Kodak 630, 500, 700 service manual Theory of Operation

Models: 700 500 630

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NovaJet 500/630/700 Series Service Manual

On the NovaJet 500/505/630/700 printers a media drying fan assembly is attached to the lower part of the printer legs that is used to speed up the drying time of the ink that is deposited onto the media. This is to ensure that the ink is completely dry before the media is rolled onto the take-up reel. The 42 inch model has five drying fans, while the 60 inch version has seven.

The drying fan assembly has been designed to keep power consumption down to a minimum by only activating the amount of fans that are required to dry the size of media that is loaded on the printer.

The fans will not actually engage until a print command is first estab- lished. This commmand can be from a sent print job or any onboard commands that require printing to complete that function. The fans will automatically shutdown approximately 20 minutes after the print is complete.

The drying assembly can also be disabled through the printers firmware via the control panel.

This drying fan assembly is part of the mechanical take-up system that is optional on the NovaJet 500 and 630 series printers.

On the NovaJet 750 printers a thermal media drying assembly is used instead of the fan assembly as on the other models. It accepts control commands from the MPWA that turns the heating elements on and off. It also has two fans located underneath the plenum to push the heated/ unheated air out of the holes facing the platen to dry the media. The drying assembly can be operated with or without the heating elements being turned on.

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Kodak 630, 500, 700 service manual Theory of Operation