Panther Vinyl Sign Manuel utilisateur
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User's Guide
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Table of Contents
1. – Your Sign Cutting Plotter
1.1 Checking Supplied Items 1-1
1.2 Front View of Panther II 1-2
1.3 Back View of Panther II 1-3
1.4 Whole View of Panther II 1-3
1.5 Left Hand Side of Panther II 1-4
1.6 Right Hand Side of Panther II 1-4
1.7 Control Panel 1-5
2. – Installation
2.1 Installation 2-1
2.2 Stand & Flexible Media Support System Installation 2-2
2.3 Desktop Flexible Media Support System Installation 2-4
2.4 Blade Installation 2-6
3. – Connecting Cutting Plotters
3.1 Parallel Transmission 3-1
3.2 Serial Transmission 3-1
3.3 Transmitting Data to Plotter 3-2
3.4 Interface for Macintosh Computer 3-2
3.5 USB Port 3-3
4. – Operation Procedure
4.1 Setting up Menu—Panther II in On-line mode 4-1
4.2 Setting up Menu—Panther II in Off-line mode 4-2
4.3 Description of Menu Items 4-3
4.4 Loading the Sheet Media 4-6
4.5 Loading the Roll Media 4-8
4.6 Tracking Performance 4-11
4.7 Adjusting the Cutting Force and Offset 4-12
4.8 Adjusting the Blade Depth 4-13
5. – Maintenance
5.1 Cleaning the Cutting Plotter 5-1
5.2 Cleaning the Grid Drum 5-2
5.3 Cleaning the Pinch Rollers 5-2
6. – Trouble Shooting
6.1 Non Operational Problems 6-1
6.2 Operational Problems 6-2
6.3 Cutting Plotter Computer Communication Problems 6-3
6.4 Software Problem 6-4
6.5 Cutting Quality Problem 6-5
Appendix – Specification A
Quick Menu I
Advanced Troubleshooting II
Optional Items VI
Equipment Specification VII
Table of Contents
1.1 Checking supplied items
Please check carefully whether you have received all the items listed below. If you
found any item missing, please consult your local dealer.
Standard Item Quantity
Cutting Plotter 1
Stand Set (Only for Panther PII -132S/101S/76S
• 1 Piece of H-shape stand
• 2 Pieces of stands
• 1 piece of stand beam
1
Flexible Media Support System & Accessory Box 1
Items 132S/101S/76S 61
1 set of Roll Media Flange (2 pieces) • •
1 set of Roll Holder (2 pieces) • •
1 set of Roll Holder Guide Bushes (4 pieces) • •
1 set of Roll Holder Support (2 pieces) • •
24 pieces of M6 screws •
1 piece of M5 L-shape hexagon screw driver • •
1 piece of M6 L-shape hexagon screw driver • •
4 pieces of Hold Plugs •
1 set of Desktop Support Brackets (2 pieces) •
4 pieces of Plastic Foot •
4 pieces of M4 screws •
12 pieces of M6 screws •
1 piece of M4 L-shape hexagon screw driver •
Accessory Bag 1
• 1 piece of User’s compact Disk
• 1 piece of AC power cord
• 2 data cables (1) RS232 Serial (1) Centronics printer cable
• 1 set of Blade Holder Assembly
• 1 piece of Blade
• 1 piece of Paper Slitter
• 1 piece of Cutting Pad for Vinyl cutting
• 1 Coil of Cutting Pad for paper cutting
• 1 piece of Tweezers
• 1piece of Water-based Fiber-tip Pen
• 1 exacto knife
1. Your Sign Cutting Plotter
1. Your Sign Cutting Plotter 1-1
1.2 Front View of Panther (Figure 1-1)
Pinch Rollers – Holds the
media during cutting.
Grid Drums – move the media
back and forth during operation.
Tool Carriage –
performs the cutting
with the installed
blade and pen.
Control panel – consists of 14
control keys and 1 LED and 1
LCM showing messages and
menus.
Slitter Groove – sheets
off the extra media eas-
ily along this groove.
Platen – provides the
surface for holding and
supporting media while
performing cutting.
Teflon Cutting Strip – provides
the protection of blade when the
blade is cutting.
Figure 1-1
1. Your Sign Cutting Plotter 1-2
1.3 Back View of Panther (Figure 1-2)
Lever – Raises or lowers the
pinch rollers.
Figure 1-2
Figure 1-3
1.4 Whole View of Panther (Figure 1-3)
Roll Holder – Holds and
supplies the roll media
for cutting.
Roll Holder Guide Bushes –
Keeps the roll media in place when
media is pulled from the roll.
Roll Holder Support–
Supports roll holders.
Stand– Supports the
cutting plotter body.
H-shape Stand – Supports
the cutting plotter body.
1. Your Sign Cutting Plotter 1-3
Stand Beam – Stabilizes
the body for larger cutters.
1.5 Left Hand Side of Panther (Figure 1-4)
1.6 Right Hand Side of Panther (Figure 1-5)
Figure 1-4
Figure 1-5
Power Switch – On when switches to [I]; Off to [O]
Fuse – 3 Amp.
AC Power Connector – used to insert the AC power
cord.
Serial Interface Connector (RS232C) – used to connect
the cutting plotter to a computer through a serial interface
cable.
USB Connector – used to connect the cutting plotter
to a computer through a USB cable. (Only available
with windows drivers)
Parallel Interface Connector – used to connect the
cutting plotter to a computer through a parallel interface
cable.
1. Your Sign Cutting Plotter 1-4
1.7 Control Panel (Figure 1-6)
Please refer to the Chapter4 – the description of operation for detailed explanation.
Figure 1-6
LCD Display Screen: various functional and error messages are displayed here.
Power LED: it lights up when the power is on.
4 Arrow Keys: used to move the carriage or sheet or changing setting.
Enter Key: used to set item, registers the immediately preceding input value.
Pause/Resume Key: temporarily halts cutting in process or continues.
ON/OFF LINE Key: used to stop the cutting job or aborting the change of the setting.
Cut Test Key: executes a cutting test for verifying the blade force and offset are correct.
Data Clear Key: used to abort the data being received.
Tool Select Key: used to select tools and set the conditions.
Misc. Key: used to selecting items mentioned in Chapter 4.
Speed Key: used to selecting the cutting speed, up-speed, and cutting quality.
Force Key: used to select the cutting force.
Offset Key: used to adjust the setting value of the blade offs.
1. Your Sign Cutting Plotter 1-5
2. Installation
2.1 Installation
Caution 1
• Make sure the power switch is off and power cord is unplugged before installing the cutting plotter.
• Carefully handle the cutter to prevent any injuries or damage to the cutter.
Caution 2 Choosing a proper place before setting up the cutting plotter
Before installing your cutting plotter, select a suitable location, which meets the following conditions.
• The machine can be approached easily from any direction.
• Keep enough space for the machine, accessories and supplies.
• Keep the working area stable, avoiding severe vibration.
• Keep the temperature between 5 and 40 (41-104oF) in the workshop.
• Keep the relative humidity between 30% and 70% in the workshop.
• Protect the machine from dust and strong air current.
• Prevent the machine from direct sunlight or extremely bright lighting.
• The machine is on a level surface.
Caution 3 Connecting the Power Supply
Check the plug of the power cord to see if it mates with the wall outlet. If not, please contact your dealer.
• Insert the plug (male) into a grounded power outlet.
• Insert the other end (female) of power cord into the AC connector of the cutting plotter.
2. Installation 2-1
2.2 Stand & Flexible Media Support System Installation
Step 1
Please examine supplied items in the accessory box of stand carton:
• 1 piece of M6 L-shape hexagon screw driver
• 1 piece of M5 L-shape hexagon screw driver
• 24 pieces of M6 screws
• 4 pieces of hold plugs
Step 2
• Remove the plotter body and the accessories from the shipped carton.
• Place the stands upright on the H-stand and follow the number 1,2,3to assemble.
(See Figure 2-1 & 2-2)
Step 3
Then, connect Part 2and 1. Insert 4 screws into the holes on H-stand and fasten them as shown in Figure 2-2.
1H-stand (part 1)
2Stand beam (part 2)
3Side (part 3)
2. Installation 2-2
Step 4
Position the stand beam perpendicularly to part 2and put the screws into the holes and tighten them as Figure
2-3. Then the complete picture of stand will be like Figure 2-4.
Screws
1H-stand
3Stand
2Stand
Figure 2-4
Figure 2-3
Step 5
Remove the cutting plotter from the carton. Position your stand under the plotter, and then insert the screws into
the holes on plotter’s bottom and tighten them up
as shown in Figure 2-5.
Screw
Figure 2-5
Note: The serial number for your cutting plotter is on the
underside of the machine. Record this serial number on
the front of this manual or other secure location for future
reference.
Step 6
Insert the roll holder support with the screws into the holes of the
stand, then tighten them up as shown in Figure 2-6. You could decide
roll holder support’s position by inserting into different holes.
Figure 2-6
6 Screws holes
Roll holder support
4 Screws
2. Installation 2-3
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