GCC Technologies puma iii series User manual

Puma III Series
User Manual
V.1.2 Oct. 09
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V.1.2 Oct. 09
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PRECAUTIONS IN USE
zFor safety concern, please always hold the cutter firmly from the bottom
when moving it. Do not move the cutter by clasping the depression area on
both sides.
zDo not shake or drop the blade holder, a blade tip maybe fly out.
zDuring operation, keep away from any moving parts of the cutter (such as
the carriage, drums). Also be careful that your clothing and hairs do not be
caught.
zAlways connect the power cable to a grounded outlet.
zAlways use the accessory power cable that is provided. Do not wire the
power cable so that it becomes bent or caught between objects.
zDo not connect the power cable to branching outlet to which other
machines are also connected, or use an extension cable. There is danger
of overheating and of misoperation of the machine.
zKeep the tools away from children where they can reach.
zAlways put the pinch rollers within position of the white marks.
Thanks for your purchase of GCC Puma III Cutting Plotter. For your
safety and to optimize the performance of the Puma III, please read
the user manual completely and keep it in a correct location.

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Contents
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Important Information
1. General Information
1.1 Introduction 1-1
1.2 PackageItems 1-1
1.3 Product Features 1-2
1.4 FrontViewofPumaIII 1-3
1.5 BackViewofPumaIII 1-4
1.6 The Whole View of Puma III 1-4
1.7 The Left-hand Side of Puma III 1-5
1.8 The Right-hand Side of Puma III 1-5
2. Installation
2.1 Precaution 2-1
2.2 Stand & Flexible Media Support System 2-2
2.2.1 Stand Installation (for P3-60) 2-2
2.2.2 Stand & Flexible Media Support System (for P3-132S) 2-3
2.3 BladeInstallation 2-6
2.4 Cable Connections 2-9
2.4.1 USBInterface 2-9
2.4.2 ParallelInterface 2-10
2.4.3 RS-232 Interface 2-10
2.4.4 DataTransmitting 2-11
3. The Control Panel
3.1 The LCD Panel 3-1
3.2 Menu in On-line Mode 3-2
3.3 Menu in Off-line Mode 3-3
3.4 Menu Items 3-4
4. Operation
4.1 Media Loading 4-1
4.1.1 Loading the Sheet Media 4-1
4.1.2 Loading the Roll Media 4-3
4.2 Tracking Performance 4-6
4.3 Cutting Force and OffsetAdjustment 4-7
4.4 When Completing the Cutting Job 4-9
5. Accu-Aligning System
5.1 Introduction 5-1
5.2 Calibrating the System 5-1
5.2.1 Media Calibration 5-1
5.2.2 AAS Calibration 5-2
5.2.3 AAS II on Puma III 5-3
5.3 Printer Test 5-4
5.4 Contour Cutting 5-6
5.5 TipsforAAS 5-8
6. Maintenance

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Contents
6.1 Cleaning the cutting Plotter 6-1
6.2 Cleaning the Grid Drum 6-2
6.3 Cleaning the Pinch Rollers 6-2
7. Trouble Shooting
7.1 Non-Operational Problems 7-1
7.2 Operational Problems 7-2
7.3 Communication Problems 7-3
7.4 SoftwareProblems 7-4
7.5 Cutting Quality Problems 7-5
7.6 USB connection Problems 7-6
Appendix
A-1 Specifications of Puma III A-1
A-2 Blade Specification A-2
A-3 CorelDRAWPlug-InInstruction A-3
A-4 SignPal8.5Instruction A-4
A-5 EasySIGNInstruction A-5
A-6 GreatCutInstruction A-6

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General Information 1-1
Chapter 1 General Information
1.1 Introduction
Puma III series cutting plotters have been designed to produce computer-generated images
or perform contour cutting on sheets or rolls of vinyl media.
This manual covers the following models of Puma III series cutting plotters:
‧P3-60 for media width: 70mm(2.76”) ~ 719mm(28.3”)
‧P3-132S for media width: 70mm(2.76”) ~ 1470mm(57.87”)
1.2 Package Items
The package of the Puma III model contents the items listed below, please check carefully.
If you find any item missing, please consult your local dealer for further assistance.
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St ta an nd da ar rd d I It te em m Q Qu ua an nt ti it ty y
1. Cutting Plotter 1
2. Stand Set ( for P3-132S only, optional for P3-60)
z1 piece of H-shape stand
z2 pieces of stands
z1 piece of stand beam
z1 piece of M5 L-shape hexagon screw driver
z4 piece of Stand Wheel
z1 piece of Wrench 14mm
z1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set
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3. Flexible Media Support System Package
Items P3-60 P3-132S
1 set of Roll Media Flange (2 pieces) V
1 set of Roll Holder (2 pieces) V
1 set of Roll Holder Guide Bushes (4 pieces) V
1 set of Roll Holder Support (2 pieces) V
32 pieces of M6 screws V
1 piece of M6 L-shape hexagon screw driver V
1 piece of Roll Base V
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4. Accessory Bag
z1 piece of User’s Compact Disk
z1 piece of AC power Cord
z1 pieces of data cable (RS-232C)
z1 pieces of data cable (Print cable)
z1 pieces of data cable (USB cable)
z1 set of Blade Holder Assembly (Installed in tool carriage of the cutting
plotter )
z1 piece of Blade (Installed in Blade Holder)
z1 piece of Safe Blade
z1 piece of Cutting Pad
z1 piece of Tweezers
z1 piece of Promise Card
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1.3 Product Features
The following are the main features of the Puma III series cutting plotters:
‧Tri-port connectivity provides you with greater flexibility.
‧Up to 400-gram cutting force.
‧Up to 600mm/per second cutting speed.
‧Guaranty 3-meter tracking.
‧User-friendly, multi-language control panel
‧Enhanced Accu-Aligning System for contour cutting.

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1.4 Appearance of Puma III
1.4.1 The Front View (Figure 1-1)
Control Panel
14 buttons and 1
LED and 1 LCM
showing messages
and menus.
Cutting Pad
provides the protection of
blade when the blade is
cutting.
Tool Carriage
performs the
cutting with the
installed blade or
pen with AAS
module.
Alignment Rulers
media can be aligned
with the clear guide line
marks
Grid Drums
move the media back and
forth during operation.
Slicer Groove
cuts off the extra
media easily along
this groove.
Platen
provides the surface for
supporting media while
cutting
Figure 1-1

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1.4.2 The Back View (Figure 1-2)
1.4.3 The Whole View (Figure 1-3)
**Stand for Puma III 60 is an optional item.
**Stand for Puma III 132S is a standard item.
Pinch Rollers
hold the media during cutting.
Lever
raises or lowers
the pinch rollers.
Figure 1-2
Figure 1-3
H-shape Stand
supports the cutting
plotter body.
Roll Holder
holds and supplies the
roll media for cutting. Roll Holder Guide
Bushes
serve to keep the roll
media in place when
media is pulled from
the roll.
Stand
supports the cutting
plotter body.
Stand Beam
stabilizes the body.
Roll Holder
Support
supports roll holders

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1.4.4 The Left-hand Side (Figure 1-4)
1.4.5 The Right-hand Side of Puma III (Figure 1-5)
Fuse – 3 Amp.
AC Power Connector
Power Switch – On when switches to [I]; Off to [O]
Figure 1-4
Parallel Interface Connector
used to connect the cutting plotter to a
computer through a parallel interface cable
Serial Interface Connector (RS232C)
used to connect the cutting plotter to a
computer through a serial interface cable.
Figure 1-5 USB Connector
used to connect the cutting plotter to a
computer through a USB cable.

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Chapter 2 Installation
2.1 Precaution
Notice 1
Carefully handle the cutter to prevent any injuries.
Make sure the power switch is off before installing the cutting plotter.
Notice 2 A proper place for installation the cutting plotter
Please select a proper location that 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 operation temperature should be between 10℃to 35℃(50oF ~ 95oF) in
the workshop.
The relative humidity should be between 25% to 75% in the workshop.
Protecting the machine from dust and air current.
Preventing the machine from direct sunlight.
Notice 3 Connecting the Power Supply
Check the plug of the power cord to see if it matches the wall outlet. If not, please
contact your dealer.
Insert the plug (male) into a grounded power outlet.
Insert the other end (female) of power cord into the AC connector of cutting
plotter.

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2.2 Stand & Flexible Media Support System
2.2.1 Stand Installation(for P3-60)
Please follow procedure below to assemble stand and media support system.
Step 1 Please examine supplied items in the accessory box of stand carton
before you install:
Stand is a optional item for Puma III-60,Item List：
z2 pieces of T-shape stand
z1 piece of Stand Beam
z18 pieces of M6 screws
z1 piece of M6 L-shape hexagon screw drive
z1 piece of Wrench 14mm
z1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set
z1 piece of M5 L-shape hexagon screw drive
z4 piece of Stand Wheel
z1 piece of Roll Base.
Step 2
There are three components to assemble it. Please refer to Figure 2-1. Assemble
the T-shape stand and stand beam by screws
Figure 2-1

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Step 3
Place the cutter firmly onto the stand assembling by screws.
2.2.2 Stand & Flexible Media Support System (for P3-132S)
Please follow procedure below to assemble stand and media support system.
Step 1 Check screws and wrench in the accessory box:
Stand is a standard item for Puma III-132. Item List：
z1 piece of H-shape stand
z2 pieces of stands
z1 piece of stand beam
z1 piece of M5 L-shape hexagon screw driver
z4 piece of Stand Wheel
z1 piece of Wrench 14mm
z1 piece of Installation Guide for Stand Set
z1 set of Roll Holder (2 pieces)
z1 set of Roll Holder Support (2 pieces)
z1 set of Roll Media Flange (2 pieces)
z1 set of Roll Holder Guide Bushes (4 pieces)
z1 piece of M6 L-shape hexagon screw drive
z32 pieces of M6 screws
Figure 2-2

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Step 2
Puma III-132 Stand: There are four components to assemble it. Please refer to
Figure 2-3, 2-4 and 2-5.
Step 3
Then connect part 3and H-shape stand. Firstly, position the extension of part 3
into the squares holes on H-stand. Secondly, insert the screws into the holes
besides the squares then tighten them, see Figure 2-6.
Lastly, (For Puma III-132 only) place the stand beam perpendicularly to part 3
and put the screws into the holes and tighten them as Figure 2-7.
2H-stand
3Stand
1H-stand
4Stand Beam
Figure 2-3
(Puma III-132)
Figure 2-4
(Puma III-132)
Figure 2-5
(Puma III-132)
Figure 2-7
(Only for Puma III-132)
Figure 2-6
3Stand
H-stand
*Only Puma III-60 has two
side screws.
*Puma III-132 doesn’t
have side screws.
* Stand for Puma III-60 is
an optional item.

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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 2-8.
Step 5
Insert the roll holder support with the screws into the holes of the stand then
tighten them as Figure 2-9. You can decide roll holder support’s position by
inserting into different holes.
Step 6
Place two roll holders into the holes in the roll holder support (Figure 2-10).
Figure 2-8
Figure 2-10
Figure 2-9

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2.3 Blade Installation
! Caution
Do not touch the tip of the blade by your fingers.
! Notice
The blade is a consumable item, which will affect the cutting quality significantly.
Please replace with a new blade when having the following situations:
1. The tip of blade is broken.
2. The cutting traces are not as good as they were.
3. Uncut area remains the same even the blade force has been raised significantly.
Figure 2-11 is the picture of the blade holder. Insert a blade into the bottom of the
blade holder. Pushing the pin on the top of blade holder can remove the blade.
Be sure to keep your fingers away from the blade tip.
Figure 2-11
Pin
Adjustment depth knob
Outward ring

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1. Install Blade. (Figure 2-12)
2. Push the blade to the bottom of the blade holder. (Figure 2-13)
3. Adjust the blade tip to suitable length by rotating “Blade tip adjustment screw”
clockwise or counterclockwise. (Figure 2-14)
Tips:
“The proper length” means
the blade length is about
0.1mm more than film’s
thickness. For example, if
the thickness of film is
0.5mm, then the blade
length is properly adjusted
to 0.6mm and it can
completely cut through the
film layer without cutting
though the paper backing.
Figure 2-12
Figure 2-13
Figure 2-14

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4. Insert the blade holder into tool carriage. Please note the outward ring of the
holder must put into the groove of carriage firmly (Figure 2-15) and lock the grip.
(Figure 2-16)
5. Reverse steps mentioned above to remove the blade holder.
6. Press the push-pin to remove the blade from the blade holder when replacing
blade. (Figure 2-17)
Figure 2-15 Figure 2-16
Figure 2-17

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2.4 Cable Connections
Puma III communicates with a computer through USB (Universal Serial Bus),
Parallel port (Centronics) or Serial port (RS-232C). This chapter shows you
how to connect the cutting plotter to a host computer and how to set up the
computer/cutting plotter interconnection.
!! Notice: When USB connection is enabled, both parallel port and serial port will
be disabled automatically.
2.4.1 USB Interface
Puma III build-in USB interface is based on the Universal Serial Bus
Specifications Revision 1.1. USB is not available in Windows 95, Windows NT.
USB driver installation
Caution!! Don’t plug USB cable into plotter before you install USB driver.
a. Put USB cable aside (don’t plug it into Puma III).
b. Insert “Installation CD”, and then click on “USB driver” to install USB driver.
USB driver will remove drivers which occupy USB port first, then install GCC
USB driver. The USB driver was installed successful when a popup window
shows “USB Driver installed”.
Figure 2-18
USB port
Parallel port
Serial port

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Connection
Plug the USB cable into the Puma III USB port. Plug the other end of the cable
into the PC’s USB port.
Cutting driver or sign cutting software installation
Insert “Installation CD”, and then click on “Driver” to install driver working with
CorelDRAW. Or install SignPal software (please refer to user manual of SignPal
software).
2.4.2 Parallel Interface
zConnecting to the Parallel (Centronics) Port
1. Connect a parallel cable to the cutting plotter and the host computer
2. Set up the output port LPT1 or LPT2 from your software package
3. Send the data to your cutting plotter directly. Or, use DOS commands like
TYPE or PRINT to output data.
Caution!! Please turn off the plotter before plugging the print cable.
2.4.3 RS-232 Interface
Connecting to the RS-232 (Serial) Port
1. For Personal Computer users, connect the RS-232C cable to the serial
connector of the assigned serial port (COM1 or COM2) on your host
computer.
2. Set up the communication parameters (Baud Rate and Data Bits/Parity) to
match the setting of software package, refer to chapter 3 – “MISC” key
description.
Caution!! Please turn off the plotter before plugging the RS-232C cable.