Roland TrueVIS VG2-640 User manual

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Chapter 1 Basic Handling Methods ................................................................................................ 8
1. Basic Informaon ................................................................................................................................................... 9
Part Names and Funcons........................................................................................................................................................... 10
Printer Unit......................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Operaon Panel.................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Display Screen .................................................................................................................................................................... 16
About the Media Used ................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Types of Media ................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Condions for Usable Media.............................................................................................................................................. 18
Menu List..................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Main Menu......................................................................................................................................................................... 19
Funcon Menu ................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Language and Unit Menu ................................................................................................................................................... 24
2. Basic Operaons................................................................................................................................................... 25
Power Supply Operaons ............................................................................................................................................................ 26
Turning the Power On ........................................................................................................................................................ 26
Turning the Power O ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
Precauons When Operang the Power Supply ................................................................................................................ 28
Sleep Mode (Power-saving Feature)................................................................................................................................... 29
Setup of Media ............................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Setup of Roll Media ............................................................................................................................................................ 30
Setup of Sheet Media......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Separang the Media......................................................................................................................................................... 47
What to Do First aer Installaon ............................................................................................................................................... 48
Accurately Adjusng the Misalignment of the Ink Landing Posion .................................................................................. 48
Checking before Output .............................................................................................................................................................. 50
LAN Network Sengs......................................................................................................................................................... 50
Prevenng Sedimentaon in Inks....................................................................................................................................... 51
Pausing and Canceling Output..................................................................................................................................................... 52
Pausing and Resuming Output ........................................................................................................................................... 52
Canceling Output................................................................................................................................................................ 53
Ink Pouch/TR2 Cleaning Liquid Pouch Replacement ................................................................................................................... 54
Out-of-ink Warnings ........................................................................................................................................................... 54
Out-of-TR2-cleaning-liquid Warnings ................................................................................................................................. 55
Ink Pouch Replacement...................................................................................................................................................... 56
TR2 Cleaning Liquid Pouch Replacement ........................................................................................................................... 58
Chapter 2 Output Method ............................................................................................................60
1. Prinng Method ................................................................................................................................................... 61
Preparaons before Prinng Output ........................................................................................................................................... 62
Prinng Tests and Normal Cleaning.................................................................................................................................... 62
Prinng Output............................................................................................................................................................................ 65
Step 1: Batch Sengs for Prinng...................................................................................................................................... 65
Step 2: Starng Output....................................................................................................................................................... 74
2. Cung Method .................................................................................................................................................... 76
Preparaons before Cung Output ............................................................................................................................................ 77
Step 1: Switching O the Print Heater and Dryer............................................................................................................... 77
Step 2: Prevenng Pulling of the Media with Undue Force ............................................................................................... 78
Step 3: Adjusng Cung .................................................................................................................................................... 79
Cung Output............................................................................................................................................................................. 81
Step 1: Batch Sengs for Cung ....................................................................................................................................... 81
Step 2: Starng Output....................................................................................................................................................... 88
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3. Prinng and Cung Method................................................................................................................................ 89
Preparaons before Prinng and Cung Output........................................................................................................................ 90
Step 1: Prinng Tests and Normal Cleaning........................................................................................................................ 90
Step 2: Adjusng Cung .................................................................................................................................................... 93
Prinng and Cung Output ........................................................................................................................................................ 95
Step 1: Batch Sengs for Prinng and Cung................................................................................................................... 95
Step 2: Starng Output..................................................................................................................................................... 108
4. How to Cut with Crop Marks .............................................................................................................................. 110
Preparaons before Cung with Crop Marks ........................................................................................................................... 111
What Is Cung with Crop Marks?.................................................................................................................................... 111
Step 1: Prinng Tests and Normal Cleaning...................................................................................................................... 112
Step 2: Adjusng Cung .................................................................................................................................................. 115
Cung with Crop Marks............................................................................................................................................................ 117
Step 1: Batch Sengs for Cung with Crop Marks.......................................................................................................... 117
Step 2: Starng Output with Crop Marks ......................................................................................................................... 130
Step 3: Preparaons for Cung Output........................................................................................................................... 132
Step 4: Starng Cung Output ........................................................................................................................................ 136
Chapter 3 Opmizing Quality and Eciency................................................................................137
1. Opmizing the Output Quality ........................................................................................................................... 138
Using the Correcon Funcons ................................................................................................................................................. 139
Adjust the misalignment of the ink landing posion........................................................................................................ 139
Accurately Adjusng the Misalignment of the Ink Landing Posion ................................................................................ 140
Reducing Horizontal Bands (Feed Correcon Funcon)................................................................................................... 142
Conguring Sengs to Match the Properes of the Media...................................................................................................... 144
Adjusng Print Head Height to Match Media Thickness.................................................................................................. 144
Using Transparent Media ................................................................................................................................................. 146
Using Hard-to-Dry Media ................................................................................................................................................. 147
Using Media That Wrinkles Easily/Does Not Move Smoothly.......................................................................................... 148
Using Scky Media ........................................................................................................................................................... 149
Prevenng Ink Discharge Issues................................................................................................................................................. 150
Prevenng Soiling of the Media, Dot Drop-out, and Dot Displacement .......................................................................... 150
Prevenng Misaligned Media.................................................................................................................................................... 151
Use Middle Pinch Rollers When Pulling Back or Feeding Media ...................................................................................... 151
Adjusng the Ink-drying Method............................................................................................................................................... 152
What Is the Media Heang System? ................................................................................................................................ 152
Seng the Print Heater Temperature .............................................................................................................................. 153
Seng the Dryer Temperature......................................................................................................................................... 154
Hints and Tips for Temperature Control ........................................................................................................................... 155
Seng the Temperature during Preheang ..................................................................................................................... 156
Drying the Trailing Edge of the Prinng Area on the Dryer (When Only Prinng) ........................................................... 157
印刷領域の後端をドライヤー上で乾燥させる（プリント＆カットの場合）....................................................... 0
Seng the Drying Time aer Prinng (When Only Prinng) ........................................................................................... 158
Seng the Drying Time aer Prinng (When Prinng and Cung) ................................................................................ 159
Switching O the Print Heater and Dryer Together.......................................................................................................... 160
Using an Auxiliary Drying Unit.......................................................................................................................................... 161
Using a Blower-fan Unit.................................................................................................................................................... 162
Accurately Adjusng the Cung Sengs.................................................................................................................................. 163
Fine-tuning the Cung Condions .................................................................................................................................. 163
Accurately Adjusng the Cung-in Amount.................................................................................................................... 165
Performing Distance Correcon during Cung ............................................................................................................... 166
Cung to Make It Possible to Cut Corners Aracvely (Over Cut) .................................................................................. 167
Priorizing the Cung Sengs of This Machine over the Soware RIP Sengs ............................................................ 168
Accurately Adjusng the Sengs for Prinng and Cung........................................................................................................ 169
Correcng the Misalignment of Prinng and Cung....................................................................................................... 169
Correcng the Misalignment of the Prinng and Cung Posions during Cung ......................................................... 172
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Accurately Adjusng the Sengs for Cung with Crop Marks................................................................................................. 174
Aligning the Posions of Cung with Crop Marks Manually ........................................................................................... 174
Correcng the Misalignment of Prinng and Cung with Crop Marks (Concurrent Test for Prinng and Cung with Crop
Marks) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 176
Correcng the Misalignment of Prinng and Cung with Crop Marks (Separate Test for Prinng/Cung with Crop
Marks) ..................................................................................................................................................................... 179
Correct the sensor for reading crop marks....................................................................................................................... 184
Adjusng the Level of the Sensor for Reading Crop Marks According to the Media........................................................ 187
Reseng the Level of the Sensor for Reading Crop Marks .............................................................................................. 188
2. Opmizing Work Eciency................................................................................................................................. 189
Using Presets ............................................................................................................................................................................. 190
Saving the Current Sengs in Presets.............................................................................................................................. 190
Loading and Outpung a Preset...................................................................................................................................... 192
Adjusng the Output-start Locaon.......................................................................................................................................... 193
Seng the Base Point ...................................................................................................................................................... 193
Reducing Output Time............................................................................................................................................................... 195
Speeding Up Output for Narrow Media ........................................................................................................................... 195
Using the Media Take-up Unit ................................................................................................................................................... 196
About the Media Take-Up Unit......................................................................................................................................... 196
Performing Operaons from the Dedicated Mobile Operaon Applicaon.............................................................................. 197
What Is the Dedicated Mobile Operaon Applicaon?.................................................................................................... 197
Downloading the Operaon Applicaon.......................................................................................................................... 198
Using the Operaon Applicaon ...................................................................................................................................... 199
Important Notes on Using the Operaon Applicaon ..................................................................................................... 200
Other Useful Funcons.............................................................................................................................................................. 202
Using the Print Light (Interior Light)................................................................................................................................. 202
Performing Prinng Tests Arranged Horizontally ............................................................................................................. 203
Using Media Flanges for Paper Tubes (Cores) with an Internal Diameter of 2 Inches...................................................... 204
3. Opmizing Operaon Management................................................................................................................... 205
Managing the Operaons Appropriately and Eciently ........................................................................................................... 206
Seng the Current Date/Time and Using It for Maintenance ......................................................................................... 206
Displaying the Amount of Media Remaining.................................................................................................................... 207
Making Sure to Verify the Seng for the Amount Remaining Every Time the Media Is Changed................................... 208
Prinng the Amount of Remaining Media........................................................................................................................ 209
Thoroughly Using the Middle Pinch Rollers...................................................................................................................... 210
Seng the Acvaon Interval for Sleep Mode (Power-saving Feature)........................................................................... 211
Managing the Basic Sengs of the Printer ............................................................................................................................... 212
Seng the Menu Language and Units of Measurement ................................................................................................. 212
Turning on Bluetooth Communicaon ............................................................................................................................. 213
Viewing System Informaon ............................................................................................................................................ 214
Returning All Sengs to Factory Defaults ........................................................................................................................ 215
Chapter 4 Maintenance ..............................................................................................................216
1. Introducon........................................................................................................................................................ 217
Important Notes on Handling and Use ...................................................................................................................................... 218
Printer .............................................................................................................................................................................. 218
Ink Pouches ...................................................................................................................................................................... 219
Basic Maintenance Knowledge.................................................................................................................................................. 220
Types and Timing of Maintenance ................................................................................................................................... 220
Measures When the Printer Is Not in Use for a Prolonged Period................................................................................... 221
2. Regular maintenance.......................................................................................................................................... 222
Cleaning the Machine................................................................................................................................................................ 223
Cleaning the Media Path .................................................................................................................................................. 223
Cleaning the Knife Carriage Roller .................................................................................................................................... 224
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Disposing of Discharged Fluid.................................................................................................................................................... 225
Precauons for Disposing of Discharged Fluid ................................................................................................................. 225
If the Discharged Fluid Disposal Message Appears .......................................................................................................... 226
If the Drain Bole Exceeds Its Capacity Limit ................................................................................................................... 227
Daily Print Head Check .............................................................................................................................................................. 228
Prinng Tests and Normal Cleaning.................................................................................................................................. 228
When Normal Cleaning Is Not Eecve..................................................................................................................................... 231
Medium Cleaning Method ............................................................................................................................................... 231
Powerful Cleaning Method............................................................................................................................................... 233
Manual Cleaning........................................................................................................................................................................ 235
When Manual Cleaning Is Necessary ............................................................................................................................... 235
Manual Cleaning Method................................................................................................................................................. 236
Consumable Products and Parts Related to Manual Cleaning ......................................................................................... 242
If Colors Are Uneven.................................................................................................................................................................. 243
Mixing the Ink by Shaking the Pouch Tray........................................................................................................................ 243
3. Advanced Maintenance...................................................................................................................................... 244
When Uneven Color Issues Occur with White Ink..................................................................................................................... 245
Damper Cleaning Method ................................................................................................................................................ 245
Handling Severe Dot Drop-out and Dot Displacement.............................................................................................................. 247
Super Cleaning Method.................................................................................................................................................... 247
Parally Restricng the Print Heads Used for Prinng..................................................................................................... 252
Emergency Measure) Cleaning the Print Head Surface.................................................................................................... 254
4. Replacing Consumable Parts .............................................................................................................................. 255
Replacing Parts for Maintenance............................................................................................................................................... 256
Replacing the Wiper and the Tray Pad ............................................................................................................................. 256
Cleaning the Wiper Tray ................................................................................................................................................... 259
Replacing the Blade/Separang Knife ....................................................................................................................................... 262
Replacing the Blade.......................................................................................................................................................... 262
Replacing the Separang Knife......................................................................................................................................... 269
Chapter 5 Troubleshoong Methods...........................................................................................271
1. Output Quality Problems.................................................................................................................................... 272
Printed Results Are Coarse or Contain Horizontal Stripes ......................................................................................................... 273
Do the print heads cause dot drop-out? .......................................................................................................................... 273
Is the print head height appropriate? .............................................................................................................................. 273
Have you carried out feed correcon?............................................................................................................................. 273
Have you carried out correcon of the ink landing posion (MEDIA GAP ADJ.)? ............................................................ 273
Is the printer installed in a level and stable locaon? ...................................................................................................... 273
Is the media heang system at a suitable temperature? ................................................................................................. 273
Is the temperature of the room too low?......................................................................................................................... 274
Is the print mode suitable? .............................................................................................................................................. 274
Is the media loaded correctly?......................................................................................................................................... 274
Are the sengs for the [PRESET] menu item appropriate? ............................................................................................. 274
The Media Becomes Soiled When Printed ................................................................................................................................ 275
Do the print heads come into contact with the media?................................................................................................... 275
Are the print heads dirty? ................................................................................................................................................ 275
Are the pinch rollers or the media clamps dirty? ............................................................................................................. 275
Colors Are Unstable or Uneven ................................................................................................................................................. 276
Have you tried mixing the ink by shaking the pouch trays? ............................................................................................. 276
Is the media wrinkled? ..................................................................................................................................................... 276
Was prinng paused partway through? ........................................................................................................................... 276
Is the printer installed in a level and stable locaon? ...................................................................................................... 276
Is the media loaded correctly?......................................................................................................................................... 276
Are the operang parameters set to appropriate values? ............................................................................................... 276
Are the sengs for the [PRESET] menu item appropriate? ............................................................................................. 277
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Cung Is Misaligned or Skewed................................................................................................................................................ 278
Is the media loaded correctly?......................................................................................................................................... 278
Are the sengs for the cung condions appropriate? ................................................................................................. 278
Is the length of output too long?...................................................................................................................................... 278
Are you using media that exhibits large expansion and contracon?.............................................................................. 278
Is the seng for the [CALIBRATION] menu item (under [CUTTING MENU]) correct?...................................................... 278
Are the pinch rollers placed on the proper locaons? ..................................................................................................... 278
Prinng and Cung Are Misaligned.......................................................................................................................................... 279
Have you corrected the misalignment of prinng and cung?....................................................................................... 279
2. Problems in Cung with Crop Marks................................................................................................................. 280
Automac Detecon of Crop Marks Fails .................................................................................................................................. 281
Is the media wrinkled or warped?.................................................................................................................................... 281
Is the media size too large?.............................................................................................................................................. 281
Are you using media that is likely to reect light?............................................................................................................ 281
Are you using transparent media? ................................................................................................................................... 281
Prinng and Cung Are Misaligned.......................................................................................................................................... 282
Have you corrected the misalignment of prinng and cung with crop marks? ............................................................ 282
3. Media Feed Problems......................................................................................................................................... 283
Media Wrinkles or Shrinks......................................................................................................................................................... 284
Is the media loaded and set up straight and securely? .................................................................................................... 284
Was loaded media allowed to stand for some me? ....................................................................................................... 284
Are the media clamps aached?...................................................................................................................................... 284
Was the media loaded while the print heater was hot? .................................................................................................. 284
Are the media heang system temperatures too high?................................................................................................... 284
Is the temperature of the room too low?......................................................................................................................... 284
Is the humidity of the room too high? ............................................................................................................................. 284
Is the media sagging? ....................................................................................................................................................... 284
Media Feeding Is Not Straight ................................................................................................................................................... 285
Is the media loaded and set up straight and securely? .................................................................................................... 285
Media Feeding Is Not Smooth ................................................................................................................................................... 286
Is some other object coming into contact with the media?............................................................................................. 286
Is the media too thick?..................................................................................................................................................... 286
Are the grit rollers dirty? .................................................................................................................................................. 286
A Media Jam Occurs!................................................................................................................................................................. 287
Is an error message displayed? ........................................................................................................................................ 287
Is the media warped or wrinkled?.................................................................................................................................... 287
Is the height of the print heads too low? ......................................................................................................................... 287
Are the grit rollers dirty? .................................................................................................................................................. 287
Are the media clamps aached?...................................................................................................................................... 287
Is the media loaded and set up straight and securely? .................................................................................................... 287
Is some other object coming into contact with the media?............................................................................................. 287
Is the media too thick?..................................................................................................................................................... 288
4. Machine Problems.............................................................................................................................................. 289
The Print Heads Do Not Move................................................................................................................................................... 290
What to Do First ............................................................................................................................................................... 290
If the Heads Sll Do Not Move ......................................................................................................................................... 290
The Printer Unit Does Not Run .................................................................................................................................................. 291
Is the power switched on? ............................................................................................................................................... 291
Is [SETUP] lit? ................................................................................................................................................................... 291
Are any covers open? ....................................................................................................................................................... 291
Is the top menu displayed? .............................................................................................................................................. 291
Is [PAUSE] lit? ................................................................................................................................................................... 291
Is a message displayed on the screen?............................................................................................................................. 291
Are the cables connected? ............................................................................................................................................... 291
Is the LAN roung appropriate? ....................................................................................................................................... 292
Are the LAN sengs correct?........................................................................................................................................... 292
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Did the soware RIP end abnormally?............................................................................................................................. 292
Has the ink run out? ......................................................................................................................................................... 292
The Media Heang System Doesn't Warm Up .......................................................................................................................... 293
Is the media loaded? ........................................................................................................................................................ 293
Is the temperature of the room too low?......................................................................................................................... 293
Cannot Separate the Media....................................................................................................................................................... 294
Is the separang knife installed?...................................................................................................................................... 294
Is the cut rail installed?..................................................................................................................................................... 294
Printer Cannot Be Operated from the Dedicated Applicaon ................................................................................................... 295
Is the printer's operaon panel in use?............................................................................................................................ 295
Is printer-side Bluetooth communicaon turned on?...................................................................................................... 295
Is the operaon applicaon connected to a dierent printer? ........................................................................................ 295
Is the printer-side Bluetooth communicaon normal? .................................................................................................... 295
Is the distance between the printer and the mobile terminal too far?............................................................................ 295
Are there any obstacles between the printer and the mobile terminal? ......................................................................... 296
Is the mobile terminal's Bluetooth funcon turned on?.................................................................................................. 296
Is there a wireless LAN unit or anything else in the vicinity that is causing Bluetooth communicaon to be unstable?. 296
5. Messages on the Operaon Panel...................................................................................................................... 297
Messages ................................................................................................................................................................................... 298
1 ■ 2 ■ 3 ■ 4 ■ 5■ 6 ■ 7 ■ 8 ■.......................................................................................................................................... 298
CLOSE COVER (FRONT COVER/COVER L/COVER R)........................................................................................................... 298
SHEET NOT LOADED PRESS SETUP KEY............................................................................................................................. 298
CLOSE SLOT COVER........................................................................................................................................................... 298
END OF THE SHEET ........................................................................................................................................................... 298
EMPTY DRAIN BOTTLE ...................................................................................................................................................... 298
INSTALL DRAIN BOTTLE..................................................................................................................................................... 298
NOW HEATING... NOW PROCESSING................................................................................................................................ 298
TIME FOR MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................................ 298
TIME FOR WIPER REPLACE ............................................................................................................................................... 299
SET CL-LIQUID FOR WIPER................................................................................................................................................ 299
CHANGE CL-LIQUID FOR WIPER ....................................................................................................................................... 299
TIME FOR TRAY CLEANING ............................................................................................................................................... 299
HEAD PROTECTION ACTIVATED ........................................................................................................................................ 299
Error Messages .......................................................................................................................................................................... 300
ALIGN POINT POSITION INVALID ...................................................................................................................................... 300
OPTION DRYER IS NOT CONNECTED................................................................................................................................. 300
TEMPERATURE IS TOO LOW **°C ..................................................................................................................................... 300
TEMPERATURE IS TOO HIGH **°C .................................................................................................................................... 300
CROPMARK ERROR NOT FOUND ...................................................................................................................................... 300
CAN'T PRINT CROP CONTINUE? ....................................................................................................................................... 300
SHEET TOO SMALL CONTINUE?........................................................................................................................................ 301
DATA ERROR CANCELING.................................................................................................................................................. 301
SHEET SET ERROR SET AGAIN........................................................................................................................................... 301
SOME MID.PINCHS NOT SET RIGHT.................................................................................................................................. 301
PINCHROLL ERROR LOWER PINCHROLL............................................................................................................................ 301
PINCHROLL ERROR INVALID LEFT(RIGHT)POS .................................................................................................................. 301
WRONG CARTRIDGE......................................................................................................................................................... 302
CANCELED FOR PUMP PROTECTION ................................................................................................................................ 302
AVOIDING DRY-UP TURN POWER OFF.............................................................................................................................. 302
SET HEAD HEIGHT TO ****............................................................................................................................................... 302
MOTOR ERROR: TURN POWER OFF.................................................................................................................................. 302
SERVICE CALL ****........................................................................................................................................................... 302
CLEANING ERROR ............................................................................................................................................................. 303
Chapter 6 Appendix....................................................................................................................304
1. Operaons When Moving the Unit .................................................................................................................... 305
Preparing to Move the Machine................................................................................................................................................ 306
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Step 1: Removing Media and the Blade Holder ............................................................................................................... 306
Step 2: Circulang the Ink (Only When Using White Ink)................................................................................................. 308
Step 3: Discharging the Wiper Tray Cleaning Liquid ......................................................................................................... 309
Step 4: Securing the Print Heads in Place Using the Retainer .......................................................................................... 311
Step 5: Reinstalling the Machine...................................................................................................................................... 312
2. Main Specicaons ............................................................................................................................................ 313
Prinng/Cung Area................................................................................................................................................................. 314
Maximum Area................................................................................................................................................................. 314
Maximum Prinng Area When Using Crop Marks............................................................................................................ 315
Media Separaon Locaon during Connuous Prinng .................................................................................................. 316
About the Blade......................................................................................................................................................................... 317
3. MEMO ................................................................................................................................................................ 318
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Chapter 1 Basic Handling
Methods
8

1. Basic Informaon
Part Names and Funcons ................................................................................................................... 10
Printer Unit ................................................................................................................................. 10
Operaon Panel.......................................................................................................................... 15
Display Screen............................................................................................................................. 16
About the Media Used......................................................................................................................... 17
Types of Media ........................................................................................................................... 17
Condions for Usable Media ...................................................................................................... 18
Menu List ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Main Menu ................................................................................................................................. 19
Funcon Menu ........................................................................................................................... 23
Language and Unit Menu ........................................................................................................... 24
1. Basic Information 9

Printer Unit
Front
No. Name Funcon overview
Ink slot cover, ink slots Open this cover to access the slots in which the pouch trays are insert-
ed. Leave this closed except when switching pouch trays.
Front cover Open this when necessary, such as when loading media. In all other
situaons, keep the front cover closed.
Small arcle storage This is a useful space in which you can place small arcles.
Loading lever (front) Operate this when you load media.
Operaon Panel The panel containing the buons used to operate the machine.
P. 15「Operaon Panel」
Le cover Open this when you perform maintenance.
Right cover Open this when you perform maintenance.
Part Names and Functions
10 1. Basic Information

Rear
No. Name Funcon overview
Main power switch Switch the main power on/o.
Power-cord connector Use this to connect the power cable.
Loading lever (rear) Operate this when you load media.
Media holders
Use these when you load media.
Shas
Media stays
Drain bole Discharged uid is stored in this bole.
Part Names and Functions
1. Basic Information 11

Side
No. Name Funcon overview
Cleaning liquid slot Insert the pouch tray with the TR2 cleaning liquid pouch into this
slot.
Ethernet connector Use this to connect an Ethernet cable.
Part Names and Functions
12 1. Basic Information

Front Cover Interior/Print Head Area
No. Name Funcon overview
Print light This light illuminates the front cover interior. This makes it easier to
see the prinng status. It ashes if a serious error occurs.
P. 14「Serious Errors Indicated by the Print Light」
Print-head carriage The print heads are inside here.
Cung carriage The blade and the separang knife are inside here.
Grit roller These rollers feed the media.
Pinch roller
(le pinch roller, right pinch roller, and middle pinch roller)
These clamp the media when the loading lever is lowered. These
rollers are called the le pinch roller, the right pinch roller, and the
middle pinch roller according to their posions.
Media clamp This clamps the edge of the media to keep it from coming loose. It
also prevents fuzz on the cut edge of the media from touching the
print heads.
Grit paerns These indicate the locaons of the grit rollers. When loading me-
dia, be sure to place the pinch rollers within the ranges indicated
by these paerns.
Part Names and Functions
1. Basic Information 13

No. Name Funcon overview
Blade protector This is the path that the blade takes during cung. It protects the
p of the blade.
Platen This is the path over which the media passes. A sucon fan that
keeps the media from coming loose and a print heater that helps
x the ink are built in.
Apron This has a built-in dryer to speed up drying of the ink.
Wipers Cleans the print heads during automac cleaning and in similar sit-
uaons.
Wiper tray This tray houses the TR2 cleaning liquid used to clean the wiper. It
contains a tray pad.
Serious Errors Indicated by the Print Light
If an error that may lead to serious damage to the printer occurs, the print light blinks.
This indicates one of the situaons shown below.
When the print light blinks, the error also appears on the operaon panel's display screen. Check the display
screen, and then respond to the error according to the informaon in Error Messages(P. 300) in this manual.
Display Screen Error overview
AVOIDING DRY-UP TURN POWER OFF The print heads were about to dry out. The print heads may be dam-
aged if allowed to dry out.
MOTOR ERROR: TURN POWER OFF An excessive load was applied to the motor. If this error is not ad-
dressed, the print heads may be damaged.
TEMPERATURE IS TOO LOW **°C The ambient temperature in the printer's installaon locaon has fall-
en below the temperature in which operaon is possible. If this error
is not addressed, the printer may malfuncon.
TEMPERATURE IS TOO HIGH **°C The ambient temperature in the printer's installaon locaon has ris-
en above the temperature in which operaon is possible. If this error
is not addressed, the printer may malfuncon.
CANCELED FOR PUMP PROTECTION An excessive load was applied to the pump within the machine. If this
error is not addressed, the pump may malfuncon.
SERVICE CALL **** An unrecoverable error or an error that requires a part replacement
has occurred.
If a Cover Opens during Operaon
If the front cover, le cover, or right cover (hereinaer referred to as "cover") opens during an output operaon or
while seng up the media, the machine makes an emergency stop. When an emergency stop occurs, a message
prompng you to close the cover appears on the screen. Close the covers as directed in the instrucons shown on
the screen.
When the cover is closed, you will be able to connue the operaon.
If you cannot connue the operaon even aer you close the cover, a nonrecoverable error may have occurred.
Refer to Error Messages(P. 300) for details.
Part Names and Functions
14 1. Basic Information

Operaon Panel
Part Name Details Notaon in this manual
W1200mm

Display Screen This displays various seng me-
nus and other informaon.
Sub power switch This switches the printer on and
o. (To switch the printer o, hold
down the switch for one second
or longer). The light ashes slow-
ly when the machine is in sleep
mode.
ENTER ENTER key Use this for such tasks as ena-
bling seng values.
[ENTER]
MENU MENU key Press this to enter the menus for
various sengs.
[MENU]
FUNCTION FUNCTION key You press this when entering the
seng menu for cleaning of the
print heads, prinng tests, and so
on.
[FUNCTION]
PAUSE PAUSE key This pauses the prinng opera-
on. It lights when operaon is
paused.
[PAUSE]
Cursor keys Use these to select sengs for
menu items, to move the media,
and for other such operaons.
[◀][▼][▲][▶]
BUSY BUSY light This lamp lights up during print-
ing and other such operaons.
[BUSY]
SETUP SETUP light This lights when media has been
loaded correctly.
[SETUP]
BASE BASE POINT light This lights when the base point
(the output-start locaon) has
been set.
"BASE"
HEATER HEATER light This ashes while the media
heang system is warming up. It
stays lit when the set tempera-
ture is reached.
[HEATER]
Part Names and Functions
1. Basic Information 15

Display Screen
NORMAL CL.
AB
OVER CUT
ENABLE DESABLE
Cursor Displays the seng to be changed. You can move it with the cursor keys.
Direcon mark You can select sengs and switch screens by pressing the cursor keys indicang
direcons.
ENTER mark Press [ENTER] to set the selected seng or execute the processing.
Present value The present value (before change) is displayed.
Seng value Select the seng you want to set (aer change).
Part Names and Functions
16 1. Basic Information

Types of Media
In this manual, the paper used for output is called "media." There are the following two main media types used in
this machine.
• Roll media: Media wound onto a paper tube
• Sheet media: Media not wound onto a paper tube such as standard-size media
Various paper types of roll media and sheet media are selectable according to your purpose. For detailed informa-
on about each media, contact your media supplier.
About the Media Used
1. Basic Information 17

Condions for Usable Media
This machine cannot print on every kind of media. When selecng media, be sure to carry out tesng in advance
to make sure that sasfactory prinng results are obtained.
Size
64-inch model 54-inch model
Width *1 315 to 1,625 mm
(12.4 to 64 in.)
275 to 1,371 mm
(10.8 to 54 in.)
Cuable media thickness *1 0.08 to 0.22 mm (3.2 to 8.6 mil; depends on the material of the media)
Maximum media thickness (including backing
paper) *1
When performing prinng only: 1.0 mm
When performing cung: 0.4 mm (15 mil)
Maximum roll outer diameter 210 mm (8.2 in.)
Paper tube (core) inner diameter 76.2 mm (3 in.) or 50.8 mm (2 in.) *2
*1 Applies to both roll and sheet media
*2 To use 2-inch media, the oponal media anges are required. For informaon about oponal items, contact your author-
ized Roland DG Corporaon dealer or visit our website (hp://www.rolanddg.com/).
Maximum Roll Weight
• 64-inch model: 40 kg (88 lb.)
• 54-inch model: 30 kg (66 lb.)
If using the take-up unit, this specicaon depends on the condions of the take-up unit.
Other Condions
Media such as the following cannot be used.
• Media whose end is aached to the paper tube (core)
• Media that is severely warped or that has a strong tendency to reroll
• Media that cannot withstand the heat of the media heang system
• Media whose paper tube (core) is bent or crushed
• Media that bends under its own weight when loaded
• Media on a sagging roll
• Media that is rolled unevenly
About the Media Used
18 1. Basic Information

Main Menu
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Menu List
1. Basic Information 19