Colorjet Verve Hybrid User manual

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Foreword
This user manual is briefly describing the operational aspects of the Verve Hybrid machine. In this document, the
step-wise instructions for handling various aspects of the machine with visual screens are provided for easy and
better understanding. It also describes the error messages encountered while working with the machine with
appropriate remedial actions required to be taken by the user.
This manual serves as the reference tool which guides their customers how to use or operate the Verve Hybrid
machine without anyone else assistance. The information provided in this document ensures its uniqueness and
language quality. For safe and proper use of the product, please read this manual carefully and follow all the
instructions.
Disclaimer
The information and instructions provided in this user manual have been checked for accuracy, uniqueness, and
reliability. ColorJet group reserves all the rights to modify and revise this manual as per the company requirements
without any prior notice.
“No part of this document shall be reproduced or used by externals without prior permission of the ColorJet
group”.
The reference table is shown in the below table:
Doc Type
Doc Code
Version
Machine Name
Date of Issue
User Manual
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Table of Contents
1. About Document.................................................................................................................................................... 4
Purpose .................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Intended Audience................................................................................................................................................. 4
2. Machine Overview ................................................................................................................................................. 4
3. Getting Familiar with Print Control Center Interface............................................................................................. 5
Printer Manager Settings....................................................................................................................................... 6
Printer Settings .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Setting Carriage and Gantry Position..................................................................................................................... 9
Lifting Carriage....................................................................................................................................................... 9
4. Getting Ready for Printing ................................................................................................................................... 10
Switch ON Procedure........................................................................................................................................... 10
Loading Media...................................................................................................................................................... 13
Filling Ink .............................................................................................................................................................. 14
5. Print Control Center Operations.......................................................................................................................... 15
Print Option Menu............................................................................................................................................... 15
White and Varnish Settings.............................................................................................................................. 16
Layer Mode ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
Printer Setting.................................................................................................................................................. 19
Task Select Menu................................................................................................................................................. 20
DPI and Passes ................................................................................................................................................. 22
Checking the Image Ink Color Volume............................................................................................................. 22
Changing Print Format ..................................................................................................................................... 23
Operation Menu .................................................................................................................................................. 23
Opening an Image File ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Print Position.................................................................................................................................................... 25
Checking Printing Status .................................................................................................................................. 25
Maintenance Menu.............................................................................................................................................. 26
Feeding Password ............................................................................................................................................ 29
6. Head Height Adjustment...................................................................................................................................... 30
7. Machine Calibration............................................................................................................................................. 32

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8. Head Cleaning ...................................................................................................................................................... 33
Head Blotting and Purging................................................................................................................................... 33
Head Spraying ...................................................................................................................................................... 35
9. Shutdown Procedure ........................................................................................................................................... 36
10. Do’s and Don’t.................................................................................................................................................... 38
11. Maintenance...................................................................................................................................................... 39
Print Head Maintenance...................................................................................................................................... 39
Maintenance of Machine Motion Parts............................................................................................................... 39
Equipment Cleaning............................................................................................................................................. 39
Power System Maintenance ................................................................................................................................ 39
Control System Maintenance .............................................................................................................................. 40
Ink Supply System Maintenance.......................................................................................................................... 40
12. Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................................. 41
Printer Not Initializing.......................................................................................................................................... 41
Printer Manager Not Showing “Ready”............................................................................................................... 41
Print Not Drying/Ink Marks on Back of the Fabric............................................................................................... 41
Ink Not Filling ....................................................................................................................................................... 41
Print Stops in Between Printing........................................................................................................................... 41
Print is Shifting wrt Fabric/ Junk Printing............................................................................................................. 41
Print is Blur........................................................................................................................................................... 42
Lines in Prints....................................................................................................................................................... 42
13. Error Code Specifications................................................................................................................................... 43

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1. About Document
Purpose
The purpose of this document is to guide and educate the targeted audience about the Printer and its Printer
Manager software so that they can easily and effectively handle as well as use it as per their requirements.
Additionally, this document also provides step-wise instructions for handling various aspects of the printer and its
related software with the help of graphical screens for easy and better understanding. Moreover, the document
also describes commonly encountered problems while working with the printer and Printer Manager software
with appropriate remedial actions.
Intended Audience
This document is meant for all the users who want to use the Printer for their printing business. Sometimes, the
targeted audience has little knowledge about the printer but in most of the cases, targeted audience is much
familiar with the terminologies of printer and printing business. Thus, this document is designed to facilitate both
types of users.
2. Machine Overview
The Verve Hybrid is shown in the image below:
Fig 1: Displaying the Verve Hybrid

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3. Getting Familiar with Print Control Center Interface
The Print Control Center interface is shown in the image below:
Fig 2: Displaying the ColorJet UV Print Control Center
The description of the Print Control Center is given as below:
•Control Menu: Consist of several menu or sub menu options viz. Print Option, Task Select, Operation,
Maintenance, Help and also provide variety of functions in well organize manner.
•Quick Access Buttons: Display frequently performed actions like Print, Stop, Flash, Home, User Password,
Lift Control and more.
•Error Messages: Displays the system generated error messages.
Error Messages
Control Menu
Quick Access Buttons

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Printer Manager Settings
Printer Settings
This option enables users to update the default settings of the printer viz. Print, Move, Preference, and Calibration.
To open the Setting window, click on the Main Menu→Setting→Edit path. The Setting window appears on the
screen, as shown in the image below:
Fig 3: Displaying the Setting Window
Describing the different sections of the Setting window, as given below:
•Print setting
oAuto skip white: Enable to auto skip the white space in the image during printing.
oStep Time: Set time interval of the feed motor during printing.
oJob Space: Set space between multiple jobs.
oFeather: Select the type of feather effect and intensity percentage of the feather.
oMultiple Ink: Enable to select the color depth of an image according to the passes. The available
options are Default, Double, and More.
•Color Bar
oSpace: Specify the distance of the color bar from the image.
oWidth: Set width of the color bar.
oPlacement: Enable or disable the color bar and its placement viz. left, right, or both.
oHeight same with image: If enabled, the height of the color bar is same as the image height.
•Spray setting
oAuto Spray: Set the duration (number of passes) for auto spraying.

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oSpray Period: Define the duration for spraying (set as 180). If the duration increased, spray
frequency gets decreased.
oPrint Pre-spray Time: This option works when the Spray Before Print option is enabled and used
for defining the duration, if spray before issuing the Print command.
oIdle Spray: Spray during carriage at home position. This option must be enabled.
oSpray Before Print: This option works with the Print Pre-spray Time option. When enabled, one
can specify the duration, if spray before issuing the Print command.
The Move tab is shown in the image below:
Fig 4: Displaying the Move Tab
Using the Move tab, the Y Speed can be updated as per the requirements.
The Preference tab is shown in the image below:
Fig 5: Displaying the Preference Tab

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The Calibration tab is shown in the image below:
Fig 6: Displaying the Calibration Wizard
The Multilayer print tab is shown in the image below:
Fig 7: Displaying the Multilayer print
Using the Preference tab, the measuring unit can be set or changed.

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Setting Carriage and Gantry Position
Carriage and Gantry can be moved using Left, Right, FWD and REV arrow keys. The Left and Right arrow keys
enable to set the carriage position. On the other hand, the FWD and REV arrow keys enable to move gantry in
the forward and reverse directions. The control arrow keys are shown in the image below:
Fig 8: Displaying the Control Arrow Keys
Note: Carriage position can also be set by pressing the CTRL + Arrow keys available on the keyboard.
Lifting Carriage
To lift the carriage in Up and Down, click on the Lift Control button, as shown below:
Fig 9: Clicking the Lift Control Button
The Lift Control dialog box is shown as below:
Fig 10: Lifting Carriage Up and Down

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4. Getting Ready for Printing
Switch ON Procedure
Follow these steps to switch ON the printer:
Step 1: Check and maintain the room temperature for smooth printing operations.
Step 2: Check Ink Level.
Step 3: Check Waste Ink Bottle.
Step 4: Release the Emergency button, if pressed.
Step 5: Turn ON the Main Power switch located on the right side of the machine, as shown below:
Fig 11: Turning ON the Main Power Switch
Step 6: Check water level in the Chiller Unit and fill it, if required:
Fig 12: Filling RO Water

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Step 7: Switch ON the Chiller unit, as shown below:
Fig 13: Switch ON UV Lamps
Step 8: Place the media on the Print Bed.
Step 9: Switch ON the Print Bed vacuum by pressing the Bed Vacuum button available on the front side of the
machine, as shown below:
Fig 14: Turning On the Bed Vacuum Button
Note:
a. Carriage path must be obstacles free.
b. Ensure that Z height must be enough to move smoothly over the print bed.
Step 10: Press the Media Height button to sense the media height (Refer to Fig 10).
Step 11: To initialize the machine, first open the Print Control Center and get it ready for use. Now, the machine
starts initializing automatically.

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Step 12: Rotate ink valve of each color in anti-clock direction using the key to open it, as shown below:
Fig 15: Displaying the Ink Valves
Switch ON Ink Valve by rotating the key, as shown in the image below:
Fig 16: Opening Ink Valve Using the Key
Step 13: Lift the carriage up by pressing the Lifter Back Zero button on the Carriage Lifter tab under the
Maintenance menu (Refer to Fig 14).
Step 14: Press the Purging button (Refer to Fig 10) and clean print heads using the tissue provided with the printer.
Step 15: Bring down the carriage by pressing the Lifter Move to Print Height button (Refer to Fig 14)
Step 16: Perform Nozzle test.
Now, printer is ready for printing.

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Loading Media
Follow these steps to load media:
Step 1: Switch ON the Print Bed vacuum by pressing the Bed Vacuum button available on the front side of the
machine, as shown below:
Fig 17: Turning ON the Bed Vacuum Button
Step 2: Set the head height using the Carriage Lifter tab, as shown below:
Fig 18: Detecting Head Height
To open the Carriage Lifter screen, click on the Maintenance menu and select the Carriage Lifter tab. After this,
perform the following steps to adjust the head height:
a. Enter the X Offset value in the Detector X-Offset to PrintPos field.
b. Enter the Y Offset value in the Detector Y-Offset to PrintPos field.
c. After providing offset details, click on the Apply button (Refer to Fig 14).

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d. Place the media on the print bed.
e. Click on the Detect Media Height button to detect head height.
A detailed description of the head height adjustment is given in the Head Height Adjustment section.
Filling Ink
To refill ink, remove the Main Ink Tank cap and refill ink as per the color sticker, as shown below:
Fig 19: Displaying the Main Ink Tanks and It’s Connectors
The sequence of Ink Main Tanks is shown below:

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5. Print Control Center Operations
Print Option Menu
On-clicking the Print Option button, the following image appears on the screen:
Fig 20: Displaying the Print Option Screen
The description of the Print Option screen is given as below:
•UV Lamp Settings: Allow to enable or disable UV lamps like Lamp1 Left Work, Lamp1 Right Work, and
similarly for Lamp 2.
•Colorbar Option: Enable users to define the colorbar width, distance from image, distance between
colors and colobar position.
•White Color Settings: Using the above screen, user can make white color settings like Full, RIP Color and
more).
•Varnish Color Settings: Enable to define the volume of varnish color and its source (like Full, RIP Data and
Valid Image)
•Pass Feather Settings: Set feather mode (Even, Shade, and User) and feather level (Small, Normal and
Large).
•Miscellaneous Functions: User can also perform the following functions:
oMedia Advance speed
oSkip White
oColorbar follow image

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White and Varnish Settings
The White Color Settings are explained as below:
Fig 21: Displaying the White Color Settings
Description of different options for the White Color printing:
•No Print: No white color is printed.
•Full: White will be printed completely all over the image.
•Valid Image: White color is printed same as the percentage of CMYK color in the selected image.
•Invalid Image: White color is printed where CMYK color is not present in the selected image.
•RIP Color: White color is printed as per the RIP file.
After selecting the desired above-mentioned option for white color, select the printing direction from the Material
Dir list box available on the Properties dialog box.
•Forward: Color over white.
•Reverse: White over color.
For example, Reverse case is used while printing on glass.

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The Varnish Color settings are shown in the image below:
Fig 22: Displaying the Varnish Color Settings
Description of different options for the Varnish Color printing:
•No Print: No varnish color is printed.
•Full: Varnish will be printed completely all over the image.
•Valid Image: Varnish color is printed same as the percentage of CMYK color in the selected image.
•RIP Data: Varnish color is printed as per the RIP file.
After selecting the desired option for varnish color, select the varnish thickness and curing in the Varn Thick and
Varn Curing list boxes available on the Properties dialog box, as shown below:

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To enable varnish printing (over color) and curing, desired passes must be selected rather than “with the color”
or “with the varnish”. This process is completed in three steps:
1. Color (With UV)
2. Varnish (Without UV)
3. Curing (Only UV No print)
Layer Mode
Layer mode defines the sequence and depth of printing with respect to color, white and varnish. To increase the
depth of ink layer, select the desire option from the available list. For example, if the layer mode C+W+V is
selected. This means, the first layer of Color (CMYK) is printed, then White and Varnish is printed in the last. The
Lay Mode and its related options are shown in the image below:
Fig 23: Layer Mode and Its Related Options

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Printer Setting
Using this section, user can import and export existing printer settings and save the settings in the main board.
Importing File
This option enables to import an existing printer setting (in the .cbk file format) and apply these settings to the
current printing jobs.
Follow these steps to import file:
Step 1: Click on the Import button to import a file (Refer to Fig 16). The Open dialog box appears on the screen,
as shown below:
Fig 24: Displaying the Open Dialog Box
Step 2: Select the file path which user wants to import.
Step 3: After selecting the file path, click on the Open button to import the selected file.
The process of importing print settings gets started. After importing settings, click on the Apply button.