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SCITEX Dual Roll Kit

User’s guide

Summary of Contents for Dual Roll Kit

Page 1: ...SCITEX Dual Roll Kit User s guide ...

Page 2: ...o change without notice The only warranties for HP Products and services are set forth in the express warranty statement accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein ...

Page 3: ...contents 1 Introduction 1 Purpose 1 Main components 1 Requirements 1 2 Use of the dual roll spindle 2 Load rolls onto the spindle 2 Load rolls into the printer 5 3 Troubleshooting 10 4 Specifications 11 ENWW iii ...

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Page 5: ...Main components The Dual Roll Kit includes the following components Two dual roll spindles each including one differential hub One pair of substrate edge holders One Allen key Requirements Before using the Dual Roll Kit with an HP LX Designjet printer you must check that the printer s firmware and HP Internal Print Server software are up to date Go to http www hp com and click Support Drivers Down...

Page 6: ...ial hub NOTE The spindle marked A is for the dimensions of the 126 in spindle The spindle marked B is for the dimensions of the 104 in spindle Loading the dual roll spindles 1 Ensure that the differential hubs on the input and output spindles are aligned with each other 2 Chapter 2 Use of the dual roll spindle ENWW Dual roll spindle ...

Page 7: ...e could become skewed during printing TIP You should tighten the screw until the washer touches the bolt If you can still see the yellow spring tighten the screw further 3 At each end of the spindle unscrew and remove the outer parts of the hub using the Allen key 4 Unscrew and remove the inner part of each hub ENWW Load rolls onto the spindle 3 Dual roll spindle ...

Page 8: ...e the hub and secure it with the Allen key 9 Ensure that the end of the right hand roll is located within the maximum allowed distance from the right hand end of the spindle it should be between the gear and the dashed line 10 Ensure that the roll core fits tightly on the hub 4 Chapter 2 Use of the dual roll spindle ENWW Dual roll spindle ...

Page 9: ... inwards or outwards on the spindle in which case the spindle will turn in the opposite direction The printer asks you for the winding direction if it cannot detect it automatically Before loading two rolls into the printer you must have both rolls loaded on the rear dual roll spindle and two empty cores loaded on the front dual roll spindle See Load rolls onto the spindle on page 2 1 Tell the pri...

Page 10: ...ey 5 You may find it helpful to lock the differentials on the input and output spindles while loading 6 Bring the new rolls on their spindle to the rear of the printer with the geared end of the spindle on the left 7 If the two rolls are of unequal lengths the longer roll should be on the right as seen from the front of the printer on the left as seen from the rear NOTE When the shorter roll comes...

Page 11: ...is not sitting on the bearings 11 In the same way load the spindle with the empty cores into the front of the printer In this case the geared end of the spindle should be on the right 12 Check that the printer has finished raising the carriage beam 13 Pass the leading edges of both rolls through the printer to the output spindle TIP LX850 LX820 only Use the Media Loading Tool to load both rolls th...

Page 12: ...dle as on the input spindle 16 Tape the leading edges of both rolls to the empty cores on the output spindle 17 Ensure that the four edge holders are correctly positioned leaving the substrate free to move 18 Unlock the differentials on the input and output spindles 19 Go to the front panel and select the Substrate menu then Substrate management and press OK Select Carriage beam position Move to p...

Page 13: ... printer in this way In such cases you will be asked to enter the required information manually Use the scale on the curing module to see the value for the right hand edge that must be entered manually 21 In the HP Internal Print Server choose from the list of substrate types the type that you have loaded The contents of the Loaded Substrate window are determined automatically when the substrate i...

Page 14: ...e if the core is slipping on the dual roll make a mark on the core and the on the differential of the dual roll at the same level and check if the marks separate as the substrate advances This type of issue will not trigger an error message but there will be poor advance accuracy which will look like banding Check that each substrate core is tightly connected to the hubs on each side of it If the ...

Page 15: ...idth 914 mm 36 in 914 mm 36 in Maximum roll width 2 1 52 m 2 60 in 2 1 24 m 2 49 in Minimum gap between rolls 152 mm 6 in 152 mm 6 in Maximum roll diameter 250 mm 9 84 in 250 mm 9 84 in Maximum total weight of both rolls 2 60 kg 2 132 lb 2 50 kg 2 110 lb ENWW 11 Specifications ...

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