Formax Cut-True 29A Owner's manual

Cut-True 29A & 29H
Guillotine Cutters
PROGRAMMING MANUAL
First Edition
11/2016

TOPIC PAGE
Calibration 1
Manual Mode 1
Absolute Mode 1
Incremental Mode 2
Manual Back Gauge Movement 2
Paper Eject 2
On-Screen Keyboard 3
Auto Mode - Program Selection 3
Launching a Program from Memory 4
Program Editing and Saving 5
Cut and Save 6
Card Cutting 6
Options Menu 7
Resetting the Counter 7
Special Functions 8
Choosing a Language 8
Knife Change 9
Choosing Measurements - Inches/Metric 10
Switch (Diagnostics) 10
Program Reset/Cancel 11
Set Date and Time 11
Service Mode - Login 11
Service Mode - Dimensions 12
Service Mode - Encoder 12
Service Mode - Factory Settings 12
Service Mode - Calibration 13
Service Mode - Test 13
TABLE OF CONTENTS

To input the required dimension, press the dimension on the screen and input the value via the on-screen keyboard.
Conrm by pressing the ENTER button. The back gauge will move to the requested position. (See example, next page.)
Preparing for Programming
After turning on the cutter, the start screen appears:
Press the green button on the screen to start the machine control system
After pressing “Press to Calibrate” the cutter begins calibration
During calibration, the back gauge moves to maximum back position, then forward until the calibration sensor is detected.
When calibration is nished, the screen displays Manual Mode.
Manual Mode
Status Information
Touch here to select
Absolute Mode or
Incremental Mode
Absolute Mode - Automatically Moves to the Dimension Based on Sheet Size
Touch here to input the value using
the on-screen keyboard
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Incremental Mode - Repeating Same Dimension on Subsequent Steps
Incremental Mode is used for manipulating the total nished cut size, not the sheet size
Touch here to input the value using
the on-screen keyboard
To move the back gauge in increments by the same dimension multiple times (forward or back), input this dimension by
pressing it on the screen and using the on-screen keyboard.
Conrm by pressing ENTER then press . The back gauge will automatically move into the chosen position.
It is possible to repeat the move by pressing . This process can be repeated multiple times.
Manual Back Gauge Movement
The back gauge can be moved manually forward or backwards by pressing the arrows on the left of the screen:
To ne tune the back gauge position, use the black handwheel on the front: push and turn to adjust.
Paper Eject
By pressing the button, the operator can easily remove the paper stack. The back gauge automatically moves
the paper forward by the given value then returns to its initial position.
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Using an 8.5” x 11” sheet, to make a cut at the 7” mark,
enter 7 on the touchscreen. The back gauge will move to
7” and a cut can be made.
11”
8.5”
Cut made at the 7” mark
Example: Absolute Mode Example: Incremental Mode
Using an 8.5” x 11” sheet, to make a cut at the 3” mark,
enter 3 on the touchscreen. The back gauge will move to
3” and a cut can be made.
11”
8.5”
Cut made at the 3” mark,
repeated at 6” and 9” marks

Touch the value, then touch here to
open alphabetical keyboard
On-Screen Keyboard
This menu allows operators to select a programmed job, edit, and begin the program mode. Up to 100 programmed jobs
can be stored in memory, with up to 100 steps (dimensions) in each program. For each step, the operator can program
Eject and Paper Rotation Left or Right.
Touch to open list of programmed jobs
Auto Mode - Programming
Touch the value, then touch here to
return to numerical keyboard
Programming mode also includes a calculator function.
Program Selection
Select the program to edit or start. Programs can be selected from the list which appears on-screen after pressing the pro-
gram name. Programmed jobs can also be selected by scrolling through the up/down arrows or by entering the program
number.
When selecting a saved program, it’s possible to check the steps and dimensions written in the program (using the up/
down arrows), and if the step has active functions (eject, paper rotation, etc.).
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To launch a program, select the program and press PROGRAM START.
Touch here to start the program
Launching a Program from Memory
After pressing Program Start, the back gauge moves to the dimension saved in step 1 and a new screen appears:
After each cut, the back gauge moves to the next step. When the last cut is made in the selected program, the back
gauge automatically returns to Step 1 and the program can be repeated.
It is possible to skip a cut in a program. Press to move the back gauge to the next step without making a cut.
Press to return the back gauge to the previous step without making a cut.
To stop the program, press PROGRAM STOP.
Touch here to stop the program
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17”
11”
Using an 11” x 17” sheet, to make ve 3” cuts, program the
cuts as follows using the touchscreen:
Step 1: enter 14
Step 2: enter 11
Step 3: enter 8
Step 4: enter 5
Step 5: enter 2
Example: Creating a Program
3”
3”
3”
3”
3”
Step 1: 14”
Step 2: 11”
Step 3: 8”
Step 4: 5”
Step 5: 2”

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Touch here to edit
dimensions
Program Editing and Saving
By pressing Edit, the operator can edit a saved program. The following elements can be edited: dimension, name,
removing steps, turning Eject on/off and marking steps for paper rotation .
After selecting program number 1, press PROGRAM EDIT and new screen appears:
To enter a new program name or change the existing name, press the Name window. The on-screen keyboard will open.
To add a special function to each step, press the Function icons, then press Dimension Edit to enter the dimension value.
Press ENTER to conrm and move to the next step.
Touch here to edit
the program name
Touch here to edit
special functions
Touch here to save
the program and exit
program mode
To save the program, press RETURN which will exit Program Mode.
Step Reset - deletes one (current) step
Program Reset - deletes all the steps in a program
Touch here to delete
the current step
Touch here to delete all the
steps in a program
After the program completes its cycle, a new screen appears:
Press Yes to repeat the program from the beginning. Press No to return to the Menu.

This program allows users to make a sequence of cuts with the same dimension (card size) or 2 alternating dimensions
(card size and gutter/gap).
Start dimension
CARD CUTTING
Card size dimension
Gutter/Gap dimension
START DIMENSION - the rst cut dimension in the card cutting sequence
CARD SIZE DIMENSION - dimension of card (stripe)
GUTTER/GAP DIMENSION - dimension of the gutter between cards (if used). If there is no gutter, enter the card dimen-
sion again.
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This function allows the user to edit the program by making the back gauge move and cut.
Pressing the Cut & Save button activates the screen allowing the user to move into Absolute, Incremental or Manual
Mode.
Cut and Save
The dimension where the cut was made is saved automatically as a step dimension in the current program. After each cut,
program automatically moves to the next step.
To exit PROGRAM MODE, press RETURN to return to the Main Menu.