When It Does Not Work Right - GRAPHTEC CE7000 Series User Manual

When it does not work right

Symptom
• Drops the media while
detecting.
• Media wobbles.
• Tool carriage hits the left
side of the plotter and
"POSITION ALARM" is
displayed after selecting
the media type. Or, it hits
the right side of the plotter
and "POSITION ALARM" is
displayed.
• The plotter stops with
"POSITION ALARM"
displayed during
initialization or cutting.
• It is cutting with origin point
shifting to center of the
media.
• Media jumps out to forward
side.
• Displays command error.
• It cannot cut above certain
length.
• There are too many tool up
and down.
• It is cutting on the grit roller
imprint.
• Cannot change the tool
condition.
Possible Cause
Bright light might be shining
onto the media sensor.
Media sensor may be
defective.
Push rollers are not set
correctly on the grit rollers.
Changing of the hold-down
force of the push roller is not
suitable for the media.
Push roller sensor may be
defective if it hits the left side
of the plotter.
Home sensor may be
defective if it hits the right
side of the plotter.
CONDITION setting for the
media is invalid.
The pen carriage does not
move by hitting something.
External force is applied to
the pen carriage while cutting.
Movement is disturbed by the
media chaff in the operation
area.
The plotter is defective.
Data created with lower left
origin point is received when
the plotter is set with center
origin point.
(With HP-GL command)
Selected wrong type of the
media.
Data sent to the plotter is not
correct.
Length of the cut is exceeding
the length of the page set on
the plotter.
Setting for the tangential
mode is set to ON.
Cutting width is widened.
Setting for the sorting is set to
ON.
Solution
Block the light if there is direct sunlight
shining on the plotter that is placed
near the window.
Move away the fluorescent lamps if
there is one close to the plotter.
Contact your sales representative
or the Graphtec call center. Set the
media sensor to DISABLED to use the
plotter temporarily.
Check the position of the push rollers.
Please set a media suitable for
changing the hold-down force.
Contact your sales representative or
the Graphtec call center. Set the push
roller sensor to DISABLED to use the
plotter temporarily.
Slow down the speed or lower the
FORCE.
Move the object disturbing the
operation, and turn on the plotter after
turning it off once.
Move the object disturbing the
operation, and turn on the plotter after
turning it off once.
Move the object disturbing the
operation, and turn on the plotter after
turning it off once.
Contact your sales representative or
the Graphtec call center.
Reset the origin point to center on
the application software, or reset the
origin point of the plotter to lower left.
Check the type of media, "SHEET",
"ROLL-1 FRONT EDGE", or "ROLL-2
CURRENT POSITION".
Check the data.
Press the [SLOW] key and check the
cutting area.
Match the setting for the page length.
Turn OFF the setting for the tangential
mode unless you are cutting thick
media.
Please revert the expand limit to the
default setting.
Normally, use the plotter with setting
for the sorting OFF.
15-3
Reference
Enabling/Disabling the
Media Sensors (MEDIA
SENSOR)
Loading Media (Paper or
Marking Film)
Changing the Hold-down
Force
Enabling/Disabling the
Push Roller Sensors (PUSH
ROLLER SENSOR)
Setting the Tool Condition
Setting Origin Point When
HPGL is Set
Setting Feeding Method
Error Message in GP-GL
Command Mode
Error Message in HP-GL
Command Mode
Setting Length of the Page
Setting the TANGENTIAL
MODE
Setting Cutting Width
Sorting the Cutting Data