MANUAL FOR NEW BIE - HOW TO START FROM NOTHING TO YOUR FIRST CUT!

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Version 4.3 is ready.

I added a tip/part for those suffering with USB problems in chapter 6.

Thanks for vinyl dragon to provide it.

Paco

[mcpcola]

Linky no work for me

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Works again.
Sorry for inconvenience,

paco

[Razpewton]

Thanks for the manual. Awesome contribution to the community. 

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Version 4.4 is online.

Paco

[lueman]

Great job Paco Thank you.

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Version 4.5 is online.

More about the RED kill switches.
FAQ at the end of the manual
USB port setting in SBE.

Have fun with it.

Paco

[han7681]

hi
thanks for ur instructions
i have got few things not to understand.

all u mean in blade depth is like the photo i attached?
or is there another setting i need to do?

and

when you place blade carriage into carriage arm, how much gap do i leave between blade and bottom?
blade need to touch the bottom or slightly up from the bottom ? ( vinyl thickness)

thanks  

[Speedoggy]

hi
thanks for ur instructions
i have got few things not to understand.

all u mean in blade depth is like the photo i attached?
or is there another setting i need to do?

and

when you place blade carriage into carriage arm, how much gap do i leave between blade and bottom?
blade need to touch the bottom or slightly up from the bottom ? ( vinyl thickness)

thanks  

blade and bottom of what?,  you put the blade holder in it's hole on the carriage arm.  and tighten it down, that is it..  you do not adjust the bladeholder.

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The blade holder has a ring around the middle.
Slide the blade holder into thecarriage arm until it hits the ring and thighten the screw to hold it.
The knife sticking put the blade holder is correct for half credit card thickness.
Paco

[han7681]

thanks for replying

im setting a force and speed.

when i set v: 60-70 F: 30, it seems ok for cutting a nomal vinyl

but the manual says it normally v :60, F : 100-150

wonder my setting is not correct?

thanks

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Take the knife holder out the carriage arm.
Run the holder over the vinyl you like to cut.
If it cuts through the backing reduce knife sticking out.
Repeat until it cuts the vinyl but not the backing.
Remount the blade holder.
Test from 30 pressure onwards until it cuts nicely leave speed at 60 and test with a 3 x 3 cm square.

Paco

[woodchip]

Hi, Thank you for this manual, it has helped so much
I am having problems with the USB driver.
I downloaded the file you had on the manual and extracted it.
When I go to my device manager, the USB to Serial port is listed under other devices and it is highlighted yellow.When I double click it it says that it is not configuered correctly, so I pressed reinstall driver  It then tells me that it can not install hardware.
I tried to set up the USB cable but can not figure out the com port that is being used, I tried a few of them, but it does not hook up to the plotter.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
Diane

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OK here we go and I hope this helps.
Follow the steps exactly (do not alter it) please!!!!!!!!!

Remove all the serial to USB drivers ports you see in the hardware manager.
Then remove all external USB devices and cables connected included the plotter to the PC (except the mouse and keyboard if they are USB).

Restart the PC.

Perform the FTID.exe file for the USB drivers you downloaded.

Now hook the USB from the plotter to the PC and it should mention it has found new hardware and installs the driver automaticly. If not let me know.

Then go to the device manager and check which serial USB comport is used.
Select this port in your software to be the same as mentioned in the manual.

If this does not work you might choose a recovery point in Windows (Vista or XP).
Choose a point before the plotter driver or any other plotter driver was installed.
Remember that some software installed will be deleted and need to be reinstalled again (NO WARRANTY).

Now install the FTDI.exe file again and hook de plotter on and see if it detecs new hardware and installs the USB drives.

Let us know,

Paco

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We are currently at version 4.6

We added the red kill switch as reset button option for the US CUTTER LASERPOINT machines.

Regards and enjoy,

Paco