panel displays the status of the lamps. Allow the lamps to complete their cool-down cycle
before shutting down the printer.
Each UV bulb has an expected usable life of 500-1000 hours. The light output will not
visibly diminish but the amount of UV energy will. The 500-hour figure assumes exclu-
sive use of Billboard mode only. The bulbs can be changed from Low power to Medium
and High power as they continue to age. Eventually, however, even the High setting will
not output enough energy to continue curing in Billboard mode. Using the slower print
modes (Production, High Quality) will extend the usable life of the bulbs. A maintenance
clock on the printer tracks the bulb on-time and will alert the operator when 500 hours
has been reached. The bulbs are user-replaceable, consumable items. The replacement
cost of the bulbs adds between ½ and 1 cent per square foot.
Integrated Rigid Media Support Tables and Alignment Fences
The input and output tables that support rigid media are integrated into the printer and
fold down for storage when not in use, so there is no requirement for additional storage
space to accommodate the tables when not in use. A fixed alignment fence facilitates
loading rigid media squarely, and a movable fence can be deployed to push heavier me-
dia into consistent contact with the fixed fence. The movable fence folds out of the way
when not in use.
Anti-Static Measures
Many of the media that users of UV printers prefer are susceptible to static electricity
issues that diminish print quality. The 5400 series uses a conductive platen to help dis-
sapate static and employs a pair of anti-static ionizer bars on the printhead carriage that
greatly help to eliminate static electricity that could interfere with print quality. Increased
humidity in the printer environment (40% RH or more) also contributes significantly to
static reduction.
Media Wizard
All engines have a number of printer settings that are media-dependent: vacuum fan
setting, lamp power, and recommended pass mode. The Media Wizard saves these
settings and can be used, when media is loaded, to change these settings to the values
that were previously used with the selected media. The factory-defined media choices
cannot be changed, but they can be copied and the copies altered. User-defined choices
may be added, changed, and deleted at will.
The selected media name affects only the printer’s handling of the media. No informa-
tion is communicated back to the print server; any selection relating to media on the print
server is entirely independent.
5400 Technical Training Manual
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