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POLYtij S3i User Manual

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S3i High Resolution Inkjet
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  • Page 1 Edition: A01 S3i High Resolution Inkjet Printer User Manual...
  • Page 2 Revision History...
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT To ensure the best printing quality, we recommend to use our specified cartridges and the corresponding accessories. Any malfunction or poor printing quality caused by improper use of inks or accessories which are not from sojet will not be guaranteed. Safety Precautions High voltage inside the machine after electricity connection, Maintenance or disassembly by unqualified or unprofessional person is strictly prohibited, in order to prevent any accidents.
  • Page 4 Introduction Thank you for purchasing our high resolution printer. We hope you get helpful information with this machine, please read the manual to learn more about our machine by the following content: Important precautions for use of the machine Introduction of printer: Parts and components of the machine Setup and Installation Instructions: Instructions for Equipment Setup and Cartridge Installation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Important Precautions for User ....................... 7 2 Technical Specifications ........................8 2.1 Performance Values ..............................8 2.2 Features ..................................9 2.3 Ink Solutions ................................9 3 Function Use Introduction ......................10 3.1 Message Management-Standard Mode ....................10 3.1.1 Message List ................................10 3.1.2 Toolbar ...................................
  • Page 6 3.7.3 Encoder information .............................. 49 3.7.4 Photocell information ............................50 3.7.5 USB Status ................................51 3.7.6 Log out ................................... 51 3.7.7 Internet Status ............................... 51 3.8 Input Method Introduction ......................... 52 4 Maintenance ..........................55 4.1 Printer Maintenance ........................... 55 4.2 Ink Cartridge Maintenance ........................

  • Page 7: Important Precautions For User

    1 Important Precautions for User Welcome to use this inkjet printer. to protect user personal safety and user rights, ensure correct installation and operation, and full play of the machine, it is important that user read the precautions carefully. Important Installation Precautions ...

  • Page 8: Technical Specifications

    2 Technical Specifications 2.1 Performance Values Items Specifications Note Technical source HP TIJ2.5 Thermal Ink Jet technology; controller(H*W*D): 225*140*36mm Dimension print head *2(H*W*D): 175*52*33mm Weight N.W.:4.85KG G.W.:5.80KG Specified power 30V/3A,90W Power input adapter Print height 1-25.4mm Print speed and Standard 300DPI resolution Barcode, alphabetic, numeric, Chinese, image, date, shift Print content...

  • Page 9: Features

    2.2 Features Items Specification Note Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Languages Russian, Korean and Japanese Default font is Arial bold ; allow users to load whatever fonts Font they need Code128、 Code39、 EAN8、 EAN13、 EAN128、 UPCA、 UPCE、 Barcode INT25、Code93、ITF14、PDF417、DATAMATRIX、QR Date format Variety of date formats available Multi-management...

  • Page 10: Function Use Introduction

    3 Function Use Introduction 3.1 Message Management-Standard Mode 3.1.1 Message List Click【Message】>【List】, unfold the message list; Click【List】again to hide the list.  List mode switch: Display message in the default way of list, click 【Icon】, and switch to 【List】 , can switch back to list display mode; Select message, click icon display mode;...

  • Page 11: Toolbar

    【Manage】, popup message management options; Click Message management: Click 【Manage】again, and hide message management options. Import message: Insert U disk, after device identify U disk, click 【Import】, and then message of U disk: Inkjet/msg will be imported into list automatically; When the import message name same with device, it will popup reminder, and choose whether to continue import according to reminder.

  • Page 12: New Text Message

    revocation. 【Copy】: Click object/source in the preview interface, click 【Copy】 to clipboard. 【Paste】: Paste copy or cut object/source to the preview interface. 【Delete】: Click object/source in the preview interface, Click 【Delete】, then will delete from the interface. 【Zoom in】: Enlarge 20% canvas size for every time clip. 【Zoom out】: Zoom out 20% canvas size for every time clip.
  • Page 13 3.1.3.1 New Objects (Text objects, barcode objects, image objects)  1)Text object: The default display text content (EXAMPLE TEXT) Added Built source list source list 【Input】 Shortcut: switch to shortcut to input text content, User can input Chinese, English, numbers, symbols, and third-party language, 100 characters limited.
  • Page 14 Added Source List: Display current source of object which has been added in order. Adjust the sources order of object: Select “source” of list, click 【Prev.】 【Next】 to adjust order. Delete “source” of object: Select source which need to be deleted in the added source list 【Delete】, a key to delete.
  • Page 15 Mirror: There are None, Horizontal mirror, Vertical mirror three options, click the drop-down button to expand Gradation: Printing darkness can be set within 10-100%.Default is 100%. Also user can click buttons to adjust slightly. 【Paragraph】 Spacing: Distance between words, user can enter 0-100, one decimal place Also user can click buttons to adjust slightly.
  • Page 16 Type: to select the required barcode type. Barcode Genre Type 1D Barcode Code128、code39、EAN8、EAN13、 EAN128、UPCE、INT25、code93、ITF14 2D Barcode PDF417、DATAMATRIX、QR 【Specification】 Barcode type Settings Width: Totally 1-16 levels to choose. 1D Barcode Height: Single line canvas input 1-12.7mm.Double lines canvas can input 1-25.4mm. Hide/unhide text: click to choose hide/unhide barcode text.
  • Page 17  3) Image object image source Edit image source 【Image setting】 Image Source List: Display the newly built image source. Click it can switch image content. New Image Source: Click 【New】, user can choose local image, base image and enter corresponding source setting interface.
  • Page 18 Maximum can input 100 characters, user can input Chinese, English, numbers, symbols and third-party language. Default Source name is text + number. Maximum 30 characters, user can input Chinese, English, numbers, symbols, and third-party language; Empty name and rename with added source are not allowed.
  • Page 19 Icons description: Icon Description Icon Description Hour in 12 hour 4-digit Year system Last 3-digital Year Minute Last 2-digital Year Second Last 1-digital Year the day of the week Abbreviation of the Month 01-12 weekday abbreviated month AM/PM Month name Week of Year Name of weekday 24-hour...
  • Page 20  3) Counter source 【Edit】 Initial Value: begin value of the counter, range from -999999999999～+999999999999 Maximum Value: Maximum value, range from -999999999999～+999999999999 Repeat Value: The print times of each value, range 0～9999(0 mean not repeat print). Step Value: Set counter step number.(for example: step value is 3, counter will be 1, 4, 7, 11…) Carry System: Default is DEC, user can select different carry systems, if need to add a new 【Edit】...
  • Page 21 and maximum value. Repeat Index Value: Set the current repeat index value, only settable while repeat value is not 0, repeat index value range is 0-repeat value. Pre-zero: Pre-zero setting of counter, four options: 0001, ___1, 1___, 1. Alarm: Whether to give an alarm while counter reach the maximum value. User can switch this option on or off.
  • Page 22  【Set】: Select the time interval and the start time, click the button【Set】, will generate the default shifts automatically, and shows in the left list.( For example, set the interval to 4H, the starting time is set to 8:00, then the first shift A start time is 8:00, shift B start time is 12:00, shift C start time is 16:00, and so on.) ...
  • Page 23 【Type】: Shape: Four base images: Straight line,. Select one of the base images, will be displayed in real-time in the left preview box. Edit Others Shape ：1-3000mm Straight line Length ： 0.1-2mm Line Width ：1-3000mm Rectangle, Width Chamfering：0-1/2h Height: single canvas Fill/Stroke：Click to switch if fill the image 1-12.7mm,double Line Width：0.1-2mm，only show graphic...
  • Page 24 otherwise cannot be saved. 【Other】 Interface：Default is Ethernet/Standard Protocol. Return: Click to save and return. 3.1.3.4 Edit Source 【Edit Select the source which user want to modify in the【Built Source List】, click source】, popup corresponding source setting interface. Return to save modification. 3.1.3.5 Object List/Source list 1) Object list 【New Message】...

  • Page 25: Edit Message

    Sort Keypad Description: Icon Description Icon Description Align selected objects to the Arrange selected objects left align to top Arrange selected objects Arrange selected objects centered around aligned align center up and down Align selected objects to the Arrange selected objects right align bottom...

  • Page 26: Copy/Paste Message

    【Save】: The original MSG will be covered, the print records is cleared and cannot be reprinted. 【Not Save】:Not save modified message, the original MSG will not change, and have no effect for reprinting. 【Cancel】:Stay at edit interface. 3.1.5 Copy/Paste Message 【Copy】, and then click any position in the list, click Select the message in list, click 【Paste】, the message will be copied and named as the original one with “C1”...

  • Page 27: Toolbar

    Expand list width/ Search message / Message management (Export, Import, Rename, and Select All) are the same as standard mode. 3.2.2 Toolbar The same as standard mode. 3.2.3 New Message User can only add new object, can’t add new source. The object includes text, counter, date time, shift, barcode, local picture The setting mode at the bottom of interface can switch pages by clicking the button.
  • Page 28  New: Click “new” popup the system editing interface. Enter into the system name and content, click 【save】to save the system to the list.  Edit: Selected the system, click “edit” popup the editing interface, click “save” to save the changes.
  • Page 29 Format List: Display the default formats and newly added formats. New: Click the new pop-up the date format setting keyboard, can choose a custom date format. Format name enter no more than 30 characters, and cannot be input (" \ / : *? "< > |"), and can't be empty, otherwise cannot be saved.
  • Page 30 Pre-zero: 4 choices: 2015/01/01, 2015/_1/_1, 2015/1_/1_, 2015/1/1.Click the button to switch circularly.  【Advance】: Zero Setting: Enable the Zero Setting, Input the time (hour: 0-23; minute: 0-59) Day Time Saving: User can select from OFF, Europe or America mode. 【Font】【Layout】【Others】【Paragraph】【Name】settings are same as text object. 4) Shift object ...
  • Page 31 【Start Time】: Time of first shift. For example, set the interval to 4H, the starting time is set to 8:00, then the first shift A start time is 8:00, shift B start time is 12:00, shift C start time is 16:00, and so on.

  • Page 32: Edit Message

    3.2.3.2 Object List  Same as standard mode.  User can’t add source at simple mode, so it have no 【switch】function. 3.2.4 Edit Message  Same as standard mode. 3.2.5 Copy/Paste Message  Same as standard mode. 3.2.6 Delete Message ...

  • Page 33: Initial Setting

    the point when printing starts. User can adjust the value to alter the print position on printing object. Default delay is 25mm. Value within 0-1000mm, down to the first decimal point. Click save the setting and go back to previous menu, or click to quit without saving.

  • Page 34: Re-Print

     Monitor information has a real time updating.  The print monitor list display is determined by the print cache. For example, if print cache is set to 10, the list of monitor shows 10 records. 3.3.5 Re-print Tips: Reprint is invalid if the message without dynamic source (counter, scan, shift, date time, device info).

  • Page 35: Offset Adjustment

    3.3.6 Offset Adjustment Click 【Offset】，popup offset setting interface. Click 【Test】and sense photocell can test location information. According to this, user can adjust X, Y axis to combine the two heads for best effect. Then click “√”to save setting information. Note: Only at combine mode, offset can be set. 3.4 Print Parameter 3.4.1 Print Setting Print head: Max number of print head is 2.User can select single P1, single P2, combined...

  • Page 36: Printhead Setting

    3.4.2 Printhead Setting Nozzle switch: Two lines of nozzles of each printhead (left, right); user can select to use left/right/double nozzle(s). (Note: use single channel will save half ink drops, so the darkness will be lighter). Pre-purge: User can choose double nozzles, working nozzle. When Pre-purge function is ON, printer will spray a little ink at optioned level during idle period in printing process to keep nozzle plate warm and moist so as to eliminate dried ink phenomenon.

  • Page 37: Line Setting

    3.4.4 Line setting DPI: Printing resolution, range from 50-600. Line Speed：Line running speed.Input the range of line speed according to f∗25.4∗60 DPI .V= (Fmax=12Khz,fmin=15hz) 3.4.5 Special Printing Print mode ： Continuous printing, Reverse printing. Switch the mode, below corresponding setting will change to continuous/reverse printing setting. Continuous printing: Continuous printing numbers, range from 0-9999, 0 means OFF, 9999 means unlimited;...

  • Page 38: Signal Management

    2. According to the actual days for each month, the maximum value of “Day” will change according to the actual days for each month. Unit: 【mm or inch】click the icon to select unit. Language: 【English and others】. Click the icon to select language. ...
  • Page 39 【System】>【User management】  Default status is closed, click the icon and it will jump out a page to input the password. The default password is 888888.Click “√”to open and click “×”to close. Create new user  After opening user management feature, click to create new user.
  • Page 40 Create new user Rights  Click to get into new user rights setting page.  It has 6 rights for new users. Items Features available Start/stop printing, Printing delay, Initial, Printing Monitor, Reprint and Print offset Print setting, Photocell setting, Direction, Mirror, Nozzle, DPI, Output, Parameter Pre-purge, Counter reset, Cache, Special print, Print record, Line speed, Object width, Pre-print and Clean buff...

  • Page 41: System Reset

    click and do the edit and save. Change user password Open user management, select the user info user want to edit and click to change password. Tip: After logging user management, it can only change current user password. Delete user info Open the user management, select user info and click to delete user info.

  • Page 42: About

    Items can be reset: Module Items Parameters Message Message list Clear Image Image list Clear Print setting Single nozzle P1 Printing direction R To L Photocell setting Mirror None Nozzle switch Left nozzle Line speed Production counter Spit function Closed Printing Counter reset Closed...

  • Page 43: Tools

    3.6 Tools 3.6.1 How to manage local images Preview image Select images and it will show images for preview. Import images  Insert USB with images, click to import images.  If pixels are more than 300*10000, it will import failure. ...
  • Page 44  First copy the installation package to the U disk path【Inkjet/Upgrade/Application/ 】.  Insert the U disk into USB port of device, when the USB icon display green in the status bar, dedicates that U disk has been identified by the device. ...

  • Page 45: Backup And Recovery

     Click 【Upgrade】to select font from USB to upgrade and after upgrade, the printer will restart.  Can upgrade 3 fonts, click【Delete】to delete font Upgrade Keyboard  Insert USB with font file (File stores in USB under: Inkjet\Upgrade\Keyboard\)  Click 【Input】...

  • Page 46: Permission

     Select required recovery backup file from drop down list.  Check recovery method, you can only choose one corresponding method, If you don’t choose, it won’t recover corresponding type. Clear Replace Addition Message Clear all original If restored data is with If restored data is with the same data, only keep the same file name as...

  • Page 47: Plugin Management

    registration again. Select All  Click 【Select All】, all features in the list are checked, can be deleted. Delete registration  Click to delete registration. 3.6.5 Plugin Management  Insert USB with plug-in file, click 【Add】to select file to add plugin, after add plugin successfully, shows in the list.

  • Page 48: System Status

    Cartridge icon color Green: Normal Orange: Ink ran up to 95%--warning Red: Empty cartridge or error cartridge Green P1 is normal Single printhead P1 Orange P1 is warning P1 is warning Green P2 is normal Single printhead P2 Orange P2 is warning P2 is warning Green P1、P2 are all normal...

  • Page 49: Encoder Information

    Single printhead P1 Display P1 info Single printhead P2 Display P2 info Combined Display P1, P2 info printhead/Separated printhead System status color Green: Normal Red: System time reset, FPGA error, etc. Display system info System status, MSG name, Direction, Print nozzle switch, DPI, Output, Pre-purge, Print cache, Times ( Interval, Print record, Line Continuous printing/Reverse printing...

  • Page 50: Photocell Information

    Display grey: no encoder. Encoder test Displays encoder connection status, when encoder is connected, click icon, encoder signal test interface appears. 3.7.4 Photocell information Photocell Icon Display green: The printer has connected with external photocell. Display grey: no external photocell. Photocell test Displays photocell connection status, when photocell is connected, click icon, encoder...

  • Page 51: Usb Status

    3.7.5 USB Status USB Icon After USB inserted, click to display USB status. USB info: USB volume, USB space occupied, USB space remained. 3.7.6 Log out Open user management, click , it will jump out a page. Input the correct user name and password to log in.

  • Page 52: Input Method Introduction

    3.8 Input Method Introduction On the keyboard, user can input capital letter, lowercase letter, numbers, common symbols, Chinese, Spanish. Lowercase letter: default keyboard is lowercase letters, displayed as below: Capital letter: shift by Numbers: shift by Symbols: click to shift to symbols; click shift to Chinese symbols.
  • Page 53 Chinese: Click to shift from Chinese and English; Chinese typing only workable while system language is Chinese. Spanish: Change the system language to Spanish, long-press a,e, i, o, u, n, system will pop-up the corresponding symbols. 【Cancel】close keyboard, quit without save 【Enter】close keyboard and save...
  • Page 54 【Delete】delete the type, long-press will delete all the content in the input box. 【Newline】input in next line.

  • Page 55: Maintenance

    4 Maintenance Inkjet printer is a kind of precision machine, if the daily maintenance is not timely and in place, it easily cause different kinds of faults and bring a lot of inconvenience! In order to prolong the service life and improve the utilization rate, it is necessary to arrange special personnel for the management and maintenance.
  • Page 56 If ink in cartridge is not used out at a time after open, remove the cartridge from printer and lock the print head with customized cap and store in proper environment. Note: Do not use adhesive tape to seal the printhead, and do not store cartridge in soft plastic bag. Nozzle plate is delicate.

  • Page 57: Appendix 1: Terms And Definition

    5 Appendix 1: Terms and Definition Term Description Remark Print delay To adjust the distance from the time when If set delay distance as 30mm, then it photocell detected the object till printing. will start to print after 30mm later when photocell detect the object Initial value Initial value from printing...

  • Page 58: Appendix 2: Common Troubles And Solutions

    6 Appendix 2: Common Troubles and Solutions Note 1: The table below listing the most commonly seen problems and the solutions, if there’s any other problems, contact your local dealer or our after-sale service for assistance. Note 2: The table below is for reference only because each problem may differ depending on individual situation such as installation environment and operation.

  • Page 59: Troubleshooting And Solutions For Printer

    6.2 Troubleshooting and Solutions for Printer Problems Analysis Solutions Comment A. Make sure AC power input on adapter is correct, DC output on adapter is well connected 1.No power input; with printer. B. Check if power adapter light is normal. Replace a Printer new adapter if light is cannot be...

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