SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual
Operation 2-2
2.1.2. THE ON-LINE KEY
The
key (ON-LINE) toggles between on-line and off-line operation.
Selecting OFF-LINE (the respective LED will flash on) will suspend all operations
in progress. Pressing the
key while the cutter is off-line will make the cutter go
on-line again, resuming the suspended operation.
While the cutter is off-line, the following operations can be performed:
• Press the or jogging key to move the tool carriage to the left or to
the right.
• Press the or jogging key to make the media move forward
(towards you) or backward (away from you). Moving the media forward
will prove to be very practical when you have to cut the finished sign off
manually.
On-line and off-line are two important concepts when using the SummaCut
cutters.
When on-line, the cutter can be addressed by the host computer, which
means that the cutter will execute cutting or plotting instructions issued by the
host computer’ s application software. The host computer will first issue a
SELECT sequence to the on-line cutter.
When the cutter is on-line and ready to receive instructions from the host
computer, it will remain deselected until actual instructions from the computer
are received.
For normal cutting operations, the cutter MUST be on-line, so that it can receive
instructions from the host computer and the cutting/plotting software.
To set the cutter on-line so that it can be selected by the host computer, the
following conditions must be met:
• The cutter must be powered up.
• Media must be loaded. For detailed media loading instructions, see
Section 1.8.
• The proper tool must be installed.
• The cutter must be connected to the host computer via a RS-232-C link.
• The cutter must be configured for the scheduled operation.
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