User Manual
REV 2/8/2022
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Страница 2: ...vities that are prohibited because of risk of injury or possible damage to your equipment This particular symbol at left warns against the use of tools to remove parts of the equipment Don t use with...
Страница 3: ...san for a long time unplug the power cable from the outlet Placing your hands on the cutting platen during operation may result in injury Place your cutter on a stable surface Operating the vinyl cutt...
Страница 4: ...t techsupport signwarehouse com It is recommended that you keep your original box with the Styrofoam packing materials in case your ARTisan must be shipped or returned to SIGNWarehouse Besides the ART...
Страница 5: ...tter Front of the ARTisan Cutter with Cover Open 1 4 1 1 4 2 Blade Holder Control Panel Carriage Right Cover Pinch Rollers Alignment Marker Grit Roller Cutting Strip Ruler Left Cover Alignment Marker...
Страница 6: ...Back of the ARTisan Cutter 1 4 3 Sides of the ARTisan Cutter 1 4 4 Right Cover Left Cover Pinch Rollers Pinch Rollers Lever Power Port Power Switch USB Flash Drive Port Rest Button USB Port...
Страница 7: ...en the pinch rollers and grit rollers and pull out the media far enough to ensure that it is loaded straight The edges of the vinyl should be parallel to the left and the right frame of the cutting pl...
Страница 8: ...tton to cut a small square This is recommended to ensure a clean cut is achieved with the current settings before proceeding with a cut job PAUSE Pressing this button will pause the cutting process in...
Страница 9: ...se technical representative WIFI Connect the ARTisan to your home or office router for wireless connectivity refer to Sections 1 9 4 and 1 9 5 SCALE This setting is used to input the sizing calibratio...
Страница 10: ...RTisan to the computer You may choose any one of these three connectivity options You can also change from one to the other at will but for best results use one at a time Here are the benefits of each...
Страница 11: ...you see both USB_Printer_0 and USB_Printer_1 then you would select USB_Printer_1 because it is the higher of the two Click on Finish at the bottom of the Add Setup window Turn on the ARTisan before c...
Страница 12: ...i option you may need to place the ARTisan in the same room or in close proximity to the Wi Fi router This will create a stronger connection and faster Wi fi network configuration Once the connection...
Страница 13: ...he Y button to move down to IP Address The first three sets of values will be obtained from your network but will continue to be displayed with the letter x Use the X or X buttons to set the last digi...
Страница 14: ...rnet your network icon may look like this Wi Fi Connection in LXi 1 9 4 Open LXi Production Manager If this is your first time opening LXi a pop up screen will request a Brand and Model selection Othe...
Страница 15: ...rk name and the IP address If you change settings it may be necessary to wait a minute and start from the beginning of the process in order to allow the computer time to reset and USB Flash Drive Setu...
Страница 16: ...h drive and save the file after entering a new name Go to Section 1 9 8 Change the Port connection by right clicking on the ARTisan in the Production Manager list and selecting Change Port In the Chan...
Страница 17: ...Loading and Cutting a PLT File from the USB Drive 1 9 8 Press the UDISK button on the control panel The ARTisan will browse the contents of the installed USB thumb drive and display all readable PLT f...
Страница 18: ...the components ever Daily care consists of cleaning the platen and blade holder to prevent buildup of dust and material debris Dusting the platen with a soft brush will get the job done perfectly Debr...
Страница 19: ...ow these instructions The blade tip only needs to protrude far enough to cut through the face film and adhesive of adhesive backed vinyl This is a combined thickness of approximately 0 005 or less The...
Страница 20: ...der across the vinyl and draw a square Set aside the blade holder and try to weed the box Perfect The blade cuts through the vinyl but not the release liner The blade is too far out It s cutting throu...
Страница 21: ...for vinyl cutters You can cut large simple graphics at maximum speed Cutting small intricately detailed graphics requires more care and should be done at lower cutting speeds Just as you would do man...
Страница 22: ...so much that it cuts through or deeply scores the release liner Blade Offset is the distance that the blade tip is displaced from the centerline of the blade The settings from 9 through 13 are the fa...
Страница 23: ...the corners were not cut precisely you may need to adjust the Overcut setting This can be done on the Default Job Properties tab in the LXi Production Manager see Section 2 4 or in the Cut Settings wi...
Страница 24: ...utter icon to open the Cut Settings window Cut Mode controls where shapes will cut on the material Typically you will choose Origin Point to be more efficient with material Shapes will be aligned and...
Страница 25: ...ypically used for longer projects These are set on the Document Panel to the right along with setting up your document area under Mat Size Keep in mind that the triangle arrow on the edge of the on sc...
Страница 26: ...you draw a 250 mm square and it measures 250 8 mm left to right then Repeat the test to verify the dimensions are correct If you still need to adjust repeat the calculation with the newly measured dim...
Страница 27: ...to Section 2 1 and adjust the blade so that you re not cutting too deeply into or through the release liner 2 Your blade is damaged or worn out and needs to be replaced Answer Question Why doesn t th...
Страница 28: ...e Product support Answer Question Why does my cutter cut more deeply in one part of the vinyl than another There is a Teflon strip that covers the width of your cutter under the path of the cutting he...
Страница 29: ...quality internal lubrication to protect all mechanical components Therefore there is no need to oil or lubricate any of the components ever Daily care consists of cleaning the platen and blade holder...
Страница 30: ...s ORACAL 751 17 Heat Transfer Film ORACAL 951 EnduraLITE 48000 EnduraLITE 8100 ORALITE 5600 ORALITE 5300 Siser EasyWeed Chemica HotMark Glitter HTV Logical Color WarmPEEL CP ORALITE 5700 ORALITE 5800...
