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    HP Latex Cutter Series User Guide
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    to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors
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    the substrate ...12 Position the pinch rollers ...16 Calibrate the substrate ...17 Adjust cutting parameters ...18 Perform length calibration ...20 Change the user ...21 4 Cut the substrate ...23 Introduction ...23 HP barcode ...23 Automate tasks ...23 Job types ...26 Calibrations ...26 Change the
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    surfaces ...41 Clean the drive system ...41 Clean the substrate sensor ...42 Clean the Y-guide rail ...42 Replace the knife ...43 Change the fuse ...45 Update the firmware ...45 7 Troubleshooting ...47 Cutting quality is not satisfactory ...47 Substrate is drifting and you have tracking issues ...47
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    1 Introduction ● Welcome to your cutter ● Cutter models ● Documentation ● Safety precautions ● Main cutter components ● Turn the cutter on and off ● Connect the cutter to a computer ● Front panel ENWW 1
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    Cut RIP, supporting Print and Cut and Direct Cut workflows. Cutter models Supplied with the cutter Optional accessories Consumables HP 54 Basic Cutter, HP Latex 54 Cutter, and HP Latex 64 Cutter HP standard blades (2) HP cut-off knife HP 3-in substrate flanges HP FlexiPrint and Cut RIP license HP
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    to be present. General safety guidelines ● There are no operator-serviceable parts inside the cutter except those covered by HP's Customer Self Repair program (see http://www.hp.com/go/selfrepair/). Refer servicing of other parts to qualified service personnel. ● Turn off the cutter and call your
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    information detailed in the site preparation guide. Do not use a power strip HP with the cutter. Do not use a damaged power cord. Do not use the power cord with other products. ● Do not insert objects through slots in the cutter. ● Take touch gears or moving rolls during printing. ● Do not operate the
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    Warnings and cautions The following symbols are used in this manual to ensure the proper use of the cutter and to prevent the cutter from being damaged. Follow the instructions marked with these symbols. WARNING! Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this symbol could result in serious
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    depends on the model) 2. Front panel 3. Pinch roller lever 4. Substrate drive sleeves (the number of sleeves depends on the model) 5. Tool carriage and OPOS sensor 6. Cutting strip 7. Substrate sensor 8. Screws to secure the cutter base 9. Substrate basket 6 Chapter 1 Introduction ENWW
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    Rear view 1. Pinch rollers 2. Pinch roller lever 3. Fuse box 4. Power on/off switch 5. AC power socket 6. USB port 7. LAN port 8. Screws to secure the cutter base 9. Casters 10. Substrate basket 11. Roll guide bushes ENWW Main cutter components 7
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    is turned off (to the position marked '0'). To turn on the printer, turn the power switch to the position marked 'I'. When the cutter 3. Click Install USB driver, and wait for the driver to install. The HP FlexiPrint and Cut RIP is also installed automatically. 4. Connect one end of the USB cable
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    Turn the cutter on and off on page 8). Most cutting software for Mac OS X can control the cutter without displayed, pressing the appropriate key will automatically take you back to the first item of the same common menu items quickly. ● Press to read the HP barcode. ● The use of the arrow keys ,
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    about software RIPs, applications, solutions, inks, and substrates: http://www.hp.com/go/latex300/ solutions/ and http://www.hp.com/go/latex115/solutions/. HP Support: http://www.hp.com/go/latex115/support/. Registration and communication with HP: http://www.hp.com/communities/HPLatex/. The Quick
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    Telephone number Your HP Support telephone number is available on the Web: see http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/ wwcontact_us.html. Customer Self Repair HP's Customer Self Repair program offers our customers the fastest service under either warranty or contract. It enables HP to ship replacement
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    strongly recommended to load the substrate before preparing the job on the computer. The loading process is the same, whether the job is a print-and-cut job or just a cut job. You can load both rolls and sheets of substrate into the cutter. Sheets can be loaded from the front or the rear
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    roll on the substrate supply rollers. Set the flanges inside the groove of the flange guide. The flange guides can be moved laterally on the roller. If the flanges are not used (this is sleeve. NOTE: If you have the HP 54 Basic Cutter, load the substrate as shown in the table below. ENWW 13
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    HP 54 Basic Cutter loading positions Position Substrate width in mm (inches) 1 1372 (54) 2 1220 (48) 3 1000 (40) 4 914 (36) 5 762 (30) 6 610 (24) 7 500 (20) 8
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    guides from left to right along the substrate support rollers. WARNING! Keep fingers and other body parts away from the cutting not recommended to unroll the substrate manually from the roll. The cutter will HP 54 Basic Cutter, load the substrate as shown in HP 54 Basic Cutter loading positions on page
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    width. NOTE: You are not recommended to unroll the substrate manually from the roll. The cutter will unroll the substrate automatically as It makes a simultaneous 45° axial move of the drive drum (sleeves) and cutting head. The cutter is now ready to receive jobs from the computer. When receiving
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    rollers can be moved manually to the left or degrade tracking performance and cutting quality. NOTE: When recognize the HP barcode and the Print a calibration plot on the substrate that will be used, by clicking Setup > Printer Cutter Calibration Chart in the RIP software. Be sure to use the same ink
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    has been performed correctly. If OPOS cannot sense the markers, one of the manual alignment methods must be used. TIP: Remember to reset the calibration before printing on a standard substrate. Adjust cutting parameters Some parameters should be reset whenever a new substrate is loaded. Set knife
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    through the vinyl, the vinyl is removed and the blade tip visibly scratched the front side of the substrate backing. The blade should never cut through the backing; just slightly scratch the silicon coating and first few fibers of the backing material. Because the knife pressure setting depends on
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    Set the cutting speed The speed at which the tool moves is determined by four different parameters: speed and acceleration while the tool is down; speed and acceleration
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    the menu until you reach Cal. length. Press . 7. Press again. The cutter reloads the substrate and starts the length calibration. Take out the substrate and measure the length of the cut line. The length to be entered is the distance between line 1 and line 2, as shown below. NOTE: The cutter can
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    Change parameter values for a user 1. Turn on the cutter. 2. Press . 3. Press . System setup appears on the screen. Press . 4. Press or to scroll through the menu until you reach Configuration. Press . 5. Press or to scroll through the menu until you reach User. Press . 6. Press 7. Press
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    task. The improved sensor can read virtually any kind of substrate-marker combination. HP barcode The HP barcode is the group of elements printed on the substrate to be cut, that allow the OPOS sensor to identify what cuts should be made and where. It consists of the following items: ● Registration
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    the same graphic contour needs to be cut out, the automatic tasks may also involve some manual manipulation. Before using the automation features, the parameter were set to Indicate mark. Read the HP barcode Some RIPs can print a barcode together with the OPOS markers. This barcode can then
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    If there are different jobs on the same sheet or roll, with different justifications, the carriage should be placed as shown below. You can start the procedure from the computer or from the cutter's front panel. ENWW Automate tasks 25
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    , so make sure you have the substrate loaded before sending it to cut. Print-and-cut jobs include an HP barcode as part of the print. This is read by the OPOS to find out where the cuts should be made. See Read the HP barcode on page 24. Calibrations To ensure that OPOS is working accurately
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    the OPOS sensor has been calibrated in the factory, HP recommends doing a test to determine how well the factory load function makes it possible to define the limits of the Y axis so that the cutter can cut outside the pinch rollers. Substrate has to be loaded before this function can be used. 1.
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    torn out. Although this can be done with any shape, it is reliable only with simple shapes. See Cut through on page 30. Detailed OPOS operations Load the print into the cutter Load the print into the cutter as usual (see Load the substrate on page 12). Make sure the marker, indicating the
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    , or twice to leave the menu. Register the markers Most cutting software will initiate the special load procedure after the parameters are sent , initiate the loading sequence from the cutter's front panel. Register the markers manually 1. Turn on the cutter and load the substrate. 2. Press . 3.
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    appears by the value, indicating that it is now selected. NOTE: FlexCut does not have to be set to On if the cutting software can distinguish between contour-cut lines and FlexCut lines. TIP: It is difficult to give recommended settings for FlexCut. For a standard self-adhesive vinyl, the following
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    through, parallel lines are recommended to be at least 1 cm away from each other. Otherwise, while cutting the second line, the first line may come loose and cause trouble. 10. Press to confirm. 11. Press to leave the FlexCut menu. 12. Press or to scroll through the menu until you reach Panels
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    and tests that can be initiated from the cutter's front panel. The commonly used front-panel operations have already been described in this guide. This chapter may be used as a reference to locate a particular parameter setting or test, including the less frequently used items. The menu system
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    ENWW Introduction 33
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    with reduced pressure. The advantage of the FlexCut feature is that it cuts completely through the substrate. Moreover, it also allows the material to mode, but it is less precise due to the pressure changes during the cutting procedure. ● Accurate is much slower, but much more precise because the
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    substrate of at least A3/B size should be used for this test. The sheet is always cut on the left side. Press to start the test. Load This menu can be used when load on page 27. Reset The Reset instruction performs a complete reset of the cutter. Press to execute a reset. ENWW System
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    procedure to register markers, so that pre-printed jobs can be contour-cut. This parameter is explained in Register the markers confirm or to cancel. The default overcut is set to 1. OptiCut OptiCut improves the cutting quality if the knife is worn out or not calibrated correctly. Press . Use or
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    they should. Paneling is used for various different applications. Below are the typical settings for the two most common applications: ● Cutting through: This is explained in Cut through on page 30. Typical settings for the parameters are: Panels: On; Panel size: 5-10 cm; Panel replot: Off; Vector
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    It is explained in Calibrate the substrate on page 17. Calibrate length Length calibration allows the length of the cut lines to be adjusted within specifications. For instance, if a cut line should measure 100 mm exactly, the cutter can be adjusted for any discrepancy. This calibration is explained
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    Firmware revision This option allows you to view the cutter's firmware version number, which is often helpful to technicians when diagnosing problems NOTE: A change in USB class takes effect only after restarting the cutter. NOTE: The USB class in the cutting software and should match the USB class
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    color cannot be read by the OPOS sensor. They require you to register markers manually, using the cutter's front panel. Most cutting software can put these markers around the printed graphic automatically. ● X alignment compensates for errors in substrate alignment, and therefore graphic rotation
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    . Place the piece of vinyl between a pinch roller and a drive sleeve with the tacky side down. Lower the pinch roller. 5. Turn another yellow drive sleeve manually, so that the piece of vinyl is winding on the sleeve for at least one turn. 6. Pull the piece of vinyl from underneath the pinch
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    . The illustration below shows the top of the Y guide. Over time, there may be some accumulated residue on these sliding surfaces and on the rollers of the tool carriage. Clean the sliding surfaces 1. Turn off the cutter. 2. Take a soft cloth, dampened with isopropyl alcohol or mild detergent. NOTE
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    the plastic knife holder (5) by turning the knurled adjustment knob (3) counterclockwise until the aluminum piece comes out of the holder. 2. Insert the conical, non-cutting end of the knife into the opening in the narrow end of the holder. Gently push the knife all the way in. 3. Turn the holder
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    5. Insert the knife holder into the head clamp and push it all the way down (1). 6. Tighten the clamp screw (2). WARNING! Take care not to cut yourself. After installing a new knife, you should set the knife offset (see below) and recalibrate the OPOS sensor (see Calibrate the OPOS sensor on page
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    holder and clip the holder back into place. Update the firmware IMPORTANT: Do not turn off the cutter during the firmware update process. 1. Ensure that you have HP Cutter Control installed. It is installed automatically during Print and Cut setup; if you have uninstalled it, you can download and
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    by USB cable. The cutter details should appear in the Machine Info screen. 4. Click Actions > Upgrade firmware. 5. Download the firmware update file. 6. Restart the cutter. You can alternatively download the latest firmware from https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers. 46 Chapter 6 Maintenance ENWW
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    7 Troubleshooting Cutting quality is not satisfactory 1. Perform the confidence test, and check whether quality issues are also visible in this internal test. If not, perhaps the problem is in the file. 2. Perform the knife pressure test, and replace knife if it is worn out. For regular vinyl, the
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    HP barcode or registration marks 1. Ensure that you position the cutting head correctly when the cutter prompts you to do so. Carefully read the instructions on the cutter's screen when starting a cutting job. 2. This problem whenever you install a knife. 48 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting ENWW
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    your cutter. ● Contact HP Support (see When you need help HP Latex Standard Blade Kit HP Latex Specialty Blade Kit HP Latex 2-in Media Holder Kit HP Latex Cutter Extended Kit 1UX44A 1UX45A 1UP27A 1UP26A HP Latex Standard Blade Kit HP Latex Standard Blades are used to cut most common print-and-cut
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    HP Latex Cutter Extended Kit This kit contains the following items: ● Sandblast blades and holder Sandblast blades are used for some very specific if you prefer to pierce the substrate instead of cutting it. It comes together with a pouncing kit and a cutting strip. ● Black pen and pen holders The
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    9 Specifications Cutter dimensions Height Width Depth Weight HP 54 Basic Cutter HP Latex 54 Cutter 1145 mm (45.1 in) 1750 mm (68.9 in) 680 mm (26.8 in) 42 kg (92 lb) HP Latex 64 Cutter 1145 mm (45.1 in) 1980 mm (77.9 in) 680 mm (26.8 in) 54 kg (119 lb) Shipping dimensions Height Width Depth
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    between prints (no cut-off) Margin to cut off HP 54 Basic Cutter HP Latex 54 and 64 Cutters 50 m (164 ft) 30 mm (1.2 in) 25 mm (1.0 in) 30 mm (1.2 in) 30 mm (1.2 in) Tracking performance Thickness HP 54 Basic Cutter, HP Latex 54 and 64 Cutters Up to 8 m (26 ft) within guaranteed specifications
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    Firmware Language Supported character sets Supported fonts ROM-based plots DM/PL, HP-GL (758x emulation), HP-GL/2 Standard ASCII Sans serif (single stroke and medium) Confidence plot, DIN plot Environment These specifications are for the cutter without substrate. Operating temperature Storage
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    on/off 8 pressure 18 print and cut 26 Q QR code 3 R rear view 7 S safety labels 5 safety precautions 3 specifications 51 speed 20 substrate cut 23 load 12 substrate calibration 17 support services HP Customer Care 10 T telephone number 11 telephone support 10 tool type 50 troubleshooting 47 U USB
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