Table Of Contents - Intec ColorCut SC5000 Series User Manual

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. Using Wi-Fi to connect to your ColorCut's Live Video Feed ....................... 10
3.2 Windows applications for creating a Wi-fi HotSpot. .................................... 11
3.2.1 Configuring WindowsOS Wi-Fi HotSpot ........................................................ 11
3.2.2 Daily Operation - Enabling WindowsOS Wi-Fi HotSpot. ................................ 15
3.2.3 Configuring Windows Wi-Fi Direct Access Point (Method 2) ......................... 16
4. Graphics File Design - Creating your Artwork .................................... 18
4.1 Layers for printing ............................................................................................. 19
4.2 Layers for cutting ............................................................................................... 19
5. DRAWING CUT LINES, PERFORATED LINES OR CREASE LINES .... 20
5.1 Line Colors recognised by ColorCut Pro ...................................................... 20
6. COLORCUT REGISTRATION PAGEMARKs ......................................... 22
6.1 Positioning of Registration PageMARKs ..................................................... 23
6.2 Considerations for rear PageMARK placement. .......................................... 23
6.2.1 Configuring PageMARKs for maximum cut accuracy. ................................... 24
6.2.2 Configuring PageMARKs for maximum efficiency.......................................... 25
6.3 Automatically Adding Registration PageMARKs .......................................... 26
6.3.1 Configuring Automatic PageMARKs ............................................................. 27
6.3.2 Additional Configuration for Mac users ......................................................... 28
6.4 Using 'ColorCut Pro Add PageMARKs' ....................................................... 29
6.4.1 Selecting the Layer to Add PageMARKs ....................................................... 29
6.4.2 Automatically Adding PageMARKs ............................................................... 30
6.5 Job Numbers, BarCodes and the Job Library ............................................. 31
7. THE JOB LIBRARY, JOB NUMBERS & QR CODES ............................ 32
7.1 Automatically Adding PageMARKs and QR codes ...................................... 33
8. HOW TO CUT YOUR FILES USING COLORCUT PRO ........................ 36
Two different ways to Launch ColorCut Pro Production Studio. ............................. 36
8.1 Launching ColorCut Pro - Production Studio (Direct Mode) ...................... 37
8.1.1 Selecting the Cutline Layer. ............................................................................ 37
8.1.2 Select the layer for the cutting ....................................................................... 37
8.2 Launching ColorCut Pro (Direct Mode) ....................................................... 38
Configuring ColorCut Pro to match your cutter. ...................................................... 39
8.2.1 Customising the ColorCut Pro skin to your SC5000 cutter .......................... 39
8.2.2 Device Type .................................................................................................... 40
8.2.3 Output device ................................................................................................. 40
8.2.4 Overview of the ColorCut Pro Main Screen (Direct Mode) ............................. 41
8.3 Launching ColorCut Pro (Job Server Mode) ............................................... 42
8.3.1 Customising the ColorCut Pro skin to your SC5000 cutter .......................... 43
8.3.2 Device Type .................................................................................................... 44
8.3.3 Output device ................................................................................................. 44
8.3.4 Overview of the ColorCut Pro Screen Layout (Job Server Mode) .................. 45
9. SETTINGS: CONFIGURING THE COLORCUT PRO PLUG-IN ............ 46
9.1 Knife Offset ................................................................................................... 47
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