RoboPro CE CRP: Hardware

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1 RoboPro CE CRP : CMi User Manual 2010 Last Update : March 25, 2011 EPFL - STI - CMI RoboPro CE CRP: Hardware The RoboPro CE CRP is a cutting plotter. It is a system which achieves highspeed (max 60cm/s) and fair precision (down to ~100µm) cutting (max media thickness 250µm, range of guaranteed precision ~350mm X 2m). In addition to cutting adhesive films or other media, it can also be used as a pen plotter. System Overview Front Back Control Panel CMi / J. Pernollet 1/23

2 RoboPro CE CRP : CMi User Manual 2010 Last Update : March 25, 2011 Preparing the blade TO AVOID INJURY, ALWAYS HANDLE THE CUTTER BLADE WITH CAUTION Adjust the blade length by turning the blade-length adjustment knob. Turn the knob clockwise to extend the blade or counter-clockwise to retract the blade. When the knob is turned by one scale unit, the blade moves approximately 0.1mm (knob full turn = 0.5mm). If the blade is extended too far in relation to the thickness of the medium being cut, it will damage the cutting mat. Assuming that the medium thickness is t, the blade length l should be equal or slightly greater than t. Make sure l is never greater than the combined thickness of the medium and its backing sheet. Note: if it is not possible to accurately determine the medium thickness, adjust the blade length by gradually increasing it until only traces of the blade appear on the backing sheet after a cutting test conducted. Loading a medium Lower the media set lever to raise the push rollers. Pass the medium through the RoboPro and align it with the guide lines engraved on the machine. Make sure the medium passes over the media detecting sensor. Adjust the push rollers position to the blue guide marks so medium can be fed to the machine (see next page) (CAUTION: be sure the media set lever is lowered). CMi / J. Pernollet 2/23

3 RoboPro CE CRP : CMi User Manual 2010 Last Update : March 25, 2011 Raise the media set lever and turn on the RoboPro power. A message appears on the control panel screen of the RoboPro. - If the REALIGN ROLLERS message is displayed, one (or both) of the push rollers is not correctly positioned. Check it again. - Pressing the up and down arrow keys on the front panel displays ROLL1 PRESS ENTR, ROLL2 PRESS ENTR and SHEET PRESS ENTR. Select SHEET [ ] when using a sheet or ROLL1 [ ] or ROLL2 [ ] when using a roll. Note: SHEET [ ] and ROLL1 [ ] set the corner of the medium as the origin point (automatic detection of front and rear edges). ROLL2 [..] sets the current setting position as the origin point. Setting the cutting conditions Using the arrows of the front panel, move the cutter pen to the position where you want to initiate the test. You can use the ORIGIN button to set this particular point as the origin. Press the COND. key and set your parameters using the arrows keys (refer to table here below). Adjust the cutting force so that the cutting trace lightly appears on the media backing sheet. Optimal cutting conditions for each media type CMi / J. Pernollet 3/23

4 RoboPro CE CRP : CMi User Manual 2010 Last Update : March 25, 2011 Note: If you wish to use the 09U blade as a standard tool, the default setting condition is saved in the condition number 2. Blade part Nos., Displayed blade types and displayed CUTTER OFFSET values Reference pen conditions for plotting pens Doing a cutting test Test cutting can be done ONLY after specifying the cutter-blade length, OFFSET, FORCE, SPEED and QUALITY settings to ensure that the selected cutting conditions produce the desired results. Use the arrows position keys to move to the position you want to perform the cutting test and press the TEST key. Once the test is completed, the blade carriage moves to its standby position. Press ENTER to return the blade carriage to the previous position and to switch the RoboPro to READY mode. Check the corners of the triangle (test pattern) to then adjust the OFFSET. CMi / J. Pernollet 4/23

5 RoboPro CE CRP : CMi User Manual 2010 Last Update : March 25, 2011 Check how far the blade cuts into the film and how corners are being cut; if the results are not satisfactory, reset the parameters conditions and repeat the cutting test until optimal settings are achieved. Note: if the ENTER key is pressed, then the setting conditions are stored into the RoboPro memory. CMi / J. Pernollet 5/23

6 RoboPro CE CRP : CMi User Manual 2010 Last Update : March 25, 2011 RoboPro CE CRP: Software Initial Steps 7 Cutting Text Outlines 8 Cutting a Text String Placed Inside the Ellipse 11 How to Cut a Template from the ROBO Master Template Collection 16 Cutting the Periphery of a Printed Image 18 How to Trace and Cut an Outline of an Image 21 For Easy Operation 23 CMi / J. Pernollet 6/23

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