MIMAKI TX500-1800DS User manual

MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
URL: http://eng.mimaki.co.jp/ D202414-15
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CAUTION ................................................................................. v
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ........................................... v
Requests ............................................................................. v
FCC Statement (USA) ......................................................... v
Interference to televisions and radios .................................. v
Foreword ..................................................................................vi
About usable ink ..................................................................vi
On This Operation manual ..................................................vi
Safety Precautions ..................................................................vii
Symbols ..............................................................................vii
Safety interlock .................................................................... x
Chapter 1 Before Use
About installing this machine ................................................ 1-2
Where to Install This Machine .......................................... 1-2
Working Environmental Temperature ............................... 1-2
About fixing machine ........................................................ 1-3
Moving This Machine ........................................................ 1-3
Names of Parts and Functions .............................................. 1-4
Front Side of the Machine ................................................ 1-4
Rear Side and Right Side of the Machine ........................ 1-5
Operation Panel ................................................................ 1-6
Heater ............................................................................... 1-7
Carriage ............................................................................ 1-8
Capping station ................................................................. 1-8
Pinch rollers and Grit rollers ............................................. 1-9
Indicator ............................................................................ 1-9
Connecting Cables .............................................................. 1-10
Connecting USB2.0 Interface Cable ............................... 1-10
Connecting Power Supply Cable .................................... 1-11
Setting ink bottles ................................................................ 1-12
Caution in handling of ink bottles .................................... 1-16
Media .................................................................................. 1-17
Usable sizes of media .................................................... 1-17
Precautions in handling the fabric .................................. 1-17
Limited media ................................................................. 1-18
Chapter 2 Basic Operations
Workflow ............................................................................... 2-2
Turning the Power ON/OFF .................................................. 2-3
Turning the Power ON ...................................................... 2-3
Turning the Power OFF .................................................... 2-4
Setting a Media ..................................................................... 2-5
Maximum Print Area ......................................................... 2-5
Outline of media setting .................................................... 2-6
Checking spacer ............................................................... 2-7
Attaching neutralization fabric .......................................... 2-9
Note for media setting .................................................... 2-10
Setting a roll media ......................................................... 2-11
Setting leaf media ........................................................... 2-24
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Setting the Head Gap .....................................................2-26
Changing the printing origin ............................................2-27
Preparing for the Heaters ....................................................2-28
Changing the Temperature Settings for the Heaters ......2-28
Checking the Heater Temperature .................................2-29
Test Feeding .......................................................................2-30
Test Printing ........................................................................2-31
Test Printing ....................................................................2-32
Head Cleaning ....................................................................2-33
About head cleaning .......................................................2-33
Perform head cleaning depending on the test printing
result ...............................................................................2-33
Set the media feeding .........................................................2-34
Flow of media feeding correction ....................................2-34
Setting the torque limiter .................................................2-35
Setting Feed Correction ..................................................2-36
Correct the ink drop position for bidirectional printing .........2-38
Printing Data .......................................................................2-40
Starting a Printing Operation ..........................................2-40
Stopping a printing operation halfway .............................2-41
Deleting Received Data (Data Clear) .............................2-41
Behavior after printing has been completed ...................2-41
Chapter 3 Extended Functions
List of Functions ....................................................................3-2
Setting Heater .......................................................................3-3
Setting Logical Seek .............................................................3-4
Setting Drying Time ...............................................................3-5
Setting Margins .....................................................................3-6
Perform setting to reduce stripes between passes ...............3-8
Setting Auto Cleaning .........................................................3-10
Setting nozzle face cleaning time ........................................3-11
Other Settings .....................................................................3-12
Machine Settings .................................................................3-13
Setting a AUTO Power-off ..............................................3-15
Setting the feeding and take up ......................................3-16
Setting the Display of Media Residual ............................3-17
Setting Time ....................................................................3-19
Setting Units ...................................................................3-20
Setting a KEY BUZZER ..................................................3-21
Selecting the head line to use .........................................3-22
Setting a LANGUAGE .....................................................3-23
Setting a MEDIA DETECT ..............................................3-24
Setting a DRYING FEED ................................................3-25
Setting the amount of blank space between printed
lines ................................................................................3-26
Setting the feed mode of the space of no data to be
printed .............................................................................3-27
Set the network ...............................................................3-28
Setting event mail function ..............................................3-30
Setting the Setting Lock function ....................................3-40
Initializing the Settings ........................................................3-42

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Confirming Machine Information ......................................... 3-43
Check the using status of the machine ........................... 3-43
Check the machine version information ......................... 3-44
Displaying the Information of this machine ..................... 3-45
Chapter 4 Maintenance
Maintenance ......................................................................... 4-2
Precautions for Maintenance ............................................ 4-2
About Cleaning Solution ................................................... 4-2
Cleaning the Exterior Surfaces ......................................... 4-2
Cleaning turning bar (take-up side) .................................. 4-3
Cleaning the tension roller ................................................ 4-3
Cleaning the brake roller .................................................. 4-3
Cleaning the Platen .......................................................... 4-4
Cleaning of grit roller ........................................................ 4-6
Cleaning the Fabric Retainer ............................................ 4-8
Maintaining the Capping Station ........................................... 4-9
Cleaning around the wiper ................................................ 4-9
Cleaning the wiper ink pan ............................................. 4-12
Washing the Ink Discharge Passage
(DISWAY WASH) ........................................................... 4-14
When the Machine Is Not Used for a Long Time
(CUSTODY WASH) ........................................................ 4-15
Cleaning the Head and the Area around It ......................... 4-18
When Nozzle Clogging Cannot Be Solved ......................... 4-20
Washing of Head nozzle ................................................. 4-20
Alternative nozzles for printing, when nozzles missing
can not be improved ..................................................................4-22
Automatic Maintenance Function ........................................ 4-26
Setting the Refreshing Intervals ..................................... 4-26
Setting the Cleaning Intervals ......................................... 4-27
Cleaning Y motor ................................................................ 4-28
Replacing consumables ...................................................... 4-29
Replacing the wiper ........................................................ 4-29
If a Waste Ink Tank Confirmation Message Appears ..... 4-30
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 ................................. 5-3
[HEAT] or [CONSTANT] LED does not light up ................ 5-3
Image quality is poor ........................................................ 5-4
Nozzle is clogged ............................................................. 5-4
Ink bottle warning appears ............................................... 5-5
If an error related to the sub tank occurs
(Error 618 to 61b) ............................................................. 5-6
If nozzle missing due to color mixture of ink or aeration ... 5-7
If negative pressure abnormality occurs ........................... 5-9
If a head failure error is displayed .................................. 5-11

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Warning / Error Messages ...................................................5-13
Warning messages .........................................................5-13
Error messages ..............................................................5-17
Chapter 6 Appendix
Specifications ........................................................................6-2
Machine specifications ......................................................6-2
Ink specifications ..............................................................6-3
Setting orders depending on ink type ....................................6-4
Setting orders of ink bottles ..............................................6-4
Sheet for inquiry ....................................................................6-5
Warning labels ......................................................................6-6
Function Flowchart ................................................................6-8