GCC Technologies P3-60, User Manual

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Page 3: ...t the power 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 Do not connect the power cabl...

Page 4: ...ter 2 14 2 6 1 2 Installing the driver 2 14 2 6 1 3 Driver Un installation 2 18 2 6 2 RS 232 Interface 2 21 2 6 3 Data Transmitting 2 21 2 6 4 Printer Sever Shared Setting 2 22 2 7 Software Installati...

Page 5: ...AS 5 8 6 Basic Maintenance 6 1 Cleaning the cutting Plotter 6 1 6 2 Cleaning the Grid Drum 6 2 6 3 Cleaning the Pinch Rollers 6 2 7 Trouble Shooting 7 1 Non Operational Problems 7 1 7 2 Operational Pr...

Page 6: ...heck carefully If you find any item missing please consult your local dealer for further assistance S St ta an nd da ar rd d I It te em m Q Qu ua an nt ti it ty y 1 Cutting Plotter 1 2 Stand Set for P...

Page 7: ...piece of Safe Blade 1 piece of Cutting Pad 1 piece of Tweezers 1 piece of Promise Card 1 1 3 Product Features The following are the main features of the Puma III series cutting plotters Dual port conn...

Page 8: ...he protection of blade when the blade is cutting Tool Carriage performs the cutting with the installed blade or pen with AAS module Alignment Rulers media can be aligned with the clear guide line mark...

Page 9: ...Puma III User Manual General Information 1 4 1 4 2 The Back View Figure 1 2 Pinch Rollers hold the media during cutting Lever raises or lowers the pinch rollers Figure 1 2...

Page 10: ...132S is a standard item Figure 1 3 Roll Holder holds 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 T Stand s...

Page 11: ...Figure 1 5 Fuse 3 Amp AC Power Connector Power Switch On when switches to I Off to O Figure 1 4 Serial Interface Connector RS232C used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a serial int...

Page 12: ...m space in front and behind the machine Make sure the cutter is placed on a flat level and sturdy surface The operation temperature should be between 15 and 30 60 86o F in the workshop Keep the relati...

Page 13: ...stand 1 piece of stand beam 20 pieces of M6 screws 1 piece of M5 L shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set Step 2 Remove the plotter body and the accessories from the s...

Page 14: ...ting plotter from the carton Position your stand under the plotter on the bottom of the plotter there is one hole on each side in the position corresponding to the locating pins so the locating pins c...

Page 15: ...en tighten them up as shown in Figure 2 4 You could decide roll holder support s position by inserting into different holes Step 6 Place two roll holders onto the roll holder support and ensure the wh...

Page 16: ...Puma III User Manual Installation 2 5 Step 7 Lastly the complete picture will be shown like below Figure 2 6 Figure 2 6...

Page 17: ...r the stands with Flexible Media Support System only Step 1 Insert the cable tie into the upper hole of cable saddle from bottom to top This side up Step 2 Place the USB cable into the cable tie and t...

Page 18: ...Puma III User Manual Installation 2 7 Untied way pull out the cable tie pull up the pin release the cable tie Pull out the cable tie Pull up the pin Release the cable tie...

Page 19: ...top Flexible Media Support System for P3 60 only Step 1 Check three spacer supports on the back of the machine Step 2 Insert the left and right roll holder base into the spacer supports on the left an...

Page 20: ...llation 2 9 Step 3 Press the roll holder base and the installation is complete Note Insert the left roll holder base into the middle spacer support and right roll holder base into the right one when 1...

Page 21: ...g the following situations 1 The tip of blade is broken 2 The cutting traces are not as good as they were 3 Uncut area remains the same even the blade force has been raised significantly Figure 2 11 i...

Page 22: ...rotating Blade tip adjustment screw clockwise or counterclockwise Figure 2 14 Tips The proper length means the blade length is about 0 1mm more than film s thickness For example if the thickness of fi...

Page 23: ...ard ring of the holder must put into the groove of carriage firmly Figure 2 15 and lock the grip Figure 2 16 Step 5 Reverse steps mentioned above to remove the blade holder Step 6 Press the push pin t...

Page 24: ...ter cutting plotter interconnection Notice When USB connection is enabled serial port will be disabled automatically 2 6 1 USB Interface Puma III build in USB interface are based on the Universal Seri...

Page 25: ...ing the driver Use the USB One click Installation for quick driver installation Follow the simple steps below for driver setup Step 1 Put the installation DVD into your CD ROM Please make sure that th...

Page 26: ...ords to instruct you how to disable Windows Update to allow success driver installation And then click OK to next step Step 5 Please make sure the cutting plotter is powered on and connected to theUSB...

Page 27: ...r Step 8 If you want to install AASII VBA on CorelDRAW and Adobe Illusatrator exit CorelDRAW and Adobe Illusatrator program and then click on Install Step 9 Check Install Message to confirm CorelDRAW...

Page 28: ...selects yes a second copy of the driver will be installed 3 For users who have upgraded Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW please go to the AAS Installer page in the Printer Properties window and click In...

Page 29: ...test version successfully Please refer to below steps Step 1 Go to Control Panel Hardware and Sound Devices and Printers window Right click the printer and select Remove device Step 2 After removing t...

Page 30: ...Puma III User Manual Installation 2 19 Step 3 Select Driver page Step 4 Select the model and click on Remove...

Page 31: ...Puma III User Manual Installation 2 20 Step 5 Select Remove driver and driver package and click OK Step 6 Click Yes and then click Delete and OK and the driver installed on PC is completely removed...

Page 32: ...ware package refer to chapter 3 Misc key description 2 6 3 Data Transmitting There are two options to transmit the data from the computer to the cutting plotter Option 1 With proper interface settings...

Page 33: ...the printer driver as a shared printer then use B PC to connect A PC s printer driver via Intranet A PC B PC Step 1 Set A PC s printer driver as a shared printer Right click on printer icon choose Pr...

Page 34: ...Puma III User Manual Installation 2 23 Step 2 Click Advanced tab then choose Print directly to the printer option...

Page 35: ...b from A PC to the machine to check if A PC is connected to the machine Step 4 Activate A PC s Printer Driver from B PC s Network Step 5 Right click on the printer icon and select Connect to A PC s pr...

Page 36: ...Step 1 Click GreatCut Registration in installation DVD to go http gccvoucher eurosystems lu and then enter your voucher code provided when purchasing GreatCut and click Go on Step 2 Click Request to g...

Page 37: ...ted you should receive two emails one is registration confirmation with activation link and another is your license data with ecf file Step 5 Check your email to see if you receive the activation link...

Page 38: ...Manual Installation 2 27 Step 6 Or click Install GreatCut in installation DVD Step 7 Select a destination folder Step 8 Select Typical and click Next Note You may select custom setup to install addit...

Page 39: ...I User Manual Installation 2 28 Step 9 Select the folder and click Next Default program folder in the start menu is GCC GreatCut 3 Step 10 GreatCut is installing Step 11 Click Finish to complete insta...

Page 40: ...ser Manual Installation 2 29 Step 12 Before you launch GreatCut open the ecf attached to the license data email to install your license data to GreatCut so that you don t need to fill in your informat...

Page 41: ...Installation 2 30 Step 13 If the license do not install successfully you will need to fill in your license data manually You can find the details of your license data from the email Step 14 GreatCut...

Page 42: ...ion Step 1 Put your installation DVD into your CD ROM to start the installation The software is compatible with Windows 7 and above and Macintosh OSX 10 6 and above Step 2 Select Install Sure Cuts A L...

Page 43: ...folder you want to install the Sure Cuts A Lot and press Next Step 6 Tick Create a desktop icon if you want to create a shortcut on your desktop and tick Associated scut4 extension to associate the sc...

Page 44: ...inish to compete installation Step 8 Run Sure Cuts A Lot Step 9 Press Activate to activate Sure Cuts A Lot Please make sure it is connected to the internet Step 10 Put your name in the Name column and...

Page 45: ...If you use a trial version to output graphics meaning you do not enter the software key to activate the Sure Cuts A Lot mentioned above there will be two extra lines cut through the design therefore m...

Page 46: ...hat has internet access to obtain the Activation Code in advance following below instructions Step 1 Check the Activate manually checkbox and you should see the Site Code and Activation Code fields ap...

Page 47: ...program and hit ok 2 7 2 3 Re install Sure Cuts A Lot Software If you change a new computer you may need to deactivate your Sure Cuts A Lot software and re install it on your new device Go to Deactiv...

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Page 49: ...ight up power on light off power off 4 Arrow Keys To move position select function or change setting ENTER To set item or register the immediately preceding input value PAUSE RESUME To temporarily hal...

Page 50: ...ume S F O L W T1M Sending data PAUSE FORCE Force 80 gf OK ENTER use to select ENTER to enable the setting SPEED Speed 51cm s Select OK ENTER UP Speed 51 cm s Select OK ENTER Quality Fine Select OK ENT...

Page 51: ...K ENTER Speed 3 60 with an increment of 3 cm s UP Speed 51 cm s Select OK ENTER UP Speed 3 60 with an increment of 3 cm s Quality Fine Select OK ENTER Draft Normal Fair Fine Ratio 100 200 300 400 Patt...

Page 52: ...R Vacuum Select OK ENTER MISC Image Scale Width Select OK ENTER Paper Saving Mode Select OK ENTER English Chinese Select Unit Select OK ENTER Both Expanded Mode Length Expanded Mode Width Expanded Mod...

Page 53: ...rarily halt the cutting process To resume the process by press Pause Resume key again ONLINE OFFLINE 1 To switch between online mode and offline mode 2 To stop the cutting job or abort the change of s...

Page 54: ...atterns for cut test Note It is recommended to select Cross if you are working on thick pieces of materials Arrow and Cross patterns Arrow Ratio Setting To adjust the size of the pattern 100 200 300 4...

Page 55: ...less than 2 meters or the weight is light it is recommended to set this mode disabled Enable Rear Paper Sensor To detect if the rear paper sensor is covered to determine the following process when it...

Page 56: ...in English Spanish Italian Deutsch Japanese Portuguese Polish Turkish or French English Select Units Provide four unit systems for users convenient cm gram inch oz cm oz inch gram Metric Image Scale...

Page 57: ...the platen extension will help you to adjust the media precisely Note Be sure that the media must be covered by the paper sensors on the platen when loading the media At least one of the two paper se...

Page 58: ...the power the machine will be initialized Then follow the instruction of LCM to measure the size of the media Note Move the pinch roller by applying force at the rear portion of the pinch roller suppo...

Page 59: ...the media flange Insert a roll media flange at the end of each roll media and tighten the thumbscrew until the roll media is firmly gripped Figure 4 5 Then put the roll media on the roll holders Adjus...

Page 60: ...roll media support set and then place the roll media directly between the two roll holders Figure 4 7 Step 3 Load the media on the platen After loading the roll media flatten the media on the platen a...

Page 61: ...holder to secure the roll media Step 8 Turn on the power switch and select Roll Edge or Single mode appropriate for one time setup or set to Default Roll in Sizing Setting and Roll type sizing will b...

Page 62: ...EST button to select the Square Cut and press ENTER KEY to confirm The default cutting force and offset value of the cutting test are 80gf and 0 275mm respectively Step 2 Press ARROW KEY to move the t...

Page 63: ...C u t Press ENTER_KEY AA CC BB Press ENTER_KEY E n t e r O K S e l e c t M o v e t t e c u X Y M s t S q u a r e C u t Press SPEED_KEY FORCE_KEY OFFSET_KEY to setup or Press arrow keys to desired pos...

Page 64: ...variety of objects allowing you to save your frequently used cutter parameters and load them in the future Custom Media This section lists the files for the parameter settings that you have recently...

Page 65: ...removes the list shown in Custom Media section it does not remove the file from your hard drive if you wish to completely remove the file from your hard disk you will have to manually delete the file...

Page 66: ...tion you will be able to adjust the pen speed pen force and offset in the section on the top following normal operating procedures see figure 4 Note The length setting for the cutting line of Die Cut...

Page 67: ...24 RX Jaguar RX Jaguar Puma EX P Bengal EXII AR 24 RX Jaguar Puma EX P Bengal EXII AR 24 Material Vehicle stickers Reflective film Cardboard Blade red green green Blade tip length mm 0 27 0 5 0 3 Forc...

Page 68: ...In 08_A 4 Illustrator Plug In 08_A 5 GreatCut Plug In 5 1 Introduction The Puma III series cutting plotters feature a standard Automatic Aligning System AAS II to guarantee precise contour cutting qu...

Page 69: ...m The registration marks have to be Created by cutting software like SignPal or GCC CorelDRAW plug in In black color printing quality of registration marks is essential incorrect misaligned colors blu...

Page 70: ...CorelDraw Plug In Instruction Appendix A 4 Illustrator Plug In Instruction Appendix A 5 GreatCut Plug In Instruction and Appendix A 6 SignPal 10 5 Instruction 1 4 Point Positioning This is the basic...

Page 71: ...III There are two testing files for AASII 1 AAS II_X_Y_Offset_Caberation_A4 eps A4 size 2 AAS II_X_Y_Offset_Caberation_600_600 eps Default setting it is recommended for testing Print out the testing...

Page 72: ...e direction is from the opposite of the origin mark then enter positive values for the offset see the following figures This method applies to both X and Y axes Note Before adjusting the AAS II settin...

Page 73: ...r accurate contour cutting with AAS function please proceed the following steps Step 1 Creating Graphics Create the graphic that you want to print and cut in your software Create a contour for cutting...

Page 74: ...ggested 30mm margin on both left and right sides of media sheet Suggested 20 30mm margin on top of media sheet and at least 50mm margin on the bottom edge to prevent sheets dropping or any error occur...

Page 75: ...are some tips below for your reference Keep light sources simple and avoid illuminating from the sides of cutter Before operating AAS change the maximum paper size in Puma IIIdriver property Step 1 F...

Page 76: ...pe the cutting plotter surface with a lint free cloth If necessary clean with a damp cloth or an alcohol immersed cloth Wipe with water to rinse off any residue and dry with a soft lint free cloth Wip...

Page 77: ...he Pinch Rollers If the pinch rollers need a thorough cleaning use a lint free cloth or cotton swab to wipe away the accumulated dust from the rubber portion of the pinch rollers To prevent the pinch...

Page 78: ...cord connected to the power connector properly Does the power LED still illuminate Solutions If the LCM is able to display the message the cutting plotter should be in a normal condition Switch off t...

Page 79: ...ng well and if the media is well loaded Correct the problem and re power on to reboot system Error Check Media Or Y Motor This message indicates that there might be an obstruction to carriage relating...

Page 80: ...tly Refer to Chapter 2 Connecting your cutting plotter Yes No Try the communication between your cutting plotter and computer If it still does not work have your cutting plotter serviced Refer to the...

Page 81: ...d using a different cable Does the software vendor provide a sample file Most well known cutting softwares in the world have drivers for our cutting plotters If not use software that has HP GL and HP...

Page 82: ...an optimum blade force Refer to Chapter 4 3 Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment Is the tool offset set up properly Yes No Adjust the tool offset to obtain an optimum value Is there any dirt adhered to...

Page 83: ...rint to cut solution Memory Buffer 4MB Interfaces USB 2 0 Full Speed and Serial RS 232C Type of Command HP GL HP GL 2 Control Panel LCD 20 digits x 2 lines 14 Keys 1 Power LED Diameter of Blade 2 mm D...

Page 84: ...Puma III User Manual Puma III Specification A 1 The above listed specification values are effective only when operated with media certified by GCC...

Page 85: ...ade is 60 with Green Cap 0 50 mm blade offset and 2 mm blade diameter 26500059G For cutting thin sandblast mask and stencil with friction feed or sprocket feed machine The blade is 60 with Blue Cap 0...

Page 86: ...g to the reference point OFFSET is the distance that the blade tip is displaced from the centerline of the blade Protrusion Length of the Blade Length of protrusion t1 t 2 2 but for your convenience y...

Page 87: ...llation Please refer to Step 8 in Chapter 2 7 1 2 Driver Installation to install AAS plug in for CorelDRAW Run CorelDRAW AAS Plug in Step 1 Run CorelDRAW to edit your graphics and select all images at...

Page 88: ...image file with registration marks You can also add a Hot Icon for the AAS Plug in Select Tools Options Workspace Customization Commands Macros GCCMadual GCC_AAS_Plug_In and Click OK Note Add Registr...

Page 89: ...The system will create the 4 marks on the 4 corners of the page as shown in the picture below wherever you move your image Figure A3 1 Figure A3 2 Figure A3 3 Note 1 The length setting will be in the...

Page 90: ...vent sheets dropping or any error occurred while media sizing For A3 size media sheet the workable area is 10mm extended from the registration mark on the left side 9mm extended from the registration...

Page 91: ...The distance of intermediate position on the X axis Y Step The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis Range 200mm 600mm Optimized Setting Less than 500mm Multiple Copies No of X Copies The n...

Page 92: ...s as shown in the picture below 4 Point Positioning Length The length of marks Range 5mm 50mm Optimized Setting 25mm Thickness The line thickness of marks Range 1mm 2mm Optimized Setting 1mm Margin Th...

Page 93: ...ration marks is see the figures below Table 1 25mm is the suggested value for the registration mark length 2 The size of the registration marks would affect the accuracy of registration mark detection...

Page 94: ...e distance of intermediate position on the X axis Y Step The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis Range 200mm 600mm Optimized Setting Less than 500mm The system will create the as shown in...

Page 95: ...e Copies No of X Copies The numbers of copies on X axis No of Y Copies The numbers of copies on Y axis Range 1 50 The more copies you make the more time is needed for data transmission Numbers of X Co...

Page 96: ...n marks printed by your printer on the GCC cutter Step 2 Select Files Print Note if you use CorelDraw X5 and later you must follow the steps below Step 1 Click the color page and go to the Color conve...

Page 97: ...Puma III User Manual CorelDRAW Plug In A 3 Step 2 Go to the Layout page and select Bottom left corner at Reposition images to Step 3 Click Print Figure A3 15...

Page 98: ...able for Adobe Illustrator Version CS4 CS5 CS6 CC Installation Please refer to Step 8 in Chapter 2 7 1 2 Driver Installation to install AAS plug in for Adobe Illustrator Printer Setting Step 1 Go to C...

Page 99: ...Puma III User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 4 Step 2 Go to the Advanced page and make sure the Enable advanced printing features box is unchecked...

Page 100: ...n A 4 User Instructions Step 1 Open Illustrator Step 2 Edit your image and create a contour line Note you must have the line width set as 0 001mm Step 3 Click on the image and apply the AAS function F...

Page 101: ...here 4 Point Positioning Segmental Positioning and Multiple Copies Step 6 Confirm the registration marks the 4 Point Position mark is used as an illustration in the following steps Note The values ent...

Page 102: ...nual Illustrator Plug In A 4 Step 6 Confirm the registration marks the 4 Point Position mark is used as an illustration in the following steps Step 7 Click on the blank area on the page and then click...

Page 103: ...Puma III User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 4 Step 8 Hit Edit Artboards Step 9 Click on Presets Fit Artboard to Artwork bounds...

Page 104: ...a III User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 4 Step 10 Please move your mouse to the tool bar on the left when step 9 is finished and then click Selection Tool Step 11 This will take you back to the edit m...

Page 105: ...p 12 Print out the file with the contour line and the registration marks Step 13 Place the printed file on the cutter lower the pinch rollers and then position the carriage at the origin of the regist...

Page 106: ...Puma III User Manual Illustrator Plug In A 4 Step 15 Select the cutter model position the object in the bottom left corner Step 16 Your job is now completed...

Page 107: ...on mark by page size select the object go to Scripts under File and select _AASII_Plug_In Tick Make by page size and click Apply and the registration mark will be created on the 4 corners of the page...

Page 108: ...event sheets dropping or any error occurred while media sizing For A3 size media sheet the workable area is 10mm extended from the registration mark on the left side 9mm extended from the registration...

Page 109: ...mark by Object you will be offered three options of registration marks Firstly select the graphic which you want to add registration mark on and go to Scripts under File and select _AASII_Plug_In Make...

Page 110: ...system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below 4 Point Positioning Length The length of marks Range 5mm 50mm Optimized Setting 25mm Thickness The line thickness of marks Range 1mm 2mm O...

Page 111: ...nd the registration marks is see the figures below Table 1 25mm is the suggested value for the registration mark length 2 The size of the registration marks would affect the accuracy of registration m...

Page 112: ...e working on an extra long or large sized image to increase cutting accuracy Segmental Positioning X Step The distance of intermediate position on the X axis Y Step The distance of intermediate positi...

Page 113: ...es The numbers of copies on X axis No of Y Copies The numbers of copies on Y axis Range 1 50 The more copies you make the more time is needed for data transmission Numbers of X Copies Numbers of Y Cop...

Page 114: ...DVD GCC AASII System Below is a step by step instruction of using the AAS function in GreatCut software through CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator Edit your image in CorelDRAW 4 Point Positioning Step 1...

Page 115: ...ut Plug In A 5 Step 2 Complete contour line settings including contour offset value and press Calculate to confirm Contour lines will be added to the images Contour offset is the distance between the...

Page 116: ...nd Round in sharp corners The picture is shown as below 1 Click the Create outline to create contours in a freely definable distance around text objects 2 Select Round corners and set the value of off...

Page 117: ...Puma III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 3 Press the Settings icon on the GreatCut toolbar Step 4 Press the button on the right of Jog marks...

Page 118: ...g Marks window and click OK Step 6 Ensure the three items below are selected and click OK 4 Point Positioning Size The length of marks Range 5mm 50mm Optimized Setting 25mm Object margin The distance...

Page 119: ...Puma III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 7 Click the Set Jog Marks Icon on the GreatCut toolbar The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below...

Page 120: ...er the size is the smaller the distance between the object and the registration marks is see the figures below Table 1 25mm is the suggested value for the registration mark length 2 The size of the re...

Page 121: ...tep 1 Select both the entire object including registration marks and the contour line and press the Cut icon on the GreatCut toolbar Step 2 The system will activate GreatCut automatically and import t...

Page 122: ...ser Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 3 Select Output under File Step 4 Select Cut with AAS in Mode Tool in the Output to device window Complete the settings of AAS Offset Pressure Speed Material width...

Page 123: ...Puma III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 5 Click output and the object will be sent to GCC Cutting Plotter...

Page 124: ...e square and the triangle will be cut 1 time and then the square and the triangle will be cut 1 time at next position 2 When Number of copies is set as 2 the square and the triangle will be cut 2 time...

Page 125: ...teps in the 4 Point Positioning section to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures Adjust the size object margin and line thickness of your registration marks and t...

Page 126: ...Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 The system will create the marks as shown in the picture below Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GCC Cutting Plotter Segmental Positioning...

Page 127: ...ction to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures Click on the Set Jog Marks Icon on the GreatCut toolbar and 4 marks will be created as shown in the picture below W...

Page 128: ...in X Y the number of copies desired on the X Y axis and Distance in X Y distance between each copy settings then click OK Note The spacing of vertical horizontal Offset X Y should be 20mm or 0mm User...

Page 129: ...al GreatCut Plug In A 5 The system will create several copies of the object with registration marks as shown in the picture below Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GC...

Page 130: ...a III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Edit your image in Adobe Illustrator 4 Point Positioning Step 1 Create a new file in Adobe Illustrator Step 2 Select the image and go to Contour in GreatCu in Fi...

Page 131: ...Cut Plug In A 5 Step 3 Complete contour line settings including contour offset value and press Calculate to confirm Contour line is now added to the object Contour offset is the distance between the o...

Page 132: ...sharp corners The picture is shown as below 1 Select the Outline in GreatCut option under File to create contours in a freely definable distance around text objects 2 Select Round corners and set the...

Page 133: ...Puma III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 4 Click Settings on GreatCut under File Step 5 Press the button on the right of Jog marks...

Page 134: ...and click OK Step 7 Ensure the three items below are selected and click OK 4 Point Positioning Size The length of marks Range 5mm 50mm Optimized Setting 25mm Object margin The distance between marks a...

Page 135: ...Puma III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 8 Click Set Jog Marks on GreatCut under File The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below...

Page 136: ...ut Step 1 Select both the entire object including registration marks and the contour line then click Cut on GreatCut under File Step 2 The system will activate GreatCut automatically and import the re...

Page 137: ...Puma III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 3 Select Output under File Step 4 Select Cut with AAS in Mode Tool in the Output to device window...

Page 138: ...Puma III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 5 Click output and the object will be sent to GCC Cutting Plotter...

Page 139: ...e square and the triangle will be cut 1 time and then the square and the triangle will be cut 1 time at next position 2 When Number of copies is set as 2 the square and the triangle will be cut 2 time...

Page 140: ...teps in the 4 Point Positioning section to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures Adjust the size object margin and line thickness of your registration marks and t...

Page 141: ...Puma III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 1 Click on the Set Jog Marks Icon on the GreatCut toolbar and 4 marks will be created as shown in the picture below...

Page 142: ...lete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures Step 3 Click on the Set Jog Marks Icon on the GreatCut toolbar and the system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture be...

Page 143: ...Puma III User Manual GreatCut Plug In A 5 Step 4 Click Multi Copy on GreatCut under File...

Page 144: ...e The spacing of vertical horizontal Offset X Y should be 20mm or 0mm users are advised to set the Distance in X Y as 0 mm to remove the space between each copy to avoid the waste of materials Step 6...

Page 145: ...k Start 4 SignPal 12 Features List 1 Installing the SignPal 12 software To install the software you must have Administrator privileges To use the software you must have Administrator or Power User pri...

Page 146: ...nd type https www saicloud com in address bar and press enter then input your activation code then click Activate activation code can be found in the code label in software package 2 In login section...

Page 147: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6 3 Check your mailbox and click website link in the email then complete the information fields...

Page 148: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6 4 Open Autorun in the WinRAR file Then install software step by step by following the wizard...

Page 149: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6 5 Paste your code into activation code field 6 Select language you need click OK and finish installation...

Page 150: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6 2 Install and activate software on an offline computer 1 Open Autorun in the WinRAR file Then install software step by step by following the wizard...

Page 151: ...name You can find your computer name by right click on My Computer and choose Properties 3 Launch your browser on another online computer and type https www saicloud com in the address bar and press e...

Page 152: ...A 6 4 In login section click I am new to the SAi Cloud and input your email address then click Create Account an email will be sent to your mailbox 5 Check your mailbox and click website link in the...

Page 153: ...12 Instruction A 6 6 Click License Manager can t connect and input your computer ID and computer name that you recorded for the offline computer before then click Create license Now and Download Licen...

Page 154: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6 7 Copy license file to offline computer via a removable disk device then import it 8 Select language you need then click OK and finish installation...

Page 155: ...er Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6 3 Transfer license on an online computer 1 Open License Manager from Start menu 2 Click Remove License From This computer Now you can install the software on anoth...

Page 156: ...t menu 2 Click Remove License From This computer then record removal code in license dialog box 3 Launch your browser on another online computer access https www saicloud com and login with your accou...

Page 157: ...ignPal 12 Instruction A 6 2 Set up your GCC Cutter on Production Manager 1 Open Production Manager 12 2 Choose and set up your GCC cutter Note that AAS II System only works on RX II Jaguar V LX Puma I...

Page 158: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6...

Page 159: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6 3 Select File Print Setup in SignPal Software and select the printer...

Page 160: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6 4 Select File Document Setup in SignPal and select paper size...

Page 161: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6 3 SignPal AASII Quick Start 1 Use the Rectangle Tool to create a rectangle 2 Select Effect Contour Cut Then click Apply in DesignCentral window...

Page 162: ...tion A 6 3 Apply the contour cut mark of GCC AASII by selecting Effect Contour Cut Mark 4 Select GCC AASII in SignPal DesignCentral window to create the AAS II registration marks 4 Point Positioning a...

Page 163: ...Positioning and Multiple Copies To make Segmental Positioning marks please select GCC Segmentation in DesignCentral window and then click Apply 6 For Multiple Copies this function is not available in...

Page 164: ...in Print page 9 Load the printout vinyl on the plotter and select File Cut Contour to send data You can preview the job and change cutter s parameter settings in Properties tab of Cut Contour window...

Page 165: ...Puma III User Manual SignPal 12 Instruction A 6...

Page 166: ...Path Text Kerning Break Apart Join Drawing Bezier Freehand Drawing Shapes Rectangle Oval Registration Mark Tool Measure Tool Path Editing Select Point Tool Remove Point Add Point Straighten Path Roun...

Page 167: ...n Points Apply Length and Angle Remove Tiny Objects Vector Eraser Cleaver by Path Working with Files Job Info Scanning Achieve to Cloud Workspaces View DesignCentral Color Mixer Snap Arrange Group Com...

Page 168: ...ing Rotate Resize Deskew Mirror Step and Repeat Effects Combine Outline Contour Cut Contour Cut Mark Shadow Bitmap Autotrace Color Mode Production Cut Plot Manual Split Lines Tile All Copies Panel to...

Page 169: ...ns of Sure Cut A Lot below If you need detailed instruction please refer to Sure Cut A Lot Help 1 Select the cutter you want to output and change the work area Step 1 Run Sure Cuts A Lot software Step...

Page 170: ...company brand as GCC and select model you want to output and then click the Add to list button Step 4 Select GCC on the left and click Done Step 5 If you want to change the material size and orientat...

Page 171: ...ure Cuts A Lot A 7 2 Insert Graphics from Library Step 1 Select graphics from library to insert a selected design 3 Draw Text Click on the T icon at left side to create the text and select the font yo...

Page 172: ...o import it SCA supports svg scut scal pdf ai wpc eps bmp gif jpg and png files Tips Thousands of SVG files designed specifically for Sure Cuts A Lot http SVGCuts com is the top of source for designer...

Page 173: ...ton on the toolbar to open the setting window Step 2 Click on Choose an image to input the image adjust Image Settings and Output Settings and click OK Then the outline of the image will be outputted...

Page 174: ...ngs to open GCC Cutter Settings window Step 3 Adjust Registration Marks setting under GCC Cutter Settings window if needed Registration Marks set the distance between the edge of the material and the...

Page 175: ...for a standard blade set the offset value at 0 25mm 0 5mm for an optional advanced blade and 0mm for an optional plotting pen Quality associated with the cutting result please note the better cutting...

Page 176: ...t you see is what you get the cutter will output the graphic at same position in preview window While with Origin Point mode the cutter will cut the graphic from bottom right origin point of the mater...

Page 177: ...om Sure Cuts A Lot to printer and then put the printed materials on the GCC cutter to cut out the contour of printed jobs from Sure Cuts A Lot Step 1 Open an image file in Sure Cuts A Lot Step 2 Click...

Page 178: ...nter setting window and click OK Step 4 Print your design with registration marks out Step 5 Load the printed media to the GCC cutter Step 6 Press Next and then press Scan Cut and then the GCC cutter...

Page 179: ...Puma III User Manual Sure Cuts A Lot A 7 Tips Test Connection function can save your materials Click on Test Connection to exam if set the connection properly...