Mimaki Tx400-1800D manuel d'utilisation

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ii Chapter 2 Basic Operations User Type ..................... .................................................... 2-2 Settings That Can Be Registered in User Types ... .............. 2-2 Using the Registered User Types .................................. ..... 2-2 Operation Flow .. ............................................................... 2-3[...]

iii When moire fringes occur du ring printing ........................3-21 Other Settings ..... ............................................................3-23 Machine settings . ............................................................3-24 Switch head to use ............. .... ................. ..................... ..... 3 -25 Set machine nam[...]

iv Chapter 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting ........................................... ..................... 5-2 Image Quality Is Poor ............... ..................... ..................... . 5-3 If an error occurs in 2L ink pack or ink IC ............................ 5-4 Warning/Error Messages ...............................................[...]

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CAUTION vi 1 2 3 4 5 6 CDRH REGULA TION The Center for Devices and Radiological Health for the U.S. Food and Drug Admin istration Implement regulations for laser products. T he sentence of “This product complie s with 21 CFR chapter I and subchapter J” indicates compliance with the CDRH re gulations and is labeled on the produ ct when marketed [...]

vii Fo r e w o r d Thank you f or purchas ing MIMAKI "T x400-1800D " color inkjet plotter . Tx400-1800D is a Color InkJet Printer for direct printing on fabric and transfer paper . This operation manual descr ibes the operation and maintenance of model Tx400-1800D Color InkJet Prin ter . Read this manual carefully and make t he most ef fe[...]

viii 1 2 3 4 5 6 F or saf e oper a tion Pictorial signs Pictorial signs are used in this Operation Manu al for sa fe operation of and in pr evention of damages to the device. Pictorial signs and their meanings are given belo w . Read and fully understa nd before reading the te xt. Example of pictorial signs Indicates the case where it is assumed th[...]

ix W arning a nd Caution for Use WA R N I N G Do not disassemble or remode l the device Power supply and power volt age • Never disassemble or remodel the main unit of the printer and the ink cartridge.Disassembling/ remodeling any of them will result in electric shocks or breakdown of the device. • This unit contains parts applied high voltage[...]

For safe operation x 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cautions and Request s Cautions about Inst allation CAUTION Use the drying heater • This is a printer performing the printing operation at a high speed. If you make the printing operati on without using the drying heater , the wound-up fabric could be st ained with color penetration to the back. CAUTION A place ex[...]

For safe operation xi Position of the warning label This device is adhered with the warnin g label. Be sure to fully understa nd the warnin g given on the labels. In the case where any o f the warning label has become so so iled that the warning message is illegible or has come of f, purchase a new one from your local di stributor or our of fice. O[...]

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This chapter describes the items required to underst and befo re use, such as the name of each p art of the machine or the ins tallation procedure s. Installing the device ...................................... 1-2 Where to install the device .............. ............ 1-2 Moving This Machine ......................... ......... 1-2 Configuration a[...]

1-2 Installing the de vice Where to inst all the device Secure sufficient space for installa tion be fore assembling this unit . Decide the place co nsidering the si ze of the device and a space requ ired fo r execution of printing. Moving This Machine Machine T ype Depth Height T otal W eight 4300 mm 1550 mm 1600 mm 500 kg or less • When the mac[...]

1-3 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 Configur a tion and Function Front/Sides Name Function (1) Front cover It is opened when setting fabric or taking a corrective measure against a fabric jam. (2) Fabric retainer frame The printed fabric is printed out, sliding on the fabric retainer frame. (3) Operation panel This panel has operation keys for configuring the[...]

1-4 Rear Name Function (1) Clamp lever (rear) Interlocks with the clamp lever in the front of this machine. (2) T urning bar Use when a fabric media is used and you wish to make the media tension of the roll feeding side stable. (3) Feeding tension bar It supports to adjust the tension to feed the roll fabric. (4) Feeding unit It supports to feed t[...]

Configuration and Function 1-5 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 Operation Panel JOG key Used for moving of the Y -bar and for each setting. FUNCTION key Use when perform various settings. END key Press to complete setting or suspend the operation. REMOTE key Press to switch <Local> and <Remote>. ENTER key Press to register the setting or the operat[...]

Configuration and Function 1-6 Ink supply unit Name Function (1) 2L Eco case Set a dedicated ink pack. (2) Ink pack slot Set an eco case with the ink pack of each color . (3) Ink IC slot Set an ink IC provided with the ink pack. (4) Ink slot lamp Indicates the condition of the in k pack. • The slot No. on the display shows the slot of the figure [...]

1-7 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 Names and function of the par ts under the fr ont co v er Under the front cover , there are the carriage, capp ing station, etc. nece ssary for printing operation. The mechanisms provided unde r the cover are explained below . Carriage The carriage is provided with print heads for plotting, et c. It is also provided with a [...]

1-8 Capping S t ation The capping statio n consists of the ink caps, the wiper for cleaning the heads, etc. Ink cap : Pre vent the nozzles in th e ink heads from dry ing up. Wiper : Cleans the nozzles in the heads. Head height adjustment rod and adjustment screw After setting a fabric, adjust the head height according to the thickness of the fabric[...]

Names and function of the parts under the front cover 1-9 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 Pinch Rollers This printer ret ains a fabric with th e pinch roller . Duri ng printing operation, the pinch roller feed s the fabric forward. Sensor This machine has “Media wid th detection sensor” to detect the media wid th and “Media sensor ” to detect whether [...]

Names and function of the parts under the front cover 1-10 Fabric ret ainer If the edge of the fabric has curling or fuzz, the following de fect may occur: • The fabric may be misaligned because the head catches the fabric. • The fabric may be clogged because the fabric gathers in one position. • Ink discharge occur . T o avoid this trouble, [...]

1-11 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 Other setting For waste ink t ank The ink used for head cleaning and t he like, a cleaning solution, or the used ink in the fabric retainer frame will be pooled in th e waste ink t ank. Insert the front edge of the waste ink hose into the waste ink t ank. Inst alling USB output driver When connecting the plotter using a U [...]

1-12 F or opening/c losing co v er For opening/closing cover If you open front cover or main tenance cover L/R during printing If you open the fr ont cover or the maintenance cover L /R during printing, an error will be displayed on the screen and printing becomes unable. By following the procedur es below , solve the er ror . 1 Stop the dat a tran[...]

1-13 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 F or po w er ca ble Connect the power cable with the following specification outlet: Power volt age AC200 - AC240V  10% Frequency 50/60Hz  1Hz Cap acity 7.5A and above • 100V system outlet cannot be used. • Y ou cannot perform the installation of this machine. Request an electrician for doing the installation wor[...]

1-14 Media Usable Sizes of Media The media wh ich can be used for this machine are “Roll” and “Leaf”. Precautions in handling the fabric Limited media With the following media, correcti on from the plotter is dif ficult. When using any of the following media, perform test prin ting to determin e whethe r it can be u sed or not . • Hight s[...]

Media 1-15 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 Fabric conditions wh ich enable to print Items Condition Remarks Width variation less than  5mm / one side edge Curve when expanded One-direction curve not allowed Slack height when expanded on a flat surface 2mm or less Displacement of roll edge  15mm, Cloth (width of 500mm and less) is  2mm. Inner diameter[...]

1-16 Fo r i n k Ink type For this machine, the following fo ur types of ink can be used: Precautions in handling the ink Acidic dye ink Suitable for fabric of anima l type such as wool, silk, etc. and nylon (scheduled) Reaction dye ink Suitable for fabric of wool, silk, etc. as we ll as cotton, rayon, etc. Sublimation dye ink Suitable for fabric of[...]

For ink 1-17 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 About ink supply unit The upper slot is calle d “numeric character side slot” and th e lower slot is called “alphabetic characte r side slot”. Setting of 8-color/ 4-color ink p ack Be sure to set the sa me color ink pack for the following co mbination of the slot in the list: About Ink slot lamp Slot that t[...]

1-18 Setting ink Setting ink 1 Prep are the 2L ink p a ck. • From the cont ainer box, take out the 2L ink p ack and the ink IC. 2 Set the ink IC in the ink slot. • Insert the ink IC with the surface with metal upward. If you insert the wrong side by accident, it causes faulty or damage of the ink IC. • Do not touch the metal part of the ink I[...]

Setting ink 1-19 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 4 Att ach the 2L eco case to the base. Changing an Ink Pack 1 Push the lever of the base down, and remove the 2L eco case. 2 Remove the ink IC of the slot from which the 2L eco case was t aken out. 3 Open the 2L eco case, the n replace the 2L ink p ack . • Be sure to store the used ink pack together with the [...]

1-20 Setting the display langua ge Set the language in which to display cha racters on th e LCD. "English" has been set as the initial display language of the printer . T ry to change the di splay language to "Jap anese" here. 1 Press the key in the local . 2 Press to select [DISPLA Y ]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [JAP [...]

1-21 1 Before Use 3 4 5 6 Menu Mode This machine has 4 modes. Each menu mode is described below . Media selection screen This is the mode in which the media has not been detected yet. The keys other than the / key are ef fective. LOCAL LOCAL is the mode for the prep aration st ate. • All the keys are effective. • The machine can receive data fr[...]

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This chapter describes proced ures and setting methods fo r ink a nd media prep aration, and printing. User Type ..................................................... 2-2 Settings That Can Be Registered in User Types ........................ ................. ......... 2-2 Using the Registered User Types ............... 2-2 Operation Flow .........[...]

2-2 User T ype Register a printing conditio n according to each of the media that you use in a user type beforeha nd. When you replace one media with another , you c an set the optimum printing condition only by chan ging one user type to another . Settings That Can Be Regi stered in User T ypes For the m ethod of registerin g settings in user type[...]

2-3 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 O p e r at i o n F l ow Selecting a user type T est printing Printing T urning the power ON Setting media Refer to P .2-4 “T urning the Power ON/OFF” . Refer to P .2-2 “Using the Registered User Ty p e s ” . Refer to P .2-33 “T est Printing”. Refer to P .2-35 “Print ing Data”. Refer to P .2-6 “Settin[...]

2-4 T ur ning the P o w e r ON/OFF T urning the Power ON 1 T urn ON the power of the connected PC. 2 T urn the power switch ON. • Tilt the power switch toward the " I " side, and the power to the printer is turned on. • At this time, the front cover must be closed. With the front cover kept open, the printer does not move even when th[...]

Turning the Power ON/OFF 2-5 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 T urning the Power OFF Check the following items when turning the power OFF . • If the machine is receiving data from the PC or if there is any data that has not been output yet • If the head has returned to the capping station • If any error has occurred ( P .5-8 ”Error Messages”) 1[...]

2-6 Setting a Media Maximum Print Area The white area shown in the following figure re presents the maximum pr int area. The area other than that is the dead sp ace that cannot be printed. For usable media , refer to P .1-14 “U sable Sizes of Media”. Notes for Setting a Media • The margin at the front and rear edges of the fabric can be reduc[...]

Setting a Media 2-7 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 Outline of media setting Setting a roll media ( P .2-17) Checking sp acer/ driven roller ( P .2-8) Setting t ake-up unit ( P .2-14) Sp acer • Fabric media Normal print : R emove the spacer and set a sponge. Over prin t : Remove the sponge and set a ink rece iver spacer . • T ransfer paper : Remove [...]

2-8 Checking sp acer/ driven roller Depending on th e media you use and the printing method , set the sp acer type (attache d three types) and the driven roller position. About each sp acer This machine provides three spa cers below:  When printing on the fabric (when over print is not performed) Use the sponge attached to the fabric holder fram[...]

Setting a Media 2-9 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 Setting / Removing the S p acer When the tran sfer paper is set , it is necessary to set the spacer . 1 Move the fabric ret ainer to the lef t and the right and remove the sponge. 2 Fix the sp acer . • Fix the spacer , adjusting the concave portion of the ditch for penetrated ink with the convex port[...]

2-10 Att aching/removing ink receiving sp acer When you perform ov er print usin g a fabric m edia, set t he ink receiv ing spacer in the ditch for pe netrated in k. 1 Move the fabric ret aine r to the lef t and th e right and remove the sponge. 2 Att ach the ink receiv ing sp acer and the fabric edge sp acer . • Attach it by aligning the concave[...]

Setting a Media 2-11 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 3 T urn the “Sp acer” ON on MACHINE SETUP . • Media cannot be detected automatically with the ink receiving spacer attached. Be sure to turn “S pacer” ON to detect media manually . ( P .3-34) 4 Detecting the media. • Refer to P .2-30 “How to detect media (When the spacer are used)” to [...]

2-12 Mounting the fabric roller When print ing on a loose fabric, the ink remained o n the back o f the fabric may attach to the driven r oller , and the ink may sta in the fabric media. With the fabric roller mounted, the st ain of the fabric media can be avoided by the roller removin g the attached ink to the driven roller . 1 Remove the fabric r[...]

Setting a Media 2-13 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 3 Mount the fabric roller with the fabric wrapped. • Mount the fabric roller in the slot on the back of the driven roller . • Fit the shaft holder into the slot on both sides of the fabric roller . 4 T urn the driven roller manually , and check it turns smoothly . • If the driven roller does not[...]

2-14 Making prep aration of t ake-up unit 1 Open the t ake-up unit cover and t ake the roll s haf t out. 2 Remove the roll holder . • The roll holders are attached on the left and the right sides of the roll shaft. Remove the roll holder of either one side. • When there exists core support (optional supply item), go to the S tep 3. If there is [...]

Setting a Media 2-15 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 7 When around 2 thirds of the core support en ters into the core, inflate it so that the board of the core support touches the inner wall of the core, an d fix it with the att ached hexagonal wrench. • Adjustable by the adjusting screw of core support. 8 Put the core through to the position where it[...]

2-16 How to adjust fabric ret ainer Adjust the heigh t of the stainless steel plate in line with the thick ness of the fabric. 1 Remove the fabric re t ainer . • Slide the fabric retainer to the concave portion in the center of the platen and remove it. 2 Loosen the knob-screws, and adjust the height of the st ainless steel plate in line with the[...]

Setting a Media 2-17 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 Setting a Roll Media The route for setting the fabric media is a s shown in the following diagram. Prior to setting the media, if you un derstand the r outing of the media, yo u can perfor m the setting of the media smoothly . 1 Fix the roll media to the feeding unit. • Fix it referring to P .2-14 ?[...]

2-18 4 From the out side of the turning bar 1, p ass the fabric beneath the turning bar 2. 5 Raise the clamp leve r . 6 Insert the top edge of the fabric between the driving roller and the pinch rollers. 7 Pull down the clamp lever o f the rear side of the equipment. • The fabric is maintained. 8 Go to the front of the equipment and open the fro [...]

Setting a Media 2-19 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 10 Pass the fabric inside the turning bar . 11 Pull out the fabric until the to p edge of the fabric nearly touch the floor and remove the wrinkles, etc. 12 Push down the clamp lever . • The fabric is retained. 13 Close the front cover and press the key . 14 Manipulating the switch of the feeding un[...]

2-20 15 Rewind until the top edge of the fabric com es fabric to the same height of the core set on the t ake-up unit. (1) Press the key to display the screen as shown in the right. (2) Pressing the key , wind back the media until it comes to nearly t he same heig ht with the c ore. 16 Fix the top edge of the fabric to the empty core fixed to th e [...]

Setting a Media 2-21 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 19 Remove the lock of the take-up tension bar and make adjustment so that the tension bar is held nearly horizont al to the floor . • When the screen shown in the right is displayed, press and feed the media until the tension bar is even. 20 Check the switches of the feeding unit and t ake-up unit. [...]

2-22 Removing the pinch roller , pre vent the appearance of wrinkles When both e nds of the fabric used ar e more extended co mpared with its center p art, or when the edge of the fabric is made thicker because of gu mming treatment for pr eventing the un ra veling, the wrinkles tend to appear more easily . In such cases, use th e equipment remo vi[...]

Setting a Media 2-23 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 Adjusting weight of tension bar There is a wide variety of me dia including th e difference in material such as natur al fiber and synthetic fiber , or the dif ference in manufacturing method such as fabrics, knitted wear and others. Furthe r , even with the same media, the ir stretching character ist[...]

2-24  Method for att aching counter weight 1 Insert the att ached counter weight s to the t ake-up/ feeding tension bar . • Each tension bar weighs approximately 3000g. And a counter weight weighs approx. 200g a piece. Attach the necessary pieces of the counter weight. • For coarse fabric and stretchy fabric against pulling, apply rather lig[...]

Setting a Media 2-25 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 Procedures for setting me dia again when you cut roll media on the way When you set a fabric roll media on this machine and if you cu t the media on the way due to changing of dat a to be printed, set it again by following procedures below . 1 Fix the t ake-up tension bar located in front of this mach[...]

2-26 9 Press to adjust the fab ric so that the top edge of it is located on approximately same position as the p aper core. 10 Perform the work from the S tep 16 of “Setting a Roll Media”. (P .2-20) Set the interleaving p aper roll when using Rc210 ink For using Rc210 ink, set the interle aving paper roll to prevent of fset when the med ia is t[...]

Setting a Media 2-27 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 5 Pull out the interleaving p aper and fix the top edge of it on the p aper core on which the media was pasted with ta p e . • Fix the interleaving paper with adhesive tape. 6 Perform the work from the Step 17 in P .2-17 “Setting a Roll Media” and wind the media and the interleaving p a per on t[...]

2-28 Adjusting the Head Height Adjust the heigh t of the head in line with the thickness of the fabric you use. 1 Set the fabric and push down the clamp lever . 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select [MAINTENANCE]. 4 Press the key . 5 Press to select [Head Height]. 6 Press the key twice. • The carriage will move. 7 Open the front cover and the maint[...]

Setting a Media 2-29 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 8 Move the carriage. • Move the carriage by hand until the head height adjusting rod comes on the media. • If the carriage hit s the spacer or the fabric reta iner , go to the step 9 and raise the head. 9 Adjust the head height. (1) Turn th e height adjusting screw clockwise to raise the head. (2)[...]

2-30 Detecting the Media Media detection is a function for setting the print able area. How to detect media (When the sp acer is not used) 1 Press on the media selection screen, and select ROLL/LEAF . • If “LEAF” is selected, go to the step 4. 2 Check the media p ath ( P .2-17) and press th e key . 3 Press to input the media remaining, and pr[...]

Setting a Media 2-31 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 4 The feeding unit / t ake-up unit st art s the prep aratory operation. • The feeding unit and the take-up unit start s the preparatory operation for printing. W ait until the operation ends. 5 Input wid th of the printing area. • Set the printing area in the Y direction. If you know the printing [...]

Setting a Media 2-32 When Changing the Origin When the media is automa tically detected, the starting poin t for printing (the origin) is set at the po int shown in the diagram in the right. Y ou may change the Origin according to the printing status. 1 Press in LOCAL, to adjust the Origin to the position • Select the carriage and media, moving t[...]

2-33 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 Te s t P r i n t i n g T est printing is performed to check if printing failures (b lurring and missing) due to nozzle clogging, etc. occur . T est Printing 1 Press the key in LOCAL . 2 Press the key . • T est printing starts. • When printing has ended, the screen returns to LOCAL. 3 Check the result of the tes t[...]

Test Printing 2-34 Performing Head Cleaning Head cleaning can be performe d in three ways. Select one according to the resu lt of test printing. NORMAL : When any line is missing SOFT : When only h ead wiping is needed (when lines are ben t) HARD : When poor image quality cannot be improved even by NORMAL or SOFT cleaning 1 Press the key in LOCAL. [...]

2-35 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 Printing Da ta St arting a Printing Operation 1 Setting a media. ( P .2-6) 2 Select the user type (1 to 4). ( P .2-2) • Select the user type according to the media to be used. 3 Press the key . • The screen changes to REMOTE, and data can be received from the PC. 4 T ransmit data to be printed from the PC. • Th[...]

2-36 Suspending printing operation Perform the following opera tion when stopping a printing op eration halfway . 1 Press the key during printing. • The printing operation stops. • Printing restarts from the interrupted data by repressing the key . Deleting Received Dat a (Dat a Clear) If you want to cancel printing, stop th e prin ting operati[...]

Printing Data 2-37 1 2 Basic Operations 4 5 6 Cut the media When you wish to cut the media printed by using t he ink re ceiving spacer , follow the procedures below: 1 Fix the t ake-up tension bar located in front of this machine at the waiting position. 2 Cut the fabric under the driven roller . 3 Open the front cover and cut the media at the rear[...]

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This chapter describes the ope ration procedures for u sing the machine more conveniently and e ach setting procedure. About User Types ......................................... 3-2 Registering All Printing Conditions To gether (Type Registration) .................. ................. ... 3-2 How to Register User Types ....................... 3-2 Se[...]

3-2 About User T y pes Registering All Printing Conditi ons T ogether (T ype Registration) This machine allows you to register printing co nditions in each of the user types (1 to 4). Register a printing conditio n according to each media that you use in a user type befo rehand. When you replace one media to another , you ca n set the optimum pr in[...]

About User Types 3-3 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 List of Functions to Be Set in User T ypes This section describes th e overview o f each funct ion to be se t and set va lues that can be regi stered in us er types. The underlined has be en set as default. Function Name Set V alue Overview Media Comp. ( P .3-4) -500 to 0 to 500 Used to print a patt[...]

3-4 Setting Media Cor r ection A pattern for me dia correction is printed and a media-feeding rate is corrected. Afte r changing the type o f the fabric, make co rrection of the feeding quantity of the media. If the correction value is not approp riate, stripes ma y appear on the printed image, thus resulting in a poor printing. 1 Set the fabric. ([...]

Setting Media Correction 3-5 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 10 Press the key . • Print a correction pattern again and check it. • If the correction is required, operate procedures from the S tep 3 to 9 to correct. 11 Press the key several times to end the setting. Performing the media correction without key Media correc tion is selectable from th[...]

3-6 Setting Media F eed Setting feeding speed When feeding media slowly during pri nting, set the media feed. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select one of the types (1 to 4) and press th e key . 4 Press to select [Media Feed]. 5 Press the key twice. 6 Press to select feed s peed. • Set the speed for printing making the fee[...]

Setting Media Feed 3-7 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Setting jog speed Set the speed to move the media using the jog ke ys. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select one of the types (1 to 4) and press the key . 4 Press to select [Media Feed]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select [Jog Speed]. 7 Press the key . 8 Press and select t[...]

Setting Media Feed 3-8 Setting sof tness Even if you performed media adju stment ( P .3-6), if feeding unevenness cannot be solve d, make the “softness” valid. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select one of the types (1 to 4) and press th e key . 4 Press to select [Media Feed]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select [Sof tnes[...]

3-9 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Setting the Printing Quality In the printing quality settin g, the following items are set: 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select one of the types (1 to 4) and press the key . 4 Press to select [Print Mode]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press and select the resolution to change it s print quality . ?[...]

Setting the Printing Quality 3-10 11 Press to select the drop size. • Set V alue : L3M2S1, L4M2S1, L5M3S1, L4M3S2, L5M4S3 • Select from the five types above. "M" or "S" c annot be set separately even if is pressed. 12 Press the key . • Press the key several times to end the setting. Combination of Factors That Can Be Set H[...]

3-11 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Setting Priority Or der It is determined which is prioritized fo r printing, the setting by the machine (p lot) or the setting by the PC ( host). Items to be selected: Media Comp./ Print Mode / Ink Layers / Refresh / Use Head / Drying T ime/Feed S peed 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select o[...]

3-12 Setting Mar gins The left and right margins of a media to be printed will be set. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select one of the types (1 to 4) and press th e key . 4 Press to select [Margin]. 5 Press the key twice. 6 Press to set the right margin and press the key . • Set V alue : -9 to 85mm 7 Press to select [Lef [...]

3-13 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Setting A utoma tic Cleaning Setting of cleaning before printing Y ou may make the setting so that the eq uipment automatically perfor ms the cleaning of th e head before starting the print ing. The machine can perform a stable printing operation with it s heads always kept clean. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press [...]

3-14 Setting of cleaning while printing It is set whether head cleaning is performed automatically during printing. In cleaning during printing, a clean ing interval is set according to the length of a printed media. Printing is interrupted e ach time a media is printed for the set length, and head cleaning is performed automatically during the int[...]

Setting Automatic Cleaning 3-15 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 9 Press the key . 10 Press to select the h ead to clean by bloc k. • The heads are divided into two blocks of [1234] and [5678]. 11 Press to select the e xecution of the cleaning. • When the cleaning is not made, the display shows [----]. 12 Press the key . 13 Press to select one of t[...]

3-16 Setting of cleaning af ter printing Y o u can set cleaning so that it will be performed automatically after print operati on is completed. If you leave the disch arging defect t hat occurred during pr inting, ink or dust adhering to the nozzle surface, recovery will become more difficult with time. If the machine is used in the unat tended ope[...]

Setting Automatic Cleaning 3-17 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 10 Press to select one of the cleaning type. • Set V alue : Normal / Soft / Hard 11 Press the key . 12 Pressing , select time up to st arting cleaning af ter printing. • Set V alue : 1 to 60min 13 Press the key . 14 Press the key several times to end the setting. TYP E 1 Type : S of t[...]

Setting Automatic Cleaning 3-18 Setting of Power ON cleaning Set whether you perform head cleanin g automatically at turning ON the power supp ly or not. The type of cleaning diff ers depending on the power OFF time of the power supply . 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select one of the types (1 to 4) and press th e key . 4 P[...]

3-19 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Setting Color pa tter n Y ou may print the color patter n beside the image to be printed. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select one of the types (1 to 4) and press the key . 4 Press to select [Color Pattern]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select ON. • When selecting OFF , proceed to S tep 9[...]

3-20 Setting Dr ying Time The following items for in k drying time are set. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select one of the types (1 to 4) and press th e key . 4 Press to select [Drying Time]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to set drying time. • Set V alue : 0.0 to 10.0(sec) 7 Press the key . 8 Press the key several time s to [...]

3-21 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 W hen moir e fringes occur during printing When moire fr inges occur in the image during pr inting, term inate printin g and perf orm the se tting below . 1 When moire fringes o ccur in the printed i mage, terminate printing by pressing the key . 2 Press the key in LOCAL. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select one of [...]

When moire fringes occur during printing 3-22 • Even if you check with all setting values of MR1 to MR5, the moire fringes may remain. In such a case, select the setting value whose moire fringes have been most reduced among MR1 to MR5. In addition, by changing the resolution, the moire fringes may be reduced. • Depending on the image to be pri[...]

3-23 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Other Settings Change the settings acc ording to t he types of use. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select one of the types (1 to 4) and press the key . 4 Press to select an item to set. • See “List of Functions to Be Set in User T ypes”. ( P .3-3) 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select a [...]

3-24 Mac h ine settings It is each type of setting for using this machine more comfort ably . The following items are settable in MACHINE SETUP . Item Set value Outline Use Head ALL, AB-, -BC A--, -B-, --C If troubles such as the nozzle clogging is not solved, you can print with another head which has no error . Machine Name 01 ~ 99 The names of ma[...]

Machine settings 3-25 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Switch head to use If troubles such as the nozzle clogging is not so lved, you can print with another head which has no err or . Ex : When nozzle clogging in C line head is not solved  Set to “AB-”. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key twice. 4 Press t[...]

3-26 Set machine name The names of machine s (machine No.) are set f or recognizing them whe n they are connected to on e another with a USB 2.0 interfa ce used. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [Machine Name ]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select a machine name (01 to 99). 7 Press the[...]

Machine settings 3-27 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Set st amp Set whether the current print cond ition (resolution / passe s or others) is printed or not with a n image data whe n printing d ata. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [St amp Setup]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select one o[...]

3-28 Setting the Feeding Device Set whether the feeding device of this machine is used or not. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [Fe eding Device]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select one of the set values. • Set V alue :O N / O F F 7 Press the key . 8 Press the key several time s to [...]

Machine settings 3-29 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Setting the T ake-up Device Set whether the ta ke-up device of this machine is used or not. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [T ake-Up Device]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select one of the set values. • Set V alue : ON / OFF 7 Pres[...]

3-30 Performing setting related to warning Perform sett ing related to warning. The settable items are as b elow: Perform setting of the warning related to wiper cleaning 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [W arning]. 5 Press the key twice. 6 Press to select one of the set values. • Se[...]

Machine settings 3-31 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Set the replacing time for the mist fan filter 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [W arning]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select [Mist Fan]. 7 Press the key twice. 8 Press to set the printi ng dist ance until the warning is displayed. ?[...]

3-32 Clear the used coun ter of the mist fan filter 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [W arning]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select [Mist Fan]. 7 Press the key . 8 Press to select [Counter Reset]. 9 Press the key twice. • The used counter is reset. 10 Press the key several times to [...]

Machine settings 3-33 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Perform setting of the warnin g related to nozzle recovery 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [W arning]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select [Nozzle Recovery]. 7 Press the key . 8 Press to select one of the set values. • Set V alue : [...]

3-34 Setting the Sp acer Set whethe r the spacer is u sed or not when printin g. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [S p acer]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select one of the set values. • Set V alue :O N / O F F 7 Press the key . 8 Press the key several time s to end the setting. Set [...]

Machine settings 3-35 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Setting of blank dat a Set the oper ation when there are blank data at the head of the data to be printed. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [Blank Dat a]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select one of the set values. • Set V alue : V al[...]

3-36 Setting external dryness heater Y ou can use the external heater for dehydratin g me dia by connecting it wit h the optio nal relay BOX. For the s etting of external dr yness heate r , you can set eac h item bel ow: Setting heater Set ON/OFF of the external dryn ess heater connected with the optional relay heater of this machine. 1 Press the k[...]

Machine settings 3-37 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 8 Press the key several times to end the setting. Setting of dryness feed The dryness feed is the function to d ehydrate the part tha t was not dehydr ated by the heater from the positio n where printing had been comp leted to the MAIN heater . When this functio n is “ON”, the machine pe rforms[...]

3-38 5 Press the key . 6 Press to select [Dr yness Feed]. 7 Press the key . • Selection screen of ON/OFF of the dryness feed is displayed. 8 Select dryness feed “ON” by pressing or . • When you selected “OFF”, proceed to the S tep 17. 9 Press the key . 10 Set the feeding speed by pressing or . • Set V alue : AUTO or 1 to 60mm/s • Wh[...]

Machine settings 3-39 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 16 Set the back feeding sp eed by pressing or . • Set V alue : AUTO or 1 to 60mm/s • When you set the feeding speed automatically depending on the set printing conditions, make this “AUTO”. 17 Press the key . 18 Press the key several tim es to end the setting. Dr y ne s s F eed B ac k Feed [...]

Machine settings 3-40 Printing the List of Settings Y o u can pr int the settin g contents and the informa tion of this m achine. Use this as a reference for the maintenance. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [MACHINE SETUP]. 3 Press the key . 4 Press to select [List]. 5 Press the key . 6 Press the key . • Printing the list will start. [...]

3-41 1 2 3 Extended Functions 5 6 Confir ming Mac hine Inf or ma tion The information of this ma ch ine can be confirme d. Y ou ma y confirm the following items: 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select the information to be displayed. • Items to be displayed : V ersion, Serial No., Dealer No. 3 Press the key . 4 Press the key several times to[...]

3-42 Confir ming Mac hine Condition Confirm the machine condition such a s error information or ink remaining. 1 Press the key in LOCAL or REMOTE. 2 Press to select the inform ation. • T o return to the LOCAL or the REMOTE screen, press the key . Items Overview Error information Displays only when an error occurs. Press to check the occurring err[...]

This chapter describes th e items required to u se this machine more comfort ably , which are the methods for the daily care, the ma intenance of the ink unit etc. Maintenance .................................... ............. 4-2 Precautions for Maintenance ........ .............. 4-2 About Cleaning Solution .. ................ ............ 4-2 Cl[...]

4-2 Maintenance Maintain the machine regularly or as necessary so that its accuracy will be maintained and it can continue to be used for a long time. Precautions for Maintenance Pay attention to the fo llowing items when maintaining this machine. About Cleaning Solution Use cleaning solu tion for mainte nance that can be applied to the ink you us [...]

Maintenance 4-3 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 Cleaning fabric ret ainer When you wish t o clean dirt such as ink etc. adhered on the cloth holder , you can remove the cloth ho lder to clean it. Cleaning the Media Sensor When the sens or is cove red with dus t, etc ., it may cause false detection of media. Using a cotto n swab, rem ove the du st, etc. accu [...]

4-4 Cleaning the fabric ret ainer frame When printing on a cellular fabric, some ink pa sses through the fabric. The penetrated ink is absorbed by the sponge on the f abr ic retainer fr ame and is collected in th e ditch for penetrated ink. W ash the sponge with water , and wipe out the ink adher ed to the fabric ret ainer frame with a waste clo th[...]

Maintenance 4-5 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 Cleaning of spike roller Remove pre-treatm ent agent or lint adhering to the spike roller with the resin brush periodically . 1 T urn the power switch OFF . • Tilt the power switch to the "O" side. 2 Open the front cover and r aise the clamp lever . 3 Remove the pinch roller . • Loosen the hand sc[...]

Maintenance 4-6 6 Att ach the pinch roller . • When attaching the pinch roller , align it with the protrusion of attaching side. 7 T urn on the power supply of this machine to check whether the operation is normal. (1) Press the key in LOCAL. (2) Press to select [Carriage Out]. (3) Press the key . • The carriage moves onto the platen. (4) Open [...]

4-7 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 Maintaining the Ca pping Sta tion Perform maintenance of the ink cap and the wiper in the capping st ation (station mainte nance). Ink cap/wiper works respectively as follows: • Wiper : It wipes off ink sticking to the head nozzles. • Ink cap : It prevents the head nozzles from clogging due to dryness. As the machine i[...]

4-8 Cleaning the Ink cap Clean the cap when the failur e of the picture image q uality occurs, when the nozzle clogging is not solved even after performing cleaning functio n, or when it is not used for a long time. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press the key . • The carriage moves onto the platen. 3 Open the maintenance cov er R to clean the cap r[...]

Maintaining the Capping Station 4-9 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 Cleaning the Wiper Wiper has a function to wipe of f ink etc. adhered on the nozzle of the head. Clean the wiper periodically to print in the good status.  When the time to clean the wiper comes When the time to clean the wiper com es, the right message is displayed on the screen. When th[...]

4-10 When the message of [Replace wiper] is displayed The wiper is consumable. When the rig ht message is displayed, replace the wiper at once or remove the wiper rubber to rotate i t to use the unused edge. Replacing the Wiper 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [W iper Exchange]. 3 Press the key . • The carriage moves onto the platen. 4[...]

Maintaining the Capping Station 4-11 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 7 Clean the guide ditch of the wiper . • Clean the guide ditch with a clean stick or cloth. • If dirt is hard to be removed, dip the clean stick in water etc. and then clean it. 8 W ash the sp onge under the wiper . (1) Remove th e sponge in the wiper f rame and wash it with wa ter . (2[...]

4-12 Cleaning the Head Nozzles When nozzle missing occu rs, clean the head nozzle. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [Nozzle Clean]. 3 Press the key . • The carriage moves onto the platen. 4 Open the maintenance cov er R to clean the wiper . 5 Clean the wiper cleaner . • Wipe off the ink sticking to the wiper cleaner with a clean stic[...]

Maintaining the Capping Station 4-13 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 8 Fill up the cap with cleaning solution for maintenance, using a dropper . • Fill up the cap with cleaning solution on the verge of over- flow from the cap. • Fill the cleaning solution only to the head has nozzle miss- ing. 9 Close the maintenance c over R and press the key . 10 Press[...]

4-14 Maintenance of head nozzle surface If you leave ink or dust adhering to the nozzle surfa ce of the head during printin g as it is, it may cause dischargin g defect or capping defect. Be sure to perform ma intenance of the nozzle surface a fter the wo rk is completed to keep the head nozzle surface clean. About cleaning solution T o perform he [...]

Maintaining the Capping Station 4-15 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 About nozzle cleaning tool Use the nozzle cleaning tool when perfo rming maintenance of the no zzle surface. When using the nozzle cleaning tool, check that there is no ink blot or dust etc. adhering to the tool. If ink blot or dust etc. adheres to the nozzle cleaning tool, it will reduce t[...]

4-16 Perform mainte nance of th e head nozzle surface 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [Nozzle Clean2]. 3 Press the key . • Carriage will move to the left end of this device. 4 Remove the maintenanc e cover L. 5 Wipe off ink sticking to around the head with a clean stick. 6 Af ter cleaning is com pleted, close the ma intenance cover L.[...]

Maintaining the Capping Station 4-17 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 8 Open the maintenance cove r R to clean the wiper . 9 Clean the wiper cleane r . • Wipe off the ink sticking to the wiper cleaner with a clean stick dipped in cleaning solution for maintenance. 10 W ash the sp onge under the wiper . (1) Remove th e sponge in the wiper f rame and wash it [...]

4-18 15 Set the nozzle cleaning tool on the cap. (1) Wipe off ink or dust adhering to the nozzle cl eaning tool with a waste cloth moisturized with maintenance cleaning liquid. (2) Put one maintenance cloth on the nozzl e cleaning tool base. (3) Se t the fixing b racket of th e nozzle clea ning tool an d fix the maintenance cloth. (4) Set the nozzl[...]

Maintaining the Capping Station 4-19 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 17 Moisturize the maintena nce cloth set on the noz- zle cleaning tool wi th maintenance cleaning liq- uid. • Absorb maintenance cleaning liquid in a dropper and drop it on the maintenance cloth set on the nozzle cleaning tool. • Drop 3cc and more of maintenance cleaning liquid in order[...]

4-20 23 Press the key . 24 Clean the cap rubber . • Wipe off the ink sticking to the cap rubber with a clean stick dipped in cleaning solution for maintenance. 25 Close the maintenance cover R and press th e key . • Perform cleaning. • When cleaning has ended, the machine returns to the media selection. ( P .2-30) About handling nozzle clea n[...]

Maintaining the Capping Station 4-21 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 W ash ink discharge p assage (Drain W ash) W ash the ink d ischarge passag e regularly (about on ce a week) to pr event the head n ozzles from clogging due to ink coagulation inside the passage. 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Press to select [Drain W ash]. 3 Press the key . • Check the waste[...]

4-22 8 Press the key . • After performing idle absorbing operation for 30 min., the machine returns to the media selection. ( P .2-30) Pl e a s e W a i t * * * * * * * * *----- ------ ME D I A S E L E C T RO L L < > L E A F[...]

Maintaining the Capping Station 4-23 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 When the Machine Is Not Used for a Long T ime (S torage W ash) When the machine is n ot going to be used for a week or more, use the cleaning function fo r custody to clean the head nozzles and ink discharge p assage. Afte r this, keep the machine in custody . 1 Press the key in LOCAL. 2 Pr[...]

Maintaining the Capping Station 4-24 7 W ash the sponge under the wiper . (1) Remove the sponge in the wiper frame and wash it with water . (2) Dry the sponge and put it into the wiper frame again. 8 Press the key . 9 Fill up the cap with cleaning solu tion for maintenance, using a dropper . • Fill up the cap with cleaning solution on the verge o[...]

4-25 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 Cleaning the Ink Head and the Ar ea ar ound It Because the ink head employs a very pr ecise mechanis m, due care needs to be t aken when it is cleaned. Using a clean stick, etc., rub off gelatinous ink or dust t hat may stick to the lower part of the slider and the area around the ink head. In doing so, never ru b the noz[...]

4-26 If the P ositions of Dots Shift... If the width of the media to be used, the he ad height or th e ink type is changed, correct the ink landing position during bidirectiona l printing (Bi) by the following operation to ga in proper printing result. Example of a Printed Pattern 1 Set a media on the machine. ( P .2-6) • T o print a pattern, the[...]

If the Positions of Dots Shift... 4-27 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 10 Press to correct the dot position of Pattern 1. • Correction value : -40.0 to 40.0 • Check the test patterns. The position where an outward feeding line and a return feeding line become one straight line is the correction value. • When the correction value in not between -40.0 an[...]

4-28 If no zzle c log ging is not solv ed (ink filling) Perform ink filling Even if you performed “ Performing Head Cleaning”( P .2 -34) or “Cleaning the Head Nozzles” ( P .4-12) , nozzle clogging is not solved in some cases. If nozzle clogging is not im proved, perfor m ink filling. There are three types of ink fillin g. Select from them d[...]

If nozzle clogging is not solved (ink filling) 4-29 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6  Ink filling “Sof t” 1 Select [Ink Filling] of the maintenance menu. (1) Press the key . (2) Press to select [MAINTEN ANCE] and press the key . (3) Press to sele ct [Ink Filling]. (4) Press the key . 2 Press to select the head to perform ink filling. Selecting head : P[...]

4-30  Ink filling “Normal” 1 Select [Ink Filling] of the maintenance menu. (1) Pres s the key . (2) Pres s to select [MAINTEN ANCE] and press the key . (3) Pres s to select [Ink Filling]. (4) Press the key . 2 Press to select the head to perform ink filling. Selecting head : Press . Performing ink filling : Press . • When ink filling is no[...]

If nozzle clogging is not solved (ink filling) 4-31 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 7 Att ach the ink port discharging jig. • Attach the ink port discharging jig on the Tx400. (1) Empty the waste ink bottle of the ink port discharging jig. (2) Paste the waste ink bottle on the position described in the right figur e. • With the magnet att ached on the wa[...]

4-32 9 Insert the pipe adapter of the ink port discharging jig into the coupling valve of the ink port. 10 Check the ink is extr uded by 20cm or more in the tube of the ink discharge tool. 11 Remove the pipe adapter from the coupling valve of the ink port. • Wipe the remove d pipe ad apter with waste cloth etc. immersed in cleaning liquid for mai[...]

If nozzle clogging is not solved (ink filling) 4-33 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 13 Check the waste ink bottle. • When waste ink has been pooled in the bottle making up more than half of it, empty the bottle by following the procedures below . (1) Remove the ink port discharging jig. • While pressing the release button of the pressure reducing couplin[...]

4-34  Ink filling “Hard” 1 Select [Ink Filling] of the maintenance menu. (1) Pres s the key . (2) Pres s to select [MAINTEN ANCE] and press the key . (3) Pres s to select [Ink Filling]. (4) Press the key . 2 Press to select the head to perform ink filling. Selecting head : Press . Performing ink filling : Press . • When ink filling is not [...]

If nozzle clogging is not solved (ink filling) 4-35 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 7 Att ach the ink port discharging jig. • Attach the ink port discharging jig on the Tx400. (1) Empty the waste ink bottle of the ink port discharging jig. (2) Paste the waste ink bottle on the position described in the right figur e. • With the magnet att ached on the wa[...]

4-36 9 Insert the pipe adapter of the ink port discharging jig into the coupling valve of the ink port. 10 Check the ink is extr uded by 20cm or more in the tube of the ink discharge tool. 11 Remove the pipe adapter from the coupling valve of the ink port. • Wipe the remove d pipe ad apter with waste cloth etc. immersed in cleaning liquid for mai[...]

If nozzle clogging is not solved (ink filling) 4-37 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 13 Check the waste ink bottle. • When waste ink has been pooled in the bottle making up more than half of it, empty the bottle by following the procedures below . (1) Remove the ink port discharging jig. • While pressing the release button of the pressure reducing couplin[...]

If nozzle clogging is not solved (ink filling) 4-38 Check ink filling st atus (filling check) Print a pattern to check if ink was pr operly filled with. 1 Select [Fill Check] of the maintenance menu. (1) Pres s the key . (2) Pres s to select [MAINTEN ANCE] and press the key . (3) Pres s to select [Fill Check]. (4) Press the key . 2 Press to select [...]

4-39 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 Setting R e gular Oper a tions V ariou s regular o peration s are per formed w ith the pow e r ON to prevent problems, such as ink coagulation, from occurring (Regular setting s). For the re gular settings, the following items can be set: Set flushing operation T o prevent nozzle clogging, yo u can perform the flushing op[...]

Setting Regular Operations 4-40 Set cleaning operation T o prevent nozzle clogging, you can perf orm the cleaning operation period ically . 1 Select [Routine Control] of the maintenance menu. (1) Pres s the key . (2) Pres s to select [MAINTEN ANCE] and press the key . (3) Press to select [Routine Control]. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select [Cl ea[...]

4-41 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 W hen no zzles missing can not be impr o v ed NOZZLE RECOVERY : When nozzles missing can not be impr o ved at specific points, other good nozzles can be used as alternativ es for pr inting. Y ou can set each item below for the nozzle recovery . Register setting/ deletion of the nozzle recovery function Y ou can set/ delet[...]

4-42 6 Press the key . • Printing starts. Nozzle pattern 7 By pressing , feed the media. • Feed the media to the position where you can check the printed pattern. 8 Press the key . • The nozzle selection screen is displayed. 9 Press to select sele ct a nozzle line to which the nozzle recovery function will be registered. • : Select a head ([...]

When nozzles missing can not be improved 4-43 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 12 Press the key . • The next nozzle number registration screen is displayed. 13 Perform the procedures in the Step 1 1 to 12 to register up to NG5. • If there is no nozzle whose nozzle recovery function is made valid, select “OFF”. • When the registration of all nozzle n[...]

4-44 Set the nozzle recovery function by the line Y o u can set the nozzle reco very function by the line. 1 Select [Nozzle Recovery] of the maintenance menu. (1) Pres s the key . (2) Pres s to select [MAINTEN ANCE] and press the key . (3) Pres s to select [ Nozzle Recovery]. 2 Press the key . 3 Press to select “Recover y”. 4 Press the key . 5 [...]

When nozzles missing can not be improved 4-45 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 Check valid/ invalid of th e nozzle recovery function Y ou can check the set content s of the nozzle recovery function. V alid/ invalid of the nozzle recovery is displayed by the re solution on the scr een. 1 Select [Nozzle Recovery] of the maintenance menu. (1) Press the key . (2)[...]

When nozzles missing can not be improved 4-46 Print the setting list of the nozzle recovery Y ou can check the nozzle on which you set the nozzle recovery and the condition re quired for recovery . 1 Select [Nozzle Recovery] of the maintenance menu. (1) Pres s the key . (2) Pres s to select [MAINTEN ANCE] and press the key . (3) Pres s to select [ [...]

4-47 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 W hen w aste ink tank is filled up Ink used for the head cl eaning etc. is pooled in the wa ste ink tank. When the waste ink t ank is filled up, discard the waste ink in the waste ink tank. 1 Pull out the hose from the waste ink t ank. • When pulling out the hose, pull it out slowly holding the mouth of the hose with wa[...]

4-48 Cleaning mist f an filter Clean the mist fan filte r every day . 1 Pull out the mist fan filter unit. 2 T ake the mist fan filter out. 3 Clean the mist fan filter . • Wash th e mist fan filter taken out and dry it. 4 Bring the mist fan filter unit back to the original st atus. 5 Clear the used counter of the mist fan filter . • Referring t[...]

4-49 1 2 3 4 Maintenance 6 If ne ga tiv e pr essur e abnor mality occur s By the environment or agin g, the pressure controlled in this machine may exceed the control range. The error display occurred by pr essure abnormality falls into two types depending on the extent. 1 Select [Pressure Adjust] of the maintenance menu. (1) Press the key . (2) Pr[...]

If negative pressure abnormality occurs 4-50 6 Rot ate the adjustment scr ew of the throttle valve to adjust the pressure s o that it becomes -3.40kPa. • Because it may change between  0.1 to 0.2 kPa, adjust it so that the middle value becomes the target pressure.  S t atus o f lamp and bu zzer for each pre ssure value 7 Press the key . •[...]

This chapter describes th e correc tive measur es to be taken for a ph enomenon suspect ed to be trou- ble and the procedure s to clear the error number displayed on the LCD. Troubleshooting ...................................... ......................................... 5-2 Image Quality Is Poor .... ............................ ..................[...]

5-2 T r oubleshooting T ake the appropriate ac tions as described belo w before t aking the trouble as a failure. If the problem is still not solved after troubleshooting, cont act y our distributo r or our service of fice. Failure phenomen on Cause Solution Power does not turn ON. The power cable of the machine is not connected securely . Securely[...]

Troubleshooting 5-3 1 2 3 4 5 T roubleshooting Image Quality Is Poor This section describes the co rrective actions to be take n in case the imag e qualit y is not satisfactory . T a ke appropriate mea sures to remedy the problems with image quality . If the remedy does not work, cont act your distributor or ou r service office. Failure phenomen on[...]

5-4 If an error occurs in 2L ink p ack or ink IC If an erro r occurs in the 2L ink pack o r the ink IC, a warning message is dis played. Printing, clean ing, and all the othe r operations th at use ink becom e disabled if warnin g occurs. In this case, replace the ink pack immediately . Display det ails of 2L ink p ack/ink IC error Y o u can che ck[...]

Troubleshooting 5-5 1 2 3 4 5 T roubleshooting Messages and Solutions Message Cause Solution Ink has not been filled up. Contact our service of fice or the distributor in your region. The ink of the ink pack has been completely used up. Replace the 2L ink pack corresponding to the displayed color number . ( P .1-19) The ink has been nearly used up.[...]

5-6 W ar ning/Er r or Messa ges If some trouble occurs, the buzzer sounds and the displa y shows a corresponding erro r message. T ake ap propriate m easures to remedy the displa yed erro r . W arning Messages • If there are multiple troubles, [ ! ] in the display will be inverted to inform you of it. Press the key to check the contents of troubl[...]

Warning/Error Messages 5-7 1 2 3 4 5 T roubleshooting Message Cause Solution The time to replace the Y motor . Contact our service office or the distributor in your region. The time to replace the mist fan filter . Refer to P .4-48, replace the mist fan filter . The clamp lever is in the upper status. Push down the clamp lever . A leaf media is not[...]

5-8 Error Messages When an error message is displa yed, eliminate the error according to the ch art below . If the same error message ap pears again, cont act your distributor or our service office. Error messages Cause Solution An error occurred in the control ROM. (F-ROM) T urn OFF the power to the machine and turn it ON again after a while. If t[...]

Warning/Error Messages 5-9 1 2 3 4 5 T roubleshooting Error messages Cause Solu tion An error occurred in the communication between the I/ F board and the main PCB. T urn OFF the power to the machine and turn it ON again after a while. If the same error message appears again, contact our service office or the distributor in your region. The I/F boa[...]

5-10 Error messages Cause Solution The media width could not be detected. The reason may be one of the followings: • The positions of the left and the right ends of the media you set are not proper . • The position of the taking-up tension bar is not proper . • The position of the feedi ng tension b ar is not proper . If the same error messag[...]

Warning/Error Messages 5-11 1 2 3 4 5 T roubleshooting Error messages Cause Solu tion An excessive load was applied to the X motor . T urn OFF the power to the machine and turn it ON again after a while. If the same error message appears again, contact our service office or the distributor in your region. An error due to an excessive current of the[...]

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This chapter contains the list s of the specificat ions and functions of this machine . Main Body Specifications ............................................ .................... 6-2 Ink Specifications ......................................................... .................... 6-4 Inquiry Sheet .......................................... ........[...]

6-2 Main Body Specifica tions Item Tx400-1800D Printing head Method Drop-on -demand piezoelectric print heads S pecificati on T welve-heads (4 x 3 lines, S t agger arrangement) Resolution 300, 450, 600, 900, 120 0 dpi Printing mode 8-color mode 300 x 300 dpi : 2 / 4 / 8 pass, Unidirectio n / bidirection 300 x 450 dpi : 3 / 6 / 12 pass, Unidirectio [...]

Main Body Specifications 6-3 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 Roll media size Maximum wid th 1860mm Minimum wid th 210mm Thickness 7.0mm or less Roll outsi de diamet er  270mmor less Roll weight 38kg or less Roll inside diamet er 1.5 to 3 inch Print side Regardl ess of faces out and in Rolling-up proces sing The roll end is gently fi xed to the core with w[...]

6-4 Ink Specifica t ions Item Form Dedicated ink p ack Color Acidic dye ink Available at a la ter date Reaction dye ink Black /Cyan /Magenta /Y ellow /Light cyan /Light magemta /Light brack /Blue/ Red/Orange Sublimation dye ink Black /Cyan /Ma genta /Y ellow /Light cyan /Light magemt a /Blue/ Light blu e Disperse dye ink Avai lable at a later date [...]

6-5 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 Inquir y Sheet Use this sheet for troubles and abnormal functioning of the machine. Fill in the following necess ary items and fax the sheet to our service office. Comp any name Person in charge Phone number Machine model Used OS Machine information *1 *1. See “Con firming Machine Information” ( P .3-41 ) of "Chapter[...]

6-6 Function Flo w c har t T YPE 1 P r i nt : Y = **** m m Normal, Soft, Hard O r igin S et u p **** O r igin **** Or i g i n S e t up X = 0 Y = ***** <L O C AL . 1> [ #0 1 ] w idth : **** m m TE ST PR I NT <E N T> ** T E S T P R I N T ** ** P r int in g ** C l ean i ng C o l o r : 12345678 C l ean i ng Ty pe : N o rm a l St a t i o n S[...]

Function Flowchart 6-7 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 * * C l ean i ng * * 00 : 01 : 59 C l ean i n g St ar t : e n t He a d He i g h t 0.0 m m Me d i a W i d t h : 1860 m m In k T y p e : R e a c In k C ol or :8 C oun t e r Log Di s p l ay [  ]/[  ]K e y SET U P < T YPE 1 > Di s p l ay [  ]/[  ]K e y[...]

6-8 F UNC T I ON SE TUP < ENT > <L O C AL . 1> [ #0 1 ] w idth : **** m m SETUP F UNC T I ON MA I N T E N A N C E < E N T > MAINTENANCE F UNC T I ON Ma c h i n e S e t u p < EN T > MACHINE SET F UNC T I ON DI S P L A Y < E N T > DI S P L A Y J APAN ESE < E NT > ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ESP A NOL IT ALIANO PORTUGU[...]

Function Flowchart 6-9 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 T o P .6-10 T o P .6-14 T o P .6-20[...]

6-10 T YPE 1 So f t n e s s <E N T> T YPE 1 Ma r g i n < EN T > T YPE 1 Ri g h t M a r g i n < E N T > T YPE 1 Le f t M a r g i n < E N T> T YPE 1 P r i n t M ode < E N T> T YPE 1 In k L a y ers < E N T > T YPE 1 Pr i o r i t y < E N T > T YPE 1 D P I : 300x 300 300x300, 30 0x450, 300x600, 4 50x450, 450x60 [...]

Function Flowchart 6-11 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 T YPE 1 In k L a y ers : H O S T T YPE 1 P r i n t M ode : H O S T TYP E 1 Re f r e s h : H O ST HOST , PLOT HOST , PLOT HOST , PLOT T YPE 1 Us e H e a d : H O ST HOST , PLOT T YPE 1 Dr y i ng T im e :H O S T TYP E 1 Feed S peed : H O S T HOST , PLOT HOST , PLOT ** M e dia C o m p * * ** P r in t in g ** T[...]

6-12 T YPE 1 Se t u p Re s e t <E N T> T YPE 1 Re s e t : e n t OFF , MR1, MR2, MR3, MR4 , MR5 T YPE 1 Dr y i ng T i m e < E N T > T YPE 1 M o i r e R edu c t i on< E N T> T YPE 1 Ea c h L i n e = 0 . 0 s T YPE 1 Se l : O FF From P .6-10 0.0 to 10.0 s T YPE 1 Co l o r P a t t e r n <E NT> T YPE 1 Co l o r Pa t t e r n : O N [...]

Function Flowchart 6-13 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 T YPE 1 Sp a c e : 8 m m 5 to 50 mm T YPE 1 Be f o r e P r i n t i n g : On T YPE 1 C o l o r : 12345678 T YPE 1 D u r i ng P r i n t i ng : O n TYP E 1 Type : N o rm a l ON, OFF ON, OFF T YPE 1 Interv a l : 5 m 1 to 250 m Normal, Soft, Hard, Mix T YPE 1 P r i o r i t y : B ounda r y Boundary , Length T YP[...]

6-14 St a t i o n S e l : C a r r i age O u t MA I N T E N A N C E St a t i o n < E N T > MAINTENANCE St a t i o n S e l :W i pe r Ex c hange St a t i o n S e l : N o z z l e C l ean St a t i o n Se l : D r a i n W a s h St a t i o n S e l : S t o r age W as h T o P .6-16 Carriage moves Carriage moves Carriage moves Check the waste ink tank C[...]

Function Flowchart 6-15 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 T o the media selection Ca r r i a g e Ou t Co m p l e t e d : e n t N o z z l e C l ean i ng Wa i t T i m e r = 1 m i n 1 to 99min Replacing the W iper Cleaning the Wipe r Fill the cleaning solution in the ink cap Wa i t i n g 00 : 01 : 59 Carriage moves Fill the cleaning solution in the ink cap and clean[...]

6-16 Pr i n t A d j us t S e l ec t : 3 00dp i From P .6-14 MA I N T E N A N C E Pr i n t A d j us t < E N T > Pr i n t A d j us t Se t O r i g i n : e n t MA I N T E N A N C E I n k F illi n g < E N T > I n k F illi n g C o l o r : 12 345678 I n k F i lli n g Type : N o rm a l I n k F i lli n g Type : H a r d 300dpi, 450dpi, 450dpiH, 6[...]

Function Flowchart 6-17 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 ** P r int A dj ** ** P r int in g ** F illi n g 00 : 00 : 00 Pl e a s e W ai t ********** --------- - I n k P o r t F illi n g Co m p l e t e d : e n t I n k F i lli n g St ar t : e n t I n k F i lli n g St ar t : e n t I n k P o r t F illi n g Co m p l e t e d : e n t I n k P o r t F illi n g Co m p l e [...]

6-18 From P .6-16 Ro u t i n e Co n t r o l Flu s h i n g < E N T > MA I N T E N A N C E Ro u t i n e Co n t r o l < E N T > Ro u t i n e Co n t r o l C l ean i ng < E N T> Ro u t i n e Co n t r o l C l ean i ng : O N Ro u t i n e Co n t r o l Fl u s h i n g : O N F ill C h e c k C o l o r : 12 345678 MA I N T E N A N C E F ill C [...]

Function Flowchart 6-19 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 No z z l e Re c o v e r y Se t Se t O r i g i n : e n t No z z l e Re c o v e r y Se t Pr i n t : e n t * * No z z l e Re c o v e r y * * ** P r int in g ** Hours : 0 to 24h Minutes : 0 to 59m : Change the se tting value : Select the s etting item Ro u t i n e Co n t r o l Interv a l = 0 h 0 m Hours : 0 to[...]

6-20 U se H ead H ead L i ne : A LL MA C H I N E S E T U P U se H ead < E N T > MACHINE SET MA C H I N E S E T U P Feed i ng D e v i c e < E N T > Feed i ng D e v i c e Feed i ng D e v i c e : O N St art print ing. ALL, AB-, -BC, A--, -B-, - -C Ma c h i n e N ame Tx400 - 01 MA C H I N E S E T U P Ma c h i n e N ame < EN T > 01 to [...]

Function Flowchart 6-21 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6[...]

6-22 Wa r n i n g C l ean W i pe r < E N T> From P .6-20 MA C H I N E S E T U P Wa r n i n g < E N T > C l ean W i pe r Ac t . L i m i t : O N Wa r n i n g Mi s t F a n < E N T > Mi s t Fan Co u n t e r L i m i t <E NT> ON, OFF Mi s t Fan Co u n t e r Re s e t <E NT> MA C H I N E S E T U P Sp a c e r <E N T> Sp a[...]

Function Flowchart 6-23 1 2 3 4 Appendix 6 Mi s t Fan Re s e t : e n t Mi s t Fan Se t L i m i t : O N 0 to 30000m Dr yness F ee d S peed : A U T O AUTO, 1 to 60mm/s Dr y ne s s Feed Feed Leng t h : 1000 m m 10 to 2000mm Dr y ne s s Feed B ac k Feed :O N ON, OFF AUTO, 1 to 60mm/s Dr yness F ee d S peed ( B ac k ) : A U T O[...]

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