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HIX PREMIER PRINTERS

CONVERTIBLE/RALLY/CRUISE/GT SERIES

OWNER'S MANUAL

For Customer Service, Call 1-800-835-0606

CONTENTS

Printer/ Assembly

Set Printhead

Screen Installation & Adjustment

PrePress and Registering

Gas Spring Replacement

HIX Manual Printers

Warranty

BEFORE warranty repair you MUST get Prior Authorization:

Manual Screen Printer

or Visit www.hixcorp.com

6 Color / 4 Station

CRUISE model shown

12-13

14-15

70663 RV D_120820

2-4

7-11

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Page 1 HIX PREMIER PRINTERS Manual Screen Printer CONVERTIBLE/RALLY/CRUISE/GT SERIES OWNER’S MANUAL 6 Color / 4 Station CRUISE model shown For Customer Service, Call 1-800-835-0606 or Visit www.hixcorp.com CONTENTS Printer/ Assembly Set Printhead Screen Installation & Adjustment PrePress and Registering 7-11 Gas Spring Replacement...
Page 2 PRINTER ASSEMBLY TOOLS REQUIRED: (2) 9/16” Wrench (2) 1/2” Wrench (1) 7/8“ Socket and Ratchet (1) Phillips Screwdriver Assembly (if press is assembled/ partially assembled go to next step) ARM ASSEMBLY 1. Slide each arm under the flange nut on lower print wheel, and then tighten from the bottom.
Page 3 PRINTER ASSEMBLY NOTE: Make sure the bearing is seated evenly in the bearing race on the bottom of the printwheel assembly such that wheel assembly turns freely. 2 people required (Fig 3). Fig 3 4. Place the tapered end of the bearing into the top race of the printwheel assembly and hand tighten the cap on screw until snug.
Page 4 PRINTER ASSEMBLY REGISTRATION GUIDE ALIGNMENT 1. Lower all print heads (Fig. 7). Tighten the (2) bolts (Fig. 8) that secure the registration guide bracket to the arm. Print Heads Down Two Bolts Fig. 8 Fig. 7 NOTE: This procedure must be done to ensure all print heads will register for printing.
Page 5 NOTICE: Failing to properly set up printhead level will not allow print to be registered. YOUR HIX PRESS MUST BE REGISTERED ON CONTACT! (Meaning the exposed screen is touching the shirtboard. ) 1. Front to rear adjustment. Insert Screen into screen clamp (see page 6) and adjust the screen tilt adjustment (see page 9).
Page 6 SCREEN INSTALL. & ADJUST. FOR BACK CLAMPS: (FIG. 10) 1. 1. Loosen both black knobs on the back clamp and center the screen in the clamp making sure the screen is all the way inside the clamp. 2. 2. Tighten the black knobs so that they securely grip the screen. FOR SIDE CLAMPS: (FIG.
Page 7 PREPRESS & REGISTRATION NOTICE: Before printing follow these steps below. ratchet handles 1. The first step involves setting all micro register heads to a neutral position. This can be done by loosening the ratchet handles ap- proximately a 1/4 turn (Fig. 13) and then turning the three registration knobs (Fig.
Page 8 PREPRESS & REGISTRATION 2. Center, level, and tape your art/ film positive (normally the black or trap) on one shirt board using a T-Square and a ruler. Roughly center or position to desired lo- cation. Make sure all printable images lie within the bound- ary of the shirtboard.
Page 9 PREPRESS & REGISTRATION 7. Lower your screen all the way down to the shirt board. You may have to use the off contact adjustor (Fig. 19) and your screen leveler (Fig. 20) to achieve front to rear “contact” with the shirt board. Now slightly loosen the ratchet handles.
Page 10 PREPRESS & REGISTRATION If your clamps are too loose when you begin the adjustments (Fig. 23) your screen may jump out of registration during final clamping. (See page 5) ratchet handles registration knobs Fig. 23 9. Before proceeding to the next print head alignment, measure the dis- tance between the end of the shirt board clamp and the registration guide on the print arm.
Page 11 PREPRESS & REGISTRATION H-Arm bolt Allen screws registration take-up nut 1. Loosen the two Allen screws on the registration take-up nut. 2. Loosen the 1/4-20x0.750 bolt on the opposite side of main pivot pin as the registration take-up nut. 3. Turn the registration take-up nut clockwise to tighten the space and remove any play.
Page 12 GAS SPRING REPLACEMENT 1. Remove shirtboard and install the jacket hold down board onto the arm. Place the off-contact compensation cap over bolt head (Fig. 33). NOTE: This cap compensates for the height increase of the jacket board over a standard board. 2.
Page 13 GAS SPRING REPLACEMENT will not tend to creep up (Fig. 37). (2) Bushings to NOTE: It is wise to “pre-flash” each be retained for jacket before the first print is use with new made to prevent shrinking of gas spring the jacket, which can cause registration problems when doing multi-color prints.
Page 14 HIX MANUAL SCREEN PRINTERS CONVERTIBLE SERIES 4 color / 2 station 4 color / 4 station Bench Printer Bench Printer • Back clamps • Micro adjustment • 15x15 wooden shirt platen • Dual machined rotary print wheel • Cast and machined head assemble...
Page 15 HIX MANUAL SCREEN PRINTERS CRUISE SERIES 6 color / 4 station 6 color / 6 station Premier Rotary Printer Premier Rotary Printer • Side clamps • Aluminum shirt platen • Micro adjustment • Dual machined rotary print wheel • Cast and machined head assemble with full parallel off-contact adjustment Air Assist kit can be added to upgrade to GT Series Premier Printer.
Page 16 In the event of a defect, HIX, at its option, will repair, replace or substitute the defective item at no cost during this warranty period subject to the limitations of insurance and shipping costs stated below (excludes labor).

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