Gerber SOLARA UV2, Owner'S Manual

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Printing Jobs on the GERBER SOLARA UV2
UV lamp automatic shut-off (60 seconds)
The UV lamps are designed to automatically turn off after the carriage sits at the home position
for one minute. While printing, the lamps will remain on for the duration of the job(s). After
finishing a job (or jobs) the UV bulbs remain lit for one minute after the completion to facilitate
the beginning of a new job without re-striking the bulbs. A lamp shut-off timer is displayed in
the bottom of the main menu showing the time remaining until the lamps turn off.
MAIN MENU
Setup
Mode: Single Operate
LAMPS OFF IN: 59 sec
Note: Avoid unnecessary lamp on/off cycles. Each lamp on/lamp off cycle reduces bulb life by
three hours. Queue multiple jobs to extend lamp life.
UV lamp cool-down (3 minutes)
When you first turn on the printer, the UV bulbs begin a three minute cool down sequence
(even if the bulbs have not been recently lit) to ensure that the bulbs are ready to strike (light).
When the lamps are in the cool-down phase the following message will appear in the bottom of
the Main Menu:
MAIN MENU
Setup
Mode: Single Operate
LAMP COOL-DOWN
You can access the Main Menu and perform other printer functions during the cool-down
phase. The lamps will not turn on until you are ready to start printing a job. If you send a job to
the printer and start the job, the lamp warm-up sequence will begin as soon as the cool-down is
finished. The job will begin printing after that.
UV lamp warm-up (60 seconds)
The lamps are turned on only before starting a job. The UV bulbs require a 60 second warm-up
cycle every time they are turned on before they are ready to be used. When the lamps are in the
warm-up phase the following message will appear in the bottom of the Main Menu:
MAIN MENU
Start-Job Setup
Mode: Single Operate
LAMP WARM-UP
When they have reached their operating temperature, the cooling fans automatically turn on to
maintain the proper temperature. The warm up cycle will not start until the three minute cool-
down sequence is complete.