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5.3 Installation SignCut Productivity Pro ............7 5.3.1 Installation of the device driver ............8 5.3.2 Installation of the Secabo cutting plotter in SignCut Productivity Pro..8 5.4 Installation of the Illustrator Export Plugins for CS2, CS3 and CS4 ....8 5.4.1 Import of an .eps file into SignCut Productivity Pro ......9 5.5 Installing and Adjusting the Blade ............9...
Safety Precautions Please read these instructions and safety precautions carefully before using your vinyl cutter for the first time! • Do not place any magnetic objects in the vicinity of the cutting head; otherwise uniform contact pressure is not ensured. •...
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Items Included Before starting work, please check whether the following items are all present: Item Quantity Power cable Serial connection cable connection cable Bladeholder Penholder 45° drag knife Pens Secabo FlexiStarter Stand-up-base (not with C30III)
Layout of Stand-Up-Base Tools required: Phillips screwdriver, 13 mm wrench, The stand-up base for your Secabo vinyl cutter can be assembled simply using the parts supplied as shown in the exploded drawing above.
Unit Description 4.1 Unit Parts and Their Function Cutting head Control panel Base Blade Holder Grid rollers 4.2 Side Views USB-port, serial port Power supply, fuse, switch...
4.3 Control Panel a) Online-/Offline button b) Test button (blade test) c) LCD display d) Arrow keys for control of cutting head and for pulling in foil e) Zero point button f) Pause button (to interrupt plotting operation) g) Repeat button for repeating a job h) Menu button for appliance settings...
SignCut Productivity Pro. the prior installation of SignCut Productivity Pro. 5.3 Installation SignCut Productivity Pro Your Secabo cutting plotter is delivered along with the cutting plotter software SignCut Productivity Pro with Bundle Registration Code. Please sign in on http://www.signcutpro.com/ under „Register Bundle“...
/dev/cu.usbserial-ftE2MSR0 and click on OK. 5.4 Installation of the Illustrator Export Plugins for CS2, CS3 and CS4 • Insert the included Secabo CIII Driver CD into your CD- drive. • Select the file Signcut.aip in the folder MacOSX/Illustrator Export Plugin .
• Subsequently the Plugin is active under the menu file/Send to Signcut (see illustration below). 5.4.1 Import of an .eps file into SignCut Productivity Pro • Using the menu command Open File you load a vector graphic in .eps format into SignCut 5.5 Installing and Adjusting the Blade •...
• Press the pin on the rear of the blade holder to remove and replace the blade at any time. Caution – Injury hazard! The various material thicknesses require different blade settings or even special blades; it may therefore be necessary to repeat the adjustment described above. 5.6 Inserting the Blade Holder •...
• You can insert the foil into the plotter at any desired point as long as the pressure rollers are located in the areas of the yellow arrows on the cross- member. • Fixieren Sie die beiden Anpressrollen durch Umklappen der Spannhebel an den Außenkanten der Folie (ca.
Settings and Operation 6.1 Online/Offline After switching on the unit a reset is performed and the unit switches to the online mode. You can switch back and forth between the online and offline mode by pressing the Online button on the control panel. During the cutting operation, the vinyl cutter must generally be in the online mode, to change the configuration settings, the unit must be offline.
6.4 Changing You can make the following changes in the online mode by pressing the corresponding buttons: Increase speed Reduce speed Increase pressure Reduce pressure The cutting speed and contact pressure cannot be changed while a plotting job is in progress.
6.6 Other Settings It is possible to scroll through other configuration menus in the offline mode by pressing the menu key a number of times. In the settings menu it is possible to adjust the idle speed of the cutting head (Ur), as well as the Baud rate (Br).
Drag knifes Drag knifes are sensitive, sharp and dangerous precision tools. • Always keep the blades away from children! • Exercise care when handling blades to prevent injuries. • Treat the cutting blades carefully and always store them with the associated protective cap when not in use.
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Technical Data Model C30III C60III C120III Type Desktop unit Unit including Unit including stand- stand-up base up base Max. medium width 415mm 720mm 1300mm Max. cutting width 305mm 610mm 1220mm Connections RS232C, USB Display Back-lighted, 4-line LCD display Plotter languages...
Troubleshooting Vinyl cutter terminates job with Pause on display and does not react when buttons are pressed. In this case, it is necessary to restart the vinyl cutter to eliminate the error. Possible causes: Possible causes: Possible causes: Possible causes: •...
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98/37/EC Directive on machinery (from 2009-12-29: 2006/42/EC) Norm / Standard: EN 60204-1:2006 Technische Dokumente bei / Technical documents at: Secabo GmbH, Hochstatt 6-8, 85283 Wolnzach, Germany Dipl. Ing. Fabian Franke Dipl. Ing.(FH) Bernhard Schmidt Secabo GmbH, www.secabo.com, Hochstatt 6-8, 85283 Wolnzach, Germany...
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