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Ricoh G5 Series Operation Manual

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LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed
Inkjet Printer Operation Manual
First Edition LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer
Operation Manual July 1st 2018.
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LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual
Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
http://www.ahliyu.com
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  • Page 1 LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual First Edition LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual July 1st 2018. All rights reserved for Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has the right to revise the technical specification and various contents in the Manual without any notice and shall not be liable for any damages (including causal damages) due to reliance on the contents in the Manual (including such mistakes as misprints, miscalculation and list errors).

  • Page 2: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing our LIYU KC Series Flatbed Inkjet Printer (hereinafter referred to as Flatbed Inkjet Printer). Please carefully read the Manual before using the Flatbed Inkjet Printer and put the Manual at the place within easy reach at any time. This flatbed inkjet printer is one that uses environmental UV ink with maximum width of 2.5m*1.2m, 3m*2m respectively.

  • Page 3: Technical Specifications

    RICOH G5 print heads are applied to KC_Ricoh_G5 series flatbed inkjet printers by using system A or A+, with the layout code suffixes of the print head are S and A+, respectively. Please decide machine types according to the following table: Machine Model List ...
  • Page 4 KC251204-RA KC302004-RA (F042-W021-V024)_S / (F042-W021-V024)_A+ KC251205-RA KC302005-RA (F042-W021-V044)_S KC251205-RA KC302005-RA (S062-W021-V024)_S LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. http://www.ahliyu.com - 4 -...
  • Page 5 KC251206-RA KC302006-RA (S062-W041-V024)_S KC251208-RA KC302008-RA (S123-W044)_S KC251208-RA KC302008-RA (S123-V044)_S LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. http://www.ahliyu.com - 5 -...
  • Page 6 KC251206-RA KC302006-RA (F083-W044)_S KC251206-RA KC302006-RA (F083-V044)_S KC251206-RA KC302006-RA (F083-W021-V024)_S LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. http://www.ahliyu.com - 6 -...
  • Page 7 KC251205-RA KC302005-RA (F083-V024)_S KC251207-RA KC302007-RA (F127-W021)_S KC251208-RA KC302008-RA (F127-W043)_S LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. http://www.ahliyu.com - 7 -...
  • Page 8 KC251204-RA KC302004-RA (S062-W024)_S / (S062-W024)_A+ KC251204-RA KC302004-RA （F083）_S / (F083)_A+ KC251202-RA KC302002-RA (F042)_A+ LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. http://www.ahliyu.com - 8 -...

  • Page 9: List Of Main Technical Specifications

     KC_2512/ KC_3020 Machine Model Piezo continuous drop-on demand(DOD) Print Technology RICOH G5 Type of Print Head Use software to adjust the temperature and voltage of the print head. Print Head Control Print head See the layout diagram and code of the print head...

  • Page 10: Printing Efficiency List

     The printing speed of KC series flatbed printer is mainly decided by numbers of print heads in rows and printing modes. This table takes two Ricoh G5 print heads and four colors as a sample. KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Printing Mode...

  • Page 11: Important Particulars

    Important Important Important particulars particulars particulars The negligence of precautions mentioned below may seriously affect the working conditions of the equipment, equipment service life or the service life of relevant parts, or even cause the permanent damages of relevant parts, and may endanger staff s physical and mental health in some cases.

  • Page 12: Safety Precautions

    Safety Safety Safety precautions precautions precautions To ensure that operators will properly use the equipment and prevent equipment damages and unnecessary casualties, please carefully read the following safety precautions: Please use the voltage as specified on the nameplate and never plug several devices into one power outlet at the same time to avoid fire disaster.

  • Page 13: Operation Precautions

    Operation Operation Operation precautions precautions precautions Power supply 1. Inkjet printer shall be installed near the power source convenient to use and the connecting outlet must be solid and reliable. 2. Relatively stable power supply in accordance with technical specification of inkjet printer shall be used, and it should be mandatory to install the voltage stabilizer, and the USP (uninterruptible power supply) is the recommended one.

  • Page 14: Table Of Contents

    Installation environment for PrintManager of KC_Ricoh Series..................31  Installation steps of PrintManager............................31  Installation and adjustment of print head..........................34  Introduction of Ricoh G5 print head............................. 34  Print head installation................................34  Power ON/OFF of the Machine KC_Ricoh.......................... 40 ...
  • Page 15  PC......................................47  MainBoard.....................................47  MAP Board....................................49  HB Board....................................50  Ricoh G5....................................51  Chapter 4 Maintenance and Service............................52 Daily maintenance instructions............................. 53  Print head maintenance instructions............................53  Ink use guidelines..................................55  Refer to document 1 Ricoh_G5 System_PrintManager Operation Manual...

  • Page 16: Chapter 1: Introduction To Basic Knowledge

    Chapter 1: Introduction to Basic Knowledge This chapter dwells on the necessary information for inkjet printer operation. Please understand the necessary information before reading other chapters. Contents of this chapter: Working conditions  Working space  Environmental requirements  Computer configuration requirements ...

  • Page 17: Working Conditions

    Working conditions   Working space There must be enough space surrounding the flatbed printer so as to facilitate replacement of some commonly used spare parts, drawings output and ventilation. In addition, make room for maintenance (as shown below) with the aim of printer repair or spare parts replacement.

  • Page 18: Computer Configuration Requirements

    In direct sunlight  Location with vibration  Dusty places  Location with drastic temperature variation  Location with great air mobility  Near the air-conditioning or heater  Place likely to be wetted  Place likely to produce other polluting gas ...

  • Page 19: Machine Unpacking And Floor Installation

    Machine unpacking and floor installation  1. Fastening steel strips and fixed bolts are attached on the packing box, please cut off the steel strips before unpacking. Remove the fixed bolts of the packing box in turn, 5 sides in total, take down the side plate and top cap of the packing box;...
  • Page 20 3. Please refer to the diagram effect by using the forklift to unload the machine. The operation shall be based on the actual conditions under the premise of ensuring stable unloading. (Forklift arm of KC2512 > 1900mm, forklift arm of KC3020 > 2650mm.) 4.
  • Page 21 frame 4, which can make the level precision of the red area shown in the small figure can reach within 0.1mm/m. 5. Adjustment of the platform. Check and adjust the platform flatness of each newly installed KC machine. The legs and the platform adjusting bolts shall be adjusted with the bolts are located inside the machine under the platform.

  • Page 22: Appearance, Name And Functions Of Parts

    Appearance, name and functions of parts   KC_2512 Front view Code Name of parts Description Left shell The transmission tension components are installed inside on LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. http://www.ahliyu.com - 22 -...
  • Page 23 the direction of car scanning. Left shading box This location is for cleaning and maintenance, as well as for carriages idle parking. The left shading box includes: ink collecting plate, cleaning and maintenance panel and LED for lighting. The push of the ink collecting drawer can switch on/off LED light.
  • Page 24 Roller Move the machine and suspend when printing. Diagram of the Remote Control Handle: Code Name of parts Description Emergency button Press it when shutting down or in case of emergency. Motion control rocker Control the movement in X, Y and Z direction.

  • Page 25: Kc_2512 Back View

    to start printing automatically. Platform positioning button The positioning pin will pop up when clicking. Automatic height measurement button Measure the height of medium automatically. Platform adsorption button Adsorb the medium on the platform. Adsorption air flotation switching Switching of adsorption to air flotation can remove the printing media conveniently.

  • Page 26: Carriage View

    Diagram of Power Interface Diagram of Air Switch  Carriage view Code Name of parts Description Level 2 buffer negative pressure works as the ink in the main Auxiliary ink tank ink tank is filled to the auxiliary one. It s used for suck-back protection. The machine will stop Waste liquid tank working when the refluent ink flows to the waste liquid tank.

  • Page 27: Moisturizing Tray

    When hitting an exorbitant foreign object during printing, the protection switch carriage will stop and the switch will protect the machine. Driver board for Designed for Ricoh G5 print head. print head Z lifting motor To control the height of the print head.

  • Page 28: Consumables

    Usage mode of moisturizing tray: in the condition of power-off, the print head bottom board shall be covered by non-woven fabrics with cleaning solution, then be hung on the bottom of the print head floor and fastened by screws. Consumables ...

  • Page 29: Ink And Cleaning Fluid

     Ink and Cleaning Fluid The print head of inkjet printer belongs to high precision equipment. Therefore, the ink quality will greatly affect the printing quality and the service life of print head. Please use the ink and cleaning fluid recommended by the manufacturer and pay attention to the following items at the same time: Failure to use the ink as recommended may cause lowered printing quality or equipment damage.

  • Page 30: Chapter 2 Basic Operation

    Installation environment for PrintManager of KC_Ricoh Series  Installation steps of PrintManager  Installation and adjustment of print head  Introduction of Ricoh G5 print head  Print head installation  Power ON/OFF of the Machine KC_Ricoh  Power ON ...

  • Page 31: Computer Connection

    Computer connection   Installation environment for PrintManager of KC_Ricoh Series Please apply Win7 64bit operating system. To guarantee the operation of the software, please install the application environment Microsoft. NET Framework4 of the software first.  Installation steps of PrintManager Find the PM software in the CD, and double-click set up.exe .
  • Page 32 Click "Next" to go to the next step, as shown below: This step is to select the installation path (default settings are recommended), click DiskCost to view the space size of the hard disk partition, the user selects Everyone in default, and then click "Next" to go to the next step, as shown below: Confirm the page, and then click "Next"...
  • Page 33 It takes a few minutes to install the software. After the software is installed successfully, click "Close" to finish and exit installation. Then connect the USB cable, start the machine, "BYHX Wide Format Printer" will be found in the "Device Manager" - Universal Serial Bus Controller of the computer, indicating that the Driver has been installed successfully.

  • Page 34: Installation And Adjustment Of Print Head

    Installation and adjustment of print head   Introduction of Ricoh G5 print head A high precision and high speed print head is widely used in the printer industry, and is also the most mainstream print head now supporting with 7PL ink dot and 4 level grayscale printing.
  • Page 35 Installation Diagram a of Print Head Ricoh G5 Code Name of parts Description Mounting screw for print head Fix the print head on the adjusting support Mounting screw for adjusting support Fix the adjusting support Adjusting support for print head...
  • Page 36 Installation Diagram b of Print Head Ricoh G5 Code Name of parts Description Height measurement system To measure the height of printing media Print head cable Connect the driver board for print head Ink inlet 1 Connect the three-way valve...
  • Page 37 Installation Diagram of Print Head Ricoh G5 Code Name of parts Description Ink inlet connecting the three-way valve joint mouth The ink enters into the print head through the three-way valve body To measure the height of printing Height measurement system...
  • Page 38 Code Name of parts Description Driver board for print head To provide the voltage and data required by the print head Connecting the three-way valve body assembly The ink enters into the print head through the three-way valve body Butterfly filter Filter the impurities of the ink Connecting the two-way valve body To exhaust the air and waste ink...
  • Page 39 Effect Picture after Installation: LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. http://www.ahliyu.com - 39 -...

  • Page 40: Power On/Off Of The Machine Kc_Ricoh

    Power ON/OFF of the Machine KC_Ricoh   Power ON Please pay attention to the foreign object on the platform when starting KC, move the carriage to the right of the girde (location of flash work), and the gride will stay at the front of the machine platform.

  • Page 41: Add Ink And Fill The Print Head With Ink

    Add ink and fill the print head with ink   Inject ink into the main ink tank You can find the inking port of the main ink box on the left side of the machine. Please infuse ink in accordance with the colors marked on the main ink boxes.

  • Page 42: Fill The Print Head With Ink

    The transient buzzer sound during the process may be resulted from rather long ink pump route and timeout; In the event of ink pump not working or prolonged alarming of buzzer, please switch off the machine in time and examine. In case of failure to settle the problem, please contact the local dealer or after-sales department of our company immediately.

  • Page 43: Positive Pressure Ink

    working state after completing venting for all print heads. Press positive pressure button and impress ink for all colors again, then complete ink injection of print heads. Meanwhile, in case of bubble found in ink tube leading to print head, which affects ink out of the print head, the above method can also be adopted to carry out venting operation.
  • Page 44 that of others, so an exclusive negative pressure control is provided for the white, with the purpose of achieving better printing quality. Introduction to the vacuum pressure switch (negative pressure gauge): The vacuum pressure switch is shown in the figure, and the function of each area is introduced as follows: 1：Pressure display area It displays the current pressure in the vacuum tank...
  • Page 45 The above is the setting method for setting value in differential mode, and the setting method in EASY mode is similar. But you only need to set values of P-1 and P-2. For more details, please refer to detailed operation of vacuum pressure gauge.

  • Page 46: Chapter 3 System Function

    Chapter 3 System Function Contents of this chapter: Introduction to KC_Ricoh_G5 Ricoh System Function  Core component   Main Board  MAP Board  HB Board  Ricoh G5  LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

  • Page 47: Introduction To Kc_Ricoh_G5 Ricoh System Function

    Introduction to KC_Ricoh_G5 Ricoh System Function   Core component The core part of the KC Ricoh system is made up of PC + Main board + MAP board + HB board + Ricoh G5, as shown below: The five parts are described below.
  • Page 48 J15：YRF Sn Y Right front limit sensor J3： XL0 Sn Platform cylinder positioning sensor J4： YRB Sn Y Right rear limit sensor J5： XL Sn X Left limit sensor J6： YLF Sn Y Left front limit sensor J7： TH Sn Height measurement sensor for print head J8：...

  • Page 49: Map Board

    J54：TH Sn Height measurement sensor J56：Sa Sw Anti-collision switch for carriage J57：XR Sn X Right limit sensor J58：XL Sn X Left limit sensor J59：XL0 Sn Platform cylinder positioning sensor J58：YRF Sn Y Right front limit sensor J7： YLF Sn Y Left front limit sensor J10: YRB Sn Y Right rear limit sensor J12：ZDW Sn...

  • Page 50: Hb Board

    J1: Adopt the LVDS line guided by A+ system connecting with the MainBoard, adopt the S system connecting the LVDS line from the optical fiber adapter plate.  HB Board As the driver board for print head, HB Board plays a role in driving the print head, providing with voltage and data needed by the print head.

  • Page 51: Ricoh G5

     Ricoh G5 The print head is the last link of printing on medium by the ink droplet in the system, therefore, the voltage and temperature of the print head must be set correctly according to the temperature and humidity of the environment, so that the perfect ink droplet can be printed.

  • Page 52: Chapter 4 Maintenance And Service

    Chapter 4 Maintenance and Service Contents of this chapter: Daily maintenance instructions  Print head maintenance instructions  Ink use guidelines  LIYU KC_Ricoh_G5 Series Digital Flatbed Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Anhui LIYU Computer Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. http://www.ahliyu.com - 52 -...

  • Page 53: Daily Maintenance Instructions

    Daily maintenance instructions  1. Keep the working environment of the printer clean and ventilated, and clean dust and ink on the printer periodically; 2. Keep the work surface clean. Every time before starting it up, check whether the working board is cleaned, to avoid scratching the print head;...
  • Page 54 malfunction of print head; 2. When the device stops running, maintenance methods of different sorts should be adopted in accordance with the length of downtime: If printer downtime is within a working day and you are not willing to turn it off, it should be set under the state of ...

  • Page 55: Ink Use Guidelines

    very important to guarantee the nozzle condition; The requirement of printer s working environment shall be maintained well, especially the temperature. The print  head temperature shall be between 15 and 26 .Print quality may be affected if the temperature is below 15 or above 28 ;...

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