Gerber SOLARA UV2, Owner'S Manual

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CHAPTER 5 80
Printing Jobs on the GERBER SOLARA UV2
To make adjustments before printing
1
Open the front cover. This will not cancel the job because it hasn’t started printing yet.
(You cannot open the front cover if the UV lamps are currently on)
2
Move the carriage assembly out over the platen and adjust the UV lamp height
according to your material profile (LOW position or HIGH position).
When you are finished, move the carriage back into the home position.
See “Adjusting the UV lamp position” on page 44.
3
Turn the dial on each pinch wheel to adjust
the force according to your material profile.
♦
Turn counterclockwise a half
turn for LOW force.
♦
Turn clockwise a half turn for
HIGH force.
LOW FORCE
4
Once you are finished making adjustments return close the front cover. The
GERBER SOLARA UV2 will ask you to select the material type again. Press
F2, VINYL, F3, RIGID BLEED, or F4, RIGID material.
5
The GERBER SOLARA UV2 will automatically home the carriage and re-scan the
material then begin printing after the lamps have warmed up.
HIGH FORCE
6
When the job begins to print, the Job Status line alternately displays both the job name
and job status (running or paused).
MAIN MENU MAIN MENU
Pause-Job Setup Pause-Job Setup
Mode: Single Operate Mode: Multi Operate
Job Status: My Job Job Status: Running
F1
Note: Do not turn off the GERBER SOLARA UV2 or attempt to open the front cover while a
job is printing or it will terminate the job.
Tip: To pause the job press F1. To re-start the job, press F1 again. The printer resumes printing
where it left off and then F1 line of the display returns to Pause-Job. If the job is paused for
more than one minute the lamps will turn off. When the job is resumed the lamp warm-up
sequence occurs before printing begins. See “Pausing, restarting, and canceling a job” on
page 83 for details.
7
After completing the job, the Job Status returns to
No Job
. If you send another job to the
GERBER SOLARA UV2, the Job Status displays
Ready
when the next job is received,
and you will need to press F1, Start-Job to begin printing.