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58 APPENDIX 2 - Key Operator training checklist
APPENDIX 2.
Key operator training checklist.
(This document is an overview of all topics that should be explained clearly by a certified engineer to an
operator. If all topics are checked, the key operator is certified to work with the :Anapurna M4F).
A. INFORMATION.
1. Safety Instructions.
a. Anapurna Engine.

Know the Emergency ‘Stop’ buttons.

Make sure that the ‘Safety Sensors’ are working (turned ‘ON’).
(While at OFFLINE Mode, Press F4 & then F2).

Before printing, make sure no one is around the engine.

After printing, always put the engine to ‘OFF LINE’.
b. UV Light.

Do not look directly into the UV Light when printing.

Don’t expose your skin directly to UV light.

If you need to look at the direction of the light, wear protective glasses.
c. UV Inks.

UV Inks (and waste) are chemicals, when handling the ink, wear
protective gloves to protect your skin. Also wear protective glasses
to avoid splashes.

Storage of inks. Ideal between 4° & 10° C. No more than 25° C at any time

Shelf Life of inks.

Take care when filling the main ink tank / cleaning tank.

Keep waste separate from the ink bottles.

Dispose off waste as per local council regulations.

Never mix solvent waste or aqueous waste with UV waste (as per local
council regulations).
2. Printer Overview.
a. Terminologies used (Home Side, Purge side or Capping side etc).
b. Anapurna Shuttle (carriage) Layout.

Print Heads, sub tanks etc.

2 way ink valves / solution valve.

UV Lamps.
c. Purge Button (Ink), Flushing Button (Cleaning Solution).
d. Negative Vacuum ‘Gauge’ & ‘Digital Indicator’.
e. Ink Supply System.
B. OPERATIONS.
1. Wasatch SoftRIP AE.
a. Wasatch basics.

Printing Modes (4 pass, 8 pass, bi-dir, uni-dir).

Imaging Configurations.

Media Width.
b. Ripping & Printing.
 Supported File formats.
 File preparation: size, scale, crop, mirror, rotate, tiling.
 Selection of correct Imaging Configuration (print mode).
 Sending to Rip Queue (Or Rip & Print).
c. Advanced settings (Wasatch SoftRIP AE manual).
 Color related info (color curves, color replacement,...).
 Use of ink restrictiona and ink limits.
 Setting up an Imaging configurations (the standard Agfa configurations).
 Print Strategies (immediate printing, manual layout,...).
 Hot folder set-up.
d. Hardware setup (Wasatch SoftRIP AE manual).
 Do not load any design software (DTP applications).
 Never download anything from the internet.
All boxes
should be
checked by
the operator.