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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL DLF-Series Digital Label Finishers this product is certified:...
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT: Please keep the original packaging just in case for a return material. If we will receive the system in a non-original packaging the warranty will expire automatically. IMPORTANT: The latest version of the DLF Se- ries software available websites, afinialabel.com afinialabel.co.uk...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    I N D E X System requirements ..................page 3 How to install outer discs ................page 3 How to install the plotter .................page 3 How to install the cutting plotter ..............page 4 How to install the core holder .................page 5 How to load and operate with the lamination module ........page 6 How to set the lamination sensor ..............page 7...

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS software compatible with uSb to pC Windows XP and above; CPU memory 4GB; donglE uSb Cutting files: Adobe Illustrator or and aMEra uSb Corel Draw (PDF). plottEr uSb Diagram connectors behind the on-off panel. rror EnSor anagEMEnt HOW TO INSTALL OUTER DISC With a screwdriver install the outer discs on the Core Holder for printed roll.

  • Page 5: How To Install The Cutting Plotter

    HOW TO INSTALL THE CUTTING PLOTTER 1. Click on “Setup DLF-Software 1.0.msi” and follow the step by step all the points to complete the installation. 2. Click NEXT 3. Click NEXT 4. Click YES 5. In process required, allow installation application by clicking “Yes”...

  • Page 6: How To Install The Core Holder

    Plug in the USB camera and the USB dongle, they will auto-install. If your computer has already got plugged a camera, it is recommended to disable it, because probably the cutting manager will ignore the cam on the plotter. CM Software will generate a folder in the Windows start menu. If USB dongle is not installed correctly or un-plugged, the below error will be shown.
  • Page 7 Core Holder No. 1 intended for laminate Core Holder No. 2 intended for laminate liner use Core Holder No. 3 intended for printed roll Load the printed roll and move it against the roll guide. Tighten the core holder. Load an empty cardboard core onto the shaft intended for laminate liner rewinding.

  • Page 8: How To Set The Lamination Sensor

    Hold the laminating film with both hands, pull it underneath the guide roller, center it and adhere the laminating film to the web and attach the liner onto cardboard. !PLEASE LOOK AT THE LAMINATION PATH! (PAGE 21) While using the knobs, please adjust the pressure on the rollers in order for the laminating film to adhere to the media and avoid any possible air bubbles.

  • Page 9: How To Adjust The Clutch

    HOW TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH Both core holders clutched (unpowered), they are the same and they work independently. It is possible to adjust the clutch by screwing or loosing the aluminium handle. WHEN TO ADJUST THE CLUTCH It is important to keep the media and laminating film in tension thanks to the clutch adjusting.

  • Page 10: How To Run The Cut Test And Start A Job

    While holding down the media in the aligned position pull up the handle on the rear of the plotter to keep the media loaded. Press button 2 as requested on plotter’s display. HOW TO RUN THE CUT TEST AND START A JOB >>...
  • Page 11 MovE thE Cutting filE - Once the cut settings are properly set, select “COPY MODE” ON if you desire a preset quantity of copies or OFF if you desire unlimited copies until the media roll is finished. - Set the black-mark size” in “BLACK-MARK MODE” area. - Press “START”.

  • Page 12: How Load The Matrix Remover & Slitter

    HOW LOAD THE MATRIX REMOVER & SLITTER After the CUT TEST where users set the cutting quality required, press “START” to cut few labels to get enough media to allow the matrix remover module loading. Pull the sides of the black knobs and lift up the clutch system, other black knobs will keep it open.

  • Page 13: How To Load The Matrix Remover Core Holder

    HOW TO LOAD THE MATRIX REMOVER CORE HOLDER WARNING: Before starting a job, always remove completely the waste media from the matrix remover core. Tape the matrix uniformly on the cardboard core. System operating issues might happen if the above suggestions will not be respected.
  • Page 14 OPEN CLOSE Slitter module has 3 positions: - Upper position (A), the blades are lifted to allow the media loading; - Middle position (B), align the blades with the edges and the center of the labels, tighten the thumb screw once the blade is in position; - Lower position (C), the blade cut the media.

  • Page 15: How To Add Or Remove Blade Holder

    - Cut the labels at the same point where the first “good” labels are visible; - Make sure the tension on all rolls is even and attach each label to the core using a waste label; - Feed edges trim waste into the waste basket under the hole. Press RESUME to start your finishing process.

  • Page 16: Dlf Cutting Manager

    DLF cutting manager (DLF CM) USER INTERFACE...
  • Page 17 1. Cutting file preview 2. Open and load cutting file 3. Open and load the previous cutting file used 4. Status bar 5. Start/stop the cutting process. (In black-mark mode, the cutting process moves to the next black-mark after the cut test) 6.

  • Page 18: Advanced Options

    ADVANCED OPTIONS 21. Settings 22. Report 23. Set unit (mm or inch) 24. Set the interface language 25. Restore default plotter settings 26. Shows the software version Settings (21) Delta X and Y show the predefined offset adjustment. After each cut, Delta X and Y keep saved the sum of the predefined offset and the values set by the user.

  • Page 19: Error Messages

    ERROR MESSAGES If the plotter is not connected correctly to the computer, the following errors will be displayed at the application launch: Make sure the plotter is switched on and properly connected. In case it is turned off, please turn the plotter on and than press the button 2 on control panel and wait until the display will show “READY”...

  • Page 20: Black-Mark Position Into The Cutting File And Printed Artwork

    The cutting shape and the black-mark can be placed anywhere inside the layout file, the cutting shape does not require any special color and thickness. The black-mark must be always the object placed in the lower left corner of the layout file. The DLF Cutting Manager (DLF CM) work with the VECTOR PDF FILE.

  • Page 21: Black-Mark Position In The Media

    BLACK-MARK POSITION IN THE MEDIA label step distance of cut line distance of black-mark from right edge: from left edge: min 10mm (0.39”) min 10mm (0.39”) max 85mm (3.35”) max 20mm (0.79”) HOW TO CUT BLANK LABELS If you wish to to use the blank label feature to cut blank labels (without registration mark), please follow these steps: 1.

  • Page 22: How To Update Software

    HOW TO UPDATE SOFTWARE 1. Go to Panel control. 2. Uninstall DLF Cutting Manager. 3. Download from the website the new Cutting Manager release and run the installation. HOW TO RESTORE PLOTTER SETTINGS 1. Turn off the plotter. 2. Turn on the plotter while keeping pusched the UP arrow on the panel. 3.
  • Page 23 9. Select metric by pressing button 1 and 10. Press button 2. then enter. 11. Wait until on the display appears 12. Press “PAUSE/MENU” button. “READY”. 13. Go to page 2 by using the arrows on 14. Press button 1. plotter’s panel.

  • Page 24: How And When To Reduce The Plotter Feeding Speed

    18. Open the Cutting manager and click 17. Wait until on the display appears on “Advanced” and then select “Init cutter”. “READY”. 19. Wait until “Init cutter completed” will be shown in the status bar. Plotter display will show “LABEL MEDIA” as status.

  • Page 25: Media Path

    MEDIA PATH - alternative path LAMINATION MODULE MATRIX REMOVER (DLF-220L AND DLF-350L MODELS) AND SLITTER MODULE ULTRASONIC SENSOR CALIBRATION WARNING: Before proceeding with the ultrasonic sensor calibration, turn “OFF” the module that needs to be calibrated (laminating or matrix removing). For DLF-220L/DLF-350L: turn “ON”...

  • Page 26: Lamination / Matrix Remover&Slitter Modules Speed Rotation

    LAMINATION / MATRIX REMOVER & SLITTER MODULES SPEED ROTATION LAMINATION MODULE (DLF-220L AND DLF-350L MODELS) ULTRASONIC TENSION CONTROLLER MATRIX REMOVER & SLITTER MODULE ULTRASONIC TENSION CONTROLLER WARNING: If what (pictured above) is not happening, please press the button on circuit board untill the yellow led flashes. After it flashes for 5 times release the button and perform a new test.

  • Page 27: How To Install Pressing Roller

    HOW TO INSTALL PRESSING ROLLER The pressing roller facilitates the matrix removal from the die-cut roll. How to install the roller: Unscrew the 10 screws on the matrix Position the matrix remover roller remover module. onto the matrix remover module and secure it properly with the 10 screws.

  • Page 28: Graphtech Maintenance

    GRAPHTECH MAINTENANCE Cutter Plunger The plotter cuts using a cutter blade mounted in a plunger. There are two different plungers to suit the diameter of the cutter blade to be mounted (the 0.9 mm cutter plunger is provided as a standard accessory). Be sure to mount the cutter blade in the corresponding cutter plunger.
  • Page 29 Mounting the tool 1. Loosen the tool holder screw. Bracket to hold tool Tool holder Tool holder Bracket to hold tool 2. While pushing up the tool holder, push until its flange completely touches the upper part of the holder. Bracket to Tool holder hold tool...

  • Page 30: How To Replace The Knife

    HOW TO REPLACE THE KNIFE See page 27 for the structure of the cutter plunger. 1. Turn the blade-length adjustment knob in the direction of the B arrow and pull the blade into the plunger. Scale Cutter blade moves approximately 0.1 mm turning one scale unit Scale 2.

  • Page 31: How To Replace The Cutting Mat

    HOW TO REPLACE THE CUTTING MAT CAUTION: Please turn off the power when replacing the cutting mat. Please move the tool carriage to “A” position allowing for ease of work. 1. Remove the cutting mat. -The cutting mat is attached to the cutting base (fig.2) -Please remove only the cutting mat from the cutting mat base from the location shown by the arrow (A) (fig.1) - After removing the cutting mat, please make sure that there is no adhesive tape...

  • Page 32: Troubleshooting

    IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THE FOLLOWING ISSUES WITH THE ANY OF OUR DLF UNITS, PLEASE FOLLOW TROUBLESHOOTING STEPS BELOW Yellow and Green LED’s simultaneously on lamination control board (Applies to all DLF models) Problem: Yellow and Green LED’s simultaneously on lamination control board. This will also create the following error: Cause: All DLF Digital Finishing Systems are equipped with two reflective sensors on the lamination module.
  • Page 33 Lamination Sensor The lamination sensor is used to detect the presence of the lamination material. The LED on this sensor should always be OFF after the lamination roll has been loaded properly; it would also indicate that the sensor is in good working condition. (*NOTE* This sensor is should always be covered with a blue cap should you decide NOT to use lamination on your media.) Things to remember about this sensor:...
  • Page 34 Plotter error “E01017 Hardware X Position Alarm Power off then on Problem: The plotter displays an error “E01017 Hardware X Position Alarm Power off then on”. Cause: The plotter will give you this error after starting a job in DLF CM and the tensioner arm was not set-up to begin with or the tensioner arm was positioned too high after turning on the lamination module.
  • Page 35 Plotter error “E01019 Hardware Y Position Alarm Power off then on” Problem: The plotter displays an error “E01019 Hardware Y Position Alarm Power off then on”. Cause: This error occurs when the blade tray was moved from side to side by the user after loading the media onto the plotter and with the rear plotter lever in the up position.
  • Page 36 Cutting Manager error “Black-mark not found” Problem: After starting a job in DLF CM, you get an error “Black-mark not found”. Cause: This problem occurs when after you start the job and the software can’t detect the black-mark on the media. The reason for this could be the following; the media is missing a marker to begin with;...
  • Page 37 Error: load the media Cause: You launched the Cutting Manager while the plotter’s lever was down Fix: Rise the lever on the plotter, than press the button 2 on control panel and wait until the display will show “READY” as status. Then press retry on the popup window. Dongle not found Cause: You launched the Cutting Manager while the plotter’s lever was down Fix: Plug in the dongle correctly and click retry (cancel choice will close the Cutting...
  • Page 38 Error: plotter not found Cause: The plotter might be switched off or not properly connected Fix: Make sure the plotter is turned on and properly connected. In case it is turned off, please turn the plotter on and than press the button 2 on control panel and wait until the display will show “READY”...
  • Page 39 Enter valid distance between black-marks Fix: Distance between black-marks must be major than 0. Try again by typing the correct value Enter valid step Fix: Distance between cuts can not be a negative value. Try again by typing the correct value Please forward the media to the next black-mark Cause: The starting Y position of the cut is a negative value (you can see coordinates...
  • Page 40 Please forward the media to reach a positive Y value shown on the plotter’s display Cause: The starting Y position of the cut is a negative value (you can see coordinates on plotter’s display when you move the media with arrows). This error might happens when the media has been just loaded.
  • Page 41 ERROR 1 instruction not recognised Fix: Turn off plotter and close the Cutting manager. Restart plotter than press the button 2 on control panel and wait until the display will show “READY” as status. Restart Cutting Manager software In the case the plotter does not execute any command requested by Cutting Manager, for more than 30 seconds check if the camera is working correctly (put something under the lens and make sure it is shown on the Cemera preview as well).

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