GRAPHTEC FC2250 Series User manual

USER’S MANUAL

MANUAL NO.FC2250-UM-151

FC2250

SERIES

CUTTING PRO

TO ENSURE SAFE AND CORRECT USE

•To ensure safe and correct use of your plotter, read this Manual thoroughly before use.

•After having read this Manual, keep it in a handy location for quick reference as needed.

•Do not permit small children to touch the plotter.

•The following describes important points for safe operation. Please be sure to observe them strictly.

Conventions Used in This Manual

To promote safe and accurate use of the plotter as well as to prevent human injury and property damage, safety

precautions provided in this manual are ranked into the three categories described below. Be sure you understand the

difference between each of the categories.

This category provides information that, if ignored, is highly

likely to cause fatal or serious injury to the operator.

This category provides information that, if ignored, is likely to

cause fatal or serious injury to the operator.

This category provides information that, if ignored, could cause

injury to the operator or physical damage to the plotter.

Description of Safety Symbols

The symbol indicates information that requires careful attention (which

includes warnings).

The point requiring attention is described by an illustration or text within or

next to the symbol.

The symbol indicates action that is prohibited. Such prohibited action is

described by an illustration or text within or next to the symbol.

The symbol indicates action that must be performed. Such imperative

action is described by an illustration or text within or next to the symbol.

Safety Precautions

During a plotting or cutting operation, do not touch

the writing panel, carriage, and other moving parts.

•Such action may cause human injury.

No touching

During a plotting or cutting operation, be sure to

keep your hands, hair, and so forth away from the

writing panel, carriage, and other moving parts.

•Such action may cause human injury.

No touching

Even when the plotter is stopped, it may suddenly

start operating if it receives data, so be sure to keep

your hands, hair, and so forth away from the vicinity

of the plotter's writing panel and moving parts such as

the pen carriage.

•Such action may cause human injury.

No touching

If the plotter generates smoke, is too hot, emits

strange odor, or otherwise functions abnormally, do

not continue using it. Turn off its power and unplug

its power cord from the electrical socket.

•Useoftheplotterinsuchstatusmayresultinarehazardor

electrical shock.

•Afterconrmingthatsmokeisnolongerbeinggenerated,

contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec vendor

to request repair.

•Never try to perform repair yourself.

Repair work by inexperienced

personnel is extremely dangerous.

Prohibited

Do not connect the plotter to a non-rated power

supply.

•Use of a different supply voltage may result in electrical shock

orarehazardduetocurrentleakage.

Use prohibited

Make sure that the plotter is grounded.

•If the plotter is not grounded, the operator could suffer an

electrical shock in case of current leakage.

Ground the Plotter

Do not disassemble, repair, or remodel the plotter.

•Suchactionmaycauseelectricalshockorarehazarddue

to current leakage.

•Contact with the high-voltage parts within the plotter may

cause electrical shock.

•If the plotter requires repair, contact your sales representative

or nearest Graphtec vendor.

No disassembly

Do not use the plotter in a location where it will be

exposed to water, rain or snow.

•Suchlocationmaycauseelectricalshockorarehazarddue

to current leakage.

Avoid water

Beware of

electrical shock

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Safety Precautions

Avoid direct contact with the cutter blade.

•Touching the blade with your bare hand may cause injury.

•During a cutting operation, keep away from the cutter blade.

No touching

Do not use or store the plotter in a location exposed

to direct sunlight or the direct draft of an air

conditioner or heater.

•Such location may impair the performance

of the plotter.

Prohibited

Do not use or store the plotter in an excessively

dusty or humid location.

•Such location may impair the performance of the plotter.

Prohibited

Do not install, use, or store the plotter in a location

subject to excessive mechanical vibration or

electrical noise.

•Such location may impair the performance of the plotter.

Prohibited

Do not place a coffee cup or any other receptacle

containing water or other uid on top of the plotter.

•Fluid falling inside the plotter may cause electrical shock or a

rehazardduetocurrentleakage.

Avoid water

Beware of

electrical shock

Do not allow dust or metallic matter to adhere to the

power plug.

•Adirtypowerplugmayresultinelectricalshockorare

hazardduetocurrentleakage.

Prohibited

Beware of

electrical shock

Do not use the power cord if it is damaged.

•Useofadamagedcordmayresultinelectricalshockorare

hazardduetocurrentleakage.

•Replace the power cord with a new one.

Unplug the power

cord from the socket

Safety Precautions

Move the pen carriage slowly when moving it

manually in order to load the medium or for other

reasons.

•Moving it quickly may damage the plotter.

When using the cutter pen, take care not to extend

the cutter blade excessively.

•An excessive blade length will damage the cutting mat and

impair the plotter's cutting quality.

Always turn off the power before tilting the writing

panel (this precaution only applies to those models

with an adjustable writing panel).

When disconnecting the power cord or an interface

cable, do not pull on the cord/cable.

•Suchactionwilldamagethecord/cable,resultinginare

hazardorelectricalshock.Besuretoholdthepowercord's

plug or the interface cable's connector.

Prohibited

Do not clean the plotter using a volatile solvent (such

as thinner or benzine).

•Such action may impair its performance.

Prohibited

Do not attempt to lubricate the plotter's

mechanisms.

•Such action may cause it to break down.

Prohibited

Do not place magnetic cards, diskettes or similar in

the vicinity of the writing panel of models featuring

magnetic media hold-down.

•The magnetic force may destroy the data on the magnetic

cards or diskettes.

Prohibited

Provide sufcient space around the plotter so that

the media does not strike any objects in the plotter’

s vicinity during cutting or plotting.

•Such contact may cause cutting or plotting to go out of

alignment.

No touching

If water or foreign matter enters inside the plotter,

do not continue using it. Turn off its power and

unplug its power cord from the electrical socket.

•Use of the plotter in such status may result in electrical shock

orarehazardduetocurrentleakage.

•Contact your sales representative or nearest Graphtec vendor

to request repair.

Unplug the power

cord from the socket

PREFACE

Thank you for purchasing an FC2250 Series Cutting Plotter. This plotter incorporates a digital servo drive to

perform cutting and plotting operations at high speed and high precision.

Besides being used to cut marking ﬁlm, sandblast rubber, rubber stencil sheets and other media, this plotter

can also be used as a pen plotter.

To ensure opt

This product is manufactured and sold pursuant to a license under Gerber Scientific International, Inc.'s U.S.

Patent No. 5,537,135 and its foreign counterparts.

imum use of the plotter’s various functions, be sure to read this manual thoroughly before use.

Notes on the Use of This Manual

form or by any means, without the prior written permission of Graphtec Corporation.

•The speciﬁcations and other information in this manual are subject to change without notice.

•While every effort has been made to supply complete and accurate information about this product, please address

any inquiries about unclear information, possible errors, or other comments to your sales representative or nearest

Graphtec vendor.

•Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, Graphtec Corporation assumes no liability for damages resulting from the

use of the information contained herein or of the product.

Registered Trademarks and Copyrights

•HP-GL™ is the registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.

•All copyrights regarding this manual belong to Graphtec Corporation.

PREFACE

Precautions on the Handling of Cutter Pens

This product uses a cutting blade. To prevent injuries (when replacing the cutter blade, installing the cutter

pen, etc.), take the following precautions when handling the cutter blade.

Cutter Blade

Thebladesaresharp.Becarefulnottocutyourngersorprickyourselfwhenhandlingthecutterpen.

Blade tip

Return used blades to the accessory cutter blade case and throw them all out together when the whole case has been

lled.

Cutter Pen

The tip consists of a sharp blade. Do not extend it too far. When it is not in use, cover it with the protective cap supplied.

Cutter blade

Protective cap

The methods for extending the blade and replacing it are described in Chapter 3 of this manual.

After Mounting the Cutter Pen

After the power has been turned on, and during operation, do not touch the pen tip. It is dangerous.

III

PREFACE

Precautions After Turning on the Plotter

During operations, immediately after completion of operations, and when setting cutting plotter functions,

thepencarriage,Ybar,andotherpartswhicharenotxed,maymovesuddenly.Donotletyourhands,hair,

or clothing get too close to the moving parts or within their range of movement. Do not place any foreign

objects in or near these areas either. If your hands, hair, clothing, or the like get caught in, or wrapped

around moving parts, you may be injured and the machine may be damaged.

If the plotter is used in a tilted position and the power is turned off when the pen carriage is located in the

upper part of the writing panel, the pen carriage will slide down and hit the bottom edge of the plotter. Be

sure to move the pen carriage down to its lowermost position before turning off the power.

Do not put your hand into following part. Such action may cause human injury.

Moter Cover

Do not put your hand

into this opening.

PREFACE

Daily Maintenance and Storage

During daily maintenance, pay particular attention to the following points.

(1) Do not lubricate the plotter mechanisms.

(2) To clean the plotter's metal parts, either wipe the soiled areas with a dry cloth or with a cloth that has been

dampened with a neutral detergent diluted with water.

Do not use paint thinner, benzine, alcohol, or similar solvents as they may damage the casing's nish.

(3) If the writing panel surface is soiled, wipe it with a dry cloth. If the surface is extremely dirty, wipe the surface with

a cloth that has been dampened with alcohol or a neutral detergent diluted with water. Make sure that the cloth has

been well wrung out.

•Do not use antistatic cleaners or cloths treated with an antistatic agent to clean an electrostatic writing panel.

Antistatic agents will adversely affect the electrostatic adhesion of the panel.

•Do not use benzine, thinners, or similar solvents to clean the writing panel. They will damage the surface.

•Electrostatic adhesion writing panels tend to attract airborne dust and dirt. Clean off any dust or dirt that

adheres to the writing panel.

•During periods of high humidity, the adhesion force of electrostatic adhesion panels may drop slightly.

When the plotter is not in use, follow the instructions listed below.

(1) Remove the pen from the pen carriage and store it with the pen cap on.

(2) Cover the plotter with the soft cover supplied or a cloth to keep dust off.

(3) Store the plotter in a location which is not subject to either direct sunlight or high humidity.

PREFACE

Selecting a Power Cable

Be sure to refer to the following tables if you wish to use a cable other than the one supplied as an

accessory.

Table 1. 100 V to 120 V Power Supply Voltage Range

Plug Conguration Plug Type Supply Voltage

Selector Settings

Reference

Standards Power Cable

North America

125 V

10 A

100/120 V

ANSI C73.11

NEMA 5-15

UL498/817/62

CSA22.2

NO.42/21/49

UL Listed

Type SJT

No.18AWG × 3

300 V, 10 A

Table 2. 200 V to 240 V Power Supply Voltage Range

Plug Conguration Plug Type Supply Voltage

Selector Settings

Reference

Standards Power Cable

Europe

250 V

10 A

200 V

CEE(7)VII

IEC320

CEE13

TYPE: H05VV-F

3 × 1.0 mm2

250 V

5 A

200 V

BS1363

BS4491

BS6500

TYPE: H05VV-F

3 × 1.0 mm2

Australia

250 V

10 A

200 V

AS3112

AS3109

AS3191

TYPE: OD3CFC

3 × 1.0 mm2

North America

250 V

15 A

200 V

ANSI C73.20

NEMA 6-15

UL 198.6

UL Listed

Type SJT

No.18AWG × 3

300 V, 10 A

Switzerland

250 V

6 A

200 V

SEV1011

SEV1004

SEV1012

TYPE: H05VV-F

3 × 0.75 mm2

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