Gerber P2C™ 1600 Cutters
User’s Manual
General Information
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Before lowering the pinch rollers, carefully check the position of the rollers in
relation to the drive sleeves. When the pinch rollers are DOWN, they must run
over the sleeves in order to ensure proper media traction. It is very important
that the left and right edges of the media always rest on sleeves. Position the
pinch rollers so that they are 3 to 15 mm (0.1" to 0.6") in from the edge of the
media.
On the Gerber P2C 1600 cutter, two, three or more sleeves may be partly or
fully covered, depending on the media width used. To ensure correct
positioning of the pinch rollers, reference marks in the shape of inverted
triangles have been provided on the head guide.
The center low-pressure roller is used to enhance media routing and keep the
vinyl flat. Ideally, this roller should be positioned halfway between the two
edge rollers but always over one of the drive sleeves.
The center low-pressure roller(s) can be in the raised position on the Gerber
P2C D1600 cutters when media narrower than 600 mm is being cut.
1.8.2 FEEDING AND POSITIONING MEDIA
The following load procedure has been found to be very reliable. Adhere to
these step-by-step instructions when loading media.
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To load media, proceed as follows:
1. Raise the pinch rollers by lowering the pinch roller lever located at the
back of the cutter.
FIGURE 1-8:
MEDIA POSITIONING
2. When working with roll media, proceed by inserting a media flange at
each end of the roll and then tighten the thumbscrews until the media roll
is firmly gripped between the flanges. Make sure the flanges are firmly
