DGSHAPE LD-80 Bedienungsanleitung
User's Manual
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Contents
Contents ......................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 1 Geng Started..................................................................................5
About the Machine ......................................................................................... 6
Features ....................................................................................................................... 6
Names of Components ................................................................................................ 6
Basic Operaon .............................................................................................. 9
Switching On the Power .............................................................................................. 9
Switching O the Power .............................................................................................. 9
Starng the Soware ................................................................................................. 10
How to Display Help for the Soware ....................................................................... 10
Chapter 2 Imprinng.......................................................................................11
Preparing for Imprinng ............................................................................... 12
Checking Imprint Workow ....................................................................................... 12
Specifying Output Desnaon for METAZAStudio..................................................... 13
Preparing the Material .............................................................................................. 14
Creang Imprint Data ................................................................................... 16
Starng METAZAStudio .............................................................................................. 16
METAZAStudio Screen ............................................................................................... 17
Step 1: Determine the Shape and Size of Material .................................................... 19
Step 2: Import the Image ........................................................................................... 24
Step 3: Enter the Text ................................................................................................ 26
Step 4: Save Imprint Data .......................................................................................... 27
Imprinng ..................................................................................................... 28
Selecng Material Retainers ...................................................................................... 28
Loading Material (Using the Center Vise) .................................................................. 28
Loading Material (Using the Grid Table) .................................................................... 32
Making Imprints ........................................................................................................ 36
Stopping Imprint Operaons ........................................................................ 39
Step 1: Stopping Imprinng Operaons .................................................................... 39
Step 2: Deleng Data from the Imprint Queue .........................................................40
Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment.........................................................41
Daily Care ...................................................................................................... 42
Points to Note on Daily Care ...................................................................................... 42
Cleaning the Body/Center Vise/Grid Table ................................................................ 42
Cleaning the Adhesive Sheet ..................................................................................... 42
Cleaning the Film Retainer ........................................................................................ 43
Adjusng ....................................................................................................... 44
Adjusng the Origin Locaon .................................................................................... 44
Replacing Consumable Parts ........................................................................ 46
Checking the Lens Service Life ................................................................................... 46
Replacing the Light-absorbing Film ........................................................................... 47
Chapter 4 Detailed Operaons/Sengs ..........................................................52
Processing Images ........................................................................................ 53
Keeping Only the Required Poron of an Image (Trimming) .....................................53
Adjusng the Locaon, Size, or Angle of an Image....................................................54
Enclosing an Image in a Frame .................................................................................. 56
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Tips and Tricks for Text Layout ...................................................................... 58
Changing the Locaon, Size, or Angle of Text ............................................................58
Arranging Text to a Fan Layout .................................................................................. 59
Laying Out Text along a Shape ................................................................................... 61
Filling Text .................................................................................................................. 62
Creang/Eding a Stroke Character Font ..................................................... 64
About Stroke Characters and SFEdit2 ........................................................................ 64
SFEdit2 Window ........................................................................................................ 65
Creang a Stroke Character Font ............................................................................... 66
Changing Entered Characters into a Stroke Character Font.......................................68
Eding Stroke Characters ........................................................................................... 70
Checking Finished Results............................................................................. 72
Creang Variable Imprint Data ..................................................................... 73
Step 1: Create a Variable Field ................................................................................... 73
Step 2: Place Text Inside the Variable Field ............................................................... 77
Imprinng on Curved Surfaces ..................................................................... 78
Step 1: Set the Imprint Area ...................................................................................... 78
Step 2: Make Horizontal Wring on Portrait Material ...............................................81
Registering a Wide Variety of Materials ....................................................... 83
Imporng a Bitmap Image ......................................................................................... 83
Scanning the Material with a Commercially Available Scanner ................................. 83
Drawing the Shape of the Material ........................................................................... 83
Registering the Foil and Adjusng the Imprinng Power ............................. 84
Changing Basic Driver Sengs ..................................................................... 86
Other Operaons Available with METAZAStudio .......................................... 88
Chapter 5 Appendix ........................................................................................89
Troubleshoong ............................................................................................ 90
The [Power/Movement] Buon Is Blinking ............................................................... 90
The Machine Doesn't Run Even When Imprint Data Is Sent ...................................... 90
You Cannot Select the Foil Using METAZAStudio.......................................................91
The Imprinted Locaon Isn't Where Desired .............................................................91
The Imprinted Image is Unaracve (It Is Uneven or Shied) .................................. 92
The Imprinted Image Is Always Missing at the Same Locaon .................................. 93
It Is Necessary to Remove the Unneeded Foil That Remains in Locaons outside of the
Imprinng Locaon ................................................................................................... 93
Installing the Driver Separately .................................................................................93
Installing the Soware and the Electronic-format Manuals Separately ....................95
Driver Installaon Is Impossible ................................................................................96
Uninstalling the Driver ............................................................................................... 99
Moving the Machine .................................................................................. 102
Step 1: Removing the Material Retainer from the Machine .................................... 102
Step 2: Aaching the Retainers ............................................................................... 105
Main Unit Specicaons ............................................................................. 107
Center Vise Specicaons ....................................................................................... 107
Imprint Area ............................................................................................................ 107
Locaons of the Power Rang and Serial Number Labels .......................................108
Specicaons ........................................................................................................... 109
System Requirements for USB Connecon .............................................................. 110
Contents
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5
Chapter 1 Getting Started
About the Machine ................................................................................................... 6
Features ......................................................................................................... 6
Names of Components .................................................................................. 6
Basic Operaon ......................................................................................................... 9
Switching On the Power ................................................................................. 9
Switching O the Power ................................................................................. 9
Starng the Soware ................................................................................... 10
How to Display Help for the Soware .......................................................... 10
Chapter 1 Getting Started
About the Machine
Features
This machine is a hot stamping printer that uses laser light. Using foil to imprint illustraons and
text results in high-class decoraons on plasc products.
You can easily create imprint data using dedicated soware.
Names of Components
Machine
Hold the middle area of the
cover when opening the cover.
Cover
Head
Head unit
Power/Movement buon
Laser pointer buon
Power-cord connector
USB connector
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
Head
The foil is transferred onto the material by way of the laser light irradiated from the lens. Be-
cause the lens is a consumable part, replace it at the appropriate me.
"P.46 “Checking the Lens Service Life”
Lens
Material Retainers
Center vise
This is a vise made of plasc. This vise secures the material in place by clamping it. This makes it
possible to immobilize material that cannot be secured using the adhesive sheet, such as items
having a curved boom surface.
" P.28 “Loading Material (Using the Center Vise)”
Grid table
This is used to x material on a table. Material is placed on the adhesive sheet, which then
holds the material in place. This lets you immobilize objects without having to use commercially
available tape or the like.
"P.32 “Loading Material (Using the Grid Table)”
Grid table
Adhesive
sheet
About the Machine
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
Light-absorbing Film
Striking the light-absorbing lm with the laser light converts the light into heat. Note that if the lm
is installed with its front and back sides inverted by mistake, it will not be possible to convert the
light to heat, so imprinng will not be performed. For details, see P.47 “Replacing the Light-ab-
sorbing Film”.
This heat transfers the foil onto the material.
A
A
Material
Laser light
Foil
Light-absorbing lm
Film Retainer
An adhesive sheet adhered to the boom of the lm retainer is used to secure the light-absorbing lm.
Handle
Film frame
Cap screw
About the Machine
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
Basic Operation
Switching On the Power
Procedure
Press the [Power/Movement] buon.
The head moves to the le rear, and the lamp of the Power/Movement buon is turned ON.
This operaon is called inializaon.
Important: When the power lamp remains blinking
An inializaon error has occurred. Refer to the following secon to eliminate the cause of the
error, and then press the [Power/Movement] buon again.
"P.90 “The [Power/Movement] Buon Is Blinking”
Switching Off the Power
Procedure
Hold down the [Power/Movement] buon for one second or longer.
The light turns o and the power is switched o.
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
Starting the Software
Windows 10 and 7
1
Click the [Start] buon.
2
Click [All Apps] ([All Programs] or [Programs] for Windows 7).
3
Click the icon for [(Name of soware to use)] under the [(Name of soware to
use)] folder.
Windows 8.1
1
On the [Start] screen, click .
2
On the [Apps] screen, click [(Name of soware to use)].
How to Display Help for the Software
Start the soware, and then click [Help] → [Contents] from the menu.
"P.10 “Starng the Soware”
Basic Operation
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
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