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Document ID: OMM-00148 Rev. B

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4.0 EFI Print Control Utility and EFI Pro 24f Control Window

This chapter covers the EFI Print Control Utility and the EFI Pro 24f Control window. 

4.1 EFI Pro 24f Software Operational Overview

This section provides a general overview of the EFI Pro 24f’s Print Control Utility software and how to use it when printing.

Figure 4-1: EFI Pro 24f Printing Data Flow

The EFI Pro 24f printer is operated directly using the EFI Pro 24f Print Control Utility. The system data flows as follows: 

1.

Fiery XF is used to rip images to a .bco file. This file contains all the printing information and is stored on the EFI Pro 24f computer.

2.

The Print Control Utility is used to select and open pre-ripped .bco files and to print the files.

3.

The Print Control Utility is also used to open the EFI Pro 24f Control window to use tools, adjust parameters, or adjust image infor-

mation. 

Summary of Contents for Pro 24f

Page 1: ...Operations Guide Pro 24f Wide Format Hybrid Printer...

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Page 3: ...690 4321 Customer Care efi com Email EuroInk efi com Canada Mexico South America 1 650 357 4790 InternationalOrders efi com Part Orders EuroParts efi com Email InternationalOrders efi com Technical S...

Page 4: ...Revision History A 11 28 2017 Released DR 4421 B 12 13 2017 Corrected link to Maintenance Guide on pg 28 and returned manual name to cover page internal...

Page 5: ...ling and Precautions 13 2 2 8 High Voltage Dangers and Precautions 13 3 0 EFI Pro 24f Printer Overview 14 3 1 Front Access 14 3 1 1 Carriage Assembly 16 Front Carriage Assembly 16 Rear Carriage Assemb...

Page 6: ...meters Window 47 System Tab 47 Page Settings Tab 48 Offset Tab 49 Head Voltage Tab 50 Head Temperatures Tab 51 4 3 10 Control Ink window 52 4 3 11 Printer Status Messages 53 4 3 12 EFI Pro 24f Control...

Page 7: ...Purge Procedures 75 8 2 3 Clean Print Heads 76 9 0 EFI Pro 24f Sleep Mode Shutdown Procedures 78 9 1 Overnight Sleep Mode 78 9 1 1 Re wake Printer 79 9 2 Short Term Printer Shutdown 80 9 3 Long Term...

Page 8: ...on must be turned off in the Parameters window This printer provides level readings for each bottle 1 1 About This Guide This guide assists trained printer operators in completing daily tasks includin...

Page 9: ...inkjet support efi com doc php doc 683 The Printer Safety Guide contains information criti cal to safe printer operation for all customers Training http inkjet support efi com training index php Opera...

Page 10: ...Emergency Stop button to stop the printer Identify locations and understand operation of emergency stop buttons before operating the EFI Pro 24f printer Emergency stop buttons are located on both the...

Page 11: ...ont door contains special glass and door flaps that filter out UV light during printing All doors should be closed when printing to prevent operator exposure to harmful UV light 2 2 3 Ventilation Prop...

Page 12: ...rs away from the printer work area Dispose of waste materials in accordance with local state province or and country government regulations The presence of children or pets is forbidden at all times i...

Page 13: ...es the access panels and shields located on the front of the printer Figure 3 1 Printer Front Access Caution Keep all safety interlocks covers and guards in place and in working order Do not operate t...

Page 14: ...the ink waste container 2 The sweep tray also contains a trough to collect ink released from the bleed valves This ink is also drained into the ink waste con tainer 3 The vacuum knife uses suction to...

Page 15: ...ol them ink tanks for the print heads lamps for curing the ink and a negative pressure system that controls ink flow Each system is described in the paragraphs and figures included in this section Fro...

Page 16: ...148 Rev B 17 Rear Carriage Assembly The Rear of the Carriage Assembly contains the following items 1 2 3 Figure 3 4 Carriage Rear View No Covers Shown 1 Print Head Control Board 2 Voltage Control Boar...

Page 17: ...which provide a superior technology for ink curing 1 2 3 5 4 6 Figure 3 5 LED Lamp Detail Right Lamp Shown 1 Lamp Interface Board Housing 2 Lamp Mounting Bracket Assembly 3 Anti static Bar Assembly 4...

Page 18: ...n the rear of the printer Figure 3 6 Printer Rear Access Caution Keep all safety interlocks covers and guards in place and functional Never operate printer with covers doors or guards removed or with...

Page 19: ...gure 3 7 Ink Purge Panel 1 The left purge button controls the CYMK color ink manual purging 2 The right purge button controls the manual purge for white 3 The Liquid Separator button controls the cycl...

Page 20: ...nter s computer compartment Those components are 1 A 22 flat panel display a full size keyboard and a two button wheel mouse Not Shown 2 The Keyboard Tray is used to support the keyboard and mouse use...

Page 21: ...t ID OMM 00148 Rev B 22 3 3 1 Vacuum Control A detail of the control valve layout is provided in Figure 3 9 below 1 2 3 4 Figure 3 9 Platen Vacuum Control Knob Layout 1 Valve 1 2 Valve 2 3 Valve 3 4 V...

Page 22: ...greatly decreases or eliminates the need for excessive cleaning and replacing of filters in the vacuum canister The cyclonic vacuum system allows the operator to empty the ink vacuum canister without...

Page 23: ...onic system using the Liquid Separator button and an automatic head sweep using Head Sweep icon on the EFI Pro 24f Control window simultaneously as this may seriously damage the printer Figure 3 11 Li...

Page 24: ...Rear Feed Side Caution Keep all safety interlocks covers and guards in place and functional Never operate printer with covers doors or guards removed or with malfunctioning interlocks Field Service O...

Page 25: ...from the rear and is accessed by lifting the rear door behind the operator station Note Belt tension adjustments and motor servicing should be done by qualified Field Service Engineers ONLY 3 4 2 Ink...

Page 26: ...ge when it is in motion during printing operations The E Chain continuously supplies the moving carriage with the following 1 2 3 4 White Ink CMYK Ink Electrical Power Positive and Negative Pressure C...

Page 27: ...ched to the main beam Information about carriage position is supplied via the linear encoder strip attached to the beam The main component are shown in Figure 3 16 1 2 3 4 Figure 3 16 Main Beam Note T...

Page 28: ...al controls the media belt vacuum With the main vacuum breaker in the on position and the vacuum control valves open stepping on this pedal turns the vacuum motors on and creates the vacuum in the pla...

Page 29: ...ing Figure 4 1 EFI Pro 24f Printing Data Flow The EFI Pro 24f printer is operated directly using the EFI Pro 24f Print Control Utility The system data flows as follows 1 Fiery XF is used to rip images...

Page 30: ...e the required bco file to be printed The Print Control Utility is used to select the appropriate bco file select the number of copies and initiate the printing process Additionally the Print Control...

Page 31: ...desktop The PCU window opens Figure 4 3 EFI Print Control Utility Overview 1 Settings Menu 2 Select File to Print 3 Print Time calculates time from when Print button is clicked to homing of carriage...

Page 32: ...n is contained in the file Image information Ink estimate information 4 Use the Copies Control on the PCU window to adjust the number of copies to be printed 5 Click the Print button in the lower righ...

Page 33: ...fault image folder is opened The default image folder should be set to F XF Output 2 Local Drives C Adds or Removes other local Drives Image shown below 3 Always Copy Non local Files To Default Image...

Page 34: ...Rev B 35 4 2 3 Adding Drives The Print Control Utility Add Drives function operates as follows 1 Click on the Local Drive button 2 Navigate to the desired drive and select it Figure 4 6 Print Control...

Page 35: ...Print Button The Print Control Utility Select File to Print menu operates as follows 1 Click on the button to open the file folders 2 Navigate to the desired file 3 Select the file to print Figure 4...

Page 36: ...BCO is not in route directory for example because you are using a USB flash drive import the system displays a prompt asking Would you like to copy this file to the default image folder now Select Ye...

Page 37: ...formation and Ink Use Estimates 1 Displays Image information to include Job Name Resolution Media Type and Profile Other Printing Selections including 4 level 8 level smoothing or non unidirectional o...

Page 38: ...rol and the Print Control Utility PCU cannot run together If the previous Print Control is running the error shown below appears when you start the PCU If the error occurs shut down the previous Print...

Page 39: ...Tools button or the Adjust Image Settings button The EFI Pro 24f Control window defines printing parameters print options and printer status information Figure 4 11 EFI Pro 24f Control Window 1 Carria...

Page 40: ...the Z Axis to the lower limit 3 Selectable carriage height settings 4 Allows the carriage to automatically set the Gap 5 Sets the carriage gap measurement positive distance from the Media Positive Val...

Page 41: ...ontrols The Movement controls the following functions Figure 4 13 Movement Controls 1 Moves Carriage HOME 2 Jogs Gantry Forward 3 Jogs Gantry Backward 4 Moves Gantry to the Back 5 Moves Gantry to the...

Page 42: ...nctions Figure 4 14 X Y Lamp Controls Note Normally all 4 bulbs should be turned on in order to optimize curing in both directions 1 Left Lamp Control ON OFF 2 Right Lamp Control ON OFF 3 Indicates LE...

Page 43: ...nter status bar displays one line messages that detail printer status The messages indicate what the printer is doing at any given point in time Some examples are provided in 4 3 6 1 Sets Media Left E...

Page 44: ...3 10 4 Parameters Opens the Parameters window described in Section 4 3 9 5 Purge White Purges the white print heads and conducts a head sweep 6 Purge Color Purges the CYMK color print heads and condu...

Page 45: ...checks if print heads are perpendicular with the X Axis Nozzle to Nozzle Align Nozzle to Nozzle Alignment checks if print heads are aligned with each other Internal Right Align Internal Right Align ch...

Page 46: ...circulating white ink reduces its viscosity thus avoiding ink clogging on the system Clear the check box to deactivate recirculation system 3 Auto Clean sets the number of passes until printer operati...

Page 47: ...e following items 1 Modifies Media Axis 2 Identifies Media Position 3 Identifies Platform Origin 4 Identifies Media Width 5 Identifies Y Position Board Adjustment 6 Carriage Height Slide Bar Adjustmen...

Page 48: ...the following items 1 Determines the type of calibration to be executed Each selection shows different values below 2 Displays Print Head X Alignment Values 3 Displays print head R offset values 4 OK...

Page 49: ...print head voltage for each white and CYMK print head 2 Read button Checks the actual voltage of the print heads and displays in the Voltage Settings fields 3 Write button Saves the values that were i...

Page 50: ...ems 1 Sets head temperatures Set the values and choose the Set button at the bottom of the column to save the values 2 Displays current temperatures Choose the Read button at the bottom of the column...

Page 51: ...w 7 Supply Fills All Secondary Ink Tanks 2 Secondary Ink Tank Current Temperatures View Only 8 Click Apply after every adjustment System displays modi fication confirmation messages 3 Secondary Ink Ta...

Page 52: ...rinting In Progress status updates These messages provide data on the following Job Status Lamp Status Temperature and Vacuum Status Printer Status Printer Control Figure 4 26 Printing in Progress Win...

Page 53: ...o sleep mode the EFI Pro 24f Control window becomes grayed out A moon icon appears in place of the normal sun icon and the window does not operate until placed back into the awake mode This is accompl...

Page 54: ...n daily use it is left in sleep mode rather than being powered down Use section Printer Startup from Sleep Mode to wake the printer from sleep mode 1 Ensure that all E Stops are deactivated The printe...

Page 55: ...the moon icon The printer is now in Awake mode Allow 2 3 minutes for print heads to come to the required temperature and the ink pumps to fill the secondary tanks before printing Figure 5 1 EFI Pro 24...

Page 56: ...Controls Open the vacuum valves for the desired chambers Use vacuum only for chambers covered by the media and close vacuum valves for all other chambers 1 2 3 4 Figure 5 2 Platen Vacuum Control Knob...

Page 57: ...or printing multiple rigid media boards 6 1 Standard Printing Procedure Use the following steps to conduct a standard print job on the EFI Pro 24f 6 1 1 Start Up Printer 1 Load the media See section 5...

Page 58: ...2 EFI PLC Control Window LED Lamps Box 2 Click any light bulb that isn t yellow to toggle it to yellow on 3 In the toolbar at the bottom of the EFI Pro 24f Control window choose the Controls Ink butto...

Page 59: ...lick the Set Gap button Figure 6 5 Carriage Box 1 2 The printer carriage raises in home zone advances over the media lowers to measure the media thickness and then returns to the home zone 2 Check the...

Page 60: ...the EFI Pro 24f Control screen choose the Purge Color icon to purge the CMYK print heads The system automatically fol lows this up with a head sweep 1 2 3 Figure 6 6 Purge and Sweep Icons on EFI Pro...

Page 61: ...le Check test provides a test print that shows whether all print heads are firing properly Perform a Nozzle Check prior to commencing printer operations to ensure all print heads are firing properly F...

Page 62: ...Document ID OMM 00148 Rev B 63 Figure 6 10 Nozzle Check Test Print Comparison...

Page 63: ...ht set the Top Margin and the Side Margin Note Top Margin adds white space above print advancing the media further before printing Side Margin adds white space to the left of the print 1 Top Margin Se...

Page 64: ...Control Utility 2 Click the plus folder button to load the file to print See Figure 6 12 Figure 6 12 Print File from EFI Print Control Utility 1 2 3 3 Browse to and select the BCO file to be printed...

Page 65: ...s well The charts below contain several work flows that EFI has found useful in day to day operation of the EFI Pro 24f printers Note Different printer modes have different intended viewing distances...

Page 66: ...Fiery XF software appear as in the image below 1 Users 3 Workflows 2 Help menu Help docs and supplemental knowledge database can also be accessed at 4 Output Devices http help efi com fieryxf http hel...

Page 67: ...ovide faster printing In order for the Skip Blank Space feature to work the printed files must Include true blank Space sometimes referred as white space as opposed to a white fill blank field Include...

Page 68: ...d and one with true blank space represented by check boxes that runs the full width of the image Figure 6 14 Image With White Field White Fill Figure 6 15Image With Blank Space White Space 1 Rows of B...

Page 69: ...em tab prior to removing the ink line from the ink container Failure to do so will cause a quantity of white ink to spray from the recirculation line Recheck the White Ink Bottle Recirculation box aft...

Page 70: ...ottle Do not use if it is past the expiration date 1 Agitate the old ink bottle 2 Pour the remaining ink from the old bottle into the ink bottle currently installed on the machine 3 Agitate the ink bo...

Page 71: ...ive list and complete descriptions of the maintenance items required to properly maintain the printer 8 1 1 Maintenance Guide The maintenance guide contains maintenance procedures that are performed e...

Page 72: ...temperature 3 Lower carriage and perform a bleed procedure 4 Purge the print heads manually at the carriage home station or automatically using the printer software 5 Run a nozzle check If print heads...

Page 73: ...shows no sign of air bubbles Ink runs into the trough and down into the cyclonic vacuum system 8 After completion ensure all valves are tightly closed 9 Perform another purge and sweep the heads 10 R...

Page 74: ...purge the CMYK print heads The system automatically fol lows this up with a head sweep 2 Use the manual Ink Purge buttons located in the carriage HOME compartment See Figure 8 5 Then follow up with a...

Page 75: ...t heads themselves in order to avoid pulling ink from the plate onto the heads Alcohol should not be applied anywhere in the vicinity of the print heads or plate as it immediately destroys heads 3 Pre...

Page 76: ...nt heads in ONE motion cleaning the heads surface Caution Do NOT RUB the print heads One smooth wipe forward should be all that is required If a print head requires additional cleaning use a new clean...

Page 77: ...ds that sleep mode be used for overnight shutdown Set the printer into sleep mode as follows 1 Shuttle the carriage twice so that it sits over the table 2 Clean the bulk of the ink in the drip pan wit...

Page 78: ...doc 3753 for daily maintenance procedures Figure 9 1 EFI Pro 24f Control Screen Printer Mode Asleep Awake Icon 9 1 1 Re wake Printer Use the following procedure to re wake the printer after any shutd...

Page 79: ...ff both the CMYK and white negative pressure valves located on the top left side of the carriage This prevents the ink from dripping from the heads while the power is off Figure 9 2 Negative Pressure...

Page 80: ...valves open 3 Open the ink protect tank LUER fitting covers to release the negative pressure 4 Allow the ink to drain completely from the second ary ink tanks Print Heads 5 Flush the print heads 6 Cl...

Page 81: ...in breaker 4 Reset all E Stops To reset an E Stop press down and rotate the knob counter clockwise Release the downward pressure and let the red knob spring up 5 Turn main breaker back on 9 4 2 Restar...

Page 82: ...t the carriage home position 3 Turn OFF the media vacuum switch the system switch and the printer main breaker 9 5 2 Power Outage While Printer is Idle and Attended 1 Turn OFF both the CMYK and White...

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