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- Page 2 This manual serves as the reference tool which guides their customers how to use or operate the Metro (Kyocera Head) machine without anyone else assistance. The information provided in this document ensures its uniqueness and language quality.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Setting Belt Speed ........................... 27 Setting Washing Unit ..........................27 Controlling Dryers Settings ........................28 READY TO PRINT Option ......................... 28 ONLINE Mode............................29 7. Getting Familiar with Printer Manager Interface ................... 30 Setting Menu ............................31 Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 2 of 62... - Page 4 Belt Maintenance ............................ 54 Centering of Belt ..........................54 Belt Shifting Control ..........................55 Glue Coating Layer ..........................55 Environmental Maintenance ........................55 Daily Maintenance ..........................55 Weekly Maintenance ..........................56 Monthly Maintenance ..........................57 Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 3 of 62...
- Page 5 Printer Manager Not Showing “Ready” ....................59 Print Stops in Between Printing ......................59 Print is Shifting wrt Fabric/ Junk Printing ....................59 Print is Blur .............................. 59 Lines in Prints ............................60 Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 4 of 62...
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Page 6: About Document
Infrared Heaters Operating Interface Touch screen Printing Interface USB 3.1 RIP Software Supported ErgoSoft / NeoStampa (Colorjet Editions) File Format JPEG, TIFF, BMP/PDF (RGB, CMYK) Power Supply 220 V, 80 A Single/Three phase load distribution, 50Hz, Operating Conditions Temperature 18 to 28 C, Humidity: 35-80% RH ( Non-... -
Page 7: Machine Overview
5. Touch Screen 6. Emergency Button 7. Power Button 8. HMI 9. Washing System 10. Conveyor Motor 11. Wheels 12. Levelers 13. Negative Pressure Control System 14. Conveyor Belt 15. Emergency Button 16. Carriage Origin Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 6 of 62... -
Page 8: Back View
Table 2: Different Part of the Printer 1. Emergency Button 2. Ink Tanks 3. Ink Inlet 4. Pressure Roller 5. Jetting Pump 6. Ink Inlet 7. Water Tank 8. Ink Tanks 9. Emergency Button Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 7 of 62... -
Page 9: Front And Back Views Of Feeder
Fig 3: Displaying the Front View of the Feeder Table 3: Different Part of the Printer 1. Fabric Spreading Roller 2. Supply Air Shaft 3. Dancing Bar 4. Supply Motor 5. Power Control Unit Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 8 of 62... - Page 10 Fig 4: Displaying the Back View of the Feeder Table 4: Different Part of the Printer 1. Fabric Spreading Roller 2. Power Control Unit 3. Supply Motor 4. Leveler 5. Wheel 6. Dancing Bar 7. Supply Air Shaft Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 9 of 62...
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Page 11: Front And Back Views Of Dryer
3. Exhaust Fuel 4. IR Heater 5. Emergency Button 6. PID Controller 7. PID Controller 8. Heater Switch 9. Panel Switch 10. Takeup Motor 11. Takeup Air Shaft 12. Dancing Bar 13. Emergency Button Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 10 of 62... - Page 12 Fig 6: Displaying the Back View of the Dryer Table 6: Different Part of the Printer 1. Exhaust Fuel 2. IR Heater 3. Guiding Bar 4. MCB Heater 1 5. MCB Heater 2 Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 11 of 62...
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Page 13: Getting Ready For Printing
Step 14: Check Print Head Nozzles status by issuing the Nozzle Test command. If nozzle test result is not OK or nozzles are blocked, clean the Print Head by performing the steps given in the Head Cleaning section. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 12 of 62... -
Page 14: Signal Lamp Description
Need to Restart Orange Printer is Working Printer in working mode Green Printer is ON Blue Printer is ON The Signal Lamp is shown in the image below: Fig 8: Displaying the Signal Lamp Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 13 of 62... -
Page 15: Loading The Fabric
Step 4: Insert the shaft into the fabric roll. Step 5: After inserting the fabric roll, fill air into the shaft to fix the roll with shaft, as shown below: Air Filling Fig 10: Filling Air Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 14 of 62... - Page 16 Step 6: Load the media as per the path given below: Fig 11: Displaying the Fabric Path Now, the fabric gets loaded. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 15 of 62...
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Page 17: Filling Ink
Ink in the Main tanks is pumped to the Sub Ink Tanks located at the Carriage Assembly. The Ink Sub Tank is shown in the image below: Fig 13: Displaying the Ink Sub Tank Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 16 of 62... -
Page 18: Glue Coating
Approximate consumption of chemicals for a year: • Prima: Approx. 2 Ltrs • Therma: Approx. 2 Ltrs • Perma: Approx. 5 Ltrs • Cleantek: Approx. 4 Ltrs • Solvtek : Approx. 10 Ltrs Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 17 of 62... - Page 19 Cyclohexane • Ketone • Acetone • Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) • Chlorinated hydrocarbon • Methyl chloride • (Mono) chlorbenzene • Chloroform • Trichloroethane • Trichloroethylene • Ether • Ethyl ether • Tetrahydrofurane (THF) Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 18 of 62...
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Page 20: Glue Process Preparation
Fig 14: Running the Wash Cycle Step 4: Put masking PVC tape on both edges of the Conveyor Belt, by simultaneously moving the belt through HMI in slow speed. Fig 15: Using Masking Tape Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 19 of 62... -
Page 21: Glue Coating Procedure
Step 3: Go to the back of the machine. Pour the 70% glue equally throughout the belt, near the Press Roller, leaving the 10cm from both the edges. Step 4: Let the two persons hold the Press Roller firmly, so that it doesn’t move. Fig 17: Closing the Press Roller Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 20 of 62... - Page 22 Lift the Press Roller from the both sides at a time and stop the glue cycle immediately. Step 10: Remove the excess deactivated glue and throw in the waste bin. Wipe up only the area where liquid is present, touching dry belt will damage the coating. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 21 of 62...
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Page 23: Glue Removing Preparation
Step 1: Prepare cleaner which is dedicated to using glue. Step 2: Wipe cloth or paper towel with purified water. Place wipe clothes on belt to cover belt. Fig 20: Wiping the Belt Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 22 of 62... - Page 24 Fig 22: Wiping the Glue Step 7: Spray or pour purified water onto the belt. Step 8: Wipe out cleaner on the belt by paper towel. Fig 23: Wiping Out Cleaner from the Belt Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 23 of 62...
- Page 25 Step 9: After clean up the part, turn belt and repeat cleaning until clean up over all. Remove cover sheet which covers washing unit. Step 10: Finally, remove remained cover sheets, and keep the belt dry. Fig 24: Removing the Cover Sheet Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 24 of 62...
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Page 26: Control Panel Operations (Hmi)
Purging of each color is performed by touching the INK PURGING button on the MAIN MENU (Refer to Fig 25). The INK PURGING screen is shown in the image below: Fig 26: Displaying the INK PURGING Screen Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 25 of 62... -
Page 27: Enabling Or Disabling Services
• AUTO FWD: Auto move the belt in the forward direction. • MANUAL REV: Manually move the belt in the reverse direction. • MANUAL FWD: Manually move the belt in the forward direction. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 26 of 62... -
Page 28: Setting Belt Speed
• TAB DOWN: Move the washing tub in upward direction. • JETTING PUMP: Switch ON or OFF the jetting pump of the machine. • PRINT DRYER: Switch ON or OFF the print dryer. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 27 of 62... -
Page 29: Controlling Dryers Settings
ON or OFF Brushing, Jetting, and Washing, take up, print dryer, and belt dryer. The READY TO PRINT screen appears when you select the READY TO PRINT option from the MAIN MENU screen, as shown below: Fig 32: Displaying the READY TO PRINT Screen Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 28 of 62... -
Page 30: Online Mode
On touching the ONLINE icon, the following screen appears: Fig 33: Displaying the ONLINE Mode Screen To go directly to the READY TO PRINT screen, touch on the Ready To Print icon. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 29 of 62... -
Page 31: Getting Familiar With Printer Manager Interface
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. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 30 of 62... -
Page 32: Setting Menu
Setting Menu The Setting window with the Printer tab is shown in the below image: Fig 35: Displaying the Setting Window Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 31 of 62... - Page 33 Fig 36: Displaying the Move Tab The Preference Tab is shown in the image below: Fig 37: Displaying the Preference Tab Note: Unit value can be changed using the Unit drop down list. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 32 of 62...
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Page 34: Feeding Password
Password. Let’s learn to feed password in the machine. Follow these steps to change the passwords of the printer: Step 1: Click on the Main MenuToolsPassword path, as shown below: Fig 39: Selecting the Password Option Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 33 of 62... - Page 35 Note: When “First Warning” appears, kindly contact Head Office with the following screen: • Password Screen (Refer to Fig 40) • About Us Screen Fig 41: Displaying the First Warning Screen for Password Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 34 of 62...
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Page 36: Printer Software Operations
Fig 44: Displaying the Origin Value Now, the printing origin gets set. Additionally, you can also enter the print origin value manually in the Origin X field under the Print Parameter section. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 35 of 62... -
Page 37: 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 45: Selecting the Calibration Wizard Option This should bring up the calibration wizard which is shown below: Fig 46: Displaying the Calibration Wizard Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 36 of 62... -
Page 38: Horizontal Calibration
Right to Left test print at“0” position. In case of error in the Bi-Direction offset, the Left to Right and Right to Left print would align at some other point on the scale. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 37 of 62... - Page 39 “0” position, but at some other point on the calibration scale. The position at which the test head aligns perfectly with the reference head, indicates the error in position. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 38 of 62...
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Page 40: Step Calibration
Step calibration should be used to fine adjust the step size and has to be done for each desired pass. The Step Calibration result image is shown as below: Fig 50: Displaying the Output of the Step Calibration Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 39 of 62... -
Page 41: Setting Print Parameters
• Speed: Choose the printing speed like High Speed, Medium, and Low. • Medium Speed: Set the Y printing speed viz. Standard Speed and Low. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 40 of 62... -
Page 42: Adding Jobs
Step 2: Navigate to the location where the image file with extension “.prt” and “.prn” is stored (Refer to Fig 54). Step 3: Click on the Open button to add the file into the Job List area, as shown below: Fig 54: Adding the Job Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 41 of 62... - Page 43 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. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 42 of 62...
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Page 44: Editing Job
In our case, we have selected the Clip checkbox. Step 5: After making the desired changes, click on the OK button to apply the settings, as shown below: Fig 58: Displaying the Edit Job Form Window Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 43 of 62... -
Page 45: Ripping And Printing
• Printing command can be given directly from Rip software, if the Rip software supports printer driver to simultaneously rip and print. ‘Use file setting’ has be enabled from the Printer Manager software. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 44 of 62... -
Page 46: Dpi And Mode
Fig 62: 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. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 45 of 62... -
Page 47: Head Cleaning
Head blotting refers to the process in which the head surface area is cleaned for better printing result and quality. In Metro, auto wiping option is available to clean the head surface area. The Auto Wiping option is shown in the image below:... -
Page 48: Setting Wiping And Capping Height
In the printer, head purging buttons for each color are available on the carriage. Note: Please note that purging button should be pressed only for a second (until few drops of ink come out). Fig 66: Displaying the Purging Buttons Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 47 of 62... -
Page 49: Head Spraying
To perform head spraying, click on the Spray button available under the Quick Access Toolbar, as shown below: Fig 67: Displaying the Spray Button Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 48 of 62... -
Page 50: Cleaning Tub Unit
Main Menu Ready To PrintWashing System Tub Out, as shown below: Fig 68: Issuing the Tub Out Command Step 2: Loose Allen screws from both sides to remove the tub, as shown below: Fig 69: Loosing Allen Screws Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 49 of 62... - Page 51 Now, the tub comes out and user can start the maintenance work, as shown below: Brush Sponge Roller Fig 70: Cleaning Tub After completing the cleaning, reversely follow the above given steps to fix the tub. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 50 of 62...
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Page 52: Cleaning Jetting Nozzle
Cleaning Jetting Nozzle Jetting Nozzles are shown as below: Jetting Nozzles Fig 71: Displaying the Jetting Nozzles To clean jetting nozzles, remove them using the 10mm spanner and clean it to remove any block. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 51 of 62... -
Page 53: Switch Off Procedure
Note: Never move the carriage manually over elevated capping station. Step 6: Close the Printer Manager software. Step 7: Turn OFF the printer using the Power or Emergency button. Step 9: Cover all the printer. Now, the printer is switch off. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 52 of 62... -
Page 54: Do's And Don't
7. Don’t leave the Print Heads without capped 8. Don’t move the carriage over the Capping Station when printer is OFF and capping is in UP position 9. Don’t print when glue layer is not smooth/peeled OFF Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 53 of 62... -
Page 55: Maintenance
This section explains how to control the movement of the Conveyor Belt as it must run in the center. If the belt is shifting more than 5mm in 1 hour toward a side, then one should follow the below given instructions: Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 54 of 62... -
Page 56: Belt Shifting Control
Clean the purging tray daily. • Check ink level in Main ink tank and refill it, if empty. • Maintain the recommended air pressure. • Belt shifting should be regularly monitored and adjusted, if required. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 55 of 62... -
Page 57: Weekly Maintenance
Check the Jetting Pump for any choked pieces in its inlet. • Clean the Jetting Pipe nozzles thoroughly to get rid from fabric threads. • Clean the Water Tank filter plates with the hard brush to remove stuck threads. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 56 of 62... -
Page 58: Monthly Maintenance
LM guide should be wiped monthly. • Cleaning the floor particularly the area near the water tank and washing tub. • Encoder strip should be cleaned gently with wet tissue paper, on weekly basis. Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 57 of 62... - Page 59 Belt layer is full of dust/threads need manual cleaning/wiping Print Not Drying/Ink Marks on Back of the Fabric • Print dryer is not ON or not working • Dryer temperature is not sufficient Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 58 of 62...
- Page 60 No proper calibration viz. bi-direction and step • Head height is disturbed and not calibrated for above • Incorrect resolution is selected • X div is selected "High Speed" instead of "High Precision" Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 59 of 62...
- Page 61 Lines in Prints • Nozzle blocked in heads (check nozzle test) • Incorrect feed step (calibration required) • Belt motor coupling loose Metro (Kyocera Head) Page 60 of 62...
- Page 63 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...
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