Gerber P2C 1600 User manual

Gerber P2C™ 1600
User's Manual
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Class digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a
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will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
RS-232 shielded cables must be used with this unit to ensure compliance with
the Class FCC limits.
This Class digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
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Canada.

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TABLE OF ONTENTS...................................................................................Page
SE TION 1.......................................................................................................1-1
1 GENERAL INFORMATION .....................................................................1-1
1.1 INTRODU TION ............................................................................................. 1-1
1.1.1 PRODUCT FE TURES .................................................................................. 1-2
1.1.2 GERBER P2C 1600 USER M NU L ............................................................ 1-3
1.2 SPE IFI ATIONS............................................................................................ 1-4
1.2.1 CUTTER ....................................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.2 MEDI ........................................................................................................ 1-4
1.2.3 KNIFE, PEN ND POUNCING TOOL .......................................................... 1-6
1.2.4 INTERF CE ................................................................................................. 1-6
1.2.5 FIRMW RE ................................................................................................. 1-7
1.2.6 PERFORM NCE......................................................................................... 1-7
1.2.7 CERTIFIC TIONS......................................................................................... 1-7
1.2.8 ENVIRONMENT L ...................................................................................... 1-8
1.2.9 ELECTRIC L................................................................................................ 1-8
1.3 UTTER A ESSORIES AND ONSUMABLES................................................ 1-9
1.4 REAR PANEL OMPONENTS........................................................................ 1-10
1.5 FRONT PANEL ONTROLS ........................................................................... 1-12
1.6 POWERING UP THE UTTER.......................................................................... 1-14
1.6.1 E RTHING ................................................................................................ 1-14
1.7 INSTALLATION OF A KNIFE, PEN OR POUN ING TOOL ............................. 1-16
1.7.1 KNIFE INST LL TION ................................................................................ 1-16
1.7.2 PEN INST LL TION................................................................................... 1-19
1.7.3 INST LL TION OF THE POUNCING TOOL ............................................... 1-20
1.8 LOADING MEDIA........................................................................................ 1-21
1.8.1 POSITIONING THE PINCH ROLLERS ......................................................... 1-21
1.8.2 FEEDING ND POSITIONING MEDI ...................................................... 1-22
1.9 MEDIA LOAD PRO EDURE .......................................................................... 1-26

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SE TION 2.......................................................................................................1-1
2 OPERATION...........................................................................................2-1
2.1 THE ONTROL PANEL .................................................................................... 2-1
2.1.1 THE LIQUID CRYST L DISPL Y ................................................................... 2-2
2.1.2 THE RESET/LO D KEY ................................................................................. 2-2
2.1.3 THE ONLINE KEY......................................................................................... 2-3
2.1.4 THE MENU KEY ........................................................................................... 2-3
2.1.5 THE ENTER KEY ........................................................................................... 2-5
2.1.6 THE 1 ND 2 KEYS 1 - 2.............................................................................. 2-5
2.1.7 THE JOGGING KEYS .................................................................................. 2-5
2.1.8 THE TOOL UP/DOWN KEY.......................................................................... 2-5
2.1.9 THE TOOL SELECT KEY................................................................................ 2-5
2.2 NORMAL OPERATION....................................................................................2-6
2.2.1 ONLINE ND OFFLINE ............................................................................... 2-6
2.2.2 LOC L OPER TION................................................................................... 2-7
2.3 THE USER ONFIG MENU............................................................................... 2-8
2.3.1 KNIFE PRESSURE ....................................................................................... 2-10
2.3.2 KNIFE OFFSET............................................................................................ 2-10
2.3.3 POUNCING PRESSURE............................................................................. 2-10
2.3.4 VELOCITY................................................................................................. 2-10
2.3.5 OVERCUT ................................................................................................. 2-11
2.3.6 POUNCING G P ..................................................................................... 2-11
2.3.7 SYSTEM SETUP........................................................................................... 2-11
2.4 SYSTEM SET UP ............................................................................................. 2-12
2.4.1 CONC TEN TION ................................................................................... 2-12
2.4.2 SMOOTHING............................................................................................ 2-12
2.4.3 EMUL TE .................................................................................................. 2-12
2.4.4 TOOL ........................................................................................................ 2-13
2.4.5 MENU UNITS ............................................................................................. 2-13
2.4.6 DDRESSING ........................................................................................... 2-13
2.4.7 B UD R TE............................................................................................... 2-13
2.4.8 P RITY ...................................................................................................... 2-14
2.4.9 RTS/DTR .................................................................................................... 2-14
2.4.10 DM/PL ERRORS........................................................................................ 2-15
2.4.11 HP-GL ERRORS......................................................................................... 2-15
2.4.12 HP-GL ORIGIN ......................................................................................... 2-15
2.4.13 MEDI SENSOR........................................................................................ 2-16
2.4.14 UTOLO D .............................................................................................. 2-16
2.4.15 TOOL COMM ND................................................................................... 2-16
2.4.16 LO D ON W CMD................................................................................... 2-16
2.4.17 FLEX-CUT .................................................................................................. 2-17
2.4.18 RECUT OFFSET .......................................................................................... 2-17

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2.5 INTERNAL TEST MENU................................................................................... 2-18
2.5.1 CUT BORDER............................................................................................ 2-19
2.5.2 MENU PLOT.............................................................................................. 2-19
2.5.3 CONFIDENCE CUT................................................................................... 2-19
2.5.4 DIN CUT.................................................................................................... 2-19
2.5.5 C L. MEDI ............................................................................................. 2-20
2.5.6 C LIBR TION OPOS................................................................................ 2-20
2.5.7 OPOS SETTINGS........................................................................................ 2-20
2.5.8 SYSTEM TESTS............................................................................................ 2-20
2.6 SYSTEM TESTS ...............................................................................................2-21
2.6.1 L NGU GE.............................................................................................. 2-21
2.6.2 ROM REVISION ........................................................................................ 2-21
2.6.3 SERVICE PLOT.......................................................................................... 2-21
2.6.4 OPTIC L SENSOR..................................................................................... 2-22
2.6.5 SENSOR SETUP.......................................................................................... 2-22
2.6.6 C LIBR TION........................................................................................... 2-22
2.6.7 RS232 TEST................................................................................................ 2-22
2.6.8 R M TEST.................................................................................................. 2-23
2.6.9 INST LL MENU.......................................................................................... 2-23
2.6.10 COIL SETUP............................................................................................... 2-23
2.6.11 LCD CONTR ST ....................................................................................... 2-23

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3 GENERAL INFORMATION .....................................................................3-1
3.1 MAINTENAN E & LEANING........................................................................ 3-1
3.1.1 CLE NING THE DRIVE SYSTEM .................................................................. 3-1
3.1.2 CLE NING THE SENSORS .......................................................................... 3-2
3.2 OPERATING VOLTAGE ONVERSION ..........................................................3-3
SE TION 4.......................................................................................................3-1
4 INTERFA E ............................................................................................4-1
4.1 INTRODU TION ............................................................................................. 4-1
4.2 RS232 INTERFA E NOTES............................................................................... 4-1
4.2.1 SYSTEM SETUP............................................................................................. 4-1
4.2.2 SERI L INTERF CE CONNECTOR ON THE CUTTER.................................... 4-2
4.2.3 V IL BLE SERI L SIGN LS ...................................................................... 4-2
4.3 USB INTERFA E NOTES ..................................................................................4-3
4.3.1 USB SPECIFIC TIONS ................................................................................. 4-3
4.3.2 INST LLING THE USB SOFTW RE UNDER WINDOWS................................. 4-3
4.3.3 INST LLING THE USB SOFTW RE FOR YOUR M CINTOSH ....................... 4-4
4.3.4 P R LLEL INTERF CE CONNECTOR ON CUTTER ..................................... 4-5
5 MEDIA ERTIFI ATION........................................................................ A-1