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- Page 2 Foreword This user manual is briefly describing the operational aspects of the VULCAN machine. In this document, the step-wise instructions for handling various aspects of the machine with visual screens are provided for easy and better understanding. It also describes the error messages encountered while working with the machine with appropriate remedial actions required to be taken by the user.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Ripping and Printing ........................30 Pausing and Cancelling Printing ...................... 30 UV Setting ............................31 Feeding Time and Language Passwords ..................31 8. Switch OFF Procedure ........................33 9. Head Cleaning ..........................34 Head Wiping ........................... 34 VULCAN Page 2 of 41... - Page 4 Print Not Dryer ..........................38 Heaters Not Working ........................38 Head Not Firing ..........................39 A Color Ink Not Supply ........................39 UV Lamp Not Working ........................39 UV Ink is not Fully Cured ......................... 39 VULCAN Page 3 of 41...
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Page 5: About Document
Sometimes, the targeted audience has little knowledge about the printer but in most of the cases, targeted audience is much familiar with the terminologies of printer and printing business. Thus, this document is designed to facilitate both types of users. VULCAN Page 4 of 41... -
Page 6: Printer Specifications
2. Printer Specifications Table 1: The System Specifications of the VULCAN VULCAN Printing Technology Drop-on-demand, Piezo Electric Inkjet Print Heads Industrial Grade Jetting Assemblies No of Print Heads 4 and 7 Width 3300 mm Thickness Maximum 10 mm with Liner... -
Page 7: Machine Overview
1. Carriage 2. Front Glass Door 3. Control Panel 4. Vacuum Pump Regulator 5. Take Up Regulator 6. Levelers 7. Chiller Unit 8. Take Up 9. Main Tank Ink Controller 10. Wheelers 11. Emergency Button VULCAN Page 6 of 41... - Page 8 Front Roll Enable/Disable the second roller Pump Switch ON/OFF the vacuum pump to control print bed vacuum. Led Lighting Box Enable/Disable the backlit effect Potentiometer Control the torque value so that media doesn’t slipped during printing VULCAN Page 7 of 41...
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Page 9: Back View
The Back View of the machine is shown in the image below: Fig 3: Displaying the Back View of the Machine Different Parts of the Machine 1. Emergency Button 2. Supply Roller 3. Wheel 4. Leveler VULCAN Page 8 of 41... -
Page 10: Getting Familiar With Printer Manager Interface
Print Size, Print Area, DPI, Pass, and more. • Job Preview: Show the job preview as well as print progress in this area. • Job List: Displays the thumbnail preview of added jobs. • Error message: Displays the system generated error messages. VULCAN Page 9 of 41... -
Page 11: Main Menu Options
Main Board to Printer Manager software. • Edit: Using this option, you can edit the previously made settings of Printer. On clicking the Edit option, the Setting window with Printer, Move, Preference, and Calibration tabs appears on the screen. VULCAN Page 10 of 41... - Page 12 Fig 7: Displaying the Setting Window The Move tab is shown in the image below: Fig 8: Displaying the Move Tab The Preference Tab is shown in the image below: Fig 9: Displaying the Preference Tab VULCAN Page 11 of 41...
- Page 13 The Calibration tab is shown in the image below: Fig 10: Displaying the Calibration Wizard The Multilayer print tab is shown in the image below: Fig 11: Displaying the Multilayer print VULCAN Page 12 of 41...
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Page 14: Tools Menu
HW Setting: This option enables to select the encoder type of the printer as per the compatibility either linear or servo. • Real Setting: This option enables to check and reset the temperature as well as voltage of each Print Head. VULCAN Page 13 of 41... -
Page 15: Help Menu
Auto stop pump ink when time out: Enable or disable the pump automatically when time out occurs. Help Menu The Help Menu is shown in the image below: Fig 14: The Help Menu Option • About: Enable to view the details about Printer Manager software viz. software version and copyrights. VULCAN Page 14 of 41... -
Page 16: Getting Ready For Printing
6. Getting Ready for Printing Switch ON Procedure VULCAN machine must be ON. In any emergency situation, machine needs to shut down, then operator has to follow the below mentioned steps to switch ON it: Step 1: Maintain the room temperature. -
Page 17: Loading Media
Step 2: If media tensioning is not correct, then tight the tensioner skew, as shown below: Fig 19: Adjusting the Tensioning In case, operator needs to adjust the position of front or back roller, then press the Front Pressure Roller or Back Pressure Roller button accordingly. VULCAN Page 16 of 41... - Page 18 Step 3: Unwind the media roll and insert the media between the platform (rollers), as shown in the image below: Fig 22: Showing the Media Path Step 4: Pull the enough media so that it reaches to the Take Up Roller. VULCAN Page 17 of 41...
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Page 19: Ink Supply System
Float sensors are equipped in sub ink tanks to control the supply of inks in tanks. • Overflow in sub ink tanks will pause the supply of inks and also software alerts the same. The VULCAN Ink Supply System is explained through the below image: Main Board Carriage Board... -
Page 20: Ink Filling
Now, pumps start working and ink start moving in the ink pipes. The ink sub tanks are shown in the below image: Fig 25: The Sub Ink Tanks with Heaters The sub ink tanks are equipped with Heaters and float sensors to maintain the temperature of inks and indicate if ink level goes down. VULCAN Page 19 of 41... -
Page 21: Printing
To check the nozzle, click on the Check Nozzle icon available on the Quick Access Toolbar, as shown below: Fig 27: Selecting the Check Nozzle Button In case of blockages, refer to the Head Cleaning section to perform head cleaning before proceeding to other calibration steps. VULCAN Page 20 of 41... -
Page 22: Print Head Calibration
Print Heads should be calibrated to ensure good printing quality. To open the Calibration Wizard, click on the Main MenuToolsCalibration Wizard path, as shown below: Fig 28: Selecting the Calibration Wizard Option This should bring up the Calibration Wizard which is shown below: Fig 29: Displaying the Calibration Wizard VULCAN Page 21 of 41... - Page 23 Fig 30: Displaying the Bidirectional Check in Calibration Wizard Let’s discuss each test and their result one by one in upcoming section. Mechanical checks are performed by Service Engineer, thus these checks are not discussed in the user manual. VULCAN Page 22 of 41...
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Page 24: Horizontal Calibration
“0” which means you need not to correct the bi-direction value. Sometimes, the correction value can either positive or negative. If the correction value is positive, then you need to add it in the current bi-direction adjust value or subtract the same, if negative. VULCAN Page 23 of 41... - Page 25 The position at which the test head aligns perfectly with the reference head, indicates the error in position. The Left Calibration Result is shown in the image below: Fig 32: The Horizontal Left Check The Right Calibration Result is shown in the image below: Fig 33: The Horizontal Right Check VULCAN Page 24 of 41...
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Page 26: Step Calibration
Step 3: Click on the => icon (Refer to Fig 35) on the Step Calibration window. The correction value result will be reflected in the Step field (Refer to Fig 35). The same step value will also be displayed in the Steps field on the Quick Access Toolbar. VULCAN Page 25 of 41... -
Page 27: Setting Print Origin
• Speed: Choose the printing speed like High Speed, Medium, and Low. • Medium Speed: Set the Y printing speed viz. Standard Speed and Low. VULCAN Page 26 of 41... -
Page 28: Adding Jobs
Step 2: Navigate to the location where the image file with extension “.prt” and “.prn” is stored (Refer to Fig 41). Step 3: Click on the Open button to add the file into the Job List area, as shown below: Fig 41: Adding the Job VULCAN Page 27 of 41... - Page 29 On selecting the Add Job option, the Open window appears and follow the above-mentioned steps to add more jobs. Note: To delete the selected job, click on the Delete job icon on the Quick Access Toolbar. VULCAN Page 28 of 41...
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Page 30: Editing Job
Step 5: After making the desired changes, click on the OK button to apply the settings, as shown below: Fig 45: Displaying the Edit Job Form Window Similarly, you can click on any other option and its related options get enabled in the right pane of the Edit Job form. VULCAN Page 29 of 41... -
Page 31: Ripping And Printing
Fig 48: Issuing the Pause or resume Command Similarly, you can abort the process by right clicking on the selected Job in the Job List area and select the Abort Job option from the context menu. VULCAN Page 30 of 41... -
Page 32: Uv Setting
On the other hand, the Language Password helps in changing the operational language of the printer. Follow these steps to change the time and language password of the printer: Step 1: Click on the Main MenuToolsPassword path, as shown below: Fig 50: Selecting the Password Option VULCAN Page 31 of 41... - Page 33 Step 3: After feeding the passwords, click on the Set button in front of both the options (Refer to Fig 51). Step 4: Click on the Exit button to close the Password window (Refer to Fig 51). Note: The length of the password field must be of 16 digits. VULCAN Page 32 of 41...
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Page 34: Switch Off Procedure
8. Switch OFF Procedure VULCAN machine must be ON. In any emergency situation, machine needs to shut down, then operator has to follow the below mentioned steps: Step 1: Perform the Nozzle Test to check Print Head nozzles status. Step 2: Clean the Print Heads, if required. -
Page 35: Head Cleaning
• Do not apply force while absorbing residue inks with tissue paper after purging. • Leaving head plate uncapped while printer off, will block nozzles permanently due to ink solidification. VULCAN Page 34 of 41... -
Page 36: Head Purging
Head purging refers to the method in which heads are cleaned by forcing pressurized ink though the nozzles. Note: VULCAN must be ON always. Follow these steps to start the head purging process: Step 1: Turn ON the Negative Pressure knob of the color on which user wants to perform the purging,... -
Page 37: Maintenance
• Timely check and clean Air Filter for moisture Waste Bottle Maintenance • Check the Waste Bottle regularly and empty it, if full Print Bed Maintenance • Clean dust particles and ink stains, if any VULCAN Page 36 of 41... - Page 38 Rubber Roller Maintenance • Timely clean the Rubber Roller using the flashing liquid Ink Filter Maintenance • Replace the Ink Filter after six months VULCAN Page 37 of 41...
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Page 39: Troubleshooting Guide
Print Not Dryer • Check UV lamp settings • Check intensity of UV lamps Heaters Not Working • Check if inlet power cord and supply power are connected • Check the set temperature in the controller VULCAN Page 38 of 41... -
Page 40: Head Not Firing
UV Ink is not Fully Cured • Lamp power density is small • Photo initiator in UV ink is not enough • Curing time is short or environmental temperature is low • Distance between lamp and media is too far VULCAN Page 39 of 41... - Page 42 For Any Query Please Contact Us www.colorjetgroup.com Call us on +91-120-4548195 Email on info@colorjetgroup.com For Ink Enquiry:- sales@colorjetgroup.com For Support:- support@colorjetgroup.com...
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