When It Does Not Work Right - GRAPHTEC CE6000 SERIES User Manual

When It Does Not Work Right

Symptom
• Drops the media while
detecting.
• Media wobbles.
• One of the push roller goes
off the media.
• Tool carriage hits the left side
of the plotter and "POSITION
ALARM" is displayed after
selecting the media type.
Or, it hits the right side of
the plotter and "POSITION
ALARM" is displayed.
• The plotter stops with
"POSITION ALARM"
displayed during initialization
or cutting.
• It is cutting with origin point
shifting to center of the
media.
• Media jumps out to forward
side.
• Displays command error.
• It cannot cut above certain
length.
• There are too many tool up
and down.
• It is cutting on the grit roller
imprint.
Possible Cause
Bright light might be shining
onto the media sensor.
Media sensor may be
defective.
Push rollers are not set
correctly on the grit rollers.
Changing of the hold-down
force of the push roller is not
suitable for the media.
(Only for the CE6000-120)
The leading edge or the
trailing edge of the media is
not cut straight against the
media.
Push roller sensor may be
defective if it hits the left side
of the plotter.
Home sensor may be
defective if it hits the right
side of the plotter.
CONDITION setting for the
media is invalid.
The pen carriage does not
move by hitting something.
External force is applied to
the pen carriage while cutting.
Movement is disturbed by the
media chaff in the operation
area.
The plotter is defective.
Data created with lower left
origin point is received when
the plotter is set with center
origin point.
(With HP-GL command)
Selected wrong type of the
media.
Data sent to the plotter is not
correct.
Length of the cut is exceeding
the length of the page set on
the plotter.
Setting for the tangential
emulation is set to ON.
Cutting width is widened.
Solution
Block the light if there is direct sunlight
shining on the plotter that is placed
near the window.
Move away the fluorescent lamps if
there is one close to the plotter.
Contact your sales representative
or the Graphtec call center. Set the
media sensor to DISABLED to use the
plotter temporarily.
Check the position of the push rollers.
Please set a media suitable for
changing the hold-down force.
Cut the edge of the media straight.
Contact your sales representative or
the Graphtec call center. Set the push
roller sensor to DISABLED to use the
plotter temporarily.
Slow down the speed or lower the
FORCE.
Move the object disturbing the
operation, and turn on the plotter after
turning it off once.
Move the object disturbing the
operation, and turn on the plotter after
turning it off once.
Move the object disturbing the
operation, and turn on the plotter after
turning it off once.
Contact your sales representative or
the Graphtec call center.
Reset the origin point to center on
the application software, or reset the
origin point of the plotter to lower left.
Check the type of media, "SHEET",
"ROLL-1 REAR SET", or "ROLL-2
REAR SET".
Check the data.
Press the [FAST] key and check the
cutting area.
Match the setting for the page length.
Turn OFF the setting for the tangential
emulation unless you are cutting thick
media.
Please revert the expand limit to the
default setting.
13-3
Reference
Enabling/
P.10-4
Disabling the Media
Sensors (MEDIA SENSOR)
Loading Media
P.2-6
(Paper or Marking Film)
Changing the
P2-21
Hold-down Force
Enabling/
P.10-5
Disabling the Push Roller
Sensors (PUSH ROLLER
SENSOR)
Setting the Tool
P2-34
Condition
Setting Origin
P3-9
Point When HPGL is Set
Setting Feeding
P2-29
Method
Error Message in
P13-6
GP-GL Command Mode
Error Message in
P13-7
HP-GL Command Mode
Setting Length of
P4-5
the Page
Setting the
P7-3
Tangential Emulation
Setting Cutting
P4-4
Width