Contents 1. INTRODUCTION ..................6 Compatibility ......................6 Compatible Vector Programs: ................... 6 Workstation Hardware requirements: ..............7 2. INTRODUCTION, COLORCUT PRO - Production Studio ..... 8 Mac users and ColorCut Pro ..................9 3. Setting Up Live Video for ColorCut Pro ..........10 3.1.
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9.1.1 Choosing the correct Blade for the job ............48 9.2 Scan Targets ....................49 9.3 Output Device ....................50 9.4 Device Type ....................50 9.5 Sensor Offset & the Auto Find feature ............51 9.5.1 Auto Find - Setting the Sensor Offset to the Blade ........51 9.5.2 Automatically Setting the Sensor Offset ............
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11.8 Media Positioning ..................83 11.9 SC5000 - Cutting without Targets (Origin fine tuning) ........ 84 11.13 Production Log ..................85 11.11 ADVANCED Productivity options ............. 86 Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 5...
1. INTRODUCTION To cut your projects with the Intec ColorCut SC5000 cutter, you need to be able to design your artwork and then apply lines that you designate for cutting, creasing, scoring or perforating. Projects and artwork can be created using either Adobe Illustrator on Mac or PC, or CorelDraw on PC.
Mac OS version 10.15 (Mountain Lion), Mac OS 10.13 (High Sierra), MacOS version 10.12 (Sierra), or Mac OS X version 10.11 (El Capitan) Compatible Cutting Units: Intec ColorCut® Flatbed (SC5000) Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 7...
OR the cutter reads the QRcode. This is ideal for larger companies looking to separate design and finishing(Cutting) of jobs. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ..................... Page No: 8...
PC version of Illustrator. or (the recommended solution is ): 2. Connect a PC to your Intec cutter and install ColorCut Pro - Production Studio, on the PC (on the same network as the MAC), configure the ColorCut Pro Job Library feature to act as a cut job library server for your Mac.
1. Insert the Wi-Fi Dongle supplied with the SC5000. 2. When the dongle is recognised, please install the drivers (supplied in the Wi-Fi dongle box). Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 10...
2. Use the Wi-Fi Direct Access Point. This is a paid for utility from the Windows Store for Windows 10 users. Wi-Fi Direct makes a direct connection to the Intec Wi-fi video feed from the Camera, eliminating any routers or network management issues. It does this using the Wi-Fi Direct standard, which enables devices to easily connect with each other without requiring a wireless access point.
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2. You must ensure you have an internet connection to use Windows HotSpot, even though the cutter does not need one. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 12...
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When you click SAVE you will be returned to the ‘Windows Mobile hotspot’ configuration dialogue box. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 13...
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The setup is complete. In future you only need to enable and disable your HotSpot, to connect to the cutter. (See step 10 to understand how to do this). Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 14...
However, if you do not have an Internet connection then follow the steps on how to set up a direct connection to the Cutter without requiring an internet connection or router. (Wi-Fi Direct Access Point following.) Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 15...
. After installing the Wi-Fi Direct Access Point, locate the app from your Windows START Menu and click to launch it. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 16...
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You can now follow the the section on Graphic Design and Using ColorCut Pro. For how to set up your artwork and how to configure the ColorCut Pro app for initial use and daily operation. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 17...
You may need to delete the external frame if it exists or ColorCut Pro may cut this in addition for you. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 18...
The cut contour layer is active. This drawing is ready for cutting. If you used guidelines then it is not necessary to hide or remove them before saving. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 19...
If you have designed your cut lines using a Pantone or other color spaces you must use the Illustrator or CorelDRAW color commands to convert to (or remap) the color to one of the above RGB or CMYK line colors. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 20...
Although you can manually draw the Registration PageMARKs on to your design, PageMARKs do not need to be manually drawn on; ColorCut Pro will automatically add them for you. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 22...
30mm of a sheet. To enable you to cut the entire sheet and minimise label sheet waste the Intec LC600 is fitted with a unique “Dual Grip” roller system.
Note: Any element in the last 20mm of the cutter area will have fractionally reduced cut accuracy due to only the slave roller retaining the sheet during cutting. In most cases this reduction in accuracy will not be noticeable. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 24...
‘Slave’ grip rollers the accuracy may be fractionally reduced, if maximum accuracy is required please see section 6.2.1. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 25...
Therefore placing marks based on Design size is not recommended when using the auto-feeder. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 26...
- Please consider the orientation you need the marks to ensure the PageMARKs are added to the lead edge of your sheet when it is placed in the Auto-Sheet feeder. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 27...
To confirm the path to be entered, please follow the video guide highlighted above or read the section ‘ Mac users - Connecting to the ColorCut Pro Job Library’ in the separate ‘Setup & Installation guide’. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 28...
6.4.1 Selecting the Layer to Add PageMARKs Ensure ONLY the vector lines you wish to cut and send to your Intec ColorCut are on the layer selected before adding the PageMARKs using ‘ColorCut Pro Add PageMarks’. (You do NOT need to delete your artwork. It simply must be on a separate layer ).
PageMARKs will be automatically added to your job and you will see a NEW LAYER ‘ColorCutPro Auto Placement Only’ added in your Layers palette. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 30...
The ColorCut Pro Job Library feature assigns Job Numbers for your cut jobs and makes cut file retrieval simpler, faster and more efficient while also making cutting much easier. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 31...
PageMARKs. When you assign a Job number and QR code to your job the cutting file (lines for cutting) are sent automatically to a job file and stored in the Intec ColorCut Pro Job library. This means that the file can be cut at any time using the ColorCut Pro (Job Server) with NO NEED to open the original file in Illustrator or CorelDraw simply by manually entering the job number or scanning the QR code.
Either accept the job number by clicking on the [ OK ] button or enter your preferred job number into the dialogue box. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 33...
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Remember to now hide your cut lines and make visible your artwork layer WITH the PageMARKs and QR Code to print or save as a PDF for printing later. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 34...
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Graphics Application. The following section of this manual details how to launch ColorCut Pro - Production Studio to cut your files using either method. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 36...
Although most of the screen-shots shown in the manual are from Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw (as shown above right) uses object layers enabling you to separate the cut lines & artwork to different layers Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 37...
8.2 Launching ColorCut Pro (Direct Mode) After selecting the layer you wish to send to the Intec ColorCut SC5000 Cutter, select ColorCut Pro from the File menu. Both Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW can be seen below with the Cutline selected and then ColorCut Pro selected from the [FILE] menu.
Click the [SETTINGS] button to open the settings dialogue window. If the “Device Type” is set to the wrong cutter, your main screen may look like. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 39...
Alternatively ‘Unknown device may appear if the cutter is ’OFF- LINE’, turn the cutter ‘ON-LINE’ and click the refresh devices button. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 40...
7. Productivity Options. 16. Switch to Job Server mode. 8. Colours available in job & actions (Access QR code mode & Job Library) 17. Status bar Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 41...
ColorCut Pro screen does not look like the one shown above, please follow the instructions on the next page to set the correct customisation of ColorCut Pro to match your cutter. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 42...
Click [SETTINGS] button to open the settings dialogue window. If the “Device Type” is set to the wrong cutter, your main screen may look like. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 43...
Alternatively ‘Unknown device may appear if the cutter is ’OFF- LINE’, turn the cutter ‘ON-LINE’ and click the refresh devices button. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 44...
(*Users can create and save Cut Job files for cutting at anytime either on a PC or Mac using ColorCut Pro Add PageMarks & QR Code from Adobe illustrator (Mac or PC) or CorelDraw). Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 45...
Output Device: This shows where your Cut file will be sent to. When the Intec ColorCut SC5000 cutter is detected on the USB port this should show USB DEVICE. If it shows File Output then the Intec Cutter can not be seen, check your connection and that the cutter is ON-LINE and ready.
Intec ColorCut Digital cut engines have a built in routine to manoeuvre the blade in a way that compensates for this, it is known as Knife Offset. BUT ONLY IF YOU SET IT CORRECTLY. Setting this correctly and checking it each time you change blades is important because Intec supplies a range of blades to enable the cutting of different media and various thickness’s.
ColorCut Pro screen to display the ColorCut Settings Dialogue box. Enter the value for your Knife Offset in the box shown. Click [OK] to save the settings. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 48...
To eliminate imaging issues and enable faster positioning of your sheets on the cutting bed the Intec ColorCut Pro software can be set to read PageMARKs added to your printed sheet enabling it to precisely locate the origin of your artwork. In addition the...
Intec Model. For the SC5000 X-Axis sheet cutter with an auto-feeder, set the cutter type to ‘SC5000’. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 50...
(known as the sensor offset) must be compensated for to ensure accurate cutting. Before you use the Intec ColorCut Pro software for the first time you will need to calibrate the Sensor Offset so your software knows how to adjust the difference between the cutting blade and the actual optical sensor.
Adjust the self centering side guides to the edges of the media. Ensure they are not too tight against the side of the media. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 52...
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To set/check the media size loaded into the SC5000 Auto-Sheet Feeder (in Step 3 above),and ensure it matches the media you have loaded, click on the [PRODUCTIVITY] button at the top of the ColorCut Pro window. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 53...
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(The force used, can be Ⓒ Ⓓ manually set here , by default Ⓓ Ⓐ for you. >200 <320g this Ⓑ should not need to be changed) Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 54...
9.6 Units of Measurement ColorCut Pro can be operated in Metric (mm) or Inches (Imperial). Use the Units control to set the measurement units to your preference. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 55...
IP address for the cutter (shown in your Wi-Fi HotSpot connection list or Wi-Fi Direct connection list Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 56...
Tool directly on the LCD panel and using the Hard keys to adjust speed or force as shown on the panel. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 57...
NOTE: If an on-line connection is not available then it will not be possible to deactivate your license until you have an on-line connection. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 58...
After changing the language, please RESTART ColorCut Pro to enable ALL fields to be updated correctly. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 59...
Cut Job file preview once you have manually entered the Job number or scanned the BarCode. (ColorCut Pro (Direct mode) (ColorCut Pro (Job Server mode) Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 60...
ColorCut will not be able to connect to the camera Set up your Hot-Spot as previously detailed at the start of this manual, and try again. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 61...
, then a higher light level automatically for you. To find out more information on this feature, please refer to the productivity section ( 11.11 ) in this manual. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 62...
Again, the margins you are using for the 1st pageMark can be defined under the PRODUCTIVTY window (see section 11 following). Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 63...
“Vary Light levels during mark scanning”. Further information on the productivity setting and options are detailed in section 11 (following in this manual). Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 64...
Black colored lines are yet to have an action assigned to . If there are more colors than shown on the list, use the scroll bar them to see the additional colors. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 65...
Material Type/Action. Click [OK] and then follow the instructions following for EDITING Material Type /Actions section 10.12 following. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 66...
• Number of Passes for the tool. • Line Style (Solid or dashed/perforated) • Speed of the tool during cutting • Force/Pressure applied during cutting. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 67...
You can set the distance of the knife down (cut) and the knife up (gap) so this feature can also be used to create tags to hold elements in the sheet. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 68...
Material Type/ Action by clicking the [+] button Create a name to reflect the Action your are creating e.g. “Tag every 50mm” Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 69...
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This will then enable you to use a new Material type with less frequent tags for longer cut lines. (Detailed following). Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 70...
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Color Green. The preview (below) updates to reflect the NEW material type (Tags 200mm) for the RED line with “Tags 50mm” for the green line. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 71...
However, creasing often requires maximum Force and often up to 750g for is used for creasing applications & you also further increase the creasing effect by selecting ’DoublePass’ Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 72...
NOTE: If cutting complete shapes and 1mm is insufficient, it may be necessary to increase the value to 2 or 3mm. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 73...
If “SCAN TARGETS” is set to YES within the SETTINGS options. “Manual” positioning option will be greyed out. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 74...
, when a JOB is loaded in the Preview Window (the cutter is in DIRECT Cutting Mode). Switches to Job SERVER mode (ready to Scan a QR code). Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 75...
‘Media Size’ Control options are available at any time and apply to all jobs when the cutter is set to Media Positioning - AutoSheet Feeder. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 76...
‘Start Each Color at Origin’ is checked. If more than 1 color/action is used (such as first CREASING), this will ensure ColorCut Pro to start the CUT sequence at the top of the sheet. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 77...
Therefore it is ONLY recommended to enable the scanning of QR Codes IF you have placed QR Codes on each sheet. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 78...
(i.e. Red = cut, Blue = crease), you can disable this warning to ensure uninterrupted cutting of your production jobs. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 79...
If “SCAN TARGETS” is set to YES within the SETTINGS options. “Manual” positioning option will be greyed out. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 80...
Productivty mode to Copies or Continuous and set When Encountering an Error to Bypass. This will cut the number of jobs you require without requiring user intervention or stopping and will reject/bypass any failed sheets. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 81...
Media Width (the left to right distance across the mouth of the cutter). Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 82...
Padlock to edit the values Note: QR next to Mark is an experimental feature not is use at this time. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 83...
PageMARKs, if you have not adjusted your design to as detailed in section 14. Excessive changes in these values may affect the normal operation of your SC5000. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 84...
The Industry 4.0 Log may be required by EPOS systems and certain JDF systems. To find the location of the output data file, for your EPOS, JDF system (or third party application) navigate to : C:\Program Files (x86)\Intec\ColorCutPro\industry4 Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 85...
Thus, for the optimum productivity when using standard media or paper/ card/label stocks it is not necessary to activate these features. Intec Printing Solutions - ColorCut Pro User Guide for Intec ColorCut SC5000 ....................Page No: 86...
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