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MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

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D202486-15

Original instructions

Summary of Contents for UJV500-160

Page 1: ...MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO LTD URL http eng mimaki co jp D202486 15 Original instructions...

Page 2: ...Operation Panel 1 6 Heater 1 7 Media sensor 1 7 Carriage 1 8 Cutter unit and slot for cutting 1 8 Indicator 1 8 Capping station 1 9 Pinch rollers and Feed rollers 1 9 Connecting Cables 1 10 Connectin...

Page 3: ...Functions 3 2 Setting Heater 3 4 Setting Logical Seek 3 5 Setting Margins 3 6 Setting UV mode 3 7 Adjusting the intensity set in RIP 3 7 Printing at the intensity set in the printer 3 8 Perform setti...

Page 4: ...he Head and the Area around It 4 13 When Nozzle Clogging Cannot Be Solved 4 16 Washing of Head nozzle 4 16 Fill from the sub tank to the head with ink 4 18 If nozzle missing due to color mixture of in...

Page 5: ...rs 5 5 If an error related to the sub tank occurs Error 618 to 61b 5 6 If negative pressure abnormality occurs 5 7 When media heaves up at feeding 5 9 Warning Error Messages 5 10 Warning messages 5 10...

Page 6: ...dio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the Operation manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is l...

Page 7: ...he operations and maintenance of Color inkjet printer UJV500 Series called as this machine hereafter UJV500 160 are identical with models SGPR831 160 Read this Operation manual carefully and understan...

Page 8: ...rtant notes in use of this machine are given with this symbol Understand the notes thoroughly to operate the machine properly Useful information is given with this symbol Refer to the information to o...

Page 9: ...damaged If the Anti freezing liquid or mixed soft water with anti freezing liquid gets on the skin or clothes immediately wash it off with soap If you get the Anti freezing liquid or mixed soft water...

Page 10: ...n as possible A part of the ingredients photo polymerization initiator has toxicity against aquatic organisms Please prevent leakage flow to natural water systems river etc and domestic sewages toilet...

Page 11: ...ting parts causing electric leakage Periodically clean such parts For cleaning do not use compressed air because it scatters foreign materials and dust which may cause malfunctions when put inside the...

Page 12: ...ing to the type and characteristics of the media used Automatic temperature setting can be made on the operation panel by setting the profile on the dedicated RIP For setting on the RIP refer to the i...

Page 13: ...re below CAUTION A place exposed to direct sunlight On an inclined surface A place where temperature or humidity varies significantly Use the machine under the following environmental conditions Opera...

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Page 15: ...ctions 1 4 Front Side of the Machine 1 4 Rear Side and Right Side of the Machine 1 5 Operation Panel 1 6 Heater 1 7 Media sensor 1 7 Carriage 1 8 Cutter unit and slot for cutting 1 8 Indicator 1 8 Cap...

Page 16: ...o ensure reliable printing The heater temperature may not reach the set value depending on the ambient temperature Model Width Depth Height Gross weight UJV500 160 3850mm 1930mm 1 1 When the VTTS is a...

Page 17: ...operation if it is not fixed with the leveling feet Moving This Machine Put the supplied iron base plate gray between each leveling foot and the floor To hold the weight of the printer using plate is...

Page 18: ...achine Left maintenance cover Open the cover in maintenance Even when the power button is off keep all covers closed Ink bottle Each bottle contains an ink of a particular color Narrow Take up device...

Page 19: ...achine Main power switch Turns on off the main power for this machine Leave the main power turned on to prevent ink clogging Roll holders Putting this into the paper core right and left of a narrow ro...

Page 20: ...ey Draws test patterns to check if there are any drawing failures such as ink clogging Or executes Head cleaning at ink clogging key Use this key to set the temperatures of the Pre heater Print heater...

Page 21: ...ten temperature drops otherwise you can get burned When the media is to be replaced with a thin one lower the heater temperatures and wait until the platen temperature drops adequately Setting a thin...

Page 22: ...Indicator Functions of the Indicator on the top right of this unit are described here The indicator has a green and a red lamp Do not expose your naked eyes directly to the light irradiated from the L...

Page 23: ...ting operation the feed rollers feed the media forward Be sure to wear the attached goggles in cleaning within the capping station to protect your eyes against ink Otherwise you may get ink in your ey...

Page 24: ...USB 2 0 repeater cables available on the market Notes on peripheral devices in USB high speed mode When a peripheral device USB memory or USB HDD to be operated in USB high speed mode is connected to...

Page 25: ...ower supply specifications of this machine is as below Single phase 200 to 240 Vac 30 A or less cannot be used with 100 V system For the power supply to the main body of the printer electrical work is...

Page 26: ...ress the key to check the expiration date of the ink inside the ink supply unit P 3 53 Status of ink remaining amount indicator Status of ink amount Ink near end Ink end Ink near full Ink full Ink bot...

Page 27: ...charging is complete the ink bottle lamp will flash alternately between orange and green and a buzzer will sound You can check the details of the charge by pressing the key in Local Be sure to charge...

Page 28: ...While checking the ink remaining amount indicator add ink Depending on the ink type aluminum sheet adheres to the bottle top surface In such a case remove it with a cutter While checking the ink remai...

Page 29: ...4 5 6 7 Attach the ink bottle cap firmly Attach the cap firmly UV ink may be cured by ultraviolet If the cap is not attached firmly after you add ink it may cause adverse effects on ink in the bottle...

Page 30: ...h ink bottle 2 IC chips Pay careful attention to the following 2 points to accurately manage the amount of remaining ink When adding ink add all of the ink inside the ink bottle The volume of ink reco...

Page 31: ...k the ink expiration date then press the key browse to the Ink charge Maintenance function P 3 48 and perform the ink charge Condition of Ink bottle lamp Description OFF No error Blinks in red There i...

Page 32: ...d in this machine 9 Dispose of the ink in the ink bottle selected in Step 6 When disposing of ink call for service from our company or our distributor Be sure to wear the accompanying gloves and prote...

Page 33: ...e warranty period If the ink bottle is moved from a cold place to a warm place leave it in the room temperature for three hours or more before using it Make sure to store ink bottles in a cool and dar...

Page 34: ...rints or oil of your finger Be careful about it Do not leave the media with the heater ON for a long time Waviness may occur on the media and it may cause media clogging Use media recommended by MIMAK...

Page 35: ...mperature Settings for the Heaters 2 28 Checking the Heater Temperature 2 28 Test Feeding 2 29 Test Printing 2 30 Test Printing 2 31 Head Cleaning 2 32 About head cleaning 2 32 Perform head cleaning d...

Page 36: ...Referring to Preparing for the Heaters P 2 28 Referring to Test Printing P 2 30 Referring to Set the media feeding P 2 34 9 Correct the ink drop position for bidirectional printing Referring to Correc...

Page 37: ...The firmware version is displayed when the power is turned ON The machine performs its initial operation 3 The machine enters LOCAL 4 Turn ON the power of the connected PC Turn the power ON after the...

Page 38: ...and the pressure adjusting function operate When the main power switch has been turned OFF the auto maintenance functions such as flushing do not operate and this may cause nozzle clogging Keep the f...

Page 39: ...o end the setting How to check the value of the head gap When you check the head gap value currently set perform the following procedures Setting the head gap without key You can set the head gap by u...

Page 40: ...e printing mode ink may not be cured It is recommended to test in advance In the following cases the media may not be detected correctly When setting a transparent media when a media is exposed to dir...

Page 41: ...this machine 1 Loosen the cover fixing screw attached to the cover of right left of take up device and unlock the AMF lock by sliding it 2 Open the covers 3 Remove the roll shaft When the weight of th...

Page 42: ...le of the roll holder counterclockwise take out the roll holder l 3 Attach the paper core 1 Put the roll shaft through a paper core 2 Adjust the paper core so that it comes to the center of the roll s...

Page 43: ...AMF lock to the locking position and tighten the cover fixing screw 5 Fix the roll holder The roll holders are at both of right and left Fix both with the procedures below 1 While lifting the lever o...

Page 44: ...aft on the table or sheet Dust on the paper core or the media may cause defective print Take care not to drop the media on your foot when setting the media Handle clamp levers carefully Do not push th...

Page 45: ...otating the handle of the roll holder counterclockwise take out the roll holder 4 Set a media on the roll shaft 1 Put the roll shaft through the paper core of the media 2 Adjust the media so that it c...

Page 46: ...at both of right and left Fix both with the procedures below 1 While lifting the lever of the roll holder stopper rotate it to the position indicated in the figure 2 Get off of the lever once and rota...

Page 47: ...it to the front Pull the media out to the front of this machine with enough length 9 Push down the clamp lever from the back of this machine Lock the media temporarily 10 Raise the clamp lever at the...

Page 48: ...ose the covers on the right and the left sides of the feeding device at the back of this machine After closing the cover slide the AMF lock to the locking position and tighten the cover fixing screw W...

Page 49: ...the switch 3 When the tension bar arm becomes parallel to the floor turn the left switch to AUTO to stop the tension bar 4 Turn the switch to the feeding direction of the media 17 Hold the media with...

Page 50: ...g input screen for the media thickness and the remaining amount is displayed after detecting the media width P 2 19 20 Secure the media on the take up device 1 Feed the media up to the core of the rol...

Page 51: ...k may affect the quality of currently printed image When fixing media with tape align the media along the direction indicated with an arrow in the figure If you pull the media too much when fixing wit...

Page 52: ...ually 1 An error is displayed and the carriage returns to the station 2 Press to enter the media thickness 0 1 to 1 0mm 3 Press the key The media selection screen is displayed 4 Press to select ROLL o...

Page 53: ...ness When you set the MEDIA THICKNESS to AUTO in the Media detection of the machine setting this screen is not displayed P 3 31 2 Press to enter the media thickness 0 1 to 1 0mm 3 Press the key 4 Disp...

Page 54: ...The media skews at printing The media sags and the machine cannot take it up beautifully The tension applied on the media is too weak Attach counter weights to the A part on the take up device and fe...

Page 55: ...e rear surface side on the locking position The tension bar lock is on the left side of the machine rear surface Raise the tension bar and fix it with the lock When using the media take up machine be...

Page 56: ...the media may be right seen from the front of the machine 5 Tighten the roll holder fixing screw Check the Steps 2 to 3 again 6 Set the left end of the core of the roll media on the left roll holder P...

Page 57: ...ull the roll stopper in the directionshown right 2 Press the lock pin to hold the roll stopper 11 Pull out the roll media out 1 Open the front cover 2 Raise the clamp lever from the front of this mach...

Page 58: ...p to the core of the roll media of the take up device by pressing 2 Pass the media under the UV shielding cover and the post cure unit 3 As indicated fix the media on the paper core with tape so that...

Page 59: ...ad the media If you print with the post cure unit closed the edges of the media might become caught in the post cure unit and clog the printer The ink might not cure depending on the print mode or the...

Page 60: ...ey 8 Press the key to select LEAF 9 The media detection is started 1 The media width is detected 2 It returns to the LOCAL when the detection is completed If the media gets to the right or the left to...

Page 61: ...the key The printing origin is changed Typical setting position of printing origin The printing origin in the depth direction X is positioned at about 75 mm rearward from the slot for cutting on the p...

Page 62: ...Heater Temperature 1 Press the key The current heater temperature is displayed 2 Press the key at the end of confirmation The screen returns to LOCAL You can change the temperature set here also in H...

Page 63: ...eration is continued until you press the key Feed it to some extent and check the feeding status and then press the key to terminate When setting ON rewind the roll media to take up the slack before p...

Page 64: ...uching of ink or nozzle missing Relationship between head row and test pattern The relations between head row and test pattern print position are as follow Head 1 Head 2 Media advance Pattern of head...

Page 65: ...entation 2 Press the key Test printing starts When the printing has been completed the screen returns to step1 3 Check the printed test pattern When the result is normal end the operation When the res...

Page 66: ...There are three types of head cleaning Use one by checking the test pattern 1 In Local Press the key twice 2 Press to select the cleaning type SOFT When lines are bent when any line is missing NORMAL...

Page 67: ...the result Repeat the cleaning and the test printing until the drawing result becomes in normal When the image quality is not improved after the head cleaning Clean the wiper and ink cap P 4 5 By refe...

Page 68: ...s is narrowed When you have changed the media type check the pattern and perform adjustment depending on the status When you have changed the temperature of the heaters make sure that the CONSTANT lam...

Page 69: ...media feeding rate can be corrected even in the remote mode or when image data is printed 1 Press the key in the Remote 2 Press to enter a corrected feeding rate Corrected feeding rate 255 to 255 The...

Page 70: ...t pattern printing Test pattern is printed The printed patterns are called Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 in the order of printing 7 Press to correct the dot position of Pattern 1 Corrected feeding rat...

Page 71: ...r correcting all patterns perform the procedures in the Step 7 9 Press the key several times to end the setting Performing to correct the dot position without key You can select DROP POScorrect by usi...

Page 72: ...data transmission see the instruction manual for the output software 5 Start printing When using a roll media rewind the media by hand before printing so that it is not loose When the roll media has...

Page 73: ...eived data 1 Press the key in LOCAL 2 Press the key The received data is erased then it returns to the local mode Behavior after printing has been completed Drying Feed When printing has been complete...

Page 74: ...ress to select ON 6 Press the key 7 Press the key After the heater and the UV lamp are ready start test feeding 8 Press the key Continue feeding until the media on the platen surface passes through th...

Page 75: ...t When the cutting has been completed the current mode returns to LOCAL When a media is cut be careful that the printed side does not touch the floor or the printed side of other already cut media Whe...

Page 76: ...2 42...

Page 77: ...Cleaning 3 18 Setting nozzle face cleaning time 3 19 Other Settings 3 20 Machine Settings 3 21 Setting a AUTO Power off 3 23 Setting the feeding and take up 3 24 Setting the Display of Media Residual...

Page 78: ...to 60 C OFF 68 to 140 F OFF POST OFF 20 to 70 C OFF 68 to 158 F OFF INK HEATER Standby Switcho verTIM NONE 0 to 60min 2min Sets the movement time until the head heater and ink heater standby status LO...

Page 79: ...ME INTERVAL 10 to 120 min 10 min TYPE NORMAL SOFT HARD SOFT INTERVAL WIPING P 3 19 3 to 255 minutes OFF OFF Sets the wiping operation during printing HEAD GAP P 2 5 1 5 to 7 0mm 2 0 mm Sets the head g...

Page 80: ...he PRINT heater temperature setting screen appears 9 Press to set the temperature of PRINT heater 20 C to 60 C 10 Press the key The POST heater temperature setting screen appears 11 Press to set the t...

Page 81: ...ey several times to end the setting You cannot specify the logical seek at the RasterLink side When you set this machine to Host printing will be performed in LOGICAL SEEK ON status UNI DIRECTIONAL BI...

Page 82: ...shipping Change this when you want to set the right margin of media to the setting value of this machine Set Value HOST or 10 to 85mm in 1mm increment 8 Press the key 9 Press the key several times to...

Page 83: ...rinter select MANUAL 8 Press the key 9 Press to set the adjustment value for the intensity of the LED UV device Set Value 50 to 50 If the value is set to 0 the value specified in RIP is applied Settin...

Page 84: ...ess to select PATTERN 6 Press the key 7 Press to select MANUAL To print at the intensity set in the printer select MANUAL 8 Press the key 9 Press to select LED UV LAMP 10 Press the key FUNCT I ON SETU...

Page 85: ...ot normally used Pattern B 600x600 600x900 300x450HQ single layer 600x600 single layer Pattern C 1200x1200 600x900 single layer 1200x1200 single layer 300x450HQ two layers 600x600 two layers 600x900 t...

Page 86: ...select POY CURE UV LAMP 10 Press the key 11 Press to set the lighting pattern of Post cure UV lamps Set the lighting patterns of each of Post cure UV lamps of the top middle and bottom 12 Press the k...

Page 87: ...rt of the print If you selected PRINT LED UV Lamp Printing is performed with the LED outside the print range lit up when the print begins and ends Post cure lamp It is off at the start of the print bu...

Page 88: ...s to input the LED UV lamp 2 right side scale position Set Value 0 to 180mm The LED UV lamp s normal position is 0mm 12 Press the key 13 Press the key several times to end the setting UV MODE UV 2 L A...

Page 89: ...n printing if you set the printing speed to 0 and more MAPS1 becomes invalid In addition it prints at 0 speed When you use MAPS1 set the printing speed to minus The MAPS1 function may not be effective...

Page 90: ...S2 or OFF in step 5 proceed to step 8 7 Press to change print speed Set Value 50 to 50 8 Press the key 9 Press the key several times to end the setting When you change the speed nozzle recovery effect...

Page 91: ...st the set value 8 Press the key When selecting the AUTO in the Step 7 proceed to the step 12 When selecting the MANUAL in the Step 7 proceed to the step 9 9 Press to select pattern to print Set value...

Page 92: ...t MAPS2 and press the key Set Value MAPS1 MAPS2 OFF If you selected OFF proceed to step 11 6 Press to select AUTO or MANUAL AUTO Set the print pattern and smoothing level to the recommended value auto...

Page 93: ...et the smoothing level automatically depending on printing mode 5 to 100 The MAPS2 effect become strong as the set value increase and become weak as the set value decrease Select the smoothing level S...

Page 94: ...aning automatically LENGTH When the set length has passed the machine performs head cleaning automatically TIME When the set time has passed the machine performs head cleaning automatically If you do...

Page 95: ...ed make the interval between each operation shorter 1 Press the key in LOCAL 2 Press the key 3 Press to select INTERVAL WIPING 4 Press the key 5 Press to set intervals Set Value 3 to 255 Minutes OFF W...

Page 96: ...n item for setting Select it referring to P 3 2 List of Functions 4 Press the key 5 Press to select the setting value Select it referring to P 3 2 List of Functions 6 Press the key 7 Press the key sev...

Page 97: ...CT P 3 31 WIDTH DETECT AUTO MANUAL AUTO When you enter any media width at setting the media or when the media width sensor has an error set this to MANUAL THICKNESS DETECT AUTO MANUAL AUTO When you en...

Page 98: ...No Set the SMTP port number SENDER ADDRESS Set the e mail address to be used as the sender mail address Auth POP before SMTP Set the SMTP server authentication method SMTP authentication SMTP Auth OFF...

Page 99: ...ce 4 Press to set time to turn OFF the power supply Set Value none 10 to 600min 5 Press the key 6 Press the key several times to end the setting If it has received data from the PC in the auto power o...

Page 100: ...the key in LOCAL 2 Press to select MACHINE SETUP 3 Press the key 4 Press to select Feeding TakeUp 5 Press the key 6 Press to select ON OFF 7 Press the key 8 Press to select ON OFF 9 Press the key 10...

Page 101: ...of the media to be printed is displayed When the media remaining amount display is turned to OFF the remaining amount of a media is not displayed in the Remote The amount of a media that has been fed...

Page 102: ...media starts to be printed When the printing has been completed the screen returns to LOCAL Set Remaining amount of a media to display to ON When you replace the media you use now with another it is...

Page 103: ...ress to enter time Year Month Day Time selecting by the keys Year Month Day Time inputting by the keys 7 Press the key The entered date is displayed 8 Press the key several times to end the setting 20...

Page 104: ...ey 6 Press to select a unit of the temperature Set value C F 7 Press the key 8 Press to select a unit of the length Set value mm inch 9 Press the key 10 Press the key several times to end the setting...

Page 105: ...Y BUZZER 5 Press the key 6 Press to select ON OFF 7 Press the key 8 Press the key several times to end the setting When the key buzzer is set to OFF the buzzer sound for errors warnings operation comp...

Page 106: ...5 Press the key 6 Press to select language Set Value English Deutsch Fran ais Espa ol Italiano Portugu s 7 Press the key 8 Press the key several times to end the setting FUNCT I ON SETUP ENT FUNCT I O...

Page 107: ...e key 4 Press to select MEDIA DETECT 5 Press the key The setting screen of media width detection is displayed 6 Press to select AUTO or MANUAL 7 Press the key The setting screen of media thickness det...

Page 108: ...OFF ON Drying feed is active OFF Drying feed is inactive 7 Press the key 8 Press to set ON OFF ON Backward feed is active OFF Backward feed is inactive 9 Press the key 10 Press the key several times t...

Page 109: ...xt pages starts possibly causing the only the trailing edge to be over cured If media is set in the roll holder without using the feeding device on the back of the printer the media tension of the nex...

Page 110: ...ress the key 8 Press to select MAC Addr 9 Press the key The MAC address currently used by this machine is displayed 10 Press the key 11 Press to select DHCP After connecting with the network it takes...

Page 111: ...has priority 16 Press the key 17 Press to select the set values Both of DHCP and AutoIP is OFF you can set IP Address Default Gateway DNS Address Sub Net Mask For other than above proceed to the Step...

Page 112: ...key 9 Press to select ON Disclaimer The customer is responsible for the communication fee for Internet communication such as e mail notification The notification by the event mail function may not be...

Page 113: ...Press the key Set whether you send do not send the e mail at the start of plotting Press to set ON OFF 10 Press the key Set whether you send do not send the e mail at the end of plotting Press to set...

Page 114: ...end the e mail when a warning occurs during printing Press to set ON OFF 13 Press the key Set whether you send do not send the e mail when an event other than the above occurs Press to set ON OFF 14 P...

Page 115: ...e e mail address to which you send the event mail Set it with alphanumeric characters and symbols within 96 characters 11 Press the key 12 Press the key several times for terminating this function FUN...

Page 116: ...event mail Set it with alphanumeric characters and symbols within 8 characters 11 Press the key 12 Press the key several times for terminating this function FUNCT I ON SETUP ENT FUNCT I ON MACH I NE S...

Page 117: ...t SMTP server Input the SMYP server name 11 Press the key 12 Press to select SMTP Port No 13 Press the key FUNCT I ON SETUP ENT FUNCT I ON MACH I NE SETUP ENT MACH I NE SETUP AUTO P owe r o f f ENT MA...

Page 118: ...Press to select User Name 24 Press the key Press to set the user name to use for the authentication Set it with alphanumeric characters and symbols within 30 characters 25 Press the key Depending on...

Page 119: ...s the key Press the jog key to set POP server Input the POP server name 31 Press the key 32 Press to select APOP 33 Press the key Press to set ON OFF of APOP 34 Press the key 35 Press the key several...

Page 120: ...code is displayed Refer to the next page to solve the problem 11 Press the key several times for terminating this function FUNCT I ON SETUP ENT FUNCT I ON MACH I NE SETUP ENT MACH I NE SETUP AUTO P o...

Page 121: ...annot connect with the POP server Check the POP server setting Check the firewall setting 12010 An error returns from the POP server Check the POP server setting 13000 The POP authentication has faile...

Page 122: ...select NETWORK MAIL 5 Press the key 6 Press to select SETTING LOCK 7 Press the key 8 Specify a freely chosen password four digits and press the key A notification that setting has started is briefly...

Page 123: ...Press the key several times for terminating this function If you forget the password you can press the key displayed in the screen of Step 7 to display the password forced release screen Be careful as...

Page 124: ...n screen will appear If OK press The selected bottle cannot be charged an either of the following situations P 3 53 1 The volume of remaining ink managed by the printer is 100 2 The ink expiration dat...

Page 125: ...ted IC chip is near its expiration date a confirmation screen will appear If OK press If there is a problem with the inserted IC chip that prevents charging the screen shown on the right will appear I...

Page 126: ...s to select MACHINE SETUP 3 Press the key 4 Press to select RESET 5 Press the key 6 Press the key The already configured settings are initialized 7 Press the key several times to end the setting FUNCT...

Page 127: ...ON This displays the firmware version of the machine LIST This allows you to print the settings of the machine Ink REPL Report This prints ink history of this machine WIPING Displays wiping informatio...

Page 128: ...section describes how to read error history ERROR HISTORY Displaying the occurrence date Displaying the contents of error VERSION Displaying the version information such as F W or the like FUNCT I ON...

Page 129: ...MP L ETE I NK CHARGE BT L 1 M REMA I N 1 0 0 WRONG I NK I C MMCCYYKK WARN I NG Re p l a c e a Wi p e r MNT MED I A WI DTH 1 0 0 0mm HEAD GAP 2 0mm MED I A TH I CKNESS 0 1mm SER I A L No U J V 5 0 0 1...

Page 130: ...rge If the charge failed the second line of the display will display the reason the charge could not be performed I NVA L I D CHARGE BT L 1 When the charge result is displayed COMP L ETE I NK CHARGE B...

Page 131: ...Cannot Be Solved 4 16 Washing of Head nozzle 4 16 Fill from the sub tank to the head with ink 4 18 If nozzle missing due to color mixture of ink or aeration 4 19 Alternative nozzles for printing when...

Page 132: ...nside the machine can cause electric shock hazards or damage to the machine To ensure stable ink jetting it is necessary for the machine to eject a small amount of ink flushing regularly when a printi...

Page 133: ...cover The post heater cover and the pre heater cover are easy to be dirty because of the powder of the media etc If it shows dirt wipe it with a soft cloth soaked in water or waterish mild detergent a...

Page 134: ...3 Cleaning the Head and the Area around It and then clean it Cleaning the Media Press When the media press is covered with lint dust etc a media cannot be fed normally during printing or dust sticks t...

Page 135: ...527 Gloves Goggles Be sure to wear the supplied goggles and gloves when maintaining the capping station Otherwise you may get ink in your eyes Do not move the carriage out of the capping station by ha...

Page 136: ...k sticking to the wiper and bracket with a clean stick dipped in cleaning solution for maintenance Wipe off so that cleaning solution for maintenance will not remain 8 Clean the wiper slider Wipe off...

Page 137: ...er with a clean stick dipped in cleaning solution for maintenance Wipe off so that cleaning solution for maintenance will not remain Make sure to be careful with the edge of the wiper blade and thorou...

Page 138: ...step1 Performing the station maintenance without key You can select station maintenance by using the key in the Local without pressing the key The coating may peel but this does not cause any function...

Page 139: ...ns to the left and remove them 2 Hold the bottom of the lower right maintenance cover and pull it to the front 3 While pulling the lower right maintenance cover downward remove it If the lower right m...

Page 140: ...for maintenance SPC 0568 Wipe off so that cleaning solution for maintenance will not remain 3 Insert it in the original position by holding the projections at both ends of the wiper Check the items on...

Page 141: ...t maintenance cover and press the key 10 Press to set the time for the cleaning solution to be left as it is Set Value 1 to 99 min by the unit of 1 min Until wiper cleaning is competed COMPLETED NEXT...

Page 142: ...aintenance cover 13 Fill up the cap with cleaning solution for maintenance using a dropper Fill the cap with the cleaning solution just before the solution overflows from the cap 14 Close the lower ri...

Page 143: ...lied screwdriver Tools required for cleaning Clean stick SPC 0527 Gloves Goggles When work is complete at the end of the day clean the area around the head Be sure to wear the attached goggles and glo...

Page 144: ...e UV lamp apply the cleaning solution for maintenance to a clean stick and wipe the ink away Wipe off so that cleaning solution for maintenance will not remain Clean the wiper until it looks as shown...

Page 145: ...Cleaning the Head and the Area around It 4 15 1 1 1 4 Routine Maintenance 8 Press the key after the cleaning 9 Close the left maintenance cover then press the key C l o s e a c o v e r COMP L ETED ENT...

Page 146: ...ds of the wiper NOZZLE WASH Wash the head nozzle P 4 16 HEAD FILLUP Fill the head with ink P 4 18 NOZZLE RECOVERY Alternative nozzles for printing when nozzles missing can not be improved P 4 22 Check...

Page 147: ...cover then press the key 10 Press to set the time for the cleaning solution to be left as it is Set value 1 to 15 minutes Unit minute Until wiper cleaning is competed COMPLETED NEXT ENT is displayed...

Page 148: ...key in LOCAL 2 Press to select MAINTENANCE and press the key 3 Press to select HEAD FILLUP 4 Press the key 2 Press to select the sub tank to fill 3 Press the key Start filling the head When filling is...

Page 149: ...the right lower maintenance cover the message indicated in the right figure is displayed on the screen 4 Open the maintenance cover before the carriage 5 Press the key 6 Cover the rail part before the...

Page 150: ...leted REMOVE THE TOOL is displayed on the screen Do not remove the jig until the message is displayed 11 Remove the jig from the ink port and close the ink port valve 12 Press the key Supply ink for t...

Page 151: ...aste cloth covering the rail 15 Press the key 16 Close the maintenance cover before the carriage and the right lower maintenance cover of this machine Then press the key Cleaning starts automatically...

Page 152: ...and Line D for one head Rear side of machine H1 H3 H5 H2 H4 H6 A B C D NOZ Z L E RECOVERY PR I NT SE L ECT HEAD H1 2 SE L ECT HEAD H3 4 PR I NT I NG P L EASE WA I T 1 10 21 30 41 50 61 70 81 90 101 11...

Page 153: ...can be registered per 1 nozzle line Even if you use this function time required for drawing does not change For the lowest number of paths of the drawing mode the NOZZLE RECOVERY function is invalid...

Page 154: ...to select MAINTENANCE and press the key 3 Press to select NOZZLE RECOVERY 4 Press the key 2 Press to select CHECK 3 Press the key The mode for which nozzle recovery is invalid is displayed If there is...

Page 155: ...Press the key 2 Press to select RESET and press the key 3 Press to select the head H1 2 H3 4 H5 6 for which you reset nozzle recovery 4 Press the key 5 Press to select the Nozzle line that needs rese...

Page 156: ...y 3 Press the key 4 Press to set the refreshing interval Set value OFF Lv 1 Lv 2 Lv 3 As the LEVEL increases the interval between each operation gets shorter 5 Press the key 6 Press the key several ti...

Page 157: ...the setting About white ink circulation function This machine performs ink circulation automatically to prevent white ink pigment from settling out Display indication during white circulation operatio...

Page 158: ...wder accumulating in the hole for absorbing abrasion powder with a vacuum Using a flat blade screwdriver open the cover 3 Return the cover for absorbing abrasion powder to the original status and turn...

Page 159: ...ink tank If Waste ink tank none is displayed check if the tank is inserted all the way to the back Discard waste ink 1 Open the waste ink tank cover Remove the screw attaching to the waste ink tank c...

Page 160: ...e tank 2 Hold the handle of the waste ink tank and insert it along the rail 3 Raise the waste ink tank 5 Close the waste ink tank cover When the machine recognizes the new waste ink tank the warning m...

Page 161: ...sert a new wiper by holding its both ends There is no direction to the wipers They can be inserted with either side facing forward 5 Close the lower right maintenance cover and press the key After its...

Page 162: ...es of the maintenance cover and remove the maintenance cover The blade is sharp Be careful not to hurt yourself or anyone else Store the cutter blade in a place that is out of the reach of children In...

Page 163: ...of the cover and remove the cover 8 Replace the cutter unit by the carriage 1 Loosen the screw of the cutter unit 2 Remove the cutter unit 3 Mount a new cutter unit 4 Fasten the screw of the cutter un...

Page 164: ...Be sure to check the message on the right before proceeding to Step 3 3 Turn the main power OFF 4 Rotate the knob at the left and the right of the post cure unit to the direction to be loosened about...

Page 165: ...cover 7 Rotate the mercury lamp to replace 90 degrees and remove it 8 Set new mercury lamp and fix it by rotating it 90 degrees 9 Attach the protection cover 10 Return the post cure unit to the origi...

Page 166: ...he screws under the lower right maintenance cover for three positions to the left and remove them 2 Hold the bottom of the lower right maintenance cover and pull it to the front 3 While pulling the lo...

Page 167: ...6 Replace the Ink absorption material 7 Press the key after the cleaning 8 Close the lower right maintenance cover then press the key After its initial operation the machine returns to step1 Ink abso...

Page 168: ...lower right maintenance cover downward remove it If the lower right maintenance cover is hard to remove use the supplied screwdriver 3 Open the upper right maintenance cover Remove the screw indicated...

Page 169: ...e carriage filter into the convex part of the carriage 7 Return the carriage filter cover to the original status 8 Close the upper right maintenance cover and lower right maintenance cover The carriag...

Page 170: ...n body parts indicated with circles in the figure Put your finger on the hole of the bottom surface and pull out the mist filter ASSY downward 2 Removed the used filter 1 Slide the filter holder a lit...

Page 171: ...Replacing consumables 4 41 1 1 1 4 Routine Maintenance 3 Attach new mist filter SPA 0190 and the filter holder 4 Attach the mist filter ASSY to the original position new filter...

Page 172: ...the main body parts indicated with circles in the figure Hook your finger on the hole in front and pull the air cleaning filter ASSY down to remove 2 Removed the used filter 1 Slide the filter holder...

Page 173: ...Attach new mist filter SPA 0190 and the filter holder 4 Attach the air cleaning filter ASSY to the original position For the filter used when replacing the air cleaning filter the same filter SPA 0190...

Page 174: ...freeze liquid pursuant to the regulations of your district Be sure to wear goggle and gloves for handling the antifreeze liquid Use the recommended antifreeze liquid by Mimaki If not the cooling devic...

Page 175: ...circles in the figure and remove the cover 3 Uncover the feed water inlet and the air vent 4 Refill antifreeze mixed water Fill the antifreeze mixed water from the feed water inlet Fill it up seeing...

Page 176: ...4 46...

Page 177: ...does not start printing 5 2 Media get jammed media is soiled 5 3 HEAT or CONSTANT LED does not light up 5 3 Image quality is poor 5 4 Nozzle is clogged 5 4 Ink bottle warning appears 5 5 If an error r...

Page 178: ...hine properly It can also occur when the printing function does not work properly or the media is not set correctly Has the power cable been connected between the machine and a power plug socket Secur...

Page 179: ...ded media used Use recommended media Is the media not curled or bent ends Avoid using any media with curls or bent ends Yes Is the media hanging down along the platen Use a take up device P 2 16 step...

Page 180: ...e lines blur dark stripes in the direction of travel of the heads 1 Execute the head cleaning P 2 32 2 Perform maintenance of the inside of the station P 4 5 3 Execute the MEDIA COMP function P 2 34 4...

Page 181: ...splaying the description of ink bottle trouble The contents of ink bottle error are confirmable by the following operations 1 Press the key in LOCAL 2 Press the key When multiple bottle defects occur...

Page 182: ...the key 3 Press to select SUB TANK 2 Press the key 3 Press and select a sub tank to be maintained Select a sub tank Select whether you perform maintenance or not If Error 61b occurs an appropriate hea...

Page 183: ...throttle valve to release it so that air can flow Loosen the fixing screws on the throttle valve and turn the adjustment screw until it reaches the midpoint If pressure abnormality occurs immediately...

Page 184: ...stops within the range of 0 1kPa For the positive pressure the buzzer stops within the range of 1 0kPa Pressure Ink bottle lamp Buzzer Positive pressure Negative pressure High 8 49 4 75 Sounds 8 50 9...

Page 185: ...s set straight and reset it Adjusting heater temperature 1 Use the POST heater only 2 Lower all heaters temperatures Media feeding 1 For roll media feed the media by about tens of centimeters to one m...

Page 186: ...int cleaning etc cannot be performed Press the key to check the ink bottle generating the warning Replace them with usable ink bottles The waste ink tank is full Check the waste ink tank The waste ink...

Page 187: ...e message is dis played contact your local distributor to call for service The liquid level sensor abnormality of the sub tank has been detected Turn off the power to the machine and turn it on after...

Page 188: ...ng machine was detected Lower the position of the tension bar at the feeding side Even if you lower the position if the same message is dis played contact a distributor in your dis trict our office or...

Page 189: ...r in the cooling water tank becomes less Add cooling water in the cooling water tank of the indicated number It has been 7 days or more since water of cooling water tank is running low Add cooling wat...

Page 190: ...ew ink IC and ink bottle The ink bottle is not set on the external ink supply unit Set the ink bottle on the bottle holder with the warning The ink of the ink bottle has been com pletely used up Add i...

Page 191: ...turn it on after a while If the same error message appears again contact your local distributor to call for service Sequential number abnormality of the event log occurred An error occurred in the ma...

Page 192: ...UV is not connected The machine received some data other than command data Securely connect the interface cable in position Use an interface cable conforming to the specifications Any parameter outsid...

Page 193: ...cover The feeding cover opened during print ing Close the feeding cover The take up limit sensor was detected during printing Lower the tension bar or move it to the waiting position The feeding limit...

Page 194: ...ssage is displayed contact your local distributor to call for service Though a certain amount was con sumed there is no change in the sub tank sensor Low Overflow from the sub tank has been detected I...

Page 195: ...it on after a while During startup the following message is displayed Press the key and start ink heater control If the same error message appears again contact your local distributor to call for ser...

Page 196: ...st the ambient temperature of the installation place The ambient temperature is out of the usable temperature range too high Charging was not possible due to IC chip information ink expiration date or...

Page 197: ...s of this machine Specifications 6 2 Machine specifications 6 2 Ink specifications 6 3 Supply item list 6 3 Setting orders depending on ink type 6 4 Setting orders of ink bottles 6 4 Sheet for inquiry...

Page 198: ...nd outside Roll end treatment The roll end is gently fixed to the core with weak adhesive tape or weak glue for easy removal Leaf media size Maximum 1620mm Minimum 297mm Margin Leaf media Left end and...

Page 199: ...If the ink freezes thaw it at room temperature 25 C spending more than three hours before use However when you use the frozen ink the printing quality becomes degraded due to altered ink Store ink in...

Page 200: ...ting orders of ink bottles The orders of ink bottles set in the ink station differ depending on the ink set you use Set the ink bottle aligning with the label pasted on the top surface of the ink cove...

Page 201: ...the following necessary items and then fax the sheet to our sales office Company name Person in charge Telephone number machine model Operating OS Machine information 1 1 Refer to Confirming Machine i...

Page 202: ...Warning labels are stuck on the machine Be sure to fully understand the warning given on the labels If a warning label is illegible due to stains or has come off purchase a new one from a distributor...

Page 203: ...g labels 6 7 Appendix 6 1 Reorder M903239 2 Reorder M903330 3 Reorder M901549 4 Reorder M907833 7 Reorder M9037834 5 Reorder M907935 8 Reorder M903404 6 Reorder M903405 9 Reorder M905980 10 Reorder M9...

Page 204: ...DTH mm T ES T PR I NT F EED D I R ENT PR I NT I NG P L EASE WA I T T ES T F EED ENT BACKWARD F EED ON CARR I AGE OUT ENT DA T A C L EAR ENT DARA C L EAR CARRIAGE OUT FEED DIR SCAN DIR 3 5 C 3 5 C 3 5...

Page 205: ...Function Flowchart 6 9 Appendix 6 C L EAN I NG 0 0 0 0 0 0 T ES T F EED P L EASE WA I T T ES T F EED S T ART ENT CUT POS I T I ON 0 0...

Page 206: ...6 8 F EED COMP ENT F EED COMP PR I NT ENT DROP POS c o r r e c t ENT DROP POS c o r r e c t Y 6 0 0 d p i ENT L US 1 5 0 MMCCYYKK REMA I N 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 B T L 1 M L I M I T 1 3 0 2 REMA I N 1 0 0 Bo...

Page 207: ...L I I I V 1 9 0 When there is no recovery it is not displayed F EED COMP 0 PR I NT I NG P L EASE WA I T PA T T ERN 1 0 0 DROP POS c o r r e c t PR I NT ENT PA T T ERN 2 0 0 9999 to 9999 RECOVERY NOZ...

Page 208: ...I ON SE TUP ENT LOCA L WH I DTH mm SETUP FUNCT I ON MA I NT ENANCE ENT MAINTENANCE FUNCT I ON MACH I NE SE TUP ENT MACHINE SET FUNCT I ON I NFOMA T I ON ENT I NFOMA T I ON USAGE ENT I NFOMA T I ON VER...

Page 209: ...rt 6 13 Appendix 6 To P 6 14 To P 6 20 To P 6 24 WI P I NG 0 U J V 5 0 0 1 6 0 V 1 5 0 MR L I I I V 2 0 0 PR I NT L ENGTH 0m PR I NT AREA 0m 2 USE T I ME 0 h POS T CURE UV L AMP 0 h UV L AMP 1 L ED 0...

Page 210: ...NT SE TUP F EED COMP ENT SETUP F EED COMP PR I NT ENT To P 6 16 PR I NT I NG P L EASE WA I T HOST ON OFF PRE OF F DROP POS c o r r e c t PR I NT ENT 6OFF 20 to 60 C SE TUP MARG I N ENT L E F T HOS T H...

Page 211: ...Flowchart 6 15 Appendix 6 F EED COMP 0 9999 to 9999 PR I NT I NG P L EASE WA I T Print end 6 0 0 S t d 0 0 40 0 to 40 0 PR I NT OF F OFF 20 to 60 C POS T OF F OFF 20 to 70 C 6 0 0 H i 0 0 40 to 40 Pr...

Page 212: ...HOS T To P 6 18 SE TUP VACUUM ENT VACUUM HOS T HOST WEAK STANDARD STRONG SE TUP RE FRESH ENT RE FRESH HOS T HOST Lv 3 to Lv 0 SE TUP UV MODE ENT UV MODE PA T T ERN UV MODE HOS T UV MODE MNUA L UV MODE...

Page 213: ...Set the adjustment value for the intensity of the LED UV device UV MODE UV 1 L AMP POS 0mm 0 to 180mm UV MODE UV 2 L AMP POS 0mm 0 to 180mm UV MODE PA T T ERN A PATTERN A to F UV MODE L EVE L 1 0 1 t...

Page 214: ...1000page I NT ERVA L 0 1m 0 1 to 100 0m OFF 3 to 255min SE TUP I NT ERVA L WI P I NG ENT I NT ERVA L WI P I NG OF F 1 5 to 7 0mm SE TUP HEAD GAP ENT HEAD GAP 2 0mm AUTO C L EAN I NG T I ME I NT ERVA L...

Page 215: ...SOFT NORMAL HARD T YPE SOF T SOFT NORMAL HARD T YPE SOF T SOFT NORMAL HARD COLOR PA T T ERN 1 COLOR M SMOOTH I NG L V 1 0 0 SPOT PA T T ERN 1 SPOT SMOOTH I NG L V 1 0 0 Ink set 4 color special color I...

Page 216: ...I NT ENT MA I NT ENANCE NOZ Z L E RECOVERY ENT NOZ Z L E RECOVERY RESE T ENT NOZ Z L E RECOVERY CHECK ENT SE L ECT HEAD H 1 2 SE L ECT HEAD H 1 2 UNRECOVERAB L E COND 1 2 0 0 x 1 2 0 0 2 4 p H i NOZ Z...

Page 217: ...lizing CARR I AGE OUT COMP L E T ED ENT C l o s e a c o v e r COMP L E T ED ENT PR I NT I NG P L EASE WA I T NOZ Z L E RECOVERY PR I NT ENT T YPE NORMA L NORMAL SOFT HARD AD J US T I NG P L EASE WA I...

Page 218: ...I NK I C BOTTLE 1 to 8 From P 6 20 MA I NT ENANCE HEAD F I L L UP ENT SE L ECT SUB T ANK MM_ _ _ _ _ _ F I L L UP P L EASE WA I T MA I NT ENANCE CHARGE I NK ENT CHARGE I NK SE L ECT BOT T L E 1 M CHAR...

Page 219: ...lowchart 6 23 Appendix 6 Set the ink IC B T L 1 M 1 C 1 0 0 0 c c CHARGE S T ART ENT I NK CHARG I NG DO NOT REMOVE I NK I C COMP L E T E I NK CARGE B T L 1 M REMA I N 1 0 0 Charge end HEAD F I L L UP...

Page 220: ...TUP UN I T ENT L ENGTH mm C F mm inch F EED OF F MACH I NE SE TUP F e e d i n g T a k e U p ENT ROL L OF F OFF ON OFF ON MACH I NE SE TUP MED I A DE T ECT ENT TH I CKNESS DE T ECT AUTO AUTO MANUAL To...

Page 221: ...Function Flowchart 6 25 Appendix 6 C h e c k I P A d d r e s s 1 0 1 6 1 6 8 2 3 5 C h e c k MAC A d d r e s s 0 0 0 d 1 b 0 0 0 0 0 0...

Page 222: ...DNS A d d r e s s ENT NE TWORK S u b N e t Ma s k ENT Settable when DHCP and AutoIP are both OFF NE TWORK DHCP ENT From P 6 24 From P 6 24 To P 6 28 NE TWORK MA I L EVENT MA I L ENT EVENT MA I L Ma i...

Page 223: ...NS A d d r e s s 0 0 0 0 S u b N e t Ma s k 2 4 P r i n t E n d E v e n t OF F E r r o r E v e n t OF F ON OFF ON OFF Wa r n i n g E v e n t OF F ON OFF Ma i l D e l i v e r y OF F ON OFF P r i n t S...

Page 224: ...CUT E ENT From P 6 26 English Deutsch Fran ais Espa ol Italiano Portugu s MACH I NE SE TUP L ANGUAGE ENT L ANGUAGE E n g l i s h EVENT MA I L S e r v e r S e t u p ENT EVENT MA I L T r a n sm i t T e...

Page 225: ...lt is displayed When Authentication is POP before SMTP SMTP Authentication it is dis played SERVER SE TUP U s e r N ame ENT SERVER SE TUP P a s s Wo r d ENT SERVER SE TUP POP 3 A d d r e s s ENT SERVE...

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Page 227: ...UJV500 160 Operation Manual Apr 2015 MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO LTD 2182 3 Shigeno otsu Tomi shi Nagano 389 0512 JAPAN D202486 15 21042015...

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