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1. Fig 2 10 Press the bar graph for detailed ink status Note You may want to wear gloves latex or nitrile and have a paper towel handy to catch the drops of ink that may fall from the ink tube connection during this procedure Filter Fig 2 11 Ink supply box Loading Ink 2 19 Unloading an Empty Ink Box Loading a Full Ink Box Remove the profiler Grasp the metal connector where the ink tube enters the printer and push it up to release the ink supply tube Lift the box out of its holder and turn the box upside down so the ink tube is pointing up Remove and dispose of the ink box refer to the MSDS for proper disposal procedures Open the new ink box and locate the supply connector Locate and remove the profiler and set aside until step 5 Invert and install the ink box into position in the holder so the ink supply tube is at the bottom of the box Insert the ink tube connector into the metal connector on the printer The position for each ink color is shown on a label below each ink box and next to the profiler docking station Install the profiler in the corresponding docking station slot 2 20 Loading Ink Printing Tips dis Pause Swapping Ink Rigid cut sheet media use only flat unwarped undam aged sheets with parallel opposite edges and 90 corners Load the media from the back of the printer loading from the front w
2. Print Modes DPI Model High Quality Production Billboard 1200x600 H35100 H35500 24 st h 2 25 m h 48 sf h 4 5 m h 97 st h 9 m h H45100 H45500 48 st h 4 5 m h 97 sf h 9 m h 194 sf h 18 m h 600x600 H35100 H35500 48 sf h 4 5 m2 h 97 sf h 9 m h 194 sf h 18 m h H45100 H45500 97 sf h 9 m h 194 sf h 18 m h 388 sf h 36 m h 600x300 H35100 H35500 n a 194 sf h 18 m h n a H45100 H45500 n a 388 sf h 36 m h n a nk HP Designjet 788 Inks available in cyan magenta yellow black light cyan and light magenta 1 liter sealed res ervoirs with integrated ink filter and quick disconnect Media handling Integrated front and rear roller tables sup port rigid materials up to 96 inches 244 cm in length 35 pounds 15 9 kg in weight Automatic sensing of media thickness and head height adjustment Supports roll fed media on 3 cores Maximum media thickness 1 inch 2 54 cm Supported media widths 18 to 54 inches 46 to 137 cm Maximum rigid media length 98 inches 249 cm Specifications e Print width 0 25 inch 6 35 mm right and left margin on flexible media Edge to edge printing available on rigid media e UV energy source Dual high energy user replaceable UV bulbs User selectable low medium and high settings Agency compliance Safety CE UL c UL Emissions FCC A CE Immunity CE Connection to RIP 25 foot 7
3. nn 2 22 Checking Jet Health 2 24 PULO oi iia idad a da E cibus i 2 24 Print Prime BatSx ass 220er pile 2 24 Map Out Missing Jets lisse esee 2 25 UV Lamp Operation and Maintenance 2 26 Operating TIPS e nice DELL Die 2 26 Replacing UV Lamp BUIbS LL 2 26 Using the Control Panel Overview cese RR res 3 2 Front Page ERR dnt TR TUE D ne ak 3 3 Menu Tree etes ee x REC a X XC Id iras de 3 6 MENUS Ge one RR ini 3 7 Calibrate Printer caio 3 7 Printer Settings n see e ea 3 8 TOOlS 4 v Ee ea e hea Oe era en 3 12 Maintenance 4a dx Lena ae aa ran 3 12 User Diagnostios iii a ran ie nk 3 13 Print Menus ss aee cna a E Ro Rea den ECC AC a 3 13 Service Printer eisen een 3 13 Warnings amp Actions LL 3 14 Calibrating the Printer When to Calibrate llle RR 4 2 Autodet us ez poer EORR P UY ue RR E ACE E a D as 4 3 AltO The i i reae Meee PE Ra Ee re RE ar RE E 4 4 Quality Check ee keras adareta d ai a adena IRR na EROR c 4 4 Auto G libratiohs 252 242 2 ereta er nern 4 6 Manual Calibrations lle IRR 4 8 Media Feed Calibration LL 4 9 Manual BiDi Registration 4 12 Manual X Head Registration 4 15 Manual Jet MappinQ ooococcocronor 4 18 Report Individual Bad Jets 4 20 Clear Individual Bad Jets eee 4 21 View Current Bad Jets 4 21 Clear All Bad Jets fora Head oooooooocoooonoooooooo 4 22 Clear All Bad Jets ciao 2 2 2 2 28
4. Load and Print on Rigid Media Load and Print on 1 If opened retract the rigid media input and output table Roll Fed Media extensions and fold the table legs tables and adjustable media fence down into their storage positions Fig 2 7 Tables stored for roll fed printing 2 Load the media onto the supply spool Remove the removeable collet from the spool load the roll of media onto the spool and replace the collet You can print on either side of the media by loading the spool with the media feeding off the top or bottom of the roll Tip To prevent fingerprints from showing on printed out put wear gloves while handling the media Removeable collet Pin Fa Fixed collet Fig 2 8 Media spool Load and Print on Roll Fed Media 2 15 10 Load the supply spool onto its bracket Insert the end of the spool with the pin into the left spool holder then insert the other end of the spool into the right spool holder Unspool enough media to reach past the pinch rollers and smooth out the media across the platen Configure the media see Configure Media on page 2 6 Press the gt Proceed key on the control panel If the printer s current head height off the media is different from the Media Wizard s head height setting for the selected media the printer prompts you to change one or the other Pressing Yes uses the value from the wizard press
5. P Pause swapping ink 2 21 Pausing printing 2 21 Platen Vacuum Control 3 8 Prep for Storage Shipping 3 13 Prime bars 2 24 Priming 2 24 Print Jet Out Lines 3 12 Print Media Skew Lines 3 12 Print Mode 2 2 Print mode High Quality 2 2 Print Position 3 10 Printheads Procedures 3 13 Printing pause operations 2 21 tips 2 21 Printing Delay 2 8 3 9 Q Quality Check 3 11 4 4 R Replace Printhead 3 13 Restore All Defaults 3 11 Rigid media 2 10 Roll fed media 2 15 S Sharp Edge 2 3 Sheet fed media 2 10 Shutters 2 5 Soft bad jets 2 25 4 19 4 22 Specifications A 1 Standby Wait 3 11 Stiff Roll Fed Media Handling 3 11 Supplies and accessories A 5 T Tips 2 21 Trailing margin 3 10 Troubleshooting B 1 U Unpacking and assembly 1 16 Unsupported Setup Job Handling 2 4 UV lamps reset counter 3 12 V Vacuum pressure system 1 8 auxiliary power A 4 VideoNet installation 1 5 WwW Warnings amp Actions 3 14 Warranty claims B 5 Workflow overview 1 16 Index 3 Index 4
6. Media Feed Manual BiDi Regis tration Manual X Head Registration Manual Jet Mapping Default Registration Data Linearization page 4 24 Service Calibrations page 4 25 Calibrating the Printer 4 1 When to Calibrate When to run When printing a large group of print jobs Calibration AutoTune page 4 4 Function Automatic jet maintenance during extended printing periods When loading a new media but not when loading a new roll ofthe same media Linearization see documentation for third party RIP or HP RIP Linearization of colors Note For maximum accuracy the photodiode must be cooled by its fan before reading color patches If the left UV curing lamp has been on for longer than 10 minutes the pho todiode cooling fan runs for 12 min utes before taking readings otherwise the fan runs for 7 5 min utes The control panel displays a countdown timer while the photo diode is cooling Banding Media Feed page 4 9 Calibrates the media advance Poor output quality apparent mis registration of colors banding Auto Calibrations page 4 6 Calibrates the printhead positions and inkjets You can also run the Manual Calibrations if necessary When printheads have been moved or replaced Auto Bidirectional page 4 6 or Manual Bidirectional page 4 12 Head calibrations Run Manual when calibrating transparent or other media that the onboard digital image sensor ca
7. 48 st h 4 5 m h 97 sf h 9 m h 194 sf h 18 m h H45100 H45500 97 st h 9 m h 194 sf h 18 m h 388 sf h 36 m h 600x300 H35100 H35500 n a 194 sf h 18 m h n a H45100 H45500 n a 388 sf h 36 m h n a Jet replacement is the printer s ability to locate and replace ink jets that are clogged or misfiring in High Quality and Production modes Jet replacement is not available in Billboard mode The current print mode is shown on the Front Page of the control panel To change the print mode follow these instructions 1 Onthe control panel press the Print Mode key The print mode menu appears with these options Billboard Production High Quality 2 Press a print mode to select it A menu appears with these options Bidirectional Unidirectional Left left to right Unidirectional Right right to left 2 2 Configure Printing The printer can print in both directions bidirectional or in one direction only unidirectional Unidirectional printing can occur in either direction Printing occurs at about half the speed of the corresponding bidirectional print mode Unidi rectional printing eliminates the bidirectional misalignment that occurs when printing on media that is not perfectly flat 3 Press a direction option to select it A message appears reporting that the printer has changed the media settings according to the loaded media type and the new print mode selected The print
8. 9 tow Du u te oo 3 94 i En Dy _ mo puso di em E Ex nia cre gt WOZ 4D sa 4 E FSOECSO Hc NA 323 i INUOO dd Dr Ov D _ 9 OG de 12 nuooo Pe 9113 na WOwWLLLO c 4 pe n amp oon lt O YM Un pd i 1 1 22590 4 we E andis teu t 1 11 Eb c ae ONANTO 4 19 a I 14 1 9 18 dl Ra cux 4 5 2 Fig 4 5 Sample jet mapping pattern Head 1 shown If a line segment is missing or broken the jet number shown next to it is out A code letter if present provides further infor mation R no replacement S user disqualified soft jetout H user disqualified hard jetout D disqualified and replaced by AutoJet A soft bad jet is a jet that you believe is temporarily out based on past performance A hard bad jet is a jet that you believe is permanently out When the calibration pattern has printed the control panel displays a menu with the following options Report individual soft bad jets enables you to report a soft bad jet which can be automatically reenabled if Autodet finds it working Manual Calibrations 4 19 Report individual hard bad jets enables you to report a hard bad jet which will not be checked or reen abled by AutoJet View current bad jets lists the bad jets on a giv
9. Manual Calibrations 4 17 Manual Jet Mapping Jets that are missing or misfiring are usually detected by the Autodet calibration Alternatively you can map out jets manually using the Manual Jet Mapping function You may want to manu ally map weak or misdirected jets that AutoJet does not substi tute Tip AutoJet is the automatic version of this calibration see AutoJet on page 4 3 for details Tip For best results print the prime bars and purge the printheads as necessary to ensure the maximum number of working jets See Checking Jet Health on page 2 24 for instructions 1 Press the Calibrate key from the Front Page screen then press Manual Calibrations in the menu 2 Press Manual Jet Mapping in the menu The control panel displays this message Print Jet Map If you have a calibration pattern from a recent print you can use it to calibrate the heads Press XX Cancel and go to the next step Otherwise press P 4 18 Manual Calibrations The printer prints a jet map test pattern m Hed 1 __ 19 lt 33 182 185 ti 159 180 is 73 M amp 1n HM 195 168 169 1 0 es 164 __ 165 pas i 189 I a ee 2 154 12 33 148 149 e oo 1 Mi 145 pp 3 se dai lo 18 Pi 5 mm 33 134 133 1 139 30 T er 3 124 125 3 iH E R Bi Io it OLE 199 E 19 3 3
10. manipulated Refer to the print server online help or manual for instructions The print server RIPs the job The raster image processing RIP process translates the PostScript language data that comprises the print job into the data required by the printer The server sends the image to the printer for printing In most cases the printer s automated jet maintenance makes manual jet recovery unnecessary even after the printer has been idle overnight If you notice banding in printed output which may indicate clogged jets or the need for calibration see Checking Jet Health on page 2 24 1 16 Workflow Overview Daily Shutdown Not Recommended DO NOT POWER DOWN THE PRINTER Power is required to maintain vacuum to the printheads which keeps ink from seep ing out If power is unexpectedly removed from the printer print head vacuum will be lost and ink will leak from the printheads The amount of ink lost will be limited to the ink currently in the printheads not the ink in the ink supply boxes which has not yet been pumped to the printheads Since automatic head maintenance cannot occur when the printer is powered down keep the printer powered on at all times if possible If automatic head maintenance does not occur for an extended period manual purging may be necessary to restore the printheads to working condition See page A 4 for information on using the included auxiliary power supply for the vacuum pressur
11. 2 10 8 6 Head 3 Head 4 10 8 6 10 8 6 Head 5 Head 6 Head 7 Head 8 Head 9 Head 10 Head 11 Head 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 e e e e e e e e 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 ER ERE EN ERO ERO ERO ER Fig 4 3 BiDi Registration patterns 2 heads per color six color version shown 5 Press the or V control panel keys repeatedly until the number next to the pattern that is closest to aligned perfectly is displayed For example if pattern 2 0 is the closest aligned press the A key to change the display to Bidi registration Head 1 2 If a printhead is extremely out of alignment there may be no pattern in alignment Since the parallel bars are nominally five pixels apart you can add 5 or 5 to a pattern number to shift the colored bars right or left by one bar Alternatively you can perform the BiDi Registration repeatedly which will move the head in smaller increments until the head is aligned Press Proceed Manual Calibrations The control panel message increments the head number by one Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each of the heads When you have entered registration values for all heads the control panel displays this message Registration Successful 4 14 Manual Calib
12. 4 24 Control panel actions 3 2 ATTN key 3 2 Calibrate Printer 3 7 Maintenance 3 12 navigation keys 3 6 Printer Settings 3 8 Service Printer 3 13 User Diagnostics 3 13 warnings 3 2 Warnings and Actions 3 14 D Default Registration Data 4 23 Diagnostics B 7 E Electrical requirements 1 2 Empty Heads 3 13 Environmental requirements 1 3 ESD hazard 2 21 F Fence calibrating 2 22 Fill Heads With Flush 3 13 Fill Heads With Ink 3 13 Fine Text 2 3 Fine Text mode 2 3 Full AutoSet 4 6 G Gutter Settings 3 9 H Hard bad jets 2 25 4 19 4 20 4 22 High Quality print mode 2 2 Ink pause swapping 2 21 Ink system overview 2 10 Inkjet health 2 24 Installation printer 1 16 J Jet health 2 24 Jet replacement 2 2 Jet Out Lines 2 25 L Leading Edge Static Control 2 8 3 8 Leading Margin 3 11 Linearization 1 22 4 24 Load Ink In All Heads 3 13 Low Ink Warning 3 11 Manual BiDi Registration 4 12 Manual Calibrations 3 8 4 8 Manual Jet Mapping 4 18 Manual X Head Registration 4 9 Margins 3 9 edge to edge printing 3 9 Media Measure Type 3 10 overprint setting 3 9 Measure Media Width 2 8 Index 2 Media Edge Holders 2 8 2 16 Media Feed Calibration 4 9 MFN 4 9 Media Feed Number MFN 4 9 Media Measure Type 3 10 Media Out Sensor 2 8 Media Skew Lines 3 12 Media width 1 21 2 8 Media Wizard 2 9 MFN 4 9 Moveable fence calibrating 2 22 O Off head system OHS 1 21 Ordering supplies A 5 Ozone 1 3
13. 6 Press the Wipers Back and Forward keys to position the wipers at but not touching the front edge of the printheads Fig 4 11 Position the wipers at the front edge of LI view from beneath the carriage Service Calibrations 4 31 7 When you are finished calibrating the service station posi tion press gt Proceed The control panel asks whether to accept the current align ment To accept and save the calibration press v To return to the positioning screen press X and return to step If you saved the calibration the control panel displays a con firmation message Press Y The printer raises the rail and sends the carraige to the home position The Service Calibrations menu is displayed Press Xe twice to return to the Front Page screen 4 32 Service Calibrations Appendix A Technical Specifications Technical Specifications A 1 Specifications Weight 581 pounds 264 kg TT Hight 57 1 145 cm Depth e With tables folded 27 6 70 cm With tables raised 81 1 206 cm With tables raised and slider table extended 127 8 325 cm With tables raised and slider table and wire supports extended 170 6 433 cm Width 108 0 274 cm Print technology Reciprocating UV curable inkjet printer with 192 nozzle variable drop size piezo electric printheads Automated service station keeps printheads operating with out operator intervention
14. Calibration This calibration allows you to calibrate the accuracy ofthe media advance Inaccurate media advance can result in blank spaces between print swaths too much advance or overlapping swaths too little advance The Media Wizard stores this value by media type and displays a media feed number MFN which you can record for subsequent entry The media feed number enables you to quickly specify a known good media feed setting without recalibration For example you could keep a list of media feed numbers by media type or by media type and full half and nearly empty supply rolls Tip You can also adjust the media advance while a print job is printing Repeatedly press the increase advance or decrease advance button shown on the control panel to eliminate blank spaces or overlap between print swaths When you do this the media feed number displayed on the control panel changes accordingly 1 Onthe Manual Calibrations menu highlight Media Feed 2 Press the X Menu In key to select the option Stitch pattern First allow the printer to print the following number of swaths depending on the mode you want to cali brate 16 swaths in High Quality mode or 8swaths in Production mode Next press the A key to increase the advance until you see blank spaces between swaths Finally press the V key to decrease the advance until the blank spaces are eliminated but avoid dark lines between swaths which indicate ov
15. Install the VideoNet Card and Cable 1 4 Step 2 Install the VideoNet Protocol 1 5 Step 3 Install the RIP Software 1 7 Important Operating Notes 1 8 Safety Warnings LL 1 10 Deutsch 24 42 0440 ide ia ee ae miei 1 11 Espa olas scita wae ar eee RA ca af one 1 11 Frangals i 55s teens rs eigen mel 1 13 TAN ANOS 202 Sacre ee ee ria i ale 1 14 Workflow Overview ooooocoocococcnr RR III II eens 1 16 Daily Shutdown Not Recommended 1 17 QUICK Tour es ee a RU LUE eek ee D 1 18 Special Features ech ccr xa rasen TER SES a TAE 1 21 Prntheads 2 o iR ER Mb S E ee edad pete Ei 1 21 InkSystemi socrate e en aerate wae 1 21 Media Handling unie mete mx Reged 1 21 Calibration i ass cb iaia pi api pie iii 1 22 Performance and Ease of Use sonne rennen 1 22 Printing Configure Printing x sassari aa 2 2 Configure Media c ca e e RE X YR 2 6 Load New Media ee era tee eee 2 6 Unload Media rra ee 2 9 Reload Media HH ea eens 2 9 Media Wizard edere ma ra ei 2 9 Load and Print on Rigid Media 2222er nenne rennen 2 10 Load and Print on Roll Fed Media 2 15 Loading Ink tera een ra an 2 19 Unloading an Empty Ink BOX 2 20 Loading a Full Ink BOX 23m ee RIA RE 2 20 Printing TIPS sica dose cce xo ec ac end G 2 21 Table of Contents V Pause Swapping Ink LL 2 21 Calibrating the Moveable Fence
16. Le lampade UV emettono raggi ultravioletti ad alta intensita Bisogna operare il plotter con tutti i filtri di protezione installati per proteggere l operatore da eventuali esposizioni dannosi agli occhi e alla pelle Se ci si attiene alle disposizioni e istruzioni d uso del fabbricante non sono necessary occhiali o ulteriori materiali aggiuntivi di protezione Rischi parti meccaniche in movimento Tenere le dita e le mani lontano dal movimento del supporto delle testine di stampa Non eccedere il peso massimo consentito sui tavoli di supporto come specificato sulle etichette Inchiostri Leggere attentamente le istruzioni e le racco mandazioni degli inchiostri contenute nella documentazione Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS e metterlo in chiara esposizione all interno dell area di lavoro come prevede la normativa di legge Evitare qualsiasi contatto con gli occhi e la pelle Assicurarsi che l ambiente di lavoro sia sufficente mente ventilato Evitare di respirare le emissioni di vapori L uso di una maschera di protezione potrebbe essere neces saria in una situazione eccezionale con un eccessiva con taminazione dell aria Nessuna delle sostanze contenute negli inchiostri tiene emissioni standard come descritte da OSHA NIOSH o ACGIH Sistema elettrico Anche se l interruttore di accensione si trova nella posizione spenta OFF potrebbe comunque fornire tensione a componenti del plotter Per staccare total mente la tensione
17. Printer One or more inkjets may be clogged or not firing see Checking Jet Health on page 2 24 The media advance may need to be recalibrated see Media Feed Calibration on page 4 9 Inaccurate color or under or over saturated output the wrong color profile may be selected at the print server or RIP Refer to the documentation that accompa nies the print server or RIP e Inaccurate color or lack of detail one or more ink jets may be clogged or not firing see Checking Jet Health on page 2 24 e Media buckling or media feed problems the wrong media could be selected in the Media Wizard see Con figure Media on page 2 6 The media may not have been loaded squarely see Load and Print on Roll Fed Media on page 2 15 Troubleshooting Checklist B 3 Head strike if the printheads strike the media press the Purge button on the Front Page screen of the control panel to expel any ink and other debris introduced into the ink jets by the head strike Then check how the media is tracking from the supply spool The sides of the media should be parallel to the sides of the printer with no wrin kling or buckling If necessary reload the media See Load and Print on Roll Fed Media on page 2 15 for instructions Also check the Media Wizard to see whether the correct media is selected see Configure Media on page 2 6 B 4 Troubleshooting Checklist Warranty Claims The
18. control panel displays the message Media loaded suc cessfully and asks whether to save the Media Feed Num ber MFN for the current media type To load the new MFN press the Y Yes key To discard the new MFN and used the previously saved MFN press the X No key To perform a media feed calibration or enter a different MFN press the Calibrate Media Feed key For instructions see Media Feed Calibration on page 4 9 The Front Page screen appears 13 On the Front Page screen press the Go Online key 14 Send a print job from the RIP Load and Print on Roll Fed Media 2 17 Tip To display the Media Wizard and view or change media and margin settings for the currently loaded media touch the media info panel in the upper left corner of the Front Page screen 2 18 Load and Print on Roll Fed Media The amount of ink in the ink supply box is tracked by the printer software and recorded on its corresponding profiler The control panel displays a bar graph with the ink levels in each ink box When the control panel shows that the ink is low replace the ink box with a full ink box of the same color Loading Ink Ink Status Capacit Status Black 1065 mi 830 ml 78 Normal Cyan 1065 mi 615 mi 59 Normal Magenta 1065 ml 800 ml 75 Normal Yellow 1065 ml 175 ml 17 Ink Low Lt Cyan 1065 ml 1025 ml 97 Normal Lt Magenta 1065 mi 865 mi 82 Normal
19. determine this is to unplug the VideoNet cable and observe which icon shows a red X see the following figure Local Area Connection VideoNet u x ae X 2 LE Disconnected cable indicated by red X Fig 1 1 Identifying the VideoNet connection 2 To avoid confusion in the future rename the Local Area Connection icons to LAN and VideoNet 3 Right click the VideoNet icon 4 Click Properties Connecting the RIP 1 5 5 Click the Install button 6 Select Protocol 7 Click the Add button 8 Click Have Disk 9 Click Browse 10 Browse to the VideoNet folder on the DVD for example D Videonet Windows XP This displays a file named videonet inf in the File Name field 11 Select Open The Install from disk dialog box reappears 12 Click OK A window appears listing the VideoNet Driver 13 Highlight VideoNet Driver then click OK Windows installs the VideoNet protocol After the install has completed the Network Properties for chosen card will be displayed Note If Windows displays the message The software you are installing for this hardware has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows click the Continue Anyway button The software has been thoroughly tested with all sup ported Windows operating systems 14 Un bind protocols from the office network card Uncheck the VideoNet protocol from this card by clicking once on the check box Use th
20. elettrica scollegare completamente cavi di alimentazione dalle relative prese Ozono La elevate intensita ultravioletta delle lampade UV reagisce con l ossigeno e produce ozono Questo pro cesso tende ad essere piu elevato nella fase di riscalda mento delle lampade Il plotter deve operare in un area ben ventilata per evitare leggeri disturbi tipo mal di testa affati camento e irritazione delle vie respiratorie superiori Con l emissione di aria fresca l ozono reagisce e si ritrasforma in ossigeno Important Operating Notes Residui pericolosi All interno del gruppo elettrico del plotter si trova una batteria al litio il quale se non sostituita in maniera corretta puo rischiare di esplodere Per tale motivo solamente personale tecnico specializzato deve eseguire tale operazione Per lo smaltimento della batteria usata o danneggiata verificare le modalita locali provinciali o nazi onali in materia Important Operating Notes Workflow Overview When the printer is connected to an HP RIP here is how a typi cal print job progresses from the client workstation to the printer If you are using a non HP RIP refer to the documentation that accompanies it for details 1 The operator sends a file to be printed from a client workstation The print job is received by the print server Once it reaches the print server the print job may be reprior itized combined with other jobs re routed or otherwise
21. glass if the patterns are difficult to see AIN OVINI III VU OSIO A i vr t Un um nun ll x 6 SOFTWARE VERSION DATE 04 01 2007 11 14AM 2 posu 6 4 2 Ut HT TH IM i ii mm poy 1 a 1 gt n mu mmm posp 1 N mmm mR uii LLLI Ly dno nig AM mm IH iii Fig 4 4 Sample head calibration patterns 1 head per color six color version shown 5 Press the A or Y control panel keys repeatedly until the number next to the pattern that is closest to aligned perfectly is displayed For example if pattern 1 is the closest aligned press the V key to change the display to X Direction Registration Head 2 1 If a printhead is extremely out of alignment there may be no pattern in alignment Since the black vertical bars are five pixels apart you can add 5 or 5 to a pattern number to shift the colored bars up or down by one black bar Alterna tively you can repeatedly perform the X calibration which will move the head in smaller increments until the head is aligned Press Proceed 4 16 Manual Calibrations The control panel message increments the head number by one Repeat steps 4 through 6 for each of the heads When you have entered registration values for all of the pat terns the control panel displays this message Registration successful
22. is automatically adjusted for changes in this value Media Out Sensor detects the trailing edge of media so that printing can be stopped before running out of media Disable only for media types clear or reflective that cannot be detected by the sensor or if the sensor is malfunctioning Measure Media Type for cut sheet media you can choose one of three levels of precision for finding the left right and front edges of the media Minimal measures the width of the media once and finds the front right edge no skew detection Standard measures the width of the media once and finds the front edge in two places to estimate skew Maximal measures the width of the media in two places to estimate skew finds the right side leading edge Menus Maximal with Skew Reporting same as Maximal but also reports the amount of skew on the control panel Choose Minimal for fastest throughput Maximal for greatest precision and skew detection when printing edge to edge Quality Check determines how AutoTune errors are handled see AutoTune on page 4 4 Sleep Wait Time sets the period of time to wait for a print job before going into Sleep mode see page 3 5 Expert Novice Messages Novice mode presents an ATTN Attention key with Warnings alerts that do not pro hibit printing and Actions conditions that require user inter vention before printing can proceed Expert mode presents Act
23. it in place At this point you can also adjust the speed of the vacuum fans or switch them on or off If the sheet is warped or not being held down increase the vacuum fans or raise the pinch rollers 11 If the edge of the media you are using is directly below a pinch roller raise that pinch roller by pushing it up and then pushing the latch toward the rail to engage it see Fig 2 5 below To lower the pinch roller push it up and the latch will disengage then lower the roller to the platen Latch Pinch roller assemblies Media thickness sensor Fig 2 5 Pinch rollers 12 Move the media edge holders for roll fed media out of the media path and make sure that the output door is closed 13 Press the gt Proceed key on the control panel or the Load Unload switch on the back of the printer to the Load position or the optional foot switch if installed This causes the printer to e Measure the media thickness e Measure the media width Find the leading edge of the media 2 12 Load and Print on Rigid Media After briefly displaying the measured width of the media the control panel displays the media and margin measurements see Fig 2 6 To change the margins press the Margin Settings key Y Note The minimum Trailing Margin is 6 inches 15 2 cm to enable the pinch rollers to advance the media Margin Settings Print Area 35 50 x 41 50 in Leading Margin 0 00 in Trailing
24. movement will mix the ozone with fresh air causing it to revert back to oxygen Hazardous waste THE PRINTER ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY CONTAINS A LITHIUM BATTERY DEVICE THERE IS A DANGER OF EXPLOSION IF THE BATTERY IS INCORRECTLY REPLACED The battery must be replaced only by authorized service providers and must be replaced only with the same or equivalent type Dispose of this lithium battery device in accordance with local state or province and Federal or country solid waste require ments 1 10 Important Operating Notes Deutsch Espanol UV Licht die ultravioletth rtenden Lampen strahlen Hochleistungs UV Licht ab Der Drucker muss mit allen installierten Sicherheitsabschirmungen betrieben werden um den Bediener vor Augen und Hautsch den zu sch tzen Sicherheitsbrillen oder andere Schutzkleidung ist nicht erforderlich wenn gem den Herstelleranweisungen gear beitet wird Mechanische Risiken Halten Sie die Finger fern vom Laufwagen und von der Medienzuf hrung berschreiten Sie nicht die maximale Gewichtsauslastung der Eingabe oder Ausgabetische die auf dem Etikett aufdruckt sind Tinte lesen und beachten Sie die Sicherheitsrichtlinien wie sie im Material Sicherheitsdatenblatt MSDS f r die Tinte dargestellt sind und bringen Sie das Dokument wie von der aktuellen Rechtsprechung gefordert im Arbeitsbere ich an Vermeiden Sie jeden Kontakt mit Haut und Augen Stellen Sie ausreichende gene
25. new media type or XX Cancel to return to the Media Wizard screen If you press the gt Proceed key the control panel displays an alphanumeric keyboard so you can enter a name for the media you are creating Enter the media name then press the Enter key to continue A list of default settings appears To change any of the set tings press the Media Settings key to display a menu of settings you can change Media Name Media Feed Method Roll or Cut Sheet Platen Vacuum Control this option turns on the vac uum fans and displays A and V keys on the control panel Press A and Y to raise or lower the fan speed Configure Media 2 7 Observe the media as the fan speed changes Ifthe media is lifting off the platen increase the fan speed If the media advance seems impeded by the vacuum decrease the fan speed After you save your changes by pressing the Pro ceed key the Leading Edge Static Control screen appears This feature reduces overspray in areas of fine text in the first 0 6 inches 15 mm leading edge of a rigid media print Disable if the media is not being held suffi cently onto the platen Printing Delay press the A and Y keys on the con trol panel to increase or decrease the delay seconds per print swath To increase throughput decrease the delay Media Edge Holders if Yes you will be prompted dur ing the media load sequence whether you are using the media edge holders
26. page 4 30 Service Calibrations 4 29 Calibrating the Service Station 1 From the Front Page select Calibrations gt Service Cali brations gt Service Station Calibration f you already entered this calibration from the previous calibration skip this step and go to the next step The control panel prompts you to remove media if any media is loaded After unloading any media press Proceed The printer raises the rail moves the carraige to the middle of the platen and prepares the service station for calibration If the service station is below the level of the platen and clear of the travel of the carriage press Proceed to send the carriage home The control panel displays the following screen Calibrate Printer Service Calibrations Service Station Calibration A A Up Position the service station wipers Back Down Forward at the front edge of the left two printheads Y Y Raise the wipers so they will bend slightly when they are wiping Wipers Service Station xl lt gt gt Carriage Fig 4 9 Service station calibration 4 30 Service Calibrations 4 Pressthe Carriage Left and Right keys to center the car riage over the wipers Fig 4 10 Center the carriage at these two points over the wipers 5 Press Service Station Up and Down keys to lower the ser vice station so that the wipers are touching and slightly deflecting against the printheads
27. printer s current head height off the media is different from the Media Wizard s head height setting for the selected media the printer prompts you to change one or the other Pressing Yes uses the value from the wizard pressing No uses the printer s current head height pressing Change Head Height allows you to change the printer s current head height 2 10 Load and Print on Rigid Media The following screen appears Load a sheet onto the printer Use the fence on input table to square the sheet to the printer This will ensure the sheet is parallel to the direction of media feed Move the media edge holders so they are clear of the media path and close the output door Press Proceed to engage the pinch rollers and measure the media x gt Cancel Proceed vo Platen Vacuum Settings Ha gt On A Raise Rollers Loading Media Type Coroplast Fig 2 3 Load media screen 8 Unlock the adjustable media fence by loosening the locking knob and slide it to the right toward the service station end of the printer Locking knob Rail Fence Fig 2 4 Adjustable fence 9 Load the sheet of media onto the input table sliding it to the left toward the ink boxes until the media is flush against the fixed media fence Load and Print on Rigid Media 2 11 10 Slide the adjustable media fence against the right side of the media Then lock
28. that are not substituted by a working jet or if the BiDi calibration has not been performed the operator can be alerted by the con trol panel or the job can be routed to the Attention queue on the HP RIP 1 Onthe Front Page screen press the Settings key then press Quality Check from the menu The control panel displays the Quality Check options 4 4 AutoTune Attended Mode user must press Proceed to acknowledge the error and print the job if one is pend ing or X Cancel to cancel printing Unattended Mode no user acknowledgment of errors is required When a quality check fails print jobs are sent to the HP RIP s Attention queue with a disposition of Uncalibrated Printer this feature may not be supported by non HP RIPs OFF no quality check is performed all jobs will print Select a Quality Check option Press the X Menu Out key repeatedly until the Front Page screen is displayed Press the Online Offline button to return the printer to the Ready state AutoTune 4 5 Auto Calibrations The printer s piezo printheads are aligned at the factory Head and bidirectional calibrations should be necessary only rarely for example when the heads have been moved within the car riage or replaced 1 Press the Calibrate key from the Front Page screen then press Auto Calibrations in the menu Select one of the Auto Calibrations AutoBiDi bidirectional Calibration ens
29. the fence across the width of the media to avoid striking the rollers Printing Tips 2 23 Checking Jet Health Under most conditions AutoJet jet substitution and the printer s automated printhead service station keeps the printheads clean and operating without your intervention Should operator clean ing of the printheads become necessary the printer also pro vides several printhead cleaning tools to accomplish this If you notice a decrease in print quality one or more inkjets may be clogged To check jet health and recover clogged jets follow these procedures 1 Purge 2 Print Prime Bars or Print Recover Jets Pattern 3 Map out missing jets with AutoJet or Manual Jet Mapping These procedures are explained in the following paragraphs When printing prime bars does not recover missing jets you can purge the printheads with air Then print another Prime Bars to verify that all jets are working 1 From the control panel Front Page screen press the Prime Bars key The control panel displays a prompt asking you to enter the total width of the prime bar pattern you wish to print 2 Enter a width for the prime bar pattern by pressing the V and A keys 3 Press the Proceed key to continue The printer prints the prime bar pattern The prime bars will show correctly working jets with a solid line and missing jets with no line Alternatively you can select Maintenance Print Recover Jets Pattern f
30. 6 m VideoNet cable included Maximum length 100 m Operating conditions 68 to 85 F 20 to 30 C 2096 to 80 relative humidity non condensing Storage conditions 30 to 120 F 34 to 49 C 10 to 80 relative humdity non condensing e Vacuum and pressure systems maintains negative rela tive pressure at the printheads and provides air pressure for purging Nominal relative vacuum 5 0 inches H5O Since rel ative pressure is maintained the printer can be operated at various altitudes above or below sea level without adjust ments to the system Electrical Power Power used 200 240VAC 50 60 Hz 16 Amps maximum Required electrical circuit 220 VAC 20 Amps with NEMA L6 20R locking wall recepta cle North America and Japan OR 220 VAC 16 Amps single phase with IEC 60309 wall receptacle Europe NEMA L6 20R IEC 60309 locking wall receptacle wall receptacle North America Japan Europe Specifications A 3 North America If your building receives power from a standard three phase supply note that the printer will use only two of the three phases This means that your building s three phase power transformer may have an unbalanced load Check with your electrician to verify that your building has sufficient capacity for this unbalanced load Optional Auxiliary Power for Vacuum Pressure System A 24 volt DC power supply with universal adapters is included with the printer It can be co
31. ELECTR NICO DE LA IMPRESORA CONTIENE UNA BATERIA DE LITIO EXISTE RIESGO DE EXPLOSI N SI LA BATER A ES REEMPLAZADA DE FORMA INCORRECTA La bater a debe ser reemplazada nicamente por personal t cnico autorizado y s lo por otra igual o equivalente Desh gase de esta bater a de litio seg n los requisitos de tratamiento de residuos s lidos establecidos por su localidad provincia y pa s 1 12 Important Operating Notes Francais Lumi re UV Les lampes s chage ultraviolet UV dif fusent une puissance de lumi re UV importante L impri mante doit tre utilis e en tenant compte de toutes les mesures de s curit mises en place pour prot ger l op ra teur de blessures aux yeux et sur la peau Quand vous uti lisez l imprimante les lunettes de protection et v tements de protection ne sont pas n cessaire Risques m caniques Garder les mains loign es du chariot et du chemin papier Ne pas d passer le poids maxi mum pour des tableaux en entr e et en sortie comme indiqu sur la fiche Encre Concernant les encres lire et respecter toutes les mesures de s curit comme indiqu dans le Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS et placer ce document dans l espace de travail comme requis par la loi Eviter tout contact avec les yeux et la peau Mettre en place une ventilation g n rale et locale ad quate Eviter de respirer les vapeurs Des protec tions respiratoires peuvent tre n cessaires dans des cir
32. HP Designjet H35000 H45000 Printer series User Manual LA 0706477 Revision A invent Ca invent Hewlett Packard Company 11311 K Tel Drive Minnetonka Minnesota 55343 United States of America World Wide Web www colorspan com www hp com Technical Support World Wide Web www colorspan com E mail cs support hp com North America Voice 1 800 925 0563 or 1 952 944 4040 FAX 1 952 943 3611 or 1 952 944 8509 Latin America Espanol Voice 41 952 943 3627 1 952 944 8509 MEDI UIT 31 23 5622000 BEE RR FREENET NR 31 23 5627944 Ink Sales North America Voice 1 800 723 3002 or 1 952 944 9330 Fliesen 1 952 943 8622 Europe Middle East and Africa Voice 31 23 5622000 31 23 5631240 Copyright 2008 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for techni cal or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Printed in the US Hewlett Packard Company provides no recommendation warranty or represen tation regarding combining a Hewlett Packard Company printer with a cutter Should any Hewlett Packard Company printer be combined with a cutter such combination should only be m
33. Margin 7 75 in Print Position Centered Media Size 36 00 x 48 00 in Left amp Right Margins 0 25 0 25 in Loading Media Type Polystyrene Sheet 2 Fig 2 6 Rigid sheet measurements 14 Press the gt Proceed key Proceed The control panel displays the message Media loaded suc cessfully and asks whether to save the Media Feed Num ber MFN for the current media type To load the new MFN press the V Yes key The Front Page screen appears 15 Press the Go Online key To discard the new MFN and used the previously saved MFN press the X No key To perform a media feed calibration or enter a different MFN press the Calibrate Media Feed key For instructions see Media Feed Calibration on page 4 9 Load and Print on Rigid Media 2 18 16 Tip Send a print job from the RIP For multiple copy jobs the printer control panel will prompt for the next sheet a short time before the previous sheet is done printing Load the subsequent sheet as before and press the gt Proceed key or press the Load Unload switch to the Load position or press the optional foot pedal switch The printer prints on the next sheet and will use the same option settings on all of the copies in the print job To display the Media Wizard and view or change media and margin settings for the currently loaded media touch the media info panel in the upper left corner of the Front Page screen 2 14
34. Races A at ns ai 4 22 Print Jet Out Eines 060 a a eae IDE bt 4 23 Default Registration Data 4 23 linearization fiere 4 24 Service Calibrations LL 4 25 Calibrating the Head Height iliis eese 4 25 Calibrating the Media Thickness Sensor 4 28 vi Table of Contents Calibrating the Service Station LL 4 30 Technical Specifications Specifications ara crac pa RR at A 2 Electrical Power iii ea ee A 3 Supplies and Accessories A 5 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Checklist llle B 2 Warranty Claims LL B 5 Diagnostics soe Ree ee ARE CURAR REG ERA B 7 Hewlett Packard Technical Services B 8 Index Table of Contents vii viii Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter shows you how to get started using your printer It includes these topics Operating Requirements page 1 2 Important Operating Notes page 1 8 Workflow Overview page 1 16 Quick Tour page 1 18 Special Features page 1 21 Getting Started Operating Choose a location for the printer before you unpack it Keep the Requirements following requirements in mind Electrical Use the supplied power cord Plug it directly into a grounded electrical outlet Do not lengthen the power cord with an extension cord the resulting drop in voltage could damage the printer Make sure the line voltage meets the requirements See Appendix A Technical Specifications for details To maintain va
35. Verify the carriage head height and calibrate the head height if needed From the Front Page select Calibrations gt Service Cali brations gt Media Thickness Sensor Calibration e If you already entered this calibration from the previous calibration skip this step and go to the next step Press gt gt Proceed The control panel will report the current sensor reading and the optimal range Press gt gt Proceed The control panel prompts you to remove media if any media is loaded After unloading any media press Proceed The printer raises the rail to its home position then tests the sensor If the thickness sensor needs to be adjusted the control panel prompts you to adjust it To adjust the sensor position loosen both nuts that secure the sensor beneath the rail Fig 4 8 Media thickness sensor brushes removed for clarity not necessary to perform procedure 4 28 Service Calibrations 10 11 Turn the sensor clockwise one half turn to achieve a smaller range reading or counterclockwise to achieve a larger sen sor range reading Tighten the two nuts that secure the media thickness sensor Press Proceed to run the sensor s height test again see step 2 on page 4 28 for instructions Repeat the adjustment of the sensor s height until the sen sor is within optimal range Press Proceed to calibrate the service station as shown in Calibrating the Service Station on
36. a and ink in an area with similar temperature and humidity conditions as the printer Locate the printer so that it can be connected to the print server RIP with the included cable Optionally you can locate the computer that is running the RIP in the cubby in the printer stand Locate the printer on a flat level floor Locate the printer where its normal operating noise will not disturb quiet work areas DO NOT install the printer near humidifiers refrigerators fans water faucets heaters or similar equipment e DO NOT install the printer in areas where the temperature changes abruptly such as near air conditioners in the path of direct sunlight or near open doors or windows DO NOT expose the printer to flames or dust Operating Requirements 1 3 Connecting the RIP Step 1 Install the VideoNet Card and Cable The printer receives print jobs from a raster image processor RIP from HP and third party manufacturers To connect the printer to a HP Software RIP refer to its User Guide for detailed instructions To connect the printer to a third party RIP follow this procedure 1 Power off the computer you will be using to run the RIP Install the VideoNet printer interface card into an available PCI expansion slot Connect the printer to the interface card Connect the user workstation s to the RIP You can connect your workstation to the RIP via a local area network or directly using a si
37. a different media type from the type displayed on the control panel from the Front Page screen press the Load 2 LY Media or Load New Media key Load Load New Media Media The Select Media to Load menu appears The list of media ends with the option Create Media Type you are not using a standard media type select the standard media type that most closely matches the media you are using Then only if necessary create a new media type using the standard type you selected as a starting point and adjust it as needed V Tip Start by using one of the standard media types If 2 Press a media name or Create Media Type 2 6 Configure Media Media Coroplast Feed Method Cut Sheet Media Out Sensor Enabled Measure Width Automatically Print Mode Billboard Quality UV Lamps High Platen Vacuum 5 0 Printing Delay 0 0 sec 2 E 53 qa C ENA gt Media Print Select Cancel Settings Mode Media Proceed Fig 2 1 Media settings screen f you pressed a media name a list of settings appears see Fig 2 1 From this screen you can change the Media Settings change the Print Mode Select Media again or Proceed to loading the media To load media press the gt Proceed key and go to Load and Print on Rigid Media on page 2 10 or Load and Print on Roll Fed Media on page 2 15 f you pressed Create Media Type the control panel prompts you to press the gt Proceed key to create a
38. a is skewed not feeding straight If there is a noticeable space between swaths or if they overlap the media advance should be calibrated Reset UV Lamp Hours resets the lamp s elapsed operat ing time clock to zero The printer displays a warning mes sage when the UV lamps have been in service for a certain period They should be replaced when they are no longer curing the ink To view the total operating time for each lamp press the Status key on the Front Page and advance to the page where this is listed Clean Grit Rollers advances the grit rollers continuously so they can be cleaned with no media loaded 3 12 Menus Print Menus Service Printer e Printheads Procedures Load Ink in All Heads fills all printheads with ink as when initially installing the printer Fill Heads with Ink fills one or more of the printheads you select with ink Empty Heads Fill With Air fills the printheads with air User Diagnostics User Diagnostics presents an interactive troubleshooting pro gram to diagnose problems before calling technical support It walks you through a series of tests and checks for certain printer functions The printer asks you to make observations or run sim ple tests to help it diagnose problems and suggest corrective actions It has the following sections Printhead Jet Statistics e VideoNet Status VideoNet Connection Carriage Motion Calibration Vacuum Pre
39. aciones de seguridad recogidas en la Hoja de Datos de Seguridad del Material Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS para la tinta y exponga dicho documento en el rea de trabajo tal y como requiere la legislaci n vigente Evite todo contacto con piel y ojos Aseg rese de disponer de una adecuada ventilaci n y extracci n tanto general como local Evite la inhalaci n de vapores Un respirador de protecci n puede llegar a ser nec esario bajo circunstancias excepcionales cuando exista una excesiva contaminaci n del aire Ninguna de las sustan cias componentes tienen est ndares de exposici n estable cidos por OSHA NIOSH o ACGIH El ctrico CON EL INTERRUPTOR DE POTENCIA EN POSICI N OFF LA POTENCIA PUEDE SEGUIR SIENDO SUMINISTRADA A LOS COMPONENETES DELA IMPRESORA Para cortar totalmente el suministro de corri ente a la impresora deber desenchufar los cables de potencia de las tomas Ozono La luz UV de alta intensidad emitida por las l m paras de curado reacciona con el ox geno y produce ozono Esta reacci n tiende a ser de mayor relevancia durante el proceso de arranque de l mparas La impresora deber ser operada en un rea bien ventilada para evitar pequefios efectos secundarios como dolor de cabeza fatiga y sequedad de las v as respiratorias superiores El mov imiento normal del aire mezclar el ozono con aire fresco haciendo que reaccione de forma inversa a ox geno Residuos Peligrosos EL GRUPO
40. ade in the sole discretion of the customer at the customer s sole risk and Hewlett Packard Company disclaims any liability for such combination Any combination by a customer of a Hewlett Packard Com pany printer with a cutter should be made in such a way as to avoid infringment of US Patent No 5 537 135 Hewlett Packard Company disclaims any liability for such combination Regulatory Statements FCC A DOC Canada Telecommunications Network Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 ofthe 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 interference to radio communica tions Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense This equipment must be installed exactly as instructed in this manual using only the components supplied If a supplied component ever needs to be replaced it must be replaced with the same part supplied by the manufacturer It is your responsibility to follow these instructions in order to maintain compliance with the FCC regul
41. ality or Billboard mode If it receives a 600x300 print job from the RIP when the printer is set to either of these modes the job will be handled according to the option you select Prompt With Options the control panel will ask whether to print the job in Production mode or cancel the job Use Production Quality the job will be printed in Pro duction mode e Cancel Job the job will not be printed Press an option to select it The UV lamps settings appear Configure the UV lamps operation by pressing the High Medium or Low option For standard media listed in the Media Wizard leave the lamp settings at their default values then adjust as needed Faster print modes require higher lamp settings to ensure sufficient curing Ifthe ink is not curing increase the setting The lamps will gradually lose curing effectiveness so increasing the setting eventually may become necessary For infoma tion about UV lamp life see Replacing UV Lamp Bulbs on page 2 26 2 4 Configure Printing If the media is wrinkling or warping from the heat of the lamps lower the setting When you select a lamp setting the shutter aperture screen appears 8 Adjust the shutter apertures or press Press Proceed to continue You can select the aperture opening amount for each shut ter and or completely close one of the shutters during print ing This enables you to reduce the warping of rigid media
42. ations Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manu facturer could void your authority to operate this equipment In particular this device must be operated with shielded cables to maintain FCC compliance A booklet is available from the Federal Communications Commission entitled How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems 004 000 00345 4 Write to the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for digi tal apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Normes de S curit Canada Le pr sent appariel num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la Classe A prescrites dans le r glements sur le brouillage radio lectrique dict s par le Minist re des Communi cations du Canada The VideoNet port on this device is not intended to be connected to a public tele communications network Connection of this device to a public telecommunica tions network in a European Community Member State will be in violation of national law implementing Directive 91 263 EEC on the approximation of laws of the Member States concerning telecommunication terminal equipment including the mutual recognition of their conformity Der VideoNet port ist nicht daf r vorgesehen an ein ffentliches Telefonnetz angeschloss
43. ause of failure The final determi nation of warranty applicability will be provided by this analysis For more information about warranty claims contact Technical Services see page ii for contact information Causes that are covered by the manufacturer s warranty e Manufacturing defect when a flaw in materials or work manship causes a printhead to fail the failure will be cov ered by the manufacturer s warranty Causes and or circumstances that are not covered by the manufacturer s warranty e Third party hardware or software e Damage caused by accident abuse misuse including dam age resulting from head strikes or use of non approved sup Warranty Claims B 5 plies misapplication relocation of product without approved procedures failure to perform user maintenance as defined in the User Manual or contamination of the ink supply due to improper handling of the ink or ink system Printheads which have not been properly maintained as defined in the User Manual and printheads with jet outs that Autodet is able to substitute in Production print mode Service including upgrades and expansions performed by anyone who is not an HP Authorized Service Provider Modification of the product without the written permission of Hewlett Packard Company Product on which the serial number has been removed or defaced or for which you cannot provide proof of purchase and payment Software whether embedded in ROMS
44. before the printer will be ready to print In Expert mode you can display current messages via the menu option Warnings amp Actions See Warnings amp Actions on page 3 14 for instructions Diagnostics B 7 Hewlett Packard Technical Services For service and support contact Hewlett Packard Technical Services World Wide Web www colorspan com Internet E mail cs support hp com United States and Canada Telephone 800 925 0563 or 952 944 4040 Fax 952 944 8509 Latin America Telephone 1 952 943 3427 or 1 952 943 3627 Fax 1 952 944 8509 Europe Middle East Africa Telephone 31 23 5622000 Fax 31 23 5627944 Asia Pacific Telephone 1 952 943 3320 Fax 1 952 943 3313 B 8 Hewlett Packard Technical Services Index Index 1 A Advance Media Past Brushes 3 5 Apertures 2 5 ATTN key 1 20 3 5 Auto Calibrations 3 7 4 6 AutoBiDi Calibration 4 6 AutoH2H Calibration 4 6 AutoJet Calibration 4 3 4 6 AutoSet 4 6 AutoTune scheduling 1 22 4 4 quality check mode 4 4 Auxiliary power specifications A 4 C Calibration 3 7 4 1 Auto BiDi 4 6 Auto Calibrations 4 6 Auto H2H 4 6 AutoJet 4 3 4 6 AutoSet 4 6 AutoTune scheduling 1 22 4 4 bidirectional 4 12 color 1 22 color calibration 4 24 Manual Jet Mapping 4 18 Manual X Head Registration 4 9 quality check mode 4 4 when to calibrate 4 2 Calibration Summary 4 6 Color calibration 1 22
45. by reducing the amount of light and heat emitted by the lamps The aperture can also be set by touching the UV lamps info panel see Front Page on page 3 3 The UV lamp shutters are vertical when completely opened and rotate to change the aperture An aperture setting of 0 degrees is completely open 20 degrees is half open 40 degrees is the maximum closed setting You cannot set both shutters to closed while printing During printing the lamp icons on the control panel are dynamically shaded to indi cate the aperture setting The icons will change as the car riage direction changes if the leading and trailing aperture settings are different from each other 9 Press Proceed to save the settings and return to the Front Page or X Cancel to restore the previous print mode settings 10 Select a print resolution at the RIP Configure the RIP to rasterize print jobs at the desired reso lution Refer to the RIP documentation for instructions See the table on page 2 2 for a list of resolutions supported by each print mode Configure Printing 2 5 Configure Media Before the printer will accept a print job it must be configured for a specific media type The currently configured media type if any is displayed in the upper left corner of the control panel You can load a new media type see the following procedure or reload the previously loaded media see Reload Media on page 2 9 Load New Media 1 Toload
46. ce The button provides an explanation of the current function with some guidance for what to do next The ATTN Attention key blinks on the control panel when the printer detects an error condition potential error condition or when you make a change that suggests recalibration or other action to ensure best print quality There are two types of ATTN messages Actions the printer has detected an error condition that stopped printing or will prevent printing from starting You must correct the error before the printer will be ready to print Warnings the printer has detected a condition that if left unaddressed could result in substandard prints or a condi tion that will require an action before printing can continue Any action on your part is optional Printing is not inter rupted for a Warning message When the printer issues one of these messages the ATTN key will blink and an alert beep will sound unless disabled see page 3 11 Press the ATTN key to display a list of message titles and select a title to display a detailed cause and recovery Screen If you choose to not correct a Warning condition and resume printing the ATTN key will remain displayed but will not blink until the printer issues a new Warning or Action message The messages can be dismissed by correcting the condition or by pressing the applicable key on the detail screen Tip To disable the ATTN key switch to Expert Mode Expert mode
47. ch on the back of the printer Attention messages blinks on the control panel when the printer detects an error condition potential error condition or when you make a change that requires recalibration or other action to ensure best print quality See Overview on page 3 2 for more information Front Page 3 5 Menu Tree This menu tree reflects version 2 01 of the embedded printer software Refer to the Release Notes for more recent versions Options shown in italics are dynamically hidden depending on the printer mode Calibrate Printer Time Format Auto Calibrations Date Format AutoBidi Calibration el Vacuum Pressure Units AutoH2H Calibration au Language Delete Language if installed AutoJet Calibration Calibrate Automatic Eject Full AutoSet Low Ink Warning Manual Calibrations UV Lamps Idle Time Media Feed Printer Name Manual Bidi Registration Restore All Defaults Manual X Head Registration Manual Jet Mapping Tools Print Jet Out Lines Turn UV Lamps On Default Registration Data Turn UV Lamps Off 5 4 Service Calibrations System Information Head Height Calibration Maintenance Tools Media Thickness Sensor Calibration Access Printheads Service Station Calibration Perform An Air Purge AutoTune roll fed media only Print Recover Jets Pattern Calibration Summary Print Jet Out Lines AutoSet Summary Print Media Skew Lines Log Head Registration Data Reset UV Lamp Hours Log Jet Data Clean Grit Rollers Confi
48. con stances exceptionnelles lorsque qu une contamination excessive de l air existe Aucun des composant standard n a t tabli comme une menace our OSHA NIOSH ou ACGIH Electricit Lorsque la touche ON OFF est sur la position OFF l lectricit est quand m me fournie aux composants de l imprimante Pour teindre totalement l imprimante il faut d brancher le c ble lectrique de la prise Ozone L mission importante de lumi re UV mise pour le s chage par les lampes r agit l oxyg ne et produit de l ozone Cette r action tend tre plus importante au moment du d marrage des lampes L imprimante doit tre utilis e dans un espace ventil pour viter des r actions mineures de type maux de t te fatigue s cheresse de la partie sup rieure de l appareil respiratoire Un mouvement normal de l air mixe l ozone avec de l air frais pour revenir de l oxyg ne D chets hasardeux Le syst me lectronique de l impri mante contient une batterie en lithium Il y a un danger d explosion si la batterie n est pas correctement remplac e La batterie doit tre remplac e par du personnel autoris par le fournisseur et doit tre remplac e par un type de batterie identique ou quivalent Se d barrasser de cette batterie en Important Operating Notes 1 13 Italiano lithium en accord avec la r glementation de gestion des d chets locale r gionale ou gouvernementale Luce Ultravioletta UV
49. cuum to the printheads during printer power down or unexpected power outages use the auxiliary 24 volt power supply included in the accessory kit with universal power adapters Connect the 24 VDC jack on the vacuum pressure assembly to either of two options 1 UPS customer supplied uninterruptable power sup ply output 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz minimum of 15 watts of power provides battery backup to the vacuum system in the event of a power failure 2 Wall outlet 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz provides tem porary power to the vacuum system when it is necessary to power down the printer for service See Appendix A Technical Specifications for details Connect printer to its own electrical circuit Do not connect the RIP auxiliary power supply or UPS into the same circuit as the printer 1 2 Operating Requirements Environmental Make sure the room is well ventilated with a temperature and relative humidity within specifications see Specifica tions on page A 2 Optimal printing occurs within these ranges e The high power UV light emitted by the curing lamps reacts with oxygen and produces ozone This formation tends to be greatest during lamp start up The printer should be oper ated in a well ventilated area to avoid minor effects such as headaches fatigue and dryness of the upper respiratory tract Normal air movement will mix the ozone with fresh air causing it to revert back to oxygen Store medi
50. e carriage will measure to 0 070 inches due to the printhead protection frame around the outside of the carriage The Media Wizard stores a set of operational parameters for predefined and user defined media types When you load a new media type select an existing Media Wizard set or cre ate a custom set Media Wizard parameter sets can be selected at any time from the control panel See Media Wizard on page 2 9 for details Enable AutoTune during long periods of unattended print ing AutoTune runs AutoJet at user defined intervals to ensure that all jets are either working or substituted with working jets See AutoTune on page 4 4 for instructions Wear cotton gloves when loading media to prevent finger prints that could show after printing DO NOT rest or store a media roll on end or you could cause edge creases that could strike the printheads during printing DO NOT reprint over any output that has not completely cured The rubber pinch rollers could be damaged by wet ink If ink does get onto the pinch rollers clean them with a Important Operating Notes minimal amount of isopropyl alcohol and dry them thor oughly before printing DO NOT set heavy objects on the power cord or printer cable do not bend the cables or force them into contorted positions DO NOT place heavy objects anywhere on the printer Important Operating Notes Safety Warnings UV light the ultraviolet UV curing lamps emit
51. e identifying information in this tab to verify that you are configuring your office LAN set tings not the VideoNet card settings 15 Click OK to close the window Connecting the RIP Step 3 Install the RIP Software 16 17 18 19 Right click the VideoNet connection icon then click Properties The window should now display all services and protocols assigned to the VideoNet card Uncheck all protocols except VideoNet by clicking on the boxes with check marks in them Install and configure the RIP software as outlined in the doc umentation supplied with it Connecting the RIP Important Operating Notes UV CURE INK IS PERISHABLE Unlike other inks used in wide format printing UV cure ink has a limited shelf life Plan to rotate your ink stock and use it promptly by the date printed on the ink box DO NOT POWER DOWN THE PRINTER Constant vacuum at the printheads is required to prevent ink from flowing from the printheads when not printing Caution When the UV lamps are switched off they undergo a controlled cool down cycle Sudden removal of power from hot lamps such as disconnecting the power cord or from a power outage can result in overheating and permanent damage The lamps should be switched off only via the printer software The media supply may be wound either print side out or print side in The default head height set to 0 085 inches 2 2 mm above the media The space below th
52. e side of the carriage is lower than the other 7 If one side is lower calibrate the higher side down to match the lower side 8 Manually move the carriage to the user end of the platen and recheck the calibration on both sides of the carriage 9 If one side is lower calibrate the higher side down to match the lower side 10 Recheck the calibration for both sides three times The head height will change slightly for the service end after the user end has been adjusted Recheck the calibrations for both side and adjust as necessary Rechecking calibra tion three times on each side is usually sufficient 11 Press gt gt Proceed to save the calibration 4 26 Service Calibrations 12 13 14 15 The control panel asks whether to accept the current head heights Press Y to save the calibration The control panel prompts you to remove the head height gauge and ensure that the platen is clear of all obstructions Press Proceed to return the carriage to its home position The control panel prompts you to press Proceed to complete the calibration Press gt gt Proceed The control panel asks whether you want to perform a media thickness calibration next required To perform a media thickness sensor calibration press Then go to the next section Calibrating the Media Thickness Sensor on page 4 28 Service Calibrations 4 27 Calibrating the Media Thickness Sensor
53. e system The printer will automatically enter a Sleep mode when it has been idle for a user defined period of time see page 3 5 for details Workflow Overview 147 Quick Tour e MT TT TL ug 8 e Be AA GEGEND cee 16 Fig 1 2 Major parts of the printer 1 18 Quick Tour 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 UV shielded access cover Touch screen control panel Integrated output table Output media fence Electronics box inside enclosure Ink supply boxes Profiler docking station Media load lower pinch rollers unload raise pinch rollers switch Media advance foward backward switch Fixed input media fence Exhaust fans Service station inside enclosure Adjustable input media fence Shelf for optional placement of the RIP Printhead maintenance vacuum inside enclosure Integrated input table Electric power inlet VideoNet port Port for optional foot switch Power On Power Standby switch Vacuum Pressure system auxiliary power inlet Quick Tour 1 19 1 2 3 UV smi HP las H45500 HP 788 Designjet Width 36 00 in ColorSpan 5460uv Length Undefined Link 100 Mb sec Up Online e Thickness 0 01 in Mode Production Quality es UV Lamps 4 Low a 10 Hours 10 Backward Off Move 5 2 Media Present Media 6 Cover Closed s 7 Current Language 1911 Forward English 5 peu Calibratio
54. ected by the control panel Can you send a file from the RIP to the printer YES Go to question 4 NO The following could be the problem The VideoNet cable may not be securely connected between the RIP computer and the printer Refer to the server s documentation for more information The VideoNet cable may be connected to the wrong port on the computer Be sure that it is connected to the Vide oNet adapter and not another networking adapter Can you send print or download a document from a client computer to the server YES Go to question 5 NO The following could be the problem Troubleshooting Checklist e The connection from the client to the local area network may not be configured correctly See your system admin istrator for assistance e The cable between your computer or network and the RIP computer may not be securely connected at both ends Your computer may not be working properly Run an application that you know works correctly and print to be sure e The computer s port may not be working properly Print to another output device that you know works correctly and is not connected to the print server to check this 5 Is the print quality good YES Then the problem is not covered in this checklist Contact Technical Services NO The following could be the problem Banding or general poor image quality the print heads may need to be calibrated see Chapter 4 Cali brating the
55. eight just above the top of the table rollers lower than the thickest media that will be used on the printer If the moveable fence needs to be recalibrated follow this procedure 1 Place a piece of rigid media under the pinch rollers and align it against the stationary fence 2 Slide the moveable fence next to the edge of the media and observe its position relative to the top surface of the media 3 Ifthe fence is not parallel to the top edge of the media use a 2 5 mm hex wrench to turn the position screw shown below until the moveable arm is parallel with the media Fig 2 12 Location of position screw 2 22 Printing Tips 4 Tip Using a 5 mm hex wrench loosen the two set screws shown below that secure the vertical position of the move able fence Fig 2 13 Height adjustment screws Place a long flat thin metal ruler on top of one column of table rollers Place the moveable fence arm on top of the metal ruler Press down on the arm until moveable arm is flat against the ruler Tighten both set screws The arm may move while tightening the set screws Re check the position after tightening Push the moveable arm back and forth across the width of the table to make sure that the arm does not contact the rollers To prevent thin flexible media from slipping under the fence the fence can be lowered to just under the top surface of the rollers In this case use extreme care when moving
56. eir factory default values and zeroes all regis tration data After running this option all printhead calibra Menus 3 11 Tools Tools tion values must be reestablished by running AutoSet or manual calibrations To display this menu press the Tools button on the Front Page screen Turn UV Lamps On Off enables you to turn on or off the UV lamps manually instead of automatically when the printer detects a print job For example you may want to turn on the lamps to allow them to warm up before sending a print job from the RIP or turn them off once you have completed your last job of the day System Information displays current status information for the printer You can also display this information by pressing the status summary on the Front Page screen Maintenance Access Printheads moves the printhead carriage to the middle of the platen Perform An Air Purge purges the printheads with air Print Recover Jets Pattern prints a special pattern designed to recover missing inkjets After printing this pat tern the prime bars are printed Print Jet Out Lines prints a version of the prime bars see page 3 3 in which missing jets that are replaced are marked with a black square Print Media Skew Lines continuously prints a swath of parallel lines across the width of the media in alternating directions until you stop the print If the swaths are not par allel to each other the medi
57. en printhead Clear individual bad jets enables you to clear mark as good a jet Clear all bad jets for a head clears marks as good all jets on a selected head currently marked as unusable Clear all bad jets clears marks as good all jets on all heads currently marked as unusable Select an option and follow the corresponding procedure below Report Individual Bad Jets When you select Report Individual Bad Jets the control panel displays the following prompt Head 1 Press Proceed to report a bad jet 4 Press A and Y to select a head number then press gt Proceed The control panel displays a numeric keyboard that you can use to enter the number of the bad jet 5 Enter the jet number then press the Enter key 6 When you are finished entering jet numbers press the Esc key The control panel displays the head selection message again 7 Press A and Y to select the next head number then press gt Proceed 8 Repeat steps 5 through 7 for each head containing bad jets you want to report 9 When you are finished reporting bad jets press X The control panel displays the previous menu 4 20 Manual Calibrations Clear Individual Bad Jets When you select Clear Individual Bad Jets the control panel displays the following prompt Head 1 Press Proceed to clear a bad jet 10 Press A and Y to select a head number then press gt Proceed The control panel displays a n
58. en zu werden Der Anschlu dieses Ger tes an ein ffentliches Telefonnetz in einem Mitgliedstaat der EU verst Bt gegen nationale Gesetze zur Ausf hrung der Direktive 91 263 EEC die sich mit der Ann herung von Gesetzen von Mitgliedstaaten besch ftigt betreffend Telekommuniktionsan lagen und die gegenseitige Anerkennung ihrer Konformit t Regulatory Statements Related Documentation Release Notes describes new versions of the printer s embedded software and other new information not included in this user manual Material Safety Data Sheets information for safe han dling of the inks and printhead flush used with the printer If you are using the HP Software RIP HP Software RIP User Guide describes how to use the RIP Printing Tools User Guide describes how to add print ers to your operating system and how to use the utility soft ware For instructions on using a third party RIP with the printer refer to the documentation that accompanies it Related Documentation Table of Contents Regulatory Statements LL iii deos gt La A ita iii DOC Canada 53 220pR beer ee Id RA RI RE ER iii Telecommunications Network Statement oooooooooo iii Related Documentation iv Getting Started Operating Requirements 222222 en een een rennen 1 2 Eleccion ee aaa Rusa at ee an aan 1 2 Environmental osier eaaa a mean ae ac rar 1 3 Connecting the RIP 1 4 Step 1
59. erlap This method allows for the tendency of the media advance to gradually decrease as the size of the supply roll decreases You can pause and resume the printing of the stitch pattern 34 inch 900 mm calibration prints a 34 inch or 900 mm test pattern so you can verify its length with an accurate metal ruler Cut the pattern from the media web then mea Manual Calibrations 4 9 sure and adjust the media advance as needed until the pat tern is exactly 34 inches 900 mm long 10 inch 250 mm calibration prints a 10 inch or 250 mm test pattern so you can verify its length with an accurate metal ruler This is not as precise as the 34 inch 900 mm calibration but it uses less media Measure and adjust the media advance as needed until the pattern is exactly 10 inches 250 mm long MEDIA FEED CALIBRATION MARK MEDIA FEED CALIBRATION MARK Fig 4 2 Measure between the calibration marks Input MFN enter the Media Feed Number that was dis played after a previous media feed calibration to return to that setting without performing the calibration again 4 10 Manual Calibrations 97 To avoid cutting the 10 inch 250 mm pattern from the media web copy the marks from the printed pat tern to the long edge of a letter size or A4 sheet of paper Then measure the transferred marks and adjust the media advance as needed until the marks are exactly 10 inches 250 mm apart Manual Cal
60. for rollfed media If No you will not be prompted Media Out Sensor the sensor is used to detect the trailing edge of cut sheet media so that printing can be stopped before running out of media The sensor should be disabled only for media types it cannot detect or if the sensor is malfunctioning Measure Media Width select Automatically to mea sure the media with the digital imaging sensor camera or Manually to position the printhead carraige at the right and left edges of the media or when loading transparent media the edges of which cannot be detected by the printer Press Proceed to load the media or press X Cancel to discard your changes To load media go to Load and Print on Rigid Media on page 2 10 or Load and Print on Roll Fed Media on page 2 15 Configure Media Unload Media To unload media raise the pinch rollers and switch off the platen vacuum press the Unload Media key on the Front Page screen or press the Load Unload switch on the back of the printer to the Unload position Reload Media Ifthe control panel displays the media type you intend to use press the Reload Media key or press the Load Unload switch to the Load position or press the optional foot switch If you are reloading roll fed media see Load and Print on Roll Fed Media on page 2 15 e Ifyou are reloading rigid media press either the Reload Sheet or Reload and Print key Reload and Print switche
61. gure for Profile Creation Printhead Procedures Load Ink In All Heads Printer Settings Fill Heads with Ink Platen Vacuum Control Empty Heads Fill with Air Printing Delay Y User Diagnostics Gutter Settings Printhead Jet Statistics Top Gutters Settings VideoNet Status Side Gutters VideoNet Connection Margin Settings Carriage Motion Space Between Prints Calibration Right and Left Margin Vacuum Pressure Leading Margin Warnings and Actions List Trailing Margin Error History Print Position Log Error History Print White Space Print Menus Head Height Off Media Service Printer Media Out Sensor Warnings amp Actions Dynamically Hidden Measure Media Type Quality Check Sleep Wait Time Expert Novice Messages Localization Units of Measure 3 6 Menu Tree Menus The printer s less often used functions are accessed via the menus The printer has these menus and functions Calibrate Printer see below Printer Settings page 3 8 Tools page 3 12 Warnings amp Actions page 3 14 shown in Expert Messages Mode only Print Menus page 3 13 Service Menus for use by factory technical support and authorized service providers Calibrate Printer To display this menu press the Calibrate button on the Front Page screen For instructions on using these options see Chap 1911 v ter 4 Calibrating the Printer Auto Calibrations see Auto Calibrations on page 4 6 Calibrate for inst
62. her you want to clear the hard bad jets as well as the soft bad jets A soft bad jet is a jet that you believe is temporarily out based on past perfor mance A hard bad jet is a jet that you believe is perma nently out Press V to clear the hard and soft jets Press X to clear the soft jets only The control panel reports the number of jets that were cleared on the selected printhead Press gt gt Proceed The head selection screen appears Repeat steps 20 through 23 for any other printhead or press X to return to the menu Clear All Bad Jets When you select Clear All Bad Jets the control panel dis plays the following prompt Are you sure you want to clear ALL reported bad jets Press X to cancel this function or Press gt Proceed The control panel displays this message Do you want to clear the hard bad jets 4 22 Manual Calibrations Print Jet Out Lines Default Registration Data Press No to clear the soft bad jets only Press Yes to clear both the hard and soft jets The control panel displays this message All reported bad jets have been cleared 25 Press gt Proceed When you have finished mapping jets the following sum mary appears on the control panel x soft jets currently reported bad x hard jets currently reported bad x new soft bad jets reported x new hard bad jets reported x previous soft bad jets cleared x previous hard bad jets cleared where
63. high power UV light The printer must be operated with all safety shield ing installed to protect the operator from eye and skin dam age When operated according to manufacturer s instructions safety glasses or other protective clothing are not necessary Mechanical hazards Keep fingers away from carriage and media path Do not exceed the maximum weight load of the input or output tables as printed on the label Ink read and practice safety guidelines as outlined in the Material Safety Data Sheet MSDS for the ink and post the document in the work area as required by prevailing law Avoid any contact with skin and eyes Provide adequate general and local exhaust ventilation Avoid breathing vapors Respirator protection may be required under excep tional circumstances when excessive air contamination exists None of the component substances have established exposure standards per OSHA NIOSH or ACGIH Electrical WITH THE POWER SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION POWER MAY STILL BE SUPPLIED TO THE PRINTER COMPONENTS To completely cut power from the printer you must unplug the power cord from the power outlet Ozone the high power UV light emitted by the curing lamps reacts with oxygen and produces ozone This forma tion tends to be greatest during lamp start up The printer should be operated in a well ventilated area to avoid minor effects such as headaches fatigue and dryness of the upper respiratory tract Normal air
64. his screen was pressed Ink levels numeric and graphic ink levels line marks low ink level Press here to display detailed ink status UV lamps status R right side L left side black off yellow on blinking2 warming up Press here for detailed lamp status and controls Whenever the UV lamps are warming up or cooling down the time remaining until they are finished is displayed The lamp icons also indicate the position of the shutter aperture see page 2 5 Media Present indicator a green icon means media is present red means that media is not present and gray means that the sensor is disabled Cover open or closed Langauge selector if installed switches the control panel language from English to an alternate language Print prime bars fires all jets by drawing a set of lines called prime bars This is a good way to inspect and prepare the jets for printing after they have been idle see Print Prime Bars on page 3 9 You can also print a similar pat tern called Print Jet Out Lines which shows which jets have been detected and replaced by AutoJet see page 3 12 for details Purge printheads purges the printheads to help recover missing jets Print mode sets print quality mode See Configure Print ing on page 2 2 for instructions Calibrate displays the Calibrate Printer menu Settings displays the Printer Settings menu Tools displays the Tools menu Move media for
65. ibrations 4 11 Manual BiDi Registration Bidirectional registration is a method to align each of the print heads so that dot placement is accurate in both directions along the X axis along the direction of printhead travel The bidirectional registration pattern consists of a series of verti cal lines Half the pixels in this pattern are printed in one direc tion half of them in the other direction When the pixels are accurately aligned the pattern is clear When the dots are not aligned the pattern appears fuzzy and ill defined Note AutoBiDi Calibration is the automatic version of this calibration Try AutoBiDi first before running this manual calibration see Auto Calibrations on page 4 6 for details 1 Press the Calibrate key from the Front Page screen then press Manual Calibrations in the menu 1 Press Manual BiDi Registration on the menu The control panel displays this prompt Print a manual bidi registration page 2 Press Proceed The printer prints the calibration pattern you selected 3 When the calibration page has printed the control panel dis plays this prompt Bidi registration Head 1 0 4 Examine the BiDi Registration pattern for the current head and determine which pattern is the closest to perfectly aligned 4 12 Manual Calibrations Use a printer s loupe to select the pattern since the lines in the patterns may be difficult to see Head 1 10 8 6 Head
66. ich the amount of UV light emitted slowly decreases eventually reaching a level that will no longer cure the ink There are measures you can take to extend the service life of the lamps but they will eventually have to be replaced WARNING UV light hazard Excess exposure to high intensity UV light can result in photokeratitis also known as snow blindness or welder s flash AVOID LOOKING DIRECTLY AT THE UV LIGHT VORSICHT UV Licht hoher Intensit t Bitte vermeiden Sie es direkt in die Lampen zu schauen Caution Failure to allow the lamps to cool down properly as described on the control panel will damage the lamps When the lamps do not cure output sufficiently in Billboard Qual ity Mode switch to Production Quality Mode When the lamps do not cure the output in Production Mode switch to High Quality Mode Front Page gt Print Mode If the lamps are not curing the ink with the lamps set to Low increase the setting to Medium or High Front Page gt Print Mode gt Select Print Mode gt Select Print Direction gt Print Mode Options gt Lamp Modes If the lamps are still not curing printed output after taking these steps replace the bulbs The UV lamp bulbs will gradually lose their intensity and there fore their ability to cure the ink The control panel will display a warning message when one or both of the bulbs have been operated for 500 hours but the bulbs may continue to cure printed output for up to 1000 ho
67. igid media sheets or down to use the rollfed media supply The tables extend outward from 36 to 60 inches 91 4 to 152 4 cm to support board lengths up to 96 inches 244 cm Automatic head height automatic head height adjust ment and patent pending shuttered UV lamps allow the printer to accept rigid sheet fed media up to 1 0 inch 25 mm thick Automatic media width sensing automatically detects the width and position of the media loaded for precise image placement Built in static charge abatement ionizer bars help dissi pate static electric charge from synthetic media while the electrically conductive platen discharges static build up on the bottom surface of the media AutoEdge automatically aids the loading of rigid sheets by detecting the leading edge Rollfed media supply spool accepts rollfed media up to 54 inches 137 2 cm wide on 3 inch cores Rollfed media edge holders integrated clips hold down the edges of rollfed media to prevent curling Special Features 1 21 Calibration Performance and Ease of Use Advanced pinch roller design the molded pinch rollers are self aligning to prevent media skew Any individual pinch roller can be snapped up and out of the way to avoid interfer ing with the edge of the media Adjustable media fence keeps the media feeding straight prevents skewing The Advanced Automation Eye uses a high resolution imaging sensor photodiode and e
68. ill cause interference with the UV blocking brushes Curing continues for 24 48 hours the UV ink will con tinue to cure for a day or two after printing Maximum dura bility and adhesion is achieved after the ink is fully cured Pausing printing to pause printing press the Il Pause key While printing is paused you can e Change media settings vacuum print delay Pause swap inks see Pause Swapping Ink below Caution Synthetic media commonly used for inkjet printing can build up a static charge especially in environ ments with low relative humidity This charge can pose an electrostatic discharge ESD hazard to persons the printer and other equipment It can be safely discharged by draping a grounded chain or tinsel over the top of the stack of media You can replace one or more ink boxes during a print by pausing the printer 1 2 On the printer control panel press the Il Pause key Remove the old profiler This signals to the printer that the ink box is being replaced Disconnect and remove the old ink box Install and connect the new ink box Install the profiler that was included with the new ink box Repeat steps 2 through 5 for any other ink boxes you want to replace On the printer control panel press the gt Resume key Printing Tips 2 21 Calibrating the The moveable fence is calibrated at the factory to be parallel to Moveable Fence the top surface of the media at a h
69. ing No uses the printer s current head height pressing Change Head Height allows you to change the printer s current head height Enter media length on the control panel If you do not know the media length press the Esc key This will disable the printer from alerting you when the media supply is running low Press the gt gt Proceed key The printer displays a message telling you that your changes are being saved Press the gt Proceed key The printer raises the pinch rollers then asks whether you are using the media edge holders The media edge holders are clips that are integrated into slots that run the length of the platen They hold down the edges of roll fed media during printing When you tell the software that you are using the media edge holders the software allows for them when measuring the media width 2 16 Load and Print on Roll Fed Media and calculating margins to prevent printing on the media edge holders Fig 2 9 Media edge holder left shown 11 Press the V Yes or X No key f you press Yes the printer prompts you to position the edge holders at the sides of the media Then position the edge holders f you press No go to step 12 12 Press the gt Proceed key or the Load Unload switch on the back of the printer to the Load position or the optional foot pedal switch if installed The printer measures the media and lowers the pinch roll ers The
70. ions only presents fewer press Proceed prompts after an Action has been addressed The default is Novice mode When in Expert mode active Warnings and Actions can be displayed by selecting Warnings amp Actions from the menu since Warnings will not cause the ATTN key to appear in Expert mode See Overview on page 3 2 for further infor mation about Actions and Warnings Localization sets English or Metric units of measure time and date formats and vacuum pressure units for data displayed by the control panel Automatic Eject cut sheet printing only when enabled the sheet is automatically ejected at the end of the print job When disabled the next job s will print on the same sheet until there is not enough room to complete the next job Low Ink Warning defines the amount of ink remaining in the ink box supply at which the printer will display a low ink message on the control panel UV Lamps Idle Time sets the amount of time the lamps will stay on after printing before they are automatically turned off by the printer The idle time can be set from 1 to 8 min utes Increase the idle time if you are printing several jobs and waiting for the lamps to warm up between prints Decrease the idle time if printing single jobs Printer Name displays a keypad to change the printer name displayed on the control panel and RIP Restore All Defaults restores all Printer Configuration settings to th
71. kness Sensor Service Station Remove any media that may be loaded across the platen From the Front Page select Calibration gt Service Calibra tions gt Head Height Calibration The printer s menu will prompt you to make sure the media is unloaded then it raises the rail Next the carriage moves to the middle of the platen Insert the head height gauge beneath the service left end of the carriage as shown below Fig 4 6 Head height gauge Ensure that the gauge is on the edge of the carriage and not the lamps The proper location of the gauge is at the edge of the carriage pen plate It should not be under the lamps or under a printhead which would damage the printhead Service Calibrations 4 25 4 Press the middle button indicated by the text Both Ends to lower the rail just until the gauge cannot be pulled out Calibrate Printer Service Calibrations Head Height Calibration Left End Both Ends Right End Up Up Up Up Up Down Down Down Down Down Slow Fast Fast Fast Slow Moves 0 005 Moves while Moves while Moves while Moves 0 005 Inches Per Press being pressed being pressed being pressed Inches Per Press Fig 4 7 Head height calibration 5 Press the Left End slow or fast Up button to lower the rail until the gauge can move in and out with slight friction between the carriage and platen 6 Insert the gauge under the user end of the carriage to see if on
72. mbedded software to align the print heads detect and replace missing jets linearize output and color profile media with supported RIP AutoSet calibration uses a high resolution digital imaging sensor to automatically align printheads bidirection ally for precise positioning of inkjet pixels and runs Autodet AutoJet calibration compensates for lost or misfiring jets by locating them and using substitute jets without slow ing printing speed AutoTune scheduling runs AutoJet at user defined intervals for highest quality during unattended printing Optionally if unsubstituted non working jets are found print ing stops until the problem is corrected Automatic color calibration uses an onboard photo diode to linearize output over the entire density range with print server or RIP support Color profiling with RIP support the onboard photo diode can be used to create custom ColorMark and ICC color profiles for third party media Media Wizard stores and recalls a set of operating parameters by media type and print mode for optimal print ing performance Includes a set of predefined settings for standard media user may add settings for other media Speed quality print modes provided to meet speed and quality requirements Edge to edge printing margins on rigid media can be set to zero for edge to edge printing providing full bleed prints without trimming Fine Text p
73. mode also deter mines which options appear in step 4 4 Press the gt Proceed key After you select an option in Production and High Quality modes a menu appears with these options in Billboard mode go to step 5 Normal prints at full speed Fine Text prints at half the normal head speed to improve the output quality of fine text and line art by elim inating overspray Caution Printing in Fine Text mode which prints at 50 of the speed of the normal Production and High Quality modes may expose the media to excessive heat from the UV lamps which could result in bow ing of the center of the media and possible contact with the printheads Thinner rigid media such as fluted polypropylene Coroplast are susceptible To avoid warping set a media delay in Printer Set tings Printing Delay or in a custom Media Wiz ard parameter set for Fine Text printing Sharp Edge reduces overspray at the edges of images and blocks of color Configure Printing 2 8 The following table shows the print mode and resolution combinations supported by each of these modes 600x600 600x300 1200x600 Normal BB PQ HQ PQ BB PQ HQ Fine Text PQ HQ PQ HQ Sharp Edge PQ HQ PQ PQ HQ a e N BB Billboard PQ Production Quality HQ High Quality The Unsupported Setup Job Handling menu appears Select an option The printer does not print jobs at 600x300 dpi resolution in High Qu
74. n Settings y E Y Advance x Media Past Unload Offline Sleep Brushes edia Attention Fig 1 3 Front Page screen 1 Media information 12 Settings 2 Printer status 13 Tools 3 Ink levels 14 Move media forward backward 4 UV lamps status L left side R right side 15 Go Online Go Offline switch 5 Media presence indicator 16 Sleep Wake switch 6 Covers status open or closed 17 Advance Media Past Brushes 7 Language selector if installed 18 Load New Media Reload Media visible when media is not loaded 8 Print prime bars 19 Unload visible when media is loaded 9 Purge printheads 20 Attention messages 10 Print mode 11 Calibrate 1 20 Quick Tour Special Features Printheads Ink System Media Handling Printheads variable drop size piezoelectric printheads 192 jets per head Off Head System OHS 1 liter bulk ink boxes with inte grated filters No drip quick connectors simplify ink box replacement Onboard vacuum pressure VP system provides vac uum to maintain negative printhead pressure and air pres sure to purge the printheads or ink tubes without removing them from the printer Patent pending automated printhead service station fully maintains the health of the printheads while idle or in service without operator intervention Integrated media roller tables integrated front and rear roller tables that fold up to feed r
75. ng on cut sheet media the printer automatically resets the right and left margins to 0 25 inches 6 mm You can still change them at any time Leading Margin defines the margin on the leading edge of cut sheet media between 0 and 15 inches 0 38 cm Menus 3 9 Tip Trailing Margin defines the margins on the trailing edge of cut sheet media between 6 0 and 24 0 inches 15 3 to 61 0 cm You can position an image anywhere on the media by setting the right margin horizontal or x distance from the right edge and leading margin vertical or y distance from the leading edge Since the image appears upside down as it emerges from the printer the upper left corner of the image will appear at this point Print Position when the printed image does not span the entire width of the media positions the printed image flush right as you face the front of the printer or nearest the con trol panel flush left or centered on the media Print White Space provides the option of causing the printer to advance the media past white space in the docu ment file without the usual printing carriage motion The printer will finish curing any printed areas before skipping white space Head Height Off Media automatically raises the rail to set the printhead clearance from the media at the height you specify A lower height reduces overspray but increases the chances for a head strike on the media Bidi calibration
76. ngle cable e To connect to the print server via a network hub use a standard straight through Category 5 10 100Base T cable Cat 5 Straight Through Cable User Network Bu rin Work Hub Station Cat 5 Crossover Cable VideoNet To connect a single workstation to the RIP without a net work use a Category 5 10 100Base T crossover cable such as the VideoNet cable part number 0502323 Cat 5 Crossover Cable VideoNet Connecting the RIP 6 Power on the computer After Windows starts it detects the new interface card and installs the driver software Step 2 Install the The VideoNet networking protocol is used to communicate with VideoNet Protocol the printer These instructions assume a familiarity with Microsoft Windows XP administrative functions If necessary consult your network or computer administrator or consultant for assistance Caution The VideoNet protocol is not compatible with Novell NetWare Do not install VideoNet if you are using Novell NetWare 1 Display the Local Area Connection icons On the Windows Start menu click Control Panel From the Control Panel click Network amp Internet Connections From Network amp Internet Connections click Network Connections You should see two icons one representing your office LAN the other representing the VideoNet connection It can be difficult to determine which icon represents which connection One way to
77. nnected from the 24 VDC jack on the rear of the printer to either of two options UPS customer supplied uninterruptible power supply out put 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz minimum of 15 watts of power provides battery backup to the vacuum system in the event of a power failure Wall outlet 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz provides temporary power to the vacuum system when it is necessary to power down the printer for service d T 3s Use of the auxiliary power supply is optional but if power is unexpectedly removed from the printer printhead vacuum will be lost and ink will leak from the printheads The amount of ink lost will be limited to the ink currently in the printheads not the ink in the ink supply boxes which as not yet been pumped to the printheads Required power cord supplied with printer North American UL CSA approved length 8 2 feet 2 5 m OR European Harmonized length 8 2 feet 2 5 m Specifications Supplies and Accessories Consult HP or your HP representative for an updated listing of supported ink and media Use only genuine HP inks and printhead flush in the printer Use of any other inks or cleaning fluids could damage the printer and will void the warranty Supplies and accessories are available from HP by calling the numbers listed on page ii copyright page of this manual Supplies and Accessories A 5 Supplies and Accessories Appendix B Troubleshooting This a
78. nnot calibrate If Auto Calibrations do not improve print quality or if printing on trans parent or other media that cannot be detected by the printer Manual Calibrations page 4 8 Aligns printheads allows you to map out specific inkjets Not nor mally needed except when printing on invisible media 4 2 When to Calibrate AutoJet AutoJet detects individual inkjets that are misfiring or not firing at all During subsequent printing the printer compensates for these jets by using other jets in their place ensuring maximum print quality without reducing print speed You can also identify and map missing jets manually from the Manual Calibrations menu see Manual Jet Mapping on page 4 18 You may want to manually map weak or misdirected jets that AutoJet does not detect and substitute Jet replacement is not available in Billboard mode To run Autodet e Select AutoJet Calibration from the Auto Calibrations menu see Auto Calibrations on page 4 6 or Run AutoJet automatically with the AutoTune scheduler see AutoTune on page 4 4 Tip AutoJet does not work with transparent media nor with many translucent media In this case run Man ual Jet Mapping or map jets on opaque media before loading transparent translucent media for printing 1 Press the Calibrate key from the Front Page screen then press Auto Calibrations AutoJet Calibration in the menu 2 The printer p
79. ppendix explains how to prevent and diagnose printing problems and provides information about getting help from HP For other software specific troubleshooting procedures refer to your application software documentation or the other documentation listed on page iv of this manual For answers to RIP related questions consult the documentation that accompanies it Troubleshooting Checklist page B 2 Warranty Claims page B 5 Diagnostics page B 7 Hewlett Packard Technical Services page B 8 Troubleshooting B 1 Troubleshooting Checklist Before you troubleshoot your printer make sure that it is prop erly installed as described in Chapter 1 Getting Started Follow the steps in this checklist to isolate and resolve printing problems 1 Does the printer s power come ON YES Go to question 2 NO The following could be the problem e The power cable may not be plugged into an electrical outlet Ifthe printer is plugged into a surge protector the surge protector may not be connected to power or it may be Switched off Did the start up sequence of the control panel end by dis playing the Front Page screen similar to the one shown in Front Page on page 3 3 YES Go to question 3 NO The following could be the problem There may be a hardware problem with the printer s internal components Follow the diagnostic routine on the control panel to determine the problem Call technical Services as dir
80. printer is covered by a manufacturer s limited warranty part number 0706278 which includes the printheads The piezo printheads are designed to remain in service for the life of the printer The printer incorporates many automatic and manual features for preventing clogs from occurring and for recovering inkjets that do become clogged see Recover Missing Ink Jets on page 5 7 The warranty terms require that the maintenance pro cedures contained in this User Manual are followed prior to clas sifying a printhead anomaly as a printhead failure A printhead failure is defined as any printhead that develops one or more individual jets that do not fire and that cannot be recov ered or replaced mapped out by the AutoJet or Manual Jet Mapping software when printing in Production Mode If the jet s can be mapped out by the software in Production Mode the printhead is deemed to be working satisfactorily and is not con sidered to have a failure In the event of a printhead failure as defined above the cause and or circumstances that lead to the failure must be identified The following is a list of causes and or circumstances that may lead to printhead failure This list is not considered comprehen sive and any causes and or circumstances that are not identi fied in this list will be evaluated on a case by case basis All printheads submitted for warranty claims will be subjected to failure analysis to confirm the c
81. rations Manual X Head Registration Precise positioning of each drop of ink is essential for optimal print quality This is possible only if you register all printheads in the printhead assembly to each other in the X along the length of the platen direction This is a two part process Print a registration pattern Enterthe X registration data for each head Note This is the manual version of AutoH2H Calibration see Auto Calibrations on page 4 6 for details 1 Press the Calibrate key from the Front Page screen then press Manual Calibrations in the menu 2 Press Manual X Head Registration in the menu The control panel asks whether you want to print a manual head to head calibration page f you have a calibration pattern from a recent print you can use it to calibrate the heads Press X Cancel and go to the next step If you need to print a new calibration pattern press gt Proceed The printer prints a calibration page When the calibration page has printed the control panel dis plays this prompt Take readings from left side of pattern 3 Press the P key The control panel displays this message X Direction Registration Head 2 0 4 Examine the X direction pattern in the left hand group of patterns for the current head and determine which pattern of colored and black lines are the closest to perfectly aligned Manual Calibrations 4 15 Use a printer s loupe or magnifying
82. relle und lokale Absaugvor richtungen bereit Vermeiden Sie das Einatmen von D mpfen Eine Atemschutzmaske k nnte unter auBergew hnlichen Umst nden wenn erh hte Luftver schmutzung besteht erfoderlich sein Keine der Bestandteile haben Gefahrenstandards nach OSHA NIOSH oder ACGIH etabliert Ozon das Hochleistungs UV Licht das von den Aush r tungslampen abgegeben wird reagiert mit Sauerstoff und produziert Ozon Diese Entwicklung ist am gr ten w hrend die Lampe hochgefahren wird Der Drucker sollte in einem gut gel ftetem Umfeld betrieben werden um geringf gige Auswirkungen wie Kopfschmerzen M digkeit und Austrock nen der oberen Atemwege zu vermeiden Die normale Luft bewegung vermischt das Ozon mit Frischluft wodurch es wieder zu Sauerstoff umgewandelt wird Luz UV Las l mparas de curado ultravioleta UV emiten luz UV de alta intensidad La impresora debe ser manejada con filtros de seguridad instalados para proteger al opera dor de posibles dafios en ojos y piel Si la operativa del equipo se ajusta a las instrucciones del fabricante no ser necesario el uso de gafas de seguridad ni vestimenta de protecci n Riesgos mec nicos Mantener los dedos fuera del cam ino tanto del cabezal como del soporte No debe excederse Important Operating Notes 1 11 el peso m ximo de carga de las mesas de entrada y salida seg n lo especificado en la etiqueta Tinta Lea y ponga en pr ctica las recomend
83. rints at half the normal head speed to improve the output quality of fine text and line art 1 22 Special Features Sharp Edge reduces overspray at the edges of images and blocks of color Simplified control panel interface touch screen control panel with graphical Front Page interface presents fre quently used functions A menu provides access to less fre quently used functions and troubleshooting help User assistance control panel features online help inter active procedures and diagnostics to assist the user on the fly reducing training and troubleshooting time Special Features 1 23 1 24 Special Features Chapter 2 Printing This chapter shows you how to set print mode and media options load ink and media and print Configure Printing page 2 2 Configure Media page 2 6 Load and Print on Rigid Media page 2 10 Load and Print on Roll Fed Media page 2 15 Loading Ink page 2 19 Printing Tips page 2 21 Checking Jet Health page 2 24 Printing 2 1 Configure Printing The printer can print in several different modes for the combina tion of quality resolution and speed that you require Print Modes DPI Model High Quality Production Billboard 1200x600 H35100 H35500 24 st h 2 25 m h 48 sf h 4 5 m h 97 sf h 9 m h H45100 H45500 48 sf h 4 5 m h 97 sf h 9 m h 194 st h 18 m2 h 600x600 H35100 H35500
84. rints the AutoJet test pattern 3 The printer reads the AutoJet test pattern and maps any missing jets to available working jets The control panel shows the progress of this operation as the percentage completed 4 The printer prints an AutoJet report AutoJet 4 3 AutoTune Quality Check AutoTune runs AutoJet maintenance automatically at intervals you specify You can use the Quality Check Mode feature to handle AutoJet errors with or without user intervention Auto Tune is shown on the menu only when roll fed media is loaded 1 Onthe Front Page screen Calibrate key then press Auto Tune on the menu The control panel displays the AutoTune status off or cur rent interval 2 Press A or Y to set the AutoTune interval 3 Press gt Proceed The control panel displays a confirmation message Setting completed 4 Pressthe X Menu Out key repeatedly until the Front Page screen is displayed Press the Online Offline button to return the printer to the Ready state Note When AutoTune is enabled it will be executed as scheduled regardless of whether you initiate it man ually from the control panel When you run AutoJet manually the software notifies you if there are any jet or alignment problems so that they can be addressed When AutoTune runs AutoJet at scheduled intervals you can use the Quality Check feature to handle AutoJet errors When Quality Check is enabled if any missing jets are found
85. rom the menu which prints a special pattern designed to recover missing jets followed by a set of prime bars 2 24 Checking Jet Health Map Out Missing Jets If the Prime Bars reveal blank lines after a Purge the corre sponding jets should be mapped out When all missing jets have been substituted printed output will appear as if all jets are working You can map jets out temporarily soft bad jets or permanently hard bad jets For instructions see AutoJet on page 4 3 or Manual Jet Mapping on page 4 18 When AutoJet detects a missing jet it attempts to replace it with a working jet on the same or another printhead in Production and High Quality modes In this way printing occurs with all jets for maximum quality Optionally you can print a Jet Out Lines pattern to see which jets have been subsitituted 1 From the control panel Front Page screen press the Cali brate key The Calibrate menu appears 2 Press Manual Calibrations The Manual Calibrations menu appears 3 Press Print Jet Out Lines The Jet Out Lines pattern prints Substituted jets are marked with a black square Checking Jet Health 2 25 UV Lamp Operation and Maintenance A Operating Tips Replacing UV Lamp Bulbs The printer s two UV lamps on the left and right sides of the printhead carriage emit the high intensity ultraviolet light that is necessary to cure the UV ink The lamps have a limited life during wh
86. routes most messages to an Actions amp Warnings menu option See page 3 11 for instruc tions on choosing Expert mode 3 2 Overview Front Page The Front Page is the primary control panel interface You can initiate the most common operations from this screen 1 2 3 UV En HP lm H45500 HP 788 Designjet Width 36 00 in ColorSpan 5460uv Length Undefined Link 100 Mb sec Up Online La Thickness 0 01 in Mode Production Quality Ds Hp I Mm UV Lamps 4 9 0 a 10 Hours 10 Backward Off Move 5 Media Present Media 6 Cover Closed a 7 Current Language 4191 Forward English vw Y E Calibration ar Advance Go Media Past Unload Offline Sleep Brushes edia Attention 1 Media information media name size print area printable length Press here to display the Media Wizard 2 Printer status e Printer model Printer name the name of the printer as defined on the print server or under the menu at Printer Settings gt Printer Name e Network status Current print mode Pressing on this area reveals the following buttons Detailed system information Software License Agreement Front Page 3 3 10 11 12 13 14 Job Tracking Log list of the last ten print jobs with diagnostic information Media Tracking Log the amount of sheet fed and roll fed media printed since the reset button on t
87. rp ing of rigid media or curling of roll fed media Gutter Settings determines the appearance of the top and side gutters Top Gutters allows you to turn On or Off the gutter data at the top edge of the print which shows the job name ink media date and time printed print mode lamps setting printer embedded software version Fine Text and Sharp Edge usage plus write in blanks for other data Side Gutters sets the side gutter pattern to Narrow Medium or Wide sizes or turns them Off Side gutter patterns help keep the inkjets open by firing ink through them in a pattern outside the printed image area Margin Settings Note Space Between Prints roll fed media only sets the blank space between print jobs between 0 and 10 inches 25 cm A space of 3 25 inches 8 26 mm or more is recommended to prevent the grit rollers from marking the media Right and Left Margin sets the amount of blank space for the right and left margins between 0 25 and 5 inches 6 127 mm for roll fed media and between 0 and 5 inches 0 127 mm for rigid cut sheet media When you set the right and left margins to zero edge to edge printing on cut sheet media the printer prompts you for an Overprint value This is the distance beyond the edge of the media to print to help avoid a blank strip if the sheet is slightly skewed not perfectly rectangular or other error is present If you load roll fed media after printi
88. ructions Auto Bidi Calibration ensures that every working jet fires a pixel at precisely the same location in both direc tions of travel Auto H2H Calibration aligns the printheads relative to each other AutoJet Calibration locates and substitutes missing jets for working jets Full AutoSet runs AutoJet AutoBiDi and AutoH2H in sequence AutoSet Summary when enabled a table of the results of the Full AutoSet calibration is printed after the AutoSet test patterns When you enable the AutoSet Summary you can show or hide the detailed calibration data Menus 3 7 Printer Settings v Settings MEDIAWZARD Manual Calibrations allows you to calibrate the printer visually without the printer s digital imaging sensor Inaccu rate judgments by the operator during these tests could result in substandard output See Manual Calibrations on page 4 8 for instructions Service Calibrations enables you to perform three ser vice calibrations Head Height Media Thickness Sensor Service Station For best results perform these three cali brations in this order See Service Calibrations on page 4 25 for instructions AutoTune roll fed media only schedules jet mainte nance to run automatically after a certain number of prints have printed See AutoTune on page 4 4 for instructions Calibration Summary prints summary information with the AutoSet calibration test pattern
89. s or transmits registra tion or jet data to a log file on the print server Configure for Profile Creation cut sheet printing only causes all calibration prints to print on the same cut sheet rather than ejecting the sheet after each calibration print Automatically disabled after all calibration prints are fin ished when a print job is received from the RIP or when roll fed media is loaded The user can specify a dry time delay after which the linearization will begin To display this menu press the Settings button on the Front Page screen Printer Settings enables you to set many options that control how the printer operates Settings saved by the Media Wizard are indicated by MEDIA WZARD in the margin Platen Vacuum Control turns on the vacuum fans then allows you to raise or lower the fan speed Raise the speed if the media is warped and rising off the platen lower the speed if the media is buckling or wrinkling Turn off the vac uum fans for lightweight media Optionally you can enable Leading Edge Static Control to reduce overspray in areas of fine text at the leading edge of a rigid media print This lowers the platen vacuum level until the leading edge of the media has passed over the front edge of the platen Disable if the media needs full vacuum for good media feed 3 8 Menus MEDIAWZARD Printing Delay slows throughput media advance speed to allow the media to cool between passes preventing wa
90. s the printer Online after it is complete so it can immediately accept the next print job Reload Sheet does not switch the printer Online Then see Load and Print on Rigid Media on page 2 10 Media Wizard To view or change the settings for the currently loaded media press the media listing area upper left corner of the Front Page screen This displays the Media Wizard The Media Wizard also lets you create a new media type delete an existing media type view the settings for any media type or change the order in which the media are listed in the Media Wizard Configure Media 2 9 Load and Print on Rigid Media 1 If loaded unload any roll fed media If necessary slide the roll fed media edge holders out of the way of the media path Open the input and output media tables and unfold and lock the legs into position For longer media pull out the table extension For longer lightweight media such as Fome Cor pull out the media supports Fig 2 2 Rigid media tables with extensions and supports Perform the Configure Media process see Configure Media on page 2 6 then press the Proceed key on the control panel The Select Media Length menu appears Select a predefined media length on the control panel or select Input Manually and type in the length The printer displays a message telling you that your changes are being saved Press the gt Proceed key on the control panel If the
91. s or other hardware or contained on diskettes or other media including related manuals and documentation its quality performance mer chantability or fitness for any particular purpose Warranty Claims Diagnostics The printer includes a series of self diagnostic tests designed to help solve printer hardware problems If one of the tests encoun ters an error and error message appears which includes Error code always write down this code for future refer ence by Technical Services Brief description of the error e Aseries of buttons that allow you to respond to the error In Some cases you can ignore the error or enter a further diag nostic routine In other cases you must restart the printer During the course of operating the printer another class of error messages may appear on the control panel In Novice mode the ATTN Attention key blinks on the Ready or Front Page screen when the printer detects an error condition or potential error condition When you press this button the panel displays one or more messages of the following types Warnings the printer has detected a condition that if left unaddressed could result in substandard prints or a condi tion that will require an action before printing can continue Any action on your part is optional Actions the printer has detected an error condition that stopped printing or will prevent printing from starting You must correct the error
92. ssure Warnings and Actions List table of all actions and warn ings with cause and recovery Error History displays a list of errors that have occurred since the printer was last powered up Log Error History writes a file containing all of the errors that have occurred on the printer since the printer was put into service for troubleshooting by technical support person nel The file is saved on the computer running the HP Soft ware RIP at c program files kodiak logs c3 txt This option prints all of the menu options in a hierarchical tree format for reference These functions are for factory service and technical support use Menus Warnings amp Actions When in Expert mode any current Warning Change and Action messages can be displayed by selecting Warnings amp Actions from the menu When in Novice mode press the ATTN icon on the Front Page screen to view these messages See Overview on page 3 2 for further information about Actions and Warnings See page 3 11 for a description of the Expert Novice Messages mode 3 14 Menus Chapter 4 Calibrating the Printer This chapter explains how to calibrate the printer for the best possible output When to Calibrate page 4 2 AutoJet page 4 3 AutoTune page 4 4 Auto Calibrations page 4 6 AutoBiDi Calibration AutoH2H Head to Head Calibration AutoJet Calibration Full AutoSet Manual Calibrations page 4 8
93. tailed calibration data 4 6 Auto Calibrations Fig 4 1 Auto calibration patterns and reports Auto Calibrations 4 7 Manual Calibrations When you run the calibrations from this menu you evaluate the M S S S S S S S S S OO calibration test patterns visually and enter the calibration values via the contro panel Note The manual BiDi and X head calibrations are time consuming and can be error prone but is necessary when calibrating transparent media or other media that the printer s digital image sensor cannot cali brate 1 Press the Calibrate key from the Front Page screen then press Manual Calibrations in the menu The Manual Calibration menu consists of these options Media Feed Calibration page 4 9 calibrates the media advance accuracy for band free printing Manual BiDi Registration page 4 12 the manual version of AutoBiDi Calibration Manual X Head Registration page 4 9 the manual version of AutoH2H Calibration Manual Jet Mapping page 4 18 the manual version of AutoJet Print Jet Out Lines page 4 23 prints a version of the Prime Bars in which missing jets that are replaced are marked with a black square Default Registration Data page 4 23 sets all regis tration data to zero After calibration and jet mapping perform a linearization or color calibration as supported by your print server or RIP 4 8 Manual Calibrations Media Feed
94. umeric keyboard that you can use to enter the number of the bad jet 11 Enter the jet number then press the Enter key 12 When you are finished entering jet numbers press the Esc key The control panel displays the head selection message again 13 Press A and Y to select the next head number then press gt Proceed 14 Repeat steps 11 through 13 for each head containing bad jets you want to clear 15 When you are finished clearing bad jets press X The control panel displays the previous menu View Current Bad Jets When you select View Current Bad Jets the control panel displays the following prompt Head 1 Press Proceed to view bad jets 16 Press A and Y to select a head number then press gt Proceed The control panel displays a message that lists the bad jets by number 17 Press to return to the head selection screen 18 Repeat steps 16 and 17 for each head you want to check for bad jets Manual Calibrations 4 21 19 When you are finished clearing bad jets press X The control panel displays the previous menu Clear All Bad Jets for a Head 20 21 22 23 24 When you select Clear All Bad Jets for a Head the control panel displays the following prompt Head 1 Press Proceed to clear all bad jets Press A and Y to select a head number then press gt Proceed The control panel asks you to confirm your selection Press Y The control panel asks whet
95. ures that every working jet fires at precisely the same location regardless of the carriage direction of travel AutoH2H head to head Calibration ensures that the printheads are in alignment relative to each other AutoJet Calibration locates and substitutes missing jets for working jets This is the same calibration per formed as when you press the AutoJet button on the Front Page screen see AutoJet on page 4 3 Full AutoSet runs all three calibrations in sequence The printer prints a test pattern then reads it and makes The necessary adjustments or jet substitutions After completing the calibration s a report is printed that shows Calibration results a summary such as SUCCESS FUL CALIBRATION or an error message Header showing the date and time software version and printer type Calibration detail the calibration data for each head The AutoJet detail reports how many jets were mapped out by AutoJet how many are permanently mapped out by the operator and whether the head is usable from a jetout standpoint in the various print modes The higher quality modes Production and High Quality use jet replacement so they can print successfully with a greater number of jets out than can Billboard mode AutoSet Summary when enabled a table of the results of the Full AutoSet calibration is printed after the AutoSet test patterns When you enable the AutoSet Summary you can show or hide the de
96. urs To view the number of hours 2 26 UV Lamp Operation and Maintenance that each lamp has operated advance to the System Informa tion page where this is listed on the Front Page touch the printer status message to reveal the System Information pages Replacing the bulbs as a pair is recommended If the total oper ating time for the right and left bulbs is significantly different printing artifacts may be visible due to uneven ink curing When you replace the bulbs be sure to reset the operating time counter Tools gt Maintenance gt Reset UV Lamp Hours Detailed instructions for replacing the bulbs are included with the replacement bulbs Note The UV lamps contain heavy metals and other ele ments that should be disposed of as hazardous waste They should be taken by any hazardous waste service or facility that accepts mercury lamps UV Lamp Operation and Maintenance 2 27 2 28 UV Lamp Operation and Maintenance Chapter 3 Using the Control Panel This chapter describes the functions of the control panel Overview page 3 2 e Front Page page 3 3 Menu Tree page 3 6 Menus page 3 7 Using the Control Panel 3 1 Overview The touch screen control panel shows you the printer s current status and enables you to interact with the printer when chang ing media and ink respond to an error condition or configure options The control panel provides various forms of online user assistan
97. ward backward press the V key to advance the media forward When you press and hold the Y 3 4 Front Page 15 16 17 18 19 20 key the media moves faster Press the A key to reverse the media back onto the supply spool When you press and hold the A key the media moves faster The same functionality is provided by the media advance switch on the back of the printer Go Online Go Offline switch switches network communi cations on and off between the printer and RIP Sleep Wake Sleep Mode powers down the UV lamps printheads carriage and media drive motors but maintains vacuum to the printheads to prevent ink leakage The printer automatically enters Sleep Mode at the interval set in the Printer Settings menu see page 3 11 If the printer is awake the Sleep key displays so you can switch the printer into Sleep mode If the printer is asleep press the Wake key or any other key to wake the printer for operation Advance Media Past Brushes advances roll fed media forward for trimming then retracts the media back to printing position Load visible when media is not loaded loads media See Load and Print on Rigid Media on page 2 10 and Load and Print on Roll Fed Media on page 2 15 for instructions Unload visible when media is loaded raises the pinch rollers so you can unload the media The load unload func tionality is also provided by the load unload swit
98. x is the number of jets This option prints a version of the Prime Bars in which missing jets that are replaced are marked with a black square This option resets all registration data Since there is no registra tion data after running this option all calibration values must be reestablished by running the calibrations Manual Calibrations 4 23 Linearization As the density of an image varies from highlights to shadows or from lighter tints to darker tints the printer should accurately reproduce these areas in a predictable or linear fashion The process of linearization or color calibration involves printing and reading color test patches and calibrating the printer to ensure thatthe expected and printed densities will match This in turn will ensure optimal color matching You should perform a color calibration when You notice a shift change in color output Changing media types Changing print mode only if the most precise color match ing is required Color calibration is a feature of the print server or RIP connected to the printer Refer to the documentation that accompanies the RIP for further information 4 24 Linearization Service Calibrations Calibrating the Head Height 1811 v Calibrate This section shows you how to perform the following service calibrations For best results you should perform all three cali brations in this order Head Height Media Thic

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