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VISTA PRINTER MANUAL BEIJING JINHENGFENG DIGITAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
VISTA PRINTER MANUAL
BEIJING JINHENGFENG DIGITAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
CHAPTER 1 PROLOGUE .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 DESCRIPTION............................................................................ 4
1.1.1 The Expected Aim .........................................................................................................................4 1.1.2 The Media ......................................................................................................................................4 1.1.3 The Ink...........................................................................................................................................4 1.1.4 The Print-Heads .............................................................................................................................4 1.1.5 The RIP Software...........................................................................................................................4 1.1.6 Models ...........................................................................................................................................4 1.1.7 Non-Guarantee Spare Parts of the Equipment................................................................................4 1.1.8 Warranty ........................................................................................................................................4 1.1.9 Non-warranty Items .......................................................................................................................4 1.1.10 Package .....................................................................................................................................5 1.1.11 Operators ...................................................................................................................................5 1.1.12 Environment ..............................................................................................................................5
1.2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS! WARNING! ............................................................. 5 1.3 MANUAL CATALOGUE FOR VISTA INKJET PRINTER ................................................... 6 1.4 APPEARANCE FOR ALL KINDS MODEL OF INKJET PRINTER .............................................. 7 1.5 THIS MANUAL CAN BE USED FOR FOLLOWING MACHINE: ................................................ 8
CHAPTER 2 EQUIPMENT STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE ...................................................... 10 2.1 PERFORMANCE SUMMARY .................................................................... 10 2.2 SYSTEM COMPONENTS...................................................................... 10 2.3 SYSTEM PERFORMANCE ..................................................................... 10
2.3.1 Mechanism System: .....................................................................................................................10 2.3.1.1 Media Movement System........................................................................................................11 2.3.1.2 Carriage Movement .................................................................................................................11 2.3.2 Electric System ............................................................................................................................12 2.3.2.1 Electricity Control Diagram ....................................................................................................12 2.3.2.2 Control Box Map.....................................................................................................................12 2.3.2.3 Heating System (Optional) ......................................................................................................13 2.3.3 Ink Supply System .......................................................................................................................15 2.3.3.1 Four colors, eight print heads ink supply system diagram:......................................................15 2.3.3.2 Six colors, twelve print heads ink supply system diagram: .....................................................15 2.3.3.3 Electromagnetic valve ink cleaning system diagram (optional) ..............................................16 2.3.4 The Control System .....................................................................................................................17 2.3.4.1 Computer Configuration Request: ...........................................................................................17 2.3.4.2 The Control System Circuits, Wires, and Cables Connection Diagram: ..............................17 2.3.4.3 Switches & Buttons Illumination.............................................................................................19 2.3.5 Maintenance.................................................................................................................................23
CHAPTER 3 PRINTER OPERATION ..................................................................................................... 24 3.1 OPERATION SEQUENCE...................................................................... 24
3.1.1. Power Operation......................................................................................................................24 3.1.2. Feed the Media ........................................................................................................................24 3.1.3. Install Print Heads ...................................................................................................................24 3.1.4. Ink Supply ...............................................................................................................................25 3.1.5. Suck the print head ..................................................................................................................25 3.1.6. Test Print Heads ......................................................................................................................25 3.1.7. Start Printing ...........................................................................................................................25 3.1.8. End Printing.............................................................................................................................25 3.1.9. Print Heads Maintenance.........................................................................................................25
CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND OPERATION......................................................... 26 4.1 RIP SOFTWARE.......................................................................... 26 4.2. VISTA DRIVER ........................................................................ 26
4.2.1. Printhead calibration software: JHF Printer Manager..............................................................26 4.2.2. Dynamic Link Libraries Installation Instruction......................................................................37 4.2.3. Installing Driver Procedures:...................................................................................................38 4.2.4. Stepping File ...........................................................................................................................38 4.2.5. Chromatically File...................................................................................................................38 4.2.6. “OutputDrivers” File ...............................................................................................................38
4.3. PHOTOPRINT OPERATION ................................................................... 38 4.3.1. Open Sequence........................................................................................................................38
4.3.2. PhotoPrint Operation...............................................................................................................39 4.4. WASATCH SOFTRIP OPERATION MANUAL......................................................... 47
4.4.1. Open Procedure .......................................................................................................................47 4.4.2. VASATCH Operation .............................................................................................................47
CHAPTER 5 WANTED IMAGE FILE DESIGNING AND PROCESSING ........................................... 56 5.1 DESIGN IMAGE.......................................................................... 56 5.2 CHANGE THE IMAGE AS CMYK FORMAT .......................................................... 56 5.3 SETTING IMAGE SIZE..................................................................... 57 5.4 MERGE IMAGE LAYERS..................................................................... 57 5.5 SAVE THE IMAGE FILE .................................................................... 58
CHAPTER 6 DAILY MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR .......................................................................... 59 6.1 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT REQUEST............................................................. 59 6.2 REQUIREMENT FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE................................................... 59 6.3 MAINTENANCE OF PRINT HEAD ............................................................... 61
6.3.1 Instruction for Parts of XJ128 print head .....................................................................................61 6.3.2 Print Heads Lifespan....................................................................................................................62 6.3.3 Deposit and Transportation for Print Head ..................................................................................62 6.3.4 Protecting measure for the print head...........................................................................................63 6.3.5 Maintenance, Stability and Life Span of Printhead......................................................................65 6.3.6 Printhead Temperature .................................................................................................................67
6.4 MAINTENANCE OF PRINTER MECHANICAL SYSTEM ................................................... 68 CHAPTER 7 TROUBLE-SHOOTING ..................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 1 Prologue
1.1 Description The VISTA series Large Format Digital Inkjet Printer is produced by the Beijing JinHengFeng Digital Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd. It is digital equipment, which is controlled by the computer, can output colorful images automatically
1.1.1 The Expected Aim It can be used for outdoors printing such as large format advertisements, bus ads, light box, poster, display, stage backgrounds, signboards, and etc, which needs durability and high speed.
1.1.2 The Media Solvent based flex, paper, banner, mesh, vinyl and so on. Any media manufacturer is ok, but good quality media is strongly suggested to get great printing impact and longer outdoors life.
1.1.3 The Ink Solvent based ink、oil based ink, UV ink（this is up to the print head model and ink supply system and resolution.）. Any ink manufacturer is ok, but good quality ink is strongly suggested to extend the print heads life, get great printing impact, and longer outdoors life.
1.1.4 The Print-Heads print heads of British XAAR Company and American SPECTRA Company（With the development of market more print-heads will be optional ）
1.1.5 The RIP Software Photoprint, Wasatch（different control system with different RIP）.
1.1.6 Models Media width: 1.8m, 2.5m, 3.3m, 3.5m, 5m Print-head quantity:
Xaar XJ500 4 print heads/4colors, 6 print heads/6 colors Xaar XJ128 8, 12, 16 print heads/4 color，12 print heads/6 color Spectra 256 4, 8 print heads/4 color Spectra 128 8, 12, 16 print heads/4 color，12 print heads/6 color Servo motor: AC servo motor, DC servo motor Works Station: Win 98, Win 2000, Win XP Control system: PCI control, USB control
Color: refer to 1.4 printer appearance 介质宽度：1.8m 2.5m 3.3m 3.5m 5m
1.1.7 Non-Guarantee Spare Parts of the Equipment Print-heads, ink-pumps, filters and ink tubes
1.1.8 Warranty One year since the machine left factory.
1.1.9 Non-warranty Items The warranty doesn’t cover the force majeure and user damage.
1.1.10 Package Legs assembled and legs unassembled, suffocated and un-suffocated veneer case, vacuum and non-vacuum covers are optional.
1.1.11 Operators One or two operators, which is familiar with computer, electronics, electrics and mechanism, and got professional printing training.
1.1.12 Environment Power: 220V, 50HZ, single-phase, AC
Temperature: 20-28℃ Humidity：40%-60% Air: 0.7 MPA dry air, dustproof device, ventilation device. Regulator: 1KVA UPS Grounding: The printer must be grounded; the earth-plate must be firm and effective, so that the printer can prevent itself from static and leakage. If you don’t have the standard grounding device in the workshop, you must do as the following: Dig a hole of 1 meter-length,1 meter-width and 1.5 Meter-depth, put one piece of metal plate, especially copperplate, of 10mm-thickness and connect a lead wire to the ground as the grounding end. You should not use the pipe or the conductor you think of. The static of the printer can not be higher than 5V!
1.2 Safety Precautions! Warning!
Vista printers are designed accord with all the safety requirements of printing equipments. But to
ensure 100% safety, the operator should follow the safety precaution and operation instruction of
this manual and the improved version in future seriously.
Only the operator who is correctly trained, and qualified to operation can be allowed to do
installation & maintenance.
Without JHF’s written permission, any modification, deletion, or replacement of is prohibited; if
did the machine warranty will be invalid immediately.
The operator should learn this manual seriously and keep the manual somewhere which is easy to
get.
Since the equipment is a separate system, please do not use same power supply with other
power-eating equipments or electric interferential equipments to prevent the machine from
electric harm.
During the process of equipment works, the abruptly power off or Over-strong voltage (current)
will bring to un-forecast damages.
Neither let the equipment works near flammable liquid or gas, nor under the environment of
excessive dry and wet place.
To prevent the electronic parts from hot, please do not block the intake.
The computer is only used for controlling the printer. You are recommended that you won’t
install any other software except the printing software lest occur the software interference caused
by virus or different RIP software, and decrease the working speed and even the computer
freezes suddenly. You are also recommended that you have another computer for designing the
RIP file purpose. When the RIP file is ready, you save it in the printer’s computer. You are
recommended to delete the file or save the file in disc, floppy disc or other computer after the file
has been printed instead of saving the file in the printer’s computer.
The ink and solution are harmful for people’s eyes and skin; you should clean it as soon as it
splashes into the eyes.
The ink and solution have the property of volatilization, so you should cover it when it isn’t used
against the volatilization of the efficient components, which may cause the ink and solution
invalidation. The invalid ink will damage the print head. The ink should be shook before it will
be used.
Please make sure there is no ink on the electric circuit board and cables lest circuit short or
turn-off.
It is strongly suggested that you turn off the general power before you disconnect or connect any
parts of the printer. Some cables in chain along the print-head carriage move frequently, so the connection on both
ends should be fixed tightly in case the strong movement causes the phenomenon of incomplete sending -signal.
It the equipment can not work normally, please check the troubleshooting and make some
maintenance and repair, and also you should contact with service department of JHF company to
get some help.
JHF Company can not promise that once a person read this manual then he/she can be eligible to
operate, test and calibrate this printer.
JHF Company has right to explain this manual, and can not ensure this manual is totally accord
with your purchased machine model due to the market change. Please ask latest manual match
your machine.
1.3 Manual Catalogue for Vista Inkjet Printer Manuals for different printers
No. Brand Work Station
Model Print head
Color Print-head quantity
Resolution
Interface
Engine
Version
1 VISTA -98 -S -XJ500 -4 -04 -180 -PCI -AC -V1.0
2 VISTA -98 -C -XJ128 -4 -08/12 -180 -PCI -AC -V1.0
3 VISTA -XP -S/UM -XJ500 -4/6 -04/06 -180/360 -PCI -AC -V2.0
4 VISTA -XP -UM/C/M
-XJ128 -4/6 -08/12 -180/360 -PCI -AC -V2.0
5 VISTA -XP -UM/C/M
-XJ128 -4/6 -08/12 -180/360 -PCI -DC -V2.1
6 VISTA -XP -S/UM -SP256 -4/8/6 -04/08/06 -180 -PCI -2DC
-V3.0
7 VISTA -XP -S/UM -SP256 -4/8/6 -04/08/06 -180 -PCI -2AC
-V3.0
8 VISTA -XP -S/UM -XJ500 -4/6 -04/06 -180/360 -USB -DC -V4.0
9 VISTA -XP -M/UM/C
-XJ128 -4/6 -08/12/16/06
-180/360 -USB -DC -V4.0
1.parameter 2.mechanical map 3. servo driver way or parameter 4. map for ink-pump connection 5. installation on print-head and control system 6. control button and pannel 7. installation way on software 8. manual on printing software
Content different
9.troubleshooting
1.4 Appearance for all kinds model of inkjet printer
( Pic 1-1) C Model ( Pic 1-2) M Model
( Pic 1-3) UM Model
( Pic 1-4) S Model
OEM model is not displayed in above picture, and the equipment model is subject to change without notice
1.5 This manual can be used for following machine: VISTA-XP-UM/C/M-XJ128-4/6-08/12/16-180/360-USB-DC-V4.0
he parameter is following, please choose matched parameter for your purchased machine.
Printer Model C-18** C-25** C/UM/M-33** Print-head Model XJ128-200□ XJ128-360□ Printing Resolution 360*370DPI□ 720*740DPI□ Media Width 1.8m 2.5m 3.3m Ink Solvent Based Ink C M Y K Media Solvent based flex, paper, banner, mesh, vinyl and so on. File Format TIFF（RGB CMYK），BMP，JPEG Power Supply 220v 50hz AC Single Phase Power 0.6KW including one heater, 1.1KW including two heaters C Model Size 2820*850*1270 3520*850*1270 4320*850*1270 M Model Size 3270*900*1320 3970*900*1320 4670*900*1320
Printing Speed: Xaar 128-200 Print Heads 4 COLOR PRINT (4.2kc fire)
Velocity (smph) PRINT MODE Pass Direction 4HPC 3HPC 2HPC
1*4 BI product 1 BI 120 90 60 1*4 BI sketch mode 2 BI 60 45 30 1*4 BI AM mode 3 BI 40 30 20 1*4 normal mode 4 UNI 16.5 12.4 8.3 1*4 BI normal mode 4 BI 30 22.5 15 1*4 photo mode 6 UNI 11 8.3 5.5 1*4 BI photo mode 6 BI 20 15 10 1*4 high quality photo mode 8 UNI 8.8 6.6 4.4 1*4 BI high quality photo mode
8 BI 16 12 8
6 COLOR PRINT (4.2kc fire)
Xaar12
8-360 Print
Heads 4
COLOR
PRINT (8kc
fire)
Velocity (smph) PRINT MODE Pass Direction4HPC 3HPC 2HPC
1*4 BI product (360*185) * 1 BI 120 90 60 1*4 BI sketch mode (360*185) * 2 BI 60 45 30 1*4 BI AM mode (360*185) 3 BI 40 30 20 1*4 normal mode (360*740) 4 UNI 16.5 12.4 8.3 1*4 BI normal mode (360*740) 4 BI 30 22.5 15 1*4 photo mode (720*740) 4 UNI 8.3 6.2 4.2 1*4 BI photo mode (720*740) 4 BI 15 11.2 7.5 1*4 high quality photo mode (720*740) 8 UNI 8.8 6.6 4.4 1*4 BI high quality photo mode (720*740)
8 BI 16 12 8
6 COLOR PRINT (8kc fire)
Velocity (smph) PRINT MODE Pass Direction 2HPC
1*6 BI product (360*185) * 1 BI 60 1*6 BI sketch mode (360*185) * 2 BI 30 1*6 BI AM mode (360*185) 3 BI 20 1*6 normal mode (360*740) 4 UNI 8.3 1*6 BI normal mode (360*740) 4 BI 15 1*6 photo mode (720*740) 4 UNI 4.2
1*6 BI photo mode (720*740) 4 BI 7.5
1*6 high quality photo mode (720*740) 8 UNI 4.4
1*6 BI high quality photo mode (720*740) 8 BI 8
Velocity (smph) PRINT MODE Pass Direction
2HPC 1*6 BI product 1 BI 60 1*6 BI sketch mode 2 BI 30 1*6 BI AM mode 3 BI 20 1*6 normal mode 4 UNI 8.3 1*6 BI normal mode 4 BI 15 1*6 photo mode 6 UNI 5.5 1*6 BI photo mode 6 BI 10 1*6 high quality photo mode 8 UNI 4.4 1*6 BI high quality photo mode 8 BI 8
Chapter 2 Equipment Structure and Performance
2.1 Performance Summary This model transfer graphics or images from computer to printer by USB 2.0 port which is
generally used all over the world, the transfers is very fast (480MP/S). RIP is finished in the PC, and the printer receives Ripped info by USB port, and it lightens the
machines circuits’ burden to process info. The printer is controlled by a main board，on which the control core is SCM, the other logic
circuits is centralized in CPLD, the configuration is simple. The printer memory uses SD RAM, which is controlled by FPGA, the maximum memory is 64M,
and is able to bear the high speed printing of large format printers, 4 to 8 colors. The receipt device of printer USB port speed is 20M/S. The carriage is driven by brushless servo motor, the media is driven by stepping motor. Print heads calibration Bi-direction printing calibration Over dye calibration Auto print heads spray, auto suction, and manual swash. Auto feeding and collecting. Pre heater and post heater, control temperature easily. Sub ink tank ink level auto control
Raster positioning, keep the ink drops on its exactly position. Media positioning sensor, measure the media width and the position on the bed,and feed back to
the RIP, the operator can see the prompt on the LED display and avoid design mistake.
2.2 System Components Mechanism System Electrical System Ink-supply System Control System Maintenance System
2.3 System Performance
2.3.1 Mechanism System: It includes media movement system and carriage movement system. The structure map of the mechanism system is as follows：
(Pic 2-1) VISTA- C/M Model-USB System-Mechanism System
(Pic 2-2) VISTA- UM Model-USB System-Mechanism System
2.3.1.1 Media Movement System Media Movement System includes initiative movement system and driven movement. Initiative movement system: It includes stepping- motor driver, stepping motor, reducer and initiative roller. The initiative movement system can move or stop after receiving the order of printing software from the computer. The moving orientation and distance of the media can be changed by the way of changing the relevant parameters in the software. For more details of the parameters adjustment in the software, please refer to software explaining chapter. Driven movement system: It includes Reducer, Magnetic-flour clutch and media feeding and winding roller. The media roller switch on the panel of the printer controls the movement of the driven movement system.
2.3.1.2 Carriage Movement The Movement System of the Print head carriage is also named as Servo Control System. It includes Servo Motor, Reducer of Servo Motor, Driver of Servo Motor and Feeding Belt. The print head carriage receives the order from the printing control software in the computer, and it will move or stop through the feeding belt. The movement of the Servo Motor is controlled by the
Driver of the Servo motor. The adjustment way of the parameters for the Servo motor is as follows. 2.3.2 Electric System
2.3.2.1 Electricity Control Diagram
(Pic 2-3) Electricity Control System
2.3.2.2 Control Box Map
(Pic 2-4) C Model wLeft Control Box Map
(Pic 2-5) C Model Right Control Box Map
(Pic 2-6) UM Model Control Box Map
2.3.2.3 Heating System (Optional)
(Pic 2-7) Heating System Diagram
(Pic 2-8)
(Pic 2-8) Temperature Controller Panel Illumination (on the left control box)
Switch Temperature Controller
Indicator: AL1: Indicator of Relay J1 AL2: Indicator of Relay J2. AT: Self-adjustor Indicator (blinking during self-adjusting) ② Parameter adjust button-up /increase button ③ Parameter adjust button-down/decrease butto ④ Replacement Button/Self-adjustor button ⑤ Set/ok ⑥ Controller display Heater Controller Parameter Settings Illumination
Initial Parameters: (press , enter password to enter the system) Parameter Marks Meaning Option/Scope Initial
Parameter Inty Heat Sensor Model See Pic 2-8 Pt10.0 Outy Output Control Mode 0, 1, 2 2 Caty PID Control Arithmetic 0, 1, 2 0
PSb Sensor Error Amend Parameter
-100~100℃ 0
Rd Running Mode 0: heating, 1: cooling 0 CorF Unit Option 0: ℃ 1: OF 0
End End Temperature Setup and Alarm Parmater
(press , enter password to enter the system)
Parameter Mark Meaning Option or Scope Initial Parameter
5V Set Duty Temperature Any 80．0 AH1 Relay J1 Connection Value Any 80．0 AL1 Relay J1 Break Value Any 90．0 AH2 Relay J2 Connection Value Any 80．0 AL2 Relay J2 Break Value Any 90．0
End End
1. The temperature setup and alarm setup is same as initial parameters setup. 2. Relay connection value and break value illumination. ① If you set AH1=AL1, or AH2=AL2, the relay cannot work; ② If you set AH1>AL1, or AH2>AL2, relay works, it is used to up limit alarm; ③ If you set AH1<AL1, or AH2<AL2, relay works, it is used to bottom limit alarm.
2.3.3 Ink Supply System
2.3.3.1 Four colors, eight print heads ink supply system diagram:
(Pic 2-9) four colors 8 print heads ink supply system diagram
Note: Ink Supply: when the ink is on the bottom, floater sensor is on the bottom of the sub ink tank, it gives the signal of connection, the ink supply board and the main ink tank is connected by the 24V, and the pump works, the ink is going to the ink tank; when is on the upper limit level, the floater sensor gives the break signal, ink supply is stopped. During printing the ink in sub ink tank will falls gradually, after the ink supply the ink level increases again. It means the ink will be keeped in a suitable scope to keep the printing works well. Lack-ink Alarm: when the ink in the main ink tank is going finishing, the pump will keep working
because the connection signal keeps. When the pump works out of the time limit (the time to fill two sub ink tanks time under the normal ink supply condition), the ink supply board will alarm and the indicator will blink to remind the operator to fill the ink.
2.3.3.2 Six colors, twelve print heads ink supply system diagram:
(Pic 2-10) Six colors, twelve print heads ink supply system diagram Note: 1. Ink supply, supply the ink, the senser of the ink position is under the ink box, the signal show the path. now the ink supply board link the 24V and the ink pump is working, input the ink into the ink box; when the senser go to the up point, the the signal come out the short circuit and stopping the ink supply. 2. When in the working , the position of the ink box will downing, and the ink position will uping after supplying the ink., and then keep to a suit range ,so getting the stable working 3. The alarm is up when short of ink, and the operator replaces the ink according to the alarm sound. 4. The up line 1-7 is 5V LM LC Y M C K The down line 1-4 is blank, 5-10 six pump,11 blank, 12 is 24V
2.3.3.3 Electromagnetic valve ink cleaning system diagram (optional)
(Pic 2-11) Electromagnetic valve ink cleaning system diagram
(Pic 2-12) ）Electromagnetic valve ink cleaning system-electricity diagram
The electronic circuit of electromagnetism valve and air pump is link parallely, and they will work together and press the ink automatically to meet the aim of balancing the air pressure. Instuctions 1）Printing: only A and C is thorough when normally working to keep the air pressure banlanced. 2）Press the ink: press the button, the air pump press the air to electromagnetism valve and it will work , this time B and A is thorough to keep the effect of press ink. 3）Printing: loose the button, the air pump and electromagnetism valve all stop working, now the A and C is thorough to keep the balance of ink box pressure. 4）Cleaning the ink from the surface of printhead and beginning working.
2.3.4 The Control System The controlling system of VISTA printer consists of computer, relevant electronic circuit board, the controlling switch, electronic cable etc.
2.3.4.1 Computer Configuration Request: Workstation:: WINDOWS XP MAINBOARD: Intel suggested CPU: above Pentium IV ,2.4 G MEMORY: 256M DDR Harddisk: Seagate 80G, High Speed RS 7200 Display: 64M/8X Port: USB 2.0 Note: the computer system is for customers account
2.3.4.2 The Control System Circuits, Wires, and Cables Connection Diagram:
The following picture is 16 pcs of print heads installation diagram, the user can choose as his special request.
Front View
Power Distributive BoardBox
Carriage Park
Heating Syste
Rail
Print Heads InstallationOrder Diagram
Color Board
Power Distributive
Main
Ink SupplyPanel
(Pic 2-13) Control System Circuits, Cables and Wires Diagram
A．Main Board Signal Cable 24P Color Board Signal Cable B1．Main Board Data Cable 24P Color Board Data Cable B2．Main Board Data Cable 24P Color Board Data Cable C．Color Board Power Cable 12P Power Transformer Board Power Cable. D．Color Board Floater Sensor Cable 15P Ink Supply Board Sensor Cable E．Ink Level Cable Ink Tank (C，M，Y，K，LC，LM，W，+24) F．Color Board Media Sensor Port 4P Media Sensor G．Color Board Media Size Sensor Port 3P Media Size Sensor H．Color Board Raster Sensor Port 4P Raster Sensor I．Main Board Left & Right Distance Switch Port 12P 3P Left & Right Distance Switch J．Main Board USB Port USB Cable PC USB 2.0 Port K．Main Board Serial Port 9P Panel Serial Port Communication Cable L．Main Board 24P Port 24P Servo Motor Driver (Encoder), Stepping Motor Driver cable Indicator: Led1. Green Indicator Shines: main board power is connected. Led2. Red Indicator Shines: media sensor can find the carriage on the media. Led3. Green Indicator Shines: no 35V voltage for print heads.
2.3.4.3 Switches & Buttons Illumination This machine’s electricity and movements are controlled by the switches and buttons of the machine. 。 1. Control Panel Switches and Buttons:
(Pic 2-14) UM Model Switches and Buttons
(Pic 2-15) M Model Switches and Buttons 2. Control Diagram:
(Pic 2-16) Feeding/Collecting Board Connections
(Pic 2-17) Power Control Board Connections 3. Control Panel Functions: Emergency Switch—press it down, it will break the servo motor driver (encoder) power, and the
carriage will stop movement. When the printing has something abnormally, you have to stop the machine running immediately, you can press this button down. This operation will prevent the print heads and other components from damage, but it will also lose the printing, you must print it again. Please do use this button carefully.l
Fluorescent Lamp: turn on the fluorescent lamps in the printing box.
（Pic 2-18）Control Panel Buttons Control Panel Functions: POWER: Presses down this, opens the total power source, the LCD display corresponding character. Once more presses down closes the total power source. ON LINE: After operates the power source, the carriage returns right margin to stop. After the LCD shows " ON LINE?" , presses down On LINE button, then printer and computer connected. The computer finds USB equipment - JHFPrinter, completes on-line. SHEET SETUP: Survey medium breadth. Presses down this after on-line, carriage automatic movement and survey medium breadth. After completes, returns right margin to print the outset position. On the display monitor demonstrates the measurement result. HV POWER: print heads power switch. Presses down this key, turns on or off the print heads power. Left: Carriage to left migration. Right: Carriage to right migration. Advance: Delivers the media to front. Reverse: draw in the media. PAUSE: Presses down this during the printing process, then the print will stop working when the carriage moving to the right side and the carriage stop at right side. Press once more print continues working. PARK: In not prints under the situation, presses down this, the carriage returns from the current position to right starting point. ENTER: Confirms the function establishment. Under the menu pattern, presses down this, to confirm that function which has been selected. MENU: The menu opens or the withdrawal menu functions. When presses down this opens the menu functions. Using the advance key or reverse Key for page up and page down. LCD display corresponding each function. Using left key or right key set the functions. Press again withdraws from the menu pattern. The menu function shows: Purge on/off: flash purge function switch. Select this function when needs flash purge, and presses down ENTER. LR/RL (0~126): bidirectional printing to neat (superposition) establishes. When the printing picture appears about superposition, adjusts this function the value. VC (0~126) LA/LD: Step enters the breadth adjustment. Adjusts size that each time step enters.
HEAD C (0~255): Automatically clean the nozzle, set the cleaning working time by during how many pass. If establishment value X, then attracts the operation after (X+1) PASS attracts the operation. Circulation. PRT.SP.（L/M/H）: carriage moving speed establishment. L - Low speed; M - medium speed; H - is high speed. LED Panel Operation Sequence A. When the machine is connected to the power supply, press POWER to turn on the machine general power (now the servo motor driver has 48V power.) B. Press PARK to drive the carriage on home position, now you can ON LINE？on the LED. C. Press ON LINE, and then connect the computer, the computer will tell you there is new device, or
click the USB device icon on the right bottom of the computer desktop. If the machine is connected is computer before ON-LINE operation, please click left button of mouse and you can see.
D. You can make PURGE ON, or SHEET SETUP at first, but you must make SHEET SETUP operation before printing, to test if the media (sheet) position is ok or not. E. Now you can print. F. During printing only the PAUSE will be effective, other buttons will not be work. During pause you can press CLEAR HEAD to clean the print heads. The sequence to turn on and off the machines.
Turn on: turn on the computer, turn on the general power, press ENTER, the LED display ON-LINE?, press ON-LINE, the computer indicates it finds new device, turn on the print heads power, print.
Tunr off: turn off the print heads power, turn off the machine general power, the carriage goes back to the home position, turn off the breaker, and turn off the computer.
Please see the Chapter 4 for the software operation. 2.3.5 Maintenance To maintain the machine, you need: one pc of vacuum cleaner; Print Heads Cleaning Tools: injector, test paper, solvent.
Chapter 3 Printer Operation
3.1 Operation Sequence When you are using the printer the first time, please follow the below procedures.
3.1.1. Power Operation Make is sure all the buttons and switches are turned off, check if the mechanism parts were blocked or not. UM model: turn on the printer general power witch breaker (AC 220V, 50HZ, make it sure the power socket is connected to the ground well). C & M model: turn on the general power on the control panel. Turn on the computer with Windows XP, install VISTA printer driver (Please refer to
the software installation manual). Before printing, please make it sure that the distance switches work well. It needs two people to operate. Operator A operate the computer, moves the carriage to right side by software, the operator B press the right distance switch, the carriage will stop immediately at normal condition. And then press down the emergency switch, and loose the right distance switch. Repeat it to make it sure the right distance switch is ok. A moves the carriage to left, B presses the left distance switch, the carriage will stop at the normal condition. Repeat it, make it sure the left distance switch is ok. Operate the RIP, control the each part of the machine movements, and confirm the machine is ok.
3.1.2. Feed the Media
(Pic 3-1) C/M Model Feeding Structure (Pic 3-2) UM Model Feeding Structure Please put the media between the two feed rollers, thread through the feeding wheels and press wheels,
align the media edge, press the media handle, move the media and see if it is flat or not. If not, please do it again.
3.1.3. Install Print Heads Clean print heads (refer to print heads maintenance) XJ128 Print Heads Isntallation:
A）fix the print heads by M2*10 bolts on the print heads plate,
B）fix the print heads plate on the carriage by M3*5 bolts.
When you install the print heads or uninstall them, please do not turn on the printer power. Please
ware special gloves to keep from static. The static will damage the small print heads boards.
3.1.4. Ink Supply Supply the ink to the sub ink tank: A) Make sure all the ink tube is connected well. B) Turn-on the printer general power. C) Connect the ink level sensor of each color to floater 15P cable. D) Make sure the four switches on the ink-supply circuit board are ON. E) When you turn on the ink-supply power, the indicator light which is on the ink-supply board will be
shining, and the four ink-pumps will be turning. Then the secondary ink tank will reserve ink and the pump will stop working. It is caused when the ink rises to a certain level and the ink-level sensor inside the secondary ink tank sends signal to the pump.
Supply ink to the print head Method A: Push one piece of injector to the secondary ink tank until the ink dripping from the
nozzles of the print head, and then take away the injector gently and slowly. Check if the ink flowing from the print head is normal by the test paper.
Method B: Use the vacuum cleaner to suck ink from the surface of the print head until the print head are filled with inks, and then move away the vacuum cleaner. Check if the ink flowing from the print head is normal by the test paper.
Method C: Two operators are needed, one adopts the method A, and the other adopts the method B at the same time.
3.1.5. Suck the print head Make sure the carriage is at home position. Auto-suction: click MENU on the control panel, choose HEADC（0-255）on the list to clean the print
heads automatically. Manual suction: suck the print heads one by one by the vacuum till the ink is full of the print heads.
3.1.6. Test Print Heads Calibrate the print heads by software, please see software operation.
3.1.7. Start Printing Please print the job as the software operation instruction.
3.1.8. End Printing Exit the software, turn off the print heads power, computer power, heater power, and machine general
power step by step. Turn off the general power switch breaker, close the control box door.
3.1.9. Print Heads Maintenance Please refer to Chapter 5 It is deemed as the whole operation is finished.
Chapter 4 Software Installation and Operation
4.1 RIP Software The printer need RIP software support to work normally because of the hardware and driver limit. RIP is the interpreter that transforms letters, graphics and image to raster lattice format, which is readable to machine. This machine adopts PhotoPrint4 version RIP, made by Scanvec Amiable CO. or Wasatch SoftRIP RIP made by Wasatch Co. Manual for the software along with Vista Inkjet Printer will be provided with customers. Please refer to it by yourself.
4.2. VISTA Driver Vista Driver CD will be provided by JHF company includes following files: 1. Print head calibration software: JHF Printer Manager 2. Dynamic Ling Libraries files: JHF Printer Dtl.dll 3. Driver after the machines is connected to the USB port: JHF.INF, JHF.SYS 4. Stepping reference file: Stepalig.INI 5. Chromatic setting file: JHF 128.INI 6. The printer settings files for PhotoPrint, Output Driver including: AmJHF dex.xml,AmJHF.ddl, JHF.csm
4.2.1. Printhead calibration software: JHF Printer Manager
4.2.1.1. Installation Instruction It is a comparatively independent software, and it can be installed under any directory: 1. Turn on the computer 2. Turn off other applications 3. Insert the installation CD 4. Select SETUP-ENGLISH folder and then double click the “JHF PRINT MANAGER.MSI” icon (run SETUP.EXE to install the driver) 5. Click OK to install or click CANCEL to exit. 6. Enter wise installation, and click Next. 7. Select the folder you want to put the grogram, and then click Next 8. Enter the confirm installation page, Click Next to confirm 9. Enter installation agreement page, if you agree please click Agree and click Next 10. Click OK. Click Quit 11. Copy “JHFPrinterDll.dll” to C:\windows\system32
4.2.1.2. JHF Printer Manager Operation 1. Interface Instruction The interface includes menu, job, print, view, adjust, job setting, job status, pause, and so on.
(Pic 4-1) Menu includes file, view, set, help. File includes add, delete, print, save and exit.
1) Add: add the wanted job 2) Delete: delete the job 3) Print: print the wanted job 4) Save: save the job 5）Exit; close the JHF Printer Manager Operation.
(Pic 4-2) View menu includes Rotate Preview and Print Preview. If select Rotate Preview, the image will
be normal, otherwise it will be reverse. Printing preview includes Solid Brush, Hatch Brush, and Red Line to show the printing process.
1）If select Solid brush, the printing image will be covered a layer of thin yarn to show the printing process. 2）If select hatch brush, the printing image will be covered a layer of transparent yarn with amaranth bias to show the printing process. 3）If select red line, the printing image will be surrounded by a red line to show the printing process.
(Pic 4-3) Set Menu
This menu is not available when you are setting job, and can be used during adjusting. Activate the
printing menu only when making calibration.
(Pic 4-4) Help
The buttons include job, adjust, print, pause, and abort. Job
It shows all wanted jobs’ name and status. It is used to start preview and activate print, and undo set menu. Adjust
Activate set, undo the print and show the all buttons concerning the adjust. For example, Nozzle Adjust, Head Straight Alig, Head Alig, Color Alig, Vertical color Alig, To Step Alig, Reverse Offset Alig. Print
Activate the pause and abort, start printing. Pause
Click to pause the printing, click again to continue printing. Abort
Click to stop printing. View, job setting, status. Print Preview
There is print preview during printing, you can see the printing process. This function si not available during adjusting. Job Setting
Set up the print direction, pass number, speed. Status
Indicate the print status, name, color, pass, size, percent.
2. Adjust Instruction When it’s on UI interface, click Ajust, the set will effective. Click set, a dialogue appears, you canset the printer color, print heads model, print heads resolution, and heads quantity of each color. After you finish the setting, please operate:
(Pic 4-5) Nozzle Adjust: Click nozzle adjust, a dialogue appears. There is Optional button. If you don’t choose and print, you will test all the nozzles. If you chose the button you can test the nozzles as your like. First choose the heads and nozzles by Row and Column. Clean the clogged nozzles.
(Pic 4-6) Head Straight Alig
Click Head Straight Alig, the dialogue appears. You can only choose row and column in this dialogue. Choose the row and column which the print heads locates, and then print to see if the two perpendicular lines are in alignment or not. If not please adjust the print heads and print again till they in alignment.
(Pic 4-7) Head Alig Click Head Alig, the dialogue appears, click set and print. Take the first print heads as basis; calibrate the second, then third, then forth. Look for B, C, D Y lines which are in alignment with A, and input the position number to the dialogue. Print again and check if the liens at 0 positions are in alignment or not. When it’s in alignment please save. For example, black color:
-30。。。-4 -2 0 +2 +4 。。。+30
(Pic 4-8) Input 0 in B column K, input 0 in C column K. Save it.
(Pic 4-9) Color Alig Click Color Alig, the dialogue appears, click set and print. check if the black Yline and other color Y lines are in alignment or not. If yes please save. If not please input the position which the black Y line and other color Y lines are in alignment, print till the black Y line and other color Y lines are in alignment at 0 position.
-30……-4 -2 0 +2 +4 ……+30
(Pic 4-10)
(Pic 4-11) Vertical Color Alig Click Vertical Color Alig, the dialogues appears (calibrate the same color print heads). Click set and
print, check if the black X line and other color X lines are in alignment or not. If yes please save. If not please input the position which the black X line and other color X lines are in alignment, print till the black X line and other color X lines are in alignment at 0 position. -15 …… -2 -1 0 +1 +2 …… +15
(Pic 4-12)
(Pic 4-13) To Step Alig Click Step Alig, the dialogue appears. Click set and then print. If it is not 1 pass, please see if it is one line. If it is one line the step under this pass is correct. If it is not one line, please check the second line is above or under the first line, if the second is on the above of the first line please increase the step, if under please decrease the step till one line appears. Save the step parameter. Repeat the above operation till all the pass is ok.
-15 。。。 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 。。。
+15
(Pic 4-14)
(Pic 4-15) Reverse Offset Alig Click Reverse Offset Alig, the dialogue appears, click set and then print, check the two Y lines on 0
position. If they are in alignment, then save it. If they are not in alignment, please find out the position which is in alignment, input the position number and save. Print till the lines under 0 positions is in alignment.
-30 ……-4 -2 0 +2 +4 ……+30 (Pic 4-16)
(Pic 4-17) Attachment: A. Step File for Printing Resolution 360dpi 1、StepAlig.ini of Model 2508 [ToStep] Index1ToStep=11928 Index2ToStep=5964 Index3ToStep=3976 Index4ToStep=2982 Index5ToStep=2982 Index6ToStep=1988 Index7ToStep=1988 Index8ToStep=1491 Index9ToStep=1491 2、StepAlig.ini of Model 3312, 6 color [ToStep] Index1ToStep=11928 Index2ToStep=5964 Index3ToStep=3976 Index4ToStep=2982 Index5ToStep=2982 Index6ToStep=1988 Index7ToStep=1988 Index8ToStep=1491 Index9ToStep=1491 3、StepAlig.ini of Model 3312, 4 color [ToStep]
Index1ToStep=17897 Index2ToStep=8948 Index3ToStep=5965 Index4ToStep=4451 Index5ToStep=4451 Index6ToStep=2959 Index7ToStep=2959 Index8ToStep=2213 Index9ToStep=2213 4、 StepAlig.ini of Model 3316, 4 color [ToStep] Index1ToStep=23900 Index2ToStep=11950 Index3ToStep=7967 Index4ToStep=5945 Index5ToStep=5945 Index6ToStep=3949 Index7ToStep=3949 Index8ToStep=2956 Index9ToStep=2956 B. Step File for Printing Resolution 360dpi 1、StepAlig.ini of Model 2508 [ToStep] Index1ToStep=11928 Index2ToStep=5964 Index3ToStep=3976 Index4ToStep=2982 Index5ToStep=2982 Index6ToStep=2982 Index7ToStep=2982 Index8ToStep=1491 Index9ToStep=1491 2、StepAlig.ini of Model 3312, 6 color [ToStep] Index1ToStep=11928 Index2ToStep=5964 Index3ToStep=3976 Index4ToStep=2982 Index5ToStep=2982 Index6ToStep=2982 Index7ToStep=2982 Index8ToStep=1491 Index9ToStep=1491 3、 StepAlig.ini of Model 3312, 4 color [ToStep] Index1ToStep=17897 Index2ToStep=8948 Index3ToStep=5965 Index4ToStep=4451 Index5ToStep=4451 Index6ToStep=4451 Index7ToStep=4451 Index8ToStep=2213
Index9ToStep=2213 4、StepAlig.ini of Model 3316, 4 color [ToStep] Index1ToStep=23900 Index2ToStep=11950 Index3ToStep=7967 Index4ToStep=5945 Index5ToStep=5945 Index6ToStep=5945 Index7ToStep=5945 Index8ToStep=2956 Index9ToStep=2956
4.2.2. Dynamic Link Libraries Installation Instruction
4.2.2.1.Dynamic Link Libraries Installation Instruction of PhotoPRINT Precondition: PhotoPRINT is installed successfully. Assume PhotoPRINT is installed at C:\Program Files\PhotoPRINT JHF Edition 4.0v5. 1. Dynamic Link Libraries file: only “JHFPrinterDll.dll”，it must be put in “Program” file which PhotoPRINT is installed. Assume: it should be put in “C:\Program Files \PhotoPRINT JHF Edition 4.0v5\Program”. Note: after the PhotoPRINT is installed successfully, there will be a same name file, please instead the previous one.
2.“OutputDrivers”: “OutputDrivers” is a folder in PhotoPRINT, there are three files: “AmJHF.dll”，“AmJHFDes.xml”，“JHF.csm”. Put this folder in the PhotoPRINT file.Assume:it should be in “C:\Program Files\PhotoPRINT JHF Edition 4.0v5\”. then the three files in this folder will be “C:\Program Files \PhotoPRINT JHF Edition 4.0v5\OutputDrivers”. Note: after the PhotoPRINT is installed successfully, the same “OutputDrivers” will appear, instead the previous ones. 3. Step file: there is only one “StepAlig.ini”, put it on C disk. 4.2.2.2.Dynamic Link Libraries Installation Instruction of Wasatch SoftRIP Precondition: Wasatch is installed successfully. 1. Dynamic Link Libraries file: only “JHFPrinterDll.dll”, it must be put in “\wwrip\printers” of Wasatch SoftRIP folder. Assume: it should be put in “C:\Program Files \ \wwrip\printers” 2．RIP Loading File: there is only one “vista1.dll”, it’s in same place of “JHFPrinterDll.dll”. it must be put in “\wwrip\printers” of Wasatch SoftRIP folder. Assume: it should be put in “C:\Program Files \ \wwrip\printers” Note: this file is from RIP software, the RIP company will put it here or will be informed when it’s completed. 3．Step file: only “StepAlig.ini”, put it in Disk C.
2. “Output Drivers” file: it is a folder under PhotoPRINT. There are three folders, namely
“AmJHF.dll”，“AmJHFDes.xml”，“JHF.csm”. Please save “ Output Drivers” file directly under the installation path, that is to say to put it through path“C:\Program Files\PhotoPRINT JHF Edition 4.0v5\”. It comes path as“C:\Program Files \PhotoPRINT JHF Edition 4.0v5\OutputDrivers”for other three files. Note: It shows a name folder” OutputDrivers” and other three files when setting up PhotoPRINT
successfully; please just keep these new ones
3. Feeding file: there is only one file for this, namely” StepAlig.ini”; please put it under C:\, namely root directory.
4.2.3. Installing Driver Procedures: 1）Turn on the printer, connect the computer. 2）The Windows finds a new device and asks to install the driver. 3）Find out the driver in USD DRIVER directory. 4）Follows the instruction to install the driver 5）Installation finished.
4.2.4. Stepping File There is only one stepping file, “StepAlig.ini”, put it in Disk C.
4.2.5. Chromatically File There is only one file “JHF128.INI”, put it in Disk C. It makes different color calibration, chromatically calibration, left and right excursion adjustment, and so on.
4.2.6. “OutputDrivers” File “OutputDrivers” is in the PhotoPRINT folder, there are three files: “AmJHF.dll”, “AmJHFDes.xml”, “JHF.csm”. Put it in “OutputDrivers” PhotoPRINT folder is ok. For example, we install the PhotoPRINT in “C:\Program Files\PhotoPRINT JHF Edition 4.0v5\”, and you put this file in this. Note: after installed PhotoPRINT successfully, there will be “OutputDrivers” folder. Please instead them.
4.3. PhotoPrint Operation
4.3.1. Open Sequence Double click the Photoprin icon on the desktop. Click the Start menu, point to Program click “PhotoPRINT JHF Edition 4.0v5”and then click “Production Manager”.
4.3.2. PhotoPrint Operation
(Pic 4-6) On Setup menus, click Setup. For details, please refer to photo 4-7.
(Pic 4-7) As the Pic 4-7, click Add-Setup on Setup menu.
(Pic 4-8) Select Manufacture and model name and click next to continue as Pic 4-9.
(Pic 4-9) Click Next to continue as Pic 4-10
(Pic 4-10)
Select Port JinHengFeng or File, and then click finish.
(Pic 4-11) Add Job In Pic 4-11, click Add Job on File menu, the following dialogue comes.
(Pic 4-12) Choose the image you want to output, click Add or double click the image. Setup the Job Click Job Properties on File menu, or click the right of the mouse on the output image and choose Job Properties in the menu. Please see Pic 4-13.
(Pic 4-13) In Pic 4-13 set up media width, length, left excursion, right excursion, up excursion and down excursion. Set up the job width, length, the proportion of actual width, the proportion of the actual height. Set up the job right excursion, up excursion. Set up the job copies, distance, and direction.
Now click and the following dialogue appears:
(Pic 4-14) You can set up: After output, delete or save the job, printing speed (in priority., choose low, medium or high) in Pic
4-14. Click the and the following Pic 4-15 appears:
(Pic 4-15) Set up printing mode, RIP calculation, color adjustment file, ink quantity and so on in Pic 4-15. And then you can click SEND to output the image. The following pic 4-16 appears. Or you can click
Pic 4-16
Pic 4-17
In Pic 4-17 you can choose part of the job you want to print, and click the , the Pic 4-18 will appear.
图 4-18
Set up the color value in Pic 4-18. Click the (Separation) , the following Pic 4-19 appears.
Pic 4-19
4.4. Wasatch SoftRIP Operation Manual
4.4.1. Open Procedure 1. Click the Wasatch SoftRIP on the desktop. 2. Start, program, Wasatch SoftRIP Version 5.1, Wasatch SoftRIP Version 5.1, click and the following pic appears:
Pic 4-20
4.4.2. VASATCH Operation Set up the printer. 1. Printer model, i.e.: Vista 1808 CMYK 360*370 2. Image Configuration
3. Print Margins 4. Marks 5. Scale Adjustments (percent) After set up, click ok and the Pic 4-21 appears:
Pic 4-21 二、Add Job, print job. 1. Add job. In Pic 4-21, click File > Open, the Pic 4-22 will come:
Pic 4-22 Open the file you want, and the Pic 4-23 appears:
Pic 4-23 2. Set and print the job. Set the job width, length, and click size, and the following Pic appears:
Pic 4-24 To join the jobs, click Tile and the following Pic 4-25 appears:
Pic 4-25 Click Print, > RIP and Print, the following Pic appears:
Pic 4-26
Click Ok, and the following Pic appears:
Pic 4-27 In Print, click Tiled Job Options, the following Pic appears:
Pic 4-28
Click OK.。 In Print, click Queues, the following Pic appears:
Pic 4-29 Set up the Print Unit, orientation, live view, and so on. Choose the job you will print, and click Set Up and the following Pic appears:
Pic 4-30 Click Edit, the following Pic appears:
Pic 4-31 Set up the printer model, click Properties, and the following Pic appears:
(Pic 4-32) Set up the Plot mode, Quality mode, and click OK. In Pic 4-31, click color transforms, the following Pic appears. After set up please click OK.
Not it goes back to Pic 4-29, click the Printer icon, and the following Pic appears:
Chapter 5 Wanted Image File designing and processing
This printing system software only supplies printing process for chosen file, but not able to do image edition and pretreatment. Meanwhile, the printing system software can only identify and print 180DPI, single color 8- bitmap file. The user shall use third party software with powerful function to edit and pre-treat the image. The users are recommended to use PHOTOSHOP 6.01 version software which is produced by ADOBE Company to design the image for printer.
This manual takes the PHOTOSHOP 6.01 as an example to explain to provide the image file for the printing system software. As for the detailed usage of PHOTOSHOP, please refer to the special book for Photoshop.
5.1 Design Image The image designer uses suitable image editing software to design wanted and needed image, and save it as the format which can be identified by Photoshop software.
5.2 Change the image as CMYK format
The users adopt PHOTOSHOP to open the saved image, and transfer the image by Image/Mode/ CMYK Color to CMYK format, and change the image as 8 Bits/Channel.
(Pic 5-1)
5.3 Setting Image Size The practical size of the image file which is set up in the computer should be in accordance with
the size of printing image, so the practical size of the image file should be adjusted. Please refer to the following picture
Note: the operation of this part should be finished by the image designer, so this manual won’t introduce in detail. For further detailed information, please refer to the special book of PHOTOSHOP.
(Pic 5-2)
5.4 Merge Image Layers The users may use more image layer when they design the image, and they need to use the order
in picture to merge the image layer. Refer to image.
(Pic 5-3) Click the right button on the arrowhead of the picture, it will flip the menu, please refer to the
picture for this. To choose merge order to put together all image layers. If the users don’t use more image layer, the order of merge will show gray. The users can skip over this operational step, and go through to the next operational step.
5.5 Save the image file The users can save the image file by orders of file/save after modifying the image file. The users choose the file format as TIFF, BMP, EPS or JPEG in the dialog box of save, then the
name of the file can be modified. Note: the file format must be saved as TIFF, because the saved image file have to set up type by MAINTOP software, and then the image can be printer with the printing system software by the digital printer. However, the MAINTOP software typeset software can only identify the image file of TIFF format
(Pic 5-4) After click save button, it will show following picture, and then it’s OK to click IBM PC ,and then click OK At present, one image file has been modified, you make typesetting and output.
(Pic 5-5)
Chapter 6 Daily maintenance and repair
JHF-Vista digital inkjet printer is a high-resolution, high-performance electronic production with professional output of image which requires maintenance and repairs strictly in order to keep the system in normal and stable order to insure output image with high resolution
6.1 Operating environment request
Power supply: single-phase 220v 50Hz; Power on 24hrs/ day Operating temperature: 20-28℃ Relative humidity: 40-60%
Note: the working environment will affect the ink and then affect the output of printe
6.2 Requirement for Operation and Maintenance The task of the operation and maintenance need to be operated and maintained with professional operator or the operator who got training from our Company and to be certified qualified. The user must do strictly according to this manual. 1) Wear anti-static device when touching circuits, electric parts, cable, and print heads. 2) Strictly prohibit pull out or insert any plugs, circuits, and cables with electricity.
3) Strictly prohibit measure all kinds of electric parts of appliance with electricity.
4) When contacting the ink you should try to wear protect-eyepiece to avoid the ink entering the eyes. If it is entering the eyes, you should wash with a plenty of clear water. And please go to see a doctor, if necessary. 5) Shake the ink evenly twice every day. 6）Check distance switch and home position switch before turning on the printer every time. The distance-switch is a limit protection for the print head movement, it gives stop instruction to the print heads by the electronic device. Please check it if these limit-switches work before running the printer every time. In case, the limit-switched don’t work well, which will affects the output of printing, making output in misalignment. If so, please follow the following steps: Please move the carriage from left to right after turn on the printer. When touching
lightly the right limit switch, the print head carriage stops, which means that the right limit-switch works well; if not, please click the Stop button on tool bar under the printing software and stop the carriage, then check the circuit and shoot the trouble.
Please move the carriage from right to left. When touching lightly the left limit switch, the print head carriage stops, which means that the left limit-switch works well; if not, please click the Stop button on tool bar under the printing software and stop the carriage, then check the circuit and make the trouble-shooting.
Please move the carriage from right to left. When touching lightly the home position switch, the print head carriage stops, which means that the home position-switch works well; if not, please click the Stop button on tool bar under the printing software and stop the carriage, then check the circuit and make the trouble-shooting.
7）Before printing and after printing, please clean the print head and make the print head in good condition. Please use special cloth or paper with cleaning solution on it to wipe the print head when cleaning the
print head. It is suggested to do like this every day before printing, if necessary repeat this work between two printing jobs, which will ensure the output in perfect position. Print head is very important device, the following is cleaning requirement: Please wear gloves, glasses and protective cloth to protect the operation. Please use the professional duster cloth, wipe paper to clean print heads Please use professional cleaning solvent or solution recommended by us to clean the
print head and its surrounding; Sucking print heads one by one to take the solvent and ink remained on the print
heads surface by the vacuum cleaner; Please don’t scrape the surface of the print head when sucking; After cleaning and sucking please test the print heads. If they are working well or
not. Automatic suction is critical to maintain print heads. To keep the print heads jetting
please wipe off the remained ink on the print heads surface. Please lacquer the vacuum surface black to prevent the photoelectric cell running. Please clean the print head lightly in uni-direction when cleaning the print head; Please suck the print heads surface completely by vacuum after clean the print head
by solvent. 8）Turn on and off the machine strictly in order. 9）Please change the filter every two months; if the filter is clogged, please replace immediately. Drain the ink from the ink tube Disconnect the ink tubes in the two ends of the filter, replace the filter. Reconnect the ink tube and check if they are connected tightly and safely; Make sure if the direction of the filter is in same direction as the direction of
supplying ink
Note: The filter is a single direction appliance; when connecting, please make sure the flow of the ink is in same direction as the filter. （10）Change the ink tube one time every year We suggest to replace the ink tube every year, if any ink tubes broke unexpected, please replace immediately. Exhaust all inks in the ink tube after turn off the printer and computer; Clean new ink tubes one time by special cleaning solution to get rid of impurity
inside the tube and dry the cleaning solution inside new ink tube completely; 11）Cleaning the vacuum cleaner The flexible tube with the vacuum cleaner will diminish after a long time, which will deduct air power from the vacuum cleaner. In this case, changing a new flexible tube with the cleaner is necessary or clean the flexible tube with a few of cleaning solution
6.3 Maintenance of Print Head
(Pic 6-1) XJ128 Print Heads
6.3.1 Instruction for Parts of XJ128 print head 6.3.1.1 Actuator Actuator that is not listed on the above picture is located behind of nozzle board. Actuator is made of piezoelectric porcelain crystal and rows of printing ink tubes. Its function is to transform electric power into mechanical press to jet ink drops. 6.3.1.2 Electrical connector Electrical connector is used as an interface for print head connecting outside electric appliance and signal interface 6.3.1.3 Chassis It is kind of installment base of mechanical part for the print head. The metal supports provide basic position with the print head, which help to dispel heat and provide the print head with the heat. 6.3.1.4 Cover It is kind of plastic cover, which protect the actuator, electrical connector, and filter. Any move or change the cover will lose the guarantee from original factory. 6.3.1.5 Colored insulator Colored insulator is used to help identify model of the print head, for example XJ128/200, XJ128/360 or XJ128/200 Plus.
Note XJ128/200 XJ128/360 XJ128/200 Plus Colored Insulator Blue Black Purple
Nozzle Plate Non-Soakage Non-Soakage Soakage (Pic 6-2)
6.3.1.6 Driver chips Driver chips (not stated on the picture) are responsible for saving and controlling information and send fire- impulse- signal to driver directly 6.3.1.7 Ink inlet and filter XJ128 print head has an ink inlet. It is the only inlet of the ink tube with the print head. There is a stainless metal filter net of 15 um inside print head. This filter is not listed on the above-mentioned picture. Filter is used as closing off deposit and protects the driver and nozzle of the print head. It is the last assistant filter. For the details, please refer to the Chapter 7. 6.3.1.8 Nozzle plate The performance of the nozzle plate is different with different model of XJ 128 print head. Both of them have common construction. Please use different ink supply system and maintenance with different mode of print head. 6.3.1.9 XJ128/200 和 XJ128/360 The standard XJ128/200 and 128/360 printhead are non-wetting nozzle plate, which are spread a special non-wetting coating with on it. Its function is to prevent ink from piling on the nozzle and its surrounding. 6.3.1.10 XJ128/200 Plus XJ128/200 plus printhead uses a kind of wetting nozzle plate. That is to say that thin ink cover shall remain on the face of the nozzle continuously to ensure high quality of out put when printing. 6.3.1.11 Serial number The serial number is listed on the back of the printhead as the above picture.
6.3.2 Print Heads Lifespan Xaar print head jet at least 4000 million drops on the condition that you use certified ink by Xaar Company and printing system. The lifespan and performance of the printheads are affected by the following factors:
Compatibility of ink and system Maintenance of the print head Layout of system and working environment
6.3.3 Deposit and Transportation for Print Head 6.3.3.1 Deposit environment It is not allowed to deposit the print head outside the original package. It is recommended to use original package till the print head wears out. The temperature of deposit is from -15°C to 60°C，with the humidity of 10%-90%, non- clotted. Please use a certain quantity of Xaar original cleaning solution to clean the printhead when getting the printhead from the print head carriage, and then get the cleaning solution from the printhead completely with a purged and filtered air. This process will be specified in details in following context. Please cover the plastic cover on the face of the nozzle at once after finishing cleaning. Please use anti-static and opacity plastic bag to deposit hold the print head if no original bag available.
6.3.3.2 Transportation Condition Xaar print head along with XAAR original closed package can fit following transportation condition after test. If the print heads were damaged in out of the following transportation condition there isn’t any warranty recourse. XJ128 print heads package is qualified in EN 300 019-2-2 Class 2.3 1999-09 transportation standard test of European Telecommunications Sdandards Institute. Shake X,Y and Z axes 5-20Hz, -3dB/oct, 0.78gRMS, 30 minutes Strike X, Y 和 Z axes,18g, 6 ms, semi-spring, 100 strikes Fall down 1-m-height Min temperature :-15°C Max Temperature:60°C Relative humidity:8-80%,non-clotted
6.3.4 Protecting measure for the print head 6.3.4.1 Cover of nozzle The print head is covered with plastic cover during the transportation. Please take off the cover carefully when using the print head. 6.3.4.2 Maintenance of nozzle plate It is very important step for the print head. There are two models with non-wedding coating with the nozzle plate, which is used to prevent from piling extract ink on the nozzle plate. Please avoid doing any harm to this face, and any harm will destroy of quality of output of printing. Please keep away all external press away to prevent from inlet, ink channel and cable with the print head destroying 6.3.4.3 Anti-static Measure Print head is a very sensitive chip. Any static electricity will do a big harm to the print head. Please uncover and deal with this product in an anti-static bag. Please follow the right process and step when you dealing with the printhead, for example, wearing anti-static wrist chaplet and inductive electricity working pad. 6.3.4.4 Plug and Pull out Print head Prohibited It is strictly prohibited to install or get off the printhead with the power on, which will destroy the printhead heavily. 6.3.4.5 Protection for the Printhead Electric Inlet
(Pic 6-3) The pin number on the port
Electric inlet socket is a 30-pin-socket connector. Please don’t plug in wrong position. The AMP socket is a welding chip. Please try to decline the power as possible as your can, when you plug the printhead. Please use the flexible signal cable when you connect the printhead with the electric driver. Be sure not make the printhead socket -pin bend. 6.3.4.6 The Order of Turn-on and Turn-off Power for the Printhead Wrong order of Turn-on and Turn-off power for the print head will conclusively burn IC inside the printhead. Please keep enough time to let the capacitances inside the print head charge power and release power, which is very strict process. It is strictly not allowed to turn on or turn off the power for the printhead when mounting or moving off the printhead from its carriage. 6.3.4.7 Using Suitable Ink with The Printhead It is very important to use Xaar- Company -certified ink with the printhead. In order to keep quality performance of the ink, please strictly follow to relative regulations for deposit and transportation of ink. Please keep in mind that you never use the ink out of expiration, which will affect performance of printhead or destroy the printhead 6.3.4.8 Compatibility for Material of Ink-supply System It is very important factor if that material of ink-supply system is compatible with ink, which will affect the lifespan and high performance of printhead. Every spare part which is wetted by ink will react chemically and release new chemical stuff, which will affect the performance of the printhead. Different factory uses same material may make their products with completely different compatibility. 6.3.4.9 Ink Filtrating There is a filtrating -net inside the printhead, which prevent from thin dust into the printhead, which may lead printhead clog. If this filtrate-net is clogged in some way, which will increase the ink pressure ratio and then decline print head performance. This filtrating-net is non-changeable and non- cleanable. In order to keep the performance and lift span of printhead, it is required to filtrate the ink before the ink arrive the printhead. The ink filter with the printer is one that is 5um changeable filter. It is recommended that you change the ink filter after a certain period of time. 6.3.4.10 urging Ink-Supply System. It is suggested that to clean and dry all spare parts which contact ink before the ink goes through the ink-supply system. 6.3.4.11 Cleaning of New Printhead Xaar Print head takes a serial of testing before leaving for user, which may cause to keep some testing liquid inside the printhead. All remain liquid inside the printhead may not compatible with user’s ink, which asks a uniform cleaning process. That is to say to use certified cleaning solution in right way to clean new print head. It is strongly suggested that you use Xaar original cleaning solution to clean printhead first, and then use compatible cleaning solution to clean the printhead again. 6.3.4.12 Process of First Jetting Ink for New Printhead
（Pic5-4）XJ128 Printhead Ink Tube Connection (Spraying Down)
（Pic5-5）XJ 128 Printhead Installation (Side Spraying Vertically) First process of feeding ink is a very important, which affect the performance and stability of the printhead. Please try best to exhaust all air out of printhead and ink-supply system. Feeding ink at first time successfully or not is due to following factors, which include position of put printhead and flow speed of feeding ink. It is very common way to put the printhead in “spraying down” way. It is very
difficult put way. You shall use 0.5 and 1.5 pa pressure to feed ink, using different pressure to spray 5 seconds and repeating it for 5 times is better
The best way to feed ink is to let inlet down. “Side spraying vertically” installation is to use less than 0.5 pa press feed ink into the printhead slowly. The ink will flow from the inlet during feeding ink. Please feed ink about 5 or 6 second and don’t stop feeding until the inks flowing from the inlet will not burble
It is also recommended that you should adopt vacuum -cleaning and pressure feeding way to feed printhead. Every way takes 5 seconds and repeating 10 times is better.
Please let fed-full-ink print head have a rest for 30 minutes, which will prevent from tinny air bubble piling on the filter inside the printhead.
6.3.4.13 First Using Print head Please follow to the following maintenance to protect the printhead beginning at the first time of using printhead Please note that you use a few ink spray and clean the printhead for XJ128 printhad
is non wetting coating type of printhead. This function of this kind of non wetting coating is to wipe off the ink on the nozzle plat and it start printing when the nozzle plate is dry.
XJ 128/200 plus printhead need a certain quantity of ink cleaning and wiping complete nozzle plate, which will help to put a thin layer of ink on the nozzle plate. Uniform and thin layer of ink on the nozzle plate is very important and necessary for operation and high performance of printhead. Wetting coating nozzle plate needs a period of protection, which will make the nozzle plate create a union player of ink film before using the printhead.
XJ128 printhead is ready for use after going through suitable ink feed- and- clean process.
6.3.5 Maintenance, Stability and Life Span of Printhead Maintenance is the core to keep XJ128 print heads performance and stability. XJ128/200 & XJ128/360 print heads are equipped with non-wet coating (NWC), its maintenance is different from XJ128/200 plus.
Since XJ128 plus print head uses a wet coating nozzle plate, it is critical to keep one layer of thin oil film on the nozzle plate surface. Only this measure will keep the print head running normally under an appointed working frequency for a long time. Its different factor asks the nozzle plate not dry, which brings about high performance of print head 6.3.5.1. The Reason of Maintenance of Print head Main Reasons to maintain print heads: Keep Lift span Keep Reliability Keep High Performance
The extent of maintenance will directly affect the print head working Cleaning ink on the nozzle plate and exhausting all air out in the channel. Keep a thin layer of ink film on the nozzle plate of XJ128 nozzle plate. All these factors are due to working environment, working load, ink type and printing media. 6.3.5.2. Maintenance Methods A． Operation Maintenance It is a kind of maintenance during the printing. B．Short Time Maintenance It is kind of maintenance during stop period. For example, making maintenance before the printing or finishing printing. C． Long Time Maintenance It is kind of maintenance after working for a day or turning off the power for whole system, that is to say it is a kind of maintenance when stop working. The way of maintenance includes cleaning the print head using cleaning solution or using a closed cover to cover the print head. 6.3.5.3.Maintenance Way Please use one or combined way: A． Pressing cleaning Pressing cleaning technology has two functions: Cleaning air and duty stuff inside the nozzle channel Cleaning duty stuff on nozzle plate Please increase the press of ink- supply slowly till you exhaust all ink out of nozzle channel. The way is as following picture:
（Picture5-6） Note: 1 kPa=10 mPa 100 mm ink column
If the operating temperature is different from its working temperature, pressing cleaning printhead will decrease the temperature and thus affect the performance of printhead. So, it need heating itself before restart running. One of no need reheating is to increase temperature before the ink into the printhead. B． Vacuum Cleaning In order to make this cleaning way perfectly, it needs an ideal closed surrounding around the nozzle plate. Also, please only use soft material; otherwise it will hurt the nozzle plate when cleaning. C． Wiping Cleaning It is normally to wipe the print head with a piece of soft cloth. Please just wipe in one direction. If you wipe go- and -back, it will take other duty chips on the nozzle plate. The best way to wipe is to move at straight angle against nozzle rows. In order to prevent from hurting the nozzle plate, please do not wipe the nozzle plate when it is dry. Normally, wiping goes after spray cleaning. Wipe cleaning is only used with XJ128/200 plus print head. Please do not use wipe cleaning with XJ128/200 and XJ128/360, which are not wetting coating nozzle plate. Wipe cleaning on the XJ128/200 and XJ128/360 may hurt their nozzle plates. D． Vacuum Cleaning It has two important functions: Cleaning extra ink on the nozzle plate Cleaning dirty stuff on the nozzle plate When cleaning the dirty stuff on the nozzle plate, please make sure not let the vacuum cleaning tube contact the nozzle plate. If so, it will hurt the print head coating forever, especially XJ128/200 and XJ128/360 no wetting coating. Vacuum cleaning is normally used for cleaning the ink remains on the print head after spraying cleaning. It is very ideal maintenance way for non-wetting-coating print head type. E．Absorbing Ink Plate When XJ128/200 and XJ128/360 print head are used along with some inks, you may need a kind of “sucking ink” maintenance skill. Absorbing ink plate shall be qualified absorbable cloth or sponge. Please note that it is not allowed to mop the print head horizontally, otherwise the non-wetting-coat will be destroyed. Sucking cloth or sponge should contact thin ink layer film instead of nozzle plate. You’d better just use this kind of cleaning way on the non-wetting coating nozzle plate. F． Ink Flashing If the print head full of ink inside, stops working for a long time, the inside ink mixing air will change the quality in some way. Therefore, it affects performance of print head and then even clog nozzle. Ink flashing is a kind of skill, which makes fresh ink flowing through nozzle by continuously flashing. The quantity of flashing ink and frequency depends on the ink, system appliance and experience. G． Covering Covering is a kind of processor to prevent the nozzle from dust and destroy when print head is not working.
6.3.6 Printhead Temperature Internal Energy Controlling print head temperature is very important for making print head working stable. The print head create heat when the print head print or stop printing if the print head is power on. The highest absolute temperature of the print head can not exceed 55 °C. If exceeding 50°C, it will destroy the print head definitely. Following factors affect working temperature of print head: ‧Created by print head itself (radiator)
‧Created by practice (mechanism and liquid themselves) ‧Ink type ‧Internal Energy (electron parts) ‧Environmental Energy Dissipate
The highest energy of the print head is 6 watt. The heat of XJ128 print head is between 1 watt and 2 watts. The effective release heat of the print head is chassis.
6.4 Maintenance of Printer Mechanical System Please often fasten the screws with moving part of the printer Oil the rail guide one time every week. Oil the bearings one time every half year Refasten the screws on the print head carriage every month Refasten every parts one time every yea
Chapter 7 Trouble-shooting Misalignment
1) Check if the carriage belt is loose or worn out; if so, tighten the belt or replace it. 2) Check if the belt in the servo reducer box is loose or worn out; if so, please adjust or replace it. 3) Check if the software parameters are wrong or not; if so, please reset the bi-direction parameter.
The pump keep working although the ink overflowed from sub ink tank from
the air intake. 1) The CMYK floater cable is not connected to corresponding sub ink tank. 2) Sub ink tank is defective, replace it. 3) The floater cable is defective, replace it. 4) The ink supply board is defective, replace it The print-head is clogged
1）Working environment does not fit indoor temperature 20-28, humidity 40%-70% 2）The print-head pressure is too low, the print-head pressure doesn’t meet 32-33V pressure 3）The filter is broken. Replace it. 4）Bad ink quality. Change it. 5）Level of secondary ink tank is not right. Adjust secondary ink tank to right level 6）The print-head is worn out. Replace it. Output of printing blurs, not with high resolutions
1） The software parameters are not set up right, adjust the software parameter, and make bidirectional calibration and stepping calibration.
2） The print-head is away from the media is too far. Please lower the print-head carriage. 3） The print-head carriage wobbles. Please adjust the print-head carriage. 4） The servo parameters are not right. 5） The print-head places are not installed in right position White or black banding on the output
1）The print-head is clogged. 2）The position of print-head is not fit. Please adjust it (former and back).
During media movement, the joint of per pass appears white banding
The value of stepping motor stepping is too big. Reduce stepping value in the software. During media movement, the joint of per pass appears black banding
The value of stepping motor stepping is too small. Increase stepping value in the software. The ink pump does not supply ink.
The ink pump is broken. Change it. The ink-supply-board is broken. Change it. The ink-supply power is broken. Replace it. Signal cable for the floater is broken. Replace it. The ink box damages. Replace it.
The print-head does not jet ink
1）The color distributive board powers (5V, 35V) are out of order. 2）The print head board, color distributive board, is broken. Replace it. 3）The print head chip is broken. Replace it. 4）The software isn’t set right. Please set up parameter according to the manual. 5）One of print-head or one of print-head chip is broken. The software cannot find the USB dongle.
Choose instdrv.exe in C: \MAINTOP\DTP and set it up, and then re-start the computer. The machine couldn’t step
1. Check if the transformer board 5v and 24v voltage are ok or not. 2. Step driver 36v voltage is ok or not. 3. The pulse signal cable is not connected well
The print head does not jet ink or some print head is out of order
Check if one of print head chip is loose and the needle foot of print head chip is broken. Check the PCI card connection situation. Suck nozzles of the print head by hand. The carriage doesn’t move or doesn’t move normally:
The power board didn’t out put 48V correctly, or the servo motor or the encoder has proble.m. The turn on the any button on panel but no power:
The panel or the power distributive board has problem. The printing cannot find the media size
The raster sensor has problem. The carriage moves to the end of the rail
The media sensor has problem. The carriage cannot stop at home position
The size sensor or the distance switch has problem. The ink supply is not normal
The ink supply or the ink tank has problem. The small print head boards indicator keeps bright after turn on print heads
power The small print head boards has problem or are not inserted well. The color board power cable must be connected well in both ends, or it will
damage the print heads. The cable in both main board end and color board end must be connected
correctly, or the printing will have problem. The cable in both color board end and small print heads end must be connected
well or it will damage the print heads. The floater cable cannot be connected reversely, or the ink will be supplied
normaly.
The distance switch should be connected to the last two end and one of them should be connected to the gournd.
All the sensors should be connected well, or the printing or the movement will have problem.
