Roland SJ-1000 manual

USER'S MANU AL T hank you very muc h for purc hasing this product. ➢ T o ensure correct and safe usage with a full understanding of this product's performance, please be sure to read through this manual completely and store it in a safe location. ➢ Unauthorized copying or tr ansferral, in whole or in part, of this manual is prohibited[...]

For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commer[...]

1 Contents T o Ensure Safe Use ............................................................................................................ ............ 4 P our utiliser en toute sécurité ............................................................................................... ... 10 Impor tant Notes on Handling and Use ....................[...]

Contents 2 4-2 Setting the Printing P osition and Margins .................................................................................. .................... 65 Shifting the Print-start P osition to the Rear ............................................................................ 65 Shifting the Printing P osition to the Left ..............[...]

Contents 3 Company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright © 2004 Roland DG Corporation http://www .rolanddg.com/ Chapter 6 Specifications ...................................................................................................... ........... 101 6-1 Usable Media ...........[...]

4 T o Ensur e Saf e Use Impr oper handling or operation of this machine ma y result in injury or damage to pr operty . P oints which must be observed to pr ev ent such injur y or damag e are described as follo ws. Incorr ect operation ma y cause injur y Ne ver allo w an yone unfamiliar with the usag e or handling of the machine to touch the machine[...]

T o Ensure Safe Use 5 This machine weighs 600 kg (1350 lb.). Media weighs 100 kg (220 lb.) Ne ver attempt to perf orm operations such as installation or r elocation your - self. This machine w eighs appro x. 455 kg (up to appr ox. 600 kg (1350 lb.), including media and the lik e), and moving it r equires special equip- ment and training. Performing[...]

T o Ensure Safe Use 6 Dang er of electrical shor t, shock, electr ocution, or fir e This machine carries a high curr ent of a maximum of a ppro ximately 10 amper es. This can cause situations that could not occur with lo w-po wer equipment; use caution. Ne ver operate the machine or insert or remo v e its po wer plug with w et hands. Doing so ma y [...]

T o Ensure Safe Use 7 Ink, cleaning liquid, and discharg ed fluid ar e flammable and to xic W ARNING Ne ver operate in locations such as those near an open flame or heater , or wher e sparking or static electricity ma y occur . Ink or the lik e ma y ignite and cause fire. Ne ver place ink, cleaning liquid, or dis- charged fluid in an y of the follo[...]

T o Ensure Safe Use 8 Dang er of fire, burns, or to xic gas emissions This machine has high-temperatur e areas (platen and dry er). Exer cise cau- tion to a void fir e or burns. Ne ver lea v e media loaded in the ma- chine when printing is not being per - formed. The continued application of heat at a single location ma y cause fire or pr oduce to [...]

T o Ensure Safe Use 9 W arning Labels W arning labels ar e affixed to mak e ar eas of danger immediately clear . The meanings of these labels ar e as follo ws. Be sure to heed their warnings. Also, ne ver remo ve the labels or allo w them to become obscured. Ink Is T o xic Ink and discharged fluid are to xic . A void contact with the body . Use onl[...]

10 P our utiliser en toute sécurité La manipulation ou l'utilisation inadéquates de cet appar eil peuvent causer des b lessures ou des dommag es matériels. Les précautions à pr endre pour prév enir les blessures ou les domma ges sont décrites ci-dessous. L'utilisation incorr ecte peut causer des b lessur es Ne jamais permettr e à[...]

P our utiliser en toute sécurité 11 Le poids de cet a ppareil est de 600 kg (1350 lb .) Le poids du suppor t est de 100 kg (220 lb .) Ne jamais tenter de pr océder seul à des opérations comme l'installation ou le déplacement de l'a ppareil. Le poids de cet appar eil est d'envir on 455 kg (jusqu'à en viron 600 kg (1350 lb.[...]

P our utiliser en toute sécurité 12 Risque de décharg e ou de choc électrique , d'électr ocution ou d'incendie Cet appar eil transmet une tension élevée (maxim um d'envir on 10 ampèr es). Cela peut créer des situa- tions qui ne se pr oduisent pas a vec de l'équipement à basse tension. La prudence est de mise . A TTENT[...]

P our utiliser en toute sécurité 13 L'encr e , les liquides netto y ants et les liquides usées sont inflammab les et to xiques A TTENTION PR UDENCE En cas d'ingestion ou de tr oub le ph ysique ➢ En cas de contact a vec les yeux, rincer immédiatement et abondamment à l'eau courante pendant au moins 15 minutes. Si les yeux sont [...]

P our utiliser en toute sécurité 14 Risque d'incendie , de brûlures ou d'émissions de gaz to xiques A TTENTION Remarques importantes sur les opérateurs et le lieu de tra vail A TTENTION PR UDENCE Certaines surfaces de cet appareil atteignent des températur es éle vées (platine et surface de sécha ge). Pren- dr e des précautions [...]

P our utiliser en toute sécurité 15 Vignettes d'a v er tissement Des vignettes d'a vertissement sont apposées pour qu'il soit facile de r epérer les z ones danger euses. La signification des vignettes est donnée ci-dessous. Respecter les av ertissements. Ne jamais retir er les vignettes et ne pas les laisser s'encrasser . L[...]

16 Impor tant Notes on Handling and Use This machine is a precision de vice. T o ensur e the full performance of this machine, be sure to observe the follo wing important points. Failur e to obser ve these ma y not only r esult in loss of performance, but may also cause malfunction or br eakdown. Printer unit This Machine Is a Pr ecision De vice ?[...]

17 Chapter 1 Intr oduction[...]

18 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1 Machine F eatur es T his mac hine is a high-speed, large-format printer compatible with media having a width of 100 inc hes. It provides ample image quality for large outdoor signs and the like ev en in its fastest mode, demonstrating high practicality and producti vity . It is provided with the necessary features for [...]

19 Chapter 1 Introduction 1-2 P art Names and Functions Printer Unit and Dr y er Fr ont Co ver Be sure to close this when you perform printing. Right Side Co ver Y ou remove this w hen you perform maintenance. Left Side Co ver Y ou remove this w hen you perform maintenance. Loading Le ver Y ou operate this w hen you load media. Operation P anel Y o[...]

1-2 P ar t Names and Functions 20 Chapter 1 Introduction Pinch Rollers T hese clamp the media when the loading lev er is pulled back to ward y ou. Grit Rollers T hese rollers feed out me- dia tow ard the front of the machine. Media Clamps T hese keep the media from coming loose and prevent fuzz on the cut edge of the media from touching the print h[...]

1-2 P ar t Names and Functions 21 Chapter 1 Introduction Printer Contr ol P anel TEST PRINT K ey Holding this down for one second or longer performs a printing test. CLEANING K e y Y ou use this to perform cleaning of the print heads. MENU K ey Y ou press this to enter the menus for various settings. SETUP K e y/Light Y ou press this when y ou load[...]

1-2 P ar t Names and Functions 22 Chapter 1 Introduction Media T ak e-up and F eed Systems Guide Roller Balance W eights T his weight balances the feed dancer roller to keep it level. F eed Dancer Rollers T his maintains uniform ten- sion for the feed media. T ak e-up Unit T his rotates the roll shaft to take up media. F eed Unit T his rotates roll[...]

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24 Chapter 2 Operation 2-1 Switching the P o w er On and Off Switching the P o wer On and Off T his mac hine has four power switches. Y ou switc h on all four when using the machine. When you finish printing, y ou turn off switches 2, 3, and 4 as required. Y ou also flip down the loading lev er to the rear of the machine. W ARNING When lea ving the[...]

2-1 Switching the P ow er On and Off 25 Chapter 2 Operation The P o w er -sa ving F eature T his machine is pro vided with a power -sa ving feature that switc hes to a low-power "sleep mode" w hen a fixed interval passes with no oper ation. T he factory default for the time after which the mac hine switches to the sleep mode is 30 minutes[...]

26 Chapter 2 Operation 2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media Ho w to Load Media W ARNING When loading or mo ving r oll media, be sur e to use load-handling equipment such as a lifter and carry out operations with care to pr ev ent falls or other accidents. Some r oll media ma y weigh about 100 kg (220 lb.). Attempting manual lifting operations that tax[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 27 Chapter 2 Operation 1. Load the media onto the r oll shaft. ■ Media ha ving an outward curl Press in to fit on secur ely . Press in to fit on secur ely . End cap Hexagonal wr ench (large) Hexagonal wr ench (large) Printed surface Roll shaft Roll media Reinfor cement pipe End cap 110 to 130 mm (4.3 to 5 in.) Ad[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 28 Chapter 2 Operation ■ Media ha ving an inward curl Press in to fit on secur ely . Press in to fit on secur ely . End cap Hexagonal wr ench (large) Hexagonal wr ench (large) Printed surface Roll shaft Roll media Reinfor cement pipe End cap Reinfor cement pipe Use this when loading media that has a width of 1,88[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 29 Chapter 2 Operation 2. Mount the roll shaft in the pa per pipe. Paper pipe Roll shaft End cap End cap Press in to fit on secur ely . Press in to fit on secur ely . Hexagonal wrench (large) Hexagonal wr ench (large) 75 to 100 mm (3 to 4 in.) Adjust the end cap to a position of 75 to 100 mm (3 to 4 in.). * When us[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 30 Chapter 2 Operation 3. Mount the media and pa per pipe on the tak e-up and feed units. ➊ Switch off the pow er . ➋ Open the cov er . ➌ Mount the r oll shaft. Pow er switch for feed unit P ower switch for tak e-up unit Roll media Place on the feed unit (interior). P aper pipe Place on the take-up unit (towa[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 31 Chapter 2 Operation 4. P ass the media thr ough the printer and adjust the balance weights. ➊ Before y ou pass the media thr ough, move the balance w eights to match the width of the media. ➋ Pass the media thr ough the rollers until its end r eaches the platen. W ork from the back of the printer . ➌ Pull [...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 32 Chapter 2 Operation Loosen Tighten Balance weight When 1220 to 1372 mm (48 to 54 inches) When 1373 to 1625 mm (54 to 64 inches) When 1626 to 2032 mm (64 to 80 inches) When 2033 to 2641 mm (80 to 104 inches) ➍ Adjust the position of the balance w eights to match the width of the media.[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 33 Chapter 2 Operation 5. Fasten the media to the pa per pipe. ➊ ➀ Go to the fr ont of the printer . ➁ While holding down the media by hand to k eep it from slipping out of place, flip the load- ing lev er to the rear . ➂ Pull the media to a position next to the pa- per pipe. ➋ Close the cov er . ➌ ➀ [...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 34 Chapter 2 Operation ➎ While pulling the media to k eep it taut, adjust the position of the end of the media. P osition so that the end of the media reac hes the paper pipe (that is, so that it reaches a position w here it can be taped in place). Media gauge As shown in the figure, place on the feed-side roll m[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 35 Chapter 2 Operation ➏ Use adhesive tape to fasten the media secur el y to the paper pipe. Apply the adhesiv e tape at inter vals of about 20 to 30 cm (10 inches). ■ T ake-up with outwar d curl ■ T ake-up with inward curl Paper pipe Adhesive tape Paper pipe Adhesive tape When this is 10 mm (0.4 in.) or less[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 36 Chapter 2 Operation 6. Set the orientation for automatic f eed and automatic tak e-up . ➊ Mak e the setting for the AUT O switch on the f eed unit. ➋ Operate the MANU AL switch to tak e up the media and pull it taut. T ak e up the media for one turn or mor e. ■ T ake-up with outwar d curl ■ T ake-up with[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 37 Chapter 2 Operation ➌ Mak e the setting for the AUT O switch on the tak e-up unit. ➍ Pull back the loading lev er to secure the media in place. T ak e-up side T ake-up with inwar d curl T ake-up with outwar d curl[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 38 Chapter 2 Operation 7. Install the media clamps. T he media clamps are magnetic. Important Notes on the Media T ak e-up and F eed Systems Nev er attempt any operation that pulls the media with excessiv e for ce, like the ones sho wn below . ➢ Nev er operate the MANUAL switch when the loading le ver has been pu[...]

2-2 Loading and Cutting Off Media 39 Chapter 2 Operation Ho w to Cut Off Media CAUTION The cutter knife used her e is sharp and poses a hazard. Carry out operations with caution to a void injury . Cut off the media along the knife guide, using a retractable knife or the like. Knife guide[...]

40 Chapter 2 Operation 2-3 Settings of Pr eheater , Print Heater and Dr y er What Ar e the Pr eheater , Print Heater and Dry er? T his machine is equipped with three devices for heating media. Y ou use these mainly to improve ink adhesion and dry the ink. Y ou can adjust the temperature settings to matc h the type of media and printing speed. W ARN[...]

2-3 Settings of Preheater , Print Heater and Dr y er 41 Chapter 2 Operation T emperatur e Settings for the Pr eheater and Print Heater Pr ocedure ➊ Press . Use to select the preheater or print heater . Use to make the setting. Press to enable the setting. ➋ Press . Press to g o back to the original screen. At first, the preheater and preheater [...]

2-3 Settings of Pr eheater , Print Heater and Dr yer 42 Chapter 2 Operation General Guide for the Pr eset T emperatur es T he optimal temperature settings v ary according to the type of media, differences in the print mode, and other factors. Use the following as a gener al guide and adjust accordingly . General Guide for Adjustment Pr eheater Set [...]

43 Chapter 2 Operation 2-4 Star ting Printing Getting Ready to Receiv e Data fr om a Computer When you ha ve finished loading media and making the temper ature settings for the heating devices, then follow the steps below . T his procedure enables the mac hine to receiv e data from the computer and perform printing. Pr ocedure ➊ Close the fr ont [...]

2-4 Starting Printing 44 Chapter 2 Operation Printing T ests and Cleaning W e recommend performing a printing test to chec k for problems such as dot drop-out before y ou carry out actual printing. If problems suc h as dot drop-out are found, clean the print heads. Ho w to P erform a Printing T est Holding down for one second or longer prints a tes[...]

45 Chapter 2 Operation 2-5 If Ink Runs Out Checking for Remaining Ink Pr ocedure ➊ Press . Press se veral times. ➋ Press . ➌ Press . ➍ Press . Press to g o back to the original screen. The displa y shows an appr oximate guide to the amount of r emaining ink, which ma y differ some what from the actual amount remaining. Also , the displa yed[...]

2-5 If Ink Runs Out 46 Chapter 2 Operation If Ink Runs Out When ink runs out, a w arning beep sounds and printing pauses (unless the default settings hav e been changed). Pull out the empty cartridge and insert a new one. Printing resumes. Pr ocedure ➊ The slot number for the empty cartridge flashes. ➋ Gently shak e the ne w car tridge . ➌ Pu[...]

2-5 If Ink Runs Out 47 Chapter 2 Operation Important Notes on Replacing Car tridges ➢ Be sur e to replace with an item of identical type. Never mix items of diff erent types. ➢ Nev er allow the machine to stand with an ink cartridge remo ved. The print heads may become clogged. ➢ Nev er insert or remov e a par tially used ink cartridge . ➢ [...]

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49 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment[...]

50 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment 3-1 Dail y Car e and Maintenance Disposing of Discharg ed Ink T he drain bottle collects disc harged fluid. Dispose of collected material before the bottle becomes full. Switc h off the sub power , then remove the bottle, being careful not to spill its contents. W ARNING Ne ver place ink, cleaning liquid, or [...]

3-1 Daily Car e and Maintenance 51 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment Cleaning W ARNING Nev er use gasoline, alcohol, thinner , or any other flammab le material. Doing so ma y cause fire. CAUTION Befor e attempting cleaning, switch off the po w er and wait until the platen and dr y er cool (appro ximately 30 min utes). Sudden mov ement of the mac[...]

3-1 Daily Car e and Maintenance 52 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment Car e and Maintenance of the Print Heads Daily Car e and Maintenance Use the machine's head-cleaning feature to perform maintenance. ☞ p 44 "Printing T ests and Cleaning" ☞ p 53 "When Head Cleaning Is Not Effectiv e" P eriodic Car e and Maintenance [...]

53 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment 3-2 When Head Cleaning Is Not Eff ectiv e P erforming Mor e P o w erful Cleaning When the problems such as dot drop-out are not cleared up b y the cleaning you perform b y pressing (normal cleaning), try the more forceful "medium cleaning" or the ev en more forceful "powerful cleaning." St[...]

3-1 Daily Car e and Maintenance 54 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment When P o w erful Cleaning Is Not Eff ectiv e If problems such as dot drop-out persist ev en after you ha ve performed po werful cleaning several times, then use the cleaning kit to clean the heads. Suc h cleaning can be effective w hen carried out periodically , according to th[...]

55 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment 3-3 Cleaning the Heads Using the Cleaning Kit When the Cleaning Kit Becomes Necessar y If problems such as dot drop-out occur frequently and are not corrected b y the machine's head-cleaning feature, clean the heads using the cleaning kit. Such cleaning can be effecti ve when carried out periodically , a[...]

3-3 Cleaning the Heads Using the Cleaning Kit 56 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment 1. Change to the print-head man ual-cleaning mode. ➊ Remov e any media fr om the platen and close the fr ont cov er . ➋ Switch off the sub pow er . Hold down and switch on the sub po wer . ➌ Pr ess to choose [CLEANING]. Pr ess . ➍ Pr eparations are complet[...]

3-3 Cleaning the Heads Using the Cleaning Kit 57 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment 3. Clean using the cleaning stick. Be especially careful to clean a wa y an y fibr ous dust (lint). Clean in the sequence shown in the figure below . Be sure to clean using one of the included cleaning sticks. Cleaning stick Ar ea to clean Ar ea to clean Gently st[...]

3-3 Cleaning the Heads Using the Cleaning Kit 58 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment 4. Reattach the side co v ers and quit the manual cleaning mode. ➊ Attach the left and right side co vers. ➋ Pr ess . After the processing to quit the manual cleaning mode ends, the sub power is s witched off. 5. P erform a printing test to v erify the r esult[...]

59 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment 3-4 Replacing Consumable P ar ts Replacing the Wipers T he wipers are components that you use w hen cleaning the print heads. When the screen displa ys a message like the one shown, it means the item needs to be replaced. Replace with new items. CAUTION Be sure to perf orm operations as specified by these ins[...]

3-4 Replacing Consumable P arts 60 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment 3. Replace the wipers. Use the included tw eezers. ➊ Detach the old wipers. Detach the hook and pull up and out. ➋ Insert the new wipers. ➌ Attach the hook. 4. Reattach the side co v er and quit the wiper r eplacement mode . ➊ Attach the right side cov er . ➋ Pr ess .[...]

61 Chapter 3 Maintenance and Adjustment 3-5 When Not in Use f or a Pr olong ed P eriod K eep P erforming Maintenance Switch On the P ow er Once a Month Switch on the sub po wer once a month. When y ou turn on the power , the machine automatically performs some operations such as those to keep the print heads from drying out. Allowing the machine to[...]

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63 Chapter 4 F eatur e Refer ence[...]

64 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference 4-1 P ausing or Canceling Printing Canceling Printing Bef ore It Finishes Pr ocedure ➊ Pr ess . ➋ Hold down for one second or longer . ➌ Stop sending printing data fr om the computer . Description pauses printing. Pressing a second time here resumes printing, but a horizontal stripe is pro- duced at the locatio[...]

65 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence 4-2 Setting the Printing P osition and Margins Shifting the Print-star t P osition to the Rear Procedur e Use to mov e the media. Description Moving the media using lets you shift the print-start position to the rear . Never use . Doing so may cause the take-up unit to pull the media with undue for ce, resulting in a[...]

4-2 Setting the Printing P osition and Margins 66 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference Changing the Left and Right Margins Pr ocedure 1. Mak e the setting for the right margin. ➊ Pr ess . Pr ess . ➋ Press twice. ➌ Use to mov e the heads. Pr ess to enable the setting for the right side. 2. Mak e the setting for the left margin. ➊ Pr ess . Pr ess . ?[...]

4-2 Setting the Printing P osition and Margins 67 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence 3. Go back to the original scr een. ➊ If the front co ver is open, then close it. ➋ Press . Use to go back to the original scr een. Description Y ou can perform this operation only w hen the light is on. T o keep the heads from drying out, the ma- chine for ces this [...]

68 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference 4-3 Optimizing Printing to Match Media Thickness Adjusting Head Height to Match Media Thickness Pr ocedure ➊ Pr ess . Pr ess sev eral times. ➋ Pr ess . ➌ Mov e the lev er . ➍ Pr ess . Pr ess . Use to go back to the original scr een. Description Depending on the media, media ma y wrinkle or come loose from the[...]

4-3 Optimizing Printing to Match Media Thickness 69 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence Corr ecting for Misalignment in Bidir ectional Printing Procedur e 1. Switch off the po wer to the tak e-up unit (leaving the f eed unit on). 2. Print a test pattern. ➊ Press . Press se veral times. ➋ Press . Press to start printing. 3. Read the correction values f[...]

4-3 Optimizing Printing to Match Media Thickness 70 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference 4. Enter the corr ection values that y ou read. Enter correction v alues H1 through H6 for each setting number (SETTING NO . 1 through 4), for a total of 24 correction values. ➊ Pr ess . ➋ Pr ess . Use to select. Use to set the corr ection values. Pr ess for finish[...]

4-3 Optimizing Printing to Match Media Thickness 71 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence 5. Go back to the original scr een. Press . Press to g o back to the original screen. Description T he bidirectional-printing mode (in whic h the heads perform printing during both their outbound pass and return pass) offers the adv antage of being fast, but subtle mis[...]

4-3 Optimizing Printing to Match Media Thickness 72 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference Sa ving Bidirectional Corr ection V alues Pr ocedure ➊ Pr ess . Pr ess sev eral times. ➋ Pr ess . Pr ess sev eral times. ➌ Pr ess . Use to select a presetting n umber . Pr ess to sav e. ➍ Pr ess . Pr ess to go back to the original scr een. Description T his sa [...]

4-3 Optimizing Printing to Match Media Thickness 73 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence P erforming F eed Corr ection to Alle viate Horizontal Bands and the Lik e Procedur e 1. Print a test pattern. ➊ Press . Press se veral times. ➋ Press . Press to start printing. 2. Check the test pattern y ou printed. 3. Enter the corr ection value. Press . Press .[...]

4-3 Optimizing Printing to Match Media Thickness 74 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference Description T he mov ement transfer of media experiences subtle changes due to the thic kness of the media and the tempera- ture of the heating devices. When the mov ement distance becomes discrepant, horizontal stripes are more likely to occur during printing. W e rec[...]

75 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence 4-4 Accommodating V arious Kinds of Media Using T ranspar ent Media Procedur e 1. Set the media type to "transpar ent." ➊ Press . ➋ Press . Use to select [CLEAR]. Press to enable the setting. ➌ Press . Press to g o back to the original screen. 2. Use the [PRINT AREA] menu to mak e the settings f or th[...]

4-4 Accommodating V arious Kinds of Media 76 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference Description Y ou use this w hen ink dries poorly even when the dry er is used. Larger values produce progressi vely slower movement of the media, enabling y ou to extend the drying time accordingly . Printing time takes correspondingly longer . Y ou can also make this setting[...]

4-4 Accommodating V arious Kinds of Media 77 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence Pr e v enting Media fr om Coming Loose Procedur e ➊ Press . Press se veral times. ➋ Press . Use to set the value. Press to enable the setting. ➌ Press . Press to g o back to the original screen. Description T he platen uses suction to grip the media and keep it stable. [...]

4-4 Accommodating V arious Kinds of Media 78 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference Default Setting [PERIODIC CL.]: DISABLE[...]

79 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence 4-5 Changing Ho w the Printer Operates Determining What Happens When Ink Runs Out Procedur e ➊ Press . Press se veral times. ➋ Press twice. Use to make the setting. Press to enable the setting. ➌ Press . Press to g o back to the original screen. Description T his lets you c hange, according to your purpose, the[...]

4-5 Changing Ho w the Printer Operates 80 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference Deactivating the Sleep Mode Pr ocedure ➊ Pr ess . Pr ess sev eral times. ➋ Pr ess . Pr ess . Pr ess . Use to select [DISABLE]. Pr ess to enable the setting. ➌ Pr ess . Pr ess to go back to the original scr een. Default Setting [SETTING]: ENABLE MENU SLEEP SETTING ENABLE DI[...]

4-5 Changing Ho w the Printer Operates 81 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence Returning All Settings to Their Initial V alues Procedur e Press . Press se veral times. Press to ex ecute. MENU F A CT OR Y DE F A UL T Printing a System Repor t Procedur e ➊ Press . Press se veral times. Press to start printing. ➋ Press . Press to g o back to the original [...]

82 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference 4-6 Changing Ho w the Preheater , Print Heater and Dr y er Operate Switching the Dr y er On and Off Pr ocedure ➊ Pr ess . Pr ess sev eral times. ➋ Pr ess . Use to mak e the setting. Pr ess to enable the setting. ➌ Pr ess . Pr ess to go back to the original scr een. Description T o operate the dryer , you must s[...]

4-6 Changing Ho w the Pr eheater , Print Heater and Dryer Operate 83 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence Determining Ho w the Pr eheater , Print Heater , and Dr y er Operate Procedur e ➊ Press . Press se veral times. ➋ Press . Use to make the setting. Press to enable the setting. ➌ Press . Press to g o back to the original screen. Description T his [...]

84 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference 4-7 Men u List Main menu Press ☞ p 75 ☞ p 66 ☞ p 68 ☞ pp 69,72 SHEET TYPE OP AQUE OP A QUE MENU PRINT AREA RIGHT EDGE SET PRINT AREA RIGHT EDGE MENU SHEET TYPE RIGHT EDGE CANCEL PRINT AREA LEFT EDGE LEFT EDGE SET LEFT EDGE CANCEL MENU HEAD HEIGHT MENU ADJUST BI-DIR ADJUST BI-DIR TEST PRINT ADJUST BI-DIR SETTI[...]

4-7 Menu List 85 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence ADJUST BI-DIR SA VE PRESETTING LO AD PRESETTING 7 LO AD PRESETTING 6 LO AD PRESETTING 5 LO AD PRESETTING 4 LO AD PRESETTING 3 LO AD PRESETTING 2 SA VE PRESETTING 1 SA VE PRESETTING 8 SA VE PRESETTING 7 SA VE PRESETTING 6 SA VE PRESETTING 5 SA VE PRESETTING 4 SA VE PRESETTING 3 SA VE PRESETTING 2 T o the[...]

4-7 Menu List 86 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference MENU INK CONTROL INK CONTROL EMPTY MODE EMPTY MODE ST OP ST OP MENU DR YER DR YER ON ON MENU PREHEA TING PREHEA TING PREHEA T PREHEA T MENU FULL WIDTH S FULL WIDTH S FULL FULL MENU SCAN INTER V AL SCAN INTER V AL OFF OFF MENU V ACUUM PO WER V ACUUM PO WER AUT O AUTO MENU SLEEP INTER V AL 30min 30min SLE[...]

4-7 Menu List 87 Chapter 4 Feature Ref erence MENU HEAD CLEANING HEAD CLEANING ALL MEDIUM HEAD CLEANING ALL PO WERFUL MENU SYSTEM REPOR T MENU INK REMAINING 1 ■■ 2 ■■ 3 ■■ 4 ■■ 5 ■■ 6 ■■ 7 ■■ 8 ■■ 9 ■■ 10 ■■ 11 ■■ 12 ■■ T o the [SHEET TYPE] menu T o the [C MEDIUM] menu T o the [ALL MEDIUM] menu T o th[...]

4-7 Menu List 88 Chapter 4 Featur e Reference Langua ge and Unit Men u Hold do wn and switch on the sub po wer . MENU LANGUA GE ENGLISH LENGTH UNIT mm m m TEMP . UNIT ˚ C ˚ C SETUP SHEET Cleaning and Maintenance Menu Press HEAD CLEANING ALL HEAD CLEANING A GR OUP Hold do wn for one sec- ond or longer . Hold do wn and switch on the sub po wer . MA[...]

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90 Chapter 5 What to Do If The Printer Unit Doesn't Run Is the po wer s witched on? Switc h on the printer's main power , then press the sub power switc h and make sure the POWER light comes on. If the light on? Printing is not performed w hen the light is not on. Pull back the loading lev er , close the front cover , and press . Is the f[...]

91 Chapter 5 What to Do If Printed Results Are Coarse or Contain Horiz ontal Stripes Do the print heads sho w dot drop-out? Carry out a printing test and make sure no dot drop-out occurs. If dot drop-out is present, perform head cleaning. ☞ p 44 "Printing T ests and Cleaning" ☞ p 53 "When Head Cleaning Is Not Effectiv e" Hav[...]

5-2 Attractive Printing Is Impossible 92 Chapter 5 What to Do If The Media Becomes Soiled When Printed Do the print heads contact the media? T he height of the print heads ma y be too low . Also, if the media is not loaded and set up correctly , it ma y wrinkle or come loose and strike the heads. ☞ p 95 "Media Wrinkles or Shrinks, or F eed I[...]

93 Chapter 5 What to Do If 5-3 The Media Jams The Media Jams If an err or message is displa y ed because the media has jammed, immediately cor rect the pr oblem. Fail- ure to do so ma y dama ge the print heads. ☞ p 98 [MO T OR ERROR TURN OFF POWER] Is the media warped or wrinkled? Many factors can cause warping or wrinkling. Refer to the followin[...]

94 Chapter 5 What to Do If The Media Cannot Be T ak en Up Smoothly Is media feed unstab le? V arious factors can make media feed unstable. Refer to the following and correct the problem. ☞ p 95 "Media Wrinkles or Shrinks, or F eed Is Un- stable" 5-4 The Media Cannot Be T ak en Up Smoothly[...]

95 Chapter 5 What to Do If 5-5 Media Wrinkles or Shrinks, or F eed Is Unstab le A variety of problems can occur if the media f eed is not smooth. This can cause such pr oblems as poor printing quality , contact with the media by the print heads, misaligned posi- tioning, media jams, or poor take-up . T ake action as f ollows. Media Wrinkles or Shri[...]

96 Chapter 5 What to Do If 5-6 The Print Heads Stopped Mo ving If the print-head carria ge stops o ver the platen, tak e action immediately to pr e vent the heads fr om dr y- ing out. What to Do First Switc h the sub power off, then back on again. (If the media is jammed, then also remov e the media.) If the heads move to the standb y position (ins[...]

97 Chapter 5 What to Do If 5-7 If a Messa ge Appears These are the main messages that appear on the machine's displa y to prompt cor rect operation. They do not indicate any er ror . Follow the pr ompts and take action accor dingly . [1 ■ 2 ■ 3 ■ 4 ■ ...] Only a small amount of ink remains. Replace the car - tridge indicated by the fla[...]

98 Chapter 5 What to Do If 5-8 If an Er r or Messa g e Appears This describes the err or messages that ma y appear on the machine's displa y , and how to tak e action to r emedy the problem. If the action described her e does not correct the problem, or if an err or message not described here a ppear , contact your authorized Roland DG Corp . [...]

5-8 If an Err or Messag e Appears 99 Chapter 5 What to Do If is too low for the media thickness specified on the com- puter . T he heads mov e to a location where y ou can op- erate the height-adjustment lever . Adjust to the displa yed height, then press . [SHEET SET ERROR SET AGAIN] was pressed e v en though no media is loaded. Press any key to c[...]

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102 Chapter 6 Specif ications 6-1 Usab le Media Conditions for Usab le Media Media width 48 to 104 inches (1220 to 2641 mm) Roll outer diameter ( A) Maximum 250 mm (9.8 inches) P aper pipe (cor e) inner diameter (B) 3 inches (76.2 mm) Media thickness (C) Maximum 1.0 mm (39 mil) Roll weight Maximum 100 kg (220 lb.) Other conditions Media suc h as th[...]

103 Chapter 6 Specifications 6-2 Printing Ar ea Printing Area and Margins *1 The amount of margin can be c hanged using the menus. *2 Margin length required by the media take-up and feed systems. *3 Margin set automatically (default value; for media w hose width is detectable) Media Printing area Right margin (*1) Left margin (*1) Appro x. 1.5 m (5[...]

104 Chapter 6 Specif ications 6-3 Locations of the P o w er Rating and Serial Number Labels Serial Number T his is require when y ou seek mainte- nance, servicing, or support. Never peel off the label or let it get dirty . P ower Rating Use an electrical outlet that meets the re- quirements for voltage, frequenc y , and amperage giv en here.[...]

105 Chapter 6 Specifications 6-4 Specifications Printing method Loadable media width Printable area Ink T ype Colors Resolution Printing speed Distance accuracy Media tak e-up Roll outer diameter system Roll weight Media feed system Roll outer diameter Roll weight Media dr yer Ink-fixing device Interface Pow er -sa ving function Pow er supply V olt[...]

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