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* This manual is for use with the STIKA PLUS STX-8 as well as with the STIKA STX-7.
Operating environment for
software
Computer
Personal computer running Windows 95, Windows 98, or
Windows NT 4.0
CPU
If you're using Windows 95
i486SX or better (Pentium 100 MHz or more recommended)
If you're using Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0
i486DX or better (Pentium 100 MHz or more recommended)
Memory
If you're using Windows 95
8 Mbytes or more (16 Mbytes or more recommended)
If you're using Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0
16 Mbytes or more (32 Mbytes or more recommended)
Hard disk
A hard disk with at least 1.5 Mbytes of free space is required.
CD-ROM drive
Operating system
Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0
Contents
To Ensure Safe Use .............................................................. 1
About the Labels Affixed to the AC Adapter ........... 2
1. Check the included items .................................................... 3
2. Connect to the computer ...................................................... 3
3. Load the material ................................................................. 4
4. Power ON! ........................................................................... 6
5. Perform Test Cutting ........................................................... 6
6. Adjusting the Amount of Blade Extension .......................... 7
7. Overview of Dr.STIKA PLUS ............................................ 9
8. The Basics of Windows ....................................................... 9
9. Setting Up the Software ...................................................... 9
10. Make Data with Dr.STIKA PLUS ..................................... 14
11. Perform cutting ................................................................... 18
12. Applying the Completed Cutout ........................................ 20
13. Switch off the Power ......................................................... 20
14. Draft Plotting ..................................................................... 21
15. Editing Shapes and Text .................................................... 22
16. Operations for Cutting ....................................................... 30
17. Care and cleaning .............................................................. 32
18. What to do if... ................................................................... 33
Specification ............................................................................ 34
Option Lists ............................................................................. 34
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
• 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. * This manual is for use with the STIKA PLUS STX-8 as well as with the STIKA STX-7. Operating environment for... - Page 2 AVIS Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. ROLAND DG CORPORATION 1-6-4 Shinmiyakoda, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, JAPAN 431-2103 MODEL NAME : See the MODEL given on the rating plate.
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Page 3: To Ensure Safe Use
Doing so may result in fire or electrical shock. Immediately unplug the AC adapter from the electrical outlet, and contact your local vendor or Roland sales center. Do not injure or modify the electrical When unplugging the AC adapter power cord, nor subject it to... -
Page 4: About The Labels Affixed To The Ac Adapter
Do not use with a damaged AC When not in use for several hours, adapter or power cord, or with a unplug the AC adapter from the loose electrical outlet. electrical outlet. Use with any other Failure to do so may power supply may result in danger of lead to fire or... -
Page 5: Check The Included Items
How to use this manual In this manual, the names of the products covered appear as Sections that describe identical procedures for the two models are follows. STIKA PLUS STX-8 indicated as follows. STIKA PLUS STX-8 = STX-8 STX-8/7 STIKA STX-7 = STX-7 The illustrations appearing in this manual depict the STX-8. -
Page 6: Load The Material
Connect the unit to the Computer The AC adapter plugs in here Parallel connector Parallel connector Use the clips on either side to Use the clips on either side to secure the connector in place. secure the connector in place. AC adapter jack The cable is available separately. - Page 7 Turn the sheet feed knob to align the forward edge of the material with the back of the blade protector. Blade protector Sheet feed knob About the cutting range The cutting range is inside the dotted box. Blade Holder • The sheet behind the cutter holder cannot be cut. •...
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Page 8: Power On
Align the marks on the sheet setup guide with the left and right edges of the blade protector. At the same time, align the tip of the sheet setup guide with the tip of the blade protector and affix. Blade protector Sheet setup guide Align the guide lines on the sheet setup guide with the left and right edges of the material, and turn the sheet feed... -
Page 9: Adjusting The Amount Of Blade Extension
With test cutting, the STX-8/7 actually cuts the material, allowing you to determine how well cutting is performed. Test cutting is performed when using for the first time or when changing the type of material. How to perform test cutting Hold down for 2 seconds or more while the STANDBY LED is lit. - Page 10 Loosen the screw and pull out the blade holder. Blade holder Screw Rotate the tip of the blade holder in the direction shown in the figure to extend the blade. Turning the tip by an amount cor- responding to one large scale gradation extends the blade by 0.1 mm (0.00394").
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Page 11: Overview Of Dr.stika Plus
The explanations in this manual assume that you are already familiar with the basic operation of Windows. Compatible Software The Roland Software Package includes the following software that you can use with the STX-8/7. Software other than what is shown below cannot be used. - Page 12 The screens shown in these steps are for Windows 95. These screens may differ in places from the screens for Windows 98, but the steps themselves are identical. Place the CD from the Roland Software Package in the CD- ROM drive.
- Page 13 Click [Next]. Click [Local printer], then click [Next]. * If this screen doesn't appear, see the next step. Click [Have Disk...]. Click [Browse...]. Click the drop-down arrow for [Drives], then select the CD- ROM drive. Double-click the [drivers] - [win95_98] - [Stika] folder, then click [OK].
- Page 14 Remove the CD-ROM disk from the CD-ROM drive. Installing the driver for Windows NT Take a look at the help screens for the Roland Software Package CD-ROM for information on how to install the driver. Read on to learn how to display the help screens.
- Page 15 * The screens shown in these steps are for Windows 95. Click [Start]. Point to [Settings], then click [Printers]. Click the right mouse button on the [Roland STIKA PLUS STX-8] icon (or the [Roland STIKA STX-7] icon), then click [Properties].
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Page 16: Make Data With Dr.stika Plus
SALE SALE Starting the Software Click [Start], and point to [Program]. Then point to [Roland Dr. STIKA PLUS] and click [Dr. STIKA PLUS]. The opening screen appears and Dr. STIKA PLUS starts. Using help When creating data, if you're unsure about how to proceed, follow the steps below to view the help screens. Also, when carrying out an operation for the first time, you can display help on your computer to guide you as you proceed. - Page 17 From the [File] menu, click [Print Setup]. For the STX-8, select [Roland STIKA PLUS STX-8]. For the STX-7, select [Roland STIKA STX-7]. Then click [Properties]. * The screen at right is shown when [Roland STIKA PLUS STX-8] has been selected.
- Page 18 Set the cutting range. When using the included sheet material, make sure the screen at right has the values shown. * Width is a fixed value. Click [Tools]. STX-8: 250 mm (9.84") For information about the STX-8/7's STX-7: 160 mm (6.29") cutting range, see "3 Loading Material"...
- Page 19 Creating the Data The fonts that Dr. STIKA PLUS can use are limited to the TrueType fonts available for Windows. When selecting a font, non-TrueType fonts are not displayed. Refer to the help screens for more information about using fonts. The white area of the screen is the cutting range.
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Page 20: Perform Cutting
Click . This encloses the "SALE" text in a rectangle so that only the area of the sheet around what is cut is peeled off. Drag Click and save the data you've made to a file. 1. Click 2. Select where the file is to be saved. - Page 21 Click [Start]. Click [Settings], then click [Printers]. For the STX-8, double-click the [Roland STIKA PLUS STX-8] icon. For the STX-7, double-click the [Roland STIKA STX-7] icon. At the [Printers] menu, click [Purge Print Jobs]. Make sure the displayed data for...
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Page 22: Applying The Completed Cutout
Applying the Completed Cutout When storing material that has been cut, be sure to cover it with application tape. This protects the material against dust. Rotate the material feed knob and remove the sheet. Peel off excess portions of the sheet. (Commercially avail- able tweezers can be handy for peeling detailed areas and other hard-to-peel places.) Cover evenly with application tape so that no air bubbles are... -
Page 23: Draft Plotting
Select a value from [1] to [8] as the setting. Select [Test] for the setting. * The [Pen] function appearing in the screen at right is available only for the [Roland STIKA PLUS STX-8]. When using the [Roland STIKA STX-7], this function is not shown. -
Page 24: Editing Shapes And Text
Editing Shapes and Text Dr. STIKA PLUS lets you take shapes that have been drawn and edit them in a wide variety of ways. Shapes and text created with Dr. STIKA PLUS are collectively known as "objects." Shapes Unsuitable for Cutting The shapes shown below are not suitable for cutting. - Page 25 Rotation, slanting, and text spacing When an object has been selected by clicking on it, clicking once more causes the shape of the marks to change. The and marks can then be dragged to rotate or add slanting to the object. Drag to add slant Drag to rotate to the shape.
- Page 26 Creating and modifying polygons This section describes the steps for creating a polygon, using the shape of an arrow as an example. Creating a polygon Click Click the mouse at the desired location, then move the mouse to draw a line from the point you clicked at. Click the mouse in the sequence of shown in the figure at right.
- Page 27 When an object cannot be selected... All objects maintain a certain front-to-back relationship when they overlap. This hierarchy depends on the sequence in which the objects were created, with newer objects existing more to the front than older ones. When a smaller object lies behind a larger one, the smaller object cannot be selected.
- Page 28 Using symbols Dr. STIKA PLUS is provided with a set of symbols. These symbols can be added to any file being edited with Dr. STIKA PLUS. Frequently used objects in Dr. STIKA PLUS can also be registered and added to the set of symbols. Importing a symbol From the [Object] menu, click [Symbol].
- Page 29 At [Symbol Name], enter a name for the symbol. Then click [Add]. Pasting a graphic created with commercial software into Dr. STIKA PLUS You can copy data created with software such as CorelDRAW! that uses vector data (*1) , and paste the data into Dr. STIKA PLUS using the clipboard.
- Page 30 Manually launch the scanning software, and scan in the document. Save the scanned image as a Windows bitmap (*.bmp) file. Run the Dr. STIKA PLUS [Import] command and acquire the bitmap file. For information on importing a file in bitmap (BMP) format, see "...
- Page 31 Importing Windows Bitmap format Dr. STIKA PLUS can be used to import, outline, and cut files in Windows bitmap format (which have the file extension *.bmp). Depending on the image that is imported, some shapes that result may not be suitable for cutting. Keep the following conditions in mind as you create the data, then import it in Dr.
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Page 32: Operations For Cutting
Operating data created with commercial software When choosing the printer, select [Roland STIKA PLUS STX-8] (for the STX-7, select [Roland STIKA STX-7]). Refer to the documentation for the software in use for an explanation of how to make this selection. - Page 33 Tiled cutting for data larger than the cutting range The Tiling function is used when cutting data that exceeds the maximum cutting area for a single sheet, which is 250 mm (9-13/16") wide by 1,000 mm (39-5/16") long in the case of the STX-8, or 160 mm (6-1/4") wide by 1,000 mm (39-5/16") long in the case of the STX-7. Using the Tiling function lets you set a cutting area for two sheets, which is 500 mm (19-5/8") wide by 1,000 mm (39-5/16") long in the case of the STX-8, or 320 mm (12-9/16") wide by 1,000 mm (39-5/16") long in the case of the STX-7.
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Page 34: Care And Cleaning
Slight scratching of the blade protector poses no problem for operation. However, the blade protector should be replaced if it becomes so severely damaged that cutting is adversely affected. Consult your vendor or your nearest Roland DG Corp. sales office... -
Page 35: What To Do If
What to do if... The Dr. STIKA PLUS doesn't function. - Does the computer you're using provide the correct operating environment for the included software? Check the conditions for the included software operating environment printed on the front cover of this manual and make sure that the computer offers a suitable environment. -
Page 36: Specification
Operation humidity 35—80 % (no condensation) Accessories Roland Software Package, Blade holder, Blade, AC adapter, Material for test cuts, Applicationtape for test cuts, * Sheet setup guide, * Water based fiber tipped pen, * Paper, STX-8/7 User's Manual * Included only with the STX-8. - Page 37 The enclosed Roland product is a single user version.