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nameHeadReplacement-Z12024-0509-2316.pdf

Head Removal

  • Click reset motors button Reset Motors Button on the cut preview and click OK on the release motors prompt.

  • Turn off the ECU.

  • Turn off the air.

  • Push blade cartridge release down to eject the blade cartridge.

  • Remove the gantry Gantry cover by unscrewing the screws that holds it in place and set them aside.

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  • Move the gantry Gantry to the right side of the board Board until the Footblock is off the boardBoard.

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  • Locate the M12 cable that is attached to the grabber arm.

  • Following the M12 cable and unplug the other end from the M12 port at the top of the headHead, untwisting the thumbscrew to disconnect it.

  • Remove the two 1/4” screws and set aside.

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  • If present, remove the Head Assembly Power Cable Strain Relief from the grabber arm.

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  • Disconnect the head Head power plug (square connection) from the head Head grabber arm.

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  • Disconnect the air to the head Head by untwisting the two air fittings.

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  • If present, remove the Head Stop Plate at the bottom of the gantry Gantry under the belt tensioner.

  • Two screws hold it in place.

  • Set plate and screws aside.

  • Roll the head Head down the gantryGantry.

  • Ease the head Head off by rolling it off the gantryGantry.

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  • Take care not to drop it.

Head Installation

  • Move the gantry Gantry to the right edge of the CMC.

  • Point the head Head so that the Footblock faces toward the CMC and the wheels are close to the bottom of the gantryGantry

  • Line up the wheels on the head Head to the center channels of the gantry Gantry arm and ease the head Head onto the gantryGantry.

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  • Roll the head Head up the gantry Gantry until it lines up to the head Head grabber arm on the right side of the gantryGantry.

Info

  • NOTE: If you are installing the head Head and having difficulty getting the head Head wheels onto the gantryGantry, see the Head Wheel Adjustment further down in this document.

  • Connect the air to the head Head by twisting the two air fittings together, matching colors.

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  • Connect the head Head power plug (square connection) to the head Head grabber arm.

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  • Locate the Head Assembly Power Cable Strain Relief and the two 1/4” screws.

  • Slide the tines of the Head Assembly Power Cable Strain Relief around the base sides of the Head Power Plug connection.

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  • Holding the head Head in position so that the head Head lines up neatly to the Head Assembly Power Cable Strain Relief on the head Head grabber arm, screw in the two 1/4” screws, making sure they go into the Head Assembly Power Cable Strain Relief and the head Head grabber arm and then into the headHead. Tighten firmly.

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  • If removed, replace the Head Stop Plate to the bottom of the gantry Gantry under the belt tensioner after the head Head is slid onto the gantryGantry.

  • Note that the notched side is placed toward the gantryGantry.

  • Locate the M12 cable that is attached to the grabber arm.

  • Plug the other end of the M12 cable into the M12 port at the top of the headHead, twisting the thumbscrew to secure it.

  • Reinstall the gantry Gantry cover using the two screws we removed earlier.

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  • Make sure that the M12 cable lies within the gantry Gantry channel so that it is not pinched in the gantry Gantry cover.

  • Lift the head Head up so that the Footblock does not strike the side of the board Board and move the gantry Gantry to the left.

  • Turn on the air. Turn on the ECU.

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  • The head Head is installed.

Warning

IMPORTANT: PROCEED TO THE

HEAD

Head WHEEL ADJUSTMENT INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

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Head Wheel Adjustment

Warning

WARNING: To avoid damage to the headHead, do not loosen the head Head wheel screws without first aligning the head Head to the middle of the boardBoard.

  • Go to the cut preview screen. Click the power button to align the headHead.

  • Align the headHead.

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  • Locate the head Head wheel adjustment Allen screws on the left side of the head Head under the head Head face plate.

  • They are next to the head Head wheels and are marked with red dots.

  • Do not touch the Allen screws on the wheels themselves.

  • Loosen each head Head wheel adjustment Allen screw only until the wheels are loose; about two full turns.

  • The wheels are spring-loaded and will pop into place.

Info

  • NOTE: If you are having difficulty getting the head Head wheels onto the gantry Gantry during head Head installation, loosen the head Head wheel adjustment screws, roll the head Head onto the gantryGantry, then continue with the following instructions.

  • Grasp the head Head with both hands and gently rock it back and forth to ensure that the wheels are lined up to the gantry Gantry grooves.

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  • Holding the head Head up so that it is level with the boardBoard, retighten the head Head wheel adjustment Allen screws consecutively; tighten the top screw half a turn, then the bottom screw half a turn, back to the top and continue until they are both tight.

  • Check each of the head Head wheels to make sure there is no movement.

  • There are the two visible wheels on the left side of the head Head behind the head Head face plate, and two wheels on the backside of the gantryGantry, which can be felt by hand.

  • They should sit firmly into the gantry Gantry groove and be difficult to turn.

  • If not, repeat these steps of loosening the wheels, gently rocking the head Head back and forth, then retightening the wheels.

  • The head Head wheels have now been adjusted.

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Info

  • Call Customer Support if you have any questions at 425/551-4300 or 888/855-3335.

Test Cut: Adjust Horizontal Home

  • Re-align the head Head so that it is in the correct position to do a test cut.

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  • Install the blade cartridge.

  • Do a test cut. Cut a 2x2 square, with 2” borders, NOT cutting the outside.

  • Measure the left and bottom border from the back side of the mat to the opening and make sure it measures 2”.

  • If it does not, reset the motors, align the head Head and cut/measure again.

  • If the borders are still off, adjust the Horizontal Home position in the Configurations Screen accordingly.

    • If the border is too big, decrease the Horizontal Home.

    • If the border is too small, increase the Horizontal Home.

  • Do another test cut. Continue making adjustment until it measures 2”. If you need assistance, call Customer Support.

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