AFINIA LABEL Mini DLF Series User manual

REV. 3.0
Mini DLF Series
USER MANUAL
DLF-140S / DLF-220S
Tabletop Label Finishing Systems
v 3.0

IMPORTANT: Please keep the original packaging in
case you need to return the material. If we receive the
system in non-original packaging, the warranty will be
void.
IMPORTANT: The latest version of the DLF Series
software is available on our websites, afinialabel.com
or afinialabel.co.uk

SAFETY
The machine has to be installed in the specif place where only the autorised and trained
technician can have the access.
ATTENTION! Sharp cutter.
Install the machine on a stable and robust table.
Ground connection mandatory, so please connect the machine to a power outlet with
ground connection.
Only the plotter Graphtec CE7000-40 can be used on this machine.
ELECTRONIC AND TECHNICAL DETAILS:
Input: 100-240V~ 2.0A, 50-60Hz
Power cord: 3 x 0.75 mm2
Fuse: T3.15 A 250 V
Working temperature: -10° / +40°
Working Humidity: 15-80%
In Denmark: “Apparatets stikprop skal tilsluttes en stikkontakt med jord som giver
forbindelse til stikproppens jord.”
In Finland: “Laite on liitettävä suojakoskettimilla varustettuun pistorasiaan”
In Norway: “Apparatet må tilkoples jordet stikkontakt”
In Sweden: “Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat uttag”

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How to install the cutting plotter
Software activation
System requirements
How to load and operate with the lamination module
How to adjust the clutch
How to load the laminated media into the plotter
How to run the cut test
How to load the matrix remover core holder
How to load the rewinder core holder and set the slitter module
How to add or remove blade holder
Metal guides alignment
Remove unwanted waste from the edge of the roll
Error Messages
Black-mark detection
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Black-mark position in the media
How to cut blank labels
How to update software
How to restore plotter settings
When and how to reduce the plotter feeding speed
Media path
Tension arm calibration
Modules speed rotation
Graphtech mantenaice
How to replace the knife
How to replace the slitter blade
How to replace the cutting mat
Troubleshooting 2
Afinia Cutting Manager Software .............................................................page 14

HOW TO INSTALL THE CUTTING PLOTTER
1. Click on “Setup DLF-Software...” and
follow the step by step instructions to
complete the installation.
Please DO NOT connect the Afinia USB
to your pc before the installation is
complete
2. Click NEXT
4. Click NEXT 5. Click YES
6. In process
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7. Click NEXT
3. Click NEXT

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9. Click OK
10. Click NEXT (Remove the Afinia USB
from your pc, and turn off the Afinia)11. Click NEXT
12. Choose the right model name of your
Graphtec (CE7000-40).
Click NEXT
13. Wait until the sign “Update for
the Graphtec CE7000-40 driver was
completed” shows up. You may need to
restart the computer.
Click OK
The installation is completed. A Afinia CM shortcut is displayed on your desktop
8. Click FINISH

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Plug in the USB camera and the USB dongle, they will auto-install.
If your computer already has a camera installed, we recommend disabling it. If you
do not, your pc will ignore the camera on the plotter.
CM Software will generate a folder in the Windows start menu.
The Cutting Manager software works on Windows
OS from Windows 8.1. We do not guarantee its
functionality on previous versions. Not compatible
with macOS systems.
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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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To activate the software you must have these things:
- The unit’s key, which can be found attached to the plotter and the software manual.
WHEN YOU ACTIVATE THE LICENSE YOU MUST BE CONNECTED TO INTERNET
If upgrading the software on an older DLF finisher, select the 1st option, search
for the dongle.
SOFTWARE ACTIVATION

Load the printed roll against the disk.
Tighten the core holder.
Load the lamination roll, move it along
the supply shaft and make it match with
the web, tighten the core holder.
IMPORTANT: the lamination roll always
needs to be narrower than the web width.
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HOW TO LOAD AND OPERATE THE LAMINATION MODULE
MEDIA TENSION CONTROL
Load the media into the nip roller.
A) Display
B) ON/OFF : activate/deactivate the tension control
+: increase the media tension
-: decrease the media tension
C) Ultrasonic sensor
Display conditions:
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the tension level set
Keeping “run” pressed; the core will spin
A
C
B
Each core holder (ON THE LAMINATING & UNWINDING MODULE) is managed by its own
controller designed to set the required media tension, keeping that tension
automatically constant even the roll diameter variation during the job.

FORWARD
MEDIA
ON-OFF
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pull it underneath the guide roller, center it
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Push “On-O” button to active the automatic media feeding mood. The green led will be
on.
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The error occurs when the media roll, lamination roll or both are not loaded, broken or
simply they are run out.
To clear the error it is just necessary to restart the module pushing “On-O” Button.
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media feeding is active. It operates
keeping pushed “Forward Media”
button.
Close the nip roller once the media has
been loaded.