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  • Page 1 Puma II users manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.1 Universal serial bus ………………………………………… 3.2 Parallel transmission ……………………………………….. 3.3 Serial transmission …………………………………………. Chapter 4 Virtual LCD ………………………………………………… 4.1 Installation ………………………………………………….. 4.2 Before usingVLCD …………………………………………. 4.3 Functions of VLCD ……………………………………………. 4-2 Chapter 5 Basic Maintenance ………………………………………… Puma II users manual...
  • Page 3 5.3 Clearning the pinch rollers …………………………………. Chapter 6 Troubleshooting ………………………………………….… 6.1 If the cutting plotter cannot operate ………………………… 6.2 Light indicators …………………………………………….. 6.3 Cutting quality problem…………………………………….. Appendix: 1. Specifications of Puma II ………………………………………….. 2. Specifications of GCC blade ………………………………………. Puma II users manual...

  • Page 4: Important Information

    IMPORTANT INFORMATION Thanks for your purchasing of our SignPal Puma II series cutting plotters. For your safety and optimize the performance of the Puma II, please read user manual completely and keep it in a correct location. PRECAUTIONS IN USE For safety’s sake, please always hold the cutter firmly from the bottom when...
  • Page 5 (must be sure the pinch rollers are position above the grid drums, that is, within the white marks). Puma II will take about 10 sec to initialize the machine. Then the cutter will size the media automatically according to set of the dip switch (usually the presetting is EDGE media type).
  • Page 6 About the Tool A generic term refer to the blade that cuts the sheet, the pen that does plotting, and the LED bombsight (option) used for pointing to the reference point. OFFSET is the distance that the blade tip is displaced from the centerline of the blade.

  • Page 7: Checking Supplied Items

    3. AC Power Cable 4. RS232 Cable 5. Blade Holder & Fiber – 6. Cutting Strip (Pad) Tip Pen 7. Safe Blade 8. USB Cable 9. Error-Correct & Function Sticker 10 Roll Base 11. Tweezers 12.Knife (only for PII-30/60) Puma II Users manual...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Parts Names And Functions

    Platen: The surface for Knife Guide: To cut off holding and supporting the extra media easily media during cutting. along this groove. Figure 1-1 Front view of Puma II Puma II users manual...
  • Page 9 1-2 Back View of Puma II 132S with stand Roll holder support Stand Roll holder Roll Holder guide bushes Fig 1-2 Back view of Puma II 132S with stand Puma II users manual...

  • Page 10: Side View

    1-3 side view of Puma II Fig 1-3 Left hand side view of Puma II Fig 1-4 Right hand side view of Puma II Left Hand Side (Figure 1-3) 1. AC Power Connector – Used to insert the AC power cord.

  • Page 11: Control Panel

    REPEAT LED turns on. ERROR LED – This LED is POWER LED – light up or flashing when an Turn on the error occurs. Please see power, the Chapter 5 “Troubleshooting” POWER LED is for details of error message. Puma II users manual...

  • Page 12: Chapter 2. Setup

    The working temperature should be between 5 and 40 (41-104 F) in the workshop. The relative humidity should be between 30% and 70% in the workshop. Protecting the machine from dust and strengthen air current. Preventing the machine from direct sunlight. Puma II User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Stands And Media Support System Installation

    M6 L- shape hexagon screw driver M6 wrench (spanner) Step 2 Puma II 60 stand: There are three components to assemble it. Please refer to Figure 2-1. Puma II 132S stand: There are four components to assemble it. Please refer to Figure...
  • Page 14 H-stand screws. Figure 2-2 Third, (For Puma II 132S only) position the stand beam perpendicularly to part 3 and put the screws into the holes and tighten them as Figure 2-2-1. Figure 2-2-1 (Only for Puma II-132S) Step 4 Move the cutting plotter from the carton.
  • Page 15 Figure 2-4 Step 6 Place two roll holders into the holes in the roll holder support (Figure 2-5). Figure 2-5 Puma II User’s Guide...

  • Page 16: Power And Cable Connections

    Insert the other end (female) of power cord into the AC connector of the cutting plotter Securely connect the power cord, Computer I/O cable and so on so that they will not be unplugged and cause failure during operation. Connect the cable to either the parallel or the serial port. Puma II User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Blade Installation

    Figure 2-7 is the illustrator of the blade holder. Insert a blade into the bottom of the blade holder and remove the blade by pushing the pin. Be sure to keep your fingers away from the blade tip. Adjustment depth knob Outward ring Figure 2-7 Step1 Install blade (Figure 2-8). Figure 2-8 Puma II User’s Guide...
  • Page 18 0.5mm, then blade’s length is properly adjusted to 0.6mm and it Figure 2-10 can completely cut through the film layer but will not cut though the paper backing (See Figure 2-10). Puma II User’s Guide...
  • Page 19 Use the reverse steps to remove the blade holder. Step 6 Press the push - pin to remove the blade from the blade holder when the blade needs to be replaced. Please refer to Figure 2-9 for reference. Puma II User’s Guide...

  • Page 20: Media Loading

    Be sure that the media must cover the paper sensors on the platen when loading the media. At least one of the two paper sensors (Fig 1-1) should be covered. Once the media covers the sensor, the cutting plotter will size the media’s width and length automatically. Puma II User’s Guide...
  • Page 21 Note: Move the pinch roller by applying force at the rear portion of the pinch roller support. Do not move it by holding its front rubber roller. Figure 2-15 Correct way to move pinch rollers Puma II User’s Guide 2-10...
  • Page 22 First, put the roll media guide bushes on two roll holders (Figure 2-16). Figure 2-16 Option A (Recommended) Insert the two roll holders into the roll media support set then place the roll media directly between the two roll holders (Figure 2-17). Figure 2-17 Puma II User’s Guide 2-11...
  • Page 23 2. Then put the roll media on the roll holders. Adjust the position of the roll media ensure that media flanges are able to run in the grooves of media guide bushes. (Figure 2-19) Figure 2-19 Puma II User’s Guide 2-12...
  • Page 24 3. Loading the media on the platen. After loading the roll media, flatten the media on the platen and hold the front edge of the roll media firmly (Figure 2-20). Figure 2-20 4. Then turn the roll downward to make an equal tension across the media. (Figure 2-21) Figure 2-21 Puma II User’s Guide 2-13...
  • Page 25 Then the cutting plotter is ready to work. Use the reverse steps to remove the media. For the users of Puma PII-30 or PII-60, you can also use the Roll Base to feed a roll media. Please adjust the position of roll base to get a good cutting result.

  • Page 26: Tracking Performance

    If the media length is greater than 4m, leave at least 25mm margin on the left and right edges of the media (see Figure 2-24). >25mm At least 25mm Pinch roller PPinch roller Figure 2-24 Puma II User’s Guide 2-15...

  • Page 27: Dip Switch Setting

    : MEDIA WEIGHT (SPEED) The fourth Dip Switch from the left sets the maximum cutting speed. Heavy media has a smaller upper limit. The value of the cutting speed can be changed from the driver Puma II User’s Guide 2-16...
  • Page 28 As the media type is Single, this function will be SW-8 : MEDIA TYPE Set the type of the media you use. When using a piece media, set it to “ON”; and set it to “OFF” when using a roll media. Puma II User’s Guide 2-17...

  • Page 29: Power On

    Function POWER ERROR ON/OFF REPEAT DATA LINE CLEAR TEST on-line state pause state off-line state repeat data clear cut test origin set = flash = on = off Puma II User’s Guide 2-18...

  • Page 30: On/Off Line Key

    2.11 Repeat Key You can cut your last cutting job at the same position by pressing REPEAT key without setting new origin. If you’re using a thicker media, it is better to use this function to avoid Puma II User’s Guide 2-19...

  • Page 31: Data Clear Key

    After loading the media and lowering down the level, use ARROW keys to move the carriage to the desired location for a new origin. Press ORIGIN SET key and the original point is set. The ORIGIN SET LED lights. Puma II User’s Guide 2-20...

  • Page 32: Cut Test

    If not, adjust the tool force again. 2.14.2 Adjust Offset Value The square cut out should appear as one of the follow figure: Appropriate offset value offset too low offset too high Or over-speed Puma II User’s Guide 2-21...
  • Page 33 SW1-3 OFFSET SETTING; Please also refer to the paragraph “About the tool ” at the beginning of the book to learn the definition of offset.) Note: The new origin will be set at the position of tool carriage after cutting test. Puma II User’s Guide 2-22...

  • Page 34: When Completing The Cutting Job

    2.15 When Completing the Cutting Job After completing the cutting, raise the sheet loading lever, then remove the material. You can also cut off the extra media with the cutter tool along the knife guide (Figure 2-25). Figure 2-25 Puma II User’s Guide 2-23...

  • Page 35: Chapter 3 Connecting Cutting Plotter

    Insert “Installation CD”, and then click on “USB driver” to install USB driver. 3.1.2 Connection Plug the cable connector into the Puma II’s USB interface connector. Plug the other end of the cable into the PC’s USB interface connector. 3.1.3 Cutting driver or sign cutting software installation Install Puma II driver or sign cutting software.

  • Page 36: Parallel Transmission

    DOS command, MODE. Make sure that your PC has the same communication protocol as the cutter. For example: MODE COM2: 9600,N, 8,1,P Then, use TYPE command to output via COM2 if COM2 is the assigned output port. Puma II Users manual...
  • Page 37 MODE command every time you want to output your data at the DOS prompt via serial connection. However, values in a MODE command should comply with the related requirements of your software. Refer to DOS manual for further information. Puma II Users manual...

  • Page 38: Chapter 4 Virtual Lcd

    USB cable, choose USB0 from the pull down menu. If you are using a Serial cable, choose either COM1 or COM2. Make sure no other devices are occupying the port that you are going to use. Puma II User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 DisDetect, Scaling, and About. A. Poll Size Clicking the Poll Size will reveal the X/Y values. In this case, the maximum cutting length is 25000mm, and the distance between the farthest two pinch rollers is 277.70mm (Figure 4.3.2). Puma II User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 Figure 4.3.2 B. Loop Detect and DisDetect Clicking Loop Detect will reveal the value settings of your cutting plotter (Figure 4.3.3). Figure 4.3.3 If you want to change the value settings, please click DisDetect first Puma II User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 Loop Detect again. You will then be able to see the new values (In this case, the Force was changed from 200 to 277, see figure 4.3.5). Figure 4.3.4 Figure 4.3.5 Notice! One function of the DisDetect key is to release the port. Remember to click Puma II User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 Click DisDetect and then the Scaling key will be enabled (Figure 4.3.6). After clicking Scaling, a dialog will pop up (Figure 4.3.7). Figure 4.3.6 Enter the width and the length of the rectangle that you would like to cut. Puma II User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 50mm rectangle. Figure 4.3.9 Remember to click Save after the adjustment is made (Figure 4.3.10). The scaling result will be enabled only when the data is saved. Puma II User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 While saving the scaling data, you will be asked to key in a password. Type in 111. (Figure 4.3.11). Figure 4.3.11 Click OK and complete scaling (Figure 4.3.12). Figure 4.3.12 D. About The About key shows you the version of your cutting plotter’s firmware and driver (Figure 4.3.13). Puma II User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 Figure 4.3.13 Puma II User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Chapter 5 Basic Maintenance

    ! Clean the platen, paper sensors and pinch rollers with a damp cloth or an alcohol-immersed cloth, and dry with a soft, lint-free cloth. ! Wipe dust and dirt from the stand. 5.2 Cleaning the Grid Drum Puma II User manual...

  • Page 47: Cleaning The Pinch Rollers

    If needed to remove the embedded or persistent dust, use the lint-free cloth or cotton swab moistened with rubbing alcohol. Puma II User manual...

  • Page 48: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Why the cutting plotter does not operate? 6.1 If the Cutting Plotter Cannot Operate? If your Puma doesn’t run, please check the following items firstly: Does the AC power cord plug in properly? Does the AC power cord connected to the power connector properly?
  • Page 49 You can solve the problem by 1. reload the larger media 2. move the pinch roller to have larger cutting width 3. re-scale the plot to a smaller size. Then do the cutting job again from your computer. Puma II Users Manual...
  • Page 50 Check if the pinch rollers are positioned above the grid drum and reload the media again. Note: In order to identify the warming easily, please stick the warming sticker (which we put in accessory box) on the side cover of your cutter. Puma II Users Manual...

  • Page 51: Error Indicators

    This message indicates that there might be an obstruction to carriage relating to a problem on the Y axis. Please clear the obstruction and check whether the carriage can move smoothly. Then turn on the power and reboot the cutter. Puma II Users Manual...

  • Page 52: Cutting Quality Problems

    Check tool offset setting adjust the blade offset to obtain an optimum value Is there any dirt adhered to the blade Please contact Remove the blade customer service and clean it persionnel for technical support Puma II Users Manual...
  • Page 53 Appendix I Specifications: Puma II PII-132S, PII-60 & PII-30 Model Name/No. PII-132S PII-60 PII-30 Operational Method Roller-Type Max. Cutting Width 1300mm(51.18in) 590mm(23.23in) 280mm(11.02in) Max. Media 1470mm(57.87in) 719mm(28.3in) 459mm(18.07in) Loading Width Min. Media Loading 86mm(3.39”) 50mm(1.97”) Width Acceptable Material 0.8mm (0.03 in)
  • Page 54 Appendix 2 The Specification for GCC Blade For cutting general signage vinyl. Blade with largest angle. ZZ00219A GCB-145S The blade is 45°with Yellow Cap, 0.25 mm blade offset For cutting thick fluorescent and reflective vinyl. Also for cutting detailed work in standard vinyl. ZZ00220A GCB-245R The blade is 45°...

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