Epson DX5 X 1 Use and care manual

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Epson
Epson
Epson
Epson DX5
DX5
DX5
DX5 X
X
X
X 1
1
1
1 Printhead
Printhead
Printhead
Printhead
Calibration
Calibration
Calibration
Calibration and
and
and
and Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
Maintenance
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Version V 3 .0

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Contents
Contents
Contents
Contents
Chapter 1: Computer Requirement ................................................................3
Chapter 2:Installation......................................................................................4
Chapter 3:Chara c teristic...................................................................................5
Chapter 4:Board System................................................................................. 6
Chapter 5:Software Installation ......................................................................7
Chapter 6:Software Interface..........................................................................9
Chapter 7: Software Calibration......................................................................10
Chapter 8: Other Functions and Parameters ................................................. 14
Chapter 9: Maintenance..................................................................................15
Chapter 10: Troubleshoot................................................................................2 1
Chapter 11: Output Chart.................................................................................2 2

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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter 1:
1:
1:
1: Computer
Computer
Computer
Computer Requirement
Requirement
Requirement
Requirement
1)
1)
1)
1) Basic
Basic
Basic
Basic requirement:
requirement:
requirement:
requirement:
-CPU: 2.0 GHz or higher
-Memory: 1Gb or higher
-Hard disk: 80 Gb (recommend 20Gb free space)
-Mother board: USB connection equipped
-Network card
-Operating system: Microsoft Windows (2000, XP)
2)
2)
2)
2) Recommendatory
Recommendatory
Recommendatory
Recommendatory requirement:
requirement:
requirement:
requirement:
-CPU: 3.0 GHz or higher
-Memory: 2 Gb or higher
-Hard disk: 200 Gb or higher (NTFS format)
-Motherboard: USB connection equipped
-Network card
-Operating system: Microsoft Windows (2000, XP)
NOTICE:
NOTICE:
NOTICE:
NOTICE: Suggest user format your hard disk into 2 partitions (NTFS). The first partition is used for installing
OS and other software, the second partition is used to save pictures and work files.

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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter 2:
2:
2:
2: Installation
Installation
Installation
Installation
1) Move the packing box to the working site and avoid strong shaking.
2) Disassemble the wooden packing box from top to bottom. Check whether the parts are complete or not
according to the packing list.
3) Lift the printer out by a forklift, and move it to the installation site.
4) Check if the printer is level.
5) Get rid of all the parts that stabilize the carriage holder, and install all the spare parts.
6) Move the carriage to the right of printer, then move back to the left manually. During this process, checks if
there are abnormal resistance and carefully inspect the belt & the encoder sensor are situated in proper
position
7) Ground the printer. The grounded voltage shouldn ’ t be more than 0.3V, and the grounded resistance should
be less than 3 Ω .
8) Connect the USB cable between printer and computer. Check if the wires and data cables areplugged in
properly.
9) Install the output and the rip software.
10) Move the carriage to middle of printing platform, turn on the printer, let the carriage move to home position,
and keep your hand on the emergency button for turning off the printer if problem happens suddenly.
11) Send a file to print to test the condition of the printer.
12) Install ptinthead and dampers, connect the ink tube from damper to special solvent, and use auto clean
function to clean the printhead
13) Load ink bottle, and use auto clean function to suck the ink from ink bottle to printhead.
14) Print nozzle checking and observe the condition of printheads. It is recommended to keep a copy of the test
for reference in the future.
15) Printhead alignment.
16) Start to Print.

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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter 3:
3:
3:
3: Characteristics
Characteristics
Characteristics
Characteristics
�Printhead: 1 pc (Epson DX5)
�Resolution: 1440\1080\720DPI
�Color: 4 colors
�Printmode: 4,6,8,12 Pass
�Output mode ：File or TCP/IP(Rip and Print at the same time)
�Output preview ：Convert prn/prt file into a small bmp file for previewing
�Printhead usage: Able to turn on/off each printhead channel
�Print intelligently ：Skip white area
�Muti-printing: Able to print single or different image continuously
�Automatically flash jetting ：Automatically clean printheads by flash jetting during printing
�Home flash jet: Prevent nozzles from clogging while not in printing state
�Color bar ：Prevent nozzles from clogging, and observe nozzles status. Able to set the
width of color bar and the instance from image
�Able to align printheads, step difference ,and bi-direction difference during printing
�Printing direction: uni-direction to left, uni-direction to right, bi-direction
�Edge feather: Lighten pass line
�Cleaning System: auto-cleaning, no need to use tools (Syringe) to clean
�Control Panel: use with control panel, it is more convenience

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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter 4:
4:
4:
4: Board
Board
Board
Board S
S
S
S ystem
ystem
ystem
ystem
Printhead
Printhead
Printhead
Printhead B
B
B
B oard
oard
oard
oard
Mainboard
Mainboard
Mainboard
Mainboard
Encoder sensor
Magnetic sensor
Processing
Indication
Optical Fiber plug
Printhead cable
plug 1
Power flat
cable plug
X Driver DB plug
Power cable Plug
Y Driver DB plug
Pump plug
Power supply
plug
USB data port
Processing Indication
Optical Fiber plug
Status LED
Power LED
Status LED
Power LED
Printhead cable
plug 2
Control panel plug

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Note: 1. After turn ing on the machine till the carriage moving back to home position, the processing indication
shows as: A. – 1 – 4 – 0.
Main board and Head board show the same indication .
2. The two power cable plug both are 20Pin.
3. In normal state, RUN LED is blinking; LINK LED is on; BUSY LED is on （On Main board, when
carriage moves, BUSY LED is on, otherwise it is off ）;ERROR LED is off(only on when there is problem).
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter 5.
5.
5.
5.
Software
Software
Software
Software Installation
Installation
Installation
Installation
This software consist of printer driver, printing adjustment and picture printing functions.
Please follow the following steps to install the software:
1) Turn on the computer till the system is ready, copy UDT_PrintExp
UDT_PrintExp
UDT_PrintExp
UDT_PrintExp to your computer, un-zip to get
UDT_PrintExp
UDT_PrintExp
UDT_PrintExp
UDT_PrintExp folder. Start to install:
2) Double click to install

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3) Connet the USB data cable to the computer, and turn on the machine.
Look for PrintDrv_new
PrintDrv_new
PrintDrv_new
PrintDrv_new file
file
file
file in the folder of UDT_PrintExp.
UDT_PrintExp.
UDT_PrintExp.
UDT_PrintExp.
It shows as above after finished installing the control software.

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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
6.
6.
6.
6. Software
Software
Software
Software Interface
Interface
Interface
Interface
1)
1)
1)
1) I
I
I
I ntroduction:
ntroduction:
ntroduction:
ntroduction:
D
ouble click to open the software.
2)
2)
2)
2) Tool
Tool
Tool
Tool s
s
s
s bar
bar
bar
bar
W e can speed up the implementation of commands by using tools bar which are commonly used function in the
software .
3)Status
3)Status
3)Status
3)Status Bar
Bar
Bar
Bar
From the left to the right: Printer
Printer
Printer
Printer status,
status,
status,
status, Flash
Flash
Flash
Flash jetting
jetting
jetting
jetting function
function
function
function status,
status,
status,
status, Carriage
Carriage
Carriage
Carriage position
position
position
position .
Preview
Preview
Preview
Preview
Image
information
Condition bar
Tools bar
Directory of
printing jobs
Jobs to
print
Printing job list
Configuration
Configuration
Configuration
Configuration definition
definition
definition
definition ：
UDT_DX5_1H4C_LA
UDT_DX5_1H4C_LA
UDT_DX5_1H4C_LA
UDT_DX5_1H4C_LA ：LA model with
1 printhead.
UDT_DX5_1H4C_LB
UDT_DX5_1H4C_LB
UDT_DX5_1H4C_LB
UDT_DX5_1H4C_LB ：LB machine with
1 printhead.
UDT_DX5_
UDT_DX5_
UDT_DX5_
UDT_DX5_ 1
1
1
1 H4C_
H4C_
H4C_
H4C_ W,WA
W,WA
W,WA
W,WA ： W, W A model
with 1 printhead.

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Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter 7.
7.
7.
7.
Software
Software
Software
Software Calibration
Calibration
Calibration
Calibration
1. Nozzle checking: P rint the nozzle checking to check the condition of the printhead.
Make
Make
Make
Make sure
sure
sure
sure to
to
to
to turn
turn
turn
turn off
off
off
off the
the
the
the Eclosion
Eclosion
Eclosion
Eclosion (Feather)
(Feather)
(Feather)
(Feather) function
function
function
function before
before
before
before doing
doing
doing
doing the
the
the
the alignment.
alignment.
alignment.
alignment.
2. Vertical calibration: Observe the physical alignment of printheads.
（This
This
This
This step
step
step
step is
is
is
is not
not
not
not aligned
aligned
aligned
aligned well
well
well
well which
which
which
which will
will
will
will affect
affect
affect
affect the
the
the
the following
following
following
following adjustment
adjustment
adjustment
adjustment ）
Align the physical vertical position of printhead.
The first pass line is the reference; observe whether the second pass line is perfectly aligned with the first
pass line. If not, then we need to adjust the carriage plate. There are 3 situations:
1) The two pass is perfectly aligned, no need to adjust:
2) The second is on the left side of the first pass:
Adjust method:
A. Loosen the 3 screws on the carriage plate:
B. Turn the screw clockwise:
First pass
Second pass
First pass
Second pass