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Model PNC-1900

PNC-1600

PNC-1610

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PNC-1610.

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User's Manual

Summary of Contents for CAMM-1 PNC-1610

Page 1: ...ough this manual completely and store it in a safe location Unauthorized copying or transferral in whole or in part of this manual is prohibited The contents of this operation manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice The operation manual and the product have been prepared and tested as much as possible If you find any misprint or error please inform us Use...

Page 2: ...nding plugs and 3 pole receptacles that accept the tool s plug Repair or replace damaged or worn out cord immediately Operating Instructions KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN Cluttered areas and benches invites accidents DON T USE IN DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT Don t use power tools in damp or wet locations or expose them to rain Keep work area well lighted DISCONNECT TOOLS before servicing when changing accessories...

Page 3: ...Set the offset Offset 16 Set the force Force 16 Set the speed Speed 17 Cutting Attractive Arcs Smoothing 17 Performing a cut using speed settings made on the computer VS Command 17 Move the tool up or down Tool up down 17 Movement settings for tool replacement Tool Stop 18 Confirm the position of the tool carriage Coordinate Display 18 Changing the unit of measure for display Unit 18 How to reset ...

Page 4: ...ction if you are using the PNC 1610 for the first time Part 2 User s Reference Usage of the PNC 1610 s functions and daily care are explained here Part 3 Technical Guide This provides an overview of the instruction systems sent from the computer How to Read This Manual This manual is organized in the following format Please use it in the way that best matches your needs ...

Page 5: ...of the product Failure to heed this message will result in serious injury or death Failure to heed this message may result in serious injury or death Failure to heed this message may result in minor injury Indicates important information to prevent machine breakdown or malfunction and ensure correct use Indicates a handy tip or advice regarding use ii ...

Page 6: ...jects or flammables inside the machine Fire or breakdown may result CAUTION Install in a level and stable location The unit may tip over otherwise CAUTION Handle the blade with care CAUTION Unpacking installation and moving must be carried out by two or more persons CAUTION Use care to avoid pinching the fingers when placing the unit on the stand CAUTION Use the joining screws to secure the unit t...

Page 7: ...t inadvertently place the hands on the board while in operation Do not allow the fingers to become caught between the stand and arm These labels are affixed to the body of this product The following figure describes the location and content of these messages This label is affixed to the stand The following figure describe the location and content of this message ...

Page 8: ... use for an extended period detach the power supply plug from the AC outlet 3 2 1 NOTICE Arrange the power cord and interface connection cable to prevent tripping when moving around the unit v NOTICE Release the caster locks for the stand before attempting to move FREE LOCK NOTICE Never place ant object weighing 20 kg or more on the unit NOTICE The rail moves simultaneously when the power is switc...

Page 9: ...sdeviceoperations Tool carriage The blade holder is mounted to this part of the unit Y Rail Thisrailmovesover top of the material for cutting Parallel Connector based on Centronics specifications This interface is used to connect the cutting ma chine to the computer using a parallel cable Power connector Connect provided power supply cord to this connector Power Switch When this switch is position...

Page 10: ... and temporarily stops the device Pressing the key once again re turns the tool carriage to the location it was in before the key was pressed key Use this key to temporarily halt cutting operations PAUSE LED Thislamplightswhilethe keyisbeingpressed Displayed Information and the F1 F2 F3 F4 keys Pressing the key when viewing display 1 changes to display 2 Pressing the key when viewing display 1 sel...

Page 11: ...ect the device to the computer 7 Adjust the height of the tool holder 8 Turn on the power 9 Set the cutting area 10 Run the cutting test 11 Set cutting conditions 12 Download cutting data from the computer 13 Conclution Material Set up on page 6 7 Installing the Blade on page 8 Setting the Cutting Area on page 9 10 Setting the Cutting Area on page 9 10 Cutting Test on page 11 12 13 Explanation of ...

Page 12: ... Before using be sure to check that all items have been included The part numbers below correspond to the numbers shown in the assembly and installation diagram at the next page Assembling the stand Assemble as shown at right matching the parts with the part numbers given in the tables to the upper right After tightening the eight button cap screws 9 by hand use the hexagonal wrench 11 to tighten ...

Page 13: ...o one or the other Parallel Interface Cable Sold seperately Serial Interface Cable Sold seperately Printer Connector RS 232C Connector Parallel connection Use the parallel interface cable to connect the parallel connector on the left side of the device with the printer connector on the host computer Secure the connectors in place with the lock pins on each end Serial connection Use the serial inte...

Page 14: ... material to the surface of the CP A3 1 Peel off the backing sheet from the CP A3 and attach it to the cutting table CP A3 Material If you are trying to secure large material use two sheets of CP A3 or whatever it takes to get the job done One CP A3 can be used about 100 times Replace it once it loses its grip stickiness Using commercial double sided tape Refrain from using double sided tape that ...

Page 15: ... you employ your own method be sure to strictly protect the following Be sure to firmly secure your material to the cutting table If the edges etc stick up they can get caught in the Y rail creating an extremely dangerous condition Do not attach your material using tacks push pins or other items that can damage the cutting table The maximum allowable thickness for material to be attached is16 mm 5...

Page 16: ... into place Installing a Blade 2 Remove the tip of the blade holder see Installing a Blade 1 and press the push pin to remove the blade Removing a Blade When removing or changing the current blade press the key on the control panel to stop the tool carriage and then check to make sure the carriage has come to a complete halt before proceeding Depending on the type the blade may be fitted with a ri...

Page 17: ...l holder can be shifted up or down Adjust it to a height that allows the tool gap gauge to pass with no resistance Blade gap gauge Material Adjusting the Height of the Tool Holder 3 After positioning the blade holder tighten the screws with the hex wrench 7 Setting the Cutting Area UR X The cutting area is determined by setting the LL and UR for the material on the cutting table Be sure to make th...

Page 18: ...area has now been made No cutting will be performed outside the area defined by the values of LL and UR To continue using a cutting area of the same orientation and size set only LL The position of UR will automatically be moved correspondingly and set The orientation values are written to memory and the coordinate values for LL and UR will not change unless newly set If the key or key is pressed ...

Page 19: ...the key This displays the screen shown at right Checking Cutting Force and Tool Speed Confirm the cutting pressure and speed of the tool carriage Peel off the round section marked by When cutting sign sheets etc confirm that you can peel off the square section marked by but do not remove it When cutting rightthroughthematerial confirmthatyoucanremovethematerialwithouteffectingtheareaandthecircle W...

Page 20: ...r slightly rounded as illustrated by B an offset value which is too large will result in a cut figure similar to C When using relatively thick material the shape of cut may vary for the front and back surface of the material If this is the case use the cutting result of the front surface to judge the cut A B C Select Offset Speed Force When modifying speed press the key When modifying offset press...

Page 21: ...lade Tool force g Speed cm s Amount of cutter blade extention mm Card boad 0 3 mm ZEC 3050 240 1 10 0 4 Card boad 0 46 mm ZEC 3075 340 1 5 0 6 Rubber sheet for 0 7 mm ZEC 3050 150 1 10 0 8 sandblasting stencil 1 00 mm ZEC 3075 220 1 5 1 1 1 5 mm ZEC 3100 500 1 1 6 Polypropylene foam 1 00 mm ZEC 3075 450 1 1 1 High intensity reflective sheet 0 18 mm ZEC 3050 240 1 0 2 PNC 1610 PNC 1910 Output devic...

Page 22: ...with ENTER F3 or F4 0 1 mm Select with ENTER F1 CutTest F3 NO F4 YES F3 NO F4 YES ENTER F1 Sets Origin F1 Movement to Origin ENTER F1 Sets LL F1 Movement to LL ENTER F2 SetsUR F2 Movement to UR F3 or F4 No 1 8 Select with ENTER F4 Up down Main menu 1 Top menu To main menu 2 See main menu 2 on the following page ...

Page 23: ... XOFF ENQ ACK Software Hard Xon Hard ENQ Select with ENTER F1 Axis Selection F3 or F4 0 19 0 19 Select with ENTER F3 NO F4 YES F2 mm step F2 OFF ON F4 OFF ON F4 OFF ON To top menu F3 or F4 Auto mode1 mode2 Select with ENTER From main menu 1 ...

Page 24: ... to section 8 Setting Cutting Conditions Check the status of cutting Menu Key Operation from Top Menu Press the key and then the key Default CutTest 50g DOWN 50g UP Force Operation Procedure Refer to section 8 Setting Cutting Conditions 50 g Set the force Set the offset Menu Default Key Operation from Top Menu Press the key and then the key Offset 0 75 mm CutTest 0 75mm DOWN 0 75mm UP Operation Pr...

Page 25: ...speed of 72 cm sec OFF Cutting is performed at the speed set on the cutting machine OFF Performing a cut using speed settings made on the computer VSCommand OFF Toolstop ON Key Operation from Top Menu Press the key two times Default Menu Operation Procedure Refer to section 8 Seting Cutting Conditions 10 cm sec Set the speed CutTest 10cm s DOWN 10cm s UP Speed Key Operation from Top Menu Press the...

Page 26: ...s the tool carriage moves The position of the carriage can be confirmed as a coordinate value Default Menu Unit Unit mm I O Calibrate Default mm Operation Procedure The key toggles between mm and Step When this display is switched the setting for sheet size the offset setting and the units used to show the coordinate display also change Key Operation from Top Menu Press the key two times and then ...

Page 27: ... the key Relocate the origin point Operation Procedure Use and to select the tool number being used Pressing will set the specified tool number When selecting tools 1 to 8 force speed and offset compose the cutting conditions which are displayed in the upper left hand corner of the screen These setting may be altered to match your particular application by utilizing the following procedure Use the...

Page 28: ...Operation Procedure Press the key to display the screen for carrying out replotting Pressing the key selects No and the display returns to the previous screen without generating a report Pressing the key selects Yes and a report is generated When using the replot function there is no need to download the data from the computer again when continuing with the same cutting When carrying out replottin...

Page 29: ...ning Tool Stop to ON Changing the Pen The unit can use plotter pens available from Roland DG Corporation to make plots on paper This can conveniently be used to check the drawing before performing actual cutting Please use the water based fiber tipped pen pens included with the unit or any of the 32 color plotter pens or thick water based fiber tipped pens that are optionally available Use of high...

Page 30: ...y parameters or when not terminated using a I O Parameters colon 15 Error in I O This error message occurs when a framing error parity error or overrun error occurs Transmission duringdata transmission 16 I O Buffer This error message occurs when the I O buffer overflows Under such transmission Overflow circumstances the plotter cannot perform plotting correctly 17 Baudrate This error message occu...

Page 31: ...tting test and use the test results to set a suitable force and speed Are you using the right blade for the material to be cut Refer to 9 About Blades and Materials and use the correct blade for the material to be cut Is the gap between the blade tip and the sheet correct Refer to 6 Mounting a Blade and adjust the height of the tool holder Make the gap between the blade tip and the sheet about 2 m...

Page 32: ...r Size Q Q n n Rotation angle 90 as a unit n 0 3 0 Specify Character Rotate Angle N N n n No of special symbol n 1 15 Plot Special Symbol C C x y r Ø1 Ø2 Ød x y Center coordinates 1 Cut Arc r Radius 1 E E r Ø1 Ø2 Ød Ø1 Start angle 1 Cut Arc from Tool Position A A x y Ø2 End angle 1 Specify G K Center Coordinate G G r Ø1 Ø2 Ød Ød Chord tolerance 1 5 Cut Arc Around A Instruction Center K K n l1 l2 n...

Page 33: ...is direction vector 1 1 Absolute Direction DI rise Y axis direction vector 1 0 DR DR run rise run X axis direction vector 1 1 Relative Direction DR rise Y axis direction vector 1 0 DT DT t t Label terminator ETX 03h Define Label Terminator EA EA x y x Absolute X coodinates of oppte angle of rectangle 1 Edge Rectangle Absolute y Absolute Y coodinates of opposite angle of rectangle 1 ER ER x y x Rel...

Page 34: ...D yn Y coordinates 1 PR PR x1 y1 xn yn xn Relative X coordinates 1 Cut Relative PR yn Relative Y coordinates 1 PT PT d d Pen thickness mm Pen Thickeness PT 0 1 5 0 3 PU PU x1 y1 xn yn xn X coordinates 1 Tool Up PU yn Y coordinates 1 RA RA x y x Absolute X coordinates of opposite angle of rectangle 1 Shade Rectangle Absolute y Absolute Y coordinates of opposite angle of rectangle 1 RR RR x y x Rela...

Page 35: ...t in X axis direction 99 xn 99 UC yn Units of movement in Y axis direction 99 yn 99 VS VS v v Tool speed cm sec 1 72 value set by cotrol panel Velocity Select VS WD WD clc2 cn label cn Character 20h 7Fh A0h DFh terminator Write To Display WD label terminator WG WG r Ø1 Øc Ød r Radius 1 Ø1 Start angle 1 Shade Wedge Øc Center angle Ød Chord tolerance XT XT None X Tick YT YT None Y Tick Inst Format M...

Page 36: ... terminator needs to be input in order to signify the end of instructions A colon is used as the terminator which cannot be omitted 18 1 Parallel Interface in compliance with specifications of Centronics Connector Instruction Format Parameter Range is default Explanation Handshake Instructions ESC B ESC B None Outputs the current remaining buffer capacity Output Remaining Buffer Capacity ESC M ESC...

Page 37: ... bytes The ESC I instruction with no parameter performs ENQ ACK Handshake for ENQ ACK mode2 a dummy handshake In a dummy handshake al Mode2 P2 ENQ character 0 Sets nothing ways returns the ACK character to the host com for ENQ ACK mode2 puter regardless of the remaining buffer capacity 0 for Xon Xoff when receiving the ENQ character P3 P12 All 0 Sets nothing Xon character for Xon Xoff ACK characte...

Page 38: ...m value is set If specifying a value other than 0 and less than the minimum the minimum value is set If 0 is specified 2 is set to the I O buffer 4 to the polygon buffer and 0 to the down loadable character buffer ESC S ESC Sn n Buffer type 0 6 0 Outputs the currently set capacity of a User Output Each Buffer definable buffer The each buffer capacity Size corresponding to the parameters 0 to 6 are...

Page 39: ...the current CAMM GL III Abort CAMM GL III instruction clears the data buffer Instruction ESC R ESC R None Initializes all settings established by the device Initialize Device control instructions However each buffer size set Control Instruction by the ESC T instruction is taken over Monitor Mode Instructions ESC Y ESC Ignored CAMM 1 ON ESC Z ESC Ignored CAMM 1 OFF ESC Ignored Set Monitor Mode and ...

Page 40: ...M byte Instruction system CAMM GL III mode1 mode2 Control switch LED PAUSE VIEW Display Liquid crystal display 16 characters x 2 lines Acoustic noise level under 55 dB A According to ISO 7779 Power consumption 0 5 A 117 V 0 3 A 220 230 V 0 3 A 240 V External dimensions 1214 W x 841 D x 187 H mm 47 13 16 W x 33 2 16 D x 7 6 16 H Weight 27 kg 59 5 lb Operating temperature 5 40 C 41 104 F Operating h...

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