USCutter LaserPoint3, User Manual & Assembly Instructions

Page 1: ...User Manual Assembly Instructions...

Page 2: ...cket used is grounded and protected with a ground fault switch Ensure that the connected voltage 110V does not deviate by more than 10 Otherwise install a voltage stabilizer Never reach into the unit...

Page 3: ...upplies and replacement parts please visit our website at www uscutter com 651 1 Intro 4 Where to use and store your vinyl cutter 5 What s in the box 6 Assembling the stand 10 Getting to know your cut...

Page 4: ...s will suck in the dust and it will get inside the machine and gum up the works Operate on a stable surface A solid flat surface is needed for your vinyl cutter to do its best work If it wobbles or vi...

Page 5: ...any parts seem to be missing from your package please contact support 1 888 975 2047 I H J K Foot x2 Catch Basket x1 Catch Bars x2 Cross Brace x1 Mount Bracket x2 Leg x2 Roller Bars x2 Roller Bracket...

Page 6: ...legs F This is the foot This is the leg Attach the foot to the leg with four 1 screws Notice there are more than four holes on the foot Line up the foot and the leg so that the four holes in the leg t...

Page 7: ...guide you can use a large drinking straw or thick milkshake straw instead One side is rounded and the other has sharp corners Which side should face out The rounded edge side should face out If you l...

Page 8: ...et s mount the roller brackets H to the legs F They ll attach at the crosspiece and will create a place for the rollers to sit NOTE If your roller brackets arrived in four pieces instead of two simply...

Page 9: ...r cutter sitting on the mounting bracket re attach the feet so that they secure the cutter to the stand Alternatively you can remove the feet and just use screws and washers to secure the cutter to th...

Page 10: ...lds the blade or pen carriage PINCH ROLLERS Holds the media tightly to the feed roller below FEED ROLLERS Positions the cutting material during operation POSITIONING LASER Used by the cutter to determ...

Page 11: ...ERIAL COM CABLE PORT Used to connect a serial cable from the cutter to a computer NOTE Only one connection to the PC is needed either USB or serial It is recommended that you use USB RIGHT SIDE VIEW P...

Page 12: ...s the COM port will be COM1 In most cases all needed PC drivers will be preloaded in VinylMaster If you need to download and install drivers for the USB connection to work properly go to www uscutters...

Page 13: ...rom the Product Serial Number which you will receive via email at download Click on the Cutter Icon to open the Cut Settings menu The General tab should now show Laserpoint3 as the selected cutter Set...

Page 14: ...ing up Media Feed the vinyl underneath the pinch rollers if working from a single sheet instead of a roll the vinyl can also be feed from the front 3 Release the pinch rollers release levers 2 Place t...

Page 15: ...th 3 or more rollers one roller near the center Avoid lowering a pinch roller to the gap between the two feed rollers 4 Leave a gap of between 1 2 1 1 2 from the edge of the roller and the edge of the...

Page 16: ...www uscutter com 425 481 3555 16 Under the File pull down menu select Vinyl Spooler When in the Spooler select Connections tab Installing VinylMaster drivers...

Page 17: ...www uscutter com 425 481 3555 17 Click ADD and then select maker USCutter from pull down menu Select Laserpoint3 cutter from the pull down menu Installing VinylMaster drivers...

Page 18: ...that Direct COM Port appears and then select Auto Detect Follow the PC prompts to turn off on and click Next Installing VinylMaster drivers Tip Disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable at the PC i...

Page 19: ...ructions whenever you wish to add a new cutter model Newer versions of Vinyl Master Cut also have extensive help menus and context sensitive videos that will help train you and help guide you through...

Page 20: ...typically require lower speeds Set the correct force A good starting value for force is 70 then you can adjust force up or down depending on how thick dense the material is to be cut With test materi...

Page 21: ...en pressing the ORIGIN key The cutter will store a new origin point at the location of the cutter head and use this point to start cutting Pressing RESET or power cycling the cutter will clear the cur...

Page 22: ...e To Vinyl Cutting Now that you ve got your system fully assembled let s take a moment to test it and also take moment to learn a bit about how to fine tune the machine so that it will do quality cuts...

Page 23: ...re won t weed INCREASE FORCE blade digging too far into carrier DECREASE FORCE weeds easily with a lightly scored carrier PERFECT Test Cut This Test Cut will help you to calibrate the machine for this...

Page 24: ...happens properly 7 Press the enter button You have now successfully performed an on machine calibration of your Laserpoint 3 see link to video on page 25 2 Printing your image This section applies wh...

Page 25: ...Using the navigation keys on the cutter position the blade tip so that it appears just outside the corner shaped alignment mark fig 4 Press the Origin key on the cutter to set this as your origin poin...

Page 26: ...de depth of the Blade Carriage page 17 and Force setting on the cutter page 15 until you are getting solid uniform cuts Start with a blade depth of around 1 64th of an inch and a Force setting of 100g...

Page 27: ...amaged cutting strip groove in strip or too much blade is exposed friction build up Part of the blade is dragging on its side during turns Offset setting is incorrect Dull blade or blade holder isn t...

Page 28: ...p Lay replacement into the channel and use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat the strip up as you squeeegee it into place Use a knife to trim the ends of the strip so that it fits in the channel Cutting...

Page 29: ...Classic or Transferrite 582U 45 Blade general 60 Blade reflective Oracal 651 or GreenStar Intermediate calendered for short term Oracal 751 or 951 cast for long term 45 MEDIA CARRIER MEDIA CARRIER MED...

Page 30: ...ne at the following link www uscutter com Warranty And Returns Policy Online Help Information for the Laserpoint3 For more information on how to use your Laserpoint3 vinyl cutter please visit our onli...

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