MUTOH ValueCut Series Manuel utilisateur

V.3 2012 Nov.

ValueCut Series

User Manual

V.3 2012 Nov.

NOTICE

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manual at any time without prior notice; un-authorized modification, copying

distribution or display is prohibited. All comments, queries or

suggestions concerning this manual please consult with your local dealer.

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Important Information

Thank you for purchasing the ValueCut Cutting Plotter.

Before you use the cutting plotter, please make sure that you have read the

safety precautions and instructions below.

Caution

SAFETYPRECAUTIONS!

For safety concern, please always hold the cutter firmly from the bottom while moving

it. Do not move the cutter by clasping the depression area on both sides.

Do not place your hand close to the tool carriage to prevent your fingers from being

clamped during the operation of the cutting plotter.

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Hazardous moving parts keep fingers and other body parts away!



Do not shake or drop the blade holder, a blade tip can fly out.

During an operation, do not touch any of the moving parts of this machine (such as the

carriage). Also be careful to make sure that clothing and hair do not get caught.

Always connect the power cable to a grounded outlet.

Always use the accessory power cable which is provided. Do not wire the power cable

so that it becomes bent or caught between objects.

Do not connect the power cable to branching outlet to which other machines are also

connected, or use an extension cable. There is danger of overheating and of

mis-operation of the machine.

Keep the tools away from children where they can reach.

Always put the pinch rollers within the white marks.

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╳╳

╳(INCORRECT)

Press down

DISABLE

Press down

Stop bar

Note: Never press the top release grip (the release grip is fully pressed when a clip

sound is heard) and pull the bottom release grip at the same time as the pictures shown

below. This will prevent you from disabling the pinch roller as the stop bar will not reach

the correct position and therefore will not be functioning.

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Table of Contents

Important Information

1. General Information

1.1 Introduction 1-1

1.2 Package Items 1-1

1.3 Product Features 1-2

1.4 Appearance of ValueCut

1.4.1 The Front View 1-3

1.4.2 The Back View 1-3

1.4.3 The Whole View 1-4

1.4.4 The Left-hand Side 1-4

1.4.5 The Right-hand Side 1-5

2. Installation

2.1 Precaution 2-1

2.2 Stand & Flexible Media Support System 2-2

2.3 Desktop Flexible Media Support System 2-6

2.4 Installation of Media Basket System

2.5 Cutting Pad Installation

2-8

2-11

2.6 Blade Installation 2-13

2.7 Automatic Blade Length Detection 2-15

2.8 Cable Connections 2-17

2.8.1 USB Interface 2-17

2.8.2 Driver Un-installation 2-20

2.8.3 RS-232 Interface 2-23

2.8.4 Data Transmitting 2-23

3. The Control Panel

3.1 The LCD Panel 3-1

3.2 Menu in On-line Mode 3-2

3.3 Menu in Off-line Mode 3-3

3.4 Menu Items 3-4

4. Operation

4.1 Media Loading

4.1.1 Loading the Sheet Media 4-1

4.1.2 Loading the Roll Media 4-3

4.2 Tracking Performance 4-5

4.3 Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment 4-7

4.4 How to Cut 3mm Letter 4-8

4.5 How to Make A Long Plot 4-8

4.6 When Completing the Cutting Job 4-9

4.7 ValueCut Print Driver setting 4-10

4.7.1 Option Page 4-10

4.7.2 Paper Page 4-12

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5. Accu-Aligning System

5.1 Introduction 5-1

5.2 Calibrating the System 5-2

5.2.1 Media Calibration 5-2

5.2.2 AAS Calibration 5-2

5.2.3 AAS II on ValueCut 5-3

5.2.4 Automatic Distinction of the Plot Direction 5-5

5.3 Printer Test 5-5

5.4 Contour Cutting 5-7

5.5 Tips for AAS 5-8

6. Maintenance

6.1 Cleaning the cutting Plotter 6-1

6.2 Cleaning the Grid Drum 6-2

6.3 Cleaning the Pinch Rollers 6-2

7. Trouble Shooting

7.1 Non-Operational Problems 7-1

7.2 Operational Problems 7-2

7.2.1 LCM Error Messages 7-2

7.2.2 Other operational problems 7-3

7.3 Cutting Plotter/Computer Communication Problems

7-5

7.4 Software Problems 7-6

7.5 Cutting Quality Problems 7-7

Appendix

A-1

ValueCut Specification A-1

A-2

Blade Specification A-2

A-3 Consumable and Optional Item List A-3

A-4 CorelDRAW Plug-In Instruction A-4

A-5 Illustrator Instruction A-5

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General Information 1-1

1.1 Introduction

ValueCut series cutting plotters have been designed to produce computer-generated images

or perform contour cutting on sheets or rolls of vinyl media.

This manual covers the following models of ValueCut series cutting plotters:

‧VC-600 for media width: 50mm(1.97”) ~ 770mm(30.3”)

‧VC-1300 for media width: 50mm(1.97”) ~ 1594mm(62.7”)

‧VC-1800 for media width: 300mm(11.8”) ~ 1900mm(74.8”)

1.2 Package Items

The package of the ValueCut model contents the items listed below, please check carefully.

If you find any item missing, please consult your local dealer for further assistance.

1. Cutting Plotter 1

2. Stand Set ( for VC-1300/1800 only )(Optional for VC-600)



2 piece of T-shape stand



1 piece of stand beam



18 pieces of M6 screws



1 piece of M5 L-shape hexagon screw driver



1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set

3. Flexible Media Support System Package

Items VC-1300/1800

Only VC-600

1 set of Roll Media Flange (2 pieces) V V

1 set of Roll Holder (2 pieces) V V

1 set of Roll Holder Guide Bushes (4 pieces)

V V

1 set of Roll Holder Support (2 pieces) V V

1 piece of M6 L-shape hexagon screw driver

V V

1 piece of Installation Guide for Roll Holder V

1 piece of M5 L-shape hexagon screw driver

1 set of Desktop Support Brackets (2 pieces)

4 pieces of Plastic Foot V

4 pieces of M4 screws V

12 pieces of M6 screws V

1 piece of M4 L-shape hexagon screw driver

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4. Accessories



1 piece of User’s Compact Disk



1 piece of data cable (RS-232C)



1 piece of data cable (USB cable)



1 set of Blade Holder Assembly (Installed in tool carriage of the cutting

plotter)



1 piece of Blade (45°with Red Cap/ Installed in Blade Holder)



1 piece of Safe Blade



1 piece of Cutting Pad for Vinyl cutting



1 piece of Tweezers



1 Oily ball-point pen

1.3 Product Features

The following are the main features of the ValueCut series cutting plotters:

‧Tri-port connectivity provides you with greater flexibility

‧Up to 600-gram cutting force

‧Up to 60-inch/per second cutting speed

‧Guaranty 10-meter tracking

‧User friendly, multi-language control panel

‧Ingenious media basket (optional item)

‧Enhanced Accu-Aligning System for automatic contour cutting

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1.4 Appearance of ValueCut

1.4.1 The Front View (Figure 1-1)

1.4.2 The Back View (Figure 1-2)

Pinch Rollers

–

hold the media during

cutting.

Lever

–

raises or lowers the

pinch rollers.

Figure 1-2

Control panel

–

consists of 14

control keys and 1 LED and 1 LCM

showing messages and menus.

Cutting Pad

–

provides the

protection of blade when the blade is

cutting.

Tool Carriage

–

performs the

cutting with the installed blade

and pen with AAS module.

Alignment Rulers

–

media can be aligned

with the clear guide line

marks.

Grid Drums

–

move

the media back and

forth during operation.

Slicer Groove

–

slice off the extra

media easily along

this groove.

Platen

–

provides the

surface for holding and

supp

orting media while

performing cutting.

Figure 1-1

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