Oce Colorado 1640 User manual

Operation guide
Océ Colorado 1640

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Edition 05-2017
Software version 1.0 US

Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction.........................................................................................................................7
About this guide .............................................................................................................................................. 8
About the users................................................................................................................................................ 9
About the Océ Colorado 1640....................................................................................................................... 10
Safe use...........................................................................................................................................................11
Notes for the reader....................................................................................................................................... 12
Available documentation...............................................................................................................................14
Chapter 2
Explore the system........................................................................................................... 15
The components of the printer - media output side....................................................................................16
The components of the roll winder...............................................................................................................17
The components of the printer sides............................................................................................................18
The components of the printer - media input side...................................................................................... 19
The components of the media drawer......................................................................................................... 20
The components of the printer - top cover open.........................................................................................22
Chapter 3
Handle the media..............................................................................................................23
General workflow for using media............................................................................................................... 24
Configure media in the RIP............................................................................................................................25
Download an Océ Colorado 1640 media profile....................................................................................25
Manage media profiles in Onyx..............................................................................................................26
Manage media profiles in Caldera..........................................................................................................33
Choose a media category........................................................................................................................42
Change the media settings......................................................................................................................44
Select a print mode .................................................................................................................................47
Prepare media for printing............................................................................................................................ 48
Load a media roll (position 1)................................................................................................................. 48
Load a media roll (position 2)................................................................................................................. 54
Calibrate the media..................................................................................................................................60
Load a take-up roll core onto the roll winder........................................................................................ 61
Print with or without winding........................................................................................................................63
Winding options.......................................................................................................................................63
Print and wind without a tension bar.....................................................................................................64
Print and wind with a tension bar...........................................................................................................67
Print and wind with a locked tension bar ..............................................................................................71
Print without winding.............................................................................................................................. 75
Cut and unload media....................................................................................................................................77
Cut the media........................................................................................................................................... 77
Cut the media (manual)...........................................................................................................................79
Unload a take-up media roll from the roll winder.................................................................................81
Unload a media roll from the drawer.....................................................................................................84
Chapter 4
Print a job.......................................................................................................................... 87
General workflow for printing a job..............................................................................................................88
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Print a job........................................................................................................................................................89
Pause, resume, cancel or stop a job............................................................................................................. 90
Status on the operator panel.........................................................................................................................91
Chapter 5
Maintain the system.........................................................................................................93
Maintain the printheads.................................................................................................................................94
Guidelines for printhead maintenance...................................................................................................94
Start automatic maintenance..................................................................................................................96
Start manual maintenance......................................................................................................................97
Clean the maintenance station, wiper and clean wall.......................................................................... 99
Clean the matrix plate............................................................................................................................103
Maintain the printer......................................................................................................................................108
Refill ink.................................................................................................................................................. 108
Replace the maintenance tray...............................................................................................................111
Replace the wiper...................................................................................................................................117
Replace the knife....................................................................................................................................120
Replace the filters (optional)................................................................................................................. 123
Refill the chiller.......................................................................................................................................126
Vacuum the chiller................................................................................................................................. 131
List of Océ Colorado 1640 maintenance materials.................................................................................... 134
Chapter 6
Improve quality............................................................................................................... 137
General workflow for solving quality problems........................................................................................ 138
Print a quality check chart............................................................................................................................140
Analyze the printhead quality check chart................................................................................................. 141
Calibrate the printhead................................................................................................................................ 142
Calibrate the printhead carriage..................................................................................................................143
Solve specific quality problems.................................................................................................................. 144
Solve misaligned colors........................................................................................................................ 144
Solve color banding...............................................................................................................................145
Solve gloss banding.............................................................................................................................. 146
Solve wrinkles in black.......................................................................................................................... 147
Solve graininess.....................................................................................................................................148
Solve unsharp lines and text.................................................................................................................149
Solve fisheye.......................................................................................................................................... 150
Solve smudges.......................................................................................................................................151
Prevent media touches..........................................................................................................................152
Chapter 7
Configure the network and security settings.............................................................. 153
Configure the network................................................................................................................................. 154
Open the settings editor.............................................................................................................................. 156
Log in as a System administrator .............................................................................................................. 157
Change the System administrator password.............................................................................................159
Configure a mail server for password recovery........................................................................................ 160
Troubleshoot the mail server configuration.............................................................................................. 162
Recover the System administrator password............................................................................................163
Security in the system..................................................................................................................................164
Certificates overview....................................................................................................................................165
Import a trusted certificate.......................................................................................................................... 166
Enable the use of HTTPS............................................................................................................................. 167
Install Windows updates..............................................................................................................................169
Make a backup..............................................................................................................................................170
Restore a backup.......................................................................................................................................... 171
Enable system installation from USB......................................................................................................... 172
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Chapter 8
Troubleshooting and support........................................................................................173
General support............................................................................................................................................174
Change the regional settings................................................................................................................ 174
Move the printer.....................................................................................................................................175
Turn the printer on and off....................................................................................................................176
General troubleshooting..............................................................................................................................177
Stop the printer...................................................................................................................................... 177
Restart the printer.................................................................................................................................. 178
Turn the printer on after a power cut...................................................................................................179
Remove media from the paper path.................................................................................................... 180
Cancel the replacement of a maintenance tray...................................................................................184
Clean ink pollution on the printer............................................................................................................... 185
Guidelines for cleaning uncured ink.....................................................................................................185
Clean the media cover...........................................................................................................................186
Clean the platen..................................................................................................................................... 188
Clean the guide plate and replace the foams and roller assy............................................................ 190
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