Rear View; Operation Panel - Roland CM-500 User Manual

2-2 Rear View

Sheet Loading Lever
These raise and lower the pinch
rollers.
Parallel (Centronics) Connector
This is for connecting a computer
with a parallel (printer) cable.
Serial (RS-232C) Connector
This is for connecting a computer
with a serial (RS-232C) cable.

2-3 Operation Panel

Blinking Cursor
Used to select the desired item from the
menu.
Use the and keys to select items,
and the and keys to change
values.
MENU Key
Employed to select among the available
menus, or to cancel the making of a
setting at a particular menu.
PAUSE LED
This lights up when the CM-500/400/
300 is paused.
PAUSE Key
When pressed once, this temporarily
halts cutting in progress. Pressing this
key again releases the paused state.
Power LED
This lights up when the power is
switched on.
SETUP LED
This lights up when the SETUP key is
pressed . Cutting can be performed
when this is lit.
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Sheet Sensor
✸ 5 C UT5 5 5 5 ✄ ✄ ✄ ✼ ✷ ❆
✷ ✬ ✹ ✼ ✷ 5 5 ✼ ✷
SETUP Key
Pressing this to detect width of the
loaded material and enable the unit for
cutting.
Power Connector [AC IN]
This connector accepts
standard AC power cord.
Tray
Use this to store
blades or pens.
Display
Provides menu display, configuration
preferences, coordinates, as well as
error messages for troubleshooting.
ENTER Key
Press to enter into a subroutine of the
item selected using the cursor keys or
to confirm (save) the value set in
configuration.
SHEET CUT Key
This is use to sever an already-cut
piece of material from the rolled
material.
CURSOR Keys
Used to move the blinking cursor. The
and keys are also used to move
the material, and the and
are used to move the tool carriage.
TEST Key
Pressed to execute a cutting test (Use
to confirm material specifications as
well as cutting speed, blade force, and
blade compensation).
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