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UV Flatbed Printer
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  • Page 1 POLAROID T-REX FBS UV Flatbed Printer USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Please keep this manual in durability form for long term usage. Table of Contents Table of Contents............................3 Foreword................................ 5 Safety Precautions…………………………....................6 Indications of symbols........................6 Precautions of operations......................7 Introduction..............................9 Printer brief introduction........................ 9 Printer applications............................ 9 Printer configurations..........................
  • Page 3 Software and driver installation..................23 Functional tests......................... 28 Print head installation....................... 28 Filling ink..........................33 4.10 Air exhausting of the print head..................34 4.11 Print head calibration and alignment................35 Operating Instructions..........................42 1. Start-up and shutdown operation..................... 42 Printer start-up operation....................42 Printer shutdown operation....................

  • Page 4: Foreword

    Foreword The UV inkjet printer is a precision machine equipped with extremely fine mechanisms and integrated circuit. This manual has been prepared for end users’ easy understanding and using of this printer safely and efficiently. Please read all the contents carefully in detail before operating the printer. Alterations of any contents in this manual are subjected to change without notice for technical updates.

  • Page 5: Precautions Of Operations

    Precautions of operations Working environment Never use the printer in a non-ventilated or stuffy workplace, or it may lead to toxic hazards to operators. A ventilator is always a necessity. Do not use the machine in the explosive atmosphere. The printer is a precision equipment and should always avoid strong impact or shake in any process of loading, installation and operation, or it may result in equipment damage.
  • Page 6 Continuous-flow drying awareness To avoid printing issue and explosion risks, only use the inks and varnishes qualified by POLAROID can be applied to the machinery. Physical and chemical properties of inks Specific Physical Form: Liquid General Physical Form: Liquid...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction Printer brief introduction The Polaroid T-Rex FBS Flatbed UV inkjet printer is highly cost-effective equipment specially designed for commercial printing enterprises. Assembled with high-performance piezo heads that enables an output speed of up to 30 ㎡/h at the precision of 720 x 600 DPI.

  • Page 8: Structure Diagrams

    Nominal Voltage 220V Nominal Frequency 50Hz Steady state voltage 0,9 to 1,1 of nominal voltage Frequency 0,99 to 1,01 of nominal frequency continuously Harmonic distortion not exceeding 10 % of the total r.m.s. Supplies voltage between live conductors for the sum of the 2nd through Harmonic distortion to the 5th harmonic.
  • Page 9 4.2 Rear view of the printer The power input (220V) Suction interface Suction MOTO Power supply (220V) UV water tank and negative pressure system (Inside) 4.3 Electric Control Panel 1. UV Light Switch 2. Suction Switch 3. Heating Switch For Ink 4.

  • Page 10: Suction Control Panel

    4.4 Suction Control Panel 1. Front-Left Table Suction Zone Valve 2. Rear-Left Table Suction Zone Valve 3. Rear-Right Table Suction Zone Valve 4. Front-Right Table Suction Zone Valve Printer Features With the self-R&D ability that enables constant advancement Professional assembly crafts guarantee the perfect qualities. Adopt excellent quality parts of worldwide famous brands, e.g.

  • Page 11: Electric Box

    5.1 Electric Box Power Switch 220V 24V DC Power supply Servo driver of X(Carriage) Servo driver of Y_Left Servo driver of Y_Right 10. Main Board 11. 24V/12V DC Power supply 12. 24V15A DC Power supply 13. 24V50A DC Power supply 14.

  • Page 12: Printer Installation

    Printer Installation Loading and transporting The net weight of the printer is 1050 kg Transportation and storage temperature: -20℃~60℃ The printer is a heavy-duty precision equipment of great value; thus, the loading and transporting assignment must be assumed by qualified individuals, with a view to reduce the risks unexpected.

  • Page 13: Computer Configuration

    Computer configuration Motherboard Hard Disk Driver Operating system PENTIUM PCIE port dual-core G3250 4G or more 80G or more Windows 7/10 64Bit supported or above Windows 2000 / WindowsXP/ are not supported Windows10 /Win8 need to disable driver signature enforcement Installation instructions 4.1 Check and acceptance Verify that all electronic units and mechanism are in normal state as soon as the printer...

  • Page 14: Power Input Requirement

    4.5 Power input requirement The printer is high power consumption equipment of 3.2kW. The input power should meet with the rated value of AC voltage and 20A. Voltage between N and PE should lower than 3V. The specification of the power cable should be the diameter of 4 ㎡ GB. The printer should be properly ground wired.
  • Page 15 2. Open the file and find RYPC to Create a shortcut Select VC++08 10 . version. x86 for 32 bit windows, x64 for 64 bit windows Open the file VC++ and setup...
  • Page 18 4. Connect USB cable to the computer ,then open the switch of the machine , the device manager will remind you to pack drive Driving position Usb Printer Controller of RETC is finish Note: If the system is WIN10, you need to ban driver signature of your PC...

  • Page 19: Functional Tests

    4.7 Functional tests Open the power supply, and test the following functions of the printer: Z directional moving properly X and Y directional moving properly Head height locating function running properly Print test OK 4.8 Print head installation This step must be operated by qualified technicians with a view to avoid damage to printhead and integrated circuit, and reduce the risk of unexpected hazard due to improper operations.
  • Page 20 3. Pay more attention to the heads and take the printhead out of the packing case 4. Finish the connecting between sub tank to heads and fix the printhead Head Position...
  • Page 21 (Double)CMYK Connect the refill tube with the Head at the other side...
  • Page 22 Put the head on the Hole location then twist screws Connect the transfer boards with head boards and printheads Finish installing the printheads one by one 8H Model From left to right O 1 CM O 2 YK O 3 W O 4 V O 1 CM O 2 YK O 3 LcLm O 4 W O 5 V O 1 CM(Group1) O 2 YK(Group1) O 3 CM(Group2) O 4 YK(Group2) O 5 W...

  • Page 23: Filling Ink

    4H Model 1. O 1 CM O 2 YK O 3 W O 4 2. O 1 CM O 2 YK O 3 Lc Lm O 4 W 4.9 Filling ink The ink filling operation can only be executed when the ink lines and the connections of the cables are carefully double-checked after the printhead installation.

  • Page 24: Air Exhausting Of The Print Head

    4.10 Air exhausting of the print head The exhausting operation should be done the first time of printhead installation This operation can help exhaust the air bubbles in the chamber. This operation can also be used to deal with the nozzles missing problem. Wearing rubber gloves goggle to protect yourself from the ink Shutdown the spray function Turn off all the valves except the valves of the printhead, which needs to be...

  • Page 25: Print Head Calibration And Alignment

    4.11 Print head calibration and alignment 4.11.1 Vertical alignment 1. Run the RYPC program, click “calibration” to enter the “Vertical calibration” 2. Select the printhead vertical alignment in the drop-down-list of the alignment checking and run printing. 3. Use the magnifier to observe the upper and lower parts of the small iron printed and sees whether the two parts merge into a complete one.
  • Page 26 How to read the Vertical Calibration print Picture A Vertical calibration print (Good) Picture B Vertical calibration print (Bad) The lines of the two parts printed are There is one icon in the clockwise side. completely overlapped. Adjust the screw clockwise to make it Vertical calibration is good.
  • Page 27 Use the magnifier to observe the best alignment of the offset calibration print and take it as a variable to adjust the original value. Modify the value with a variable in the corresponding blank of “Color offset Calibration” sector and check the alignment again. Repeat Step1, Step2 and Step3 until they were aligned.
  • Page 28 Double CMYK calibration and alignment Group 2 heads are aligned inside, Group 1 is aligned to the front Vertical calibration Status print (First adjust the two heads of group 2 on the same level) Status print （Push group 1 by hand to connect group 1 and group 2） Vertical calibration again Color calibration（group 1）...
  • Page 29 4.11.3 Bi-directional Offset Calibration 1. Select the “Bi -dir offset” (High speed) 2. Use the magnifier to observe the best alignment of the offset calibration print and take it as a variable to adjust the original value. 3. Calibration” sector and check the alignment again. 4.

  • Page 30: Operating Instructions

    4.11.4 Stepping calibration Select the stepping checking print in the Step size of calibration Use the magnifier to observe and find a number indicates the best overlapping of the tiny lines. Modify the value with a variable in the corresponding parameter and check the alignment again.

  • Page 31: Printer Start-Up Operation

    1.1 Printer start-up operation 1. Connect the power cable plugs to the wall socket. MAIN POWER SWITCH Turn the main power breaker on. Start the computer. Turn on the four Emergency Stop Buttons on each corner of the printer. Then turn up the switch Run the self-checking on the initial start of the printing system.

  • Page 32: Printer Maintenance

    Printer Maintenance 1. Periodic maintenance for printer parts With a view to keep the printer in good working conditions, operators should do the maintenance job periodically according to the following instructions. Clean the frame Clean the waste ink sink Daily routine maintenance Clean the quartz glass of the UV lamp assembly Clean the bottom of the printhead tray Check the negative pressure system...

  • Page 33: Printhead Maintenance

    4. Printhead maintenance* 4.1 Print head daily routine maintenance 1. Every day before or after work, take a nozzle checking print and see if there is any blockage. Execute priming or flushing immediately as soon as any blockage is observed. In the case, only one or two color are jetting during the printing process, a synchronize color bar printed with the image is strongly recommended.

  • Page 34: Ink Refill

    Remove the broken ink pump and remove the tubes connected to the pump. Illustrated as below. Cut the deformed heads of the tubes and reconnect them to the new pump. Carefully connect the tubes to the ink pump proper inlet and outlet with corresponding arrows indicating the flow directions.

  • Page 35: Replacement Of Ink/Air Tubes

    5.4 Replacement of ink/air tubes The replacement must be replaced when any damage or spoil is found on certain tubes. Move the beam to the backward. Shutdown the spray and turn off the valves. Turn off the scram stop and disconnect the power cables of both air pumps. Disassemble the cover of the towline.

  • Page 36: Pressure System Problems

    warning type 1190 Main board issue indication main board is broken Troubleshooting Change a new main board warning type Software issue indication Software to the mainboard don't match Troubleshooting Change a new software warning type Stop! Carriage can not move Anticollision issue indication Something touch the Carriage...

  • Page 37: Carriage Moving Malfunction

    When printing on some heat sensitive materials Shut the non-used suction sectors of the platform. Cover the tiny holes of air leaking. to reduce the possibility of deformation by strengthen the corresponding suction. There is a certain distance between the Head Height Sensor and the datum point. If the media is too small to be detected when placed near the datum point, you should put the media on the location for head height founder first.

  • Page 38: Printing Quality Troubleshooting

    6. Printing quality troubleshooting Abnormality Troubleshooting Check horizontal alignment Horizontal banding Check color calibration Check if the head height is right for the printing job, normally 2mm would be optimum. Unclear(blurred) printing Clean the nozzles surface Do the calibration again Color deviation Adjust the total ink limit by 10%-30%.

  • Page 39: Appendix

    Reset the pressure indicator yearly Replace the quartz glass of UV lamp yearly Please contact with POLAROID for more technical report when necessary. Company and Factory information: Company name: Polaroid Large Format Mexico Address: Calle 10, #206. Colonia Granja San Antonio, Iztapalapa.
  • Page 40 (2) Double click install RIPrint (3) Open the RIPrint (4) Printer setting 1. Open printer settings 2. Install Printer(Find the icc file) 3. Select your printer model 4. Set as default...
  • Page 41 (5) Make a new canvas then import a picture...
  • Page 42 (6) Spot setting Setting “Spot“, ”Smooth Mode“ (7) Print a picture and setting the ICC Select accuracy, use icc...
  • Page 44 (8) Finish and find the output file (9) Open the printing software RYPC (10) Chose Task select and find the output file...
  • Page 45 (11) Double-click the task and start printing...

  • Page 46: Rypc Software

    4. RYPC software 4.1 Software introduction • The system supports popular RIP formats on the market, such as ColorGate, Wasach, PhotoPrint, Maintop,etc. • Intelligent X-direction and Y-direction skip printing, automatically identify blank areas and skip quickly. • It supports multiple copy printing and area printing, which is convenient for batch printing of small pictures and sampling printing of large pictures.
  • Page 47 4.2.1 function button Numbering Features Numbering Features The liquid level status of the front ink Warning, error and other cartridge, the corresponding ink information display area flashes when the liquid level is low Print status, travel signal display USB board connection status:...

  • Page 48: Software Running

    4.3 Software running When the software line starts, the system performs initialization and checks the connection and communication of various hardware components. The software interface will display the initialization steps and the test results. If an error occurs in the above detection steps, the results in the interface will display a red error.
  • Page 49 The distance between the starting point of the Print Pos X Offest material and the zero position when the machine is designed. The distance between the Y material of the Print Pos Y Offest platform model and the zero position. Medium The current remaining length of the material Reverse Lenght...
  • Page 50 working (standby flash is effective when the head is at zero position). Recommended value 16 HZ Set the frequency of high-speed flashes when Hi-Freq Flash Freq printing resumes before printing starts and after printing pauses.Recommended value 128 HZ Specify how often the nozzle flashes once. Interim Flash Period Recommended value 5 sec Specify the time to spray the nozzle...

  • Page 51: Task Selection

    4.5 Task selection Click "Task Selection" to open the operation page. The page consists of directory browsing, RIP file preview browsing, and printing list. 4.5.1 How to add tasks 1. Select the folder where the RIP file is stored from the directory browsing, and the RIP file preview browsing will display all the recognized RIP files under the file.

  • Page 52: Operation

    4.6 Operation Click "Operation" to open the operation page. This page is used for printing control, printing task information and progress status display, and printing preview. Open File Open the text to be printed and add it to the print list Print Offet Not user Status...

  • Page 53: Maintenance

    4.7 Maintenance Calibration The system detects the vertical installation of the print head by printing a Vertical Calibration calibration chart. Print the nozzle status diagram to observe the working status of the PrintHead Status nozzle The difference between the Y axis motion equivalent coefficient of the system and the absolute positive value of the system and the Step Size mechanical difference, adjust the reference step first, and then adjust 4...
  • Page 54 Motion Set the speed of carriage reset (speed of manual Min Speed movement) Low Speed Set the speed of the carriage when printing at low speed Set the speed of the carriage when printing at medium Normal Speed speed High Speed Set the speed of the carriage when printing at High speed X Speed(Carriage) Max Speed...
  • Page 55 Voltage Numbering Features Enter the advanced password, select the nozzle configuration file that matches the ink, load and apply. Rectiffcation voltage: fine-tuning the actual voltage of the nozzle（Standard Voltage does not need to be set） Enter the voltage value that needs to be increased or decreased Set the ink temperature in the print head (40-46 recommended 45) The actual temperature and voltage of the heads...
  • Page 56 Carriage Lifter PrintHead To Media That is, the height of the nozzle from the printing medium, generally Height(d) between 1-2mm The length form zero to When the carriage rises to the up and down zero position, the flatform(A) distance between the bottom plate and the platform before this time. When the automatic height measurement is completed, the software Media thickness(T) will automatically measure the thickness of the material.

  • Page 57: Tools And Properties

    System Information System ID Hardware number and production date of each control card Machine Type Represents the model of the inkjet printer to which the control software is applicable Software Version Software version number and generation date The generation date of the hardware program, MB refers to the control panel, CB Firmware Version refers to the front panel, DP refers to the motion control system RIP Support...
  • Page 58 Calle 10 No. 206, Col. Granjas San Antonio Del. Iztapalapa, C.P. 09070 info@polaroidlargeformat.com www.polaroidlargeformat.com...

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