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- Page 1 ColorCut SC7000 Pro Unpack and Installation Instructions Doc number: T09381A Date: 3 July 2024...
- Page 2 Warning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. The product (System) which is connected to this machine will be class A Note: The domestic environment is an environment where the use of broadcast radio and television receivers may be expected within a distance of 10 m of the apparatus concerned.
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Page 3: How To Read This Manual
Introduction This manual contains instructions on the operation and maintenance of this machine. To get the maximum versatility from this machine all operators should carefully read and follow the instructions in this manual. Keep this manual in a handy place near the machine. Please read the Safety Information before using this machine. -
Page 4: Safety Information
Safety Information When using this machine, the following safety precautions should always be followed. Safety During Operation Warning: Caution: • Do not expose body parts, loose hanging hair or clothing to moving, • Always follow all warnings marked on, or supplied with, the product. rotating or cutting parts. - Page 5 General Safety Warning: • This equipment is not suitable for use in locations where children are from the main power supply. Refer to the product’s documentation for likely to be present. the correct procedure. • Only connect the machine to a mains power supply of the correct voltage •...
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
DRAFT VERSION Unpack and Installation Instructions Unpack Instructions ....................1-2 Installation Requirements ..................1-4 1.2.1 Minimum space requirements ..............1-4 1.2.2 Power Requirements ................1-5 1.2.3 Workstation Hardware Requirements ............1-5 Installation Precautions ..................... 1-6 ColorCut Installation ....................1-8 1.4.1 Accessory check .................. -
Page 7: Unpack Instructions
Unpack Instructions 1. Remove the straps [A] and boxes [B] on top of the main crate. 3. Remove black screws along the bottom of the crate. 2. Remove black screws on top of the lid and remove the lid [C]. 4. - Page 8 7. Remove the plastic wrap [H]. 5. Remove the loose protective foam blocks [E] and accessories [F] from the box. Intentionally blank 6. Lift the crate [G] up to remove it. 3 July 2024 Installation Procedure SC7000 Pro...
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Page 9: Installation Requirements
DRAFT VERSION Installation Requirements 1.2.1 Minimum space requirements 1. Working space and Service area are different from machine dimensions Note: Working space: The machine can be placed up against a wall or even two walls during normal operation to save space. However, it is recommend 2. -
Page 10: Power Requirements
1.2.2 Power Requirements 1. Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support 1. Ensure that a power outlet is available nearby the system, fused to 2. Windows 10 Professional / Windows 11 Professional x64 bit withstand the system’s combined rated current. 3. 4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended (As supplied with ColorCut Pro 2. -
Page 11: Installation Precautions
Installation Precautions Safety measures Please read the information and safety measures carefully prior to installation and initial operation of the unit. • Do not place any magnetic objects in the vicinity of the cutting head; • Do not use emergency stop button for regular operation of the Cutter. otherwise uniform contact pressure may not be ensured. - Page 12 Safety measures, continued Warning: PINCH / CRUSHING HAZARD! There are “Pinch Hazard” stickers on the SC7000 to remind the user to pay extra caution when the machine is running: • Do not ever put your hand under vacuum belt area while machine main switch is ON. Vacuum feed belt goes up and down. Hand or fingers can be crushed. • Paper load table goes up and down. Do not load while machine is running. Intentionally blank •...
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Page 13: Colorcut Installation
DRAFT VERSION ColorCut Installation 1.4.1 Accessory check Description Item Left Side Frame Right Side Frame Front Filler Strip Central Support Brace Tag Reduction Plate Front Door Accessory box (incl. USB Cable, Ethernet Cable, Power Cord, Calibration Pen Tool, Blade Holder, Tangential Wheel Holder with Tangential Wheel &... -
Page 14: Cutter Preparation
1.4.2 Cutter preparation 1. Take the side frame pieces [A] and place them with the casters upwards. 3. Place the base panel [D] onto the bottom of the stand, align all fixing holes and screw it loosely in place using bolts and spring washers (4x) [E], then fully tighten all fixings. 2. Place the Central Support Brace [B] in between the side frame pieces [A]. 4. - Page 15 5. On the left side of the unit locate two holes for door piece. Locate bottom 7. Push down the sprung loaded pin [J] on the door, slide the hinge into the pin and top sprung pin on the door piece. frame.
- Page 16 Caution: It is recommended that minimum of four people carry out this task. Warning: Do not lift the unit from the bottom but use the handles [K] on the sides! Pinch risk: Keep fingers away from base of the cutter when being lowered! 10. Once the top half of the cutter is on the stand, secure the top to the stand.
- Page 17 12. Retrieve Front Filler Strip [O] and install it above the door with screws (2x) [P]. 14. Retrieve Tag Reduction Plate [R] from accessory box and slide it on to the screws (2x) [Q]. Note: Tag Reduction Plate is a removable extension that provides more sup- port to the sheet being moved back and forth.
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Page 18: Fuse Replacement (If Required)
1.4.3 Fuse replacement (if required) Procedure: Warning: Make sure the power cord is unplugged before replacing the fuse! The SC7000 is shipped with a F 6.3 A fuse installed. This fuse works in 100-240 Vac environments. 1. Open the inlet filter fuse holder cover. 2. Replace the fuses [A] (2x). 3 July 2024 Installation Procedure SC7000 Pro 1-13... -
Page 19: Tool Carriage And Tools Installation
1.4.4 Tool Carriage and Tools installation Tools installation The tool carriage is mounted on a bar, located at the front of your SC7000 Tool position 1 - Tangential Creasing Wheel cutter that spans across the cutting area. The Tool carriage contains two tool Note: The SC7000 Pro-T comes pre-fitted with default 0.28 creasing wheel. holders, each independently controllable. Each Tool holder enables you to It is possible to purchase and fit different wheel sizes onto the cutter. The install or switch easily and efficiently between a range of tools. - Page 20 Tool position 2 3. Remove screws [D] (2x) and remove Tangential creasing wheel [A]. 1. To install a tool into SC7000 loosen the tool holder’s thumb screw [C] sufficiently to enable a blade holder to be inserted in Tool position 2 up to its flange. Cutting tool (blade holder) Calibration pen 4. Retrieve Tangential wheel holder with Tangential wheel replacement. 2. Push the Blade Holder or Calibration Pen all the way into the tool holder Install with screws [D] (2x).
- Page 21 DRAFT VERSION Bracket to hold tool Flange Tool holder Intentionally blank 3. Make sure that the tool bracket is engaged on top of the tool’s flange, and then tighten the screw. It is important, the Bracket to hold the Tool, is over the Flange as this will hold the tool down.
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Page 22: Software Installation
(acting as a production server). ColorCut Pro Software for your ColorCut Cutter is supplied on the included CD, however it may also be downloaded from Plockmatic Customer Center. Note: ColorCut Pro requires a Minimum display resolution: 960×830. 2. To start the installation of the ColorCut Pro software, click the [Next>] button. - Page 23 ColorCut Pro installation for CorelDraw Skip this section if you have installed ColorCut Pro for Adobe Illustrator. As part of the ColorCut Pro installation, the plug-in’s to CorelDRAW are installed, however you need to add a shortcut into CorelDRAW. 1. Open CorelDRAW then click on the Tools menu, and select Options.
- Page 24 8. Navigate to: For 32bit users of CorelDRAW C:\Program Files (x86)\PlockMatic Group\ColorCutPro 5 For 64bit users of CorelDRAW C:\Program Files\PlockMatic Group\ColorCutPro and select the icon as shown.
- Page 25 Intentionally blank 11. To add the ColorCut Pro plug-in to your File Menu next to the Print item, press and hold on the Command name again at point, Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the icon until you position the mouse over File Menu, which will pop open the file drop-down menu.
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Page 26: Colorcut Pro Activation
1. To launch ColorCut Pro, use the Windows Start menu, or press the Windows key on keyboard and select the ColorCut Pro icon from the PlockMatic Group folder (the folder name may alter). 4. Upon first launch, the Activation screen will appear. 5. The ColorCut Pro software can be activated automatically on-line. Enter the Licence Code from the card supplied with ColorCut Pro software and fill out your details. Click [Activate]. -
Page 27: Connecting And Powering On The Cutter
Connecting and powering on the cutter 1.6.2 Connecting to computer The ColorCut Pro software includes the USB and Ethernet drivers built into 1.6.1 Turning on the cutter the software. There is no need to install any addition drivers. Warning: Note: Operation can not be guaranteed in the following circumstances: Before connecting the machines to the power supply, make sure that each 1) When connection is made through a USB hub or an add-on USB board. -
Page 28: Usb Or Ethernet Connection Confirmation
1.6.3 USB or Ethernet Connection confirmation 5. If the Output Device shows, [File Output] then the connection has not been successful [C]. Switch off the cutter and wait 10 sec. Unplug the USB cable from your computer, and try a different port, then switch back 1. Launch ColorCut Pro. on the ColorCut engine. Wait unit the Home screen is displayed on the 2. -
Page 29: Checking The Installation
Checking the installation 1.7.1 Test Cut The Test Cut function allows you to check your blade depth/force settings on your ColorCut SC7000 cutter and perform calibration of Align Tool2 to Tool1. Warning: Do not press [TEST CUT] until you have loaded a sheet of media and moved the Off/Line ENTER tool carriage into a clear area on the media, away from the far right side of the cutter (see following steps). - Page 30 7. Check the test cut on the ejected sheet. If the cut depth is not sufficient or it is too excessive, select the appropriate tool (e.g., Tool2) and adjust the force using the Left and Right arrow keys on the panel until the material cuts correctly. 8. Use the following guidelines to adjust blade exposure based on the cut results: Result Action...
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Page 31: Calibration Of The Vision3 Sensor Offset To The Cutting Blade
1.7.2 Calibration of the Vision3 sensor offset to the Cutting Blade The ColorCut SC7000 engine includes a Vison3 sensor which is an 8th Generation ARMS system (Automatic Registration Mark Sensor). The Vi- sion3 sensor uses a CCD camera to automatically detect registration marks, the position of the registration marks on your sheet allows ColorCut Pro to compensate for any scale or skew errors and adapt cutting lines enabling highly accurate cutting to elements printed on the media. - Page 32 2. Load blank paper sheet(s) into the media tray. Adjust the self centering side guides to the edges of the media. Ensure they are not too tight against the side of the media. 3. Make sure the Cutter is connected to computer via USB or Ethernet (Section 1.6.2) Note: If the SC7000 is connected in the Settings (Section 1.6.3) you should see a preview of the Vison3’s CCD camera in the ‘Live Preview’...
- Page 33 5. At the top right of the ColorCut Pro window, click on the [Productivity] button to display the productivity window. 6. From the Media Options click on the media size to match the paper size you placed in the feeder. 9.
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Page 34: Tangential Tool Calibration
1.7.3 Tangential Tool Calibration The Tangential Tool Calibration allows you to check rotation of Tangential Tool and perform calibration of the tool after replacement to compensate for alignment issues. 1. Place a blank sheet of paper in the feeder. 2. On the main screen press [Feed Media] button, that will feed the media to the rollers and move the carriage over the sheet.
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