Konica Minolta KM256 User manual

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Printer KONICA
（KM256/512/1024）

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KONICA Printer ....................................................................................................................1
1 Safety Guidance ................................................................................................................... 1
1-1 Safety precautions .........................................................................................................1
1-2 General safety guidelines . ............................................................................................1
1-3 Important safety guidelines ..........................................................................................1
1-4 Precautions when using the printer ............................................................................2
1-5 Danger of electric shock ...............................................................................................2
1-6 Danger of scald ..............................................................................................................3
1-7 Fire disaster .....................................................................................................................3
1-8 Danger of mechanical ...................................................................................................3
1-9 Danger of material (medium) overweight ................................................................4
1-10 The deal of ink .............................................................................................................4
2 Printer Device demand...................................................................................................... 4
2-1 Recommended computer hardware and software configuration ..........................4
2-2 Site preparation .............................................................................................................5
2-2-1 Working area...........................................................................................................5
2-2-2 Environmental requirements ..................................................................................5
2-2-3 Floor requirements .................................................................................................5
2-2-4 Load-bearing requirements ....................................................................................6
2-2-5 Requirements for space reservations .......................................................................6
2-2-6 Safety requirements ................................................................................................. 6
Fire preventing ..........................................................................................................6
2-2-7 Electrical requirements ........................................................................................7
2-2-8 Operator requirements ............................................................................................7
2-2-9 Requirements of installation....................................................................................7
2-3 Check before installation ............................................................................................8
2-4 Shipment, unpacking and inspection .........................................................................9
2-4-1 Shipment.................................................................................................................. 9
2-4-2 unpacking ................................................................................................................9
2-4-3 inspection ..............................................................................................................9
3 KONICA machine main parts picture .....................................................................10
4 Install the ground wire ....................................................................................................12
5 Hardware installation.......................................................................................................14
5-1 About the print manage ..............................................................................................14
5-2 KM256/512/1024 carriage board connection and factory writer .......................18
KM512/1024 ...................................................................................................................18
KM256 ............................................................................................................................20

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5-3 power outlet ..................................................................................................................21
5-4 cleaning system ............................................................................................................22
5-5 the use of ink station and the automatic ink station ..............................................23
5-5-1.Power off the machine for protection ....................................................................23
5-5-2 Automatic protection capping................................................................................ 24
5-6 Platform Heater ............................................................................................................24
5-7 Media system( H.C machine) ....................................................................................27
5-8 Automatical pinch roller .............................................................................................33
5-9 Platform suction (E series and S series machine) .................................................34
6. Software installation....................................................................................................... 35
6-1 Printer manager Installation .......................................................................................35
6-2 Introduction to software interface ............................................................................38
6-2-1 Toolbar introduction ..............................................................................................38
6-2-2 The introduction to the print information .............................................................. 39
6-2-3 Introduction to the menu ........................................................................................40
6-3-2-1 JOB menu .......................................................................................................40
6-2-3-2 "setting" menu ..................................................................................................40
6-2-3-3 Tools menu ......................................................................................................41
6-3 Hardware Setting .........................................................................................................42
6-4 Calibration .....................................................................................................................43
7 Show the information of the software version and the help document...49
7-1 status bar ........................................................................................................................49
7-2 the dialog of the parameter ........................................................................................49
7-2-1the parameter setting...............................................................................................49
7-2-2 printer parameter ...................................................................................................50
7-2-3 Calibration parameter ............................................................................................51
7-2-4 Preference set.........................................................................................................51
8 Maintenance.........................................................................................................................52
8-1 Scheduled maintenance guide ................................................................................52
8-2 Daily inspection and maintenance ........................................................................53
8-2-1 Head inspection and cleaning.............................................................................53
8-2-2 Print test sample to check whether it needs further calibration ..........................54
9 common problems and solutions ............................................................................... 54
9-1 print head .......................................................................................................................55
9-2 media feeding/taking system .....................................................................................57
9-3 others ..............................................................................................................................57
10 customer service..............................................................................................................61

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1 Safety Guidance
1.1 Safety precautions
Before using the printer, please read the following safety precautions to make sure the
safety of using the equipment.
1.2 General safety guidelines.
Please read installation instructions before the printer is connected to the power.
Please turn off the printer immediately for any of the following situations. Please
unplug the power cord of machine from the power outlet and call the local dealer:
Power cord or plug is damaged;
Liquid run into the printer;
Appear smoking or unusual flavor on the printer;
Printer drops or drying system breakdown;
Printer's built-leakage circuit breakers (ground fault leakage protection) repeat
trips;
The fuse is broken;
The printer is not running.
For any of the following situations, please turn off the printer and unplug the power
cord of machine from the power outlet.
Thunderstorm;
The electricity is off during printing.
1.3 Important safety guidelines
Don’t place anything on the printer's platform and be careful not to spill liquid on the
printer;
The types of power source can be used only which is identified on the label of printer.
According to different countries and regions, 110V or 220V AC power source may be
preferred;
All devices are connected to a properly grounded outlet to avoid the equipments
switching between turning on and off are in the same circuit such as outlet and copier
or air conditioning system;
Avoid using the wall switch or automatic timer control socket;
Please make sure your computer system is far from potential sources of
electromagnetic interference, such as speaker or cordless phones;

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Don’t use damaged or frayed power cord;
If you use additional power cord, remember that the total amperage of equipment
which is inserted attached power cord should not e ceed the rating amperage of the
power source. Besides remember the total amperage of all equipments into the wall
should not e ceed the rating amperage of wall socket;
1.4 Precautions when using the printer
Don’t move the print head by hand when turning on the printer or you may damage
the printer;
Always using the power switch to turn off the printer, when the key is pressed, the
power will be cut off; before the power is cut off, do not unplug the printer plug or
data line;
Please make sure the printer head is in the initial position and make it fi ed before
moving the printer.
1.5 Danger of electric shock
There’s two power cords on the printer. Please unplug these two power cords before
repairing the printer. The printer can only be connected to the grounded AC power outlet.
To avoid the danger of electric shock, please notice the following:
Don’t attempt to remove drying or electrical control cabinet.
Don’t remove or open any other closed system cover or plug.
Don’t put any objects into the printer slot.
Warnings!
Drying system uses normal AC power. When using the system, do not
put your hand or other objects into it, otherwise it will result in body
injury or damage to the object.
Notice!
Blown fuse in the circuit may indicate failure of electric circuit in
system. Please call your local dealer and not attempt to replace the
fuse yourself.

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1.6 Danger of scald
When the printer drying system is running at a high temperature, if you touch it, it may
cause burns. To avoid personal injury, please notice the following precautions:
Don’t touch the inside printer drying system’s cover. Even its power source is off, the
internal surface may still be very hot;
It should be particularly careful when touching the material drying channel.
1.7 Fire disaster
The temperature is high when the printer drying system is running. If the printer's
built-leakage circuit breakers (ground fault leakage protection) trip repeatedly, please call
your local dealer
To avoid the danger of fire disaster, please notice the following precautions:
Please use the power voltage specified on the nameplate.
To connect the power cord to dedicated circuit and in accordance with the rated
parameters of the wall outlet, using the branch circuit breakers protect each circuit.
Do not use a wiring board (inserted row) to connect two power cords.
Only use the power cord supplied with the printer by Printer
. Do not use damaged
power cord. Do not use the power cord supplied with other products.
Do not put any objects into the printer slot.
Be careful not to spill liquid on the printer.
Do not use spray containing flammable gases inside or near the printer.
Do not block or block the opening of the printer.
Do not attempt to remove drying system or electrical control cabinet.
Loading the material which can work at the 125 ° C (257 ° F) and the combustion
temperature is higher than 250 ° C (482 ° F).
1.8 Danger of mechanical
The moving parts of printer may cause personal injury. To avoid personal injury when
working near the printer, please notice the following precautions:
To make sure all clothes and body parts away from moving parts of the printer;
Do not wear necklaces, bracelets and other hanging objects;
If your hair is long, please prevent it falling into the printer;
Be careful not to let the sleeves or gloves be entangled by moving parts of the printer;
Do not touch the gear or move the roll during printing.

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1.9 Danger of material (medium) overweight
When dealing with heavier substrate rolls, people should be particularly careful to avoid
injury.
It may need several people to carry heavier substrate rolls. People should be very careful
to avoid back strain and / or injury.
Please consider handling equipment by using forklifts, pallet trucks or others.
Please wear personal protective goods including work boots and gloves when handling
heavier substrate rolls.
1.10 The deal of ink
Keep the ink bottle on the place out of the reach of children. Don’t let children drink or
touch the ink bottle;
If the ink sticks to the skin, please wash with soap and water; If the ink is splashed into
eyes, wash eyes immediately with water;
Do not shake the ink bottle, this will lead to ink leakage;
The ink bottle need immediately removing, cleaning and drying after a period of
time(usually three months); Cleanliness is important when replacing new ink bottle to
ensure good printing quality;
Please process the waste ink according to local laws.
Warnings and notice
This manual uses the following symbols to ensure corrected using of the printer and to
prevent damage. Please follow the instructions marked with these symbols.
Warnings!
It may lead to serious personal injury even death if not to comply with the
guidelines marked with this symbol
s.
Cautions!
It may damage the printer if not to comply with the guidelines marked with
this symbols.
Notice! It
may result in minor personal injury or damage of the product if not to comply
with the guidelines marked with this symbols.
2 Printer Device demand
2-1 Recommended computer hardware and software
configuration

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CPU: Intel Core Duo 2.50GHZ or above
Memory card: 2.00GB or above
Motherboard: INTEL G41 or above
Operating System: WINDOWS XP/VISTA/7 or above Microsoft operating systems
PC’s configure has a direct relation with the printer speed and stability
2-2 Site preparation
Customers are required to comply with the installation requirements and implement it for
the machine operation.
Sites and environment will directly affect the stability of the printer.
2-2-1 Working area
Listed below of working area is close to the Printer180 series photo machine (here in after
referred to as Machine) area, as shown. Emphasized that users should ensure that the
safety of operating staff within this region.
The scope of the working area are the length 7meters, width 4meters and height of
3meters.
Printer 3.2 series printers (1.8meter width) Dimensions: length 3.8 m, width 2.5m, height
2.5m.
2-2-2 Environmental requirements
Equipment should be away from the joint devices (fabric connected machine), or other
radio frequency interference. Floor should be easy cleaning and does not cause dust and
static electricity. In order to help operators and customers determinning the accuracy of
color, the environment should be neutral or gray color decoration and use of light
(fluorescent) lighting.
Machine should be installed in a clean, dustless, temperature and relative humidity
controlled environment within the following:
Altitude: below 1,000 meters sea level
Temperature: 15-35C
Relative Humidity: 40% -65%
Note: When the machine printing pictures, please do not use other USB devices such as U
disk or hard disk.
2-2-3 Floor requirements
Ground material in work area should be able to guarantee security system weight evenly
dispersed, during the installation process, the system should maintain accurate level to
ensure the print head moving correctly, in case of sliding and bending.
Cautions！
Floor in working area must prevent static and dust accumulation, if
necessary, laying a clean polished concrete floor tiles before
installation, do not make flooring materials like carpet

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2-2-4 Load-bearing requirements
Net weight of 200-250KG
Machine largest volume materials is 60KG
Proposed to install the machine in four plate 20cm in diameter, or four 200 200mm or
more than 8mm thick steel plate
2-2-5 Requirements for space reservations
The front of equipment means the input side of printing. Equipment requires 1m
reservation in front, 0.5m on the back, 0.5 m in the left and right side. Besides, the space
reserved also includes the height of 2.5 meters above the ground. In addition, the machine
should also leave space for before and after for the loading screen, and supplies.
2-2-6 Safety requirements
Fire preventing
Ink and solvent must be packed in special non-combustible liquid storage cabinets or
separate storage room, and must be made clear identity to meet the professional
requirements of safety regulations.
The storage of ink and solvent must strictly abide by local ink storage use and storage of
fuel on the fire safety regulations.
Carbon dio ide and dry powder fire e tinguishers should be placed in the obvious channel
and easy to take. They should be located in near equipment and non-flammable liquid
storage cabinet (room), in accordance with local regulatory requirements.
Ventilation
To prevent the accumulation of volatile gas causes danger, the place must be well
ventilated to ensure the working area air circulating 6 to 8 times per/hour, vents should be
low enough to prevent the vapors accumulating on the nearby floor.
When the media pass through the dryer, we need a e haust system to drain away the
solvent gas evaporating from the ink..
Note: As the solvent gas is higher proportion than the air, it will accumulate nearby the

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floor.
The electrical equipment near the working area must conform to GB / T standards, national
electrical codes provided on first level second-class venue, which is installed by a
corresponding qualified electrical contractor.
2-2-7 Electrical requirements
the machine equips with single-phase power, and requests a good independent grounding
cable. Grounding resistance is less than 10 Ohms.
Power supply voltage range of DC 220V (± 10%) AC 50Hz or 60Hz .The electrical power
line output must be installed by professional staff or contractors.
Circuit breaker ratings are as follows
Power\Voltage AV 220V AV 110V
Single-phase 10A/phase 20A/phase
Ma imum power consumption is less than 2KW, average power consumption is 1.2 KW.
UPS can be 3KW, which can access the computer and the machine power.
The machine equips with a standard 5m cable.
2-2-8 Operator requirements
For machines operators, following requirements and responsibilities are needed:
Responsible for operation and maintenance of machine
Keep connection with Printer technical support service
Able to solve problems and maintenance through telephone
E perience with Windows and PC
The electronic and mechanical technical background
Capacity of color theory, knowledge of front and post-production printing.
2-2-9 Requirements of installation
Installation requires that equipment must be installed in a horizontal place. Leveling the
equipment from front to back according to the level after moving the equipment in place .
It’s good for easy maintenance and cooperation in daily operation if installing a telephone
nearby operator console.。
Tips
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Hazardous waste disposal requirements should be consistent with
relevant
specific
special storage
and handling
requirements.
Warnings!
Make sure the equipment connected to grounded cord before
electrifying, the ground-to-ground resistance is not more than 10 ohms.

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2-3 Check before installation
The voltage at working place should be reported to dealer in advance.
The power input jack of machine power is on the left side of equipment back.
The temperature of air-conditioning in room should be sufficient to following
temperature (15 - 35 ℃).
Customers should prepare appropriate tool to install the machine in advance: a
forklift over 1-ton or a crane over 1-ton. Customers must notify Printer company
all tools used, otherwise the resulting delay will be charged.
In the absence of engineers , the customer cann’t open the bo es. Any damage to
bo es should be photographed before the engineer arrives and immediately
report to the dealer.
Customers must finish all preparation and cleaning work before the engineer
arrives because dust may cause some damage to the machine.
Customers should prepare other necessary device such as Apple Computer and
Photo shop, Freehand, Illustrator etc. software that Apple Computer uses and
100M computer network.
During the installation, there’re at least two skilled computer operators ne t to
the machine. It’s better if they have printing e perience.
Customers should be trained before starting production alone if their operators is
lack of enough e perience.
The ink takes long time from order to delivery, In order not to affect the
production, customer should place orders in advance.
To minimize downtime, the manufacturer has chosen to provide some spare parts
and advise clients to buy some spare parts. If these parts have been used, please
order from Kanger immediately to make sure no shortage

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Please note shipping bo es labeled "left" and "after" message in handling.
Please read engineer’s installation and checking file carefully. Each on the form
must be labeled "Yes". And fa it to the dealer’s customer service maintenance
center before the installation.
2-4 Shipment, unpacking and inspection
2-4-1 Shipment
When loading, please notice the signs on the surface of wooden bo :Handle with care,
Don’t stack heavy objects on it and pay attention of rains. The vehicles must drive
smoothly during transportation without brakes sharp turns etc. which will result in the
beating and rollover of wooden bo .
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2-4-2 unpacking
If the bo has been damaged before opening, took photos, and immediately offered
treatment scheme, report to Printer company.
 Demolition cover wooden bo .
 Dismantling the big bolts around the wooden cases, removable around plank.
 Move out of the machine and inventory random items。
2-4-3 inspection
 By one count, installed engineers present random items.
 Inventory finished, customers sign in the list and installed engineer take it back. If
there are omissions, please indicate in the list, Printer company will fill up
immediately。

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3 KONICA machine main parts picture
Main parts instruction
front
1、left-up lid 2、hinge 3、left-front-up lid
4、left-front-down
lid
5、left-up box 6、left-down box 7、heater front lid 8、fan lid
9、lift stick 10 、left ink tank
shelf
11、left main leg 12、adjust leg
13、roller 14 、media-up left
baffle
15media-up left
bracket
16、media-up roller
17、down beam 18 、rubber feed
roller
19、feed roller 20、media pressure
21、air draft 22 、pinch roll
system
23、fasten shaft 24liner slider
25、raster 26、carriage 27 、fasten shaft
bracket
28、junction plate
29、media-up motor
30、right main leg 31、media-up right
baffle
32、fasten handle
33、right ink tank
shelf
34、right feed baffle
35、right-down box
36、right-down box
side lid
37、right up box 38 、39 、right-front-up 40、middle-front lid

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right-front-down
box lid
box lid
41、center lid
Left side of the machine right side of the machine
42、fasten belt roll
43 、shut down
system
44、Y axis motor 45、frame
46、waste ink box 47、header air draft
panel
48、gas and liquid
detach box
49 、big junction
plate
50、up beam 51、buffer stick 52、bistage belt roll
53、x axis motor
54、hydrate lid 55、hydrate cap 56 up beam
junction plate
57、vacuum panel
58、small junction
plate
Carriage
Back of the machine

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User Manual Power cable
Printer CD Software
4 Install the ground wire
(1) Bury an iron bar
Bury a 1m-1.5m iron bar (diameter
1CM-2CM) into moist soil.
Notice！
Please confirm whether
the iron bar is buried
near the transformer or
other national power /
communication cables
or facilities, the iron bar
should be away from
these facilities
1M-1.5M

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(2) Irrigate salt water
Take 500g salt and 1000g water to mi
and then pour the salt water to the
iron bar.
(3) Wiring
Get a wire more than 2 flat, weld the
wire to the iron bar with electric welding
torch (uneasy to fall off) .Please
connect the other end of ground signs
on the machine screws at the nail. If
you do not find the mark on the
machine, connect to the e posed parts
of the machine (the parts without
painting, such as castor and public
wiring board ground)
(4)Measurement of ground resistance
When the machine power on, measure
the machine phase and the zero line
with electric pen (methods of
measurement refer to relative literature)
Then turn off the machine, make the
Multimeter to the smallest gear
resistance, measure the resistance
between the ground and the zero line,
resistance should be less than 10 ohms
Notice ！
The salt must dissolve into
water completely.
Pour the iron bar with salt
water once a month to
guarantee the iron
conductivity.

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5 Hardware installation
5-1 about the print manage
Printer （ KM256/512/1024 ） consist of print system and heating
system,all support by AC power supply alone.
The environment requirement:
temperature：18-30
humidity：60%－80%
power：3500W 左右 recommend use stable power supply
The install of the ground wire：connect the ground wire to the public
ground junction plate,use the multimeter to the AC 200 V switch,black pen
to the ground wire,red pen to the input zero wire,the number less than
1 is ok.
Print system
Consist of three parts: the main board ,the carriage board and the control
software.with USB 2.0 to connect the computer.
．Main board
CN16:to x motor CN17:right stop CN18:left stop
CN4:origi
n senor
CN5:terminal
senor
CN7:vacuum

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To pump CN8:Ymotor USB2.0 to computer
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．KM256 carriage board
Sub ink tank senor
Raster encoder （LcLmYMCK） power(24v)

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To main board
To KM256 print heads
. KM512 carriage board
Sub ink tank senor
Raster encoder （LcLmYMCK）power(24v)
To main
board
To KM512 print heads
carriage board to the print heads
(KM512/1024)