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- Page 1 User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan Gemini Cad Systems www.geminicad.com Plotter Flexipen 120/165 User guide rev 3.0 WARNING! Before using plotter read carefully this user guide!!! © 2007 Venus Technologies Provider ITN 0040 rev 02.2007...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
How to put on the refill inside the device ........... How to put on the 3 ml “JUMBO” refill inside the device Installing and use the software..................7.1 Installing the Gemini PLT Spooler program for plotter........................Using the Gemini PLT Spooler program 7.2.1 General presentation..................... -
Page 3: General Specifications
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan Chapter 1: General specifications 1.1 Technical parameters: Technical data Flexipen 120 Plotter Flexipen 165 Plotter Voltage 220 v , 50 Hz 220 v , 50 Hz Power supply 120 w 150 w Overall dimensions ( L x l x H ) -
Page 4: Other Recommendations
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan Other recommendations: Use for the plotter voltage charging an UPS of at least 500w; Serial cable must have a length of maximum 4 meters; The paper rolled on the recovering paper reel spindle must not have more than 50 m length;... -
Page 5: Plotter Description And Plotter Assambly
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan Chapter 2: Plotter description and instalation 2.1 Plotter components: 2.2 Intallation: The Flexi Pen 120/165 plotter is delivered in two packages; one contains the plotter’s pillars, the girders of lower/upper bracket, the feed paper reel spindle, the recovering paper reel spindle, the slide bars, the connections machine frame, the universal wheel, the charging wire and the serial transmission cable;... -
Page 6: Plotter Charging
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan Place the main frame of the machine on the up side of the pillars and fix it with bolts. The recovering and the feeding paper reels spindle will be mounted with one side on the engine couple and with one side on the stand supports. -
Page 7: Control Panel
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan Chapter 4: Control panel (green/red) (red) • Display: The display (1) shows the current state of the plotter: LEAVE: in this state you can move the printing head (dolly) on the left/right side or you can move up/down the paper feed reels (using up, down, left, right key). - Page 8 User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan The P+ key (8) has the following functions: In LEAVE state: moves to the left side the printing head (dolly); In CONNECT state: increases pen pressure (the increasing pen pressure value shown on display).
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Page 9: How To Mount The Paper
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan Chapter 5: How to mount the paper 5.1 How to arrange the paper roll on the feed paper reel spindle: First stop the charging voltage; Insert the feed paper reel spindle in the paper roll;... -
Page 10: How To Fix Paper On The Recovering Bar
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan 5.2 How to fix paper on the recovering paper reel spindle: Bring up all pressing wheel using the up/down levers on the top back side of the plotter. Pass the paper between the pressing wheel and the contact surface, and unfold it till reaches the recovering bar;... -
Page 11: Printing Head
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan Chapter 6: Writing head The writing head is a mobile set which contents a refill device. 6.1 Refill device: The writing device contents an ensemble which carries a refill. It will be fixed in the printing head (dolly) with a bolt. -
Page 12: How To Put On The Refill Inside The Device
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan 6.2 How to put on the refill inside the device: To put on the refill you will have to unscrew the device as you can see in the above picture. 6.3 How to put on the 3 ml “JUMBO” refill inside the device: For the writing head you can also use a special 3 ml refill, which may be placed directly in the case without the writing device. -
Page 13: Installing And Use The Software
Close all Windows applications before starting the installation! To install the program you must follow the next steps: Insert the installation CD-ROM for the Gemini PLT Spooler into the CD-ROM drive of your computer; The installing kit folder will be opened and you will have to click on the ”setup.exe”;... -
Page 14: Using The Gemini Plt Spooler Program
“Exit”. The “X” symbol only hides the program. 7.2.2 The program main window: When you turn on the computer the Gemini PLT Spooler program icon is placed in the system tray. If you access it you get in the program’s main window. -
Page 15: Configuring ( Setting) The Program
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan The Plotting menu: when you acces this menu, a new option window appears. This window contains the followings functions: Add a new file to plot, Print on the printer, Export in another format, Disconnect data transmission, Close program... - Page 16 Default settings: click on it to load the default settings Accept: click on it to save all settings Cancel: quit • Plotter configuration: Acces the proper menu from General settings according to your plotter type. For the FlexiPen 120/165 plotter you must select Flex Pen 120/180 Serial Garment.
- Page 17 User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan In this menu you set data on the width of the plotting paper, options for the optimization of the plotting (to divide PLT into stripes, stripe width), pen range optimization. Stripe optimization: if the setting „Optimize PLT for pen plotting” is checked the plotter will draw stripes at the sated width in the field „Stripe width”.
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Page 18: Plotter Calibrate
After inputting the measured data, plot the file once again and re-check the accuracy of the plotting. If the newly measured dimensions are correct, the plotter is calibrated and it is ready to plot. To learn more about using program consult the Gemini PLT Spooler user guide. -
Page 19: Plotting
Set the drawing origin using „Location” button. The plotter will automatically pass into the Connect state, and now you’re ready to plot; Open the main window of the Gemini PLT Spooler program by double clicking on its icon placed in system tray;... -
Page 20: Maintenance
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan We recommend you to do not use other applications while the computer transfers dates to the plotter (while the progress bar is still active). Otherwise the computer may loose dates or freeze the plotter. -
Page 21: Troubleshooting
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan Chapter 9: Troubleshooting 9.1 Common troubleshooting: Problem Cause The possible solution The control panel display The plotter is not 1. Check if the charging is turned-off. connected to the power wire is connected to the line. -
Page 22: General Ttroubleshooting
User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan The pen stops or goes in You have an Antivirus Uninstall the Antivirus the right side, and the installed on your program. plotter makes a strange computer which makes noise even if the file the plotter act improperly. - Page 23 User guide – Plotter Flexipen 120/165 Plan The plotter does not feed 1. The paper roll is over. 1. Replace the paper roll. the paper. 2. The paper sensor is 2. Remove the objects seeing “something”. from plotter area. 3. The feed bar makes 3.