MIMAKI TX300P-1800 User manual

MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
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Forword ........................................................................................... v
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ............................................................ v
On This Operation manual ................................................................... v
FCC Statement (USA) .......................................................................... v
Interference to televisions and radios ................................................... v
About usable ink ................................................................................... v
Safety Precautions ..........................................................................vi
Symbols ............................................................................................... vi
Safety interlock .................................................................................... ix
Warning labels ................................................................................ x
Chapter 1
Before Use
Moving This Machine ................................................................... 1-2
Where to Install This Machine........................................................... 1-2
Working Environmental Temperature................................................ 1-2
Moving This Machine ........................................................................ 1-2
Names of Parts and Functions .................................................... 1-3
Front side view .................................................................................. 1-3
Rear Side and Right Side of the Machine ......................................... 1-4
Front side (under) view (Tx300P-1800 MkII Only) ........................... 1-5
Operation Panel ................................................................................ 1-6
Media sensor..................................................................................... 1-8
Carriage............................................................................................. 1-8
Capping station ................................................................................. 1-8
Pinch rollers and Grit rollers.............................................................. 1-8
Connecting Cables ...................................................................... 1-9
Connecting USB2.0 Interface Cable ................................................. 1-9
Connecting the LAN cable................................................................. 1-9
Connecting the power cable............................................................ 1-10
Setting Ink .................................................................................. 1-11
Caution in handling of ink packs...................................................... 1-13
Turning the Power ON/OFF ....................................................... 1-14
Turning the Power ON..................................................................... 1-14
Turning the Power OFF................................................................... 1-14
Media ......................................................................................... 1-15
Usable sizes of media ..................................................................... 1-15
Switching between cloth media and paper media (transfer paper)
(Tx300P-1800 MkII only) .................................................................1-15
Caution in handling of media........................................................... 1-15
Limited media.................................................................................. 1-16
Menu mode ................................................................................ 1-17
Chapter 2
Basic Operations
Workflow ...................................................................................... 2-2
Preparing the main unit ................................................................ 2-4
Platen change (Tx300P-1800 MkII only) ...........................................2-4
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Changing with the cloth media platen ...............................................2-4
Attaching the paper(transfer paper) platen. .......................................2-5
Spacer installation (cloth media) .......................................................2-7
Turning on the main power supply ....................................................2-8
Adjusting the Head Height................................................................. 2-8
Feeding/ Take-up device................................................................... 2-9
Media Edge Guide........................................................................... 2-10
How to adjust the weight of feeding/ take-up tension-bar (cloth media)..
2-11
Setting the torque limiter (cloth media)............................................ 2-14
Setting a Media ..........................................................................2-16
Setting up the roll media (cloth media)............................................ 2-16
Setting up the roll media (transfer paper) (Tx300P-1800 MkII only) 2-22
Setting leaf media (cloth media)...................................................... 2-25
Setting leaf media (Transfer Paper) (Tx300P-1800 MkII only)........ 2-25
Media information setup ..................................................................2-26
Print adjustment .........................................................................2-30
Changing the printing origin ............................................................ 2-30
Test Printing .................................................................................... 2-30
Head Cleaning................................................................................. 2-31
Feed settings................................................................................... 2-31
If the Positions of Dots Shift... ......................................................... 2-32
Adjustment to Refine Finished Printing ......................................2-34
Flow of media feeding correction .................................................... 2-34
Printing Data ..............................................................................2-35
Starting a Printing Operation ........................................................... 2-35
Stopping a Printing Operation ......................................................... 2-35
Deleting Received Data (Data Clear) .............................................. 2-35
Behavior after printing has been completed.................................... 2-35
Media removal ............................................................................2-36
Removing the roll media ..................................................................2-36
Chapter 3
Setup
About SETUP MENU ...................................................................3-2
SETUP MENU table .......................................................................... 3-3
Register the optimal print conditions to match the use...................... 3-4
Setting of Media Correction............................................................... 3-6
If the Positions of Dots Shift... ........................................................... 3-7
Setting of Logical Seek...................................................................... 3-7
Setting of Overprint ........................................................................... 3-8
Setting of Drying Time....................................................................... 3-8
Setting of Left and Right Margins ...................................................... 3-8
Setting of Vacuum Fan...................................................................... 3-9
Setting of Feed Speed....................................................................... 3-9
Setting of MAPS4 .............................................................................. 3-9
Setting Auto Cleaning...................................................................... 3-10
Setting Interval wiping ..................................................................... 3-11
Setting External heater.................................................................... 3-11
About MACHINE SETUP MENU ................................................3-12
MACHINE SETUP MENU table ...................................................... 3-13
Setting a AUTO Power-off............................................................... 3-14

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Setting Feeding and Take-up unit ................................................... 3-14
Setting Top Blower.......................................................................... 3-15
Setting the Display of Media Residual............................................. 3-15
Setting the PG Drop Adjust ............................................................. 3-16
Setting the Media Detection ............................................................ 3-16
Setting the Drying Feed................................................................... 3-17
Setting a LANGUAGE ..................................................................... 3-17
Setting Time .................................................................................... 3-17
Setting Unit (Temperature/ Length)................................................. 3-17
Setting a KEY BUZZER................................................................... 3-17
Setting the VIEW FEED .................................................................. 3-18
Setting the amount of blank space between printed lines ............... 3-18
Setting the SPACE FEED MODE.................................................... 3-18
Set the network ............................................................................... 3-19
Setting event mail function .............................................................. 3-19
Initializing the Settings..................................................................... 3-23
About NOZZLE CHECK MENU ................................................. 3-25
INFORMATION MENU table........................................................... 3-25
Printing Check Flow ........................................................................ 3-26
Printing Operations at “Nozzle Missing” Judgment and Error Occurrence
3-26
Setting the Printing Check............................................................... 3-27
Setting the NOZZLE RECOVERY................................................... 3-27
Setting the Judgement Condition .................................................... 3-27
About INFORMATION MENU .................................................... 3-28
INFORMATION MENU table........................................................... 3-28
Displaying the Information............................................................... 3-29
Chapter 4
Maintenance
Maintenance ................................................................................ 4-2
When to care..................................................................................... 4-2
Precautions for Maintenance............................................................. 4-3
About Cleaning Solution.................................................................... 4-3
Cleaning the Exterior Surfaces.......................................................... 4-3
Cleaning the Media Sensor............................................................... 4-3
Cleaning folding bar (take-up side) ................................................... 4-4
Cleaning the tension roller................................................................. 4-4
Cleaning the Ink receiving spacer ..................................................... 4-4
Cleaning the Platen........................................................................... 4-4
Cleaning the Fabric Retainer /
Media press....................................................................................... 4-6
Cleaning of grit roller ......................................................................... 4-6
About MAINTENANCE MENU ..................................................... 4-8
MAINTENANCE MENU at-a-glance.................................................. 4-9
Maintaining the Capping Station ................................................ 4-10
Cleaning the Wiper and Cap ........................................................... 4-10

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Cleaning the Cap Absorber .............................................................4-11
Washing the Head Nozzle............................................................... 4-12
Washing the Ink Discharge Passage .............................................. 4-13
When the Machine Is Not Used for a Long Time ............................ 4-14
Cleaning the Ink Head and the Area around It ...........................4-16
Nozzle Recovery Function .....................................................................4-17
Reset the set value.......................................................................... 4-18
Check the condition for which nozzle recovery cannot be performed . 4-
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Enabling or disabling nozzle recovery during a test print ................ 4-20
Automatic Maintenance Function ...............................................4-20
Setting the Refreshing Intervals ...................................................... 4-20
Setting the Tube Wash Intervals ..................................................... 4-21
Setting the Cleaning Intervals and Type ......................................... 4-21
Suspend the nozzle cleaning .......................................................... 4-21
Fill up Ink ....................................................................................4-21
Replacing consumables .............................................................4-22
Replacing the wiper......................................................................... 4-22
If a Waste Ink Tank Confirmation Message Appears ...................... 4-23
Replace the waste ink tank with another......................................... 4-23
Replacing the Cap Absorber ........................................................... 4-24
Replacing the Blow down fan filter .................................................. 4-25
Replacing the Pinch roller ............................................................... 4-25
Replacing the Spout Rubber Assy .................................................. 4-26
Male Connector Absorbent for MBIS............................................... 4-27
Chapter 5
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting ...........................................................................5-2
Power does not turn on ..................................................................... 5-2
The machine does not start printing .................................................. 5-2
Media get jammed / media is soiled .................................................. 5-2
Image quality is poor ......................................................................... 5-3
Nozzle is clogged .............................................................................. 5-3
Ink IC warning appears ..................................................................... 5-3
When the Ink Leakage Occurs .......................................................... 5-3
Warning / Error Messages ...........................................................5-4
Warning messages............................................................................ 5-4
Error messages ................................................................................. 5-7
Chapter 6
Appendix
Specifications ...............................................................................6-2
Machine specifications ...................................................................... 6-2
Ink specifications ............................................................................... 6-4
Setting orders depending on ink type ...........................................6-5
Setting orders of ink cartridges.......................................................... 6-5
Sheet for inquiry ...........................................................................6-6