Rev. 1-0310 - Missouri Stencil
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Rev. 1-0310 - Missouri Stencil
Rev. 1-0310 Table of Contents Introduction 2 SC-5 Electronic Stencil Machine Set Up 3 Computer Specifications 4 Stencil-CAD Software Installation 5 Cable/Port Setup & Cutting Preparation 9 Stencil-CAD Menu Icon Definitions 14 Cutting Your First Stencil 15 Stencil-CAD “Stencil” Font Previews 20 “Diagraph Symbol” Font Character Map 21 Frequently Asked Questions 22 LED Error Codes 24 Warranty Information 25 Notes 26 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing the SC-5 Electronic Stencil Machine and/or Stencil-CAD software. Our systems and software are designed to simplify your job of creating, saving and cutting a wide variety of stencils and signs. The SC-5 Electronic Stencil Machine is made in the U.S.A. and is backed by a one year limited parts and labor warranty. The enclosed quick start instructions should give you all the help necessary to be able to have your machine and software up and running in no time. CAUTION: The SC-5 Stencil Machine is heavy and could cause injury if handled improperly. Two people are recommended to safely unpack & set up the SC-5 Electronic Stencil Machine. 2 SC--5 Electtronic Stencil S Machin ne Setu up Toolss Required:: Phillips heaad Screw Drriver & 7/16”” Socket Wrrench. 1.) Un-Pack U Remoove the SC-5 5 Electronic Stencil Macchine & all other o items from fr the maiin box. We recom mmend liftin ng the SC-5 Electronic E Stencil Machhine with twoo people, onee at each endd. Placee the machin ne on a flat seecure surface. 2.) SC C-5 Stand Assembly A A.) Remove R the SC-5 S stand parts p from thhe box. B.) Attach A one fo oot to each leeg using threee 1 ½” (longg) Phillips sccrews and thhree 7/16” hex nuts. n C.) Screw S all of the t leg levelers halfway into the endds of the feet. Make sure that you thread all levelerss in equally to ensure thaat your SC-55 stand is levvel. T cross meember is reveersible and can c be attachhed from eithher side. Fit the t cross D.) The membber snugly in nto one leg using u two 1”” (medium) Phillips P screws. Repeat this t process with the second leg. E.) Innsert the pins on the endd of the mediia rollers intoo the notched holes as shhown in the below w picture. A the SC C-5 Machin ne to the Staand 3.) Attach With one person on each endd on the SC-55 machine, position p the machine m on top of the standd where the tabs t of the machine m are aligned a with the outer sidde of the topp holes on the SC-5 stand. Inserrt the 3/8” (sshort) Phillipps head screw ws through the stand andd into the cutterr. 3 Computer Specifications The computer specifications listed below are the minimum & recommended system requirements to run the SC-5 Electronic Stencil Machine and the Stencil-CAD software. Minimum Recommended CPU PIII 450 P 4 (2 GHz) or higher Hard Drive 5 GB 40 GB Ram 128 MB + OS requirements 512 MB + OS requirements Video 1024 x 768 x 16 bit 1024 x 768 x 32 bit Operating System MS Windows 98 SE, 2000, XP 2000, XP 4 Sttencil-C CAD Sooftwaree Installlation NOT TE: Do not plug p in any of the cablees or the US SB Security Dongle untiil instructed d. 1.) Place P the Sten ncil-CAD innstallation CD D in your CD D-ROM drivve on your computer. c The software s sho ould automattically begin the installattion process.. 2.) The T first screeen you will see is the “C Choose Setupp Language”” screen. Sellect the approopriate langu uage and clicck OK. 3.) Once O you clicck OK you will w see the “Install “ Shieeld” screen begin b the insttallation proceess. 4.) After A the “Insstall Shield”” has compleeted you willl see the “Steencil-CAD” setup screenn. Clickk NEXT to continue. c 5 5.) After A the “Steencil-CAD Setup” S screeen you will thhen be directted to the “C Choose Destiination” screeen. The insttallation autoomatically deefaults the software to innstall on youur C: drrive. Click NEXT N to conntinue. 6.) Next N you will be directedd to the “Seleect Components” screenn. We recomm mend that you perform p a Fu ull Install of the softwaree. Click NEX XT to continnue. 6 7.) Once O you clicck NEXT yoou will then see the “Sellect Program m Folder Screeen”, click NEX XT to continu ue. 8.) The T installatiion process should s beginn. It can takee several minnutes to instaall the softw ware dependiing on your computer. c Notee: Some oldeer CD-Drivves will not recognize r th he installatioon files, if th his happenss, you will w be askeed to insert your y 3 ½” in nstallation disk d into yoour floppy drive. d Follow w the on scrreen instrucctions then continue c to step s 9. 7 9.) Once O the insttallation proccess is compplete you willl then be dirrected to insttall the fontss for thhe Stencil-CA AD softwaree. At this tim me please folllow the on screen s instruuctions for installling the fontts. Please maake sure thatt you click YES Y to instaall the fonts, if you do noot click YES you will w not have any “stencill” fonts loadeed on your software. s Onnce the font K on the following screeen. installlation proceess is compleete, click OK 10.) Please remo ove the installlation CD from fr your CD D drive and click FINISH H to reboot your computer. 8 Cablle/Port Setup & Cuttting Preeparatiion C Cables C A.) Connecting Incluuded with thee SC-5 machhine are two cables. Firstt, attach the USB cable to t the back of o SC-5 machine an nd then connect the samee cable to a USB U port onn your compuuter. Seconndly, attach the power cable to the back b of the SC-5 S machinne and conneect the other end too a wall receeptacle. B.) Open O the Sten ncil-CAD sooftware. Clickk the “Cut” tab t on the toop menu andd select “Cuttting Defaults”. This willl open the “Cut”” menu. On the t “Cut” menu, m click Setup S in the top right corrner. 9 C.) Once O you hav ve clicked thhe Setup buttton, you will see the “Pllotter Setup”” menu. On the “P Plotter Setup p” menu, click the Searcch Ports buttton. Note:: If the “Seaarch Ports”buutton does noot appear: • Click on the t “Port” taab. • Change th he “Port Loccation” to anny COM portt number. • Click on the t “Plotter”” tab & the buttons b shoulld now appear. P2 machine. This is generally caused whenn the softwaare is installeed on a Winddows XP, SP A clicking g on the Search Ports buutton, the sofftware will sttart searchinng for a D.) After conneection with the t SC-5 maachine. Oncee the SC-5 machine m is fouund, a pop-uup will tell you what w COM port p your maachine was foound on. “Pleaase remembeer what COM M port the machine m is fouund on.” Cliick OK on thhe “Warningg” m message. 10 E.) You Y should sttill see the “Plotter “ Setuup” menu, affter clicking OK. Now click c the “Portt” tab on the top left of thhe menu andd make sure that the portt setting is thhe same as what was found when w you cliicked the Seearch Ports button. b If nott, please channge it at thiss time. F.) Media M Setup p A: Pllace a roll off cutting meddia onto the media rollerrs located onn the stand. B: Liift the pinch wheels by disengaging d t lock hanndle located on the o the back of the machhine. C: Puull the mediaa from the rooll and threaad it from thee back of thee SC-5 machhine to the front underneath the pinch whheels. M sure to adjust the piinch wheels so that they are no moree than 1” from m the outer D: Make edge of the mediaa. You can only o move thhe pinch wheeels when thhe lock handlle is disenngaged. If yo ou are using stencil boardd, do not plaace the pinchh wheels wheere you plann on cuutting. This can c cause thee SC-5 machhine to malfuunction. E: Sqquare the meedia by alignning the meddia with the grove g on fronnt of the maachine, then engagge the lock handle h to seccure your meedia to the machine. m w work efffectively onlly when they are aligneed under thee Important: Pincch wheels will white haash marks on o the front of the mach hine. G.) Blade B Installlation With the SC-5 paackage, you will find 2 blades b and a knife assem mbly. The blaades are veryy sharpp and brittle and can easiily chip or brreak. Please be very careeful handlingg the blades.. A: Too install a bllade, removee the adjustabble foot from m the knife assembly a by unscrewing the fooot. B: Sllide the bladee into the knnife assemblyy until it botttoms out. Iff inserted corrrectly, the bladee should spin n freely in thhe knife assem mbly. C: Sccrew the foo ot back onto the t knife asssembly untill you see the blade protruude no moree than 1/8” of an in nch out of thhe foots openning. Impoortant: The foot is the addjustment knnob for the blade b depth. Do not screw w the foot alll the way w down on n the knife hoolder. Do noot adjust the blade b no moore than the thickness t of the media m you aree cutting. 11 H.) Front F Contrrol Panel Pleasse take a mom ment to famiiliarize yourrself with thee front control panel of the t SC-5 machhine. Startt/Stop –Seleects between two states: Communicaating with thee computer Start, S or not comm municating with w the com mputer Stop. When the SC C-5 machinee is in Start mode, m the greenn light will be b on, the redd light is on to t indicate thhe stop modde. Arroow Buttons – The arrow buttons are used to movve the cuttingg media back and forth or thee cutter head d left or rightt. Set Origin O – YO OU MUST SET A NEW W START PO OINT EVER RYTIME YOU Y TURN N THE E SC-5 ON. Future F stenccils will autoomatically staart 1/8” from m the previouus stencil. The Set S Origin bu utton allowss you to selecct where the blade will begin b cuttingg. Using the arrow w buttons you u can select a new Set Origin O point. The machinne will not cuut unless thee Set Origin O has beeen selected and the lightt is green. Speed Knob – The Speed Knnob can be tuurned either clockwise or o counter clockwise to selectt the desired d speed in whhich the cuttter head will move. A sloower speed ensures e a cleanner cut. Force Knob – Th he Force Knnob can be tuurned either clockwise c orr counter cloockwise to t blade com mes in contaact with yourr media. Thicker materiaal set thhe down forcce in which the usuallly requires more m down force. f Test Cut – Do no ot use the Teest Cut buttoon on the conntrol panel. The T Stencil-CAD softw ware overridees the Test Cut C settings of o the SC-5 machine. m If a test cut is needed, n you must cut a samplee stencil. Repeeat – You caan create a coopy of the laast stencil yoou created byy pressing thhe Repeat button. The SC-5 5 machine must m be in Stoop mode withh the red light on. 12 I.) Suggested Media Settings Suggested blade and control panel settings for Diagraph media; SOFTWARE SETTINGS OFF SET T. ANGLE OVER CUT CONTROL PANEL FORCE SPEED KNOB KNOB MEDIA BLADE Vinyl Ultra-Cut Poly-NT Magnetic Vinyl OSB-10 Oil board .015 Stencil Board 45 Deg. 60 Deg. 60 Deg. 17 47 47 60 15 15 0-5 10-25 10-25 7:30 8:30 1:00 11:00 9:00 8:00 60 Deg. 47 15 10-25 3:00 8:00 60 Deg. 47 15 10-25 1:30 8:00 60 Deg. 47 15 50-55 Full 7:30 Note: These settings are guidelines to be used when cutting various cutting media. Please note that you will have to fine tune your settings to get the best cutting results. You may also have to increase force as your blade wears out. 13 Sten ncil-CA AD Men nu Icon ns S Select Toolss Allows the user to selecct items on the t grid screeen. Cut Tool Alllows the useer to enter thhe “Cut Tooll Box” menuu and view thhe “Cut C Menuu” Screen. M Measure To ool Allows thhe user to measure m any given g points on the grid screen. T Text Tools Allows A the user u to customize their foont selectionn T Text Compo ose Allows the t user to acccess the fonnt settings annd select theeir start pointt on the grid screen n. Frame Textt Compose Same featurres and the “Text Compoose” icon, buut also allow F ws you to t type in a set s box size. Text On Scrreen Kernin T ng Allows thhe user to maanually set thhe spacing size in betweeen letters. S Spell Check k After the user “selects all” then speell check thee file. Z Zoom Toolss Allows the user to zoom m in or out in i different ways. w Z Zoom In Zoom Out O Z Zoom To Sig gn Blank Zooom Selecteed Object Zoom m To Preview w Pan Object P Percentage Zoom Z S Shape Toolss Allows the user to creaate the follow wing shapes. C Circle Square Polygon S Star Arrow Fan W Weed Border Allows thee user to placce a weed boorder aroundd the selectedd file. Poower Weed Border Sam me as Weed Border but with w extra seettings. D Decorative Border B Allow ws the user to t place bordders around the selected file. 14 Cuttting Yoour Firsst Stenccil M sure thaat you have selected s yourr start point on the SC-55 Machine. 1.) Seet Origin Make The green g light sh hould be on,, before conttinuing to thhe next step. 2.) Open O Stencill-CAD Softw ware Doublee click on the Stencil-Caad icon that is i located onn your desktop. If you y cannot find f the iconn, you can goo to the “Starrt” menu, “P Programs” and thhen select th he Stencil-CA AD folder. 3. Meedia Setting gs Please reffer to page 133 in the mannual to set yoour SC-5 maachine and Stenccil-CAD softtware to the correct meddia settings. a now read dy to begin cuutting your first f sample stencil. In thhe followingg instructionss, We are you will w learn how to select your y desired font, create a weed bordder around your y stencil and send s your steencil to the SC-5 S machinne to be cut. 4.) Text Tools On O the left-haand menu, cllick the “Texxt Tools” Icoon, and clickk on the “Texxt Comppose” icon. Once O you seelect the “Texxt Compose” icon your mouse pointter should repreesent the letteer A. Now click in the middle m of thee grid screen. 15 5.) Foont Selectio on Once you click on thee grid screenn, you will nootice that thee top menu has now n changed d. This is where you can change the common c setttings for youur stencil. “Youu can changee the font, chharacter size,, spacing, etcc.” a going to change c yourr current fontt to the “DIA AGRAPH NORMAL” At this time we are font. A: Cllick on the Blue B F that iss on the top left-hand meenu. g the Blue F, the “Font Detective” D screen should appear. In thhe “Font B: Affter clicking Detecctive” screen n, click the ↓ button next to the Fontt and changee your font too the “DIA AGRAPH NO ORMAL”. Then T click seelect. 16 C: Now type the word “Sampple” on yourr grid screenn, then click anywhere a onn the grid screeen, except on n the word “S Sample”. D: Once you hav ve clicked onn the grid scrreen, you will notice 9 sm mall squaress that highllight the textt on your grid screen. Whhen you see the 9 small squares, thiss means that you have h “Selected” your steencil. In ordeer to cut out a stencil, it must m first bee selected. You can c also seleect your stenncil by goingg to “Edit” thhen “Select All” A on the top t menu. W Borderrs The Weedd Border is a border thatt is placed arround the ouuter edge of 6.) Weed your entire stenciil. A weed border is prim marily used on o two ply material m so yoou can peel your stencil from m the backingg of the mateerial. Please note that if you y are usinng stencil boardd of any kind d, we do not recommendd that you usse a weed border with yoour stencils. Note: If you are using u stenciil board, pleease skip steeps A, B & C. C 17 A: On the left han nd menu, select the “Shaape Tools” icon, i then cliick on the “W Weed Border” icon. Yo ou will noticee that there is i now a border around your y stencil. B: Thhe size of thee “Weed Boorder” can bee changed inn the upper leeft of your sccreen, only after selecting a “Weed “ Bordder”. Note that when the size is changged, it is chaanged on all four sides s of the stencil. s C: After selecting g the “Weedd Border”, annd setting yoour desired size, s click “A Apply” in thee top riight of your screen. Cuttiing Your Sttencil The “S Sample” stenncil is now ready r to be cut. c Now is a good time to double check your y SC-5 machine m settinngs. Make suure that youu have selecteed a “Start Pointt”, you have positioned your y stencil media m correcctly and the blade settinggs match thee settinngs in the maanual. A: Make M sure thaat not only your Sample”” stencil is “Selected”, but make suree your “Weeed Border” is “Selected”” as well. Yoou can selectt all by clickiing on “Editt” then “Seleect All” on th he top menuu. B: Onnce the entirre “Sample” stencil has been b selectedd, click on thhe “Cut” icoon on the left ft hand menu. Afterr selecting “Cut” you wiill see a prevview of your stencil befoore it is readyy a to be cut. Then cllick on cut again. 18 Checking Your Stencil After your “Sample” stencil has finished cutting, this would be a good time to tweak your settings. You want to look at your “Sample” stencil and decide if there are any setting changes that need to be made. Ask yourself the following questions to see if any changes need to be made. Q: Did my stencil cut all the way through my stencil board. A: If your stencil did NOT cut all the way through your stencil board, the blade needs to be adjusted. Turn the blade out of the foot holder no more than a ¼ of a turn, then re-cut your stencil. If you are still having problems cutting out the stencil completely, keep adjusting the blade until the stencil cuts out completely. Q: Did my stencil cut completely through the two ply material? “Examples of two ply materials are Ultra-Cut, Poly-NT and Vinyl.” A: When cutting two ply material, you do NOT want to cut all the way through the entire sheet. You only want to cut the top layer and scar the bottom, the bottom layer is just the backing for the material. If you are cutting all the way through the material, the blade needs to be adjusted. Turn the blade in to the foot holder no more than ¼ of a turn, then re-cut your stencil. If you are still cutting the entire piece of material, keep adjusting your blade until you only scar the backing of the material. Q: The blade cut all the way through the stencil board, but it seems to be cutting to deep? A: Yes, it is possible to cut the stencil board to deep. You can tell that you have cut the stencil board to deep, by looking at the cutting strip on your SC-5 machine. The cutting strip is a small thin strip of plastic that the blade comes into contact with while cutting your stencil. If you notice big gouges or deep cuts in the cutting strip, you have cut your stencil to deep. Turn the blade into the foot holder ¼ of a turn, and re-cut your stencil. Note: This User’s Guide is intended only as a starting point & general guideline for setting up & operating your SC-5 stencil machine & Stencil-CAD software. Each machine will not use exactly the same settings every time a stencil is cut. There are just too many variables involved in the machine & software operation for that to be true. Depending on the number of stencils the end-user cuts in a given day, it is possible that they would have to tweak the machine daily to get clean, consistent cuts. Hands-on operation and playing with the settings is often times the best way to learn how to best use the SC-5 & Stencil-CAD system. 19 Stencil Font Previews DIAGRAPHNORMAL DIAGRAPH1 DIAGRAPH2 DIAGRAPH3 MLT_STN CYRILLIC HEBREW 20 “Diag agraph Symbol S l” Font Charaacter Map M a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w x 2 21 Frequently Asked Questions Q: I connected my USB Dongle before installing Stencil-Cad, and now Stencil-Cad cannot recognize the Dongle. A: Follow these instructions 1. From the Windows Start Menu, open the Control Panel 2. From the Control Panel under Windows ME & 98SE, double-click the Devices icon to display all of the hardware that has been connected to this workstation. Proceed to step 5. 3. From the Control Panel under Windows 2000 & XP, double-click the System icon. 4. From the Hardware tab, click the Device Manager button to display all of the hardware that has been connected to this workstation. 5. Within the Device Manager window, locate the USB device that is indentified as an unknown device, and then choose uninstall and delete the unknown USB device. 6. Close the Device Manager “and if necessary click OK to close the System Properties dialog”. 7. Disconnect the USB Dongle. 8. Place the Stencil-Cad program CD into the workstation CD-ROM drive. If prompted to choose a language, click cancel. 9. From the Start Menu, choose the Run item. 10. Form the Run dialog, click Browse and locate the file called “HINSTALL.EXE” which is on the Stencil-Cad CD. 11. After the “HINSTALL.EXE” file has been found, click within the edit file and type “1” (space-minus-eye) after the file name. 12. Click OK to close the Run dialog and the USB dongle driver software will be reinstalled. 13. After the USB driver software has been reinstalled, reboot your computer Q: When I try to send a file to the SC-5 machine to be cut, I receive the following error message “Cannot Locate Security Device”? A: There are several solutions to this problem, please check all of the following. 1. Make sure the dongle is secured in the USB port. 2. Plug the dongle into another USB port, to make sure you do not have a USB problem with your computer. 3. Your password might be incorrect in your software. Check the Stencil-CAD settings in the top menu. 4. Drivers on your computer might need updated. “Windows XP SP2 only” Contact support to download or have new drivers e-mailed to you. 22 Q: When I send a file to the SC-5 machine to be cut, the screen shows bytes sent to the machine, but the SC-5 machine is not cutting? A: Make sure that you have set a start point on the SC-5 machine, the green light should be on. If that does not help, your “COM Port” settings could be wrong in your software. Please refer to page 10 to change the COM Port settings. Q: There seems to be an over cut on my stencils, or small swirl marks at the connecting points? A: The “Speed” knob on the SC-5 machine might be set too high. Lower the “Speed” setting and re-cut your stencil. Also make sure that you have a sharp blade installed, a dull or chipped blade can cause cutting problems. If you are still having problems, select “Cut” then “Tool Options” on the top menu, and make sure that the “Blade Off-Set” is set to .047. Q: How do I cut multiple copies of a stencil? A: When you are ready to cut your stencil, select “Cut” on the top menu, and change the “Repeat” number. Q: When the SC-5 machine is cutting a stencil, it stops in the middle of cutting the stencil? A: See LED Codes Chart Q: Can I install Stencil-CAD on multiple computers? A: No, Stencil-CAD is made for stand-alone computers only and cannot be networked. Q: I do not have any of the “Stencil” fonts installed into my software? A: The “Stencil” fonts are installed with the software during the installation. To install the fonts, click “File” on the top menu, then “Install”, then select “Font”. Make sure that CADLINK.VEF is checked. Click the “Search Now” button and then “Install All”. 23 Front Panel LED Error Codes: LED codes are error messages visible on the front panel of the sign cutter between the force knob and Start/Stop switch. These errors normally occur while cutting a stencil or just as the stencil is sent to the cutter. The LED can be green, red or a flashing combination of both. If the front panel green light is blinking once: Possible Cause: Solution: The carriage (Y-axis) is jammed. Turn off your cutter and clear away any debris or jammed material. If the front panel red light is blinking once: Possible Cause: Solution: 1. The drive shaft (X-axis) is jammed. 1. Turn off your cutter and clear away any 2. The machine is having trouble pulling debris or jammed material. the media off of the roll. 2. Create a “gravity loop” by unrolling enough media to create your whole stencil without the machine having to pull it off of the roll itself. If the front panel red light is blinking twice: Possible Cause: Solution: Buffer overflow or communication Clear the buffer by turning the machine off, problem. then pressing & holding the “Up” arrow button on the front panel as you turn the machine back on. When the carriage starts to move, release the “Up” arrow button. If the front panel red & green lights are blinking alternately: Possible Cause: Solution: 1. Plotter language syntax error. 1. Make sure the correct driver is selected in the software. 2. Bad or corrupted file. 2. Recreate file. 24 Warranty Information Seller and Manufacturers only obligations shall be: To repair or replace at no charge any part of the machine proved to be defective within one year of the purchase date. When such a defect occurs labor will be covered for 180 days after the purchase date. That the SC-5 Stencil Machine has been used in accordance with the user’s guide and that it has not been tampered with, abused, used for purposes other than those described in this guide, or used to cut materials that are not purchased from Diagraph MSP or a Diagraph Distributor. This warranty only covers the SC-5 Stencil Machine and Stencil-CAD software and not the user’s computer systems or input devices connected to the computer. 25 Notes ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 26