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HandTop Flatbed Ink Jet Printer Operation

Manual

HT3020UV-C-K

Summary of Contents for HT3020UV-C-K

Page 1: ...HandTop Flatbed Ink Jet Printer Operation Manual HT3020UV C K...

Page 2: ...chments 4 3 Installation of the UV lamp assembly 4 4 Leveling adjustment 4 5 Power input 25 4 6 Software and driver installation 4 6 1 Software installation 4 6 2 Driver installation 4 7 Functional te...

Page 3: ...bleshooting 1 Buzz indications and troubleshooting 2 Pressure system problems 2 1 Unstable negative pressure 2 2 The pressure indicator reads 0 2 3 Pressure cannot rise when priming negative pressure...

Page 4: ...reference This manual has been prepared for end users easy understanding and using of this printer safely and efficiently Please read all the contents carefully in detail before operating the printer...

Page 5: ...sonal injury in the operating process 2 Precautions of operations Caution Please supply the printer with rated voltage and frequency improper power input may cause functional abnormality or damage to...

Page 6: ...iduals and stored according to the specific instructions Avoid setting foot or heavy items placed on the printer or it may result in equipment damage Verify that the printer is properly ground wired o...

Page 7: ...riage to run stably High precision linear encoder strip for the positioning of the carriage Optical fiber with a maximum transmitting speed of 1 25Gb S and zero interference ability Industrial PCI dat...

Page 8: ...VC board corrugated board plastic board etc Ink type Environmental friendly UV ink non VOC Color mode C M Y K Lc Lm V W optional Support file Adobe Postscript Level 3 PDF JPEG TIFF EPS AI Support RIP...

Page 9: ...t control panel 4 Suction control panel 5 Front right emergency stop 6 Electrical cabinet 7 PC on off button 4 2 Rear view of printer 1 Rear right emergency button 2 Main ink tank cabinet 3 Blower exh...

Page 10: ...9 97 1 Equipment power button 2 Alignment registration pin lever 3 Table suction blow change over lever 4 Suction on off button 4 4 Carriage...

Page 11: ...rge button 7 Waste ink tray 8 Kyocera Print head 9 White ink purge button 4 5 Table suction control area 1 Front Left Table Suction Zone Valve 2 Rear Left Table Suction Zone Valve 3 Rear Right Table S...

Page 12: ...11 97 1 White steering pump 2 Main ink tank 3 Capsule filter 4 7 Negative system 1 Color negative pressure pump...

Page 13: ...negative control board 5 White air charge pump 6 White air discharge pump 7 White negative pump 4 8 Electrical system 1 24V power supply 2 DC 24V power supply fuse 3 DC 24V terminal block 4 Relay Sub...

Page 14: ...lower1 2 9 Wave filter 10 Isolating transformer 11 External device board 12 27V power supply 13 24V power supply 14 X axis servo driver 15 Y axis servo driver left 16 Y axis servo driver right 17 Grou...

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Page 17: ...free Sheltered from sunlight In a good ventilating condition Certified power outlet of which maximum consumption of 6 5kw and amperage of 32A is required Rated voltage of 220V and the grounded voltag...

Page 18: ...17 97 1 Pre installation 2 1 Prepare the working field under previous instruction...

Page 19: ...D DISK OS PCI E plug supported Intel Intel coreI7 above Industrial PC 8G 500G Windows7 64 BIT Handtop control software is not available in Windows8 and Windows10 system for the time being 2 Transporta...

Page 20: ...forklift with more than 8T capacity The distance between the arms should be at lease 2 0m length of the arms should also be at least 2 0m No less than the package box width 3 2 Unpacking guides Notic...

Page 21: ...that all electronic units and mechanism are in normal state as soon as the printer is placed properly Disassemble all the fixtures of the printer Verify the all accessories listed are completely inclu...

Page 22: ...the level between position A and C or between position B and D check for the height for A B C D points then adjust the foot cup height according to the reference from step 2 4 Adjust the 4 points to...

Page 23: ...monitor holder and put the USB PC on off cable monitor cable power cable then put inside the electrical cabinet Install PCIE card into the PC main board slot connect the movement control cable to the...

Page 24: ...hould always lower 0 5mm than the carriage plate How to adjust the carriage to 2mm Put a piece of acrylic on the platform then run a nozzle test to detect the height default height is 2MM loose the sc...

Page 25: ...24 97 Connect the re circulation tube to the inlet and outlet of the chiller no particular order then tighten the tubes...

Page 26: ...eded to be dismount and install after unpacked Parts Guide rail stand Rear bearing stand lead screw Tools Bolt install uninstall tool allen wrench screw driver glove 1 Current water temperature 2 Powe...

Page 27: ...26 97 Steps 1 check the parts Guide rail stand x2 Rear bearing standx2...

Page 28: ...27 97 Lead screw x2 Block nut lead screw 2 Installation of guide rail stand A dismount the screw...

Page 29: ...28 97 B Put the screw on the stand 8 pcs C Insert two bolts...

Page 30: ...29 97 D Mount the guide rail screw E Tighten all the screws...

Page 31: ...X Y axis A Dismount Y axis carriage block B Dismount the block from X axis and take off the slide Note Beam is not fixed at this time it can be pushed just by hand Be aware of the beam slides backwar...

Page 32: ...31 97 4 Install rear bearing stand A Loose the screws under the guide rail stand B Mount the screws then inset the bolts and tighten the screws...

Page 33: ...2 97 5 Install left lead screw A Dismount the screws front the front bearing stand B Put on the glove and place the lead screw in position mount the front rear bearing stand screw then insert the bolt...

Page 34: ...g the lead screw the driver can not be forced in any kind hold the front bearing stand or the lead screw it self to avoid damaging the driver C Install the limit switch in the end of the Y axis it pos...

Page 35: ...ight lead screw A Loose the screws from the front bearing B Use a rope to hang the back side of the lead screw two individuals are required then place the lead screw onto position with the front beari...

Page 36: ...35 97 7 Tighten the block nut A Push the beam to the end of the front B Use allen wrench to rotate the screw in the end of the left right lead screw push the block nut to the front...

Page 37: ...36 97 C Dismount the block from the right lead screw D Tighten the three screws from the block nut both lead screw has to be parallel...

Page 38: ...37 97 5 Software and driver installation 5 1 Topjet installation 1 Double click the TopJet package for your model Select language...

Page 39: ...38 97 The latest Topjet version only support 64bit Select communication way...

Page 40: ...39 97 Select equipment model Select print head DPI...

Page 41: ...40 97 Select print head row s...

Page 42: ...41 97 Select UV lamp type Select Topjet directory C drive is not recommended...

Page 43: ...42 97 Select shortcut Finish...

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Page 45: ...44 97 Select Agreed to proceed Finish Install USB communication driver...

Page 46: ...45 97 Accept and Next Next...

Page 47: ...46 97 Finish reboot the PC...

Page 48: ...res Functions instructions Y X control Stop cancel button Carriage Up Down Zero position calibration Diagnosis Printing list Finished list Print button X Y zero position setting White and Varnish outp...

Page 49: ...ng Print head spraying function Topjet version SN 1 Nozzle test printing head nozzle status 2 Vertical calibration Print head left right physical adjustment 3 Nozzle alignment Print head front rear ph...

Page 50: ...R_Calibration R_Calibration adjustment value 1 Speed Ratio Carriage speed adjustment value 2 Bidi Offset Bidirectional adjustment value 1 Difference passes calibration 6PASS 1 6PASS 8PASS 8 10PASS 12P...

Page 51: ...50 97 5 2 3 Printing mode interface...

Page 52: ...yer print the white layer divides the two sides printed Applied in some transparent media 10 Middle layer of spot Colors white colors three layer print the white layer divides the two sides printed Ap...

Page 53: ...tions 1 Spray cleaning Print head will do ink jetting when carriage is in home station 1 Movement control Machine printing movement control 2 Print after height detection carriage will start print aut...

Page 54: ...amp energy control adjustment adjustment range 0 100 4 Does not support UV light timing function 1 1 Ink system status In the ink circuit status the green light indicates the normal status the yellow...

Page 55: ...where the LED light is on and the vertical line i2 indicates the position where the LED light is off i1 and The gray area between i2 is the illuminated area of the curing light on the left side of the...

Page 56: ...55 97 to the right...

Page 57: ...ton to adjust heads temperature and voltage The last option is for waveform Click and chose from the drop list If you use Handtop F series ink chose F series and click write to set the waveform That w...

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Page 59: ...operation should done by trained operator to avoid body injury or parts damage Print head cables should be connected when power off make sure no ink or any liquid on the cable before connected No sque...

Page 60: ...59 97 Ink tube and filter connection Print head connector...

Page 61: ...60 97 Preparation Flush ink tubes with flushing liquid...

Page 62: ...61 97 Disconnect the block...

Page 63: ...62 97 Connect ink tubes Next...

Page 64: ...63 97 Ink tube installation finished Dismount the protective cover of the print head...

Page 65: ...64 97 Peel off the print head cover Install the print head in to the carriage plate Use syringe to flush the print head with flushing liquid...

Page 66: ...65 97 Exhaust the remaining flushing liquid with syringe Cable connection white cable is for power supply Grey cable is for data transmission...

Page 67: ...nction lower the negative pressure to 1 2kpa in case of ink over flow Fill ink into the main ink tank and make sure ink pump power cable is connected properly Click Reset in Topjet After 15 seconds of...

Page 68: ...eed 3 seconds so as to avoid the generation of bubbles If the system alert occurs click the reset and continue the exhausting operation when the alert ceases Execute the exhaust on each printhead as t...

Page 69: ...nto a complete one If there are still lines that are not overlapping completely then you might get them aligned by adjusting the screw of the printhead base and repeat Step 3 Repeat 2 3 4 until lines...

Page 70: ...V I Horizontal checking print V II The operation of horizontal alignment takes the first printhead of the black color as reference View the print result as V I if the printing lines of the other color...

Page 71: ...70 97 line repeat the two steps above accordingly Fasten the screw when the horizontal alignment accomplished...

Page 72: ...on of the print and take it as a variable adding to original value Flow Step 2 to modify the value Repeat 1 2 3 until lines are overlapped perfectly Left dir heads offset means color calibration of le...

Page 73: ...take it as a variable adding to original value Change the value until lines are overlapped perfectly How to check Bi directional calibration test 3 is the best 3 18 3 21 6 5 5 Stepping calibration Sel...

Page 74: ...stepping calibration test Aligned Change the values accordingly 6 5 6 Base position datum mark calibration Select the print base position in the drop down list of calibration and alignment Measure th...

Page 75: ...74 97 Reset the value of the zero position in the layout option Illustrated as below 6 6 Calibration confirmation...

Page 76: ...75 97 Print this image after the calibration 7 White ink print mode 7 1 Not print No white ink discharging when there is no white color required in the image output 7 2 Overcoat...

Page 77: ...ks with white color 7 3 Middle layer Image white image three layer print the white layer divides the two sides printed Applied in some transparent media 7 4 Base Print with white color as a base layer...

Page 78: ...white color 7 6 Middle layer of image Colors white colors three layer print the white layer divides the two sides printed Applied in some transparent media 7 7 Overcoat of image Print with white as a...

Page 79: ...78 97 7 8 Base of image Print with white color as a base layer of other colors 7 9 Color replace Print with white as a substitution of the other colors...

Page 80: ...output in spot mode 7 11 Middle layer of spot Colors white colors three layer print the white layer divides the two sides printed Applied in some transparent media 7 12 Overcoat of spot Print with sp...

Page 81: ...80 97 7 13 Base of spot Print with white spot as a base layer of other colors...

Page 82: ...in the initial operation Once the equipment maintains in constant working phase there is no need to turn them off anymore Connect power supply Turn on the main power breaker Turn on PC Turn on the fo...

Page 83: ...rint the nozzle check on an A4 size paper and compare with the previous one Turn off blower and UV lamp Verify that the negative pressure reads normally and the automatic spray function is activated T...

Page 84: ...lly according to the following instructions Daily Maintenance clean the frame clear away the waste ink clean the bottom of the printhead tray check the negative pressure system nozzles checking clean...

Page 85: ...head filter Replace the tubes in the tow line 2 Maintenance of the mechanical parts Lubricate the moving mechanical parts with lithium grease monthly Moving parts X directional slide way X directional...

Page 86: ...any blockage Execute priming or flushing immediately as soon as any blockage is observed On the occasion of only one or two color discharging during the printing process a synchronic color bar printed...

Page 87: ...zed KT board under the printhead tray then roll the Z directional screw lead manually making the carriage lowing down till the two surface adhere to each other Slightly contact is right avoid pressing...

Page 88: ...rocess of replacing You will need to reset in the Topjet after 5 2 ink refill When the hearing six consecutive buzz check and see if the ink is running out Note The ink tube must be inserted into the...

Page 89: ...sconnect the joints of the tube and the filter Remove the filer Replace with a new one and pay attention to the flow direction indicated by the arrow mark on the filter Remove the clamp and reconnect...

Page 90: ...ngly so as to avoid incorrect connection Connect and fix the tube properly Reassemble the cover of the towline Reconnect the power cable and then activated the printer Turn on the valve and activate t...

Page 91: ...sure to the standard value Triple buzz 15s periodic ink pumping protection when ink shortage in subtank occurs Check and see whether the ink in the main tank has run out or if malfunctions of the ink...

Page 92: ...ps Check the positive pressure 3 Printhead strike 3 1 How to avoid head strike The automatic head height adjustment must be run whenever changes material When printing on some heat formative materials...

Page 93: ...detecting position and the datum point If the printed is too small to be detected when placed near the datum point you may try and put the media on the location for head height founder first and then...

Page 94: ...he error message dialogue Lift the carriage and remove the media Reset the anti crashing device Control the printer back to the standby position Restart printing job Note Once the head strike incident...

Page 95: ...at resource 6 EH Encoder overheat Keep the environment maintain below 40 Remove any item baffles the heat dissipating of the servo driver 7 LuP Main circuit voltage defected Check if there is any powe...

Page 96: ...try again The causes might be Anti crashing attachment enabled Media positioning attachment enabled Encoder malfunction due to accidental crash with obstacle Data transmitting error due to abrasion of...

Page 97: ...age printing Vertical blank or banding Check vertical calibration and alignment Change the screen type Blurred printed lines Do the calibration again 5 Tools and Materials needed 1 Flushing 2 Lint fre...

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