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    1 DisplayMaker Legacy Esprit User Manual Part Num ber 076064 Rev C[...]

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    2 Legal notices © Copyright 200 8 Hewlett- Packard Develo pment Compan y, L.P. The inform ation contained herein is subj ect to change without not ice. The onl y warranties for HP products and ser vices are s et forth in the ex press warr anty statements accom pany ing suc h products and ser vices. Not hing herein shou ld be constr ued as constitu[...]

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    iii Revision L og Th e f oll o w ing i s a lis t of m ajor ch ang es a n d a ddit io ns tha t ha v e been ma de to this manual since it w as first rel eased. See the a c companying Re l e a s e Not es for sp ecif ic chang es t o th e sof t w are and har d w are bet ween m anua l updat es. Release D ate Descr i pt ion Aug 2 000 Manual f irst releas [...]

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    iv Regulator y Statements FCC-A This equipmen t has been tested an d f o un d to c omp ly w ith the limits f or a Class A digital d evice, pursu ant to P art 1 5 of th e FCC Rules. Th es e limi ts are desi gned to provid e reasonabl e pr otec- t io n a gai nst harmful in terf eren ce w h en th e equipm en t is oper - a t ed in a co mm erci al en vi[...]

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    v Telecommunicat ions Net wor k Statement Th e Colo rSpan V ide oNet port on thi s device is n ot in ten ded to be co nnecte d to a pu blic t eleco mmunica t ions n e t work. Connec- t io n of this device to a pu blic t ele communica t ions ne t work in a Europ ean Comm unit y M ember Sta te will be in viola t io n of na t ional law impl emen t ing[...]

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    vi About This Manua l R e a d this m an ual to unpack, set up, an d use th e ColorSpan Disp layM ak er Esprit di gital color print ers. ◆ Chapter 1 shows you ho w to unpack and assemb le the printer , and introduce s y ou to its main feature s. ◆ Chapter 2 shows you how to use the control p anel. ◆ Chapter 3 shows you how to install ink and m[...]

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    vii Convent ions This m a nual u s es th e following informa t ional con vent ions: Note A special technique or information that may help you per for m a t ask or understand a proces s. Hinweis Ein Hinw eis be schreibt eine spez ielle technik zur Lösung einer Aufgabe oder e nthällt Infor matione n, die Ihne n eine P rozedur näher erläuter t. Ca[...]

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    viii[...]

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    Table of Contents ix T AB LE OF C ON T ENTS Revisi on Log ....... ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... . iii Regul atory Stateme nts ... ........ ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ..... ........ ....... ..... ... iv FCC-A . ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ..... ........[...]

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    x Table of Conten ts 2 Using the Control Panel Overvi ew ... ....... ..... ........ ....... ....... ..... ........ ....... ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... 2-2 Statu s Screen ..... ........ ....... ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... 2-2 Main Me nu ..... ..... ....... ....... ..... ........ ......[...]

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    Table of Contents xi 4 Calibrating the Printer AutoSe t Cal ibration .... ....... ....... ........ ..... ....... ....... ..... ........ ....... ........ ..... .. 4-2 AutoB idi Ca librati on .. ....... ..... ....... ........ ....... ..... ....... ........ ..... ....... ........ .. 4-4 AutoT une S chedul ing ......... ........ ..... ....... ........ [...]

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    xii Table of Contents[...]

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    G etti n g S ta rt ed 1-1 C HAPTER 1 Get t ing Star ted This ch apt er sho w s you h ow to g et st arted using your printer . It inclu des th ese topics: ◆ Operating Requ ireme nts (page 1-2) ◆ Installation Checklist (p age 1-5) ◆ Unpacking an d Assem b ly (page 1- 6) ◆ W ork f low Over vie w (page 1-1 4) ◆ Pa r ts Over vie w (page 1-1 5)[...]

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    1-2 Opera ting Requirem ents Operat ing Requirem ents Choos e a loca t i on f or the print e r before you u npack it. K ee p th e foll owin g requir em e n ts in min d : Electrical ◆ See “Connecting Pow er and VideoNet” on p age 1-1 1 for det ailed pow er requirements. ◆ Use the sup p lied pow er cords. Plug them d irectly into a grounded e[...]

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    Operating Require ments 1-3 ◆ DO NOT install the printer nea r humidif iers, refrigerators, water fauc ets, heaters or similar equipme nt. ◆ DO NOT install the printer in areas where the temp erature change s abruptly , such as nea r air conditio ners or in the path of direct sunligh t. ◆ DO NOT expo se the printer to flames, dust or solve nt[...]

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    1-4 Opera ting Requirem ents Safet y W arnings WA R N I N G WITH THE PO WER SWI TCH IN THE O FF POSITI ON, P O WER MA Y ST ILL BE SU PPLIED T O THE PR INTER COMP ONENTS. T o completely cut powe r from the printer , you must unplug the po we r cords from the pow er outl ets. WA R N U N G WENN DER NE TZS CHAL TER IN O FF POSITI ON S TEHT, WIRD DEN KO[...]

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    Insta llation Checkl ist 1-5 Installat ion Checkli st Use th e follo wing ch e cklist to in stall t h e pr int er . Det ailed inst ru ct ions ap pear on th e foll owin g pa ges in thi s manual and th e doc ume nt at ion that a ccompan i es the s er v e r . 1 R efer to th e Quick Start Guide tha t accompa ni es your ColorSpan Ser ver f or i nstru c [...]

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    1-6 Unpacki ng and As sembly Unpacking and Assembly This pro cedure a ssumes tha t th e printer is in it s final locat ion. See the Sit e Preparat ion Guide for m oving an d u npa cking hin ts. WA R N I N G Th e p rinter is too heavy to be lif ted safely by one person. A t least t wo persons a re required to lif t the printer . WA R N U N G Der Dru[...]

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    Unpack ing and Assembly 1-7 Note If possible, ret ain all ship p ing packa ging for use if the printer needs to be ship ped to another loc ation. Replaceme nt ship ping packaging an d instructions ar e also availab le from ColorSpan T echnic al Sup por t. 8. Refer to the following list to verif y that you received all of the par ts and accessorie s[...]

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    1-8 Unpacki ng and As sembly St and Assembly 1. Loc ate the stand legs " and # , the crossba r $ , and the tool holder ➍ . 2. Using the Phillips hea d scre wdriver and eight of the scre ws provided, ass emble the stand. Star t by posit io ning the t wo stand l e gs upright, a t appro x i- ma t e ly the wi dt h of the cross b a r . A lign th [...]

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    Unpack ing and Assembly 1-9 Final Assembly 1. Ge ntly tip the stand on its back. P rotect the stand from being scratched by the f loor. 2. Position the printer module ➎ and st and for assembly as shown in Fig. 1-2. 3. Using the four SIL VER Phillips hea d scre ws prov ided, att ach the stand to printer module. (See F ig. 1-2.) WA R N I N G The si[...]

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    1-10 Unpackin g and Asse m bly 7. Loc ate the printer on a flat, level f lo or , with all four wheels of the stand rest ing stationar y on the f loor . The printer must remain stationa r y and le vel for pr oper ink f low and be st print qualit y . 8. Using thr ee of the scre ws provided, attach the Big Ink Deliv- er y System tray ➏ . (See F ig. [...]

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    Unpack ing an d Assemb ly 1-11 Connect ing P ower and VideoNet WA R N I N G WITH THE PO WER SWITCH I N THE OFF POSI TIO N, PO WER MA Y S TILL BE SUPPLIED T O THE PRINTER COMPONENT S. T o completely cut power from the printer , you must unplug the pow e r cords from the pow e r outlets. WA R N U N G WENN D ER NE T ZSCHAL T ER IN O FF POSITION S TEHT[...]

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    1-12 Unpackin g and Asse m bly VideoNet Connect the printer to th e print server with the in cl u ded Vi deoN et (f or ColorS pan prin t s er v e rs) or Eth ernet ca bl e (no n- Col orSpan RIPs) ➐ (s ee Fig. 1-4). R efer to th e print se r v er (RIP) d ocum en tatio n f or instru ct ion s on connect in g th e printer to the print s er ver . Fig. [...]

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    Unpack ing an d Assemb ly 1-13 Pow er-Up Sequence T ur n on th e pow e r switch t o obs er v e th e t y pical p ow er-up se q u e nc e : 1. Th e co ntro l panel b ack light i llumina te s. M ov e th e con trast lev er (locat ed to the right of th e control panel screen) u p an d do w n unt il the co ntrol pan el graphics an d messa g es a re easily[...]

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    1-14 Wor kflow Overview Wor kf lo w Ov er vie w H ere is h ow a t y pical prin t job pro gress es f rom th e cli ent wo rk- stat ion to th e p rinter . Pr int Ser ver 1. An a r tist se nds a f ile to be printed from a clien t workstation. 2. The print job is received by the print se r ver . On ce it rea ch es th e prin t se r v er , th e prin t job[...]

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    Parts Overv iew 1-15 Par ts Over vie w Fig. 1- 5. Major pa r ts of the pr inter 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 12 10 8 9 13 14 15 3 19 20 22 18 17 11 16 21[...]

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    1-16 Par ts Overv iew Number Des cr ipt ion 1 End cap (t w o places) 2S t a n d - sup por ts th e printer . 3 Casters (four places) - e nables easy moveme nt of printer , c an be locked in place. 4E n c o d e r s t r i p - allows precise positioning of the print hea d c arriage acr oss the length o f the plate n. 5 Main ca rr ia ge dr ive be lt - m[...]

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    Parts Overv iew 1-17 1 5 Tools - hea d height a djustme nt gauge and hex wr e nch, for a djusting the height of the prin t hea d c a rriage. 1 6 Pinch roll ers - grip the media during loa d ing and printing. 1 7 Big Ink De liver y System tray - hold s Big Ink packs. 1 8 Media adv ance switch - e nables us er to manually a dvance media d uring loa d[...]

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    1-18 Sp ecial F eatures Specia l Features Th e pr int er has s everal a dv an c ed automa t ic fe a t ures to h el p you produ c e th e b est printed out put with the l east ef f o rt. P er formance Features ◆ AutoSet™ Ca libr at io n - automatic ally aligns c ar tridges in the x-y direction s and bidirection ally for precise positioning of ink[...]

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    Using t he Control Pa nel 2-1 C HAPTER 2 Using t he Control Panel This chapter des c ri b es the f unct ions of th e control panel .[...]

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    2-2 Overv iew Over v iew Th e con tr ol panel sh ows y o u th e print er ’s current st a t us, an d enabl es y o u to intera c t with th e p rinter w hen changing media an d i nk, respond to an error con di t ion, or config u re opt ions. St atus Screen The sta t us s creen disp lays w hen y o u are not a ccessing th e m enus. It provi des curren[...]

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    Overview 2-3 Navigat ion Keys Th e follow ing t a b l e shows y ou ho w to mo ve through th e menu system and perform pri nter co ntrol f u n c t ions. Key Des cr iption a OP TIONS - displays the mai n menu whe n not printing, and display s the Queue Manageme nt me nu if press ed during printing. b PREVIOUS/Incre me nt - high lig hts th e pr evious[...]

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    2-4 Overv iew Pr inting Status During print ing , th e follo wing s creen appea rs. Th ey sho w t h e progress of an y current print ing or RIPing. Y ou can press th e h (Cancel) k ey to cancel th e cur rently print ing jo b. Fig. 2- 3. P rinting S tatus scree n Printing 78% Media Width: 36.0 in. V acuum Fans: Max im um Ink: Endura•Chrome D ye OK[...]

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    Options 2-5 Opt ions Wh en you press th e a (Op t ions) k ey f rom th e p rinter con t rol panel, you can s croll throu gh ea ch of th e op t ions by pr essing th e up or down arrows. ◆ T o select an option, pre ss the e (Me nu Select) ke y . ◆ T o go back to the previous le vel, press either the b , or th e h (Cance l) key . Ea ch of th e con [...]

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    2-6 Options Calibrate Pr inter This m enu co n sists of the f ollowing opt ions: ◆ AutoSet Calibrat ion - runs the printer’s automatic jet ma p - ping and x-y alignme nt routine. The p rinter prints a s eries of c alibration patterns, au to matic ally rea ds each one, a djusts the print hea ds’ alignme nt, and repeats this c ycle until the he[...]

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    Options 2-7 ◆ Reset Reg Dat a - resets all registration data to their factor y default values . Customize Set t ings This m enu con sists of t wo su bmenu s: Set t ings an d M odes. Set t ings ◆ Ta k e up D i r e c t io n - (available if takeup motor is inst alled) allows you to wind the printed output onto the takeup spo ol Image Inside or I m[...]

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    2-8 Options ◆ 1x/2x Mode - specif ies th e mode to use (2, 4, 6 or 8 pass es) whe n the printer detects that one or t wo ink sets ar e loaded. See “Variable Mode P r inting” on page 3-2 for a description of print modes. ◆ Qualit y Check Mode - when e nabled, AutoSet will repor t whe n c alibration fails. This is designed to work with Auto- [...]

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    Options 2-9 Pr inter I nfo This op t ion di sp la ys a s creen wi th th e fo llo wing in f orm a t io n: ◆ Pr inter Model - model n ame of the prin ter . ◆ Sof t ware Version - version number of the sof t wa re inst alled on the printer. ◆ Company - compan y ID, us ed for OEM versions o f the printer . ◆ Humidi t y - relative humidit y as d[...]

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    2-10 Options[...]

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    Instal ling Ink and Media 3-1 C HAPTER 3 Inst alling Ink and Media This ch apt e r des c ri b es: ◆ Var iable Mode P rinting (page 3-2) ◆ Installing Big Ink Pack s (page 3-6) ◆ Removing and S toring a Big Ink Pack (p age 3-1 0) ◆ Cleaning Ink Je ts (page 3-1 1) ◆ Cleaning the Ser vice Station (page 3- 1 4) ◆ Adjusting the P rint Head He[...]

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    3-2 Var iable Mode Print ing Var ia ble M ode Pr int i ng Th e p rint e r fea t ures a v ari et y of p rint m odes, each with a d if fer- ent speed an d qu alit y l e v el. Th e follo wi ng tabl e summarizes the fea t ures of e a ch print ing mode. *A vailable as an upgra de option. Th e p rint e r us e s thes e techniques t o b ala nc e print spee[...]

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    Var iable Mode Pr int ing 3-3 ◆ Jet Replaceme nt - jets on the p rint hea d that a re misf iring or not f iring at all c an be replace d with alternate jets. Print qual it y (apparent reso lut ion an d smooth gradi ents) is improv ed by increasing t h e nu mber o f pass es o r th e number of dif f erent ink co lors. Print spe ed is in c reas e d [...]

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    3-4 Var iable Mode Print ing Fig. 3-2. Bi g Ink pack positions for Gamu t+ “1 x 6” ink s ets Fig. 3-3. Bi g Ink pack positions for HiRe s “1 x 6” ink sets[...]

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    Var iable Mode Pr int ing 3-5 Fig. 3-4. Big In k pack positions for HiRe s+ “1 x 8” ink se ts Fig. 3- 5. Big Ink pack p ositions for “1 x 1 2” ink set s[...]

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    3-6 Inst alling Big Ink Pa cks Inst all ing Bi g Ink Pac ks Y ou m ay perf orm this procedur e wh enev er n o printing is in progress. 1. Move the print hea d c a rriage to the access position. a. On t h e control panel , press the a (Op t ions) k ey . b. Press th e c ke y t o se l e c t Acce ss Pr i nt Heads . c. Press th e e (M enu Sele ct) ke y [...]

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    Instal ling Big Ink Packs 3-7 1 0. Inser t the bot tom edge of the ink c ar tridge into position on the print hea d c ar riage, then p ush th e top of the ink car tridge into position until you feel it snap into place in the holder . Y ou should feel a slight resistance as th e cartr i dge snaps in t o p lace. DO NOT force th e ink cart ri dge. If [...]

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    3-8 Inst alling Big Ink Pa cks Th e rout i ng clips a llo w the t u be to lay f l a t along th e track. Do not lea ve an y slack in the h o s e a l ong th e tr a ck , but do not p lace an y tension on th e t u be. K e ep the t u b e in th e same posit ion along th e ent ire length of th e tr ack. This will e na bl e you to rep la ce an y sin gl e B[...]

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    Instal ling Big Ink Packs 3-9 1 7. Load media. F or instru ct ions , se e “Loa ding M edia” o n pa g e 3-20. Th e f irst t im e you in stall media on a new pr int er , run a P aper Feed Calibra t i on. F or instr u ct ions, see “M edia F e ed Cali bra tion” o n pa g e 4-6. 1 8. Run AutoSet. F or ins tru ct ions , s ee Chap ter 2, Using th e[...]

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    3-1 0 Removing and Stor ing a Big Ink Pack Removing and Stor ing a Big Ink Pa ck Y ou can sto re part i ally-used Big Ink packs. This enabl es you to switch b et w een d if ferent t y pes of ColorM ark B ig Ink a s needed. 1. Clos e the valve on the ink tube. Caution Failure to close the valve completely will re sult in leaking ink and possible los[...]

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    Cleaning Ink Jets 3-1 1 Cleanin g Ink Je ts In a ddition to r unning A utoSe t, w hich compe nsa t es fo r missing an d misfiring in k je ts, y ou sh ould cl ean th e jets as des cri bed in th e following paragrap hs to keep th e m cl ear of accumulat ed in k. Th e e f fect iv eness of th e high-reso lut ion print ing pro cess us e d by the print e[...]

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    3-1 2 Cleaning Ink Jets 1 0. Ope n the valve on the ho se nea r the Big Ink packs . 1 1. Clean the s er vice station as desc ribed in “Cleaning the Ser- vice Station” on page 3-1 4. 1 2. Close the printer’s top cover . 13 . P r e s s t h e f ( P roceed) ke y to pa rk the head s. 14 . P r e s s t h e h (Canc el) ke y to return the printer to i[...]

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    Cleaning Ink Jets 3-1 3 Filling Depleted Car tr idges and Reset t ing Vacuum Occasionall y , you ma y find tha t the cartridg e does not fill f r om th e Big In k pa c k supp ly . The prim a r y cause of this is failure t o open the clip on th e i nk pa c k t u be af t er in stalli ng an ink pa c k. If a cart ri dge l eak s ink, it ma y hav e lost [...]

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    3-1 4 Clea ning t he Se r vice Station Cleaning the Ser vice St at ion Th e prin t e r’s s ervice sta t ion wiper s sh ould be cl eaned daily , an d w h en swit ching be t w een dy e and pigment inks. This wi ll h e lp to preven t dri e d ink f ro m clogging the ink jets . Caution T o avoid cont aminating the ink, keep water aw ay from the bo ots[...]

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    Cleanin g t he Ser vice St at i on 3-1 5 7. Reinstall the ser vice station. Th e s er vice stati on fits inside a recta ng ular c ut-out i n th e prin ter . Press the f (Proceed) k ey to park th e pr in t h ea d car ria ge.[...]

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    3-1 6 Adju st ing the Print Head H eight Adjust ing t he Pr int Head Height T o a ccomm oda te m edi a with a wi de rang e of thic kness es, y ou can adjust th e h eight of the print h eads with the in clu d ed hea d h eight gauge an d 5 mm he x wrench. Th e t ools are sto red in a h older , w h ich is loca ted on th e rig ht stan d leg un de r th [...]

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    Adjust ing t he Pr int Head Height 3-1 7 2. Us e the hex wre nch to turn one of the head heig ht ad just- me nt scre ws counterclockwise u ntil the e n d of the ga uge will not f it under the c a rriage as shown in Fig. 3-8 . Th e a ccess h ol es to th e h ea d h eigh t a djus tme nt s cr e ws are mark ed wi th white circles on top of the carriag e[...]

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    3-1 8 Adju st ing the Print Head H eight 4. Remov e the gauge and repeat steps 2 and 3 at the other sid e of the c arriage. 5. Verif y the heights at both sides of the carriage and a djust if nece ssar y . 6. Remove the gau ge and return it and the wr ench to their holder on the printer stand.[...]

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    Dr ying T imes 3-1 9 Dr ying T imes Th e amoun t of drying t im e requir ed f or a print d epen ds on its ink covera g e, th e n umber of print passes us ed, and th e rel a t i ve humidit y w here the print er i s being o pera ted. T o illus tra te th es e rel atio nship s, th e f ollo wing ta bl e sh ows t he results of a t e st in which a 300% co[...]

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    3-20 L oadi ng Media L oading Media W ear cot ton glo ves during t his proce dure, or handl e th e media o nly by its v ery outsi de edg es. T his will prev en t skin oils f rom being dep o sit ed on th e m edia, w hich could ren der out put qual - it y u na ccepta bl e. Note For be st result s, use ge nuine ColorSpan med ia. 1. Loa d the collet wi[...]

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    Lo ad i ng Me d ia 3-2 1 Note The printer automatically lo c ate s the right and lef t edge s o f the media, so it is not nece ssar y to align the media edge s to a referen ce mark on the pl ate n. 6. With y our le f t hand , pre ss the Media Advance b ut ton to a dvance media a fe w inche s (se veral ce ntimeters). Th e Media A dvan ce but ton is [...]

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    3-22 Loa ding Media 5. Adjust the hea d height if nece ssar y . 6. P ress b and c but tons to move the media und er the rollers. 7. Clos e the cover on the printer . 8. P ress the f (P roceed) ke y to AutoLoa d the cut media sheet. Recalibrat ion Wh en c hangin g m e dia t y pes, you should perform a color cali - bra t ion (i f support e d by y our[...]

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    Cut t i ng and Unload ing Media 3-2 3 C u tti n g a n d Unloading Media 1. Us e the control panel or pre ss the MEDIA AD V ANCE button to a d vance the printed por tion of the media past the cu tt er anvil (on the front edge o f the platen). 2. From the front of the printer , cut the media with a knife or scissors. If y ou us e a kn ife, yo u can i[...]

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    3-2 4 Cut tin g and Unloading Media[...]

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    Calibrat ing t he Pr inter 4-1 C HAPTER 4 Calibrat ing t he Pr inter This chap te r e xp lains h ow to cali bra t e th e prin ter f or th e best possi bl e out put: ◆ AutoSet Calibration (page 4-2) ◆ AutoBidi Cali b ration (page 4- 4) ◆ Aut oT u ne Sch edul ing ( page 4-5) ◆ Media Feed Calibratio n (page 4-6) ◆ Jet Status Lines (p age 4-7[...]

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    4-2 AutoSet Calibration AutoSet Calibrat ion AutoSet TM is an a dvan ced printer calibra t i on fea t ure th a t uses an on board ca mera an d sop histica ted soft w are to det ect an d com- pensa te f or v aria t io ns in ink jet pr inting. It can be in it ia ted by th e user or run automa t icall y a t speci fi ed i nt er v als. AutoSet is design[...]

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    AutoSet Calibration 4-3 5. P ress f (P roceed). Th e A utoSet ca libra t ion be gins. First , A utoSet tests t he j ets on ea c h cartridg e for electrical fail ure. ◆ If any jets with electric al failure s are found, the printer displays a list of the failed jets. The n press e (Menu Select) to run AutoSet. ◆ If too many car tridges a re found[...]

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    4-4 AutoBidi Cal i brati on AutoBidi Calibrat ion Runs just the bi di rect ional c alibra t ion, and not th e ent ire A uto Set calibra t io n , w hen the h ea d speed and print m ode are chang ed. Wh en you change th e print mode tha t in clu de s a h ead speed change, a messa g e is disp l ay ed on the co nt rol pane l askin g if you wish to r un[...]

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    AutoTun e Schedu ling 4-5 AutoT une Scheduling A uto T une is av ailabl e only wh en the op t ional takeup system is instal led. Wh en you us e th e Au toT une sc h edul er to run A uto Set, A u toSet alwa ys p erforms its three ca li b ra t io n s without pro mpt- ing the us er o r can celing d ue to t oo m a ny b a d je ts. Y ou c an us e th e Qu[...]

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    4-6 Medi a Feed Ca librat ion Media Fe ed Calibrat ion This cali bra t ion all ows y ou to cali bra te th e ac curacy of th e M edi a F eed process. Y ou m a y w an t to d o this wh en print ed out- put mu st be prec ise, as wh e n tiling out put. T his cali bra tion is not in cl u ded in th e AutoSet proc ess. T o p erform this pro cedure you need[...]

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    Jet Status Lines 4-7 Jet Status Lines J et Stat us Lines provi des a qui ck ass essmen t of w hic h jets are not firing properly . This test prints a pa t tern of lin es, ea ch s egment of which corresp on ds a single jet. If there are any missing s eg- m ents in the lines, then a cleaning is re commen ded. I f, ho wev er , th e lines app ear solid[...]

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    4-8 Expert Calibration Opti ons Exper t Calibrat ion Opt ions A u toSet is designe d to be a “one but ton” calibra t io n . M anu ally performing the component calibra t ions of A u toSet is t ime-con- suming a nd er ror-pro ne. The y sh ould onl y be perf orm ed as dire cted by C olorSpan T ech nica l Support . If you dec i de to m anua lly ca[...]

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    Manual B idirecti onal Registration 4-9 Manual Bidirect ional Registrat ion Bi di rect ional registr a t i on is a meth od to ali gn each of the car- tri dg es so tha t do t p la cem ent is a ccur a te i n both dire ct ion s al ong th e X axis (al ong th e dir ect ion of print h ead tra vel) . Th e bi di rect i onal registration pattern consists of[...]

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    4-10 Manu al Bidirecti onal Regis tration In the e xamp le bel ow , th e b est align ed pa t tern is +2. 13 . P r e s s t h e b or c control panel keys repeatedl y until the number next to the pattern that is clos est to aligned per fectly is display ed. F or e x amp l e, if pa t t ern +2 is t he c los est a ligned, pr ess th e b k ey to chan ge th[...]

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    Manual H ead Regis tration 4-11 Manual Head Registrat ion Th e p rinter crea tes im ag es by firin g dots of ink on to a sh ee t of media. Pre cis e p osit io n ing of e a ch dot is essentia l for opt imal prin t qualit y . This i s possi bl e only if y ou regist er all ink cart ri dg e h ea d s in the print h ead ass em bly to each ot h er i n bot[...]

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    4-12 Manual He ad Registration Us e a printer’s l oup e to s e l ec t th e pa t tern, since th e l ines in th e pa t te r ns m a y be dif ficult to dis cern oth erwis e. 10 . P r e s s t h e b or c control panel ke ys r epeatedly until the number next to the pattern that is clos est to aligned per fectly is display ed. F or e x amp l e, if pa t t[...]

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    Manual H ead Regis tration 4-13 1 4. P ress the b or c c ontrol panel ke ys repeatedly until the number next to the pattern tha t is close st to aligned per fectly is displayed. 1 5 . P ress f (P roceed). Th e cont rol pan el messa g e in cremen ts the HEA D n umber by on e. 1 6. Repeat steps 1 3 through 1 5 for each of the Y patterns. Wh e n you h[...]

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    4-14 M anual Jet Mapping Manual Jet Map ping Each of th e in k cartridg es used by the print er in c lu des a p rint h ead with ov er t w o hund r ed and fort y in k jet nozzles (jets). If an y one of th ese jets is clogg ed or has a b ad el ect rical connec- t ion, print quali t y m ay be af fec ted. A certa in number o f no n -fir- ing jets is wi[...]

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    Manual Jet Mapping 4-15 ◆ Repo r t in dividua l ba d jets - e nable s you t o se lect a he ad number , the n enter the number of one or more ba d (missing) jets. ◆ Clear individual bad jets - e nables you to remove a jet, specif ied by head and jet number , from the list of bad jets. ◆ Vie w current ba d jets - enable s you to list all of the[...]

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    4-16 C olor C alibrat ion Color Cali brat io n In a ddit io n to th e prin ter engi ne cali bra t i ons de s cri bed in thi s chap ter , col or calib ration is nece ssar y to ensure a ccura te col or m at ching an d col or consis te ncy f rom prin t to prin t. Colo r cali- bra t ion is a fea t ure of the print s er ver or RIP connec t ed to the pri[...]

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    Troubleshoot ing A-1 A PPENDIX A Troubleshoot ing This ap pen dix e xp lain s h ow to prevent an d diagn o s e p rinti ng probl ems an d pro vi des inf orma t ion a bout g ett i ng h elp from Colo rSpa n. F or oth er soft w are-sp ecific trou bles h oot ing procedure s, refer to y our app li ca t io n sof t ware do c umenta t ion or th e oth e r Co[...]

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    A-2 Trouble shooting Ch ecklist Troubleshoot ing Checklis t Before you trou bl e sh oot your print e r , mak e sure t ha t it is prop- erly inst alled as des cribed in Cha p ter 1. F ollo w th e st eps in thi s ch ecklis t to isola te an d resolv e pr in ting pro bl ems. 1. Does t he pr inter’s power come ON? YES: Go t o quest ion 2. NO: Th e fol[...]

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    Troubleshooting Chec klist A-3 4. Can you se nd (pr int or d ownload) a doc ument from a cli - ent computer to t he ser ver? YES: Go to quest ion 5 . NO: The f ollowing co uld be the pro blem: ◆ The connection from the clie nt to the loc al area network may not be configured correctly . See your system a dmin- istrator for assistance. ◆ The c a[...]

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    A-4 Trouble shooting Ch ecklist 6. Is t he c arr iag e hit t ing t he m edia? ◆ Be sure the media is installed straight. ◆ Exte nd the media to the front of the platen before star t- ing to pri nt. ◆ If small por tions of media are lif ting of f the p late n, make sure the va c uum fans a re set to “high”. If the problem persists, rais e [...]

  • Page 85

    Diagnostic s A-5 Diagnost ics Th e p rinter in clu des a s eries of s elf-di a gnost i c t ests d esigne d to h elp Co lorS p an T ec hnica l Support so lv e printer ha r dware prob- l ems. If one of th e tests encoun ters an error , an d error messa ge appear s, w hich incl u des: ◆ Error code - alw ays write d own this code fo r future refe ren[...]

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    Technic al Specif icat ions B-1 A PPENDIX B Technical Specif icat ions This chapter lists the print e r’s sp ecificat ions an d informa t ion a b out or dering supp lie s.[...]

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    B-2 Specifica tions Specif icat ions General Dimensio ns (Assembled) 5 2-inc h model : Height: 5 0.5 inche s (1 2 8 cm) Depth: 3 3 inche s (8 4 cm) Le ngth: 1 0 2 inches (2 5 9 cm) 62 - i n c h m od e l : Height: 5 0.5 inche s (1 2 8 cm) Depth: 3 3 inche s (8 4 cm) Le ngth: 1 1 2 inch es (3 1 0 cm) Weight (Assembled) 5 2-inch model: 2 4 5 pounds (1[...]

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    Specif ications B-3 Performa nce P rint speeds va r y with humidity conditions and media/i nk combinations . * No jet r eplaceme nt. **1 2-head option is a vailable for purchas e from ColorSp an. Mode Color Set Passes Spe ed (f t 2 /hr) Res olut ion Hig h Speed 1 x 4 ( CMYK) 2*, 4, 6, 8 — 600 dpi 2 x 4 2* 4 6 8 15 0 10 4 70 52 600 dpi 3 x 4* * 3*[...]

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    B-4 Specifica tions Suppor ted Ink and Media Genuine ColorM ar k ® inks and m edi a hav e been tested an d s elected for opt im al performan ce on ColorSpan printers. They are al so suppor ted by th e Colo rM ark Co lor M ana gem en t Syst em f or optima l color m a tching. A dditional i nks an d me dia ma y be supported. Inks are av ailabl e in a[...]

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    Specif ications B-5 * Suppor t fo r t welve-head p rintin g is avai lable as an o ptio n for pu rchase from Co lorSpan. EPI C is a tra dem ark of Kim berly-Cl ark Corpora t io n. N ot all supported media are list ed. Con tact y ou r Col orSpan repres enta- t ive for an u pd ated l is t in g. Eight-Color Pr int ing Film Qualit y M ultide nsi t y Set[...]

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    Index-1 Index[...]

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    Index-2 ! 3x Mode 2-7 4 Colo r Mode 2- 8 A Access Print Heads 2-5 Access Serv ice Station 2-5 AutoJet Calibration 4-2 AutoSet Calibration 1-1 8 , 2-6 , 4-2 Quality Check Mode 2-8 , 4-5 AutoSet Summary 2-7 AutoTune Sc heduling 2-6 , 4-5 , 4-6 Quality Check Mode 4-5 B Bidirectional Calibration 4-9 Bidirectional Regist ration 2-6 , 4-2 Big Ink Packs i[...]

  • Page 95

    Index-3 D Diagnostics A-4 Display Humidity 2-9 Dryer 2-7 , 3-2 3 Dryer Fa n 2-7 Drying Fans 2-9 E Electrica l requireme nts 1-2 Embedded softwa re version 2-9 Environmental requirements 1-2 Etherne t 2-9 Etherne t ID 2-9 Expert Calibration Options 4-8 F FCC statement iv Field s ervice menu 2-9 G Gutter patterns 2-7 H Head height adjustme nt 3-16 de[...]

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    Index-4 N Network link 2-9 O Operating env ironment 1-2 Ordering supplie s B-6 P Paper Feed Calibration 4-6 Parts list 1-7 Part s overv iew 1- 15 Prim e 2-5 Prin t heads accessing 2- 5 cleaning 3-11 Print modes 3-2 Profiler installing 3- 6 Q Quality Check Mode 2-8 , 4-5 R Regulatory stat ements iv Related manuals vi Relative humidity sensor 1-18 , [...]

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    Index-5 W Warnings 1- 4 , 1-6 , 1-9 , 1-11 Workflo w overview 1-1 4 X X-Y Calibration 4-2[...]

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    Index-6[...]