Brady Cutter CU4 Operator's Manual
Brady Cutter CU4 Operator's Manual

Brady Cutter CU4 Operator's Manual

For transfer printer bp-pr plus series

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Cutter CU4
for Transfer Printer
BP-PR PLUS Series
Operator's Manual
Edition 9/06

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  • Page 1 Cutter CU4 for Transfer Printer BP-PR PLUS Series Operator’s Manual Edition 9/06...
  • Page 2 Product Description The Cutter CU4 is an optional peripheral device for the printers of the BP- PR PLUS Series. With the cutter unit installed, labels or continuous material may be cut when desired. Cutter options include a choice of: cut after each label, cut after a specific quantity of labels, or cut at the end of a print job.
  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    The cutter may only be used when it is mounted on the printer! Do not try to cut any materials which exceed the maximum width or thickness specifications. Do NOT touch the area of the moving blades! Fig. 2 Do NOT touch the blades Cutter CU4...
  • Page 4 The tear-off plate or a dispense plate must remain on the printer, to lead the material through the blades of the cutter. Fig. 3 Removal of the front cover 1. Turn the printer off. Open the media cover. 2. Loosen the screw (2). 3. Remove the front cover (1). Cutter CU4...
  • Page 5 8. Insert the pins (3) of the cutter (7) into the holes (4) of the printer. Press the cutter against the printer. That way the plug of the cutter will be connected to the peripheral port (5) of the printer. 9. Secure the cutter (7) with the screw (6). Cutter CU4...
  • Page 6: Printer Configuration

    Method of label sensing Gap sensor Default : Gap sensor Bottom reflect Endless media Backfeed Method of backfeed when using the smart dispense mode or the cut mode always Default : smart Table 2 Parameters „Label sensor“ and „Backfeed“ Cutter CU4...
  • Page 7: Media Loading

    Load the label media for cut mode similar to the way it would be loaded for tear-off mode. Place the media strip between the printhead and the drive roller, so that the beginning of the strip reaches into the cutter. Cutter CU4...
  • Page 8: Operation

    All labels in a print job will be printed without stopping and be cut as chosen in the software: after each label, after a specific quantity of labels, or at the end of a print job. Cutter CU4...
  • Page 9 4. Remove all deposits both at the drive roller and the cutter blades with isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth. CAUTION! When you have loosen the screw (2) the circular blade has to be repositioned after cleaning as described in chapter „Adjusting the Circular Blade and the Clock Wheel“. Cutter CU4...
  • Page 10: Changing The Blades

    7. Insert the axle of the (new) linear blade withe the washer (B) in the bearing (10) of the mounting plate. (The inscription of the linear blade has to point downwards.) 8. Hang the spring (6) without tense on the pins of the mounting plate (9) and the linear blade (11). Cutter CU4...
  • Page 11 14. Tighten the screw set (4) of the „gear-wheel circular blade“ at the rear of the printer. CAUTION! Before mounting the cutter the circular blade has to be repositioned as described in chapter „Adjusting the Circular Blade and the Clock Wheel“. Cutter CU4...
  • Page 12 (A, B) both are pointing to the rear of the cutter and the axles are adjusted. 6. Tighten the screw (8) for fixing the circular blade. CAUTION! If you tight screw (8) too strong, you could damage the screw thread. Fig. 10 Adjusting the circular blade to the clock wheel Cutter CU4...
  • Page 13 This declaration is valid only when the cutter is used together with printers of the BP-PR PLUS series, Manufacturer: cab - Karlsruhe. Signed for, and on behalf of, the Manufacturer : cab Produkttechnik Sömmerda Gesellschaft für Computer- und Automationsbausteine mbH 99610 Sömmerda Sömmerda, 10.04.06 Erwin Fascher Managing Director Cutter CU4...
  • Page 14 W.H. Brady Identification Solutions Division Lindestraat 21 6555 W. Good Hope Road Industriepark C3 PO Box 2131 9240 Zele Belgium Milwaukee, WI 53201 U.S.A. Tel.: +32 52 457 811 Phone: 1-800-537-8791 e-mail: support@brady.be Fax: 1-800-292-2289 All specifications about delivery, design, performance and weight are given to the best of our current knowledge and are subject...

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