Epson D-Jet 700 Operating and maintenance instructions

D-Jet 300 / 500 / 700
Installation and
Configuration DI-Pilot

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Identifier Installation manual - EN
Configuration DJet software
Target group Installation
Product DJet
Version V 2.1
Date September 2013
Article code DJet DI74398-026 EN

Table of contents
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Table of contents
1Installation check list.....................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 Epson Models SC T3000-T5000-T7000 ..........................................................................................1-1
2Installation ......................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 Install DI-Plot....................................................................................................................................2-1
2.2 Install DI-P i lot.................................................................................................................................2-1
2.3 Start DI-Plot and DI-P i lot................................................................................................................2-2
2.4 uEye Camera Driver.........................................................................................................................2-2
2.4.1 Install.................................................................................................................................2-2
2.4.2 Camera Lens Setup..........................................................................................................2-3
2.4.3 Access DI-Camera............................................................................................................2-3
2.4.4 Configuration DI-Camera..................................................................................................2-4
2.5 DJet Control Software......................................................................................................................2-5
2.5.1 Access DJet Control.........................................................................................................2-5
2.5.2 Configuration DJet Control ...............................................................................................2-6
3Software Configuration .................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Set Input and Output Format ...........................................................................................................3-1
3.2 DJet Setup .......................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 Menu Settings...................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.2 (not supported yet) Menu General Correction “Paper Feed Adjustment”.........................3-3
3.2.3 Basic Paper Adjustment “Width” .......................................................................................3-3
3.2.4 Basic Paper Adjustment Horizontal SKEW –Back Printer...............................................3-4
3.2.5 Setup Conversion .............................................................................................................3-5
3.2.6 Menu Printer Setup -.........................................................................................................3-6
3.2.7 Colour Management Settings...........................................................................................3-7
4Configure DI-P i lot Output Manager............................................................................................4-1
4.1 Tab „Folders“ ....................................................................................................................................4-1
4.2 Tab „Settings“ ...................................................................................................................................4-2
4.2.1 Setting –Paper Reservoir Handling.................................................................................4-2
4.2.2 Setting –Distances...........................................................................................................4-3
4.2.3 Setting –Time Intervals....................................................................................................4-4
4.2.4 Setting –Work Modes ......................................................................................................4-5
4.2.5 Setting –Further Settings.................................................................................................4-6
5DI-Pilot.............................................................................................................................................5-7
5.1 Manage Print Jobs ...........................................................................................................................5-7
5.1.1 Tab Print Jobs...................................................................................................................5-7

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5.1.2 Tab Queue Files................................................................................................................5-9
5.1.3 Tab Finished Jobs...........................................................................................................5-10
5.2 Status Window for Printers and Cameras......................................................................................5-11
5.2.1 Status Window –Error Indicator.....................................................................................5-12
6Register Front and Back side .......................................................................................................6-1
6.1 Start DI-Plot......................................................................................................................................6-1
6.2 Start DI-P i lot Output Manager........................................................................................................6-2
6.3 Adjust Front and Back Side .............................................................................................................6-3
6.3.1 Registration Adjustment X Direction.................................................................................6-6
6.3.2 Registration Adjustment Y Direction .................................................................................6-7
7Hotfolder Mode...............................................................................................................................7-2
7.1 Workflow Job File Names ................................................................................................................7-2
7.2 Work Types ......................................................................................................................................7-2
7.3 Setup Hotfolders ..............................................................................................................................7-3
7.4 Name Schemes for Hotfolder Mode.................................................................................................7-6
7.5 Colour Separated Input....................................................................................................................7-8

Installation check list
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1.1 Epson Models SC T3000-T5000-T7000
Action
1
Build up the DJet printer stand.
See the manual “DJet HW installation guide”
2
Install the Epson Printer Driver and the Epson
Status Monitor software
Available on the Epson CD or
www.epson.com
3
Install the Epson LFP Remote Panel software
Available on the Epson CD or
www.epson.com
4
Check if the correct T-Series printer firmware is
installed. Use the Epson Remote Panel for the
verification
Latest version see www.epson.com
5
Connect each T-Series printer with an Ethernet and
USB cable to the DI-Pilot computer.
6
Set the IP address on both printer. Each IP address
is configured in the DI-Pilot program also.
Note:
When installing the software to an Asian Windows
system, add the English language support to gain
full compatibility with the SNMP protocol.
7
Set on both printer “Custom mode = 2”.
See the manual “DJet HW installation guide”
The Custom Mode setting is reached by
switching off the printer and then to press the
Pause button while switching on the printer.

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Action
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Set on both Epson printer “ Paper Skew Check” to
OFF
On the Printer control panel go to Setup:
–Printer Setup
–Advanced Setting
–Paper Skew Check
–Set to OFF
9
Set on both Epson printer the “Paper size Check” to
ON
On the Printer control panel go to Setup:
–Printer Setup
–Advanced Setting
–Paper Size Check
–Set to ON
10
Set on both Epson printer the “Roll Paper Margin”
to NORMAL
On the Printer control panel go to Setup:
–Printer Setup
–Roll Paper Setup
–Roll Paper Margin
–Set to NORMAL
11
Set on booth Epson printer the “Auto Cut” to
Off
On the Printer control panel go to Setup:
–Printer Setup
–Roll Paper Setup
–Auto cut
–Set to OFF
12
Set on booth Epson printer the “Refresh Margin” to
On
On the Printer control panel go to Setup:
–Printer Setup
–Roll Paper Setup
–Refresh Margin
–Set to ON
13
Create on both printer the custom paper called
“DJet”.
For each new paper roll select the DJet custom
paper as the default paper.
See the manual “DJet HW installation guide”
14
For each printer setup an Ethernet and a USB
connection

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Action
Install DI-Plot and DI-Pilot.
Best performance is reached by installing the two
software packages to different hard disk drives.
Installation path setup recommendation:
Obtain the software from the DJet Product
CD or directly from our website in the
download area www.digiinfo.com
On Hard Disk 1 (large disk)
- Install DI–Plot
- Printed Jobs
(= DI-Pilot Finished Jobs=archived jobs)
- Log Folder DI-Pilot
- Windows Print Spooler
On Hard Disk 2 (small and fast SSD drive)
- Install DI–Pilot
- Print Files generated by DI-Plot
(= DI-Pilot Input Jobs)
- Camera Images
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Start and configure the DJet Control software.
DJet Control is located in the same folder as
the DI-Pilot software.
Set the application compatibility mode to
“WinXP SP2” and select “Run as
administrator”.
Do the same for DI-Pilot and DI-Plot
After starting up it is accessible through a
GREEN dot in the lower right corner.
Open the UI and select here the USB
Windows printer queue for the Front and
Back T-Series printer.
16
Install the latest uEye Camera driver and connect
both cameras directly to the computer or to an USB
hub with external power supply.
Run the installer from the Menu START
Programs Digital Information DI-Pilot
Installers Installer uEye
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Set the Camera ID’s with the “uEye Camera
Manager” to:
Cam Top ID 1
Cam Bottom ID 2
Run the program from the Menu START
Programs IDSuEye uEye Camera
Manager
18
Set the shutter from the camera lense between 8
and 16. The focus needs to be set to close-up.
19
Create for each camera a setup file with the uEye
Cockpit software.
See the manual “uEye Camera Setup Guide
DJet.pdf” in the application folder in subfolder
“PDF Manual”

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Action
20
Load a 43” or 23” paper roll.
Important: Check carefully the “Paper Load Guide”
See the manual “Paper load DJet -1.1.pdf”,
available in the application folder in subfolder
“PDF Manual”
21
Convert with DI-Plot a test job
Available on the DI Preproofer Product CD or
at http://www.digiinfo.com/support/manuals
“8FILES_IMPOSED_8UP_F-B_TIFF-LZW”
22
Print several jobs before starting with the front-back
registration adjustment.
23
Backup the registration.
- Backup the x-axis (=print head movement
direction).
The x –correction is done in the Page
Setup of DI-Plot. Change only the back side
parameters
In DI-Plot, open the PageSetup in Menu:
Epson Setup Setup Files
Parameter Back Page “Offset X”.

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Action
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- Backup the y-axis (paper feed direction).
The y-correction is done in the DI-Pilot
In DI-Pilot change to the tab “Setting”.
For the y-correction, change the value
“Adjust distance bottom cam to print tool” .
During production (system is printing), the
parameter is accessible in the Tab “Settings”
A detailed explanation for the register
adjustment can be found in the chapter 6
“Register Front and Back Side”
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Verify and adjust a rare horizontal skew.
See chapter 3.2.4

Installation
Install DI-Plot
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2 Installation
2.1 Install DI-Plot
Run the installer from the DJet Product CD.
The software uses a hardware key from Sentinel.
Install the driver which is located in the DI-Plot
program directory in the folder “_DongleDriver”.
The detailed software installation procedure is
described in the manual “DI-Plot admin”, chapter 2.
Find the manual on the CD.
2.2 Install DI-P i lot
Use the installer from the CD to install the DI-P i lot
Output Manager software on the system.

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Start DI-Plot and DI-P i lot
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2.3 Start DI-Plot and DI-P i lot
The installer creates for both programs a shortcut
on the desktop.
Important note
Configure for both programs the “compatibility
mode”and the “privilege level”.
Select here the “Windows XP SP2”compatibility
mode and the enable the checkbox “Run this
program as an administrator”.
2.4 uEye Camera Driver
2.4.1 Install
Start the “uEye” camera installer from
START, Programs, Digital Information, DI-Pilot,
Installer
Depending on the Windows version, select either
the “uEye Camera Installer 32Bit”or
“uEye Camera Installer 64Bit” installer.
The installer guides you through the setup.

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uEye Camera Driver
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2.4.2 Camera Lens Setup
Adjust the lens focus to close-up and set the lens
aperture between 8 and 16.
Each camera needs its own and therefore unique
camera ID. Change the ID with the “uEye Camera
Manager”, see the manual “uEye Camera Setup
Guide –ENG.pdf”.
2.4.3 Access DI-Camera
The DI-Camera software starts up while DI-Pilot is
launched. The program is accessible through the
icon from the program tray area (1).
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2.4.4 Configuration DI-Camera
Parameter
Function
1
Selected
Camera
Choose 1 for the Top, 2 for the Bottom Camera
2
Camera
Parameter
Select the camera setup files from the folder
“d:\Program Files\DI\DI-Pilot\DI-Camera\parameter”
TOP camera cameratop.ini / cameratop-64bit.ini
BOTTOM camera camerabottom.ini / camerabottom-64bit.ini
3
Output Path
Set the output path for the bmp images with the OCR code
Output TOP camera d:\Program Files\DI\DI-Pilot\_CAMERA1
Output BOTTOM camera d:\Program Files\DI\DI-Pilot\_CAMERA2
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Auto start
Activate
5
Start minimized
Activate

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2.5 DJet Control Software
2.5.1 Access DJet Control
DI-Pilot communicates through the “DJet Control”
software.
The DI-Camera program, like the DJet Control,
starts up during the program start.
The program is accessible from the program tray
area (1).
Set the compatibility mode to WinXP SP2 and
activate the checkbox “Run as administrator”.

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2.5.2 Configuration DJet Control
The commands to the printer are sent with the DJet
Control software.
In the program UI, select the Front and Back printer
Windows queue which connect to the printer
through USB.
Note
Use only USB connected Windows queues. An
Ethernet connected queue can not work.
Parameter
Function
1
Front Printer
Select the Windows queue connected to the Front printer through USB
2
Back Printer
Select the Windows queue connected to the Back printer through USB

Software Configuration
Set Input and Output Format
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3 Software Configuration
3.1 Set Input and Output Format
Open the menu Parameters -> Parameter
conversion
(1) Choose the input format which reflects the
prepress workflow rip’s output. The input path is the
folder where the TIFF files are exported from the
Prepress Workflow Rip.
(3) Choose the output format “Epson DJet”. Set the
output directory to point into the DI-Pilot input folder.
The output path is the input path for the DI-P i lot
Output Manager software.
Parameter name
Function
(1)
Input format and input path
Setup the input bitmap format and directory from your workflow.
(2)
Flip/Negative
Depending on the workflow setup you may have to set the check
boxes “Flip” (= mirroring) or “Negative.
(3)
Output format and output path
The output format is “Epson DJet”. Select an output directory
where the generated files are stored and further processed by
DI-P i lot.
(4)
Front/Back enable
Enable the double sided output for the DJet. Activate the
checkbox “Front/Back Enable”.
(5)
Border Lines
Creates a thin border line around the job size limits
(6)
Add Out
Select an additional output like CIP3, Inkzone or JDF data. After
the DJet data processing the selected output data is additionally
produced.
(7)
Resolution
Bitmap calculation resolution. Note: this is not the printing
resolution. The printing resolution is set in the menu PageSetup.

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Software Configuration
DJet Setup
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3.2 DJet Setup
Go to the menu Epson Setup (1). Configure the
Epson DJet system here.
3.2.1 Menu Settings
When running the software the fully automated
hotfolder mode select here a “Name Scheme” (1)
wh
Note
Every prepress workflow use its own way to handle
the file naming for front and back side jobs.
The simplest way is by setting a “_F” on the “front
side file name” and a “_B” on the “back side file
name”:
Demo_F.tif
Demo_B.tif
OR
Demo_FRONT.tif
Demo_BACK.tif
For the code strip, select the checkbox “Wide” (2).

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DJet Setup
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3.2.2 (not supported yet) Menu General Correction “Paper Feed Adjustment”
Use a torch or a light table to measure the job
length on both sides.
This is a basic adjustment to the system. Do the
length correction first before setting up the
PageSetups.
If an equal job length (paper feed direction) is not
printed equal on the front and back side printer, then
adjust this mismatch like:
First decide if you adjust the front or back side.
(1) Enter the current length from this side in the
field “Actual”.
(2) In the field “Requested” enter the value you
need to match the other side.
Example
When comparing the front and the back side, the
back side job image is longer by 0,5 mm.
The distance between the crop marks in the paper
feed direction the back side is 640 mm. At the field
“Actual”enter the value 640 and on the field
“Requested”enter 639,5 mm.
3.2.3 Basic Paper Adjustment “Width”
If the paper roll width differs from one production lot
to the next lot more then 0.5mm in roll width, use
the value “Paper Lot Correction (Front)” (1) to
correct the width error .
Example
After changing the paper roll you recognize the new
roll is 1.0mm wider than the previous one.
Now, correct this error with a positive correction
value in 1/10 of Millimetre.
The correction value would be now 10.

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Software Configuration
DJet Setup
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3.2.4 Basic Paper Adjustment Horizontal SKEW –Back Printer
Set the parameter “Horizontal Skew Correction
Back” (1) to 0.
There is no need to correct a vertical value (paper
feed direction). If a skew occurs in the Y direction,
print two or three jobs more or then reload the
paper.
A positive skew value on the X axis (horizontal)
rotates the back page “anti-clock wise” (center
rotation).
Example:
A value of +15 rotates the job as shown in the
picture to the right (1).