Secabo Sc30 User manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

for the Sheet Vinyl Cutter

Secabo SC30

Congratulations on the purchase of your Secabo Sheet Vinyl Cutter!

Please carefully read the operating manual to easily integrate your unit into your production

environment.

Any type of reproduction of this operating manual requires the written permission of Secabo

GmbH. Changes and errors in the technical data and the product characteristics are reserved.

The Secabo GmbH is not liable for any direct or indirect damages occurring as a result of the use

of this product.

Version 1.0 (30.04.2018)

Safety measures

Please read the information and safety measures carefully prior to initial operation of the unit!

● Do not place any magnetic objects in the vicinity of the cutting head; otherwise uniform

contact pressure is not ensured.

● Do not remove the connection cable to the computer while plotting is in progress.

● Relieve the pressure on the pressure rollers when not in use by moving the pressure lever

up.

● Do not reach into the unit when it is connected to electricity supply.

● Never open the casing and do not make any modifications to the unit yourself.

● Ensure that neither liquids nor metal objects are put inside the Sheet Cutter.

● Ensure that the wall socket used is grounded and protected with a ground fault switch.

● Ensure that the connected voltage (230V) does not deviate by more than ±10%. Otherwise

install a voltage stabilizer.

● Pull the power plug if the unit will not be in use for a longer period of time.

● Never reach into the unit in the vicinity of the blade holder during the cutting operation!

● Discontinue any printing jobs in progress before readjusting the blade holder!

● Always ensure that the Sheet Cutter is out of reach of children during operation and never

leave the unit or individual parts of it switched on without supervision.

● Do not touch the tip of the sliding blade to avoid injury.

● Always place the unit on a stable base to prevent it from falling down.

● Do not operate the unit during thunderstorms; it can be damaged or destroyed by lightning.

Items included

Before starting work, please check whether the following items are all present:

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SC30 Sheet Cutter

Power cable

USB connection cable

Blade holder

Pen holder

Drag knife

1x 30° (yellow cap)

1x 45° (red cap)

1x 60° (blue cap)

Front bars

1x Bar 1 for DIN A4 size

1x Bar 2 for DINA3 or A3 plus

Certificate of DrawCut PRO

(Sheet Cutter) license

Fuse 5A

Device parts and their function

1. Support paper parts

2. Power switch

3. Paper tray

4. Paper guidance

5. Cover handle

6. Control panel with operation buttons

7. Drawer

8. Cable Clamp for USB cable

9. USB interface connector

10. SD-card interface connector (without assignment)

11. Carriage

12. The switch of bar

13. Front bar

14. Rubber Feet

15. Carriage Belt

16. Blade Holder

Control panel

1. Touch Screen

a. Set

i. Speed: Display speed parameters, (the data refers to the fastest cutting

straight line)

ii. Force: Display force parameters.

iii. XP:The scaling of the X direction(feeding direction),generally do not need to

change

iv. YP:The scaling of the Y direction(Carriage direction),generally do not need

to change.

v. Fan Setting: Suction fan switch and settings,Prt Sensor Val: This is useless

for user.

vi. LED: LED lights above the carriage, please keep it open when

working-Enable

vii. VER: The version for firmware.

b. Test

i. Force: Directly adjust the pressure.

ii. Sensor status: it will show red if the sensor has a cover and the opposite

shows black.

iii. S1: The position in front of the front bar,checking after the work, the paper is

remove the plotter or not.

iv. S2: The position in back of the pinch roller,control the feeding.

v. S3: The position in paper tray,checking if there is any paper in the tray and

control the feeding.

vi. Load: Take a piece of paper on the S1 sensor, press load, the machine will

automatically feed the paper and the carriage moved to the paper, ready to

test.

vii. Scale Test: The carriage will cut one squares(100mm×100mm)

viii. Force Test: The carriage will cut one squares and triangles in order to test

the force.

ix. Eject: Exit the paper directly.

x. Return: Save the force setting and back the main interface.

c. Offline: you can move the carriage and feeding direction manually and set the

origin

2. Key without assignment

3. Back---Return to the last interface

4. Direction Key----Up key

5. Direction Key----Left key

6. Direction Key----Right key

7. Direction Key----Down key

Initial operation of machine and software

Caution! Please note that the smooth installation and complete configuration

requires DrawCut PRO to be installed first.

Installation DrawCut PRO

Minimum Computer Configuration

● IBM Compatible 1Ghz CPU

● 2Gb of available Hard Disk Drive space

● 2Gb of RAM

● SVGA color monitor set to a min 1024*768

● 256Mb SVGA Video/Graphics card

● 2 Button Mouse

● Microsoft Windows Xp ( Service Pack 3 )

●

Recommended Computer Configuration

●Intel Quad-Core+

● 100Gb+ of available Hard Disk space

● 16Gb+ of RAM

● DVD Read Write Drive

● Dual 24’’+ Color monitors(1900 Pixels+ Wide)

● 4.0Gb+ Video/Graphics card

● 2 Button Scrolling Wheel Mouse

● Sound & Speakers

● Microsoft Windows 7, 8 or 10 pro (64 bit)

Your Secabo Sheet Cutter is delivered with the cutting software DrawCut PRO. This software must

be activated over the Internet. You do not necessarily need internet access on the computer, on

which DrawCut will be installed. The activation can also be done on another computer.

In order to control your Sheet Cutter via your computer, install the software as described below:

● Disable the Windows Firewall and your anti-virus software for the time of installation.

● Download the current version of DrawCut PRO (Sheet Cutter) at

http://fcws6.com/downloads/drawcut/Install_DrawCutPro_DL_MV_BCA.exe and follow the

installation wizard.

● Find your 26-digit DrawCut serial number on the printout that was delivered with your

Sheet Cutter. Enter it when you are prompted to do so.

● Choose the language

● Select your model

● Now you can use DrawCut PRO (Sheetcutter).

Installation of your Secabo Sheet Cutter in DrawCut

● First, make sure that your PC is connected to the Internet.

● Connect the Sheet Cutter to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

● Switch on the device.

● Your Secabo Sheet Cutter will now be detected. Windows will search for the appropriate

drivers and automatically install them. This can take some time. After that, the device is

ready for operation.

● Start DrawCut.

● Run the Spooler in Drawcut Pro

● Click on Lapos Q Controller

● The Lapos Q module should now be running.

● Confirming that the machine has the correct firmware version

○ After you have first installed the program you will need to run a quick test to ensure

that the machine has been shipped with necessary firmware version needed to scan

barcodes correctly.

○ 1. Open the Barcode controller module.

○ 2. Ensure that the machine is connected to the computer, plugged in and turned on.

○ 3. From the “Cutter” menu, click on “Check Cutter Compatibility”

The software will then inform you if the machine has the required firmware and is ready to

be used with the software.

Initial Calibration

After you have installed the program you will need to perform an initial calibration of the Lapos

sensor. This calibration is required and has to be done only once.

Instructions:

● Remove the blade from the cutter, and load the pen tool. Load a sheet of plain A4 paper

and test if the pen is drawing correctly. Adjust the force if required until you are able to get a

sharp continuous pen line.

● Load a blank sheet of paper into the machine and position the pen in the middle of the

sheet of paper and set the base point (origin) to 0,0.

● Run the Barcode controller, and from the “Cutter” menu, click on “Auto Calibrate Laser

Offset”

● The machine will move over the area it is about to mark with the pen. If the cutter

does not move the pen off the edge of the paper, click ok to begin the automatic

calibration process.

● Once completed, the software will now be calibrated, ready to use.

Note:If the calibration process fails, ensure that the pen is making clear,

sharp lines on the paper.

Cutting the Sample test print

● After calibrating the laser offset, you are ready to perform a cutting test using a predesigned

sample.

● Open the barcode controller.

● From the “Jobs” menu, click on “Sample File” to open the pre-designed sample file.

● Print this PDF file at 100% size. This is a very important detail when using the sheet cutter.

All artwork needs to be printed at the actual size, and not scaled to fit the paper.

The sample test print contains a box that should measure 180mm x 180mm, which you can

check after printing to confirm that the artwork is printing at the correct size.

● Load the test print(s) into the sheet cutter.

● In the Barcode controller, set the Mark positions to match the position of the marks in this

job.

Note:

When designing the artwork, you are able to choose how far the marks are placed

from the edge of the paper. You should try to use the same value for all jobs, so you

do not have to keep changing this value. If you do not have the mark positions set

correctly, the cutter will try to look for the marks in the wrong place, and be unable to

find them.

● Click “Start” to begin scanning and cutting the sheet.

Note:

If you are using plain paper, remember to use the pen tool, and not the blade tool!

Creating your first design

After you have practiced with sample print, you are now ready to create your own artwork.

The instructions below show you the main steps required to build, print and send the

artwork to the machine.

● Ensure that the page size for your artwork is set to either A4 or A3 (or for A3+,

320mmx480mm)

● Click on the “Contour Cut Wizard” so you can add the scanning marks and barcode.

● Click on “Page Marks” to apply page marks and confirm that with OK.

● Check if the Page Mark Margins are correct in the Print Options.

Note:

You should ensure that the Top margin and the Bottom margin are set to the same

value, so you can load the sheets upside down as well as the normal way.

● Close the Contour Cutting Wizard with OK to return to the designing window.

● Load your artwork that you want to cut (using the “File” -> “Import” menu)

● Click on “Create Cut Contour” to build the cutting contour

● Generate the cutting contour then click “Accept”

● Duplicate the logo, using either the “Tile Array” tool, or manually making copies using the

“+” key on the number pad.

● Click “Contour Cut Wizard” again.

● Choose the “Printing Device”, based on how you want to create the printing artwork. You

can either print directly to your printer, or save a PDF or TIFF file to be printed by some

other means.

IMPORTANT:

After you have built the print artwork, which we recommend you use “Save PDF”

option, so you always have a copy of the actual artwork with the correct barcode

number, you must also submit the cutting data (Add CutJob).

● Make sure that the print is at 100%

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