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  1. Graphtec contour cutting issue

    You might want to firs update your firmware to the new 2.7 www.graphtecamerica/support Then I suggest you use segmented regmark instead of just 4, even on your 3ft runs just add an extra set.
  2. 25ft contour job out of Adobe Ill.

    Thanks Guys... I will give it a try:thankyou::bushmill:
  3. 25ft contour job out of Adobe Ill.

    hey guys/gals, First thanks for all the great tips. Trying to do a print an cut Job using Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Ill. only gives you 227in. in length for the art board and I need about 300in. What is the best way to create this job so that I can print it at full scale? as you know contour...
  4. Fc8000

    If your USb is messed up your serial port circuit should still be ok, and yes like the previous suggestion I strongly suggest you purchase a serial cable from Graphtec, then either purchase a serial card and used one of your available PCI ports, or purchase a USB to serial adapter, the only I...
  5. problems with cutting fc8000

    I have to say its obvious you are relying on to much blade,_when it should be a combination of blade and cut force. extend the blade the thickness of the material layer, the perform test cuts gradually increasing force until youcan weed out the test cut properly. too much blade will give you...
  6. pricing on full color and vinyl banners

    Newbie question: I know people here don't like to discuss prices but hoping someone can help me w/ the following questions: Full color: - other then my price per square ft. and maybe shipping what else should be calculated in the final price? design time? labor hrs? please help!! Same for...
  7. Cutting order???

    correction: if your left roller lever is down(strong) and righ roller lever up(weak)then your material will track to the left or where ever you have the stronges setting. Sorry about that.:wine-smi:
  8. Cutting order???

    Change the Optimize cutting order option to Restrict media movement. this will decrease the movements of the head while cutting, you'll find this setting in the advance tab of CM2. Now, if your cutting vinyl and say your jobs are less then 5ft. you should not be having a tracking issue due to...
  9. FC8000-130 - Freez's in the middle of a job & Cross cuts randomly

    1- extract the files to your desktop(it easier this way), you will only be using the FC8000-210file, and the SEND Program(the send program sends the firmware file to your plotter) 2- double click the send program, a window is going to open up under lookk in select Desk top, under file types...
  10. Perf lines Question

    make sure that on the cutters display while cutting you see CB09UX or CB15U if your using the red tip holder. also, make sure that the use driver settings option is not checked. If this is ok, and you still have your problem then ket into the machines menu and look for the BackRound settings...
  11. Graphtec FC7000-130 Not reading reg marks!

    First, to turn the Auto Scan featur ON or Off: Menu, Next until you see BackRoundSettings, select BG, Next until you see Mark Auto Scan, if you turn it off- you'll have to place the tip of the knife inside the first mark when prompted by the software. Second, your able to have control of there...
  12. Graphtec FC7000-130 Not reading reg marks!

    I say your other video, and noticed that your left roller is way inside.. It will never work, the roller needs to be on the outside like the righ roller.
  13. Graphtec FC7000-130 Not reading reg marks!

    hey, yea agree w/ Case. first on the 17 seconds mark I noticed that you mark is a little to clos to the design, in this case give it a tiny amount more about 3 mm more space. Second, on the 1:09mark we see the left roller- is this your most left roller? if it is I can't believe it the head even...
  14. FC8000-130 Allignment

    I agree w/ case by the way.....
  15. FC8000-130 Allignment

    The way your are aligning your ROLL is the best way to go, after that you can use the Pre Feed option that you find in the machines menu under the MEDIA option, the Pre feed function prefeeds the amount of material you will use for the job, by doing this you get to find out if your material is...
  16. Buy me a plotter

    old post
  17. Skewing problem

    I had wrote this to help another Signs 101 member, some people do not agree w/ it but is the best way to track straight on a CEseries plotter. You paid for the feature so you might as well use it, ITS A GUARANTEE... unless you do have flat spots which I doubt because its a CE5000(newer...
  18. connectivity

    My best suggestion is the just get a serial card installed on your PC using one of your available PCI ports, it might be cheaper then an adapter.
  19. Illustrator to Cutting Master error HELP

    Hit ok when this message pops up, then rotate your image in CM2. The problem comes from your Document orientation, play w/ the portrait and landscape in the Document set up, then go into cut master, check and see if it gives you the error still. does the error happen w/ everything or just jobs...
  20. Cutting Master 2 VS FlexiSign

    Sometime there is a conflict when you have CM2 and Flexi in the same PC. Make sure that you close down cutting master while using flexi, and vice versa.
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