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Digital Knight 26x32
AUTOMATIC Heat Press
Version 8-21
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  • Page 1 Digital Knight 26x32 AUTOMATIC Heat Press Version 8-21...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Introduction....................3 . Setup.&.Suggestions................4 Normal.Operation..................5 . Normal.Operating.Mode................. 5 . Setting.Temperature................5 . Setting.Time................... 6 . Pre-Press.Timer..................6 . Activating.the.Press................7 . Guidelines.&.Standard.Settings.............. 8 . ERR.Mode....................9 . Over-Temp.Alarm.................. 9 Programmable.Presets.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Air Operated Automatic DK32AP 26x32 heat press! This heat press machine has many exciting features, all of which are meant to help make your heat transfer pressing endeavors as successful and easy as possible. Please take the time now to thoroughly read through this manual to become acquainted with them.

  • Page 4: Setup.&.Suggestions

    Setup & Suggestions • Lock the stand casters by pressing down on the foot pedals once the machine is in the desired position. • The air attachment is a 1/4” or 3/8” female NPT pipe thread. A standard 1/4” or 3/8” threaded male NPT fitting can be used. 3/8” or 1/4” ID hose will provide enough air volume for this press.

  • Page 5: Normal.operation

    Normal Operation Normal Operating Mode The. normal. operating. mode. of. the. press. will. display. the. current. actual. Temperature. at. the. top. of. the. screen. and. the. time. setting. or. elapsed. time. below. the. temperature.. The. right. side. the. screen. will. indicate.

  • Page 6: Setting.time

    Setting Time From.the.normal.operating.mode,.simply. use. the. Arrow. Keys. ONLY. to. set. the. time..Do.not.touch.the.PRG.key. Hold.down.either.the.Up.or.Down.arrow. key.for.more.than.2.seconds.and.the.time. will.increase.rapidly. Press.BOTH.Arrow.Keys.and.the.time. will.reset.to.00.seconds. Pre-Press Timer There. is. a. second. timer. available. for. use,. called. the. “Pre-Press. Timer”.. This.feature.is.useful.if.a.multiple-step. process.is.performed.. For. example:. If. a. product. must. be. pre-pressed.

  • Page 7: Activating.the.press

    Activating the Press To actuate the machine, simply press both black buttons together. The digital timer will automati- cally begin cycling and the press will close. At the end of the timer cycle the press will automatically release and the timer will reset to the preset time.

  • Page 8: Guidelines.&.Standard.settings

    Guidelines & Standard Settings The following information covers some basic guidelines for press- ing, as well as some generic parameters for basic heat transfer applica- tions. • When pressing shirts, it is often recommended that the shirts be quickly pressed for 2 to 4 seconds before transferring to remove wrinkles and water content.

  • Page 9: Err.mode

    ERR Mode During. operation. of. the. press,. if. there. is.a.loss.of.signal.from.the.temperature. sensor. wire,. the. ERR. display. will. appear. This.is.a.safety.feature.that.will.shut.off. the.relay.so.the.press.will.not.overheat. aimlessly.without.a.temperature.signal. Once.the.temperature.signal.is.restored.(no.longer.broken,.or.plugged. back.into.the.control).the.press.will.resume.the.temperature.display,.and. start.heating.if.necessary..If.ERR.persists,.contact.support. Over-Temp Alarm If. the. press. heats. beyond. the. set. temperature. by. 40. degrees. or. greater,. the.OverTemp.alarm.will.sound. This. is. a. safety. feature. that. warns. the. operator.of.a.possible.thermal.run-away.

  • Page 10: Programmable.presets

    Programmable Presets How Presets Work There.are.70.programmable.presets.in.the.controller..The.operator.can. store.a.Temperature,.Time,.Prepress.Time,.and.Pressure.setting.in.each. preset. When.a.preset.program.is.loaded.by.the.operator,.the.Current.Temperature. Setting,.Time.and.Prepress.Settings.(if.there.is.a.Prepress.setting.in.that. preset).are.updated.in.the.normal.operating.mode.. The.pressure.is.NOT.set.for.the.operator.mechanically..A.brief.display. of.the.pressure.value.in.the.preset.is.shown.while.updating.the.current. settings..This.is.simply.a.reference..a.reminder.of.what.pressure.setting. the.operator.must.adjust.for.that.preset. There.are.2.main.functions.to.using.the.presets..LOADING.and.EDITING. the.preset..LOADING.a.preset.simply.means.selecting.a.desired.preset,. and.returning.to.the.normal.operating.mode.where.the.current.settings. are.changed..EDITING.a.preset.is.when.the.operator.actually.changes. the.preset’s.settings. Loading a Preset To. enter. the. presets,. press. the. PRG. key. SET.will.display.on.the.screen. Use. the. Arrow. Keys. to. select. a. preset. from.00.to.70.

  • Page 11: Editing/Programming.a.preset

    Use. the. Arrow. Keys. to. set. the. Prepress. time..Set.the.Prepress.time.to.00.if.only.one.timer. is.to.be.used.for.that.preset..Setting.Prepress.to. 00.will.disable.the.Prepress.feature. Press. the. TEMP. key.. The. Pressure. reference. value.will.flash..Since.the.Pressure.Barg.Graph. readout. is. not. used. on. the. DK32AP,. this. can. be.skipped,.or.use.the.number.as.a.reminder.to. reference.your.PSI.setting.(approximately). Press.the.TEMP.key..The.screen.returns.to.the. preset. #.. Press. PRG. to. return. to. the. normal. operating.mode,.or.use.the.Arrow.Keys.to.select.

  • Page 12: A.walkthrough.tutorial.for.using.presets

    A Walkthrough Tutorial for using Presets Here. is. a. tutorial. of. programming. 2. different. presets,. and. then. an. example.of.using.them.in.normal.daily.operations..Do.this.walkthrough. to.practice.using.presets. Part 1:.Programming.2.different.presets.. From.the.normal.operating.mode,.press.PRG..SET.appears. Use.the.arrow.keys.to.select.SET.01. Press.TEMP..Set.the.flashing.temperature.to.400.with.the.arrow.keys. Press.TEMP..Set.the.flashing.time.to.45.with.the.arrow.keys. Press.TEMP..Set.the.flashing.Prepress.time.to.00.with.the.arrow.keys. Press.TEMP..Set.the.flashing.Pressure.ref.to.8.with.the.arrow.keys. Press.TEMP..Use.the.arrow.keys.to.select.SET.02. Press.TEMP..Set.the.flashing.temperature.to.350.with.the.arrow.keys. Press.TEMP..Set.the.flashing.time.to.12.with.the.arrow.keys. Press.TEMP..Set.the.flashing.Prepress.time.to.3.with.the.arrow.keys. Press.TEMP..Set.the.flashing.Pressure.ref.to.9.with.the.arrow.keys. Press.TEMP..Press.PRG.to.leave.the.preset.mode. Presets.SET.01.and.SET.02.have.now.been.programmed. Part 2:.Loading.the.presets..Let’s.say.we.are.powering.on.the.machine. and.starting.a.job..The.first.job.will.need.to.use.preset.01,.and.later.on. the.next.job.will.need.preset.02. From.the.normal.operating.mode,.press.PRG..SET.appears. Use.the.arrow.keys.to.select.SET.01.then.Press.PRG..Done! The.press.is.now.set.for.400°F.and.45.seconds.and.will.start.to.heat.to.

  • Page 13: User.menus

    User Menus Entering the user menus & options There.are.many.useful.features.beyond.simply.setting.time.&.temperature,. and.storing.presets..All.of.these.additional.features.are.available.to.the. operator.in.the.User.Menus. To access the user menus, simply press TEMP & PRG at the same time from the normal operating mode and let go. (Try to use two hands and press the keys at the exact same time. If one key is pressed too early from the other, the temperature setting or preset modes may be activated instead.

  • Page 14: Recorded.pressings.odometer

    Recorded Pressings Odometer There. is. an. “odometer”. that. records. pressing.cycles.done..This.can.be.cleared. and.reset.to.0.at.any.time.when.needed.. The.figure.scrolls.and.it’s.beginning.and. end.are.separated.by.a.“-”.sign. After.entering.the.user.menus.(see.top.of. page.9),.Press.PRG.until.REC.displays.. Use.the.arrow.keys.to.reset.the.counter. to. 0.. Press. PRG. to. move. to. the. next. menu.item. Pressings Countdown Odometer There. is. a. second. type. of. “odometer”. that.counts.down.the.number.of.pressing. cycles.from.a.set.amount. After.entering.the.user.menus.(see.top.of. page.9),.Press.PRG.until.CTD.displays.. Use.the.arrow.keys.to.set.it.ON.or.OFF..

  • Page 15: Pressure.minimum

    Pressure Minimum This. menu. item. is. not. used. on. the. DK32AP. Press. PRG. to. move. to. the. next. menu. item. Pressure Maximum This. menu. item. is. not. used. on. the. DK32AP. Press. PRG. to. move. to. the. next. menu. item.

  • Page 16: Temperature.drop.sense.timer.disable

    Temperature Drop Sense Timer Disable The. press. can. be. set. to. disable. the. timer.if.the.temperature.drops.a.certain. range.below.the.set.temperature..This.is. useful. especially. on. automatic. presses. to.“freeze”.the.operation.of.the.machine. if.the.temperature.is.below.useful.range. After.entering.the.user.menus.(see.top.of. page.9),.Press.PRG.until.DTD.displays.. Use.the.arrow.keys.to.set.it.to.OFF.(default),.or.10,.20,.30,.etc. If. the. current. temperature. drops. below. the. set. temperature. by. that. many.degrees,.the.timer.will.not.operate,.and.therefore.on.an.automatic. press,. the. press. will. not. activate.. The. press. will. “unfreeze”. once. the. temperature.is.within.set.point.by.the.value.selected.or.less.

  • Page 17: Alarms

    Alarms The. timer. alarm. can. be. adjusted. for. different. beeping. patterns.. This. can. differentiate. between. multiple. presses,. and. allow. the. operator. to. have. a. short. beep.or.a.continuously.repeating.beep. After. entering. the. user. menus. (see. top. of. page. 13),. Press. PRG. until. ALR. displays..Use.the.arrow.keys.to.set.it.to.

  • Page 18: Finished.warning.beep

    Finished Warning Beep The.press.can.sound.a.beep.on.the.last. 3.seconds.of.the.timer.or.Prepress.timer. countdown.. This. is. useful. if. the. press. is. automatic. and. the. operator. needs. a. warning.that.the.press.is.about.to.finish,. . open,.or.pop-up.dramatically. After. entering. the. user. menus. (see. top. of. page. 13),. Press. PRG. until. FWB. displays..Use.the.arrow.keys.to.set.it.to. ON.or.OFF. Press.PRG.to.move.to.the.next.menu.item. Prepress Timer The.

  • Page 19: Prepress.alarms

    Prepress Alarms The. Prepress. timer. alarm. can. be. adjusted. for. different. beeping. patterns.. This.allows.for.differentiating.from.the. normal.timer,.and.can.allow.the.operator. to. have. a. short. beep. or. a. continuously. repeating.beep. After.entering.the.user.menus.(see.top.of. page.13),.Press.PRG.until.AL2.displays.. . The.PPR.menu.must.be.set.to.ON.for.this.menu.to.be.visible..Use.the. arrow.keys.to.set.AL2.to.OFF,.or.1.through.10. Press.PRG.to.move.to.the.next.menu.item. • denotes a short beep. _ denotes a longer beep. ~ denotes infinite loop.

  • Page 20: Parts./.Maintenance./.Misc

    • No lubrication is recommended with the 2 air cylinders on the DK32AP. • The air regulator is the easiest component to clog and damage from contaminated air.

  • Page 21: Replacement.parts

    ARN-15UB8 ....PANEL MOUNT 0-160 AIR GAUGE 1½ DIA ARN-45AAA120V ..MINI-4 WAY MAC VALVE 120V 35A SERIES ARN-4ZJ86 ......3/8” EXHAUST PORT FLOW CONTROL DKA-CTRLC ....DIGITAL KNIGHT PROCESSOR BOARD DKA-CTRLP ....DIGITAL KNIGHT POWER BOARD ELN-KM0227A1 .....DIGITAL KNIGHT MEMBRANE KEYPAD RMN-½NOM2632 ...1/2” X 26 X 32 NOMEX PADDING ELN-K38TC ....K-38”...

  • Page 22: Wiring.diagram

    Wiring Diagram...

  • Page 23: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The. following. information. attempts. to. address. the. most. probable. mechanical.and.user.issues.with.the.press..Most.issues.with.heat.transfer. presses.are.application.related..That.is,.they.have.to.do.with.the.results. of.a.particular.transfer.application.. For. technical. support. on. problems. having. to. do. with. the. final. results. of. a. particular. transfer. paper. or. media,. please. contact. the. supplier. of. that. transfer. media.. Generally,. the. machinery. manufacturer. is. unable. to.support.the.myriad.of.different.transfer.papers,.inks.and.imprintable.

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting.(Cont.)

    Troubleshooting (cont.) I press the keys on the keypad, and there is no sound or response from the controller. Check. the. connection. of. the. keypad. to. the. controller.. This. is. inside. the. top. panel.. The. keypad. connector. passes. in. through. the. top. panel..It.should.wind.around.the.first.circuit.board.and.be.seated.fully.

  • Page 25: Limited.warranty

    Limited Warranty Geo Knight & Co warrants that the press is free from defects in both material and workmanship One Year from the date of invoice to the buyer. If any parts or workmanship are found to be defective in manufacture, Geo Knight &...

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