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Infiniti Fina1612S User’s Manual

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INDEX

Chapter 1 Safety information ···························································································································4

1.1 Safety precautions ·································································································································4

1.2 Important Safety Information···············································································································4

1.3 Caution When Using Printer··················································································································5

1.4 Guide When Using Ink Cartridge··········································································································5

1.5 Cautions when use UV lamp ·················································································································5

1.6 Caution when use UV ink ······················································································································7

1.7 Choosing Printer Installation Place·······································································································7

1.8 Warning, Caution and Attention ···········································································································7

Chapter 2 Technical Parameters ·························································································································8

Chapter 3 Equipment Assembly and Adjustment····························································································10

3.1 Attention before Turning on the printer·····························································································10

3.2 Assemble Printer ··································································································································10

3.3 Insert main ink tanks into the printer································································································ 11

3.4 Port of Printer ·······································································································································12

3.5 Locate power box of UV lamp on the printer····················································································13

3.6 Assemble back cover on the electric box ··························································································13

3.7 Installation and usage of print head ··································································································14

3.7.1 Installation of Xaar Jet 126 print head ···················································································14

3.7.2 Print head adjustment ··············································································································15

3.7.3 Usage of Print head···················································································································16

3.7.4 Cleaning and maintenance of the print head ·········································································18

3.8 Connect With Power ····························································································································18

3.9 Negative pressure adjustment············································································································18

Chapter 4 Equipment Structure and Accessory·······························································································20

Chapter 5 Basic Panel Operation ······················································································································28

5.1 Menu Structure of Control Panel ········································································································28

5.1.1 Function description of the keys ·····························································································28

5.1.2 Menu structure ··························································································································30

5.2. Description of menu function ············································································································31

5.3 LCD display for normal usage ·············································································································37

5.3.1 LCD display during printing······································································································37

5.3.2 LCD display when printing is paused ······················································································37

Chart 5-2 LCD displayer of synchronous elevator device ·······························································38

5.3.4 System warning and error display···························································································40

5.4 Printing Steps ·······································································································································41

Chapter 6 Description of Ink Supply and cleaning system ············································································45

Chapter 7 Ink Supply System····························································································································50

7.1 Summary ···············································································································································50



7.2 System Diagram ···································································································································50

7.3 Function Description ····························································································································50

7.4 Operation Description ··························································································································51

7.5 Intelligent Detection Function·············································································································51

Chapter 8 Cleaning System ·······························································································································52

8.1 Summary ···············································································································································52

8.2 Diagram of positive pressure cleanning·····························································································52

8.3 Function Description of Positive Pressure Cleaning··········································································52

8.4 Operation Description ··························································································································52

8.5 Automatically Cleaning ························································································································53

Chapter9 Software Operation····························································································································54

9.1 Installation ············································································································································54

9.2 Application Of Printer Driver TRY ·······································································································54

9.2.1 Enter TRY ···································································································································54

9.2.2 Print Setting ·······························································································································56

9.2.3 Printer Parameter Setting·········································································································57

9.4 Basic operation of RIP ·························································································································63

Chapter 10 Operation of UV lamp ····················································································································64

10.1 Installation of UV lamp······················································································································64

10.2 Usage of UV lamp ······························································································································65

10.2.1 Start Up····································································································································65

10.2.2 Button operation··················································································································65

10.2.3 Remote Control Units ·············································································································65

10.2.4 Shut down································································································································66

10.2.5 Re-strike ···································································································································66

10.2.6 System Stop·····························································································································66

Chapter 11Maintenance ·····································································································································67

11.1 Daily Maintenance······························································································································67

11.2 Maintenance of print head ················································································································68

11.2.1 Moisturizing of print head ······································································································68

11.2.2 Unload print head·················································································································68

11.2.3 Assemble print head ···············································································································68

11.3 Maintenance for ink supply system··································································································69

11.3.1 Main ink tank system··············································································································69

11.3.2 Assistant ink tank system·······································································································69

11.4 Maintenance for other parts ·············································································································70

11.4.1 Lubrication for print head rail ································································································70

11.4.2 Feeding and take-up rollers ···································································································70



Chapter 1 Safety information

Before use your Inkjet Digital Printer, please read following safety information carefully and

pay more attention to the cautions on the Printer.

1.1 Safety precautions Install over-current and over-voltage protecting facility for printer power. Failure to

follow this guide could result in electric shock, personnel injury and fire.

Clean the ink channels with solution matching to the used ink. Failure to follow this guide

could result in filter clog and ink channel blockage.

Besides the ground-line for power, another unattached ground-line should be

connected outdoor. Failure to follow this guide could result in abnormal work status of printer.

Static prevent facility should be settled on the carpet or in dry climate. Failure to follow

this guide could result in print head or other parts damage on the printer.

Waiting for 10 minutes at least after power off before the operation of transportation,

connection and printer test. Failure to follow this guide could result in electric shock.

Printer should be settled on flat floor and be adjusted horizontally. Failure to follow this

guide could reduce the print resolution.

Clean the print head and ink channel with solution after long-time printing. Failure to

follow this guide could result in print head damage and ink channel clog.

Never put hands on printer while the printer is working. Failure to follow this guide could

result in hand crushing.

Never put hands on rotating rollers while the printer is working. Failure to follow this

guide could result in hand crushing.

Don’t open the electric tank in normal condition. Failure to follow this guide could result in

electric shock.

Don’t open the cover when the printer is working. Failure to follow this guide could result in

eye damage from UV light.

1.2 Important Safety Information • Do not block the hole on the cover.

• Do not insert any object into the Printer groove. Don’t let any kind of liquid splash into Printer.

• Only use the power supply according to the label. You may choose either AC 110V or 220V for

different countries and regions.

• Connect all the equipment to a properly grounded socket. Avoid the socket in the same circuit with

copy machine or air conditioner.

• Avoid to using the socket controlled by the wall switch or by auto timer.

• Please keep Printer away from the latent source of electromagnetic disturbance. For example,

loudspeaker or wireless phone.



• If you use additional cable, please make sure that total amperage of the equipment connecting with

cable shall not exceed the power supply. Moreover, the amperage of all equipment connecting with

wall socket does not exceed the rated amperage of the wall socket.

• Do not use damaged Electrical Power wire.

• Do not repair Printer by yourself.

• Shut off the power and ask experienced technician for help, if the following situations occur:

Power cable or plug is damaged.

Liquid splashes into printer.

Printer falls down or broken.

Printer cannot work properly or change in property.

1.3 Caution When Using Printer • Always use power switch to turn On/off the printer. Before shutting down the Printer, do not pull out

Power Supply wire or Data Wire.

• Before moving the printer, please make sure the print head is fixed at original position.

1.4 Guide When Using Ink Cartridge • Keep ink away from children. Do not let the children drink or touch.

• If ink spills on the skin, please wash with soap and water. If ink splashes into eye, please wash with

water immediately

• Do not shake the ink cartridge in case ink leak is caused.

• After using for a certain period (generally 3 months), you should take off the ink cartridge, clean it

and dry it.

Please keep surrounding clean when you replace a new ink container. It helps you improve printing quality.

1.5 Cautions when use UV lamp To reduce the risk of fire, or electric shock, connect the unit to a receptacle wired for the rating

voltage of the unit. Consult a service engineer if voltage and frequency settings cannot be

ascertained.

The system must be shut down in the correct sequence to prevent impairing the lamp heads. The

UV lamp should not be switched off by the mains on/off switch. Switch off by either of this mean

can cause the lamps to overheat, causing permanent damage.

It must be possible electrically isolate the mains power. Refer to country-specific wiring regulations

for the power inlet lead.

Do not occlude the vents at the front of the PSU, or at the back of the unit. Unimpeded airflow is

essential for safe operation.

Lamp cables must be fitted to the PSU. Cable forms first level safety against high voltage hazards.

This unit must not be used until it is installed within a system of light shielding and air extraction or

sufficient ventilation.

Do not occlude the vents around the lamp heads. Unimpeded airflow is essential for safe



operation.

Never look directly at A UV light source. UV light emitted from this system must be shielded from

eyes and skin. Use UV radiation eye and skin protection during servicing.

Before conducting any maintenance work on the UV system, it must be isolated from the electrical

supply and must have had ample cooling time following being switched off.

This UV lamp head produces ozone. The system must be ventilated so as not to allow an ozone

concentration of more than 0.1 PPM.



1.6 Caution when use UV ink Use exhaust ventilator to keep air fresh; Avoid breathing fume or mist. If inhaled, move to fresh air

area and call a physician.

When handle the ink, wear chemical resistant gloves and safety glasses or goggles to avoid contact

with eyes, skin and clothing. Wash hands and face thoroughly after handling.

In case of eye contact, immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at lease 15 minutes. If

irritation develops, get medical attention.

In case of skin contact, immediately wash skin with soap and plenty of water. If symptoms occur,

get medical attention. Remove contaminated clothing and shoes. Wash clothing before reuse.

Store the ink in a dark and tightly closed container in a cool (below 3030℃) and dry place away

from heat, sparks, and flame.

Exposure to radiation, oxidizers, high temperature, free radical initiators and inert gases may cause

spontaneous polymerization, generating heat and pressure. Closed containers may rupture and /

or explode during runaway polymerization.

If ink leaks, stop leak. Eliminate all sources of ignition. Keep away from heat or flame. Absorb the

material with inert substances (e.g. sand). Collect and put in a disposable container.

1.7 Choosing Printer Installation Place

• Put printer at a horizontal and stable place with enough space; otherwise, the Printer may not work

properly.

• Don’t leave Printer at a place where temperature and humidity change severely. Avoid direct sunlight,

strong light or heat.

• Avoid shaking or vibrating.

• Keep sufficient room around printer for air circulation.

• Place printer nearby the wall socket, so that it is easy to connect or disconnect the power supply

•

1.8 Warning, Caution and Attention

Warning

Must obey in order to ensure personal safety.

Caution

Must obey in order to protect the machine.

Attention Contain some important and useful information about operation.



Chapter 2 Technical Parameters

Chart 2-1 Printer Outlook

Product Model Infiniti Fina1612S

Print Technique Xaar 126 35pl piezo head, 12 heads inside

Resolution Max resolution 1480dpi

Color Quality Photo effect including 2 levels: Basic and High Quality

Max Media Width 1605mm

Max Printing Width 1600mm

Mode Output at Speed level High (m²/h)

4pass 8.6

6pass 5.9

Output (m²/h)

（Designed values, not from

measurement） 8pass 4.4

Display LCD display with 8 key panel, self-diagnosis available

Ink Type UV ink

Ink Supply Mode 300ml/min auto ink supply by electric pump，volume of main tank

1000ml/color

Ink Inspection System Auto ink supply, low ink detector

Printing Driver Infiniti RIP, PhotoPRINT, Onyx and Wasatch, etc.

Operation System Window2000, XP, etc.



Media Type Flex, vinyl, window film, polyester, KT board etc.

Media Transmission Roll media weight less than 40kg/roll or sheet media (bigger than A4 or

210mm)

Media Processing Auto feeding and take-up system

Print head Height 2mm-30mm above media adjustable

Heating & Dry System Preheating and flattened heater.

Clamp Manual adjustment media width

Print head Cleaning System Auto positive pressure cleaning

Safety System Inside safety lock with auto shutting down function

Print Interface USB2.0 interface

Noise Printing status≤76dB/waiting status≤40dB (ISO7779)

Printer Size （ including ink

tank） / Net Weight

L3100mm W880mm（2630mm include front and rear work bracket）

H1250mm/240Kg

Package Size / Weight L3200mm W960mm H1170mm/280Kg

Input Voltage AC 220V 50Hz / AC 110V 60Hz

Power（AC 220V applied） 1800W

Working Environment Temperature：20°C ~ 28°C

Humidity：40% ~ 80%

The parameters above are subject to be changed.



Chapter 3 Equipment Assembly and Adjustment

3.1 Attention before Turning on the printer

1. In order to clean print head easily, please prepare following items:

• Flush solution

• Non-woven fabric.

2. In order to inspect temperature and humidity of printing environment, please prepare relative

measurers. Requirement for environment:

• Temperature: 20°C - 28°C

• Humidity: 40% - 70%

3. Power supply

• You may select AC 110V or 220V for different countries or regions.

• Control power supply: AC 220V 50Hz / AC 110V 60Hz

• Feeding power supply: AC 220V 50Hz / AC 110V 60Hz

Caution:

• Please choose the type of power shown on the printer in case of damage to the

printer.

• Make sure the printer is well grounded.

• It is better to use UPS stable-voltage power.

4. Requirement for computer In order to avoid problems caused by computer, please choose high quality computer or brand computer such as DELL or IBM, etc.

3.2 Assemble Printer Caution:

Please assemble the printer under the guidance of the service engineer.

The whole packaging equipment is easy to assembly.

1. Please assemble supporter on a horizontal, clean and proper work area, tighten all screws on the

supporter, insuring safety and stability;

2. Install truckles on the bottom of the printer tightly.

3. The fixing frame of bar must be disassembled after the printer assembly.



Warning: The fixing frame is used for fixing the elevator bar of UV printer when

transporting, and must be disassembled after assembling the printer. Otherwise, when

the printer is running, the motors are destroyed for the bar is locking up by the fixing

frame.

Chart 3-1 Fixing frame 4、 Normal media rolls and KT boards can be both printed on this printer. So there are 2 brackets for

supporting KT boards on the front and back of the printer. And they are tall with the printing

bedplate. Therefore, the brackets must be assembled before preparing for printing.

3.3 Insert main ink tanks into the printer Follow the steps to insert the main ink tanks into the printer:

1. Open the cover on the right side of the printer;

2. Insert the main ink tanks into the slot on turn from C to Lm; 3. Connect ink tubes with the ink tank correctly.

Fixing frame



Chant 3-2 Insert main ink tanks into the slot

3.4 Port of Printer USB 2.0

Installation:

1. Connect printer’s USB and computer’s USB directly.

2. Find driver for USB at USB Install File/Try Setup under printer’s driver.

Optional: PCI card

Installation:

1. Insert the PCI card into the slot in the computer and connect it to COM port with a cable;

2. Connect the PCI port on the print to COM port on the computer with data cable;

3. The driver of the PCI card is installed automatically when printer driver TRY is installed.

Prompt:

Connect the computer with the printer according to the configured port.

Insert main ink tanks into the slot



3.5 Locate power box of UV lamp on the printer Follow the steps to locate the power box of UV lamp:

1. Pull out the track of UV lamp chest beside the print head carriage;

2. Put the power box of UV lamp on the bracket; 3. Pull back the track after location.

Chart 3-3 Locate power box of UV lamp

3.6 Assemble back cover on the electric box Follow the steps to assemble back cover on the electric box:

1. Insert the table-flap into the square hole on the bottom of electric box; 2. Fix the cover on the box with 2 screws tighten on the 2 upper holes

Chart 3-4 Back cover of electric box

Tighten the screws on the upper holes

Insert the table-flap into the square hole on

Track of UV lamp chest



3.7 Installation and usage of print head 3.7.1 Installation of Xaar Jet 126 print head

1— PH bracket

2— Print head

3— Ink tube

4— Screw

5— Fixing pin Chart 3-5 Print head frame

Method: Insert each print head uprightly into the relevant hole on the PH bracket(notice

whether the bolts will become flexible),then tighten both sides of the screws

Note: After assembling the print head, clip cirques prepared in spare parts tank on the

plugs of In and Out pipe to prevent the plugs jumped out.

2 1

3

4 5



3.7.2 Print head adjustment

Normal media rolls and KT boards can be both printed on this printer. When replace the media roll with

KT board for printing, the height of PH carriage should be re-adjusted. Follow the steps to adjust the height

of PH carriage:

1. Loosen the fixing bolt of the slider;

2. Rotate the adjust screw to move the PH carriage upward or downward;

3. Rotate method: Clockwise for downward rotation and anticlockwise for upward rotation; 1、 Fix the bolt of the slider after adjustment.

Chart 3-6 PH carriage

Adiabatic gasket

Slider

Adjust screw

Fixing bolt

UV lamp

Fan cover

Loosen the fixing bolt of the slider



3.7.3 Usage of Print head

1— Print head

2— In pipe

3— Out pipe

4— Ink pipe cap

5— Fitting

Chart 3-7 Print head

1、Flush humectants out of print head

To moisturize print head, lots of humectants are injected into the head before it is used. The

humectants must be flushed out for the first using. Before fix the head on the print head frame, do

the steps as follows: Joint a filter on the In-pipe of the head, and then joint an injector--which fills

with flush solution--on the filter. Inject 10-20 ml flush solution to the head to eject the humectants

inside. Then fill the head with flush solution to dissolve the humectants completely within 5-10

minutes. Finally, flush the head with about 30ml flush solution to eliminate the humectants

completely.

Make sure to operate on a stable and clean platform.

Cautions:

1. Clean platform for convenient operation;

2. Don’t touch the surface of head and socket with hand;

3. Clean the filter with flush solution;

4. Connect a pipe on the exit of the head to prevent ink flowing into the socket;

5. Don’t touch the surface of head with other objects;

6. Be careful to distinguish In pipe and Out pipe of the head;

Eject flush solution from the nozzles with strength no more than 0.3 kg. (It is better to hold the

injector with single hand and push it with the same thumb.)

4

5

3 2 1



2、Extrude air from the print head

After fixing the head on the head frame (be cautious of the in pipe and out pipe). Remove the Cap

from the Out pipe; positive-pressure clean to fill the head with ink till ink streams out from nozzles.

During the process air is extruded completely from the head.

3、Moisturize print head surface

After extruding air from the head, cover the Cap on the Out pipe. Positive-pressure clean again

until ink streams out of the nozzles, then scrub the head surface with a dry clean stick to form a

protecting layer of ink on the head surface. The ink on the surface will stream into the nozzles

because of negative pressure.

Notes:

Never scrub the head surface when head surface is dry, for that will orient air into the

nozzles and shape bubbles in the pipelines and affect the printing quality.



3.7.4 Cleaning and maintenance of the print head

1. Ink replace

Flush the print head with the original ink first, and then flush it again with new flush solution, which

matches the new ink. Avoid sunlight and irradiation of UV lamp when replace the ink.

2. Print head cleaning

If low quality printing takes place, a positive-pressure cleaning is proper for the head. After positive

pressure cleaning, scrub the head surface with a dry clean stick to stop ink streaming from the nozzles.

Be sure not to use a stick with flush solution to scrub the head surface, otherwise, the flush solution will

be siphoned into the nozzles.

3. Moisturize print head

Use a dry-prevent bracket if the printer is left unused and always keep the bracket clean. Put a clean

non-woven fabric on the sponge of bracket and drop some flush solution on it because the sponge

usually has dust on it. Wrap the bracket with a black plastic cloth to avoid sunlight. If no dry-prevent

bracket is ready, use a clean non-woven fabric with some flush solution on it to wrap the print head with

a fresh-keep polyester film and then wrap it with a black plastic cloth.

3.8 Connect With Power 1. After all the parts installed, move printer to its working area and clean up the package.

2. Connect power cables, including power for printer and heater, printing data cable. Protective

switch only works for heater’s power. Usually this switch should be at status of On (switch on

above, far from red point)

3. Movel the print head frame from right to left of printer to ensure no exceptional situation.

4. Feed in media and printer enters waiting status.

5. Then go in test printing. Observe ink drop. If not good, clean print head again.

3.9 Negative pressure adjustment 1. Functions of negative pressure:Negative pressure holds ink in the nozzles to prevent it dropping down

from the print heads and keep ink in balance.

2. How to judge negative pressure if normal: Ink dripping on print head can be analysed to confirm

negative pressure normal or not: First, press positive pressure cleaning key on cleaning operation

panel, for appearing the ink dripping on print head. Then make it still and observe it sucked back slowly

or dropping. If the ink dripping is dropping, it shows that the negative pressure value is too low.

Generally speaking, the negative pressure value should be adjusted at the list value, which can ensure

the ink dripping not dropping. For too high negative pressure, ink will be blocked or clogged during

print; for too low negative pressure, ink can’t be held in the nozzles. So print quality will be affectted.



Figure 3-8 negative pressure display panel and adjusting knob

3. How dose the user adjusts negative pressure parameters: If the negative pressure is too high or too

low when using, users can adjust it in the negative pressure contiol panel, for changing the negative

pressure parameters. The negative pressure parameter corresponds to the value which is displayed on

negative pressure display panel. And the larger parameter, the higher negative pressure. If negative

pressure value be set too high ot too low, buzzer will call to give alarm and the ERR4 will be displayed

on diplay panel.

4.Attention: Negative pressure adjusting knob is used to adjust negative pressure pump working voltage.

Users don’t reset the voltage parameter, because the voltage parameter has be set right when leaving

factory. Otherwise, working life of negative pressure pump will be affectted. Seriously, the negative

pressure will out of control.

Negative pressure adjusting knob

Negative pressure display panel



Chapter 4 Equipment Structure and Accessory

Chart 4-1 Front view of the printer

Chart 4-2 Media feeding and take-up system

6 5 4 7 8 9

10 11

12 13 14

19 11



Chart 4-3 Media feeding and take-up、Power switch and Elevating operation panel

Chart 4-4 Print head、Assistant ink tanks and UV lamp

Chart 4-5 Power socket

18 16 17

14 12

13

34

35

29 3 1 2

15

28



Chart 4-6 Ink pump, valve and filter

Chart 4-7 Air bottle、manual valve and valve

Chart 4-8 Negative pressure meter、negative pressure adjust knob、clean button、UV lamp switch

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36

37

38

24 25 26

20

21 22



Chart 4-9 Assistant ink tanks

Chart 4-10 Waste ink slot

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28 3 15

28

29



Chart 4-11 Media take-up sensor

Chart 4-12 Media feeding sensor

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Chart 4-13 Emergency Stop Switch

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Parts on the printer：

1. Print head: XAAR 126 35pl piezo print head, total 12 inside;

2. PH bracket: Bracket to hold print heads;

3. Ink tubes: Transport ink to print heads from assistant ink tanks;

4. Front pole: To press down or pull up the pinch rollers for media loading and location;

5. Pinch roller: Press on the media to transport the media for printing;

6. Control panel: Set all sort of parameter about the printer;

7. Electric box: Locate the electric board inside;

8. Media take-up motor: Drive the media take-up motor to roll up the media after printing and drying;

9. Media take-up roller: Roll up the media after printing and drying;

10. Media feeding motor: Drive the media feeding roller to feeding media into the printer;

11. Media feeding roller: Feed media into the printer;

12. 3-level switches for media take-up：Turn the switch up or down to guide the media take up back or forth;

turn the switch to middle to stop media take up;

13. Media feeding and take-up switch: Turn the switch up or down to guide media feeding or take up;

14. 3-level switches for media feeding：Turn the switch up or down to guide the media feeding back or forth;

turn the switch to middle to stop media feeding;

15. UV lamp: Dry the media after printing;

16. USB port: Connect and communicate with PC.

17. Power socket

18. Socket for UV lamp: Connect and communicate with the UV lamp;

19. Chain: Hold and protect the ink tubes to assistant ink tanks from main ink tanks and also the flat cable of

PH board;

20. Horizontal filter: Filter dust in the ink from into the print head;

21. Ink pump: Provide ink for assistant ink tank;

22. Air pump: Provide air pressure to assistant ink tank to push ink purge from the nozzles;

23. Disc filter: Filter dust in the air from into the ink;

24. Valve: Automatically control the air route;

25. Air bottle: Store ink pushed by negative pressure;

26. Manual Valve:Manually control the air route of the valve;

27. Negative pressure meter: Display negative pressure of the ink in the print head thus user can adjust it

for better print quality;

28. Assistant ink tank: Store and provide ink to print head;

29. Safety tank: Store ink overflow from assistant ink tank. When safety ink tank is full, system alarms;

30. Cleaning slot: Collect ink purged from the print head;

31. 32.Media feeding and take-up sensor: Check the media border and send signal to the media feeding

and take-up control board;

33. Adjust screw on media feeding and take-up sensor: Rotate the screw on the side to adjust the sensitivity

of the sensor;

34. Power switch: Control the on and off of the machine;



35. Synchro up and down operate panel: control movements beams rising and falling;

36. Negative pressure adjust knob: Adjust the negative pressure;

37. Cleaning button: Clean the print head;

38. UV lamp switch: Control the UV lamp’s on and off;

39. Rapid stop switch: Protect the machine in urgent situation by cutting off the power supply.



Chapter 5 Basic Panel Operation

5.1 Menu Structure of Control Panel

Chart 5-1 Control Panel

5.1.1 Function description of the keys

1、 Direction keys

Operation via control panel：

key：Scroll the menus for selection；reduce or increase the values on LCD。

key：Move the cursor position over the number string on LCD。

2、Function keys

1) ONLINE：Switch the printer online and offline / press down and hold it for several seconds

to pause printing。

2) ESC：Cancel operation and return to up-level menu。

3) ENTER：Confirm and execute the operation。

4) FUNC：Shift to special function。

Function Keys

LCD

Direction Keys

Waiting… Online



3、Basic operation

After power on the printer, the system executes X and Y motion test and p/h test.

After self-test, the system moves the p/h carriage back to original position. The

LCD displays printer model and version number and then shift to basic operation

menu shown as below. That stands for the printer is ready.

MENU －> 1. Ink Status + 2. Heat Status + 3. Cleaning Tool + OFFLINE 4. Print para +

Booting >System >Y Motor >X Motor

Check —>Print head



5.1.2 Menu structure

Menu structure includes main menus and sub menus. Main menus followed by “+”s have sub

menus inside. Submenus followed by “－”s have no lower level inside.

Main menu includes items as below：

—> 1. Ink Status +

2. Heat Status +

3. Cleaning Tool +

4. Print para +

5. Application +

6. Engineer Set +

Press key to scroll the menus upward and downward. Press ENTER to unwrap submenus. For

example, while the arrow points to “1. Ink Status”, press ENTER to unwrap the submenu. LCD

displays details of submenu M1 as below:

On the LCD, M1 stands for this submenu under main menu No.1. Here press ESC key, it returns the

display to main menu.

Arrow points to the first line on the LCD. Scroll the submenus by pressing and key same as

main menu. The submenu followed by a “－” means has no lower submenu inside. Press ENTER

key to execute the operation. Here press ESC key, operation will be canceled.

MENU →

M1

OFFINE

Ink Status

Ch A C M Y K c m

Rn _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Al _ _ _ _ _ _ _



5.2. Description of menu function

Main menu Submenu Function description

1. Ink Status

Ink Status

Ch A C M Y K c m

Rn _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Al _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ink status displays.

The LCD display details as below:

Item Ch: stands for ink channels.

A means all channels, C M Y Kmm means Cyan、 Magenta、

Yellow、Black、Cyan 2、Magenta 2;

Item Rn: displays ink supply status of corresponding channel;

Item AL: displays alarming for ink pump working overtime of

corresponding channel; Press ENTER to refill ink and cancel

alarming.

2. Heat Status

Heat Status

FH Pre P/H

Tem 00 00 00

Set 00 00

00

Heating status displays.

The LCD display details as below:

Item Tem: displays actual temperature;

Item Set: displays setup temperature.

Item Pre: displays sub ink tank temperature.

Item P/H: displays print head temperature.

Firing

Press ENTER key to execute the operation, “Busy” flashes on

the LCD. P/Hs spray downward to prevent nozzle clogs. The LCD

stops flashing after firing finishes.

Press ENTER key again to execute P/H firing one more time if

necessary.

Jam Test Press ENTER key to execute the operation of test printing.

Clean POS

Press ENTER key to execute the operation of moving P/H

carriage to cleaning position.

3. Cleaning Tool

Home Post

Press ENTER key execute the operation of returning the P/H

carriage to original position.

Heat Status FH Pre P/H Tem 00 00 00 Set 00 00 00

Ink Status Ch A C M Y K c m Rn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Al _ _ _ _ _ _ _



Print Post

Number string “XXXX” flashed on the LCD. Here press and

key to move the cursor position over the number string and

press or key to increase or reduce the value of the flashing

number. Press ENTER to save the number as print position.

Images and test print start from this position.

Here press key combination FUNC + or key to move the

media forward or backward; press key combination FUNC +

key to move the P/H carriage to printing position It will tell the

position set well or not. Press any key to return the P/H carriage

to original position.

Bi-dir. Adj

This function is used to adjust bi-direction compensation to

ensure bi-direction printing quality.

This printer always prints in mono-direction. So user

needn’t to adjust this parameter.

Print Speed

This function is used to adjust the scan speed of the P/H

carriage. The LCD displays details as below:

Press or key to select from the 3 options.

High scan speed will reduce printing quality. Low scan speed

will increase printing quality but reduce printing speed.

The suggestion is Norm.

Feed Speed

The LCD displays details similar to Print speed. “Norm” flashes

as the default option. Press or key to select from the 3

options-High, normal and low.

The suggestion is “Norm”

Firing Vol

“XXXX” flashes on the LCD. Press or key to increase or

reduce the value by 1. This value is the firing volume of P/Hs for

auto spray and printing after cleaning (that means all nozzles

are unclogged).

Print Para

Flash Mode

3 options altogether are ready for flash mode selection: 0, 1 and

2.

0 stands for P/H does not flash during printing;

1 stands for P/H flashes only once during the whole

printing;

2 stands for P/H flashes once every forward and backward.


MENU －> 3Print Speed Norm OFFLINE



PH Volt. Set

This function is used to set Voltage of P/Hs. The LCD displays

details as below:

Here press and key to scroll the submenu. The LCD will

display values as below:

The upper number is adjustable EF value of P/H and the down

number indicates voltage value of P/H.

Press or to move the cursor position over the number string

and press or key to increase or reduce the flashing number

of EF value.

PH 1 Voltage for P/H CA;

PH 2 Voltage for P/H CB;

PH 3 Voltage for P/H C2A;

PH 4 Voltage for P/H C2B;

PH 5 Voltage for P/H MA;

PH 6 Voltage for P/H MB;

PH 7 Voltage for P/H M2A;

PH 8 Voltage for P/H M2B;

PH 9 Voltage for P/H YA;

PH 10 Voltage for P/H YB;

PH 11 Voltage for P/H KA;

PH 12 Voltage for P/H KB.

UV Lamp Power

2 levels are optional for UV lamp power: normal and high。


Front Heater This parameter is invalid for the printer.

Application

PreHeater

“XXXX” flashes on the LCD as default setting at the unit of

centigrade degree. Press or key to increase or reduce the

value of temperature. This item is the preheating of the ink and

the assistant tank.

MENU －> PH 1 Voltage PH 2 Voltage

PH 3 Voltage OFFLINE PH 4Voltage

MENU －> 5 PH 5 Voltage 0099 0182

OFFLINE



PH Heater

“XXXX” flashes on the LCD. Press or key to increase and

reduce the value by 1 at unit of centigrade degree.

Set the temperature according to the viscosity of the ink used.

Media Detect

Press ENTER to execute the operation, the LCD displays OFF

means the function is switch off when the printer is waiting.

OFF（function switch off）

Press or key to switch on the function.

ON（function switch on）

Pull up the press pole and then pull it down, the LCD displays

details as below:

Press ENTER key to start media edge detecting. Press ESC to

cancel the operation.

After detecting, “OK” displays means the detecting is successful

and saves the result as print position, which should add the

value of offset set at below step. “Error” displays means the

detecting is failed and the value of print position does not

change.

Media Offset

“XXXX” flashes on the LCD. Press or key to increase or

reduce the value.

This value added to the value of media detecting is saved as the

value of print position

Fan Volocity To control the power of fan,the value is 0 to 12.

T Neg. Pressure

Set negative pressure to hold ink in the print head stably at idle

time.

UV lamp CHK This parameter is invalid for the printer currently.

Menu Media Detect Warn2 Star:0000mm Lenth:0000mmOffline



Curve of ink

Select ink curves in the 12 options from 0 to 11.

LCD displays details as below:

1 2 3 4

The name of ink curve indicates as below：

1、Xr：Stands for XAAR print head

2、2：stands for 200 dpi print head；

3：standsfor 300 dpi print head；

3、S：stands for solvent based ink type；

O：stands for oil based ink type；

U：stands for UV ink type

4、ink name

Clean Post

Set the distance from original position to cleaning position. P/H

moves to cleaning position for negative pressure cleaning.

It’s better not to change this value once set by the technician.

Printer Width

Set the biggest distance in scanning direction.

It’s better not to change this value once set by the technician.

Moving Test

Press ENTER to execute the operation. The LCD displays details

as below:

And P/H carriage moves back and forth to simulate printing, but

P/H not spray.

It’s used for mechanical test. The number on the LCD indicates

times the P/H carriage moves back and forth.

Default Set

Reset the parameters to default setting.

Press key combination of FUNC+ENTER to execute the

operation.。

It better not to execute this operation except for the

technicians

Y Test Speed

It is used for speed test of Y motion.

It better not to execute this operation except for the technicians

Engineer Set

X Test Speed

It is used for speed test of X motion.

It better not to execute this operation except for the technicians

MENU －> Moving Test 0000 OFFLINE



Remark1: Ink curve-Viscosity and Voltage

User can choose different curves for different ink types and different situations.

We suggest to use the ink type we point and choose correspond curve. If you’re using a different ink type, please contact us. Otherwise consequence are responsible.

Remark2: EF value setting

Each Xaar126 head has its own EF value. Manufacture always provides a standard EF value, which

is captured under standard condition. Users input this value at column Voltage. Usually, the printing

effect is good. The value is marked on the head. It is also saved in the chip of print head driver. User

can download it directly. If the voltage is too high, it produces the satellites and ink supply is easy to break；If the voltage

is too low, the printing line is not straight and easy to have an angle. Besides, ink volume is small and

output color is light. Therefore, every head has its optimal EF value. When adjusting, you can adjust the

EF value one by one. Usually user needn’t to adjust EF value.

Note:

When install print head, select the 2 with same or similar EF value for 1 color, or it

will cause different color of front and rear print heads.



5.3 LCD display for normal usage 5.3.1 LCD display during printing

The LCD displays total lines for printing, lines finished and lines of RIP ready during printing.

5.3.2 LCD display when printing is paused

P/H nozzles may be clogged during printing, so it needs cleaning.

Press and hold ONLINE key to pause the printing until the LCD displays “Busy”. The P/H

carriage returns to original position after it finishes the current line printing. The LCD displays

menus as below:

Press or key to select “Cleaning tool” function in the menu and execute cleaning.

Select “Continuous” to continue printing or “Cancel” to cancel printing.

Total lines for printing Lines finished Lines of RIP ready

Printing TOTAL：XXXX FINISH：XXXX Online RIP READY：XXXX

Waiting 1.Ink status 2.Heat status 3.Cleaning tool Online 4.Continuous 5.Cancel



5.3.3 LCD display of Synchronous elevator device

Chart 5-2 LCD displayer of synchronous elevator device

There is an axletree in the synchronous elevator device for lifting conveniently, instead of copper

frame. Synchronous elevator device is used for adjusting the height of elevator bar when printing thick

media. It’s assembled on the horizontal bar and driven by two motors, which are assembled on the

right side and left side of printer. A mini operation panel controls the elevator lifted up and down.

Chart 5-3 Axletree

Function descriptions of the keys: 1: MENU 2: ENTER 3: DOWN 4: UP

Synchronous elevator trechometer: Display the journey of elevator bar. And the most journey of

elevator bar is 27mm.

Menu Enter Down Up

1 2 3 4

Synchronous elevator trechometer



Functions of the panel of synchronous elevator trechometer: （1）Power on printer, panel will display "LOCK"; it is lock state. 1. Unlock and self-lock:

Unlock: press "ENTER" for 3 senconds, panel will display "F1", means the elevator system is

unlocked and can be operated.

Self-lock: press "MENU" when elevator system is in operable state to change the operating mode.

The panel will display three modes "F1", "F2", "F3". Select "F1" mode, then press "ENTER"

to lock system.

2. Self-test and Resetting:

Press "MENU" when elevator system is in operable state to change the operating mode. When the

panel displays "F2", press "ENTER" to selt-test the system. The beam will level automatically when

self-testing.

Resetting has two situations:

I、 When elevator beam is at the maximum scale position, the self-test process is the beam firstly drops down to the position 5mm fra from printing platform, then moves up to the

maximal scale position. Ⅱ、 When elevator beam is at the minimum scale position(printing platform), the self-test

process is the beam moves up to the maximal scale position directly.

3. Double-Electromotors Elevating:

Press "MENU" to change the operating mode. When the panel displays "F3", press "ENTER" to

display number like"00.00", then press "DOWN" or "UP" to move the beam up or down to the position

you need. The position is controlled by position sensor. （2）Press "ENTER" when power on elevtor will set elevtor to adjustment state. The state has three modes

as "A1", "A2", "A3", users can press "MENU" to select.

1. "A1": This mode is for double-electromotor elevating. Press "DOWN"and "UP" to operate. Sensor does

not control the operation.

2. "A2": This mode is for single-electromotor elevating(only for operating electromotor). Operation is

same to "A1", and it is used for adjust the level of beam and platform.

3. "A3": This mode is for resetting, after adjusting beam of printer or transporting, users should reset.

Press "MENU" to select mode "A3" after levelling the beam, then press "ENTER".

NOTE:

1. Aftert ransporing the printer must be adjusted by levelling beam and resetting.

2. If the two sensors are be changed, users should restting and levelling beam too.



5.3.4 System warning and error display

1. Warning：

Warn1：UV lamp is NOT ready；

Warn2：Press pole is NOT pulled down；

Warn3：The system is executing ink refilling.

2 Error：

When one of the errors listed below occurs during printing, the printer will run normally

but give alarm for warning

Err5：Ink refill overtime；

Err6：The safety bottle is full；

Err7：For solvent based printer：The waste ink bottle is full；

For UV printer：The safety bottle in manometer is full；

Err8：Null

Errors listed below indicate the detail for further check when self test fails

Err9：Y raster count direction differs from motion direction；

Err10：Y raster signal is NOT detected；

Err11：Y raster error too big；

Err12：Reverse count abnormal；

Err13：Self test for main board failed；

1． Err14：Version of assistant board NOT matches main board；



5.4 Printing Steps On normal condition, the steps are as follows:

1. Power on the printer

2. Turn on the computer

Note：

It is recommended to turn on the printer before computer. Otherwise the

communication may fail.

3. Load media, put down the press bar to press on media.

a. This printer is equipped with front and rear poles. Rear pole locates pinch rollers up and down

for different thickness of media, such as KT board and normal PVC film.

b. Before operate the rear pole, pull down front pole first.

c. Pull rear pole up for thin media type, such as PVC film; pull rear pole down for thick media type,

such as KT board, etc.

d. When load KT board, place 2 pieces of adjust bar on the both sides to prevent the KT board

from going slant during printing.

e. Pull down the front pole after media loading.

Note:

Before print(especially KT bord), in order to prevent the static affect to print,we can

spread some static liquid on the surface of media or brush the meida by static brush.

Before KT bord print, notice the position of print shelves,cause the shelves is

short,adjustment should be done at any moment to avoid KT bord to incline or fall.

Notice the printer’s defalt speed setting is medium,so the print speed can only be in

medium which can not be changed adlibitum.

4. Clean the head and start the self-diagnosis till no nozzle clogging.

5. Power on the UV lamp.

Note:

Wait for 2-3 minutes and then power on the UV lamp after turn on the printer.

6. Press ONLINE.

Offline mode Online mode

ONLINE MODE

MENU －> 1. Ink Status + 2. Heat Status + 3. Cleaning Tool + OFFLINE 4. Print para +



Chart 5-4 Offline mode and online mode

7. Trim the pattern for printing, and save it in computer.

8. Launch RIP software. Here describe the process of APRINT RIP for example.

9. Create new file.

10. Read the pattern for printing.

11. Adjust the position, size, property, and resolution of the pattern.

12. Printer setting 1) Select File/Printer setting. Dialogue box pops up as below:

Chart 5-5 Printer setup

2) Select the type of printer as “Aprint Printer” and the model as “UV160”.

3) Click the “Printer setting”. Set the relevant value in the following dialogue box.

Chart 5-6 Print setup

a. Select the printing resolution.

b. Uncheck Bi-direction item. This printer always prints on mono-direction.



4)Click the “ColorAdjust” ,adjust the color you need.

Note:

The horizontal parameters, and feeding compensation should be adjusted

already before your printing; otherwise the printing quality will be reduced.

Refer to the APRINT RIP Manual for details of the functions above and

others

13. Click “Printing Project” to print.

14. LCD displays as below when printing:

15. If nozzle clogged during printing，press ONLINE for 3s to pause printing and clean print head

immediately. After cleaning, press ONLINE to go on printing.

Cleaning procedure during printing:

P/H nozzles may be clogged during printing, so it needs cleaning.

Press and hold ONLINE key to pause the printing until the LCD displays “Busy”. The P/H carriage returns

to original position after it finishes the current line printing. The LCD displays menus as below:

Total lines for printing Finished lines RIP ready lines

PRINT PROJECT LINE：TOTAL：XXXX FINSH：XXXX RIP READY：XXXX



Press or key to select “3. Cleaning tool” function in the menu and execute cleaning. Wait for

another 5-10 seconds and select “Continuous” to continue printing or “Cancel” to cancel printing.

15. Press ONLINE when the printing is all finished. Then the printer is under the Offline mode.

Note:

To cancel printing operation, usually do in RIP. If you want to cancel printing

directly on the printer, press ONLINE button after the menu “printing cancel”

appears in software.

Remark: If you are using another RIP software, please refer to operation manual for details.

Waiting 1.Ink status 2.Heat status 3.Cleaning tool Online 4.Continuous 5.Cancel



Chapter 6 Description of Ink Supply and cleaning system

The ink supply and cleaning system includes parts below:

Chart 6-1 4 color Main ink tanks

Solution cleaning can not be used for this printer. The middle slot leaves for flush solution tank.

Chart 6-2 Ink pump, filter and valve

1. Ink pump

2. Air pump

3. Horizontal filter

C M Y K C2 M2

3

1

2

4 5



4. Disc filter

5. Valve

6. Air bottle

7. Valve

8. Negative pressure meter

Chart 6-3 air bottle、manualvalve and valve

1. air bottle

2. manual valve

3. valve

3 1 2



Chart 6-4 Ink pumps and air pumps

1- Ink pump of Cyan

2- Ink pump of Magenta

3- Ink pump of Yellow

4- Ink pump of Black

5- Ink pump of Cyan 2

6- Ink pump of Magenta 2

7- Air pump1

8- Air pump2

9- Disc air filter1

10- Disc air filter2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10



Chart 6-5 Horizontal ink filters

1- Ink filter of Cyan

2- Ink filter of Magenta

3- Ink filter of Yellow

4- Ink filter of Black

5- Ink filter of Cyan 2

6- Ink filter of Magenta 2

Chart 6-6 Assistant ink tanks

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 6 5 4 3 2 1



1、 Assistant ink tank of Cyan

2、 Assistant ink tank of Cyan 2

3、 Assistant ink tank of Magenta

4、 Assistant ink tank of Magenta 2

5、 Assistant ink tank of Yellow

6、 Assistant ink tank of Black

7、 Safety tank

Chart 6-6 Print head carriage

1— Print head

2— Ink inlet tube

3— Suck tube

3 2

1



Chapter 7 Ink Supply System

7.1 Summary This ink supply system can control automatically several pumps at the same time and provides protect

function. Isolated ink supply system is easy for operation.

7.2 System Diagram

Figure 8-1 Ink Supply System Diagram

7.3 Function Description 1. This system work automatically and control several pumps to supply ink simultaneously. When

printer is power on, ink pump starts automatically to pump ink to assistant ink tanks from main ink

tanks.

2. With perfect alarm and protection function. If any problem occurred in any pump, it will alarm and

indicate which one is in trouble and the troubled one will not affect others.

3. Ink filter switches get signals through serial ports.

4. It is easy to connect it to other systems. All floating switches signals can be input by serial port or

parallel port.

5. Main controller consists of micro CPU, which can check signals using software to filter out the false

ones, which is helpful to make system work more reliably.

The ink-pumping limit is controlled by intelligent control system of main control board; in case that the

electric circuit will cause ink supply shortage.

Pump

Main Tank

Filter

Sub-tank

Floating Switch

Ink pipe Print head

Ink Control Board

Output：

Speaker

Pump light

Ink light

Input：

Signal for floating switch

Interface signal

M l i k l b

Power Supply



7.4 Operation Description Please read descriptions carefully for ink supply system, cleaning system and Ink Control system

before starting the following operations.

1. As soon as the printer’s powered on, system detects floating switch signal automatically, and then

ink will be filled into sub-tank.

2. If assistant ink tank lacks of ink, system will start the corresponding pump automatically. When ink

reaches the floater switch, the sensor will send signal to main board and the pump will continue to

work for a little period and then stop.

3. If ink pump runs overtime, the system will alarm (voice a straight buzz) and display Alarm

information on the LCD. Press “Enter” on the control panel to cancel alarm and system goes back to

auto-ink-supply process.

4. When waste ink tank is full, system will alarm and display error message on the LCD. Empty the

waste ink tank immediately.

5. When safety tank is full, system will also alarm and display Alarm on the LCD. Empty the safety tank

immediately.

7.5 Intelligent Detection Function

The system uses high frequent floater switch and adopts the conception of probability. The signal

is regarded as effective only when the probability of floating switch signal is higher than the set value

(for example, 80%). Therefore, wrong act of floater switch can’t affect the system any more therefore

improve the reliability of the system.



Chapter 8 Cleaning System

8.1 Summary Print head clean is necessary when nozzles are clogged after long time printing, or even before printing.

Positive pressure drives ink to print head and rush it-this is called “Positive pressure cleaning”. It’s

operated only by one press on the button.

When finish one day’s work, clean the print head and cover the clog-prevent bracket on it and even

wrap a black gobo on the bracket. If the printer will be left idle for a long period, clean the print head

and fill it with solution, and also cover it with clog-prevent bracket. These will all protect the print head

and prolong it life.

8.2 Diagram of positive pressure cleanning

Chart 8-1 Cleaning System Diagram

8.3 Function Description of Positive Pressure Cleaning When you press “clean” button, the cleaning signal will be transport to air pump; air pump starts

running and transports air pressure to valve; the air pressure raises in air tank and is transferred to

assistant ink tanks through air channels. With pressure got from the air pump, ink rushes to print head

and purges through the nozzles, so as to clean them.

8.4 Operation Description Manual cleaning by positive pressure:

When the PH carriage is at home position; press down “clean” button to launch positive pressure

cleaning. Release the button when all nozzles purge normally. Positive cleaning finishes.



At least 2 channels should be unblocked for positive cleaning. Clamp the ink tubes above the

assistant ink tanks of other channels to block the air pressure, therefore restrain cleaning.

1—Clean button

2—Switch of UV lamp

Chart 8-2 Cleanning button

8.5 Automatically Cleaning Press or button to select "Clean tools" in panel, then select "Fire", then"Enter" to move

the PH to cleaning position(home position), system will start to positive pressure clean, press

"Enter" again, cleaning again.

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Chapter9 Software Operation

9.1 Installation 1. Installation of APRINT RIP Software: see the APRINT RIP User’s Manual for details.

a) Insert RIP CD into computer’s CD-ROM

b) Run Infiniti RIP.exe

c) Follow the instruction to finish the installation

2. Installation of printer driver

a) Insert installation CD into CD-ROM

b) Run setup.exe under directory of Try Setup.INF.V6.0

c) Follow the instruction to finish the installation

Note：

Please use the default directory for the installation.

9.2 Application Of Printer Driver TRY

Note：

The driver program is only used for printer adjustment instead of normal printing.

For normal printing launch RIP software.

9.2.1 Enter TRY

1. Click Start\Program\Try to enter Try.

Chart 9-1 Start TRY



2. Open TRY

Chart 9-2 Main window of TRY

3. First, choose the type of printer. Click “Printer” menu and be sure to check UV160.v

Chart 9-3 “Try” window

4. Then open “File”. There are setup items under this menu, such as system setup and print setup,

etc.



Chart 9-4 “File” menu

In these menus, most important function is “Print setup”.

9.2.2 Print Setting

Chart 9-5 “Print setup” dialog

In this dialog we can adjust the print parameters, such as print mode and print direction and also check

colors for printing.

Note:

Usually the 4 colors should all be selected. Only when adjust the position of head, one

certain color is chosen to modify the printing parameter.

There will be another group of value correspond to the “Feeding compesation” of the

“Printing parameter setting” after the medium type convertion.

Print Mode： There are total 3 print mode options:

4 Pass

6 Pass

8 Pass

Print mode description: 600*300dpi Precision for PH scanning is 600dpi; scan twice at 300dpi with print dots

interlude at horizontal direction for both scanning.

300*600dpi Precision is 300dpi for scanning and 600dpi for feeding. Scan twice at 300dpi

with print dots interlude at vertical direction for both scanning.

600*600dpi Precision is both 600dpi for scanning feeding. Scan 4 times at 300dpi with

print dots interlude at both horizontal and vertical direction for each scanning.

600*1200dpi Precision is 600dpi for scanning and 1200dpi for feeding. Scan 8 times with



print dotes interlude at horizontal direction and double interlude at vertical

direction.

16 Pass Precision is 600dpi for scanning and 2400dpi for feeding. Scan 16 times with


direction.

24 Pass Precision is 600dpi for scanning and 2400dpi for feeding. Scan 24 times with


direction.

9.2.3 Printer Parameter Setting

Press “Printing parameter setting” button on the above dialog, a warning dialog pops up with a

message as below:

Chart 9-6 Warning dialog

Pressing “Yes” button to enter next step for parameter setup. The important dialog pops up as

below:



When adjust each PH parameter, software and each PH on the print vehicle is one one

correspondence ,this is important to each PH parameter adjustion. There are 12 heads on the UV160,4 colors printings, and the print head sequencing of the cyan、

cyan 2、magenta、magenta 2、yellow and black,so the first thing when adjusting the print head is to

adjust the same color print head vertically and horizontally.

Chose cyan and cyan 2 in the printer setup:



Print grid (figure) under a microscope to observe the order until the coincidence of a line.

Adjust the color of magenta and magenta 2 in the same method. Take cyan and cyan 2 as datum,adjust the two groups of magenta、yellow and black respectively

(as the chart shown),and the testing mode is unidirectional printing ,click print “ ”button, then it

begins to print.



When the four colors are adjusting well,it can be adjusted using the grid method(as the chart

shown) to adjust the superposition of four colors. Take one certain color as datum before adjustment

(generally take cyan as datum), other colors overlap above this color . Pay attention to that one color

have two print heads,therefore ,the print head parameters must change at the same time when

adjusting superposition,otherwise, the first step to the adjustment will lose its role.



Note：This type of printer can’t use bi-direction mode to printing.

Adjust feeding compensation, if the images printed have apertures, the feeding compensation

should be minished,if superpose ,this value should be raised up. Test methods of the compensation

value in other printing modes ibid. Observe the different situation of feeding compensation in magnifying glass:

Print dots with different feeding compensations

If the feeding compensation set too big, there is a gap between each pass printing. So reduce the

parameter will help improve the print quality. If the compensation set too small there is overlap

between each pass printing. So increase the parameter will help. Both affect the image quality.

If a common mode, can be used directly ,and adjust it in the Adjustment\Rectangle of the

equipment.

Note:

Feeding compensation is different from the print mode, so adjust the feeding

compensation for each print mode.

9.3 The commonly used tools of status bar

There are several commonly used tools in the status bar:

Big Small Normal



1、“ ”open file;

2、“ ”Repeating preview,generally,there’s not so much effect on printing.

3、“ ” Navigatior for image browser, as follows:

4、“ ” Layer Manager for layer operation, as follows:

5、“ ” Palette, as follows :

6、“ ” Calculators, as follows :



7、“ ” The version, as follows :

8、“ ”print.

9.4 Basic operation of RIP APRINT RIP goes along with the printer; so refer to APRINT RIP Manual to get information about

installation and usage.

Other RIP software, such as Photoprint, Onyx and Wasatch also apply to this printer. Refer to the

manual for the installing and using information or contact the supplier for more details.

Please close the printer driver software before opening RIP.



Chapter 10 Operation of UV lamp

10.1 Installation of UV lamp Follow the steps to install UV lamp:

1. Screw out the front bolt of UV lamp bracket and pull out the lamp. Fix the bracket on the fan

cover and underlay a layer of heat insulation material under it.

2. Load the lamp back into the bracket.

1、 Fix the fan cover on the slider of PH carriage.



10.2 Usage of UV lamp 10.2.1 Start Up

Install and connect the system as previously described. Ensure that the light shielding and extraction

systems as required, are operational. The extraction system must be activated prior to switching on

the lamps.

The system is activated by closing the Mains “On/Off” Switch on the rear of the power supply. The blue

“Mains On” light will illuminate on the operators panel. At this point the cooling fan on the UV power

supply will start.

10.2.2 Button operation

Note: If a remote control unit is plugged in to the rear of the unit and a remote input signal is present. The On and increase / decrease buttons will not operate. The red off button will remain active.

Decrease Power

The UV lamp head is activated pressing either of the power switches

(Increase or Decrease). The UV lamp will light and begin emitting UV

light. The lower three indicator LEDs of the respective lamp will flash at

rate of 1Hz, to indicate burn-in. The above two indicators flash showing

the final power level selected. The Lamp head fan is switched off to

enable the UV lamp head to reach its operating temperature.

After a sixty-second pre-set time, the UV lamp head will be up to its normal operating temperature and

the timer system will restart the lamp head cooling fan.

After a pre-set time the indicators will cease flashing. This indicates that the UV system is ready for

operation and so curing can commence.

When a remote signal is present, the power level buttons are disabled. The lamp must be switched on by

the remote signal. The red off button will work regardless of operation control.

10.2.3 Remote Control Units

For remote controlled systems, all operating signals are provided by the host machine. When an auxiliary

remote control unit is used, the operation described previously will be present on the remote control unit.



10.2.4 Shut down The system must be shut down in the following sequence! The UV lamp head must be switched off using the UV Lamp Off Switch only.

As the UV lamp head is switched off using the UV Lamp Off Switch, the UV lamp will be shut down and the

indicator lights will be switched off. The cooling fans will continue to operate in order to cool the lamp and power supply.

The lamp must be left to cool under the operation of the cooling fan and the extraction system for at

least 5

WARNING

The UV lamp must never be switched off by the mains on/off switch, this can over heat the lamp causing permanent damage. The extraction system must never be switched off before the UV lamp is switched off.

10.2.5 Re-strike

When the UV system is shut down from operating temperature, it cannot be re-stuck (re-ignited) until

the lamp has cooled down. This can take up to three minutes. UV lamps are created by an arc, which may take up to five seconds to strike. Normal operation

requires the fans to run for five minutes following shut down off the lamp.

When a remote signal is present, the power level buttons are disabled. The lamp must be switched

on by the remote signal. The red off button will work regardless of operation control.

10.2.6 System Stop The normal stop procedure is to press the red button for the respective lamp, on the front of the

unit. When it is pressed. The system will enter a three-minute cool down process. All activity is inhibited

whilst the fans in the lamp head operate at full power. The fan in the PSU will continue to operate.

If the power supply has been subjected to an emergency stop situation, i.e. the power has been

suddenly removed from the unit. It is possible that the lamp heads will be extremely hot. The internal

controller will be reset as the result of the power loss, and hence the cooling fans and hot restrike

suppression will not be activated. It is essential that the system be left to fully cool for ten minutes. If

the unit does not immediately restrike on attempted operation, switch off immediately and leave for a

further two minutes. Repeat this until the lamp ignites.

Sudden removal of power and the subsequent uncontrolled shut down force the lamp to cool down

in an uncontrolled manner. This significantly reduces the life of the lamp and lamp housing.

WARNING: It is not recommended that the system be shut down in this manner except in a true emergency situation.



Chapter 11Maintenance

11.1 Daily Maintenance Daily maintenance is very important to protect the printer and prolong the life of print heads. Daily

maintenance includes:

①Maintenance after each printing：

◆ Erasure dried ink from print head surface with flush solution；

◆ Restore the jammed nozzles before next printing。

②Each 8 hours：

◆ Oil the print head rail and clean the dust from it once each 8 hours。

③Daily work：

◆ Check filter and seeper of the pump, clean it if necessary；

◆ Check waste ink tank, cleanup if necessary；

◆ Check the waste ink groove on the startup position and clean it if necessary；

◆ Check the sponge on the wet-keeping frame, clean or replace it if necessary；

◆ Clean feeding and take-up rollers with PM acetate. Skid on the rubber roller will cause error

code from service and impact print quality.

◆ Do normal clean for the printer everyday。

④Weekly work：

◆ Check negative pressure route if there is any loose.

⑤Monthly work：

◆ Clean the floater switches in assistant ink tanks;

◆ Clean the filters of C, M, Y , K LC and Lm;

◆ Check 6 valves of positive pressure clean if there is any leak of ink. Clean them with flush

solution if necessary;

◆ Clean dust in the power tank;

◆ Oil the pumps.

⑥yearly work：

◆ Replace ink filters；

◆ Blower the dust on power tank with compress air；

◆ Clean the main ink tank；

◆ Clean the ink supply routes；

◆ Clean the liquid pumps for ink supply；

◆ Oil the gears of feeding and take-up motors.；

◆ Check whole circuit if there is any loosen or broken. Repair it in time if necessary；

◆ Check if there is any tear on the pipe and wire in the towline set and replace it if necessary。



11.2 Maintenance of print head If the printer is left unused, the print head must be kept in wet by wet-keeping frame,and should

pay attention to the frame’s clean,and in this way can reduce the dry of print head.

11.2.1 Moisturizing of print head

If the printer is left unused for 3 day and above, cover the print head by wet-keeping frame with UV

ink on it and this would avoid the dry of the printing ink.

If the printer is left unused for a week above, clean the whole pipeline and the print head by using

flush solution ,then cover it by wet-keeping frame ,finally, wrap the print head unit with

fresh-keeping.

Dip the unwoven fabric with flush solution；

1、 Cover the unwoven fabric on the surface of print head；

2、 Wrap the print head unit with fresh-keeping polyethylene film；

3、 Cover the wet-keeping frame the print head。

11.2.2 Unload print head

Do as follows when you are going to unload print head：

1、 Pump out ink from print head and clean it with flush solution；

2、 Power off the printer and plug out power line from socket；

3、 Check static on the machine with a multimeter and release the static if necessary；

4、 Loosen the Up, Left and Right screws, and take out the right screw；

5、 Take out the print head and put it on an unwoven fabric soaked with flush solution。

11.2.3 Assemble print head

1、 Power off the printer and plug out power line from socket；

2、 Check static on the machine with a multimeter and release the static if necessary；

3、 Loosen Up and Left bolts, take out Right bolt and fix the print head to the frame; Put on Right

bolt and tighten Up, Left and Right bolts properly.

4、 Connect the data cable to print head connect board one by one。

5、 Check the connection of data cables to eliminate wrong connection.。



11.3 Maintenance for ink supply system The ink supply system is very important. Maintenance for ink supply system is also very important. The

ink supply system includes main ink tank system and assistant ink tank system with filters to separate

the ink from the open air. So cleanness of environment is primary condition to place the printer.

11.3.1 Main ink tank system

Main ink tank system consists of main ink tanks, filters, liquid pumps and waste ink tanks. Maintenance

includes：

1、 Clean the main ink tanks, especially air filters, monthly；

2、 Clean or replace filters of ink and flush solution per half year；

3、 Clean around the main ink tank system weekly；

11.3.2 Assistant ink tank system

Assistant ink tank system consists of assistant ink tanks, safety tanks and trilateral valves. Ink drops get

together on the floaters in assistant ink tanks and dry to shape small balls on the top of sensors, which

will impact the sensitivity of sensors. To clean the floater, do as follows：

1、 Pump out ink from ink pipes by operating on clean control panel；

2、 Unload the 4 assistant ink tanks from the back of print head unit；

3、 Loosen and take out bolts from the cover boards of assistant ink tanks and then take the

cover boards and floaters；

4、 Clean the floaters and assistant ink tanks with unwoven fabric and sponge soaked with

flush solution. Ensure the floater switch move smoothly and then dry floaters and assistant ink

tanks；

5、 Reload floaters in assistant ink tanks and assemble assistant ink tanks on the back of

print head unit。

The safety tank also needs cleanness timely. The method is same as assistant ink tank except for the 2

air filters in addition。 The trilateral valves in the ink supply system are also very important and need cleanness with flush

solution timely when they are smeared by ink.

Warning: Ink supply integration box should clean by authorized personnel only.

Improper operation will result in ink supply system troubles.



11.4 Maintenance for other parts 11.4.1 Lubrication for print head rail

As normal regulation, user should add lubricating oil to print head rail daily and never use compound

oils。

1、 Add a few lubricating oil on a cotton fabric and move the print head to original position. Brush

the print head rail with the cotton fabric to create an average oil layer on the rail.；

2、 Power the printer and move the print head unit left and right repeatedly；

3、 Erase the oil smear on the both ends of the rail. Erase the oil drops on the rail again before

printer running。

11.4.2 Feeding and take-up rollers Oil the gears of media feeding and take-up rollers monthly to avoid rust。



Appendix 1 Motor board diagram



Appendix 2 Assistant board connection diagram



Appendix 3 Main board diagram



Appendix 4 P/H driving board



Appendix 5 Operation panel diagram



Appendix 6 Electric connection diagram



Appendix 7 Power supply connection diagram

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