Gerber Fastrack User Manual

Example of a FasTrack Cutter Setup Sheet.................................................................................. 34
GENERAL SETTINGS ......................................................................................................................... 35
TOOLKIND SELECTION...................................................................................................................... 35
To select a TOOLKIND.................................................................................................................. 35
SHEET-OFF / PAGE MODE ................................................................................................................ 36
Page commands............................................................................................................................ 36
To set the SHEET-OFF / PAGE MODE......................................................................................... 37
REPLOT FACTOR ............................................................................................................................... 38
To set the replot factor................................................................................................................... 38
SMOOTHING ....................................................................................................................................... 39
To change the smoothing settings................................................................................................. 39
COMMUNICATION SETTINGS........................................................................................................... 40
To change the serial communication settings ............................................................................... 41
LANGUAGE SETTINGS ...................................................................................................................... 42
To change language settings......................................................................................................... 43
RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS ..................................................................................................... 43
CHAPTER 4 FINE TUNING THE CUTTER .................................................................. 44
ADJUSTING THE KNIFE DEPTH........................................................................................................ 45
To adjust the knife depth of the standard tool holder .................................................................... 45
To adjust the knife depth of the optional knife holder.................................................................... 47
FEATURES OF THE OPTIONAL KNIFEHOLDER.............................................................................. 48
SETTING THE CUTTING PRESSURE / TEST SQUARES................................................................. 49
SETTING THE OFFSET ...................................................................................................................... 49
ADJUSTING THE OFFSET.................................................................................................................. 50
SETTING UP FOR POUNCING (PUNCHING) APPLICATIONS......................................................... 52
Method 1. Pen-Up / Pen-Down sent by cutting software............................................................... 52
Method 2. Use the incorporated pouncing (punching) capability of the cutter .............................. 52
To adjust the pouncing tool............................................................................................................ 53
PERFORMING A TEST CUT............................................................................................................... 54
GENERATING A PARAMETER SETTINGS PLOT ............................................................................. 55
CHAPTER 5 CUTTER MAINTENANCE and TROUBLESHOOTING .......................... 56
CLEANING and DAILY MAINTENANCE ............................................................................................. 56
To clean the pressure rollers and drive rollers .............................................................................. 56
To remove material particles from the cutter blade in a standard knife holder ............................. 57
To remove material particles from the cutter blade in an optional knife holder with vernier ......... 57
To clean the cutter ......................................................................................................................... 58
PARTS REPLACEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 58
To replace the cutting mat ............................................................................................................. 58
To replace the knife blade in the standard knife holder................................................................. 59
To replace the knife blade in the optional knife holder with vernier............................................... 60
To replace the auto-sheet-off knife................................................................................................ 61
TROUBLESHOOTING ......................................................................................................................... 62
To check the communication settings............................................................................................ 63
ERROR MESSAGES ........................................................................................................................... 65
Unrecoverable system errors......................................................................................................... 65
Recoverable system errors............................................................................................................ 68
Communication errors ................................................................................................................... 69
Language errors............................................................................................................................. 71
CHAPTER 6 CUTTER OPTIONS and ACCESSORIES,.............................................. 72
OPTIONS and ACCESSORIES FOR FasTrack CUTTERS ................................................................ 72
CHAPTER 7 MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY and DIMENSIONS................................... 74

Gerber Fastrack Specifications

General

Brand	Gerber
Model	Fastrack
Category	Cutter
Language	English