Seiko SPT1020-35PL Use and care manual

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SPT1020-35PL X 4/6 Printheads
Calibration and Maintenance
23rd Feb., 2011
Version: V2.0

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Contents
Chapter 1:Computer Requirement .................................... 3
Chapter 2:Installation..............................................3
Chapter 3:Charateristic.............................................5
Chapter 4:Software Installtion......................................6
Chapter 5:Software Interface........................................8
Chapter 6:Software Calibration......................................9
Chapter 7:Other Functions and Parameters ..........................20
Chapter 8:Maintenance..............................................24
Chapter 9:Troubleshoot.............................................29
Chapter 10:Output Chart............................................31

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Chapter 1: Computer Requirement
1) Basic requirement:
zCPU: 2.0 GHz or higher
zMemory: 1Gb or higher
zHard disk: 80 Gb (recommend 20Gb free space)
zMother board: USB connection equipped
zNetwork card
zOperating system: Microsoft Windows (2000, XP)
2) Recommendatory requirement:
zCPU: 3.0 GHz or higher
zMemory: 2 Gb or higher
zHard disk: 200 Gb or higher (NTFS format)
zMother board: USB connection equipped
zNetwork card
zOperating system: Microsoft Windows (2000, XP)
NOTICE: Suggest user format your hard disk into 2 partitions (NTFS). The first partition is used for installing
OS and other software, the second partition is used to save pictures and work files.
Chapter 2: Installation
1) Move the packing box to the working site and avoid strong shaking.
2) Disassemble the wooden packing box from top to bottom. Check whether the parts are complete or
not according to the packing list.
3) Lift the printer out by a forklift, and move it to the installation site.
4) Check if the printer is level.
5) Get rid of all the parts that stabilize the carriage holder, and install all the spare parts.
6) Move the carriage to the right of printer, then move back to the left manually. During this process,
checks if there are abnormal resistance and carefully inspect the belt & the encoder sensor are situated
in proper position.
7) Ground the printer. The grounded voltage shouldn’t be more than 0.3V, and the grounded resistance
should be less than 3Ω.
8) Connect the USB cable between printer and computer. Check if the wires and data cables are
plugged in properly.
9) Install the output and the rip software.

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10) Turn on the printer, and keep your hand on the emergency button for turning off the printer if problem
happens suddenly.
11) Send a file to print to test the condition of the printer.
12) Clean the whole ink supply system with special solvent. Then empty the ink sub-tanks, and repeat the
step twice. At last, empty the remained solvent in the ink supply tubes through ink sub-tanks.
13) Fill the main tank up with ink. Then empty the ink sub-tanks, and repeat the step twice, in order to
ensure there is no mixture of ink and solvent in the ink supply system.
14) Dip the aluminum tube connector into the solvent and clean them, in order to ensure no any sundries
exist.
15) Turn off the printer. Take the black washer out from the white cap on the top of the damper, and then
place the washer in the aluminous cap. (Figure 2-1) Stabilize the printhead with screws. Connect the
tube, and tighten the aluminous cap at the ink incoming part on the top of the damper. Finally, connect
the data cable.
Figure 2-1
Attention A: When assemble the aluminous cap, you should screw on the aluminous cap
perpendicularly avoiding to damage the screw thread of the damper.
Attention B: When assemble new printhead, it’s unnecessary that you flush the printhead
additionally with solvent. It’s because there isn’t protective fluid in printhead nozzles.
16) Fill the printhead with ink by using positive pressure, then wipe the ink droplet on the surface of
printhead plate with sponge stick.
17) Print nozzle checking and observe the condition of printheads. It is recommended to keep a copy of
the test for reference in the future.
18) Printhead alignment.
19) Start to Print.

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Chapter 3: Characteristics
SPT1020_35pl x 6/4；
Resolution: 1440\1080\720 DPI;
Colors：6/4 colors ;
Print mode：2,3,4,6,8 Pass;
Output mode：File or TCP/IP(Rip and Print at the same time);
Output preview：Convert prn/prt file into a small bmp file for previewing;
Print intelligently：Skip white area;
Setting of multi-printing;
Automatically flash jetting：Automatically clean printheads by flash jetting during printing;
Home flash jet: Prevent nozzles of printheads block while not in printing state;
Color bar：Prevent nozzles clogging, and observe nozzles status. Able to set the width of color bar and the
distance from image;
Able to align printheads, step difference ,and bi-direction difference;
Able to print uni-direction or bi-direction and mirror ;
Edge feather: Lighten pass line;
Cleaning System: Setting of auto-cleaning with Solvent;
Individual Positive Pressure Cleaning System: Clean with ink for each color, and avoid the waste of ink;

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Chapter 4: Software Installation
This software consists of printer driver, printing adjustment and picture printing functions. Running this
software requires a certain hardware and software condition. Herein, you are going to be introduced the
operating system environment required, software and hardware configuration and software installation
Please follow the following steps to install the software.
1) Double-click the “Setup.exe” file in the installation disk，start installing disk, start installing as shown
below.
2) Then follow the above instruction, click “Next”, the following interface will show up, you have to enter
the user and company name as well.

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3) Click “Next”, installation path is available to choose.
4) By clicking “Next”, the installation progress will appear, then click “Confirm”, “configuration file
options” dialog box will appear as shown below. Then, choose the SPT10206_35pl.ini file which
corresponding to the print head.
5) Click “Confirm”to finish installation.
Choose the
directory to
install.

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Chapter 5: Software Interface
1) Main interface in:
Find the following shortcut icon ，double-click the icon to open the software. Let us take a look at the
main interface first.
b) Main Manu
Through the operation toolbar, we can speed up the implementation of commands which are commonly
used in the software. There are various kinds of adjustment buttons, their functions are the same as they
are found in the corresponding menu.
c) Status Bar
From the left to the right , "Function Description", "Send Pulse", "Feedback Pulse", "Server IP Address",
and "Available Buffer Space" respectively.
Function Description: Displays the current printer status
Send/Feedback pulses: Display the Send/Feedback pulses as the carriage move so that user can judge the
problem according to the data.
Server IP address：Display Local IP address，the IP address of the printer is 127.0.0.1 when online printing
is taken place.
Available Buffer Space：Buffer zone is a temporary place for saving the file at times of net printing. When
the buffer space is smaller than 500M, it turns RED to warn the user.
Condition ba
r
Operation tools bar
Main Manu
Printing job list and
printing record
Image
information
Preview
Printer Condition
Movement button

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Chapter 6: Software Calibration
1) Printer initialization (New installed software has to be initialize according to the following
instruction)
①Machine Length Test
②Y Motor Test
③X Motor Test
④X Motor Speed Setting
1.1 Double-click the icon to open the software, then select the “Test” menu.
1.2 Machine Total Length: Select "Test" ---> "Machine Length Test"
Click "Test Begin" to start measuring the machine length and calculating the X motor gear ratio. The
carriage will move back and forth twice, and the following dialog will show up after finish testing.
Then,click “OK” to finish testing.
1. 3 Y motor gear ratio setting: "Test" --> "Y motor Test"

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First of all, we marked a sign (1) on a certain place of the printer platform, then click “Test Begin”, the media
will be fed a bit, then mark a sign (2) on the same position. Use a ruler to measure the distance between (1)
and (2) as shown below. Enter the actual measurement results into “Move Actual Distance”, then click
"Count", the following dialog will show up.
1.4 X Motor Test: Select "Test" --> "X Motor Test"
This step is mainly testing the status of the motor movement, the carriage will move back and forth 20 times
as you click on "Test ", The test result will be provided in the following dialog box as it is finished.
（
1
（
2
（
1
"Close" is not allowed
during testing
Click "Close" to finish
the test.

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1.3 X Motor Speed Setting: Select"Test" --> "X Motor Speed Setting"
Noted：Speed calculation method:（Print head frequence/Print mode）*25.4 = carriage speed
240 mode：normal=(6460Hz/240dpi)*25.4mm=684mm/s,
high=(8000Hz/240dpi)*25.4mm=847mm/s;
360 mode：normal=(6460Hz/360dpi)*25.4mm=456mm/s
high=(8000Hz/360dpi)*25.4mm=564mm/s;
Note：After entering the actual speed, have to click "Save" and then click "Test" so that the data
could be saved.
（After step 1.5, clean the tube, and then install the ink and printhead）
2)打印校准
2) Alignment
2.1 Printhead installation
There are 180,240,360、720
dpi modes .
"Normal speed" and "High
speed" are available.
“Actual Speed”left Carriage Speed/Printhead
Fre
q
uence
Click"Test", system
will send 1
second pulse.
（1）Tilt the printhead in angle and then push the printhead all
the wa
y
in. Prevent
p
rinthead from scratchin
g
.Printhead must install
under the o-ring！

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Note：Install every printhead like above steps！
2.2 Printhead order
printhead board：
1020 printhead holder：
Connect the printhead to the printhead board according to the above diagram.
（2）Pull the printhead all the way to
the front
（3）Push the printhead to the right
side
2nd Group
1st Group
Y2
LC1
C2
C1
M2
M1
K2
K1 Y1
LC2
LM1
LM2
K1K2 C1 C2 M1 M2 Y1 Y2 Lc1 Lc2 Lm2
Lm1

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2．3 Status: After install the printhead, print the nozzle status. Observe the printhead order and position, and
the condition of the printhead.
“Status”shortcut on the main interface：
Click “Status” to print the following diagram：
Turn off the feather function when doing the alignment！
2.4 HVert: Printhead angle alignment. Observe the physical alignment of printheads.
（This step is not aligned well which will affect the following adjustment）
“Printhead Vertical”Shortcut on the main interface：
Click “HVert”, The following diagram will be printed: (K for example)：

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The first straight line is the reference, then check the second straight line. Both line
should be connected, if not, the printhead holder need to be adjusted. Please check the following cases:
Case 1：Both line in same vertical position;
No need to adjust！
Case 2：Printheads offset to left side：
Adjust Procedure：
Case 3：Printheads offset to right side：
Adjust Procedure：
First Pass
Second Pass
First Pass
Second Pass
a) Loosen screws at the printhead holder b) Turn the screw at clockwise direction.
First Pass
Second Pass
a)Loosen the screw at the printhead holder b) Turn the screw at anti-clockwise direction.

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Note: Tighten the four screws at the printhead holder when finish adjustment and before
print the Hvert test diagram. Keep adjust until the first pass and second pass
face each other.
When the vertical adjustment is done, normally the horizontal alignment is well, if a
printhead's horizontal alignment is not aligned, then have to do the adjustment. The following diagram shows how to
adjust the horizontal position. let K be the reference, C as example:
2.4 Uniclr Adjustment:
The shortcut of “Unicolor” on the main interface is showed as the below picture:
Print the below adjusting picture by clicking the button of “Unicolor”(example for black).
Adjustment NG！
K C
Move the C printhead
toward. Adjustment OK
K C
For the two groups of printhead with the same
color, just add the value of the two lines with
complete overlapped on the basis of original
value!
Separate Two
Lines -- NG！
Two Lines are not
overlapped -- NG！
Two Lines are
overlapped-- OK！

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While the adjustment is not good, we need to adjust by software. Just enter “Setting\Option”, showed as the
below picture:
Factory setting：
180DPImode：
K：1-2= -9 ；C：1-2= -9 ；M：1-2= -9 ；Y：1-2= -9 ；Lc：1-2=-9 ；Lm：1-2=-9
Please click the “Save Parameters” after inputing values, then print the adjusting picture of the
same color again. If the adjustment still is not good, need to fine tune the physical alignment. After
180dpi is aligned, click the auto adjust to get the parameter for other dpi.
Reset Parameters:
While confused with setup of more parameters, please click “Reset Parameters” to recover the last saved
parameters.
2.5 H Align: It will be adjusted well by printing the different colors dots at the same position.
“H Align” shortcut key is shown in the following:
The diagram of “H Align” is shown in the following:
Choose
“Unicolor”
To Right To Left
Adjust K1-K2

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Note: K is the reference. At the “0” point, other color should overlapped on K. If not, look for the
rectangle which is overlapped, and input the corresponding value into the “Head Adjustment”.
The following example use C (to right) to demonstrate:
As the picture shown above, the rectangle of C and K are overlapped well at “-1”, at “0” C and K are
separate, so it need to correct at the software. Following is operating step:
Enter “Setting->Option”, shown as the below picture:
Choose “Head Adjustment”
Please print the adjusting picture again after inputting and saving the parameters. Check if the color lines
are overlapped on K.
Repeat the above steps until the rectangle at “0” overlapped each other.
0
-1 -2 -3
3 2 1
Y Direction Offset (K is standard),
check the value with adjusting
picture, accumulate that value
with original value.
No need to adjust if Physical
alignment is well.
“X Direction Offset”, check the
value with adjusting picture,
accumulate that value with
original value.
The value of K-C(to right)should
be：
（-1）+0= -1 To Right To Left To Right To Left
Based parameter
0 -1 -2 -3
3 2 1

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Calculation of standard preference with the different colors: (printing resolution of X direction / 25.4)* physical
position offset between K printhead and other printheads. For example,
180DPImode：
K-C= K1<——C2 (36.27/25.4)*180=257;
K-M= K1<——C2 + C1<——M2 (72.54/25.4)*180=514;
K-Y= K1<——C2 + C1<——M2 + M1<——Y2 (108.81/25.4)*180= 771;
K-Lc=K1<——C2 + C1<——M2 + M1<——Y2 + Y1<——Lc2 (145.08/25.4)*180= 1028;
K-Lm= K1<——C2 + C1<——M2 + M1<——Y2 + Y1<——Lc2 + Lc1<——Lm2 (181.35/25.4)*180=
1285。
Note: Make K1 as the reference. The value is positive when measuring C2,M2,Y2,Lc2,Lm2 to K1. After
180dpi is aligned, click the auto adjust to get the parameter for other dpi.
2.6 Bidir (Bi-direction adjustment)
“Bidir” shortcut is shown in the following:
BidirectionalAdjustment will be done while the printing speed changed.
Print the below adjusting picture by clicking the button of “Bidirection”.
At the point “0”, lines should face each other. If the two lines at “0” does not align, find the value which is aligned,
and input the corresponding value into “Setting\Option” -> “Bi-direction”, shown in the below picture:
Repeat the above steps until the lines at “0” facing each other.
0 -1 -2 -3 -4
1
2
3
OK NG
Input the value here,
and the parameters are
accumulated. Then
click “Save
Parameters” after
inputting.
Choose
“Bidirection”

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2.7 Step Adjustment
The location for button of “Step” on the menu of shortcut is showed as the below picture:
Print the below adjusting picture by clicking the button of “Step”
Make the two lines at “0” as the standard. If the two lines at “0” are not in complete superposition, we need to adjust
by software. Enter “Setting\Option”, showed as the below picture:
Print the step adjusting picture again after inputting and saving the parameters.
While printing after completing adjustment, there will be a warp for step according to different medias. So the actual
step should be adjusted during printing!
The adjustment of software has been completed now!
Add -4
Choose “Ste
p
”Value are
accumulated.
The media can be renamed according to
different medias, and the step offset can be
saved according to different medias.
Adjustment is
OK！

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Chapter 7: Other Functions and Parameters
1) 1. Network Printing Setup (enter "Setting\\Setting")
2. Printhead Voltage Setup (enter “Setting\Printhead Setting”)
The below dialog box will be showed up:
Default Pass Number of Net
Printing.
Setup of Buffer Path
Check the below dialog box for adjusting ink limit will be shown up if click the button of "Start",
Setup of Network Printing
Select Inverse and Mirror Print
The printing area
can be chosen by
dragging the mouse.
The ink density
can be reduced
according to