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- Page 1 ANAPURNA L/XL OPERATOR MANUAL Version 1.0...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
:ANAPURNA L/XL 1. Safety Instructions ... 3 2. Printer Overview and Features... 4 2.1 Front view, parts & locations ... 5 2.2 Rear view, parts & locations... 5 2.3 Head Carriage view, parts ... 7 2.4 Signal tower ... 7 3. -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
:ANAPURNA L/XL 1. Safety Instructions. Be sure to follow all instructions and warnings in this manual when using Do NOT look directly into the UV light when printing, and don’t expose your skin directly to the UV light. If you need to look at the direction of the light, wear protective glasses or look through the front cover glas. -
Page 4: Printer Overview And Features
:ANAPURNA L/XL 2. Printer Overview and Features. System Dimensions: ANAPURNA XL ANAPURNA L AB] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] Max. -
Page 5: Front View, Parts & Locations
:ANAPURNA L/XL OPERATOR MANUAL 2.1. Front view, parts & locations 2.2. Rear view, parts & locations 8/09/2006 AB] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]... - Page 6 :ANAPURNA L/XL COVER “OPEN” SENSOR This engine is equipped with a “safety sensor” on the Front and Rear cover. Carrige movement and printing can only be done with covers closed. 1. When carriage is waiting: (Purge or Home) When a cover is “open”, you will see the “door open error” on the screen, and the carriage will not move to Home or Purge if requested.
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Page 7: Head Carriage View, Parts
:ANAPURNA L/XL OPERATOR MANUAL 2.3. Head Carriage view, parts 2.4. Signal tower 8/09/2006 AB] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]... -
Page 8: Head Technology
:ANAPURNA L/XL 3. Head technology. - Spectra Nova 256/80 AAA JA (Jetting Assembly) • Calibrated Drop Size: 75 pl • 256 addressable jetting nozzles, single line • Nozzle spacing: 279 microns (0,011”) • Intrinsic resolution: 91 dpi - 8 JA mounted in head base plate •... -
Page 9: Anapurna Uv Curable Ink
• Results in smooth highlights - Ink usage: ± 10ml/m², all colors together (6) 4.2. Color gamut - Agfa Inks tuned towards the ISO Standard 12647 (2004) - Calculated nr of colors (Volume calculated within Monaco CMS) - ISO Standard 12647: 770.000 colors - :Anapurna Ink on :Anapurna printing in: »... -
Page 10: Ink Circuit
:ANAPURNA L/XL 5. Ink Circuit. 5.1. Main ink tanks - The main ink tanks are located on the right side of the engine. - 1.6 liter per color - Low level detection at 0.3l. (± 4h to print) Audible & visual alarm on the Signal tower. - Ink can be refilled in while printing - White ink tank has a continuous working stirring rod inside. - Page 11 :ANAPURNA L/XL - Read out: - How to make changes: AB] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] At this stage, you also need to Press the “AT”...
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Page 12: The 2-Way Valves
:ANAPURNA L/XL 5.4. The 2-Way valves - Normal printing: - The color valves are positioned in the “I” direction. The ink can flow to the head. - Purging the heads: - In case of clogged nozzles, or misfiring nozzles; Push the “Purge” button at very short intervals, this will cause ink flowing through the heads, this will un-clog the missing nozzles. -
Page 13: Printing Heads
:ANAPURNA L/XL 5.5. Printing heads - Ink supply by means of negative pressure: By means of negative pressure, the ink is kept in the print heads. A too high setting will cause missing nozzles, or no ink firing at all. When the pressure is too low, the ink will leak out of the heads. - Page 14 :ANAPURNA L/XL - Head base temperature control: Read-out on display: - The upper value on the display, is the actual temperature, the lower value is only an indication. The actual temperature will not change if you change that lower value.(***) - The actual temperature needs to be 32°C when engine is not in use.
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Page 15: Ink Refill System
:ANAPURNA L/XL – what can go wrong… 5.6. Ink Refill System - Wrong ink in Main ink tank: Observed during ink-fill: - Press emergency stop. - Drain main tank, taps are situated behind a plate, under the Ink Tank Indicator. - Rinse the main tank with cleaning solution, by using a squeeze bottle. -
Page 16: Uv Curing System
:ANAPURNA L/XL 6. UV Curing System. 6.1. General information 2 UV sources positioned in front of and behind head base plate - High speed on-the-fly curing - Curing power: 120 W/cm - 2 fixed settings: Full and half strength - Air cooled lamp-house - Quick and easy replacement of the UV-bulbs (Always change both the lamps !!) - Expected lifetime ±... -
Page 17: Uni- And Bi-Directional Printing
:ANAPURNA L/XL 6.3. Uni- and Bi-directional printing - For Bi-directional printing, both UV lamps need to be used. (curing is done on the fly in both printing directions) - For Uni-directional printing, only the right UV lamp will be used. (curing is only done when the shuttle is moving from right to left) Depending on the heat-resistance/thickness of your media, you can set the UV lamp power to “Half”... -
Page 18: Printing Table
:ANAPURNA L/XL 7. Printing Table. 7.1. General information - Woven Conveyor belt - Transport is done by a step-motor - On the table are 2 vacuum-zones with a fixed strength. The table is evenly divided in a right (1) and a left (2) side, which can be switched on in that order. -
Page 19: Maintenance
:ANAPURNA L/XL 7.3. Maintenance - Always make sure, when printing “borderless”, that the belt is masked, so printing on the belt is reduced to a minimum. - When you have printed onto the Conveyor belt, try to remove the ink with a cleaning solution. -
Page 20: Maintenance
:ANAPURNA L/XL 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”... - Page 21 :ANAPURNA L/XL - In case of nozzle failure: Move carriage to PURGE position Push the underneath GRID backwards Little purge: - Close all heads that are OK (switch them to the “S” position) - Push the “Purge” button frequent, at very short intervals. - Open all heads again (switch them back to the “I”...
- Page 22 :ANAPURNA L/XL CLEANING the failing heads: - Set the valves of the failing heads to the “S” position. - Set the Solution valve to “S”. - Push the “Solution-Purge” button on the back of the carriage. (Keep pushing until you see a CLEAR “Solution-Curtain” under the heads, then stop pushing) - Leave the heads in this condition for at least 5 minutes.
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Page 23: Weekly Maintenance
:ANAPURNA L/XL 8.3. Weekly Maintenance The weekly maintenance combines different small handlings, and a storage procedure: - Clean the “Purge” and “Home” station Grid. Use a filling-knife or a wide screwdriver, to cut off the cured ink that’s on the ribs. (the “Home”... -
Page 24: Long Stand Still
:ANAPURNA L/XL 8.4. Long Stand Still This procedure must be carried out: - If the engine’s “Stand Still Time” is 1 week or longer… - If the vacuum pressure is going to be closed down… SHUTDOWN -- preparing the engine: - Move the carriage to the Purge position. - Page 25 :ANAPURNA L/XL OPERATOR MANUAL STARTUP -- preparing the engine to print again: - Remove the capping plate. - Turn the compressed air back on. (still at “0” on display) - Switch ON the main power switch in the engine’s fuse box. - Pull the emergency stop back outwards.
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Page 26: Media Setup
:ANAPURNA L/XL 9. Media Setup. 9.1. Roll to Roll 9.1.1. Auto Feed System The Auto feed system has two tension bars, holding a constant tension. Those tension bars prevent distortion and waves on the media. The Rear roll bar will unwind the media, with a constant tension and height controlling. - Page 27 :ANAPURNA L/XL 9.1.2. Take-up control system (1) In Manual Mode, motor rotates CW (2) In Manual Mode, motor rotates CCW (1)+(2) You can RESET by pushing buttons for 1 sec (3) - In Auto Mode: select motor direction (CW or CCW) - In Manual Mode: select motor (Back or Front) (4) Select Mode (Manual or Auto) 9.1.3.
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Page 28: Rigid Media
:ANAPURNA L/XL 9.2. Rigid Media 9.2.1. Rigid Support tables - One table for use on the front, and one table for use on the back are delivered with the machine. (Standard table; full engine width, and 1m long) 9.2.2. Rigid Alignment 9.2.2.1. -
Page 29: Media Roller Bars
:ANAPURNA L/XL When printing on heat sensitive media, always make sure the right UV lamp is going passed the media, on the point of returning. (otherwise there will be more heat at the left side of the media, which can cause media cockling or produce a yellowish shine on some media) This can be arranged on the Rip level by entering a white space, and/or on the engine, by changing the Left Margin distance. -
Page 30: Head Base - Height Control
:ANAPURNA L/XL 10. Head Base – Height Control. 10.1. Automatic “Head Base Height” Setup This is done in the “Head Gap Control”, which can be found in the Setup Parameter window. Check or change the following Parameters to set the Head Base Height: Gap: Enter the value that you want the “Head Base”... - Page 31 :ANAPURNA L/XL When all parameters are Ok, load the media onto the table, click on the “Set Gap” Procedure : When you’ve entered a “2mm Gap” & “Check Distance: 800mm” - The Head Base will stay in the Home position and go up to the highest limit position (>...
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Page 32: Anapurna Control Program
:ANAPURNA L/XL 11. :Anapurna Control Program. 11.1. Control Program Menu The :Anapurna Control program on the engine’s PC: 1 : IMAGE display window 2 : IMAGE SIZE display window 3 : Move Carriage to “Purge” position 4 : Move Carriage to ‘Home” position 5 : Move loaded media Fwd/Back 6 : STATUS Message display window 7 : Display Printing Progress... -
Page 33: Setup Parameter Menu
:ANAPURNA L/XL 11.2. Setup Parameter Menu General info: At first, you always have to OPEN a specific “.dat”-file, in which all engine parameters are defined, such as the UV-settings, Carriage speed, Bi-Dir alignment, Step size, etc. The .dat-files are best named after the Carriage Speed and head height. - Page 34 :ANAPURNA L/XL How to check the Bi-Dir Alignment: Use a small image( 15cmx15cm), with text and a smooth background. Evaluate the text sharpness and image smoothness. As an indication, you can stop the print when it’s over half way. By doing this, you’ll have a print with unfinished passes at the end, helping you to evaluate the alignment.
- Page 35 :ANAPURNA L/XL 11.2.2. Step Size: The Step Size is also known as “Media Feed”. You can visually see on a printed image if you have to adjust the Step Size. (A) Dark lines in the print, as a result of overlapping passes. (B) White lines in the print, as a result of a gap between the passes.
- Page 36 See chapter “10.1. Automatic “Head Base Height” Setup”, for detailed info. 11.2.7. Factory Set: This button is password protected. It can only be used by an Agfa trained technician. 11.2.8. Head Offset: These are the Head alignment settings for each head, in reference to the Black head.
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Page 37: Test Menu
:ANAPURNA L/XL 11.3. Test Menu 11.3.1. Jet Test: See chapter “8.2. Daily Maintenance – Nozzle check/purge” 11.3.2. Feed Step Test: 11.3.3. Nozzle Test: This allows you to test 1 nozzle of a particular head. The requested nozzle is printed in a straight line. AB] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] OPERATOR MANUAL 8/09/2006... - Page 38 To end this test, select “Reset Test” in the same menu, the Carriage will move slowly back to the Home position. 11.3.7. Reset Test: This will Reset the printer. 11.3.8. Enc. Count Test: This test will measure the Encoder pulse.
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Page 39: Printing An Image
:ANAPURNA L/XL 12. Printing an image. 12.1. Preparing an image First you need to install and configure the Wasatch RIP. (Read the Wasatch Manual on how to) Configure the “output” folder in Wasatch to “c:\rtl” on the Anapurna PC. Now you need to prepare the image file in the Wasatch RIP. (Read the Wasatch Manual on how to) At the RIP level, you’ll already need to determine, the # of passes (speed) you want the image to be printed out at, later on the Anapurna. -
Page 40: Printing The Image
:ANAPURNA L/XL 12.3. Printing the image 1) In the :Anapurna Control Program, OPEN the image file (.rtl) that is sent over from the RIP. 2) Check the Image Size, and set the Print Mode to the correct # passes. (check Status Message: e.g.: 8 pass Ready) 3) Set the Top- and Left- Margin according your desired placement. -
Page 41: Cancel A Print
:ANAPURNA L/XL 12.4. Cancel a print While printing, press “S” and “Y”, the print is then cancelled. 12.5. Purge function on the printing While printing, press “S” and “N”, at ‘Purge Request?’ select “Y”, the carriage will move to the Purge position. After the Purge intervention, press the “OK” button to continue printing. -
Page 42: Tips & Tricks
:ANAPURNA L/XL 13. Tips & Tricks. 13.1. Printing on heat sensitive media: When printing on heat sensitive media, it’s sometimes difficult to ensure that the media stays flat on the conveyor belt, to avoid head strikes. If the head strikes the media, try to adapt by using following guidelines: - Set a head height of 2 or 2.5mm.