GRAPHTEC CE5000-120AP, User Manual

Page 1: ...CE5000 120AP USER S MANUAL MANUAL NO CE50AP UM 152 CUTTING PRO...

Page 2: ...f the categories before reading the Manual DANGER This category provides information that if ignored is highly likely to cause fatal or serious injury to the operator WARNING This category provides in...

Page 3: ...may cause electric shock or a fire hazard due to current leakage Contact with the high voltage parts within the cutting plotter may cause electric shock If the cutting plotter requires repairs contact...

Page 4: ...or moving parts such as the carriage while cutting or plotting is in progress Such action may result in injury Keep your hands hair etc away from the rollers or moving parts such as the carriage even...

Page 5: ...g water or other fluid on top of the cutting plotter Fluid falling inside the cutting plotter may cause electric shock or a fire hazard due to current leakage If water or foreign matter enters the cut...

Page 6: ...out of alignment When using indoor lighting such as fluorescent or other electrical lamps provide a distance of at least one meter between the cutting plotter and the light source Close proximity of s...

Page 7: ...No 18AWG x 3 NO 42 21 49 300 V 10 A Europe CEE 7 VII TYPE H05VV F 250 V IEC320 3 x 1 0 mm2 10 A CEE13 UK BS1363 TYPE H05VV F 250 V BS4491 3 x 1 0 mm2 5 A BS6500 Australia AS3112 TYPE OD3CFC 250 V AS3...

Page 8: ...f you find any unclear or erroneous information or wish to make other comments or suggestions 4 Notwithstanding the stipulations in the preceding paragraph Graphtec Corporation assumes no liability fo...

Page 9: ...a Sheet Media 2 9 Aligning the Push Rollers 2 10 2 4 If the sensor detects that there is no paper left while roll paper is being cut 2 12 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting the Cutter Pen 2 13 Types and Featu...

Page 10: ...the Cutting Plotting Area 4 19 4 16 Rotating the Coordinate Axes 4 20 4 17 Sorting Settings 4 21 4 18 Specifying the SPACE REAR Distance 4 22 4 19 Setting the OFFSET FORCE Initial Cutting Force 4 23...

Page 11: ...LECTION 5 5 5 4 Setting Special Functions B 5 5 6 Troubleshooting 6 1 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate When Turned On 6 2 6 2 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate Correctly 6 2 6 3 The Cutting Res...

Page 12: ...CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1 1 Checking the Accessories 1 2 Parts Names and Functions 1 3 Assembling the Stand...

Page 13: ...earest Graphtec vendor promptly AC power cord Quick Start Manual Usage Precautions User Guide CD ROM Stand Cutter blade CB09UA Water based fiber tip pen 1 1 each 1 1 1 1 Cutter plunger 1 Media cutter...

Page 14: ...right Cutter pen holder Hold the cutter pen and moves it up and down Pen holder Holds the pen and moves it up and down Media set lever Raises or lowers the push rollers during loading of a medium Cont...

Page 15: ...ket Stand Basket Used to catch media after it has been cut Alignment shaft Used when loading roll media Power switch Turns the power supply to the cutting plotter on or off AC power inlet Connects the...

Page 16: ...the LCD when in PAUSE status COND Press this function key to view the cutter pen condition settings PAUSE Press this function key once in READY status to switch to PAUSE status in order to change the...

Page 17: ...nd side bar x 2 L R Center bar x 1 Alignment shaft x 1 Stopper x 2 L R Hexagonal socket bolt M6 x 8 Allen wrench M6 x 1 Stock shaft x 1 Basket Construction The basket is made up of the following parts...

Page 18: ...R temporarily with the hexagonal socket bolts M6 using the Allen wrench Front side Stand side bar Center bar Hexagonal socket bolt M6 2 Fasten the sheet support pipe brackets to the stand tops with t...

Page 19: ...pes to expose the adhesive and then fit the rubber caps on firmly Sheet support pipe Rubber cap Removable tape 4 Mount the CE3000 120AP on the stand by inserting the positioning pins on the stand into...

Page 20: ...eir vicinity 6 Attach the alignment shaft to the stand tops Loosen the attached bindhead screws A M4 two or three turns and then insert the brackets on the end of the shaft using the elongated screw h...

Page 21: ...attach the sheet to them Pass the sheet over the center bar and fasten the ends to the support pipes using the press studs Sheet Pass over the center bar Sheet support pipe Press stud Side view Sheet...

Page 22: ...lotter 2 1 Connecting to Your Computer 2 2 Turning on the Power 2 3 Loading the Medium 2 4 If the sensor detects that there is no paper left while roll paper is being cut 2 5 Adjusting and Mounting th...

Page 23: ...s are available for use Use a Centronics compatible serial cable or USB cable in accordance with the connection method chosen Obtain a Graphtec approved interface cable that is compatible with the int...

Page 24: ...ing the power cord provided 3 Turn on the cutting plotter by pressing the side of the Power switch The STATUS lamp on the control panel will light up 4 If no medium has been loaded the message below a...

Page 25: ...e stoppers at the appropriate locations and then tighten the screws At this time if you have loaded a 950 mm media roll fix the stoppers at the positions shown in the following diagrams If the media r...

Page 26: ...e collar Performing a cutting or plotting operation when the stock shaft is seated at an angle may cause malfunctions such as paper shift to occur Collar Shaft holder Press down firmly on the collar S...

Page 27: ...way from the shaft holder and the collar Black sticker Silver colored section 6 Feed the leading edge from the back through to the front making sure to remove any slack in the medium while pulling it...

Page 28: ...nds hair etc away from the shaft holder and the collar Black sticker Silver colored section 9 When pulling the medium out of the cutting plotter stand facing the front of the cutting plotter and pull...

Page 29: ...mode to begin cutting from the leading edge When ROLL2 PRESS ENTR is selected only the medium width is detected Select this mode to begin cutting at a point beyond the leading edge 15 After ROLL1 PRE...

Page 30: ...tioned over the right hand wide grit roller or the left hand or center push roller is not positioned over a grit roller Check to confirm that they are positioned correctly 5 Pressing the or key displa...

Page 31: ...mark NG OK NG OK CAUTION To move the push rollers the media set lever must be in the lowered position The push roller on the right hand edge when viewed from the front must always be moved over the r...

Page 32: ...tioned over the right hand wide grit roller The medium must always be positioned over the media sensor For Minimum Size Media Position all of the rollers over the right hand wide grit roller Position...

Page 33: ...nd select whether to continue or abort the cutting operation 1 If the media sensor detects that there is no paper left during a roll paper cutting operation cutting is stopped automatically and the fo...

Page 34: ...equipment Be sure to mount the cutter blade in the corresponding cutter pen plunger Cutter blade Plunger cap Plunger Blade length adjustment knob Blue For 0 9 mm diameter blades Red For 1 5 mm diamete...

Page 35: ...blade from inside the plunger cap 4 Insert the new blade into the hole provided in the plunger cap 5 With the blade inserted into the plunger cap screw on the plunger from above Adjusting the Blade Le...

Page 36: ...adjust the blade length by gradually increasing the blade length as you alternately run a test cut to check whether or not the medium can be cut Mounting the Cutter Pen After the blade length has been...

Page 37: ...ching the pen immediately after the cutting plotter is turned on or whenever the pen is moving Open the holder arm of the pen station with your finger then mount the pen in the pen holder After the pe...

Page 38: ...ons 3 1 Setting the Cutter Pen Conditions 3 2 Displaying the Effective Cutting Area 3 3 Moving the Pen 3 4 Setting the Initial Cutting Position Origin Point 3 5 Stop Function 3 6 Moving the Pen Carria...

Page 39: ...setting is selected no OFFSET setting is required Reference Pen Conditions for Plotting Pens To preserve the pen life set the FORCE to the lowest setting and set the SPEED after checking to confirm t...

Page 40: ...key to move it to the left Use the or key to select the parameter to be changed and use the or key to select the setting details Press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT...

Page 41: ...g Set the FORCE value based on the guidelines in the table entitled Optimal Cutting Conditions for Each Media Type on page 3 2 1 Press the COND key in READY mode to display the cutter pen conditions 2...

Page 42: ...the setting area condition number to be set and then use the or key to move the s symbol to the position shown below 2 0 9 U 1 2 3 3 0 2 3 Press the or key to select the value to be changed in the ra...

Page 43: ...ting Area Press the ENTER key in READY mode to display the current effective cutting area X 0 0 0 0 m m Y 0 0 0 m m 3 3 Moving the Pen In READY mode press the or key to move the pen carriage to the le...

Page 44: ...axes have been rotated gives the following results Original origin New origin X Y When the Coordinate Axes are Rotated After Moving the Origin Point When the coordinate axes are rotated after the orig...

Page 45: ...isplayed displays the BUFFER CLEAR confirmation screen for aborting the cutting plotting operation C L E A R Y E S 5 Press the or key to alternate the display between YES or NO To abort the cutting pl...

Page 46: ...along the X and Y axes Y X Original pen carriage position Moved pen carriage position 100mm 100mm In READY mode press the key while holding down the ENTER key to move the pen carriage in 100 mm steps...

Page 47: ...are achieved If you perform test cutting while the cutter pen conditions are being set the test cutting will be performed under the conditions being set 1 Load the medium for test cutting on the cutt...

Page 48: ...Expanding the Cutting Plotting Area 4 16 Rotating the Coordinate Axes 4 17 Sorting Settings 4 18 Specifying the SPACE REAR Distance 4 19 Setting the OFFSET FORCE Initial Cutting Force 4 20 Setting th...

Page 49: ...on 4 4 Blade Wear Detection When Blade Wear Setup is On 4 5 Raising and Lowering the Pen 4 6 Selecting the Type of Perforated Line 4 7 Setting TANGENTIAL Mode 4 8 Selecting the Blade Tip s Initial Pos...

Page 50: ...the following menu is displayed C L E A R B U F F E R 4 Press the ENTER key to display the clear buffer memory menu C L E A R Y E S 5 Press the or key to select YES or NO and then press the ENTER key...

Page 51: ...the ENTER key to display the FEED CUT menu F E E D C U T C U T 4 Press the or key to select FEED CUT or CUT and then press the ENTER key To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key If CUT is se...

Page 52: ...bled it is not displayed on the PAUSE menu If the power is turned off while cutting is in progress the cutting distance for that operation is not included in wear detection calculations Checking the W...

Page 53: ...registered in one group To register a setting area in another group it must first be removed from the group in which it is registered Initially setting area 1 is set to group 1 setting area 2 to grou...

Page 54: ...to display the wear rate setting submenu and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed C L E A R G R O U P 4 Press the ENTER key to display the wear rate clear menu C L R G...

Page 55: ...until the following menu is displayed P E N U P D O W N 3 Press the ENTER key to lower the pen and press the ENTER key again to raise it B L A D E W A R E S E T U P C U T L I N E P A T T A N G E N T...

Page 56: ...e using cut shapes can be easily separated after cutting but will not come loose during cutting 1 Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode 2 Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is d...

Page 57: ...numbers 1 to 8 indicate the cutter setting areas and those marked with a s symbol have the TANGENTIAL mode set to ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Use the and key to move the cursor and select a setting area Use t...

Page 58: ...ide of the effective cutting area 1 Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode 2 Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed I N I T B Press the ENTER key to display the INIT BLA...

Page 59: ...up 1 Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode 2 Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed P E N U P S P E E D 3 Press the ENTER key to display the pen up speed menu U P S P E...

Page 60: ...key to display the INITIAL FEED setting I N I T I A L F E E D O F F 4 Press the or key to select OFF or ON and then press the ENTER key To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key CHECKPOINT I...

Page 61: ...ER key to display the AUTO PRE FEED setting A U T O P R E F E E D O N Press the or key to select ON or OFF and then press the ENTER key to confirm 4 If ON is selected and the ENTER key pressed the fee...

Page 62: ...3 4 5 6 7 8 Use the or key to move the cursor to select the required condition setting area Press the or key to display or not display thes symbol and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel pre...

Page 63: ...t Reloaded medium already plotted Alignment point 2 Drawing reference points New origin X Y 1 Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode 2 Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displ...

Page 64: ...4 17 8 Press the PAUSE key to cancel PAUSE mode CHECKPOINT After the axes are aligned the settings will be reset if any of the following are performed Specification of a new origin Loading of a new me...

Page 65: ...il the following menu is displayed P L O T A R E A 4 Press the ENTER key to display the plotting area menu L L 0 0 5 Use the and POSITION keys to move the pen to the lower left setting position and th...

Page 66: ...he plotting area width setting menu E X P A N D O F F Press the or key to select ON or OFF and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the NEXT or PREV key 5 If the settings...

Page 67: ...PREV key until the following menu is displayed R O T A T E 4 Press the ENTER key to display the coordinate axis rotation setting menu R O T A T E O F F Press the or key to select ON or OFF and then p...

Page 68: ...n press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed S O R T 4 Press the ENTER key to display the sorting setting menu S O R T O F F Press or key to select ON or OFF and then press the E...

Page 69: ...y and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed S P A C E R E A R 4 Press the ENTER key to display the SPACE REAR setting S P A C E R E A R 1 2 m m Press the or key to spec...

Page 70: ...ing menu is displayed A D V A N C E D F U N C 3 Press the ENTER key and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed O F F S E T F O R C E 4 Press the ENTER key to display the...

Page 71: ...will be 29 Set the initial down force to suit the type of medium used by performing test cuts 1 Press the PAUSE key to switch to PAUSE mode 2 Press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is di...

Page 72: ...yed A D V A N C E D F U N C 3 Press the ENTER key and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed S T E P P A S S 4 Press the ENTER key to display the step pass setting menu...

Page 73: ...displayed A D V A N C E D F U N C 3 Press the ENTER key and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed O F F S E T A N G L E 4 Press the ENTER keyto display the offset angle...

Page 74: ...3 Press the ENTER key and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed F _ C U T 4 Press the ENTER key to display the F_CUT setting F _ C U T O N Press the or key to specify...

Page 75: ...U N I T 4 Press the ENTER key to display the length unit menu L E N G T H U N I T m m Press the or key to select mm or inch and then press the ENTER key to confirm To cancel the selection press the N...

Page 76: ...wing the pattern Compensation value X Compensation value Y The cross drawn by the pen in the pen holder The cross cut by the cutter pen in the cutter pen holder the reference cross Y X 6 After the cro...

Page 77: ...If the data to be copied does not fit within the cutting plotting area the following message is displayed in step 5 C A N N O T C O P Y Use the and POSITION keys to change the initial copying position...

Page 78: ...r USER 6 Settings other than those shown in the table are the default settings B L A D E W A R E S E T U P C U T L I N E P A T T A N G E N T I A L I N I T B P E N U P S P E E D I N I T I A L F E E D T...

Page 79: ...ZE If HP GL is selected set the ORIGIN POINT If a command different from that set previously is selected the PAUSE mode is automatically canceled after STEP SIZE GP GL or ORIGIN POINT HP GL is set Set...

Page 80: ...ge this setting if your application specifies a different origin position 1 Set the command setting to HP GL C O M M A N D H P G L 2 Press the ENTER key to display the origin point setting O R I G I N...

Page 81: ...m left transfer rate baud rate parity data length and handshaking mode The baud rate can be set to 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 or 300 The parity can be set to N None E Even parity or O Odd parity Th...

Page 82: ...feed lengths of up to 3 meters Long axis cutting over 5 meters is possible for lengths of up to 50 meters in the feeding direction In the case of long axis cutting be particularly careful when loading...

Page 83: ...the ENTER key and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed S E P A R A T O R 4 Press the ENTER key to display the SEPARATOR setting S E P A R A T O R Press the or key to s...

Page 84: ...V key until the following menu is displayed T I M E O U T 4 Press the ENTER key to display the TIMEOUT setting T I M E O U T 0 Press the or key to specify one of the available TIMEOUT settings and the...

Page 85: ...TIME setting U N T I L 0 s e c Press the or key to specify one of the available PAPER READY TIME settings and then press the ENTER key 0 60 120 180 300 420 600 seconds To cancel the selection press t...

Page 86: ...Press the ENTER key and then press the NEXT or PREV key until the following menu is displayed P A P E R L O A D 4 Press the ENTER key to display the PAPER LOAD setting P A P E R L O A D 0 Press the or...

Page 87: ...begins moving as soon as this function is set Keep your hands and other objects away from the cutting plotter s moving parts Self Test Pattern Printing This function prints out a self test pattern to...

Page 88: ...CHECKPOINT The dump list is printed out as ASCII character codes Characters without codes will be printed as small 2 digit figures Output data for READ type commands will be output as dummy data excep...

Page 89: ...CHAPTER 5 Setting and Using the Special Functions 5 1 Description of Special Functions A 5 2 Setting Special Functions A 5 3 Description of Special Functions B 5 4 Setting Special Functions B...

Page 90: ...has been selected in the cutter pen settings The default setting is PEN UP Model ID Response when the COMMAND setting is HP GL This function sets the response to the OI command when the COMMAND setti...

Page 91: ...D is selected the blade wear detection setting is enabled and the blade wear detection setting menu is displayed in the PAUSE menu When DISABLED is selected the blade wear detection setting is disable...

Page 92: ...E N U M O D E L 7 5 8 6 P R I O R I T Y C O M D U P M O D E D I S A B L E D M E D I A E N A B L E D H O M E E N A B L E D C I R C L E D E F A U L T B W S D I S A B L E D C R O S S C U T F O R C E 2 0...

Page 93: ...six languages can be selected English French German Italian Spanish or Japanese 5 4 Setting Special Functions B 1 Turn the cutting plotter on while holding down the ENTER and ORIGIN keys simultaneousl...

Page 94: ...ER 6 Troubleshooting 6 1 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate When Turned On 6 2 The Cutting Plotter Does Not Operate Correctly 6 3 The Cutting Results Are Unsatisfactory 6 4 An Error Message Was Disp...

Page 95: ...e medium is not detected by the media sensors due to strong reflected light The medium is not loaded so that it passes the media sensors The right hand pinch roller is not positioned over the right ha...

Page 96: ...too flimsy The cutter blade is not rotating smoothly in the holder The step size for the software and the cutting plotter do not match Scaling has been specified in the software The medium is slipping...

Page 97: ...table for the medium being cut Excessive load is causing the current to the motor to exceed the rated value The pen carriage movement is being obstructed The pen carriage was subjected to external pre...

Page 98: ...ange The software settings for the output device have been changed The data transmission settings have been changed in the interface settings An error occurred in the reception of data within the inte...

Page 99: ...dable character buffer or polygon buffer was used The software settings for the output device have been changed Another output command was executed while a command was already being executed An invali...

Page 100: ...Appendix Appendix A Main Specifications Appendix B Options and Supplies Appendix C External Dimensions Appendix D Menu Tree...

Page 101: ...Water based fiber tip pens Oil based ballpoint pen Interfaces RS 232C USB 2 0 Full speed Buffer capacity 2 MB Command modes GP GL HP GLTM 3 control panel selectable Display panel LCD 16 characters x...

Page 102: ...CB15UB 2 Set of 2 1 5 mm diameter supersteel blades for cutting detailed characters Water based fiber tip KF550 F8 1 pen each in red black violet brown blue green orange pen and pink KF550 S1 2 black...

Page 103: ...A 4 Appendix Appendix C External Dimensions 1487 1020 1189 Units mm Dimensional accuracy 5 mm...

Page 104: ...the Type of Perforated Line 4 7 Setting TANGENTIAL Mode 4 8 Selecting the Blade Tip s Initial Position 4 9 Setting the PEN UP SPEED 4 10 Specifying the INITIAL FEED Length 4 11 Setting AUTO PRE FEED 4...

Page 105: ...Values 3 2 Cutter pen Condition Setting Areas 3 3 Conditions 3 2 Construction 2 13 holder 1 3 Mounting 2 15 Cutter plunger 1 2 Cutting Conditions 3 2 Demo 4 41 mat 1 3 Cutting Area Displaying the Effe...

Page 106: ...igning 2 10 Q QUALITY 3 2 3 5 Quick Start Manual 1 2 R Reference force values 3 2 Roll Medium Loading 2 4 RS 232C interface connector 1 3 S Self Test Pattern 4 40 SEPARATOR Function 4 36 Serial interf...

Page 107: ...The specifications etc in this manual are subject to change without notice CE5000AP UM 152 April 20 2007 1st edition 01 GRAPHTEC CORPORATION...

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