Operation Manual: TAIMES KM512i Solvent Printer
Operation Manual: TAIMES KM512i Solvent Printer
Operation Manual: TAIMES KM512i Solvent Printer
Operation Manual
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Contents
Please read the instructions below before you use TAIMES 512i series printer and
observe the warnings and instructions on the printer.
Must not move the print head by hand, as which may damage the printer.
Always turn off the printer through the power switch. However, the power will be
cut off when the key is pressed. Do not unplug the printer plug or the data line
Keep the ink tank out of the reach of children, avoid the children drinking or
touching the ink tank.
Wash with soap and water if the ink gets on the skin. Immediately rinse with water
if the ink gets in the eyes.
Do not shake the ink tank, which may cause ink leakage.
The ink tank should be taken off and thoroughly cleaned and dried after using for
a period of time (typically three months). Keep the ink tank clean when replacing
them to ensure the print quality.
Site preparation
Customers have a responsibility to comply with all the installation requirements
and implement them during operation of the printer. Otherwise, the printer may not
function properly.
Environmental requirements
The equipment should be kept away from the seams equipment (cloth feederliner)
or other radio frequency sources. The floor should be easy to clean and will not
generate dust and static electricity. To help the operators and customers to determine
the resolution of color, decoration with neutral gray and white light (fluorescent)
lighting shall be used. The equipment should be installed in a clean, dust-free
environment with the service temperature and relative humidity within 18 -28 ℃ and
40% -60% respectively and the altitude below 1000m
Safety requirements
Fire protection
Ink and solvents must be filled in storage tanks or separate storage rooms
exclusively for non-flammable liquid, and be clearly marked to comply with the
requirements of professional safety regulations.
Ink storage must strictly comply with local fire prevention code on use and storage
of combustibles. Carbon dioxide extinguishers and dry powder fire extinguishers
should be placed at accessible and obvious positions in all channels. They should be
located near the equipment and non-flammable liquid storage tanks (rooms), or they
should be located in compliance with the requirements of local fire code.
Ventilation
Adequate ventilation is necessary to prevent danger caused by the accumulation
of vapors to ensure that the air in the work area can be replaced for about 6-8 times
per hour. The vents should be low enough so that vapors cannot accumulate in the
vicinity of the floor. An exhaust system is required when the cloth goes through the
dryer because the solvent in the ink will evaporate. Note: the specific gravity of the
solvent gas is larger than that of the air, so it will accumulate in the vicinity of the floor.
Electrical equipment installed in the vicinity of the work area must comply with
GB/T standard, requirements of national electrical code on level I and II venues, and
shall be installed by professional electrical contractors with appropriate qualifications.
Hazardous waste disposal regulations shall comply with special storage and handling
requirements of the department concerned.
The maximum power consumption is less than 4 kW, and the average power
consumption is 2 kW. UPS can access to other electricity except heating through 2KVA.
Distance from the main outlet to the device power supply shall be not greater than
2 m.
Power of 512i solvent printer: about 3500W, it is suggested to use regulated power
supply: install the ground wire on the common ground sheet iron of the equipment.
Then turn to AC 200 with a multimeter, connect one indicator to the ground wire, and
connect another indicator to the zero line of the AC input terminal. The measured value
should be less than 1.
Warnings
You must do accordingly to avoid harm to human
Cautions
You must observe the cautions to avoid damage to equipment
Notes
They refer to important information and a useful tip on a printer operation.
USB2.0 connect PC
CN8:Y Motor
Driver
DC 5V/24V
CN5:Right Limit
CN4:Left Origin
Encoder DC 24V
Y M C K
Main Cable
Print management software provides parameters used to set the printer, and
offers the functions of calibrating the print head, upgrading the firmware and cleaning
the heads.
The software icon PrinterManager will appear on the desktop after the successful
installation of the control software, double-click to enter the main interface, which is
shown below:
Color space:6.5
Group space:3.25
Width:350
Color: 4;
Group: 1/2/3/4 (select based on the number of the installed heads);
Print width: 350 (For the TAIMES printer we choose the width 350cm.)
Head Type: The option should be the same with the that of the installed heads;
other parameters are not modified (Select printer head type: M is 14pl、LNB is 30pl
and L is 42pl)
Color space: 6.5 (Setting color space in accordance with the head installer position, the unit is
centimeter.)
Group space: 3.25 (Setting group space in accordance with the head installer position, the unit is
centimeter.)
After setting ,press OK and restart the printer.
Click the icon of Printermanager listed on the desktop, then the Printermanager
will start to run and the following windows will be popup:(if the system in powered on
and status is ok)
Each button and each area in the popup windows’ usage are showed as this:
: Delete job.If you want to delete any jobs ,take this button.
: Print job.Use this button you can print some tasks and jobs.
: Pause and resume.When it is printing ,take this button ,the machine will be
pause. If you want resume the task ,take it again.
:Abort job.During printing ,take this button ,the job will be aborted.And never
resume again.
Postscript:
1. If the printing result as the following picture,Heads are clogged (need cleaning)
That mean the printheads need cleaning.Please use the clean system for cleaning.
2. Clean the printheads until the printing result as the following picture.
: Auto clean.It is prepare for the auto cleaning system,but it is useless yet.
: Move carriage to origin.Take this button ,the carriage will move to origin.
Press “Edit Job”, or press “Main Menu” “Setting” “Edit”,then choice “Printer”
page,one can setup lots parameters about printing,just like auto spray, feather type,
color bar size, clean setting etc.
Y Speed is modified to 1
1. "Setting" menu
Contain: Save, Load,Save To Printer, Load From Printer and Edit.
Caution: After debugging, please save it to the computer or the main board. We
suggest customer to save it to main board.
2. "Tools" menu
Contain: Update, Password, Check nozzle, Calibration Wizard, Hardware settings,
Voltage setting,Wave form setting.
Update: Update the software by it.If you want to update the software press it and
open the update file.After updating please restart the printer.
Password : For protecting the profit of the agents we set the password for the
printer.Different period different password.For the end user we support the permanent
password.
Check nozzle: Use it for checking whether the print heads are OK.
Calibration Wizard: This part is very important for the printing quality.Please pay
more attention to it.It contain mechanical check and software adjust.Software adjust
include horizontal bi-direction,horizontal left,horizontal right,step and vertical.
Voltage setting:
Head voltage setting should be made after the machine setting,In this step, the user
can set the reference voltage, i.e. the head voltage while printing, can read the real
-time temperature of the head, and can adjust the head voltage at any time based o
n the situation in the printing process to achieve the best print result.
Password
Main board ID
The user can write in a password in the motherboard according to the need to limit the
time or language.
The password is 16-digit, for example: HWXA 5C3F HP3X QTAT; as shown above, fill in
4 digits in each box, and then click "Set" ,Then click "Exit", and then restart the
equipment and software, the password is set.
Then click "Exit", and then restart the equipment and software, the password is set.
The first warning: error code 0x0402000C means that there are 100 hours left.
The second warning: error code 0x0402000D means that there are fifty hours left.
The last warning: error code 0x0402000E means that there is 1 hour left.
Please immediately ask for a new password from the manufacturer.
Head voltage setting should be made after the machine setting, as shown above. In
this step, the user can set the reference voltage, i.e. the head voltage while printing,
can read the real-time temperature of the head, and can adjust the head voltage at
any time based on the situation in the printing process to achieve the best print result.
NG: If the pattern is not in a line, the operator need to do the physical position
adjustment :
OK
NG: If the pattern is not vertical, the operator need to do the physical position
adjustment:
Abnormal state: (position 0 is unaligned, -2 is at the best state, the original value in
the adjustment box subtracts 2)
The horizontal left calibration, perform the print, check the printed pattern, take K
as an Example, see figure:
Abnormal state: (position 0 is unaligned, + 3 is at the best state, the original value in
the adjustment box adds 3)
The horizontal right calibration, perform the print, check the printed pattern, take
K as an Example, see figure:
Non-normal state: position 0 is unaligned, + 3 is at the best state, the original value in
the adjustment box adds 3
Calibrate based on the number of PASS to be printed, which includes 2PASS, 3PASS,
4PASS etc., here we select 4PASS as an example to explain how to calibrate.
Modify the base step: KM512i head base step is 3800, after selecting 4PASS; then print,
as shown below: (P4 represents 4PASS)
Abnormal state: (-2 is at the best state, enter -2 in the revision box, click Adjustment
and Conversion key for conversion)
Step adjustment method: Enter -2 in the revision box, then click Adjustment and
Conversion key, the step value will be adjusted automatically!
② Every 8 hours:
● Rails on printer rack shall be lubricated every 8 hours and the dust
on the rails shall be removed every 8 hours.
③ Daily inspection:
● Check waste ink bottles, and clean them if necessary;
● Check the scattered spay trough to see if the waste ink flows over,
and drain the waste ink when necessary;
● Check the moisture cover sponge, clean and replace if necessary;
● Clean the cloth feeding roller and the pinch roller with PM acetate
● Maintain the equipment clean every day.
④ Weekly inspection:
● Remove the dust on the surface of the fan on the kiln floor and
install the fan leaves when they are clean.
● Check the pipeline of the pneumatic system to see if it is loose.
⑤ Monthly inspection:
● Clean the float switch in the auxiliary ink bottle;
● Clean the filters for the ink and cleaning solution;
● Observe the three-way solenoid valve cleaned with positive
pressure to see if there is ink going in, and clean with cleaning
solution if necessary;
● Check the tension of the belt;
● Remove the dust inside the power box.
⑥ Annual inspection:
● Replace the ink filter;
● Remove the dust in the power box and on the server with
compressed air;
● Clean the main ink bottle;
● Clean the pipeline of ink supply system;
The surface of the head group must be moisturized with the corresponding
cleaning solution. If the printer is left unused, the surface of the head group must be
coated with cleaning solution and covered with cellophane, plastic wrap, or other
polyethylene packaging material to reduce the drying rate.
I. Head moisturizing:
If the printer is not used for two or more days, the following measures shall be
taken to prevent the ink from drying up:
Ink supply system is one of the important components, and its regular maintenance
is necessary. Ink supply system mainly includes primary and secondary ink storage
chambers. Air strainers are used at where the ink supply system connects to the air, so
the cleanness of the entire work environment is one of the primary conditions.
Besides cleaning the four auxiliary ink bottles, the safety bottle shall also be
cleaned regularly in the same cleaning method as that of the auxiliary ink bottles;
For the entire ink supply system, solenoid valves are also crucial. Generally,
regular cleaning the system with cleaning solution is ok, but the system shall be
Note: Ensure that the solenoid valves connecting into the liquid must not be connected
with the air, otherwise they are difficult to be cleaned once the ink dries up, which will
affect the normal operation of the machine.
04020008 Time-limit password input mistake, contains the Re-input correct password
forbidden character. The password is ignored,
please input again.
04020009 Illegal time-limit password. The password is Re-input correct password
ignored, please input again.
0402000A Time-limit password and manufacturer ID Re-input correct password
mismatch. The password is ignored, please
input again.
0402000B Time-limit password and board ID mismatch. The Re-input correct password
password is ignored, please input again.
0402000C First warning: 100 hours left against current please request a new password
time-limit password, please request a new from the producer.
password from the producer.
0402000D Second warning: 50 hours left against current please request a new password
time-limit password, please request a new from the producer.
password from the producer.
0402000E Last warning: After 1 hour, any printing will be Request a new password from the
stopped! Request a new password from the producer immediately!
producer immediately!
40020011 EEPROM read failed. Re-update the FW. if the problem
is still, replacement the mainboard
40020012 EEPROM write failed. Re-update the FW. if the problem
is still, replacement the mainboard
40020013 Not initialized by factory. Re-setting the factorywrite
40020014 Head board is reset. Check the carriage board
powersupply and the data
cable
40020016 Head board mismatch with factory data set. Re-setting the factorywrite
Please reset factory data or change a new head
board.
40020017 Board manufactory ID mismatch with FW. Please Re-update or replacement the
update FW. mainboard