Great Computer LYNXS-60 User Manual 46115
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USER’S GUIDE for SIGNPAL LYNX ( BRIEF VERSION ) FCC ID : LO4LYNX S-60 Apri1,1999 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equip-ent has been tested and found to comply with the Iilits for a Class B digital device. pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These li-its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equiplent generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and. if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions. any cause harlful interference to radio con-unicatlons. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equiplent does cause harlful interference to radio or television reception. which can be deterained by turning the equipment off and on. the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or lore of the following leasuresi -- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. -- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. -- Connect the equip-ent into an outlet on a circuit different fro! that to which the receiver is connected. —- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. » Warning2 A shielded-type power cord is required in order to meet FCC enission lilits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television reception. It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used. Use only shielded cables to connect l/O devices to this equipment. Yourare cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for coupliance could void your authority to operate the equip-ent. * IMPORTANT INFORMATION * Thanks for your purchasing of our SignPal Series — Lynx cutting plotters To optimize the performance of your Lynx, please take the time to read through the user manual completely and follow up the correct operation procedure. Hope you will enjoy using your cutting plotter. PRECAUTIONS IN USE 0 For safety’s sake, be sure to hold the plotter body’s bottom when moves your cutting plotter. Do not shake or drop the blade holder, blade tip can fly out. 0 During operation, do not touch any of the moving parts of this machine (such as the carriage). Also be careful that clothing and hair do not become caught. 0 Always connect the powcr cable to a grounded outlet. Always use the accessory power cable that is provided. Do not wire the power cable so that it becomes bent or caught between objects. 0 Do not connect the power cable to branching outlet to which other machines are also connected, or use an extension cable There is danger of overheating and of mis— - operation of the machine. Keep the tools away from children where they can reach. Always put the pinch rollers within the white marks. QUICKMENU . Power -, (the POWER LED lights on) Place the media and lower down the pinch rollers (make sure the pinch rollers are position above the grid drums). The cutting plotter will size the media size automatically according to setting of the clip switch (usually the presetting is ROLL media type). Off-line condition - Plotter is not ready to receive data from computer Press KEN/OFF LINE the LED above off. On-line condition - Plotter is ready to receive data from computer. Press ON/OFF LINE, the LED above lights. Change the setting value during cutting - press PAUSE key, the LED above blink. To continue cutting press KEN/OFF LINE Terminate the cutting and clear the data in the buffer. Press or PAUSE and then press DATA CLEAR. ABOUT THE TOOL A generic term referring tn the blade that cuts the sheet, the pen that does plotting, and the LED bombsight (option) used for pointing to the reference point. OFFSET is the distance that the blade tip is displaced from the centerline ofthe blade. 5 u—Blade Bladetip ——> 1 4—0fl'setfl Protrusion Length of the Blade Thickness of b the film (tl) Protrusinn length at the blade Thickness of the base paper (t 2) Length of protrusion = t1 + t 2/ 2, but for your convenience you may just make It about 0.3~ 0.5 mm beyond the blade holder tip. The Specification for GCC Blade ZZ 00219A For cutting general signage vinyl. Standard blade with GCB—1453 largest angle The blade is 45° with yellow cap, 0.25 mm blade offset and 5 miles life. ZZOOZZZA For cutting thin sandblast mask and stencil with friction GCBMUSO feed machine. The blade is 60° with green cap, 0.5mm blade offset and 5 miles life. =7 22 00233A GCB—SOO For cutting small text and fine detail. Sharp blade with smallest offset — 0.175 mm. Z Z 00220A For cutting thick fluorescent and reflective vinyl. GCB—245R , Also, for cutting detailed work in standard vinyl. The blade is 45° with red cap, 0.25 mm offset and 5 miles life. 22 00221A Blades with sharp edge and high offset ideally suited for GCBSBOSB cutting thick material. The blade is 60" with blue cap, 0.3 mm blade offset and 5 miles life. Important Message Quick Menu About the Tool Spec. of Blade Table of Content Chapter 1 — Learning About Your Sign Cutting Plotter 1.1 Initial Inspection 1.2 Front View of Lynx 1.3 Back View of Lynx 1.4 Side View of Lynx 1.5 Control Panel Chapter 2 — Basic Operation 2.1 Dip Switch Setting 2.2 Power On 2.3 ON/OFF Line Key 2.4 Pause Key 25 Repeat Key 2.6 Data Clear Key 2.7 Cutting Test 2.8 Origin Setting 29 When Completing the Cutting Job Chapter 3 — Troubleshooting 3,1 If the cutting plotter cannot operate 3.2 Light Indicators 3.3 Cutting Quality Problem Appendix — Specification I4 14 15 18 GCC cutting plotter — SignPaI Lynx Chapter I — Learning About Your Sign Cutting Plotter 1.1 Initial Inspection Before setting up your cutting plotter, please carefully unpack and inspect what you have received from the shipped canon by comparing them with the following listed items. If you discover any item missing in the process of delivery, please inform your dealer. ___—_—_———— Item Quantity _________——_—— Cutting Plotter Body 1 Accessory Bag includes: Roller Base 1 RS-232C / Serial Cable 1 Cutter Tool 1 Cutting Pad 1 Tweezers 1 User’s Guide 1 AC Power Cord 1 Blade Holder 1 Blade 1 Water-Based Fiber-Tip Pen : 0.3 mm tip width 1 Spacer for blade holder 4 ‘ Optional Item Quantity Printer Cable 1 Stand & Flexible Media Support System includes: 1 0 Stand set and accessory box. 0 Roll Media Flange 0 Roll Holder 0 Roll Holder Guide bushes 0 Roll Holder Support ________———-— 1.2 Front View of Lynx (Figure 1-1) Control Panel Cutting Pad Pinch Roller Figure 1-1 1.3 Back View of Lynx (Figure 1-2) Figure 1-2 ll 4. 5. Roll Holder Guide Bushes Roll Holder Roll Holder Support Stand Figure 1-3 Platen ~ Provides the surface for holding and supporting media during cutting. Cutting Pad - Provide the protection of blade when the blade is cutting. Alignment Ruler — Media can be aligned with the clear guide line marks. Tool Carriage — This unit performs the cutting with the installed blade and pen Grid Drum - Moves the media back and forth during operation. Control Panel ~ Consists of 10 control keys and 6 LEDs. Pinch Rollers — Press the media against grid drum during cutting. Lever - Raises or lowers the pinch rollers. Optional Items (see Figure 1—3) y-ew Roll Holder — Consist of two rollers to hold and supplies the roll media for cutting, Roll Holder Guide Bushes - Serve to keep the roll media in place when media is pulled from the roll. Roll Holder Support - Supports roll holders. Stand - Supports the cutting plotter body. Media Basket e Used for long plot cutting, the extra media can be put here, 1.4 Side Views of Lynx Figure 1-4 Figure 1-5 Left Hand Side (Figure 1-4) traw- AC Power Connector — Used to insert the AC power cord. Fuse — Up to 3 Amp. Voltage Switch — The preset value is 230 voltage Please adjust to comply with the local standard. Power Switch 7 On when switches to [I]; Off when switches to [ 0] Right Hand Side (Figure 1-5) ongoxw Dip Switch label - Indicate the function of the dip switchr Dip Switch — Used for various parameter setting. Pen Force Control Slider — Set the blade force here. Parallel Interface Connector (Centronics) —Used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a parallel interface cable, Serial Interface Connector (RS-232C) — Used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a serial interface cable. 1.5 Control Panel 00 DOV/E“ DNIOFF 'l—lNE PAUSE REPEAV DNA CLEAR Cut YESY ORlGlN SEVQ ERRDW © © © © © ©% Figure 1-6 ONIOFF LINE Key » Used for communication between the cutting plotter and the host computer. When ON LINE condition, the LED above on. Press again, the ON/OFF LINE LED off. PAUSE Key— Press this key once can temporarily terminate the motion of the cutter, and the ON/OFF LINE LED flashes. Press ON/OFF LINE Key can release the paused State. REPEAT Key- Press this button for you to repeat the last cutting job at the same position, and the REPEAT LED on. DATA CLEAR Key » Press this key to clear the data in the buffer memory. At this moment, the DATA CLEAR LED on. CUT TEST Key — To test the cutting quality before starting your cuttingjob. While doing the cut test, the CUT TEST LED on. ORIGIN SET Key — This key sets a new origin point for cutting to the current tool position. ARROW Key — Used to move the media or the cutting carriage. POWER LED — Turn on the power. the power LED on. ERROR LED — This LED on or flashes indicate various problems or error. To find the cause of the problem, see Chapter 3 "Troubleshooting“. Chapter 2 — Basic Operation 2.1 Dip Switch Setting The cutting plotter will read values of the dip switch every time when press ON/OFF LINE Key. Therefore, any change during on—line condition will not work, Function for each dip switch please refer to the sticker on the plotter (Figure 2-1 ), The presetting ofdip switch is as below : Off Set Value :0.275 mm . ”Wm .M H E Q Media Weight :Light Media Win E E E E Quality ‘. Smooth Mm NEW 553215; 31:3}? Smooth : Enable QM“ ma Auto Unroll : Enable ZSZTNRM 323; Media Type : Enable mu m Figure 2-1 SW 1-3 : OFFSET setting The first three dip switch represent 8 different value of offset as below mflfifliflfliflflfi 0.000 0175 0.250 0,275 0.300 0500 0.750 1.000 SW-4 : MEDIA WEIGHT (SPEED) The forth dip switch from the left sets the upper limit for cutting speed. Heavy media has a smaller upper limit. The value of the cutting speed can be changed from the driver Heavy media is used so the upper limit for cutting speed is 300mm/sec default is 30mm/see Light media is used so the upper limit for cutting speed is 600mm/sec default is 330mm/sec SW-S : QUALITY There is a trade-off between Quality and Speed, the finer the cutting quality, the slower the cutting speed. a Fine quality 9 Draftquality SW-6 : SMOOTH Make the curves smoother during cutting. When cut the small letter, it is recommend to disabled the smoothing cut. 5 Disable the smoothing cut. fl Enable the smoothing cut. SW-7 : AUTO UNROLL Unroll the heavy media at least 50 em when the next point of movement is located beyond the unrolled position. As the media type is Single, this function will be disabled. 5 Disable the auto um‘oll i Enable the auto unroll SW—8 : MEDIA TYPE Set the type ofthe media you use. When using a piece media, set it to “ON”; and set it to “OFF“ when using a roll media. 5 Single sheet of media is usmg. H A roll of media 15 using. 2.2 Power On 0 Be sure not to put anything or hands on the platen of the plotter when turning on the power. It may cause injmy. <> Keep long hair away from the grid drum when power is on. Turn the power switch on the left—hand side of the cutting plotter and the POWER LED on; the cutting plotter is ready to receive data from computer. Below is contro pane] lights when uses different functions key in normal conditions Function POWER ERROR ONIOFF REPEAT DATA CUT LINE CLEAR TEST on-line state . O . O O O pause m o o ; 1 o o o off—line state . O O O O O Epeat . O O . O 0 data clear . O O O . 0 cut test 0 O O O O . origin set . O O . . . \/ fizflash .=0n O =Off 2.3 ONIOFF LINE Key 0 On - line When the machine is “ON LINE” condition, the ONIOFF LINE LEI) on, the cutting plotter is ready to receive data from the host computer. At this moment, only “PAUSE” and “ON/OFF LINE” keys are valid. Change the setting value 1. Press the PAUSE key to change the setting value during cutting. 2 Press the ONIOFF LINE key to continue cutting, Terminate the cutting & clear the data in the bufler I. Press the ON/OFF LINE key or press the PAUSE key 2, Then press the DATA CLEAR key 0 Off— line When the machine is “OFF Line” condition, the ONIOFF LED turn off, At this moment, you can change the dip switch setting and do cutting test and set new origin as well. Press the key again will let the cutting plotter switch to “ON LINE” condition, and resume the suspended operation. But there might be some data loss during this» interruption. 2.4 PAUSE key The purpose of the “PAUSE" key is to temporarily terminate the motion ofthe cutter after it started cutting At this moment, the ONIOFF LINE LED flash; you can change the dip switch setting on the right-hand side ofthe plotter. It will resume cutting after pressing the ON/OFF LINE key to make the machine in the online status. Note '. The parameters ofdip switch in effect can not be changed while the cutting has started unless pressing the "PAUSE” key. When press the “PAUSE" key, you can change the setting. 2.5 Repeat key Lynx can repeat your last out at the same position by pressing REPEAT key without setting new origin. If you’re using a thicker media. it is better to use this function to avoid damaging your blade. Procedures : l. After cutting finishes, use the ARROW keys to move the center ofthe blade holder. Move to your desired position for repeating the cutting job, then press the ORIGIN SET key. The ORIGIN SET LED lights, and new origin point is set. to Press the REPEAT key to start rc-cuttingjob. and the REPEAT LED lights. 2.6 DATA CLEAR key The purpose of the DATA CLEAR key is to clear the data in the buffer memory. The DATA CLEAR key can only Works under pause or offline condition. When use this function. the DATA CLEAR LED will light. 2.7 Cutting Test In order to achieve the best cutting performance, it is necessary to set cutting conditions that match the cutting media. giving considerations to the thickness of the sheet and type ofmateriali Lynx can performs a cutting test is to determine the appropriate cutting force and offset value for your media and this can only work under the offline condition. Once you finish the cut test, the new origin is also set to the current tool carriage position. Procedures : ].After sizing the media, press the ON/OFF LINE key to change the plotter status to off- line condition. 2,Then use arrow keys to move the tool carriage to the position where you like your test to proceed. 3.Press the CUT TEST key to do the cutting test. The CUT TEST LED turns on. Note: The new origin is also set at the cutting test position. 2.7.1 Adjust Tool Force When the cutting test is completed, a square cut out appears. Peel offthe square to see it" it can be easily separated from the media base. lfyes. the setup tool force is appropriate. If not, use “Pen Force Control Slider” on the right-hand side ot‘the plotter to adjust the tool force. First, move the control slider to the left-most indicator mark (min. blade force), then increase the blade force gradually by moving the slider, until an optimum force is obtained. lfyou’re still unsatisfied with the cutting results after adjusting the blade force, then you should adjust the offset value according to next paragraphy. After changing the offset value. perform the cutting test again and adjust the blade force. 2.7.2 Adjust Offset Value The s uare cut out should appear as one ofthe follow figure: AA BB CC Appropriate offset value Lower ofl'set value Higher offset value Or over-speed If the square appears BB or CC layout, Change the OFFSET by referring the dip switch part to adjust the value to the optimum result. Please also refer to the paragraph “About the tool " at the beginning to learn the definition ol'ot'fset. 2.8 Origin Setting Use the ORIGIN SET key to set a new origin at any position in the cutting area. From where the tool carriage starts to work. Please note new origin setting must be made under the off—line condition. Procedures : 1. After loading the media and lowering down the level. use ARROW keys to move the carriage to the desired location for a new origin. 7 Press ORIGIN SET key and the origin point is set. The ORIGIN LED lights. 2.9 When Comp|eting the cutting job After completing the cutting. raise the sheet loading lever, then remove the material. You can also cut offthe extra media with the cutter tool along the knife guide (see Figure 2-2). Figure 2-2 Chapter 3 - Troubleshooting This chapter helps you to correct some common problem you may come across Prior to getting into the details of this chapter, please be sure that your application environment is compatible with the cutting plotter. Note: Before having your cutting plotter serviced, please make certain that the malfunction is in your cutting plotter, not the result of an interface problem or a malfunction in your computer or a software problem Why the cutting plotter does not operate ? 3.1 If the cutting plotter cannot operate ? lfyour Lynx doesn’t run, please check the following items firstly: Does the AC power cord plug in properly? Does the AC power cord connected to the power connector properly? Do you tum on the power ? Solutions: If the POWER LED lights on, the cutting plotter should be in a normal condition. Switch off the cutting plotter and turn it on again to see is the problem still existing. If the POWER LED doesn‘t light, contact the technician from your dealer. 44. 3.2 Lights Indicators Certain problems are identified by the control panel lights. When your cutting plotter stop operating or the lights are on or flashing unexpectedly, see the following descriptions of panel light patterns and the corrective actions you should take, 3.2.1 Warming Indicators When the ERROR LED flashes (as Warming 1-6), take the necessary action according to respective instruction below, lf the problems are solved, the ERROR LED will turn off automatically. Press ON/OFF LINE key once can also turn otfthe ER OR LED . Warming Indicators ERROR ON/OFF REPEAT DATA CUT LINE CLEAR TEST 1 graph was clipped EOE . . O O 2 HPGL/2 comm. Error 32 . o o O 3 Lever up or no media 3}: 0 O O O 4 Cannot repeat : i O . O O 5 Communication error > i O O O O 6 Width sensor error > i O O O . E(pfzflash ‘zon Ozoff MrmingJi The graph was clipped. This condition indicates that the cutting graph exceeds the cutting limit. You can reload larger media or re»scale the plot to a smaller size, then do the cutting job again from your computer. in 2. man rr r If yOUr cutting plotter can not recognize the commands from your computer. please check the commands applied to your cutting plotter are used properly, Be sure it is HP-GL/2 or HPGL command. Then send the same cutting job to plotter, if it shows the same result, please contact your dealer. “1.31 l' Check ifyou lower down the lever and he sure to put the media before cutting. Warmin 4. nn r in This conditions happen for two reasons: the buffer holds no data or the buffer is full. For the formal condition, please send a new graph from computer; for the latter condition, please repeat the same cutting job from the computer. In both conditions, press ON/OFF LINE key to clear the warming message, Warming 5, 5 9mm|mi§atjon error Check if the connection cable has been connected to the cutting plotter and computer properly. If yes, then check ifthe interface setting is correct, make sure your PC has the same communication protocol as the cutter — 9600bps, no parity, 8 bits, lfyou have done the above well. try the communication between your cutting plotter and computer again. Press ON/OFF line key to force the cutter to ON line condition. Warming Q, Widjh sgnsm; am: Check if the pinch rollers are positioned above the grid drum and reload the media again. -]6- 32.2 Error Indicators If some mechanical problems or failure during operations happen, the ERROR LED will turn on. Please follow the instruction below to solve the problem, If the plotter still cannot work. please inform your dealers type of error indicators or have your plotter serviced, Error Indicators ERROR ON/OFF REPEAT DATA CUT LINE CLEAR TEST 1 Sram error . 0 O O O 2 Dram error . O . O O 3 Check media, drum: or X motor . O O O O 4 Check media or Y motor . O O O I . \ / Q : flash . = on O : off [411111]: I and 2. At this moment, please contact your dealer. 3. he ' r X tor This message indicates that there might be a problem on the X axis. Check if the drum is working well and ifthe media is well loaded. Correct the problem and re-power on to reboot system. . heck ' t r This message indicates that there might be an obstruction to carriage relating to a problem on the Y axis, Correct the problem and re-power on to reboot system. _|7. 3.3 Cutting Quality Problems fastened securely? Is the blade installed correctly and the blade holder Is the blade dull or chipped? IN!) J No Refer to the “Installation the blade of Chapter 2". Replace ls tool force setup with a new properly? blade Yes I N0 Is the tool offset set up Adjust the tool force to obtain properly? an optimum blade force. Refer . to 2411 “CUTTING TEST” Yes I No ls there any dirt adhered to the Adjust the tool offset to blade? obtain an optimum value Yes I No Remove the blade Please contact your dealer for technician and clean it support. .13_ Appendix Specification: LYNX 5-60 , 5-30 Model Name/No. LYNX 3-60 LYNX 5-30 Operational Method Roller-Type Max. Cutting Width 590mm(23.23in) 280mm(ll.02in) Max. Media Loading Width 719mm(28.3in) 459mm(18.07in) Min. Media Loading Width 50mm Acceptable Material Thickness 0.8mm (0.03 in) Number of Pinch Rollers 2 Drive DC Servo Control Cutting Force 0~300§ Max. Cutting Speed Up to 600 mm /sec (23.62 iEs) Offset 0~1 .0 mm Mechanical Resolution 0.009 mm Soflware Resolution 0025 mm Distance Accuracy 0.254 mm or 0.1% ofmove, whichever is greater Repeatability tOJmm unto 3 meters Buffer Size 1 or 4 MB (optional) Interfaces Parallel ( Centronics) & Serial (RS-232C) Commands HP-GL, HP-GL/Z Configurable Origin Yes Vector Look Ahead Yes Curve & Arc Smoothing Yes Test Cut Possibility Yes Repeat Function Yes Control Panel 10 Centre Keys , 6 LED Dimension (HxWxD) mm 220 x 879 x 258 220 x 619 x 258 8.67x34.61xlO.l6in 8.67x24.37x10.16in Net Weight 13 kg28.6 lb 10.2 kg/ 22.4 lb Power Sugp_ly 115V/230V (manual switch) Environment Temperature 0°CN55“C/32°F~I3I°F (operating) >400C~75°C/-40°FN167°F (storage) Environment Humidity 30%~ 70% relative humidity (operating) *This specification is subject to change without prior notice. 1999/04
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