale compensation Pause Button Pauses cutting Directional Buttons Only In Jog Mode Moves Blade Position Rollers Target Button Only In Jog Mode Resets origination point of Blade Rollers to the current settings Up Down Buttons Only In Jog Mode Moves the Blade in and out of the fully Down Cutting Position Plus Mi...

Page 8: ...ort startup process followed by this display Press the Button to enter Off Line Mode to access the Off Line functions You will now see This is Jog mode the first in the 7 available Off Line modes Jog mode as well as the other modes will be described in detail on the following pages From here you can now press the Button to cycle through modes ...

Page 9: ... On Line status Mode Button Cycles through the 7 Off Line modes Pause Button has no function in this mode Directional Buttons Changes the vinyl cutting blade locations Target Button Sets the current vinyl cutting blade location as the new origin The origin will be the starting position of the vinyl cutting blade on the next cutting job that is sent to the cutter Up Down Buttons The Down Button wil...

Page 10: ... position of the blade by returning to Jog Mode and using the Up Down Buttons Test Button Returns the cutter to Jog Mode If held down a test cut will be made On Line Button has no function in this mode Mode Button Cycles through the 7 Off Line modes Pause Button Returns the cutter to Jog Mode Directional Buttons has no function in this mode Target Button has no function in this mode Up Down Button...

Page 11: ...tuations 1 test will be sufficient Test Button Cuts a test pattern the number of times shown on the display screen using the current speed and pressure settings On Line Button has no function in this mode Mode Button Cycles through the 7 Off Line modes Pause Button Returns the cutter to Jog Mode Directional Buttons has no function in this mode Target Button has no function in this mode Up Down But...

Page 12: ...or If the blade or vinyl needs to be moved please use the Jog Mode Test Button Returns the cutter to Jog Mode If held down a test cut will be made On Line Button Starts the Repeat function Mode Button Cycles through the 7 Off Line modes Pause Button Returns the cutter to Jog Mode Directional Buttons has no function in this mode Target Button has no function in this mode Up Down Buttons has no func...

Page 13: ...r to Jog Mode If held down a test cut will be made On Line Button Returns the cutter to Jog Mode If held down the cutters status will return to On Line Mode Button Cycles through the 7 Off Line modes Pause Button Returns the cutter to Jog Mode Directional Buttons has no function in this mode Target Button has no function in this mode Up Down Buttons has no function in this mode Plus Minus Buttons ...

Page 14: ...is until the cuts are correct Test Button Returns the cutter to Jog Mode If held down a test cut will be made On Line Button has no function in this mode Mode Button Cycles through the 7 Off Line modes Pause Button Returns the cutter to Jog Mode Directional Buttons has no function in this mode Target Button has no function in this mode Up Down Buttons has no function in this mode Plus Minus Button...

Page 15: ... of the way of people and other machines with moving parts while the cutter will be operating Excessive moving 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 LaserPoint cutter can draw in outside dust from the area surrounding the cut...

Page 16: ... to use the included table top rollers please refer to the table top roller instructions Installing the Pen Carriage Most new users will benefit from practice cutting with the supplied pen carriage until they are comfortable with normal operations of the LaserPoint and cutting software To install the pen carriage Your Pen Carriage should come assembled and appear as it does in this image If it doe...

Page 17: ... place Tighten the locking knob on the carriage arm It may be easier to install the pen or blade carriage after the lid on the LaserPoint has been raised allowing more working room To Replace the pen or spring inside of the Pen Carriage Unscrew the top cap from the Pen carriage ...

Page 18: ...p and screw into place Once you are ready to make cuts with the LaserPoint you can attach the blade carriage Installing a New Blade Unscrew the cap from the Blade carriage Remove the protective cover 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 ...

Page 19: ...e 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 above Loosen the locking knob on the carriage arm Place Blade carriage blade side down into the carriage arm Tighten the locking knob on the carriage arm ...

Page 20: ... the needed drivers but the found new hardware wizard appears follow the instructions on screen using the supplied drivers from the banana digital driver disk If the found new hardware wizard does not appear navigate to Control Panel Add Hardware to initiate it Then follow the on screen instructions using the supplied drivers from the banana digital driver disk Finding Your COM Port First navigate...

Page 21: ...ection of the manual Do not change the Baud Rate Data Bits Stop Bits or Parity options Make sure the Flow Control option is set to Hardware Preparing the LaserPoint for Cutting If you are going to be cutting from a roll of vinyl or other material and did not purchase a stand with your LaserPoint cutter then you may want to use the included table top rollers to hold the roll The table top rollers w...

Page 22: ...can move the roller caps up against either side of the vinyl roll to keep the roll from shifting right or left during cutting Release the Pinch Rollers by pressing down on the Pinch Roller Release Levers Feed the vinyl underneath the pinch rollers if working from a single sheet instead of a roll the vinyl can also be feed from the front ...

Page 23: ... side to side so there is one roller on each side of the vinyl Leave a gap of between 1 inch from the edge of the roller and the edge of the vinyl on both sides Engage the Pinch Rollers by pulling up on the Pinch Roller Release Levers ...

Page 24: ...Mode If you are unsure of how to do this please refer back to the Control Panel section of this manual Adjust the vinyl to where you want to make your cut by using the Up and Down Arrow Keys on the Control Panel Now adjust the Blade to where you want your cut to be made by using the Left and Right Arrow Keys ...

Page 25: ... be a good starting point You can now return to Online Mode Your cutter is now ready Step By Step Instructions Starting SignBlazer Making sure that the USCutter LaserPoint is turned on and in On Line mode before starting the SignBlazer software will help avoid communication problems between the cutter and software Open the SignBlazer Software The Default location will be in the Programs Folders un...

Page 26: ...lazer will attempt to download update files If it fails cancel the update process By Pressing the Cancel button on the error window and then the OK on the confirmation window and the program will start regularly ...

Page 27: ...confirmation window Now SignBlazer is open and you are looking at the main SignBlazer 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 ...

Page 28: ... window Now draw a square by clicking first in the main window And then moving the mouse to determine the size of the square desired and clicking a second time Now to cut this simple shape from the cutter Select Cutter from the top selection menu ...

Page 29: ...cation issues between the cutter and the software If this occurs please turn off the cutter go back to the main SignBlazer screen by pressing the Finish button from the top selection menu of any of the sub screens and then turn the cutter back on and ensure that it is in On Line mode This will take you to the cutter screen of SignBlazer Elements where you can see a representation of how your cut w...

Page 30: ...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 image files are supported in SignBlazer Elements including dxf eps ai bmp tif gif pcx tga jpg pcd pct psd cmx ps and wmf You can import to SignBlazer one of two ways Using the Clipboard You can import from the clipbo...

Page 31: ...imensions 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 32: ... Converting a Raster Image to Vector Image The difficulty of converting a raster image to a vector image will vary greatly depending on the amount of contrast in the image The image to be cut should be darker than the background and should have a significant amount of contrast and separation from the rest of the image If possible the image should be completely separated from the background and be ...

Page 33: ...ed is monochrome than you can skip ahead to the vectorise section The Convert Image to monochrome window will appear Now you can adjust the Threshold Level slider Where you place the slider will determine how much of the image will be included in the monochrome conversion which is to become the image that will be cut Anything darker than the level set on the Threshold slider will be included in th...

Page 34: ...hows up in light grey or black and that there is 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 monochrome window Now to convert a monochrome image to a vector select Vectorise from the Image drop down menu And press the OK button on the Vectorise Image window ...

Page 35: ...hat graphic Contour cutting is much more complicated than simple cutting and should only be attempted once you are familiar with the steps of making basic cuts When simply cutting from SignBlazer it is not as necessary to make sure that your work space is set up to a specific size only that the image to be cut is of the desired size When contour cutting you will want your work space to be comparab...

Page 36: ... cutting mask that will be the same size and dimensions of our printed image The easiest way to do this is to create a cutting mask from the same image that is going to be printed To do this without altering the printed image we will create two versions of the graphic one to be printed and one to be converted to a vector image for cutting To duplicate the image first make sure that you have the im...

Page 37: ...from the Mode section of the Image drop down menu Since there are many light areas in this image that we want to be included in the vector image We will need to adjust the Threshold slider Until our entire image shows up filled in Anything that shows filled in here will be included in the cut Since we want a cut to go around the entire logo we want to make sure that the entire logo shows up here f...

Page 38: ...at still retains all of the detail to be printed 1 monochrome image and 1 vector image Since this can be difficult to keep track of so many images we suggest deleting the monochrome image since it will not be needed again in the contour cutting process You can click and drag the images around until you have them separated The monochrome image will be either light gray or black while the vector ima...

Page 39: ...d up exactly when one completely obstructs the other it does not matter which is on the top and which is on the bottom but if you are following the steps exactly the vector image would be on the top at this point You may find it easier to align the two images after turning on the cut mask for the vector image This is already a necessary step so that the vector image isn t printed while it is on to...

Page 40: ...gistration marks that will allow us to get the printed image lined up in the cutter so that the cut line falls around the printed image just as it does on the screen display in SignBlazer To go to the print screen select Print from the File drop down menu You will now see the print screen which looks similar to the main screen with a few different options in the top selection boxes ...

Page 41: ...add registration marks on both the left and right sides of the bottom edge of the printed image Select the two boxes towards the bottom in the Corner Marks selection Accept these options by pressing the OK button in the Registration Marks window To adjust your printer settings select the Setup button from the top menu boxes ...

Page 42: ...n access your common print setup window by pressing the Printer Configure button to select a printer from your network or to adjust print quality Make any necessary changes for your specific print setup and then confirm the changes by pressing the OK button You are now ready to print Press the Print Button from the top menu boxes to print the image with your selected printer options ...

Page 43: ...o get your media loaded into your cutter and ready to cut Make sure that the registration marks are aligned at the left and right sides of the bottom edge of the print just as they were on the print screen of the SignBlazer software Make sure that your cutter is on and in On Line mode before proceeding Now back at the main screen of the SignBlazer software select Cut A Print from the File drop dow...

Page 44: ...different menus and options No changes need to be made here so we will go directly to the Cut window by pressing the Cut button from the top menu boxes Now you will follow the on screen instructions to get your image properly aligned so that the cutter can make a precise cut in relation to where the printed image is ...

Page 45: ...ut slower movement of the laser and a faster but less precise movement by pressing the 5 key Try to make the laser fall as close to the center of the registration mark as possible Now click the next button and you will need to do the same for the left registration mark After you have registered the left mark click next and the cutter will prepare for the cut The last Cut A Print window will appear...

Page 46: ... 45 Press Cut to make the cut To exit the Cut window click cancel Then to return to the main SignBlazer screen press the Finish button from the top menu boxes ...

Page 47: ... 400g Precision 1mm Plotting Pen All 11 4mm diameter plotting pens Communications Protocol DM PL HP GL automatic identification Communications Interface USB Universal Serial Bus and RS 232 Serial 9 pin Input Power 110 VAC 220 VAC 50 Hz 60 Hz auto switching Standard power cord included with unit is US standard 110 VAC grounded plug Power Consumption Less than 100VA Customer Service Line 425 481 355...

Page 48: ... COM Port and select Properties On the Port Settings tab change to Flow Control option to Hardware Black boxes show up on the Display Screen of the Control Panel when cutter is turned on One of the Emergency Kill Switches may be pressed or otherwise engaged Make sure that nothing is pressing on either of the Kill Switches or that they have not become stuck in the pressed position If a problem pers...

Page 49: ...uld not be considered a problem All features of the software will continue to work in trial mode without updates To deactivate the update process redirect the shortcut of either the desktop icon or start menu selection that you use to open the SignBlazer software to SignBlazer Right click it and select Properties From the Properties menu change last section of the Target option from sb exe to sbnt...

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