System Operation; Figure 1.4 Typical Ink-Jet Printing System - Kodak Versamark DS5600 Series Operator's Manual

Chapter 1. Overview

System Operation

System Operation
16 DS5600 Series Printing Systems
The print station software monitors the level of ink stored in the internal
tank, which is automatically filled from the external supply as ink is used.
Replacing the external supplies can occur without stopping a job. You
must monitor the fluid supplies using the print station software and
replace the external ink or replenisher container when alerted by a "check
external fluid containers" message.
The DS5600 series printing system uses data in the Native Input
Command Version 3 (NIC3) format for narrow-format printers (a system
with only DH6240 printheads can use IJPDS format data). The controller
processes job data and sends image data to the printers and print
stations over an RJ-45 Ethernet connection (Figure 1.4). This connection
uses a network hub mounted behind the CS150 computer.
The CS150 uses setup commands embedded in the NIC3 data to
automatically set job parameters. Alternatively, you can enter job setup
instructions at the CS150 operator terminal.
Figure 1.4 Typical ink-jet printing system
CS160
Controls and status
Data
NIC3
station
Data
source
The job parameters and setup at the CS150 are applied to the data to
determine which part of the bit-mapped data goes to each printhead.
Embedded setup allows jobs to be run without any image positioning at
the controller, however, the CS150 software can be used to correct the
setup or make changes to it if needed.
In a DS5600 system, narrow-format printers operate with the CS150 just
like they do in a DS5000 series printing system. The presence of one or
two DT3 print stations does not change that relationship. The DT3 print
stations operate with the CS150 in the following manner:
• The CS150 serves the function of a Kodak Versamark CS220 System
Controller Software or Kodak Versamark CS400 System Controller
Software in a wide-format printing system such as the DS6240.
The Compact DS Main Board in the DT3 functions as the Kodak
•
Versamark CD120 Data Station or Kodak Versamark CD130 Data
Station in a wide-format printing system.
• The DT3 print station software operates normally, monitoring all
aspects of fluid controller operation.
Operating procedures and controls are described in Chapter 2,
"Operation."
Bit-mapped
Umbilical
data
Fiberoptic
Fluid
Controls
cabinet
and status
Print Station
Printhead