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MUTOH VC-600 User Manual

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  • Page 1 ValueCut Serisi Kullanıcı Kılavuzu V.4 2013 Feb.
  • Page 2 Mutoh önceden haber vermeksizin herhangi bir zamanda bu kullanım kılavuzunda yer alan bilgileri değiştirme hakkını saklı tutmaktadır; izinsiz değişiklik, kopyalama dağıtım veya görüntüleme yasaktır. Tüm yorumlar, sorgular veya bu kılavuzu ile ilgili öneriler için , yerel satıcınıza danışın. V.4 2013 Feb.

  • Page 3: Important Information

    ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Ö nemli Bilgi ValueCut Plotter Kesim cihazımızı satın aldığınız için teşekkür ederiz. K esici plotter cihazımızı kullanmadan önce. Aşağıdaki güvenlik önlemlerini ve talimatlarını okudu ğunuzdan , emin olun. D ikkat GÜVENLİKÖNLEMLERİ! Cihazı taşıma sırasında güvenlik endişesi yaşamamak için, kesiciyi lütfen en alttan tutun. Kesicinin her iki tarafında bulunan girintili kısımlardan tutarak hareket ettirmeyin.
  • Page 4 ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Hazardous moving parts keep fingers and other body parts away! Do not shake or drop the blade holder, a blade tip can fly out. During an operation, do not touch any of the moving parts of this machine (such as the carriage).
  • Page 5 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu ENABLE Pull up bottom to release grip Important Information...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Important Information 1. General Information Introduction Package Items Product Features Appearance of ValueCut 1.4.1 The Front View 1.4.2 The Back View 1.4.3 The Whole View 1.4.4 The Left-hand Side 1.4.5 The Right-hand Side 2. Installation Precaution Stand & Flexible Media Support System Desktop Flexible Media Support System Installation of Media Basket System Cutting Pad Installation...
  • Page 7 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 5. Automatic Aligning System Introduction Calibrating the System 5.2.1 Media Calibration 5.2.2 AAS Calibration 5.2.3 AAS II on ValueCut 5.2.4 Automatic Distinction of the Plot Direction Printer Test Registration Mark Offset Range Contour Cutting Tips for AAS 6.

  • Page 8: General Information

    The package of the ValueCut model contents the items listed below, please check carefully. If you find any item missing, please consult your local dealer for further assistance. 1. Cutting Plotter 2. Stand Set ( for VC-1300/1800 only )(Optional for VC-600) 2 piece of T-shape stand 1 piece of stand beam...

  • Page 9: Product Features

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 4. Accessories 1 piece of User’s Compact Disk 1 piece of data cable (RS-232C) 1 piece of data cable (USB cable) 1 set of Blade Holder Assembly (Installed in tool carriage of the cutting plotter) 1 piece of Blade (45° with Red Cap/ Installed in Bl ade Holder) 1 piece of Safe Blade 1 piece of Cutting Pad for Vinyl cutting 1 piece of Tweezers...

  • Page 10: Appearance Of Valuecut

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Appearance of ValueCut 1.4.1 The Front View (Şekil 1-1) Grid Drums move – the media back and forth during operation. Tool Carriage performs the – cutting with the installed blade and pen with AAS module. Control panel consists of 14 –...

  • Page 11: The Whole View

    ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu The Whole View of ValueCut (Şekil 1-3) 1.4.3 Roll Holder – holds and supplies the roll media for cutting. Roll Holder Guide Bushes serve to – keep the roll media in place when media is pulled from the roll. Roll Holder Support supports...

  • Page 12: The Left-Hand Side

    ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu 1.4 4 The Left-hand Side (Şekil 1-4) Şekil 1-4 Power Switch – On when switches to [I]; Off to [O] Fuse – 3 Amp. AC Power Connector – used to insert the AC power cord. 1.4.5 The Right-hand Side (Şekil 1-5) Serial Interface Connector (RS232C) –...

  • Page 13: Installation

    ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu 2. Installation Precaution Please read the following information carefully before you start installation. Note: Make sure the power switch is off before installing the cutting plotter. Carefully handle the cutter to prevent any injuries. Choosing a proper place before setting up the cutting plotter Before installing your cutting plotter, select a suitable location, which meets the following conditions.

  • Page 14: Stand & Flexible Media Support System

    ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Stand & Flexible Media Support System (for VC-1300/1800) Adım 1 Please examine supplied items in the accessory box of stand carton: 2 pieces of base beams 2 pieces of side beams 1 piece of stand beam 20 pieces of M6 screws 1 piece of M5 L-shape hexagon screw driver 1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set Adım 2...
  • Page 15 ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Adım 3 Place the stand beam upright on the T-stand and follow number to assemble. (See Şekil 2-4 & 2-5) T-Stand Stand beam Şekil 2-4 Şekil 2-5 Adım 4 Position the stand beam perpendicularly to part and put the screws into the holes and tighten them as Şekil 2-5.
  • Page 16 ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Adım 5 Remove the cutting plotter from the carton. Position your stand under the plotter, and then insert the screws into the holes on plotter’s bottom and tighten them up as shown in Şekil 2-6. Screws Şekil 2-6 Note: The cutting plotter needs to be assembled by at least two people.
  • Page 17 ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Adım 6 Insert the roll holder support with the screws into the holes of the stand, and then tighten them up as shown in Şekil 2-7. You could decide roll holder support’s position by inserting into different holes. 3 screws Roll holder support...
  • Page 18 ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Adım 8 Lastly, the complete picture will be shown like below. (Şekil 2-9) Şekil 2-9 Installation...

  • Page 19: Desktop Flexible Media Support System

    ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Desktop Flexible Media Support System (For VC-600 only) Adım 1 Please examine 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 20 ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Adım 3 Position the Desktop Support Brackets beside the Roll Holder Support and insert M6 screws into the Roll Holder Support and tighten them with M6 L-shape screw driver. (Refer to Şekil 2-9 at the left). Adım 4 Put the bottom of machine in lateral, and position the Roll Holder Assembly beside the bottom of the machine.

  • Page 21: Installation Of Media Basket System

    ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu 2.4 Installation of Media Basket System Adım 1 Please examine the supplied items in the accessory box 2 pieces of basket arms 2 pieces of basket rods 1 piece of basket 2 pieces of fixtures (for basket arms) 8 pieces of M3 screws 1 piece of 2mm L-shape hexagon screw driver Adım 2...
  • Page 22 ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Adım 3 Insert the basket rods to the basket holes (See Şekil 13) Basket rods Basket Şekil 2-13 Adım 4 Loosen the basket screws from the basket arms. Position the basket rod in front of the basket arms and insert the basket screws into the holes on the basket rod and tighten them. (Şekil Basket rod Şekil 2-14 Basket screw...
  • Page 23 ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu Adım 5 The complete Media Basket System will be like Şekil 2-15. Şekil 2-15 Installation 2-11...

  • Page 24: Cutting Pad Installation

    ValueCut KullanımKılavuzu 2.5 Cutting Pad Installation 1 piece of cutting pad is included in the accessory pack. Follow the instruction below to install a new cutting pad when the existing pad is worn out. Adım 1 Carefully remove the cutting pad from the unit. Şekil 2-16 Adım 2 Remove the remaining adhesive on the groove with alcohol or cleaning naphtha.
  • Page 25 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Adım 3 Attach the new cutting pad to the groove after unrolling it and removing the backing sheet and the installation process is completed. Şekil 2-18 Şekil 2-19 Installation 2-13...

  • Page 26: Blade Installation

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Blade Installation Şekil 2-20 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. Make sure that your fingers are away from the blade tip.
  • Page 27 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Adım 4 Insert the blade holder into tool carriage. Please note the outward ring of the holder must put into the grooves of carriage firmly (see Şekil 2-24), then fasten the case (Şekil 25). Şekil 2-24 Şekil 2-25 Adım 5 Use the reversing steps to remove the blade holder.

  • Page 28: Automatic Blade Length Detection

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 2.7 Automatic Blade Length Detection Şekil 2.-26 is the new blade holder with a scale and the carriage with a mark. This blade holder detects blade length automatically and shows how the knob needs to be turned on the LCM. Ölçek 1 birim işaret...
  • Page 29 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 4. When blade holder and blade length tests are finished, the screen will show you to what degree (the unit of the value following “CW” or “CCW” is “circle”) and in which direction [CW (clockwise) or CCW (counterclockwise)] you should turn the adjustment knob. EG, Turn CW 5 is telling you that you should turn the knob for 5 units clock-wisely (Şekil 2-28, Şekil 2-29).

  • Page 30: Cable Connections

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Cable Connection The cutting plotter communicates with a computer through a USB (Universal Serial Bus), Parallel port (Centronics), or a Serial port (RS-232C). This chapter shows you how to connect the cutting plotter to a host computer and how to set up the computer/cutting plotter interconnection. Note: When USB connection is enabled, both parallel port and serial port will be disabled automatically.
  • Page 31 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Adım 1: Connecting your Mutoh cutter 1. Turn on the machine. 2. Connect the USB connector to the machine and then USB driver will installed automatically. It will take a few minutes to find the device. Please DO NOT disconnect the USB cable until the installation has completed.
  • Page 32 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu (3) Click “Next” to start the driver installation. (4) The installation will take a few minutes to complete and you will see a message below and click on “OK” upon completion. Enjoy your Mutoh cutter! Installation 2-20...

  • Page 33: Driver Un-Installation

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Note: (1) If the driver is being installed for a second time, the user will be prompted as to whether a second copy of the driver installation is required. 2.8.3 Driver Un-installation You have to remove previous version driver installed on your PC system completely before you can install the latest version successfully.

  • Page 34: The Control Panel

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 3. The Control Panel This chapter describes the button operations with the LCM menu flowcharts of ValueCut. When the cutting plotter is ready for use as described in Chapter 1 & 2, all functions are under default parameters.

  • Page 35: Menu In On-Line Mode

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Menu in On-line Mode Power On ValueCut in processing ValueCut Cutter LCM Version- - - ValueCut Firmware: Copyright: Place Media And Then Lower Down The Lever Roll Edge Single to select Sizing Media Width Lever Up To Abort Sizing Media Length Lever Up To Abort Top menu...

  • Page 36: Menu In Off-Line Mode

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 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) OK:ENTER [ DATA CLEAR ] Clear Data Memory...
  • Page 37 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Offline For System Setup 1S:72 F:80 O:0.275 M to select from 1S to 4S; [ENTER] to adjust the Select: OK:ENTER parameters Save parameter Select: OK:ENTER [TOOL SELECT ] Restore default Select: OK:ENTER Panel Setup Select: OK:ENTER Pouncing 0 mm Select: OK:ENTER...

  • Page 38: Menu Items

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Menu Items Below describes the functions of menu items Menu or Key Function Setting Default --- Media sizing --- Place Media To instruct the user to lower the lever after the material is And Then loaded. Lower Down When the medium is loaded, the user will be requested to The Lever lower the lever;...
  • Page 39 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Up Speed To set or modify tool up speed at horizontal moving. 3~153cm/sec; 72cm/sec 3cm/sec per step Cutting Quality To set or modify cutting quality. Draft, Fair, Normal While cutting small letter, set as “Small letter”. Normal, Fine, While cutting in high speed, set as “Draft”.
  • Page 40 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu confirm. Set Smoothing To enable smooth-cutting function. Enable This function aims to make connections smoother and is suggested to be disabled when cutting small-sized images or characters Over Cut To generate an overcut to facilitate weeding. 0.00mm-1.00mm 0.00mm This function mainly applies to thick materials, aiming to 0.05mm/per step...
  • Page 41 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 9600, n, 8, 1, p 9600pbs, 8 Bits with NO Parity 9600, o, 8, 1, p 9600pbs, 8 Bits with ODD Parity 9600, e, 8, 1, p 9600pbs, 8 Bits with EVEN Parity 19200, n, 7, 1, p 19200pbs, 7 Bits with NO Parity 19200, o, 7, 1, p 19200pbs, 7 Bits with ODD Parity...

  • Page 42: Operation

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 4. Operation Media Loading 4.1.1 Loading the Sheet Media To load the media properly, please follow the procedures listed below: Adım 1 Use the lever on the upper right side of the cutting plotter to raise or lower down pinch rollers. Şekil Pull the lever forward until it makes a clicking sound then the pinch rollers are raised ( Lever...
  • Page 43 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Adım 3 Then move the pinch rollers manually to the proper position. Be sure the pinch rollers must be positioned above the grid drum. The white marks on the top trail will remind you where the grid drums are (Şekil 4-3).

  • Page 44: Loading The Roll Media

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Note: Please pull up the bottom of all pinch rollers (Şekil 4-5) before the lever is pushed backwards to ensure accurate media width detection. Pull up bottom to release grip ENABLE Şekil 4-5 4.1.2 Loading the Roll Media Adım 1 Put the roll media guide bushes on two roll holders (Şekil 4-6).
  • Page 45 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Adım 2 -- Option A (Recommended) Insert the two roll holders into the roll media support set then place the roll media directly Şekil 4-7 between the two roll holders ( Şekil 4-7 -- Option B (Use the media flanges) Insert a roll media flange at the end of each roll media and tighten the thumbscrew until the roll Şekil 4-8...
  • Page 46 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Şekil 4-10 Şekil 4-11 Adım 4 Turn the roll downward to make an equal tension across the media (Şekil 4-11) Adım 5 Move the pinch rollers to the appraise location and note that the pinch rollers must be positioned above the grid drums.

  • Page 47: Tracking Performance

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Tracking Performance In order to achieve the best tracking performance for a long plot, we recommend some significant media loading procedures described as follows: If the media length is less than 4 meters, leave the margin of 0.5mm—25mm in the left and right edges of the media (Şekil 4-12).

  • Page 48: Cutting Force And Offset Adjustment

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Cutting Force and Offset Adjustment Before sending your designs for cutting, you may perform a “cut test” to generate satisfactory cutting results. The “Cut Test” should be repeated until the appropriate cutting conditions for the media are discovered. After sizing the media, press [CUT TEST] button to select the “square cut”, and press [ENTER KEY] to confirm.

  • Page 49: How To Cut 3Mm Letter

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 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. Make sure the loaded media is held flat with equal tension across the platen.

  • Page 50: When Completing The Cutting Job

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Then turn the roll downward to make an equal tension across the media (See Şekil 4-16) Make sure that the media tension is equally distributed from left to right. If the media is not tight enough against the platen, it will cause tracking problems.

  • Page 51: Valuecut Print Driver Setting

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 4.7 ValueCut series Print Driver setting 4.7.1 ValueCut series Print Driver setting > Option Page Şekil 4-18 Setting: You can adjust the following settings, depending on your application or results you would like to achieve. Quality: [Slower speeds / higher quality - Faster speeds / lower quality] The Cutting Quality setting function allows you to adjust and balance vector mode’s quality and speed settings based on your specific job.
  • Page 52 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Use Plotter Setting: The parameter settings will be set according to those set from the control panel. Back to home: The carriage will return to the original position when this option is selected. Vector Function Normal: This is the default Vector Function setting. The cutting order depends on the order of the graphics created in the application software.
  • Page 53 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Cutting Path Optimization: This is a setting that will minimize your process time. When selected, the print driver will analyze your image and automatically determine the most efficient processing path to process your image. File Function (Option Page): The file function section allows you to manage various cutter parameters.
  • Page 54 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 4.7.2 ValueCut series Print Driver setting > Pen Page The ValueCut series incorporates the use of 16 different colors to represent 16 different parameter settings including cutting speed, force and blade offset settings when cutting. These colors are referred to as “Pens”. Think of each pen as a designated cutter setting, rather than as a color.
  • Page 55 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Şekil 4-21 Note: The ValueCut series print driver cannot store more than 16 pen colors or different cutter parameter settings per file. Speed (Pen Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: 72cm/sec] The speed slider controls the cutter’s cutting speed during operation with a range setting from 3 – 153cm/sec. The ValueCut series maximum cutting speed is 153 cm (60 inches) per second.
  • Page 56 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Şekil 4-23 Şekil 4-22 You can adjust the parameter such as force and length in both Pen No.1 and Pen No. 1* as you need. For example: Şekil 4-24 Pen No.1*: Cutting through the backing of the material Pen No.1: Cutting through the vinyl only Operation 4-15...
  • Page 57 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Sticker Şekil 4-25 Operation 4-16...

  • Page 58: Paper Page

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 4.7.3 ValueCut Print Driver setting > Paper Page Paper Size (Paper Page) [DEFAULT SETTING: Y = the width of machine; X will be automatically set to be twice the length of Y] The paper size represents your total work area. The X value represents the length and the Y value represents the width.

  • Page 59: Automatic Aligning System

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Chapter 5 Automatic Aligning System Introduction The ValueCut series cutting plotters feature a standard Automatic Aligning System (AAS II) to guarantee precise contour cutting quality by detecting the registration marks printed around the graphic. Notice Avoid any kind of light source horizontally illuminating the AAS module. - PROHIBITED - ACCEPTABLE DO NOT take off the cover of AAS module while in operation.

  • Page 60: Calibrating The System

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu AAS Calibrating the System The AAS system has one calibration procedures to ensure maximum accuracy of AAS operation. To operate the AAS you need to learn about the method of media feeding firstly. (Refer to 4.1 Media Loading.) 5.2.1 Media Calibration Media Calibration is to ensure the sensor being able to recognize the registration marks.

  • Page 61: Aas Ii On Valuecut

    CorelDraw plug-in. Hand-made marks or drawings won’t be reorganized by Mutoh cutting plotters. For more details about registration mark setting in cutting software, please refer to ‘Appendix A-4: CorelDraw Plug-In Instruction”.
  • Page 62 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu High Precision Long Picture Cutting ValueCut performs segmental cutting to enhance output qualities. The object will be output following the Data Block pattern based on the Segmental Positioning parameters. Cutting sequence: Date Block1-> Date Block2-> Date Block3- >Date Block4 3.

  • Page 63: Automatic Distinction Of The Plot Direction

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 5.2.4 Automatic Distinction of the Plot Direction For the convenience of users, ValueCut automatically detects the feeding direction of the material when performing contour cutting. Şekil 5-1 shows the Registration Mark detection sequence when the material is fed in the standard way (1->2->3->4) while Şekil 5-2 is how ValueCut detects registration marks (3->4->1->2) when the material is reversely fed.
  • Page 64 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu AAS II_X_Y_Offset_Caberation_600_600 .eps (Default setting, it is recommended for testing) Print out the testing graphic. ( Please use high precision printer) Load the graphic to ValueCut and sent 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: Measure the offset values from the printed line and the actual cutting line.

  • Page 65: Registration Mark Offset Range

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Note: Before adjusting the AAS II settings, please proceed scaling for width and length. The blade offset value isn’t set for this test graphic, please set it according to the blade you use. If you have any question, please contact us or your local distributor for assistance. Registration Mark Offset Range Please correctly load your media (refer to the alignment ruler on the platen) to make sure the registration marks are successfully detected.
  • Page 66 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu TIPS1: Leave some space between the graphic and contour line. TIPS2: Create the contour in a separate layer and assign a different color for it. Add registration marks around the graphic. Note: The Multiple Copies function is also available. It automatically copy the graphic and registration marks.

  • Page 67: Tips For Aas

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Adım 3 Print the Graphics Print the graphic and the marks with your printer (Scaling = 100%). When printing on a roll media, make sure the orientation as following: Adım 4 Load the printout onto cutter The Origin Mark is is different from the rest registration marks. Please make sure the media is fed with correct direction.
  • Page 68 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu STEP 2 Open the Properties window and select the “Paper” tab. STEP 3 Change the maximum Paper Size of X to 1200mm. Adjust the cutting speed to between 300~600mm/sec. Avoid the registration marks locating on the tracks of pinch rollers. Automatic Aligning System 5-10...

  • Page 69: Maintenance

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 6. Maintenance This chapter explains the basic maintenance (i.e. cleaning the cutting plotter) required for the cutting plotter. Except for the procedures mentioned below, all other maintenance must be performed by a qualified service technician. Cleaning the Cutting Plotter Cleaning the machine properly and regularly will ensure optimal performance out of your machine.

  • Page 70: Cleaning The Grid Drum

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 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. 3.

  • Page 71: Trouble Shooting

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 7. Trouble Shooting 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. Note: Before having your cutting plotter serviced, please make sure that the malfunction is in your cutting plotter, not the result of an interface problem or a malfunction in your computer or a...

  • Page 72: Operational Problems

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Operational Problems Some mechanical problems or failure during operation will cause some problems. If the problem still exists after the recommended actions have been taken, have your cutting plotter serviced. 7.2.1 LCM Error Messages The error messages shown on the LCM present the problem first, and followed by recommended actions.

  • Page 73: Other Operational Problems

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 7.2.2 Other operational problems 1. Pinch rollers Note: Never press the top release grip (the release grip is fully pressed when a clip sound is heard) and pull the bottom release grip at the same time as the pictures shown below.
  • Page 74 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 2. Media is rolled up during the cutting process Adım 1 Turn off the cutting plotter Adım 2 Move the pinch rollers to the side Adım 3 Pull the lever up Adım 4 Trim off the rolled up part of the media Adım 5 Reload the material 3 The media runs diagonally Adım 1 Stop the operation...

  • Page 75: Cutting Plotter/Computer Communication Problems

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Cutting Plotter/Computer Communication Problems 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 - been done correctly? Connecting your cutting...

  • Page 76: Software Problems

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Software Problems 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 Most well known cutting softwares match the requirements of your...

  • Page 77: Cutting Quality Problems

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Cutting Quality Problems Note: The daily maintenance of your cutting plotter is very important. Be sure to clean up 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 Is the blade dull...

  • Page 78: Valuecut 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. Mutoh reserves the right to change the specifications at any time without notice. The above listed specification values are effective only when operated with media certified by Mutoh. ValueCut Specification...

  • Page 79: Blade Specification

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Blade Specification For cutting thick fluorescent and reflective vinyl. Also for cutting detailed work in standard vinyl. The blade is 45° with Red Cap(5-unit package), 0.25 mm offset For cutting reflective vinyl, cardboard, sandblast, flock, and stencil sharp edge. The blade is 60°...
  • Page 80 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu About the Tool 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. Blade Central line Blade tip...

  • Page 81: Consumable And Optional Item List

    Pouncing Pad(L=1.5m) VC-PMAT VC-TW Tweezers(L=11cm W=0.85cm ) Safe Blade VC-SB Optional Items Part Number Item Name VC-STD600 Stand for VC-600 (with Basket) Add-on flat table for VC-600 VC-TBL RS-232 Cable (25 pin) VC-RS USB Cable VC-USB Optional and Consumable Item List...

  • Page 82: Coreldraw Plug-In Instruction

    ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu CorelDRAW Plug-In Instruction AASII VBA Installer is applicable for CorelDRAW Version 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Installation 1. Check the “AAS CorelDraw Installer” folder in ValueCut Installation CD, and double click the “AASIIInstaller.exe” file to run the installation program. 2.
  • Page 83 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu User Instructions 1. Run CorelDRAW to edit your graphics and select all images at once when you wish to plot. 2. Select “Tools Visual Basic Play”. CorelDRAW Plug-In...
  • Page 84 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Visual Basic for Applications Marcos window will pop up. Select Global Macros(AASII_Draw.gms) under the “Macros in” manual, and press “Run”. 3. Click on “Apply” and select whether you would like to add the registration marks by page size or by object.
  • Page 85 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Add Registration Mark by page size If you tick “Add Registration Mark by page size” as shown in the Şekil below and click “Apply”, your registration marks will be created automatically. Note: The length setting will be in the range of 5-25mm according to your page size.
  • Page 86 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Add Registration Mark by Object If you tick “Add Registration Mark by Object”, you will be offered three options of registration marks as shown below. 4-Point Positioning Length: The length of marks Range: 5mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 25mm Thickness: The line thickness of marks Range: 1mm~2mm Optimized Setting: 1mm...
  • Page 87 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 4-Point Positioning 4-Point Positioning Length: The length of marks Range: 5mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 25mm Thickness: The line thickness of marks Range: 1mm~2mm Optimized Setting: 1mm Margin: The distance between marks and images Range: 0mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 5mm The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below.
  • Page 88 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Note: The values entered in the “4-Point Positioning” section (length, thickness and margin) will still be applied when you tick “Segmental Positioning” or “Multiple Copies”. 1. To save your materials, in addition to amending object margins, you can also adjust the length of the registration marks (5mm minimum) when you apply 4-Point Positioning (see table 1 for suggestions based on different material sizes).
  • Page 89 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Segmental Positioning For precise cutting quality, it is suggested to select “Segmental Positioning” when you are working on an extra long or large-sized image to increase cutting accuracy. Segmental Positioning X Adım: The distance of intermediate position on the X axis Y Adım: The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis Range: 200mm~600mm Optimized Setting: Less than 500mm...
  • Page 90 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Multiple Copies It is suggested to select “Multiple Copies” when you would like to make several copies of one image on your material to increase cutting accuracy. Multiple Copies No. of X Copies: The numbers of copies on X axis No.
  • Page 91 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Segmental Positioning will be applied to Multiple Copies when the object to be copied is of large size (with the length or width over 200mm) to increase the accuracy of registration mark detection. Segmental Positioning Please make sure you are happy with the settings for Segmental Positioning as these will be applied to the copies created.
  • Page 92 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Contour cutting through CorelDraw Adım 1: Position the paper with registration marks printed by your printer on the cutter. Adım 2: Select “Files Print”. Please note that if you use CorelDraw X5, you must follow the steps below. Click the “color”...
  • Page 93 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Adım 2: Go to the “Layout” page and select Bottom left corner at “Reposition images to”. Adım 3: Click “Print”. You can also add a Hot Icon for the AAS II Plug-in Adım 1: Select “Tools Customization Commands Macros”. CorelDRAW Plug-In...
  • Page 94 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Adım 2: Choose【_CorelDraw_AASII.Module._AASII】and drag it to the “commands” bar. Adım 3: If you want to have a different icon, select “Tools Customization Commands Appearance” to import a graphics for use as the icon. Choose an icon and press OK to complete this setting.
  • Page 95 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Illustrator Plug-In Instruction Illustrator Plug-In Instruction AASII VBA Installer is applicable for Illustrator Version CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6. Installation 1. Check the “AAS Illustrator Installer” folder in ValueCut Installation CD, and double click the “AASIIInstaller.exe” file to run the installation program. 2.
  • Page 96 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu User Instructions 1) Open Illustrator. 2) Edit your image and create a contour line Note: You must have the line width set as 0.001mm Contour line 3) Click on the image and apply the AAS function (File Scripts _AASII_Plug_In) Illustrator Plug-In...
  • Page 97 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 4) Select the registration marks needed 5) Three types of registration marks are introduced here: 4-Point Positioning, Segmental Positioning and Multiple Copies. Illustrator Plug-In...
  • Page 98 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Note: The values entered in the “4-Point Positioning” section (length, thickness and margin) will still be applied when you tick “Segmental Positioning” or “Multiple Copies”. 6) Confirm the registration marks (the 4-Point Position mark is used as an illustration in the following steps).
  • Page 99 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 7) Click on the blank area on the page and then click “Document Setup”. 8) Hit “Edit Artboards” Note: Keep all Bleed settings as zero when performing segmental cutting to ensure accurate output. Illustrator Plug-In...
  • Page 100 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 9) Click on “Presets → Fit Artboard to Artwork bounds”. 10) Please move your mouse to the tool bar on the left when step 10) is finished and then click “Selection Tool”. Illustrator Plug-In...
  • Page 101 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 11) This will take you back to the edit mode. 12) Print out the file with the contour line and the registration marks. 13) Place the printed file on the cutter, lower the pinch rollers and then position the carriage at the origin of the registration marks.
  • Page 102 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu 15) Select the cutter model, position the object in the bottom left corner and then click “Print”. 16) Your job is now completed. Illustrator Plug-In...
  • Page 103 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Three types of registration marks 4-Point Positioning 4-Point Positioning Length: The length of marks Range: 5mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 25mm Thickness: The line thickness of marks Range: 1mm~2mm Optimized Setting: 1mm Margin: The distance between marks and images Range: 0mm~50mm Optimized Setting: 5mm The system will create the 4 marks as shown in the picture below.
  • Page 104 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Note: The values entered in the “4-Point Positioning” section (length, thickness and margin) will still be applied when you tick “Segmental Positioning” or “Multiple Copies”. 1. To save your materials, in addition to amending object margins, you can also adjust the length of the registration marks (5mm minimum) when you apply 4-Point Positioning (see table 1 for suggestions based on different material sizes).
  • Page 105 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Segmental Positioning For precise cutting quality, it is suggested to select “Segmental Positioning” when you are working on an extra long or large-sized image to increase cutting accuracy. Segmental Positioning X Adım: The distance of intermediate position on the X axis Y Adım: The distance of intermediate position on the Y axis...
  • Page 106 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Multiple Copies It is suggested to select “Multiple Copies” when you would like to make several copies of one image on your material to increase cutting accuracy. Multiple Copies No. of X Copies: The numbers of copies on X axis No.
  • Page 107 ValueCut Kullanım Kılavuzu Illustrator Plug-In...

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