Loading Pre-Printed Vinyl - MUTOH SC-PRO User Manual

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3.3.1.2

Loading pre-printed vinyl

Configuration to start from:
Raised pressure rollers.
Rear media collection bag open and EMPTY.
Front media collection bag open when the cutting job is smaller than 4m.
Front media collection bag closed when the cutting job is larger than 4 m.
Install the brake and two 3" cones on the conveyor roll closest to the cutter.
Step 1 :
Install the vinyl between the two 3" cones but do not fix the cones already.
Step 2 :
Position the pre-printed vinyl on the conveyor roll.
Pay attention to the following:
The outer left and the outer right pressure rollers always have to be used. The middle rollers
2 and 3 (half of the pressure as roller 1 and 4) can be used, but they may also be disabled (in
between two arrows (as number 2 on the picture below). This to eliminate roller marks on
vulnerable vinyl for example. The left pressure roller can only move between the two flat
arrows.
On the rear cover, arrows are marked. These arrows represent the possible position of the
pressure rollers. The left pressure roller can have a various position; the other three have a
fixed position.
The cutter will cut between the centres of the outer pressure rollers, regardless of the width
of the cut vinyl. Therefore, it is recommended to position the outer pressure rollers about 1cm
inside the media. It is not recommended that the rollers run on the very edge of the material.
REAR of the machine
Step 3 :
Lock the 3" cones with one screw each.
Step 4 :
Guide the media under the pressure rollers to the front of the cutter on one of the two following
possibilities:
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It is recommended to load the media as shown on picture 1. If the vinyl touches the core as on
picture 2, load the media as on picture 3.
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