GRAPHTEC Craft ROBO CC100 User guide

Quick Application Guide
CC100
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Correct Use
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Media Trial Kit
User Guide
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Media Handling
Instructions
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Usage Precautions for
Media Used for Cutting
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•To ensure safe and correct use of your Craft ROBO, read this Guide thoroughly before use.
• After having read this Guide, keep it in a handy location for quick reference as needed.
• Do not permit small children to touch the Craft ROBO.
• The following describes important points for safe operation. Please be sure to observe them strictly.
To promote safe and accurate use of the Craft ROBO as well as to
prevent human injury and property damage, safety precautions provided
in this guide are ranked into the three categories described below. Be
sure you understand the difference between each of the categories.
: This category provides information that, if ignored, is
highly likely to cause fatal or serious injury to the
operator.
: This category provides information that, if ignored, is
likely to cause fatal or serious injury to the operator.
: This category provides information that, if ignored,
could cause injury to the operator or physical
damage to the Craft ROBO.
Conventions Used in This Guide Description of Safety Symbols
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
The symbol indicates information that requires careful attention
(which includes warnings). The point requiring attention is
described by an illustration or text within or next to the symbol.
The symbol indicates action that is prohibited. Such prohibited
action is described by an illustration or text within or next to the
symbol.
The symbol indicates action that must be performed. Such
imperative action is described by an illustration or text within or
next to the symbol.
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WARNING
Safety Precautions
During a cutting or plotting operation,
do not touch the writing panel or
moving parts such as the carriage.
• Such action may cause human injury. Do not touch
Keep your distance
Do not disassemble, repair, or remodel
the Craft ROBO.
• Such action may cause electrical shock
or a fire hazard due to current leakage.
• Contact with the high-voltage parts
within the Craft ROBO may cause
electrical shock.
• If the Craft ROBO requires repair,
contact your sales representative or
nearest Graphtec vendor.
Keep your hands, hair, etc. away from
the writing panel and moving parts
such as the carriage even if the Craft
ROBO is stopped, because it may
suddenly start moving when data is
received.
• Such action may cause human injury.
Do not connect the Craft ROBO to a
non-rated power supply.
• Use of a different supply voltage may
result in electrical shock or a fire hazard
due to current leakage.
Do not use the Craft ROBO in a
location where it will be exposed to
water, rain or snow.
• Such location may cause electrical
shock or a fire hazard due to current
leakage.
If the Craft ROBO generates smoke,
is too hot, emits a strange odor, or
otherwise functions abnormally, do not
continue using it. Unplug the AC adapter’s
power cord from the electrical socket.
• Use of the Craft ROBO in such status may result in a fire hazard or
electrical shock.
• After confirming that smoke is no longer being generated, contact your
sales representative or nearest Graphtec vendor to request repair.
• Never try to perform repair yourself. Repair work by inexperienced
personnel is extremely dangerous.
No disassembly
Prohibited
Prohibited
Avoid water
Beware of electrical shock
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Rated
power
supply

Unplug the power
cord from the socket
Do not allow dust or metallic matter to
adhere to the power plug.
•Adirty power plug may result in
electrical shock or a fire hazard due to
current leakage.
Do not use the power cord or AC
adapter if it is damaged.
• Use of a damaged power cord or AC
adapter may result in electrical shock or
a fire hazard due to current leakage.
• Replace the power cord or AC adapter
with a new one.
Be careful when handling the cutter
blade.
• Touching the blade with your bare hand
may cause injury.
• During a cutting operation, keep away
from the cutter blade.
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Prohibited
Prohibited
Beware of electrical shock
Only use the AC adapter that was
supplied as a standard accessory.
• Use of any other AC adapter may cause
malfunctions or result in electrical shock
or a fire hazard.
Avoid contact
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Safety Precautions
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Do not use or store the Craft ROBO in
a location exposed to direct sunlight
or the direct draft of an air conditioner
or heater.
• Such location may impair the
performance of the Craft ROBO.
Do not place any receptacle containing
water or other fluid on top of the Craft
ROBO.
• Fluid falling inside the Craft ROBO
may cause electrical shock or a fire
hazard due to current leakage.
Do not use the Craft ROBO in an
excessively dusty or humid location.
• Such location may impair the
performance of the Craft ROBO.
Do not use the Craft ROBO in a
location subject to excessive
mechanical vibration or electrical
noise.
• Such location may impair the
performance of the Craft ROBO.
When disconnecting the power cord or
an interface cable, do not pull on the
cord/cable.
• Such action will damage the cord/cable,
resulting in a fire hazard or electrical
shock. Be sure to hold the power cord’s
plug or the interface cable’s connector.
If water or foreign matter enters inside
the Craft ROBO, do not continue
using it. Turn off its power and unplug
its power cord from the electrical socket.
• Use of the Craft ROBO in such status
may result in electrical shock or a fire
hazard due to current leakage.
• Contact your sales representative or
nearest Graphtec vendor to request
repair.
Prohibited Prohibited
Prohibited Prohibited
Avoid water
Beware of electrical shock
Unplug the power
cord from the socket
CAUTION
Safety Precautions
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Do not attempt to lubricate the Craft
ROBO’s mechanisms.
• Such action may cause it to break down.
Do not clean the Craft ROBO using a
volatile solvent such as thinner or
benzine.
• Such action may impair its performance.
When using indoor lighting such as a
fluorescent lamp or an electrical lamp,
provide a distance of at least one
meter between the Craft ROBO and the
light source.
• Closer proximity of such a light source
may cause the sensors to malfunction.
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Prohibited
Prohibited
During cutting or plotting, provide
enough space around the Craft ROBO
so that the loaded sheet will not hit
any objects in its vicinity.
• Such contact may cause cutting or
plotting to go out of alignment.
When using the cutter, make sure that
the correct blade adjustment cap for
the selected Media Type is attached.
• An overly extended blade will damage
the cutting mat and adversely affect the
cutting quality.
Contact prohibited
Move the pen carriage slowly when
moving it manually in order to load the
sheet for cutting or for other reasons.
•Moving it quickly may damage the Craft
ROBO.
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By using the Media Trial Kit, you will be able to learn the basic operations in a short time.
Make
Something
Now!!
To Make a Name Label
Create a name label
with a photo
Trial Kit
Menu
To Make a Pop-up Greeting Card
To Cut a Vinyl Sticker
Create a name or
a logo
Before using the Media Trial Kit, please follow the instructions in the Quick Start Instruction Sheet to install the Craft ROBO driver,
the Craft ROBO Controller, and the ROBO Master.
Also, make sure that the Craft ROBO is connected to your PC.
Three menu items
are provided for
different Media Trial
Kit applications.
Select the menu
item that best suits
your purpose.
Examples
Examples
Examples
Menu
Menu
Menu
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Create
an announcement card
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11Launch the ROBO Master program,
and set the registration marks
1Launch ROBO Master
Click the New button to display
the Document Settings window.
Select “ISO A4” for Document Size
and “Landscape” for Orientation, and
then click the [OK] button.
2Set the Document Size
Click the Output Settings button
to display the Output Settings window.
Select the printer you use in the
Printer box, and make sure that
Graphtec Craft ROBO has been
specified in the Craft ROBO box.
3Make the Print Settings 4Check the registration marks
A registration mark (a positioning mark)
is a mark that is read by the Craft ROBO
sensor to enable a printout to be cut
precisely. Registration marks are printed
together with the data you create.
Before starting……
What is a registration mark?
Registration marks
(Positioning marks)
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Output Settings button
Select Craft ROBO
Click
Check
this checkbox
(Landscape)
Click to remove
the check mark
Landscape
New
Check the registration mark positions!
To Make a Name Label
Menu
Click the desktop icon to launch
[ROBO Master].
ROBO Master
shortcut icon
Registration mark
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Click the Text tool button to display the Text
Settings window. Set the font and text size and
then enter a name in the character string entry
box.
Click the [OK] button to return to the Create
Drawing window, and left-click at the position
where you wish the name to be placed.
To capture an image that you have already, click the
Image Capture button and select the image file.
When you have returned to the Create Drawing window,
left-click at the position where you wish the image to be
placed.
Note: Do not place data in the shaded areas.
Here, you use the Closed Spline Tool to draw a cut
line. To draw a smooth line, left-click all around the
edges of the photo or text. Double-click the last point to
complete the line.
To change text and lines, or the fill color used for objects, use the Line
Type Settings or the Fill Type Settings , respectively.
Left-click at the position where you
wish the name to be placed
Image capture button
Capture a photo or an image and then position it
HINT HINT HINT
To draw a shape using the
Rectangle , Rounded
Rectangle , Circle ,
or Ellipse tool, left-click
at the top left and then the
bottom right of the location
where you wish to place
the shape.
To draw a square, use the
Rectangle or the
Rounded Rectangle
with the Shift key held
down. Otherwise, use
[View Grid*] and [Snap to
Grid] in the [View] menu
on the Menu bar to easily
create a correctly-
proportioned figure.
*Grid means the squares
displayed in the Create Drawing
window that you can use as
guidelines to draw an accurate
shape.You can use the [Snap to
Grid] function to automatically
align the vertices of a shape to
the nearest position where the
guide lines cross.
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22Design a Name Label
1Enter a name 2Place the image 3Draw a cut line on the label
Enter a name
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