HP Designjet 8000s Take-Up Reel Kit User manual

HP Designjet 8000s Take-Up Reel Kit
Installation Guide

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Installing the take-up reel
This Installation Guide contains information necessary to install and set up the HP Designjet 8000s
Take-up Reel Kit (Model Q6681A). For information about using the take-up reel, refer to the HP Designjet
8000s Printer User's Guide.
Two people will be required to install the take-up reel. Make sure there is enough space to access the
front and the rear of the printer. All mechanical installation takes place from the front of the printer and
electrical connections are made at the rear.
The tool you need to install the take-up reel is included in the box, and consists of a cross-head (Phillips)
screwdriver.
To install the take-up reel:
1. Open the box and remove all parts.
1. Left end plate. 4. Take-up reel assembly.
2. Right end plate. 5. Motor cable.
3. Media sensor assembly. 6. Tension bar.
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2. Install the right end plate as follows:
a. Insert the lip (1) on the right end plate into the slot (2) on the right leg on the printer stand.
b. Install three screws (1) to fix the right end plate to the right printer leg stand.
3. Install the left end plate as follows:
a. Insert the lip on the left end plate into the slot on the left leg on the printer stand.
b. Install three washers (1) and screws (2) to fix the left end plate to the left printer leg stand.
NOTE The left end plate allows for vertical movement so that the take-up reel height
can be adjusted even with the screws fully inserted.
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4. Install the take-up reel assembly as follows:
a. Place the take-up reel assembly (3) onto the printer stand crossbar.
b. Rest the ends of the support bar (2) on the ledges (1) on each end plate.
5. Install the holding bracket (1) at each end to secure the support bar as follows:
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a. Install the bottom of the holding bracket into the slot (2) on the end plate.
b. Install one screw (1) into each holding bracket to secure it to the end plate.
6. Turn the take-up reel stop screws (1) anti-clockwise to release the right and left assemblies.
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7. Slide the left (1) and right (2) take-up reel assemblies to the right and left ends of the support bar.
Remove the assembly packaging (3).
8. Turn the take-up reel stop screws (1) clockwise to lock the right and left take-up reel assemblies.
9. Install one screw (2) to secure the take-up reel media sensor assembly (1) to the right stand.
10. At the rear of the printer, insert the following connectors into the rear of the right take-up reel
assembly and secure them with the cable clip (3):
a. Insert the media sensor connector (1).
b. Insert the take-up reel motor cable connector (2).
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11. Insert the connector on the other end of the motor cable (1) into the rear of the printer.
12. Secure the motor cable with the three cable clips (1) on the rear of the printer.
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13. Load the tension bar (1) into the take-up reel.
The height of the take-up reel may require adjustment as it must be horizontally aligned to the media
output from the printer. Refer to the next section to verify alignment of the take-up reel height.
Take-up reel horizontal alignment
The height of the take-up reel may require adjustment as it must be horizontally aligned to the media
output from the printer. To verify alignment of the take-up reel height you need to print the take-up reel
test print.
The printer will print a line across the width of the media. Use this line to check the alignment of the right
side of the take-up reel with the left side. Use the take-up reel tension bar as the horizontal reference
for alignment.
Print the take-up reel pattern on roll media to ensure that there is sufficient length to feed the media to
the tension bar on the take-up reel.
Print the take-up reel print as follows:
1. When the "Printer Ready" message appears on the Front Panel, press the ONLINE key to take the
Printer offline.
2. Press the SHIFT key twice and select the ADJUST menu using the ◄key.
3. In the ADJUST submenu, scroll to TEST PRINTS and press the ENTER key.
4. In the TEST PRINTS menu scroll to the TUR ADJ PRINToption and press the ENTER key.
5. Press the ENTER key to start printing the pattern.
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The printer automatically feeds the media through the printer so that the pattern reaches the take-up
reel tension bar.
If the pattern (2) on the right and left edge of the media is aligned with the same groove (1) on the tension
bar, no height adjustment is required.
If the pattern on the left edge of the media is not aligned with the same groove as on the right edge, use
the take-up reel height screw (1) to adjust the take-up reel height up (2) or down (3).
Only the left side of the take-up reel can be adjusted up or down.
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Adjust the height of the take-up reel as follows:
1. If the take-up reel pattern on the left edge of the media is not aligned with the groove, do one of
the following:
a. If the take-up reel pattern on the left side is higher than the groove (1), turn the take-up reel
height screw clockwise to raise the left side of the take-up reel.
b. If the take-up reel pattern on the left side is lower than the groove (2), turn the take-up reel
height screw anti-clockwise to lower the left side of the take-up reel.
2. After adjusting the height, check that the pattern is aligned with the groove on the left edge of the
media. Repeat step two until both ends of the pattern are aligned with the same groove.
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