Heater; Media Sensor; Carriage; Nozzle Check Unit (Ncu) - MIMAKI TS500P-3200 Operation Manual

Heater

Print heater and Post-heater  are equipped on the
platen.
Print-
Improves the image quality in printing.

heater

Post- Dries ink after printing.
When you control cockling, turn OFF the Post-
heater 1L/
heater 1L/1R) and use the Post-heater 2L/2R)
1R
only, or, set the temperature of the Post-heater
Post-
1L/1R) lower than that of the Post-heater 2L/2R).
heater 2L/
If you put the priority on drying ink, turn ON both
2R
heaters and use.
• While the heater is on, the platen is very hot.When
the front cover is to be opened or media is to be
replaced, lower the heater temperatures and wait
until the platen temperature drops;otherwise, you
can get burned.
• When the media is to be replaced with a thin one,
lower the heater temperatures and wait until the
platen temperature drops adequately.Setting a thin
sheet of media while the platen is hot may cause
the media to stick to the platen or cause wrinkling
or curling of the media.
• Do not heat the media for a long time with the
heater in the status not performing printing. The
media surface may float as wave, and it may be
the cause of the head rubbing the media.
Post-heater Post-heater Print
2L/2R
2L/2R heater

Media sensor

The media sensor detects the presence of the media and
the media length.
This machine has two media sensors on the platen (in the
rear).
• When setting a medium, be sure to cover either of
the medium sensors located on the rear of the
platen. The media cannot be detected unless it is
placed over the sensor.

Carriage

The carriage is provided with the heads for printing, the
cutter unit for cutting off the sheet of media, etc.

Nozzle Check Unit (NCU)

Nozzle check unit is checking the nozzle missing during
printing.
If NCU detect a nozzle missing, automatically performs a
nozzle restoration operation. (
Chapter 1 Before Use

Media sensor

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