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SOLID 166E
Operator's Manual
Edition 1.1M
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  • Page 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLID 166E Operator’s Manual Edition 1.1M ________________________________________________________________________________________________...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Attaching the Printer to a Computer 4.2. Turning on the Printer 4.3. Touch Panel 4.4. Touch Panel Keys 4.5. Configuration via the Touch Panel 4.6. Menu Structure 4.7. Syntax of Diagrams 4.8. Turning off the Printer ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 4 Image Shifting to the Y-Direction 5.26. Lines per Inch Setting (Line Spacing) 5.27. Number of Characters per Inch Setting (Character Spacing) 5.28. Print Density Setting 5.29. Configuration of Network Parameters (IP Address, e.g.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 5 Clearing Paper Jam 7.4.1. Paper Jam at the Tractor 7.4.2. Paper Jam inside the Printer 7.5. Print Repetition after an Error 8. Measures for Transport and Shipping (Repacking) 9. Specifications 10. Index ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    The material to be printed on has to be provided with sprocket holes for the tractor to guide it. The maximum material width is 18 inches, the printable width is 17 inches. The SOLID 166E has two paper outputs, one of them is equipped with a stacker (capacity 2000 pages).

  • Page 8: Printing Basics

    Printing Basics The MICROPLEX printer controller enables the connection of this print system to EDP systems whereby several interfaces, emulations and fonts are available. The digital information (e.g. a text file) is transferred from the computer into the printer memory.

  • Page 9: Conventions

    Link to another chapter or a different document. By clicking the blue colored text you'll enter the concerning chapter or document. [Menu Level 1 ] This symbol represents messages shown in the display (panel). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 10: Ce Conformity

    Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.3. CE Conformity ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 11: General Safety Instructions

    All handling or procedures that differ from the ones being described in this manual are to be omitted. This MICROPLEX product and its consumables are designed and tested according to strict safety standards. By heeding the following instructions, the user is ensured safe...
  • Page 12 - Do not push anything into the ventilation apertures. - Never carry out installations, cleanings, or maintenance operations which are not described in this manual. These operations should only be done by MICROPLEX authorized service personnel. In order to disconnect the printer quickly from the main power...

  • Page 13: Installation

    Damages should be reported to the supplier immediately. Carefully open the cardboard boxes to make sure the following contents are included: 1. MICROPLEX SOLID 166E printer 2. Developer Unit 3. Developer mix (powder) 4. Toner 5. Photoreceptor Drum 6.

  • Page 14: Printer View

    Top cover B (right) Front cover A (left) Exit cover Rear side 2 cover Front cover B Stacker (right) Paper input (tractor) Stand cover Skirt Fig. 2.2.a Main view of the SOLID 166E ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 15 Fig. 2.2.b View from the paper input side of the printer Upper cover Control Panel of the stacker Fig. 2.2.c Stacker (paper output side of the printer) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 16 Cleaning Developing unit Waste toner bottle unit Transfer charger Transfer/transport charger (behind the waste toner bottle unit) unit (behind the waste toner bottle unit) Fig. 2.2.d Components inside the printer (front side) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 17 DC power supply Drum drive motor No fuse breaker Transfer elevator motor Ventilation fan 2 Fuser cooling Deodorizing blower LC box blower unit Fig. 2.2.e Components inside the printer (rear side) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 18: Environment And Power Standards

    ( Unit: mm ) 1580 1000 1000 Space required when front cover is open Fig. 2.3.a SOLID 166E: Required space (plan view) The printer’s first installation has to be done by a trained service engineer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E...
  • Page 19 In order to run the printer reliably, please maintain the following environmental conditions: Temperature: + 10°C to +30°C (50°F to 86°F) operating - 10°C to +35°C (14°F to 95°F) non-operating Relative atmospheric humidity: 30% to 80% operating 10% to 80% non-operating ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 20 Z or less! - The SOLID 166E print system comes with a second power cable (separate power supply for the touch panel). This cable has to be connected to 230 V (Europe), see figure 2.2.b.

  • Page 21: Paper Handling

    1. Place the box containing the fanfold paper below the tractor unit. Mark for the left paper margin Fig. 3.1.a Placing the fanfold paper 2. Pass the fanfold paper through the sensor guide (Paper Near End Sensor PNES). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 22 (green) Tractor bar of the right tractor " " Fig. 3.1.c Unlocking the tractor 4. Open the two green tractor cover plates (by positioning them into the upright position; see figure 3.1.d). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 23 Fig. 3.1.e Inserting paper and adjusting the right tractor to the paper width. Please make sure that the paper does not reach into the printer too far. Only the paper sensor has to be covered by the paper. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 24 9. Now please touch the FORM FEED key on the touch panel. If the printer is off, you have to turn on the printer first. (See section 4.2 Turning on the Printer). The paper is conveyed to the top of form position. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 25: Stacker

    Steps to attach the stacker to the printer: 1. First locate the position of the stacker’s hooks, see the following figure. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 26 Figure 3.2.2.b Schematic drawing picture of the lower part of the printer 3. Hook the two hooks of the stacker to the two corresponding studs of the printer to secure the position of the stacker. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 27 Paper Handling 27 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Stacker Printer Figure 3.2.2.c Moving the stacker into the lower part of the printer engine ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 28: Stacker Settings

    1. Use the green knob to set the page length. At the stacker paper width setting is not necessary. Just like the printer the stacker processes continuous paper with a paper width from 7 to 18 inches (incl. sprocket holes). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 29 Paper Handling 29 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Raise the elevator table by hand, until it stops. Elevator table Figure 3.2.3.b Raising the elevator table of the stacker ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 30: Stacker Panel Functions

    • DIRECTION: To change the direction of stacking (swinger) • HEAVY: ON = “Heavy Mode” for thicker paper (the LED shines); OFF = “Normal Mode” for thinner paper (the LED is not shining). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 31: Printer Settings: Stacker Selection

    Swinger Elevator table Figure 3.2.6.a Schematic drawing The power stacker folds output paper at the perforation and accumulates it on the elevator table. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 32 As the paper stack on the elevator table increases, the paper edges may swell out (see next figure). In this case, press down the paper stack edges. Elevator table Figure 3.2.6.c Aligning the Paper Stack Edges ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 33: Removing The Paper Stack

    2. Press the DOWN key to lower the elevator table. Control panel of the stacker Figure 3.2.7.a End of stacking 3. Remove the paper stack. Paper stack Elevator table Figure 3.2.7.b Removing the paper stack ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 34: Troubleshooting (Stacker)

    Make sure the first fold of the media is performed in the same way, as it came out of the media box. By this the media should continue to fold and lay naturally. (Compare section 3.2.4 Stacker Panel Functions: DIRECTION key.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 35: Clearing Paper Jam

    2. Remove any jammed paper. 3. Lift up the front cover a little bit and unlock the sustainer as shown in the following figure. Sustainer Figure 3.2.8.b Lifting the front cover and unlocking the sustainer ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 36 7. Operate the release lever of the stacker (to release the stacker hooks from the printer studs; compare section 3.2.2). Printer Stacker Release lever Figure 3.2.8.d Operating the release lever of the stacker ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 37 10. Hook the two hooks of the stacker to the two corresponding studs of the printer to secure the position of the stacker. Stacker Printer Figure 3.2.8.e Moving the stacker into the lower part of the printer engine ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 38 Paper Handling _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 39: Operation And Menu Structure

    2. Use a proper interface line to connect the printer to the computer or to attach the printer to the network. The printer SOLID 166E is provided with several interfaces; compare figure 4.2.b and read chapter 9 Specifications for more information.
  • Page 40 “ON” position! As soon as the printer’s warm up phase is finished the print system SOLID 166E goes into the ON LINE mode. The name of the printer is displayed at the touch panel, see next sections.

  • Page 41: Touch Panel

    When a key is touched, the selected item changes the appearance a little. This provides confirmation as you perform an operation. Printer status messages Fig. 4.3.a Touch panel of the SOLID 166E (Screenshot) Hint The display screens, messages, and key names shown in the manual may differ from those on the actual machine due to product improvements and modifications.

  • Page 42: Touch Panel Keys

    Page Length Adjustment). The current form length is announced, the setting range is 7 up to 20 inches. A status sheet will be printed. (See section 5.1 Printing the Status Sheet and section 5.10 Generating Test Prints, too). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 43 The Number Block is useful to enter new function values (for example the IP address of the printer). Touching the OFF button starts the Power Off routine of the SOLID 166E. Details are described in section 4.8 Turning off the Printer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E...

  • Page 44: Configuration Via The Touch Panel

    You can use the touch panel to change the printer configuration and customize your printer to meet your specific needs. In addition printer configuration via Ethernet is possible. The MICROPLEX printer controller offers an integrated website, for more information see Networking Features of MICROPLEX Printers.
  • Page 45 Now this messages are displayed on the touch panel. [Menu Level 1 [14.77*8.33 Inch ] In the interest of simplicity, in the following chapters only the most important display messages are shown in the Panel display column. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 46: Menu Structure

    _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 4.6. Menu Structure Access to the menu structure is possible as soon as the printer is turned OFF LINE. The menu structure of the SOLID 166E is arranged in different levels: ON LINE - M ode OFF LIN E...
  • Page 47 The ENTER key has two main functions. It gives the user access to a particular menu and, once in the menu, it allows the user to select a particular function. ["Function"] ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 48 If you press the ENTER key although the absolute right digit (digit 1) of the function value is still arrived, the currently displayed function value is stored. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 49 If the ESC key is pressed instead, the changes are only stored temporary (not saved as setup). (This key takes the user to the respective previous menu level). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 50 Pressing the ESC key takes the user back to the respective menu level above. Return to the ON LINE - mode: Pressing the ON LINE key switches the user directly to ″ON LINE″ from any menu position. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 51: Syntax Of Diagrams

    The ″Panel display″ column shows the display messages ["Message"] corresponding to the sequences listed on the left. In the column ″Notes″ explanations to particular operational steps are given. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 52: Turning Off The Printer

    (Secondbest, prefer the main switch.) Touching the OFF button (located at the left lower edge of the touch panel screen, compare figure 4.3.a) starts the power off routine of the SOLID 166E. Follow the instructions (confirm the little Shutdown window).

  • Page 53: Panel Functions

    Press the ENTER key. Menu Level 1 is selected. [Status Sheet ] Press the ENTER key again. A status sheet is printed. [Status Sheet ] The printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 54 / left bottom / right Default character code Options Fonts installed (Font banks) Note: Use the panel function Printing the Font List to show the fonts installed (see the following section). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 55: Page Length Adjustment

    Here the page length was changed to 12.33 inches. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 56: Paper Width Adjusting (Format Width)

    5.3. Paper Width Adjusting (Format Width) The paper width (print width) has to be adjusted with this function according to the currently used paper format. The SOLID 166E processes continuous material with a width of 7 up to 18 inches (17 inches printable). Panel display...

  • Page 57: Printing The Font List

    Press the NEXT or PREVIOUS key until [Font List ] is displayed. ( ( ( [Font List ] The font list is printed. [Font List ] The printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 58: Choosing Print Resolution

    600 dpi resolution is selected. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 59 (300 dpi data stream), also the 300 dpi font banks (bitmap writing) are available. If 600 dpi resolution is chosen, the corresponding fonts must be loaded into the printer server (e.g. True Type fonts, scalable download fonts). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 60: Hexdump - Mode Activation

    By activating the normal print mode (see next page) or by turning the printer off and on again the printer can be taken out of Hexdump-Mode. Time between turning the printer off and on again should be at least 15 seconds. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 61: Normal Print Mode Activation (Incl. Form Feed)

    This is necessary because after a test in the Hexdump-Mode it is possible that data can remain in the input buffer unintentionally (cause: in the Hexdump-Mode no control characters are evaluated and no FORM FEED is effected). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 62: Clearing The Input Buffer (Cancel Job)

    [Cancel Job ] is displayed. ( ( ( [Cancel Job ] All data contained in the input buffer [Cancel Job ] will be cleared. The printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 63: Printing The Menu Page

    Press the NEXT or PREVIOUS key until [Menu Page ] is displayed. ( ( ( [Menu Page ] A menu structure presentation of the [Menu Page ] SOLID 166E (see section 4.6) is printed. The printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E...

  • Page 64: Generating Test Prints (Sliding Pattern)

    [Sliding Pattern ] A series of test prints is generated. The printer is turned ON LINE again. The printing out of test prints can be stopped by pressing the ON LINE key. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 65: Stacker Selection

    The lower stacker is selected. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again.. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 66: Selecting The Number Of Printpages Per Page Format (Two-Up Mode)

    2. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 67 All other page parameters have to be set optionally in accordance to the requirements. A simultaneous combination of several print images per form length and several print images per form width isn’t possible until now. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 68: Print Direction Selection

    Print direction assignment: Print direction 0 = Portrait (upright format) Print direction 1 = Landscape (horizontal format) Print direction 2 = Portrait upside down Print direction 3 = Landscape upside down ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 69: Data - Interface Configuration

    (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. Note: The printer uses SIA (Simultaneous Interface Administration) to check, which interface is currently used for the transfer of print data. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 70: Emulation Selection

    The emulation HP PCL 5 is selected. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 71: Available Emulations

    XEROX XES, HP DesignJet (HPGL-2), LDC (Label Description Language), Express, ZPL II (Zebra Programming Language) (More emulations on request) Notice: The brand names mentioned are registered trademarks of the enterprises named above. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 72: Display Language Selection

    The display language English is selected. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 73: Transparent Code Adjustment

    IDOL commands. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 74: Selection Of Memory Distribution (Input Buffer)

    100 kB is selected as input buffer. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 75: Setting To Factory Default

    [Factory Default ] [Save as Setup? ] Only if you press the ENTER key a second time the configuration will be back-outed to factory defaults. The printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 76: Font Selection

    The font number 5507 Langeoog is selected. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 77 Panel Functions _______________________________________________________________________________________________ The SOLID 166E standard equipment contains the following fonts: Font no. Font width Font height Font name 0600 Kurilen 0602 Kurilen Italic 0610 10.1 Kurilen 1710 10.1 Kurilen Italic 4508 Helgoland 4510 Helgoland 4714 14.4 Helgoland Bold...
  • Page 78 Additional fonts can be selected from the font catalogue depending upon the memory capacity. You can use the panel function Printing the Font List (see section 5.4) to generate a list of all fonts installed to the printer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 79: Text Orientation Selection

    ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. Text orientation assignment: Orientation 0 = Portrait (upright format) Orientation 1 = Landscape (horizontal format) Orientation 2 = Portrait upside down Orientation 3 = Landscape upside down ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 80: Symbol Code Selection

    The symbol code 901, IBM PC-I is selected. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 81: Configuration Of Text Margins

    The right margin is changed into 87 dot. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 82: Image Shifting To The X-Direction

    This function shifts the print image in relation to the paper to the X-direction (crosswise the print direction). Because the paper feed is always centered to the middle in the SOLID 166E, the image shifting might be necessary when using e.g. special paper formats to shift the X-coordinate zero to the left paper edge.
  • Page 83 X-direction. In this example the value of the Image X-Position was Feed increased (NEXT key). direction (print direction) Previous position of the printout margin (prior to the image shifting) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 84: Image Shifting To The Y-Direction

    Now the new image Y-Position is saved. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 85 Printout after the image shifting Feed to the Y-direction. direction In this example the value of the (print Image Y-Position was increased direction) (NEXT key). Previous position of the printout margin (prior to the image shifting) ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 86: Lines Per Inch Setting (Line Spacing)

    The number of lines per inch was increased to 10 lpi. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 87: Number Of Characters Per Inch Setting (Character Spacing)

    12 cpi. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 88: Print Density Setting

    Now the new value is saved. [Save as Setup? ] In addition this new value can be saved as setup value (using the ENTER key), before the printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 89: Configuration Of Network Parameters (Ip Address, E.g.)

    You can use the number block to set the [192.168.010.123 ] function value, too. The new IP address is saved as setup value. [Saved ! ] The printer is turned ON LINE again. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 90 (compare section 4.6 Menu Structure). Select the subitem Off from the network menu to switch off the network access. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: offers among other things a centralized address management. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 91 Capability of a device for sending and receiving data at the same time. In the case of full duplex, collision detection is deactivated. A full duplex capable device is able to buffer data packets. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 92 Panel Functions _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 93: Operator Maintenance

    In order to run the printer always on its highest quality level, it is necessary to perform regularly simple cleaning operations, and to occasionally replace certain components. These operations can be performed by a MICROPLEX trained operator. A untrained person is not allowed to perform these operations.
  • Page 94 7. After that, turn the fuser unit counterclockwise, check whether or not the glass surface is stained black by toner, and whether or not paper dust has been stacked on the glass surface. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 95: Printer Cleaning

    When the desired print quality is not obtained even after those cleaning operations, replace the Chargers for improvement. (Keep them in storage if necessary.) When the desired print quality is still not obtained, please call for a MICROPLEX authorized service engineer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 96: Cleaning The Printer Cabinet

    Please use a soft, lint-free cloth, which has been moistured with water or a neutral detergent if necessary to remove dust and grease from the printer cabinet. Please be especially careful to avoid damaging the mechanical or electronic components. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 97: Cleaning The Printer Interior

    Operator Maintenance --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6.2.2. Cleaning the Printer Interior Turn off the SOLID 166E printer and disconnect the printer from the main power. Make sure, the printer has been switched off for at least 15 minutes before you start cleaning. Please be especially careful to avoid damaging the mechanical or electronic modules.
  • Page 98 (while holding the knob, see figure below). c. Repeat this 5 times. Caution: Do not pull the cleaning rod too hard not to damage the main charger. Main charger Cleaning rod Fig. 6.2.2.c Cleaning the main charger ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 99 (while holding the knob, see figure below). c. Repeat this 5 times. Caution: Do not pull the cleaning rod too hard not to damage the pre-charger. Pre-Charger Cleaning rod Fig. 6.2.2.e Cleaning the pre-charger ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 100 Fig. 6.2.2.f Waste toner bottle unit opened 10. Clean this area of the waste toner bottle unit, too. Fig. 6.2.2.g Cleaning the inside of the waste toner bottle unit 11. Reassemble the waste toner bottle. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 101 Fig. 6.2.2.h Cleaning the area of the developer unit 13. Clean the drum cleaning unit and the elements around it in the same way. Drum cleaning unit Fig. 6.2.2.i Cleaning the area of the drum cleaning unit ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 102 Fig. 6.2.2.j Cleaning the area of the fuser unit 15. Close the waste toner bottle unit. Make sure the bar has engaged. 16. Close the two front covers of the printer. Make sure the front covers are completely closed. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 103: Replacing The Toner Cartridge

    Please wear vinyl gloves to avoid dirty hands when replacing the cartridge. 2. Open the two front covers of the printer. Front cover B Front cover A Hand grips Fig. 6.3.a Opening the front covers ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 104 5. Wrap up the used toner cartridge so it doesn’t spill toner dust. Lead the old toner cartridge to a duly disposal. b) Performing a cleaning of the printer interior The description can be found in chapter 6.2.2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 105 8. Now take the new toner cartridge and position it in front of the corresponding opening of the printer. 9. Put the end of the new cartridge into the SOLID 166E toner hopper with the adhesive tape facing up. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E...
  • Page 106 Completely remove the plastic seal and discard it. Align the two toner cartridge notches with the two developing unit pins (see following figure). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 107 Dropping toner into the developer unit 14. Use the handle (compare the following figure) to rotate the new toner cartridge 180° clockwise until it stops. Toner cartridge Handle Fig. 6.3.f Rotating the new toner cartridge ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 108 Disposal will be carried out by your service engineer. Until disposal please store the old cartridge in a vinyl bag in a closed cardboard box. Now replace the waste toner bottle if need be (see next section). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 109: Replacing The Waste Toner Bottle

    Open lever (green) Handle (green) Waste toner bottle unit Fig. 6.4.a Opening the waste toner bottle unit The waste toner bottle unit is provided with two sensors (compare figure 6.4.b). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 110 (compare figure 6.4.b and figure 6.4.c). Fig.6.4.c Using the cap to close the filled bottle 4. Remove the old waste toner bottle from the printer (compare lower arrow in the figure above). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 111 The waste toner is easily combustible and should never come in contact with fire. Disposal will be carried out by your service engineer. Until disposal please store the old waste toner bottle in a vinyl bag in a closed cardboard box. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 112 Operator Maintenance --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 113: Troubleshooting 113

    - Make sure all covers of the device are completely closed afterwards. Any others but the troubles described in the following sections are only to be repaired by a MICROPLEX authorized operator or a service engineer. When reporting a problem to your service engineer, please give him the exact error message (descriptions on the following pages).

  • Page 114: Error During The Print Process

    If the remedies above are not successful or there is an error message that is not described on the following pages please switch off the device and contact a MICROPLEX authorized service engineer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 115: Reduced Print Quality

    - Clean the printer (see section 6.2: Printer printouts Cleaning). If the remedies above are not successful, please call a MICROPLEX authorized service engineer. Hint: Fanfold material cannot be printed in the area of the sprocket holes, even in the distance up to 5mm around the sprocket holes a reduced print quality has to be expected.

  • Page 116: Error Messages

    There is still paper within the separator unit. [E0011 Remove the paper (compare section 7.4). [PAPER JAM! There is still paper within the fuser unit. [E0012 Remove the paper (compare section 7.4). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 117 X = 4,5,7,8,9,A,B,C [STACK ERROR! An error occurred at the power stacker. [E005X The number “X” indicates, what kind of error occurred (see section 7.3.1 Error codes and section 3.2.8 Troubleshooting (Stacker)). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 118: Error Codes

    The following printer errors will be displayed in the panel by a hex number only and the additional word "ERROR". Only a MICROPLEX authorized operator or service engineer should address the printer problems listed in the following table (error code E009 and so on).
  • Page 119 Stacker is full E0057 Stacker is not ready E0058 No auto mode E0059 Stacker capacity is exceeded E005A Motor rotation is not normal E005B Power stacker is active E005C Error at the stacker ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 120: Clearing Paper Jam

    - The paper has to be removed completely from the paper path. - Close all parts of the printer cabinet correctly. - Press the ON LINE key to continue printing. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 121: Paper Jam At The Tractor

    3. Pull the paper only in transport direction out of the printer. 4. Insert paper if necessary (see chapter 3). Please do not push the paper beyond the tractor into the device to avoid reaching the Paper Jam Sensor. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 122: Paper Jam Inside The Printer

    (This unlocks the transport roll.) Small lever (green) Waste toner bottle unit Fig. 7.4.2.b Lifting up and sliding the small lever to the right ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 123: The Tractor Unit

    4. Push down the open lever of the waste toner bottle unit, pull the green handle and open the unit. Open lever (green) Handle (green) Waste toner bottle unit Fig. 7.4.2.d Opening the waste toner bottle unit ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 124 7. If you want to pull out the fuser unit the bracket (see figure above) has to be disassembled first. Caution: It is not allowed to use the printer while the bracket is disassembled. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 125 Please note: If you have to pull paper out of the printer, this has to be done in transport direction only. 11. Now remove the jammed paper from the printer’s output side by pulling it out as shown in the following figure. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 126 The paper has to be removed completely from the paper path. Remaining pieces of paper can cause paper jams. Remaining paper in the area of the fuser unit may even cause fire. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 127 - it also has to click into place (second bar up). Lever Second bar up Fig. 7.4.2.j Second bar of the transport unit Both locks of the transport unit have to be engaged to avoid damaging the printer. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 128 Make sure the bar has engaged. 18. Lift up the small green knob (see next figure: this enables sliding to the left). Waste Knob toner (green) bottle unit (closed) Fig. 7.4.2.l Unlocking the tractor unit mechanism ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 129 20. Slide the small green lever to the left until it clicks into the down position. (This locks the transport roll.) Small lever (green) Waste toner bottle unit Fig. 7.4.2.n Sliding the small lever into the down position ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 130 _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 21. Close the printer’s front covers. Information about clearing a paper jam within the stacker can be found in section 3.2.8. Troubleshooting (Stacker) . 22. Insert new paper (see chapter 3). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 131: Print Repetition After An Error

    EEPROM - configuration) if the user wants to resume the print job at a position he chooses himself. In addition to this see panel function Clearing the Input Buffer (section 5.8). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 132 Troubleshooting _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 133: Measures For Transport And Shipping (Repacking)

    • Lock all moveable parts of the printer (use all original transport safety devices, adhesive fasteners and so on). Repack all items in their original packing material and ship them in the original boxes. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 134 Measures for Transport and Shipping _______________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 135: Specifications

    *) Hint: Fanfold material cannot be printed in the area of the sprocket holes, even in the distance up to 5mm around the sprocket holes a reduced print quality has to be expected. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 136 (Europe, United Kingdom e.g.) 220 V +10% 50 to 60 Hz three—phase alternating current (North America) The SOLID 166E print system comes with a second power cable (separate power supply for the touch panel; Europe: 230V) Power admission: Apparent power max. 9.0 kVA Use 32A fuses (40A, if necessary) for the mains connection to enable the higher starting currents.
  • Page 137 There isn’t any generally valid rule to calculate the costs per page. Therefore values given by different manufacturers are very often not comparable. The values given by MICROPLEX are based on the utilization time of the so-called consumables of the printer. There isn’t any generally valid rule for this calculation, either. Therefore MICROPLEX has fixed the definition of consumables as follows: 1.
  • Page 138 CAQ (Customer Acceptable Quality) is a purely subjective lower limit which a respective customer is willing to accept the print quality. An exchange of parts is only then necessary even if the MNPSQ is already exceeded. quality Utilization time exchange exchange MNPSQ MNPCAQ pages ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...

  • Page 139: Index 139

    56 density 88 front cover 14 detergent 96 front covers 97 diagrams 51 display language 72 disposal 103, 109 Hexdump 60 drum counter 93 humidity 135 humidity, relative atmospheric 19 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 140 89 power switch 14 NEXT key 42, 47, 48 pre charger cleaning 97 noise level 135 PREVIOUS key 42, 47, 48 normal print mode 61 print density 138 number block key 42 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...
  • Page 141 19 stacker 14, 25, 65 STACKER SEL. key 42 stacker, specifications 136 warm-up time 135 STATUS PAGE key 42 waste toner bottle 109 status sheet 53 weight 135 symbol code 80 ________________________________________________________________________________________________ MICROPLEX Operator’s Manual SOLID 166E Edition 1.1...