Gerber AR600 Manuale utente
ADVANTAGE ROUTER600
USER MANUAL
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151 Batson Drive
Manchester, Connecticut 06040
U.S.A.
Document P54225A Rev A
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ADVANTAGE Router and ART Path are trademarks of Gerber Scientific Products, Inc.
GRAPHIX ADVANTAGE is a registered trademark of Gerber Scientific Products, Inc.
Sears Craftsman is a trademark of Sears, Roebuck, and Company.
3-in-1 is a registered trademark of Boyle-Midway, Inc.
FCC NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment
is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to
cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own risk.
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of
the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant
les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la classe B prescrites dans
les Reglements sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le Ministere des
Communications du Canada.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION............................................................................1
Manual Contents............................................................................2
Conventions ...................................................................................2
ROUTER REQUIREMENTS ..........................................................3
System Specifications....................................................................3
Electrical...................................................................................3
Compressed Air........................................................................3
Router Table.............................................................................3
Electrical Cabinet .....................................................................3
Router Package Contents..............................................................4
Tool Kit Contents............................................................................5
SAFETY GUIDELINES ..................................................................7
OPERATING PRINCIPLES ...........................................................9
Overview ........................................................................................9
X, Y, Z Axes .................................................................................10
Z Axis ...........................................................................................12
Job Home Position.......................................................................13
Power Switches............................................................................14
Main Power Switch.................................................................14
Emergency Power Switches...................................................14
Restoring Power...........................................................................15
Router Motor Power Switch..........................................................15
ARC Box (Router Control Station)................................................16
Overview.................................................................................16
Front Panel.............................................................................17
Display Panel .........................................................................17
Function Keys...............................................................................19
Arrow Keys.............................................................................19
Start/Stop .....................................................................................20
Start Mode..............................................................................20
Start Ready ............................................................................21
Start Job.................................................................................21
Stop Mode..............................................................................22
Stop Ready.............................................................................22
Stop Job.................................................................................23
Resume Processing ...............................................................23
Change Tools.........................................................................23
Repeat Job.............................................................................24
Reset............................................................................................25
In Menu Select Mode .............................................................25
In Other Modes.......................................................................25
Z INIT ...........................................................................................26
Perform Z Init..........................................................................26
Enter.............................................................................................28
Select ...........................................................................................29
Using Select...........................................................................29
Absolute X,Y:..........................................................................31
Set Job Home.........................................................................32
Job Home Position And Job Boundaries................................35
Return Home..........................................................................36
Feed Rate:..............................................................................37
Motor Delay:...........................................................................39
Test ........................................................................................40
Display....................................................................................41
Default....................................................................................43
EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION.....................................................45
Chip Removal System..................................................................45
Overview.................................................................................45
Install The Vacuum Shroud....................................................46
Connect The Vacuum To The Router.....................................47
SYSTEM PREPARATION AND USE ..........................................49
Tool Selection...............................................................................50
Pens And Scribe Tools...........................................................50
Engraving Tools .....................................................................50
Cutting Tools..........................................................................51
Tool Information ...........................................................................52
Collets ..........................................................................................53
Tool Installation............................................................................54
Tool Removal...............................................................................57
Tool Replacement........................................................................58
Replacement Cutters....................................................................59
Material Selection and Preparation..............................................60
Routable Materials .................................................................60
Choosing Sacrificial Material..................................................61
Attaching the Workpiece to Sacrificial Material............................62
Hard Metals............................................................................62
Thin Metals.............................................................................63
Non-Metals.............................................................................63
Using Tape.............................................................................64
Using Spray Adhesive............................................................65
Mounting the Workpiece...............................................................66
Using Clamps.........................................................................66
Drawing ..................................................................................66
Cutting....................................................................................66
Clamping the Material ..................................................................67
Using the Chip Removal System..................................................70
Pressure Foot And Pressure Foot Pad ..................................71
Using the Mist Coolant System....................................................73
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ..............................................75
Daily Inspection............................................................................76
Daily Cleaning..............................................................................77
Supplies..................................................................................77
Cleaning the AR600.....................................................................78
Work Table.............................................................................78
End Housings.........................................................................78
X Axis Motor Gears ................................................................79
Y Axis Motor Gears ................................................................81
Belt Wipers.............................................................................83
Replacing Belt Wipers............................................................83
End Housing Linear Bearing Seals ........................................84
Y Ways...................................................................................85
Y Belts....................................................................................85
X Ways...................................................................................86
X Belt......................................................................................86
Router Motor Linear Bearing Seals........................................87
Mist Coolant Tank and Nozzle .....................................................88
Check Mist Coolant ................................................................88
Clean Mist Coolant Nozzle.....................................................88
Weekly Inspection........................................................................89
Weekly Cleaning ..........................................................................90
Z Axis Ways ...........................................................................90
Router Motor Chip Shield.......................................................92
Electrical Cabinet Air Filters...................................................93
Table Surfacing............................................................................95
Feed And Depth Per Pass Values..........................................99
INDEX ........................................................................................103
INTRODUCTION
The ADVANTAGE Router 600 can provide all the lettering and
graphic design capabilities of the GRAPHIX ADVANTAGE
®
Composer to dimensional signage.
The ART PathSoftware Option enables the GRAPHIX
ADVANTAGE to fully control the router operation. The user routs
jobs directly from the GRAPHIX ADVANTAGE through the Router
Control Station (ARC Box) communicator. The ADVANTAGE
Router can cut designs from a wide variety of materials, as well as
scribe, engrave, or draw all types of text or graphics.
This manual provides instructions in safety, operation, and
maintenance for the ADVANTAGE Router 600, referred to as
AR600.
Your ADVANTAGE Router is a computer-controlled machine
tool, and should be operated only by trained operators. The
safety guidelines in this manual must be followed at all times
to avoid risk of injury.
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Manual Contents
This manual covers the basic information needed for using the
AR600. It is arranged as follows:
Requirements and package contents
Safety guidelines
Principles of operation
Basic system preparation and use
Cleaning and maintenance procedures
Conventions
The following conventions are used in this manual:
Note: A note contains important information which could affect
successful completion of a task.
CAUTION: A caution statement contains information which, if
not observed, could result in damage to the equipment.
WARNING: A warning statement contains information which,
if not observed, could result in personal injury.
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