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What to Do upon Opening the Carton

1 Checking Accessories

Check the following to make sure that you received all the items that were shipped along with the unit.

Power cord: 1

Roland ColorChoice

: 1

User’s manual: 1

Replacement blade for

separating knife: 1

Cleaning kit: 1

What to Do upon Opening the Carton

Stays : 2

(For place the media guide)

Hexagonal wrench (M6) : 1

(For assembling stand)

Media flanges : 2

Flange retaining pins : 2

Washers : 6

(For assembling stand)

Bolts (Small) : 4

(For assembling stand)

Bolts (Large) : 14

(For assembling stand)

Pipe : 1

(For assembling stand)

Media clamps : 2

Drain bottle: 2

Stand leg : 1

Media guide : 1

Caster : 2

In this manual, sections that explain commons points for the SJ-600/500 use only illustrations of the SJ-600. Some details of the SJ-500
differ from the figure.

Summary of Contents for SolJet SJ-500

Page 1: ...ect to change without notice The operation manual and the product have been prepared and tested as much as possible If you find any misprint or error please inform us Roland DG Corp assumes no respons...

Page 2: ...ave 3 prong grounding plugs and 3 pole receptacles that accept the tool s plug Repair or replace damaged or worn out cord immediately For Canada CLASS A NOTICE This Class A digital apparatus meets all...

Page 3: ...0 Part Names 23 Front View 23 Rear View 24 Inside the Front Cover 24 Operation Panel 25 Five Modes 26 Setup for Printing 27 1 Loading the Material 28 2 Test Printing 32 3 Setting the Printing Mode and...

Page 4: ...r be disassembled The symbol alerts the user to things that must be carried out The specific thing that must be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle The symbol at left means the...

Page 5: ...ly flush with running water for at least 15 minutes If eye irritation continues seek treatment by a physician If ink or cleaning liquid comes in contact with the skin immediately wash well with soap a...

Page 6: ...t the cord Unplugging by pulling the cord may damage it leading to fire or electrocution Do not allow liquids metal objects or flammables inside the machine Such materials can cause fire Unpacking ins...

Page 7: ...t touch the tip of the separating knife with your fingers Doing so may result in injury Make sure the power to the unit is off before attempting to replace the separating knife Doing so may result in...

Page 8: ...upport SOL INK About the Labels Affixed to the Unit These labels are affixed to the body of this product The following figure describes the location and content of these messages Ink cartridge Ink and...

Page 9: ...o the and symbols the symbols shown below are also used NOTICE Do not place hands within the space to the front of the unit while in operation Model name Rating label Use a rated power supply Ink and...

Page 10: ...l bruit inhabituel etc Le non respect de cette consigne pourrait provoquer un incendie ou des d charges lectriques Couper imm diatement l alimentation secondaire et ensuite l alimentation principale...

Page 11: ...que de malaises physiques ou d incendie Ne pas mettre le liquide nettoyant en contact avec les yeux ou la peau Ne pas boire ou ni respirer d lib r ment l encre ou le liquide nettoyant Cela est dangere...

Page 12: ...ge l installation et le d placement de l appareil doivent tre effectu s par quatre personnes ou plus Le non respect de cette consigne pourrait causer des d fauts dans l appareil entra nant des blessur...

Page 13: ...s paratrice avec les doigts Une n gligence ce niveau pourrait provoquer des blessures S assurer que l appareil est hors tension avant d essayer de remplacer la lame s paratrice Une n gligence ce nive...

Page 14: ...l ext rieur de l appareil Les dessins suivants indiquent l endroit et le contenu des messages la cartouche d encre Ne pas d monter la cartouche Conserver hors de la port e des enfants Ne pas emmagasin...

Page 15: ...ression provoque un arr t d urgence Appuyer sur PAUSE si pour toute autre raison qu une urgence vous d sirez suspendre momentan ment l impression Ne pas mettre les mains dans l espace devant l l ment...

Page 16: ...pening the Carton Stays 2 For place the media guide Hexagonal wrench M6 1 For assembling stand Media flanges 2 Flange retaining pins 2 Washers 6 For assembling stand Bolts Small 4 For assembling stand...

Page 17: ...e on top of the stand The external dimensions of the assembled machine and stand are as follows SJ 600 2500 mm W x 758 mm D x 1241 mm H 98 7 16 in W x 29 7 8 in D x 48 7 8 in H SJ 500 2246 mm W x 758...

Page 18: ...machine to the stand Fit the stays onto the back of the machine at the locations shown in the figure Stay Stay Left hand side of the back of the unit Right hand side of the back of the unit Line up t...

Page 19: ...langes onto the retainers and secure in place with the flange retaining pins Orient the media flange so that it s lined up with the core diameter of the loaded roll material Drain bottle Bottom plug T...

Page 20: ...more Temperature 5 to 40 C 41 to 104 F humidity 20 to 80 no condensation Never install the unit in any of the following situations as it could result in breakdown or faulty operation Places where the...

Page 21: ...own Arrange the power cord and interface connection cable to prevent tripping when moving around the unit NOTICE Power connector Power outlet Power cord Cables are available separately One which you a...

Page 22: ...result in fire due to combustion of ink or cleaning liquid Do not store ink cartridges cleaning liquid or discharged ink in locations such as the following Near open flame Locations exposed to high te...

Page 23: ...ENTER key on the operation panel Insert cleaning cartridges into the ink cartridge ports shown by flashing on the display Insert the three cartridges firmly as far as they will go Washing starts Whil...

Page 24: ...yed then press the EN TER key Ink filling starts When ink filling ends replace the drain bottle with an empty one then press the ENTER key This completes the installation of the ink cartridges SET CAR...

Page 25: ...s stopped on the platen press the POWER key to reset the power The carriage moves and the printing head is capped Front View Sheet Loading Lever Front cover If the cover is opened while the printing i...

Page 26: ...the Front Cover Parallel connector Main power switch Rear View Power connector Pinch roller Grit roller Platen Printing carriage When not printing this stays inside the cover Cutter protector Reflect...

Page 27: ...cription of Keys Display This show the various setting menus and messages BUSY LED This flashes while data is being received from the host computer ENTER key BASE POINT key LED PRINT QUALITY key POWER...

Page 28: ...The system can accept data from the computer when in this mode Thesystemisreceivingdata from the computer and per forming printing The SLEEP mode is enabled when the system has been inactive for a spe...

Page 29: ...changing to a different type of material it may be necessary to perform feed correction or bidirectional correction For more information see User s Reference Making Corrections for Printing When the...

Page 30: ...lange retaining pin 2 Line up with the core diameter of the loaded roll material and refit the left and right hand media flanges Open the front cover 1 1 Loading the Material Roll material Right hand...

Page 31: ...lers lower to hold the material in place 7 Grasp the front edge of the material at the front of the machine and turn the media flanges at the back of the unit to roll back the media When you roll back...

Page 32: ...o that all of the material covers the reflective tape Be sure to line up the right hand edge of the material with the guide line If the material is not positioned correctly when you press the SETUP ke...

Page 33: ...Material Media clamps Screws Holes Insert this portion Insert the media clamp in the same way at the left edge of the material as well When you are using the media clamps attempting to cut off the mat...

Page 34: ...nting test to check the state of the printing heads If the printing heads are in a poor state and problems such as dot drop out occur printing quality drops If the test results show a problem carry ou...

Page 35: ...lity is better than with BI DIRECTION BI DIRECTION factory default Bidirectional printing Printing is performed as the carriage moves from right to left and also as it returns from left to right Print...

Page 36: ...v erable damage to the printing head Downloading Printing Data Downloading Printing Data Printing is started when data is sent If the top menu isn t displayed printing doesn t start even when data is...

Page 37: ...the data may take some time About the EMPTY MODE When replacement of the ink cartridge becomes necessary while printing is in progress this setting determines whether printing continues or pauses Thi...

Page 38: ...material 3 Sheet loading lever Open the front cover to remove the material 4 Holding down the SHEET CUT key for 1 second or longer severs the material at the present location of the blade tip Present...

Page 39: ...erial cutting command has not been set to enabled at the computer automatic separation of the material is not performed even when the following setting is made When sending a material cutting command...

Page 40: ...rollers may be deformed if allowed to remain in the lowered state NOTICE The SETUP LED goes out If the SETUP LED is lighted press the SETUP key Hold down for about 1 second or longer 1 Move the sheet...

Page 41: ...such as the following Near open flame Locations exposed to high temperatures such as in the immediate vicinity of a heater Near bleach chemicals explosives or the like Doing so may cause fire Ensure...

Page 42: ...40 Maintenance Remove the ink cartridge from the ink cartridge port 1 Ink cartridge ports SOL INK Insert new ink cartridge 2 NOTICE Use only SOL INK Do not insert any other type of ink cartridge...

Page 43: ...sed ink cartridge is installed the cartridge is taken to be unused and the displaced amount of remaining ink is not true Press the MENU key and key to make the following screen appear on the display 1...

Page 44: ...rinting 2 Test Printing and check the printing test results If a problem is found repeat the cleaning The NORMAL menu item for HEAD CLEAN ING does the same thing as HEAD CLEANING START displayed when...

Page 45: ...ing discharged ink temporarily place in the included drain bottle or a durable sealed container such as a metal can and polyethylene tank and cap tightly Leakage of discharged ink or its vapor may res...

Page 46: ...rew portion and slowly pull it out in the direction of the arrow Do not pull back while doing this 3 Replace with a new knife 4 Install the separating knife 1 Grasp the screw portion and slowly insert...

Page 47: ...ned with water then wrung well and wipe gently to clean Cleaning the reflective tape If the tape becomes dirty use a cloth moistened with water then wrung well and wipe gently to clean Cleaning the fr...

Page 48: ...is out of use for an extended period then once a month switch on the power and perform cleaning When the machine s main power switch is left on a warning beep sounds about once a month to remind you t...

Page 49: ...splay the screen shown in the figure 6 When all ink cartridges have been removed head washing starts Follow the messages on the display to carry out the procedure 7 DISCARD DRAIN INK REMOVE CARTRIDGE...

Page 50: ...cord and the cable connecting the unit to the computer 10 Remove the drain bottle 11 Referring to Unpacking and Repacking on the packing carton secure the carriage in place and pack the unit in the ca...

Page 51: ...chine Canceling setup cancels the printing area Original printing area New printing area Left hand edge of the printing area Right hand edge of the printing area Setting the printing area in the left...

Page 52: ...f the material Use the and keys to line up the new starting location for printing with the left edge of the carriage 2 Left edge of the carriage Press the BASE POINT key 3 The BASE POINT LED lights up...

Page 53: ...ght hand edge Use the and keys to move the left edge of the carriage to the location that you want to make the right hand edge of the printing area Press the ENTER key to lock in the setting with an a...

Page 54: ...ge moves away from the standby position when not printing problems such as drying out of the printing heads or dot drop out during printing may occur For this reason about 60 seconds after pressing th...

Page 55: ...in the feed direction which can help enhance image quality Feed Correction Press the MENU key and key to make the following screen appear on the display 1 Press the key to make the following screen a...

Page 56: ...he following screen appear on the display 2 Press the ENTER key to start printing a test pattern 3 Check the test pattern and choose a value with no displacement 4 BIDIRECTION TEST PRINT 15 14 13 12 1...

Page 57: ...e setting made with the control panel for the machine takes effect only in cases where the setting for the number of overprinting passes is not made with the program Performing Overprinting This print...

Page 58: ...appear on the display 1 Press the key to make the following screen appear on the display 2 Use the and keys to set a margin then press the ENTER key 3 MENU PAGE MARGIN PAGE MARGIN 20mm 20mm 0 to 100 m...

Page 59: ...lever Height of the printing head 3 2 1 High Low 3 1 2 Lever Detach the cover from the machine For information on how to detach the cover refer to the Cleaning Kit User s Manual that comes with the c...

Page 60: ...roll material C Core inner diameter for roll material D Maximum weight for roll material E Roll material with a starting edge that is not taped down Side view of roll material 1 0 mm 0 039 in When he...

Page 61: ...been specified with the PRINT AREA menu the margins are in accordance with these setting values When the printable width have been specified with the PRINT AREA menu the margins are in accordance wit...

Page 62: ...NORMAL FAST DRAFT PRINT DIRECTION UNI DIRECTION BI DIRECTION PRINT MODE FINE2 PRINT DIRECTION BI DIREC TION This displays the PRINT MODE menu for setting image quality This is used to specify the pri...

Page 63: ...s For more information see Remove the Material This enters the menu mode When a menu is displayed the and keys move to the next menu the moves to a submenu and the key moves to the previous screen Thi...

Page 64: ...en setting a new printing area make the setting with SET R EDGE or SET L EDGE For more information see User s Reference Printing at the Desired Location Specifying a location in the left right directi...

Page 65: ...mation see Maintenance When Moving the Unit BIDIRECTION Correction value when shipped from the factory This adjusts for slippage when performing bidirectional printing This must be readjusted when you...

Page 66: ...inches as the unit of measurement for the width displayed on the top menu after setting up the material When inch display is used values are displayed to the first digit to the right of the decimal po...

Page 67: ...BI DIR Load the material and press the SETUP key Settings for OVER PRINT OP2 Twice OP3 Three times Not displayed when set to NONE Printable width of the loaded material When the power is turned on fo...

Page 68: ...OVE TO L EDGE PRINT AREA SET R EDGE PRINT AREA SET L EDGE PRINT AREA EXIT MENU HEAD CLEANING HEAD CLEANING NORMAL HEAD CLEANING POWERFUL MENU INK CONTROL INK CONTROL FILL INK INK CONTROL EMPTY MODE IN...

Page 69: ...2 0 to 2 0 In steps of 0 05 0 to 100 mm In steps of 10 mm mm INCH EMPTY MODE LATER PROMPT ADJUST 0 0 ADJUST 0 10 0 10 MENU PAGE MARGIN PAGE MARGIN 10mm 10mm MENU MENU UNIT MENU UNIT mm mm MENU FACTORY...

Page 70: ...the SETUP key Hold down for about 1 second This deletes the printing instructions that have already been sent from the computer and printing is stopped Is the top menu displayed If the top menu isn t...

Page 71: ...s been set to CLEAR no detection of the material is performed when material is loaded This means it is necessary to specify a printing area that matches the actual width of the material When only set...

Page 72: ...the material been loaded at an angle If the loaded material is not straight it may extend outside the printing area Refer to Setup for Printing 1 Loading the Material and load the material correctly...

Page 73: ...leaning the Printing Heads 10 Press the TEST PRINT key to perform a printing test see Maintenance Cleaning the Printing Heads 11 Send the printing data and perform printing Jammed material may damage...

Page 74: ...n standby position Recovery from this problem is impossible Use the POWER key to switch the power off First drop the temperature of the area where installed then switch on the power Recovery from this...

Page 75: ...540 dpi 360 dpi x 720 dpi 180 dpi x 720 dpi Error of less than 0 3 of distance traveled or 0 3 mm whichever is grater at Roland PET film print travel 1 m 39 3 8 in Automatic cleaning and manual clean...

Page 76: ...ace Specifications Parallel Connector in compliance with specifications of Centronics Signal number Signal number Terminal number Pin Connection 1 19 18 36 3 3K 5V 3 9K 5V Standard Bidirectional paral...

Page 77: ...R1 020320...

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