AGFA Printer manual Daily Maintenance Nozzle check/purge

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OPERATOR MANUAL

8. Maintenance.

8.1.General information

-At the end of the day, and when you stop printing, the shuttle needs to be placed in the

“Purge position”. For overnight or longer standstill times, the “Grid” underneath the shuttle must be pushed to the back.

-A default “Weeping” time is set in the engine

software to keep the heads open, this small amount of ink is collected in

the underneath waste box, which leads to a waste tank underneath the engine. (See chapter 5.6, on how to empty)

-Place some towels in front of the Purge grid, this will help to keep the area clean, it’s advisable to replace them weekly.

-The “Purge Grid” must be placed forward again when you start to print.

It prevents the ink in the underneath waste box from getting cured by the UV lamps during the printing stage. It also prevents the UV lamps from curing the ink onto the heads.

8.2.Daily Maintenance – Nozzle check/purge

-Check the state of the “Purge” and “Home” station Grid.

(Normally, only weekly cleaning is necessary)

-Perform a nozzle check and make sure all nozzles are firing.

-Move the head to the HOME position

-Place a white copy (A4-size) paper on

the printing table, if no media is present.

-Switch on the vacuum.

-In the Control program, push “Test”, and select “Jet Test”.

-The Nozzle check will be printed in-between the 4 white dots. (See picture) The “red” area shows the placement of the Spot- and Pré-white if it’s turned on.

(use a black or colored paper to see the white)

-Evaluate the nozzle check for missing nozzles.

The Jet Test must be carried out at a correct head height. Place the A4 paper onto your media, or print it directly on a flexible media that is loaded and for which the head height is adjusted.

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Contents Anapurna L/XL Table of Contents Safety Instructions Printer Overview and Features System DimensionsFront view, parts & locations Rear view, parts & locations Cover Open Sensor Head Carriage view, parts Signal tower Head technology Color SequenceAnapurna UV Curable Ink General informationColor gamut PackingInk Circuit Main ink tanksAuto ink supply Sub Ink TankRead out How to make changes 2-Way valves Printing heads Ink supply by means of negative pressureEncoder Test can be found in the Test menu Ink Refill System what can go wrong… Waste TankCuring setup and sequences Settings in softwareLamp Type Cure Default, Set or Both UV Curing SystemBy default, Full power should be used whenever possible Uni- and Bi-directional printingPrinting Table Belt Tension controlMaintenance Replacement of Conveyor beltMaintenance Daily Maintenance Nozzle check/purgeLittle purge Cleaning the failing heads Weekly Maintenance Engine Storage AT the END of the WeekLong Stand Still Engine is NOW Ready for a Long Stand StillEngine is NOW Ready to Print Again Auto Feed System Media SetupRoll to Roll Take-Up Motor Box Rigid Media Rigid Support tablesAB298/09/2006 Automatic Head Base Height Setup Head Base Height ControlMm Gap Anapurna Control Program Control Program MenuDisplay Printing Progress Set Top forward and Left MarginSetup Parameter Menu Good AB358/09/2006 AB368/09/2006 Test Menu To end this test, select Reset Test in the same menu, Carriage will move slowly back to the Home positionPrinting an image Preparing an imagePreparing the Anapurna Carriage must be moved to the home position firstPrinting the image Purge function on the printing Cancel a printWhile printing, press S and Y, the print is then cancelled Tips & Tricks Printing on heat sensitive mediaMedia corners lift a bit up rigid media Image size/border Wasatch Rip