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Operator's Guide

CMP0193-01 EN

Summary of Contents for SC-F9400 Series

Page 1: ...Operator s Guide CMP0193 01 EN ...

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Page 3: ... Regular maintenance 29 Other maintenance 29 What You ll Need 31 Precautions regarding maintenance 31 Daily Cleaning 32 Performing Regular Cleaning 33 Using the ink cleaner 33 Moving the Print Head 34 Cleaning Around the Print Head 35 Cleaning Around the Caps 36 Finishing Cleaning 38 Ink refill 39 Time Period for Ink Refills 39 Precautions when refilling ink 39 Procedure for Ink Refills 40 Stirrin...

Page 4: ...tes related reference content Illustrations The illustrations may differ slightly from the model you areusing Pleasebeawareofthiswhenusingthemanual Video Manuals Video manuals are available on YouTube Click Epson Video Manuals Videos from the top page of the online manual or click on the blue link below to view them Epson Video Manuals If the subtitles are not displayed when you play the video cli...

Page 5: ...nance cover right C Media guide bar K Slider S Media loading lever D Handle L Lock levers T Alert lamp E Roll core holders left right M Check lamp U Control panel F Roll support x2 N Stirring stick V Front cover G Waste ink bottle O AC inlets 1 2 H Stopper P LAN port The SC F9400 Series has eight tanks SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Part Names 5 ...

Page 6: ... Slider B Ink inlet cover C Chip unit Inside A Media edge plates x2 D Cutter groove G Caps B Platen E Flushing pad C Pressure rollers F Wiper Unit SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Part Names 6 ...

Page 7: ...Back A Drive switch C Roll support x2 E Handle B Roll holder left right D Lift lever SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Part Names 7 ...

Page 8: ...sing a lifter for media that weighs over 40 kg Be careful not to trap your hands or fingers whenopeningorclosingthefrontcover Failure to observe this precaution could result in injury Do not rub your hands along the edges of the media The edges of the media are sharp and can cause injury Load the media just before printing Thepressure rollers maycreasemedialeftintheprinter The media may also becom...

Page 9: ... A Press the P button and then wait until Load media is displayed on the screen B Open the front cover and then lower the media loading lever C Whileholdingthetabsofthemediaedgeplateon both sides move the plate out of the way toward both edges of the platen D SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Basic Operations 9 ...

Page 10: ...ing to the inner diameter of the roll of the media that will be loaded F While pressing from the top of the roll holder tighten the fixing screw until it no longer turns Tighten it so the roll holder does not move G Note The method of placing the roll media varies as follows depending on how media is rolled Printable Side Out Printable Side In H SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Ba...

Page 11: ...e into the roll holder J K Note If the rollofmediahas an outer diameter that is less than 140 mm the roll core will not reach the roll holder when raised using the lift lever Raise it with your hands and insert the roll core into the roll holder L To ensure that the roll holder is sufficiently inserted into the roll core push the top of the roll holder towards the end of the roll two times SC F940...

Page 12: ...holder may move during printing This could cause stripes and unevenness in the print results N Rotate the handle until part A in the illustration below is fully inserted cImportant Once part A is hidden do not turn the handle any further Failure to observe this precaution could damage the roll holder IfpartA is stillvisible evenafterthehandlehas been turned fully rewind the handle Loosen the right...

Page 13: ...verse to adjust the position of the roll holder Do not attempt to reposition the roll holders while they are inserted in the media Q R Hold the center of the media in one hand and pull it straight until it is aligned with the bottom edge of the label on the heater Do not pull the media with both hands This could cause the media to skew or move around SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Gui...

Page 14: ...e media Once the crookedness is corrected lower the media loading lever U Whileholdingthetabsofthemediaedgeplateon both sides move the plate to the top edge of the media Adjust so that the edges of the media are aligned with the center of the round holes in the media edge plates The media edge plates prevent the media from riding up and keep fibers on the cut edge of the media from touching the pr...

Page 15: ...tion Follow the instructions in the manual when loading media or roll cores or removing media from the take up roll Dropping media roll cores or take up rolls could result in injury Be sure that your hands or hair do not get caught in the Media Feeding Unit or Auto Take up Reel Unit while it is operating Failure to observe this precaution could result in injury Important points for correct take up...

Page 16: ...dia is pulled by hand the media may twist during take up B Loosen the roll core holder fixing screws on both sides and adjust the roll core holders so that the distancebetweenthetwoiswiderthanthemedia If the roll supports are not positioned evenly move them so that they are even cImportant If the left side roll core handle s shaft is not visible rotate the handle as shown in the illustration until...

Page 17: ...er F Check that the left side roll core holder is fully inserted into the roll core and that the roll core and edges of the media are not misaligned cImportant If the edges of the media are misaligned the media cannot be taken up correctly If the edges are misaligned loosen the fixing screw for the right side roll core holder and then restart from step 3 SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s...

Page 18: ...oll core holder tighten the fixing screw Tighten it so the roll core holder does not move I Rotate the handle until part A in the illustration below is fully inserted cImportant Once part A is hidden do not turn the handle anyfurther Pressingtoohardmaydamagethe roll core holder IfpartA is stillvisible evenafterthehandlehas been turned fully the roll core holder may not be fully inserted Return to ...

Page 19: ...ed side in see U Take up with the Printed Side Facing In on page 19 For information on taking up with printed side out see U Take up with the Printed Side Facing Out on page 21 Take up with the Printed Side Facing In A While pulling the center of the media straight down wrap it around the roll core from back to front and affix it using commercially available adhesive tape cImportant Attach the med...

Page 20: ...edia for a single wrap around the core D Flip the Auto switch to E Confirm that the media is attached and is not crooked If the tension on the left and right of the media differ such as in the areas circled in the illustration below the media will not be taken up correctly If one of the sides is loose restart the procedure from step 1 SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Basic Operati...

Page 21: ... pulling the center section of the media straight down affix the media to the take up roll core with commercially available adhesive tape cImportant Attach the media to the take up roll core with the media pulled tightly If media is attached loosely the media may move around during take up B Hold down the d button in the control panel to feed enough media for a single wrap around the take up roll ...

Page 22: ...ked If the tension on the left and right of the media differ such as in the areas circled in the illustration below the media will not be taken up correctly If one of the sides is loose restart the procedure from step 1 Note You can also confirm differences in tension by tapping both edges of the media as shown in the illustration below SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Basic Opera...

Page 23: ... the length of the loaded media Buttons that are used in the following settings A Use the d u buttons to select the media setting number to which the print settings have been registered and then press the Z button OK Done 1 2 3 4 5 Select Media If media settings have not yet been made for new media select an unassigned number finish loading the media and then perform Easy Media Setup Making Media ...

Page 24: ...played when the amount of media remaining reaches a specified level The printer will display Ready after a brief pause showing that it is ready to print Transmit the data to be printed from the computer Removing the Take up Roll Follow the steps below when replacing the media 1 Print the remaining amount of media When Media Remaining is set to ON 2 Cut the media 3 Remove the media Printing the Amo...

Page 25: ...ress the M button select Feed To Cut Position and then press the Z button The trailing edge of the print is fed to the cut position cutter groove If you have printed the amount of media remaining press the u button to rewind the media until this information appears on the roll side beyond the cutter groove so that it will remain on the roll after the media is cut B Set the Auto switch to Off C Rai...

Page 26: ...wo people Follow the instructions in the manual when loading media or roll cores or removing the take up roll Dropping media roll cores or take up rolls could result in injury A Rotate the handle of the left side roll core holder B To prevent the media from sliding off the roll support the roll at its left end C Loosen the left roll core holder fixing screw and remove the roll core holder from the...

Page 27: ...ew and remove the roll core holder from the roll G Lower the roll onto the roll support H To remove media from the rear media feeding unit reverse the steps you followed to load it SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Basic Operations 27 ...

Page 28: ...g on page 32 At least once a month B Around the Print Head C Caps D Flushing pad when dirty U Performing Regular Cleaning on page 33 You can check the procedure in a video on YouTube Epson Video Manuals cImportant The printer contains precision instruments If any lint or dust adheres to the nozzles on the print head print quality will decline Perform regular cleaning more frequently such as once a...

Page 29: ...s displayed on the control panel display E Ink refill U Ink refill on page 39 When the plates are deformed or damaged C media edge plates U User s Guide Online Manual Regular maintenance When to perform Operation Once a week Stir the high density black ink and fluorescent ink U Stirring High Density Black Ink and Fluorescent Ink on page 45 Other maintenance See the User s Guide Online Manual for d...

Page 30: ...clogged nozzles When a clog is found after checking for clogged nozzles Head Cleaning When it has become difficult to see inside the ink tanks because of dirt on the heat shield Clean the heat shield When a greasing message is displayed on the control panel Applying the supplied grease to the carriage rod SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Maintenance 30 ...

Page 31: ...eral cleaning The following accessories are in the set A Clean room wiper x100 B Tweezers x1 Maintenance Kit supplied with the printer Use these when wiping up ink stains The following accessories are in the kit A Ink cleaner x1 B Cup x1 C Gloves x12 D Cleaning stick x25 How to use these U Using the ink cleaner on page 33 A metal tray supplied with the printer Use when putting cleaning utensils re...

Page 32: ...tenance kit Other types of sticks that produce lint will damage the print head Always use fresh cleaning sticks Re using sticks can make stains even harder to remove Donottouchthetipsofthecleaningsticks Oilfrom your hands could damage the print head Do not use anything other than the specified ink cleaner when cleaning around the print head caps etc Using anything else could result in malfunction ...

Page 33: ...tes to their original positions Removing and installing the media edge plates U User s Guide online manual Performing Regular Cleaning Clean the parts in the following order Moving the Print Head Cleaning Around the Print Head Cleaning Around the Caps cImportant The following message is displayed on the control panel display if cleaning has not been performed for onemonth Whenthemessageisdisplayed...

Page 34: ... stick and clean room wipers are industrial waste Dispose of them in the same way as for waste inks U Disposal of used consumables on page 52 Moving the Print Head This section describes how to move to cleaning position of the print head cImportant Be sure to follow the steps below when positioning the print head Moving the print head manually could cause malfunction Buttons that are used in the f...

Page 35: ...the printer and then open the left side maintenance cover B Dampen the cleaning stick with ink cleaner Use new products for both the cleaning stick and ink cleaner U Using the ink cleaner on page 33 cImportant Rinse a cleaning stick using ink cleaner for each step After removing a clot of ink with a cleaning stick wipe off using a clean room wiper C Wipe off any adhered ink lint and dust from the ...

Page 36: ...ith ink cleaner U Using the ink cleaner on page 33 C Hold the cleaning stick flat and wipe the edges of all the caps Caps have 2 blocks Clean all of the caps cImportant When using a cleaning stick or tweezers do not touch the inside of the cap and do not push strongly against the edges or the surrounding areaofthecap Thepartmaybedeformed and itmaynolongerbepossibletoperformcapping correctly SC F94...

Page 37: ...ll the caps and the inside of all the guides E Replace with a new dry cleaning stick and then wipe off any dirt or ink cleaner that remains on the edges the outer area and inside the guides of the caps SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Maintenance 37 ...

Page 38: ...to the flushing pad Wipe off lint and dust with the tip of a cleaning stick cImportant Donotdeform themetal sectionof thetop surface If theyaredeformed theymaydamagetheprinthead If no other parts need to be cleaned proceed to the following section U Finishing Cleaning on page 38 Finishing Cleaning After cleaning is complete close the right side maintenance cover and press the Z button The menus wi...

Page 39: ...nk Charging and reserving a chip unit Writing the information about available amount of ink in one ink pack when a chip unit is installed on the printer is called charging After charging the chip unit that was installed on the printer is no longer needed If you replace it with the chip unit attached to a new ink pack charging will be done automatically when required Installinga new chip uniton the...

Page 40: ...nformation on Maintenance Items on page 53 Donotplaceitemsontheinktankorsubjectthe ink tank to strong impacts The ink tank could be detached Contact your dealer or Epson Support Procedure for Ink Refills A When Check Ink Levels is displayed on the control panel screen check the ink levels in the ink tanks Theremaininginklevelis50mmorlessfrom the base of the ink tank You can refill the ink Ifthesta...

Page 41: ...s and repairs will be provided for a fee During replacements and repairs the ink in the ink tank is discarded This is necessary because fine dirt dust and other foreign bodies mixed into the inkin theink tankcause the ink tank to malfunction The ink tank replacement interval depends on the usage environment and conditions Contact your dealer or Epson Support B Lift the lock lever for the slider of...

Page 42: ...ontally about 5 cm to the left and right for approximately 15 times in 5 seconds H Confirm that no warning or error is displayed on the control panel screen and then open ink inlet cover of the slider When a warning or error is displayed resolve the warning error according to the instructions and then go to the following operations I Remove the ink inlet cap from the ink tank Themethodforremovingt...

Page 43: ...y black ink and fluorescent ink 1 Grip the ink inlet cap s hook and pull up Ink will adhere if you hold another part to remove the ink inlet cap 2 Hook the stirring stick onto the projection on the ink tank SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Maintenance 43 ...

Page 44: ...the ink out of the ink pack so that there is none remaining Do not use the ink in an ink pack to refill multiple ink tanks This can cause messages from the remaining ink warning system to not display properly L Put the ink inlet cap back on the ink tank The method for attaching the ink inlet cap differs depending on the type of ink being refilled SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide M...

Page 45: ...ld when refilling the ink remove the heat shield and clean it U User s Guide Online Manual Disposing of used ink packs and chip units U Disposal on page 52 Stirring High Density Black Ink and Fluorescent Ink A characteristic of high density black ink and fluorescent ink is that sedimentation occurs easily Stir the following ink once a week There may be color differences in the printouts if printin...

Page 46: ...ding maintenance on page 31 A Open the inlet cover for the slider of the ink you want to stir B Remove the ink inlet cap from the ink tank Grip the ink inlet cap s hook and pull up Ink will adhere if you holdanotherpartto remove theink inlet cap cImportant Remove the ink inlet cap slowly If you remove the cap too quickly ink may splatter SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Maintenanc...

Page 47: ...Waste Ink Preparing and Replacement Timing Prepare empty waste ink bottle is displayed prepare a new Waste Ink Bottle as soon as possible When you want to replace the Waste Ink Bottle at this stage due to night operations and so on select Replace Ink Bottle from the setup menu and then replace the bottle Ifyouperformthereplacementwithoutselecting Replace Ink Bottle the waste ink counter will not o...

Page 48: ...replacementintervalforthe Waste Ink Bottle will no longer be notified correctly from the next message Replacing the Waste Ink Bottle Follow the procedure below to replace the parts Before starting this procedure be sure to read the following U Precautions regarding maintenance on page 31 A Removethe WasteInk Bottlefrom the WasteInk Bottle holder If the backside of the stopper is stained wipe it B ...

Page 49: ... Head cleaning set is nearing end of life is displayed Prepare a new head cleaning set as soon as possible When you want to replace the parts at this stage due to night operations and so on implement Head Cleaning Set from the setup menu and then replace the parts If you replace them without implementing Head Cleaning Set the head cleaning set counter will not operate correctly Details on the setu...

Page 50: ... B A confirmation message appears twice Thoroughly confirm the content on each screen and then click the Z button C After the print head moves to the left end of the printer open the right side maintenance cover D Placeyourfingersinthegrooveonthebackofthe wiper unit and tilt it forward a little E Grip the sides and pull it straight up to lift it out F To avoid soiling your surroundings with ink wr...

Page 51: ...ess the Z button I Lift up the tab on the flushing pad and remove it Remove the flushing pad that you removed and place it on the metal tray J Insert the two hooks on the flushing pad into the slots on the printer and press the tab down until the pad clicks into place SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Maintenance 51 ...

Page 52: ...al The following used parts with adhered ink are classified as industrial waste Ink packs Chip unit Cleaning stick Clean room wiper ink cleaner Waste ink Waste Ink Bottle Wiper unit Flushing pad Media after printing Disposeofitemsaccordingtolocallawsandregulations For example contract a industrial waste disposal company for disposal In such cases submit the Safety data sheet to the industrial wast...

Page 53: ...6 High Density Black T46D8 SC F9430H Ink Pack Cyan T46H2 Magenta T46H3 Yellow T46H4 Fluorescent Pink T46H5 Fluorescent Yellow T46H6 High Density Black T46H8 SC F9480H Ink Pack Cyan T46F2 Magenta T46F3 Yellow T46F4 Fluorescent Pink T46F5 Fluorescent Yellow T46F6 High Density Black T46F8 SC F9400 SC F9460 Ink Pack Cyan T46D2 Magenta T46D3 Yellow T46D4 High Density Black T46D8 SC F9400H Series SC F94...

Page 54: ...ning Set except for SC F9480H SC F9480 C13S210051 The following consumable items are included in one maintenance set Wiper unit x1 Flushing pad x1 Glove x2 Head Cleaning Set for SC F9480H SC F9480 C13S210052 Maintenance Kit except for SC F9480H SC F9480 C13S210063 The following consumable items are included in one maintenance set Ink cleaner x1 Cup x1 Glove x12 Cleaning stick x25 Maintenance Kit f...

Page 55: ... Heavy if there are faint or missing segments when you print a check pattern after doing Cleaning Light Buttons that are used in the following settings A After confirming that the printer is ready press the button The Maintenance menu will be displayed B Usethed ubuttonstoselectCleaningandpress the Z button C Select a cleaning level and then press the Z button Select Cleaning Light first For the s...

Page 56: ...side margin where a check pattern has already been printed The displayed content changes depending on the width of the loaded media Press the Z button to print a check pattern I Cut the media as necessary and then check the printed patterns No faint or missing segments Continue with normal operations Faint or missing segments Go back to step 1 and do Cleaning Heavy If nozzles are still clogged eve...

Page 57: ... low it may take some time to finish If ink drops or clogged nozzles remain even after performing Auto Head Maintenance clean around the print heads and the caps U Performing Regular Cleaning on page 33 SC F9400H Series SC F9400 Series Operator s Guide Handling Ink Drops and Clogged Nozzles 57 ...

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