MUTOH Ultima - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

User’s Guide – Ultima cutting plotter
7 AP-75032, Rev 2.2, 20/04/07
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Regulatory and safety information ............................................................................................................ 9
1.1. EMC statement for CE Marking ............................................................................................................. 9
1.2. FCC compliance..................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3. Important notes ...................................................................................................................................... 9
1.4. Safety Labels: Safety Labels, Symboles de sécurité, Sicherheitssymbole......................................... 10
2. Installation Procedures............................................................................................................................. 11
2.1. Preparing the cutting environment ....................................................................................................... 11
2.2. Parts list................................................................................................................................................ 12
2.3. Unpacking and setting up the Ultima Cutter ........................................................................................ 13
2.3.1 Unpacking the body ....................................................................................................................... 13
2.3.2. Mounting cutter body to the stand. ............................................................................................... 14
2.4. Cutter parts & components .................................................................................................................. 15
2.5. Operation panel.................................................................................................................................... 17
2.6. Connecting the cutter to the computer ................................................................................................. 19
2.6.1. Serial Interface.............................................................................................................................. 19
2.6.2. USB interface................................................................................................................................ 19
2.7. How to upgrade your ultima firmware .................................................................................................. 20
2.8. Connecting the power cable................................................................................................................. 23
2.9. Installing a tool ..................................................................................................................................... 24
2.10. Loading media.................................................................................................................................... 25
2.10.1. Loading cut sheet media............................................................................................................. 25
2.10.2. Loading roll media....................................................................................................................... 27
2.11. Straightening the vinyl edge using the auto-sheet-off utility............................................................... 29
3. Cutter Controls .......................................................................................................................................... 31
3.1. Understanding the Operation panel ..................................................................................................... 31
3.2. Direct key access ................................................................................................................................. 35
3.2.1. Force selection.............................................................................................................................. 35
3.2.2. Speed selection ............................................................................................................................ 36
3.2.3. Offset selection ............................................................................................................................. 36
3.2.4. Tool selection................................................................................................................................ 37
3.2.5. Origin selection ............................................................................................................................. 37
3.2.6. Test selection................................................................................................................................ 38
3.2.7. Presets selection........................................................................................................................... 38
3.3. Contour Cutting .................................................................................................................................... 41
3.3.1. Aligning methods .......................................................................................................................... 41
3.3.2. Which Aligning Method should I use?........................................................................................... 45
3.4. Square details ...................................................................................................................................... 46
3.5. special functions for quality .................................................................................................................. 48
3.5.1. EPOS offset fine-tune ................................................................................................................... 48
3.5.2 Print deformation............................................................................................................................ 50
4. CUTTER settings & Special functions..................................................................................................... 51
4.1. General procedure to change settings on the cutter............................................................................ 51
4.2. Overview of General settings ............................................................................................................... 51
4.2.1. Sheet Off Mode............................................................................................................................. 52
4.2.2. Sheet Off Margin........................................................................................................................... 53
4.2.3. Pre-Feed Length ........................................................................................................................... 53
4.2.4. Max Sheet length .......................................................................................................................... 55
4.2.5. Page Mode.................................................................................................................................... 56
4.2.6 Origin.............................................................................................................................................. 57
4.2.7. Laser Speed.................................................................................................................................. 57