SIGN RACER 1600 LED User manual

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SignracerLEDFlatbedInkjetPrinter

OperationManual

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TableofContents

Foreword.................................................................................................................................................................... 4

SafetyPrecautions ..................................................................................................................................................... 5

1.Indicationsofsymbols ................................................................................................................................... 5

2.Precautionsofoperations.............................................................................................................................. 6

Briefintroduction....................................................................................................................................................... 7

1.  PrinterApplications .................................................................................................................................... 7

2.PrinterFeatures ............................................................................................................................................. 7

3.PrinterConfigurations.................................................................................................................................... 8

4.StructureDiagrams ........................................................................................................................................ 9

4.1Frontviewoftheprinter ............................................................................................................................. 9

4.1.1 Operation panel................................................................................................................................... 10

4.2Thefrontviewofthecarriage ................................................................................................................... 11

4.3Electronicpanel ......................................................................................................................................... 12

PrinterInstallation ................................................................................................................................................... 14

1.Loadingandtransporting............................................................................................................................. 14

2.Unpackingtheprinter.................................................................................................................................. 15

2.Workingenvironment.................................................................................................................................. 16

3.Computerconfigurations............................................................................................................................. 16

4.Installationinstructions ............................................................................................................................... 17

4.1Checkandacceptance ............................................................................................................................... 17

4.2Installationofthecomputerattachments................................................................................................. 17

4.3Levelingadjustment................................................................................................................................... 18

4.4Powerinput................................................................................................................................................ 18

4.5Softwareanddriverinstallation ................................................................................................................ 19

TopjetSoftwareinstallation............................................................................................................................. 19

4.6Functionaltests.......................................................................................................................................... 27

4.7Printheadinstallation ............................................................................................................................... 28

4.8 Filling ink................................................................................................................................................... 31

4.9Degassingoftheprinthead........................................................................................................................ 32

4.10Printheadcalibrationandalignment....................................................................................................... 33

4.10.1Nozzlesstate ......................................................................................................................................... 33

4.10.2Verticalalignment................................................................................................................................. 33

4.10.3Horizontalalignment ............................................................................................................................ 35

4.10.4Leftandrightheadsoffset.................................................................................................................... 36

4.10.5Bidirectionalcalibration....................................................................................................................... 37

4.10.6Steppingcalibration.............................................................................................................................. 38

4.10.7Basepointercalibration........................................................................................................................ 38

StartupandshutdownInstructions........................................................................................................................ 40

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1.Startupandshutdownoperation ....................................................................................................................... 40

1.1Printstartupoperation............................................................................................................................. 40

1.2Printershutdownoperation ...................................................................................................................... 41

PrinterMaintenance................................................................................................................................................ 42

1.Periodicmaintenanceforprinterparts(basedonan6hourdailyproduction) ......................................... 42

2.Maintenanceofthemechanicalparts......................................................................................................... 42

3.Precisionpartmaintenance......................................................................................................................... 43

4.Printheadmaintenance ............................................................................................................................... 43

4.1Dailyroutinemaintenance ........................................................................................................................ 43

4.2Printheadpreservationduringpowerfailure............................................................................................ 43

4.3Printheadpreservationduringlongvacation............................................................................................ 44

5.Replacementofconsumableparts.............................................................................................................. 45

5.1Replacementofinkpump.......................................................................................................................... 45

5.2Inkrefill ...................................................................................................................................................... 46

5.3Replacementofinkfilter ........................................................................................................................... 46

5.4Replacementofairpump .......................................................................................................................... 47

Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................................... 48

1.Buzzindicationsandtroubleshooting.......................................................................................................... 48

2.Pressuresystemproblems........................................................................................................................... 49

2.1Unstablenegativepressure ....................................................................................................................... 49

2.2Thepressureindicatorreads“0”............................................................................................................... 49

2.3Pressurecannotrisewhenpriming(negativepressureisnormal)........................................................... 49

2.4Singlebuzzalert......................................................................................................................................... 49

3.Inklinemalfunction ..................................................................................................................................... 50

3.2Inkleakageofthenozzles.......................................................................................................................... 50

4.Printheadstrike............................................................................................................................................ 51

4.1.Howtoavoidheadstrikewiththemedia................................................................................................. 51

4.2.Dealingwithheadstrikeproblem............................................................................................................. 52

5.Carriagemovingmalfunction....................................................................................................................... 53

5.1Carriagemovingfailure.............................................................................................................................. 53

6.Automaticheadheightadjustmentmalfunctions....................................................................................... 54

7.Printingqualitytroubleshooting.................................................................................................................. 55

Appendix .................................................................................................................................................................. 56

1.RoutineMaintenanceGuide........................................................................................................................ 56

4.ToolsandMaterialsneeded: ....................................................................................................................... 58

5.ChannelinformationofRicohGen5 ............................................................................................................ 59

5.1Singlearraycarriageset............................................................................................................................. 59

5.2Doublearraycarriageset........................................................................................................................... 62

6.SignracerLEDtimingsettings………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….72

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SignracerLEDhybridUVinkjetprintersareahighqualityandcosteffectiveequipmentspecially

designedforcommercialandindustrialprintingenterprises.AssembledwithhighperformanceRicoh

Gen.5piezoheadsthatenablesanoutputspeedof2350 ㎡/handprecisionupto1200X1200dpi,the

printerachievestheperfectbalancebetweenspeedandquality.

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TheSignracerhybridmodelsare1600LED,2500LEDand3200LED.Themodelsarespeciallydesigned

forcontinuousrunningof24hours/7daysindustrialproduction.Anyprintedmediawiththethickness

of050mmcanbefirmlyfixedontheplatformduetothefunctionalvacuumsuction.Theprinterhas

userfriendlyoperationinterfaceanditsoptionalwhitecolormeetsdiversifiedprintingrequirements

inthecommercialprintingbusiness.

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Foreword

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TheSignracerLEDhybridisaprecisionmachineequippedwithextremelyfinemechanismsand

integratedcircuits.Withaviewtousetheprinterinanoptimalcondition,wehaveestablished 

thisoperationmanualforyourreference. 

Thismanualhasbeenpreparedforenduserseasyunderstandingandusingofthisprintersafely

andefficiently.Pleasereadeverycontentcarefullybeforedetailoperations.Changingpartscan

onlybedoneafterpassingatechnicaltrainingweretheseoperationsareexplained.Ifnot

receivedand/orattendthistrainingonlyexperiencedtrainedtechniciansareallowedtoexchange

spareparts  

Alterationsofanycontentsinthismanualaresubjectedtochangewithoutnoticefortechnical

updates. 

Thismanualiswrittenwiththebestcareandintentionshowevermistakesmightoccur. 

Signracerand/oritsdealersanditsemployeesexcludestheliabilityfordamageandlosses,

causedbydirectorindirectuseand/ormalfunctionoftheprinter,ink(andit’sapplications)even

inthecaseofpersonalinjuriesusingthisequipment.Liabilityisexcludedforlossesduetoshut

downtimeoftheprinter.

SignracerLEDprintersdonotexhaustOzonebutUVradiationisemitted.Makesurenottolook

directlyintotheUVlightandwearUVprotectionglasses.UVEXhavedifferentmodelswithUV

protection.  

Workingwithinkneedsappropriateclothingasinkmightbespilledontoit.Useglovesand

protectiveglasseswhencleaningtheheadsorcleaningtheprinter. 

Ifyouhaveanyquestiononusingthisprinter,pleasedonothesitatetocontactyourlocaldealeror

ourtechnicalassistance.

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SafetyPrecautions

1.Indicationsofsymbols

Notethespecificfeaturesgivenwiththesesymbolsinordertoavoidpropertydamageandpersonal

injuryintheoperatingprocess.

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2.Precautionsofoperations

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Caution

Pleasesupplytheprinterwithratedvoltageandfrequency,improperpowerinputmaycause

functionalabnormalityordamagetotheprinter.

Anyunauthorizedalterationisstrictlyprohibited

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oritmightcausepartsmalfunctionordamageto

theprinter.

Neverusetheprinterinanonventilatedorstuffyworkplace,oritmayleadtotoxichazardsto

operators.Aventilatorisalwaysanecessity.

Anydisassemblyorreplacementofthepartsandcablesisstrictlyprohibitedinthestateof

poweron.

Avoidanybodycontactwiththemovingpartsintheprocessofprinterworking,oritmayleadto

equipmentbreakdownorpersonalinjury.  

Theprinterisaprecisionequipmentandshouldalwaysavoidstrongimpactorshakeinanyprocess

ofloading,installationandoperation,oritmayresultinequipmentdamage.

Avoidanyliquidspilledontheelectronicpartsoritmayresultinpartsmalfunctions.

Keepthechemicalconsumablesawayfromnonqualifiedindividualsandstoredaccordingtothe

specificlocalinstructions.

Avoidsettingfootorheavyitemsplacedontheprinteroritmayresultinequipmentdamage.

Verifythattheprinterisproperlygroundwiredoritmightcausesomeelectricshockrisks.

Theoperatormustbewellproperlytrainedandshouldoperatethemachineunderthe

instructions,oritmayeasilycauseequipmentdamageorpersonalinjury.

Alwaysremembertopressthescramstopatanyemergency,andtheprintershouldnotbe

activateduntilallthemalfunctionsaresettled.

Avoideyecontactwiththeultravioletsofthelamp.

Incasethatanychemicalliquidspilledonhumanbody,flushwithadequatepurifiedwater

immediatelyandseeadoctorafterwards.

Verifythatthereisnoindividualoritemwithintheprintingarea.

Thetreatmentofthewastechemicalsshouldcomplywithlocalenvironmentregulations.

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Briefintroduction

1.  PrinterApplications

TheUVdigitalprinterisabletoprintdirectlyondiversifiedmedia.Themodelcanbeusedin

advertisingproductionsuchasbanner,panelled,POPstand,vinyldisplay,meanwhilemakecreative

innovationtothetraditionalcraftworkinthedecorationindustry,ofwhichfineartglass,wooden

products,naturalorartificialleather,ceramictilesandwallpaper,etc,canalsobeprintedon.

2.PrinterFeatures

HighperformanceEuropeanLEDsystem,whichhasanadjustableperformancefrom29.5Watt

Professionalassemblycraftsguaranteetheperfectqualities.

Adoptexcellentqualitypartsofworldwidefamousbrands,e.g.towlineofIGUS.GERMANY,servo

motorofFUJI.JAPAN,synchronousbeltofMEGARDYNE

IronicbeamplusdualleadrailsassemblyonXdirectionalmechanicalstructureenablesthe

carriagetorunstable. 

Highprecisionlinearencoderstripforthepositioningofthecarriage.

Opticalfiberwithamaximumtransmittingspeedof1.25Gb/Sandzerointerferenceability. 

IndustrialPCIdatatransmittinginterfacewithexcellentprooftoelectricmagneticinterference.

Automaticheadheightadjustmentenablestheheadheightadjustabletodifferentmedia

thicknessof050mm.

Anticrashingattachmentcaneffectivelyreducetheheadstrikerisks.

Selfcheckingonprinterrunningmalfunctions.

Doubleclassinkheatingautomaticcontrolguaranteestheoptimumviscosityofinkforprinthead

continuouslydischarging.

Backupstoragebatteryactivatedautomaticallyfornegativepressuresysteminthestateofmain

poweroff. 

Moreintuitiveanduserfriendlyoperatinginterface.

Withtheabilityto24hoursX7dayscontinuousrunningofcommercialprintingproduction.

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3.PrinterConfigurations

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Models

Signracer1600LED,2500LED,3200LED

Printheadtype

RICOHGen.5highperformancedropondemandpiezoheads

Printheadarray

28Pcs

Maximumresolution

1200x1200dpi



Printingspeed1600

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4Pass

6Pass

8Pass

4heads

23

 18

 14

Printingspeed2500

4heads

29

 21

 16

Printingspeed3200

4heads

31

 23

 17

Printsize

1.6m,2.5m,3.2m

Mediatype

Hardandsoftmaterials

Printedthickness

050mm 

Applications  Glass,acrylic,woodenboard,ceramictile,metals,PVCboard,

corrugated

board,plasticboardandmanymore

Inktype

AmethystSR100(nonVOC),SR150,SR200

Colormode C,M,Y,K,Lc,Lm,W,Vdependingondifferentmodelsand

configurations

Supportfile

AdobePostscriptLevel3,PDF,JPEG,TIFF,EPS,AI

SupportRIP

Onyx,Caldera,Colorgate

Computersystem

Windows2000/XP,Windows7

NET.weight

950KG,1.200KG,2650KG

Dimension(H,W,L)

131x310x87,135x485x103,145x548x142

Powerconsumption

4,56KW

Powerinput

AC, 3PH, 380V (±10%)

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50 / 60 Hz

Workingenvironment

Individual,clean,shadowyanddustfreeworkplacewithassociated

ventilation

temperature：19ºC ～ 28ºC

humidity

：

30%

～

 70%(frostfree)

Certificate

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FCC

Remark.Alltechnicalconfigurationsaresubjectedtochangewithoutnotification.

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4.StructureDiagrams 

4.1Frontviewoftheprinter

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PartsIllustrated:

1 Leftemergencystopbutton

2 CarriageAssembly

3 Mediaalignmentbar

4 ConveyorBelt

5 Rightemergencystopbutton

6 Operationpanel(See4.1.1Operationpanel)

*Note:Thecarriageinthepicturemightlooksdifferentdependingontypeandlampassembly

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4.1.1 Operation panel

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① Mediatakeupdirectioncontrol

② Mediatakeuptensioncontrol

③ Printerstartupbutton

④ UVlampSwitch1

⑤ UVlampSwitch2

⑥ Vacuumpowerbutton 

⑦ Computerstartupbutton

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