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John...The manual for the PNC 1000 is like reading a foreign language!!! As Randy hints at, tell folks here what program you are running and whether you are connecting via serial or parallel port. From there you will recieve all the info you need to get cutting.
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John... Dave is totally right on about the foreign manual...Over half of the book is devoted to programming graphics using old IBM DOS BASIC command strings...The actual operation using commercial software is pretty straightforward and simple. Most commercial software will have their own drivers, likely with setup for the plotter from the plot page.
If you are going to plot straight from Corel and some other desktop publishers, you will need to download the windows driver from the Roland website. I will try and find that exact link as it is buried on an old computer. I have called Roland on phone and they sent me a driver disc, many years ago when I was upgrading another windows computer. I don't know about Mac operations....
I run mine via parallel cable and have found in the past that not all serial cables work as they should...Most of my software is older and uses the security "dongle" on computers parallel ports. My pnc 1000 is 13 years old, with hardly no problems, only minor glitches from time to time that were software related.
Google "Roland plotters" and you will find alot of other info as well.
-------------------- Jimmy Goines Goines Signs Register, GA Posts: 25 | From: low country | Registered: Dec 2004
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Select "cutters" page and search Camm-1 on lower left. On the search page, select all 3 document location boxes, and you will get a list of all drivers and help files to download.
Roland still has available many supplies parts, such as oem blades, tool holders and especially the plastic platen strips...Mine is about to need replacing after 13 years. I found those doing search from Roland's "Support" page.
Hope that helps....Jimmy
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Thanks guys for the responces I use VMP Vinal Master Pro.Just trying to see how to set up the modes like parameters settings. what font setting to set it at,sheet size this is all diffrent from my camm-1 pro 30'' but I picked it up dirt cheap. Any help would be great....Thanks
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Just to add to what jimmy said about the Windows drivers...If you are running Win 2000/NT or XP do NOT use the drivers provided on the site he mentioned....use the ones on www.rolanddg.com (note there is no "a" before .com)
The driver on the American site are not correct and will cause crashes and frustration.
-------------------- Dave Grundy retired in Chelem,Yucatan,Mexico/Hensall,Ontario,Canada 1-519-262-3651 Canada 011-52-1-999-102-2923 Mexico cell 1-226-785-8957 Canada/Mexico home
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Thanks much Dave for that Roland upgrade link...!
sure is a given that my "shopdog"computer is Win98...I'm using a newer computer with Win XP pro for design and netstuff and was near to weaning a new "shopdog"computer..... thanks for another missing link given courtesy of y'all letterville folks...
I may have some issues to ask about concerning an older Ioline studio8 hookup, but that should be another thread....
John...the sheet size/plot parameters are related to architectural pen drawings and such, a part of PNC 1000 history. Search "expand X", and "expand y" here as i've seen other info on that with older camm-1's....
Most important will be the page length factor of @ 64 inches, after which the PNC 1000 will want "tileing" functions from software to complete longer plots...(or if not,likely shut down)...a mere quirk of the machine given up to it's longevity....I learned to compensate for that and still cut miles of vinyl...(wish it had a meter for that)...
-------------------- Jimmy Goines Goines Signs Register, GA Posts: 25 | From: low country | Registered: Dec 2004
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John....before I take too much for granted...
It seems that your plotter you've had for awhile is a Camm-1 pro 30" (a newer model?) and this newly acquired bargain is the PNC 1000 - 20 inch? (from the serial number you could find it's age). On the 20" model,the base grip/feed roller is divided into sections corresponding to older ANSI and ISO architectural sheet media, where the 24 inch model has a solid knurled grip roller and will allow cutting variable width media.
If it's a 20 inch model, I can probably help alot, 'jus want to be talkin' apples to apples....I seem to remember the 24 inch model was pnc 1100 ?....'jus want to be clear on that first.
-------------------- Jimmy Goines Goines Signs Register, GA Posts: 25 | From: low country | Registered: Dec 2004
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OK John....I use parallel connect so I don't have to worry about setting serial port stop & data bit and parity parameters, etc.
power up plotter, media lever up. function display on front.... Set Configuration readout: Command = mode 2 Input = parallel Size = expand-x (this sets the 0,0 origin to the right front facing plotter and page length to maximum of 1600 mm) more on that later... (enter button after selection, function button to move to another) Tool = cutter (this mode has built in corner correction) pen 1-5 does not. Speed = 2 - 15 cm/s (slower on smaller letters) Font = outline P-CH = ignored (pen change command)
Maximum page length = 1600mm or 62.99 inches (pnc 1000 limitation) Within your software plotter preferences, set your page length setting to 62.5 inches and set tiling offset to 0,0....that should auto config longer cuts from software. You may have to tweak that abit if you get gaps in the letter cut at the 62 inch measure.
Due to the material line up marks on the camm-1, the material has a tendency to run off on long plots. on the grip roller the first positon is for 15" media and is some critical for correct line up position - running off track. The last grip setting is for 20" media and is more friendly about running off track. I also cut anchor #155 sandblast stencil on mine, but that is another Critical story....
I buy 24" rolls of MacTac cast from a company that will slice them to 21 inches for free and at a better price that oracal and such other brands 20" vinyl. That really helps goof proof the run off track factor. Works just fine with 20" application masking. The MAXIMUM height cut is 18.5 inch (including circle letters) without tileing, so work to that with your layouts...
Hope that helps....feel free to ask any other specs. or Q's.....Jimmy
-------------------- Jimmy Goines Goines Signs Register, GA Posts: 25 | From: low country | Registered: Dec 2004
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Hold the "up" arrow button on front and turn power on. Enters Test Mode, load a 20" vinyl roll and Knife and put lever down, auto begins @ 30" long test layout.
Pen Force for cast vinyl = 1 notch minus "0" for calendered usually "0" or less. (for a medium dull blade). Pen plots usually all minus "0".
John...Are your camm-1 30" knife blades the same as for the the pnc 1000? (as I would expect, a definite plus!)
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