HP (Hewlett-Packard) 0706124 REV B manuel d'utilisation

1 DisplayMaker Legacy Mach 12 User Manual Part Num ber 0706124 Rev B[...]

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iii Caut ion SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE PRINTHEAD C ARRIA GE CIRCUIT BOARD AND PRINT- HE AD WILL OCCUR IF A PR INTHE A D IS REMOVED WHILE PO WER IS SUPPLIED TO THE PRINTHE AD. Repa ir ing t his da mage will requir e a ser vice call and replace ment of t he p r int- head car r iage c ircuit boar d and pr int head a t cus- tomer expen se. T o avoid electri[...]

iv Revision Log Th e fol lo wing is a list of m ajor chang e s an d addi t ions t ha t hav e bee n m a de to this m anual sinc e it w as first rel eas ed. See th e a ccompan ying Rel e as e N ote s for specif ic chan g es to the soft w are an d har dw are bet wee n m anual upda t es. Rele ase Dat e Descr ipt ion May 2 00 1 Manual f irst rele ased. [...]

v Regulator y St atements FCC-A This equi pm ent ha s been test ed an d foun d to comp ly with th e limit s fo r a Class A digi tal device , pursuan t to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rules. Th ese limits are design ed to provi d e reasona bl e protec- t ion a gainst harm f ul i nt erference wh en the equipmen t is op er- a ted in a commercial environm ent[...]

vi Telecom municat ions Net work Statement Th e Col orS pan Vi deoN e t port on th is device is n ot in ten ded to be co nnected to a pu blic tel ecommunic a t ions net wor k. Co nnec- t io n of th is device to a pu blic t el ecommun ica t io ns net work in a Europe an Com munit y M em ber St a te wi ll be in violat ion of na t ional law imp l emen[...]

vii About This Manua l R ea d this manual to unpack, set up, an d use th e Co lorS pan Disp layM aker M ach 1 2 d igital c olor print er s. ◆ Chapter 1 shows you how to un pack and assemble the printer , and intro duces you to its main feature s. ◆ Chapter 2 shows you how to u s e the control panel. ◆ Chapter 3 shows you how to install ink an[...]

viii Convent ions Th is manual us es the f ollowing informa t ional conv e n t ions: Note A special tec hnique or informa tio n that may help you per form a t ask or understand a process. Hinweis Ein Hinw eis b e schreibt eine spez ielle technik zur Lösung einer Aufgabe oder e n thällt Inf o rmatione n, die Ihne n eine P rozedur näher er läuter[...]

Table of Contents ix T ABLE OF C ON TENT S Revisi on Lo g .. ........ ..... ....... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ..... ........ ....... ..... ........ ..... iv Regul atory Stateme nts ...... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ..... ........ ....... ........ ..... ...... v FCC-A . ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ..... ........ .[...]

x Table of Conten ts Print Set ting s ...... ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ..... ........ .. 2-11 Printe r Option s ...... ....... ....... ........ ..... ....... ........ ....... ..... ....... ........ .. 2-13 Reset All D efaults .... ..... ....... ........ ....... ..... ........ ....... ..... ....... ........ [...]

Table of Contents xi 4 Calibrating the Printer AutoS et... ....... ..... ........ ....... ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ..... ........ ....... ........ .. 4-2 Manua l Cali bratio ns ......... ....... ..... ........ ....... ....... ..... ........ ....... ..... ........ .. 4-3 Media F eed C alibra tion ..... ....... ........ ..... ....[...]

xii Table of Contents B Troubleshooting Trouble shootin g Ch ecklist ..... ..... ........ ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ........ ..... .... B-2 Diagno stics ....... ........ ....... ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ........ .... ........ ....... ..... ....... B -4 Band ing ....... ........ ....... ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... .[...]

G etti ng St a rte d 1-1 C HAPTER 1 Get t ing Star te d This chapter sh ows you h ow to g et st arted using your printer . It inclu des th es e topics : ◆ Operating Re quireme nts (page 1-2) ◆ Unpa cki ng a nd A ss embly (page 1-5) ◆ W ork f low O ver view (page 1-1 6) ◆ Par ts Over vie w (p age 1-1 7) ◆ Special Features (page 1-2 1)[...]

1-2 Opera ting Requirem ents Operat ing Requirem ents Choos e a loca t ion f or the print er b efore y ou unpack it. Keep th e foll owing requir emen t s in m in d: Electrical ◆ See “C onnecting to Po w er” on page 1-1 3 for detailed pow er requirem e nts. ◆ Use the sup p lied pow er cords. Plug them directly into a grounded e lectric al ou[...]

Operating Require ments 1-3 ◆ DO NOT install the printer nea r humidif iers, refrigerators, fans, w ater faucets, heate rs or similar equipme nt. ◆ DO NOT install the printer in a reas where the temperature change s abruptly , su c h as nea r air conditioners or in the path of direct sunlight. ◆ DO NOT expos e the printer to f lam es, dust or[...]

1-4 Opera ting Requirem ents Safet y W arnings WA R N I N G W I T H TH E P OWE R S W I TC H IN TH E OF F PO S IT I O N, POW E R MA Y S TILL BE SUPPLIED TO T HE PRINTE R C OMPONENTS. T o completely cut pow er from the printer , you m ust unplug the pow er cords from the pow er outlets. WA R N U N G WENN DER NETZSCHAL TER IN OFF POSITION STEHT, WIRD [...]

Unpack ing and Assembly 1-5 Unpacking and Assemb ly This procedure assumes tha t th e printer is in its final l o ca t ion. See th e Site Preparat ion Guide f or mo ving an d unpa cking hin ts. WA R N I N G The printer is too heavy to be lif ted safely by one person. At least t wo persons are required to lif t the printer . WA R N U N G Der Druck e[...]

1-6 Unpacki ng and As sembly 9. Remove the med ia spools, which are packed together under the printer module. Do no t remo ve th e prin ter m odule f rom th e pall et a t this t ime . The pr int e r rests o n t w o ship ping supports. Y ou will us e th es e supports a n d t wo ass embly supports to h elp ass em bl e the print e r . Note Replacement[...]

Unpack ing and Assembly 1-7 St and Assembly 1. Loc ate the st and legs  and  , an d the cr ossba r  . 2. Using the Phillips hea d screwdriver and eight of the scre ws provided, ass emble the stand. Start by positioning th e t w o stan d leg s uprigh t, a t appro x i- ma tely the wi dth o f th e cross bar . A lign the h o les o n the crossb[...]

1-8 Unpacki ng and As sembly Final Assembly 1. Remove the t wo red-hea ded bolts from the right-hand ship- ping sup por t. 2. Loc ate the assembly sup por ts ➍ . Th e ass embly supports ar e mirror i m a ges of each oth er ; th e f oam pad sh ould be positioned to w ar d th e en ds of th e prin ter . 3. Align the ass embly sup por ts  with the[...]

Unpack ing and Assembly 1-9 4. Thread one of the red-headed bolts that you removed from the ship ping sup por t  through the a ssemb ly sup por t into the pallet. Th e pallet con t ains a th rea de d nut th a t w ill accept th e b olt. Tighten th e bolt han d-t ig ht. 5. Att ach the other ass embly sup por t to the pallet with the other red-head[...]

1-10 Unpackin g and Asse mbly 7. Remove t he right-hand ship ping sup por t from the printer , and bolt it to the pallet as shown, using th e t wo red-h ead ed bolts provided. Do n ot remove t he bolts from t he r ear sup- por ts. No t e t hat t he “ tow er ” of th e support i s no w a t th e fron t of th e pallet. 8. Lif t the lef t-hand ship [...]

Unpack ing an d Assemb ly 1-11 9. Ge ntly tip the assembled stand on its back, and set it down on top of the ship ping sup por ts as shown in Fig. 1-6. 1 0. Using the t wo s ilver Phillips hea d sc re ws provided, at tach the st and to printer module. Th e silver s cr ews are req uired to establish an electrical ground connect ion bet ween th e pri[...]

1-12 Unpackin g and Asse mbly 1 6. Loc ate and connect the p rof iler docking station cable from the righ t-hand ink tray to the por t on the print er. 1 7. Using ten of the scre ws provided, att ach the ink trays ➌ and ➍ . Th e right an d lef t trays are mirror im a ges o f ea ch other . Posi- t ion the tra ys so th a t t h e inks l oa d f rom[...]

Unpack ing an d Assemb ly 1-13 2 1. I nstall the ser v ice station b y inser ting it into the rect angular cutout i nside the right e ndc ap (behind the contr ol panel). P o sit ion the s er vice st a t ion so that th e ed ge with th e wor d “ FR ONT ” is cl os est to t h e f ro nt of th e prin ter . Sli de th e s er- vice st a t ion f ully to [...]

1-14 Unpackin g and Asse mbly Connect ing to t he Pr int Ser ver Connect the printer to the print s er ver with th e i nclu d ed Vi deoN et (f or Color S pan print s er v e rs) or Eth ernet ca ble (n on- ColorS pan RI Ps). See Fig. 1-8. R efer to th e prin t s er v er (RIP) d ocumen ta t io n fo r f urth er instru c- t ions on connect i ng the prin[...]

Unpack ing an d Assemb ly 1-15 Pow er-Up Sequence T urn o n th e pow e r swi tch to o bs erv e th e t y pical po we r-up se q u e nc e : 1. Th e co nt rol panel b ack light i l lumi nat es. M ov e th e con trast lev er ( loca ted to t h e right of th e control pan el s creen) u p an d do w n unt il the co ntrol panel gra p hi cs an d m essag es are[...]

1-16 Wor kflow Overview Wor kf lo w Ove r vi ew Wh en the print er is c onnected to a ColorM ark Pr o print s er ver , h ere is h ow a t y pical prin t jo b progress es f rom th e cli ent w ork - stat ion to th e printer . If you are using a n on-ColorSpan RIP , re fer to th e do cum enta t io n tha t acco mpani es it f or details. 1. The operator [...]

Parts Overv iew 1-17 Par ts Over vie w Fig. 1-1. Major pa r ts of the printer 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 8 12 13 3 21 18 19 20 17 16 16 9 14 15 7 10[...]

1-18 Par ts Overv iew Ind ex D escr ipt io n 1 End cap (t wo places) — i n c l u d e s r e m o v a b l e e n d c o v e r s for maint e nanc e acces s. 2S t a n d — sup p or ts the prin ter . 3 Caste rs (four place s) — e nables ea sy loc ation of the printer , c an be locked in place. 4E n c o d e r s t r i p — allows precise positioning of[...]

Parts Overv iew 1-19 15 D r y e r t u b e — c arries air blown from the dr y e r fans to the printed output. 1 6 Ink reser voi r tray (t w o places) — holds ink reser voir box e s. 1 7 Takeup gear box — po w ers the t akeup sp ool to auto- matic ally t ake up printed o utput. 1 8 VideoNet port — con nects printer to print ser ver . 19 P o w[...]

1-20 Par ts Overv iew Fig. 1-2. P r inthea d c arriage, printhea d covers open 22 22 23 23 23 24 25 Fig. 1-3. P rinthea d c arriage, tilted position for cleaning a nd acces sing ink tubes 26 27[...]

Spec ial Featu res 1-21 Spec ial Features T he p ri nt e r h a s m a n y ad va nc e d f e at u r e s t o he l p y o u p r od uce t he best pri nt ed out put with th e le ast effor t . P er form an ce Features ◆ AutoSet Cali brat io n — use s a high-resolution digital imag- ing s e nsor to automatic ally align pr inthea ds in the x- y di r e c t[...]

1-22 Sp ecial F eatures ◆ User as sist ance — co ntrol panel features online help, interac- tive procedures, and diagnostics to assist the user “on-the- f ly ,” reducing training and trouble shooting time.[...]

Using t he Control P anel 2-1 C HAPTER 2 Using t he Control Panel This chapter des c ribes th e f un c t ions of th e control pan el. ◆ Over vie w (page 2-2) ◆ Front Page ( page 2-5) ◆ Navigation Ke ys (page 2-9) ◆ Men u (page 2-1 0) ◆ Men u Tree (page 2 -1 9)[...]

2-2 Overv iew Over v iew Th e tou ch-s creen con trol pa nel sh ows y ou th e prin ter ’ s curren t sta t us, and ena bl es you to intera c t with th e p rinter w hen chang- ing media and ink, res pon d to a n error con dit io n, or config ure op t ions . Th ere are thr ee m ain c on trol pa nel s creens: ◆ Rea dy (St atus) Screen ◆ Front Pag[...]

Overview 2-3 User Assistance The con trol p anel p rovi d es v arious f orms of online user assistance: Th e ? but ton provi d es an exp lanation of the curre nt fu n c t ion, with some g ui dance f or wha t to do ne xt . Th e A T TN (A t tent ion) key blin ks o n th e con trol panel w hen th e prin ter de tec t s an e rror co n dit ion , pot en t [...]

2-4 Overv iew Ti p See page 2-1 2 for instructions for choosin g an Exper t o r Novice mod e for displaying these me s- sages (Exper t mode routes most me ssages to the Actions & War nings me nu), and for disabl ing or e nabling the audible ala rm.[...]

Front Page 2-5 Front Page Th e Front P ag e pr ovi d es a ccess to th e most f r equently-us ed p r i nt i n g a nd ma in te n a nc e f u nc t i on s . For ad vanc e d c o nf ig u r a - t ion op t i on s, press th e M enu ke y (s ee “ Me n u ” on pa ge 2-1 0 for instru ct io ns). ◆ Pr inter Name — displays the name of the p rinter as def in[...]

2-6 Front Page ◆ Media & Ink — displays a listing of the media and ink cu r- rently inst al led in th e p rin ter . Pre s s th e p and C keys to highlight “Med ia” or one of the inks, the n pre ss B (P ro- ceed) to display information about the sele ction. From this scree n, you c an press the m and q ke ys to scroll bet wee n scree ns.[...]

Front Page 2-7 ◆ Status — displays the status of all us er-conf igurabl e options. P ress { (Page) to scroll bet w een page s. T o change an option, go t o the P rinter Configuration s ection of the me nu. ◆ Advanc e Media — press the p ke y to a dvance the media for- wa rd . When you press and hold the p ke y , the media mo ves faster . Y [...]

2-8 Front Page ◆ Pr int Mode — interactively assists you in installing print- hea ds in the correct positio ns, and s etting the number of print passes. See “Selecting a P rint Mod e” on page 3-7 fo r instructions. ◆ Carr iage — moves the c ar riage out of the ser vice st ation so you c an lo a d or clean the printhea ds and ink tube s,[...]

Navigation Keys 2-9 Na vigat ion Keys Th e fo llo win g ta bl e sh o ws yo u ho w to mo v e throu gh th e men u system and perform pri nter co ntrol f un c t ions. Key Des cr ipt ion v Display Me nu — displays t he printer me nu. C p Menu Up/Down — moves the menu highlight up and down the me nu. x w Menu Top/B ot tom — m o ve s the menu highl[...]

2-10 Menu Menu T he me n u h a s t h r e e ma i n se c t i on s : ◆ Calibrate P rinter (see below) ◆ P rinter Configuration (page 2-1 1) ◆ Ser vice Printer (page 2 -1 6) ◆ Wa rnings & Act ions (page 2-1 8), shown in Exper t Messag es Mode only This sect ion e xp la ins each of th e f uncti ons o n the print er m enu. Calibrate Pr inter [...]

Menu 2-1 1 Pr inter Conf igurat ion Printer Config ur a t i on enabl es you to s et man y opt ions that con- trol h ow th e prin te r opera tes. Pr int Set t ings ◆ Top Gut ters — allow s you to turn on or of f the gut ter pat- tern at the top edge of the print, which shows data about the print such as date an d time printed and print mode, plu[...]

2-12 Menu ◆ Head Hei ght — sets the he ight of the printhea d to Normal (0.0 5 0 inches/1.2 7 m m) or Custom . Use Normal unless the media is curling or the printhea d c arriage is striking the media. Low er settings reduce ink overspray , but increase the chance s of the printhea d striking the media. Whe n the head height is 0.0 7 0 in ches ([...]

Menu 2-1 3 af ter manua lly winding back a s er vice loop. The d efault is Novice mod e. Whe n in Exper t mode, activ e Wa rnings, Change s, and Actions c an be displayed by s electing Warni ngs & Actions from the me nu, since Wa rnings will not cause the A T TN icon will ap pear in Expert mode. See “User Assis t ance” on page 2- 3 for f ur[...]

2-14 Menu ◆ OFF — no qualit y check is per formed, all jobs will print. ◆ Pr int P osit ion — positions the print in the horizont al (x-axis) direction, either in the center or f lush right. ◆ Media Supply Loop — the sup ply loop is the slack por tion of the media bet w een the plate n and sup ply spool. Wh en the media is backed up to [...]

Menu 2-1 5 Reset All Defaults ◆ Restore All Defaults — restore s all P r inter Configuration set- tings to thei r factor y default v alues, an d zeroe s all registra- tion data. Af ter running this option, all c alibration value s must be ree st ablished by running Aut oSet. ◆ Zero Platen Wid t h — s ets the platen width to zero, which forc[...]

2-16 Menu Ser v ice Pr inter User Diagnost ics Us er Dia gnostics pr es ent s an in ter activ e trou bl esh oot ing pro - gram to dia gnos e pro bl ems bef ore calling M acDer mi d ColorSpan T ech nical S er vices. It w a lks you th rough a s eri es of tests an d checks for certai n print er f un ct ions. Th e pr int er asks you to m ak e obs er v [...]

Menu 2-1 7 ◆ Dr yer Tes t — runs the dr y er heater assembly to test for cor- rect operat ion. ◆ Pr int Image on Image Sen sor — the pri nter prints a small set of lines which are sca nned by the digit al image se nsor . Then the printer prints an e nlargeme nt of the image as the se nsor ca p t u r e d i t . ◆ Hor izontal Dot Accurac y ?[...]

2-18 Menu Disable Media Sensor If the m ed ia s ensor is malf unct ioning, d isabl e it to cont inue prin t ing. N ote th at wi th th e m edia s e nsor disa ble d, th e prin t e r will not be abl e to de t ect wh en there is no m edia i n th e printer . Warnings & Act ion s Wh en in Expe rt m ode, a ct ive W arni ngs, Chang es, an d A ct io ns [...]

Menu Tree 2-19 Menu Tre e Front P age O nline/Of f line Medi a & Ink Sta tu s Adv ance Media Me nu AutoSet Pr i m e B a r s Pr i n t M o d e Ca rriage Pr i m e Medi a Unloa d Medi a Loa d Calibrate Pr inter Manual Calibrat ions Medi a Feed Manual Bidi Registration Manual Hea d Registration Manual Jet Map ping Jet St atus Lines Default Registrat[...]

2-20 Men u Tree Conf igure Pr inter P rin t er S e ttin gs To p G u t t e r s Side Gutters Ta k e u p D i r e c t i on Ta k e u p C o n t r o l Platen Vacuu m Con trol Hea d Height Space Betwee n P rints Right and Lef t Ma rgin Ser vic e Sta tion Dr ying Delay Units Expe r t/Novice M essage s Audibl e Alarm Select Pe n T emperatu re Ser vice Statio[...]

Menu Tree 2-21 Log Error Hist or y Ser vice Tests Control Panel T est Spit a nd Wipe Je ts Ta k eu p Tes t Pr i n t T e s t P rof iler T est Vacuum Fan T est Dr y e r T est P rint Image on Image Se nsor Horizontal Dot Accurac y Ver tic al Dot Accurac y Isolatio n P rint T est Pod T est Calibrat ions Hea d Height Medi a Se nsor White Point Home Head[...]

2-22 Men u Tree[...]

Instal ling Ink and Media 3-1 C HAPTER 3 Inst alling Ink and Media This ch apt er descri b es: ◆ Var iable Mode P rinting (page 3- 2) ◆ Ink System Over vie w (page 3 -4) ◆ Selecting a P rint Mode (page 3-7) ◆ Installing Ink for the F irst T ime in a Ne w P rinter (pag e 3-1 2 ) ◆ Replacing I nk System Components (page 3-1 7) ◆ Loa ding [...]

3-2 Var iable Mode Print ing Var ia ble M ode Pr int ing Th e printer us e s thes e techniques t o v ar y t h e qualit y of a print an d speed of prin t ing: ◆ Direc t ion — for faste st print speed, the printhea ds f ire ink bidirectionally , whe n the c arriage travels in both directions. T o reduce cer tain banding ef fects, the printhea ds [...]

Var iable Mode Pr int ing 3-3 Prin t speed is in creas ed by: ◆ Reducing the num ber of passe s (see “Selec ting a P rint Mode” on pag e 3-7) ◆ Reducing t he number of dif ferent col ors or using sm aller ink sets (four or six colors instead of eight or more) ◆ P rinting with t wo heads per color (see “Selecting a P rint Mode” on pag [...]

3-4 Ink System Over view Ink Syste m Over vie w Th e printer ’ s ink syst em consists of three m ain componen ts: ◆ Ink reser voir — a plastic box containing the ink sup ply and an electronic prof iler , which specif ies the ink t ype, color , and amount rem aining. The prof iler plugs in to a co nnector on the ink tray , allowing it to commu[...]

Ink System Over view 3-5 Th e ink system also in clu de s a la beling system to h el p k eep the compo n en ts of ea ch ink col or tog ethe r: ◆ Color Map Cards — lists all of the sup por ted ink sets, f its in plastic slee ve inside the printer’s top cover for easy refer en ce during installation and printing. ◆ Ink T ype Label — used to[...]

3-6 Ink System Over view Spare Ink and Pr int heads F or m ax im um pr odu ct ivit y and minimu m down t ime, ColorSpan rec ommen d s stoc king extra ink re s e rvoirs an d pr int- h e a ds. W h en the ink supp ly ru ns lo w , or a printh ead needs to be rep laced, having spares will ensure th a t pr int ing can resume as quickly as possi ble. Sin [...]

Select ing a Pr int Mod e 3-7 Select ing a Pr int Mode Be f ore in stal ling in k, repor t to the print er ho w you will us e th e ink y ou will install (th e “ print mode ” ). Th is is n ecessar y becau s e alth ough th e prin te r can det ect wh ich inks are in st all ed, a gi v en ink s et m ay be usa ble in s eve ral differen t mode s. F or[...]

3-8 Selec t ing a Pr int Mod e Th e control panel disp lays th e Select Color M ap screen. A t th e top o f this screen are the color s et s tha t are v a li d f or the number of hea ds p er color you sel ected. A t the bot tom o f th e s creen i s a s c h ema t ic diagram sh owing th e p lacem ent of th e printhea ds in the printh ea d car ria g e[...]

Select ing a Pr int Mod e 3-9 6. P ress the C a nd p ke ys to select the color map you will us e. Th e color m ap dia gram chang es with y our s el ect ion. 7. P ress D to continue. Th e con trol panel disp la ys th e Sel ect P ass e s m enu. 8. P ress the C a nd p keys to select the number of print passe s you w ant to us e. A high er number of pa[...]

3-1 0 Switching Between Ink Sets Switching Bet ween Ink Sets Th e inks ar e loca ted in specific n umbered loca t ions on th e printer f or opt imal print an d color qua lit y . The sof t w are ignores ink po sit io ns tha t are n ot need ed f or a pri nt m ode, s o an y ink (or no ink) can be p res e nt in th ese posit ions. This provi de s f le x[...]

Switching Bet w een Ink Sets 3-1 1 Switc hing be t w e en eig ht-color and six-color modes, ho wev er , d oes requ ire swit ching ink(s) : Caut ion Whe n changing ink colors, if you change the print- hea d and reser voir without changing the ex isting ink tube, ink from the reser voir will mix with the dif fer- e nt i nk in t he ink tube, producing[...]

3-1 2 Instal ling Ink for t he Fir st T ime i n a New Pr inter Installin g Ink for t he First T ime i n a New Pr inter Wh en you rec eiv e a new pr int er , nu mbered empt y ink t u b es are pre instal led a t th e fa ctory . This p rep ares th e prin ter to a ccep t ink res e rvoi rs an d prin th ea ds with an y ink t y pe or col or s et. It al so[...]

Instal ling Ink for t he Fi rst T ime i n a New Pr inter 3-1 3 5. If n ot pre-as sembled, ins er t the drain t ube into the conne c- tion on top o f the drain bot tle. 6. Pla c e th e d rai n b ot t le o n t he f l oo r an d t a pe th e dr ai n t ube to the dr ye r tube, provid ing a de scent fr om c arriage-le vel to the drain bot tle. Fig. 3 -7. [...]

3-1 4 Instal ling Ink for t he Fir st T ime i n a New Pr inter 7 . R e f e r r i n g t o t h e C o l o r M a p c a r d , p l a c e a n i n k r es e r v o i r i n t o i t s numbere d position (1 through 1 2) in the ink tray . Be sure to insert th e prof iler in to its port in th e ink t ray . W ork wit h th e ink res er v oir , t u be, an d print h [...]

Instal ling Ink for t he Fi rst T ime i n a New Pr inter 3-1 5 1 2. As soon as you s ee ink f lowing into the drain tube, pinch the dr ai n tu b e an d r em ov e i t f rom th e n oz zl e end o f t he in k t ub e. By pin ching the drain t u be, a v acuum is form ed bet w een t h e pin che d t u be an d the e n d of th e needle , ke eping an y resi d[...]

3-1 6 Instal ling Ink for t he Fir st T ime i n a New Pr inter Af ter ins talli ng one or more pr inth eads, alw a ys run A utoSet . See “ Fro nt P ag e ” o n pa g e 2-5 f or instru ct ions o n running A utoSet f rom th e Front P ag e s cre en.[...]

Replacin g Ink System Components 3-1 7 Replacing Ink System Components This s ect ion sh ows y ou h ow to re p la ce th e in divi dual c ompo- nents in th e ink system: ◆ Replacing an ink rese r v oir in an idle printer ◆ Replacing an ink re ser voir during printing (“hot sw a p ping”) ◆ Repl acin g a pr inthea d ◆ Replacing an ink tube[...]

3-1 8 Replacing Ink System Components Replacing an Ink Reser voir Dur i ng Pr int ing ( “ Ho t Swapping ” ) Y ou can re p la ce an ink res er v oir duri ng printing ( “ ho t s wap ” ) o nly with an ink r es er v oir of th e sam e color a n d ink t y pe. Caution When switching to a dif fere nt ink color or ink t ype, wait for pri nting to fi[...]

Replacin g Ink System Components 3-1 9 Replacing a Pr int head Rep lace a printhea d w hen th e pri nt er: ◆ Whe n the printer can no longer comp e nsate for missing or def lected jets by increasing the number of p rint pass es, and you cannot recover the se jets (see “Clean ing Ink Jets” on page 5 -3 for i nstruct ions) . ◆ When the number[...]

3-20 Replac ing Ink System Compon ents Replacing An Ink T ube Re pl ac e a n i n k t ub e whe n s w i t c h i n g i n k c ol o r s o r t y p e s , o r i f t he ink t u be l eaks. Y ou need not rep lace an ink t u be wh en you chang e an ink re s er vo ir an d/or prin th ea d wi t ho ut changing ink color or t y pe, if the t u be is f unct ioning no[...]

Replacin g Ink System Components 3-2 1 1. Wait for the print er to stop printing. 2. From the rea d y scree n, press the O nline/O f f line button . Th e Fro nt P a g e s creen appear s. 3. P ress the Ca rriage button. Th e printhea d car riag e mo ves ou t of the s er vi ce stat ion. 4. Open the printer top cover . 5. Disconne ct the ink tube you [...]

3-2 2 Replacing Ink System Components t u bes through th e gui de behin d th e carria ge top cov er f or printhea ds 1, 2 , and 3. Caution Ensure that the ink tubes will not be pinched or s ev- ered whe n the top cover is clos ed. 1 1. Connect the ne w ink tube to the ink res er voir . Ink tray T ube guides along rea r of printer T ube guides insid[...]

Replacin g Ink System Components 3-2 3 Caut ion Alw ays f ill an empt y ink tube wit h ink before con- necting it to a printhea d. Attempting to p rint with an empt y ink tube connected to a printhead will re su lt in e nough air to be introdu ced to c aus e the print- head to fail. This condition ma y be reco verable by purging the c ar tridge of [...]

3-2 4 L oading Med ia L oading Media W ear cot ton glov es durin g this pro cedure, or h an dl e the m e dia o nly by it s very outsi de edg es. This wi ll prev en t skin oils from being dep osit ed on th e medi a, w hich could ren der out put qual- it y u na ccepta bl e. Ti p For best re sults, us e ge nuine ColorSpan media. Caution D o n o t s to[...]

Lo a di n g M e d ia 3-2 5 4. Load and s ecure th e other collet against e nd of media roll. Th e far -si de coll et doe s n ot ha ve a metal pin. Push th e coll et int o th e core , an d frict ion wi ll h old it in p la ce. 5. From the rea r of the prin ter , load the media and spool into the printer’s sup ply spool hold er . Press th e hom e si[...]

3-2 6 L oading Med ia 9. O n the Fr on t Pa ge s cr een o f th e c on tro l pa ne l, pr ess th e L oad Media ke y . Th e con trol panel prompt s you to press th e B key t o lo ad me di a , o r n to can cel. 10 . P r e s s t h e B key to pro ceed. Th e cont rol p anel prom pt s you to a dv a n ce th e media. 11 . P r e s s t h e p ke y to a dvance t[...]

Lo a di n g M e d ia 3- 2 7 1 4 . The control panel as ks whether you w ant to us e the takeup system. See “ Ta k e u p O p t i o n s ” on p ag e 3 - 30 fo r d et ail s on us in g the tak eup system. ◆ If you will be printing without using the takeup system, or if you will be per forming a Media Feed Calibration, press the n ke y to skip loa [...]

3-2 8 L oa ding Media Ti p The media should be consistently te nsioned across its width when attac hed to the takeup spo ol. Ensure t h a t t h e we b i s s t r a i g h t a n d s m o o t h f r o m s i d e t o s i d e . If necessa r y , a c ardboard core from a ro ll of masking or other graphic arts t ape c an be slip ped ov er the spool holder to h[...]

Lo a di n g M e d ia 3-2 9 L oading 7 2-Inch Media Th e wi dth of th e 7 2-in ch m edia m ak es it impossi bl e f or m ost perso ns to l oa d it by grasping its l ef t an d right ed g es a t th e sam e t ime. F o llo w this pro cedure t o more easily loa d 7 2-inch wi de me di a. W ear cot ton glov es during th is proced ure, or han dle th e media [...]

3-30 Loa ding Media Takeup Opt ions Y ou can enabl e and disa bl e the tak eu p system a t th e c on t rol panel. See T akeup Control under “ Print Set ti ngs ” on p ag e 2 -1 1 fo r d e t ai l s . ◆ When enab led, before each print job the takeup system automatic ally detects whether any media is at tached to the takeup spo ol and operates t[...]

Lo a di n g M e d ia 3-3 1 Dr y er Operat ion As th e prin ted out put a dv an ces past th e dr y er outl ets, th e dr ye r blo ws air o ver th e out put to dry it. Th e prin t will co ntinue to a d v ance un t il th e tr ailing edge of th e pr int has pass ed under th e dr y er . Th e print rem ains stationar y f or t w e n t y s econ ds, th en wi[...]

3-3 2 Cut t ing and Unloading Media Cut t ing and Unloading Media 1. P ress th e p key on the Front Page scree n to advance the printed por tion of the media past the cut ter anvil (on the front edge of the pl ate n ). 2. Fr om th e fr on t o f t he p rin te r, pla ce a u ti lit y kn ife bl ade i n t he cutter channel and draw the cutter acros s th[...]

Calibrat ing t he Pr inter 4-1 C HAPTER 4 Calibrat ing t he Pr inter This chap ter ex p lains h ow to cali bra t e th e print er fo r th e best possi ble out put: ◆ AutoSet (page 4 -2) ◆ Manual Calibrations (page 4-3) — Media Feed, Manual BiDi Registra- tion, Manual Hea d Registration, Manual Jet Map ping, Jet St atus Lines, Default Registrat[...]

4-2 AutoS et AutoSet Au t o S e t i s a n ad va nc e d p r i n t e r c a li b r at i o n f eat u r e th at u se s a n on board di gital im a ging s ensor an d sop hist ica t ed sof t w are to det ect an d compensa te f or v aria t ions in ink jet prin t ing. It can be initia ted by th e us er or run au tom a t ic ally a t spec ifi ed in t e r- v al[...]

Manual C alibrations 4-3 Manual Calibrat ions Wh en yo u run t he ca li bra t ions from th is m enu, yo u ev alua te t h e cali bra t io n te st pa t t erns visu ally an d ent er th e cali bra t ion v alues via the con t rol panel. In most cases, A utoSe t is more accurate an d shoul d be us ed instea d (s ee “ Au t o S e t ” on pa g e 4-2). No[...]

4-4 Manua l Calibra tions Media Feed Calibrat ion This cali bra t ion allo ws you to cal i bra te th e accura c y of th e m edia feed process. Y ou perf orm this cali bra t ion w h en loa ding m edia, or la te r if prin ts requirin g v ery a ccura te l ength (f or e x am- p le, out put tha t will be t iled) are foun d to be the wrong l e ngth. T o [...]

Manual C alibrations 4-5 ◆ Double Lines — alternate method for use when a refer- e n ce measuring stick is not available 8. Select one of the options and pre ss the E (Menu In) ke y to continue. 9. Follow the ap plic able p rocedure below . 3 4-I nch/1 2- inch Calibrat ion 1 0. P r ess the B ke y to continue. Th e prin te r asks w h e th er y o[...]

4-6 Manua l Calibra tions Double Lines Calibrat ion Us e this ca lib ra t ion if an a ccura te m easur ing st ick is n ot a v ail- able . Th e panel prom pt s you to s el e ct a pri nt h ea d to cali bra te. 1 6. Scro ll through the printhea d numbers to the pri nthea d you wan t to c alibrate, then pre ss the B ke y . A m enu appear s list ing th [...]

Manual C alibrations 4-7 Manual Bidirect ional Registrat ion Bi directiona l regi stra t ion is a m eth od to align ea ch of th e prin t- h ea ds so tha t dot p lacem ent is accurat e in both direct ions along th e X ax is (al ong th e direction of pr in t hea d tra ve l). Th e bidirect i onal registr a t i on pa t tern c onsists of a s eries of ve[...]

4-8 Manua l Calibra tions 10 . P r e s s B (P roceed ). Th e prin t er prin ts th e cali bra t ion pa t tern you s ele cted . 1 1. W he n the c alibration page has printed, the control panel dis- plays this prompt: Bidi regis tration Head 1: 0 1 2. Examine the BiDi R egistration pat tern for the current head, and determine which pattern is the clos[...]

Manual C alibrations 4-9 1 5. Repeat step s 1 2 through 1 4 for each of the t w elve hea ds. Wh en you hav e e nt e red regis tra t ion v alu es for all hea ds, the con trol panel disp l a ys this messa g e: Registr ation Succes sful[...]

4-10 M anual Cal ibrations Manual Head Registrat ion Th e print er cre a tes im a ges by firing dots of ink onto a sh eet of m edia. Pre cis e posit io ning of each d ot is ess ential f or optim al print qualit y . This i s possibl e only if you regi ster all printhea ds in th e printhea d assembly to each other in both the X (al ong the l ength of[...]

Manual C alibrations 4-11 If y ou need to print a ne w cali bra t ion pa t tern, pr ess B (P ro- ceed) . Th e print er prin ts a cali bra t ion pa ge . Wh en th e cali bra t io n pa g e has prin t e d, th e con trol panel disp lays this prompt: T ake readi ngs fr om lef t side of patt ern. 9. P ress the B ke y . Th e con t rol panel disp la ys this[...]

4-12 M anual Cal ibrations F or ex amp l e, if pa t tern +2 is th e clos est aligne d, press th e C k ey to c hange th e di sp lay to: X REG HEAD-1 +2 If a pri nth ead is extrem e ly out o f alignment, there m ay be no pa t tern i n alignment. Since th e bla c k vert ical b ar s are fiv e pix els apart, y ou can a dd +5 or -5 to a pa t tern nu mber[...]

Manual C alibrations 4-13 Manual Jet Mapping Ea ch of th e print h ea ds us ed by th e print er has 5 1 2 ink jet nozzl es (jets ). I f an y one of th es e jets is cl ogg ed or ha s a b a d el ectric al connect ion, pr int qualit y ma y be af fected. A certain numb er of no n-firi ng jets is wit hin the performan ce sp ecific a t ions of most prin [...]

4-14 M anual Cal ibrations If y ou hav e a cali bra t ion pa t te rn f rom a rec ent pr int, y ou can us e i t to cali brat e the h ea ds. Press n (Cancel) an d g o to th e next step. Oth erwi s e, p ress B . Th e print er prin ts a jet map t est pa t tern f or prin the a ds 1-6. ◆ If a line s egment is missing or broke n, the jet listed in th e [...]

Manual C alibrations 4-15 ◆ Clear all ba d jets — clears (ma rks as goo d) all jets cur- re ntly marked as unusable. Sel ect an op t ion an d foll ow th e correspo n ding procedu re bel ow . Repor t Individual Bad Jets Wh en you s ele ct R eport In divi dual Ba d J ets, t h e co nt rol panel di sp la ys th e fo llo wing pr omp t: Head 1: Press [...]

4-16 M anual Cal ibrations 1 3. W hen you are f inis hed rep or ting bad jet s, p ress n . Th e con trol pa nel disp lays t he pr evious m enu. Clear Individual Bad Jets Wh en you s elect Clear In divi dual Bad J et s, th e control panel disp la ys th e f ollo wing prom pt: Head 1: Press Proc eed to cl ear a bad j et. 14 . P r e s s C and p to sele[...]

Manual C alibrations 4-17 Th e control panel displa ys the previous menu. Clear All Bad Jets Wh en y ou s el ect Cl ear All Ba d J ets, th e co ntrol pane l dis- p lays th e follo wing p rompt: Are you s u re yo u want to clear ALL reported bad jets? ◆ P ress n to cancel this functio n, or ◆ P ress B (P ro ceed). The control panel d isplays thi[...]

4-18 M anual Cal ibrations Jet St atus Lines This opt ion prints a test pa t tern that sh ows w hich je ts are work- ing, and w hich jets ar e out. Zero Re gistrat ion Dat a This op t io n res ets all registra t io n da ta. Sin ce th ere is n o regi stra- t io n da ta af ter r unning this op t ion, all cali bra t ion v alues must be reesta blish ed[...]

Auto C alib rat ions 4-19 Auto Calibrat ions A utoSe t is a c on v eni ent “ one but ton ” act ion to au toma t ica lly run thr ee differen t cali bra t ions, but you can also r un ea ch one in divi dually , f rom th e A uto Cali bra t io ns m enu. T o e v aluat e th e calibra t i on t est patterns v isually and ent er th e calibration v a lues[...]

4-20 Au toTune AutoT une AutoT une ru ns A utoSet automa t i cally at int er v als you s pecif y . Wh en you use th e A u toT une sch ed uler to run A ut oSet, A ut oSet alw ays performs it s three calibra t ions w ithout prom p t ing the us er or c an celin g due to to o man y b ad jets. Y ou can use th e Quali t y Ch eck M ode fea t ure to han dl[...]

Calibration Summar y 4-21 Calibra t io n Summar y Th es e opt ions allow you to print a su mmary o f th e A u toSet cali- bra t ion, or transmit calibra t ion d a ta to a log file o n th e print se r v e r . ◆ AutoSet Summar y — whe n enabled, a tab le of the results of the AutoSet c alibration is printed af ter the AutoSet test pat terns: ◆ [...]

4-22 C alibr ation Su mmary Jets Unf ixed For each p rint pass mo de, shows t he number of unf ixed jets on each print- hea d. This numbe r should be z ero for all print heads. CP Codes Ca rriage and Pe n Check Code s, for trou- bleshooting by MacDermid Col orSpan T echnic al Sup por t.[...]

Lineari zation 4-23 Line ar izat ion As th e densit y o f an ima ge v a ri es f ro m highlights to shad ows, or f rom li ghter t ints to d ark er t in ts, t h e p rinter should a ccu ra tely reprod u ce thes e a reas in a pr edictable, or line ar , fashion. T h e process of line ariza t ion ( or col or cali bra t ion) in volv es pri nting an d rea [...]

4-24 Lin earization[...]

Maint aining t he P r inter 5-1 C HAPTER 5 Maintaining t h e Pr inter This chap ter des cri bes h ow to m ain tain th e prin ter: ◆ Mainte nance Schedule (page 5-2) ◆ Cleaning I nk Jets (page 5-3) ◆ Cleaning the Ser vice St ation (page 5-5) ◆ P rinting P r ime Ba rs (page 5-7) ◆ Manual P riming (page 5-8) ◆ Cleaning the T op Cover (pa g[...]

5-2 Mainten ance Schedule Maintenance Schedule Th e following t y pes of maint enance are re commen ded : ◆ Daily and “as needed” maintenance ◆ P rinting inter val w ar ning — the printer maintains a periodic mainte nance clock that tracks the total amount of time the printer has spe nt printing. Af ter the per iodic mainte nance inter va[...]

Cleaning Ink Jets 5-3 Cleanin g Ink Je ts Mainte nance in ter val : daily . Bef ore runni ng Au toSet, w h ich com pensa t es f or missi ng an d misf iring i nk jet s, y ou sho u ld cl ean th e jets as des cri bed in th e foll owing pa ra g rap h s to help k ee p th em clear of a c cumulat ed ink. Th e ef fec t iveness of the high-r esolut i on pri[...]

5-4 Cleaning Ink Jets 7. Clean the ser vice station as described in “Cleaning the Ser- vice Sta tion” on page 5-5. 8. O n t he co nt ro l p an el Fr on t P ag e sc re en, pres s t he B (P roceed) ke y to par k the printhea d c a rriage into the se r v ice station. Evaluat ing Pr int head Per formance Af ter Cleaning Th e J et St a t us L ines t[...]

Cleanin g t he Ser vice St at ion 5-5 Clean ing t he Ser vice Stat ion Maintenan ce inter val: dail y , and when swi tching b et ween dye and pigment inks . Cl eaning th e service sta t ion h elps to prev ent dri ed ink from clogging the ink jets. K e ep a rep lacemen t set of bo ots and wiper s on ha nd to rep lace d am a g ed or w orn boots an d [...]

5-6 Cle aning the Service Stat io n 5. Blot any remaining water from the ser v ice station with a clean, lint- free cloth. T o avoi d contami na t ing the ink, be s ure to dr y all w a ter f rom th e boots an d boot h olders. 6. Replace the s er vice s t ation into the pri nter . 7. Close the s er vice station acce ss door . 8. O n t he Fro nt Page[...]

Pr inting Pr ime Bars 5-7 Pr int ing Pr ime Bars Mainte nance in ter val : as neede d. T o k eep th e prin th ea d jets fi ring pr operly , you can pr in t soli d bl ocks of ink f rom e a ch prin th ea d. B y inspe ct ing th es e prim e ba r s fo r b l a n k ba nd s , yo u c a n a l s o do a qu i c k c he c k fo r no n f ir - ing an d def l ected j[...]

5-8 Manu al Pr iming Manual Pr iming Maintenance i nter val: as needed . If you disco ver tha t a n ex cess iv e num ber of jets are out on a pri nth ea d (after cl eani ng or pr in t in g th e prim e b ars or oth er tes t) , yo u c a n at tem pt t o r e cover je ts b y p er form i ng a ma nu al prim e. This pro cedure r equires a special primin g [...]

Manual Pr i ming 5-9 4. Depress and releas e the priming bulb to prime the printhea d. 5. O n the co ntrol panel, repor t how many primes you per- formed. 6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for any other pri ntheads needing man- ual priming. 7. Clos e the ser vice station access d oor . 8. P ress the B ke y to retu rn the c arriage to the home position .[...]

5-1 0 Cleanin g t he Top Cover Cleaning t he Top Cover Maintenance i nter val: as needed . Th e printer ’ s top cov er is d esigned to protect you f r om the p ri nt he ad whe n i t i s mo vi n g ( i t m ove s ve r y fa s t d u ri n g p r in t i ng ) an d r edu ce noise, w hile provi ding a n uno b stru cted view of th e print area. Caref ul clea[...]

Purgin g t he Pr int heads 5-1 1 Purging t he Pr int heads Maintenan ce Inter val: as needed. Sin ce remo ving, purg ing, rep la cing, an d recali bra t ing a prin t- h ea d is a time -con suming pr ocess, purg e all prin th ea ds curren tly installed in th e carria ge in a singl e sessio n. T o p erform this proce ss, you wi ll need th e purge cli[...]

5-1 2 Purging the Pr int heads 1 0. Gentl y pre ss and ho ld the purge bulb until ink emerge s from the jet orif ice plate with no air bubble s. Be sure tha t the h ole on th e end of th e purge bulb is seal ed with your fin g e r as you press. Blot th e ink with a pa per tow el , but do not wi pe (w iping coul d clog t h e ink j ets). 1 1. Disconn[...]

Cleanin g t he En coder 5-1 3 Clean ing t he Encode r Mainte nance inte r val : at Mainte nance Cloc k Alarm . Th e en coder st rip all ows th e print er to precis ely l oca te t h e prin t- h ea d carr ia ge a cros s th e width of the p l a ten. If th e en code r becom es dirt y with paper dust or ink, th e prin ter cann ot prin t a ccura tely , a[...]

5-1 4 Cleani ng t he Ca rr iag e Rail Cleaning the Carr iage Rail Maintenance inter val: at Maintenance Clock Alarm. Th e carri ag e rail carri es th e prin th ea d carr ia g e a cross th e wi dth of th e p la te n. If dust or othe r part icl es accu mula te o n th e rail, th e ma terial could accumula te o n the carria g e wh ee ls (bearin gs) an [...]

Technic al Specif icat ion s A-1 A PPENDIX A Technical Specif icat ions This ch apt er lis ts the p rint er ’ s sp ecific a t ions an d i nform a t ion a b out or dering supp lie s.[...]

A-2 Specif ications Specif icat ions General Dimensio ns (Assembled) Depth: 3 1 inche s (78.7 c m) Height: 5 7.3 inches (1 45.5 c m) Width: 1 3 2 inches (3 3 5.3 cm), 7 2-inch model 1 20 inche s (3 04.8 cm), 6 0-inch model 1 0 2 inches (2 5 9.1 cm), 4 2-inch model Weight (Assembled) 7 2-inch model: 3 3 5 lbs (1 5 2 kg) 60-inc h model: 3 1 0 lbs (1 [...]

Specif ications A-3 Electr ical Pow er (cont i nued) Pr imar y Dr yer (o pt ional) ◆ Pow er used: 2 00-2 40 V AC, 1 6 Amps maxi- mum whe n operating, 5 0-60 Hz ◆ Required c ircuit: 200-2 40 V AC, 20 Amps, with NEMA L6-2 0R (United St ates and Japan) or CEE 7 /7 (Europ e) receptacle If you r build ing rece ives pow er fro m a sta ndard U.S . 208[...]

A-4 Specif ications Performance Print Modes Suppor ted Ink and Media Consult M acDer mid Co lorS pan or y our M ac Dermi d ColorS pan repres enta t iv e for a n upda te d list ing of su pport ed ink an d me di a . Humidit y Compensat ion Slows printing in high-humidit y environme nts (within specific ations) to ensure complete dr y ing. Maximum Pri[...]

Supplies and Accessori es A-5[...]

A-6 Supplies a nd Access ories[...]

Troubleshoot ing B-1 A PPENDIX B Troubleshoot ing This ap pen dix exp l ains ho w to prevent an d diagnos e print i ng probl ems an d prov ide s info rm a t ion a bout g et t ing h elp fr om Col orS pan. F or oth er sof t w a re-sp ecific trou ble sh oot ing procedure s, ref er to y our app li ca t ion sof t w are documenta t ion or the oth er C ol[...]

B-2 Trouble shooti ng Checkl ist Troubleshoot ing Checklis t Before you trou bl eshoot your print e r , m ak e sure that it is prop- erly inst alled as des cr i bed in Cha p ter 1, Get t ing Started. F ollo w th e st eps in thi s ch ecklist to isol at e an d reso lve p rin t ing pro ble ms. 1. Doe s the printer’s pow er come ON? YES: Go t o quest[...]

Troubleshooting Chec klist B-3 ◆ The c able bet w ee n your computer or net work and the pr i n t se r ve r m a y no t b e se c ur e l y c on n ec t e d a t b o t h end s . Refer to the print s er ver m a nual for more information. ◆ Y o ur computer may n ot be working prop erly . Run an ap plic ation that you know works correctly and p rint to[...]

B-4 Diagno stics Diagnost ic s Th e printer inclu d es a s eries of s e lf-diagnost ic tests d esigned t o h e lp Ma cDe rmi d Co lorS pan T e chni cal Ser v ices so lv e p rint er hardw ar e probl e ms. If one of th e tests en c ount e rs an erro r , and error messag e a ppears, w h ich inclu d es: ◆ Error code - alwa y s write down this code fo[...]

Diagnostic s B-5 T able B-1. Actions and Warnings Code, Messag e Cause Recover y (C A) Carr iage A-C A-1 - Ca rriage Rotation Se nsor Carriage is not locke d into printing positio n. R o t a t e t h e c a r r i a g e d o w n i n t o l o c k e d positio n. (IS) I nk Sensi ng A-IS-1through A-IS-1 2 - Module Out of Ink, Slot # n Ink re ser voir n is o[...]

B-6 Diagno stics W - MD-4 M edia Advance /Dri ve T o o Slo w Media a dvance motor is too slo w . Determ ine the cause of the drag on the m edia a dvance ser vo moto r . Lis - te n for unusual nois es coming from the grit roll sha f t which might indi- c ate sticking or binding. Advance the media with a sup ply loop in the media sup p ly to elimina [...]

Diagnostic s B-7 W -PC-3 - Hea d Height Changed - Rec alib rate Change in hea d height has invali- dated c a librati on. Run AutoSet (page 2-7 ). W -PC-4 - AutoJet - Jets Not Map ped Out Not all mis sing jets could b e replac ed. P rime/clean printhea ds (page 5-3), or inc reas e numb er of pa s s es (page 3-7). (PD) Pr im er Door A-PD-1 - Door Ope[...]

B-8 Diagno stics A-TU-2 - T akeup Stall The takeup motor ha s stalled. Check f or mechanical inter fere nce or binding, overloa ded spool, out of balanc e spool, or failur e in electron - ics or moto r . W -TU-1 - T akeup Nea rly Full The media takeup sp ool is alm ost full. Unloa d the t akeup spoo l and reload media (p age 3-2 4). W -TU-2 - T ake[...]

Bandin g B-9 Bandin g T h i s i s an ex pl an at ion o f t he v a rie t ies o f ba ndi n g t h at may o c c u r i n o u t pu t f r o m t he Di splay Ma ker Mac h 1 2 .T he n ame s a p plie d t o th e ban ding h e re are also an a t t empt to genera t e a co mmo n lan- g ua g e fo r des crib ing an d dis cussing t y pes of b an ding. St itch Banding[...]

B-10 Bandin g 3. Conf irm that the se r vice station algorithm under Menu - Conf i gure Pr inter - Pr inter Se t t ing s - Ser vice St at ion is set to 3 0 Second Spit & Wip e. Supply-L oop Banding Supp ly -loop b an ding resu lts f ro m calibra t ing th e p rint er wit h no supp ly loop pres ent, b ut prin t ing a ct ual jo bs wit h a sup p l [...]

Bandin g B-11 Texture Banding T e xt ure ban ding r esults f rom either une xpected changes in h ead h eight during pr int ing, or f ailure to re cali bra te after an i nt en- t ional hea d h ei ght change. An accura tely calibra ted engi ne w ill produ ce ran dom, equally distri bu te d con cen tra t io ns of d ots, r e ga rd les s o f t he i n te[...]

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Index-1 Index[...]

Index-2 A Actions B- 5 Actions a nd warn ings 2-16 , B-5 Advance Media 2-7 ATTN (Attention) 2-8 Audible alarm 2-13 Auto Calibrations 2-1 0 AutoJet calibration 4-2 AutoSet calibration 1-21 , 2-7 , 4-2 quality check mode 4-20 AutoSet summary 4-21 AutoTune schedulin g 1-21 , 2-1 0 , 4-3 quality check mode 4-20 B Bidirectional r egistration 4-2 , 4-7 C[...]

Index-3 service tests 2-1 6 space between p rints 2-12 SS overspray delay 2-13 takeup direction 2- 11 units 2-1 2 user assistance 2- 3 user diagnostic s 2-16 vacuum c ontrol 2-11 warnings 2- 3 zero platen w idth 2-1 5 zero registration data 4-18 Cutting media 3-32 D Diagnostics B-4 Dryer 1-21 , 2- 13 , 3-31 Drying delay 2-12 E Electrica l requireme[...]

Index-4 J Jet replacemen t 3-2 Jet status lines 4- 18 , 5-4 L Linearization 1-21 , 4-23 Loading media 2-8 , 3- 24 Log erro r his tory 2-1 6 Lo g he ad r eg istr ati on dat a 4-2 1 Log jet data 4-2 1 M Manual calibration 2-1 0 Manual jet mapping 4- 13 Margi ns 2-1 2 Measure platen 2-15 Medi a cutti ng 3-32 loading 2-8 , 3-24 unloading 2-8 , 3-32 Med[...]

Index-5 R Ready scre en 2- 2 Regulatory st atements v Related manuals vii Relative humidity sensor 1-21 Reset All Defaults 2-15 Restore all defaults 2- 15 S Safety w arnings 1-4 , 1-5 , 1-9 , 1-13 Service printer 2-16 Service station 2-1 2 cleaning 5- 5 Service station spits 2-1 3 Service tests 2-16 Space between p rints 2-1 2 Spar e ink 3-6 Specif[...]

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