Blazer EXpress Operations Guide
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1. down on the Car cover covering the riage Release Button print head Locate Hold and slide the Print the Carriage Release Carriage towards the Button blue middle of the printer 1 RELEASE THE PRINT CARRIAGE FOR Aa E AAEN ACCESS om oo THE ENCODER STRIP 1 Wrap an alcohol pad around both sides of the Encoder strip and gently move the pad back and forth Move the print carriage to opposite side and repeat process so that the entire encoder strip has been cleaned 2 Manually return the Print Carriage back to the Capping Station to clean the rest of the Encoder Strip NOTE You can use foam tipped swabs water glass cleaner or cleaning fluid but for best results use Isopropyl Alcohol pads S Coen CAPPING STATION Ensure the outer rubber seal is free from dried ink and garment fibers 3m 37 Using a foam swab water glass cleaner cleaning fluid or Isopropyl Alco s a hol clean the outer edge rubber part of the Capping area CAUTION When cleaning the Capping Station be careful NOT to move it out of position or the Print Head will not seat f a properly DO NOT PUSH TOO HARD 4 AL Ml WIPER BLADE 9 aaah i THE SPIT TRAY fae swab wipe down both c sides of the wiper er Sr blade as well as the vas top Use HD cleaning Vasey solution or window se Cleaner if needed See ees Box assembly collects eee 910s ink very quickly Check Pa eee it regularly Clean it SAO throughout the day or Ien2. r as necessary using a 2g or anything that can soak up ink 6 CLEAN THE PRINT HEAD AREA LORT q Using a foam tipped swab clean the OUTER wa EDGE of the print head area CAUTION only clean around the sides DO NOT touch the Nozzles 7 POWER OFF PRINTER AT END OF SHIFT see page 1 for details gt BS s L OPERAT PRINTER IS NOT IN HOME EJECT POSITION FOR PRINTING 1 Using the User Interface Manually set the printer into its HOME POSITION 1 Arrow over to 3 Press the HOME button the Mode Select screen Press the dial to point to MANUAL Mode 4 Return to the pre MANUAL MECHANISM MOVEMENT UTILITY vious screen Set J0G POSITION the Mode Select B D back to AUTO to FOR REV H INDEX NEST ti This is also where aeania to select the AUTO amount of print passes K P l The printer will go to its Home position 2 Press the right arrow 2 If Solution 1 did not work check the LCD Screen for an error Ink Cartridge Ready Empty No Cartridge or No Maintenance Tank Consult the Troubleshooting chapter of the Users Manual PRINTS ARE WASHED OR WEAK LOOKING 1 Perform a Head Cleaning 1 On the LCD Control Panel press and hold the Right Enter Key for 3 seconds Gi a a 2 Perform a Nozzle Check 1 Confirm that the printer is in its Home 3 Lay a sheet of film included C ee Position If it isn t see steps above with kit on the shirtboard closest to the fr
3. OP RATIONS GUIDE STARTUP PROCESS 1 Turn on the Main Power Switch next to the AC cord up position Interface 2 Wait 5 seconds for the virtual LED labeled Automatic Mode to turn red on the User HHH JHH PUSH BUTTON FOR UTILITIES AUTOMATIC MODE 3 Press the POWER ON orange button on the User Interface Wait for printer to go through it s startup cycle POWER ON PRINTING STEPS 1 Always check to make sure garments won t hit the print head DO NOT mix materials with different thicknesses See next step for adjusting height AB es eee PLATEN ALWAYS KEEP CLEARANCE OVER 3 MILLIMETERS _k 3mm 4 Verify that the LCD dis play reads PAPER OUT with the two icons shown below There are times the display may read READY with a sheet icon Press the left arrow button once to get to the proper PAPER OUT screen like above Now is the time to select your desired amount of print passes Progress 0 See the Common Concerns sec tion of this guide for instructions 2 Adjust the height of the print bed if needed WAYS KEEP CLEA 5 N OVER 3 MILLIMET ER Si Clockwise lowers and COUET clockwise raises the print bed 5 Shake shirt to get rid of loose fibers Lay the garment on the Shirtboard Fold sleeves and collar underneath Make sure nothing else is hanging outside the board Smooth out garment and make sure there ar
4. e no wrinkles Also make sure the collar is out of the way 8 Sci eaii to the printer wiz ai z Stal vet ent irii dininin di a The job will spool and remain in the status of Holding Job Spooled Next right click on the job and select Print 3 The printer should auto matically be in its HOME POSITION see identification chart and be in AUTO print MODE on the User Interface You must be in AUTO MODE to Print O If not in both HOME POSI TION and AUTO MODE refer to the Common Concerns sec tion of this guide 6 set up art in correct tem plate see manuals Select the artwork and then click File gt Send to FastRIP After select ing desired print mode s etc click Print icon button on the Print Bar 9 Next press and hold the green button on the User MENES for 1 SSS DO NOT hit the flashing green buttons until sbi n is sent from computer SHUTDOWN PROCESS 1 Press the OFF button Red on the User Interface 2 Turn off the Main Power Switch located next to the power cord down position The printer needs to be shutdown this way to perform it s shut down cycle Use the EMERGENCY STOP below the color cartridges to quickly cancel a print job or to turn off the printer in an emergency OFF 3 Manually return Print Carriage back to its original position when done It will click into position 1 Lift the printer 2 Press
5. ont of 4 2 On the LCD Control Panel the machine er O press the Left Arrow Button twice NOTE Make sure that the sticky side of film 11 Press the RIGHT arrow The LCD Display will read IS up or ink wont stick READY with a SHEET icon 2 Wait for Cleaning to finish 6 Go back to the User CO ae ue NEC 12 Press the RIGHT arrow again l to start the Nozzle Check This is the only setting that will allow you to move the printer assembly freely 7 Next on the LCD Control Panel press the left arrow button twice 3 Set the User Mode to MANUAL l l The LCD Display will read see first step on this page READY with a ROLL icon 4 On the User Interface arrow over eee printout should look p picture n to the MAINTENANCE MECHANISM there are missing areas perform another MOVEMENT UTILITY screen head cleaning or 2 and another nozzle check POSITION REV HOME INDEX NEST 9 Press the DOWN arrow 14 If nozzle checks are still bad you may need to use cleaning cartridges or perform a Power Cleaning See User s Manual for details PRINTS ARE OUT OF REGISTER OR HAVE LINES BANDING 1 Clean Encoder Strip and Spit Tray see maintenance section Check Capping Station and Wiper for build up or loose fibers etc 2 If above did not solve problem the printer may need a head alignment Has the printer been bumped or move around lately or has the print head come in contact with any object See manual fo
6. r print head alignment instructions PRINTS ARE BLURRY 1 Clean Capping Station and Wiper Spit Tray and the Print Head Area see maintenance section 2 If above did not solve problem check platen to head clearance The print head may be too far from the garment to get a sharp print Adjust as needed but always keep at least 3mm of clear ance see manual for details on adjusting the Platen to Head Clearance i Poe VF EA press SIS OPERATIONS GUIDE IDENTIFICATION CHART User Interface Controls User Interface OFF R User Interface ON Send Print lt INDEX POSITION gt USB Port AC Power Cord Power Switch main Carry Handles 7 Access Lid j EE iaaa a Print Head 5 4 carriage Drive Belt g7 ET S E wi Capping Station Encoder Strip Ki ae pas LCD Displayl Control Panel 6 ma Circuitry a AP Access a peT y Y ip x E D m r G A f i nn 9j 0 Eg Waste Ink Tank Access Cover TT pom v a v pi oe og 1B 5 7 4 Ink Cartridges Pay AG tL LAE L white 5 8 Ink Cartridges wast Ink Tank CMYK 1 4 Removal Panel Emergency Stop Carry Handles Print Bed J Shirt Board home position Print Bed Height Adjustment Knob lt lt HOME POSITION gt eject position
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