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i finally broke down and soldered my own cable according to the gerber manual spec, and it works! i get some framing errors still, and an occasional S error, i'm not sure what they mean as they don't affect the functionality at all. this cutter is sweet. for some reason flexisign was able...

Bump ok, so i had to take a break from that fiasco and make some money, but things have slowed down to where i can fuss with this some more: new plotter pc, with onboard serial, pci serial controller, and usb serial controller, parallel to serial cable. also got flexisign installed...

yeah, i was thinking that the usb thing could just make this MORE complicated, but i've read on signlab forums of operating these devices with a generic HP driver. the host machine will never run anything newer than XP, and the setups i've seen involve either XP or win2k. i guess that just...

update: denco says the mutoh guy said they don't manufacture or sell those legacy cables anymore, and that i should just get a usb-25pin. i've thought about doing that, but is that likely solve the problem, or just make the problem different?

i'm well aware at this point that the plotter is simply a rebranded mutoh, but i could only imagine they would've taken the mutoh manual, changed the coverpage(s) to indicate gsp, however i also value your experience. compelling arguments all the way around. the mutoh website lists 5 vendors...

well i certainly wasn't planning on making a radioshack purchase, but more likely from a reputable online vendor of DTE and DTC parts. i do see your point, however according to tony, gerber uses a conventional serial setup. if the part from mutoh or it's respective distributor is reasonably...

one more question, should i be purchasing a straight-through cable, or a null modem cable? i see several different types. thanks

i will order up the cable post haste. Unfortunately, i have no contact information for the man who sold me the cutter. he operates a sign shop with a name which i can't recall, over an hour's drive and in another county. i didn't pay close attention to his host pc, because i assumed it would...

can you verify it's a mutoh xp? also, in the interface section of the manual, it states "you can use either a 9-pin to 25-pin (PC/AT) cable (supplied with the plotter) or a 25-pin to 25-pin (PC/XT) cable for your RS-232 connection." does that mean i CAN plug into the parallel port on my PC...

@Tony and Jim despite the ongoing not working, you have both been extremely helpful. conclusive or not, i truly appreciate you all taking the time to help fight my battle. i have the entire pdf manual from gsp printed, though it's very vague on some topics, indicating a prerequisite amount of...

according to the previous owner, the parallel and serial adapter (also according to the manual) were included with the device. the parallel cable is brown, and the adapter is black, so perhaps that equipment was included with the original purchase, retained by him, and swapped for seemingly...

from my research, the embosstrack is the mutoh xp. the images on google search are identical, where the ultima is far different. those settings are the settings i can confirm in signlab, but the embosstrack demands i specify the following additional settings: NAME AVAILABLE...

i am using the supplied 25-25pin parallel cable with the supplied 25-9pin adapter. should i source a cable 25-9pin cable? according to the manual, and the fellow who sold the plotter to me, the adapter was included with the plotter from the factory. the only modification i've done is to...

that's where i'm at now, com1 with HPGL. i'm no longer receiving i/o errors, but i think i'm having trouble with the "port-state" as signlab only asks for baud, data/stop bits, parity, and flow control, while the plotter insists i specify readytosend, cts, dtr, etc. the cutter is great...

indeed it is of some help, confirming that those settings are correct, and the problem lies elsewhere. as for the language, i'm using (from the menu) MH-GL/2 HP-GL compatible emulation. i haven't found an option to configure the language on signlab, other than choosing a generic HPGL driver...

i recently acquired an older gerber embosstrack 48. i saw it cut from a computer before we purchased it, but i'm having an awful time getting it going. i'm attempting to cut from signlab, though i suppose i could grab the flexisign from the other store. anyway, my questions are... with...

i cut a significant amount of paint protection film for vehicles, and i originally partnered with venturetape's ventureshield thru wesco. they were ok, and helped us get the job done, but we later started making orders from quality auto trim, and they are stellar! next day delivery of media...

hello, my name is connor, i'm a vinyl/polyurethane/tint cutter from washington. i've used the site as a knowledgebase several times, and i'm finally jumping into the discussion! thanks everybody for their inadvertent support, and hopefully i can give something back! connor