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- Page 1 LED EXPOSURE UNIT MANUAL Manufactured by: Ranar LED XPO Series...
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Page 2: Warranty
1 year for electrical parts. WARRANTY IS NON TRANSFERABLE. This is parts only, warranty labor not included. Parts must be returned to Ranar for inspection at customer’s expense. Ranar covers shipping within the continental USA. UPS Ground service only, expe- dited service available at customer’s expense. -
Page 3: Safety Information
Safety Information Read this manual before assembling and operating your exposing unit. Intended Use: • This equipment is intended for the curing of specialized emulsions and films, primarily used in the screen printing industry, with ultraviolet light. Safety: • The operator should read and understand this manual before operating this equipment. Store manual and safety information near equipment foe easy access to operators. - Page 4 ASSEMBLY Your XPO Series Exposure Unit will require partial assembly upon receipt. Please unpack your unit carefully so as not to damage it or break the glass, and ensure that no parts or hardware are discarded with the packing materials. Use of some tools (not provided) will be required.
- Page 5 Step 4. Your unit is almost ready to use. Carefully push in the vacuum hose provided. It is not necessary to glue, tape, or otherwise tighten the hose.
- Page 6 DEFINITIONS & PRINCIPLES OF SCREEN MAKING In its basic principles, exposing screens is a simple procedure: 1. Screen mesh or fabric is stretched to the screen frame. 2. A photographically sensitive medium in the form of direct emulsion or film is applied to the mesh. 3.
- Page 7 SCREEN PREPARATION TIPS Regardless of how good you may be as a screen printer, or how good your equipment may be, your print will only be as good as the quality of your stencil. Here are some tips that will help you produce a good stencil: •...
- Page 8 Operations 1. The XPO LED exposure unit series can be operated using a power switch that turns the unit on and off (Switch controls all electric current to the unit.) The amber switch light will glow when the switch is on.. The Vacuum and Exposure Lights can be operated in manual or auto mode.
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Page 9: General Information
Operations Sequence 1. Turn on power switch and turn on viewing light switch. 2. Clean glass and position artwork and screen within the vacuum area. 3. There is a rubber cord to give the vacuum path across edge of screen frame to allow maximum vacuum to the center of the mesh. - Page 10 APPROXIMATE EXPOSURE TIMES FOR BLACK LITE LAMPS The following exposure times are given for undyed mesh ranging from 100 to 200 threads per inch count. These are approximate and will require testing for optimum results. For undyed meshes below 100 or above 200 you will have to test and adjust accordingly.
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Page 11: Troubleshooting
TROUBLE SHOOTING If the unit does not power on when switch does not light up. 1. Check incoming power. 2. Check fuse. 3. Check the power switch. If digital timer does not power on. 1. Check incoming power. 2. Check connections to switch and timer. If you press the momentary switch to activate the exposure sequence and is non responsive. - Page 12 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE FOR VACUUM BLANKET Please check the following steps if the rubber blanket is not drawing a vacuum around your screen frame. 1. Be sure the vacuum motor is working. 2. Make sure your vacuum hose is secure on both the vacuum motor and vacuum frame. To be sure the vacu- um motor is working correctly, remove the vacuum hose going into the rubber blanket;...
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