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  • Page 1 User Manual V1 June 09...
  • Page 2 • 24/7 Online Support: If you should experience a problem with your machine, please go to www.uscutter.com and click “Support.” Click on 'Submit A Ticket'. You will then be prompted to enter your information and describe the situation. Please be specific in your explanation of the problem.
  • Page 3 ZenCut Black User Manual Thanks for your purchase of ZenCut Black Cutting Plotter. For your safety and to optimize the performance of the ZenCut Black, please read the user manual completely and keep it in a convenient location. PRECAUTIONS IN USE For safety reasons, please always lift the cutter firmly from the bottom when moving it.
  • Page 4 ZenCut Black User Manual Warning Never press the top release grip and pull the bottom release grip at the same time. Correct operation is shown below: ╳ (INCORRECT) O (CORRECT) Press Press down DISABLE Stop bar NOTE If the grips have clipped...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    How to Cut 3mm Letter How to Make A Long Plot When Completing the Cutting Job 5. Accu-Aligning System Introduction Calibrating the System 5.2.1 Media Calibration 5.2.2 AAS Calibration 5.2.3 AAS II on ZenCut Black Printer Test Contour Cutting Table of Contents...
  • Page 6 ZenCut Black User Manual Tips for AAS 6. Maintenance Cleaning the Cutting Plotter Cleaning the Grid Drum Cleaning the Pinch Rollers 7. Trouble Shooting Non-Operational Problems Operational Problems Communication Problems Software Problems Cutting Quality Problem USB connection Problems Appendix ZenCut Black Specification...

  • Page 7: General Information

    ZenCut Black series cutting plotters have been designed to produce computer-generated images or perform contour cutting on sheets or rolls of vinyl media. This manual covers the following models of ZenCut Black series cutting plotters: ‧ZCB-61 for media width: 2”(50mm) ~ 30”(770mm) ‧ZCB-101S...

  • Page 8: Product Features

    1 Cutting Pad for Vinyl Cutting 1 Tweezers Product Features The following are the main features of the ZenCut Black series cutting plotters: • Tri-port connectivity provides you with greater flexibility. • Up to 600-gram cutting force. • Up to 60-inch/per second cutting speed.

  • Page 9: Appearance Of Zencut Black

    ZenCut Black User Manual Appearance of ZenCut Black 1.4.1 The Front View (Figure 1-1) Grid Drums move – the media back and forth during operation. Tool Carriage performs – cutting with the installed blade and pen with AAS module. Control Panel consists of 14 –...

  • Page 10: The Whole View

    ZenCut Black User Manual 1.4.3 The Whole View (Figure 1-3) Roll Holder – holds Roll Holder Guide and supplies roll media Bushes keep roll – for cutting. media in place while media is pulled from the roll. Stand Beam –...

  • Page 11: The Right-Hand Side

    ZenCut Black User Manual 1.4.5 The Right-hand Side (Figure 1-5) Serial Interface Connector (RS232C) - used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a serial interface cable. USB Connector - used to connect the cutting plotter to a computer through a USB cable.

  • Page 12: Installation

    Notice 3 Connecting the Power Supply The power cord included is compatible with standard AC 100-240V wall outlets, standard within the United States. Check ZenCut Black Specifications for compatibility. Insert the plug (male) into a grounded power outlet. Insert the other end (female) of power cord into the AC connector of cutting plotter.

  • Page 13: Stand & Flexible Media Support System

    ZenCut Black User Manual Stand & Flexible Media Support System (for ZCB-101S/132S/183S) Step 1 Please review the supplied items in the accessory box of stand carton: 1 M6 L-shape hexagon screw driver 1 M5 L-shape hexagon screw driver 24 M6 screws...
  • Page 14 ZenCut Black User Manual Step 3 Then, connect Part . Insert 4 screws into the holes on H-stand and fasten them as shown in Figure 2-2. Step 4 Position the stand beam perpendicularly to part and place the screws into the holes.
  • Page 15 ZenCut Black User Manual Step 6 Insert the roll holder support with the screws into the holes of the stand, then tighten them up as shown in . You can change decide roll holder support’s position by inserting into Figure 2-6 different holes.

  • Page 16: Desktop Flexible Media Support System

    ZenCut Black User Manual Desktop Flexible Media Support System (For ZCB-61 only) Step 1 Please review the following items in stand carton’s accessory box: 1 set of Roll Media Flange (2 pieces) 1 set of Roll Holder (2 pieces) 1 set of Roll Holder Guide Bushes (4 pieces)
  • Page 17 ZenCut Black User Manual Step 4 Carefully tip the machine onto its side, and position the Roll Holder Assembly beside the bottom of the machine. Then, insert the M6 screws into the holes of Roll Holder support assembly and tighten them with M6 L-shape screwdriver. Like Figure 2-9.

  • Page 18: Blade Installation

    ZenCut Black User Manual Blade Installation Figure 2-12 is the illustrator of the blade holder. Insert a blade into the bottom of the blade holder. Remove the blade by pushing the pin. Make sure that your fingers are away from the blade tip.

  • Page 19: Cable Connection

    ZenCut Black User Manual Step 4 Insert the blade holder into tool carriage. Please note the outward ring of the holder must be put into the grooves of carriage firmly (see Figure 2-16), then fasten the case (Figure 2-17). Figure 2-16 Figure 2-17 Step 5 Reverse the steps mentioned above to remove the blade holder.

  • Page 20: Usb Interface

    USB driver was installed successful when a popup window shows “USB Driver installed”. Connection Plug the USB cable into the ZenCut Black USB interface connector. Plug the other end of the cable into the PC’s USB interface connector. Cutting driver or sign cutting software installation Insert “User CD”, and then click on “Driver”...

  • Page 21: Rs-232 Interface

    ZenCut Black User Manual 2.5.3 RS-232 Interface Connecting to the RS-232 (Serial) Port 1. For IBM PC, PS/2 users or compatibles, connect the RS-232C cable to the serial connector of the assigned serial port (COM1 or COM2) of your host computer.

  • Page 22: The Control Panel

    ZenCut Black User Manual Chapter 3 The Control Panel This chapter describes the button operations with the LCM menu flowcharts of ZenCut Black. When the cutting plotter is set up as described in Chapter 1 & 2, all functions are under default parameters.

  • Page 23: Menu In On-Line Mode

    ZenCut Black User Manual MISC To set up functions. Please see details in “3.4 Menu Items” Menu in On-line Mode Power On ZenCut Black in processing ZenCut Black LCM Version- - - ZenCut Black Firmware: Copyright: Place Media And Then Lower...

  • Page 24: Menu In Off-Line Mode

    ZenCut Black User Manual Menu in Off-line Mode Press [ON/OFF LINE] to switch to the offline mode Offline For System Setup Force:80 gf [ FORCE] 5~600 with an increment of 5(gram force) OK:ENTER [ OFFSET ] Offset: 0.275 mm 0.000~1.000 with an increment of 0.025(mm)

  • Page 25: Menu Items

    ZenCut Black User Manual AAS Offset Select: OK:ENTER Menu Items Below describes the functions of menu items Menu or Key Function Setting Default --- Media sizing --- Roll To measure media width. Maximum Tracking 150 meters Edge To measure media width and pull media back until front paper Maximum Tracking sensor opens.
  • Page 26 ZenCut Black User Manual Square Cut To perform a cutting test at present blade position. For more information, please refer to “4.3 Adjusting the Cutting Force and Offset” to adjust blade force and cutting speed. Repeat Last Recut: 1~99; Plot To repeat the last job without re-sending the data.
  • Page 27 ZenCut Black User Manual Vacuum To help improve tracking and cutting accuracy by turning on Enable the fans. If you turn off the vacuum system, the fans will remain inactive during cutting or plotting. AAS Offset To set or modify AAS offset value.

  • Page 28: Operation

    ZenCut Black User Manual Chapter 4 Operation Media Loading 4.1.1 Loading the Sheet Media To load the media properly, please follow the procedures listed below: Step 1 Use the lever on the upper right side of the cutting plotter to raise or lower down pinch rollers.
  • Page 29 ZenCut Black User Manual Step 3 the pinch rollers manually to the proper position. Be sure the pinch rollers are positioned Move above the grid drum. The white marks on the top rail will remind you where the grid drums are (Figure 4-3).

  • Page 30: 4.1.2 Loading The Roll Media

    ZenCut Black User Manual 4.1.2 Loading the Roll Media Step 1 Place the roll media guide bushes on the two roll holders (Figure 4-5). Figure 4-5 Step 2 -- Option A (Recommended) Insert the two roll holders into the roll media support set, then place the roll media directly...
  • Page 31 ZenCut Black User Manual Step 3 Load the media on the platen. Please refer to “4.1.1 Loading the sheet media”. After loading the roll media, flatten the media on the platen and hold the front edge of the roll media firmly (Figure 4-9).

  • Page 32: Tracking Performance

    ZenCut Black User Manual Tracking Performance In order to achieve the best tracking performance for a long plot, we recommend following this procedure to load media: If the media length is less than 13 feet (4 meters), leave the margin .01 in-1 in(0.5mm-25mm) in the left and right edges of the media (Figure 4-11).

  • Page 33: Cutting Force And Offset Adjustment

    ZenCut Black User Manual Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment Before sending your designs from computer to ZenCut Green for cutting, please make “Cut Test” to adjust cutting force and offset value. The “Cut Test” should be repeated several times until the optimum settings are achieved.

  • Page 34: How To Cut 3Mm Letter

    ZenCut Black User Manual How to Cut 3mm Letters To obtain good quality output, narrow media is recommended. However, if wide media is used, you should: Position two pinch rollers as close as possible to both edges of the cutting area.

  • Page 35: When Completing The Cutting Job

    ZenCut Black User Manual Then turn the roll downward to make an equal tension across the media (See Figure 4-15) Make sure that the media tension is equally distributed from left to right. If the media is not taut enough against the platen, it will cause tracking problems.

  • Page 36: Accu-Aligning System

    ZenCut Black User Manual Chapter 5 Accu-Aligning System Introduction The ZenCut Black series cutting plotters feature a standard Accu-Aligning System (AAS II) to guarantee precise contour cutting quality by detecting the registration marks printed around the graphic. Notice Eliminate light sources from the side of the AAS module, as this may interfere with operation.

  • Page 37: Calibrating The System

    ZenCut Black User Manual AAS Calibrating the System The AAS system has a calibration procedure to ensure maximum accuracy. To operate the AAS, please first review the following media feeding instructions. (Refer to 4.1 Media Loading.) 5.2.1 Media Calibration Media Calibration is to ensure that the sensor will be able to recognize the registration marks.

  • Page 38: 5.2.3 Aas Ii On Zencut Black

    ZenCut Black User Manual 5.2.3 AAS II on ZenCut Black There are three types of AAS II mark patterns: 4-Point Positioning, Segmental Positioning, and Multiple Copies. Note that before print out your designs using inkjet printers, the registration marks have to be created on your graphic designs by cutting software or the CorelDraw plug-in.

  • Page 39: Printer Test

    Print out the testing graphic. (Please use printer capable of printing high resolution graphics.) Load the graphic to ZenCut Black and send the file to test the cutting job. If there are any adjustments to be made, you can change the offset value by following the steps: •...
  • Page 40 ZenCut Black User Manual • When the actual cutting line and the printed line need to be changed towards the direction of origin mark, then simply add the negative value of the offset. If the direction is from the opposite of the origin mark, then enter positive values for the offset.

  • Page 41: Contour Cutting

    ZenCut Black User Manual Contour Cutting For accurate contour cutting with AAS function, please proceed the following steps: Step 1 Creating Graphics ■ Create the graphic that you want to print and cut in your software. ■ Create a contour for cutting around the graphic.
  • Page 42 ZenCut Black User Manual Step 2 Placing the Registration Marks The AAS Layout Instruction: * Auto-detection function on the 1 mark covers the grey area Suggested 30mm (1.18in) margin on both left and right sides of media sheet. Suggested 20~30mm (.75~1.18in) margin on top of media sheet, and at least 50mm margin on the bottom edge to prevent sheets dropping or any error occurred while media sizing.

  • Page 43: Tips For Aas

    Before operating AAS, set the appropriate maximum paper size in ZenCut Black driver property. STEP 1 Find the ZenCut Black model in the “Printer & Fax” folder of your PC. STEP 2 Open the Properties window and select the “Paper” tab.

  • Page 44: Maintenance

    ZenCut Black User Manual Chapter 6 This chapter explains the basic maintenance (i.e. cleaning the cutting plotter) required for the cutting plotter. Except for the below mentioned, all other maintenance must be performed by a qualified service technician. Cleaning the Cutting Plotter In order to keep the cutting plotter under good condition and best performance, you need to clean the machine properly and regularly.

  • Page 45: Cleaning The Grid Drum

    ZenCut Black User Manual Cleaning the Grid Drum 1. Turn off the cutting plotter, and move the tool carriage away from the area needed to be cleaned. 2. Raise the pinch rollers and move them away from the grid drum for cleaning.

  • Page 46: Trouble Shooting

    ZenCut Black User Manual Chapter 7 This chapter is to help you correct some common problems you may come across. Prior to getting into the details of this chapter, please be sure that your application environment is compatible with the cutting plotter.

  • Page 47: Operational Problems

    ZenCut Black User Manual Operational Problems Some mechanical problems or failure during operation will result in an error message. When you get an error message, please follow the recommended actions. If the problem still exists after the recommended actions have been attempted, have your cutting plotter serviced.

  • Page 48: Software Problems

    ZenCut Black User Manual The messages showed below present problems in relation to cutting plotter/computer communication. Is the connection cable Communication Error connected to the cutting plotter Setup: MISC. key and computer properly? Has the interface setting Refer to Chapter 2 -...

  • Page 49: Cutting Quality Problem

    ZenCut Black User Manual Check the following first: Does your software package indicate that it will work with your computer and cutting plotter? Does your software support HP-GL and HP-GL/2 drivers? (* check the configuration settings of your software.) Does the cutting plotter interface...

  • Page 50: Usb Connection Problems

    ZenCut Black User Manual Note: Daily maintenance of your cutting plotter is very important. Be sure to clean the grid drum and pinch rollers regularly for better cutting accuracy and output quality. Is the blade installed correctly and the blade holder fastened securely? Refer to Chapter 2.4...
  • Page 51 USB on other USB port, then the computer cannot recognize it or will ask to install driver again. Solution: Make sure that you have installed the latest ZENCUT BLACK USB driver. After installation, the computer can detect USB connected when plotter is on and the USB cable is connected to computer.
  • Page 52 ZenCut Black User Manual 1: Select “Start” → ”Control Panel” → “Add Hardware” 2: Click “Next”. 3. It will take a few moments to detect the USB port. Trouble Shooting...
  • Page 53 ZenCut Black User Manual 4. Connect ZenCut cutter and select “Yes, I have already connected the hardware.” 5. Select “USB-PRINTER” and click “Next” Trouble Shooting...
  • Page 54 ZenCut Black User Manual 6. Finish 7. Choose “Install the software automatically (Recommended).” Trouble Shooting...
  • Page 55 ZenCut Black User Manual 8. Wait a few minutes. 9. Now you can use your ZenCut Black cutter. ZenCut Black USB Trouble Shooting 7-10...

  • Page 56: Zencut Black Specification

    The specification and data sheet may vary with different materials used. In order to obtain the best output quality, please maintain the machine regularly and properly. USCutter reserves the right to change specifications at any time without notice. ZenCut Black Specification...

  • Page 57: Blade Specification

    ZenCut Black User Manual Blade Specifications For cutting thick fluorescent and reflective vinyl. Also for cutting detailed work in standard vinyl. 26500057G The blade is 45° with Red Cap, 0.25 mm offset For cutting reflective vinyl, cardboard, sandblast, flock, and stencil sharp edge.
  • Page 58 ZenCut Black User Manual About the Blade A generic term referring 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 59: Coreldraw Plug-In Instruction

    AASII VAB Installer is applicable for CorelDRAW Version 11,12,13,14 Installation 1. Check the “AAS CorelDraw Installer” folder in ZenCut Black User CD, and double click the “AASIIInstaller.exe” file to run the installation program. 2. Press “Install” button and start to install ZenCut AASII CorelDRAW VBA.
  • Page 60 ZenCut Black User Manual User Instructions 1. Open CorelDRAW, finish editing all the files you wish to plot and select all the image at once. 2. Select “Tools Visual Basic Play”. CorelDRAW Plug-In...
  • Page 61 ZenCut Black User Manual Visual Basic for Applications Marcos window will pop up. Select GlobalMacros (ZenCutAASII_Draw13.gms) under the “Micros in” manual, and press “Run”. 3. Click on “Apply”. 4-Point Positioning Length: The length of marks Range: 10mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 25mm...
  • Page 62 The system will create the necessary 4 marks on the picture. 4. Now you can output the image file directly to ZenCut Black to run the AAS function. You can also pull out a Hot Icon for the AAS II Plug-in Step 1: Select “Tools Customization Commands Macros”.
  • Page 63 ZenCut Black User Manual Step 2: Choose【ZenModule.Zen_AASII】and drag it to “commands” bar. Step 3: If you want to have a different icon, select “Tools Customization Commands Appearance” to import the graphics. Choose an icon and press OK to finish this setting.

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