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Wide Format Solvent Inkjet Printer

IP-7900-00/02

IP-7700-00/02

Read this User’s Guide carefully before use of this printer and
handle it properly.
After reading, keep it for later use.

U00120249001

IP-7700

IP-7900

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Page 1: ... Format Solvent Inkjet Printer IP 7900 00 02 IP 7700 00 02 Read this User s Guide carefully before use of this printer and handle it properly After reading keep it for later use U00120249001 IP 7700 IP 7900 ...

Page 2: ...ly with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interfere...

Page 3: ...ng operation Adjustment procedures For the information below required to start operating the Printer refer to the Basic Operation Guide Basic information required for the operation Basic operations to turn the Printer on and off and to handle the media and ink system To operate the Printer safely and properly before starting the operation be sure to read the following of the Basic Operation Guide ...

Page 4: ...e basic handling and daily operation of media printing and maintenance To print on other media To perform double sided printing To perform the Printer s maintenance To replace the Printer s ink pack To replace the Printer s waste ink bottle To recover error messages To clear media jams H o w d o t h e t w o G u i d e s w o r k page 30 page 61 page 69 page 74 page 122 page 124 page 114 page 113 ...

Page 5: ...nd adjustment to maximize the Printer s performance To clear banding white lines and bleeding To operate the Printer with fine settings To print on cut sheet media To change heater temperature while printing To turn the Printer off To create a new media preset To switch between 4 color and 8 color modes page 80 page 26 page 51 page 66 page 8 page 41 page 74 ...

Page 6: ...te the system firmware 46 Cleaning options 47 Perform cleaning only for the specified print head 47 Manage the media advance compensation 49 Change media advance compensation 49 Manage print modes 50 Troubleshoot print quality issues 51 The print is light 51 Missing dots are found at the beginning of printing 51 The media is curled or wrinkled 52 White stripes appear on the print 53 Edges of objec...

Page 7: ...points of caution for avoiding serious personal injury CAUTION Boxes marked with a CAUTION describe points of caution for avoiding injury to yourself or damage to the Printer TIP This mark offers you the information to facilitate the Printer operation Reference mark This mark is followed by a reference section or page number Manual legend Notational rules ...

Page 8: ... fail This will mean a print head replacement So if the Printer must be turned off follow the guide below For a short period Clean the print head and the ink flow path with the storage liquid and leave the printer with storage liquid filled Prepare the storage liquid set IP7 137 Clean the print head and the ink flow path with the cleaning liquid Prepare the cleaning liquid set IP7 136 After the he...

Page 9: ...IP7 137 Storage liquid pack Dummy subcartridge Before the operation check that the items below are prepared Use the eight storage liquid packs completely in a single service cleaning To facilitate this work set the storage liquid packs to the optional ink trays in advance OP EN I NK C OV ER INK COVER is displayed to indicate an ink box cover NOTE On the LCD ink box cover is indicated as INK COVER ...

Page 10: ...crews on the subcartridge cover and open the subcartridge cover OPE N SUBCARTRI DGE COVER 8 Subcartridges to be removed Remove the eight subcartridges REM OVE Y1 SUBCARTRI DGE 9 Dummy subcartridges Set the dummy subcartridges of the storage liquid set LOAD Y1 DUMMY SUBCART 10 Subcartridge cover Close the subcartridge cover and tighten the two knob screws CLOSE SUBCARTRI DGE COVER ...

Page 11: ...ed Remove the eight ink trays RE MOVE Y1 INK PA CK 13 Ink box cover Close the ink box cover CLOSE I NK COVE R 14 ST ART PURGING BOTTLE OK PU RGING PL EASE WAIT 12 Press the key Ink is purged from the ink system 15 Knob Ink box cover Open the ink box cover OPEN I NK COVE R 16 Ink trays to be set Insert the ink trays with storage liquid packs into the slots of the ink box LOAD Y1 SL PACK ...

Page 12: ...ING S L P L EASE WAIT 12 Press the key 19 Knob Ink box cover Open the ink box cover OPE N INK COVE R 20 Ink trays to be removed Remove the ink trays with cleaning liquid packs REM OVE Y1 SL PACK 21 Ink box cover Close the ink box cover CLOSE INK COVE R 22 S TART PURG ING BOTTLE OK P URGING P L EASE WAIT 12 Press the key Ink is purged from the ink system ...

Page 13: ...r Open the ink box cover OPEN I NK COVE R 24 Ink trays to be set Insert the ink trays with storage liquid packs into the slots of the ink box LOAD Y1 SL PACK 25 Ink box cover Close the ink box cover CLOSE I NK COVE R 26 ST ART SL CHARGING BOTTLE OK C HARGING SL PL EASE WAIT 12 I NK SYSTEM OPT STORE INK SYS Press the key ...

Page 14: ...Cleaning liquid pack Dummy subcartridge Use the eight cleaning liquid packs completely in a single head wash To facilitate this work set the cleaning liquid packs to the optional ink trays in advance 1 Install an empty waste ink bottle 2 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à M E N U Set the Printer to offline state and press the M E N U key 3 áREW IND FORM FEED â ßPH REC PH MAIN à Press the key 4 C AP ...

Page 15: ...b screws Open the subcartridge cover Loosen the two knob screws on the subcartridge cover and open the subcartridge cover OPEN SUBCARTRI DGE COVE R 9 Subcartridges to be removed Remove the eight subcartridges RE MOVE Y1 SUBCARTRIDGE 10 Dummy subcartridges Set the dummy subcartridges of the cleaning liquid set LOAD Y1 DUMMY SUBCART 11 Subcartridge cover Close the subcartridge cover and tighten the ...

Page 16: ... NK COVER 13 Ink trays to be removed Remove the eight ink trays RE MOVE Y1 SL PA CK 14 Ink box cover Close the ink box cover CL OSE I NK COVER 15 S TART PURG ING BOTTLE OK P URGING P L EASE WAIT 12 Press the key Ink is purged from the ink system 16 Knob Ink box cover Open the ink box cover OPE N I NK COVER ...

Page 17: ...ing liquid packs into the slots of the ink box LOAD Y1 CL PA CK 18 Ink box cover Close the ink box cover CLOSE I NK COVE R 19 ST ART CL CH ARGING BOTTLE OK C HARGING CL PL EASE WAIT 12 Press the key 20 Knob Ink box cover Close the ink box cover OPEN I NK COVE R 21 Ink trays to be removed Remove the ink trays with cleaning liquid packs RE MOVE Y1 CL PA CK ...

Page 18: ...URGING P L EASE WAIT 12 Press the key Ink is purged from the ink system 24 Repeat the steps 16 to 19 to perform the cleaning again 25 Knob Ink box cover Open the ink box cover OPE N I NK COVER 26 Ink trays to be removed Remove the ink trays with cleaning liquid packs RE MOVE Y1 CL PACK 27 Ink box cover Close the ink box cover CL OSE I NK COVER ...

Page 19: ...after head wash 1 Clear out the waste ink bottle 2 áI NK MEDIA REG â ßMED IA M ADV à M E N U Set the Printer to offline state and press the M E N U key 3 áR EWIND FORM FEED â ßPH REC PH MAIN à Press the key 4 C AP CLEANING With the key scroll to INK SYSTEM OPT 5 I NK SYSTEM OPT ST ORE INK SYS Press the key 6 I NK SYSTEM OPT STORE INK S YS With the key scroll to CHARGE INKPACK 7 I NK SYSTEM OPT C H...

Page 20: ...s LOAD Y1 I NK PACK Y 1 Lm2 C 3 Gy4 Lg8 M 7 Lc6 K 5 Ink tray Y 1 M 2 C 3 K 4 Y 8 M 7 C 6 K 5 Ink tray 8 color mode 4 color mode 11 Ink box cover Close the ink box cover CLOSE INK COVE R 12 S TART INK CHARGI NG BOTTLE OK C HA RGING I NK P L EASE WAIT 12 Press the key 13 Subcartridge cover Knob screws Open the subcartridge cover Loosen the two knob screws on the subcartridge cover and open the subca...

Page 21: ...s LOAD SUBCARTRI DGE Y 1 Lm 2 C 3 Gy 4 K 5 Lc 6 M 7 Lg 8 Subcartridge Y 1 M 2 C 3 K 4 K 5 C 6 M 7 Y 8 Subcartridge 8 color mode 4 color mode 16 Subcartridge cover Close the subcartridge cover and tighten the two knob screws CL OSE SUBCARTRIDGE COVE R 17 C LEANING BOT TLE OK C L EAN ING PL EASE WAIT 12 I NK SYSTEM OPT C HARGE INKPACK Press the key A normal cleaning is performed When the normal clea...

Page 22: ...r 3 seconds later Press the M E N U key to switch from one ink data to the other ink data Displayed at intervals of 3 seconds When the CANCEL or key is pressed the display returns to offline state menu mode display To move to online state idle mode display press the O N L I N E key When ink is running out The message below is displayed Y1 I NK L EVE L LOW DATE 09 08 01 Ink color location Check at ...

Page 23: ...ACE BACK NEST Media type REMAINING MEDIA 50m Remaining media Check at printing in online 1 PRI NT ING NO RMAL L ND BI M E N U 6 REMAINI NG MEDIA 50m Press the M E N U key six times Print reports on the Printer status Perform the operation below to print reports on the Printer status and panel settings 1 áI NK MEDIA REG â ßMED IA M ADV à M E N U 2 Set the Printer to offline state and press the M E ...

Page 24: ...ter to offline state and press the M E N U key twice 2 áPR INT ER SETUP â ßADJ UST HEATER à Press the key 3 LA NGUAGE EN GLISH With the key scroll to USB ADDRESS 4 US B ADD RESS 001 000 is NG The LCD displays the USB address If the LCD displays the USB address as 000 start the USB cable connection over again Press the key US B SPEED HI GH SP EED HIGH SPEED is recommended The LCD displays the USB s...

Page 25: ...e M E N U key twice 2 áI NK MEDIA REG â ßMED IA M ADV à Press the key 3 L ANGU AGE ENGLISH With the key scroll to PRITER FW VER P RINTER FW VER X XX _YY The LCD displays your Printer s firmware version Check the total print distance The Printer s accumulated print distance is checked with the operation below 1 PRI NT ING NO RMAL L ND BI M E N U Press the M E N U key in online state 2 MEDIA USED X ...

Page 26: ...VALUE 22 BACK ADJUST VAL 23 BIDIR VALUE1 13 PH HEIGHT ADJ 14 PH CLEANING 15 ROLL END DETECTION 16 ADVANCE PREF 17 PRINT MODE PREF 12 COLOR STRIPE 26 BIDIR VALUE4 27 SET REMAINING MEDIA 28 DELETE MEDIA 25 BIDIR VALUE3 24 BIDIR VALUE2 The parameter setting procedure is described below using an example of setting the media advance adjustment value in media number 02 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à...

Page 27: ... ONLY FWD ONLY FWD ONLY FWD ONLY FWD ONLY MEDIA BACK MODE BACK FWD BACK FWD BACK FWD BACK FWD BACK FWD SUCTION FAN LEVEL NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL LOW LOW AFTERHEATER INIT C 45 C 45 C 45 C 45 C PRINTHEATER INIT C 40 C 40 C 40 C 40 C PREHEATER INIT C 45 C 45 C 45 C 45 C COLOR STRIPE ON ON ON ON ON PH HEIGHT ADJ 0 00mm 0 00mm 0 00mm 0 00mm 0 00mm PH CLEANING START END START END START END START END START ...

Page 28: ...ark is displayed Press the key 3 SELECT M EDIA 01 PAPER Press the key Select your preferred preset media 4 SELECT M EDIA 02 Glos sy Press the key SELECT M EDIA 02 Glossy Minimize the right and left margins Deactivate the media edge guards 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à Set the Printer to offline state and press the key 2 SELECT M EDIA 01 PAPER With the key scroll to USE EDGE GUARD 3 US E EDG E...

Page 29: ...RD 01 N O Press the key U SE EDGE G UARD 01 NO Deactivate the color stripe bar 1 áI NK MEDIA REG â ßMED IA M ADV à Set the Printer to offline state and press the key 2 S ELECT MEDIA 01 PAPER With the key scroll to COLOR STRIPE 3 C OLOR STRIPE 01 ON Press the key 4 C OLOR STRIPE 01 ON Press the key 5 C OLOR STRIPE 01 OFF Press the key C OLOR STRIPE 01 OF F ...

Page 30: ...tive when your media is so flexible and easily wrinkled 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à Set the Printer to offline state and press the key 2 SELECT M EDIA 01 PAPER With the key scroll to SUCTION FAN LEVEL 3 SU CTION FAN LEVEL 01 HIGH Press the key 4 SU CTION FAN LEVEL 01 HIGH x2 Press the key twice 5 SU CTION FAN LEVEL 01 LOW Press the key SU CTION FAN LEVEL 01 LOW Change the media advance mode...

Page 31: ...ve minutes have elapsed after the end of the last printing the Printer feeds 30 cm of media before starting to print FWD WRINKLEFREE Solve media lifting up problem The vacuum pressure applied to the media in the printing zone helps to hold the media down on the platen which keeps the distance from media to print heads constant When the media lifts up off the platen set the vacuum pressure to HIGH ...

Page 32: ... avoid the print head touching the media The print head scratched by media causes the poor ink ejection and degrades the print quality On the other hand a too high print head position also degrades the print quality You are recommended to operate the Printer with the print head height automatically set by the Printer 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à Set the Printer to offline state and press the...

Page 33: ...ting In this mode the cleaning may start with the current print band interrupted This mode is recommended when printing on the media less subjected to the heater temperature for example on Banner After the cleaning the Printer starts the rest of the interrupted print job This mode shows less misalignment at the linkage than the DURING PRINT However the hue after the cleaning may be different from ...

Page 34: ...the parameter registered in media No 13 to media No 20 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à Set the Printer to offline state and press the key 2 SELECT M EDIA 01 PAPER With the key scroll to COPY MEDIA 3 C OP Y ME DI A 01 Press the key 4 C OP Y ME DI A 01 Select a copy source with the or key Only numbers for media types that already exist are displayed By pressing the CANCEL key the operation return...

Page 35: ...s followed by an asterisk the number displayed already contains media type information 9 P ASTE MEDIA 13 à20 Press the key 10 P ASTE MEDIA 13 à20OK Press the key 11 P ASTE MEDIA 13 à20 The operation was completed Change the type of the preset media without reloading the media The settings of the preset media are also changed 1 áI NK MEDIA REG â ßMED IA M ADV à Set the Printer to offline state and ...

Page 36: ...nd hold the or key To feed media press the key To rewind media press the key A cut sheet media if installed into the Printer is discharged from the Printer 2 The key is pressed F EEDING MEDIA The key is pressed R EWI NDING MED IA Release the key or key Release the or key The Printer stops feeding or rewinding media and the display returns to online state idle mode P RINT READY R OL L 16 25 PAPER F...

Page 37: ...e roll feed unit to backfeed media only for a short distance For a long distance carefully apply it and lower the slack position gradually so that the media slack would not reach the floor Besides note that the take up reel unit does not perform the backfeed operation Do not backfeed media with the take up reel unit applied Move a print start position nest function By moving a print start position...

Page 38: ...RIG IN SETTI NG C A RRIAGE MOVING Move the carriage with the or key to the position to be set as an origin 4 N EST ORIG IN SETTI NG OK Press the key to fix the origin setting The carriage returns and the Printer enters online state idle mode and becomes ready to print N EST ORIG IN SETTI NG P L EASE WAIT P RINT READY N EST 1625 PAP ER To cancel the origin above press and hold the key for 1 5 secon...

Page 39: ...ection beforehand Detect Only Printing stops when media end is detected Action Selection Printing stops temporarily when media end error is detected Select Print or Cancel with the operation panel 1 áI NK MEDIA REG â ßMED IA M ADV à Set the Printer to offline state and press the key 2 S ELECT MEDIA 01 TYPE01 With the key scroll to SELECT MEDIA 3 R OLL END D ETECTION 01 DET ECT ONLY Press the key 4...

Page 40: ...DET ECTED P RINT CANCEL Press the key P REHEAT ING R OL L 16 26 PAPER The printing resumes The loss in print quality can be compensated by pulling the media by hand to keep it stretched during printing Procedure to suspend or stop printing R OL L END DET ECTED P RINT CANCEL CANCEL Press the CANCEL key N O M EDIA LOADED L OA D MED IA The printing is suspended and the following message is displayed ...

Page 41: ... the media edge guards to each side so that they are not under the media With pressing the media edge guard s your side part move each media edge guard CAUTION Be sure to press the media edge guard on your side when moving the media edge guards You may get injured if your finger slips while strongly pressing the plate s edge 3 Media output side Pressure control knob Set the pressure to Open by rot...

Page 42: ...der the media The thick media being inserted forcibly is not jammed under the media edge guards CAUTION To prevent a media jam be sure to apply the media edge guards to prevent a media jam Be sure to press the media edge guard on your side when moving the media edge guards You may get injured if your finger slips while strongly pressing the plate s edge 7 Close the front cover and then install the...

Page 43: ...L ND UNI O N L I N E Press the O N L I N E key during the preheating time before printing 2 PRI NT ER PAUSED ROLL 16 26 P APER The Printer enters pause mode Keep the key pressed 3 FEED ING MEDIA Release the key to stop feeding the media 4 PRI NT ER PAUSED ROLL 16 26 P APER O N L I N E Press the O N L I N E key to resume printing 5 PREHEATING MAX QUA L ND UNI Press the key to rewind the media Reins...

Page 44: ...e some media wrinkles during printing If the media wrinkles during printing online mode put the Printer into pause mode to be able to release the grip Media wrinkles can be partially removed by releasing the grip However in that case the media may skew and the print quality may decrease 1 P RINT ING M AX QU A L ND UNI O N L I N E Press the O N L I N E key during the preheating time before printing...

Page 45: ... the tension bar hook beforehand 2 Close the tension bar guide s cover Close the cover and fix the cover by fastening the knob screw 3 Load the media on the Printer For the procedure see the Basic Operation Guide To take up media in LOOSE winding mode 4 Place the tension bar with gear on the closed tension bar guide Place the tension bar carefully to prevent the tension bar with gear from being dr...

Page 46: ...edure below the audio warning beep is turned off 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à M E N U 2 Set the Printer to offline state and press the M E N U key twice 2 áPR INT ER SETUP â ßADJ UST HEATER à Press the key 3 LA NGUAGE J A PAN ESE With the key scroll to BEEP UNCAP CARRI 4 BEEP UNCAP CARRI ON Press the key 5 BEEP UNCAP CARRI ON Press the key 6 BEEP UNCAP CARRI OF F Press the key BEEP UNCAP CAR...

Page 47: ... STRONG 5 P H RECOVERY NO RMAL Press the key 6 P H RECOVERY NO RM AL 87654321 Select your preferred print head for cleaning With the and keys select the print head number Then with the or key display or delete the number Display it to clean the print head or delete it not to clean the print head Y 1 Lm2 C 3 Gy4 Lg8 M 7 Lc6 K 5 Y 1 M 2 C 3 K 4 Y 8 M 7 C 6 K 5 8 color mode 4 color mode 7 P H RECOVER...

Page 48: ...ery 10 seconds Cleaning is started Print head cleaning takes several minutes When the cleaning starts the required time is displayed and the time is counted down every 10 seconds 9 PH RECO VERY N ORMAL Press the key The Printer returns to offline state that is menu mode áREW IND FORM FEED â ßPH REC PH MAIN à ...

Page 49: ...with the or key Settable range 97 00 to 106 00 With the or key change the media advance compensation When the value is changed it is reflected in printing immediately The value displayed at the start of printing does not changeuntil the printing is completed However when the cleaning mode is set to DURING PRINT the value displayed changes after the cleaning is completed 3 MEDIA ADV 099 80 099 9 6 ...

Page 50: ...tly at the solid painted part IP 7900 20m2 h 40m2 h IP 7700 18m2 h 36m2 h 720 x 900 10 QUALITY Print quality emphasized more than productivity Use this print mode when the print dries slowly in the NORMAL1 print mode or when uneven print is notable They will be solved by printing at a low speed IP 7900 13m2 h 26m2 h IP 7700 12m2 h 24m2 h 720 x 720 16 DENSITY2 High quality emphasized more than prod...

Page 51: ...nt temperature to 15 C or more 20 to 25 C recommended to warm the Printer adequately l Media is not selected properly Check the media selection Basic Operation Guide page 54 Missing dots are found at the beginning of printing Cause Solution l Outside the operating temperature humidity range Use the Printer within the operating temperature humidity range Basic Operation Guide page 17 l Obstructions...

Page 52: ...rly with the conditions below The installed media is properly parallel to the Printer and the flange The operation panel shows the media type correctly The supply side tension bar length is proper and it is placed on the center of the media The media winding mode is optimal to the installed media l The heater temperature wrinkled the media 1 If the media is wrinkled while the Printer is warmed by ...

Page 53: ...he media The media winding mode is optimal to the installed media If the media is curled or wrinkled see the description on the problem The media is curled or wrinkled 2 Adjust the pressure on the media with the pressure control knob 1 3 Set the IMAGE IMPROVE to LOW MEDIUM HIGH FINE GRAIN or HIGH LESS SPRAY 1 2 4 Change the print mode to be slower 1 2 Symptom B l Print head nozzles are clogged 1 C...

Page 54: ...e print ensure that the heater temperature was decreased to the target temperature With some media the heater temperature increased would be effective 2 Set the IMAGE IMPROVE to MEDIUM HIGH FINE GRAIN or HIGH LESS SPRAY 1 2 3 Change the print mode to be slower 1 2 4 Use the proven media 1 Adjust the media advance compensation again 2 Note that the print speed differs depending on the mode selected...

Page 55: ...HARGE CAP CL 6 With the sheet mount cleaning Basic Operation Guide page 104 clean the print head surface See the document attached to the print head cleaning kit Symptom B l At bidirectional printing the ejected ink s color order in rightward print is different from in leftward print 1 Set the IMAGE IMPROVE to MEDIUM HIGH FINE GRAIN or HIGH LESS SPRAY 1 2 2 Change the print mode to be slower 1 2 3...

Page 56: ... target temperature 2 Set the IMAGE IMPROVE to LOW MEDIUM HIGH FINE GRAIN or HIGH LESS SPRAY 1 2 3 Change the print mode to be slower 1 2 4 Print in unidirectional mode 5 Use the proven media 6 With the RIP software apply the profile with the low ink amount ejected Note that the hue may change by decreasing the ejected ink amount 1 Adjust the media advance compensation again 2 Note that the print ...

Page 57: ...e PH HEIGHT VAL value lower the print head height 3 Do not decrease the value excessively as the lowered print head may cause media jams more frequently Symptom B l The ink is drooling 1 Use the Printer within the operating temperature humidity range 2 Check the obstructions such as media lint or ink clot in the nozzle surface path including the platen surface and remove them 3 If the ink is accum...

Page 58: ...kled 2 Check the obstructions such as media lint or ink clot in the nozzle surface path including the platen surface and remove them 3 If the ink is accumulated or the net tears on the spittoon case surface replace them 4 Perform the daily maintenance Be sure to clean the head guard edge guards carriage s bottom face and the right and left sides of the print head top Be sure to perform print head ...

Page 59: ...g the ejected ink amount Symptom B l The print head position is misaligned l The bidirectional print position is misaligned 1 Adjust the print head position page 89 2 Adjust the bidirectional print positions page 84 Symptom C l The media advance compensation is not proper Adjust the media advance compensation The media advance compensation differs depending on the winding mode LOOSE or TENSION Sym...

Page 60: ...oint of a media edge and the media edge guard is near the platen s vacuum hole the Printer may suck the ejected ink partially between the media and the media edge guard As a result a vertical banding may appear 1 Shift the media so that the contacting point of the media edge and the media edge guard on the platen does not come close to the vacuum hole Media Platen Media edge guard Media Vacuum hol...

Page 61: ...rly with the conditions below The installed media is properly parallel to the Printer and the flange The operation panel shows the media type correctly The supply side tension bar length is proper and it is placed on the center of the media The media winding mode is optimal to the installed media If the media is curled or wrinkled see the description on the problem The media is curled or wrinkled ...

Page 62: ...ar the nozzle clogging fill the cap with ink and moisten the print head nozzle surface with ink After this operation hold the Printer for 1 to 2 hours To clear the nozzle clogging fill the cap with wiper cleaning liquid After this operation hold the Printer for 12 to 18 hours Clean the print heads surfaces with sheet mount cleaning Basic Operation Guide page 104 Generally perform sheet mount clean...

Page 63: ...s Cleaning is started Print head cleaning takes several minutes When the cleaning starts the required time is displayed and the time is counted down every 10 seconds 8 P H RECOVERY NORMAL Press the key The display returns offline state menu mode áR EWIND FORM FEED â ßPH REC PH MAIN à Fill the cap with ink 1 áI NK MEDIA REG â ßMED IA M ADV à M E N U Set the Printer to offline state and press the M ...

Page 64: ...he normal cleaning Fill the cap with wiper cleaning liquid 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à M E N U Set the Printer to offline state and press the M E N U key 2 áREW IND FORM FEED â ßPH REC PH MAIN à Press the key 3 C AP CLEANING Press the key 4 INK SYST EM OPT S TO RE INK SYS Press the key 5 INK SYST EM OPT STORE INK SYS With the key scroll to CHARGE CAP CL 6 INK SYST EM OPT CHARGE CAP CL Press...

Page 65: ... PEN COVER AND POUR CL Press the key 8 Open the front cover and then open the cap cover 9 Add the wiper cleaning liquid to the cap 10 Close the capping cover and the front cover The carriage returns automatically to the home position 11 Hold the Printer for 12 to 18 hours After the Printer was held for 12 to 18 hours before printing perform the normal cleaning ...

Page 66: ...on Ink slots assignment Install each ink pack s tray and subcartridge at its predetermined position Subcartridges after the mode switch operation The SIIT s color replacement kit is intended for a single use only Before the mode switch operation prepare a new color replacement kit To switch 8 color mode to 4 color mode Prepare the ink packs for Y M C and K and the subcartridges To switch 4 color m...

Page 67: ...artridge START PURGING BOTTLE OK START CL CHAR GIN G BOTTL E O K C LEANIN G BOTTLE OK 8 color 4 color 8 color 4 color 4 color 8 color 8 color 4 color 8 color 4 color 4 color 8 color 4 color 8 color 4 color 8 color Step2 Replace the four subcartridges with four dummy subcartridges Step1 Install an empty waste ink bottle Y 1 C 3 K 5 M 7 Subcartridge Empty Empty Empty Empty Step4 Install the ink pack...

Page 68: ...croll to COLOR CHANGE 4 C OLOR CH ANGE 8 4 COLOR CHANGE 4 8 With the or key select the color mode switch menu and press the key 5 Subcartridge cover Knob screws Open the subcartridge cover Loosen the two knob screws on the subcartridge cover and open the subcartridge cover OPE N SUBCARTRI DGE COVER 6 Subcartridges to be removed Remove the four subcartridge To switch 8 color mode to 4 color mode Re...

Page 69: ...UMM Y SUB CAR T 8 Subcartridge cover Close the subcartridge cover and tighten the two knob screws CLOSE SUBCARTRI DGE COVE R STEP 3 Remove the four ink trays and perform the cleaning twice 1 Knob Ink box cover Open the ink box cover OPEN I NK COVE R 2 Ink trays to be removed Ink trays to be removed Remove the four ink trays To switch 8 color mode to 4 color mode Remove the ink trays for Lm2 Gy4 Lc...

Page 70: ...rays with cleaning liquid packs into the slots of the ink box To switch 8 color mode to 4 color mode Set the ink trays for Lm2 Gy4 Lc6 and Lg8 LOA D Lm2 CL PACK To switch 4 color mode to 8 color mode Set the ink trays for M2 K4 C6 and Y8 LOA D M2 CL PACK 7 Ink box cover Close the ink box cover CLOSE INK COVE R 8 S TART CL CHARG ING BOTTLE OK C HA RGING I NK P L EASE WAIT 12 Press the key Charge th...

Page 71: ...h 8 color mode to 4 color mode Remove the ink trays for Lm2 Gy4 Lc6 and Lg8 REMOVE Lm2 CL PAC K To switch 4 color mode to 8 color mode Remove the ink trays for M2 K4 C6 and Y8 REMOVE M2 CL PACK 11 Ink box cover Close the ink box cover CLOSE I NK COVE R 12 ST ART PURGING BOTTLE OK PU RGING PL EASE WAIT 12 Press the key Run the ink system purge routine 13 Repeat the steps 6 to 12 to perform the clea...

Page 72: ...e the ink system with ink STEP 5 Replace the four dummy subcartridges with the four subcartridges 1 Subcartridge cover Knob screws Open the subcartridge cover Loosen the two knob screws on the subcartridge cover and open the subcartridge cover OPE N SUBCARTRIDGE COVE R 2 Subcartridges to be removed Remove the dummy subcartridges of the color replacement set To switch 8 color mode to 4 color mode R...

Page 73: ... the subcartridges for M2 K4 C6 and Y8 LOAD M2 SUBCART RIDGE To switch 4 color mode to 8 color mode Set the subcartridges for Lm2 Gy4 Lc6 and Lg8 LOAD Lm2 SUBCART RIDGE 4 Subcartridge cover Close the subcartridge cover and tighten the two knob screws CLOSE SUBCARTRI DGE COVE R 5 C L EAN ING BOTTLE OK C L EAN ING PL EASE WAIT 12 Press the key The cleaning is performed and the color mode switch oper...

Page 74: ...cted at installing media initial temperature values of each heater for the selected media type are displayed on the menu When the heater temperature is set with the RIP s print data and job the heater control menu s temperature is overwritten by the RIP s temperature When the current temperature of the afterheater printheater and preheater reaches the temperature that is 1 C lower than the set tem...

Page 75: ...ration in the heater control menu and keys Select the heater whose temperature is to be set and keys Set the heater temperature M E N U key Turns the heater ON or OFF key When this key is pressed for 1 5 seconds while the heater control menu is displayed all the heaters are forcibly turned on even without print operation The heating control starts CANCEL key Pressing this key for 1 5 seconds with ...

Page 76: ...ia wrinkle or mat print mahy be caused Adjust heater temperature according to the media type and environmental temperature When the printheater temperature is set to high the printer may print at low speed to ensure stable print quality Set the preheater afterheater temperatures 5ºC higher than the printheater temperature Bad temperature balance between preheater afterheater and printheater may ca...

Page 77: ...by set temperature after printing 1 áI NK MEDIA REG â ßMED IA M ADV à M E N U 2 Set the Printer to offline state and press the M E N U key twice 2 áP RIN TER SETUP â ßADJUST HEATER à Press the key 3 HEATER DELAY TIME 30 min Press the key 4 HEATER DELAY TIME 30 min With the or key select the time to maintain the heater s standby setup temperature 5 HEATER DELAY TIME 60 min Press the key HEATER DELA...

Page 78: ...black banding Black banding at incorrect media advance The Smart Pass Technology is the function to reduce this banding problem With the Printer s operation menu this function is available by selecting the LOW MEDIUM HIGH FINE GRAIN or HIGH LESS SPRAY at IMAGE IMPROVE of MEDIA REG MENU With Smart Pass Technology the bands are printed with overlapping even when the media advance compensation is pro...

Page 79: ...m2 h 10m2 h 10m2 h QUALITY 13m2 h 26m2 h 12m2 h 24m2 h 8m2 h 7m2 h 7m2 h DENSITY2 13m2 h 26m2 h 12m2 h 24m2 h 8m2 h 7m2 h 7m2 h Under development IP 7700 02 Print mode IMAGE IMPROVE 2 OFF LOW MEDIUM HIGH FINE GRAIN HIGH LESS SPRAY DRAFT1 50m2 h 100m2 h 46m2 h 93m2 h 34m2 h 25m2 h 3 3 FINE DRAFT1 36m2 h 72m2 h 33m2 h 67m2 h 22m2 h 16m2 h 3 3 NORMAL1 27m2 h 54m2 h 25m2 h 50m2 h 16m2 h 12m2 h 12m2 h ...

Page 80: ...en the Printer is not warmed up sufficiently 2 Rotate the control pressure knob to OPEN and reinstall the media to adjust the print head height 3 Set the IMAGE IMPROVE to OFF Procedure to set the smart pass technology IMAGE IMPROVE to off 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à Set the Printer to offline state and press the key 2 IM AGE IMPROVE 01 PAPER With the key scroll to IMAGE IMPROVE 3 IM AGE IMP...

Page 81: ...ia advance value 0 06 and 0 12 Workflow Step1 Step3 Step2 Completed Step4 If a misalignment is found Select a rough media advance compensation from the print result Enter the media advance compensation Print the media advance adjustment pattern Enter the media advance compensation Print the media advance adjustment pattern Print MULTI ADV adjustment pattern 1 Set more than 4 m of media Set the med...

Page 82: ...ormally with the media to set the media advance compensation 6 DET AIL ADV PRI NT MODE NORMAL1 DET AIL ADV IM AGE IM PROV E LOW Select EXECUTE with the key 7 DET AIL ADV 100 00 EX ECUT E Press the key 8 DET AIL ADV 100 00 AD J VALUE 100 00 Set the media advance compensation with the key when the value is displayed 9 DET AIL ADV 100 00 AD J VALUE 100 20 Press the key 10 DET AIL ADV 100 20 AD J VALU...

Page 83: ...dvance compensation In case of large media advance compensation When observing the horizontal lines if the splices of paths are overlapped dense the media advance compensation is small When the splices of paths are not overlapped and even the media advance compensation is appropriate When the splices of paths are separated light the media advance compensation is large 99 00 100 25 101 00 CAUTION I...

Page 84: ...tional adjustment pattern is set to manual This function adjusts each print head s bidirectional print position Enter the adjustment value based on print results of MANUAL BIDIR ADJUST STEP 1 Print MANUAL BIDIR adjustment pattern 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à Select M ADV with the key 2 SIN G ADV EX ECUT E Select MANUAL BIDIR ADJUST with the key 3 M ANUAL BIDIR ADJUST EX ECUT E Press the key ...

Page 85: ...ern Print mode IMAGE IMPROVE BIDIRECTION1 NORMAL1 NORMAL2 QUALITY DENSITY2 HIGH LESS SPRAY BIDIRECTION2 LOW MEDIUM HIGH FINE GRAIN BIDIRECTION3 DRAFT1 BIDIRECTION4 FINE DRAFT 7 M ANUAL BIDIR ADJUST P ATTERN AD JUST 2 Select EXECUTE with the key 8 M ANUAL BIDIR ADJUST EXECUT E Press the key 9 M ANUAL BIDIR ADJUST EXECUT E OK Press the key 10 M ANUAL BIDIR ADJUST EXECUT ING The adjustment pattern is...

Page 86: ...00 Select the digit with the or key and set the value with the or key M 11 M 2 Enter the value of the adjustment pattern where each print head s two lines overlap with the least misalignment For example on the right adjustment patterns for M7 print head the two lines misalign at 11 while they overlap to be one line at 2 So enter 2 for the adjustment value 4 M ANUAL BIDIR ADJUST AD J2 L M7 02 Press...

Page 87: ...he cleaning mode to the DURING PRINT at MEDIA REG MENU Procedure STEP 1 Print BACK ADJ PRINT adjustment pattern 1 áI NK MEDIA REG â ßMED IA M ADV à Set the Printer to offline state and press the key 2 S ING ADV EXECUT E Select BACK ADJ PRINT with the key 3 B ACK ADJ P RINT EXECUT E Press the key 4 B ACK ADJ P RINT EXECUT E Select the print mode with the key 5 B ACK ADJ P RINT P RINT MODE NORMAL Pr...

Page 88: ...advance direction STEP 2 Enter the adjustment value 1 BA C K AD J PRINT EX ECUT E Select ADJ VALUE with the key 2 BA C K AD J PRINT AD J VALUE 0000P Press the key 3 BA C K AD J PRINT AD J VALUE 0000P Select the digit with the key set the value with the key and press the key 4 BA C K AD J PRINT AD J VALUE 0400P Press the key 5 BA C K AD J PRINT AD J VALUE 0400P The procedure is complete ...

Page 89: ...ower patterns overlap at the center If the value is smaller the upper and lower patterns show a gap Adjust the print head position and the nozzle positions at the print head s right and left This function adjusts each print head s position in the scanning direction media right to left direction based on the K5 print head position Input the correction value based on the PRINT HEAD ADJUST print resu...

Page 90: ...ss the key 7 PRI NT HEAD ADJUST EX ECUT ING The print head position adjustment pattern is printed Print sample 25 24 23 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 23 24 25 Media advance direction STEP 2 Enter the adjustment value Enter the head position adjustment value 1 PRI NT HEAD ADJUST EX ECUT E Select the head color with the key 2 PRI NT HEAD ADJUST POS ADJ Lc6 00 Select the print head to adjust with the key Her...

Page 91: ... HEAD ADJUST P OS ADJ Lc6 02 Press the key 5 P RIN T HEAD ADJUST P OS ADJ Lc6 02 Adjust values for the other color with the same procedure Next enter the head right to left adjustment value 6 P RIN T HEAD ADJUST R L ADJ M7 00 Select the print head to adjust with the key Here the M7 print head is adjusted as an example 7 P RIN T HEAD ADJUST R L ADJ M7 00 Select the digit with the or key and set the...

Page 92: ...ure the distance and specify the parameter 1 áIN K MEDIA REG â ßMEDIA M ADV à M E N U 2 Set the Printer to offline state and press the M E N U key twice 2 áPR INT ER SETUP â ßADJ UST HEATER à Press the key 3 SIN G ADV EX ECUT E Select EDGE SENSOR ADJUST with the key 4 EDGE SENSOR ADJUST EX ECUT E Press the key 5 EDGE SENS OR ADJUST EX ECUT E Press the key 6 EDGE SENS OR ADJUST EX ECUT E OK Press t...

Page 93: ...ure below to adjust the value To obtain the correction value Obtain the adjustment value by measuring the margin setting the reference value to 15 mm Example The margin is 14 mm The adjustment value is 1 0 mm The margin is 16 mm The adjustment value is 1 0 mm 9 EDGE SENSOR ADJUST EXECUT E Select POS ADJ with the key 10 EDGE SENSOR ADJUST P OS AD J 0 0mm Press the key 11 EDGE SENSOR ADJUST P OS AD ...

Page 94: ... 01 MODE2 01 MODE3 01 MODE4 01 OFF SE LE CT M ED IA 01 PAPE R REN AM E M E DIA 01 PAPE R PRINT QU ALITY M ODE 01 M ODE 1 INK MENU MEDIA MENU MEDIA REG MENU XXX IN K LE VE LZZZ DATE YY M M DD ROL L PA PE R XXX mm RE MA IN ING M EDIA ZZZm SHEE T PAPE R YYYY mm NE ST PA PE R YYYY mm RE MA IN ING M EDIA ZZZm FACE PA PE R YYYY mm BACK PAPER YYYY mm SEL ECT M E DIA XX YYY Y RE MA IN ING M EDIA ZZZm ...

Page 95: ...3 to 1 0 Unit 0 1 mm 01 ON 01 OFF ADV ANCE PRE F 01 SOF TWARE 01 SOFTWARE 01 FRONT PANEL ROLL E ND DE TE CTION 01 DET ECT ONL Y 01 DETECT ONLY 02 ACTION SELECT PH CL EAN ING 01 ST ART E ND 01 START END 01 DURING PRINT 01 DURING PRINT2 01 OFF PRIN T MODE PRE F 01 SOF TWARE 01 SOFTWARE 01 FRONT PANEL HE ATE R PRE F 01 SOF TWARE 01 SOFTWARE 01 FRONT PANEL 01 BACK FWD 01 FWD ONLY M ED IA B ACK M OD E ...

Page 96: ...IDIR ADJ3 R PA PE R 01 00 15 to 15 B IDIR ADJ4 L PAPER 01 00 15 to 15 B IDIR ADJ4 R PA PE R 01 00 15 to 15 R E MA IN IN G M E DIA 01 YYYm D E LET E M E DIA 02 TYPE 02 OK C OPY M E DIA 01 PA STE M ED IA 01 02 0 to 999m 0 to 3278ft 01 to 20 01 to 20 B ACK AD JUST VA L 01 0000 PU LSE 2000 pulses Unit Approx 2 5 μm 097 00 to 106 00 M E DIA ADV VAL UE 01 100 00 PH RE ST PE RIOD 01 0000CY CLE S 0000 to ...

Page 97: ... RE WI ND FORM FEED P H REC PH MAIN RE WIN DING M EDIA REWIND MENU PH RECOVE RY N ORM A L PH REC MENU FE E DING M EDIA FORM FEED MENU M E N U NORMAL STRONG SPITTOON CASE UNIT DUST FILTER EXHAUST FAN FILTER CARRIAGE EXTERIOR WIPER BLADE WIPER LIQUID SPITTOON LIQUID MEDIA EDGE GUARD PRINT HEAD GUARD SING ADV E XE CU TE AU TO BIDIR A DJUST E XE CU TE M U LTI ADV E XE CU TE M AN U AL BIDIR A DJU ST E ...

Page 98: ...ORE INK SYS CLEAN INK SYS INITIAL CHARGE CHARGE INKPACK CHARGE CAP CL 12 to 12 PRINTE R SETUP ADJUST HEATER PRINTER MENU E RROR L OG PRIN T CONF IG PRIN T COLOR CHANGE 8 4 INK SYSTE M OPT RE SEA T PRINTHE AD CHE CK PH QU ALITY WASH PRIN THE ADS HISTORY PRINT N OZZL E PRINT E XE CU TE PRIN T HE AD ADJU ST E XE CU TE E DGE SE NSOR A DJUST E XE CU TE ADJUST MENU SETUP MENU ...

Page 99: ...U R TIM E OUT ON BE EP U NCAP CARRI ON TE M PE RATU RE U N ITS CE NTIGRADE LE NGTH U NITS M ILLIM ETE R U SB SPE ED HIGH SPEE D U SB A DDRE SS XX X FACT ORY DE FA UL T PRIN TER F W U PGRAD E JAM SEN SITIV ITY HIGH DE FA UL T HE ATE R STA NDBY TIM E 30 mi n CARRIAGE PCA VE R XX XXX BTC VE R XX X PRIN TER F W V ER X XX_ YY M AIN PCA VE R XX XXX ACT PCA VE R X XX HEATER MENU MILLIMETER INCH CENTIGRAD...

Page 100: ...E winding mode 47 M margin minimizing right and left 28 media cut sheet media 43 feed or rewind 38 lifting up off the platen 30 remaining 23 rewind 38 sticking to platen 30 thick media 31 media advance compensation 85 media preset copy 36 creating a new preset 26 menu tree 102 N nozzle clogging 67 P preset media defult values 27 select 28 printer turning off 8 print quality problems black banding ...

Page 101: ...101 To assist your Printer in operating effectively Index Menu tree Adjust and calibrate the Printer ...

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