IP-7700-20/21 Table of Contents Quick Reference Guide Appearance / Name and function of each part 30 ENGLISH Printer front (takeup side) Printer rear (supply side) Printer heater unit Operation panel Media installation and removal ……………… 34 Roll media installation procedure...
Appearance / Name and function of each part This section shows the printer appearance and describes the name and function of each component. Printer front (takeup side) Lock (ON) Unlock (OFF) 1 Operation panel Provided with LEDS and LCD to display printer status and keys to set functions. 2 Ink box cover An inlet to set ink (Note: Displayed as “INK COVER”...
Printer rear (supply side) & Printer power inlet Printer power switch Heater power inlet & Heater power switch USB connector Connected to the printer server. Subcartridge An auxiliary ink for printing even during replacement of ink Take-up reel switch P.37) Media feed switch Pressure control knob Scroller flange...
Printer heater unit This printer is equipped with three heaters for ink fusing and image quality stabilization. 1 Preheater (rear) Supply side Takeup side (rear) (front) Preheats media. 2 Print heater (front) Head Penetrates ink into media to fuse the ink. 3 Afterheater (finishing) Dries ink to stabilize print quality.
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Name and function of LCD, LEDs, and keys No. / Classification Name Function Indicates data reception state. Data LED - Blink: Receiving data from the host computer. (Green) - OFF: No receiving data from the host computer. Indicates whether an error has occurred. - ON: An error has occurred.
Media installation and removal Roll media installation procedure The installation method of the scroller flange varies with the type, weight and take-up direction of the media. See the tables below to install the scroller flange correctly. General media Vinyl chloride media Flange spacer Required Not required...
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Attach the scroller shaft clip. Move the media edge guards to each side so that they are not under the media. (1) Slip the scroller shaft clip on the scroller shaft. (2) Turn the knob to fix the scroller shaft. Scroller shaft clip Media edge guards Rotate the pressure control knob in the arrow...
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Set the media edge guards and close the front Feed the media until the media end almost cover. reaches the floor. In this state, smooth out the media toward the both C H E C K E D G E G U A R D sides on the platen to make the media center tense.
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Enter the remaining media. <General media in TENSION winding mode> Put a tension bar suitable for the media width. Enter the remaining roll media loaded on the printer. Usually put a tension bar suitable for the media width with a S E T R E M A I N I N G M E D I A few exceptions.
Procedure to install general roll media to the take-up reel unit Prepare a paper tube and attach it to the Set the take-up direction switch to OFF. scroller flanges. (1) Insert a scroller flanges into each edge of the paper Note - If the printer processing proceeds to the next step with the take- tube.
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Advance the media with the FORM FEED Install the drawn media to the paper tube. MENU on the operation panel to an extent where a slack can be created. Paper tube Be sure to create a sufficient slack so that the tension bar is placed at the bottom of the tension bar guide.
Procedure to remove media from the printer <Media at the take-up side> Set the printer to the offline state by pressing key. O N L I N E Turn off the take-up direction switch. Ç I N K M E D I A R E G È Å...
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Remove the tension bar from the tension bar Caution hook. - Do not ratate the peel roller, or the printer may be damaged. Loosen the knob screw of each tension bar Rotate the pressure control knob in the arrow hook and extend it laterally. direction to raise the pressure roller.
Ink pack installation and replacement Ink pack installation/replacement procedure Push the knob of the ink box cover to open the Take a new ink pack out of the box and set it in ink box. the ink tray. Hook the two holes at the end of the ink pack 1 on the Ink box cover ink tray's two protrusion.
Waste ink bottle installation and replacement Procedure when the waste ink bottle becomes full Lower the lever. Note - Replace the waste ink bottle carefully not to bump your head on Tube the printer upper part. Lever Slide the lever up and lift the whole cap. Tube Waste ink bottle Lever...
Replacing the wiper blade The following describes the wiper blade replacement procedure. Replace the wiper blade when the replacement message appears or scratches are found in the daily inspection. Prepare the tweezers supplied in the daily maintenance kit before replacing the wiper blade. Nip the rubber of the new wiper blade with the Open the front cover and wipe cover.
Print head cleaning The following two types of print head cleaning are provided. Use the suitable one. Type of cleaning Usage NORMAL ALL Recovery from missing dots STRONG ALL Recovery from missing dots that are not rectified by [NORMAL ALL] Set the printer to the offline state.
Periodic maintenance < Checking the wiper blade for contamination> If the liquid lever is below the top of the "¯" mark that can be seen inside the cleaning liquid port, replenish Visually check the wiper blade for contamination and wiper cleaning liquid to a level below the top of the scratches.
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Open the front cover and then open the cap cover. Note - Do not leave the print head away from the capping unit O P E N C O V E R unnecessarily. The print head dries, which may result in a C L E A N C A P malfunction.
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<Cleaning the carriage> Note Some lint soaked with ink may be adhered to the head - The spittoon unit contains cleaning liquid. Be careful not to guard and at the both sides of the head top section. Perform spill it. cleaning to remove such lint frequently.
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<Cleaning the madia edge guard> Clean the head guard at the both sides of the carriage using the cleaning stick. Note Head guard - Perform the procedure below withe gloves on. (gray parts) Carriage Open the front cover. Dip a cleaning swab in the cap cleaning liquid. Checking visually, scrub stains on the media edge guard.
Setting items INK MENU Menu Outline of functions XXX INK LEVELZZZ% INK LEVEL shows remaining ink. DATE shows the manufactured date of ink cartridge. DATE:YY/MM/DD MEDIA MENU Menu Outline of functions ROLL(XXXXXX) XXXXXX: Media name YYYmm YYYY: Media width SHEET(XXXXXX) XXXXXX: Media name YYYYmm YYYY: Media width...
#BACK ADJUST VAL Set the back adjust value of media. This value is used to correct the splice of two images divided by the auto- >XX:+0000PULSE cleaning (PH CLEANING [MODE2] performed during printing. #BIDIR ADJ1 L XXX >XX:+00 The reciprocating correction adjusts the shift between two ways of bidirectional print. With this menu, correction values for print modes (MAX SPEED and HIGH SPEED) are set.
#RESEAT PRINTHEAD Used to check the print head. > #WASH PRINTHEADS To prevent the nozzle from clogging, this function is provided to fill the cap with ink so that the print head > (nozzle surface) is soaked in the ink. PRINTER MENU Menu Outline of functions...
Troubleshooting Inspection/check item Action Power is not turned on. Connection of the power cord Plug the power cable properly into a power outlet. Power supply to power outlet Supply power to the power outlet. Check whether proper power voltage is supplied. Power switch ON/OFF status Turn on the power switch.
When an error message is displayed Service call errors Errors that the operator (customer) cannot handle, such as hardware/software failures. Contact our service depot. S Y S T E M E R R O R n n n n R E S T A R T nnnn: Error code Operator call errors Errors that the operator (customer) can handle.
When a warning message is displayed Warning information is notified by blinking the error LED . The following warning message appears after online printing. Take appropriate actions according to the displayed message. Meaning This error indicates that the daily maintenance (cap cleaning) is not P E R F O R M D A I L Y M A I N T E N A N C E N O W conducted.
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