GRAPHTEC CE2000-60 - Table of Contents

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Contents
TO ENSURE SAFE AND CORRECT USE
Conventions Used in This Manual.............................................................................................. i
Description of Safety Symbols .................................................................................................... i
Safety Precautions ....................................................................................................................... ii
Selecting a Power Cable ............................................................................................................. viii
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1-2
1.2 Standard Accessories ....................................................................................................... 1-2
1.3 Assembling Your Plotter (CE2000-120) .......................................................................... 1-3
2. NAMES OF THE MAIN PARTS
2.1 Front View.......................................................................................................................... 2-2
2.2 Rear View .......................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.3 Control Panel ..................................................................................................................... 2-4
3. SETTING UP THE CUTTING PLOTTER
3.1 Connecting to Your Computer ......................................................................................... 3-2
3.2 Turning on the Power ....................................................................................................... 3-3
3.3 Loading the Medium ......................................................................................................... 3-4
3.3.1 Loading a Roll Medium ......................................................................................... 3-4
3.3.2 Loading Single Sheets........................................................................................... 3-8
3.4 Selecting the COMMAND Mode and INTERFACE Conditions ..................................... 3-11
3.4.1 Selecting the COMMAND Mode ........................................................................... 3-11
3.4.2 Selecting the STEP SIZE or ORIGIN POINT ..................................................... 3-12
3.4.3 Selecting the Interface Conditions........................................................................ 3-13
4. PREPARING FOR A CUTTING OPERATION
4.1 Types and Features of Cutter Blades............................................................................. 4-2
4.2 Replacing the Cutter Blade and Adjusting Its Length ................................................... 4-2
4.3 Mounting the Cutter Pen Plunger.................................................................................... 4-5
4.4 Setting the Cutting Conditions ......................................................................................... 4-6
4.4.1 Selecting a Set of Cutting Conditions.................................................................. 4-7
4.4.2 Specifying the Cutting FORCE ............................................................................. 4-8
4.4.3 Specifying the Cutting SPEED ............................................................................. 4-9
4.4.4 Specifying the CUTTER OFFSET ........................................................................ 4-10
4.4.5 Specifying the Cutting QUALITY .......................................................................... 4-11
4.5 Running a Cutting TEST .................................................................................................. 4-12
5. USING THE BASIC FUNCTIONS
5.1 Moving the Initial Cutting Position (Origin Point) ........................................................... 5-2
5.2 Moving the Pen Carriage in +100-mm Steps................................................................. 5-3
5.3 Clearing Data from the Internal Memory ........................................................................ 5-3
5.4 Raising and Lowering the Pen ........................................................................................ 5-4
5.5 Feeding the Medium ......................................................................................................... 5-5
5.6 Selecting the LENGTH UNIT ........................................................................................... 5-6