Table Of Contents - Gerber Solara ion Owner's Manual

Contents
Quick Print Checklist................................................................................................................ 10
Chapter 1: Introduction ........................................................................................................... 11
In this manual.........................................................................................................................................12
Conventions used in this booklet ........................................................................................................12
Safety information .................................................................................................................................13
Electrical...............................................................................................................................................13
Ink handling and disposal .................................................................................................................13
Printer ventilation...............................................................................................................................14
Personal precautions ..........................................................................................................................14
UV lamp precautions .........................................................................................................................14
Technical support ..................................................................................................................................14
Additional sources of information ...................................................................................................14
Chapter 2: Product Overview ................................................................................................. 15
General requirements............................................................................................................................15
Size and weight ...................................................................................................................................15
Ambient conditions ............................................................................................................................16
Power requirements ...........................................................................................................................16
Printer orientation...............................................................................................................................17
Locating the serial number................................................................................................................17
Computer and software requirements.............................................................................................18
UV bulb technology...............................................................................................................................18
UV ink technology .................................................................................................................................19
Storing inks and materials ....................................................................................................................19
UV ink storage.....................................................................................................................................19
Material storage ..................................................................................................................................20
Gerber Solara ion control panel ...........................................................................................................20
Main control panel..............................................................................................................................21
Auxiliary keypad ................................................................................................................................21
Control Panel keys..............................................................................................................................22
Power-up functions ............................................................................................................................24
Exploring the printer's menu system ..................................................................................................24
Status..........................................................................................................................................25
Setup..........................................................................................................................................25
Calibration ................................................................................................................................25
Maintenance..............................................................................................................................26
The Gerber Solara ion web pages ........................................................................................................27
Starting and stopping the printer ........................................................................................................27
Firmware startup and internal diagnostics .....................................................................................28
Automatic ink level check .................................................................................................................28
Automatic printhead cleaning check ...............................................................................................28
Sleep/Idle mode .................................................................................................................................28
Emergency Stop ..................................................................................................................................29
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