APRINT 8160XA User's Manual - Hangzhou Honghua Digital
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1. ccscccccscscccscscccccccsccscccccccsccccscccscsccesccccsccce 61 103 Print head adjustment with TRY ccscsccscscscccccccccccccccccsccccccssccscsscscneecess 63 10 3 1 Vertical adjustment for two PH with one COlOr 000000 0000000 00 00 0000 0 000 0 64 1032 Four color overlap cssccccccccscccccccccccccccccccccccccccsccccccassccccccssssesccces 65 1033 BID overlap sscccccccccsccccccccenccccccccccccccscsccccccccsccsccccsscccccsccssscesess 68 10 3 4 Feeding compensation adjustment 000000000 00 0 s s es ses se s0 ss 70 Chapter 11 MAINTENANCE none a Sk 71 11 1 Daily Maintemance ccccccsccccccccccccccccccccccccccscccccscscsccscccccscsscsssssccsene 71 11 2 Maintenance of print head sccceccesccccccccccsccccccccsccsccccccccccccccsccscsccsescccs 72 11 3 Maintenance for ink supply System ccccccccccscccccccccsccccccccecccccccescscscsssceese 73 11 4 Maintenance for other parts ccsccscsccsccsccccccccccccccccscccscccccssccccsccsccccsssces 74 Chapter 12 ERROR MESSAGE eeeeee0 0 00000 00000000 00 0000 ss0 neee eee seems 75 Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 1 Safety information Before use your Aprint8160XA Inkjet Digital Printer Hereafter refer to printer please read following safety information Pay attention to the cautions on the Printer 1 1 Safety precautions Install over current and over voltage facility for printer power Failur2. 26 Aprint8160XA user manual 2 Extrude air from the print head After fixing the head on the head frame be cautious of the in tube and out tube Remove the Cap from the Out tube positive pressure clean to fill the head with ink till ink streams out from nozzles During the process air is extruded completely from the head 3 Moisturize print head surface After extruding air from the head cover the Cap on the Out tube Positive pressure clean again until ink streams out of the nozdes then scrub the head surface with a dry clean stick to form a protecting layer of ink on the head surface The ink on the surface will stream into the nozzes because of negative pressure Notes Never scrub the head surface when head surface is dry for that will orient air into the nozzles and shape bubbles in the pipelines and affect the printing qualit y 4 Test printing Design some color blocks as 20x20cm with some image operating software and set color luminance as 100 50 and 10 Print the color blocks under test mode and check the print result If the print result is normal which means no ink break and no ink spots on the mediums the printer can work normally Chart 5 2 color blocks for test printing 27 Aprint8160XA user manual 5 2 Cleanness and maintenance of the print head 1 Ink replacing Flush the print head with the original ink first and then flush it again with new flush solution which matches t
3. Ingore X Params Ingore Y Params Feed Comp 0 H Ok Chart 10 6 Important setup 61 Aprint8160XA user manual 1 Parameter of nozzle installation Adjust the head position and overlapping of four colors Vertical space the vertical space between print heads of all kinds color It s used for emendating vertical space overlapping of all kinds color print heads Horizontal space the horizontal space between every print head It s used for emendating overlapping of four colors The print head range chart lists as below UQUgugua M2 MI C2 Cl ig crits Chart 10 7 Print head range chart 2 BID Rectangle To adjust the BID rectangle tolerance value Generally modify BID rectangle value first in BID adjust If the difference is not big adjust here 3 Ignore horizontal and vertical deviation No adjustment Only for inspect printer status Feed Compensate Used to adjust the feeding on the Y direction The amount of feeding is different with different Pass After adjusting it can correspond relevant rectangle automatically by different printing mode and media types 62 Aprint8160XA user manual 10 3 Print head adjustment with TRY Software adjustment have 4 steps Two print heads one color adjustment four color overlap hori ntal and vertical BID overlap Feeding compensation adjustment It should be used SmallGrid126 group file to adjust these parameter under the TEST Mode Bel
4. 29 Aprint8160XA user manual 2 Function keys 1 ONLINE Switch the printer online and offline press down and hold it for several seconds to pause printing 2 ESC Cancel operation and return to up level menu 3 ENTER Confirm and execute the operation 4 FUNC Shift to special function Combine with Y key to test print when the printer is waiting 3 Basic operation After power on the printer the system executes X and Y motion test and p h test Booting gt System gt Y Motor V1 10 gt X Motor Check gt Print head After self test the system moves the p h carriage back to original position The LCD displays printer model and version number and then shift to basic operation menu shown as below That stands for the printer is ready 1 Ink Status 2 Heat Status 3 Cleaning Tool 4 Print para 30 Aprint8160XA user manual 6 1 2 Menu structure Menu structure includes main menus and sub menus Main menus followed by s have sub menus inside Submenus followed by s have no lower level inside Main menu includes items as below gt 1 Ink Status 2 Heat Status 3 Cleaning Tool 4 Print para 5 Application 6 Engineer Set Press ft 2 key to scroll the menus upward and downward Press ENTER to unwrap submenus For example while the arrow points to 1 Ink Status press ENTER to unwrap the submenu LCD displays details of submenu M1 as bel
5. APRINT 8160XA User s Manual 600400130 Version 1 0 Aprint8160XA user manual Thank you very much for purchasing our printer In order to use this printer correctly and safely and understand this product s capability please read this manual carefully The manual includes equipment structure description technical parameters operation manual safety information and application of software etc This manual is subject to change without notice Contents here in contained are believed to be correct however please contact us if you find any error or something not clear enough Copyright 2007 Hangzhou Honghua Digital Technology Stock Co Ltd All rights reserved Version 1 0 June 2007 Aprint8160XA user manual INDEX CHAPTER 1 SAFETY INFORMATION sccccccccsccccccccccscccccccsccssecccccscscscscececes 4 1 1 Safety Precaution 0 000000000000 000 0000 s sens ss sn ss assa 4 1 2 Important Safety Information 0000 sess 00 ss ss s assa sasssa ss asna 4 1 3 Caution When Using Printer sccccscccccscscccccscccccccsccccccscsscesccsccsccseccessesces 5 1 4 Guide When Using Ink Cartridge sessssssssssessssssssssesssssessssesssssssssssssssesssesoo 5 1 5 Choosing Printer Installation Place seseesssesesssssssessessssssssssesssseesssesssssesssses 5 1 6 Warning Caution and Attention 000000000 0 ao 0 a 00 0 oo 00 0 00 0 0 oo 0 00 00 0 0
6. Printer menu choose the item of 8160XA ia Iry File Display gine 3308B 3308B 3312C 3360EC 3360EC SM 6250LQ 5M 3360EC SL 33VBX 33VCXx 8 S3 CKX 12 v 3160K4 8160XB 160 1600 330 Chart 10 2 Machine type list 4 Then open File to adjust some settings LA Try File Display Printer Open Ctrl O System Setup Print Setup 2 C Try SmallGrid126 Exit Chart 10 3 File menu 59 Aprint8160XA user manual 10 2 2 Print Setting Print Setup Head Count a M Wave Form Line M Color C NM Color M M Color Y NV ColorK Print Mode x M BiDirection Media Add Media v More Ok Cancel Chart 10 4 Print setting dialog box This function is to set the printing parameter print mode uni direction BID and the color of ink Note Usually the four colors should all be selected Only when the engineer adjusts the position of head one certain color is chosen to modify the printing parameter P H QTY This software support 4 and 8 print head optional PRINT MODE IT have 5 mode TEST MODE 3 PASS 4 PASS 6 PASS 8 PASS 60 Aprint8160XA user manual 10 2 3 Printer Parameter Setting Pressing Printing parameter setting it shows warning as below 8160XA A Warning Change those parameters becarelly Chart 10 5 Warning dialog box After pressing Yes you can see the dialogue box Important Setup
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8. 240V 50 60HZ AC 100 V optional e Please choose the type of power shown on the printer in case of damage to the printer e Make sure the printer is well grounded e Itis better to use UPS stable voltage power Requirement for computer In order to avoid problems caused by computer please choose high quality computer or brand computer such as DELL or IBM etc 3 3 Port of Printer USB 2 0 Installation Connect printer s USB and computer s USB directly Find driver for USB at USB Instal File Try Setup under printer s driver 3 4 Connect With Power 1 After allthe parts installed move printer to its working area and clean up the package 2 4 Connect power cables including power for printer and heater printing data cable Protective switch only works for heater s power Usually this switch should be at status of On switch on above far from red point After finishing turn on power The Auto ink supply system runs to pump ink from main ink tanks to Sub ink tanks Feed in media and printer enters waiting status Then go in test printing Observe ink drop If not good clean print head again 17 Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 4 Equipment Structure and Accessory The main components charts of Aprint8160XA Printer list as below Chart 4 1 Front View of Aprint8160XA printer 18 Aprint8160XA user manual 10 Chart 4 2 Media feeding system m Chart 4 3 Middle plate 19
9. Pr 1 Aprint8160XA user manual 11 2 Maintenance of print head Always keep the surface of print head wet with flush solution If the printer is left unused the print head must be dropped with flush solution and covered with fresh keeping polyethylene films to keep it wet 1 Moisturizing of print head If the printer is left unused for 2 day and above do as below to keep the print head wet 1 2 3 4 Dip the unwoven fabric with flush solution Cover the unwoven fabric on the surface of print head Wrap the print head unit with fresh keeping polyethylene film Cover the wet keeping frame the print head 2 Unload print head Do as follows when you are going to unload print head 1 2 3 4 5 Pump out ink from print head and clean it with flush solution Power off the printer and plug out power line from socket Check static on the machine with a multimeter and release the static if necessary Loosen the Up Left and Right screws and take out the right screw Take out the print head and put it on an unwoven fabric soaked with flush solution 3 Assemble print head 1 2 3 4 5 Power off the printer and plug out power line from socket Check static on the machine with a multimeter and release the static if necessary Loosen Up and Left bolts take out Right bolt and fix the print head to the frame Put on Right bolt and tighten Up Left and Right bolts properly Connect the data cable to prin
10. Right standassy o KB2400020_ Mediaholdingrol 4 9 K3200020 Main inktank KB2400060_ Tension barassy S Y 12 KB2400030_ Mediadriverol 14 d Aprint8160XA user manual 3 1 2 How to install the stand assy DETAIL A 10 Aprint8160XA user manual 3 1 3 How to install the main body DETAIL A DETAIL A Aprint8160XA user manual 3 1 4 How to install the tension bar assy Media pressure roller Media pressure roller bracket M4X35 binding screw TN TTL If you use the smooth surface media we suggest you use Media pressure roller To keep the feeding system work normally Below is the assembly step Put the Media pressure roller bracket in the motor bracket Black plastic part then fasten the bracket with M4X35 binding screw Put the Media pressure roller in this two bracket 12 Aprint8160XA user manual 3 1 5 How to install the dry blower assy 3 1 6 How to install the waste ink tank k tank 3 1 7 How to install the main in Aprint8160XA user manual 3 1 8 How to install the print head Print head clamp Out tube nr f q FANI AN fe Method and Steps a Insert Xaar126 600 print head to the print head frame downwards at first b Insert the print head fixing dowel to the corresponding dowel hole for fixing print head c Put
11. T ColorY ColorK Print Mode Test Mode BiDirection Media Add Media More Ok Cancel Chart 6 4 Print setup dialog box a Select the printing resolution b Select BID or single direction printing BID has higher efficiency than single direction 4 Click color tune to activate following dialogue box Note Details of the functions above and others referred to the GRAPHTEC RIP Manual 12 Click Printing Project to print 13 LCD displays as below when printing PRINT PROJECT LINE TOTAL XXXX Total lines FINSH XXXX Finished lines RIPREADY XXXX RIP ready lines 44 Aprint8160XA user manual 14 ff clogging appears during the printing press ONLINE for a longer time 3s to pause printing for print head cleaning After cleaning press ONLINE to go on printing Cleaning procedure during printing If you find print heads clogged during printing press and keep ONLINE button to pause printing Select Auto clean in menu and press ENTER key the system presses ink 2 seconds and stops 1 second automatically Then cycles once The pressing ink time in the whole process is 4 seconds Scrub the head surface with a clean stick after ink not dropping from print holes After accomplishing cleaning 5 or 10 minutes later Press ENTER key to continue printing Press ESC key to cancel the printing Do not switch mode from ONLINE to OFFLINE until printing cancel shows up on computer 15 Press
12. key to move the P H carriage to printing position It will tell the position set well or not Press any key to return the P H carriage to original position Press ENTER key and the LCD displays as below 2 Bi dir Adj Bi dir Adj This function is used to adjust bi direction printing to ensure bi direction printing quality 34 Aprint8160XA user manual This function is used to adjust the scan speed of the P H carriage The LCD displays details as below 3 Print Speed Print Speed Press ft or amp key to select from the 3 options High scan speed will reduce printing quality Low scan speed will increase printing quality but reduce printing speed The suggestion is Norm The LCD displays details similar to Print speed Norm Feed Speed flashes as the default option Press t or J key to select from the 3 options The suggestion is Norm XXXX flashes on the LCD Presst or 9 key to increase or reduce the value by 1 The default value of Firing Vol is 20 Firing Vol This value is the firing volume of P Hs for auto spray and printing after cleaning that means all nozzles are unclogged 35 Flash Mode Aprint8160XA user manual Numbers are used for flash mode setting O stands for P H does not flash during printing The LCD displays details as below Menu 6 Flash Mode Offline 0030 When the value is 1 it stands for pint head flashing in original position after
13. minus number 4 in the Para setting dialog number 4 is just a sample you should setrepetitious then get the correct number a Po po 66 NON I NN INIA SON NN NON NNNINNNNNNNNN It is the same method for other two color yellow black four color overlap RES 10 3 3 BID overlap VY 2117 F NYSY SYY SYY YYY NN NNNNNRNNNNNNN NON NN SON NN NON NN NYY YY NN NNNINNNNNNNNN VA SSVd SI Smal iN ININIAIAINININININININ UNNIN NN NYY YY YYYY YY YN NONNI gg NYY YYY YYY YY YN NN NN ININIAIAINININININININA It is the same method for other three color magenta yellow black for BID overlap ini i print setup and print the IGrid 126 group The BID compensation is different for different height of the print head surface with print platform YYYY YYYY YY YN NYY YY Y YYY YY YN NN NN NN NYY YYY NN KANAANAN LSAS S ANA NYY YYY YYY YY YN RNE NN SON NN NNNNNRNNNNONNN 10 3 4 Feeding compensation adjust ment is no need for TEST mode The initiali 2 With number if there is overlap in the initialization is 0 Toleranceis 10 ing compensation number if there is some blank in the image and add the feeding compensation image ATTENTION The feeding compensation is different for different media 3PASS 4PASS 6PASS 8PASS mode Weuse the normal iamge for feeding compensation You should Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 11 Maintenan
14. on the LCD indicates times the P H carriage moves back and forth 40 Aprint8160XA user manual Default Set Y Test Speed X Test Speed Reset the parameters to default setting Press key combination of FUNC ENTER to execute the operation It had better not to execute this operation except for the technicians It is used for speed test of Y motion It had better not to execute this operation except for the technicians It is used for speed test of X motion It had better not to execute this operation except for the technicians 41 Aprint8160XA user manual EF value setting Each Xaar126 600 head has its own EF value Manufacture always provides a standard EF value which is captured under standard condition Users input this value at column Voltage Usually the printing effect is good The value is marked on the head User should write down the EF value before you install the PH then put the value into the setting of the main board See menu tree print pare PH Volt set If the voltage is too high it produces the satellites and ink supply is easy to break If the voltage is too low the printing line is not straight and easy to have an angle Besides ink volume is small and output color is light Therefore every head has its optimal EF value When adjusting you can adjust the EF value one by one Usually user needn t to adjust EF value Note When install print head select the 2 wi
15. printing 1Pass When the value is 2 it stands for pint head flashing in original position after printing 2Pass When the value is 30 it stands for print head flashing in original position after printing 30Pass The biggest value can reach to 30 36 Aprint8160XA user manual This function is used to set Voltage of P Hs The LCD displays details as below 1 Voltage 2 Voltage 3 Voltage 4 Voltage 5 Voltage 6 Voltage 7 Voltage 8 Voltage In this printer print head 1 2 stand for C color print head print head 3 4 stand for M color print head PH Volt Set print head 5 6 stand for Y color print head print head 7 8 stand for K color print head Go on pressing ENTER the LCD shows 1 PH 1 Voltage 0068 0137 The upper numbers 0068 stands for the setting EF value 0 68 of C color print head And the nether numbers 0137 stands for the real voltage value 13 7V of C color print head Here press ft and amp key to scroll the submenu Then press ENTER key to change the PH1 voltage value The method of changing other PHs voltage is the same as upper 37 Aprint8160XA user manual Select ink curves and ink curves shows relations between voltage and temperature 9 Ink Curve 0019 Xr 3s EP LCD displays details as below 21221000 1 23 4 The name of ink curve indicates as below 1 SK Stands for SKIEO print head Curve of ink Xr Stands for Xaar print head Sp Stands for S
16. the 2 screws with the Xaar126 600 print head on screw holes which is on the upper and nether middle part of the frame B Location d Tighten the 2 screws and draw the fixing dowel out of the frame lt 15 Aprint8160XA user manual 3 1 9 How to connect the print head cable 1 Insert one end of print head cable on the PH control board and the other end of print head cable is inserted to the print head CAUTION The connector of the print head and the data cable only have one direction Please confirm the direction is true before you insert the date cable to the print head connector Or else it will cause the damage of the print head PH Control Board Please connect all M2 Mi of the 8 print head cable based on the right picture JUUUUUUI 1 M2 MI C2 Cl PH Carriage Chart 3 3 Connection of print head cable 16 Aprint8160XA user manual 3 2 Attention before Turning on the printer In order to clean print head easily please prepare following items e Flush solution e Non woven fabric In order to inspect temperature and humidity of printing environment please prepare relative measurers Requirement for environment e Temperature 20 C 30 C e Humidity 40 80 Power supply e You may select AC 110V or 220V for different countries or regions e Control power supply AC 100 240V 50 60HZ e Heating power supply AC 100 OR 240V 50 60HZ AC 100 V optional e Feeding power supply AC 100 OR
17. 18 Aprint8160XA user manual 20 Aprint8160XA user manual 27 28 29 30 Chart 4 5 switch of the printer At Aprint8160XA user manual Chart 4 6 pumps Chart 4 7 Assistant Ink tanks 22 Aprint8160XA user manual 35 36 Chart 4 8 Ink filters and valves 37 Chart 4 9 Print Interface 23 Aprint8160XA user manual Parts on the printer include 1 2 LCD Control Panel Setup and execute function and mode Print Carriage 8 piezo print heads Fans Dry the printing media Media Holding Roller Hold media for printing Media Take up Roller Take up media for image Front Heating Plate Heat media to dry the ink on the media Media take up motor Take up Roller driver Media take up sensor control the media take up motor run or stop Media feeding motor Feeding Roller driver 10 Tension bar assy Make media tightening and feed media automatically when the signal 11 12 is detected by media Auto feeding sensor Media Drive Roller Drive media for printing Media Pressure Roller Press the media for media drive roller 13 Y raster strip Take count of print head horizontal moving so as to insure of Y direction image precision 14 Y drive strap Drive print carriage horizontal moving 15 16 17 18 19 Pinch Roller Press media and make media smoothly Printing Platform Platform for printing Press Roller Control Pole Control press
18. H heater and it can adjust temperature based on different media material and temperature It can adjust the temperature automatically to keep temperature constant Customer can have satisfactory printing effect 9 2 System Diagram Front heating board Temp switch signal 1 SR SE relay Heating signal L ciesning Operatioh Board Chart 10 1 System diagram 9 3 Function Description P To keep the front heating board in auto constant temperature N With advanced protective functions to avoid over heating leakage etc The line will be cut off automatically if a certain line s temperature is over 70 C As soon as the temperature lowers it will resume heating Over heating will not occur when the entire input signal is cut off 3 The system can work independently and can be easily transplanted It should be optional to select the input voltage from AC110V to 220V gt The heating system is controlled by advanced intelligent microprocessor it has features of heating up quickly controlling temperature accurately and saving energy 5 Inner heaters are used It is easy to install with no extra space needed and longer lifetime 55 Aprint8160XA user manual 9 4 Working Process and Characteristics 1 2 Users can amend the temperature of front heater from LCD Heating power supply is independent from control power supply Please turn on the heating power before turning on the power for the
19. ONLINE when the printing is all finished Then the printer is under the Offline mode Note To cancel printing operation usually do in RIP If you want to cancel printing directly on the printer press ONLINE button after the menu printing cancel appears in software 45 Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 7 Ink Supply System 7 1 Summary This ink supply system can control automatically several pumps at the same time and provides protect function Isolated ink supply system is easy for operation 7 2 System Diagram Assistant tank Floating Switch Ink Control Board Output Input Pump Buzzer Signal for floating switch Pump light Interface signal Ink light Chart 8 1 Ink supply and cleaning system Diagram 46 Aprint8160XA user manual 7 3 Structure The ink supply and cleaning system consist of ink tanks ink pumps print filters sub tanks print head control board and etc The components charts displays as below 4 3 2 1 1 Ink cartridge C 2 Ink cartridge M 3 Ink cartridge Y 4 Ink cartridge K Chart 7 3 1 Ink tanks 4 3 2 1 1 Ink pump C 2 Ink pump M 3 Ink pump Y 4 Ink pump K 5 Air pump Chart 7 3 2 Ink filters and pumps 47 Aprint8160XA user manual 4 3 2 1 1 Ink filterC 2 Ink filter M 3 Ink filter Y 4 Ink filter K Chart 7 3 3 Ink filters 1 2 5 3 4 1 Assistant ink bottle C 2 Assistant ink bottle M 3 Assistant ink bottle Y 4 Assista
20. a card in computer 25 Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 5 Usage and Maintains of print head 5 1 Usage of Xaar Printer 1 Print head 2 In tube 3 Out tube 4 Ink tube cap 5 Fitting Chart 5 1 Print head 1 Flush humectants out of print head To moisturize print head lots of humectants are injected into the head before it is used The humectants must be flushed out for the first using Before fix the head on the print head frame do the steps as follows Joint a filter on the In tube of the head and then joint an injector which fills with flush solution on the filter Inject 10 20 ml flush solution to the head to eject the humectants inside Then fill the head with flush solution to dissolve the humectants completely within 5 10 minutes Finally flush the head with about 30ml flush solution to eliminate the humectants completely Make sure to operate on a stable and clean platform Cautions a Clean platform for convenient operation b Don t touch the surface of head and socket with hand c Clean the filter with flush solution d Connect a tube on the exit of the head to prevent ink flowing into the socket e Don t touch the surface of head with other objects f Be careful to distinguish In tube and Out tube of the head g Eject flush solution from the nozdes with strength no more than 0 3 kg It is better to hold the injector with single hand and push it with the same thumb
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22. ce 11 1 Daily Maintenance Daily maintenance is very important for normal workstation of the printer Daily maintenance includes Maintenance after each printing Erasure dried ink from print head surface with flush solution Restore the jammed nozzles before next printing Each 8 hours Oil the print head rail and clean the dust from it once each 8 hours Daily work Check waste ink tank cleanup if necessary Check the waste ink groove on the startup position and clean it if necessary Check the sponge on the wet keeping frame clean or replace it if necessary Clean feeding and take up rollers with PM acetate Skid on the rubber roller will cause error code from service and impact print quality Do normal clean for the printer everyday Weekly work Clean the dust on the surface of fans on dry board Assemble them after ensure clearness of the leafages Check pump route if there is any loose Monthly work Clean the filters of C M Y and K Check the tension of straps Clean dust in the power tank yearly work Replace ink filters Blower the dust on power tank with compress air Clean the ink supply routes Clean the liquid pumps for ink supply Oil the gears of feeding and take up motors o Check whole circuit if there is any loosen or broken Repair it in time if necessary Check if there is any tear on the tube and wire in the towline set and replace it if necessary
23. e could result in electric shock 1 2 Important Safety Information Do not block the hole on the cover Do not insert any object into the Printer groove Don t let any kind of liquid splash into Printer Only use the power supply according to the label You may choose either AC 110V or 220V for different countries and regions Connect all the equipment to a properly grounded socket Avoid the socket in the same circuit with copy machine or air conditioner Avoid to using the socket controlled by the wall switch or by auto timer Please keep Printer away from the latent source of electromagnetic disturbance For example loudspeaker or wireless phone If you use additional cable please make sure that total amperage of the equipment connecting with cable shall not exceed the amperage of the power supply Moreover the amperage of all equipment connecting with wall socket does not exceed the amperage of the wall socket Do not use damaged Electrical Power wire Do not repair Printer by yourself Aprint8160XA user manual e Shut off the power and ask experienced technician for help if the following situations occur Power cable or plug is damaged Liquid splashes into printer Printer falls down or broken Printer cannot work properly or change in property 1 3 Caution When Using Printer e Don tuse your hand to move print head otherwise the printer will be damaged e Always use power switch to turn On off the printer Before shutti
24. e to follow this guide could result in electric shock personnel injury and fire Clean the ink channels with solution matching to the used ink Failure to follow this guide could result in filter clog and ink channel blockage Besides the ground line for power another unattached ground line should be connected outdoor Failure to follow this guide could result in abnormal work status of printer Static prevent facility should be settled on the carpet or in dry climate Failure to follow this guide could result in print head or other parts damage on the printer Waiting for 10 minutes at least after power off to transport connect and check the printer Failure to follow this guide could result in electric shock Printer should be settled on flat floor and be adjusted horizontally Failure to follow this guide could reduce the print resolution Clean the print head and ink channel with solution after long time printing Failure to follow this guide could result in print head damage and ink channel clog Never put hands on depend fence while the printer is working Failure to follow this guide could result in hand crushing Never put hands into the heating board while the board is heating Failure to follow this guide could result in hand scald Never put hands on rotating rollers while the printer is working Failure to follow this guide could result in hand crushing Don t open the electric tank in normal condition Failure to follow this guid
25. go down The total time of the auto clean process spend 80 seconds The LCD will display BUSY and there is no other operations in this process 8 4 2 auto clean heavy One cycle of auto heavy clean process have below steps Air pump work waiting 55 seconds cleaning roller goup Print carriage go left End Waiting and Print carriage Cleaning roller n flush go right go down The total time of the auto clean process spend 85 seconds The LCD will display BUSY and there is no other operations in this process 52 Aprint8160XA user manual 8 5 Operation Description of manually Positive Pressure Cleaning Positive Pressure Cleaning button If the auto clean system can not get the perfect effect you can press the Positive Pressure Cleaning button and manually clean the P H by use the clean stick with sponge 8 6 Operation Description of manually capping system Print state capping handle 53 Aprint8160XA user manual Capping state capping handle Caution Please put the capping handle on the print state before you turn on the printer or else the printer can not finish self diagnoses Please move the print carriage to clean position and put the capping handle on the capping state before you turn off the printer or else the print head will be clogged 54 Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 9 Heating System 9 1 Summary This heating system include Pre heater middle plate heater P
26. h power system detects floating switch signal automatically and drives ink pumps to pump ink to assistant ink tanks if it found ink not enough Warning 3 displays on the LCD 2 When ink channel lacks of ink system will start the pump automatically and indicator lighten After the floating switch senses the ink the pump will continue to work for a little period and then stop and the indicator light extinguishes 3 When ink in assistant tanks is used out or other reasons cause some pump running overtime the system will alarm voice a straight buzz and ErrS displays on the LCD Press ENTER key on control panel to refill ink and cancel alarming 4 When safety tank is full system will alarm as short buzz and Err6 displays on the LCD Then you should empty the safety bottle 7 6 Intelligent Detection Function Intelligent detection function for ink supply system is implemented by collecting floating switch signal with high frequency By using concept of probability the signal is regarded as effective if probability of floating switch signals is higher than a set value for example 80 Therefore wrong act of floating switch can affect the system s stability much less and accordingly system s anti disturbance improves 50 Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 8 Clean and capping System 8 1 Summary This printer adopts automatically positive pressure cleaning and manually capping system You may execute clean
27. he new ink 2 Print head cleaning If low quality printing takes place a positive pressure cleaning is proper for the head After positive pressure cleaning scrub the head surface with a dry clean stick to stop ink streaming from the nozzles Be sure not to use a stick with flush solution to scrub the head surface otherwise the flush solution will be siphoned into the nozzes 3 Moisturize print head Use wet keeping frame to moisturize the head if the printers is left unused The print head moisturizing method of this printer displays as follows adhere a clean non woven fabric with some flush solution on the print head and wrap it with a fresh keeping polyester film Note At this time Moisturize print head means moisturizing print head when it s unused in a short time 28 Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 6 Basic Panel Operation 6 1 Menu Structure of Control Panel ENTER 1 LCD 2 Function Keys 3 Direction Keys Chart 6 1 Control Panel 6 1 1 Function description of the keys 1 Direction keys 1 Operation via control panel key Scroll the menus for selection reduce or increase the values on LCD VX key Move the cursor position over the number string on LCD 2 When the printer is waiting ft key Move the media forward and backward Vkey Move the p h carriage to cleaning position for cleaning and move it back to original position after cleaning
28. ing before printing during printing or idle for a long time Remark when turn on the printer and after the self diagnoses the printer will automatically do a auto clean one time Please see 8 4 1 for detail process 8 2 System Diagram Print head Assistant l Ink Tank Input Data Signal Air Filter Output T Pump light Chart 8 2 1 Ink supply and cleaning system diagram Pressure Signal pieog juesissy 8 3 Working principle of Positive Pressure Cleaning When you press clean button the cleaning signal will be transfer to assistant board and drive the air pump and ink pumps air pump starts running and transfers air pressure to valve the air pressure raises and transfers to assistant ink tanks through air channels With pressure got from the air pump ink will be purged through the head and nozzles At the same time ink pump pumps ink to assistant ink tanks from main ink tanks provides ink for print heads cleaning 51 Aprint8160XA user manual 8 4 Operation Description of automatically Positive Pressure Cleaning Flash plate switch handle Cleaning roller waste ink tank waste ink tube Summary The automatically Positive Pressure Cleaning have two mode 8 4 1 auto clean One cycle of auto clean process have below steps Air pump work waiting 50 seconds cleaning roller goup Print carriage go left Eid lt Matng and Print carriage i Cleaning roller flush go right
29. isplays details as below Media Detect Star 0000mm Lenth 0000mm Press ENTER key to start media edge detecting Press ESC to cancel the operation After detecting OK displays means the detecting is successful and saves the result as print position which should add the value of offset set at below step Error displays means the detecting is failed and the value of print position does not change This function is optional 39 Aprint8160XA user manual XXXX flashes on the LCD Press or 9 key to increase or reduce the value Margin This value added to the value of media detecting is saved as the value of print position This 0 10 value denotes the ten steps of the media negative Fan velocity fan speed 10 is the fastest T Neg Pressure This function is null for the moment UV Lamp power This function is null for the moment Set the distance from original position to cleaning position Clean Post P H moves to cleaning position and waiting cap the P H It s better not to change this value once set by the technician Set the biggest distance in scanning direction Printer Width It s better not to change this value once set by the technician 6 Engineer Set Press ENTER to execute the operation The LCD displays details as below Moving Test Moving Test And P H carriage moves back and forth to simulate printing but P H not spray It s used for mechanical test The number
30. m Line M M Color C M Color Mi Color Y ColorK CORPS Print Mode Test Mode X BiDirection Media Add Media More Ok Cancel 2 Printing SmallGrid126 group file INNANAANAANAAANAY NNNNNANNNNANIT rm NNANAANANAANARY NINNA NNNINNINNINNINININ Vertical line The hori ntal line and the vertical line of the two color is not in the same line So you should adjust the hori ntal compensate and the vertical compensate parameter for this two color and let the two color in the same line 65 Aprint8160XA user manual From this picture you can see the magenta hori ntal line is a little bit upper than cyan So you should adjust the hori ntal compensate for magenta PH Plus number magenta line will go down Minus number magenta line will go up Forthis picture you should put plus number 2 in the Para setting dialog number 2 is just a sample you should set repetitious then get the correct number Y Comp C Horizontal line VAVAVAVAVA VAVAVAVAVA A A V VAVAVAVAVAVA N N Vertical line Itis ok for hori ntal line then you should adjust the vertical line for the two color print heads From this picture you can see the magenta vertical line is a little bit right than cyan So you should adjust the vertical compensate for magenta PH Plus number magenta line will go right Minus number magenta line will go left For this picture you should put
31. manual Product Model Aprint8160XA Print Head Xaar 126 600 DPI piezo head 8 heads inside 4 PASS 19 7 M2 Hr 6 PASS 15 2 M2 Hr Speed 8 PASS 10 2 M2 Hr 12 PASS 8 0 M2 Hr Max Media Width 1620mm Display LCD display with 8 key panel self diagnosis available Ink Type Eco solvent and Solvent base ink main ink tank volume Auto Media heating Pre heater middle plate heater P H heater Main features Drier fans OPTIONAL Auto Print heads Cleaning and Capping system Print head Height 2mm 4mm above media adjustable Operation Platforms Multi operation platforms Window2000 XP etc Print Interface USB2 0 interface Window2000 NT XP etc Aprint RIP Support Onyx Scanvec Wasatch RIP AC100 120V 10 OR AC200 240V 10 50HZ 60HZ 1400VA Temperature 20 C 30 C Working Environment y Humidity 40 70 Net Weight 2600mm L X 870mm W X 1200mm H 180KG Printer Size Weight Gross 2700mm L X 740mm W X 750mm H 180KG The parameters above are subject to change without notice Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 3 Equipment Assembly and Adjustment 3 1 Assemble Printer 3 1 1 outlook of the printer Description 900400010 Printer main body 4 2 PA5400190 Dryblower bracket 2 3 KA1400080 Dryblowerassy 1 f y 4 KA6400030 Left stand ass tT 5 KB2400010 Media take up ro 1 f o y 6 KA0400020 Lowerbeamassy Y 2 KG1400020 Waste ink tank a1 Tooo g KA6400020
32. ne 5 Clean Offline 6 Clean heavy Firing Press ENTER key to execute the operation Busy flashes on the LCD P Hs spray downward to prevent nozde clogs The LCD stops flashing after firing finishes Press ENTER key again to execute P H firing one more time if necessary The volume of ink fired should be set in submenu Firing 3 Cleaning Tool Vol under menu Print Para Jam Test Press ENTER key to execute the operation of test printing Press ENTER key to execute the operation of moving P H Clean Post carriage to left capping position and waiting for cap the print head Home Post Press ENTER key execute the operation of returning the P H carriage to original position Press ENTER key execute the operation of a total auto Clean clean process one time Please see 8 4 1 for detail Press ENTER key execute the operation of a total auto Clean heavy heavy clean process one time Please see 8 4 2 for detail AU Aprint8160XA user manual The LCD display details as below Print Pos mm Number string XXXX flashed on the LCD Here press and gt key to move the cursor position over the number Print Post string and press or key to increase or reduce the value of the flashing number Press ENTER to save the number as print position Images and test print start from this position 4 Print Para Here press key combination FUNC or 9 key to move the media forward or backward press key combination FUNC amp
33. ng down the Printer do not pull out Power Supply wire or Data Wire e Before moving the printer please make sure the print head is fixed at original position 1 4 Guide When Using Ink Cartridge e Keep ink away from children Do not let the children drink or touch e If ink spills on the skin please wash with soap and water If ink splashes into eye please wash with water immediately e Do not shake the ink cartridge in case ink leak is caused e Please keep surrounding clean when you replace a new ink container It helps you improve printing quality 1 5 Choosing Printer Installation Place e Put printer at a horizontal and stable place with enough space otherwise the Printer may not work properly e Don t leave Printer at a place where temperature and humidity change severely Avoid direct sunlight strong light or heat e Avoid shaking or vibrating e Keep sufficient room around printer for air circulation e Place printer nearby the wall socket so that it is easy to connect or disconnect the power supply Aprint8160XA user manual 1 6 Warning Caution and Attention Warning Must obey in order to ensure personal safety Caution Must obey in order to protect the machine Attention Contain some important and useful information about operation Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 2 Technical Parameters 25030 e Chart 2 1 Printer Outlook and dimension Fe Aprint8160XA user
34. nt ink bottle K 5 Safety bottle Chart 7 3 4 Assistant ink tanks 48 Aprint8160XA user manual Assistant and ink supply Board has many functions It can control ink supply cleaning and heating The chart of assistant board lists as below Chart 7 3 5 Assistant board 7 4 Function Description 1 This system work automatically and control several pumps to supply ink simultaneously When printer is power on ink pump starts automatically to pump ink to assistant ink tanks from main ink tanks The system works with perfect alarm and protection function If any problem occurred in any pump it will alarm and indicate which one is in trouble on the LCD and the troubled one will not affect others Ink filter switches get signals through serial ports It is easy to connect it to other systems All floating switches signals can be input by serial port or parallel port Main controller consists of micro CPU which can check signals using software to filter out the false ones which is helpful to make system work more reliably The ink pumping limit is controlled by intelligent control system of main control board in case that 49 Aprint8160XA user manual the electric circuit will cause ink supply shortage 7 5 Operation Description Note Please read descriptions carefully for ink supply system cleaning system and Ink Control system before starting the following operations 1 As soon as the printer s connected wit
35. ow Ink Status ChACMYKcm On the LCD M1 stands for this submenu under main menu No 1 Here press ESC key it returns the display to main menu Arrow points to the first line on the LCD Scroll the submenus by pressing t and D key same as main menu The submenu followed by a means has no lower submenu inside Press ENTER key to execute the operation Here press ESC key operation will be canceled sol Aprint8160XA user manual 6 2 Function Description in Details Ink status displays The LCD display details as below Ink Status ChA CMYK Ink Status Item Ch stands for ink channels A means all channels Ch ACMYK Item Rn displays ink supply status of corresponding channel Item AL displays ink lack alarming of corresponding channel Press ENTER to refill ink and cancel alarming For 4 colors and 8 print heads supplying ink and no safety tank in this printer one of C M Y K on the LCD flashes in low ink status and A is still Heating status displays The LCD display details as below Menu Heat Status FH PreP H Heat Status Tem 00 00 00 FH Pre H Offline Set 00 00 00 Tem 00 00 00 Item Tem displays actual temperature Set 00 00 00 Item Set displays setup temperature FH means front and rear heater Pre means middle plate heater P H means print head heater 32 Aprint8160XA user manual The LCD display details as below 1 Firing 2 Jam Test 3 Clean Post 4 Home Post offli
36. ow is the detail steps 1 Select Open File load the file C try SmallGrid 126 group Re l J l N N T Chart 10 8 SmallGrid 126 group 2 Adjust the 4 color overlap Open TRY and go into the print setup dialog Select the corresponding quantity of print head eight or four and corresponding color Cyan is the benchmark color The four color overlap is begining with cyan Print Setup Head Count a Wave Form Line V Color C TT Color M F Color Y M Color K Print Mode Test Mode BiDirection Media Add Media More Ok Cancel 263 10 3 1 Vertical adjust ment for two PH with one color tcyan line mode in the print setup dialog print below picture SmallGrid 126 group au NN e INAANAANAAANA AINNYNYNY YYYY N YN SON NN f INININAIAINININININININ X Comp NAAKNKANKAAAIX AINA INININIAININIASNINIA VA VA 7117 UNNIN NN NNNNNNNNNNRR We get the perfect cal adjustment It is the same method for other three color magenta yellow blac li ertical adjust ment Aprint8160XA user manual 10 3 2 Four color overlap After the first step for two print heads vertical adjustment The second step is the four color overlap 1 Please go into the print setup and select CYAN MAGENTA Print Setup Head Count a M Wave For
37. pectra print head 2 2 Stands for 200 dpi print head 3 Stands for 300 dpi print head 5 Application 3 S Stands for solvent based ink type O Stands for oil based ink type U Stands for UV ink type 4 ink name The ink curves are different with different ink types For using Xaar126 print head and solvent ink in this printer so the ink curve showing on the LCD lists as upper Used for setting temperature of front and rear bedplate XXXX flashes on the LCD Press or 9 key to increase or Front Heater reduce the value of temperature And the bigger value is the higher temperature is The highest temperature can reach to 55 C Used for setting temperature of middle bedplate PreHeater XXXX flashes on the LCD Press ft or 2 key to increase or reduce the value of temperature And the bigger value is the higher temperature is 48 Aprint8160XA user manual PH Heater Media Detect PH Temp C Used for controlling print head temperature in printing LCD shows as the upper chart XXXX flashes on the LCD Press ft or T key to increase or reduce the value of temperature And the bigger value is the higher temperature is Press ENTER to execute the operation the LCD displays OFF means the function is switch off when the printer is waiting OFF function switch off Press ft or amp key to switch on the function ON function switch on Pull up the press pole and then pull it down the LCD d
38. printer Once the power is on the system heats up automatically to set temperature and keeps the temperature at the set value Without turning on power for printer the heating system will not work However there is still AC 220V inside machine Temperature detector lies about 50cm to the right physical printing original position Print media should cover this region when printing After printing make sure to turn off the two powers 56 Aprint8160XA user manual Chapter 10 Software Operation 10 1 Installation of APRINT Software 10 1 1 Installation of RIP a Insert RIP CD into computer s CD ROM b Run APRINT RIP exe c Follow the instruction to finish the installation 10 1 2 Installation of printer driver a Insert installation CD into CD ROM b Run setup exe under directory of Try Setup Aprint V4 00 c Follow the instruction to finish the installation Note Please use the default directory for the installation 57 Aprint8160XA user manual 10 2 Application of Printer Driver Note The driver program is only for engineer to adjust the print head and not necessary for normal operation 10 2 1 Enter TRY 1 Click Start Program Try enter Try system 2 Open TRY ce ry File Display Printer 5 sd 2 gt For Help press F1 HiTemp HZTemp H3Temp H4Temp Ready CHART 10 1 TRY main window 58 Aprint8160XA user manual 3 First choose the type of printer Click
39. roller up down for media feeding Media width detect sensor Detect the media width Flash Plate handle Control the flash plate up or down position 20 Clean roller Clean the print head for auto clean 24 2 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 32 33 35 36 37 Aprint8160XA user manual Manually clean button Clean the print head by hand Capping assy Keep the print head wet when not use the printer Capping handle Control capping assy up down for keep the print head wet Direction switch Control the CW CCW direction for media feeding Media auto manually feeding switch When put the switch on it is manually control for media feeding When put the switch on itis auto control for media feeding Media auto manually take up switch When put the switch on itis manually control for media take up When put the switch on itis auto control for media take up Heating Power Socket Provide power for heater Current leakage protector Prevent electric leakage of heating board Power Socket Provide power for printer Power Switch Turn on off printer Air pump supply air for positive pressure Ink pump provide ink from main tank to sub tank Safety tank Prevent ink leakage Sub tank provide ink to print head Valve Automatically control the air route Ink filter Filter impurity in ink Printer Interface USB2 0 interface or connect to dat
40. rs 4 Clean the floaters and assistant ink tanks with unwoven fabric and sponge soaked with flush solution Ensure the floater switch move smoothly and then dry floaters and assistant ink tanks 5 Reload floaters in assistant ink tanks and assemble assistant ink tanks on the back of print head unit The safety tank also needs cleanness timely The method is same as assistant ink tank except for the 2 air filters in addition The trilateral valves in the ink supply system are also very important and need cleanness with flush solution timely when they are smeared by ink Warning Ink supply integration box should clean by authorizd personnel only Improper operation will result in ink supply system troubles 73 Aprint8160XA user manual 11 4 Maintenance for other parts 1 Lubrication for print head rail As normal regulation user should add lubricating oil to print head rail daily and never use compound oils 1 Add a few lubricating oil on a cotton fabric and move the print head to original position Brush the print head rail with the cotton fabric to create an average oil layer on the rail Power the printer and move the print head unit left and right repeatedly 3 Erase the oil smear on the both ends of the rail Erase the oil drops on the rail again before printer running 2 Feeding and take up rollers Oil the gears of media feeding and take up rollers monthly to avoid rust 74 Aprint8160XA user man
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42. t head connect board one by one Check the connection of data cables to eliminate wrong connection Caution Ifthe data cable is wrong connected the print head will damage when power on 72 Aprint8160XA user manual 11 3 Maintenance for ink supply system The ink supply system is a very important Maintenance for ink supply system is also very important The ink supply system includes main ink tank system and assistant ink tank system with filters to separate the ink from the open air So cleanness of environment is primary condition to place the printer 1 Main ink tank system Main ink tank system consists of main ink tanks filters liquid pumps and waste ink tanks Maintenance includes 1 Clean the main ink tanks especially air filters monthly 2 Clean or replace filters of ink and flush solution per half year 3 Clean around the main ink tank system weekly 2 Assistant ink tank system Assistant ink tank system consists of assistant ink tanks safety tanks and trilateral valves Ink drops get together on the floaters in assistant ink tanks and dry to shape small balls on the top of sensors which will impact the sensitivity of sensors To clean the floater do as follows 1 Pump out ink from ink tubes by operating on clean control panel 2 Unload the 4 assistant ink tanks from the back of print head unit 3 Loosen and take out bolts from the cover boards of assistant ink tanks and then take the cover boards and floate
43. th same or similar EF value for color or it will cause different color of front and rear print heads 42 Aprint8160XA user manual 6 3 Printing Steps On normal condition the steps are as follows 1 Power on the printer 2 Turn on the computer Note It is recommended to turn on the printer before computer Otherwise the connection may fail 3 Install media put down the press bar edia take up roller Media drive roller Media hold roller Media tension bar 4 Clean the head and start the self diagnosis till no nozde clogging 5 Press ONLINE 1 Ink Status 2 Heat Status 3 Cleaning Tool 4 Print para Offline mode Online mode Chart 6 2 Online and offline Mode 6 Trim the pattern for printing and save it in computer 7 Open RP 8 Create new file 9 Read the pattern for printing 10 Adjust the position size property and resolution of the pattern 11 Printer setting 43 Aprint8160XA user manual 1 Select File Printer setup Below dialogue box shows File Display 5 5 3308B 3308B 3312C 3360EC 3360EC 5M 6250LQ 5M 3360EC SL 33VBX 33 CX B 33VCX 12 v 8160 4 51604B 160 1600Y 330 Chart 6 3 Printer Setup dialog box 2 Select the type of printer as Aprint and the model as 8160X 3 Click the Printer setup Set the relevant value in the following dialogue box Print Setup Head Count 8 Wave Form Line M Color C i
44. ual CHAPTER 11 ERROR MESSAGE err24 user not match err23 aux ink supply board error err22 rtc ink supply board error err21 time out Wrn20 will time out Wrnl9 Heating not complete err16 Original Position Sensor not connect err15 cfgrom err errl4 aux ink supply board ver err err13 FPGA main board ver err err12 se anti counter is not correct err11 se error between command and action is large err10 Y raster not connect err9 Y raster direction of conter is different from motor err8 Motor Board Error err7 ErSt_InkAOverflow err6 ErSt_InkSOverflow errS ErSt_InkTimeOut err4 ErSt_InkPressure T5
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