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April 2007
Published: Mutoh Europe N.V., Archimedesstraat 13, B-8400 Oostende, BELGIUM
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2. INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
2.1. PREPARING THE CUTTING ENVIRONMENT
The location where you set up your equipment is very important. Please see to it that it meets following
conditions:
Power supply of 100 to 120 VAC 50/60 Hz or 200 to 240 VAC 50/60 Hz.
Ambient Conditions
:
Operating environment
- Temperature: 5 °C to 30 °C
- Humidity: 35 % - 75 % non-condensing.
Recommended environment
- Temperature: Room temperature 16 °C to 25 °C
- Humidity: 50 % to 65 %, non-condensing.
Variation rate
- Temperature: 2 °C per hour.
- Humidity: 5 % per hour.
Storage environment
- Temperature: 0 °C to 50 °C
¾ Please protect your cutter from moisture, dust, draughts and direct sunlight. It is best to keep your
machine away from open windows and air-conditioners.
¾ See to it that there is an adequate space around the cutter so that ventilation is not obstructed.
¾ Avoid unnecessary vibrations and set up your cutter on a level surface.
¾ When selecting a place for your cutter, leave at least 90 cm in front and 90 cm at the rear, as shown in
the illustration below.
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2.2. PARTS LIST
Contents of the plotter box
A
Plotter unit with roll support system, 2
conveyor rolls and small guiding flanges.
J Adapter Cable
B Box with stand and instructions how to install K Mutoh Ultima User’s Guide.
C
One knife holder with pre-mounted cutting
blade
L Application Guide
D
Blade for auto sheet-off. (1 pc – pre-installed
in tool head)
M Quick Start Manual (includes a CD-rom)
E
Set of 2 spare cutting blades and 1 spring for
cutting jobs (45°/ Offset 0.50 mm).
N Ultima Installation CD
F Pressurized ballpoint pen O 5 test sheet verify epos alignment (AP-77010)
G Power Cord. P Quality Cut Sheet
H RS-232 and USB interface cable Q Spare Cutting Mat (1 piece)
I IF-Cable R Starter software kit
(*)
(*)
When ordered as a bundle together with a Mutoh Printer, the in-the-box software may be replaced by one software which handles
cutting, printing and contourcutting.
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2.4. CUTTER PARTS & COMPONENTS
1 Operation Panel
Removable Panel with LCD-display and control keys.
2 Power Switch
Switches the Ultima cutting plotter ON or OFF.
3 Roll Support System
The roll support system carries the conveyor rolls.
4 Conveyor Rolls
When using roll media for cutting jobs, put the roll of media on top of
the two conveyor rolls.
5 Small guiding Flanges
These flanges on the conveyor rolls will prevent the roll of media from
shifting to the left or to the right when vinyl is pulled off the roll during
the pre-feed cycle.
6 Conveyor Brake
To prevent that the roll media keeps unwinding.
7 Platen & Grid Cover
Supports the cutting media and guides the movement of the media
along the x-axis.
8 Cutting Mat
Provides a reliable cutting surface and minimizes damage to the knife
tip.
9 Firmware Card Socket
Socket to use when using a firmware card.
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2.6. CONNECTING THE POWER CABLE
To connect the power cable, please follow the instructions mentioned below.
Step 1 : Make sure the cutter’s power switch is turned OFF.
Step 2 : Plug the plotter-end of the power cable into the connector at the rear of the plotter.
Step 3 : Plug the other end of the power cable into an electrical outlet of the correct voltage and with a
proper grounding.
Notes
The disconnect device is the plug on the power supply cord
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2.8. LOADING MEDIA
When loading media into the cutter, it is necessary to clearly distinguish two situations. The first situation is
when you are using cut-sheet media. The second situation is when you are using roll media.
2.8.1. Loading cut sheet media
Step 1 : Put the pressure rollers (1) in the “up” position using the media hold lever (2) and turn the power
switch ON (3). The cutter will perform its initialization routine and move the tool head (4) to the
rightmost position.
Step 2 : Press the media-select button on the operation panel and select the sheet. After selection the
SHEET-LED will light up.
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3.2. DIRECT KEY ACCESS
On the operation panel are keys to directly change or control some values of the Ultima cutting plotter.
Following items can be changed / controlled directly via the operation panel.
No Function Description Short-key
1 Force Control/change the force of the Ultima. [FORCE] key
2 Speed Control/change the speed of the Ultima. [SPEED] key
3 Offset Control/change the offset of the Ultima. [OFFSET] key
4 Tool Control/change the tool setting of the Ultima. [TOOL] key
5 Origin Control/change the origin of the Ultima [ORIGIN] key
6 Contour Cutting In this menu you can start an “manual”, “auto no
barcode”, “barcode multi” or “barcode single”
alignment procedure.
[CONTOUR CUTTING] key
7 Test Perform one of the test plots onto the Ultima. [TEST] key
8 Presets Select an user previously saved in the Ultima
cutting plotter.
[PRESETS] key
3.2.1. Force selection
Tool force
is the amount of downward pressure that the cutter applies on the tool.
To change or control the tool force, please perform the instructions mentioned below.
Step 1 : Press the [FORCE] key.
Step 2 : The actual FORCE setting for the selected tool will now be shown on the display. Viewing of the
value can be performed in PAUSE as well as in READY mode.
Force
Actual : 30
New : 30
In gram
Step 3 : Press the [UP] or [DOWN] key to change the force setting.
Step 4 : Press the [FORCE] key. The Ultima will cut following picture.
Step 5 : Check the patterns. Especially look for good quality of the corners and easy weeding. If this is
not the case readjust the FORCE selection.
Step 6 : Press the [ENTER] key to confirm the FORCE selection.
Notes
To cancel the changes of the parameter, press the [CANCEL] key. The display will show the previous
value for the parameter.
When you press the [EXIT] key the changed value will be ignored and you go back to the previous menu.
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