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Owner's Guide

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  • Page 1 GERBER EDGE by Gerber Owner’s Guide...
  • Page 2 This document may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without written permission of the copyright owner. This document is furnished to support the GERBER EDGE. In consideration of the furnishing of the information contained in this document, the party to whom it is given assumes its custody and...
  • Page 3 FCC NOTICE Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Customer support.......................... 2 Conventions ..........................2 Safety ............................2 Unpacking and Setting Up ......................3 Unpacking or repacking the EDGE....................3 Setting up the EDGE........................4 Getting Started..........................7 Overview of the printing process ....................7 Printing a sample job ........................8 Printing another sample job ......................

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction . With Congratulations on your purchase of the revolutionary GERBER EDGE ®, you now have the ability to print computer-generated images on EDGE vinyl and other materials. The prints jobs containing: EDGE infinite colors airbrush fades halftones small text...

  • Page 8: Customer Support

    GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide Customer support If you require assistance, please contact your Gerber distributor or contact the Gerber Field Service Department at: 800-828-5406 (USA and Canada) 860-43-1515 (International) 860-648-8376 (fax) e-mail: gspservice@gspinc.com www.gspinc.com If you are a Support First member, use your toll-free assistance number (for more information on Support First, call 860-528-1028).

  • Page 9: Unpacking And Setting Up

    Always repack the printer as described in the bulletin Unpacking and Repacking to Prevent Damage. Gerber is not liable for shipping damage due to improperly packed units. If you do not have the proper packaging materials, call the Gerber Field Service Department at 800-828-5406.

  • Page 10: Setting Up The Edge

    Plug the power cord into the power cord receptacle. Plug in and turn on the first, then the computer. EDGE You must add the GERBER EDGE to the GRAPHIX ADVANTAGE GA Plot program or the OMEGA™ GSPPlot program before you can send a job to it.
  • Page 11 Unpacking and Setting Up To add the EDGE for use by the GA Plot program Use the Setup program to add the and plotter to the GRAPHIX EDGE ® ADVANTAGE Plot program. Open the Setup program. Click on Setup in the menu bar.
  • Page 12 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide To add the EDGE for use by OMEGA's GSPPlot program Right-click the GSPTray icon to open the Gerber Tray menu. Click Install Vinyl Printer to open the Local tab of the Add or Delete Gerber Vinyl Printer(s) dialog box.

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    EDGE EDGE knife with the registration mark. Note: A Slow Slew mode is a feature of some Gerber plotters. Slow Slew helps you align the knife with the print registration mark. GS 15  and HS 15   IVB, the GSP SPRINT  II series, and the plotters and the Signmaker SuperSprint ...

  • Page 14: Printing A Sample Job

    In the following EDGE sequence you will print a black job on white vinyl. Your EDGE may include an alternate GerberColor foil cartridge. You may use this foil instead of the black foil to print the sample job. The plot (.PLT) file is already loaded on your system as part of the Plot program.
  • Page 15 Push the bail arm latch toward the rear of the and lift the bail arm to EDGE the raised position. Loading material into the EDGE. Clean the bail arm squeegees and platen using a clean, lint-free pad moistened with isopropyl alcohol. Allow to air dry before loading material.
  • Page 16 To load the color cartridge Press ONLINE on the keypad. The display shows the color foil to load. Foil: Black Note: Your EDGE may include an alternate GerberColor foil cartridge. You may use this sample foil instead of black foil.
  • Page 17 10. Close the cover. To print the job Note: There may be a pause after you press ONLINE before the printing starts. Press ONLINE on the keypad. may go through a brief warm-up cycle. If so, the display EDGE EDGE reads: WARMING UP...
  • Page 18 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide After the is warmed up, printing starts. When printing is complete, EDGE press RESET on the keypad. The display shows: OFFLINE Slew the material out of the side of the machine toward the roll. Wind the job on the roll.
  • Page 19 Getting Started Sight through the eyepiece and slow slew the material so that the registration mark is exactly centered in the eyepiece as shown. You can slow slew one step at a time by tapping the SLEW key or continuously slow slew by pressing the SLEW key.

  • Page 20: Printing Another Sample Job

    GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide Printing another sample job In the following sequence you will print a red and black job on white vinyl. The plot (.PLT) file is already loaded on your system as part of the GA or OMEGA.
  • Page 21 Push in the cover latch and raise the cover. Push the bail arm latch toward the rear of the and lift the bail arm to EDGE the raised position. Clean the bail arm squeegees and platen using a clean, lint-free pad moistened with isopropyl alcohol.
  • Page 22 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide Hold the color cartridge vertically with the label facing toward the inside of the cover. Orient the cartridge so that the glossy side of the foil faces toward the right. Insert the color cartridge toward the rear of the cover until it touches, then rides up on, the ramp.
  • Page 23 Getting Started Insert the color cartridge toward the rear of the cover until it touches, then rides up on, the ramp. Rotate the cartridge to the right until it covers the cartridge pin plate and the left side of the cartridge is behind the curve of the support bracket. Release the three cartridge pins under the cartridge pin plate so that they secure the color cartridge in the head support.
  • Page 24 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide Remove the eyepiece from the tool carriage. 10. Put the knife in the tool carriage. 11. Press F8 on the keyboard to cut the job. 12. Press the plotter RUN SINGLE key when the plotter indicator light blinks.

  • Page 25: Using The Gerber Edge

    Using the GERBER EDGE There are five operations to perform when using the EDGE Setting up the job Loading the material Loading the color cartridge Printing the job Cutting the printed job on the plotter Setting up the job Setting up the job involves turning on the equipment, opening the print file in...

  • Page 26: Loading The Material

    Push the bail arm latch toward the rear of the and lift the bail arm to EDGE the raised position. Loading the material into the EDGE. Clean the bail arm squeegees using a pad moistened with isopropyl alcohol. Allow to air dry before loading material.

  • Page 27: Loading The Color Cartridge

    Using the GERBER EDGE Press the HOME key once to rotate the drive sprockets to the home position. (The three closely spaced teeth face up.) Position the tensioner assembly next to the right (on/off switch) side of the as shown in the EDGE illustration.
  • Page 28 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide You can estimate if you have enough foil on a cartridge to print a job by looking through the viewing hole at the amount remaining on the cartridge spool as shown in the illustration. Estimate the amount of foil remaining on the cartridge.

  • Page 29: Printing The Job

    Using the GERBER EDGE Remove and discard the foam core locks from the color cartridge. Clean the color cartridge according to the cleaning “The foil” procedure (page 26) in the “Maintaining Print Quality” section of this manual. Hold the color cartridge vertically with the label facing toward the inside of the cover.

  • Page 30: Cutting The Printed Job On The Plotter

    EDGE where the original printing stopped. Note: To ensure correct registration, the EDGE is set to overlap the old foil with the new foil by 15 pixels. You may reset this amount to any value between 5 and 25 pixels by following the instructions in “Changing the EDGE overlap setting”...
  • Page 31 Using the GERBER EDGE To cut the printed job on a 15" sprocketed plotter Take the tool out of the plotter tool carriage. Load the material in the plotter according to your plotter or console instructions. Slew the tool carriage and material so that the registration mark is visible through the barrel of the tool carriage.

  • Page 32: Maintaining Print Quality

    READY materials are the only materials recommended for use with the EDGE EDGE READY material is identified by an EDGE READY symbol inside the roll and on the outside of the box. To remove any surface dust or dirt, gently wipe the material with a clean, dry, lint-free cloth before printing and between foil colors.
  • Page 33 Use the Thermal Printhead Cleaning Kit provided with your . If you need EDGE additional cleaning kits, contact your Gerber distributor or the Gerber Customer Service Department. Clean both sides of the foil squeegee with a lint-free cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol.
  • Page 34 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide The platen Wipe the platen with a clean, lint-free pad moistened with isopropyl alcohol to remove any debris. Allow to air dry before loading vinyl. Refer to the illustration to locate the areas to clean. Cleaning the platen, bail arm, squeegees, sprockets, and cassette pins.

  • Page 35: Correcting Printing Problems

    Reference Manual or the OMEGA Help system. The top or bottom of a job consistently darker than the other. This may be a printhead pressure problem. Please call your distributor or the Gerber Field Service Department. Light spots in a repeating pattern in the job. Clean the platen. If the problem persists, please call your distributor or the Gerber Field Service Department.
  • Page 36 A job printed on vinyl, film, or sheeting can be sensitive to transfer tape pressure. Wait at least 15 minutes before applying transfer tape to the printed vinyl, film, or sheeting. Use only Gerber Standard Tack Application Tape. Do not stack printed materials print-side to print-side. Stack the printed side contacting the liner side of another piece of material or use a paper interleaf between the layers.

  • Page 37: Mechanical Description

    Mechanical Description Parts and their functions The major parts of the are the chassis, the platen assembly, and the EDGE printhead assembly. The chassis The chassis.
  • Page 38 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide The chassis consists of the following parts: The keypad and display. The keypad and display are used to enter operator responses and to display instructions for the operator. For use of the keypad and display, refer to the “Using the keypad and display” on page 35.
  • Page 39 The sprockets. The teeth in the drive sprockets use the holes in the material to transport the material through the EDGE The bail arm. The bail arm holds the material in contact with the drive sprockets. The bail arm squeegees clean the area to be printed.
  • Page 40 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide The printhead assembly The printhead assembly. The printhead assembly consists of the following: The printhead. The thermal printhead heats the foil and presses it tightly against the platen. The foil squeegee. The foil squeegee cleans the back of the foil in the color cartridge.

  • Page 41: Using The Keypad And Display

    There are eight keys on the keypad: The ONLINE key sets the online, acknowledges prompts, and starts EDGE printing. It is also used to interrupt printing and enter the Paused mode, and to restart printing from the Paused mode.

  • Page 42: Firmware Overview

    Note: If a message appears in the display which is not expected either in a procedure or in the Troubleshooting section, please contact your distributor or the Gerber Field Service Department for assistance. Firmware overview is controlled by an internal program called firmware. The following...
  • Page 43 When the is turned on (Power On), the is in the Offline mode. EDGE EDGE While off line, you can press keys to slew the vinyl (VS) or the foil (FS), or set Home (XH). Slewing stops when the key is released. Check the printing ability and printhead cleanliness by pressing the PRINT TEST (PT*) key.
  • Page 44 Offline mode. If you press ONLINE (ON), the job resumes. Note: To ensure correct registration when printing is resumed, the EDGE is set to overlap the foil (by 15 pixels) at the position where it was interrupted. You may reset this amount to any value between 5 and 25 pixels by following the instructions in “Changing the EDGE overlap settings”...
  • Page 45 EDGE properly. If you suspect a problem, reset the to factory parameters and try EDGE your job again. If you still have a problem, contact the Gerber Field Service Department. To reset the EDGE factory parameters Turn off the EDGE Press and hold the RESET key.
  • Page 46 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide Matching the checksum of the EDGE to the Gerber software If the Gerber software release Then the EDGE checksum must installed on your computer is: be set to: GA 4.3, GA 6.0 or higher, or OFF (This is the factory setting. You OMEGA do not have to change the setting.)
  • Page 47 Note: There are additional selections in the Setup menu that are used for Gerber diagnostic purposes only. If you go beyond the menu selection you want, repeatedly press the SETUP key until that selection appears again in the display. Do not change any settings except for checksum, test pattern, or overlap without first consulting the Gerber Field Service Department.
  • Page 48 (The factory default is 15.) Note: There are additional selections in the Setup menu that are used for Gerber diagnostic purposes only. If you go beyond the menu selection you want, repeatedly press the SETUP key until that selection appears again in the display.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    . Make sure the checksum EDGE EDGE setting is the same as the Gerber software checksum setting (refer to the “Using the keypad and display” section on page 35). If the message continues, contact your distributor or the Gerber Field Service Department.
  • Page 50 Wait for machine to warm up and message to display. WARMUP ERROR If warmup takes longer than 5 minutes, this non-recoverable error message appears. Press the Reset key and call the Gerber Field Service Department. Z-AXIS HOME ERROR Call the Gerber Field Service Department.

  • Page 51: Fuse Replacement

    To replace a fuse Ensure that the power switch is off and then remove the power cord from the EDGE Insert a small flat screwdriver into the notch from below and pull out the fuse carrier plate.

  • Page 52: Index

    Index Display function ..........32 messages..........43 Abrasion guard.......... 21 Adding a plotter .......... 5 EDGE adding to Plot .......... 4 Bail arm ............ 33 checksum..........40 cleaning..........28 connecting ..........4 overlap setting ........42 setup guidelines........4 Error messages .......... 43 Chassis, parts and functions ......
  • Page 53 Setting up print head assembly....... 34 a job ............19 Paused mode ..........38 adding a plotter ........5 Platen adding the EDGE ........5 cleaning..........28 connecting ..........4 parts and functions ........ 33 guidelines ..........4 Power cord..........32...
  • Page 54 GERBER EDGE Owner's Guide Setup key ..........35 Setup menu ..........39 Shipping package........3 Troubleshooting ........43 Slow slew............ 7 Sprockets ..........33 cleaning..........28 Unpacking ........... 3 Squeegees cleaning..........28 foil............34 Vinyl .........See Material Vinyl slew keys ......... 35...

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