Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto 72SI del fabbricante HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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1 DisplayMaker Legacy 72SI, 98SI User Guide Part Num ber 0700048.
2 Legal notices © Copyright 200 8 Hewlett- Packard Develo pment Compan y, L.P. The inform ation contained herein is subj ect to change without not ice. The onl y warranties for HP products and ser vices are s et forth in the ex press warr anty statem ents accom pany ing suc h products and ser vices.
iii Revi sion Log Th e f oll o wing is a list of m ajor chang es an d a dditions tha t hav e been ma de to this m anual since it w as first releas e d. See th e a ccompanying Rel e a s e N ote s for specific chang es to th e s o f t wa r e a nd h a rd wa r e b e t we e n m a n u a l u p d at e s .
iv Regulator y St atements FCC-A This equipm ent has been test ed and f ound to comp ly with th e limits f or a Class A digital device, pursuan t to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rul es.
v Telecommunicat ions Net work St atement Th e Col orS pan VideoN et port on this device is n ot in te n ded to be co nnect ed to a pu blic t el ecommunica t ions net work.
vi About This Manual This m anual con tains th e foll owing topics: ◆ Chapter 1, Get t ing Star ted, shows you how to unpac k and ass emble the p rinter , and introduce s y ou to its ma in fea- tures. ◆ Chapter 2, Using t he Control Panel , shows you how to us e the control panel to specif y printer options.
vii Convent ions This ma nual us es the f oll o wing inf orm a t ional con ven t ions: Note A special technique or information that may help you per form a task or underst and a process. Hinw eis Ein Hinw eis beschre ibt eine spez ielle technik zur Lösung einer Aufgabe oder enthällt Informatione n , die Ihne n eine P rozedur näher erläuter t.
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Table of Contents ix T ABLE OF C ONTENT S Revision Log ............. .......................... ...................... .......................... ....... iii Regulatory Statements ....................... ........................... ...................
x Table of Contents Printer Settings .................. ..................... ........................... ............... 2-10 Maintenance ..................... ..................... ...................... .................... 2-14 Service Printer ...
Table of Contents xi Media Properties .............................. ..................... ....................... 3-41 Printer Setup .................................... .......................... .................. 3-42 Media Wizard .......... .....
xii Table of Contents Setting the Camera Height .......................... .......................... .......... 5-15 Calibrate the Service Station ..................................... .......................... 5-17 Replace Ink Filters .............
Get t ing Star ted 1-1 C HAPTER 1 Get t ing St ar ted This chap ter sh ows yo u h ow to g et st arte d using your prin ter . It incl u des th ese top ics: ◆ Operating Requireme nts (page 1-2) ◆ Un.
1-2 Operating Requ irements Operat ing Requirements Choos e a loca t ion f or th e print er before y ou unpack it. K e ep th e f ollo w ing requirem en ts in min d: Electr ical ◆ Use the sup plied pow er cord. Plug it directly into a grounded electric al outlet.
Operating Requiremen ts 1-3 Connection k its a re av ailable fr om MacDermid ColorSpan to ve nt VOC emissions to the customer’s exhaust system or VOC recover y equipme nt. Consult your MacDermid ColorSpan res eller for det ails. ◆ Store media and ink in an area with simila r temperature and humidit y conditions as the printer .
1-4 Operating Requ irements ◆ T o c ap the printheads, us e only SolaChrome P rinthead Cap- ping Film. Damage to printh ea ds re sulting fr om the us e of poorly per forming plastic films is not covered by the printer warr a nt y . ◆ The maximum diameter allow ed on the takeup spool is 7.
Operating Requiremen ts 1-5 ink. If i nk does get onto the pin ch rollers, clea n them with SolaChrome-HR Cleani ng Solve nt and dr y th em thoroughly before printi ng. ◆ DO NOT set heavy objects on the pow er cord or printer c able; do not be nd the c ables or force them into contorted positions.
1-6 Operating Requ irements WA R N I N G THE PRINTER ELEC TR ONICS A SS EM BL Y CONT AINS A LITH- IUM BA T TERY DEVICE. THERE IS A D AN G ER OF EXPLOSION IF THE BA T TERY IS INCORREC TL Y REPL ACED. The bat ter y must be replaced only by ColorSpan a uthorized personnel, and must be replaced only with the same or equivalent t ype.
Unpacking and Ass embly 1-7 Unpacking and Assembly This print e r must be unpa ck ed and install ed o nly by a M acDermi d ColorS pan A uth orized Service Provi der (AS P). If you need to rel oca te, ship, or stor e an install ed prin t er , con t ac t y our res eller or M acDermi d ColorS pan T echnical Services f or assis- tan ce.
1-8 Workflow Overview Wor kf low O ve r vie w Pow er Up t he Pr inter 1. T urn on th e pow er switch to obser ve th e t ypic al pow er-up se qu en c e .
Workflow Overview 1-9 Pr int ing Wh en th e print er is connect ed to a ColorM ark Pro print s er v er , h ere is h ow a t y pic al print jo b progress es f rom th e cli ent w ork- sta t io n to th e prin t er . If yo u are using a n o n-Col orS pan RIP , refer to th e d ocum en ta t ion tha t a ccompani es it f or details.
1-10 Parts Overview Par t s Over view Fig. 1-1. Front vie w 14 17 & 1 8 7 12 9 5 11 10 4 6 1 2 3 13 5 8 17 & 1 8 15 16 2 0 3 0 2 5 2 3 2 4 2 6 3 1 2 9 2 8 2 2 2 1 1 9 2 7 Fig.
Parts Overview 1-11 Index Descr ipt ion 1E n c o d e r s t r i p — allows precis e positioning of the print- hea d c ar riage across the le ngth of the plate n.
1-12 Parts Overview 1 1 Pinch rollers — grip the media during loa ding and printing. 1 2 Pinch roller adjustment lever — allows you to adjust the force or release the pinch rollers to feed rigid cut- sheet media. 1 3 Rigid media sensor — detects whether rigid media is loa ded.
Parts Overview 1-13 2 7 Auxiliar y 2 4 volt power jack to vacuum system — accepts the sup plied 2 4 volt DC pow er sup ply to the vac uum sys te m, whi ch c an be co nn ect e d to a user -s up - pli.
1-14 Parts Overview Auxiliar y Dr yer Th e a v aila bl e aux iliar y dr ye r op t ion is an arra y of fans moun ted on a swiv el for us e during rigi d sheet -fed an d roll-fed prin t ing. It pro vi des enhanced drying perf orm an c e f or h eav y cov erag e an d high-speed prin t ing.
Special Feat ures 1-15 Special Featu res Th e printe r has m an y adv anced fea t ures to h elp y ou produ ce th e best print ed out p ut with th e l east ef fort. Pr int heads ◆ Micro-Quad TM pr int heads — sixtee n 600 dpi, 2 5 picoliter piezoelectric printhea ds (four per color ).
1-16 Special Features ◆ Automat ic color calibrat ion — use s an onboa rd photodiode to linearize output over the en tire densit y range (with print se r v e r o r R I P s u p po r t ) .
Special Feat ures 1-17 Per formance and Ease-of-Use ◆ Media Wizard — stores and rec alls a set of operating param- eters by media t ype and print mode, for optimal printi ng per forma nce. Includes a s et of predef ined settings for st an- da rd media; us er may a dd s ettings for other media.
1-18 Special Features.
Using t he Control Panel 2-1 C HAPTER 2 Using t he Control Panel This chap ter des cribes th e f unctions of th e con trol panel. ◆ Over vie w (page 2-2) ◆ Front Page (page 2-4) ◆ Navigation Ke .
2-2 Overview Over view Th e tou ch-s creen con trol panel sh o ws you th e print er ’ s curren t sta t us, an d enabl es you to intera ct w ith th e print er w h en chang- ing m edia an d ink, respon d to an error con dit ion, or conf ig ure options.
Overview 2-3 User Assistance Th e co n trol panel pro vi des va rious f orms of online us er assistance: Th e ? but ton pro vi des an exp lana tion of th e curren t f un ct ion, with some g ui dan ce f o r w ha t to do next.
2-4 Front Page Front Page Th e Front P a ge pro vi des access to th e most f requently-us ed p r i nt i n g a nd ma i nte n a nc e f unc t i on s . For ad vanc e d c on f i g u r a - t ion op tions, press th e M enu ke y (see “ Me n u ” on p ag e 2 - 9 fo r instru ct ions).
Front Page 2-5 ◆ Media & Ink — displays a l isting of the media and ink cur- re ntly installed in the printer . P re ss the ) and , ke ys to highlight “Media” or one of the inks, then pre ss ! (P ro- ceed) to display information about the selection.
2-6 Front Page ◆ Status — displays system parameters and the st atus of all user -conf igurable option s. P ress the and ke ys to scroll bet wee n pages. T o change an option, go to the P rinter Con- f iguration s ection of the me nu. ◆ Pr int Mode — s ets print q ualit y mode.
Front Page 2-7 ◆ Purge — per forms a Purge-n-Wipe, which purge s the print- hea ds th e n wipe s them in the s er vice station, to help recove r missing jets. P rint a prime ba rs pattern to verif y jet recover y . See “Checking Jet Health ” on page 3-7 for ins tructions.
2-8 Navigation Keys Navigat io n Keys Th e follo wing t a bl e sh ow s you h ow to mo v e through th e menu system an d perform prin te r con trol f un ct ions. Key Desc r ipt ion Display Menu — displays the printer me nu. ,) Menu Up/Down — moves the me nu highlight up and down the menu.
Menu 2-9 Menu Th e m enu has th ese m ain s e ct ions: ◆ Calibrate P rinter (see below) ◆ P rinter Settings (page 2-1 0) ◆ Mainte nance (page 2-1 4) ◆ Ser vice P rinter (page 2-1 5) ◆ User D.
2-10 Menu ◆ AutoT une — schedules jet maint e nance to run automatic ally af ter a cer tain number of prints have printed. See “Auto- T une” on page 4-4 for instructions. ◆ AutoRecover — per forms a Pu rge-n-Wipe at the st ar t of a print job (before printing) if a Purge-n-Wipe has not bee n per formed for a specified amount of time.
Menu 2-11 media is buckling or wrinkling. T urn of f the vacuum for light- w eight media such as pap er or fabrics. MEDIA WIZARD ◆ Dr ying Delay — a dr ying delay slows throug hput (media a dvan ce speed) to allow prints to dr y more thoroughly . Select the shor te st delay that permits complete dr ying.
2-12 Menu P rinting on the lef t side only reduces ink usage, while printing on bot h side s c an keep th e inkj ets clea rer. Using this feature decreas es the width avail able for printing the job. ◆ Lef t Platen Gutter — determines whe n the jets will f ire in the lef t spit toon to keep all jets f iring correctly .
Menu 2-13 ◆ Qualit y Check — determine s how AutoT une errors a re han- dled (se e “Auto Calibrations” on page 4-2 0 for information about AutoT une).
2-14 Menu ◆ Idle Spits — when the printer is idle, i t automatic ally spits a small amount of ink into the se r vice station to keep the ink- jets ope n and working. T o reduce the amount of i nk con- sumed during id le spitting, you c an set t he operation to Medium or Low .
Menu 2-15 ◆ Pr int heads Procedures — s ee “P rinthea d Maintenan ce” on page 5-8, for instructions on using the f ollowing options: ◆ Cleaning Solve nt Soak — emptie s the printhea ds of all ink, fills all heads with cleaning solve nt, and prompts you to cap the printhea ds.
2-16 Menu Warnings & Act ions Wh en in Expert m ode, a ct iv e W arnings, Chang es, an d Actions can be disp lay ed by s elect ing W arnings & A ct ions from th e m enu, sin c e W arnings will not caus e th e A T TN icon will appear in Expert mo de.
Menu Tree 2-17 Menu Tree Front Page O nline/Of f line Media & Ink Status Pr i n t e r Status Advance Media Menu AutoJet Pr i m e B a r s Pr i n t M o d e Sleep/Wake Access Hea ds Media Wizard Load.
2-18 Menu Tree Menu This menu tree ref lects version 3.1 1 of the embedded printer sof t ware. Refer to the Release Notes for more recent versions. Calibrate Pr inter Media Feed Manual Calibrat ions M.
Ink and Media 3-1 C HAPTER 3 Ink and Media This chap t er des cribes h ow to us e ink and m edia with th e prin t er: ◆ Ink ◆ Ink System Over view (page 3-2) ◆ Idle Jet Mainte nance (page 3-3) .
3-2 Ink System Over view Ink System Over view Th e print er ’ s ink syst em consis ts of th e f oll owing compo nents: ◆ Ink boxes — four 3-liter box es of SolaChrome-HR solvent pig- me nted ink (CMYK) plus Sola Chrome cleaning solve nt.
Idle Jet Maintenance 3-3 Idle Jet Maintenance Due to th e ev apora t ion of th e solv en ts in solv en t-b as ed inks, th e ink jets in solv ent print ers are sus cep t i bl e to cl ogging. T o mini- mize jet-outs, k eep the prin t er prin t ing and cl ean, an d us e the print e r ’ s jet m ain t enan ce fea t ures.
3-4 Select ing a Pr int Mode Select ing a Pr int Mode ◆ The bidirectional print mode s (printing occu rs in both d irec- tions) e nable you to sele ct the combination of pr int speed and qualit y required. S peed or t hroughput depe nds on the mode selected, and by other factors such as the width of the image.
Select ing a Pr int Mode 3-5 2. P ress the , and ) and key s to highlight a print mode. 3. P ress the " (Set) key to s elect the print mode..
3-6 General Pr int ing T ips General Pr int ing T ips ◆ See “Impor t ant Operating Note s” on page 1-3 for impor- tant inf ormation on operating the printer.
Checking Jet Health 3-7 Checking Jet Healt h Th e print er ’ s autom atic jet m ain t enan ce fea t ures (g ut ter print- ing, spits, s er vice station wipes) are designed to k eep the inkjets from clogging.
3-8 Checking Jet Health Pr int Pr ime Bars 1. From the control panel Fr ont Page scree n, press t he Prime Bars ke y . Th e cont rol panel disp la ys a promp t asking you to e nt er th e total wi dth of th e prime b ar pa t tern y ou wish to print. 2.
Checking Jet Health 3-9 T o purg e-n-wipe a co lor (f our prin th eads ): 1. From the control pa nel Front Pag e scree n, press the (Me nu) key . 2. P ress the ) ke y to highlight Maintenance . 3. P ress the (Me nu In) ke y . 4. P ress ) to highlight Purge a Color .
3-1 0 Lo a di n g I nk L oading Ink When to L oad Ink Th e amount of ink in th e ink bo x is track ed by th e print er sof t- w are and recor ded o n its correspo n ding profiler . Wh en th e ink bo x is almost emp t y , the LED a bo v e th e correspon ding profil er will blink.
Loading Ink 3-1 1 2. Connect the ink sup ply tube to the ink b ox. Grasp an d squeeze th e ink t u be co nnector as sh own, enga g e th e connector to th e ink bo x, an d relea s e th e connector . Ensure tha t th e co nnectors are firmly eng a ge d bef ore pro- ceeding.
3-1 2 Loa di n g I nk Pause-Swapping Ink Y ou can rep lace o ne or m ore ink bo xes during a print by pausing th e prin t er: 1. O n the printer control panel, press the (Paus e) key . 2. Remove the old profiler . This signals to th e print er tha t the ink bo x is being rep laced.
Capping the Pr int heads 3-1 3 Capping t he Pr int heads Capping th e printh ea ds prev ents th e ink from dr ying out an d clogging th e ink jets. Sin ce th e ink jets are automa t ically ex er- cis .
3-1 4 Capping t he Pr int heads Uncap t he Pr int heads Uncapping th e prin th ea ds is one component of th e W ak e f un c- t ion, w hich rev erses th e Sleep f un ct ion: ◆ The printer leave s standby mode: the heaters ar e switched on, and the sup ply & takeup system is te nsioned (loa ded).
Capping the Pr int heads 3-1 5 6. Wipe the printheads with SolaChrome-HR Cleaning Solvent, using a 1 00% poly e ster Class 1 00 cleanroo m wipe. DO NOT USE ISOPROPYL AL COHOL ON THE PRINTHEADS. R emo ve ink b uildup o n th e printh ea ds an d low er surfaces of th e carri a g e.
3-1 6 L oading Roll-Fed Media L oading Roll-Fed Media Th e printer in clu des a tensio ned supp ly an d t ak eup syst em designed to han dle vin yl an d oth er hea vi er m edia o n three-in ch cores.
Loading Roll-Fed Media 3-1 7 Suppor t for Large Narrow Media Rolls F or printing with large r olls of narro w m edia (l ess than 7 2 in ch es wi de), the print er inclu des spo ol support a ccessori e.
3-1 8 L oading Roll-Fed Media 1. Ensure t hat the f ixed collet is properly l oc ated with the scre w tighte ned into the inner hole on the sup ply spool (usi ng the outer hole would pre ve nt the spool from being inst alled).
Loading Roll-Fed Media 3-1 9 belo w). This enabl e s you to print o n eith er side of th e me d ia . 7. Ensure that the media is rolled onto the sup ply spool e venly , without “tele scopi ng” to one side. 8. Release the pinch rollers so that media c an be fed through them freel y .
3-20 Loading Roll-Fed Media 1 3. Select the media t ype that most clos ely matche s the media you are loa ding, or create a ne w media t yp e. Th e contr ol panel disp lays th e current s et t ings for th e m edia t y pe you chos e.
Loading Roll-Fed Media 3- 2 1 1 4. P ress one of the change keys to change any of the sett ings, print mode, or media t ype, press the ke y to see page 2, or press the ! ke y to continue. ◆ If you do not have the optional auxiliar y dr yer e nabled, page 2 will only show the “Dr yers Of f ” column.
3-2 2 L oading Roll-Fed Media ! ke y to continue. See “Media Wiza rd” on page 3-4 4 for information about thes e settings. ◆ If you press ! , the control panel displays the prompt: Advance media to takeup? 1 5. T o adv ance the media, pr ess " (Y es), othe r w ise press ( (No) and go to the next step.
Loading Roll-Fed Media 3-2 3 Th e con trol panel disp lays a num eric k ey pad. 1 8. Enter the le ngth of the media r oll (if it is a ne w roll) or the le ngth remaining (if it is a par tially used roll), and pre ss the Enter ke y to continue. T o skip this step, press Es c or Enter with out ent ering a v alue.
3-2 4 Loading Roll-Fed Media L oading Wide Media A roll of 7 2-inch an d wi der m edia is impossi b l e to l oa d it by grasping its l eft and righ t edges a t th e sam e t im e. F ollo w this procedure to m ore easily l oad wi der m edia. Ti p W ea r cotton glo ves whe n loading media, or handle the media only by its ver y outside edge s.
Unloading and Cut t ing Roll-Fed Media 3-25 Unloading and Cut t ing Roll-Fed Media 1. P ress the ) ke y on the Front Page screen to a dvance the printed por tion of the media past the p ostheater . 2. O n the Front Page scree n of the control panel, pre ss the Unload ke y .
3-2 6 U nloading and Cut t ing Roll-Fed Media T akeup Spool Pin Release T o quickly unspoo l a larg e amoun t of m edia f rom the takeup with out dama ging th e tak eup tensio n spring, you must first dis- enga g e th e spool fr om th e t ak eup syst em.
Respooling Media 3-2 7 Respooling Media Th e printe r can respool m edia from one car dboar d core to anot h er . Y ou ma y w ant to d o this if: ◆ The media was not taped to its core by the media vendor , which makes te nsioning impossible. ◆ Y ou want to change the direction that the media unwinds from the core (printed side out vs.
3-2 8 Respooling Media 1 0. P ress the ! (P roceed) ke y to respool the media. Th e media is pull ed f rom th e supp ly spool o nto th e take up spool. Wh en the prin ter det ects th e end of th e m edia, th e respool f un ct ion s tops autom atically .
L oading Rigi d Media 3-29 L oading Rigid Media Th e print er has t wo med ia l oa d stat es: ◆ Unloaded — the printer is rea dy to accept either roll-fed or rigid cut-sheet media ◆ Loaded — t.
3-3 0 Loa ding Rigid Media Fig. 3-1 3. Media settings.
L oading Rigi d Media 3-3 1 3. P re ss one of the change keys to change any of the settings, print mode, or media t ype, press the ke y to see page 2, or press the ! ke y to continue. ◆ If you do not have the optional auxiliar y dr yers e nabled, page 2 will only show the “Dr yers Of f ” column.
3-3 2 L oading Rig id Media 4. Enter the le ngth of the med ia. Th e printer will us e th e v alue you ent er h ere for su bsequen t calcula t ions, so be as a ccura te as possi b l e . 5. P re ss the ! ke y . Th e control panel disp la ys th e prompt: Load a sheet of media o nto the pr inter 6.
L oading Rigi d Media 3-3 3 Releasing a Pinch Roller F oll ow th es e st eps to rais e a singl e pin ch roll er if the edg e of th e m edia must be l o ca ted un der th e roll er , or if th e roll er is unusabl e: ◆ Raise the pinch rollers using t he release le ver .
3-3 4 L oading Rigid Media 1 0. Push the media up against the media alignment tool. M ak e sure tha t the m edia is cent ered un der th e pin ch roll ers. A voi d posit ioning eith er the l ef t or righ t edg e of th e media un der a pinch roll er . Th e prin ter will autom atically loca te th e l ef t an d righ t edg es.
L oading Rigi d Media 3-3 5 1 5. P ress the ! ke y to continue. Th e co n trol panel disp la ys a s creen tha t sh ows th e f oll o wing inform a t ion: ◆ Media size ◆ Pr i n t a r e a ◆ Right & lef t ma rgins — if y ou e nter 0 (zero) , you can also specif y an amount of overprint (printing past t he edge of the media).
3-3 6 Reloading Rigid Media Reloading Rigid Media Af ter prin t ing the first copy of a mult ip l e copy jo b on to a sh e et of rigi d media, th e Fron t Pa g e s creen disp lays a spec ial Lo a d / Reload key .
Reloading Rigid Media 3-3 7 Wh en y ou press th e R eloa d M edia k e y , th e co n trol panel di sp lay s this screen: See “ Loa ding Rigi d M edia ” on p age 3- 29 for in s tr uct ion s .
3-3 8 Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing Th e print er can p rint up to or past th e edg es of rigi d media . This pro vi des the l ook of a “ f ull-bl eed ” prin t with out trimming th e m edia. F or best results, f oll o w th ese g ui delines.
Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing 3-3 9 Media Proper t ies ◆ Follow the guidelines in this chapter for printing on rigid media. ◆ The media should have pa rallel op posite edges wit h 90- degree corne rs.
3-40 Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing ◆ Under Menu > Pr inter Sett ings > Media Measure T ype , choos e Maximal for greate st precision and ske w detection whe n printing e dge-to-edge. It measure s the width of t he media in t wo places, and finds the front edge in t wo places to esti mate ske w and detect non-rectangular sheets .
Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing 3-4 1 ◆ If the printe r repor ts that the media is ske w ed, but you can- not correct the ske w , the sheet may not be per fectly squa re (90-d egree corners wit h para llel side s). In t his c ase, e nsure that the right ed ge of the media (clo se st to the control panel) is pa rallel to the direction of media feed.
3-4 2 Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing Pr inter Setup ◆ The operator ap plies colored masking tape to the platen where the right a nd lef t edges of the media wil l feed, to pre- ve nt overprinting onto the pl ate n. ◆ The operator s ets the hea d height over the media.
Edge-to-Edge Pr int ing 3-4 3 ◆ During Load Media, the printer loc ates t wo points on each of the leading, lef t, a nd right edges of the media. The print er us es the s e data points, and assume s 9 0- degree corners and pa rallel side s, to determine the ske w of the media.
3-4 4 Media Wiz ard Media Wizard Th e M edia Wizar d sof t w a re fea t ure stores a s et of prin t ing param et ers by m e dia t y pe, enabling y o u to instantly op t imize th e print e r w h ene v er you chang e m edia.
Media Wizard 3-4 5 ◆ T o return to the Media Wiza rd me nu, press the ! (P ro ceed) key . F or each m edia t y pe, th e M edia Wiza r d stores th e f ollo w ing s etti ng s . T h e s etti n g s st or e d v a ry d e p en d i ng o n w h e t h e r t h e m edia is roll-fed or cut-sh eet.
3-46 Media Wizard use this ke y to control how tightly the media is wound onto the core. ◆ Supply Out Detect ion (roll fed) — for roll-fed media, the printer usually monitors the sup ply spool to detect when it runs out of med ia.
Set t ing Heater Temperatures 3-4 7 Set t ing Heater Temperatur es Th e are three h ea ters: a preh ea te r , a p la ten h ea t er , an d post- h ea ter . Th e posthea ter ’ s top an d bot tom zones can be s et to dif- feren t t empera t ures. Optionally , th e posth eat er can be t urned of f.
3-4 8 Set t ing Heater Temperatures 9. P ress " to save the ne w settings in the Medi a Wiza rd, or ( to not save them. Set t ings can be sav ed only f or us er-defined media, n ot for fa ctory-defined media. Th e sett ings will be app lied w heth er or not you sa ve th em in th e M edia Wizar d.
C a li b r a tin g th e Pri n t e r 4-1 C HAPTER 4 Calibrat ing t he Pr inter This chapt er e xp lains ho w to calibra te th e print er for th e best possibl e out put : ◆ Whe n to Calibrate (page 4.
4-2 When to Calibrate When to Calibrate Th e printer fea t ur es s everal t y pes of calibra t ions. Some sh ould be run rout inely , oth ers o nly wh en necessar y: When to run Calibrat ion Funct ion.
AutoJet 4-3 AutoJet A utoJ et detects in divi dual ink jets tha t are misfiring or not firing a t all. During su bs equent printing, the prin t er compensa tes f or th ese jets by using oth er jets in th eir p la ce, ensuring m ax imum print quali t y with out redu cing print speed.
4-4 AutoTune AutoT une A utoT une runs jet m ain t enan ce autom a t ically at in terv als you specif y . Y ou can us e th e Qualit y Ch eck M ode fea t ure to han dl e A utoJ et errors, with or without us er int erven t ion. 1. O n the Front Page screen, pre ss the (Me nu) key to e nter the me nu system.
AutoTune 4-5 Qualit y Check Wh en y ou run A utoJ et manually , th e sof t w are not ifi es y ou if th ere are an y jet or alignm ent pro bl ems so tha t the y can be a ddress ed. Wh en A u toT une runs A utoJ et a t s ch edul ed in terv als, yo u can us e the Qualit y Check fea t ure to han dle A utoJ et errors.
4-6 Media Feed Media Feed This cali bration all ows y ou to calibra te th e a ccura cy of th e m edia a dv an ce. Inaccura te m edia adv ance can result in blank sp aces bet ween pr int s w a th s (t oo much adv ance) or overl app in g sw a ths (too lit tle a dv an ce).
Media Feed 4-7 ◆ Input M FN — ente r the Media Feed Number th at was display ed af ter a previous media feed calibration, to return to that setting without per forming the c alibration again.
4-8 Manual Calibrations Manual Calibrat i ons Wh en y ou run th e calibra t ions from this menu, y ou ev alua te th e cali bra t ion t est pa t terns visually an d ent er th e calibra t ion v alues via th e con trol panel.
Manual Calibrations 4-9 Manual X Head Registrat ion Precis e posit io ning of ea ch drop of ink is ess en t ial for op t imal print quali t y . This is possi bl e only if you regist er all prin th eads in th e printh ea d ass embly to ea ch oth er in the X (al ong th e l ength of th e p la ten) direct ion.
4-10 Manual Calibrations Us e a print er ’ s l oupe or m a gnif ying glass if th e pa t terns are dif ficult to s ee. 5. P ress the , or ) control pan el ke ys repeatedly until the num- ber next to the pat tern that is close st to aligned per fectly is display ed.
Manual Calibrations 4-11 Manual BiDi Registrat ion Bidi rect ional registra t ion is a m eth od to align ea ch of the prin t- h ea ds so tha t dot p lacem en t is a ccura te in both direct ions al o ng th e X ax is (alo ng th e direct ion of printh ea d tra v el).
4-12 Manual Calibrations Us e a print er ’ s l oupe to s elect th e pa t t ern, sin ce th e lines in th e pa t terns m a y be dif ficult to see. 7. P ress the , or ) control pan el ke ys repeatedly until the num- ber next to the pat tern that is close st to aligned per fectly is display ed.
Manual Calibrations 4-13 Manual Jet Mapping J ets tha t are missing or misfiring are usually det ect ed by th e A utoJ et calibra t ion. A lterna t ively , you can m ap out jets manuall y using th e Manu al J et M apping f un ct ion . Y ou m a y w ant to m anu- ally ma p w eak or mis directed jets tha t A utoJ et does not su bst i- tu t e .
4-14 Manual Calibrations Th e printer prints a jet m ap test pa t tern. ◆ If a line segme nt is missin g or broke n, the jet number shown next to it is out.
Manual Calibrations 4-15 3. When the c alibration pat tern has printed, the contro l panel displays a me nu with the following options: ◆ Repor t indi vidual sof t ba d jets — enable s you to repor t a “sof t” bad jet, which c an be automatic ally ree nabled if AutoJet finds it working.
4-16 Manual Calibrations Th e control panel disp lays a num eric k eyboar d th a t you can us e to enter th e number of th e b a d jet. 5. Enter the jet number , the n pre ss the Enter k e y . 6. When you a re f inished entering j et numbers, pre ss the Esc ke y .
Manual Calibrations 4-17 1 2. When you a re f inished entering jet numbers, pre ss the Esc key . Th e co n trol panel disp lays th e hea d s el ection messa g e a g ain. 1 3. P ress , and ) to select the nex t head number, the n press ! (P ro ceed) . 1 4.
4-18 Manual Calibrations Th e control panel disp la ys this m essag e: All reported bad jets have been cleared. 2 0. P ress ! . Wh en y ou ha ve fini sh ed m apping jets, th e f ollowing sum- m ar y appears on th e con t rol panel: x soft jets currently reported bad.
Manual Calibrations 4-19 Jet St atus Lines This option prin ts th e M anual J et M apping test pa t tern (s ee Fig. 4-3 on pa ge 4-1 4) tha t sh ows w hich jets are working, an d which jets are out, b ut d oes not run th e Ma nual J et M apping cali bra- ti o n ( s e e “ Man u a l Je t Ma p p i n g ” on pa g e 4-1 3 for inf orma t ion).
4-20 Auto Calibrations Auto Calibrat i ons Th e print er ’ s pi ezo printh ea ds are aligned a t th e fa ctory an d sh ould o nly occasional ly require y ou to r un an autom a t ic bi di- rect ional or h ea d-to-h ead cal i bra t ion. 1. O n the Front Page screen, pre ss the (Me nu) key to e nter the me nu system.
Calibration Summary 4-21 Calibrat i on Summar y Th ese op t io ns allo w you to print a summ ar y of the Fu ll A utoSet cali bra t ion, or transmit cal i bra t ion da ta to a l og fil e o n th e print se r ve r .
4-22 Straightening the Media Path Straightening t he Media Pat h F or opt im al print qualit y , th e m edia must feed in as straigh t a line as possi bl e f rom the supp ly to th e tak eup.
Image Sensor Calibration 4-23 Image Sensor Calibrat i on Th e precis e loca t i on of th e ima ge s ensor (c am era) rela t ive to th e printh ea ds is crit ical f or edg e-to-edge prin t ing on rigi d cut-sheet m edia. Th e Ima g e Sensor Cali bra t ion det ermines this distanc e with precisio n.
4-24 Linearization Linear izat ion A s the d e n si t y o f an i ma ge varies f ro m hi g hl i ght s to s hadows , or f rom ligh ter t ints to dark er t ints, th e print er sh ould a c cura tely reprodu ce th es e areas in a predicta bl e, or line ar , fashion.
Maintaining t he Pr inter 5-1 C HAPTER 5 Maint aining t he Pr inter This chap ter des cri bes h ow to m aintain th e prin te r: ◆ Mainte nance Schedule ( page 5-2) ◆ Clean the Rail and Bea rings (.
5-2 Maintenance Sc hedule Maintenance Schedule Th e print er is designed f or lo w-main tenan ce operation. M o st opera tor-perform ed m ain tenan ce is perform e d on th e print- he ad s .
Maintenance Sched ule 5-3 Inter val: A t control panel warning Empt y ex cess ink (page 5-7) The excess ink containers on the printer st and legs should be emptied when half full.
5-4 Clean t he Rail and Bear ings Clean t he Rail and Bear ings Th e carria g e rail carri es th e prin th ead car ria ge a cross the wi dth of th e p la t en.
Clean t he Rail and Bearings 5-5 Rail 3 . W i p e th e ent i r e len g t h of th e r a i l wi t h a li n t - f r e e c l o t h o r wi p e moiste ned with isopropyl alcohol. Th e rail surfaces tha t must be c l ean are th e surfaces tha t tou c h th e carria g e bearings.
5-6 Clean t he Rail and Bear ings 5. Clean the lef t and right outside bea rings. M oist en a cot ton sw ab with isopropyl alco h ol or w a t er , p la ce it a gainst th e l ef t si de of th e bearing, an d m anuall y push th e carria g e to the l ef t.
Empt y Ex cess Ink 5-7 Empt y Ex cess Ink I n k o r c le a n i n g s o l ve n t t h at h a s b e e n e x p e l l e d ( “ spit ” ) for ink jet m ain te nan ce or from a purg e opera t io n drains from th e spit- toons an d service st a tion areas to ex ce ss ink con t ainers.
5-8 Pr int head Maintenance Pr int head Maintenance Th e print e r us es air pressure to both fill an d ev a cua te ink and cl eaning solv en t from th e prin th ea ds.
Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets 5-9 Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets A ll print ers tha t use solv ent-b as ed inks are sus cep t i bl e to prin t- h ea d clogging.
5-1 0 Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets Cleaning Solvent Soak If a m anual cl oth wipe fails t o reco v er en ough jets, y ou can soak th e thin f oam pa d tha t ships with the prin ter with SolaChrom e- HR cl eaning f lui d, th en cap th e prin th eads wit h this pa d ov er- night as sh own (Fig.
Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets 5-1 1 Cleaning t he Ser vice St at ion Doctor Blade With us e o v er t ime, th e doctor bla de tha t cleans e x cess ink f rom th e service station wiper bla des will accumula te a b uildup of ink.
5-1 2 Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height Th e correct h ea d heigh t a bo v e th e m edia is crit ical to out put qualit y . ◆ L owe r head heights red uce overspray , increasing image qualit y , but also increas e t he chance of the prin thea ds strik- ing the media.
Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height 5-1 3 Set t ing t he Head Height 1. Load the medi a that you w ant to c alibrate. F or instru ct ions, s ee “ Loa d ing Roll-F ed M edia ” on p ag e 3 - 1 6 . 2. O n the Front Page scree n, press the (Me nu) ke y to enter the me nu syste m.
5-1 4 Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height Th e carria g e must be lo w ered belo w th e h eig ht of th e gauge an d then rais ed. If the carria g e is simp ly lo w e red o n top of th e g aug e, th e carria g e will t en d to s et tl e l ow er during print- ing, changing th e he a d heigh t an d inv ali da t ing th e calibr a- ti o n s .
Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height 5-1 5 Set t ing t he Camera Height 1. Remove the c arriage cover . Th e carria g e co v er is a t t a ched to th e carria ge with t wo s crews o n ea ch si de (see Fig. 5-7 bel o w). 2. Loose n the three c amera e nclosure mounting scre ws (s ee Fig.
5-1 6 Set t he Pr int head and Camera Height 3. Set the c amera height. Ins ert th e cam era h eight g aug e as sho wn in Fig. 5-9 below . Rais e or lo w e r th e cam era encl osure so tha t it tou ches th e top of th e gaug e. 4. T ighte n the c amera e nclosure mountin g scre ws.
Calibrate t he Ser vice Stat ion 5-1 7 Calibrate t he Ser vice Stat ion Service st a t ion cali bra t ion ena bl es you to properly align th e s er- vice sta t ion wipers to th e printh eads. Wh en properly aligned, th e service sta t ion wipers sh ould be centered o n the pri nth ea ds.
5-1 8 Calibrate t he Ser vice St at ion 6. P ress ! (P roceed). Th e control panel disp la ys a m essag e asking wh eth er you w ant to cali bra t e th e s er vice sta tion posit ion. If y ou ch oose to do so, th e control panel w alks you through th e proce- dure.
Replace I nk Filters 5-1 9 Replace Ink Filters Th e cont rol panel disp la ys a W arning m essa ge o n th e con trol panel w h en 20 liters of ink has pass ed through th e filt ers.
5-20 Replace Ink Filters Th e filter ’ s la bel has an arrow tha t in dicat es the direction of f lo w . Install th e filt er with th e arrow poi nting up. 7. T ighten the filter clamp. Th e filter sh ould be s ecure, but d o n ot ov ert ight en th e sc r e w .
Extended Power Down and R esta r t 5-2 1 Extended P ow er Down and Rest ar t UNDER NORMAL OPE R A TION, DO NOT P O WER DO WN THE PRINTER . Co nstan t v acuum a t th e printh ea ds is required to pr e- v ent ink from running out of the prin th eads.
5-2 2 Extended Power Down and Rest ar t 7. Cap the printhea ds. See “ Cap th e Printh ea ds ” on pa ge 3-1 3 for instruct ions. 8. Switch the power switch to the of f positio n. Restar t T o restart th e print er , foll o w th e procedure belo w .
Technical Specif icat ions A-1 A PPENDIX A Technical Specif icat ions This chap ter lists th e print er ’ s specifica t ions an d inf orm a t ion a bout or dering supp li es.
A-2 Specifications Specif icat ions General DisplayMaker 7 2 SI DisplayMaker 9 8 SI Dimensions (Assembled) Without T ables Height: 5 2.5 inches (1 3 3.4 cm) Depth: 3 3.0 inches (8 3.8 cm) Width: 1 3 5 .7 inches (3 44.7 cm) With One Input and One Output T able Height: 5 2.
Specifications A-3 Electr ical Pow er Pow er used: 2 00-2 4 0V AC, 5 0/60 Hz, 1 4.8 Amps Required electr ical circuit: 2 2 0 V AC, 2 0 Amps, with NEMA L6-2 0R locking wall receptacle (Nor th Am eric a.
A-4 Specifications Powe r c or d Required pow er cord (sup plied with printer): Nor th American (UL/CS A ap proved), le ngth 8.2 feet (2.5 m), OR European (Harmonized), length 8.
Specifications A-5 Performance Pr int ing Technology 1 6 piezo-electric inkjet printhea ds utilizing Micro-Qua d™ Jet T echnology . Drop size ap proxi- mately 2 5 picoliters. Ink and Cleaning Solution SolaCh rome ™ -HR 4-color (CMYK) solvent pig- mented inks.
A-6 Supplies and Access ories Supplies and Accessor i es Co nsult M acDermi d ColorS pan or your M acDe rmi d ColorS pan represen ta t ive for an updat ed list ing of suppo rted ink an d me d ia . Us e o nly g enuine ColorS pan SolaChrom e inks an d cl eaning sol- v en t in th e printer .
Troubleshoot ing B-1 A PPENDIX B Troubleshoot ing This appen dix exp lains ho w to preven t an d dia g nos e print ing probl ems an d pro vi des inf orm ation a bout g et t ing h elp f rom ColorS pan.
B-2 Troubleshooting Checklist Troubleshoot ing Checklist Bef ore y ou trou blesh oot your prin t er , m ak e sure tha t it i s prop- erly install ed as des cri bed in Chap t er 1, Gett ing Started. F ollo w th e st eps in this ch ecklist to isola t e an d resolve prin t ing pro ble ms.
Troubleshooting Checklist B-3 ◆ The c able bet w een your computer or net work and the print s er ver may not be s ecurely connecte d at b oth e nds. Refer to the print ser ver manual for more information. ◆ Y our computer may not be working pr operly .
B-4 Troubleshooting Checklist ◆ Head strike — if the printhea d is striking the media, check how the media is tracking from the sup ply spool to the takeup spool. The side s of the media should be pa rallel to the sides of the printer , with no wrinkling or buckling.
Warranty Claims B-5 Warrant y Claims Th e printe r is cov ered by a manufa ct urer ’ s limited w arran t y (part number 0 7 000 2 5), wh ich in clu des th e prin th ea ds. Th e pi ezo printh ea ds are designed to re m ain in s ervic e f or th e life of th e printer .
B-6 Warranty Claims Causes t ha t are cov ered by th e manu fa ct urer’s w arrant y : ◆ Manufacturing defect — when a f law in materials or work- manship c ause s a printhea d to fail, the failure will be cov- ered by the manufacture r’s wa rrant y .
Diagnostics B-7 Diagnost ics The pr int er inclu des a s eries of s elf-dia gn ostic tests designed to h elp M a cDermi d ColorS pan T echnical Services solv e prin t er har dw are probl ems.
B-8 Diagnostics T able B-1. Actions a nd Wa rnings Code, Message Cause What to Do (CS) Capp ing Stat ion A-CS-1- Cap ping St ation Cap ping station is rais ed, and the c a r- riage is not at the c ap ping station. Low er the capping station to allow the printhea ds to be c ap ped, and to prev e nt the c arriage from crashing into it.
Diagnostics B-9 W- H T - [ 49 50 ] - Heate r Ba d Rea ding Bad thermister rea ding detected on the postheat #1 heater (49) or postheat #2 heater (5 0). The thermister is bad, or the heater b o a r d o r I / O b o a r d i s m a l f u n c t i o n i n g , or there is a c able problem.
B-10 Diagnostics A-IS-[ 80 8 1 82 83 ]- [ color ] Heads Not Loa ded with Ink P rintheads for color(s) indicated do not have ink loa ded: K (80), C (8 1), M (8 2), or Y (8 3) Fill the af fected printheads with ink. See “Set the P rinthea d and Camera Height” on page 5-1 2.
Diagnostics B-11 LS - I m a g e S e n s or W -L S -1 - Imag e Senso r I s No t Ope rat - ing The image se nsor shutter c able is dis- connected. Connect the image se nsor shutter c able and restar t the printer . W -L S -2 - Imag e Senso r I s No t Ope rat - ing The image se nsor cable is disc on- nected.
B-12 Diagnostics A-SM-2 - Invalid Sof t wa re Defective sof t ware. Call Authorized Ser vice P rovider for updated sof t ware. W -SM-1 - P rinter Not Re set F or Ship ping Defective electronics assembly . Call Authorized Ser vice P ro vider for replacement electronics.
Diagnostics B-13 W -VS-2 - Va cuum P ressure T oo High The vacuum pressure of the hea ds is too high. Call your Authorized Ser vice P rovider . W -VS-3 Vacuum P ressure Not Recov- ering The vacuum pressure of the hea ds is not recovering af ter an air purge.
Y ou can o btain h elp using y our M acDermi d ColorS pan produ ct f rom a v ari et y of sources. This s ect ion sh ows you w h ere to s eek h elp, an d introdu ces you to th e support av ailabl e to registered M a cDermid Col orSpan custom ers. If All Else Fails Call M acDermi d ColorS pan T echnical Ser vices directly .
Index-1 Index.
Index-2 ! 600x300 printing 1- 9 600x300 resolution 3-4 600x600 resolution 3-4 A Access Heads 2-7 , 5-9 Access Printheads 2-14 Actions and warning s B-7 , B-8 Adjustable pinch rollers 1-12 Advance Medi.
Index-3 D Default Registration Data 4-19 Diagnostics B-7 Doctor blade 5-11 Dryer Fans 2-11 Drying Delay 2-11 E Edge-to-edge p rinting 3- 38 Electrical requireme nts 1- 2 Empty Heads 2-15 Environmental.
Index-4 M Maintenance carriage rail and bear ings 5-4 cleaning clogg ed ink jets 5-9 empty excess ink 5-7 Prep for Storage /Shipping 5- 21 Printhead Procedures 5-8 replace ink filter s 5-19 service st.
Index-5 Respool Media 2-14 , 3-27 Restore All De faults 2-14 S Safety warnings 1-5 Service Station doctor blade cleaning 5-11 Service station 2-13 calibration 5- 17 Sleep mode 2-7 , 3-13 SolaChrome-HR.
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