Summa DC5 - Basic Operation

DC5 User’s Manual
Table of contents II
2 Basic Operation ........................................................................................... 2-1
2.1 The control Panel .............................................................................................. 2-1
2.1.1 Touch screen .......................................................................................................................... 2-2
2.1.2 Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.1.3 Clamp ......................................................................................................................................... 2-3
2.1.4 Feed ............................................................................................................................................ 2-3
2.1.5 Configuration ........................................................................................................................... 2-4
2.1.6 Serial number and firmware revision .......................................................................... 2-5
2.1.7 Checking the ribbon status .............................................................................................. 2-5
2.1.8 Touch screen information while printing ................................................................... 2-5
2.2 How to Set printing Density ............................................................................ 2-6
2.3 How to Set Media Tracking Parameters ........................................................ 2-7
2.4 How to set the main knife parameters: ....................................................... 2-10
2.5 How to calibrate print and Cut ...................................................................... 2-12
2.6 How to change the media width ................................................................... 2-13
2.6.1 Pinch roller positioning. .................................................................................................. 2-13
2.6.2 Using oversized media widths. ................................................................................... 2-13
2.7 Preparing the DC5(sx) for long print-outs .................................................. 2-14
3 Print & Cut ..................................................................................................... 3-1
3.1 Contour cutting ................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1.1 Making the design ................................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1.1.1 Contour cutting ............................................................................................................. 3-2
3.1.1.2 OPOS cutting ................................................................................................................ 3-3
3.1.1.3 Making cutting data ready ....................................................................................... 3-5
3.2 Cutting trough.................................................................................................... 3-6