GCC Technologies PII-132S User manual

Puma II users manual

Contents
Important information …………………………………………..…….. I
Quick installation guide ………………………………………….…… II
About cutting tool ………………………………………….…………. III
Checking Supplied items …………………………………….……….. IV
Chapter 1. Parts Names and Functions ………………………….……. 1-1
1.1 Front view …………………………………………………… 1-1
1.2 Back view with stand ………………………………… …….. 1-2
1.3 Side view …………………………………………………….. 1-3
1.4 Control Panel ………………………………………………… 1-4
Chapter 2. Setup …………………………………….………………… 2-1
2.1 Setting up …………………………………………………….. 2-1
2.2 Stands and media support system installation……………….. 2-2
2.3 Power and cable connections ………………………………… 2-5
2.4 Blade installation ……………………………………………. 2-6
2.5 Media loading ……………………………………………….. 2-9
2.6 Tracking performance ……………………………………….. 2-15
2.7 Dip switch setting ……………………………………………. 2-16
2.8 Power on …………………………………………………….. 2-18
2.9 On/Off line key ……………………………………………… 2-19
2.10 Pause key …………………………………………………… 2-19
2.11 Repeat key ………………………………………………….. 2-19
2.12 Data clear key ………………………………………………. 2-20
2.13 Origin setting ………………………………………………. 2-20
2.14 Cut test ……………………………………………………… 2-21
2.15 When completing the cutting job …………………………… 2-23
Chapter 3 Connecting cutting plotter …………………………………. 3-1
3.1 Universal serial bus ………………………………………… 3-1
3.2 Parallel transmission ……………………………………….. 3-2
3.3 Serial transmission …………………………………………. 3-2
Chapter 4 Virtual LCD ………………………………………………… 4-1
4.1 Installation ………………………………………………….. 4-1
4.2 Before usingVLCD …………………………………………. 4-1
4.3 Functions of VLCD ……………………………………………. 4-2
Chapter 5 Basic Maintenance ………………………………………… 5-1
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5.1 Cleaning the cutting plotter ………………………………… 5-1
5.2 Clearning the grid drum…………………………………….. 5-1
5.3 Clearning the pinch rollers …………………………………. 5-2
Chapter 6 Troubleshooting ………………………………………….… 6-1
6.1 If the cutting plotter cannot operate ………………………… 6-1
6.2 Light indicators …………………………………………….. 6-1
6.3 Cutting quality problem…………………………………….. 6-5
Appendix:
1. Specifications of Puma II ………………………………………….. a
2. Specifications of GCC blade ………………………………………. b
Puma II users manual

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
I
Thanks for your purchasing of our SignPal Puma II series cutting plotters.
For your safety and optimize the performance of the Puma II, please read
user manual completely and keep it in a correct location.
PRECAUTIONS IN USE
 For safety’s sake, please always hold the cutter firmly from the bottom when
moving it. Please hold from the bottom.
 Do not shake or drop the blade holder, blade tip maybe fly out.
 During operation, keep away from any moving parts of the cutter (such as the
carriage, drums). Also be careful that clothing and hair do not be caught.
 Connect the power cable to a grounded outlet.
 Always use the accessory power cable that is provided. Do not wire the power
cable so that it becomes bent or caught between objects.
 Do not connect the power cable to branch outlet to which other machines are also
connected, or use an extension cable. There is danger of overheating and of
mis-operation of the machine.
 Keep the blade away from children.
 Always put the pinch rollers within position of the white marks.

QUICK MENU
1. Power ON. (The POWER LED lights on)
2. Note: Make sure the level is up before placing the media on the plotter. Place the
media and pull the level to lower down the pinch rollers (must be sure the pinch
rollers are position above the grid drums, that is, within the white marks).
3. Puma II will take about 10 sec to initialize the machine. Then the
cutter will size the media automatically according to set of the dip switch (usually
the presetting is EDGE media type).
4. Off-line condition – Plotter is not ready to receive data from computer. Press
ON/OFF LINE key, the LED above the key turns off.
5. On-line condition - Plotter is ready to receive data from computer. Press
ON/OFF LINE key, the LED above the key lights.
6. Change the setting value during cutting. Press PAUSE key, the LED above the
key flashes. To continue cutting press ON/OFF LINE key.
7. Terminate the cutting and clear the data in the buffer. Press ON/OFF LINE key or
PAUSE key and then press DATA CLEAR key.
II

About the Tool
A generic term refer to the blade that cuts the sheet, the pen that does plotting, and
the LED bombsight (option) used for pointing to the reference point.
OFFSET is the distance that the blade tip is displaced from the centerline of the
blade.
II
Protrusion Length of the Blade
Length of protrusion = t1 + t 2/ 2, but for your convenience you may just make it about 0.3~ 0.5
mm beyond the blade holder tip.
Blade
Central line
Blade tip
Offset
Thickness of
the film (t1)
Thickness of the
base paper (t 2)
Protrusion length
of the blade

Checking Supplied Items
1. Installation CD 2. Printer Cable 3. AC Power Cable
4. RS232 Cable 5. Blade Holder & Fiber –
Tip Pen
6. Cutting Strip (Pad)
7. Safe Blade 8. USB Cable 9. Error-Correct & Function
Sticker
10 Roll Base
(only for PII-30/60)
11. Tweezers 12.Knife
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Chapter 1 Parts Names and Functions
1.1 Front View
Platen: The surface fo
r
holding and supporting
media during cutting.
Cutting Pad: Provides
protection for the blade
while the blade is cutting
Alignment Ruler: Media
can be aligned with the
clear guide line marks
Cutting Carriage: This
unit performs the cutting
with the installed blade and
pen.
Grid Drum: Moves the
media back and forth
during operation.
Control Panel: Consists of
10 control keys and 6 LEDs
Knife Guide: To cut of
f
the extra media easily
along this groove.
Pinch Roller: Press the
media against grid drum
during cutting.
Paper
Sensor: The
Sensor detect
the presence
of media.
Figure 1-1 Front view of Puma II
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1-2 Back View of Puma II 132S with stand
Roll holder support
Roll Holder guide bushes
Stand
Roll holder
Fig 1-2 Back view of Puma II 132S with stand
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1-3 side view of Puma II
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Fig 1-3 Left hand side view of Puma II Fig 1-4 Right hand side view of Puma II
Left Hand Side (Figure 1-3)
1. AC Power Connector – Used to insert the AC power cord.
2. Fuse – Up to 3 Amp.
3. Power Switch – On when switches to [I]; Off when switches to [O]
Right Hand Side (Figure 1-4)
4. USB interface Connector - Used to connect the cutting plotter to a
computer through a USB cable.
5. Parallel Interface Connector (Centronics) – Used to connect the cutting
plotter to a computer through a parallel interface cable.
6. Pen Force Control Slider – Set the blade force here.
7. Serial Interface Connector (RS-232C) – Used to connect the cutting
plotter to a computer through a serial interface cable.
8. Dip Switch - Used for various parameter setting.
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1.4 Control Panel
POWER LED –
Turn on the
power, the
POWER LED is
on.
ERROR LED – This LED is
light up or flashing when an
error occurs. Please see
Chapter 5 “Troubleshooting”
for details of error message.
ON/OFF LINE Key –
This key can
connect the cutting
plotter and the host
computer. The LED
lights on when press
ON LINE key., Press
again the ON/OFF
LINE LED will be off.
PAUSE Key – This key
can temporarily halt cutting
in progress, and the
ON/OFF LINE LED
flashes. Press ON/OFF
LINE Key can resume
cutting.
REPEAT Key – Press
this button to repeat the
last cutting, and the
REPEAT LED turns on.
ORIGIN SET
Key – This key
sets the original
point.
ARROW Key –
To move the
media or the
cutting carriage.
CUT TEST Key – To test
the set value. The CUT
TEST LED is on, while
doing the cut test.
DATA CLEAR Key –
This key can clear
the data in the buffer
memory.
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Chapter 2 Set Up
2.1 Setting Up
CAUTION!
At least two or more persons holding the Puma II 132S at its bottom surface on
the left and right sides when you unpacking, installing or relocating the cutter.
Make sure the power switch is off before installing the cutting plotter.
Notice! Choosing a proper place before setting up the cutting plotter
Select a proper location which meets the following conditions.
The machine can be approached easily from any direction.
Keep at least 60 cm space in front and behind the machine.
Make sure the cutter is placed on a flat, level and sturdy surface
The working temperature should be between 5 and 40℃(41-104oF) in the workshop.
The relative humidity should be between 30% and 70% in the workshop.
Protecting the machine from dust and strengthen air current.
Preventing the machine from direct sunlight.

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2.2 Stands and Media Support System Installation
There are seven steps to assemble stand and media support system. Please
follow the procedure:
Step 1 Check screws and wrench in the accessory box of stand carton:
Items Puma II 60/30 Puma II 132S
M6 screws 28 24
M5 L- shape hexagon screw driver 1 1
M6 L- shape hexagon screw driver 1 1
M6 wrench (spanner) 1 1
Step 2
Puma II 60 stand: There are three components to assemble it. Please refer to Figure
2-1.
Puma II 132S stand: There are four components to assemble it. Please refer to Figure
2-1-1 and 2-1-2
Step 3
Then connect part 3and H-shape stand. First, position the extension of part 3into the
squares holes on H-stand. Second, insert the screws into the holes besides the squares
then tighten them, see Figure 2-2.
2
3
1
4
Figure 2-1
(Puma II 60) Figure 2-1-1 (Puma II 132S) Figure 2-1-2
(Puma II 132S)

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Third, (For Puma II 132S only) position the stand beam perpendicularly to part 3and put
the screws into the holes and tighten them as Figure 2-2-1.
Step 4
Move the cutting plotter from the carton. Put it on the stand, then
Insert the screws into the holes on plotter’s bottom as Figure 2-3.
Step 5
Insert the roll holder support with the screws into the holes of the stand then tighten
them as Figure 2-4. You can decide roll holder support’s position by inserting into
Figure 2-2-1
(Only for Puma II-132S)
Figure 2-2
3
H-stand
Figure 2-3
Only Puma II 60 has side screws.
Puma II 132S doesn’t has side
screws.

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different holes.
Step 6
Place two roll holders into the holes in the roll holder support (Figure 2-5).
Figure 2-5
Figure 2-4

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2-3 Power and cable Connection
! Notice
Check the plug of the power cord to see if it mates with the wall outlet. If not, please
contact with your dealer
Be sure that the power to both the computer and the main unit is switched off when
connecting the cable
! Warning Connecting the Power Supply
Ground the unit with the ground wire.
Insert the plug (male) into a grounded power outlet.
Insert the other end (female) of power cord into theAC connector of the cutting
plotter.
Securely connect the power cord, Computer I/O cable and so on so that they
will not be unplugged and cause failure during operation.
Connect the cable to either the parallel or the serial port.

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2.4 Blade Installation
! CAUTION
Do not touch the tip of the blade with your fingers.
! Notice
The blade will affect the cutting quality significantly. If any of the following occurs,
which means the blade has reached the end of its life. Please replace with a new
blade.
1. The tip of blade is broken.
2. Cutting traces are not as good as they were.
3. Uncut area remains the same even the blade force has been raised significantly.
Figure 2-7 is the illustrator of the blade holder. Insert a blade into the bottom of the blade
holder and remove the blade by pushing the pin. Be sure to keep your fingers away from
the blade tip.
Figure 2-7
Step1
Install blade (Figure 2-8).
Figure 2-8
Pin
Ad
j
ustment depth
knob
Outward ring

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Step2
Push the blade to the bottom of the blade holder. (Figure 2-9).
Figure 2-9
Step3
Adjust the blade tip to suitable length by screwing “Blade tip adjustment screw”
clockwise or count-clockwise (Figure 2-10).
Figure 2-10
Tips:
“The proper length” means the
blade’s length is about 0.1mm
more than film’s thickness. For
example, if the thickness of film is
0.5mm, then blade’s length is
properly adjusted to 0.6mm and it
can completely cut through the
film layer but will not cut though
the paper backing (See Figure
2-10).

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Step 4
Insert the blade holder into tool carriage. Please note the outward ring of the holder must
put into the grooves of carriage firmly (see Figure 2-11) and lock the grip
Step 5
Use the reverse steps to remove the blade holder.
Step 6
Press the push - pin to remove the blade from the blade holder when the blade needs to
be replaced. Please refer to Figure 2-9 for reference.
Figure 2-11 Figure 2-12

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2.5 Media Loading
2.5.1 Loading the Sheet Media
To load the media properly, please follow the procedures listed below:
1. Pull the lever forward to raise the pinch rollers (Figure 2-13).
Load your media on the platen and slide it under the pinch rollers from either the front
side or the backside. The alignment rulers on the platen extension will help you to
adjust the media precisely.
Note:
Be sure that the media must cover the paper sensors on the
platen when loading the media. At least one of the two paper
sensors (Fig 1-1) should be covered. Once the media covers the
sensor, the cutting plotter will size the media’s width and length
automatically.
Figure 2-13