Summa SUMMACUT D120, SUMMACUT D140, SUMMACUT D160 User Manual

User’s Manual

Rev 002

FCC Notice

The SummaCut-series cutters have been tested and found to comply with the limits
for Class A digital devices, 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. The cutters generate, use and
can emit radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of the cutters in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference,
in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense.

Caution!

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Summa, which is responsible
for FCC compliance, could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

DOC Notice

The SummaCut-series cutters do not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.

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Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
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product should not be disposed of with regular household waste,
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Electrical and electronic equipment can contain materials that are
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If you wish to dispose of this product and the product still functions, please consider
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Failure to register may result in delayed responses to your warranty and service
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Welcome

Congratulations on your purchase of the new cutter!

The SummaCut cutters are made for sign-makers.
SummaCut is Summa’s most popular and affordable line of vinyl cutters.
They offer tracking accuracy, speed and features not found in other affordably-priced

cutters.
SummaCut now offers the unrivaled Optical POsitioning Sensor OPOS X.

This manual is a reference guide for installing and operating the SummaCut cutter
models.

Table of contents I

Table of Contents

1 Setup ......................................................................................................1-1

1.1 Unpacking the Cutter..................................................................................1-1

1.1.1 Removing the packaging from the cutter................................................ 1-1

1.1.2 Setting up the machine with a stand....................................................... 1-2

1.1.3 Setting up the machine without a stand.................................................. 1-4

1.2 SummaCut Cutter Components................................................................. 1-5

1.2.1 The Cutter as viewed from the front .......................................................1-5

1.2.2 The Cutter as viewed from the back....................................................... 1-7

1.3 Connecting the Cutter to the Mains........................................................... 1-9

1.3.1 Grounding (“Earthing”)............................................................................ 1-9

1.3.2 Operating voltage...................................................................................1-9

1.3.3 Powering-on the cutter ......................................................................... 1-10

1.4 Connecting the Cutter to a Computer ..................................................... 1-11

1.4.1 USB connection....................................................................................1-11

1.4.1.1 Connecting the SummaCut cutter to a PC using a USB cable...... 1-11

1.4.1.2 Connecting the SummaCut cutter to a Mac using a USB cable....1-12

1.4.2 RS-232 Connection..............................................................................1-13

1.5 Loading Media ........................................................................................... 1-14

1.5.1 Pinch roller positioning ......................................................................... 1-14

1.5.2 Loading media...................................................................................... 1-15

1.5.3 Media load procedure........................................................................... 1-18

1.6 Tool Installation......................................................................................... 1-20

1.6.1 Knife installation ................................................................................... 1-20

1.6.2 Pen installation.....................................................................................1-24

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2 Basic Operation.....................................................................................2-1

2.1 LCD AND CONTROL PANEL ...................................................................... 2-1

2.1.1 Control Panel..........................................................................................2-2

2.1.1.1 The menu key ....................................................................... 2-2

2.1.1.2 The exit key .......................................................................... 2-2

2.1.1.3 The enter key ........................................................................2-2

2.1.1.4 The test key .......................................................................... 2-2

2.1.1.5 The jogging keys , , and ............................ 2-2

2.2 How to Set Tool Parameters....................................................................... 2-3

2.2.1 Setting tool type......................................................................................2-3

2.2.2 Changing tool pressure .......................................................................... 2-4

2.2.3 Changing drag knife offset...................................................................... 2-4

2.3 How to Set Cutting Speed........................................................................... 2-6

2.4 How to Change the User (Quick Parameter Change)............................... 2-8

2.5 How to Make Sure the Sign Has the Correct Size .................................... 2-9

3 OPOS (Optical POSitioning).................................................................3-1

3.1 Introduction.................................................................................................. 3-1

3.2 Basic OPOS operation................................................................................ 3-1

3.2.1 OPOS calibration....................................................................................3-2

3.2.2 Media calibration .................................................................................... 3-3

3.3 Detailed OPOS Operation ........................................................................... 3-5

3.3.1 Creating the graphic with the markers.................................................... 3-5

3.3.2 OPOS XY ............................................................................................... 3-8

3.3.3 Printing the graphic................................................................................. 3-9

3.3.4 Loading the graphic into the cutter....................................................... 3-10

3.3.5 Setting the parameters for the OPOS sensor....................................... 3-10

3.3.6 Registering the markers ....................................................................... 3-12

3.3.7 Cutting the contour............................................................................... 3-13

3.4 Automating Tasks with OPOS.................................................................. 3-14

3.4.1 Cutting multiple copies of a graphic on the same roll........................... 3-14

3.4.2 Cutting the same graphic on multiple media sheets............................. 3-14

3.4.3 OPOS Barcode.....................................................................................3-17

3.5 Cutting through ......................................................................................... 3-19

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4 Detailed Operation ................................................................................4-1

4.1 Introduction.................................................................................................. 4-1

4.2 Main Menu.................................................................................................... 4-1

4.2.1 Velocity................................................................................................... 4-2

4.2.2 TurboCut................................................................................................. 4-2

4.2.3 Pressure................................................................................................. 4-2

4.2.4 Knife offset.............................................................................................. 4-2

4.2.5 Pouncing Gap.........................................................................................4-2

4.2.6 User Config............................................................................................. 4-2

4.2.7 Reset...................................................................................................... 4-2

4.2.8 Recut...................................................................................................... 4-3

4.2.9 Load........................................................................................................ 4-3

4.2.10 Extended Load ....................................................................................... 4-3

4.2.11 Align Load............................................................................................... 4-3

4.2.12 System Setup......................................................................................... 4-3

4.3 System Setup Menu .................................................................................... 4-4

4.3.1 Confidence test....................................................................................... 4-5

4.3.2 DIN A4 Test............................................................................................ 4-5

4.3.3 Tool......................................................................................................... 4-5

4.3.4 Flex Cut.................................................................................................. 4-5

4.3.5 Panels..................................................................................................... 4-6

4.3.6 Velocity................................................................................................... 4-6

4.3.7 Overcut................................................................................................... 4-6

4.3.8 OptiCut ................................................................................................... 4-7

4.3.9 Emulate .................................................................................................. 4-7

4.3.10 USB Class.............................................................................................. 4-7

4.3.11 Baud Rate............................................................................................... 4-8

4.3.12 Parity ...................................................................................................... 4-8

4.3.13 RTS/DTR (RS232):................................................................................. 4-8

4.3.14 RS 232 TEST ......................................................................................... 4-9

4.3.15 Align Mode.............................................................................................. 4-9

4.3.16 Autoload ............................................................................................... 4-10

4.3.17 Language.............................................................................................. 4-10

4.3.18 Default Menu........................................................................................ 4-10

4.3.19 Menu Units ........................................................................................... 4-10

4.3.20 ROM Revision ...................................................................................... 4-10

4.3.21 Media Sensor ....................................................................................... 4-11

4.3.22 Sensor Setup........................................................................................4-11

4.3.23 Calibrate X/Y ........................................................................................ 4-12

4.3.24 Coil Setup............................................................................................. 4-12

4.3.25 Cal. Media ............................................................................................ 4-12

4.3.26 Cal. OPOS............................................................................................4-13

4.3.27 OPOS Settings..................................................................................... 4-13

4.3.28 OPOS Sensor.......................................................................................4-13

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5 Maintenance and Cleaning...................................................................5-1

5.1 Introduction.................................................................................................. 5-1

5.1.1 Cleaning the drive system...................................................................... 5-1

5.1.2 Cleaning the media sensor.....................................................................5-2

5.1.3 Cleaning the Y-Guide Rail...................................................................... 5-2

5.1.4 Changing the fuse .................................................................................. 5-3

6 Specs and Genaral Information ...........................................................6-1

6.1 Features List................................................................................................ 6-1

6.1.1 Hardware................................................................................................ 6-1

6.1.2 Interface.................................................................................................. 6-1

6.1.3 Functionality ........................................................................................... 6-1

6.1.4 Software ................................................................................................. 6-1

6.2 CUTTER ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES....................................... 6-2

6.3 Technical Specification............................................................................... 6-3

6.3.1 Machine dimensions............................................................................... 6-3

6.3.2 shipping dimensions............................................................................... 6-3

6.3.3 Media......................................................................................................6-4

6.3.4 PERFORMANCE.................................................................................... 6-5

6.3.5 INTERFACE........................................................................................... 6-5

6.3.6 FIRMWARE............................................................................................ 6-5

6.3.7 ENVIRONMENTAL................................................................................. 6-6

6.3.8 Electrical................................................................................................. 6-6

6.3.9 Certifications...........................................................................................6-6

6.4 Cutter accessories and consumables....................................................... 6-7

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List of Figures

1-1 Summacutter cutter fully boxed ...........................................................................1-1

1-2 Contents of box stand..........................................................................................1-2

1-3 Contents of box basket........................................................................................1-2

1-4 Mounting horizontal panel....................................................................................1-2

1-5 Mounting horizontal panel....................................................................................1-3

1-6 Mounting the 4 casters.........................................................................................1-3

1-7 Mounting the cutter on the stand .........................................................................1-3

1-8 installing the basket .............................................................................................1-3

1-9 position of a cutter on a table...............................................................................1-4

1-10 SummaCut cutter, front view..............................................................................1-5

1-11 SummaCut cutter, rear view ..............................................................................1-7

1-12 Properly grounded connection...........................................................................1-9

1-13 media is loaded and cutter is ready.................................................................1-10

1-14 Cutter is ready no media is loaded ..................................................................1-10

1-15 Position pinch rollers........................................................................................1-14

1-16 Pinch roller lever..............................................................................................1-15

1-17 Media flanges...................................................................................................1-15

1-18 Position media flange on cutter........................................................................1-15

1-19 Feeding roll media without using media flanges..............................................1-16

1-20 Media position..................................................................................................1-16

1-21 Pinch roller lever..............................................................................................1-17

1-22 Removing the drag knife holder from the clamp..............................................1-20

1-23 Removing the knife from the standard drag knife holder.................................1-20

1-25 Dual clamp drag head......................................................................................1-21

1-26 Knife pressure test pattern ...............................................................................1-22

1-27 Knife is choosen tool........................................................................................1-24

1-28 Pen is choosen tool..........................................................................................1-24

2-1 Touch screen.......................................................................................................2-1

2-2 Correct knife offset pattern...................................................................................2-5

2-3 Length calibration pattern ..................................................................................2-10

3-1 Position media fro multiple sheet.......................................................................3-16

3-2 Opos barcode job loaded...................................................................................3-17

3-3 FlexCut principle................................................................................................3-19

3-4 combined contour cut and cutting through.........................................................3-21

4-1 main Menu...........................................................................................................4-1

4-2 Configuration Menu..............................................................................................4-4

4-3 Overcut ................................................................................................................4-6

4-4 Sensor setup......................................................................................................4-11

5-1 Placement of vinyl strip........................................................................................5-1

5-2 Media sensors Summacut cutters........................................................................5-2

5-3 Sliding surfaces on Y-guide rail ...........................................................................5-2

5-4 Power entry module.............................................................................................5-3

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Table of contents VI

List of Tables

ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES....................................................................6-2

SHIPPING DIMENSIONS..........................................................................................6-3

SUMMACUT MEDIA SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................6-4

SUMMACUT INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................6-5

SUMMACUT FIRMWARE..........................................................................................6-5

SUMMACUT ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................6-6

SUMMACUT ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................6-6

SUMMACUT ACCESSORIES ...................................................................................6-8

Setup 1-1

1 Setup

1.1 Unpacking the Cutter

NOTE: Save the shipping box and any other packaging items in case the cutter needs

to be shipped. Do not ship the cutter without first completely repacking it in its original
packaging.

Before unpacking the cutter, make sure that there is enough space to assemble the
stand and to set the cutter aside to insert the stand screws.

CAUTION: For safety reasons, no fewer than two people should be involved in
unpacking the cutter.

1.1.1 Removing the packaging from the cutter

1. Remove the straps and the staples and open the lid of the box.

2. The cutter is packed in foil. The models D120, D140 and D160 are delivered with

the stand and basket under in the box. The accessories are located at the side in a
separate box. Check first whether everything is present.

3. Do not throw away the packaging. Shipping it without the original box voids any
warranty.

FIG 1-1

1-1 SUMMACUTTER CUTTER FULLY BOXED

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1.1.2 Setting up the machine with a stand

1. Verify that the stand and basket come with all the accessories.

The box containing the stand should contain following:

a. 2 legs
b. 2 feet
c. 1 horizontal panel
d. Bag of 4 casters, screws and other accessories to mount the stand

FIG 1-2

1-2 CONTENTS OF BOX STAND

The box containing the basket should contain following:

a. Total of 7 tubes for [media basket
b. Linen media basket
c. Bag of accessories to mount the basket

FIG 1-3

1-3 CONTENTS OF BOX BASKET

2. Mount on each leg a foot. Make sure that, if the legs are orientated the same way,
on one leg the long end is pointing in one direction and on the other one in the
other direction.

FIG 1-4

1-4 MOUNTING HORIZONTAL PANEL

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3. Mount the horizontal panel. Make sure that the hollow side is orientated to the

same side as the long ends of the feet (this would then be the rear).

FIG 1-5

1-5 MOUNTING HORIZONTAL PANEL

4. Turn the stand upside down and mount the 4 casters (put the nut first in the
casters, then use the 12mm wrench.

FIG 1-6

1-6 MOUNTING THE 4 CASTERS

5. Turn the stand the right way up again and put the machine on the stand and
secure with 4 screws.

FIG 1-7

1-7 MOUNTING THE CUTTER ON THE STAND

6. Mount the basket. Make sure the long tubes are used at the rear. Put a saddle clip
to keep tubes in their place.

FIG 1-8

1-8 INSTALLING THE BASKET

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1.1.3 Setting up the machine without a stand

The smaller models are equipped with an extra media guide. In order not to damage
this part, special attention is requested when putting a machine on a surface. This
media guide should always be over an edge.

FIG 1-9

1-9 POSITION OF A CUTTER ON A TABLE

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1.2 SummaCut Cutter Components

1.2.1 The Cutter as viewed from the front

FIG 1-10

1-10 SUMMACUT CUTTER, FRONT VIEW

1. Pinch rollers: The pinch rollers clamp the media to the drive system to ensure
accurate tracking. The D120 has one and the D140 and D160 have two extra
pinch rollers to ensure that wide media stays flat in the middle. The extra rollers in
the middle can be enabled or disabled.

2. Keypad: All cutter activity can be initiated from keypad. The LCD displays
information about the cutter’s current status and/or actions that need to be taken.

3. Pinch roller lever: This lever is used to raise and lower the pinch rollers for media
loading.

4. Media drive sleeves: The media drive sleeves move the media only when the
pinch rollers are in the “down” position. The Larger the model, the more small
sleeves.

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5. Tool carriage: The tool carriage is the mount for the knife holder, pen or pouncing

tool. It has also holds the Optical POSitioning sensor (OPOS).

6. Cutting strip: A self-healing orange strip helps avoid any damage to the knife tip
when no media has been loaded. Since cutting is done on the cutting strip, it is
essential that the strip remains intact.

7. Media sensor: A media sensor behind the right sleeve is used to detect the end of
the loaded media.

8. Media guide: Only on smaller models, prevents the media slipping under the
cutter when installed on a table.

9. Screws to secure the cutter base: Make sure all screws are secured at each
side before the cutter is used.

10. Media basket: The stand and linen media basket come standard with all D120,
D140 and D160 models.

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1.2.2 The Cutter as viewed from the back

FIG 1-11

1-11 SUMMACUT CUTTER, REAR VIEW

1. Pinch rollers: The pinch rollers clamp the media to the drive system to ensure
accurate tracking. The D120 has one and the D140 and D160 have two extra
pinch rollers to ensure that wide media stays flat in the middle. The extra rollers in
the middle can be enabled or disabled.

2. Pinch roller lever: This lever is used to raise and lower the pinch rollers for media
loading.

3. The fuse box: The fuse is located at the right side of the power entry module.
Check the specification section to see which fuse is used in the SummaCut cutter.

CAUTION: For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with the same type
and rating of fuse.

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4. Power On/Off switch: This rocker switch, in the middle of the power entry

module, sets the cutter’s power to ON or OFF. To switch on the power, press the
“I” side of the rocker switch. To switch off the power, press the “O” side of the
rocker switch.

5. AC power cord receptacle: It is located at the left-hand side of the power entry
module. The power-up procedure is explained in detail in Section 1.3. Always use
a power cord that was delivered with your cutter.

6. USB port: This interface is based on the standards specified in Universal Serial
Bus Specifications Revision 1.1. It allows a high-speed bi-directional
communication between the host computer and the cutter.

7. RS-232 port: This DB-9P connector provides serial bi-directional communication
between the cutter and a host computer.

8. Screws to secure the cutter base: Screws (2 left and 2 right) hold the cutter
base to its stand. All the screws must be properly tightened before using the
cutter.

9. Casters: The casters on the stand are equipped with locking brakes. Once the
cutter has been moved to its new location, press the brakes with your foot to lock
the casters.

10. Media basket: The stand and linen media basket come as standard equipment
with all 120, 140 and 160 SummaCut cutters.

11. Roll media guide bushes: The two flange guides serve to keep the media roll in
place when media is pulled from the roll.

12. Media support rollers: Rotating support rollers for the media roll.

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1.3 Connecting the Cutter to the Mains

1.3.1 Grounding (“Earthing”)

CAUTION: An insulated ground conductor must be installed as part of the branch

circuit that supplies power to the wall outlet to which the cutter is connected. The
ground conductor must have the same size, insulation material and thickness as the
grounded and ungrounded branch circuit supply conductors, but the insulating seat
should be green or green with yellow striping.

The ground conductor described above must be grounded at the electrical distribution
board or, if power is supplied by a separate system, at the power supply
transformer/motor generator set.

The wall sockets into which the cutter is plugged must be of the grounded type. The
grounded conductors serving the wall socket must be properly connected to the
ground.

For emergency access, the cutter should be installed near the socket-outlet for easy
access.

MAKE SURE THIS
IS CONNECTED TO A

MAKE SURE THIS IS
CONNECTED TO A

THREE-PIN
PLUG

EUROPE:

USA

OUTLET

:

THREE-PIN

KNOWN GROUND

KNOWN EARTH

FIG 1-12

1-12 PROPERLY GROUNDED CONNECTION

1.3.2 Operating voltage

CAUTION: Before changing the fuse, make sure that the cutter is completely
disconnected from its power source.

CAUTION: For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with the same type
and rating of fuse.

Fuse Rate: T2.0A, 250V SCHURTER SPT OR EQUIVALENT.
The power supply detects the line voltage and switches automatically between 110V

and 230V.

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1.3.3 Powering-on the cutter

CAUTION: Be sure the power switch is turned off before connecting the power cord

(the “0” side of the ON/OFF rocker switch should be pressed).

WARNING

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING

AREA. THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS.

1. Plug the female end of the AC power cord into the receptacle located in the power

entry module on the cutter’s rear panel.

2. Plug male end of the AC power cord into a properly grounded wall socket.

3. Power on the cutter by pressing the “I” side of the ON/OFF rocker switch located

on the power entry module on the rear panel.

4. The touch screen will activate and the initialization process will begin. If media is
loaded, then the cutter will check size and load the media.

FIG 1-13

1-13 MEDIA IS LOADED AND CUTTER IS READY

FIG 1-14

1-14 CUTTER IS READY NO MEDIA IS LOADED

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1.4 Connecting the Cutter to a Computer

The SummaCut cutters support bi-directional USB and RS-232 connectivity. When
both ports are connected at the same time, the port that receives data first will remain
active and the other port will be deactivated.

1.4.1 USB connection

The USB cable should be 5 meters (16 feet) or less in length. The connector on the
cutter side of the cable should be USB series B 4-pin. The connector on the computer
side of the cable should be USB A 4-pin.
.

1.4.1.1 Connecting the SummaCut cutter to a PC using a USB cable

1. Power off the cutter.

2. Insert the SummaCut CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

3. Connect one end of the USB cable to a USB port on the computer.

4. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the

cutter.

5. Power on the cutter (see section

1.3.3) and return to the computer.

The Found New Hardware Wizard should appear on the computer screen and
ask for the USB driver.

6. Click “OK” and follow the instructions provided by the Wizard.

Windows will find and install the driver.

7. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.

8. Restart the computer.

NOTE: When the cutter is connected to a computer for the first time using the USB
cable, the computer will detect the cutter and ask for the USB driver. The driver is
included on the CD containing this user’s manual. Failure to install the USB driver the
first time the cutter is connected may result in the computer listing it as an “unknown
device.” Then the only way to install the driver properly is to uninstall the device or to
update the driver using the Windows device manager.

NOTE: For connecting more then one cutter to one computer, see section on Error!
Reference source not found. - 4.3.10.

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1.4.1.2 Connecting the SummaCut cutter to a Mac using a USB cable

¾ Mac OS 8.5 to OS 9.2

1. Power off the cutter.

2. Connect one end of the USB cable to a USB port on the computer.

3. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the

cutter.

4. Power on the cutter (see section

1.3.3) and return to the computer.

5. Insert the SummaCut CD into the computer’s CD-ROM drive.

6. Click on the “USB install driver” icon on the CD-ROM.

This will automatically install the driver and the Summa Port Mapper utility.

7. Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.

8. Restart the computer.

NOTE: If the cutter is connected to the computer before device installation, then the
computer will regard the cutter as an unknown device. The driver can be installed at
any time with or without the cutter connected.

¾ Mac OSX
Most recent cutting software does not need a driver installation when a computer is

connected to the cutter. The software that controls the driver is built into the cutting
software.

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1.4.2 RS-232 Connection

The RS-232 cable should be 5 meters (16 feet) or less in length. The connectors on
both sides are DB-9S type connectors. There is no need to install a device driver
when connecting a cutter with an RS-232 connection.
The parameters of the RS-232 connection must be set in either the properties of the
COM port in the device manager or in the cutting software program itself. Please refer
to the manual for the cutting software on how to set the parameters for the RS-232
connection with the cutter.

Default settings of the RS-232 connection are listed in the table below.

Baud rate

9600

Data Bits

8

Parity

none

Stop Bits

2

Flow Control

Hardware or XON / XOFF

TABLE 1-1

1-1 DEFAULT RS-232 SETTINGS OF THE SUMMACUT CUTTER

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1.5 Loading Media

The following procedures apply mainly to the use of roll media. If you are using
sheets, there are two options:
For long sheets, roll up the sheet so that the alignment is identical to that of a roll.
For short sheets, the alignment is not so important. If the sheet is cut off
perpendicularly, it can be aligned to the front border.

1.5.1 Pinch roller positioning

Proper movement of the media will only occur if the media is driven by the two outer
pinch rollers that are correctly located over two drive sleeves.

The pinch rollers are lowered or raised simultaneously by means of the pinch roller
lever arm located on the right-hand side of the cutter. The pinch rollers must be lifted
to allow vinyl loading, during which the media is fed from the rear of the cutter to the
front. When raised, the pinch rollers can be moved manually to the left or the right
along the pinch roller shaft.

CAUTION: Always make sure that the pinch rollers are fully raised before sliding
them to the left or right.
Always hold the assembly at the side of the pinch roller to move it from left to right; do
not reposition pinch roller by holding the assembly at the rear of the machine.

The pinch rollers MUST be positioned correctly and lowered onto the media before an
automatic load sequence is initiated. Make sure that all the pinch rollers are positioned
above a drive sleeve. The outer left pinch roller should be positioned in one of the
detents (click position), just under a white triangular label. The outer right pinch roller
should be positioned somewhere over the long drive sleeve, click positions are
located at the edges of the sleeve (area marked with a white triangular label).

FIG 1-15

1-15 POSITION PINCH ROLLERS

ATTENTION: Always leave the pinch rollers in the “up” position when the cutter is not
in use. Leaving the pinch rollers in the “down” position for a long time will result in a
flat spot in the pinch rollers, which will seriously [negatively] affect tracking
performance and cutting quality.

NOTE: When the pinch rollers are raised during a job, then the cutter will immediately
stop and after a second move the carriage to the right side.

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1.5.2 Loading media

1. Raise the pinch rollers by means of the pinch roller lever arm, which is located on

the right-hand side of the cutter, next to the touch panel.

FIG 1-16

1-16 PINCH ROLLER LEVER

2. Loosen the knobs on the two media flanges. The following illustration shows a
loosened flange (1) and a tightened flange (2).

FIG 1-17

1-17 MEDIA FLANGES

3. Insert a loosened flange into one end of the media roll and tighten the knob. Verify
that the flange is secure. Then do the same on the other side of the roll.

4. Place the flange-equipped roll on the media supply rollers. Set the flanges inside
the groove of the flange guide. The flange guides can be moved laterally on the
roller.

FIG 1-18

1-18 POSITION MEDIA FLANGE ON CUTTER

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NOTE: If the flanges are not used (not recommended – tracking is not guaranteed),

then make sure that the roll is caught between the two flange guides.

FIG 1-19

1-19 FEEDING ROLL MEDIA WITHOUT USING MEDIA FLANGES

5. Start feeding the media from the rear of the machine. Pass the media underneath
the pinch rollers towards the front of the machine.

6. Position the left media edge

on the left-most drive sleeve and check whether the

right media edge

is positioned over the long drive sleeve. Then position the left

and right pinch rollers.
The pinch rollers should be positioned over the drive sleeves about 3 to 15 mm

(0.1” to 0.6”) away from the media’s outer edges (1). Then pull on the media while
holding the flange at the back so the media is tight.

FIG 1-20

1-20 MEDIA POSITION

In circumstances where the above procedure does not work, because the media is
too narrow to reach the long drive sleeve, try positioning the left media edge over
the second left drive sleeve and position the right media edge somewhere over the
long drive sleeve. Continue moving the left pinch roller toward the long drive
sleeve until both pinch rollers are in their designated position and directly over the
edges of the vinly.

In all cases, both edges of the media must cover a drive sleeve. If this is not the
case, reposition the roll of material to cover the drive sleeve.

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7. Make sure that the media follows a straight path from the roll of material. To

accomplish this, slide the media roll and flange guides from the left to the right
along the media support rollers.

WARNING

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING

AREA. THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS.

8. Lower the pinch roller lever to press the media firmly against the drive sleeves.

After one second the tool carriage automatically moves from the right to the left to
sense the usable media width.

FIG 1-21

1-21 PINCH ROLLER LEVER

NOTE: It is not recommended to unroll the media manually from the roll. The cutter will
unroll the media automatically during the load sequence.

9. The positioning and routing of sheet material is identical to that of roll media.

10. The cutter is now ready.

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1.5.3 Media load procedure

CAUTION: Do not place any objects in front of, or behind, the cutter that could interfere

with cutter operation. Make sure the media is free to move forward and back. Keep
hands, hair, clothing and jewelry away from moving parts.

While the cutter is on, it will automatically start executing a minimal loading procedure
as soon as the pinch rollers are lowered. The load procedure will also start when the
cutter is switched on while media is already in the machine and the pinch rollers are in
the “down” position (this is not recommended). Always keep the pinch rollers in the up
position while the cutter is not being used.

The minimal loading procedure consists of:

 A media width measurement.
 Media is unwound over a length equal to the width measured between the

outer two pinch rollers.

 A simultaneous 45° axial move of the drive drum (sleeves) and cutting head.

After that, the cutter is ready to receive files from the computer.
When receiving a job from the computer, the cutter will automatically pull the required
media from the roll. It does this in steps and the length of the vinyl used is equal to a
number of times the measured width of the media.

This load procedure is sufficient in most of the cases; however they are some extra
load features available.

WARNING
Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media.
Keep fingers and other body parts away from the cutting area.
There are hazardous moving parts.

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¾ Changing origin.

1. Press

, , and to change the origin.

The media will move to the new origin, values will appear on the LCD. The X value
is the distance from the original origin; the Y value is the maximum cutting width.

2. Press

to toggle the Y value between the maximum cutting width and distance

from original origin.

The Y value will toggle.

3. Press

if the desired origin is reached.

The cutter come online and be ready to receive data from the computer.

4. Or press

to cancel..

The cutter will move to its original origin and come online.

¾ Extended load.

The function extended load makes it possible to define the limits of the Y axis so that
the cutter can cut outside the pinch rollers. Media has to loaded before this function
can be used.

1. Press

until ‘extended load’ appears on the LCD .

Extended Load will appear on the LCD.

2. Press

.

‘Origin’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

or to define the new right limit (origin).

The head will move to its new origin.

4. Press

.

‘Size’ will appear on the LCD.

5. Press

or to define the new left limit

6. Press

.

Note: Tracking is not guaranteed when using this mode.

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1.6 Tool Installation

SAFETY WARNING: The SummaCut cutters use razor-sharp knives. To avoid serious

injury, use caution when installing, removing or otherwise handling the knife!

1.6.1 Knife installation

A knife has been pre-installed in the cutter.
For safety reasons, the knife depth has been set to zero. Simply turn out the knife
(see XXX yellow arrow clockwise) to start cutting. Below is the complete description
of the knife removal and knife installation.

¾ Removing the drag knife

1. Loosen the head clamp screw (1), swing the clamp arm back and remove the knife
holder from the clamp (2).

FIG 1-22

1-22 REMOVING THE DRAG KNIFE HOLDER FROM THE CLAMP

2. Turn the knurled adjustment knob (3) clockwise to push the knife (4) out of the
holder (5).

FIG 1-23

1-23 REMOVING THE KNIFE FROM THE STANDARD DRAG KNIFE HOLDER

3. Carefully pull the knife from the holder.

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¾ Installing the drag knife

1. Remove the aluminum plunger from the plastic knife holder (5) by turning the
knurled adjustment knob (3) counterclockwise until the plunger comes out of the
holder.

2. Insert the conical, non-cutting end of the knife into the opening in the narrow end
of the holder; gently push the knife all the way in.

3. Turn the holder upside down and tap it lightly on a solid surface to ensure that the
knife is completely inserted.

4. Slowly turn the knurled knob clockwise until the tip of the blade extends the
distance required for the desired cutting media (t) as shown in figure below.

FIG 1-24

1-24 KNIFE LENGTH ADJUSTMENT

5. Insert the knife holder into the head clamp, push it all the way down (1).

FIG 1-25

1-25 DUAL CLAMP DRAG HEAD

6. Tighten the clamp screw (2).

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¾ Setting knife depth and pressure:

(media must be loaded in the cutter before knife pressure can be tested).

WARNING
Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media.
Keep fingers and other body parts away from the cutting area.
There are hazardous moving parts.

1. Press

three times.

Knife Pressure will appear on the LCD.

2. Press

.

Current knife pressure will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

or to change the knife pressure.

The value will change

1. Press

to perform the internal knife pressure test.

2. Press

to confirm the chosen knife pressure.

3. Press

to leave the pressure unchanged.

Once

is pressed, the current knife pressure value will be set automatically to

the new value and the cutter will cut the knife pressure test pattern.

FIG 1-26

1-26 KNIFE PRESSURE TEST PATTERN

Peel out the rectangle and inspect the media backing.
The knife depth is set correctly when the test pattern cuts through the vinyl

completely, the vinyl is removed, and the blade tip visibly scratched the front side of
the media backing. The blade should never cut through the backing; just slightly
scratch the silicon coating and first few fibers of the backing material.

Because the knife pressure setting depends on the thickness and type of media to be
cut, adjusting knife pressure will require some practice. In general, the knife depth
must be increased when using thicker types of vinyl and decreased when using
thinner types of vinyl.

4. Press

twice to leave the knife pressure menu.

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CAUTION: After setting the cutting depth and/or the knife pressure, perform a

thorough visual check of the knife blade, which can be seen protruding from the knife
holder, and test cutting results on a scrap of vinyl media.

WARNING: Do not operate the cutter if the knife blade cuts through the media
backing, as this will seriously damage the cutter's rubber cutting strip and the knife.

CAUTION: For most vinyl cutting operations, the knife blade tip will be barely visible
at the bottom of the knife tool. If the knife blade tip is clearly visible, then the cutting
depth must be readjusted.

To prevent damage to the cutter, check the depth of the knife blade tip and the quality
of the cut each time you load a different type of vinyl into the cutter.

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1.6.2 Pen installation

The SummaCut cutters can also be operated with a plotter-type pen. After replacing
the knife with a pen, the cutter can be used as a plotter to draw draft plots of new or
existing designs on paper.

1. Loosen the head clamp screw, then remove the tool from the clamp.

2. Install the pen in the clamp and tighten the clamp screw.

3. The change of tool can either be input on the control panel or with Summa Cutter

Control (PC only), or with the cutting software.

Selecting pen operation disables the knife offset correction, and changes the pressure
to “pen pressure.”

NOTE: The information on the LCD shows the tool currently selected by the cutter.
Make sure the cutter’s tool setting matches the actual tool in use.

FIG 1-27

1-27 KNIFE IS CHOOSEN TOOL

FIG 1-28

1-28 PEN IS CHOOSEN TOOL

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2 Basic Operation

2.1 LCD AND CONTROL PANEL

The liquid crystal display (LCD) contains one line of 16 characters. The LCD provides
cutter status information during operations and displays menu options for the
configuration of the cutter.

FIG 2-1

2-1 TOUCH SCREEN

The liquid crystal display (LCD) contains one line of 16 characters. The LCD provides
cutter status information during operations and displays menu options for the
configuration of the cutter.

The various menu and submenu items are always presented in a loop, which means
that, when the last menu or submenu item is displayed, pressing the appropriate key
will automatically take you back to the first item of the same menu or submenu.

NOTE: A parameter or parameter value preceded with an asterisk (*) is the current
selected parameter or parameter value. If a menu is left with a value on the LCD
which is not preceded by an asterisk, then this will not be the saved value.

Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media.

WARNING

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING

AREA. THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS.

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2.1.1 Control Panel

2.1.1.1 The menu ke y

The MENU key is used to reach the most common menu items of the cutter quickly. A
last menu item in the row gives access to a submenu with which all the other functions
of the cutter can be reached (see section 2.3).

2.1.1.2 The exit key

The EXIT key (cancel key) cancels the current operation

Pressing this key when the cutter is cutting stops the current job.

2.1.1.3 The enter key

The ENTER Key (confirm key) confirms a selected menu or a changed menu item.
As long as this key is not pressed a changed value of a menu item is not saved
internally and can will be lost if the menu is left.

2.1.1.4 The test key

If there is a certain test routine in a submenu, then it can be activated to start it.
The test key can also be used to set the cutter offline during a job and check the result

with the jogging keys. Press the

key to go online again.

2.1.1.5 The jogging keys

, , and

The use of the jogging keys varies according to the operation in progress.

For example, when working with different submenus, the

or jogging key is

used to select the next or previous submenu.
When in a submenu the values can be changed by pressing

or .
When the cutter is normal operation, then by pressing either one of the jogging keys,
the origin can be changed.

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2.2 How to Set Tool Parameters

The SummaCut cutters can work with a knife, pen or pouncer (optional).
Once a tool has been changed, then the tool parameters must be reset or checked.
All the different tools have one parameter name in common: the pressure.
Each tool has also its specific parameters.
Tool parameters can be changed by either changing them in the current user, or
simply by changing user (see section

2.4).

NOTE: The SummaCut cutters will only perform according to specifications if a
genuine Summa knife, pen or pouncing tool is installed. Do not replace the standard
knife, pen or pouncing tool with products from other manufacturers.

Each keystroke can initiate an internal test or movement of head or media.

WARNING

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING

AREA. THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS.

2.2.1 Setting tool type

1. Power on the cutter.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

.

‘System Setup’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

‘Confidence’ will appear on the LCD.

5. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘Tool’ is reached, press .

Current selected tool will appear on screen.

6. Press

or to change the tool.

The tool will change on the LCD.

7. Press

to confirm.

An asterisk will appear before the tool, indicating it is now the selected tool.

8. Press

twice to leave the menu.

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2.2.2 Changing tool pressure

1. Power on the cutter, load media, and mount tool (see section 1).

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘Pressure’ is reached, press .

Current pressure will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

or to change the knife pressure.

The value will change

1. Press

to perform the internal knife pressure test (see section xxxxx).

2. Press

to confirm the chosen knife pressure.

3. Press

to leave the pressure unchanged.

2.2.3 Changing drag knife offset

A very important parameter for a drag knife is the offset. The offset is the distance
between the knife center and the knife tip.

NOTE: Knife offset should be set each time the knife is changed and should be
checked if the knife shows signs of wear.

Typical knife offset for Summa knives is between 0.41 and 0.45 for standard knives,
and between 0.9 and 0.97 for sandblast knives.

NOTE: Sandblast knives should be used when the material that needs to be cut is
thicker than 0.25mm.

Changing knife offset:

1. Power on the cutter, load media, and mount tool (see section 1).

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘knife offset’ is reached,

press

.

Current offset will appear on the LCD.

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4. Press or to change the knife offset.

The value will change

1. Press

to perform the internal knife offset test (see section xxxxx).

2. Press

to confirm the chosen knife offset.

3. Press

to leave the offset unchanged.

When the knife offset is set correctly, the test pattern looks like this:

FIG 2-2

2-2 CORRECT KNIFE OFFSET PATTERN

When the knife offset is too low, the test pattern looks like this:

When the knife offset is too high, the test pattern looks like this:

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2.3 How to Set Cutting Speed

The actual speed at which the tool moves is determined by 4 different parameters.
Speed (and acceleration) while the tool is down; speed (and acceleration) while tool is
up.
These 4 parameters have been bundled in one parameter to make changing speed
fast and easy.
This overall parameter is called “velocity” and is the speed the cutter uses when the
tool is down. If velocity is raised or lowered, then the other parameters are also raised
or lowered accordingly.

There is one fixed speed: the speed at which the cutter pulls the media from the roll.
This speed is fixed at 200mm/s (8ips).

Setting the cutting speed:

1. Power on the cutter.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

or to change the velocity.

The velocity will change on the LCD.

4. Press

to confirm.

An asterisk will appear before the velocity, indicating it is now the selected
velocity.

5. Press

twice to leave the menu.

Setting the speed parameters separately:

1. Power on the cutter.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

.

‘System Setup’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

‘Confidence’ will appear on the LCD.

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5. Use or to scroll through the menu until ‘Velocity’ is reached, press .

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

6. Press

or to choose the velocity parameter that needs to be changed.

The menu can scroll between ‘UP’, ‘UP ACC’, ‘ACC’ and current velocity setting.

7. Press

or to change the value of the chosen parameter.

The value will change on the LCD.

8. Press

to confirm.

An asterisk will appear before the value, indicating it is now the selected setting.

9. Press

twice to leave the menu.

NOTE: Velocity is the main speed parameter. The default value for the three other
parameters is AUTO. This means that they are linked to velocity (which is the speed
when the tool is down). These parameters can be set individually, but will then lose
the link with the velocity parameter.

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2.4 How to Change the User (Quick Parameter Change)

The SummaCut cutters include 4 user configurations, all of which consist of the same
parameters. Each configuration can have unique parameter settings. This allows the
cutter to be quickly and easily reconfigured for different types of jobs or media.

NOTE: Factory default values for the different users are all set the same.

Changing the User Configuration:

1. Power on the cutter.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘User Config’ is reached, then

press

.

‘User Config’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

The current selected user will appear on the LCD.

5. Press

or to change the user.

The value will change on screen, the asterisk will disappear.

6. Press

to confirm.

An asterisk will appear before the user, indicating it is now the selected one.

7. Press

twice to leave the menu.

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2.5 How to Make Sure the Sign Has the Correct Size

(Length Calibration)

The SummaCut cutters are friction-feed machines. This means that the cutting length
is dependent on the thickness of the material.

The cutters have been calibrated in the factory for standard 2-mil cast or 3-mil
calendared vinyl. Each user (the SummaCut has a total of 4) can hold a different
calibration factor.
This is very helpful for multi-colored signs; it ensures that the parts in different colors
match up, even if different types of vinyl media are used.

NOTE: For standard use, it is not necessary to calibrate the machine. With standard
vinyl the accuracy is within 0.2%. However if high accuracy between different vinyl or
colors is needed, then calibration is necessary.

Calibrating the media (Length calibration):

1. Power on the cutter, load media, and mount knife (see section 1).
NOTE: The wider and longer the loaded media, the more accurate the calibration will

be. Use a piece of vinyl of maximum width and a length that is approximately 1.5
times the width.

2. Press .

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

.

‘System Setup’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

‘Confidence’ will appear on the LCD.

5. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘Calibrate X/Y’ is reached, press

.

‘Calibrate X/Y’ will appear on the LCD.

6. Press

.

The cutter will reload the media and perform the length calibration test. Take out
the media and measure the length of the cut line with a ruler (measuring device).
The length that has to be entered is the distance between line 1 and line 2 as
shown in the figure.

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FIG 2-7

2-3 LENGTH CALIBRATION PATTERN

NOTE: The cutter will only be as accurate as the accuracy of the calibration. If the
ruler (measuring device) is inaccurate, then re-calibrating may make the cutter’s
accuracy worse. The accuracy of calibration will be directly reflected in the cuts. Set
the cutter to Metric to do the calibration. It is more accurate than the English unit
system (see Error! Reference source not found.).

7. Use , , and to change the value on the LCD to the measured

length of the distance between the two lines down the length of the vinyl roll.

Value will change on the LCD.

8. Press

to confirm.

Value for the Y axis will appear on the LCD.

9. Use

, , and to change the value on the LCD to the measured

length of the distance between the two lines down the width of the vinyl roll.

10. Press

to confirm.

11. Press

twice to leave the menu.

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3 OPOS (Optical POSitioning)

3.1 Introduction

Contour cutting is made possible by the SummaCut highly accurate Optical
Positioning System (OPOS).

The OPOS sensor, which is mounted unerneath the tool carriage, registers printed
squares that are placed around the graphic. Because of this registration process,
OPOS can determine the exact position of the printed graphic.

The sensor drops automatically while registering the markers and rises again after
completing this task. The improved sensor can read virtually any kind of media-marker
combination.

3.2 Basic OPOS operation

Many versions of cutting software have the built-in capability to make contour cutting
user-friendly and automatic. Please refer to the user’s manual that came with your
software or contact your software dealer for specifics.

In general, contour cutting includes the following steps:

¾ Create a graphic.
¾ Print the graphic (laminate if necessary).
¾ Load the graphic into the cutter.
¾ Set the necessary parameters for the OPOS sensor.
¾ Load the media and register the markers.
¾ Cut the graphic.

To ensure that OPOS is working accurately, two calibrations are necessary: the
OPOS calibration and the media calibration. The OPOS calibration is the calibration of
the distance between the knife tip and the sensor. The media calibration “teaches” the
cutter the reflection levels of the marker color and the media color.

NOTE: Although the OPOS sensor has been calibrated in the factory, Summa
recommends doing a test to determine how well the factory-set parameters work with
the materials you are using. If the accuracy is not what is expected, then do the OPOS
calibration. Also refer to the section about detailed OPOS operation (3.3) for extra tips
on defining and cutting contours.

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3.2.1 OPOS calibration

1. Switch the cutter on and load black vinyl with white backing.
NOTE: Black vinyl with white backing MUST be used when calibrating OPOS. Media

calibration setting must be set to default value.

2. Set the head’s origin above a clean, blank part of the vinyl.

3. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

‘System Setup’ will appear on the LCD.

5. Press

.

‘Confidence’ will appear on the LCD.

6. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘Cal OPOS’ is reached, press .

The cutter will cut out a square measuring approximately 9.5x9.5mm and move
the square forward. “Weed Rectangle” will appear on the display.

7. Carefully weed the square, making sure the edges stay intact. Press

.

OPOS will read the edges of the square and calibrate itself accordingly.

NOTE: In order to keep the accuracy of the OPOS sensor as high as possible, do this
calibration each time the knife is been replaced.

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3.2.2 Media calibration

Media calibration ensures that the sensor is able to recognize the markers. OPOS is
calibrated at the factory to work on a wide range of media. However, certain media -­such as those with a high gloss -- may not work with the default settings. Before
working with such materials, perform a media calibration test. This test will alter
OPOS’s sensitivity so that it will read the markers with greater reliability.

Print a square measuring at least 4x4cm on the media that will be used. Be sure to
use the same ink that will be used when creating the registration markers.

NOTE: It is not recommended to do media calibration for OPOS. If the media
calibration is done and results are not better, then set the media calibration value
again to default: 30 (see further in the procedure how).

Doing media calibration:

1. Turn on the cutter and load the vinyl with the printed square.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

.

‘System Setup’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

‘Confidence’ will appear on the LCD.

5. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘Cal Media’ is reached, press .

‘Measure’ will appear on the LCD.

The cutter allows the user to choose to either measure the media or to fill in a
previously recorded value.

NOTE: If a combination of media color – marker color has already been calibrated
and recorded, then press and then . Now use and to enter this value
directly, without having to remeasure it; press to confirm.

1. Press

.

The cutter will lower the sensor. On the display, the message ”put sensor on white
area” will appear.

2. Use

, , and to maneuver the knife on top of a white area (the

area should be at least 3 by 3 cm or 1” by 1”).

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3. Press to confirm.

The cutter will make a circular movement while it measures the reflection of the
media. It will briefly display the measured values and display the message “put
sensor on black area.”

4. Use

, , and to maneuver the knife on top of a black area

(approximately in the middle and slightly to the bottom right).

5. Press to confirm.

The cutter will make a circular movement while it measures the reflection of the
marker color. It will briefly display the measured values, then it will show a value
that is characteristic for this media color – marker color combination. Store this
value for future reference.

NOTE: An error message may appear if the sensor is not able to differentiate
between black and white. Make sure that the test has been performed correctly. If
OPOS is not able to sense the markers, one of the manual alignment methods (see
Error! Reference source not found..) must be used.

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3.3 Detailed OPOS Operation

3.3.1 Creating the graphic with the markers

1. Create the graphic and contour cut line(s). For easier handling, place the contour

line(s) on a different layer.
NOTE: Do not place contour lines along the edges of graphics or the slightest

movement in the media may result in an unsatisfactory cut. Instead, practice one
of the following techniques:

¾ Place contour lines just inside the graphics (recommended) (1).
¾ Place contour lines outside the graphics (2).
¾ Create thick borders around graphics and place contour lines inside these borders

(3).

(1) contour line

inside graphic

recommended

(2) contour line
outside graphic

(3) contour line

inside a thick

border

Contour line on
edge of graphic

2. If necessary, make additional copies of both the graphic and its associated

contour.

3. Insert a marker to represent the Origin. The marker must be a black square. Each

of the marker’s four sides should measure 2mm but must not be less than 1.5mm
or more than 10mm. (1=X-size 2=Y-size.)

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1

2

4. Set the line style of the marker to None. Line styles of varying thickness can alter

the size of the markers. Make sure there is a white margin of about 3 to 4 times
the marker size around the marker (in the above picture this area is represented
by a gray area). If anything is printed within this margin, the sensor may be unable
to locate the marker.

5. Make sure that the Origin marker is situated below and to the left of all contours to

be cut.

6. Insert horizontally aligned copies of the Origin marker at regular intervals (X-

Distance). Together, these markers indicate the X-Axis.

The X-Distance (1) is the distance from the lower left corner of one marker to the
lower left corner of the next marker and depends on several factors. The X-Distance

must be known when setting the OPOS parameters manually.

1

NOTE: OPOS will operate faster as the X-Distance increases. Conversely, OPOS
will operate more accurately as the X-Distance decreases; however, the impact on
accuracy is minimal. Recommended distance between the markers is 400mm.
Maximum X-Distance is 1300mm.

7. Make sure there is enough white space around each marker. The X-Distance

should be decreased if the margin of white space around the marker is not 3 to 4
times larger than the marker itself.

8. Make sure that the markers are perfectly level with one another.

9. Make a copy of the row of markers created in step 5. Place this new row above the

graphic to indicate the Y-Axis.

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The Y-Distance (2) is the distance from the bottom of one marker to the bottom of the
next marker along the Y-Axis. The Y-Distance must be known when setting the OPOS

parameters manually.

2

10. Make sure the two rows of markers have not shifted along the X or Y Axes.

11. Check to be sure that graphics, markers and contour are each in a separate layer.

Copy the origin marker for origin reference in the layer of the contours.
NOTE: The layer with the graphic and the layer with the markers must be printed

out. The layer with the contour lines and the origin reference must be cut out.

NOTE: The optimum marker size depends on the type of printer and the X and Y
distance of the markers.
Inkjet printers with a lot of bleed require slightly larger markers. Some tests will be
needed with the printer in question to decide on the right marker size.
If the X distance is relatively large (> 800mm), then slightly larger markers could
be used.

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3.3.2 OPOS XY

There exists a function in OPOS to compensate for curved printing errors in the Y axis
also. This is called OPOS XY. An extra line needs to be printed with the design to be
able to use the OPOS XY functionality.

2

1

2

3

The line may be added between or above the front Y markers. The distance between
the centre of the markers and the line should not be more then 20mm( distance 1).
The left and right margin between line and marker should be 10mm for optimal
sensing (distance 2). The line itself should be 1mm thick. It is not necessary to have a
white area between the extra line and the rest of the design.

When OPOS XY is enabled, then the OPOS sensor will measure points along the
extra line. The number of measuring points will be calculated by the cutter and will
depend on the width of the design.

NOTE: The default setting for OPOS is OPOSX. If the OPOS XY functionality is
needed, then the user must set change the setting ‘alignment mode’ in the Opos
Setup to OPOS XY by hand on the control panel (see section Error! Reference
source not found.) or via the cutting software.

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3.3.3 Printing the graphic

1. Print the graphic and its markers with a printer (scale = 100%). When printing on a

roll, make sure that the graphic’s Origin marker coincides with the media’s origin
(1).

1

2. Make sure there is at least a 1cm (0.4in) margin on each side of the graphic (2). A

2cm (0.8in) margin is preferable. There must also be a front margin of 1 cm (3).

2

3

3. Leave a margin of at least 4cm (1.6in) following the print when using sheets or

when cutting the print off a roll (4).

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3.3.4 Loading the graphic into the cutter

Load the printout into the cutter as described in section 1.5. Make sure that the marker
indicating the Origin is situated at the bottom right corner of the cutter.

3.3.5 Setting the parameters for the OPOS sensor

The OPOS parameters are variables that define the distance, size, and number of
markers. Most cutting software sets these parameters automatically and even starts
the special load procedure.

Range
X distance 30 mm to 1300 mm
Y distance 30 mm to 1600 mm
X size 1.2 mm to 10 mm
Y size 1.2 mm to 10 mm
Marker Count on one line 2 to 54

Changing OPOS setting manually:

1. Power on the cutter.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

.

‘System Setup’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

‘Confidence’ will appear on the LCD.

5. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘OPOS Settings’ is reached,

press

.

‘X Distance’ will appear on the LCD.

6. Press

or to choose the parameter that needs to be changed (checked).

The menu can scroll between ‘X Distance’, ‘Y distance’, ‘X size’, ‘Y Size’, ‘Marker
count and ‘Sheet Mode’ (see section

3.4.2).

7. Press

to confirm.

The value of the chosen parameter will appear on the LCD.

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8. Press or to change the value of the chosen parameter.

The value will change on the LCD.

9. Press

to confirm.

An asterisk will appear before the value, indicating it is now the selected setting.

10. Press

twice to leave the menu, or once to choose and go to 6.

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3.3.6 Registering the markers

Most cutting software will initiate the special load procedure after the parameters are
sent. If the software does not do this, then initiate the loading sequence from the
cutter’s touch panel.

Registering the markers:

1. Power on the cutter and load the media.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘Align Load’ is reached, then

press

.

A message prompting the user to set the knife above the first marker will scroll
across the LCD.

4. Use

, , and to do so and press .

The cutter will reload the media to check if the loaded length matches with the
OPOS parameters used. Then it will return and read the markers.

NOTE: If a marker cannot be read, then the user will be given the option to re­position the knife (sensor) or to abort.

NOTE: If an error occurs or the cutter cannot read the markers after three
attempts, the following message will be displayed: ”Markers could not be sensed,

press to continue.”

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3.3.7 Cutting the contour

1. Make the layer containing the contour lines visible and printable. Do the opposite

with the print data.

2. Make sure that the origin marker is also defined as a contour. This will be used as

the origin for the cutting.

3. Once you are using the cutting software, it may be necessary to collectively rotate

the contours and markers so that the Origin marker (1) is situated in the bottom left
corner of the cutting area (2) as viewed on the screen. If your cutting software’s
default orientation is not set to “landscape,” the contours and markers will need to
be rotated.

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1

2

Orientation needed in most cutter software. Orientation when using WinPlot

4. Make sure that the cutter is connected to the computer and that the cutter is

switched on. The cutter’s touch screen should indicate that the cutter is ONLINE.

5. Click Cut from within the cutting software. The cutter should begin cutting the

contour and return to ONLINE status when finished.

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3.4 Automating Tasks with OPOS

OPOS allows the user to automate certain tasks, thus reducing user intervention and
production time. When cutting multiple graphics, the user only needs to maneuver the
OPOS sensor above the Origin marker of the first graphic; cutting subsequent
graphics does not require additional user input.

There are two multiple-job situations in which OPOS can be used:

¾ When cutting multiple (copies of a) graphic(s) on the same media roll.
¾ When cutting the same graphic on multiple media sheets.

Most automated tasks are organized from within the cutting software. However, when
the same graphic contour needs to be cut out, then the automatic tasks also involve
some manual manipulation.

Before using the automating features, note the amount of your cutter’s RAM. If the
cutter’s RAM is greater than the job’s file size, then the automating features may be
used. If the cutter’s RAM is less than the job’s file size, then the automating features
may not be used.

3.4.1 Cutting multiple copies of a graphic on the same roll

If the same graphic design has been printed on a roll with equal distance between the
different graphics, then this feature can be used.

This way of automating is very software dependable. Usually are necessary
parameters need to be set in the software itself. In rare cases, the distance between
jobs needs to be set in the cutter itself. The only possible way to do this is to use
Summa Cutter Control

3.4.2 Cutting the same graphic on multiple media sheets

If the same graphic design has been printed on a multiple sheets, then this feature
can be used.

NOTE: The sheets should be more or less the same size, and the graphics on
them should be oriented and positioned the same way.

First, load the media and check that the parameters of the OPOS markers are set
correctly.

Cutting the same graphic on multiple media sheets:

1. Power on the cutter.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

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3. Press .

‘System Setup’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

‘Confidence’ will appear on the LCD.

5. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘OPOS Settings’ is reached,

press

.

‘X Distance’ will appear on the LCD.

6. Press

or until ‘Sheet Mode’ appears on the LCD.

‘Sheet mode’ is visible on screen.

7. Press

to confirm.

The value of the chosen parameter will appear on the LCD.

8. Press

or to change the value to ‘ON’.

‘ON’ will appear on the LCD.

9. Press

to confirm.

An asterisk will appear before ON, indicating it is now the selected setting.

10. Press

twice to leave the menu.

11. Register the markers and cut the first contour as described in sections 3.3.5 and

3.3.6.

The cutter will stop after the first contour has been cut and come online again.

12. Raise the pinch rollers and manually remove the sheet.

13. Insert the next sheet into the cutter. Lower the pinch rollers.

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NOTE: The second and any following sheets must be loaded in the cutter at the

same position as and with the same orientation of the first sheet. When in OPOS
sheet mode, the cutter stores the distance between edges of the sheet and the
first OPOS marker.

TIP: Use easy orientation points to be able to quickly position the sheet. In the
figure below, a rim of the base plate and the side of the pinch roller assembly are
used to align the sheets.

FIG 3-1

3-1 POSITION MEDIA FRO MULTIPLE SHEET

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3.4.3 OPOS Barcode

The SummaCut cutters can also read a barcode. Certain RIP’s have the ability to print
a barcode together with the OPOS markers. This barcode can then be used to identify
the job and retrieve the needed cut data automatically from the computer.
The complete procedure is normally started from the computer. The cutting software
will usually have a button or a command called ‘scan a bar code’. First make sure that
the media is loaded.

FIG 3-2

3-2 OPOS BARCODE JOB LOADED

Start the procedure from the computer or start from the touch screen.
To start from touch screen:

1. Power on the cutter.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

.

‘System Setup’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

‘Confidence’ will appear on the LCD.

5. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘Align Mode’ is reached, press

.

The current align mode will appear on the LCD.

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6. Press or to change the value to ‘OPOS Barcode’.

‘OPOS Barcode’ stays on the LCD.

7. Press

to confirm.

An asterisk will appear before ‘OPOS Barcode’, indicating it is now the selected
setting.

8. Now load as described in section

3.3.6.

The cutter will read the barcode and send this data to the computer.
The cutting software will then automatically send the correct cutting data to the cutter.
The cutter will start sensing the OPOS markers and cut out the job.
After that the OPOS sensor will search if there is a job printed after the one that is just
finished and continue to contour-cut.
This will repeated until the all contour-cut jobs on the loaded roll are cut out.

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3.5 Cutting through

The cutting through functionality is focussed to cut simple shapes (e.g. rectangles). It
is most used in combination with contour cutting.
An interrupted cutting line makes sure that the material remains together thanks to the
small media ‘bridges’. When the job is finished the cut pieces can be torn out.

FIG 3-3

3-3 FLEXCUT PRINCIPLE

Some cutting software can recognize the difference between a contour line and a cut­through line. The software sends then first the data of the contour lines to the cutter,
and then it activates FlexCut, panelling mode and vector sorting and sends the data
for cutting through to the cutter.
If the cutting software cannot do this, then the user needs to first send the data of the
contour lines separate, set the cutter manually in FlexCut mode and then send the
data for cutting through.

Setting the parameters for cutting through the media:

1. Power on the cutter.

2. Press

.

‘Velocity’ will appear on the LCD.

3. Press

.

‘System Setup’ will appear on the LCD.

4. Press

.

‘Confidence’ will appear on the LCD.

5. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘Flex-Cut’ is reached, press .

‘Flex-Cut’ will appear on the LCD.

6. Press

or to choose the Flex-Cut parameter that needs to be changed.

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The menu can scroll through from flex-cut mode, velocity, full pressure, full
pressure cut-length, flex pressure and flex pressure cut-length.

7. Press

or to change the value of the chosen parameter.

The value will change on the LCD.

8. Press

to confirm.

An asterisk will appear before the value, indicating it is now the selected setting.

Note: Flex-Cut has not be set on if the cutting software can distinguish the
difference between contour cut lines and flex-cut cut lines.

Note: It is difficult to give recommended settings for Flex-Cut. Usually following
start values are used: Flex-Cut mode: Accurate; Full Pressure: 160gr; Full
pressure cut lenght: 10mm; Flex pressure: 80gr; Flex pressure cut length: 0.8mm.

9.

can be pressed at any time during the settings of the parameters to check

the result.

The cutter will cut out a pattern to check if the settings are usable.

10. Check if the result is the satisfactory. If not change one of the parameters above.

Reducing the velocity can also improve the result. It is never recommended to use
cutting speeds larger then 400mm/s (16 ips) with cutting pressures above 170 gr.

Note: It is not always easy to find the correct balance between cutting deep
enough making sure the pieces can be taken out easily, and not cutting too deep
making sure the material keeps it strength while cutting. Sometimes this balance
doesn’t exist meaning that this material can’t be cut through with satisfactory
result.

Note: FlexCut parameters are always metric, regardless the value of the panel
Units parameter (see section on Error! Reference source not found.)

Note: When cutting through, it is recommended that parallel lines are at least 1 cm
away from each other. Otherwise, while cutting the second line, the first line may
come loose and cause trouble.

11. Press to confirm.

12. Press

to leave the menu Flex-Cut menu.

‘Flex Cut’ will appear on the LCD.

13. Use

or to scroll through the menu until ‘Panels’ is reached, press .

‘ON’ or ‘OFF’ will appear on the LCD, depending on whether paneling is already
on or not..

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14. Press or to choose the Panel-parameter that needs to be changed.

The menu can scroll through from on or off, panels size, recut and sorting.

15. Press

or to change the value of the chosen parameter.

The value will change on the LCD.

16. Press

to confirm.

An asterisk will appear before the value, indicating it is now the selected setting.

Note: Recommended settings are: Panels: ON; Panel size: 3-10cm; recut: OFF
sorting: ON.

17. Press

twice.

FIG 3-4

3-5 COMBINED CONTOUR CUT AND CUTTING THROUGH

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4 Detailed Operation

4.1 Introduction

This section is a detailed list of all parameters that can be changed and tests that can
be initiated from the control panel.
Section 1 and 2 of this manual describe in detail the most commonly used touch
screen manipulation.
This section may be used as a reference for locating a certain parameter setting or
test. The less frequently used parameters are also explained in this section.
There are two menu’s, the main menu and the system setup menu.

4.2 Main Menu

(1) (2) (3)

FIG 4-1

4-1 MAIN MENU

Menu differs according to the
selected tool
(1) If the PEN is the default tool
(2) If the KNIFE is the default tool
(3) If the POUNCER is the default

tool

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4.2.1 Velocity

Velocity is the bundled parameter to change the speed of the tool/media. This
parameter is explained in section

2.3

4.2.2 TurboCut

TurboCut increases throughput without raising the overall speed of the plotter by
speeding up the drag movement. The cutting time reduction is significant, especially
when cutting small, detailed designs. However, some thicker materials might not cut
well with this feature turned ON.

Press the button, then use

or to activate or deactivate TurboCut.

Press

to confirm or to cancel.

TurboCut is default activated.

4.2.3 Pressure

Pressure is preceded by its tool name. This parameter is explained in section

2.2.2

4.2.4 Knife offset

This parameter is explained in section

2.2.3

4.2.5 Pouncing Gap

The pouncing gap submenu is used to set or modify the distance between the
pounced holes. The default pouncing gap value is 1 mm.

After pressing the

key, press the or jogging key until the desired

pouncing gap is displayed on the LCD and press

to confirm.

The value can be set between 1 mm and 50 mm.

4.2.6 User Config.

The SummaCut cutters include 4 user configurations, all of which consist of the same
parameters. Each configuration can have unique parameter settings. This allows the
cutter to be quickly and easily reconfigured for different types of jobs or media.This
parameter is explained in section

2.2.2

4.2.7 Reset

The RESET instruction performs a complete reset of the cutter. Press the

key to

execute a reset.

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4.2.8 Recut

The RECUT instruction recuts the last file sent to the cutter (provided that it fitted into
the buffer). Press the

key to execute the instruction.

4.2.9 Load

This menu can be used when loading sheet material. During the loading, the
maximum material length can be set.

4.2.10 Extended Load

This parameter is explained in section

1.5.3

4.2.11 Align Load

Align load is a special loading procedure to register markers so that pre-printed jobs
can be contour-cut. The parameter is explained in section

3.3.6

4.2.12 System Setup

Press

to access the rest of the parameters and internal tests.

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4.3 System Setup Menu

(*)

(*)

(*) only available when the tool is set to drag knife

FIG 4-2

4-2 CONFIGURATION MENU

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4.3.1 Confidence test

The confidence test performs a quick electrical and mechanical test of the cutter to
make sure that the cutter is fully operational. A media sheet of at least A3/B-size
should be used for this plot. This test is always cut at the left side of the loaded media.

Press

to start the test.

4.3.2 DIN A4 Test

The DIN A4 Test also performs an electrical and mechanical test of the cutter, in order
to check the cut quality, but also provides the user with feedback on knife setting,
knife pressure, knife offset, and cutting depth.

This cut is always run as a DIN A4 portrait/A-size image, regardless of the actual size
of the media loaded. If the media loaded is smaller than DIN A4/A-size, part of the

outer box will be clipped (not cut). Press

to start the test.

4.3.3 Tool

Changing of tools is explained in section

2.2.1

4.3.4 Flex Cut

FlexCut can be set to OFF, Fast, or Accurate. When the cutter is set to Fast or
Accurate, it will alternately cut a certain length with full pressure, and a certain length
with reduced pressure. The advantage of the FlexCut feature is that it cuts completely
through the material, yet allows the material to stay together by means of the small
media bridges.

Fast is the quickest mode, but it is less precise due to the pressure changes during
the cutting.
Accurate is much slower, but much more precise, as the cutter stops at every change
of pressure.

There are 4 typical FlexCut parameters:

1. Full pressure: This parameter determines full pressure used during FlexCut
mode.

2. Full pressure cut length: This parameter determines the length that is cut with
full pressure, usually the length that will be cut all the way through.

3. Flex pressure cut length: This parameter determines the length that will be cut
with reduced pressure or without pressure. This is usually a much smaller value
than the full pressure cut length – this is the length of the media bridges.

4. FlexCut pressure: This parameter determines the pressure of the Flex pressure
cut length. This is usually a reduced pressure so that the knife only scratches
the media or cuts it only halfway through.

For more info see section

3.5.

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4.3.5 Panels

There are 4 specific parameters in the ‘Panels’ submenu:

1. Panels: This parameter switches panels on or off.

2. Panel size: This parameter determines the length of the panel.

3. Panel replot: This parameter determines if the design has to be cut more than

once on top of itself, this per panel. Panel replot is used for thick media and
media which is difficult to cut. The value of this parameter is disregarded if
paneling is set to off. If this parameter is set at 0, then the cutter will cut each
panel only once. If it is set at 1, it will cut each panel twice,…

4. Sort vectors: With this parameter vector sorting can be set off or on. When
vector sorting is set on, then all vertical lines and horizontal lines are grouped
and the vertical lines (media movement direction) are all cut in the same
direction. It is not advised to set sorting on when paneling is set to off.

Paneling is used for several different applications. Below are the typical settings for
the most 3 common applications.

Cutting through: This is explained in section 3.5. Typical settings for the parameters
are then: Panels: ON; Panel size 5 – 10cm; Panel replot: OFF; vector sorting: ON.

Tracking difficult media: Typical settings for the parameters are then: Panels: ON;
Panel size 3 – 10cm; Panel replot: ON/OFF depending on the thickness of the media;
vector sorting: ON/OFF depending on needed knife pressure and backing of the
material.

4.3.6 Velocity

This menu groups all the parameters that affect the throughput of the cutter. The
velocity and acceleration settings are explained in section

2.3.

4.3.7 Overcut

The Overcut submenu enables you to generate an overcut in order to facilitate
weeding the cut. Each time the knife goes up or down, the cutter cuts a bit further.
Figure 4.3 below shows what overcut does with a tangential knife. A sample cut-out
with a drag knife would show fewer overcuts, since there would be fewer up/downs
(usually only one per curve/letter).
The overcut setting can be disabled (=0) or set to any value between 0(=off) and 10.
One unit is about 0.1 mm or 0.004 ".

FIG 4-3

4-3 OVERCUT

Press , then use or to change the value. Press to confirm or
to cancel. The default overcut is set to 1.

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4.3.8 OptiCut

OptiCut increases the cutting quality in case the knife is worn out or not calibrated
correctly.

Press

, then use or to set OptiCut to ON or OFF. Press to confirm

or

to cancel. OptiCut is default-set to OFF.

4.3.9 Emulate

The SummaCut cutters support DM-PL , HP-GL , HP-GL/2 and Auto.
DM-PL is the recommended plotting language and usually gives the best cutting
quality.
HP-GL emulates an HP 7585B, 7580B, 758X Series HPGL printer.
HP-GL emulates an HP Draftmaster RX / SX / MX 7595B type printer.

Press

, then use or to change the plotting language. Press to

confirm or

to cancel. The default setting is Auto.

4.3.10 USB Class

USB class can be set to Summa USB port 1, Printer Uni (unidirectional), Printer Bidi
(bidirectional), Summa USB port 2, Summa USB port 3, or Summa USB port 4.
Printer Uni and Printer Bidi are for use with printer adaptors with either network or
wireless connection.
Because of the different USB id’s, the computer can make a distinction between
several cutters attached to it (maximum 4).

Press

, then use or to change the USB Class. Press to confirm or

to cancel. The default USB class mode is Summa USB port 1 ( called standard

on older machines - only this setting is compatible with older USB drivers).

NOTE: The minimum USB driver version required for attaching more then 1 cutter to
the same computer is 6.2. The change in USB class becomes active only after
rebooting the cutter.

NOTE: The USB id in the cutting software has to be the same as the chosen USB id
in the cutter. Each time a new USB is select on the cutter and connected for the first
time to the computer, the wizard for installing a driver will be started by Windows.

NOTE: Cutters with firmware revisions lower then 19 do not have the possibility to
assign an id. To a USB port, so only one cutter can be connected to one computer via
USB.

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4.3.11 Baud Rate

The Baudrate is the speed at which the data is sent from computer to cutter.
Possible settings are: 2400 bps, 4800 bps, 9600 bps, 19200, 38400 and 57600 bps.

NOTE: If the cutter’s Baud rate setting does not match the Baudrate settings of the
computer, then computer and cutter will not communicate.

Press

, then use or to change the Baudrate. Press to confirm or

to cancel.
The Baudrate is default set at 9600 (this is the Windows default setting for a serial
port).

4.3.12 Parity

The PARITY submenu is used to set or modify the byte format and parity type for
serial communications between the cutter and the host computer.
There is the choice between None, Mark, Even, and Odd.

NOTE: If the cutter’s parity setting does not match the setting of the computer, then
communication between cutter and computer will be erratic or will not work at all,
depending on the commands the cutter receives.

Press

, then use or to change. Press to confirm or to cancel.

The parity is default set at None.

4.3.13 RTS/DTR (RS232):

This parameter controls the “handshake” between cutter and computer.
Possible settings are Toggle or Always High.

NOTE: If the RTS/DTR setting of the cutter does not match the setting of the
computer, then communication between cutter and computer will not work when large
packets of data are sent from computer to the cutter. A typical fault in this setting is a
job that begins without any problem and then suddenly stray lines are cut out (or
drawn).

Press

, then use or to change. Press to confirm or to cancel.

RTS/DTR is default set to Toggle.

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4.3.14 RS 232 TEST

The RS232 test routine verifies the cutter’s RS-232-C serial communications (transmit
data, receive data, and hardware handshaking) circuits. This test does not require
pen, knife, or media to be loaded.

To run the RS-232-C test, proceed as follows:

1. Unplug the RS-232-C data cable from the rear panel of the cutter.

2. Use a loop back test cable to connect pin 2 of the cutter’s data connector to pin 3

and pin 7 to pin 8.

3. Press

The cutter will start transmitting and receiving data at all available baud
rates and parity settings. The length of the transmissions will vary because of the
different baud rates used. The unit then checks the hardware handshake lines.
Afterwards it will report on the LCD whether it passed the test or not.

4. Upon completion of the test, remove the loop back test cable from the cutter’s rear
panel RS-232-C connector.

5. Plug the RS-232-C data cable into the connector.

4.3.15 Align Mode

The OPOS settings are explained in detail in section

3, except for the Alignment
mode.There are three additional alignment methods available on all SummaCut
cutters: X-Alignment, XY-Alignment and XY-Adjustment.
These alignment methods can be used if the combination of marker color – media
color cannot be read by the OPOS sensor.

These alignment methods require that the user manually register markers using the
cutter’s keypad. Most cutting software can automatically put these markers around the
printed graphic.

X-Alignment compensates for errors in media alignment, and therefore graphic
rotation, by rotating the graphic’s contour. This alignment method requires that the
user specify the Origin and one point along the X-Axis. Distance parameters are not
required. X-Alignment is the simplest alignment method.

XY-Alignment compensates for errors in graphic rotation and skew. Skew errors occur
when the graphic’s X and Y Axes are not perpendicular. This alignment method
requires that the Origin and one point along both the X and Y Axes be specified.

XY-Adjustment compensates for errors in graphic rotation, skew, and scale. Scale
errors occur when the graphic’s printed size is different from the graphic’s original size
as created in the imaging software. X-Distance and Y-Distance parameters are
required. These parameters define the distance between the Origin and X-Axis point,
and between the Origin and Y-Axis point. XY-Adjustment is the most accurate manual
alignment method.

Press

, then use or to change the alignment method.

Press

to confirm or to cancel. The default alignment method is OPOS.

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4.3.16 Autoload

The Autoload option enables the user to the change the vinyl unroll procedure. When
autoload is on, the cutter will automatically unroll the vinyl when needed. When the
autoload option is set off, the operator should manually unroll enough media before
starting to cut. When autoload is set to ask, then cutter will pause after that the pinch
rollers are put down. This gives the user the time to lower pinch roller pressure if
necessary.
The default setting is ON. Tracking is not guaranteed when autoload is set to OFF.

Press

, then use or to activate or deactivate the autoload feature. Press

to confirm or to cancel.

Autoload is default activated.

NOTE: Tracking is not guaranteed when autoload is set to OFF.

4.3.17 Language

This submenu is used to set or modify the dialogue language on the touch screen.
When the machine is new, it asks the user to choose a language. If this setting was
set to the wrong language, it can be changed with this option.
The information on the touch screen can be displayed in English, French, German,
Spanish, Italian, Polish or Dutch.

Press

, then use or to set to the desired language. Press to confirm

or

to cancel.

The default language is chosen when the cutter is switched on for the first time.

4.3.18 Default Menu

This option defaults all user parameters to factory default.

4.3.19 Menu Units

The setting of these options determines whether the speed and size values are
displayed in the metric measure system or ENG/US measure system.

Press

, then use or to set to the desired measure system Press to

confirm or

to cancel.

The panel units are chosen when the cutter is switched on for the first time.

4.3.20 ROM Revision

Press the button to view information about the cutter’s ROM revision. This information
is often helpful to technicians when diagnosing problems over the telephone.

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4.3.21 Media Sensor

The media sensor detects whether media is loaded and also detect the end of the
media. The sensor prevents damage to the cutting strip and knife tip. The sensor can
be activated or deactivated with this menu.
The cutter will stop, during the loading procedure or while it is cutting, if the rear
sensor detects the end of the media.

Press

, then use or to activate (ON) or deactivate (OFF). Press to

confirm or

to cancel.

The default setting for the media sensor is ON.

4.3.22 Sensor Setup

The media sensor setup option is a useful routine for checking whether the media
sensor is functioning properly and whether the switching levels of the sensor is
correctly set.

1. Press

.

2. Put a piece of media half on the sensor and under the two outer pinch rollers and

press.

.

3. There are five levels of sensitivity to choose from, use

or to change the

sensitivity level

After choosing a sensitivity level, the S value will change on the LCD. When the sensor
is covered then the length of the arrow will reach (completely) at the right side of the
LCD. When the senor is uncovered, then the length of the arrow will be (almost) 0.

Sensor uncovered Sensor covered

FIG 4-4

4-4 SENSOR SETUP

The black arrow pointing upwards on the LCD is the trigger level at which the cutter
decides whether there is media in the machine or not.

4. Use

or to change the trigger level if necessary.

Ideally there would be 1 or 2 spaces between arrow pointing sideways and arrow
pointing upwards when the sensor is uncovered, the arrow reaching completely to the
right when it is covered.

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4.3.23 Calibrate X/Y

Length calibration allows the length of the lines cut to be adjusted to within the
specifications.
For instance, if a cut line should measure 100 mm exactly, the cutter can be adjusted
for any discrepancy.
Calibration is explained in section

2.5.

4.3.24 Coil Setup

This test is used to calibrate knife and pen pressure and to set the knife and pen
“landing.”
The cut quality is seriously affected by incorrect landing settings. Before changing
these values, write them down, as there is no default setting for these parameters.
After adjustment, the value is saved in the system’s non-volatile RAM.

Press the button, then use

or to switch between the parameters and

use

or to change the value of the current chosen parameter.

Press

to confirm or to cancel.

Setting 40g pressure and 400g pressure.

To execute this test, a tension gauge of ± 100 gr and ± 600 gr is required.
Measure the pressure on the knife with the tension gauge (read value from the gauge

when knife just lifts from the media.) Use

or to change the value of the
parameter so that the readout on the tension gauge matches the value on the LCDen
(40g or 400g depending on the parameter that is calibrated).

Setting the landing

The landing determines, among other things, the force at which the tool hits the
media. When calibrating the landing, the tool holder with the knife must be inserted in
the head. Be sure that the knife does not protrude.

Use

to lower the landing value until the tool is in the “up” position. Then use to
raise the value of the parameter. With each unit of change, continue checking if the
tool is completely down yet. Once the tool is completely down, raise the value back up
two units, and this becomes the proper setting.

4.3.25 Cal. Media

Media calibration ensures that the sensor is able to recognize the markers. This is
explained in section

3.2.2

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4.3.26 Cal. OPOS

This test calibrates the physical distance between the OPOS sensor and the knife tip.
It is explained in section

3.2.1

4.3.27 OPOS Settings

The OPOS settings sub-menu is used to change the different OPOS parameters with
the control panel. It is explained in section

3.3.5

4.3.28 OPOS Sensor

This submenu is to test the reflection value of OPOS. Press

for readout.

Maintenance 5-1

5 Maintenance and Cleaning

5.1 Introduction

The SummaCut cutter range has a number of sliding surfaces made of smooth metals
and plastics. They are virtually friction-free and require no lubrication. They will,
however, collect dust and lint that may affect the cutter’s performance. Keep the cutter
as clean as possible by using a dust cover. When necessary, clean the unit with a soft
cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol or mild detergent. Do not use abrasives.

5.1.1 Cleaning the drive system

Over time, the sleeves of the drive drum may become clogged with accumulated
residue from the media liner. This may cause the media to slip between the pinch
rollers and the drive sleeves, decreasing traction.

Cleaning the drive system:

WARNING

KEEP FINGERS AND OTHER BODY PARTS AWAY FROM THE CUTTING

AREA. THERE ARE HAZARDOUS MOVING PARTS.

1. Make sure there is no media loaded in the cutter.

2. Switch cutter off and disconnect the cutter from the mains.Rasi the pinch rollers.

3. Put a pinch roller above the sleeve that needs to be cleaned. Make sure it is the

outer left or the outer right pinch roller (otherwise there is not enough pressure).

4. Remove the backing from a piece of vinyl. Place the piece of vinyl between a

pinch roller and drive sleeve with the tacky side down. Lower pinch roller.

5. Turn on another yellow drive sleeve by hand so that the piece of vinyl is winding

on the sleeve for at least one turn.

6. Then pull the piece of vinyl from underneath the pinch roller.

7. Repeat several times until all residue is removed from the drive sleeves.

FIG 5-1

5-1 PLACEMENT OF VINYL STRIP

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5.1.2 Cleaning the media sensor

Over time, the media sensor may become dirty with accumulated residue from the
media. This may cause the cutter to malfunction.

Clean the media sensor by wiping them out with cotton swabs.

FIG 5-2

5-2 MEDIA SENSORS SUMMACUT CUTTERS

5.1.3 Cleaning the Y-Guide Rail

There are 2 V-shaped areas on the Y-guide rail on which the tools carriage slides from
left to right. The areas are on top and on the bottom of the front of the Y guiding.
Even though the shape of the Y-guide rail may differ from model to model, the areas
are located in the same place at the top and bottom of the guiding.
The figure below shows the top of the Y guiding.

FIG 5-3

5-3 SLIDING SURFACES ON Y-GUIDE RAIL

Over time, there may be some accumulated residue on these sliding surfaces and on
the rollers of the tool carriage.

Cleaning the sliding surfaces of the Y-Guide rail:

1. Switch machine off.

2. Take a soft cloth dampened with isopropyl alcohol or mild detergent.

3. Clean surfaces; when the tool carriage is in the way, push it gently to the left or

right.

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5.1.4 Changing the fuse

CAUTION: Before changing the fuse, make sure that the cutter is completely
disconnected from its power source.

CAUTION: For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with the same type
and rating of fuse: T2.0A, 250V SCHURTER SPT OR EQUIVALENT.

1. To remove the fuse (3), lightly pry the fuse holder release clip (2) in the direction

opposite the power switch. The fuse holder will pop free.

FIG 5-4

5-4 POWER ENTRY MODULE

2. Remove the fuse holder.

3. Pull the fuse from the holder.

4. Put new fuse in the holder and clip the holder back into place.

Specifications 6-1

6 Specs and Genaral

Information

6.1 Features List

6.1.1 Hardware

• Intergrated roll feed system widt media flanges

• Fully adjustable media widths. (not on the FX-Series)

• Stand with basket (Optional on D60(SE), Standard on D120(SE) ,D140SE &

D160SE).

• Back Media sensor

• OPOS X

• With barcode recognition

6.1.2 Interface

• 8-key control panel.

• 16-character liquid crystal display.

• English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Custom Display language.

• Metric or English units.

6.1.3 Functionality

• Four separate user configurations stored in the non-volatile memory.

• Automatic media pull from roll.

• Concatenation and curve smoothing to obtain better cut quality.

• OptiCut drag-movement optimalisation

• Overcut for easy weeding.

• FlexCut, Panelling, Vector Sorting.

• Multiple recut feature (up to 999).

• Flash Eproms

6.1.4 Software

• WinPlot

• “Bridge” program to cut artwork created in other programs.

• Windows 2000,XP & Vista

• Connection by USB, serial, parallel or any printer port installed on your

operating system

• Imort of simple AI, EPS and DXF files

• Plug-in for Coreldraw 11,12 and X3, for Adobe Illustrator CS & CS2

• Nesting, panneling, weedingbox and cut by colour possiblities

• Integration of OPOS

• MacSign™ Cut

• “Bridge” program to cut artwork created in other programs.

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• Mac OS 9 & Mac OSX (10.2 or higher)

• Import artworks from Illustrator, Freehand, Canvas, Coreldraw,…

• Connection by USB

• Resizing positioning, mirroring, …

• Registration requireed

• Summa Cutter Control

• Program to control cutter parameters.

• Utility to upgrade firmware

• Possibility to store user configurations on harddisk

• Windows 98, 2000, XP & Vista

• OPOS Barcode Server

6.2 CUTTER ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES

The following accessories and consumables are available for your SummaCut cutter:

Manual and driver CD User’s

English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
and Dutch

MD9045 Included

Power Supply Cables

MC1184 (Europe)

MC3545 (US)

1x

Serial Cable

423-183 1x

USB Cable

399-111 1x

Standard knife (set of 5x)

391-360 2 knives

Standard knife holder

391-332 1x

Sandblast knife (set of 5x)

391-358 -

Sandblast knife holder

391-363 -

Fibre tip pen (black) (set of 4)

MP06BK 1 pen

Rollerball pen (set of 4 :Red, Geen,
Blue, Yellow)

MP0646 -

Flanges for roll media (set of 2)

391-510 1 set

Manual cut-off razor
blades (set of 10)

391-146 1 extra blade

Razor blade & holder

391-290 1x

Pouncing kit

391-595 -

Floor Stand D60(SE)

399-050 -

Floor Stand with Basket D60(SE)

399-075 -

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6.3 Technical Specification

6.3.1 Machine dimensions

D60(SE) D120(SE) D140SE D160SE

mm inch mm inch mm inch mm inch
Height 300 11.8 1120 44.1 1145 45.1 1145 45.1
Width 1000 39.4 1600 63.0 1750 68.9 1980 77.9
Depth 350 13.8 680 26.8 680 26.8 680 26.8
Weight 15 kg 33 lbs 42 kg 92 lbs 48 kg 106 lbs 54 kg 119 lbs

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6.3.2 shipping dimensions

D60(SE) D120(SE) D140SE D160SE

mm inch mm inch mm inch mm inch
Height 470 18.5 670 26.4 670 26.4 670 26.4
Width 1130 51.2 1740 68.5 1880 74.0 2110 83.1
Depth 470 18.5 470 18.5 470 18.5 470 18.5
Weight 23 kg 51 lbs 57 kg 125 lbs 69 kg 152 lbs 78 kg 172 lbs

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6.3.3 Media

D60(SE) D120(SE) D140SE D160SE

mm inch mm inch mm inch mm inch

Width

Roll

70 to 670

2.8 to

26.4

120 to

1270

4.7 to

50.0

180 to

1430

7.1 to

56.3

180 to

1630

7.1 to

64.1

Sheet 70 to 775

2.8 to

30.5

120 to

1375

4.7 to

54.1

180 to

1525

7.1 to

60.0

180 to

1640

7.1 to

64.5

Pinchrollers

2 3 4 4

Max.Cutting/
Plotting area

600 mm

x 50m.

23.6’’x
164 ft.

1200

mm x

50 m

47.2’’ x
164 ft.

1350

mm x

50 m

53.1’’ x
164 ft.

1575 mm

x

50 m

62” x

164 ft.

mm Inch

Minimum
Margins**

25 1

Front margin

18 0.7

Rear margin

Sensor on 42 1.7
Sensor off 25 1

Tracking
performance

8 m/26 feet max. within

guaranteed
specifications*

-8 m/26 feet max. within guaranteed specifications* for media
less than 762 mm (30’’ wide).

-4m/13 feet max. within guaranteed specifications* for media
larger than 762 mm (30’’).

Thickness

0.05 to 0.25 / 0.8mm with optional sandblast knife

0.002 to 0.01 / 0.03 inch with optional sandblast knife

* Media lengths larger than 8 m (26 feet) can be handled, but compliance with specifications is not

guaranteed (will be dependent on media type, media size and other param eters not mentioned here.

** For positioning of the pinch rollers

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6.3.4 PERFORMANCE

Cutting specifications on 0.05 mm (0.002") wax-backed vinyl, total media thickness
not greater than 0.25 mm (0.010")

Axial speed

50 to 800 mm/s 2 to 32 ips

Maximum Speed

Up to 1131 mm/s diagonal Up to 44 ips diagonal

Default speed

700 mm/s 28 ips

Axial Acceleration

up to 2 G

Max. Acceleration

up to 3 G diagonal

Addressable resolution

0.025 mm, 0.1 mm 0.001", 0.005"

Default resolution

0.025 mm 0.001"

Mechanical resolution

0.0127 mm 0.0005"

Repeatability*

+/- 0.1mm +/- 0.004”

Accuracy*

0.2% of move or 0.25 mm,
whichever is greater**

0.2% of move or 0.010",
whichever is greater**

Knife pressure

0 to 400 gr.

Pen pressure

0 to 400 gr.

Pouncing pressure

0 to 250 gr.

*

Valid within the guaranteed tracking length (see table 3)

**

Excludes differences due to media expansion, stretching, etc.

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6.3.5 INTERFACE

Communication

Standard asynchronous RS-232-C and
Universal Serial Bus .

Serial : I/O Port connector

DB-9P

Mating connector

DB-9S

Byte format

8 data bits, 2 stop bits, no parity

Baud rate

38400, 19200, 9600, 4800, 2400 bps

USB : I/O Port connector

USB series “B” receptable

Mating connector

USB series “B” plug

Buffer Size

16 MB

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6.3.6 FIRMWARE

Language

DM/PL, HP-GL (758x emulation), HP-GL/2

Supported character sets

Standard ASCII

Supported fonts

Sans serif (single stroke & medium)

ROM-based plots

Confidence plot, DIN plot

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6.3.7 ENVIRONMENTAL

(Cutter without media)

Operating Temperature

15 to 35° C 59 to 95° F

Storage temperature

-30 to 70° C -22 to 158° F

Relative humidity

35 - 75 %, non condensing 35 - 75 %, non condensing

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IMPORTANT HINT

The use of dimensionally stable media is an essential pre-requisite to
obtaining high cut quality. Additionally, media expansion or contraction
may occur as a result of temperature variations.
To improve the dimensional stability of media, let it stabilise to the current
environmental conditions before usage for a minimum period of 24 hours
.

6.3.8 Electrical

The power entry module detects the line voltage and switches automatically between
110V and 230V.

Main Supply: 48-62 Hz, single phase.

Nominal line Min./Max. line Fuse

110 V AC 88 - 132 V AC

T2.0A, 250V Schurter SPT

or equivalent.

230 V AC 176 - 264 V AC

T2.0A, 250V

SCHURTER SPT OR

EQUIVALENT.

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Power requirements: 100-120 / 220-240 Vac, 50/60 Hz, 85 VA maximum

6.3.9 Certifications

CE-Certification for electrical light industrial environment.
FCC Class A
Conforms to ANSI/UL Standard 60950-1
and cerified to CAN/CSA Standard C22.2 No 60950-1

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6.4 Cutter accessories and consumables

The chart following contains descriptions and part numbers for the SummaCut
accessories.

Part description Part number Picture

Manual and driver CD MD045

Power cable

(Regional differences,

contact local dealer for exact part number)

USB cable 399-111

Serial cable

423-183

Media flanges

(set of 2)

391-510

Standard drag knife holder 391-332

Razor blade

(set of 10)

391-146

Standard drag knife

(set of 5)

391-360

Sandblast drag knife

(set of 5)

391-358

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Plotter pen

(set of 4)

MP06BK

Drag knife holder for sandblast knife 391-363

Drag pouncing pin holder 395-313

Pouncing pin 391-592

Fuse MF9003

Cutting strip short 391-386

Cutting strip long 400-565

Pouncing strip 391-598

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