TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
On this Operation Manual
FCC Statement (USA)
Interference to televisions and radios
Features
How to read this Operation Manual
Display on the LCD and indication of the keys
How to read this Operation Manual
Safety symbols used in this Manual
Structure of this Manual
For safe operation
Pictorial signs
Warnings in use
Precautions in use
Position of the warning label
Chapter 1
Setup
Installation of the plotter
Where to install the plotter
Precautions in installation
Moving the plotter
Checking the accessories
Configuration and function
Front face
Rear face
Names and function of the parts under the front cover
Carriage
Capping station
The pinch roller and feed roller
The media sensor
Head hight adjustment rod and adjustment screw
Fablic retainer
Ditch for penetrated ink and platen boards
About other setup
Attaching slip sheet bar
Attaching the waste ink tank
Attaching lapel bar
Attaching the platen boards
Changing gap for fablic retainers
Installing IEEE1394 output driver
Installing USB output driver
Connecting the cables
Connecting the interface cable
For Windows 2000, XP (IEEE1394 or USB2.0)
For other operating system (IEEE1284)
Connecting the power cable
Switching ON/OFF the power supply
Turning the power on
Turning the power off
Front cover and maintenance cover
Opening/closing the cover
Ink cartridges
Types of ink
Precautions in handling the ink cartridge
Ink stations
Display of ink type
Setting ink cartridges
Fabric for printing
Types of fablic that can be used
Precautions in handling the fabric
Limited media
Before setting the fabric on the plotter
Adjusting the head height according to the fablic [HEAD HEIGHT]
Points in head height adjustment
Setting the slip sheet
Setting the fabric to the plotter
Setting a roll fablic (In case of DS-1600/1800AMF model)
Removing pinch roller and preventing wrinkle of fablic
Adjusting friction of the tension bar
Specifying the scope of printing on the fabric used
(Effective printing area)
Origin setting
Setting of an origin
Chapter 2
How to use the basic functions
Operation
Operation panel
Functions of the JOG keys
MENU mode
Menu tree
Setting the display language
Printing an image from saurce data
Starting the plotter operation
Correcting the media feed rate during printing [Feed Comp.]
Interrupting the printing operation
Checking nozzle in ink firing condition
Executing the test draw [TEST DRAW]
Checking the test patterns
If there are nozzle clogging in ink firing condition
Cleaning ink heads
Routine maintenance
When the device is left unused for a long period of time
Notes on cleaning
Cleaning ink at the bottom of the slider
Cleaning wiper
Cleaning the wiper shaft
Cleaning penetrated ink
Cleaning penetrated ink
Maintenance for frame components
To replenish ink, set a new ink cartridge in the ink station
Chapter 3
How to use the application functions
Application functions
Function menu
Before setting printing conditions in the function menu
Checking the menu mode
Registering Two or More Printing Conditions at a Time (Selecting a Type)
Changing the type
Adjusting the lapal bar
Changing the winding angle of the lapel bar
Changing the winding direction of the lapel bar
Troubleshooting
After setting the fabric to be plotted
Correcting error of amount of feed depending on fabric [MEDIA COMP.]
Setting printing conditions
Changing printing conditions on the plotter side
Relationship between image quality and printing speed [QUALITY]
Printing direction [DIRECTION]
Returning speed up [RET. SPD UP]
Improving the density of ink color [INK LAYERS]
Setting the ink drying time [DRYING TIME]
Deciding the priority of settings by the computer or the plotter [PRIORITY]
Increasing (decreasing) the right and left margins of the fabric
[RIGHTmargin]/[LEFTmargin]
Setting [RIGHTmargin]
Setting [LEFTmargin]
When using the plotter in an extremely dusty or dry place [REFRESH]
Setting a unit of length displayed on the LCD [MM/INCH]
Setting the type of ink to be used [INK TYPE]
Setting up auto-cleaning function [AUTO CLEAN]
Setting up auto-cleaning function [AUTO CLEAN2]
Continuing printing after [Ink Near End] [PRINT CONT.]
Setting the print end operation. [EndOf PRINT]
Enabling the feeding unit [FEEDING]
Enabling the take-up unit [TAKE-UP]
Resetting printing conditions by type [SETUP RESET]
Chapter 4
Maintenance functions
Maintenance of the plotter
Function menu [MAINTENANCE]
Before starting maintenance
Checking the menu mode
Invoking a maintenance function
Maintenance functions
Drawing setup conditions [LIST]
Printing HEX code of printing command [DATA DUMP]
Correcting the dot positions after adjusting the head height [PRINTadjust]
Moving the carriage to clean the station interior [CARRIAGEout]
If a defective printing is not corrected even after the cleaning function is executed
Periodical cleaning of the wiper
Notes on handling the wipers
When the message [Replace Wiper] is displayed [WIPER EXCHG]
When the message [Clean Wiper Shaft] is displayed
Cleaning the nozzle [NOZZLE CLN]
Ink discharge way cleaning [DRAIN WASH]
When not in use the machine over the long term [STORAGE WSH]
Move the carriage to the left maintenance station [CARRIAGE]
Adjusting the head height when the fabric used is changed [HEAD HEIGHT]
Menu displayed after the ink cartridge is installed [FILL UP INK]
When charging ink different from the one in use [INK CHANGE]
Selecting ink head [USE HEAD]
Check the stretch and shrink of fabric after the printing [STRETCH CHK]
Execute the flushing and cleaning regularly [ROUTINE CTR]
Setting the machine name [MACHINE NAME]
Displaying the plotter information [INFORMATION]
Chapter 5
When abnormal conditions
are encountered
Before taking a phenomenon as a sign of failure
The plotter cannot be energized
The plotter cannot perform printing
Paper jamming arises/fabric is soiled
If image quality declines
White lines/thin spots are obvious (In the direction of travel of the head)
Displacement is observed between outward and inward printing
The respective color ink injected by the respective color heads do not properly
overlap
Troubles for which error message are given on the LCD
Warning message
Error messages
Chapter 6
Ink guidance
Emergency measures
Printing procedures
Printing procedures by ink type
Sublimation dye ink recipe
Textile pigment ink recipe
Appendix
Basic specifications
Speification for ink
Optional extras
Function flow chart