QuickLabel LF-100 User manual

LF-100/LF-200 Desktop Label
Finishing System
User Guide
Part Number 22834703-EN-E
Revision 1.0
4/2021
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Contents
Chapter 1: Installation and Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Install the Cutting Plotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2: Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Load and Operate the Lamination Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Clutch Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Load the Laminated Media Into the Plotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Run the Cut Test and Start a Job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Load the Matrix Remover Core Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Load the Rewinder Core Holder and Set the Slitter Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Add or Remove a Blade Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Metal Guides Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Remove Unwanted Waste from the Edge of the Roll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Black-Mark Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cutting File Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Black-Mark Position in the Cutting File and Printed Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Black-Mark Position in the Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cut Blank Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Update Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Restore Plotter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reduce Plotter Feeding Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Media Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Tension Arm Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Module Speed Rotation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 3: Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Graphtech Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replace the Knife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replace the Slitter Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replace the Cutting Mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Chapter 4: Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Yellow and Green LED’s Simultaneously on Lamination Control Board . . . . . . . . . 35
Media Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lamination Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Media Not Aligned Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Plotter Error “E01017 Hardware X Position Alarm Power off then on” . . . . . . . . . . 37
Plotter is Not Cutting or Plotter Cutting Through the Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Plotter Error “E01019 Hardware Y Position Alarm Power off then on” . . . . . . . . . . 38
Plotter Error “E05004 Hardware Realign Push Rollers Confirm” . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cutting Manager Error “Black-mark not found” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
The Media or Lamination roll might be finished, please check it. Proceed
with cutting? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Error: Load the Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Dongle not found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Can’t load sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Error: plotter not found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Last job not found. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Please forward the media to the next black-mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Please forward the media to reach a positive Y value shown on the
plotter’s display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Error after opening a .pdf file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Installation and Setup
Install the Cutting Plotter
1. Click on “SetupVirgoCM...” and follow the step-by-step instructions to complete the
installation.
Note: Please DO NOT connect the Virgo USB to your PC before the installation is
complete.
2. Click Next.

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3. Click Next.
4. Click Next.

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5. Click Next.
6. In process.

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7. Click Next.
8. Click Finish.
9. Click OK.

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10. Click NEXT (Remove the Virgo USB from your PC, and turn off the Virgo).
11. Click Next.
12. Choose the right model name of your Graphtec (CE7000-40).
Click Next.

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13. Wait until the sign “Update for the Graphtec CE7000-40 driver was completed” shows up.
You may need to restart the computer.
Click OK.
The installation is completed. A VirgoCM shortcut is displayed on your desktop.
Plug in the USB camera and the USB dongle. They will auto-install.
If your computer already has a camera installed, we recommend disabling it. If you do
not, your PC will ignore the camera on the plotter.
CM Software will generate a folder in the Windows start menu.
Note: If the USB dongle is not installed correctly or is unplugged, the following error will
appear.
System Requirements
The cutting manager works on Windows operating systems from Vista. We do not guarantee
its functionality on Windows XP.
Cutting files: Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw (save as PDF file).

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Diagram connectors behind the on-off panel.
Important: if your PC has an integrated camera, turn it off before connecting the unit.

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Operation
Load and Operate the Lamination Module
1. Load the printed roll against the disk. Tighten the core holder.
2. Load the lamination roll, move it along the supply shaft, and make it match with the web.
Tighten the core holder.
Important: The lamination roll always needs to be narrower than the web width.

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3. Load the media into the nip rollers.
4. Hold the laminating film with both hands, pull it underneath the guide roller, center it and
adhere the laminating film to the web.
For any doubt, please refer to the lamination and media path drawing.
5. While using the knob, please adjust the pressure on the rollers in order for the laminating
film to adhere to the media and avoid any possible air bubbles.
We recommend the middle hole position, as show in the picture.
6. When both LEDs are off, the manual media feeding is active. It operates keeping pushed
“Forward Media” button.
7. Push “On-Off” button to active the automatic media feeding mood. The green led will be
on.

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8. When both yellow and green LEDs are flashing it means the system is in error status. The
error occurs when the media roll, lamination roll or both are not loaded, broken or simply
they are run out.
To clear the error it is just necessary to restart the module pushing “On-Off” Button.
Clutch Adjustment
It is important to keep the media and laminating film under tension using the clutch adjustments.
If the tension is too tight, the roller system may be damaged; if the tension is too loose, the
media will not be laminated properly.
Load the Laminated Media Into the Plotter
1. Pull the laminated media under the tension arm, then pass it between the aluminum
rollers. The guide can be adjusted to prevent the media from shifting.
2. Put the lever, located in the rear of the plotter, in the down position.
Pull the media through the plotter, keeping the media edge in contact with the alignment
points.
Set both pinch rollers at the media edge.
3. While holding the media in the aligned position with one hand, lift the handle on the rear
of the plotter with the other to secure the media.
Press button 2 as requested on plotter’s display.

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Run the Cut Test and Start a Job
Run the Black-Mark Mode
1. Open Virgo Cutting Manager.
2. Press “OPEN PDF” or “OPEN LAST JOB” to load the Cut File.
3. Look at the camera preview. Hold down “BACKWARD MEDIA” or “FORWARD MEDIA”
arrows to move the web until the black-mark goes in the center position of the blue
rectangle area.
4. Measure the distance in (MM) between the top of one black-mark to top of the next
black-mark. Key in this value in the “DISTANCE BETWEEN BLACKMARKS” box section.
5. Make sure “Enable” in the blank mode is unflagged.
6. Press “CUT TEST” to check for cut depth. If the liner has been cut, decrease the cutter
pressure value in the cut force box. If label doesn’t detach, increase the cutter pressure
value in the cut force box.
7. Make sure label is aligned with the cut. Through X and Y values in the software, adjust
offsets if cut doesn’t match label.
8. Once the cut settings are properly set, select “COPY MODE” ON if you desire a preset
quantity of copies or OFF to cut until the media roll is empty.
9. Set the black-mark size” in “BLACK-MARK MODE” area.
10. Press “START”.
Note: When you lower and raise the lever while you are in black-mark mode, hold down the
forward media arrow button to move the plotter’s head down again.
Run the Blank Mode
1. Press “OPEN PDF” or “OPEN LAST JOB” to load the cut file.
2. Set the copy mode ON, and set 2 as number of copies.
3. Click “START”.
4. Check the horizontal position and the gap between the cuts.

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5. If necessary, adjust the offset X and the distance between each cut in the “STEP” box.
6. Once the cut is set properly, select copy mode: ON if you desire a preset quantity of
copies, or OFF to cut until the media roll is empty.
7. Click “START”.
Load the Matrix Remover Core Holder
Warning: Before starting a job, always remove the waste media from the matrix remover core.
Tape the matrix securely onto the cardboard core. System operating issues may occur if these
suggestions are not followed.
1. Load empty cardboard core(s) and tighten the core holder, then place the motorized core
holder in position.
2. Peel back the matrix.
3. Pull the matrix and attach it to the matrix remover core holder.
4. Pull down the waste press and relocate the o-rings to be over the waste matrix.
5. Close the sponge roller.
Load the Rewinder Core Holder and Set the Slitter Module
1. Load empty cardboard core(s) and tighten the core holder, then place the motorized core
holder in position.
Cardboard core(s) should not be wider than the width of the finished roll

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2. Pull the media through the aluminum rollers and attach the labels to the core using a
waste label.
Slitter module has 3 positions:
• Upper position (A), the blades are lifted to allow the media loading.
• Middle position (B), align the blades with the edges and the center of the labels,
tighten the thumb screw once the blade is in position.
• Lower position (C), the blade cut the media.
3. Turn ON the Matrix Remover module to rewind and start to slit the media, then turn OFF.
4. Cut the labels when the first “good” labels are visible.
5. Make sure the tension on all rolls is even, and attach each label to the core using a waste
label or tape.
6. Turn the Matrix Remover module ON. Press Resume to continue.

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Add or Remove a Blade Holder
1. Remove the iron bar by unscrewing the black thumb screw.
2. Slide the blade holder on or off. Replace the slide iron bar and tighten the thumb screw
Metal Guides Alignment
Media guides should be adjusted in order to prevent the web from shifting position.