Graphtec Cutting Plotter Driver OPS662 Ver.2.30
for Microsoft Windows 2000 / Windows XP / Windows Vista
Thank you for choosing the Graphtec OPS662 Cutting Plotter Driver.
The file provides instructions and notes on installation and operation as well
as other information.
Be sure to read through this file carefully before attempting to install or
use this driver.
CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW
2. INSTALLATION
2-1 How to make a network connection
2-2 Installing the Plotter Driver
2-3 When Connecting the cutting plotter via USB
3. CONFIGURING THE PLOTTER DRIVER
3-1 Selecting the Communications Port
3-2 Selecting the Paper Source *This function is not included in the FC2240,
FC2250 and FC4500/4510.
3-3 Selecting the Paper Size
3-4 Selecting the Page Orientation
3-5 Setting the Unit
3-6 Setting the Tool Parameters
3-7 Setting the Allowable Color Value Range
3-8 Adjusting the Resolution of the Line Width
3-9 Selecting the Chart Feed Mode
3-10 View setting *This function is not included in the CE3000Mk2, FC7000,
FC8000 and CE5000.
3-11 Cross-Cutting Setting *This function is not included in the CE3000Mk2,
FC2240, CE5000, FC2250 and FC4500/4510.
3-12 Setting the Programmable Resolution
3-13 Setting the Line Pitch
3-14 Setting the Scaling Factor
3-15 Selecting the Output Method for TrueType Fonts
3-16 Sorting
3-17 Start up the controller Setting *This function is not included in
the FC2240, FC2250 and FC4500/4510.
3-18 Rotating an Image by 90, 180, or 270 Degrees
3-19 Setting the Offset for the Origin Point
3-20 Registering the Driver's Settings in a File
4. CONFIGURING THE COMMUNICATIONS PORT
5. HOW TO PERFORM OUTPUT FROM APPLICATION SOFTWARE
6. NOTES ON USE
7. NOTES ON USING APPLICATION SOFTWARE
8. PARAMETER RANGES AND ERROR MESSAGES
8-1 The Plot Area Parameter
8-2 The Paper Size Parameter
8-3 The Chart Feed Length Parameter
8-4 The Scaling Parameter
8-5 The Allowable Color Value Range Parameter
8-6 The Tool Parameters
8-7 The Line Pitch Parameter
8-8 Color Parameters
8-9 Other Error Messages
9. COMPATIBLE PLOTTER MODELS
1. OVERVIEW
The OPS662 Cutting plotter driver is designed to run on Microsoft Windows for
IBM PCs and IBM-compatible PCs.
This driver enables you to control Graphtec plotters through Windows in order
to plot (cut) using software programs that run on Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
This driver supports output from Graphtec's cutting plotters. For a complete list
of compatible Graphtec plotters, see Chapter 9, "COMPATIBLE PLOTTER MODELS".
Moreover, when using this driver, note that all of the Windows functions (such
as output of bitmapped images) may not be available due to restrictions of the
plotter functions.
2. INSTALLATION
This chapter describes how to install the plotter driver.
An installer (DSETUP.EXE) is provided with this driver.
Run the installer to perform the driver setup.
If you cannot install the driver properly, see the following procedure.
Notes on Installation
o To register a printer or update the driver, log on as a member of an
Administrators group.
o If an earlier version of this driver is already installed, remove it by a
Delete operation and then reboot the system before installing this plotter
driver.
o When using Windows Vista, the [User Account Control] window may appear
during the installation procedure. If you have logged in using a standard
user account, you will be asked to enter the administrator account password.
Have it ready beforehand. If you have logged in using an administrator
account, permission to continue will be required.
o For more information, use the Help feature of Windows.
2-1 How to make a network connection
o If you will be performing output on a network compatible plotter via a
network, you must create an output port. If your plotter will not be
connected to a network, proceed to 2-2 "Installing the Plotter Driver".
For Windows 2000
(1) Click the [Start] button, and then select [Settings] with the pointer.
Click [Printers] to open the Printers menu.
(2) In the [File] menu, click the [Server Properties...] to open the
[Print Server Properties] screen.
(3) In the [Print Server Properties] screen, click the [Add Port...] button
on the [Ports] tab to open the [Printer Ports] screen.
(4) In the [Printer Ports] screen, select [Standard TCP/IP Port] from the
[Available Port Types:] list and then click the [New Port...] button.
(5) The [Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard] screen opens. Click the
[Next] button.
(6) Enter the printer's IP address in the [Printer Name or IP Address] box.
The part of the IP address after "IP_" that you have just input will be
displayed in the Port Name box. Click the [Next] button.
(7) The [Additional Port Information Required] screen appears. Under
[Device Type], select [Custom], and then click the [Settings...] button.
(8) The [Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor screen appears. Make sure
that [Raw] has been selected in the [Protocol] field. Next, make sure
that [9100] appears in the [Port Number:] field under [Raw Settings].
Finally, make sure that the [SNMP Status Enabled] checkbox is unchecked.
This completes the configuration setting procedure. Click the [OK] button.
(9) When the screen returns to the [Additional Port Information Required]
screen, click the [Next] button.
(10) The [Completing the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard] screen
appears. Click the [Finish] button.
(11) Click the [Close] button on the [Printer Ports] screen.
(12) Click the [Close] button on the [Print Server Properties] screen to
complete the output port creation procedure.
For Windows XP
(1) Click the [Start] button and click [Control Panel].
Click [Printers and Faxes] to open the Printers menu.
(2) In the [File] menu, click the [Server Properties...] to open the
[Print Server Properties] screen.
(3) In the [Print Server Properties] screen, click the [Add Port...] button
on the [Ports] tab to open the [Printer Ports] screen.
(4) In the [Printer Ports] screen, select [Standard TCP/IP Port] from the
[Available Port Types:] list and then click the [New Port...] button.
(5) The [Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard] screen opens. Click the
[Next] button.
(6) Enter the printer's IP address in the [Printer Name or IP Address] box.
The part of the IP address after "IP_" that you have just input will be
displayed in the Port Name box. Click the [Next] button.
(7) The [Additional Port Information Required] screen appears. Under
[Device Type], select [Custom], and then click the [Settings...] button.
(8) The [Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor screen appears. Make sure
that [Raw] has been selected in the [Protocol] field. Next, make sure
that [9100] appears in the [Port Number:] field under [Raw Settings].
Finally, make sure that the [SNMP Status Enabled] checkbox is unchecked.
This completes the configuration setting procedure. Click the [OK] button.
(9) When the screen returns to the [Additional Port Information Required]
screen, click the [Next] button.
(10) The [Completing the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard] screen
appears. Click the [Finish] button.
(11) Click the [Close] button on the [Printer Ports] screen.
(12) Click the [Close] button on the [Print Server Properties] screen to
complete the output port creation procedure.
For Windows Vista
(1) Select [Control Panel] from the [Start] menu and then click [Printer]
in the [Hardware and Sound] group.
(2) Right-click in the [Printer] screen and then click [Run as administrator]-
[Server Properties...] to open the [Print Server Properties] screen.
(3) In the [Print Server Properties] screen, click the [Add Port...] button
on the [Ports] tab to open the [Printer Ports] screen.
(4) In the [Printer Ports] screen, select [Standard TCP/IP Port] from the
[Available Port Types:] list and then click the [New Port...] button.
(5) The [Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard] screen opens. Click the
[Next] button.
(6) Enter the printer's IP address in the [Printer Name or IP Address] box.
The part of the IP address after you have just input will be displayed
in the Port Name box. Click the [Next] button.
(7) The [Detecting TCP/IP Port] message is displayed. The searching procedure
may take some time, depending on the type of environment used. Please wait
until the search has been completed.
(8) The [Additional Port Information Required] screen appears. Under
[Device Type], select [Custom], and then click the [Settings...] button.
(9) The [Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor screen appears. Make sure
that [Raw] has been selected in the [Protocol] field. Next, make sure
that [9100] appears in the [Port Number:] field under [Raw Settings].
Finally, make sure that the [SNMP Status Enabled] checkbox is unchecked.
This completes the configuration setting procedure. Click the [OK] button.
(10) When the screen returns to the [Additional Port Information Required]
screen, click the [Next] button.
(11) The [Completing the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard] screen
appears. Click the [Finish] button.
(12) Click the [Close] button on the [Printer Ports] screen.
(13) Click the [Close] button on the [Print Server Properties] screen to
complete the output port creation procedure.
2-2 Installing the Plotter Driver
o When connecting the cutting plotter via USB, please read Section 2-2,
"When Connecting the cutting plotter via USB", and install the USB driver.
For Windows 2000
(1) Boot Windows.
(2) Click the [Start] button, and then select [Settings] with the pointer.
(3) Click [Printers] to open the Printers menu.
(4) Double click the [Add Printer] icon. When the [Add Printer Wizard]
display appears, click (Next >).
(5) Select [Local printer], and confirm that the box [Automatically detect
and install my Plug and Play printer] is unchecked.
Next, click the (Next >) button.
(6) Select the printer port you will be using and then click on the
(Next >) button.
(7) Click the (Have Disk...) button.
(8) When the [Install from Disk] window appears, insert the User Guide
CD-ROM disk in the computer's disk drive.
(9) Specify the disk drive containing the disk either by typing in the
drive followed by <WIN2K_VISTA> from the keyboard or by clicking the
(Browse...) button, then click the (OK) button.
For example, if your disk drive is D, then type
<D:\Driver\English\WIN2K_VISTA\GPCUT.INF>.
(10) "Graphtec Plotter" is listed under <Printers>, so select the model you
are using.
(11) Click the (Next >) button.
(12) Decide whether or not to change the Printer Name and/or use the plotter
as the current printer, then click the (Next >) button.
(13) Select whether or not the plotter will be shared via a network, then
click the (Next >) button.
(14) Select [No] for [Print Test Page], then click the (Next >) button.
Note: If you output a test print without making this setting, output
may not be performed correctly.
(15) Click the (Finish) button to end Add Printer Wizard.
(16) The [Digital Signature Not Found] dialog box is displayed next.
Click [Yes] to continue installation.
(17) When installation is completed, the Graphtec Plotter icon appears in
the Printers window.
For Windows XP
(1) Boot Windows.
(2) When Windows starts up, click the [Start] button and choose [Control
Panel].
(3) Click [Printers and Other Hardware].
(4) Click [Printers and Faxes].
(5) Click [Add a printer] to launch the [Add Printer Wizard] and click
(Next>).
(6) Click [Local printer attached to this computer] and confirm that the
[Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer] check box
is deselected. Then click the (Next>) button.
(7) Select the printer port you want to use and click the (Next>) button.
(8) Click the (Have Disk...) button.
(9) When the [Install From Disk] screen appears, insert the User Guide
CD-ROM disk in the computer's disk drive.
(10) Specify the disk drive containing the disk either by typing in the
drive followed by <WIN2K_VISTA> from the keyboard or by clicking the
(Browse...) button, then click the (OK) button.
For example, if your disk drive is D, then type
<D:\Driver\English\WIN2K_VISTA\GPCUT.INF>.
(11) Model names are listed in [Printers], so select the name of the model
you are using and click the (Next>) button.
(12) Change the [Printer name], specify whether or not to use the Graphtec
driver as the default printer, and click the (Next>) button.
(13) Select [No] for [Print Test Page], then click the (Next >) button.
Note: If you output a test print without making this setting, output
may not be performed correctly.
(14) Click the (Finish) button to end Add Printer Wizard.
(15) A [Not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with
Windows XP.] dialog box may be displayed. In that case, click the
(Continue Anyway) button to continue with your installation.
(16) When installation is completed, the Graphtec Plotter icon appears in
the [Printers and Faxes] window.
For Windows Vista
(1) Boot Windows.
(2) When Windows starts up, click the [Start] button and choose [Control
Panel].
(3) Click [Hardware and Sound].
(4) Click [Printer].
(5) Click [Add a printer] button.
(6) Click [Add a local printer].
(7) Select the port which you use from [Use an existing port], click [Next].
(8) Click [Have Disk...] button.
(9) Specify the disk drive containing the disk either by typing in the
drive followed by <WIN2K_VISTA> from the keyboard or by clicking the
[Browse...] button, then click the [OK] button.
For example, if your disk drive is D, then type
<D:\Driver\English\WIN2K_VISTA\GPCUT.INF>.
(10) Select the plotter you want to use, click [Next] button.
(11) Click [Next] button.
(12) The installation starts. Click [Install this driver software anyway].
(13) Installation of the driver software has been completed. Click [Finish].
This completes the installation process.
Before using your plotter, proceed to the next chapter to configure the
plotter driver.
2-3 When Connecting the cutting plotter via USB
For Windows 2000
(1) Boot Windows.
(2) Connect the USB cable to the cutting plotter and plug the other end of
the cable into the USB port of your computer.
(3) Turn on the power to the cutting plotter; [Found New Hardware Wizard]
is displayed. Click the (Next>) button.
(4) Select [Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)] and
click the (Next>) button.
(5) When [Locate Driver Files] is displayed, specify the location in which
to search for driver files and click the (Next>) button.
(6) When the system finishes searching for driver files, [Driver Files Search
Results] is displayed. Click the (Next>) button.
(7) The [Digital Signature Not Found] dialog box is displayed next.
Click [Yes] to continue installation.
(8) When the installation is completed, [Completing the Found New Hardware
Wizard] is displayed. Click the (Finish) button.
(9) When installation is completed, the Graphtec Plotter icon appears in
the Printers window.
For Windows XP
(1) Boot Windows.
(2) Connect the USB cable to the cutting plotter and plug the other end of
the cable into the USB port of your computer.
(3) Turn on the power to the cutting plotter; [Found New Hardware Wizard]
is displayed.
Select [Install the software automatically (Recommended)] and click the
(Next>) button.
(4) The [Not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with
Windows XP.] dialog box may be displayed. In that case, click the
(Continue Anyway) button to continue with your installation.
(5) When the installation is completed, [Completing the Found New Hardware
Wizard] is displayed. Click the (Finish) button.
(6) When installation is completed, the Graphtec Plotter icon appears in
the [Printers and Faxes] window.
For Windows Vista
(1) Boot Windows and set the software CD.
(2) Connect the USB cable to the cutting plotter and plug the other end of
the cable into the USB port of your computer.
(3) Turn on the power to the cutting plotter; [Found New Hardware] is
displayed.
Click [Locate and install driver software (recommended)].
(4) If the "Allow Windows to search online for driver software?" screen
will appear, click [Don't search online].
(5) The "Installing device driver software" message appears in the lower
right corner of the desktop. Do not click on this message - simply wait.
(6) The "Insert the disc" screen appears. Click [Next] button.
(7) Please select the plotter which Manufacturer is "Graphtec - English".
Click [Next].
(8) The installation starts. Click [Install this driver software anyway].
(9) Installation of the driver software has been completed. Click [Finish].
This completes the installation process.
Before using your plotter, proceed to the next chapter to configure the
plotter driver.
3. CONFIGURING THE PLOTTER DRIVER
The configuration of the plotter driver involves selecting the communications
port, plotter type, paper size, page orientation, and options.
Be sure to choose plotter settings that match the plotter you will be using.
3-1 Selecting the Communications Port
This procedure selects the port (and interface) for use in exchanging data
with the plotter.
To use the RS-232C serial interface, select a port from COM1 through COM4.
To use a Centronics-compatible parallel interface, select either LPT1 or LPT2.
In the steps below, the [Graphtec Plotter] icon refers to the driver you
installed in the previous chapter.
(1) To enable you to make the plotter driver settings, click the [Start]
button and then select [Settings] with the pointer.
Click [Printers] to open the [Printers] menu.
If you are continuing from Chapter 2, the [Printers] menu is already
open so simply proceed to step 2.
(2) Select the [Graphtec Plotter] icon and display Properties.
(3) Click the <Ports> tab.
(4) Select the port to which the plotter is actually connected from <Print
to the following port(s)>.
(5) When all the displayed values are satisfactory, click the (OK) button
to terminate port selection.
3-2 Selecting the Paper Source
*This function is not included in the FC2240, FC2250 and FC4500/4510.
If your plotter allows you to select the paper feeding method, use this
parameter to select the Paper Source parameter.
Setting this parameter changes the plotter's Paper Size setting.
(1) Click the [Start] button and then point to [Settings].
(2) Select the [Graphtec Plotter] icon and then click [Printing Preferences].
(3) Click the Paper tab.
(4) To select the Paper Source parameter, click the down arrow in the Paper
Source box to display the Paper Source menu, then select the desired
source.
(5) When the displayed setting is satisfactory, click the (OK) button.
3-3 Selecting the Paper Size
The Paper Size parameter determines the plotter's effective plot area
according to the settings of the Paper Source, Paper Size, Margin, and Rotated
parameters.
*The Margin is not included in the FC2240, FC2250 and FC4500/4510.
With certain applications, changing the Paper Size setting may alter the size
of previously generated images, so be sure to set the Paper Size parameter
before creating an image.
The available Paper Size settings vary with the plotter type as described
below.
The size of the medium can be set to ISO, DIN, ANSI, ARCH, Free Size,
User Size, or "Specify within application".
The resulting effective plot area will consist of the respectively
specified standard size or User size, minus the margins on all four sides
of each page.
The width of the margins will vary with the settings of the Paper Source,
Margin (Normal or None), and Rotated parameters.
Note: "Specify within application" uses the paper size specified within an
application.
Select this option when using an application that replaces the paper
size set by the driver with one that is specified within the application.
If no paper size is specified within an application while "Specify
within application" is selected, the default value (210 mm x 297 mm) is
assumed.
Setting the Paper Size
Either click [Printing Preferences] for the driver at the [Printers] menu
under [Settings] or open the Graphtec Plotter dialog box by selecting
<Print Setup...> from the <File> menu of the Windows application.
You are now ready to select the paper size.
Unless the paper standard is set to FREE, the dimensions of the currently
selected paper size appear in the Paper Size box.
To select a different paper standard, open the Paper Size drop-down list
box and click the desired size.
If the paper standard is set to FREE, click the dot preceding mm or inch
in the Unit box (a black dot indicates the currently selected unit) and
then input the dimensions of the plot area from the keyboard.
Note: With certain Windows applications, changing the paper size setting may
alter the size of previously defined plots, and the <File> menu's
<Print Setup...>. option may have a different name.
3-4 Selecting the Page Orientation
To select the page orientation, click the dot preceding Portrait or Landscape.
A black dot indicates the currently selected page orientation.
Portrait : The page is oriented vertically
Landscape : The page is oriented horizontally
Note: Be sure to set the page orientation before you generate plot data using
a Windows application.
With certain Windows applications, changing the page orientation may
alter the orientation of previously defined plots.
3-5 Setting the Unit
The numerical value display unit can be set to mm or inch.
3-6 Setting the Tool Parameters
In addition to specifying the line width and plotting speed, you can also
assign the colors available with your Windows application to your plotter's
condition Nos.
* Setting Procedure
To assign a color to a condition number, double click the desired
<Condition number> to display the Tool Setting menu.
For each condition number, input numerals from the keyboard to specify
the <Condition number>, <Width>, and <Speed>.
To assign a color, click the (Color Setting...) button to display the
[Color Setting] menu.
Specify your color by combining Red, Blue, and Green.
Color assignment defines the correspondence between the screen colors
displayed by your application and the plotter's condition Nos.
The number of colors which can be selected is around 16 million.
If you click the (Default) button, the default colors are as follows.
Try to match the colors in your application to the colors below.
Cond. No. Color Red Blue Green
1 Black 0 0 0
2 Blue 0 0 255
3 Red 255 0 0
4 Magenta 255 0 255
5 Green 0 255 0
6 Cyan 0 255 255
7 Yellow 255 255 0
8 Gray 128 128 128
To use a color not listed above, click the <Plotting Unlisted Colors> box
to assign an unlisted color to your desired Condition No.
Click the down arrow under <Tool> in the <Plotting Unlisted Colors> box to
specify the Condition No. you want to use.
If you want to output in black only, click the (Delete) button to delete
the tool list, then use <Plotting Unlisted Colors> to specify black for
the desired tool(s).
<Width> selects the tool which corresponds to the line width displayed by
the application.
However, the width setting takes precedence over the color setting,
and if there are two tools of the same color, the tool with the specified
width is selected.
A one-dot line on the screen corresponds to a tool width of 0.1 mm.
<Speed> selects the plotting speed for cutting plotters.
If set to zero, the plotter's default speed setting takes effect.
Please refer to your User's Manual for the range of specifiable values.
The <Force> parameter enables the Cutting or Tool Force value to be
specified.
Please refer to your User's Manual for the range of specifiable values.
The <Quality> parameter enables the Quality (Acceleration) value to be
specified.
Please refer to your User's Manual for the range of specifiable values.
The <Force> and <Quality> values are specified in tandem, and 0 cannot be
specified for just one of the two parameters.
If both parameters are specified as 0, the settings made at the plotter
will be enabled instead.
To revise any of the preceding settings, click the (Modify) button and
then click the desired Condition No.
To add a new tool, click the (Add...) button.
To remove the tool list, click the (Delete) button.
To return the tool parameters to their default settings, click the (Reset)
button.
Note: Clicking the (Reset) button will return the tool parameters of all
the Condition Nos. to their default values.
3-7 Setting the Allowable Color Value Range
This specifies the allowable range for the specified color with respect to
the RGB values.
If the range is set to 64, for example, the RGB values of each specified
color are set with a range of +/-64 on either side of the specified color.
The color specified in <Color Setting> is searched for within this range.
If several colors are considered suitable, the one closest to the specified
color is selected.
3-8 Adjusting the Resolution of the Line Width
With many applications, even if you have changed the resolution, there is no
change to the width of the lines output.
On the other hand, there are also applications where the line widths are
changed if you change the resolution.
Use the <Line Width Adjustment> function as necessary to suit your application.
3-9 Selecting the Chart Feed Mode
(When the plotter is CE3000Mk2)
These settings are only valid if your plotter can handle roll paper.
Turned to ON the box preceding <Feed> to enable chart feed.
If you select <Page>, the paper is fed to the start of the next page after
the end of every plot.
If you select <Free>, the chart feed length can be freely set.
(When the plotter is FC7000, CE5000 or FC8000)
These settings are only valid if your plotter can handle roll paper.
Turned to ON the <Paper Feed> checkbox to specify the feed length.
If the <Plotter Settings> parameter is selected, the medium is fed the length
already specified at the control panel after the cutting or plotting operation
is completed. If the <Length Used> parameter is selected, the medium is fed
the same length as the length actually used after the cutting or plotting
operation is completed. If <Free> is selected, the feed length can be freely
specified.
3-10 View setting
*This function is not included in the CE3000Mk2, FC7000, CE5000, FC8000.
The carriage moves to View position(Upper Right Position) after finishing
the cutting job when the check box "Move to View position after output" is
turned to ON.
3-11 Cross-Cutting Setting
*This function is not included in the CE3000Mk2, FC2240, CE5000, FC2250 and
FC4500/4510.
The cross-cutting function can be used when roll media has been specified for
the paper source. <Paper Feed> checkbox has been clicked to select it. If
Cross Cutting is selected, the medium is fed the length specified by the Feed
Length parameter and then the roll is cut.
3-12 Setting the Programmable Resolution
The programmable resolution determines the minimum distance the tool travels.
Set the resolution to the same setting selected at the plotter.
When large characters and so forth cannot be output due to a limitation of
Windows, increasing the Programmable Resolution setting may permit output.
Note: Be sure to set the programmable resolution before plotting from a
Windows application.
With certain Windows applications, changing the resolution may alter
the size of previously defined plots.
3-13 Setting the Line Pitch
This specifies the spacing between the dots and/or dashes in the four line
types (dot, dash, dash-dot, and dash-dot-dot).
If a negative value is specified, end point compensation can be performed.
End point compensation is a function which prevents a break in a line or an
end point from being printed as a white space.
This function can only be used, however, if the plotter comes with this
function.
Specifying end point compensation affects the line pitch.
Furthermore, for applications where circles and curves are output as
continuous straight lines, the distance between points is short and the
lines are output as actual lines.
End point compensation cannot be performed for this type of application.
3-14 Setting the Scaling Factor
The scaling data can be selected in a range of 25% to 400%.
3-15 Selecting the Output Method for TrueType Fonts
* The cutting plotters can select "Output Outline" only.
Output Outline: TrueType fonts are output as outlines.
3-16 Sorting
The cutting data is sorted in order to provide better cutting quality.
The multiple cutting function is available only when the Sorting function
is enabled.
3-17 Start up the controller
*This function is not included in the FC2240, FC2250 and FC4500/4510.
*The controller starts up only when connecting the Graphtec Cutting Plotter
via USB.
Start up the Graphtec CE3000Mk2 or Graphtec Cutting Plotter controller.
3-18 Rotating an Image by 90, 180, or 270 Degrees
This function specifies the angle of rotation for plotting with respect to
coordinate axes selected by the [Page Orientation] setting.
0 : Output conforms to the direction specified by the [Page Orientation]
setting.
90 : The image to be output is rotated 90 degrees with respect to the
axes specified by the [Page Orientation] setting.
180 : The image to be output is rotated 180 degrees with respect to the
axes specified by the [Page Orientation] setting.
270 : The image to be output is rotated 270 degrees with respect to the
axes specified by the [Page Orientation] setting.
Note: Due to the size limitations of the paper used for output, certain
angles may not be specifiable.
3-19 Setting the Offset for the Origin Point
The Offset parameter is used to offset the position of the coordinate
system's origin point.
The new origin position can be offset in 0.1-mm steps to any point within
the effective plot area.
Note: The Offset parameter cannot be specified if Long-axis printing has
been enabled.
When the Offset setting causes the size of an image to exceed the
effective plot area, its surplus area will be clipped prior to output.
3-20 Registering the Driver's Settings in a File
All of the settings for this plotter driver can be saved in a file.
Note: The communications port setting cannot be saved.
By loading this file by a driver installed in another computer, you can
immediately use the same settings.
(1) Click [Printing Preferences] for the driver at the [Printers] menu under
[Settings].
(2) Click the (Register...) button to display the [Register] menu.
(3) Click the (Save As...) button to open the dialog box for entering the
filename, then input the desired filename and click the (OK) button.
(4) Click the (Close) button to complete the operation.
Settings that have been saved in a file can be loaded as follows:
(1) Click [Printing Preferences] for the driver at the [Printers] menu under
[Settings].
(2) Click the (Register...) button to display the [Register] menu.
(3) Click the (Open...) button to open the dialog box for selecting the
filename, then select the desired filename and click the (OK) button.
(4) Click the (Close) button to complete the operation.
4. CONFIGURING THE COMMUNICATIONS PORT
If the plotter and computer are connected via the RS-232C serial interface,
it is necessary to set the interface parameters for data transfer.
Using the procedure described in this chapter, select the same settings for the
computer's serial port that you have set at your plotter.
Unless the interface settings match at both the plotter and computer, data
cannot be properly transmitted.
(1) Click the [Start] button and select [Settings] with the pointer.
Click [Printers] to open the [Printers] menu.
(2) Click the [Graphtec Plotter] icon to display [Properties].
(3) Click the <Ports> tab and then click the (Configure Ports...) button.
(4) The [Port Properties] screen is displayed. Set the transmission
conditions for <Bits per second>, <Data bits>, <Parity>, <Stop bits>,
and <Flow control>.
(5) When all the settings have been made, click the (OK) button.
5. HOW TO PERFORM OUTPUT FROM APPLICATION SOFTWARE
(1) Install and configure the plotter driver as described in the preceding
chapters.
(2) Boot a Windows application.
(3) To confirm that the plotter driver is correctly installed, select the
[Print Setup...] menu from the [File] menu of your Windows application.
If the settings are OK, click the (OK) button.
(4) Generate the plot data using the Windows application.
(5) When you have finished, click the <Print...> option on your <File> menu.
(6) The "Printing" message appears and the plot data is sent to the plotter
where it is plotted.
(7) If you selected <FILE> as the communications port, the [Print to File]
box appears.
Input the drive, directory, and filename of the output file.
When you click the (OK) button, an output file is generated.
Note: With certain Windows applications, the [File] Menu's [Print Setup...]
and [Print...] menus may have different names.
6. NOTES ON USE
(1) This driver can only output vector data.
(2) When outputting vector data using a cutting plotter even if the Windows
applications can display opaque lines and planes that obscure the graphics
underneath, they will be plotted as transparent graphics.
(3) When using paint or draw applications with cutting plotters,
the background may be solid-filled or the same characters or lines may
be plotted repeatedly at the same position.
(4) Certain Windows applications cannot use the plotter's internal fonts and
will send character data to the plotter as a set of vector data.
(5) Configure the plotter driver (resolution, paper size, etc.) before you
generate plot data using a Windows application.
With certain applications, changing the settings may alter the size of
previously defined plots.
(6) Even after changing the driver's settings from a software application,
your new settings may not always take effect. If this happens, change
the driver's settings from the Printer folder.
(7) When outputting vector data using a cutting plotter when an image displayed
by a Windows application has been revised by painting it over with white, the
plotter may output the plot without the revision.
If a solid-fill white background is selected, the entire page may become
filled with color, as the tool which has been assigned to "white" will
plot the background.
(8) Even if the BINARY command mode is enabled from your software
application, it may not be possible to specify multiple copies for the
[Copies] function. In such case, change the setting at the Printer
folder.
(9) If the Resolution setting is too low, hatched or filled figures
(characters) may not be output due to the limited buffer capacity of
the plotter.
(10) The cutting plotter does not support the output of bit-mapped images.
(11) Even if you use outlining to widen characters in a TrueType font for
output, the output characters will not be wider.
(12) When using this plotter driver in a network environment, it may not
operate properly if the server name and printer name consist of more
than 31 characters.
(13) If the Printer name is changed, all the settings are returned to their
default values.
(14) If you wish to specify the cutting force separately for the X and Y
axes, please make the settings at the plotter control panel. At this
time, make sure that no cutting force or quality settings have been
specified with the software.
(15) The multiple cutting function is available only when the Sorting function
is enabled.
(16) Clipping is disabled if the Sorting function is used. Even if the
application has specified output of only one part of the drawing,
the entire drawing may be output.
7. NOTES ON USING APPLICATION SOFTWARE
(1) Microsoft Word
o To use the settings specified at the [Paper Size] menu, set the desired
width and length at the Free Size settings of the target driver at the
Printer folder. Unless these settings are performed, the resulting output
will be clipped to A4 size.
o With cutting plotters, dotted or broken lines are not output.
o With cutting plotters, the data file will not be properly output when
solid-filling of a figure is specified.
(2) Microsoft Excel
o With cutting plotters, solid-fill patterns may not be properly output.
o If the Print Quality parameter is left blank in the Page Layout menu,
images will not be output according to their specified sizes.
o The settings specified at the Print menu's Printer Settings tab do not
affect the plotter's output.
o When setting the parameters on the Page Layout menu, specify the Option
parameter first.
o When the Programmable Resolution setting is 0.2 mm and the Windows
application is using fonts other than TrueType fonts, such fonts may
not be properly output.
(3) Microsoft Power Point
o When outputting vector data using a cutting plotter, solid-fill figures
can be output by checking the [Monochrome printing] box in the Print window.
o When outputting vector data, the frame around certain data, such as a
bit-mapped image that was pasted into your file, may not be output at
the correct position.
(4) Illustrator 8
o Printing cannot be performed by cutting plotters.
(5) Illustrator 10, CS, CS2
o Output may not be performed correctly if Landscape is selected for the Media
Orientation setting. In a case like this, use the Illustrator plug-in to
perform output.
(6) Illustrator CS, CS2
o If Tile Full Pages or Tile Imageable Areas has been selected in the
Setup section of the Print dialog box and output is performed, the same data
as that on the previous page may be output in succession. In a case like
this, select Single Full Page from the Tiling list box before performing
output.
(7) Illustrator 8, 9, 10, CS, CS2
o If cutting of text is performed twice at the same location, there is a
possibility that an outline has been specified for that text. Try cutting
the text once again without the outline specified.
(8) CorelDRAW Ver. 9, 10, 11, 12
o If the Print Tiled Pages check box on the Layout tab in the Print dialog
box has been selected and output is performed, the same data as that on
the previous page may be output in succession. In a case like this,
deselect the Print Tiled Pages check box when performing output.
8. PARAMETER RANGES AND ERROR MESSAGES
8-1 The Plot Area Parameter
(1) If the FREE paper size is selected
Permissible ranges :
Paper feeding direction : 0.1 mm to 16000.0 mm
Printing direction : 0.1 mm to 1524.0 mm
(2) If the FREE paper size is not selected
The maximum plot area of the respective standard
(3) Error messages
"Value exceeds limit"
The specified plot area exceeds the maximum plot area.
"No value has been set"
The plot area dimensions have not been specified for the FREE
paper size.
"Incorrect value"
An illegal value was input.
8-2 The Paper Size Parameter
(1) If User Size is selected
Permissible range : 100.0 to 16000.0mm (in 0.1-mm steps)
(2) Error messages
"Value exceeds limits"
The specified User Size value exceeds the permissible range.
"No value has been set."
A Paper Size value was not input while specifying the Paper Size
parameter.
"Incorrect value"
An illegal value was input.
8-3 The Chart Feed Length Parameter
(1) Free Length
0.1 mm to 16,000.0 mm
(2) Error messages
"Value exceeds limit"
The specified chart feed length exceeds the maximum chart feed length.
"No value has been set"
The chart feed length has not been specified.
"Incorrect value"
An illegal value was input.
8-4 The Scaling Parameter
(1) Specifiable range : 25% to 400%
(2) Error message
"Incorrect value"
A Scale value less than 25% or over 400% was input.
"No value has been set"
A value was not input.
8-5 The Allowable Color Value Range Parameter
(1) Specifiable range : 0 to 255
(2) Error message
"Allowable color value range is 0 to 255"
A negative value or a value exceeding 255 was input.
"No value has been set"
A value was not input.
8-6 The Tool Parameters
(1) Cond. No. : 1 to 8
(2) Line width : 0.05 mm to 10.0 mm
(3) Tool speed : 0 cm/s to 99 cm/s (Default: 0 cm/s)
(4) Force : 0 to 100 (Can only be specified for cutting plotters)
(5) Quality : 0 to 10 (Can only be specified for cutting plotters)
(6) Error messages:
"Maximum combination of tools is 32"
Up to 32 combinations of Condition Nos. and line widths can be specified.
"No tool has been selected"
For revision or removal, no tool has been selected.
"Duplicate tool assignment"
Multiple tools have been assigned the same color and same line width.
"Condition number is 1 to 8"
0 or a numeral greater than 8 was input.
"Value exceeds limit"
A value exceeding the pertinent parameter range was input.
"Incorrect value"
An illegal value was input.
"No tools have been defined"
The Tool Settings menu lists no Condition Nos., and neither has [Plotting
Unlisted Colors] been selected.
"Force is 0 to 100"
A value smaller than 0 or greater than 100 was input.
"Quality is 0 to 10"
A value smaller than 0 or greater than 10 was input.
"Either the Force or the Quality parameter is specified as 0"
"You need to either specify both as 0, or to specify an actual value
for both parameters"
One of the two parameters, either the Force or the Quality parameter,
has been specified as 0.
These parameters are specified in tandem, and 0 cannot be specified
for just one of the parameters.
8-7 The Line Pitch Parameter
(1) Line types : Dot, Dash, Dash-dot, Dash-dot-dot
(2) Specifiable range : Resolution Range
0.1 mm -819 to +819 mm
0.05 mm -409 to +409 mm
0.025 mm -204 to +204 mm
0.015 mm -122 to +122 mm
0.01 mm -81 to +81 mm
0.005 mm -40 to +40 mm
100 dpi -2080 to +2080 mm
200 dpi -1040 to +1040 mm
400 dpi -520 to +520 mm
(3) Error message
"Incorrect value"
An illegal value was input.
8-8 Color Parameters
(1) Colors : Red, green, blue
(2) Specifiable range : 0 to 255
(3) Error messages
"Incorrect value"
A negative value or a value exceeding 255 was input.
"No value has been set"
A color setting value was not input.
8-9 Other Error Messages
(1) Error messages
"Modified programmable resolution, please set line pitch"
"Modified resolution, please set line pitch"
The resolution was changed, causing the line pitch value to exceed
the specified range.
"The paper size exceeds the permissible limit.
Change the resolution"
The paper size exceeds the permissible limit of Windows.
"Value exceeds limit"
The paper size exceeds the permissible limit of Windows.
"This file does not contain settings for this driver"
A file with driver settings for a different plotter model was loaded.
9. COMPATIBLE PLOTTER MODELS
The OPS662 Cutting Plotter Driver can be used with the following models:
CE3000Mk2 CUTTING PLOTTER
FC7000/Mk2 CUTTING PLOTTER
FC2240 CUTTING PLOTTER
CE5000 CUTTING PLOTTER
FC2250 CUTTING PLOTTER
FC8000 CUTTING PLOTTER
FC4500/4510 CUTTING PLOTTER
* Microsoft, Windows, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and
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* Other products and brand names mentioned are the trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective firms.
* Graphtec has exclusive copyrights to the OPS662 Windows Plotter Driver.
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After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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