MUTOH XPJ-461UF User manual

XPJ-461UF
Operations and Maintenance Methods
Operation Manual
• Unauthorized copying or duplication of the whole or part of the contents of this manual is prohibited.
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product from if you find any unclear, erroneous or otherwise unsatisfactory content in the manual.
• Please be aware that MUTOH will not be liable in any way for failures or accidents that result from handling or operating the
printer according to any procedures other than those set forth in this manual.
• Company names and product names that appear in this manual are registered trademarks of the respective companies.

For Users in Europe
For Users in the United States
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the
FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in
a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required
to correct the interference at his own expense.
This system (including the housing and safety device) is a Class 1 laser product.
Laser specifications of this system (including the housing)
Wavelength: 655 nm, maximum output: 390mW or less, pulse duration: 3.0μs
Complies with IEC 60825-1 Edition 3.0 (2014-05-15).
Complies with FDA performance standards for laser products except for deviations pursuant to Laser notice No.56 dated
May 8, 2019.
CAUTION
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in radiation
exposure.
The CE marking is a mandatory European marking for certain product groups to indicate conformity
with the essential health and safety requirements set out in European Directives.
By affixing the CE marking, the manufacturer, his authorized representative, or the person placing the
product on the market or putting it into service ensures that the item meets all the essential
requirements of all applicable EU directives and that the applicable conformity assessment procedures
have been applied.

Contents
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CHAPTER 1 BASIC OPERATIONS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Main components of your printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
System configurations of this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Displaying the Printing Preferences screen of printer driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Launching/Displaying/Exiting MUTOH Status Monitor (MSM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Launching MUTOH LFP Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Launching Layout and Print Tool 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Launching MUTOH Layer Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Displaying Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Requirements for usable media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table Dimensions & Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Precautions when using this product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Powering ON / OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Turning the power ON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Turning the power OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
If not using the printer for a long time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Printing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Loading media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Nozzle check and cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Starting printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pausing/Restarting printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Canceling printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Menus you can access while printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Checking the printing area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Applying additional UV light after printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Layer printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Removing the standard table from the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED OPERATIONS
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Operating the keys to use the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Panel setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Menu1: Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Set1: User Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Set2: Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Set up3: Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Setup 4: Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Menu2: Test Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Test Print 1: Nozzle Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Test Print 2: Nozzle Check B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Test Print3: Mode Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Test Print4: Setup List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Test Print5: Palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Menu3: Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Maitenance1: Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Maintenance2: Reset Waste Ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Maintenance3: CR Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Maintenance4: UV Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Maintenance5: Ink Discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Maintenance 6: Daily Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Menu4: Printer Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Printer Status1: Ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Printer Status2: Lifetimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Printer Status3: Job Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Printer Status4: Version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Printer Status5: Serial No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Printer Status6: Total Print Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Menu5: Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Sleep Mode1: Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Sleep Mode2: Cleaning Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Menu chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Setting menu 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Setting menu 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Setting menu 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Setting menu 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Menu during printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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CHAPTER 3 MAINTENANCE
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Wearing the protective equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
How to wear the supplied gloves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Agitating ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Agitating ink cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Checking ink level and replacing ink cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Checking ink level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
When cartridge is nearly out of ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Replacing ink cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Emptying waste ink tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Emptying waste ink tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Daily Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Flow of Daily Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Preparing for Daily Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Performing Daily Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Printer Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Head cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Clean daily maintenance parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Inside cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Replacing consumable parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Replacing absorption material for the flushing box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Replacing the cleaning wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Replacing the Emitting Window Glass on the UV-LED Lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Replacing UV-LED Lamp Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Transporting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
How to perform initial ink charging after ink discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

6
CHAPTER 4 APPENDIX
Messages and Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Error message display and possible solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Error requiring restart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Installation and initial setup troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Boot-up troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Media-related troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Table-related troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Printing-related troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Specifications of this product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
List of specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Options / Supply list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

7
Chapter 1 Basic Operations
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Main components of your printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
System configurations of this product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Displaying the Printing Preferences screen of printer driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Launching/Displaying/Exiting MUTOH Status Monitor (MSM). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Launching MUTOH LFP Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Launching Layout and Print Tool 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Launching MUTOH Layer Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Displaying Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Requirements for usable media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Table Dimensions & Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Precautions when using this product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Powering ON / OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Turning the power ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Turning the power OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
If not using the printer for a long time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sleep Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Printing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Loading media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Nozzle check and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Starting printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pausing/Restarting printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Canceling printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Menus you can access while printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Checking the printing area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Applying additional UV light after printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Layer printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Removing the standard table from the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

8 Main components of your printer
y
1Introduction
Main components of your printer
Front side
Introduction
Carriage
Contains the print head,
the LED pointer and
UV-LED unit.
UV-LED unit
Unit that emits the UV
(ultraviolet) light to cure
the ink.
Operation panel
Table
The media is printed on
this. Its height can be
altered by turning the PG
handwheel.
Itcanberemovedtoinstall
theoptionalvacuumtable
withvacuumfan.
LED pointer
Used for setting the origin
point position or for
checking the printing area.
Obstacle sensor
Sensor for making sure
the media does not
contact the print head.
PG handwheel
Turning the handwheel
inside here raises/lowers
the table.
Front cover
Open when mounting
media or during
maintenance.
"How to use touch
screen on front
panel" P. 9
"Front panel" P. 10
"Icon displays on
operation panel" P.
11

Main components of your printer 9
The printer has a touch-screen panel located on the front right of the printer. The active keys are lit up on the panel for guidance.
• Tap: Lightly touch the key with your finger, then immediately release.
• Long-touch: Keep touching the key.
Rear side
How to use touch screen on front panel
AC inlet
Network interface cable connector
Connect an Ethernet cable.
Cartridge slots
Install an ink cartridge or
cleaning cartridge.
Two-way valve clamp
The two-way valve of the
waste ink drain tube is
hooked on this clamp to
store while not in use. Waste ink tank
Collect waste ink produced
during printing and cleaning
cycle. Empty the tank as
needed.

10 Main components of your printer
Front panel
1
Status Bar Indicates the printer status by LED light.
• Working normally: Solid green or flashing green
• Error/Alert state: Solid red (error) or flashing red (alert)
2
Display Displays the printer status, setting menu, errors and so on.
3
[Home] key:
Access to or exit the menu.
4
[Cancel] key:
• Pause the print job. While pausing, tap the key again to resume printing.
• While the printer is not printing, tap the key to cut the media.
5
Arrow keys:
When you have entered the setup menu, the arrow keys are used to select a menu or enter a value.
• key: Go to the previous item.
• key: Return to the upper level menu without saving the change.
• key: Go to the sub menu.
• key: Go to the next item.
While the printer is in standby mode, it is used to load media, remove media, run a nozzle check, or
perform head cleaning.
• key: Tap after loading media to put the printer into ready-to-print status.
• key: Tap to run a nozzle check.
• key: Tap to perform cleaning.
• key: Tap after printing to remove media from the table.
6
[Power] button:
• Long press to power on the printer.
• While the power is on, long press the button to power off the printer.
Note
The symbol means “standby”. Even the Power LED turns off, the device still consumes some
power unless the power cords are disconnected. This state is referred to as the power being “off” in
this Manual.
When the power cord is plugged in, the small LED light above the Power button turns on.
7
[Enter] key:
Use the Enter key to select a menu or confirm a value.

Main components of your printer 11
Icons to indicate the status of the ink or cartridges are displayed in the following situations:
• When no menu is displayed
• When there is an ink or cartridge error
The ink colors and slot locations for each color are shown below.
Icon displays on operation panel
• Each indicator corresponds to the cartridge slots from Slot 1 through Slot 6.
The leftmost indicator represents the ink level of the cartridge in Slot 1.
• In the display shown on the left, the slot 2 cartridge’s ink is low, the slot 4
cartridge’s ink has run out, and no cartridge has been inserted in slot 5.
• The following icons indicate the status of each slot:
Remaining ink amount :
More than 80%, less than 100%
Remaining ink amount :
Less than 20%
Remaining ink amount :
More than 60%, less than 80%
Ink Low
Remaining ink amount :
More than 40%, less than 60%
Ink End
Remaining ink amount :
More than 20%, less than 40%
No cartridge
234561
Type1
Icons
Slot numbers

12 System configurations of this product
System configurations of this product
MSM Mobile
Enables you to remotely monitor
printer status and control your
printer through remote panel on
your smartphone or tablet.
*1 MUTOH Club
By signing up for MUTOH Club, it
offers free useful contents
including
Download the latest version of
application, operation manual.
Download media profile.
Check printer information.
(printer information uploaded
through MSM can be viewed)
MUTOH Club server
Log into MUTOH Club.
https://club.mutoh.co.jp/mutoh/guser
Internet
MUTOH LFP Finder
It is included in the Startup Wizard to find your printer on
the network and assign available IP address.
(To change your IP address, please use MUTOH Status
Monitor.)
Layout and Print Tool 2
Easy layout and print application that allows you to arrange
multiple images and texts on a page and print it on your
printer. You can save it with the printer settings you
specified for reprint.
MUTOH Layer Editor
Mutoh layer printing application that enhances layer printing
capability of printer driver and Layout and Print Tool 2.
Main functions:
• Converts multiple data into a single print data set.
• Enables reutilization of layer print data.
• Prevents interruption by other print jobs, erroneous
operations, etc.
MUTOH Status Monitor (MSM)
Oers wide range of service including
• Monitor printer status, ink level and media remaining in
real time.
• Control your printer through remote panel.
Perform printer maintenance.
By signing up for MUTOH Club*1, you can get the latest
service.
Some of the service require internet access.
Printer driver
A printer driver that supports each OS in Windows.
Main functions:
• Equipped with “White Print” functions that cope with
white ink and varnish (clear top coat).
• Equipped with “Layer Print” functions that tie in with
ValueJet Layer Editor.

System configurations of this product 13
The CDROM supplied with this printer contains two print application; Layout and Print Tool 2 and MUTOH Layer Editor.
To perform layer printing on XPJ-461UF, please use Layout and Print Tool 2.
Each print application has following features.
Note
For more details of layer printing and supported file format, see the Layout and Print Tool 2 Operation Manual and MUTOH Layer Editor
Operation Manual.
Appropriate Use of Layout and Print Tool 2 and MUTOH Layer Editor
Layout and Print Tool 2 MUTOH Layer Editor
Functions Enables to print more than one image layer
by layer on the same media.
Users can edit layer printing layout for up to
15 layers and save them.
• Receives print data from the printer driver.
Users can assign the received data to each
layer to perform layer printing.
• To create print data file, use Layout and
Print Tool 2 or other graphic applications.
Intended use • Suitable for small print production or
adding text to an image.
• Recommended to use MUTOH Layer Editor
for large print production.
Saves print data with format converted for
the printer to print soon after sending from
MUTOH Layer Editor and efficiently reprint
the same data.
Image printing (PNG/TIFF)
Multi layer printing
(Print layer by layer on the same
media)
Single layer printing
(Print 2 or 3 layers in one pass)
Change printer settings on output
data
(Change carriage speed, vacuum fan and more)

14 Displaying the Printing Preferences screen of printer driver
Displaying the Printing Preferences screen of printer driver
[1] Windows 10
Click [Start], [All Apps], [Windows System], then [Control Panel].
In the screen that appears, click [Devices and Printers].
Windows 8 / Windows 8.1
Display the charm bar on Desktop, and click [Settings]. Click [Control Panel] - [View devices and printers].
Windows 7
Click [Start] - [Devices and Printers].
[2] Right click the “MUTOH XPJ-461UF” icon and click [Printing
preferences].
• The “Printer Configuration” dialog box opens only at the first time.
• The Printing Preferences screen of printer driver opens from the
second time.
[3] Select the ink type and the ink configuration settings and click [OK].
• After clicking, the Printing Preferences screen of printer driver
opens.
Note
• If you use the Windows printer driver, make sure to select the ink type and the ink
configuration settings of your printer.
• If you selected the wrong ink configuration, go to [Utility] > [Printer Configuration]
and select the correct one.
Printing Preferences screen of printer driver

Launching/Displaying/Exiting MUTOH Status Monitor (MSM) 15
The remote panel allows you to view the printer status or remotely operate your printer.
Launching/Displaying/Exiting MUTOH Status Monitor (MSM)
Launching MSM
Windows 8 / Windows 8.1
• In the [Start] screen, click [Desktop].
• Double click the MSM icon on the Desktop.
Windows 10 / Windows 7
Double click the MSM icon on the Desktop.
Note
Launching from the Start Menu of Windows
• Windows 8 / Windows 8.1
Right click somewhere the [Start] screen tiles are not displayed to display the application bar, and click [All Apps].
• Windows 10 / Windows 7
From the [Start] menu, click [All Programs] (or [All Apps]) - [MUTOH] - [MUTOH Status Monitor].
Displaying MSM
Double click the MSM icon in the task tray.
Displaying remote panel
Click [Remote Panel].
•The remote panel opens.

16 Launching MUTOH LFP Finder
From the [Printer Registration] menu on the MUTOH Status Monitor, click “3. Search printer Assign/Change IP address”.
Exiting MSM
Right click the MSM icon in the task tray, and click [Exit].
Note
While using your printer, do not exit MSM. To close the MSM window, click
[Settings] - [Close].
Windows 8.1
Click the Down Arrow in the [Start] screen.
Click [MUTOH Status Monitor].
Launching MUTOH LFP Finder
Note
If ValueJet Finder has been already installed, uninstall the ValueJet Finder.
Launching Layout and Print Tool 2
Windows 8 / Window 8.1
Display the charm bar on the desktop, and then click [Search].
Enter “Layout and Print Tool 2”, and then click .
Click the “Layout and Print Tool 2” icon displayed in the search result.
Windows 10 / Windows 7
From the [Start] menu, click [All Programs] (or [All Apps]) – [MUTOH] – [Layout and Print Tool 2].
Launching MUTOH Layer Editor
Windows 8 / Window 8.1
Display the charm bar on the desktop, and then click [Search].
Enter “MUTOH Layer Editor”, and then click .
Click the “MUTOH Layer Editor” icon displayed in the search result.
Windows 10 / Windows 7
From the [Start] menu, click [All Programs] (or [All Apps]) – [MUTOH] – [MUTOH Layer Editor] in order.

Displaying Help 17
A Help menu is available in the printer driver and MUTOH LFP Finder.
Displaying Help
Printer driver
Open the Printing Preferences screen of printer driver, and click [Help].
MUTOH LFP Finder
Launch MUTOH LFP Finder, and click [Help].

18 Requirements for usable media
Media that meet the requirements below can be used with this printer.
• Do not use media that is sensitive to heat.
The heat given off by the UV rays could deform such media, or affect its image quality, or cause it to contact with the head.
• If printing onto a solid object that is liable to roll (such as a golf ball or ballpoint pen), use a jig or similar to stop it from
rolling.
• Printing on non-flat surface media will generate ink mist, causing malfunction or damage to the printer.
• If you are printing on non-flat surface media and there is large distance between the print head and media, you may not
be able to achieve predictable print quality.
To print on such media with more than 0.5 mm height difference, it is recommended to use the "Low Speed" printing mode.
It allows you to print on media up to 2.0 mm height difference and helps to minimize the ink mist, ink bleeding or layer shift.
"** > 6: Low Speed" P. 72
• Printing on a light reflective material may have a chance to cure the ink on the print head, causing malfunction or damage
to the product. To print on such materials, it is recommended to mask the non-print area on the material.
Requirements for usable media
Usable sizes
Maximum width 483 mm
Maximum length 329 mm
Maximum thickness 150 mm
With standard table installed 0 mm to 70 mm
With standard table removed 0 mm to 150 mm
With optional vacuum table installed 0 mm to 70 mm
Surface height
difference
approximately -0.5 mm maximum
Weight
(including jig)
With standard table installed up to 5 kg
With standard table removed up to 8 kg
With optional vacuum table installed up to 4 kg
Important!
The minimum media width and length that are settable in the User Type for the printer are 30 mm ×30 mm. To print onto media
with dimensions smaller than these, you should take precautions to prevent the table from being dirtied with ink.
Note
Contact your local MUTOH dealer about roll media recommended for your printer.
Cautions for handling media

Table Dimensions & Diagrams 19
The diagrams below show the dimension of the standard table, base table and optional vacuum table on this product.
Standard Table
Table Dimensions & Diagrams
4 × φ10
6 × M4 Through hole
483
523
353.9
285.6
246.5 246.5
12 329
5.5 342
63 229
25 303
Through hole
AA
AA
* [A] Do not insert into the hole.

20 Table Dimensions & Diagrams
Base Table
Optional Vacuum Table
9 × M4 Through hole
Jig Registration Pin: 2 × φ6, 3 HIGH
* [A] Do not insert into the hole.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
449
400
347
379.7
589
483
67.2 120120
183183
12 329
(344)
4 × φ4 DRILL - φ10 CBORE, 10 DEEP
6 × M4, 8 DEEP
353 342
329
303
521
505
483
246.5 246.5