Viper XPT 6000 User manual

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User Manual
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Revision 6.12.15.1 –June 12, 2015

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Contents
1.0 SYSTEM OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 System Overview....................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.0 GETTING STARTED....................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Uncrating ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Stand Assembly.......................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.3 Connecting the Pre-Treatment Fluid Lines .................................................................................................... 6
2.3.1 Selecting Fluids for Spraying........................................................................................................................... 8
2.4 Connecting Power...................................................................................................................................................11
2.5 Preparing Viper for Pre-Treatment.................................................................................................................12
3.0 USING THE TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE ...................................................................... 13
3.1 Control Screen..........................................................................................................................................................14
3.1.1 Fluid Laydown.....................................................................................................................................................14
3.1.2 Spray Length ........................................................................................................................................................14
3.1.3 Spray Zones ..........................................................................................................................................................15
3.1.4 Job Counter ...........................................................................................................................................................15
3.2 Zones Screen .............................................................................................................................................................16
3.3 Counter Screen.........................................................................................................................................................16
3.3.1 Job Counter ...........................................................................................................................................................17
3.3.2 Total Sprayed.......................................................................................................................................................17
3.4 Menu Screen..............................................................................................................................................................17
3.4.1 Fluid Maintenance .............................................................................................................................................18
3.4.2 Move Platen ..........................................................................................................................................................18
3.4.3 General Settings..................................................................................................................................................18
3.4.4 Language................................................................................................................................................................19
3.3.5 Customize Buttons.............................................................................................................................................20
4.0 Spraying a Garment................................................................................................... 21
4.1 Loading a Garment .................................................................................................................................................22
4.2 Setting Spray Parameters ....................................................................................................................................22
4.2.1 Setting the PT FLUID SPRAY value: ............................................................................................................22
4.2.2 Setting the SPRAY LENGTH value: ..............................................................................................................22
4.2.3 Setting the SPRAY ZONES:..............................................................................................................................22

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4.2.4 Fluid Laydown.....................................................................................................................................................22
4.3 Starting Spray ...........................................................................................................................................................23
4.4 Unloading and Curing/Drying Garment ........................................................................................................23
4.5 Pre-Treament Fluid Laydown Values.............................................................................................................23
5.0 MAINTENANCE.......................................................................................................... 25
5.1 Keeping the Viper Clean.......................................................................................................................................26
5.2 Daily Preventative Maintenance.......................................................................................................................26
5.2.1 - Nozzle/Spray Tip Maintenance.....................................................................................................................26
5.2.2 - Cleaning the Viper Nozzle Tips : ...................................................................................................................27
5.2.3 - To Clean the Yellow Spray Suppressant Guards :.................................................................................28
5.3.4 Machine Body Maintenance...........................................................................................................................28
5.3 Weekly Preventative maintenance ............................................................................ 29
5.3.1 Nozzle/Spray Tip Maintenance....................................................................................................................29
5.3.2 Machine Body Maintenance...........................................................................................................................31
5.3.3 Internal Maintenance .......................................................................................................................................32
5.3.4 Flushing the Fluid System with Image Armor CLEANING SOLUTION .........................................33
6.0 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................ 35
6Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................................................36
6.1 General Troubleshooting .....................................................................................................................................36
6.1.1 - The Viper will not turn on/doesn’t have any power:...........................................................................36
6.1.2 - The Viper will not spray pre-treatment fluid:.........................................................................................36
6.1.3 - The Spray Pattern is “blotchy”.......................................................................................................................36
6.1.4 - The Spray Pattern has gaps or appears to not be irregular: .............................................................37
6.1.5 - There are drips inside the spray chamber: ..............................................................................................38
6.1.6 - I can’t load in any pre-treatment fluid or water: ...................................................................................38
6.1.7 - Certain Spray Heads will not spray fluid: .................................................................................................39
6.1.8 - The moving platen shudders, grinds or binds when trying to move in or out or spraying: 39
7.0 Appendix .................................................................................................................. 41
7Appendix..........................................................................................................................................................................42
7.1 Appendix A –Stand Assembly.......................................................................................................................42
7.2 Appendix B –Pre-Treatment Fluid Laydown Values ..........................................................................43
7.3 Appendix C –Valve and Fluid Connection Information .....................................................................44
7.4 Appendix D –Image Armor CLEANING SOLUTION:............................................................................45

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7.5 Appendix E –Disassembling, Cleaning, and Reassembling the Brass Pressure Relief Valve
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7.6 Appendix F –Disassembling, Cleaning, and Reassembling the Exit By-Pass Solenoid .........49
7.7 Appendix G –Disassembling, Cleaning, and Reassembling the Fluid Pump..............................51
7.8 Appendix H –Disassembling, Cleaning, and Reassembling the Spray Head Solenoid ..........52
7.9 Appendix I –SPRAY TIP CLOGGING AND WEAR...................................................................................54
7.10 Appendix J –Image Armor CLEANING SOLUTION:..............................................................................56
7.11 Appendix K –Pretreating Basics with the Viper XPT-6000..............................................................58

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1.0 SYSTEM OVERVIEW

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1.1 System Overview
WARNING!!! The Viper XPT is designed for applying pre-treatment fluid to apparel that will be used
for white ink direct-to-garment printing. User assumes all risks associated with the use of the
machine and the fluids run through the Viper XPT.
WARNING!!! Disconnect Viper from power source before any servicing of the machine to reduce
potential for shock.
Viper XPT Specifications
Dimensions: 43.25” x 35.125” x 17” (109.85cm x 89.22cm x 40.32cm)
Weight: Viper 148 lbs. / 40lbs stand
110VAC (230VAC European model)
1.5 amps
Diaphragm pump with over pressure relief valve set to 60 psi
Other Information regarding the Viper:

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LABELS:
Keep all bodily parts and items away from and out of these areas.
Shock Hazard –110V/220V input point. This is to warn that the
unit needs to be disconnected from the power source before servicing or cleaning the
machine.
Fuse Holder CAUTION –Warning for replacing the fuse with the
correct sized fuse (1.5 amp GMA type) and also to remind the user to disconnect the
machine from the power source prior to changing the fuse.
The Viper XPT-6000 is an industrial system to apply a pre-treatment solution to garments that are
to be printed on a digital inkjet garment printer. Features include:
Touch screen interface
Control of spray length and fluid laydown
Zone Spraying –save pretreatment by selecting zone / shirt size to be treated:
oFull Adult
oLeft Chest
oRight Chest
oYouth
oInfant
oIndependent Spray Head Control by the User

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Interchangeable Platens
oAdult
oYouth
oInfant
Minimal bounce and overspray of sprayed pre-treatment solution
Multi-lingual interface
Plug & Play –just power up the machine to start treating
Easy to load and unload garment on platen
Easy weekly maintenance
Job and total counters
Ideal and consistent pre-treatment solution lay-down