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- Page 1 ASTROJET IB-9000-6P/IB-9000-8P PRINTER OPERATOR MANUAL...
- Page 2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS THIS EQUIPMENT PRESENTS NO PROBLEM WHEN USED PROPERLY. OBSERVE SAFETY RULES WHEN OPERATING THE PRINTER. BEFORE USING THE PRINTER, READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY AND FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES, SAFETY WARNINGS, AND INSTRUCTIONS: Keep hands, hair, and clothing clear of rollers and other moving parts. ...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
SECTION 4 – Maintenance Inkjet Cartridges Cleaning Printhead Jams in Printer Cleaning Cleaning Media Sensor SECTION 5 – Troubleshooting Guide HP Inkjet Print Cartridges Printer APPENDIX A – IB-9000-6P/IB-9000-8P Specifications APPENDIX B – Supplies and Optional Hardware Supplies Optional Equipment INDEX... - Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTES...
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Page 5: Section 1 - Getting Acquainted
GETTING ACQUAINTED SECTION 1 – Getting Acquainted IB-9000-6P/IB-9000-8P Printers IB-9000-6P has six Printheads. IB-900-8P has eight Printheads. LOCKING LATCHES – Lock Printer to Base. REFLECTIVE TAPE – Positioned under Media Sensor (so Sensor sees media). MEDIA SENSOR – Media Sensor senses media and starts printing process. -
Page 6: Control Panel
SECTION 1 GETTING ACQUAINTED Control Panel ON LINE key – Indicator ON lights when data is sent to Printer and it is ready to begin printing. Also turns Printer off line to access Menu Mode. FAULT Indicator – Indicator lights when there is a problem with printing process. + key –... -
Page 7: Section 2 - Installing Printer
SECTION 2 INSTALLING THE PRINTER SECTION 2 – Installing Printer Connecting Printer to Computer Printer may be connected to your computer with either a Parallel (Centronics) cable or a USB cable. Parallel connector is located on left side of Printer. USB connector is located on upper right-hand corner of the Rear Cover. -
Page 8: Adjusting Printer To Media
SECTION 2 INSTALLING THE PRINTER Adjusting Printer to Media Before operating, set Printer to proper height for media being printed. 1. Turn Media Thickness Knob clockwise until media can be positioned under Printheads. 2. Turn knob counterclockwise until Guide Rollers on Print Carriage Assembly just touch media. -
Page 9: Section 3 - Operating Printer
SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER SECTION 3 – Operating Printer Once the Printer Driver is installed on your computer, you are ready to start printing. This section is divided into four parts: [1] Describes functions of the Printer Control Panel. [2] Describes Driver Properties and various options available when running a job. - Page 10 SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER MENU key Used to access special features built into Printer and to customize Printer operation. Access Basic features by pressing MENU. Use “+” or “-” keys to access features. NOTE: If ON LINE key is ON you cannot enter MENU mode. Press ON LINE key to take Printer Off Line.
- Page 11 SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER Installing New Printheads – Printer can indicate when a Printhead is running low on ink. To use this feature, press MENU. Then use the “+” or “-” keys to highlight “Enter when head (n) is filled”. Press ENTER and install a new Cartridge. Repeat for each Cartridge you install.
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Page 12: Purge While Printing
SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER Purge While Printing To do the purge in the middle of a job: Press ONLINE to pause current job. Press MENU, then step to “Press Enter to Purge”. Press ENTER key to start purge and press ENTER again to stop purge. Press ONLINE key, then ENTER to get back to normal printing. - Page 13 SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER When “Properties” window opens you are presented with several tabs in Windows 98. The following are standard windows printer driver functions and should be left at their defaults: Graphics, Fonts, and Device Options. Features and Print Heads tabs are used to set up, change, and adjust the Printer.
- Page 14 SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER You can change speeds to a lower speed as follows: Resolution Optimum Speeds Corresponding Driver Belt Speeds 150 DPI 80 inches per second High 200 DPI 60 inches per second Medium High 300 DPI 45 inches per second Medium 600 DPI 22 inches per second...
- Page 15 SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER Print Heads Tab Permits slight (0.001-inch) adjustments in the position of the Printheads in relation to each other. The adjustment is used to align the three Printheads when printing graphics or type that extends beyond the width of one Printhead. Each head can be moved +/- 0.048-inch in 0.001-inch increments.
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Page 16: Printing From Microsoft Word
SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER Printing from Microsoft Word If not using a specific program designed for mailing applications it is possible to print mail pieces using Microsoft Word. This section covers how to lay out a piece and to print from Microsoft Word. - Page 17 SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER NOTE: When setting up a layout for the Printer, be aware that Printheads are aligned in two banks and these banks can be aligned so that you can print in a 3" or 4" width spread over the width of the media.
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Page 18: Print Recovery After A Jam
SECTION 3 OPERATING THE PRINTER Last selection is “When merging records”. Default is “Don’t print blank lines when data fields are empty.” This should be left checked. Clicking Merge starts the process of merging the documents. To send the merge directly to the Printer and Printer is connected to the computer and turned ON, the Printer will start. -
Page 19: Section 4 - Maintenance
SECTION 4 MAINTENANCE SECTION 4 – Maintenance This section covers how to care for the ink cartridges, clear media jams, and perform routine maintenance on the Printer. Inkjet Cartridges Inkjet Cartridges must be replaced when out of ink, when print quality is poor, or when purging and cleaning have not helped the image quality. -
Page 20: Cleaning Printhead
SECTION 4 MAINTENANCE Storage Short-term storage is defined as less than 2 days or less than 1 day in a hot and dry environment. Long-term storage is defined as more than 2 days or more than 1 day in a hot and dry environment. -
Page 21: Jams In Printer
SECTION 4 MAINTENANCE Wipe slowly across the long-axis with Printhead facing down (as shown). Do not apply excessive force, as this could scratch the nozzle area. Purging the Nozzles If the Printhead sits inactive for a period of time, ink may dry in the nozzles. Printing may not remove these “ink plugs”... -
Page 22: Cleaning
SECTION 4 MAINTENANCE Cleaning WARNING! PRINTER IS A PRECISION MACHINE THAT SHOULD BE CLEANED REGULARLY TO INSURE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE. BEFORE PERFORMING ANY MAINTENANCE, DISCONNECT PRINTER FROM ITS POWER SOURCE! Clean Printer regularly of accumulated paper dust and ink. Depending on the types of media that are run, paper dust may accumulate within the Printer and on the Transport. -
Page 23: Section 5 - Troubleshooting Guide
SECTION 5 TROUBLESHOOTING SECTION 5 – Troubleshooting Guide Troubleshooting Guides are provided to assist you in solving any problems that might occur with the Printer or its software. We tried to make them as complete as possible. The best advice we can offer is to make sure the system is set up properly, plugged in, and has an adequate supply of ink before attempting to troubleshoot any problem. -
Page 24: Printer
SECTION 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Printer CONDITION PROBLEM SOLUTION Extra lines; losing data Database problem Check data in database program Wrong interface settings Check software or database Improper output (address on PC. information out of order, Static electricity miss-feeding, etc.) Clean Media Sensor. Dirty media sensor Media jams Double feeding... - Page 25 SECTION 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Printer (continued) CONDITION PROBLEM SOLUTION Some, but not all, of a line Reposition text in layout so Uneven split line of type of type across two that it does not print across Printheads matches up. two Printheads. Check Sheet Separator adjustment.
- Page 26 SECTION 5 TROUBLESHOOTING NOTES...
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Page 27: Appendix A - Ib-9000-6P/Ib-9000-8P
APPENDIX A APPENDIX A – IB-9000-6P/IB-9000-8P Specifications PRINT TECHNOLOGY Inkjet, 6 or 8 HP 51645A High Capacity Inkjet Cartridges ADDRESS SPEED Up to 26,000/hr - #10 Envelopes High Quality: 600 x 600 dpi PRINT QUALITY Standard Quality: 600 x 300 dpi... -
Page 28: Appendix B - Supplies And Optional Hardware
APPENDIX B APPENDIX B – Supplies and Optional Hardware The following supply items and optional hardware are available from your AstroJet, Inc. Dealer: Supplies Black Inkjet Cartridge HP 51645A Yellow Inkjet Cartridge HPC6173A Red Inkjet Cartridge HPC6168A Green Inkjet Cartridge... -
Page 29: Index
Hardware, Optional ..........24 Cleaning ............... 18 Holders, Print Cartridge ..........1 Connecting ............. 3 Control Panel ............. 1, 2 IB-9000-6P ..............1 Feed Connector ............1 IB-9000-8P ..............1 Install ..............3 Interface Connector ..........1 Jams ..............17... - Page 30 INDEX Main Power Switch ..........1 Maintenance ............15 Media Sensor ............1 Media Thickness Knob .......... 1 Microsoft Word ........... 12 Operating ............... 5 Parallel Port ............1 Positioning Output on Media ......... 4 Power Receptacle ..........1 Print Recovery ............. 14 Purge ..............
- Page 32 Copyright © 2015 All rights reserved 04/02/2015 Part Number: 200-IB-9000-6P/IB-9000-8P Rev. B...
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