SummaSign Pro T-series Cutters
User’ s Manual
Operation
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2.2. NORMAL OPERATION
The term "normal operation" covers on line operation, off line operation and
local operation, i.e. the three types of operation for actual cutting or plotting.
They are explained in further detail in the following paragraphs.
2.2.1. ON LINE AND OFF LINE
On line and off line are two important concepts when using the SummaSign
Pro cutters. The cutter is on line only when the following message is displayed
on the LCD :
800mm/s 120 g
K
.45mm
(1
)
ON LINE
1
This display message should be read as follows :
800 mm/s
=
velocity
120 g
=
knife pressure, pen pressure or pouncing pressure
K
=
knife operation (K) or pen operation (P)
.45 mm
(1)
=
knife offset - only displayed when in drag knife mode
ON LINE
=
cutter is ready to receive data
1
=
user number
In all other cases, the cutter is off line.
When on line, the cutter can be addressed by the host computer, which
means that the cutter will execute cutting or plotting instructions issued by the
host computer’ s application software. The host computer will first issue a
SELECT sequence to the on line cutter, and the message "*ON LINE" will be
displayed on the LCD. The asterisk indicates that the host is in communication
with the cutter : i.e. the cutter is now “selected” by the computer.
When the cutter is on line and ready to receive instructions from the host
computer, it will remain deselected until actual instructions from the computer
are received. When the cutter is on line, but has not been selected by the host
computer, the message "ON LINE" is displayed on the LCD, without the asterisk.
For normal cutting operations, the cutter
MUST
be on line, so that it can receive
instructions from the host computer and the cutting/plotting software.
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