Loading Roll Material
Load the roll material on the cutting machine.
Load the roll media correctly.
Otherwise the media may fall and cause injury.
The roll media is approximately 24 kg (52.9 lb.) (54-inch model: 20 kg [44.1 lb.]).
To avoid injury, handle the roll media with care.
Never load media that weighs over 24 kg (52.9 lb.) (54-inch model: 20 kg [44.1 lb.]).
The machine may fail to withstand the weight and tip over or cause the media to fall.
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Determine the left and right edge positions of the roll material with the grit patterns as a reference.
Ensure that the right edge of the material (looking from the front of the machine) is positioned so that it is within the range of the grit patterns and covers the paper sensor ().
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Insert the roll holder flanges into the paper tube of the roll material.
Turn the knobs of the roll holder flanges to securely attach them to the roll material.
MEMO Roll holder flanges cannot be used for roll materials with an outer diameter of 160 mm (6.30 in.) or more or for roll materials with 2-inch paper tubes.
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Place the roll holder guide bushes by aligning them at both ends of the roll material.
Move the roll holder guide bushes with the resin bolts loosened.
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Place the roll material in the roll holder.
- When using the roll holder flanges, place them in the center of the grooves on the roll holder guide bushes to prevent these flanges from interfering with the sides of these grooves. This interference may lead to misaligned material due to lopsided material feeding.
- If roll holder flanges are not used, place the roll material between the two roll holders and the front, back, left, and right roll holder guide bushes. When placing the damper-equipped roll holder in notches up to the second set of notches on the machine side of the roll holder supports, remove the roll holder guide bushes from this roll holder.
Figure 1. When roll holder flanges are used 
Figure 2. When roll holder flanges are not used 
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Tighten the resin bolts of the roll holder guide bushes.
IMPORTANT
To evenly distribute the weight of the roll holder's rotation shaft during roll material feeding, place the resin bolts of the roll holder guide bushes on the machine side and the front side facing 180 degrees opposite of each other as shown in the pictures.
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Check that the lever is raised.
If the lever is lowered, raise the lever.
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Pass the front end of the roll material between the pinch rollers and the grit rollers from the rear side of the machine () and pull it straight out to above the platen () using the scale of the rulers (in two locations: one on the top and one on the bottom) as a guide.
Feed the material so it is slightly longer than necessary, leaving some slack.
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Move the pinch rollers and place them on both edges of the roll material.
Check that the pinch rollers are positioned within the range of the grit patterns. If the pinch rollers are not placed within the range of the grit patterns, the material cannot be fed properly.
Position the pinch rollers on the edges so that each one is 0.5 to 25 mm (0.02 to 0.98 in.) (if the roll material used is more than 4 m [157.49 in.] long, then more than 25 mm [0.99 in.]) inside of the respective left or right edge of the material.
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When loading material that lifts up easily, place the pinch rollers on the middle of the material.
Individually raise pinch rollers that are not in use.
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Lower the lever.
The material is secured in place.
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Check that the roll material is equally taut on the left and right.
Twisted material may indicate that it is not being fed in a straight manner. Adjust the position of the material and reload it.
- Set the material feeding so the material length required for the cutting data is fed before cutting starts.
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For roll material 4 m (157.49 in.) or more in length, feed the loaded material, checking that there is no misalignment or twisting.
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Turn on the power.
When you turn on the power, the screen for measuring the material size appears.
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Press ▼ to feed about 1 to 2 meters (39.37 to 78.74 in.) of the material.
MEMO After the material size is measured, press a cursor key to display the screen for setting the output-start location. To test the feeding of the material and check that it has been set up, only press [▼] on this screen.
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Check the status of the cutting surface (part near the cutting carriage path), the material edges, and the material on the rear side of the machine.
Incorrectly loaded material will lead to misalignment, so reload the material if:
- The surface of the material displays waviness or wrinkles.
- The roll material is fed diagonally.
- The material on the rear side of the machine is twisted.
IMPORTANTRemove the roll material when it is not in use.
Do not leave roll material loaded on the machine for long periods of time. Be sure to remove and store the media when not in use. Leaving roll material loaded on the machine for a long period of time will cause the material to sag, which can adversely affect output quality.
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Turn on the power.