Setting Up Plotter Main Unit; Installing The Software - GRAPHTEC FC8600 SERIES Setup Manual

Setting up the Plotter main unit
1.
Setting the media (paper)
2.
Setting the Plotter
3.
Attaching the Tool
4.
Note on use when you mount the
tool on the FC8600
5.
Tool adjustment and test cutting

Installing the Software

Install the software housed in the attached DVD-ROM into the PC that is used.
This section explains how to install the software when using a Windows 7 (32 bit) operating environment.
Note
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Upon installation, be sure to log on Windows using an account with administrator privileges on your computer.
If you have logged on using a standard user account, an [User Account Control] screen asking you to enter the administrator
account password may appear.
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Supported OS
This software supports the following OS environments:
Windows 8 (32 bit/64 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit), Windows Vista (32 bit/64 bit), Windows XP SP3 (32bit/64bit), Mac OS X (10.5.8
*1
or later) [Intel CPU (PPC is not supported)]
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*1 : When Using Macintosh
Macintosh operating environments are supported by the following software.
Proceed with installation in accordance with your operating environment.
• Graphtec Studio : Software application that enables cutting data to be created through simple commands.
• Cutting Master 3 : Plug-in driver that can be directly operated from within Adobe Illustrator.
Note that Adobe Illustrator must be installed on your computer prior to use.
When installing the above software to your Macintosh operating environment, refer to the respective manual for each included on the
accompanying DVD-ROM.
• Open the pertinent manual on the accompanying DVD-ROM in the following sequence: [Manuals] > [English (Each Language)] >
[Manual According to Software]
1.
Launching the Start Menu
After starting up Windows, insert the [USER GUIDE &
SOFTWARE DVD] provided with the FC8600 into your
computer's DVD drive.
The below screen will appear before the Start Menu launches.
Continue with installation in accordance with the following
procedures.
Fix the media to the Plotter.
Set the Plotter depending on the type of media.
The cutter blade can replaced depending on the material or
thickness of the media.
This section describes how to mofdify the tilting of the equipped tool .
Adjust the protruded cutter edge length and the cutting Force
depending on the material and thickness of the media. Make test
cutting for the set media to adjust the best condition.
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