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- Page 2 Failure to return the duly completed Warranty Registration Card might delay response to your warranty and service enquiries. NOTE When selecting software drivers: If the Summa name is not mentioned in the list of available software drivers, use Summagraphics drivers.
- Page 3 Caution ! Changes or modifications, not expressly approved by Summa, who is responsible for FCC compliance, could void the users authority to operate this equipment. DOC NOTICE...
- Page 4 NOTICE Summa reserves the right to modify the information contained in this User Manual at any time without prior notice. Unauthorized copying, modification, distribution or display is prohibited. All rights reserved. All queries, comments or suggestions concerning this and other Summa manuals should be directed to :...
- Page 5 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3M and Scotchcal are trademarks of the 3M Corp. Arlon is a trademark of Keene Corp. DM/PL and Houston Instrument are trademarks of Summagraphics Corporation. Fasson is a trademark of Avery. Gerber is a trademark of Gerber Scientific Products, Inc. Grafitack is a trademark of Grafityp.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
User’ s Manual SummaCut Series Cutters TABLE OF CONTENTS .................. Page GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1. Introduction....................1-1 1.1.1. Product features...................1-1 1.1.2. SummaCut Series User Manual ..............1-3 1.2. Specifications....................1-4 1.2.1. Cutter......................1-4 1.2.2. Media ......................1-4 1.2.3. Knife, pen and pouncing tool ..............1-5 1.2.4. Interface......................1-6 1.2.5. - Page 7 The Origin key ....................2-1 2.1.2 The Online key ....................2-2 2.1.3 The Jogging keys ..................2-3 2.1.4 The LED Indicators ..................2-3 2.1.5 The boot keys....................2-4 2.2. Summa Cutter Control .................2-5 2.2.1 Knife pressure....................2-5 2.2.2 Pouncing pressure ..................2-5 2.2.3 Knife offset.....................2-5 2.2.4 Pouncing gap....................2-6 2.2.5 Velocity ......................2-6...
- Page 8 User’ s Manual SummaCut Series Cutters MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING 3.1. Maintenance ....................3-1 3.1.1 Cleaning the drive system................3-1 3.1.2 Cleaning the sensors..................3-2 3.2. Operating voltage conversion ..............3-3 INTERFACE 4.1. Introduction....................4-1 4.2. Interface notes....................4-1 4.2.1 System setup....................4-1 4.2.1.1 MS-DOS or PC-DOS operating system ............4-1 4.2.1.2 Windows 3.xx....................4.2 4.2.1.3 Windows 95 ....................4.2 4.2.2...
- Page 9 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual APPENDIX A: MEDIA CERTIFICATION................. A-1 ADDRESSES ....................A-3 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ....................Page SummaCut Series cutter, rear view ............1-10 SummaCut Series cutter, front view............1-11 Ground connection ...................1-14 Blade insertion ....................1-15 Blade length adjustment ................1-16 Setting knife depth ..................1-16 Knife depth test pattern................1-17 Pinch roller lever..................1-21 Feeding roll media..................
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Page 10: General Information
This manual covers the following SummaCut Series cutter models: • The SummaCut D520, which can handle media widths from 70 mm up to 675 mm (2.7” to 26.6”) • The SummaCut D620, which can handle media widths from 70 mm up to 775 mm (2.7”... -
Page 11: Summacut Series User Manual
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual Interchangeable pen for producing preview plots of sign designs on paper. • • Interchangeable pouncing tool. Adjustable knife pressure and offset settings controlled by microprocessor. • Communication with host computer standard serial RS-232-C • interface. -
Page 12: Maintenance And Cleaning
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 1.1.2. SUMMACUT SERIES USER’ S MANUAL The User’ s Manual provides the following information : Full technical specifications for the SummaCut Series cutters and the media • to be cut. A complete description of the SummaCut Series main components. •... -
Page 13: Specifications
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 1.2. SPECIFICATIONS 1.2.1. CUTTER D520 D620 D760 D1020 D1220 inch inch inch inch inch Height 15.6 15.6 15.6 1010 39.8 1010 39.8 Width 1120 1390 54.7 1590 62.6 Depth 15.4 15.4 Weigh 17 kg... -
Page 14: Knife, Pen And Pouncing Tool
Series cutters. When using duly certified media, operation in accordance with the functional specifications of the model is warranted. Other media should be certified by Summa before use to ensure performance in compliance with specifications. For a full list of all duly certified media suitable for friction drive operation, see Appendix A. -
Page 15: Interface
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual To order replacement knives, pens and/or pouncing tools, contact your local dealer, quoting the part numbers listed in table 1-9. The SummaCut cutters will only perform according to specifications if a genuine Summagraphics knife, pen or pouncing tool is installed. Do not replace the standard knife, pen or pouncing tool with products from other manufacturers. -
Page 16: Performance
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 1.2.6. PERFORMANCE Cutting specifications on 0.05 mm (0.002") wax-backed vinyl, total media thickness not greater than 0.25 mm (0.010") Axial speed 50 to 600 mm/s 2 to 24 ips Default speed 500 mm/s 20 ips Acceleration up to 2 G up to 2 G... -
Page 17: Electrical
24 hours. 1.2.9. ELECTRICAL Main Supply : 48-62 Hz, single phase. Nominal line Min./Max. line Fuse Fuse D520/D620/D760 D1020/D1220 100 V AC 89 - 108 V AC 1.0 A, Slo-Blo 1.25 A, Slo-Blo 120 V AC 108 - 130 V AC 1.0 A, Slo-Blo... -
Page 18: Cutter Accessories And Consumables
User’ s Manual 1.3. CUTTER ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES The following accessories and consumables are available for your SummaCut Series cutter : OPTIONS/ ACCESSORIES/ SUMMACUT D520/D620/ CONSUMMABLES D760, D1020 and D1220 User's Manual MD9020 Power Supply Cables market specific Serial Interface Kit,... -
Page 19: Rear Panel Components
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 1.4. REAR PANEL COMPONENTS In order to get acquainted with your SummaCut cutter, read the following description of the rear panel components. Figure 1-1 shows the location of the main components. FIGURE 1-1: SUMMACUT SERIES REAR VIEW RS-232-C Port.- This DB-9P connector provides the communication link between the cutter and a host computer. -
Page 20: Front Panel Controls
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 1.5. FRONT PANEL CONTROLS In order to get acquainted with your SummaCut cutter, read the following description of the front panel controls and components. Figure 1-2 shows the location of the main components. FIGURE 1-2: SUMMACUT SERIES, FRONT VIEW Power ON/OFF switch. - Page 21 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual Sensors. - The sensors detect the presence of a media to avoid any damage to the cutting strip. Upon powering up the machine, they cause the media to move all the way to the front edge of the platen. Pinch rollers.- The pinch rollers hold the media clamped between the rubber rollers and the media drive sleeves.
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Page 22: Powering Up The Cutter
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 1.6. POWERING UP THE CUTTER 1.6.1. GROUNDING SAFETY WARNING An insulated ground conductor must be installed as part of the branch circuit which supplies power to the wall outlet to which the cutter is connected. -
Page 23: Power-Up Procedure
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual For information about the conversion of the cutter’ s operating voltage and the exact fuse ratings, see Section 3.2. EUROPE: THREE-PIN MAKE SURE THIS IS OUTLET CONNECTED TO A KNOWN EARTH MAKE SURE THIS IS CONNECTED TO A KNOWN EARTH THREE-PIN... -
Page 24: Installation Of A Knife, Pen Or Pouncing Tool
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 1.7. INSTALLATION OF A KNIFE, PEN OR POUNCING TOOL 1.7.1. KNIFE INSTALLATION SAFETY WARNING Your cutter uses razor-sharp knives. The knife blades may cause serious personal injuries if handled without proper care. Use extreme care when operating the cutter and when installing, removing or handling the knife! To set up your cutter for knife operation, proceed as follows. - Page 25 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual FIGURE 1-5 BLADE LENGTH ADJUSTMENT Turn the cutting depth adjustment screw clockwise to increase the cutting depth. Turning the cutting depth adjustment screw anticlockwise will decrease the cutting depth. CLAMP ARM CLAMPING SCREW FIGURE 1-6 SETTING KNIFE DEPTH To install the knife into the tool carriage : - Loosen the clamping screw, swing the clamp arm back and load the...
- Page 26 Make sure that none of the two lower LED’ s are on. If one LED is on, press on the respective button to turn it off. • Start up the Summa Cutter Control software on your host PC (See 2.2.).
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Page 27: Pen Installation
LED’ s are on. If one LED is on, press on the respective button to turn it off. • Start up the Summa Cutter Control on your host PC. Press the ‘ Menu’ button on the main screen. (For more information about setting up the port parameters, read the help instructions included in the program. -
Page 28: Installation Of A Pouncing Tool
LED’ s are on. If one LED is on, press on the respective button to turn it off. • Start up the Summa Cutter Control on your host PC. Press the ‘ Menu’ button on the main screen. (For more information about setting up the port parameters, read the help instructions included in the program. -
Page 29: Loading Media
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 1.8. LOADING MEDIA The following procedures are mainly written for the use of roll media. When using sheets, there are two possibilities. Firstly, when using long sheets, roll up the sheet so that the alignment is identical to that of a roll. Secondly, when using short sheets, the alignment is not so important. -
Page 30: Feeding And Positioning Media
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual Before lowering the pinch rollers, carefully check the position of the rollers in relation to the drive sleeves. When the pinch rollers are DOWN, the two rollers must run over the sleeves in order to ensure proper media traction. It is very important that both media edges always rest on the sleeves in such a way that the two pinch rollers, which are positioned 3 to 15 mm (0.1"... - Page 31 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual FIGURE 1-9 FEEDING ROLL MEDIA General Information 1-22...
- Page 32 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 2b. When working with roll media and using the media support system at the back of the machine, proceed by inserting a media flange at each end of the media roll and tighten the thumbscrew until the media roll is firmly gripped between the flanges.
- Page 33 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual Lower the pinch roller lever to press the media firmly against the drive sleeves. After one second, the tool carriage automatically moves from the right to the left to sense the usable width. NOTE It is not necessary to unroll the media manually from the roll.
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Page 34: Operation
SECTION 2 OPERATION 2.1. THE CONTROL PANEL Figure 2-1 shows the control panel of the SummaCut Series cutters. The functions of the control panel keys are explained in the following paragraphs. FIGURE 2-1: SUMMACUT SERIES, CONTROL PANEL 2.1.1. THE ORIGIN KEY key (ORIGIN) is used to move the origin or to abort the cut in progress. -
Page 35: The Online Key
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 2.1.2. THE ON-LINE KEY key (ON-LINE) toggles between on-line and off-line operation. Selecting OFF-LINE (the respective LED will flash on) will suspend all operations in progress. Pressing the key while the cutter is off-line will make the cutter go on-line again, resuming the suspended operation. -
Page 36: The Jogging Keys
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual To put the cutter off-line, press the key. Pressing this key will suspend the current cutting/plotting operation until the cutter is put on-line again. 2.1.3. THE JOGGING KEYS The Jogging keys are used to move the head and vinyl in off-line mode and in Set Origin mode. - Page 37 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 2.1.5. BOOT KEYS The SummaCut has some internal boot tests. To activate these boot tests press, while powering on the unit, the corresponding key on the control panel until the power LED flashes or repeated beeps are heard.
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Page 38: Summa Cutter Control
This program will only communicate with the cutter if the cutter is in on-line mode. This means that the two green LEDs are off. By clicking on the ‘ Menu’ button in the main Summa Cutter Control window, all the cutter’ s settings can be changed. -
Page 39: Pouncing Gap
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual The default knife offset value is .45 mm. The value can be set between 0 and 1 mm. Make sure that the selected knife offset value matches that of the knife. Some fine tuning may be necessary because of the mechanical tolerances on the knife. -
Page 40: Smoothing
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 2.2.8. SMOOTHING The SMOOTHING feature helps to cut smoother curves when curve data with many short vectors is received from the computer. The default setting is OFF. 2.2.9. LANGUAGE The LANGUAGE parameter is used to select the active cutting/plotting language for the cutter. -
Page 41: Addressing
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 2.2.11. ADDRESSING The ADDRESSING parameter is used to select the cutter’ s default DM/PL user- addressable resolution. In HP-GL & HP-GL/2 the addressing is fixed at 0.025 The default addressing resolution is 0.025 mm (Europe) or 0.001" (US). The user-addressable resolution can be set to 0.025 mm or 0.001"... -
Page 42: Rts/Dtr
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 2.2.14. RTS/DTR The RTS/DTR submenu controls the Request To Send (RTS) and Data Terminal Ready (DTR) signals of the cutter’ s RS-232-C serial communications interface for hardware handshaking. The RTS/DTR default value is TOGGLE. RTS/DTR can be set to TOGGLE (hardware handshaking) or HIGH (software handshaking). -
Page 43: Tool Command
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 2.2.18. TOOL COMMAND The TOOL COMMAND is used to determine whether the DM/PL and HP-GL pen/knife-select commands (the P and SP commands respectively) are ignored or accepted. When the TOOL COMMAND option is set to “ACCEPT”, the P or SP commands will change the selected tool in the cutter according to the suffix that follows the pen/knife command. -
Page 44: Flex-Cut Length
(provided that it fitted into the buffer). To make a recut, proceed as follows: 1. Cut the file once with your usual software. 2. Start up the Summa Cutter Control program. Make sure that the port is correctly configured. 3. Press the Recut button. -
Page 45: Maintenance And Cleaning
SECTION 3 GENERAL INFORMATION 3.1. MAINTENANCE & CLEANING The SummaCut cutter range has a number of sliding surfaces made of smooth metals and plastics. They are virtually friction-free and require no lubrication. They will, however, collect dust and lint which may affect the performance of the cutter. -
Page 46: Cleaning The Sensors
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual Set the cutter’ s power switch to OFF. VINYL STRIP PINCH ROLLER TACKY SIDE ON BOTTOM SLEEVE FIGURE 3-1: CLEANING THE DRIVE SLEEVES 3.1.2. CLEANING THE SENSORS After a certain time, the sensor may become dirty with accumulated residue from the media. -
Page 47: Operating Voltage Conversion
To change the fuse(s), remove the fuse(s) from the fuse box behind the cover plate of the power entry module. For 100 or 120 V AC operation, use only 1.0 A Slo-Blo fuses in case of the D520, D620 and the D760 SummaCut models. -
Page 48: Interface
SECTION 4 INTERFACE 4.1. INTRODUCTION This section describes the signal connections for RS-232-C serial communication between your cutter and the host computer. When connecting the cutter to the host computer, always proceed as follows: Refer to the cutting/plotting application software documentation and check the recommended cabling specifications. -
Page 49: Windows 3
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual To redirect the output to serial port #1, enter the following command at the system prompt: MODE LPT1:=COM1:. To redirect the output to serial port #2, enter the following command at the system prompt: MODE LPT1:=COM2:. The computer end of the cable must be plugged into the serial port defined as COM1 (or COM2). -
Page 50: Serial Interface Connector On Cutter
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 4.2.2. SERIAL INTERFACE CONNECTOR ON CUTTER RS-232C Serial Interface Connector Pin n° Signal Description Not Connected Receive Data Transmit Data Data Terminal Ready Signal ground Not connected Request To Send Clear To Send Not Connected 4.3. - Page 51 5 Contour cutting on the SummaCut Series 5.1. INTRODUCTION The SummaCut Series cutters have accurate alignment methods to guarantee precise contour cutting. Depending selected alignment method, cutters counterbalance the following irregularities: 1. ROTATED DESIGN : If the printed design is not loaded straight into the unit, the contour can be rotated equally to fit the printed graphic.
- Page 52 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual NOTE : The scaling can only be adjusted by a few percent. à Any combination of the three above irregularities can be handled too. The parameter SPECIAL_LOAD in the user configuration menu determines which alignment method is used. Use SummaCutter Control to select the desired alignment method: The alignment methods are based on the principle of cross-marks that are printed together with the drawing.
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Page 53: Contour Cutting
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual Alignment methods: 1. X-Alignment : counterbalances a “rotated design” problem. For this method, the origin and one point along the x-axis must be specified. This method only rotates the contour. It does not require any distance parameters. -
Page 54: General
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual X-Axis point Three cross- Y-Axis point marks indicating the origin, the X- axis and the Y- Origin point axis. 5.2. GENERAL (see section 6 for the actual procedure details) For accurate Contour Cutting with the alignment methods, proceed as follows: •... -
Page 55: Placing The Cross-Marks
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual NOTE Most dedicated sign-making software will provide some easier ways to do all this. Please contact your dealer. • Make multiple copies if necessary (of both the design and the contour): 5.4. PLACING THE CROSS-MARKS •... -
Page 56: Print The Design
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual • Place the cross-mark indicating the Y-axis (only when using the XY- Alignment and the XY-Adjustment method): Y-Axis point ♦ Make sure that the cross-mark is placed exactly above the origin marker. ♦ The exact distance between the two points that are indicated by this marker and the origin must be known (only when using the XY-Adjustment method). -
Page 57: Loading The Cutter And Setting The Parameters
Y-Axis point Origin point • If you have selected the XY-adjustment method (see above), then open Summa Cutter Control and select OPOS in the Configuration menu. ♦ Fill in the values for the marker distances and press OK: Contour Cutting... -
Page 58: Registrating The Cross-Marks
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual 5.7. REGISTRATING THE CROSS-MARKS • Before proceeding, make sure all the cutting parameters are correct (pressure, velocity, … ). See User’ s Manual. • Press the key. The origin LED will turn green. • Press the key . -
Page 59: Cutting The Contour
SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual Press the key . If the X-axis-alignment method has been choosen, the • special load procedure will stop here. For the two other methods: position the knife tip exactly above the cross-mark indicating the Y-axis. Press the key . - Page 60 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual ♦ Make sure that only the contours are cut. ♦ Make sure that the origin of the cutting area is used. ⇒ Some software will shift the selected contours to the origin when cutting. This can be avoided by adding a small rectangle that has its lower left corner right in the origin.
- Page 61 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual ♦ Make sure that only the contours are cut. ♦ Make sure that the origin of the cutting area is used. ⇒ Some software will shift the selected contours to the origin when cutting. This can be avoided by adding a small rectangle that has its lower left corner right in the origin.
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Page 62: Media Certification
SummaCut cutters as listed in Section 1 of the User’ s Manual, only duly certified media should be used. An alphabetic list of all duly certified media is included below. Before using other media, please contact your local Summa representative for advice. Manufacturer Type... - Page 63 SummaCut Series Cutters User’ s Manual MULTIFIX Series 1000 Series 5000 Series 7000 MULTISTIQ Series 4500 Series 4600 Series 4700 500-600-700 Series TESA Tesacal 4196 X-FILM Economy Appendix...
- Page 64 User’ s Manual SummaCut Series Cutters SUMMA ADDRESSES Americas and Asia Pacific Summa, Inc. 372 North Billy Mitchell Road Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 +(01) 801-355-6669 Tel +(01) 801-355-4446 Fax Europe Summa NV Rochesterlaan 6 8470 GISTEL Belgium +32 59 270011 Tel...
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