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Page 1: ...TC II Operating Instructions Zbrh021e eps Read this manual carefully before you use this product and keep it handy for future reference For safety please follow the instructions in this manual ...

Page 2: ...TC II Operating Instructions Printed in Japan UE USA C593 8602 ...

Page 3: ...g this machine It contains important information related to USER SAFETY and PREVENTING EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS Notes Some illustrations might be slightly different from your machine Certain options might not be available in some countries For details please contact your local dealer Two kinds of size notation are employed in this manual With this machine refer to the inch version Power Source 120V 60Hz...

Page 4: ...equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Warning Ch...

Page 5: ...directly into a wall outlet and never use an ex tension cord Disconnect the power plug by pulling the plug not the cable if the power cable or plug becomes frayed or otherwise damaged To avoid hazardous electric shock do not remove any covers or screws other than those specified in this manual To avoid injury do not touch moving parts or insert your fingers in the opening during machine operation ...

Page 6: ...r clips staples or other small metallic objects to fall inside the equipment For environmental reasons do not dispose of the equipment or expended supply waste at household waste collection points Disposal can take place at an authorized dealer or at appropriate collection sites Be careful not to cut yourself on any sharp edges when you reach inside the machine to remove misfed sheets of paper or ...

Page 7: ...tructions under this symbol Be sure to read the instructions all of which are described in the Safety Information section The statements above are notes for your safety Important If this instruction is not followed paper might be misfed originals might be damaged or data might be lost Be sure to read this Preparation This symbol indicates the prior knowledge or preparations required before op erat...

Page 8: ...where to look in this manual for more information Standard Printing P 15 Standard Printing Adjusting the Print Image Position P 20 Adjusting the Position of Printed Images 1 Paper feed direction 1 Paper feed direction 2 Image of Drum 2 Changing the Printing Speed P 22 Changing the Printing Speed ...

Page 9: ...Up the Paper Delivery Table 11 Turning on the Main Power 12 Print Paper 13 Standard Printing 15 Removing Prints 16 Printing onto Various Kinds of Paper 17 Printing onto Thick Paper 17 Printing onto Standard Paper 17 Printing onto Special Kinds of Paper 17 Paper Supply Adjustment 18 Adjusting the Position of Printed Images 20 Changing the Printing Speed 22 Skip Feed Printing 23 2 User Tools Accessi...

Page 10: ...4 Paper Misfeed in the Paper Feed Section 35 Paper Wrapped around the Drum 36 Paper Misfeed in the Paper Exit Section 38 Poor Printing 39 Dirty Background 39 When the Press Roller is Dirty 41 Faint Prints 41 4 Remarks Do s and Don ts 43 Where to Put Your Machine 44 Environment 44 Power Connection 45 Machine Clearance 45 Maintaining Your Machine 46 Cleaning the Main Frame 46 5 Specifications Main F...

Page 11: ...ation Panel 3 Paper feed tray down key Press to lower the Paper feed tray 4 Paper feed side plates Prevent paper being fed skewed 5 Paper feed tray Set paper here 6 Paper feed side plates knob Use to move the side plates 7 Paper feed side plates knob lock lever Fix to the paper feed side plates knob ...

Page 12: ... Use to move the end plate 5 Paper delivery tray Completed prints are delivered here 6 Paper delivery side plates These plates align the prints on the paper delivery tray 7 Paper delivery side plate knobs Use to move the side plates 8 Drum Unit 2 The master is wrapped around this unit 9 Drum Unit 1 The master is wrapped around this unit 10 Ink holder Set the ink cartridge in this holder 11 Drum un...

Page 13: ...3 12 Trailing edge guides Swing out these guides when you use B5L paper ...

Page 14: ...ages 7 keys Press to shift the image forward back ward right or left P 4 Keys P 20 Adjusting the Position of Printed Images Also use to highlight items you wish to select on the panel display 8 Clear Stop key Press to stop printing 9 key Use to enter data in selected modes 10 Print key Press to start printing 11 Proof key Press to make proof prints 12 Clear Modes key Press to clear any previously ...

Page 15: ...isplay the machine s condition 3 Counter Displays the number of prints entered While printing it shows the number of prints remaining 4 Speed Indicators These indicators show the printing speed that is selected 5 Drum set indicator The green indicator lights when the drum unit is ready to pull out If not ready the red indicator lights ...

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Page 17: ...um unit for both Drum 1 and Drum 2 Color Drum Type 50S 80S is not available for this machine A4 size master cut drum is not available for this machine Setting the Drum Unit A Make sure that you select either Drum1 or Drum2 before setting the drum unit Note Make sure that the indicator is lit B Open the Front Door C Lift upper drum stay B3 a little to unlock the drum unit then push into the drum un...

Page 18: ...g the guide rail E Slide in the drum unit until it locks in position Note Insert the same kinds of drum unit for both Drum1 and Drum2 F Lift drum unit lock lever B1 G Close the front door Note If you want to set another drum unit go back to step 1 Make sure that the Open Cover Indicator turns off ...

Page 19: ...m unit lock lever B1 E Pull out drum unit handle B2 slowly F Lift upper drum stay B3 a little to unlock the drum unit then pull out the drum unit while holding drum unit handle B2 and upper drum stay B3 Important Be careful not to let the drum unit fall G Insert the color drum unit along the guide rail H Lower drum unit lock lever B1 of the inserted drum I Slide in the drum unit until it locks in ...

Page 20: ...ize Important Always adjust the position with the lock lever for the paper feed side plates in the raised position lock released D Place the paper on the paper feed tray Note Correct the paper curl before loading the paper If you cannot do so stack the paper with the curl face down Reference P 13 Print Paper E Make sure that the paper feed side plates are touching both sides of the paper and then ...

Page 21: ...he paper delivery plates and ad just the side plates to the paper size Note Theinsideofthesideplatesshould align with the paper size scale C Adjust the paper delivery end plate to match the print paper size Note The inside of the end plate should align with the paper size scale When you use thick paper 81 4 g m2 to 209 3 g m2 21 6 lb to 55 6 lb A Adjust the side plates to match the paper size scal...

Page 22: ...ding on the paper you are using Lift the paper alignment wings when B5L prints are curled When you use 81 4 g m2 21 6 lb or thicker paper A Lower the paper alignment wings When you use B5L paper A Swing out the trailing edge guides Turning on the Main Power A Make sure that the power cord is firmly plugged into the wall out let B Turn on the main power switch ...

Page 23: ...s Paper that is prone to generate a lot of paper dust Grained paper loaded with the direction of the grain perpendicular to the feed direction Certain types of long thin envelopes e g international mail envelopes The following types of envelopes Note If you print on rough grained paper the following problems may occur Black Spotted image Blurred image Damaging master Paper Size Paper Weight Metric...

Page 24: ...s in the paper before placing it in the machine When you cannot correct the paper curl stack the paper with the curl face down or face up as shown in the illustration If paper is curled it might wrap around the drum or stains might appear ...

Page 25: ...ing onto Various Kinds of Paper F Set your desired settings G Press the Proof Key Note If the Image position is not cor rect adjust it by using Whole or Drum 2 P 20 Adjusting the Position of Printed Images If the image density is slightly dark or light adjust the image density using W W W W V V V V Speed keys P 22 Changing the Printing Speed H Enter the number of prints re quired with the number k...

Page 26: ...e You can change the time the ma chine can waits before Auto Reset mode starts P 26 User Tools The machine will not automatical ly enter Auto Reset mode in the following cases If there is no ink If paper misfeed occur If the machine is printing If there is no paper If the cover open message is dis played Auto Off If you do not operate the machine for a certain period the machine can enter Quality ...

Page 27: ...o print onto thick 157 to 209 3g m2 42 to 55 6 lb or heavier paper perform the following steps A Press the Ppr Type key B Select 2 THICK with key PAPER TYPE 1 STD 2 THICK 3 SPL C Press the q q q q key Printing onto Standard Paper A Press the Ppr Type key B Make sure that 1 STD is selected PAPER TYPE 1 STD 2 THICK 3 SPL C Press the q q q q key Printing onto Special Kinds of Paper A Press the Ppr Ty...

Page 28: ...little and then lower it so that it slants up slightly Paper Supply Adjustment If paper misfeeds occur frequently you can adjust the paper feeding ratio and paper separation ratio A Press the Ppr Supply Adj key FEED PRES 0123456 SEPAR PRES 0123456 B Press or the number keys to adjust the paper feeding ratios and the paper sepa ration ratios C Press key If the machine does not feed enough paper A C...

Page 29: ...ious Kinds of Paper 19 1 If the machine feeds too much paper A Change the paper separation ratio setting as follows Default Paper type Paper feed sepa ration ratio Standard 4 6 3 Thick 3 4 2 Special kinds of Paper 3 4 1 ...

Page 30: ...Changing the print speed There are two kinds of image adjust ment as follows Overall Image Adjustment You can adjust the mixed image position of Drum1 and Drum2 1 Paper feed direction Drum2 Image Adjustment You can adjust the image position of Drum2 1 Paper Feed Direction 2 Image of Drum2 Note When the main switch is turned off the image returns to the default position A Press the Whole or Drum 2 ...

Page 31: ...ustment A You can change the overall im age position of both Drum 1 and 2 Use keys to shift the image each way in 0 5mm 0 02 steps Drum 2 image adjustment A You can change the image posi tion of Drum 2 Use keys to shift the image each way in 0 25mm 0 01 steps C Press the Enter key D Press the Proof key to check the image position Up Down Right Left 10mm 0 4 or 10mm 0 4 10mm 0 4 or 10mm 0 4 Up Down...

Page 32: ...ress the W W W W key to re duce the speed Note The following speeds are avail able Setting 1 default 90 sheets minute Setting 2 105 sheets minute Setting 3 120 sheets minute The faster the printing speed be comes the lighter the printing density is and vice versa If you change the print speed while printing a print shadow might appear When the machine is used in low temperature conditions the imag...

Page 33: ...Skip Feed mode is 460mm 18 1 When you use paper longer than 432mm 17 0 completed prints will not be delivered to the paper delivery tray properly so lower the paper delivery end plate and receive completed prints by hand A Press the Skip Feed key B If necessary select the number of rotations of the drum per sheet of paper fed with the keys SKIP FEED NO SETTING INPUT THE NUMBER Note You can also se...

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Page 35: ... A Search for the desired user tool number with the key Using the number keys A Enter the desired user tool number with the Number keys B Change the settings by following the instructions on the panel dis play Then press the q q q q key C Press the User Tools key to re turn to the standby display Note The settings are not canceled even if the main switch is turned off or the Clear Modes key is pre...

Page 36: ... display the total number of prints 6 Buzzer Off Turns the beeper on or off Note Default STD standard Available settings 0 KEY OFF When you press a key the beeper does not sound When warning messages appear on the panel dis play the beeper sounds 1 ON The beeper sounds when you press a key or when warning messages appear on the panel display 2 OFF The beeper does not sound when you press keys or w...

Page 37: ... paper longer than 432mm 17 0 lower the pa per delivery end plate and receive completed prints by hand 11 Skip Number of Time Specifies the number of drum rotations in Skip Feed mode when the power is turned on You can also select whether you can change the number of drum rotations temporarily when you press the Skip Feed key P 23 Skip Feed Printing Note Default Number of Skip Feed 2 12 Skip Displ...

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Page 39: ...the maximum print quantity You can change the maximum number of prints that can be made in one operation with the user tools P 26 User Tools DRUM1 SET COMPLETELY Slide in the drum until it clicks Make sure that the drum is completely set in position SC TEL CALL SERVICE Turn the main switch off and on If the message appears again contact your service representative COLD DRUM NOT TO USE 3RD SPEED Sl...

Page 40: ...sity is too high the background color might appear strong Switch drum 1 and 2 Use the image of drum 1 for background 2nd printing with another drum is unsatisfactory The 1st print image is still wet Wait until the 1st image be comes dry Roller marks appear when you print onto the reverse side of paper 1st printed image is still wet and the press roller becomes dirty Wait until the 1st printed imag...

Page 41: ...er when some paper is left in the tray Doing so may cause problems such as multiple feeds and mis feeds If you use a variety of paper while printing a print shadow might ap pear Reference For available paper sizes P 13 Print Paper A Load the paper in the Paper feed tray Note Correct any paper curl before loading the paper B Adjust the paper feed side plate to match the paper size ...

Page 42: ...nditions Do not store ink where it will be exposed to heat or direct sunlight Store on a flat surface A Open the front door B Pull out the ink holder If ink comes into contact with your eyes rinse immediately in running water In the case of any abnormal symptoms consult a doctor Keep the ink or ink container out of the reach of children If ink is ingested force vomiting by drinking a strong saline...

Page 43: ... D Remove the cap of the new ink cartridge E Insert the new cartridge into the ink holder Note Always supply ink of the same color F Return the ink holder to its original position until it clicks G Close the front door The machine will start idling to supply ink to the drum ...

Page 44: ...e Paper Feed Section PAPER FEED JAM REMOVE PAPER MISFED REGISTRATION REMOVE PAPER A Remove the misfed paper To prevent paper misfeeds Check the following before restarting the printing run Did you select an appropriate pa per type with the Ppr Type key PAPER TYPE 1 STD 2 THICK 3 SPL Are the side pads in the correct po sitions To print on thin paper 52 3g m2 13 9 lb slide the levers behind the pape...

Page 45: ... plates are prop erly adjusted When you load pa per on the paper feed tray make sure that the paper edge touches the back fence and paper is placed on the proper paper size scale Only use paper where the leading edge has two right angle corners Paper Misfeed in the Paper Feed Section REGISTRATION JAM REMOVE PAPER A Open the front door B Lower drum unit lock lever B1 C Take out the drum Note For ho...

Page 46: ...unit and close the front door To prevent paper misfeeds P 34 Paper Misfeed in the Paper Feed Section Paper Wrapped around the Drum When paper is wrapped around the drum DRUM1 PAPERFED SKEW REMOVE PAPER A Open the front cover B Lower drum unit lock lever B1 C Take out the drum Note For how to take out the drum unit P 9 Changing the Drum Unit ...

Page 47: ... close the front door When paper is misfed inside the machine DRUM1 DELIVERY JAM REMOVE PAPER A Open the front cover B Lower drum unit lock lever B1 C Take out the drum Note For how to take out the drum unit P 9 Changing the Drum Unit D Remove the misfed paper from the inside as shown in the illus tration E If you cannot remove the misfed paper remove paper from the press roller ...

Page 48: ... know more details about leading edge margin refer to the master making unit s operat ing instructions Paper Misfeed in the Paper Exit Section A Slowly but firmly pull out the misfed paper To prevent paper misfeeds When a thin paper misfeed in the pa per exit section occurs reduce the printing speed with the W W W W V V V V Speed keys P 22 Changing the Printing Speed If you cannot reduce the print...

Page 49: ...bsorb ink well the background of prints might get dirty In this case lower the printing speed or use Skip Feed mode to dry the ink on the prints A Open the front cover B Pull out the drum unit Note For how to take out the drum unit P 9 Changing the Drum Unit If ink comes into contact with your eyes rinse immediately in running water In the case of any abnormal symptoms consult a doctor Keep the in...

Page 50: ...e trailing edge of the master D With a dry soft cloth remove any ink that has accumulated on the trailing edge of the drum unit Important Do not use benzine thinner or other organic liquids doing so can dam age the machine E Turn the drum unit and lock it until it click after cleaning it ...

Page 51: ...e If the print is still dirty contact your service representative Faint Prints If the machine is not used for a long period of time or you change the color drum unit the ink on the drum might dry causing print quality to deteriorate To solve this problem set back your drum unit to the Master making unit and use Quality Start Mode Refer to the Master Making Unit s Operating Instructions If the prin...

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Page 53: ...nk on the paper delivery tray might stick to the back side of the next print Press the Proof key to perform a test print as the image density of the first few prints might be light When the machine is on and the power source is less than 90 of the spec ified amount printing quality will decrease Therefore make sure the sup ply from your electrical outlet is at least 90 of the required amount When ...

Page 54: ...light or strong light more than 1500 lux Locations directly exposed to cool air from an air conditioner or heated air from a heater sudden temperature changes might cause condensation within the machine Places where the machine might be subjected to frequent strong vibration Dusty areas Areas with corrosive gases Keep the equipment away from humidity and dust Otherwise a fire or an electric shock ...

Page 55: ...the inside front cover of this manual Connect the power cord directly into a wall outlet and do not use an extension cord Do not damage break or make any modifications to the power cord Do not place heavy objects on it Do not pull it hard nor bend it more than necessary These actions could cause an electric shock or fire Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before you move the equipment Whil...

Page 56: ... solvent such as thinner or benzene If they get into the ma chine or melt plastic parts a failure might occur Do not clean parts other than those specified in this manual Such parts should be cleaned by your service representative Cleaning the Main Frame Cleaning the paper feed roller Paper feed tray A Wipe off the paper dust on the pa per feed roller with a damp cloth then wipe it with a dry clot...

Page 57: ...ading Edge Margin Refer to the Master Making Unit s Operating Instructions Print Paper Weight 52 3 209 3g m2 13 9 55 6 lb Print Speed 90 105 120cpm 3 steps Color Printing Drum unit replacement system Image Position Paper Size and Paper Capacity 1 000 sheets 80g m2 20 lb Paper Delivery Tray Capacity 1 000 sheets 80g m2 20 lb Up Down Right Left Overall Image Adjustment 10mm 0 4 or 10mm 0 4 10mm 0 4 ...

Page 58: ...perator Power Consumption Printing 0 55kW Max Optional Equipment Drum unit color Drums A3 11 17 Note Specifications are subject to change without notice Width Depth Height Stored 920 mm 36 2 630 mm 24 8 555 mm 21 9 Set up 1 610 mm 63 4 630 mm 24 8 555 mm 21 9 Printing Speed Noise Emission During printing 90cpm 78dB A 105cpm 80dB A 120cpm 82dB A Stand by 47dB A Printing Speed Noise Emission During ...

Page 59: ... notice Name Size Remarks Ink Black 1 000ml pack Environmental conditions 5 to 40 C 10 95 RH Ink Red 1 000ml pack Ink Blue Ink Green Ink Brown Ink Purple Ink Yellow Ink Navy Ink Maroon Ink Teal Ink Orange Ink Gray Ink Violet Ink Hunter green Ink Burgundy Ink Gold Ink Reflex Blue ...

Page 60: ...49 Counter 4 D dirty background 39 Drm Stp Mode 27 Drum1 key 4 Drum2 key 4 Drum unit 9 drum unit handle B2 9 drum unit lock lever B1 2 E environment 44 F Feed Setup 27 front door 1 I ink 32 49 ink holder 2 J Jump Table 27 K key 4 keys 4 L Loading Paper 10 loading paper 31 Load Paper indicator B 31 Long Sheet Mode 27 M machine clearance 45 machine exterior 1 machine interior 2 main switch 2 maintai...

Page 61: ... key 4 Print key 4 print paper 13 17 31 Print Position 27 Proof key 4 R Remarks 43 Resettable Count 26 S Safety Information i service call 29 Setting and Changing the Drum Unit 7 Setting Up the Paper Delivery Table 11 Skip Display On Mode 27 Skip Feed key 4 Skip Feed printing 23 Skip Number of Time 27 Special kinds of Paper 17 specifications 47 standard paper 17 standard printing 15 System 26 T th...

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