Making Bus Signs / Using Composer

For making of Bus Stop, Office Door and Desk Signs

Most of this document is tailored to creating bus stop signs.

Using the computer in the Laminating Room

1. Create the sign(s) in Composer.
1. File locations
1. Bus Stop Signs: S:\maintenance\composer\bus stop signs
2. Office Door signs: S:\Maintenance\Composer\Name and Door Plates
3. Desk signs: S:\Maintenance\Composer\Name and Door Plates
4. Retirees: S:\maintenance\composer\bus stop signs\retirees
2. Bus Sign data comes from MTG.ORG
3. Create a new file in Composer of all the bus signs to be made
4. Proof all signs by the requester and fix before printing.
2. Load appropriate vinyl in the Gerber Edge.
1. The machine will tell you what to load based on the template used.
2. Press HOME and then load Vinyl with the three pins at the top of the roller.
3. Send file to Gerber Edge
1. File, Output ALL or Selected
2. Remove the weeding border or cutting edge, "E" with outline in the icons.
3. For long prints, lay the image down, icon on the left side.
4. Select Print to Device
5. At Gerber Edge
1. Press Online
2. Color of vinyl shows, verify.
3. Press Online
4. Color of the film shows,
1. load the color
2. Tighten the film
5. Press Online
6. Repeat until the job is done.
7. Press RESET to get it offline.
6. Back the vinyl out.
7. Setup for Cutting
1. Load vinyl in the Gerber S15
2. If it is a long job, run the vinyl all the way through the machine and back. Otherwise make sure the vinyl will not hang or drag.
3. Align the bomb sight.
4. Install the knife, larger knife for mostly straight cuts like Bus Stop signs, smaller for office name plates and door signs.
5. Set the pressure
1. Bus Stop = 4 (reflective vinyl)
2. Name plates and door sign = 3 (non-reflective vinyl)
3. Magnetic vinyl = 4.5-5
6. Send the job, click icon for Cut/Pounce
7. @ Gerber S15 press Run Cont
4. At the successful conclusion of sign making, save or update each individual sign for future reprint.