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Removing Markers from the Take-Up Shaft
Note: Except when the feed roll is changed, it is best to leave the
pinchwheels down when removing completed markers from the take-
up roll. Leaving the pinchwheels down will help keep the paper
aligned with the feed roll and reduce the time between plotting
operations.
1. Remove the front dancer bar.
2. Press the Start/Stop key until the keypad LED changes to red (Stop
mode).
3. Cut the paper with the included cutting tool. Use the colored groove in
the front of the platen as a guide.
Use one of the following methods to remove completed markers:
Method 1: Unroll with the Shaft in Place
1. With the power off, rotate the take-up shaft by hand until the rectangular
opening in the flanged coupling is perpendicular to the opening in the
support block (see Figure 9).
2. Remove the shaft from the support blocks. Important: removing a full
take-up shaft may require two people.
3. The paper is wound so that when unrolled the plotted image is facing up.
The markers can be unrolled directly onto the cutting table with the take-
up shaft in place in the roll.
Method 2: Manual Unroll with the Roll Arrow Keys
1. Press and hold the Roll key then press the Unroll arrow key.
2. Release the Roll key but continue to hold the Unroll key until all of the
markers are unwound. The unroll speed will increase after a few seconds
of rotation.
3. Remove the tape holding the paper on the take-up shaft.
Method 3: Automatic Unroll with the Roll Keys (600Ae only)
1. Press and hold the Roll key then press the Unroll arrow key.
2. Press and hold the Roll Up arrow key for 2 seconds with the other hand.
3. Release all of the keys.
4. The automatic unroll feature will continue for 1 minute and then stop.
5. Repeat this procedure until all of the markers are unwound.
6. Cancel the automatic unroll feature at any time by pressing any keypad
key except the Roll arrow keys.
Method 4: Removing The Shaft
The shaft can be removed from the roll of completed markers without unwind-
ing. The take-up shaft must be freed from the plotted roll before it can be
removed. This is accomplished manually or automatically with the take-up
motor.
• Manually Freeing The Take-Up Shaft:
1. Tape the loose end of the roll down so that it cannot flap freely.
2. Rotate the take-up shaft by hand until the rectangular opening in the
flanged coupling is perpendicular to the opening in the support block
(see Figure 9). Remove the shaft.
3. Stand the roll on end with the flanged coupling pointing up. Rotate the
take-up shaft counter clockwise (opposite to the direction that the paper
was rolled on the machine). See Figure 14.
4. The larger the roll, the more rotations are required to free the shaft. When
the shaft freely rotates, lay the roll on the ground.
5. Continue to twist the shaft counter clockwise while pulling it out of the
paper roll until it is free.
Figure 14. Manually freeing the take-up shaft.
Note: The take-up shaft is very heavy when many plots are rolled up.
Get help removing the plotted paper roll from the machine.
