GRAPHTEC FC4500 User manual
USER’S MANUAL
MANUAL NO.FC4500-UM-153
FC4500 SERIES
CUTTING PLOTTER
TO ENSURE SAFE AND CORRECT USE
TO ENSURE SAFE AND CORRECT USE
•To ensure safe and correct use of your plotter, read ths Manual thoroughly before use.
•After havng read ths Manual, keep t n a handy locaton for quck reference as needed.
•Do not permt small chldren to touch the plotter.
•The followng descrbes mportant ponts for safe operaton. Please be sure to observe them strctly.
Conventions Used in This Manual
To promote safe and accurate use of the plotter as well as to prevent human njury and property damage, safety
precautons provded n ths manual are ranked nto the three categores descrbed below. Be sure you understand the
dfference between each of the categores.
Ths category provdes nformaton that, f gnored, s hghly
lkely to cause fatal or serous njury to the operator.
Ths category provdes nformaton that, f gnored, s lkely to
cause fatal or serous njury to the operator.
Ths category provdes nformaton that, f gnored, could cause
njury to the operator or physcal damage to the plotter.
Description of Safety Symbols
The symbol ndcates nformaton that requres careful attenton (whch
ncludes warnngs).
The pont requrng attenton s descrbed by an llustraton or text wthn or
next to the symbol.
The symbol ndcates acton that s prohbted. Such prohbted acton s
descrbed by an llustraton or text wthn or next to the symbol.
The symbol ndcates acton that must be performed. Such mperatve
acton s descrbed by an llustraton or text wthn or next to the symbol.
Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions
During a plotting or cutting operation, do not touch
the writing panel, carriage, and other moving parts.
• Such acton may cause human njury.
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 acton may cause human njury.
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 tool carriage.
• Such acton may cause human njury.
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 n such status may result n a fre hazard or
electrcal shock.
• After confrmng that smoke s no longer beng generated,
contact your sales representatve or nearest Graphtec vendor
to request repar.
• Never try to perform repar yourself.
Repar work by nexperenced
personnel s extremely dangerous.
Prohibited
Do not connect the plotter to a non-rated power
supply.
• Use of a dfferent supply voltage may result n electrcal shock
or a fre hazard due to current leakage.
Use prohibited
Make sure that the plotter is grounded.
• If the plotter s not grounded, the operator could suffer an
electrcal shock n case of current leakage.
Ground the Plotter
Do not disassemble, repair, or remodel the plotter.
• Such acton may cause electrcal shock or a fre hazard due
to current leakage.
• Contact wth the hgh-voltage parts wthn the plotter may
cause electrcal shock.
• If the plotter requres repar, contact your sales representatve
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 locaton may cause electrcal shock or a fre hazard due
to current leakage.
Avoid water
Beware of
electrical shock
Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions
Avoid direct contact with the cutter blade.
• Touchng the blade wth your bare hand may cause njury.
• Durng a cuttng operaton, 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 locaton may mpar the performance
of the plotter.
Prohibited
Do not use or store the plotter in an excessively
dusty or humid location.
• Such locaton may mpar 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 locaton may mpar the performance of the plotter.
Prohibited
Do not place a coffee cup or any other receptacle
containing water or other fluid on top of the plotter.
• Flud fallng nsde the plotter may cause electrcal shock or a
fre 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 drty power plug may result n electrcal shock or a fre
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 n electrcal shock or a fre
hazard due to current leakage.
• Replace the power cord wth a new one.
Unplug the power
cord from the socket
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Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions
Move the tool carriage slowly when moving it
manually in order to load the medium or for other
reasons.
• Movng t quckly may damage the plotter.
When using the cutter pen, take care not to extend
the cutter blade excessively.
• An excessve blade length wll damage the cuttng mat and
mpar the plotter's cuttng qualty.
When disconnecting the power cord or an interface
cable, do not pull on the cord/cable.
• Such acton wll damage the cord/cable, resultng n a fre
hazard or electrcal shock. Be sure to hold the power cord's
plug or the nterface cable's connector.
Prohibited
Do not clean the plotter using a volatile solvent (such
as thinner or benzine).
• Such acton may mpar ts performance.
Prohibited
Do not attempt to lubricate the plotter's
mechanisms.
• Such acton may cause t to break down.
Prohibited
Do not place magnetic cards, diskettes or similar in
the vicinity of the tool carriage.
• The magnetc force may destroy the data on the magnetc
cards or dskettes.
Prohibited
Provide sufficient 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 cuttng or plottng to go out of
algnment.
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 n such status may result n electrcal shock
or a fre hazard due to current leakage.
• Contact your sales representatve or nearest Graphtec vendor
to request repar.
Unplug the power
cord from the socket
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Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions
When using indoor illumination such as a
fluorescent lamp or a floor lamp, make sure that
such illumination is positioned at least one meter
away from the plotter.
• Insuffcent dstance may cause the sensors to malfuncton
and prevent correct detecton of the loaded medum.
If an edge of the loaded medium comes loose,
secure it with drafting tape or a similar means.
• The cutter’s blade may break f ts tp gets caught on a loose
edge of the medum.
Before cutting a medium when you are uncertain
of its optimum cutting conditions, run a test cut in
advance.
• A cuttng operaton based on unsutably specfed cuttng
condtons wll place a heavy load on the blade and plotter,
causng the blade to break or the plotter to break down.
I
PREFACE
PREFACE
Thank you for purchasng an FC4500 Seres Cuttng Plotter. Ths plotter ncorporates a dgtal servo drve to
perform cuttng and plottng operatons at hgh speed and hgh precson.
Besdes beng used to cut markng flm and other meda, your plotter can also be used as a pen plotter.
To ensure optmum use of the plotter’s varous functons, be sure to read ths manual thoroughly before use.
Ths product s manufactured and sold pursuant to a lcense under Gerber Scentfc Internatonal, Inc.'s U.S.
Patent No. 5,537,135 and ts foregn counterparts.
Notes on the Use of This Manual
• All rghts reserved. No part of ths publcaton may be reproduced, stored n a retreval system, or transmtted, n any
form or by any means, wthout the pror wrtten permsson of Graphtec Corporaton.
• The specfcatons and other nformaton n ths manual are subject to change wthout notce.
• Whle every effort has been made to supply complete and accurate nformaton about ths product, please address
any nqures about unclear nformaton, possble errors, or other comments to your sales representatve or nearest
Graphtec vendor.
• Notwthstandng the precedng paragraph, Graphtec Corporaton assumes no lablty for damages resultng from the
use of the nformaton contaned heren or of the product.
Registered Trademarks and Copyrights
• HP-GL™ s the regstered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
• The names of products and brands mentoned heren are the regstered trademarks or trademarks of ther respectve
companes.
• All copyrghts regardng ths manual belong to Graphtec Corporaton.
II
PREFACE
Precautions on the Handling of Cutter Pens
Ths product uses a cuttng blade. To prevent njures (when replacng the cutter blade, nstallng the cutter
pen, etc.), take the followng precautons when handlng the cutter blade.
Cutter Blade
The blades are sharp. Be careful not to cut your fngers or prck yourself when handlng 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
flled.
Cutter Pen
The tp conssts of a sharp blade. Do not extend t too far.
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The methods for extendng the blade and replacng t are descrbed n Chapter 3 of ths manual.
After Mounting the Cutter Pen
After the power has been turned on, and durng operaton, do not touch the pen tp. It s dangerous.
III
PREFACE
Precautions After Turning on the Plotter
Durng operatons, mmedately after completon of operatons, and when settng cuttng plotter functons,
the tool carrage, Y bar, and other parts whch are not fxed, may move suddenly. Do not let your hands, har,
or clothng get too close to the movng parts or wthn ther range of movement. Do not place any foregn
objects n or near these areas ether. If your hands, har, clothng, or the lke get caught n, or wrapped
around movng parts, you may be njured and the machne may be damaged.
FC4500
The Warning Label
The warnng label shown below s attached to the outsde of your plotter’s cover. Be sure to strctly observe
the precauton ndcated on the label.
IV
PREFACE
Cling Mat
(CM-0004/CM-0005)
To set the general materal (markng flm, tack paper, etc.), paste the suppled clng mat on the wrtng panel.
The clng mat s a consumable.
Before usng the clng mat, please be sure to read the separately attached “How to use clng mat (CM-0004 /
CM-0005)” manual.
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