HP (Hewlett-Packard) 72SI manual

1 DisplayMaker Legacy 72SI, 98SI User Guide Part Num ber 0700048[...]

2 Legal notices © Copyright 200 8 Hewlett- Packard Develo pment Compan y, L.P. The inform ation contained herein is subj ect to change without not ice. The onl y warranties for HP products and ser vices are s et forth in the ex press warr anty statem ents accom pany ing suc h products and ser vices. Not hing herein shou ld be cons trued as constit[...]

iii Revi sion Log Th e f oll o wing is a list of m ajor chang es an d a dditions tha t hav e been ma de to this m anual since it w as first releas e d. See th e a ccompanying Rel e a s e N ote s for specific chang es to th e s o f t wa r e a nd h a rd wa r e b e t we e n m a n u a l u p d at e s . Revision Descr ipt ion Re visio n B Chapter 2: Upda[...]

iv Regulator y St atements FCC-A This equipm ent has been test ed and f ound to comp ly with th e limits f or a Class A digital device, pursuan t to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rul es. Th es e limits are designed to pro vi de reasona ble pr ot ec- t ion a gainst harmf ul int erferen ce w h en th e equipmen t is oper- a ted in a comm ercial en viro nm en [...]

v Telecommunicat ions Net work St atement Th e Col orS pan VideoN et port on this device is n ot in te n ded to be co nnect ed to a pu blic t el ecommunica t ions net work. Co nnec- t ion of this device to a pu blic t el ecommunications net work in a European Communit y M ember Stat e will be in viola t ion of na t ional la w imp lem ent ing Direct[...]

vi About This Manual This m anual con tains th e foll owing topics: ◆ Chapter 1, Get t ing Star ted, shows you how to unpac k and ass emble the p rinter , and introduce s y ou to its ma in fea- tures. ◆ Chapter 2, Using t he Control Panel , shows you how to us e the control panel to specif y printer options. ◆ Chapter 3, Ink and Med ia, shows[...]

vii Convent ions This ma nual us es the f oll o wing inf orm a t ional con ven t ions: Note A special technique or information that may help you per form a task or underst and a process. Hinw eis Ein Hinw eis beschre ibt eine spez ielle technik zur Lösung einer Aufgabe oder enthällt Informatione n , die Ihne n eine P rozedur näher erläuter t. C[...]

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Table of Contents ix T ABLE OF C ONTENT S Revision Log ............. .......................... ...................... .......................... ....... iii Regulatory Statements ....................... ........................... ..................... ....... iv FCC-A ........................ ..................... ........................... ....[...]

x Table of Contents Printer Settings .................. ..................... ........................... ............... 2-10 Maintenance ..................... ..................... ...................... .................... 2-14 Service Printer .............. ..................... ..................... .......................... 2-15 User Diagno[...]

Table of Contents xi Media Properties .............................. ..................... ....................... 3-41 Printer Setup .................................... .......................... .................. 3-42 Media Wizard .......... .......................... ...................... .......................... .. 3-44 Setting Heater Temp[...]

xii Table of Contents Setting the Camera Height .......................... .......................... .......... 5-15 Calibrate the Service Station ..................................... .......................... 5-17 Replace Ink Filters ................. ........................... ..................... ............... 5-19 Extended Power Down and[...]

Get t ing Star ted 1-1 C HAPTER 1 Get t ing St ar ted This chap ter sh ows yo u h ow to g et st arte d using your prin ter . It incl u des th ese top ics: ◆ Operating Requireme nts (page 1-2) ◆ Unpacking and Asse mbly (page 1-7) ◆ W ork f low Over view (page 1-8) ◆ Pa r ts Over vie w (page 1-1 0) ◆ Special Feature s (page 1-1 5)[...]

1-2 Operating Requ irements Operat ing Requirements Choos e a loca t ion f or th e print er before y ou unpack it. K e ep th e f ollo w ing requirem en ts in min d: Electr ical ◆ Use the sup plied pow er cord. Plug it directly into a grounded electric al outlet. Do not le ngthe n the pow er cord with an exte nsion cord; the re sulting voltage dro[...]

Operating Requiremen ts 1-3 Connection k its a re av ailable fr om MacDermid ColorSpan to ve nt VOC emissions to the customer’s exhaust system or VOC recover y equipme nt. Consult your MacDermid ColorSpan res eller for det ails. ◆ Store media and ink in an area with simila r temperature and humidit y conditions as the printer . ◆ Loc ate the [...]

1-4 Operating Requ irements ◆ T o c ap the printheads, us e only SolaChrome P rinthead Cap- ping Film. Damage to printh ea ds re sulting fr om the us e of poorly per forming plastic films is not covered by the printer warr a nt y . ◆ The maximum diameter allow ed on the takeup spool is 7.5 inches (1 90.5 mm) on a 3-inch core. Whe n the takeup s[...]

Operating Requiremen ts 1-5 ink. If i nk does get onto the pin ch rollers, clea n them with SolaChrome-HR Cleani ng Solve nt and dr y th em thoroughly before printi ng. ◆ DO NOT set heavy objects on the pow er cord or printer c able; do not be nd the c ables or force them into contorted positions. ◆ DO NOT place heavy objects anywhere on the pr[...]

1-6 Operating Requ irements WA R N I N G THE PRINTER ELEC TR ONICS A SS EM BL Y CONT AINS A LITH- IUM BA T TERY DEVICE. THERE IS A D AN G ER OF EXPLOSION IF THE BA T TERY IS INCORREC TL Y REPL ACED. The bat ter y must be replaced only by ColorSpan a uthorized personnel, and must be replaced only with the same or equivalent t ype. Dispose of this li[...]

Unpacking and Ass embly 1-7 Unpacking and Assembly This print e r must be unpa ck ed and install ed o nly by a M acDermi d ColorS pan A uth orized Service Provi der (AS P). If you need to rel oca te, ship, or stor e an install ed prin t er , con t ac t y our res eller or M acDermi d ColorS pan T echnical Services f or assis- tan ce. Caut ion T o av[...]

1-8 Workflow Overview Wor kf low O ve r vie w Pow er Up t he Pr inter 1. T urn on th e pow er switch to obser ve th e t ypic al pow er-up se qu en c e . 2. Th e control panel backlight illuminates. Move the contrast le ver (loc ated to the right of t he control panel scree n) up a nd down until the control panel graphics and me ssage s a re eas- il[...]

Workflow Overview 1-9 Pr int ing Wh en th e print er is connect ed to a ColorM ark Pro print s er v er , h ere is h ow a t y pic al print jo b progress es f rom th e cli ent w ork- sta t io n to th e prin t er . If yo u are using a n o n-Col orS pan RIP , refer to th e d ocum en ta t ion tha t a ccompani es it f or details. 1. The operator se nds a[...]

1-10 Parts Overview Par t s Over view Fig. 1-1. Front vie w 14 17 & 1 8 7 12 9 5 11 10 4 6 1 2 3 13 5 8 17 & 1 8 15 16 2 0 3 0 2 5 2 3 2 4 2 6 3 1 2 9 2 8 2 2 2 1 1 9 2 7 Fig. 1-2. Rea r vie w 12[...]

Parts Overview 1-11 Index Descr ipt ion 1E n c o d e r s t r i p — allows precis e positioning of the print- hea d c ar riage across the le ngth of the plate n. 2 Main carriage dr ive belt — moves the c ar riage across the le ngth of the plate n. Transpor t chain (not shown) — sup por ts the ink sup- ply tubes that c arr y ink from the ink su[...]

1-12 Parts Overview 1 1 Pinch rollers — grip the media during loa ding and printing. 1 2 Pinch roller adjustment lever — allows you to adjust the force or release the pinch rollers to feed rigid cut- sheet media. 1 3 Rigid media sensor — detects whether rigid media is loa ded. 1 4 Capping stat ion — protects the printheads from dr ying out [...]

Parts Overview 1-13 2 7 Auxiliar y 2 4 volt power jack to vacuum system — accepts the sup plied 2 4 volt DC pow er sup ply to the vac uum sys te m, whi ch c an be co nn ect e d to a user -s up - plied UPS f or tempora r y bat ter y backup pow er in the e ve nt of a pow er failure, or to a wall outlet for tempo- ra r y pow er during mainte nance t[...]

1-14 Parts Overview Auxiliar y Dr yer Th e a v aila bl e aux iliar y dr ye r op t ion is an arra y of fans moun ted on a swiv el for us e during rigi d sheet -fed an d roll-fed prin t ing. It pro vi des enhanced drying perf orm an c e f or h eav y cov erag e an d high-speed prin t ing. It receiv es pow er from a pow er outl et o n th e prin ter ’[...]

Special Feat ures 1-15 Special Featu res Th e printe r has m an y adv anced fea t ures to h elp y ou produ ce th e best print ed out p ut with th e l east ef fort. Pr int heads ◆ Micro-Quad TM pr int heads — sixtee n 600 dpi, 2 5 picoliter piezoelectric printhea ds (four per color ). ◆ AutoClean TM ser vice st at ion — a motorized s er vice[...]

1-16 Special Features ◆ Automat ic color calibrat ion — use s an onboa rd photodiode to linearize output over the en tire densit y range (with print se r v e r o r R I P s u p po r t ) . ◆ Color prof iling — with print ser ver or RIP sup por t, the onboa rd photodiode can be used to create custom ColorMa rk ® and ICC color profiles for thi[...]

Special Feat ures 1-17 Per formance and Ease-of-Use ◆ Media Wizard — stores and rec alls a set of operating param- eters by media t ype and print mode, for optimal printi ng per forma nce. Includes a s et of predef ined settings for st an- da rd media; us er may a dd s ettings for other media. ◆ Speed/qualit y pr int modes — multiple print [...]

1-18 Special Features[...]

Using t he Control Panel 2-1 C HAPTER 2 Using t he Control Panel This chap ter des cribes th e f unctions of th e con trol panel. ◆ Over vie w (page 2-2) ◆ Front Page (page 2-4) ◆ Navigation Ke ys (page 2-8) ◆ Me nu (page 2-9) ◆ Me nu Tree (page 2-1 7)[...]

2-2 Overview Over view Th e tou ch-s creen con trol panel sh o ws you th e print er ’ s curren t sta t us, an d enabl es you to intera ct w ith th e print er w h en chang- ing m edia an d ink, respon d to an error con dit ion, or conf ig ure options. Th ere are three mai n con trol panel s creens: ◆ Rea dy (Status) Scree n ◆ Front Page ◆ Me[...]

Overview 2-3 User Assistance Th e co n trol panel pro vi des va rious f orms of online us er assistance: Th e ? but ton pro vi des an exp lana tion of th e curren t f un ct ion, with some g ui dan ce f o r w ha t to do next. Th e A T TN (A t tent ion) ke y blinks o n th e control panel w hen th e print er detects an error con dit ion, pot ential er[...]

2-4 Front Page Front Page Th e Front P a ge pro vi des access to th e most f requently-us ed p r i nt i n g a nd ma i nte n a nc e f unc t i on s . For ad vanc e d c on f i g u r a - t ion op tions, press th e M enu ke y (see “ Me n u ” on p ag e 2 - 9 fo r instru ct ions). ◆ Pr inter Name — displays the name of the printer as defined on th[...]

Front Page 2-5 ◆ Media & Ink — displays a l isting of the media and ink cur- re ntly installed in the printer . P re ss the ) and , ke ys to highlight “Media” or one of the inks, then pre ss ! (P ro- ceed) to display information about the selection. From this scree n, you c an pre ss the  and  ke ys to scroll bet wee n scree n s. [...]

2-6 Front Page ◆ Status — displays system parameters and the st atus of all user -conf igurable option s. P ress the  and  ke ys to scroll bet wee n pages. T o change an option, go to the P rinter Con- f iguration s ection of the me nu. ◆ Pr int Mode — s ets print q ualit y mode. See “Selectin g a P rint Mode” on page 3-4 for inst[...]

Front Page 2-7 ◆ Purge — per forms a Purge-n-Wipe, which purge s the print- hea ds th e n wipe s them in the s er vice station, to help recove r missing jets. P rint a prime ba rs pattern to verif y jet recover y . See “Checking Jet Health ” on page 3-7 for ins tructions. ◆ Sleep (visible whe n hea ds a re no t cap ped) — verifies tha t[...]

2-8 Navigation Keys Navigat io n Keys Th e follo wing t a bl e sh ow s you h ow to mo v e through th e menu system an d perform prin te r con trol f un ct ions. Key Desc r ipt ion  Display Menu — displays the printer me nu. ,) Menu Up/Down — moves the me nu highlight up and down the menu. +* Menu Top/Bot tom — m ove s the me nu highl[...]

Menu 2-9 Menu Th e m enu has th ese m ain s e ct ions: ◆ Calibrate P rinter (see below) ◆ P rinter Settings (page 2-1 0) ◆ Mainte nance (page 2-1 4) ◆ Ser vice P rinter (page 2-1 5) ◆ User Diagnostics (page 2-1 5) ◆ Warnings & Actions (page 2-1 6), shown in Exper t Messages Mode only This s ect ion e xpl ains each of th e f un ct io[...]

2-10 Menu ◆ AutoT une — schedules jet maint e nance to run automatic ally af ter a cer tain number of prints have printed. See “Auto- T une” on page 4-4 for instructions. ◆ AutoRecover — per forms a Pu rge-n-Wipe at the st ar t of a print job (before printing) if a Purge-n-Wipe has not bee n per formed for a specified amount of time. ?[...]

Menu 2-11 media is buckling or wrinkling. T urn of f the vacuum for light- w eight media such as pap er or fabrics. MEDIA WIZARD ◆ Dr ying Delay — a dr ying delay slows throug hput (media a dvan ce speed) to allow prints to dr y more thoroughly . Select the shor te st delay that permits complete dr ying. ◆ Dr yer Fans — specif ies whether t[...]

2-12 Menu P rinting on the lef t side only reduces ink usage, while printing on bot h side s c an keep th e inkj ets clea rer. Using this feature decreas es the width avail able for printing the job. ◆ Lef t Platen Gutter — determines whe n the jets will f ire in the lef t spit toon to keep all jets f iring correctly . T u rning of f this funct[...]

Menu 2-13 ◆ Qualit y Check — determine s how AutoT une errors a re han- dled (se e “Auto Calibrations” on page 4-2 0 for information about AutoT une). ◆ Pr int Posit ion — wh e n the printed image does not span the e ntire width of the media, positions the printed image f lush right (nea rest the control panel), flush lef t (neare st th[...]

2-14 Menu ◆ Idle Spits — when the printer is idle, i t automatic ally spits a small amount of ink into the se r vice station to keep the ink- jets ope n and working. T o reduce the amount of i nk con- sumed during id le spitting, you c an set t he operation to Medium or Low . T o ensure that the printheads are alw ays at maximum rea diness, us [...]

Menu 2-15 ◆ Pr int heads Procedures — s ee “P rinthea d Maintenan ce” on page 5-8, for instructions on using the f ollowing options: ◆ Cleaning Solve nt Soak — emptie s the printhea ds of all ink, fills all heads with cleaning solve nt, and prompts you to cap the printhea ds. ◆ P r ep fo r St o ra g e / S hi ppi n g — em p t i es t [...]

2-16 Menu Warnings & Act ions Wh en in Expert m ode, a ct iv e W arnings, Chang es, an d Actions can be disp lay ed by s elect ing W arnings & A ct ions from th e m enu, sin c e W arnings will not caus e th e A T TN icon will appear in Expert mo de. This op t ion d oes n ot appear i n N o vice m ode. See “ Us er A ssistance ” o n pa g e[...]

Menu Tree 2-17 Menu Tree Front Page O nline/Of f line Media & Ink Status Pr i n t e r Status Advance Media Menu AutoJet Pr i m e B a r s Pr i n t M o d e Sleep/Wake Access Hea ds Media Wizard Load/ Unload/ At tent io n Pr i n t Select Show Pr i n t h e a d s Purge Reload[...]

2-18 Menu Tree Menu This menu tree ref lects version 3.1 1 of the embedded printer sof t ware. Refer to the Release Notes for more recent versions. Calibrate Pr inter Media Feed Manual Calibrat ions Manual Bidi R egistration Manual X Head Registration Manual Jet Map p ing Jet Status Lines Default Registration Dat a Auto Calib rat ions Auto Bidi Cal[...]

Ink and Media 3-1 C HAPTER 3 Ink and Media This chap t er des cribes h ow to us e ink and m edia with th e prin t er: ◆ Ink ◆ Ink System Over view (page 3-2) ◆ Idle Jet Mainte nance (page 3-3) ◆ Selecting a P rint Mode (page 3-4) ◆ Ge neral P rinting T ips (page 3-6) ◆ Checking Jet H ealth (page 3-7 ) ◆ Loading Ink ( page 3-1 0) ◆ C[...]

3-2 Ink System Over view Ink System Over view Th e print er ’ s ink syst em consis ts of th e f oll owing compo nents: ◆ Ink boxes — four 3-liter box es of SolaChrome-HR solvent pig- me nted ink (CMYK) plus Sola Chrome cleaning solve nt. ◆ Ink tubes — c arr y ink and cleaning solve nt to the print- heads, and cleaning solvent to the ser v[...]

Idle Jet Maintenance 3-3 Idle Jet Maintenance Due to th e ev apora t ion of th e solv en ts in solv en t-b as ed inks, th e ink jets in solv ent print ers are sus cep t i bl e to cl ogging. T o mini- mize jet-outs, k eep the prin t er prin t ing and cl ean, an d us e the print e r ’ s jet m ain t enan ce fea t ures. Th e f oll o wing tabl e sho w[...]

3-4 Select ing a Pr int Mode Select ing a Pr int Mode ◆ The bidirectional print mode s (printing occu rs in both d irec- tions) e nable you to sele ct the combination of pr int speed and qualit y required. S peed or t hroughput depe nds on the mode selected, and by other factors such as the width of the image. ◆ The unidirect ional mode s a re [...]

Select ing a Pr int Mode 3-5 2. P ress the , and ) and key s to highlight a print mode. 3. P ress the " (Set) key to s elect the print mode.[...]

3-6 General Pr int ing T ips General Pr int ing T ips ◆ See “Impor t ant Operating Note s” on page 1-3 for impor- tant inf ormation on operating the printer. ◆ Before print ing on vinyl media that has been loaded on an idle pr inter overnight or longer , advance the por tion of the media that has bee n resting on the p reheater (prior to th[...]

Checking Jet Health 3-7 Checking Jet Healt h Th e print er ’ s autom atic jet m ain t enan ce fea t ures (g ut ter print- ing, spits, s er vice station wipes) are designed to k eep the inkjets from clogging. In a ddition, w h en A utoJ et detects a missing jet, it a t temp ts to rep la ce it with a w orking jet o n th e sam e or an other prin th [...]

3-8 Checking Jet Health Pr int Pr ime Bars 1. From the control panel Fr ont Page scree n, press t he Prime Bars ke y . Th e cont rol panel disp la ys a promp t asking you to e nt er th e total wi dth of th e prime b ar pa t tern y ou wish to print. 2. Enter a width for the prime bar pattern by pressi ng the ) and , ke ys. 3. P re ss the ! (P roceed[...]

Checking Jet Health 3-9 T o purg e-n-wipe a co lor (f our prin th eads ): 1. From the control pa nel Front Pag e scree n, press the  (Me nu) key . 2. P ress the ) ke y to highlight Maintenance . 3. P ress the  (Me nu In) ke y . 4. P ress ) to highlight Purge a Color . 5. P ress the  (Me nu In) ke y . 6. P ress the ! (P roceed) ke y to c[...]

3-1 0 Lo a di n g I nk L oading Ink When to L oad Ink Th e amount of ink in th e ink bo x is track ed by th e print er sof t- w are and recor ded o n its correspo n ding profiler . Wh en th e ink bo x is almost emp t y , the LED a bo v e th e correspon ding profil er will blink. Y ou sh ould rep la ce th e ink bo x with a full ink bo x of th e sam [...]

Loading Ink 3-1 1 2. Connect the ink sup ply tube to the ink b ox. Grasp an d squeeze th e ink t u be co nnector as sh own, enga g e th e connector to th e ink bo x, an d relea s e th e connector . Ensure tha t th e co nnectors are firmly eng a ge d bef ore pro- ceeding. 3. Inver t and install the ink box into posit ion in the holder . The po s it [...]

3-1 2 Loa di n g I nk Pause-Swapping Ink Y ou can rep lace o ne or m ore ink bo xes during a print by pausing th e prin t er: 1. O n the printer control panel, press the  (Paus e) key . 2. Remove the old profiler . This signals to th e print er tha t the ink bo x is being rep laced. 3. Disconnect and remove the old ink box. 4. Inst all and conne[...]

Capping the Pr int heads 3-1 3 Capping t he Pr int heads Capping th e printh ea ds prev ents th e ink from dr ying out an d clogging th e ink jets. Sin ce th e ink jets are automa t ically ex er- cis e d (a sm all amoun t of ink is e xpell ed) wh en i dl e, capping is only necessary if th e prin ter will be i dle f or a long period (o ver- night or[...]

3-1 4 Capping t he Pr int heads Uncap t he Pr int heads Uncapping th e prin th ea ds is one component of th e W ak e f un c- t ion, w hich rev erses th e Sleep f un ct ion: ◆ The printer leave s standby mode: the heaters ar e switched on, and the sup ply & takeup system is te nsioned (loa ded). ◆ The OHS is e nabled, which turns on pow er t[...]

Capping the Pr int heads 3-1 5 6. Wipe the printheads with SolaChrome-HR Cleaning Solvent, using a 1 00% poly e ster Class 1 00 cleanroo m wipe. DO NOT USE ISOPROPYL AL COHOL ON THE PRINTHEADS. R emo ve ink b uildup o n th e printh ea ds an d low er surfaces of th e carri a g e. 7. Replace the cap ping station asse mbly by aligning it with and push[...]

3-1 6 L oading Roll-Fed Media L oading Roll-Fed Media Th e printer in clu des a tensio ned supp ly an d t ak eup syst em designed to han dle vin yl an d oth er hea vi er m edia o n three-in ch cores. Th e m edia han dling system autom a t ically detects the size of th e supp ly an d t ak eup rolls an d pro vi des consi sten t tensio n as th e rolls[...]

Loading Roll-Fed Media 3-1 7 Suppor t for Large Narrow Media Rolls F or printing with large r olls of narro w m edia (l ess than 7 2 in ch es wi de), the print er inclu des spo ol support a ccessori e s to prev en t th e spools from bowing un der th e weigh t: ◆ Spool sup por t — at t aches to the stand crossbar , sup por ts the sup ply and tak[...]

3-1 8 L oading Roll-Fed Media 1. Ensure t hat the f ixed collet is properly l oc ated with the scre w tighte ned into the inner hole on the sup ply spool (usi ng the outer hole would pre ve nt the spool from being inst alled). Th e side of th e spool with th e fixed coll et is th e “ ho me ” si de, clos est to th e print er ’ s el ectro nics [...]

Loading Roll-Fed Media 3-1 9 belo w). This enabl e s you to print o n eith er side of th e me d ia . 7. Ensure that the media is rolled onto the sup ply spool e venly , without “tele scopi ng” to one side. 8. Release the pinch rollers so that media c an be fed through them freel y . 9. Feed the media through the pinch rollers and onto the plate[...]

3-20 Loading Roll-Fed Media 1 3. Select the media t ype that most clos ely matche s the media you are loa ding, or create a ne w media t yp e. Th e contr ol panel disp lays th e current s et t ings for th e m edia t y pe you chos e. Fig. 3-8. Med ia s ettings[...]

Loading Roll-Fed Media 3- 2 1 1 4. P ress one of the change keys to change any of the sett ings, print mode, or media t ype, press the  ke y to see page 2, or press the ! ke y to continue. ◆ If you do not have the optional auxiliar y dr yer e nabled, page 2 will only show the “Dr yers Of f ” column. ◆ If you p re ss one of the change k e[...]

3-2 2 L oading Roll-Fed Media ! ke y to continue. See “Media Wiza rd” on page 3-4 4 for information about thes e settings. ◆ If you press ! , the control panel displays the prompt: Advance media to takeup? 1 5. T o adv ance the media, pr ess " (Y es), othe r w ise press ( (No) and go to the next step. ◆ If you press " (Y es), the [...]

Loading Roll-Fed Media 3-2 3 Th e con trol panel disp lays a num eric k ey pad. 1 8. Enter the le ngth of the media r oll (if it is a ne w roll) or the le ngth remaining (if it is a par tially used roll), and pre ss the Enter ke y to continue. T o skip this step, press Es c or Enter with out ent ering a v alue. Th e print er will us e a v alue of ?[...]

3-2 4 Loading Roll-Fed Media L oading Wide Media A roll of 7 2-inch an d wi der m edia is impossi b l e to l oa d it by grasping its l eft and righ t edges a t th e sam e t im e. F ollo w this procedure to m ore easily l oad wi der m edia. Ti p W ea r cotton glo ves whe n loading media, or handle the media only by its ver y outside edge s. This wil[...]

Unloading and Cut t ing Roll-Fed Media 3-25 Unloading and Cut t ing Roll-Fed Media 1. P ress the ) ke y on the Front Page screen to a dvance the printed por tion of the media past the p ostheater . 2. O n the Front Page scree n of the control panel, pre ss the Unload ke y . 3. The control panel prompts you to pre ss ! to unloa d media, or ( to c an[...]

3-2 6 U nloading and Cut t ing Roll-Fed Media T akeup Spool Pin Release T o quickly unspoo l a larg e amoun t of m edia f rom the takeup with out dama ging th e tak eup tensio n spring, you must first dis- enga g e th e spool fr om th e t ak eup syst em. Th e spool is norm ally eng a ged to th e takeu p motor with a tab a t th e en d of th e sp ool[...]

Respooling Media 3-2 7 Respooling Media Th e printe r can respool m edia from one car dboar d core to anot h er . Y ou ma y w ant to d o this if: ◆ The media was not taped to its core by the media vendor , which makes te nsioning impossible. ◆ Y ou want to change the direction that the media unwinds from the core (printed side out vs. printed s[...]

3-2 8 Respooling Media 1 0. P ress the ! (P roceed) ke y to respool the media. Th e media is pull ed f rom th e supp ly spool o nto th e take up spool. Wh en the prin ter det ects th e end of th e m edia, th e respool f un ct ion s tops autom atically .[...]

L oading Rigi d Media 3-29 L oading Rigid Media Th e print er has t wo med ia l oa d stat es: ◆ Unloaded — the printer is rea dy to accept either roll-fed or rigid cut-sheet media ◆ Loaded — the Media Wizard has stored parameters f or the curre ntly-lo a ded cut-she et media, allowing you to reloa d multiple cut sheets without ree ntering t[...]

3-3 0 Loa ding Rigid Media Fig. 3-1 3. Media settings[...]

L oading Rigi d Media 3-3 1 3. P re ss one of the change keys to change any of the settings, print mode, or media t ype, press the  ke y to see page 2, or press the ! ke y to continue. ◆ If you do not have the optional auxiliar y dr yers e nabled, page 2 will only show the “Dr yers Of f ” column. ◆ If you p re ss one of the change k e ys[...]

3-3 2 L oading Rig id Media 4. Enter the le ngth of the med ia. Th e printer will us e th e v alue you ent er h ere for su bsequen t calcula t ions, so be as a ccura te as possi b l e . 5. P re ss the ! ke y . Th e control panel disp la ys th e prompt: Load a sheet of media o nto the pr inter 6. Unload any roll-fed media from the printer . 7. Inser[...]

L oading Rigi d Media 3-3 3 Releasing a Pinch Roller F oll ow th es e st eps to rais e a singl e pin ch roll er if the edg e of th e m edia must be l o ca ted un der th e roll er , or if th e roll er is unusabl e: ◆ Raise the pinch rollers using t he release le ver . ◆ Install the releas e block f rom the front of t he printer into the de sired[...]

3-3 4 L oading Rigid Media 1 0. Push the media up against the media alignment tool. M ak e sure tha t the m edia is cent ered un der th e pin ch roll ers. A voi d posit ioning eith er the l ef t or righ t edg e of th e media un der a pinch roll er . Th e prin ter will autom atically loca te th e l ef t an d righ t edg es. Note If the media is not s[...]

L oading Rigi d Media 3-3 5 1 5. P ress the ! ke y to continue. Th e co n trol panel disp la ys a s creen tha t sh ows th e f oll o wing inform a t ion: ◆ Media size ◆ Pr i n t a r e a ◆ Right & lef t ma rgins — if y ou e nter 0 (zero) , you can also specif y an amount of overprint (printing past t he edge of the media). T his e nable s[...]

3-3 6 Reloading Rigid Media Reloading Rigid Media Af ter prin t ing the first copy of a mult ip l e copy jo b on to a sh e et of rigi d media, th e Fron t Pa g e s creen disp lays a spec ial Lo a d / Reload key . ◆ Lo a d N e w M ed ia — press this ke y to re-e nter the Media Wiz- ar d and s elect a ne w media to loa d (either roll-f ed or rigi[...]

Reloading Rigid Media 3-3 7 Wh en y ou press th e R eloa d M edia k e y , th e co n trol panel di sp lay s this screen: See “ Loa ding Rigi d M edia ” on p age 3- 29 for in s tr uct ion s . T hen press o ne of th e f ollo w ing k eys: ◆ Reload & Pr int — the printer loc ates the edges of the media as specified in Measure Media T ype (se[...]

3-3 8 Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing Th e print er can p rint up to or past th e edg es of rigi d media . This pro vi des the l ook of a “ f ull-bl eed ” prin t with out trimming th e m edia. F or best results, f oll o w th ese g ui delines. Ti p MacDermid ColorSpan has de veloped an exte nsive set of tips and techniques for pr[...]

Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing 3-3 9 Media Proper t ies ◆ Follow the guidelines in this chapter for printing on rigid media. ◆ The media should have pa rallel op posite edges wit h 90- degree corne rs. Media that is not exact ly squa re with i tse lf c an be used, but will require extra attention whe n loading (se e “Loa ding and Squa ring the Media[...]

3-40 Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing ◆ Under Menu > Pr inter Sett ings > Media Measure T ype , choos e Maximal for greate st precision and ske w detection whe n printing e dge-to-edge. It measure s the width of t he media in t wo places, and finds the front edge in t wo places to esti mate ske w and detect non-rectangular sheets . The printer will [...]

Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing 3-4 1 ◆ If the printe r repor ts that the media is ske w ed, but you can- not correct the ske w , the sheet may not be per fectly squa re (90-d egree corners wit h para llel side s). In t his c ase, e nsure that the right ed ge of the media (clo se st to the control panel) is pa rallel to the direction of media feed. (Y ou[...]

3-4 2 Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing Pr inter Setup ◆ The operator ap plies colored masking tape to the platen where the right a nd lef t edges of the media wil l feed, to pre- ve nt overprinting onto the pl ate n. ◆ The operator s ets the hea d height over the media. ◆ The operator conf igure s the following options on the printer control panel: ?[...]

Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing 3-4 3 ◆ During Load Media, the printer loc ates t wo points on each of the leading, lef t, a nd right edges of the media. The print er us es the s e data points, and assume s 9 0- degree corners and pa rallel side s, to determine the ske w of the media. If the media is ske w ed enough that an unprinted lef t or right ed ge[...]

3-4 4 Media Wiz ard Media Wizard Th e M edia Wizar d sof t w a re fea t ure stores a s et of prin t ing param et ers by m e dia t y pe, enabling y o u to instantly op t imize th e print e r w h ene v er you chang e m edia. Th e M edia Wizard in clu des stan dard s ets of paramet ers for popular m edia t y pes, an d allo ws y ou to define new s et t[...]

Media Wizard 3-4 5 ◆ T o return to the Media Wiza rd me nu, press the ! (P ro ceed) key . F or each m edia t y pe, th e M edia Wiza r d stores th e f ollo w ing s etti ng s . T h e s etti n g s st or e d v a ry d e p en d i ng o n w h e t h e r t h e m edia is roll-fed or cut-sh eet. ◆ Name — for user-def ined media, use the alphabetic ke y- [...]

3-46 Media Wizard use this ke y to control how tightly the media is wound onto the core. ◆ Supply Out Detect ion (roll fed) — for roll-fed media, the printer usually monitors the sup ply spool to detect when it runs out of med ia. Y ou c an use this menu option to disable media out detection whe n you inst all the takeu p spool pin release tool[...]

Set t ing Heater Temperatures 3-4 7 Set t ing Heater Temperatur es Th e are three h ea ters: a preh ea te r , a p la ten h ea t er , an d post- h ea ter . Th e posthea ter ’ s top an d bot tom zones can be s et to dif- feren t t empera t ures. Optionally , th e posth eat er can be t urned of f. Th e hea ter t empera t ures can be s e t during th [...]

3-4 8 Set t ing Heater Temperatures 9. P ress " to save the ne w settings in the Medi a Wiza rd, or ( to not save them. Set t ings can be sav ed only f or us er-defined media, n ot for fa ctory-defined media. Th e sett ings will be app lied w heth er or not you sa ve th em in th e M edia Wizar d. If you d o n ot sa v e th em, the y will be los[...]

C a li b r a tin g th e Pri n t e r 4-1 C HAPTER 4 Calibrat ing t he Pr inter This chapt er e xp lains ho w to calibra te th e print er for th e best possibl e out put : ◆ Whe n to Calibrate (page 4-2) ◆ AutoJet (page 4-3) ◆ AutoT une (page 4-4) ◆ Media Feed (page 4-6) ◆ Manual Calibrations (page 4-8) — Manual BiDi Registration, Manual [...]

4-2 When to Calibrate When to Calibrate Th e printer fea t ur es s everal t y pes of calibra t ions. Some sh ould be run rout inely , oth ers o nly wh en necessar y: When to run Calibrat ion Funct ion When Purge-n-Wipe doe s not recover all missing jets AutoJet (page 4-3) or Manual Jet Mapping (page 4-1 3) T o identif y and map out non- working jet[...]

AutoJet 4-3 AutoJet A utoJ et detects in divi dual ink jets tha t are misfiring or not firing a t all. During su bs equent printing, the prin t er compensa tes f or th ese jets by using oth er jets in th eir p la ce, ensuring m ax imum print quali t y with out redu cing print speed. Y ou can also i dent if y an d map missing jets m anually from th [...]

4-4 AutoTune AutoT une A utoT une runs jet m ain t enan ce autom a t ically at in terv als you specif y . Y ou can us e th e Qualit y Ch eck M ode fea t ure to han dl e A utoJ et errors, with or without us er int erven t ion. 1. O n the Front Page screen, pre ss the  (Me nu) key to e nter the me nu system. 2. P re ss the  (Me nu In) key displ[...]

AutoTune 4-5 Qualit y Check Wh en y ou run A utoJ et manually , th e sof t w are not ifi es y ou if th ere are an y jet or alignm ent pro bl ems so tha t the y can be a ddress ed. Wh en A u toT une runs A utoJ et a t s ch edul ed in terv als, yo u can us e the Qualit y Check fea t ure to han dle A utoJ et errors. Wh en Qualit y Ch eck is ena bl ed,[...]

4-6 Media Feed Media Feed This cali bration all ows y ou to calibra te th e a ccura cy of th e m edia a dv an ce. Inaccura te m edia adv ance can result in blank sp aces bet ween pr int s w a th s (t oo much adv ance) or overl app in g sw a ths (too lit tle a dv an ce). The M e dia Wizar d stores this v alue by m edia t y pe, an d disp la ys a m ed[...]

Media Feed 4-7 ◆ Input M FN — ente r the Media Feed Number th at was display ed af ter a previous media feed calibration, to return to that setting without per forming the c alibration again.[...]

4-8 Manual Calibrations Manual Calibrat i ons Wh en y ou run th e calibra t ions from this menu, y ou ev alua te th e cali bra t ion t est pa t terns visually an d ent er th e calibra t ion v alues via th e con trol panel. Note The manual BiDi and X hea d c alibrations ar e time- consuming and can be error-prone, but is necessa r y whe n c alibrati[...]

Manual Calibrations 4-9 Manual X Head Registrat ion Precis e posit io ning of ea ch drop of ink is ess en t ial for op t imal print quali t y . This is possi bl e only if you regist er all prin th eads in th e printh ea d ass embly to ea ch oth er in the X (al ong th e l ength of th e p la ten) direct ion. This is a t wo-part process: ◆ P rint a [...]

4-10 Manual Calibrations Us e a print er ’ s l oupe or m a gnif ying glass if th e pa t terns are dif ficult to s ee. 5. P ress the , or ) control pan el ke ys repeatedly until the num- ber next to the pat tern that is close st to aligned per fectly is display ed. F or ex amp le, if pa t tern +1 is th e cl os est aligned, press th e , k e y to ch[...]

Manual Calibrations 4-11 Manual BiDi Registrat ion Bidi rect ional registra t ion is a m eth od to align ea ch of the prin t- h ea ds so tha t dot p lacem en t is a ccura te in both direct ions al o ng th e X ax is (alo ng th e direct ion of printh ea d tra v el). Th e bi direct ional registra t ion pa ttern consist s of a s eri es of verti- cal li[...]

4-12 Manual Calibrations Us e a print er ’ s l oupe to s elect th e pa t t ern, sin ce th e lines in th e pa t terns m a y be dif ficult to see. 7. P ress the , or ) control pan el ke ys repeatedly until the num- ber next to the pat tern that is close st to aligned per fectly is display ed. F or ex amp le, if pa t tern +2.0 is th e cl os e st ali[...]

Manual Calibrations 4-13 Manual Jet Mapping J ets tha t are missing or misfiring are usually det ect ed by th e A utoJ et calibra t ion. A lterna t ively , you can m ap out jets manuall y using th e Manu al J et M apping f un ct ion . Y ou m a y w ant to m anu- ally ma p w eak or mis directed jets tha t A utoJ et does not su bst i- tu t e . Ti p Au[...]

4-14 Manual Calibrations Th e printer prints a jet m ap test pa t tern. ◆ If a line segme nt is missin g or broke n, the jet number shown next to it is out. ◆ If a line segme nt is marked with a code let ter: R - no repl aceme nt S — user di squalif ied “sof t” jetout H — us er disqu alif ied “ha rd” j etout D - disqualified (and re[...]

Manual Calibrations 4-15 3. When the c alibration pat tern has printed, the contro l panel displays a me nu with the following options: ◆ Repor t indi vidual sof t ba d jets — enable s you to repor t a “sof t” bad jet, which c an be automatic ally ree nabled if AutoJet finds it working. ◆ Repor t in dividual h ard bad je ts — enables yo[...]

4-16 Manual Calibrations Th e control panel disp lays a num eric k eyboar d th a t you can us e to enter th e number of th e b a d jet. 5. Enter the jet number , the n pre ss the Enter k e y . 6. When you a re f inished entering j et numbers, pre ss the Esc ke y . Th e co ntrol panel disp la ys th e h ead s election m essa g e ag a in. 7. P ress , [...]

Manual Calibrations 4-17 1 2. When you a re f inished entering jet numbers, pre ss the Esc key . Th e co n trol panel disp lays th e hea d s el ection messa g e a g ain. 1 3. P ress , and ) to select the nex t head number, the n press ! (P ro ceed) . 1 4. Repeat st eps 1 1 through 1 3 fo r each hea d con taining ba d jets you want to clear . 1 5. W[...]

4-18 Manual Calibrations Th e control panel disp la ys this m essag e: All reported bad jets have been cleared. 2 0. P ress ! . Wh en y ou ha ve fini sh ed m apping jets, th e f ollowing sum- m ar y appears on th e con t rol panel: x soft jets currently reported bad. x hard jets currently reported bad. x new soft bad jets reported. x new hard bad j[...]

Manual Calibrations 4-19 Jet St atus Lines This option prin ts th e M anual J et M apping test pa t tern (s ee Fig. 4-3 on pa ge 4-1 4) tha t sh ows w hich jets are working, an d which jets are out, b ut d oes not run th e Ma nual J et M apping cali bra- ti o n ( s e e “ Man u a l Je t Ma p p i n g ” on pa g e 4-1 3 for inf orma t ion). Default[...]

4-20 Auto Calibrations Auto Calibrat i ons Th e print er ’ s pi ezo printh ea ds are aligned a t th e fa ctory an d sh ould o nly occasional ly require y ou to r un an autom a t ic bi di- rect ional or h ea d-to-h ead cal i bra t ion. 1. O n the Front Page screen, pre ss the  (Me nu) key to e nter the me nu system. 2. P re ss the  (Me nu In[...]

Calibration Summary 4-21 Calibrat i on Summar y Th ese op t io ns allo w you to print a summ ar y of the Fu ll A utoSet cali bra t ion, or transmit cal i bra t ion da ta to a l og fil e o n th e print se r ve r . ◆ AutoSet Summar y — when e nabled, a table of the results of the Full AutoSet c alibration is printed af ter the AutoSet te st patte[...]

4-22 Straightening the Media Path Straightening t he Media Pat h F or opt im al print qualit y , th e m edia must feed in as straigh t a line as possi bl e f rom the supp ly to th e tak eup. This can be a ccomp lish ed by aligning th e si des of th e media as straight as possi bl e f rom supp ly to tak eup before eng a ging the pin ch roll- ers, an[...]

Image Sensor Calibration 4-23 Image Sensor Calibrat i on Th e precis e loca t i on of th e ima ge s ensor (c am era) rela t ive to th e printh ea ds is crit ical f or edg e-to-edge prin t ing on rigi d cut-sheet m edia. Th e Ima g e Sensor Cali bra t ion det ermines this distanc e with precisio n. Run this calibra t ion af ter installing th e print[...]

4-24 Linearization Linear izat ion A s the d e n si t y o f an i ma ge varies f ro m hi g hl i ght s to s hadows , or f rom ligh ter t ints to dark er t ints, th e print er sh ould a c cura tely reprodu ce th es e areas in a predicta bl e, or line ar , fashion. Th e process of lineariza t ion (or color cali bra tion) in volv es print ing an d readi[...]

Maintaining t he Pr inter 5-1 C HAPTER 5 Maint aining t he Pr inter This chap ter des cri bes h ow to m aintain th e prin te r: ◆ Mainte nance Schedule ( page 5-2) ◆ Clean the Rail and Bea rings (page 5-4) ◆ Empt y Ex cess Ink (page 5-7) ◆ P rinth ea d Maintenance (page 5-8) ◆ Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets (page 5-9) ◆ Set the P rinthead an[...]

5-2 Maintenance Sc hedule Maintenance Schedule Th e print er is designed f or lo w-main tenan ce operation. M o st opera tor-perform ed m ain tenan ce is perform e d on th e print- he ad s . Tas k D es c r i pt i o n Inter val: Weekly or as needed Clean pinch rollers Inspect for ink and dust buildup, if necessa r y wipe with lint-free cloth moisten[...]

Maintenance Sched ule 5-3 Inter val: A t control panel warning Empt y ex cess ink (page 5-7) The excess ink containers on the printer st and legs should be emptied when half full. When the container under the ser vice station is full, the control panel displays an Action message, and no fur ther Purge-n-Wipes and idle spits will occur until the con[...]

5-4 Clean t he Rail and Bear ings Clean t he Rail and Bear ings Th e carria g e rail carri es th e prin th ead car ria ge a cross the wi dth of th e p la t en. As dust an d ink a ccumula tes o n th e rail, th e m a te- rial could accumula te on th e carria g e bearings (w h eels) an d cause b anding in p rint ed out p ut or noisy ( “ click-click-[...]

Clean t he Rail and Bearings 5-5 Rail 3 . W i p e th e ent i r e len g t h of th e r a i l wi t h a li n t - f r e e c l o t h o r wi p e moiste ned with isopropyl alcohol. Th e rail surfaces tha t must be c l ean are th e surfaces tha t tou c h th e carria g e bearings. Thes e are the top surfa ce, in clu ding th e front an d ba ck of the fron t l[...]

5-6 Clean t he Rail and Bear ings 5. Clean the lef t and right outside bea rings. M oist en a cot ton sw ab with isopropyl alco h ol or w a t er , p la ce it a gainst th e l ef t si de of th e bearing, an d m anuall y push th e carria g e to the l ef t. Then p la ce th e sw a b a gainst th e right si de of th e bearing, an d manually push th e carr[...]

Empt y Ex cess Ink 5-7 Empt y Ex cess Ink I n k o r c le a n i n g s o l ve n t t h at h a s b e e n e x p e l l e d ( “ spit ” ) for ink jet m ain te nan ce or from a purg e opera t io n drains from th e spit- toons an d service st a tion areas to ex ce ss ink con t ainers. When th e containers fill with ink, th ey sh ould be emp t i ed. Th e [...]

5-8 Pr int head Maintenance Pr int head Maintenance Th e print e r us es air pressure to both fill an d ev a cua te ink and cl eaning solv en t from th e prin th ea ds. Th e foll owing f un ctions are a v aila bl e f rom the m enu a t Maintenance - Print head Procedures: ◆ Cleaning So lvent Soak — emptie s the printhea ds of all ink, f ills all[...]

Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets 5-9 Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets A ll print ers tha t use solv ent-b as ed inks are sus cep t i bl e to prin t- h ea d clogging. This is caus ed by the solv en t ev apora ting and l ea v ing behin d the pigm ents, wh ich is desira bl e on print ed out- put but not in th e printh ea ds! Th e printe r in cor pora tes m an y aut[...]

5-1 0 Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets Cleaning Solvent Soak If a m anual cl oth wipe fails t o reco v er en ough jets, y ou can soak th e thin f oam pa d tha t ships with the prin ter with SolaChrom e- HR cl eaning f lui d, th en cap th e prin th eads wit h this pa d ov er- night as sh own (Fig. 5-4 on pa g e 5-1 0). DO NOT USE ISOPROPYL AL COHOL ON THE [...]

Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets 5-1 1 Cleaning t he Ser vice St at ion Doctor Blade With us e o v er t ime, th e doctor bla de tha t cleans e x cess ink f rom th e service station wiper bla des will accumula te a b uildup of ink. This will redu ce th e cl eaning ef fect iv eness of the d octor bla de, result ing in “ dirt i e r ” wiper bla des an d m[...]

5-1 2 Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height Th e correct h ea d heigh t a bo v e th e m edia is crit ical to out put qualit y . ◆ L owe r head heights red uce overspray , increasing image qualit y , but also increas e t he chance of the prin thea ds strik- ing the media. P rinthea d strike s a re most li ke[...]

Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height 5-1 3 Set t ing t he Head Height 1. Load the medi a that you w ant to c alibrate. F or instru ct ions, s ee “ Loa d ing Roll-F ed M edia ” on p ag e 3 - 1 6 . 2. O n the Front Page scree n, press the  (Me nu) ke y to enter the me nu syste m. 3. From the control panel me nu, pre ss the ) ke y to highligh[...]

5-1 4 Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height Th e carria g e must be lo w ered belo w th e h eig ht of th e gauge an d then rais ed. If the carria g e is simp ly lo w e red o n top of th e g aug e, th e carria g e will t en d to s et tl e l ow er during print- ing, changing th e he a d heigh t an d inv ali da t ing th e calibr a- ti o n s . Caut io[...]

Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height 5-1 5 Set t ing t he Camera Height 1. Remove the c arriage cover . Th e carria g e co v er is a t t a ched to th e carria ge with t wo s crews o n ea ch si de (see Fig. 5-7 bel o w). 2. Loose n the three c amera e nclosure mounting scre ws (s ee Fig. 5-8 below). Fig. 5-7. Loc ation of c arriage cover scre ws F[...]

5-1 6 Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height 3. Set the c amera height. Ins ert th e cam era h eight g aug e as sho wn in Fig. 5-9 below . Rais e or lo w e r th e cam era encl osure so tha t it tou ches th e top of th e gaug e. 4. T ighte n the c amera e nclosure mountin g scre ws. 5. Replace c arriage cover and scre ws. 6. P ress ! to return the c[...]

Calibrate t he Ser vice Stat ion 5-1 7 Calibrate t he Ser vice Stat ion Service st a t ion cali bra t ion ena bl es you to properly align th e s er- vice sta t ion wipers to th e printh eads. Wh en properly aligned, th e service sta t ion wipers sh ould be centered o n the pri nth ea ds. Set t ing the s erv ice sta t ion h eight sh ould n ot be nec[...]

5-1 8 Calibrate t he Ser vice St at ion 6. P ress ! (P roceed). Th e control panel disp la ys a m essag e asking wh eth er you w ant to cali bra t e th e s er vice sta tion posit ion. If y ou ch oose to do so, th e control panel w alks you through th e proce- dure. Shine a f la shlight through th e carriag e cutou ts (s e e Fig. 5-6 o n pa g e 5-1 [...]

Replace I nk Filters 5-1 9 Replace Ink Filters Th e cont rol panel disp la ys a W arning m essa ge o n th e con trol panel w h en 20 liters of ink has pass ed through th e filt ers. R ep la ce all fiv e th e filters as a s et. Failure to rep la ce th e filt ers w h en recommen ded will ev en t ually caus e th e filters to clog an d prev en t ink f [...]

5-20 Replace Ink Filters Th e filter ’ s la bel has an arrow tha t in dicat es the direction of f lo w . Install th e filt er with th e arrow poi nting up. 7. T ighten the filter clamp. Th e filter sh ould be s ecure, but d o n ot ov ert ight en th e sc r e w . 8. Connect the hose s to the top and bottom of the f ilter , and tighte n the connecto[...]

Extended Power Down and R esta r t 5-2 1 Extended P ow er Down and Rest ar t UNDER NORMAL OPE R A TION, DO NOT P O WER DO WN THE PRINTER . Co nstan t v acuum a t th e printh ea ds is required to pr e- v ent ink from running out of the prin th eads. If th e pow er must be rem o v ed f o r a bri ef period of t ime, y ou can l ea v e th e carria g e o[...]

5-2 2 Extended Power Down and Rest ar t 7. Cap the printhea ds. See “ Cap th e Printh ea ds ” on pa ge 3-1 3 for instruct ions. 8. Switch the power switch to the of f positio n. Restar t T o restart th e print er , foll o w th e procedure belo w . 1. Switch the power switch to the on position. 2. Unc ap the printhea ds. See “ Un cap the Prin [...]

Technical Specif icat ions A-1 A PPENDIX A Technical Specif icat ions This chap ter lists th e print er ’ s specifica t ions an d inf orm a t ion a bout or dering supp li es.[...]

A-2 Specifications Specif icat ions General DisplayMaker 7 2 SI DisplayMaker 9 8 SI Dimensions (Assembled) Without T ables Height: 5 2.5 inches (1 3 3.4 cm) Depth: 3 3.0 inches (8 3.8 cm) Width: 1 3 5 .7 inches (3 44.7 cm) With One Input and One Output T able Height: 5 2.5 inches (1 3 3.4 cm) Depth: 8 7.7 inche s (2 22.8 cm) Width: 1 3 5 .7 inches [...]

Specifications A-3 Electr ical Pow er Pow er used: 2 00-2 4 0V AC, 5 0/60 Hz, 1 4.8 Amps Required electr ical circuit: 2 2 0 V AC, 2 0 Amps, with NEMA L6-2 0R locking wall receptacle (Nor th Am eric a and Japa n), OR 22 0 V A C , 1 6 Am p s , s i n g l e p h a s e , w i t h I E C 6030 9 wall receptacle (Europe) Nor t h Amer ica: If your building re[...]

A-4 Specifications Powe r c or d Required pow er cord (sup plied with printer): Nor th American (UL/CS A ap proved), le ngth 8.2 feet (2.5 m), OR European (Harmonized), length 8.2 feet (2.5 m) Vent ilat ion The pr inter use s solve nt-based inks. The printer do es not in c lu d e an in te g ra t ed ex ha u st ho od or shielding for collecting the v[...]

Specifications A-5 Performance Pr int ing Technology 1 6 piezo-electric inkjet printhea ds utilizing Micro-Qua d™ Jet T echnology . Drop size ap proxi- mately 2 5 picoliters. Ink and Cleaning Solution SolaCh rome ™ -HR 4-color (CMYK) solvent pig- mented inks. SolaChrome-HR hea d cleaning solve nt solution, two 3.5-liter excess ink/solve nt cont[...]

A-6 Supplies and Access ories Supplies and Accessor i es Co nsult M acDermi d ColorS pan or your M acDe rmi d ColorS pan represen ta t ive for an updat ed list ing of suppo rted ink an d me d ia . Us e o nly g enuine ColorS pan SolaChrom e inks an d cl eaning sol- v en t in th e printer . Us e of an y oth er inks or cl eaning f lui ds could dama g [...]

Troubleshoot ing B-1 A PPENDIX B Troubleshoot ing This appen dix exp lains ho w to preven t an d dia g nos e print ing probl ems an d pro vi des inf orm ation a bout g et t ing h elp f rom ColorS pan. F or oth er sof t w are-specific trou blesh ooting procedures, refer to your app lication sof t w are docum enta t ion or th e oth er ColorS pan d oc[...]

B-2 Troubleshooting Checklist Troubleshoot ing Checklist Bef ore y ou trou blesh oot your prin t er , m ak e sure tha t it i s prop- erly install ed as des cri bed in Chap t er 1, Gett ing Started. F ollo w th e st eps in this ch ecklist to isola t e an d resolve prin t ing pro ble ms. 1. Does the printer’s power come ON? YES: Go to quest ion 2. [...]

Troubleshooting Checklist B-3 ◆ The c able bet w een your computer or net work and the print s er ver may not be s ecurely connecte d at b oth e nds. Refer to the print ser ver manual for more information. ◆ Y our computer may not be working pr operly . Run an ap plic ation that you know works correctly and print to be sure. ◆ The computer’[...]

B-4 Troubleshooting Checklist ◆ Head strike — if the printhea d is striking the media, check how the media is tracking from the sup ply spool to the takeup spool. The side s of the media should be pa rallel to the sides of the printer , with no wrinkling or buckling. If nece ssar y , reloa d the media. See “Loa ding Roll-Fed Media” on page [...]

Warranty Claims B-5 Warrant y Claims Th e printe r is cov ered by a manufa ct urer ’ s limited w arran t y (part number 0 7 000 2 5), wh ich in clu des th e prin th ea ds. Th e pi ezo printh ea ds are designed to re m ain in s ervic e f or th e life of th e printer . A ll print ers tha t use solv ent-b as ed inks are sus cep t i bl e to print- h [...]

B-6 Warranty Claims Causes t ha t are cov ered by th e manu fa ct urer’s w arrant y : ◆ Manufacturing defect — when a f law in materials or work- manship c ause s a printhea d to fail, the failure will be cov- ered by the manufacture r’s wa rrant y . Causes an d/or circumsta n ces tha t a re not co v ered by the m anufa ct urer’s w arrant[...]

Diagnostics B-7 Diagnost ics The pr int er inclu des a s eries of s elf-dia gn ostic tests designed to h elp M a cDermi d ColorS pan T echnical Services solv e prin t er har dw are probl ems. If one of th e tests en coun t ers an error , and error m essa ge appears , w hich in clud es: ◆ Error code — alw ays write down this code for future refe[...]

B-8 Diagnostics T able B-1. Actions a nd Wa rnings Code, Message Cause What to Do (CS) Capp ing Stat ion A-CS-1- Cap ping St ation Cap ping station is rais ed, and the c a r- riage is not at the c ap ping station. Low er the capping station to allow the printhea ds to be c ap ped, and to prev e nt the c arriage from crashing into it. A-CS-2 - Cap p[...]

Diagnostics B-9 W- H T - [ 49 50 ] - Heate r Ba d Rea ding Bad thermister rea ding detected on the postheat #1 heater (49) or postheat #2 heater (5 0). The thermister is bad, or the heater b o a r d o r I / O b o a r d i s m a l f u n c t i o n i n g , or there is a c able problem. W -HT -1 00 - Heater Warming The heaters are wa rming. Wait for the[...]

B-10 Diagnostics A-IS-[ 80 8 1 82 83 ]- [ color ] Heads Not Loa ded with Ink P rintheads for color(s) indicated do not have ink loa ded: K (80), C (8 1), M (8 2), or Y (8 3) Fill the af fected printheads with ink. See “Set the P rinthea d and Camera Height” on page 5-1 2. A-IS-[ 84 85 86 87 ] - [ color ] Ink Sensor Disconnected The on-head ink [...]

Diagnostics B-11 LS - I m a g e S e n s or W -L S -1 - Imag e Senso r I s No t Ope rat - ing The image se nsor shutter c able is dis- connected. Connect the image se nsor shutter c able and restar t the printer . W -L S -2 - Imag e Senso r I s No t Ope rat - ing The image se nsor cable is disc on- nected. Connect the image se nsor c able and resta [...]

B-12 Diagnostics A-SM-2 - Invalid Sof t wa re Defective sof t ware. Call Authorized Ser vice P rovider for updated sof t ware. W -SM-1 - P rinter Not Re set F or Ship ping Defective electronics assembly . Call Authorized Ser vice P ro vider for replacement electronics. W -SM-2 - Head Volt ages Not Set More than eight heads have default volta ges. C[...]

Diagnostics B-13 W -VS-2 - Va cuum P ressure T oo High The vacuum pressure of the hea ds is too high. Call your Authorized Ser vice P rovider . W -VS-3 Vacuum P ressure Not Recov- ering The vacuum pressure of the hea ds is not recovering af ter an air purge. Check vacuum pre ssure system to e nsure it is working properly and check vacuum tubing for[...]

Y ou can o btain h elp using y our M acDermi d ColorS pan produ ct f rom a v ari et y of sources. This s ect ion sh ows you w h ere to s eek h elp, an d introdu ces you to th e support av ailabl e to registered M a cDermid Col orSpan custom ers. If All Else Fails Call M acDermi d ColorS pan T echnical Ser vices directly . Be rea dy to supp ly the t[...]

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Index-2 ! 600x300 printing 1- 9 600x300 resolution 3-4 600x600 resolution 3-4 A Access Heads 2-7 , 5-9 Access Printheads 2-14 Actions and warning s B-7 , B-8 Adjustable pinch rollers 1-12 Advance Media 2-6 ATTN key 1-17 , 2-7 Auto Calibrations 2-9 , 2-10 , 4-20 AutoBiDi Calibration 4- 20 AutoH2H Calibration 4-20 AutoJet Calibration 2-6 , 4-3 , 4-20[...]

Index-3 D Default Registration Data 4-19 Diagnostics B-7 Doctor blade 5-11 Dryer Fans 2-11 Drying Delay 2-11 E Edge-to-edge p rinting 3- 38 Electrical requireme nts 1- 2 Empty Heads 2-15 Environmental re quirements 1-2 Error messages B-7 , B-8 Excess Ink Sensor 2- 11 F Fill Heads With Ink 2- 15 Fill Heads With Solvent 2-15 Fill Service Station 2-14[...]

Index-4 M Maintenance carriage rail and bear ings 5-4 cleaning clogg ed ink jets 5-9 empty excess ink 5-7 Prep for Storage /Shipping 5- 21 Printhead Procedures 5-8 replace ink filter s 5-19 service station 5-17 Manual BiDi Registration 4-11 Manual Calibrations 2-9 , 4-8 Manual Jet Mappin g 4-13 Manual X Head Registration 4-9 Margins 2-12 Media cutt[...]

Index-5 Respool Media 2-14 , 3-27 Restore All De faults 2-14 S Safety warnings 1-5 Service Station doctor blade cleaning 5-11 Service station 2-13 calibration 5- 17 Sleep mode 2-7 , 3-13 SolaChrome-HR Cleani ng Solvent 3-2 , 3-3 SolaChrome-HR Solvent Ink 3-2 , 3-3 Space Between P rints 2-12 Specifications A-1 Standby Wait 2-13 Status media & in[...]

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