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NOTICE GCC reserves the right to modify the information contained in this user manual at any time without prior notice; un-authorized modification, copying distribution or display is prohibited. All comments, queries or suggestions concerning this manual please consult with your local dealer. V.7 2014 Mar.
RX Series User Manual Important Information Thank you for purchasing the GCC RX Series Cutting Plotter. Before you use the cutting plotter, please make sure that you have read the safety precautions and instructions below. Caution SAFETY PRECAUTIONS! For safety concern, please always hold the cutter firmly from the bottom while moving it.
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RX Series User Manual Warning Never press the top release grip and pull the bottom release grip at the same time as the pictures shown below: ╳ ╳ ╳ ╳ (INCORRECT) O (CORRECT) Press down DISABLE Note: In case the grips clipped...
How to Cut 3mm Letter How to Make A Long Plot When Completing the Cutting Job RX series Print Driver setting 4.7.1 RX series Print Driver setting > Option Page 4-10 4.7.2 RX series Print Driver setting > Pen Page 4-13 4.7.3 RX series Print Driver setting >...
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RX Series User Manual 5. Automatic-Aligning System Introduction Calibrating the System 5.2.1 Media Calibration 5.2.2 AAS Calibration 5.2.3 AAS II on RX series Printer Test Registration Mark Offset Range Contour Cutting Tips for AAS 6. Maintenance Cleaning the cutting Plotter...
‧RX -183S for media width: 50mm(1.97”) ~ 2145mm(84.44”) Package Items The package of the RX series contents the items listed below, please check carefully. If you find any item missing, please consult your local dealer for further assistance. 1. Cutting Plotter 2.
1 piece of Tweezers 1 piece of Promise Card Product Features The following are the main features of the RX series cutting plotters: ‧ Dual port (USB, serial port) connectivity ‧ Up to 600-gram cutting force ‧ Up to 60-inch/per second cutting speed ‧...
RX Series User Manual Appearance of RX Series 1.4.1 The Front View (Figure 1-1) Grid Drums move – the media back and forth during operation. Tool Carriage performs the – cutting with the installed blade and pen with AAS module.
RX Series User Manual 1.4.2 The Back View (Figure 1-2) Lever – raises or lowers the pinch rollers. Pinch Rollers – hold the media during cutting. Figure 1-2 General Information...
RX Series User Manual 1.4.3 The Whole View of RX Series (Figure 1-3) Roll Holder – holds and supplies the roll media for cutting. Roll Holder Guide Bushes serve to – Roll Holder keep the roll media in Support supports –...
RX Series User Manual 1.4 4 The Left-hand Side (Figure 1-4) Power Switch – On when switches to [I]; Off to [O] Fuse – 3 Amp. AC Power Connector – used to insert the AC power cord. Figure 1-4 1.4.5 The Right-hand Side (Figure 1-5) Ethernet Connector–...
RX Series User Manual 1.4.6 Pinch roller (Figure 1-6) The Multi-Pressure Pinch Rollers give users three pressure settings to better cater to the different types of media that they are working with, for example, set light hold-down pressure of the pinch roller in the middle when cutting thin materials such as window tinting film.
RX Series User Manual 2. Installation Precaution Please read below information carefully before you start installation. Notice 1 Make sure the power switch is off before installing the cutting plotter. Carefully handle the cutter to prevent any injuries. Notice 2 Choosing a proper place before setting up the cutting plotter Before installing your cutting plotter, select a suitable location, which meets the following conditions.
RX Series User Manual Stand & Flexible Media Support System (for RX-101S/132S/183S) Step 1 Please examine supplied items in the accessory box of stand carton: 2 pieces of base beams 2 pieces of side beams 1 piece of stand beam...
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RX Series User Manual Step 3 Place the stand beam upright on the T-stand and follow number to assemble. (See Figure 2-4 & 2-5) T-Stand Stand beam Figure 2-4 Figure 2-5 Step 4 Position the stand beam perpendicularly to part and put the screws into the holes and tighten them as Figure 2-5.
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RX Series User Manual Step 5 Remove the cutting plotter from the carton. Position your stand under the plotter, and then insert the screws into the holes on plotter’s bottom and tighten them up as shown in Figure 2-6. Screws...
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RX Series User Manual Step 6 Insert the roll holder support with the screws into the holes of the stand, and then tighten them up as shown in . You could decide roll holder support’s position by inserting into Figure 2-7 different holes.
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RX Series User Manual Step 8 Turn the screw counter-clockwisely for around three times after unpacking the roll holder Figure 2-9) Figure 2-9 Step 9 Insert the end of the roll holder without the damper into the left roll holder support and then...
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RX Series User Manual Step 10 Tighten the screw on the damper until it is securely attached to the right roll holder support Figure 2-11) Figure 2-11 Step 11 Lastly, the complete picture will be shown like below. ( Figure 2-12...
RX Series User Manual Desktop Flexible Media Support System (For RX-61 only) Step 1 Please examine the following items in stand carton’s accessory box: 1 set of Roll Media Flange (2 pieces) 1 set of Roll Holder (2 pieces) 1 set of Roll Holder Guide Bushes (4 pieces)
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RX Series User Manual of the machine. Then, insert the M6 screws into the holes of Roll Holder support assembly and tighten them with M6 L-shape screwdriver. Like Figure 2-9. M6 screws Screw holes Roll Holder Assembly Figure 2-10 Roll Holders...
RX Series User Manual Instruction of Damper Roller Turn the wheel as instructed below to adjust damping. The bigger the number is, the stronger the damping. The volume symbol sticker indicates the damping level (Figure 2-18,19). Figure 2-18 Figure 2-19...
RX Series User Manual 2.5 Blade Installation Figure 2-20 is the illustrator of the blade holder. Insert a blade into the bottom of the blade holder and remove the blade by pushing the pin. Make sure that your fingers are away from the blade tip.
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RX Series User Manual Step 4 Insert the blade holder into tool carriage. Please note the outward ring of the holder must put into the grooves of carriage firmly (see Figure 2-24), then fasten the case (Figure 2-25). Figure 2-24 Figure 2-25 Step 5 Use the reversing steps to remove the blade holder.
RX Series User Manual 2.6 Automatic Blade Length Detection Figure 2.-26 is the new blade holder with a scale and the carriage with a mark. This blade holder detects blade length automatically and shows how the knob needs to be turned on the LCM.
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RX Series User Manual 4. When blade holder and blade length tests are finished, the screen will show you to what degree (the unit of the value following “CW” or “CCW” is “circle”) and in which direction [CW (clockwise) or CCW (counterclockwise)] you should turn the adjustment knob.
USB port Serial port Figure 2-22 2.7.1 USB Interface RX series build-in USB interface are based on the Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 1.1. (Operation system of Windows 95, Windows NT don’t support USB ). USB driver installation Caution!! If you are using Windows 8/ 7/ Vista/ XP/ 2000 as your operating system, make sure you log in using the “Administrator”...
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RX Series User Manual Step 1: Connecting your GCC cutter 1. Turn on the machine. 2. Connect the USB connector to the machine and then USB driver will installed automatically. It will take a few minutes to find the device. Please DO NOT disconnect the USB cable until the installation has completed.
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RX Series User Manual (3) Click “Next” to start the driver installation. (4) The installation will take a few minutes to complete and you will see a message below and click on “OK” upon completion. Enjoy your GCC cutter! Note: (1) If the driver is being installed for a second time, the user will be prompted as to whether a second copy of the driver installation is required.
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RX Series User Manual (2) If the user selects yes, a second copy of the driver will be installed. For users who have upgraded Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW, please go to the AAS Installer page in the Properties window and click Install to access the latest version of GCC AAS Plugin.
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RX Series User Manual 2.7.2 Driver Un-installation You have to remove previous version driver installed on your PC system completely before you can install the latest version successfully. Please refer to below steps. 1. Right click on the printer to remove the printer from system Printer page.
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RX Series User Manual 3. Select “Driver” page Installation 2-20...
RX Series User Manual Select the model and click on “Remove”. Click on “OK” Click on “Yes” The driver installed on PC is completely removed. 2.7.3 RS-232 Interface Connecting to the RS-232 (Serial) Port 1. For IBM PC, PS/2 users or compatibles, connect the RS-232C cable to the serial connector of the assigned serial port (COM1 or COM2) of your host computer.
RX Series User Manual 2.7.4 Data Transmitting There are two options to transmit the data from the computer to the cutting plotter: Option 1: With proper interface settings, the data can be transmitted from your application software package to the cutting plotters directly.
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RX Series User Manual Step 1. Please set A-PC’s printer driver to shared printer. (Right-click on printer icon, choose “Printer properties”. Click “Sharing” tab then check “Share this printer”) Step 2. Click “Advanced” tab, then choose “Print directly to the printer” option.
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RX Series User Manual Step 3. Send a job to the machine to check if A-PC is connected to the machine. Try to send a job to check if the port is working. Step 4. Activate A-PC’s Printer Driver from B-PC’s Network.
RX Series User Manual 2.8 Auto Cut-off system Installation Step 1 Unscrew the Cover from the Tool Carriage using a screw driver (Figure 2-31 and 2-32). Figure 2-31 Figure 2-32 Step 2 Manually disassemble the Cover, which will still be connected to the Tool Carriage through wires (Figure 2-33 and 2-34).
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RX Series User Manual Step 3 Disconnect the black and red wires between the Cover and the Tool Carriage from the white Wire Joint and the Cover will be removed completely (Figure 2-35 and 2-36). Note: Please disconnect the wires at the white Wire Joint with care as the fans will not be working if these wires are split elsewhere.
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RX Series User Manual Step 5 Remove the entire Cut-off Unit by holding it while pushing the tiny metal board on the right to the left (Figure 2-39 and 2-40). Metal board Figure 2-39 Push to the left Figure 2-40 Figure 2-41 The Cut-off Unit will drop automatically once the board is pushed to the left (Figure 2-41).
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RX Series User Manual Step 6 Remove the screw from the Cut-off Unit (Figure 2-42 and 2-43) and disassemble the Cut-off Blade Fixer by pulling it up vertically (Figure 2-44). Figure 2-42 Screw Figure 2-43 Figure 2-44 Installation 2-28...
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RX Series User Manual Step 7 Unscrew the Cut-off Blade from the Cut-off Blade Fixer, which will be attracted by the magnet on it, and replace it with a new Cut-off Blade along the track highlighted in red using tweezers (Figure 2-45 and 2-46).
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RX Series User Manual Step 8 Assemble the Cut-off Blade Fixer back to the Cut-off Unit by pushing the Holder downwards (Figure 2-47 and 2-48) and attach the screw (Figure 2-49). Figure 2-47 Figure 2-48 Figure 2-49 Installation 2-30...
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RX Series User Manual Step 9 Assemble the Cut-off Unit back to the Tool Carriage by pushing the metal board on the right while pushing the Cut-off Unit upwards (Figure 2-50 and 2-51) and attaching the screw (Figure 2-52). Push to the left...
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RX Series User Manual Step 10 Reconnect the wires at the white Wire Joint (Figure 2-53). Figure 2-53 Step 11 Assemble the Tool Carriage Cover back to the Tool Carriage; please locate the end of the screw to the hole on the carriage before tightening the screw (Figure 2-54).
RX Series User Manual 3. The Control Panel This chapter describes the button operations with the LCM menu flowcharts of RX series. When the cutting plotter is ready for use as described in Chapter 1 & 2, all functions are under default parameters.
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RX Series User Manual To cut off the material when the job is completed. CUT OFF MISC To set up functions. TOOL SELECT To select tools. DATA CLEAR To clear up internal memory. Please see details in “3.4 Menu Items”...
RX Series User Manual Menu Items Below describes the functions of menu items Menu or Key Function Setting Default --- Media sizing --- Roll To measure media width. Maximum Media Length 150M Edge To measure media width and pull the media back till the front Maximum Media paper sensor open.
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RX Series User Manual Cutting Quality To set or modify cutting quality. Draft, Fair, Normal While cutting small letter, set as “Small letter”. Normal, Fine, While cutting in high speed, set as “Draft”. Small Letter For normal operation, set as “Normal”.
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RX Series User Manual Set Tangential To enable the tangential-cutting mode for thicker media types Enable Mode and small letter cuts. Note: while the Offset value setting at 0.000 mm, “Set Tangential Mode” will automatically be disabled. Pouncing To make perforated patterns.
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RX Series User Manual 4. Press [UP ARROW /DOWN ARROW] to change the values of the actual length. Scale Width Fixed scaling, for maintenance only. Scale Length MAC Address Shows the MAC Address of your cutting plotter. IP Address Shows the IP Address of your cutting plotter.
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RX Series User Manual you need to use the arrow keys to move the carriage to the position you want to cut off the material manually and then press the “cut off” button. The Control Panel 3-11...
RX Series User Manual 4. Operation Media Loading 4.1.1 Loading the Sheet Media To load the media properly, please follow the procedures listed below: Step 1 Use the lever on the upper right side of the cutting plotter to raise or lower down pinch rollers.
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RX Series User Manual Step 3 Then move the pinch rollers manually to the proper position. Be sure the pinch rollers must be positioned above the grid drum. The white marks on the top trail will remind you where the grid drums are (Figure 4-3).
RX Series User Manual Note: Please pull up the bottom of all pinch rollers (Figure 4-5) before the lever is pushed backwards to ensure accurate media width detection. Pull up bottom to release grip ENABLE Figure 4-5 4.1.2 Loading the Roll Media Step 1 Put the roll holder guide bushes on two roll holders (Figure 4-6).
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RX Series User Manual Step 2 -- Option A (Use the media flanges) (Recommended) Insert a roll media flange at the end of each roll media and tighten the thumbscrew until the roll media is firmly gripped (see Figure 4-7).
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RX Series User Manual Step 3 Load the media on the platen. Please refer to “4.1.1 Loading the sheet media”. After loading the roll media, flatten the media on the platen and hold the front edge of the roll media firmly (Figure 4-10).
RX Series User Manual Tracking Performance In order to achieve the best tracking performance for a long plot, we recommend some significant media loading procedures described as follows: If the media length is less than 4 meters, leave the margin of 0.5mm—25mm in the left and right edges of the media (Figure 4-12).
RX Series User Manual Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment Before sending your designs for cutting, you may perform a “cut test” to generate satisfactory cutting results. The “Cut Test” should be repeated until the appropriate cutting conditions for the media are discovered.
RX Series User Manual How to Cut 3mm Letters To obtain good quality output, narrow media is recommended. However, if wide media is used, you should: Position two pinch rollers as close as possible to both edges of the cutting area.
RX Series User Manual Then turn the roll downward to make an equal tension across the media (See Figure 4-16) Make sure that the media tension is equally distributed from left to right. If the media is not tight enough against the platen, it will cause tracking problems.
RX Series User Manual RX series Print Driver setting 4.7.1 RX series Print Driver setting > Option Page Setting: You can adjust the following settings, depending on your application or results you would like to achieve. Quality: [Slower speeds / higher quality - Faster speeds / lower quality] The Cutting Quality setting function allows you to adjust and balance vector mode’s quality and...
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RX Series User Manual Back to home: The carriage will return to the original position when this option is selected. Auto Cut off: This feature allows users to set the cutter to cut off the media after the completion of each job making it easy to set up an unattended workflow for mass production.
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RX Series User Manual instruct the print driver to process the inside vector image and moving outwards. This setting will always automatically direct the cutter to cut from the inner most vector shape and move outwards. Cutting Path Optimization: This is a setting that will minimize your process time. When selected, the print driver will analyze your image and automatically determine the most efficient processing path to process your image.
4.7.2 RX series Print Driver setting > Pen Page The RX series incorporates the use of 16 different colors to represent 16 different parameter settings including cutting speed, force and blade offset settings when cutting. These colors are referred to as “Pens”.
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Speed (Pen Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: 72cm/sec] The speed slider controls the cutter’s cutting speed during operation with a range setting from 3 – 153cm/sec. The GCC RX series maximum cutting speed is 153 cm (60 inches) per second. Force (Pen Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: 80g] The force slider controls the cutting force during operation with a range setting from 0 –...
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RX Series User Manual Die Cut (Pen Page) The Die Cut function can allow you to cut through the backing of the material. You can only use the first 8 pen for this function. If you choose Pen No.1 and click the Die Cut function, the Pen No.9 will become Pen No.1* for setting different parameter for the same cutting line.
4.7.3 RX series Print Driver setting > Paper Page Paper Size (Paper Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Y = the width of machine; X will be...
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RX Series User Manual The paper size represents your total work area. The X value represents the length and the Y value represents the width. The paper size should be set as the same as your image so you can get a better cutting quality.
RX Series User Manual 4.8 Reference Parameter setting for different materials The following reference parameter is used on GCC verified materials shown in the table. Material Wall stickers Magnets Protective tint Blade green green Blade tip length (mm) Force (g)
08_A-3 CorelDraw Plug-In, 08_A-5 GreatCut, 08_A-6 Illustrator. Introduction The RX series cutting plotters feature a standard Automatic-Aligning System (AAS II) to guarantee precise contour cutting quality by detecting the registration marks printed around the graphic.
RX Series User Manual AAS Calibrating the System The AAS system has one calibration procedures to ensure maximum accuracy of AAS operation. To operate the AAS you need to learn about the method of media feeding firstly. (Refer to 4.1 Media Loading.) 5.2.1 Media Calibration...
Dirty or creased medium surface 5.2.3 AAS II on RX series There are three types of AAS II mark patterns: 4-Point Positioning, Segmental Positioning, and Multiple Copies. Note that before print out your designs by inkjet printers, the registration marks have to be created on your graphic designs by cutting software like GreatCut, SignPal or GCC CorelDraw plug-in.
RX Series User Manual In-between distance on Y: 200-600mm, default 300mm 3. Multiple Copies The function is used to duplicate images to let you cut quantities of images at a time.The AAS II sensor will automatically scan registration marks for each individual image to ensure the contour cutting precision.
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RX Series User Manual Load the graphic to RX series and sent the file to test the cutting job If there are any adjustments to be made, you can change the offset value by following the steps: ■ Measure the offset values from the printed line and the actual cutting line.
RX Series User Manual Note: Before adjusting the AAS II settings, please proceed scaling for width and length. The blade offset value isn’t set for this test graphic, please set it according to the blade you use. If you have any question, please contact us or your local distributor for assistance.
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RX Series User Manual ■ Add registration marks around the graphic. Note: The Multiple Copies function is also available. It automatically copy the graphic and registration marks. Step 2 Placing the Registration Marks The AAS Layout Instruction: * Auto-detection function on the 1 mark covers the grey area Suggested 30mm margin on both left and right sides of media sheet.
For getting better results of contour cutting, there are some tips below for your reference. Keep light sources simple and avoid illuminating from the sides of cutter. Before operating AAS, change the maximum paper size in RX series driver property.
RX Series User Manual 6. Maintenance This chapter explains the basic maintenance (i.e. cleaning the cutting plotter) required for the cutting plotter. Except for the procedures mentioned below, all other maintenance must be performed by a qualified service technician. Cleaning the Cutting Plotter Cleaning the machine properly and regularly will ensure optimal performance out of your machine.
RX Series User Manual Cleaning the Grid Drum 1. Turn off the cutting plotter, and move the tool carriage away from the area needed to be cleaned. 2. Raise the pinch rollers and move them away from the grid drum for cleaning.
RX Series User Manual 7. Trouble Shooting This chapter is to help you correct some common problems you may come across. Prior to getting into the details of this chapter, please be sure that your application environment is compatible with the cutting plotter.
RX Series User Manual Operational Problems Some mechanical problems or failure during operation will cause some problems. The error messages shown on the LCM present the problem first, and followed by recommended actions. If the problem still exists after the recommended actions have been done, have your cutting plotter serviced.
RX Series User Manual Cutting Plotter/Computer Communication Problems The messages showed below present problems in relation to cutting plotter/computer communication. Is the connection cable Communication Error connected to the cutting plotter Setup: MISC. key and computer properly? Has the interface setting...
RX Series User Manual Software Problems Check the following first: Does your software package indicate that it will work with your computer and cutting plotter? Does your software support HP-GL and HP-GL/2 drivers? (* check the configuration settings of your software.)
RX Series User Manual Cutting Quality Problems Note: The daily maintenance of your cutting plotter is very important. Be sure to clean up the grid drum and pinch rollers regularly for better cutting accuracy and output quality. Is the blade installed correctly and the blade holder fastened securely? Refer to Chapter 2.4...
RX Series User Manual RX series Specification Model Number RX-61 RX-101S RX-132S RX-183S Operational Method Roller-Type Max. Cutting Width 610mm (24in) 1010mm (40in) 1320mm (52in) 1830mm(72in) Max. Cutting Length 50m (164ft) Max. Media Loading Width 810mm(31.88in) 1326mm(52.2”) 1635mm(64.37”) 2145mm(84.44”) 50mm (1.97in) Min.
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RX Series User Manual The specification and data sheet may vary with different materials used. In order to obtain the best output quality, please maintain the machine regularly and properly. GCC reserves the right to change the specifications at any time without notice.
RX Series User Manual Blade Specification For cutting thick fluorescent and reflective vinyl. Also for cutting detailed work in standard vinyl. 20200159G The blade is 45° with Red Cap(5-unit package), 0.25 mm offset For cutting reflective vinyl, cardboard, sandblast, flock, and stencil sharp edge.
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RX Series User Manual About the Tool A generic term referring to the blade that cuts the sheet, the pen that does plotting, and the LED bombsight (option) used for pointing to the reference point. OFFSET is the distance that the blade tip is displaced from the centerline of the blade.
RX series User Manual CorelDRAW Plug-In Instruction AASII VBA Installer is applicable for CorelDRAW Version 13, 14, 15, 16 Installation 1. Check the “AAS CorelDraw Installer” folder in RX Installation CD, and double click the “AASIIVBAInstaller.exe” file to run the installation program.
RX series User Manual User Instructions 1. Run CorelDRAW to edit your graphics and select all images at once when you wish to plot. 2. Select “Tools Visual Basic Play”. CorelDRAW Plug-In...
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RX series User Manual Visual Basic for Applications Marcos window will pop up. Select Global Macros(GCCAASII_Draw13.gms) under the “Macros in” manual, and press “Run”. 3. Click on “Apply” and select whether you would like to add the registration marks by page size or by object.
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RX series User Manual Add Registration Mark by page size If you tick “Add Registration Mark by page size” as shown in the figure below and click “Apply”, your registration marks will be created automatically. Note: 1. The length setting will be in the range of 5-25mm according to your page size.
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RX series User Manual Workable area It allows users to extend the registration mark when editing graphics. For A4 size media sheet, the workable area is 2.5mm extended from the registration mark on left and right sides and 4.5mm extended from the registration mark on top side. On the bottom side, it is suggested to leave at least 25mm margin from the edge of media sheet to prevent sheets dropping or any error occurred while media sizing.
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RX series User Manual Add Registration Mark by Object If you tick “Add Registration Mark by Object”, you will be offered three options of registration marks as shown below. 4-Point Positioning Length: The length of marks Range: 5mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 25mm...
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RX series User Manual 4-Point Positioning 4-Point Positioning Length: The length of marks Range: 5mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 25mm Thickness: The line thickness of marks Range: 1mm~2mm Optimized Setting: 1mm Margin: The distance between marks and images Range: 0mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 5mm The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below.
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RX series User Manual Note: To save your materials, in addition to amending object margins, you can also adjust the length of the registration marks (5mm minimum) when you apply 4-Point Positioning (see table 1 for suggestions based on different material sizes). The smaller the size is, the smaller the distance between the object and the registration marks is (see the figures below).
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RX series User Manual Segmental Positioning For precise cutting quality, it is suggested to select “Segmental Positioning” when you are working on an extra long or large-sized image to increase cutting accuracy. Segmental Positioning X Step: The distance of intermediate position on the X axis...
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RX series User Manual Multiple Copies It is suggested to select “Multiple Copies” when you would like to make several copies of one image on your material to increase cutting accuracy. Multiple Copies No. of X Copies: The numbers of copies on X axis No.
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RX series User Manual Segmental Positioning will be applied to Multiple Copies when the object to be copied is of large size (with the length or width over 200mm) to increase the accuracy of registration mark detection. Segmental Positioning Please make sure you are happy with...
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RX series User Manual Contour cutting through CorelDraw Step 1: Position the paper with registration marks printed by your printer on the GCC cutter. Step 2: Select “Files Print”. Please note that if you use CorelDraw X5, you must follow the steps below.
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RX series User Manual Step 2: Go to the “Layout” page and select Bottom left corner at “Reposition images to”. Step 3: Click “Print”. You can also add a Hot Icon for the AAS II Plug-in CorelDRAW Plug-In...
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RX series User Manual Step 1: Select “Tools Customization Commands Macros”. Step 2: Choose【GCC_CorelDraw_AASII.GCCModule.GCC_AASII】and drag it to the “commands” bar. Step 3: If you want to have a different icon, select “Tools Customization Commands Appearance” to import a graphics for use as the icon. Choose an icon and press OK to complete this setting.
RX Series User Manual SignPal 10.5 Instruction The new SignPal 10.5 Software is Windows System compatible and all versions support the AAS II contour cutting function of RX, Jaguar IV, Puma III, Expert 24 LX, and Expert 52 LX cutting plotters.
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RX Series User Manual 6. Read the Software License Agreement and select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next to accept. 7. If you did not have any previous versions of the software installed, skip to the next step. If you still have a previous version of the software installed, you will be prompted to overwrite the existing installation.
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RX Series User Manual A. To change the default destination folder, click Browse and choose a new destination folder. B. To check that the drive you are installing to has enough space for the installation: a. Click Disk Space. b. From the drop-down menu, select the drive you want to install to, and verify that it has enough space for the installation.
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RX Series User Manual 11. Once the installer is finished installing, the Install Manager opens. The Install Manager will automatically enable you to access the software and any optional features. 12. Click Done. SignPal 10.5 Instruction...
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RX Series User Manual 13. Check which icons and preferences you want to install: • Check Install to desktop to install a shortcut for the software on the desktop. • Check Install to startup items to install a shortcut for the software in the Startup folder of the Start menu.
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RX Series User Manual 14. Open SignPal 10.5v1 15. As you have not registered before, please check on the box at bottom to register a new account. 16. Input your personal information to complete the online registration. SignPal 10.5 Instruction...
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RX Series User Manual 17. If you have registered before, please enter your Registration code as below to open SignPal 10.5v1 software. SignPal 10.5 Instruction...
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RX Series User Manual Note: Steps 15-17 will only be compulsory for users who have never registered before. You will be prompted to the demo version registration process if the version of your dongle does not match that of the software.
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RX Series User Manual [2] Set up your GCC Cutter on Production Manager 1. Open Production Manager 10.5v1 2. Choose and set up your GCC cutter. (Note that AAS II System only works on RX, Jaguar IV, Puma III, Expert 24 LX, and Expert 52 LX.)
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RX Series User Manual 3. Select File > Print Setup in SignPal Software. 4. Select the printer and paper size. SignPal 10.5 Instruction...
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RX Series User Manual -- SignPal AASII Quick Start 5. Use the Rectangle Tool to create a rectangle. SignPal 10.5 Instruction...
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RX Series User Manual 6. Select Effect > Contour Cut. Then click ‘Apply’ in DesignCentral window. SignPal 10.5 Instruction...
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RX Series User Manual 7. Apply the contour cut mark of GCC AASII by selecting Effect > Contour Cut Mark. 8. Select “GCC AASII” in SignPal DesignCentral window to create the AAS II registration marks (4-Point Positioning). Set the vales as 0.1cm or above and click ‘Apply’ in DesignCentral window.
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RX Series User Manual Segmentation” in DesignCentral window and then click ‘Apply’. 10. For ‘Multiple Copies’, this function is not available in SignPal. Currently the ‘Multiple Copies’ function is only available under CorelDraw plug-in. 11. Select File > Print to print out the image.
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RX Series User Manual 12. Set the Scale as 100cm =1m (100%) in Print page. 13. Load the printout vinyl on the plotter and select File > Cut Contour to send data. You can preview the job and change cutter’s parameter settings in ‘Properties’ tab of Cut Contour window.
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RX Series User Manual SignPal 10.5 Instruction...
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RX Series User Manual [3] SignPal 10.5 Feature Lists Master Expert Apprentice Text Text tool ● ● ● ● Arc Text ● ● ● Path Text ● ● ● Vertical Text ● ● ● ● Vertical Path Text ● ●...
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RX Series User Manual Remove tiny objects ● ● ● Working with Files Job Info ● ● ● Scanning ● ● ● Send email as jpg ● ● send email as pdf ● ● send email as native ● ●...
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RX Series User Manual Color Trapping ● Smooth shadow ● ● ● Bitmap Marquee ● ● Move ● ● Eraser ● ● Pencil ● ● Fill ● ● Crop ● ● Autotrace ● ● Color Trace ● Change Color Mode ●...
Jaguar IV User Manual GreatCut Instruction The user manual of GreatCut 2 software is available on the GCC installation CD. GCC AASII System Below is a step-by-step instruction of using the AAS function of GreatCut 2 software through CorelDRAW and Adobe Illustrator. Edit your image in CorelDRAW 4-Point Positioning Step 1.
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 2. Complete contour line settings (including contour offset value) and press Calculate to confirm. Contour offset is the distance between the object and the contour line. Contour lines will be added to the images. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 3. Press the Settings icon on the GreatCut 2 toolbar. Step 4. Press the button on the right of Jog marks. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 5. Adjust the size, object margin and line thickness of your registration marks in the Setup-Jog Marks window and click OK. 4-Point Positioning Size: The length of marks Range: 5mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 25mm Object margin: The distance between marks and images Range: 0mm~50mm...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 7. Click the Set Jog Marks Icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar. The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Note: 1. To save your materials, in addition to amending object margins, you can also adjust the length of the registration marks (5mm minimum) when you apply the above function(see table 1 for suggestions based on different material sizes). The smaller the size is, the smaller the distance between the object and the registration marks is (see the figures below).
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Jaguar IV User Manual Output Step 1. Select both the entire object (including registration marks and the contour line) and press the Cut icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar. Step 2. The system will activate GreatCut2 automatically and import the registration marks and contour line to GreatCut 2.
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 3. Select Output under File. Step 4. Select Cut with AAS in Mode/Tool in the Output to device window. Complete the settings of AAS Offset, Pressure, Speed, Material width and so forth. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 5. Click output and the object will be sent to GCC Cutting Plotter GreatCut Instruction...
Jaguar IV User Manual Advanced Settings Segmental Positioning For precise cutting quality, it is suggested to apply “Segmental Positioning” by adjusting the x and y distance when you are working on an extra long or large-size image to increase cutting quality. Follow the same steps in the 4-Point Positioning section to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures.
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Jaguar IV User Manual Y axis X axis Segmental Positioning Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GCC Cutting Plotter. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Multiple Copies Follow the same steps in the 4-Point Positioning section to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures. When you apply the “Multiple Copies” function, the value that has been set in this section will still be applied.
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Jaguar IV User Manual Click the Multi-copy Icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar and complete the Number in X/Y (the number of copies desired on the X/Y axis) and Distance in X/Y (distance between each copy) settings then click Note: The spacing of vertical & horizontal (Offset X & Y) should be ≥ 20mm or = 0mm; Users are advised to set the Distance in X/Y as 0 mm to remove the space between each copy to avoid the waste of materials.
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Jaguar IV User Manual The system will create several copies of the object with registration marks as shown in the picture below. Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GCC Cutting Plotter. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Edit your image in Adobe Illustrator 4-Point Positioning Step 1. Create a new file in Adobe Illustrator. Step 2. Select the image and go to Contour in GreatCu2 in File. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 3. Complete contour line settings (including contour offset value) and press Calculate to confirm. Contour offset is the distance between the object and the contour line. Contour line is now added to the object. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 4. Click Settings in GreatCut 2 under File. Step 5. Press the button on the right of Jog marks. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 6. Adjust the size, object margin and line thickness of your registration marks and click OK. 4-Point Positioning Size: The length of marks Range: 5mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 25mm Object margin: The distance between marks and images Range: 0mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 5mm Line thickness:...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 8. Click Set Jog Marks in GreatCut2 under File. The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Output Step 1. Select both the entire object (including registration marks and the contour line) then click Cut in GreatCut2 under File. Step 2. The system will activate GreatCut2 automatically and import the registration marks and contour line to GreatCut 2.
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 3. Select Output under File. Step 4. Select Cut with AAS in Mode/Tool in the Output to device window. Contour offset is the distance between the object and the contour line. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Step 5. Click output and the object will be sent to GCC Cutting Plotter GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Advanced Settings Segmental Positioning For precise cutting quality, it is suggested to apply “Segmental Positioning” by adjusting the x and y distance when you are working on an extra long or large-size image to increase cutting quality. Follow the same steps in the 4-Point Positioning section to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures.
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Jaguar IV User Manual Click the Set Jog Marks Icon in the GreatCut 2 toolbar and 4 marks will be created as shown in the picture below. Follow the same steps in the Output section to output your image to GCC Cutting Plotter. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Multiple Copies Follow the same steps in the 4-Point Positioning section to complete the contour line setting and registration mark creation procedures. When you apply the “Multiple Copies” function, the value that has been set in this section will still be applied.
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Jaguar IV User Manual Click Multi-Copy in GreatCut2 under File. GreatCut Instruction...
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Jaguar IV User Manual Complete the Number in X/Y (the number of copies desired on the X/Y axis) and Distance in X/Y (distance between each copy) settings then click OK. Note: The spacing of vertical & horizontal (Offset X & Y) should be ≥ 20mm or = 0mm; users are advised to set the Distance in X/Y as 0 mm to remove the space between each copy to avoid the waste of materials.
AASII VBA Installer is applicable for Illustrator Version CS4, CS5, CS6, CC. Installation 1. Check the “AAS Illustrator Installer” folder in RX series Installation CD, and double click the “AASIIInstaller.exe” file to run the installation program. 2. Press the “Install” button to begin installing GCC AASII Illustrator VBA.
RX Series User Manual Printer Setting Step1: Right click on the printer and select Properties to open the Printer Properties page Step2: Go to the Advanced page and make sure the Enable advanced printing features box is unchecked. Illustrator Plug-In...
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RX Series User Manual User Instructions 1) Open Illustrator. 2) Edit your image and create a contour line (Note: you must have the line width set as 0.001mm). Contour line 3) Click on the image and apply the AAS function...
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RX Series User Manual 4) Select the registration marks needed 5) Three types of registration marks are introduced here: 4-Point Positioning, Segmental Positioning and Multiple Copies. Note: The values entered in the “4-Point Positioning” section (length, thickness and margin) will still be applied when you tick “Segmental Positioning”...
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RX Series User Manual 6) Confirm the registration marks (the 4-Point Position mark is used as an illustration in the following steps). 7) Click on the blank area on the page and then click “Document Setup”. Illustrator Plug-In...
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RX Series User Manual 8) Hit “Edit Artboards”. 9) Click on “Presets → Fit Artboard to Artwork bounds”. Illustrator Plug-In...
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RX Series User Manual 10) Please move your mouse to the tool bar on the left when step 10) is finished and then click “Selection Tool”. 11) This will take you back to the edit mode. Illustrator Plug-In...
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RX Series User Manual 12) Print out the file with the contour line and the registration marks. 13) Place the printed file on the cutter, lower the pinch rollers and then position the carriage at the origin of the registration marks.
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RX Series User Manual 15) Select the cutter model, position the object in the bottom left corner. 16) Your job is now completed. Illustrator Plug-In...
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RX Series User Manual Add Registration Mark by page size If you want to create registration mark by page size, go to “Scripts” under “File” and select “_AASII_Plug_In” Tick “Make by page size” and click “Apply” and the registration mark will be created on the 4 corners of the page automatically, sown as below.
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RX Series User Manual Workable area It allows users to edit and cut graphics in the area outside the registration marks when adding registration marks by page. For A4 size media sheet, the workable area is 2.5mm extended from the registration mark on left and right sides and 4.5mm extended from the registration mark on top side.
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RX Series User Manual Add Registration Mark by Object If you add registration mark by Object, you will be offered three options of registration marks. Firstly, select the graphic which you want to add registration mark on and go to “Scripts” under “File”...
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RX Series User Manual Three types of registration marks 4-Point Positioning 4-Point Positioning Length: The length of marks Range: 5mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 25mm Thickness: The line thickness of marks Range: 1mm~2mm Optimized Setting: 1mm Margin: The distance between marks and...
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RX Series User Manual Note: 1. To save your materials, in addition to amending object margins, you can also adjust the length of the registration marks (5mm minimum) when you apply 4-Point Positioning (see table 1 for suggestions based on different material sizes). The smaller the size is, the smaller the distance between the object and the registration marks is (see the figures below).
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RX Series User Manual Segmental Positioning For precise cutting quality, it is suggested to select “Segmental Positioning” when you are working on an extra long or large-sized image to increase cutting accuracy. Segmental Positioning X Step: The distance of intermediate position on the...
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RX Series User Manual Multiple Copies It is suggested to select “Multiple Copies” when you would like to make several copies of one image on your material to increase cutting accuracy. Multiple Copies No. of X Copies: The numbers of copies on X axis No.
RX Series User Manual DirectCut Instruction DirectCut Mac AI Plug-in is compatible with MAC OS X 10.4-10.7 (operated with Adobe Illustrator CS2-CS5). If you want to use Adobe Illustrator CS6 on your MAC, you may need Parallels Desktop software, Window OS and Windows based Adobe Illustrator CS6 to install Windows OS in your MAC computer and run Windows based software under MAC computer.
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RX Series User Manual You will be presented with this dialog below: Step 2. Create/ import your image/ file. For texts 1) Enter your texts in Adobe Illustrator, select the letters and click [Text outline] to outline the letters. A contour line will be created for your image.
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RX Series User Manual For Images 1) Open a new image on Illustrator and decide the size of your material. 2) Select the image and click [Make outline and offset] to create outlines of graphics. Outlines will be created for your image.
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RX Series User Manual 3) Click on the image and apply the AAS function by clicking the [Add registration marks] command and select the registration marks needed. The registration marks will be created as below. DriectCut...
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RX Series User Manual Step 3. Output 1) Click on [Plotter Setup] and select the correct model in [Plotter List]. 2) Tick Default Environment to create Pen No.1 in the Pen section. Double click Pen No.1 and complete your parameter settings.
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RX Series User Manual 3) Select the entire object and click [Plotter Output]. 4) Output the object by clicking [Export] and GCC Cutting Plotter will start cutting the image. DriectCut...