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Large Format 4 8 00 Series Inkjet Printers R eference Guide.
i Reference Guide W ARRANTY United States Kodak warrants its printers (“P RODUCT ”) to be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of purchase. Kodak reserves the right to make changes or improvements to Products, without incurring any obligation to similarly alter Products previously purchased.
ii Reference Guide FCC St atement (U.S.A.) The United States Federal Communications Commission has specified that the following notice be brought to the attention of users of the KODAK printers.
iii Reference Guide VDE st atement Hiermit wird bescheinigt, daß der Drucker in Übereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der BMPT -AmstbIVfg 234/1991 funkentstört ist. Der vorschriftsmäßige Betrieb mancher Geräte (z.B. Meßsender) kann allerdings gewissen Einschränkungen unterliegen.
iv Reference Guide Material safety dat a sheet T o obtain information on the proper use, handling, and disposal of Kodak inks, consult the material safety data sheet (MSDS) which should have shipped with your first ink order . MSDSs can also be obtained from the Kodak Environmental Services web page (http:// www .
v Reference Guide Dryer safety CAUTION: Never open the dryer . There are no user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel only . CAUTION: This assembly heat by radiation. CAUTION: Once the dryer is plugged in, there is continuous power to the dryer , even when the printer is turned of f .
vi Reference Guide Contents Introduction .................................................................................................... 1- 1 Printing with 4800 Series printers .....................................................................
vii Reference Guide HP-GL/2 options ............................................................................................. 3 - 1 Printing vector data ..............................................................................................
Introduction 1 This Reference Guide describes the KODAK PROFESSIONAL Large Format 4800 Series Printer inkjet printer . These printers give you professional-quality output with all the brilliance and gloss of liquid ink.
Introduction 1-2 Reference Guide Featuring a continuous-feeding ink system which uses 500ml reservoirs for each color , you never have to worry about running out of ink halfway through a big print job. Before starting a print job, just look at the transparent plastic reservoirs to check the ink supply .
Introduction 1-3 Reference Guide Operating Environment These media work best in an environment ranging from 68 to 82° F (20 to 28° C) at 30 to 70% relative humidity . Image drying time depends on the humidity , temperature, and amount of ink coverage.
Introduction 1-4 Reference Guide Choose the right media Y ou can rely on KODAK PROFESSIONAL media for rich, vivid images across the entire color spectrum. They are specially formulated to demanding specifications, strict performance criteria, and uncompromising quality controls.
Introduction 1-5 Reference Guide Nine Factors that Affect Print Quality Understanding all the factors that contribute to print quality is the only way to ensure perfect printing each and every time. This section details nine important factors; by controlling them, you can achieve the very best print quality possible.
Introduction 1-6 Reference Guide 2. Original Image Clarity and Color The quality of the original photograph, transparency , or digital file plays a key role in final print quality as this is where the clarity and color of the image is created.
Introduction 1-7 Reference Guide DO NOT USE INTERPOLA TED RESOLUTION OF YOUR SCANNER T O COM- PUTE IMAGE SIZE Most 300 dpi scanners can interpolate or “imitate” 600 dpi scanning. This is really not really scanning at 600 dpi and will degrade the image quality .
Introduction 1-8 Reference Guide 6. RIP Color Profile The engine that converts your image into a series of C, M, Y , K dots is called the Raster Image Processor or RIP .
Introduction 1-9 Reference Guide 8. Ink and Media Using the right ink and media is a much bigger factor in print quality than most inkjet users realize.
Printer options 2 Y ou can define printer options through your application software or by choosing settings from the printer's control panel. The following printer options are described in this c.
Printer Options 2-2 Reference Guide Choosing print mode options Y our printer offers four quality modes, three of them pre-defined, which let you make tradeoffs between speed and quality .
Printer Options 2-3 Reference Guide Color mode Color mode refers to whether you are printing in color or monochrome. T o choose the color mode 1 Press Setup Menu/Print Mode Menu/Color Mode .
Printer Options 2-4 Reference Guide Dot s per inch For best results, be sure the printer dpi setting matches the image resolution in the file you are printing. The printer always prints at 600 dpi, even when the dpi setting in the Print Mode menu is set to 300 dpi.
Printer Options 2-5 Reference Guide Print passes The number of passes indicates how many times the cartridges must fire to lay down the ink for a complete scan line. Y ou may select multiple passes, so that on a single pass, the jets fire only a fraction of the dots.
Printer Options 2-6 Reference Guide Print direction Print direction specifies whether the inkjets fire on both passes of the carriage over the print area (bidirectional), or just on the return pass (unidirectional). If you’re printing an image with heavy fill or shading, unidirectional can reduce running and ink bleeding.
Printer Options 2-7 Reference Guide A few rules regarding the End of Media feature: • will not work with Cut Sheet selected as supply type. • setting is remembered across power cycles. • setting is not stored as a user parameter . • setting cannot be changed once a plot begins to print.
Printer Options 2-8 Reference Guide T o display the current value 1 Press Feed Media Menu /Display Counter . 2 View the current value. 3 Press EXIT . T o print the current value 1 Press Feed Media Menu /Display Counter . 2 Press Print Counter . 3 Press EXIT .
Printer Options 2-9 Reference Guide Supply T ype This setting allows you to select your supply options. The available options are sheet, roll, roll2 or takeup. Select sheet if you intend to use cut sheet stock. Select roll if you are going to use roll paper on the upper roll feeder .
Printer Options 2-10 Reference Guide The tables which follow provide details on the media sizes and maximum printing areas for rollfeed and sheet media. Media Sizes and Maximum Printing Areas for Rollfeed Media Paper Size Normal Print Area Expanded Print Area GRAPHICS (U.
Printer Options 2-11 Reference Guide Media Sizes and Maximum Printing Areas for Sheet Media Paper Size Normal Print Area Expanded Print Area GRAPHICS (U.S. OFFSET) 19.0" x 25.0" 17.8" x 22.4" 18.6" x 22.8" 20.0" x 28.
Printer Options 2-12 Reference Guide Margins Margins can be set to Normal or Expanded. The Expanded setting expands the print area and decreases the margins.
Printer Options 2-13 Reference Guide T o set margins 1 Press Setup Menu/Paper Option Menu/Margins . 2 Choose Normal or Expanded . 3 Press OK . Auto-Load Delay Auto-Load Delay lets you set the time between when the printer senses the media and when printing starts.
Printer Options 2-14 Reference Guide Auto-Cut Delay Auto-Cut Delay allows you to set a delay time before the printer automatically performs the Auto-cut function. This provides additional time for unattended prints to dry . In addition, you may want to delay auto-cut depending on the media you are using, the ambient temperature and the humidity .
Printer Options 2-15 Reference Guide Save Media When the Save Media is On (the default), the media advances only as far as needed to print the image. W ith the Save Media option turned off, the printer advances the full print area of the loaded media.
Printer Options 2-16 Reference Guide T o use a previously saved user setting 1 Press Setup Menu/User Setup Menu/Select User . 2 Scroll to the number for the user settings (i.
Printer Options 2-17 Reference Guide Y ou can set preheat values for each cartridge in the Left and Right cartridge sets. The following example sets the preheat value for cartridge 4 of the Left cartridge set. T o set the ink preheat value for cartridge 4 of the left cartridge set 1 Press Setup Menu/Ink Option Menu/Ink Preheat Menu/Left/4 Preheat .
Printer Options 2-18 Reference Guide Dryer The dryer helps to dry ink. When set to Auto, the dryer automatically turns on, samples the ambient temperature/humidity and calculates the required dryer output temperature. When set to On, the dryer is at maximum dryer output.
Printer Options 2-19 Reference Guide Printing the settings Pressing the SetupMenu/User Setup Menu/Print Settings buttons causes the printer to print a listing of its current settings.
Printer Options 2-20 Reference Guide Printer Default Settings USER SETTI NGS DEFAULT OTHER OPTIONS COLOR MODE COLOR MONO, GRAY CARTRIDGE SET 2x4 1x4 RIGHT, 1x4 LEFT QUALIT Y MODE PHOTO PRODUCTI ON, EN.
HP-GL/2 options 3 This chapter describes the setting of printing parameters generally used with vector- based files, including palette selection, printer control, rotation, reprints, nesting, ink reduction and ink limiting.
HP-GL/2 options 3-2 Reference Guide Palette select Palette select lets you choose either the HP-GL/2 or AutoCAD palette. Both palettes allow 256 active colors with eight colors predefined. The predefined colors for each palette are shown in the following table.
HP-GL/2 options 3-3 Reference Guide T o set control 1 Press Setup Menu/HP-GL/2 menu/Control . 2 Choose either Sof tware or Printer . 3 Press OK . Rotation The printer automatically prints an image with the long side on the paper axis.
HP-GL/2 options 3-4 Reference Guide Ink reduction Ink reduction lets you reduce the percentage of ink laid down by the printer . This feature applies only to HPGL/2 format images (vector-based images) and has no ef fect on continuous tone images.
HP-GL/2 options 3-5 Reference Guide Parameters which are monitored for Nest compatibility: • Print quality; • Number of passes; • Print direction; • Speed; • Color mode; • DPI; • Dry time; • Margins; • W ipe on/off; and • Media Save.
HP-GL/2 options 3-6 Reference Guide T o define nesting wait time 1 Press Setup Menu/HP-GL/2 menu/Nesting Menu . 2 Choose Nest Enable/On . 3 Press OK . 4 On the Nesting menu, choose Nest Time . 5 Choose the Nest T ime ( 30 seconds , 1 minute , 2 minutes ).
Installing additional memory A The 4800 Series inkjet printers ship with 64 MB of RAM and are upgradable to a maxi- mum of 256 MB. Additional memory helps to free the host computer more quickly . Accept able DIMM sizes Printer memory may be upgraded by installing PC133 (or faster) 168-pin DIMMs ( D ual I n-line M emory M odules).
Installing additional memory A-2 Reference Guide T o remove the DIMM 1 Facing the top of the DIMM, push the side clips gently away from the DIMM. DIM M Slo t 2 The DIMM should pop up.
T echnical information B MEDIA TYPES: Photo paper, paper matte, drafting films, and specialty. MEDIA ROLL PARAMETERS Inner roll core: 2" and 3" Max.
Technical information B-2 Reference Guide DIMENSIONS 60" model 42" model Height (platen above floor) 44" (1.12m) 44" (1.12m) Width 111" (2.82m) 93" (2.37m) Depth 28" (0.71m) 28" (0.71m) Weight 165 lbs. 150 lbs. Print width up to 59.
Menu tree C This section contains an overview of the printer's menu tree. In the figures that follow , items in italics indicate that selecting the option gives access to a menu with further options.
Menu Tree C-2 Reference Guide Main menu l Loa d Medi a Feed Medi a Menu l l Cut Se t up Menu l l Paus e U tility M en u l l Re s et l LOAD MEDIA moves media into or away from the platen.
Menu Tree C-3 Reference Guide Feed media menu l For war d Ba ckw a r d l l l l M ed ia Counte r E nd o f Med i a l l Displ ay Counte r Exit l Forward advances media toward the front of the printer . Media Counter provides access to additional options where the length of a roll of media can be entered and the media counter reset.
Menu Tree C-4 Reference Guide Setup menu at a glance Setup Print Mode Menu Color Mode Color , mono, gray Quality Mode User , Production, Photo , Enhanced Dots per Inch 300, 600 Cartridge Set 1x4 Right.
Menu Tree C-5 Reference Guide Ink Option Menu Ink Preheat Menu Left, Right Dryer Auto/ Off /On Auto-W ipe On/ Off Exit Exit Setup menu l Print M ode Me nu User Setup Menu l l Paper Opt ion Me nu Ink O.
Menu Tree C-6 Reference Guide Print Mode Menu l Col or Mode P rin t P a sse s l l Q u a lity M o d e Carr i age Spee d l l Dot s p er I nc h P rin t D ir ec tio n l l Cart ri dge Set Exi t l Color mode provides access to a further menu to select color , monochrome, or grayscale printing.
Menu Tree C-7 Reference Guide Paper Option Menu l Suppl y Typ e Auto- C ut M enu l l M edi a St andar d Sav e M edi a l l Ma r g i n s l l A u to -L o a d D ela y Exi t l Supply type provides access to a further menu to select the paper feed mode: roll, roll2, sheet, or takeup .
Menu Tree C-8 Reference Guide HP-GL/2 Menu l Pa le tte Se lect Nesti ng Menu l l Cont rol Rep rin ts l l Ro ta tion In k Limit l l Ink Redu cti on Exi t l Palette Select provides access to a further menu to select an AutoCAD color palette or a generic HP-GL/2 palette.
Menu Tree C-9 Reference Guide User Setup Menu l Select U ser In it S e ttin gs l l Save U ser P rin t S e tting s l l U ni ts Select LC D C o n trast l l Language Ex i t l Select user provides access to a further menu to select a previously saved user configuration.
Menu Tree C-10 Reference Guide Ink Option Menu l Ink Preheat Men u Dryer l l A uto -W ip e l l l l Exi t l Ink preheat provides access to a further menu to set the ink preheat value for each cartridge. Dryer provides access to a further menu to turn the dryer Off or Auto.
Menu Tree C-11 Reference Guide Utility menu at a glance Prime Access Menu Access Left Access Right Access Home Color Calib Menu V ertical 4321YMC Horizontal 4321YMC V ert Calib T est Horiz Calib T est Calibration Menu Use Paper Calib On /Off Paper Axis T est Color Db Menu Left, Right, Color Db T est Paper Axis 32.
Menu Tree C-12 Reference Guide Utility menu l Pr i m e Di s p la y S e ttin g s l l A ccess M en u P rin t S ettin g s l l C o lo r C a lib M e n u Ser vi c e M enu l l C al i brat ion M enu Exi t l Prime prints the prime pattern.
Menu Tree C-13 Reference Guide Calibration Menu l Use Paper Calib Open Jet Menu l l Pap er Ax is Te st Paper Axi s l l Color Db Menu l l Exit l Use Paper Calib provides access to a further menu in which you can set this function On or Off. Paper Axis T est prints the paper axis test pattern.
Menu Tree C-14 Reference Guide Service Menu l C a lib ra tio n M e n u About l l Diagnos ti cs Menu C artri dg e In fo l l Tes t Pr i nt l l Exi t l Calibration Menu provides access to calibration options. Diagnostics Menu provides access to a further set of menus for performing diagnostics (tech support only) and for printing the color test.
Error messages D These display messages are helpful in determining the status of the printer and possible corrective action when operation does not appear to be normal. Error Messages Error messages consist of the message “Internal ERROR: Shutdown” on line 2 of the display .
Error messages D-2 Reference Guide The following table shows cartridge-related error messages. Error M essage Correctiv e Action Unrecognized cartridge Be sure the cartridge is the correct cartridge for your printer model. Your printer will n ot work with cartridges from othe r models.
T roubleshooting E This appendix contains valuable information to help you solve the most common printer problems. The problems addressed are divided into these types: · Printer health · Print quali.
Troubleshooting E-2 Reference Guide If any of the previous steps failed, your printer may not be correctly con- nected to your computer and/or network. Contact your network administrator or your reseller . Otherwise, continue with the steps that follow .
Troubleshooting E-3 Reference Guide File will not print If you are using a parallel cable, be sure it meets the specifications of IEEE 1284. Check your electrical connections. From your software application, print to a file and send the file to the printer in DOS using the DOS Copy command.
Troubleshooting E-4 Reference Guide ok, inspect the area below service station for anything that might cause it to elevate. Carriage axis failure This may be caused by using media which may curl and cause carriage axis failure. Be sure to use inkjet quality media.
Troubleshooting E-5 Reference Guide Remove the cutter from the left side of the carriage and check it for visible damage. Make sure cutter version 3 (or newer) is installed (see the figure below). 3 Check the shaft for visible damage (carriage moves back and forth on it during operation).
Troubleshooting E-6 Reference Guide Ink cartridges do not fire properly Be sure that cartridges and the service station are cleaned periodically to maintain good print quality . (See the Maintenance Guide.) Cartridges may wear out after extended use. T ry replacing the cartridge.
Troubleshooting E-7 Reference Guide Run the jet status plot as described in the Quick S tart Guide. If sections of the print are missing, add the affected jets to the compensation list. Replace the cartridge if necessary . Ink spills on the flex cable Flex cable refers to the copper contacts on the carriage where the cartridge seats.
Troubleshooting E-8 Reference Guide Overall print quality is poor Prime, clean, calibrate, or replace cartridges. Make sure the printer is positioned on level ground. Use a higher quality print mode, such as Enhanced. Be sure you are using genuine KODAK PROFESSIONAL inks and media.
Troubleshooting E-9 Reference Guide Smudged or dark characters Be sure you are using the correct type of paper for the application. Make sure the paper is straight and unwrinkled when loading it into the printer . Prime, clean, calibrate, or replace cartridges.
Troubleshooting E-10 Reference Guide STEPS TO MINIMIZE GHOSTING (P ARASITIC SUPPRESSION) 1. Use the preheat function and set the heat to 4 on all the cartridges. - On the Main Menu, press Setup Menu/Ink Options Menu/Ink Preheat Menu. In the Ink Preheat menu you will see Cyan - Preheat, Y ellow - Preheat, Magenta - Preheat, and Black Preheat.
Troubleshooting E-11 Reference Guide The printer automatically prints in portrait orientation (X axis = paper axis). If you rotated the image in your application to save paper , set the paper size to the next lar ger size (for example, if you are printing a C size image, choose D size paper).
Troubleshooting E-12 Reference Guide Dat a T ransfer Printer doesn’t generate a print Be sure your printer is connected to the port to which you are sending the file. If you are printing over a network, you will need to determine whether the problem is in the network.
Troubleshooting E-13 Reference Guide · Use the printer’s self-test feature or run the demo print to assure that the printer is functioning. · Check that the baud settings for the computer and printer are correct. If the settings do not match, the file may be printed incorrectly or not at all.
Troubleshooting E-14 Reference Guide • On the print server, make sure the printer is not waiting because of a fault. • Make sure the printer is not set up as a login terminal. Application Sof tware Isolating a problem to your sof tware Sometimes printing problems are application software-specific.
Troubleshooting E-15 Reference Guide Calling for Help If you have tried the suggestions in this manual and still need assistance, call the reseller where you purchased your printer .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Kodak 4800 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Kodak 4800 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Kodak 4800 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Kodak 4800 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Kodak 4800, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Kodak 4800.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Kodak 4800. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Kodak 4800 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
