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POLAROID EVEREST 3.2
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  • Page 1 POLAROID EVEREST 3.2 UV Printer USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Polaroid Everest Hybrid 3.2 Installation preparation sheet………………….……………….…… 7 Machine unloading requirements and unpacking steps………………………………….……... 7 Install machine mechanical part and computer…………………………….……………………. 11 Machine part and name……………………………………….………………………………………. 14 Install printhead…………………………………………………………………………………………… 23 Printer manager Software Install ………………………………..…………….………….…………… 35 Printer manager software operation Printer manager …………...………………………………. 40 Printhead Calibration ……………………………………………………………………………………...
  • Page 3 Ricoh GEN6 Printhead 1. Safety Notes The purpose of this paragraph is to provide you with guidelines on the use and safety of Polaroid Everest Hybrid G6 during repair and service to avoid personal injury or damage to the printer.
  • Page 4 1.3. Electricity WARNING: Do not touch the DOCAN FR3210M Hybrid or any electrical components when your hands are wet. CAUTION: Avoid other electrical equipment near the printer. Electronic waves can cause wrong operation or can shorten the life span of the printer. CAUTION: It is recommended to install the DOCAN FR3210M Hybrid far away from high- voltage...
  • Page 5 The following labels are located on panels or components that enclose gears, rollers or moving parts that could potentially harm fingers and hands: Electric Shock: 1. Opening or removing covers that are marked with the following flashing arrow may expose you to an electrical shock.
  • Page 6 Free accessories and tools come with the machine Wipe（cleaning printhead） Tool box Cotton（cleaning printhead） Hexagon wrench Spanner Photoprint rip software Screw (some) Nipper pliers Ricoh G6 data cable(some) Diagonal pioers Big Cross screwdriver Big Straight screwdriver Small Cross screwdriver Small Straight screwdriver Ricoh G6 adapter board(some)

  • Page 7: Polaroid Everest Hybrid 3.2 Installation Preparation Sheet

    1. Polaroid Everest Hybrid 3.2 Installation Preparation Sheet: Operator shall know how to use simple image software. (Photoshop, Illustrator, coreldraw) 1. Installation room shall be equipped with air conditioner, and keep temperature between 20oC and 30oC, moisture between 40% and 60%.
  • Page 8 Notice 1. If you remove the side panels first, the top becomes too heavy and you get this result with the risk to damage some part of the machine 2. Remove all four side covers. The machine comes sealed in a blue/silver bag; cut it from bottom so that it can be used as a dust cover for the engine in the initial days if the room is not ready.
  • Page 9 2.3. The customer's installation machine workshop is required to have 1 meter each around the activity space...
  • Page 10 2.4. All the feet of the machine need to be placed in a horizontal position, using a level to adjust all the feet of the machine level (four sides first, then the middle) Notice: Using the “22 caliber “spanner that comes with the engine in the accessory box, put the feet down.

  • Page 11: Install Machine Mechanical Part And Computer

    Photo 1: Turn the No. 8 hexagon wrench clockwise to raise the head to prevent scratching the table Photo 2: Take out protect carriage froth，move carriage to left side home 3. Install machine mechanical part and computer 3.1. Install computer Notice: Install screws with nuts through 4 holes on the back of the LCD monitor 3.2.
  • Page 12 Notice: Input from machine cooling liquid（8 KG/2bottle), and push switch power button running chiller 3.3. Customer machine need use UPS (10KVA) power and battery, power line 6mm² and 1.5M Ground 63A air switch is required...
  • Page 13 3.4. Connect Air compressor setting to (8kg/c ㎡) (8kg/c ㎡) Notice: Air compressors: work pressure 8 bar, tank 25L. Notice: Purchase the above connector accessories for standby...

  • Page 14: Machine Part And Name

    4. Machine part and name 1 Carriage LED lamp 2 Raster and belt Feeding, collecting system and switch 4 Emergency, switch 4.1. Carriage part...
  • Page 15 Negative pressure valve 10 Z axis motor (Vertical with open, crosswise with close) Ink sun-tank (temperature setting to 40℃) 11 Z axis driver Color negative pressure box 12 Carriage board Carriage board ink signal White negative pressure box 1—LC, 2—LM, 3—Y, 4--M 5—C, 6—K, 7—W, 8---V Negative pressure meter (color) 14 Print head cleaning button Negative pressure meter(white)
  • Page 16 4.2. X axis linear motor Lamotion strip X axis guide rail （THK） Linear motor（Active） Lamotion reader Linear motor（Stator） 1. Remove the protective metal cover of the linear motor before starting, (most printer factory has done this job), and check whether there is iron dust attracted on the surface of the linear motor, need to remove the dust and particles and clean the surface).
  • Page 17 4.4. Feeding, collecting system and switch Notice: Front and back the FWD conversion of the feed governor REV need to press the STOP key in the middle, in order to switch the feed and feed rod positive rotation and reverse Notice：According to the schematic diagram, inflate the front and rear air inflation axis with the pneumatic nozzle tool, so that the yellow area bulges according to the clamping material...
  • Page 18 4.5. Emergency button and switch panel Emergency switch Front pressure roll Vacuum adjust 1 Behind pressure roll Vacuum adjust 2 LED light box Vacuum switch 1 Machine power light Vacuum switch 2 4.6. Vacuum system adjust Notice: Open the control panel Fan1 and Fan2, press the run key to open the vacuum pump, and adjust the suction size with the adjustment button Notice: Vertical with open, crosswise with close...
  • Page 19 Notice: The suction area is shown in the figure above 4.7. Ink system...
  • Page 20 Ink label Main filter (1 year change) Ink box (keep full) Ink sub-tank (heat set 40℃) Air filter Printhead Ink pump Notice: The ink supply system needs to drain the cleaning fluid before ink is installed (the ink supply system has been cleaned by circulating the cleaning fluid in the factory)
  • Page 21 4.8. Negative pressure system...
  • Page 22 Notice: The color/white negative pressure is initially set at about -3.0, which needs to be set according to the altitude, temperature and humidity of the region. The specific Settings will be described below 4.9. LED lamp adjust Notice: The LED lamp power can be adjusted according to different materials (0-100%), and the printing platform has a water-cooling system, so that the LED power is not too high and the material is deformed...

  • Page 23: Install Printhead

    4.10. Electric system 24V power supply box (Not subject to emergency stop 1 220V AC area control) Negative Pressure, cleaning button 24VA (Controlled by emergency stop) main board, 2 power switch (Main,driver,vacuum) 9 carriage board, head adapter Board, X Y driver 3 A.C.contactor 10 37V (Printhead transfer board power supply) 4 24V DC area...
  • Page 24 Notice: Using 6 2mm COINS (or COINS of the same thickness), place each on 6 corners of the floor and adjust to the same height (front and back the same way) 5.2. Adjust LED lamp up and down...
  • Page 25 Notice: Anti-crash button panel is also adjusted with COINS (plate and anti-collision height) Install printhead Notice: The printhead body and the data line are separate and need to be connected, the two triangles need to be mounted on the same side and clamped, If you install it backwards, it won't fit in.
  • Page 26 Notice: DOCAN install printhead, voltage label side to the left, printhead bar code to the right 5.4. Connect output air pipe and joint 1. Use of the nozzle into the ink pipe diameter5*3mm, the length is tailored according to the distance from the nozzle to ink sub-tank 2.
  • Page 27 Notice: According to the diagram, the pipe should be the same length to reach the printhead in each position. The diameter 5*3mm model is an inlet and outlet ink tube for a Ricoh printhead, and the other tubes are spare 5.5.
  • Page 28 Notice: Install the screw gasket as shown in the diagram, and correctly install the printhead adapt plate on the bracket (connect one printhead with each plate card) ，Then install the card holder on the beam bar above the printhead inside the locomotive Notice: Find the corresponding screws in the random accessories box and install the upper plate card holder equidistant, and pay attention to the distance from the cartridge heating plate...
  • Page 29 Notice: After the printhead is installed into the hole, the data line of the printhead and the adapter plate should be connected and fitted with screws to prevent the printhead from being damaged by the drop of the data line 5.6.
  • Page 30 New version...
  • Page 31 Notice: New printhead bottom plate, install printhead adjusting screw is shown in the figure, front and back convex points of the printhead are installed on the left side of the bottom plate. The drawing distinguishes the front and back installation directions of the printhead 5.8.
  • Page 32 5.9. Connect ink-tank output ink joint and disk filter Notice: According to the ink order to install the printhead and connect the ink pipe, the ink pipe cannot have bending phenomenon in order to avoid ink cannot smoothly reach the printhead on the printing impact, the first pot of ink due to the flushing of the cleaning fluid in the pipeline, so do not connect the printhead, if there are small crystals in the pipeline will have the risk of blocking the printhead...
  • Page 33 5.10 Discharge air from the ink output of the printhead (Arrange each color until there are no bubbles) Notice: This will help heads out of bubbles and get enough inks! Then you can press cleaning button make inks drop from heads nozzles. Open this door, can find negative pressure board...
  • Page 34 Open negative pressure blue valve (vertical is ON, horizontal is OFF), push cleaning button 15-20seconds Observe head surface ink back suction speed（about 15 seconds back to head inside is normal） If the back suction speed is too fast，mean negative pressure is too high If the back suction speed is more than 20 seconds, using wipe cleaning head surface then ink drop again，mean is negative pressure is too small Adjust Negative Pressure Explain:...

  • Page 35: Printer Manager Software Install

    6. Printer manager software install Printer manager Notice: Find the motherboard location to take down the U disk, have the machine software or upgrade package file (gold one is software USB flush, blue one is machine dongle flush) 6.1. Install setup printer manager Setup printer manager...
  • Page 36 Notice: Find the usb drive near to the main board of the machine, open the software installation program, select and click the setup printer manager icon, next select the installation software path, next until the installation is completed, click close, the desktop will generate printer manager software icon.
  • Page 38 Notice: Right click my computer icon/admin/device manager/usb controller /FX3 icon, right click update driver/browse my computer to find driver software/browse /C:\Program Files (x86)\Printer Manager\Setup path. Automatic search until complete 6.3. Dongle driver Notice: This PC / Manage / Driver Manage / Other drivers / Elit45.x / Browse / Elit45.x / Browse...
  • Page 39 6.4 If input new password for dongle, click “Dongle-Dongle Key”, input new password then click “Set “and restart PrinterManager.

  • Page 40: Printer Manager Software Operation Printer Manager

    7. Printer manager software operation Printer manager 7.1. Double—click running printer manger 7.2 Put time and language password（This job done by service department） Time password: the initial password of each machine is 240 hours, and the software will prompt for a new password for the remaining 100 hours. You need to find a dealer to prepare the password input in advance to ensure that the device is not locked Language password: please enter the language password under the English system (the...
  • Page 41 7.3 Flatbed and roller change Notice: Direct flatbed and roller change, do not restart machine 7.4 Setting feather type, feather strong, high speed • Feather type commonly used (gradient/uniform: solid color block with uniform printing effect good, color block with gradient printing speed •...
  • Page 42 7.5 Move speed setting Notice: Open the software interface/edit job/move Settings/X, Y, Z speed setting (Use Numbers to represent speed) /sabe, Exit come into effect 7.6 Unit setting Notice: Open the software interface/edit job/personality Settings/unit/select mm/OK, Press emergency button can restart the machine and software to take effect...
  • Page 43 7.7 White /ink setting Notice: White ink/gloss ink selection for printing All: Print white ink/gloss in full width according to pattern size Rip: First Photoshop fill spot color layer, then Photoprint process image with spot color layer, print spot color white ink/varnish Image: Print white ink/light oil according to the pattern color (print white ink/light oil according to the pattern color;...
  • Page 44 7.9 Job mode Notice: Set fixed options such as save print mode, pass number, speed, direction, feather selection, etc. 7.10 Upgrade printhead adapter board driver Notice: Suffix DAT file is the adapter board upgrade file (Only one adapter board can be upgraded at a time, you cannot upgrade multiple blocks at the same time)
  • Page 45 7.11 Loading printhead waveform Notice: The printhead waveform file (suffix WAV formatted file) is provided by POLAROID company according to the ink used by customers (The printhead waveform certified by POLAROID).
  • Page 46 7.12 Upgrade printhead layout package Settings (DOCAN provides corresponding layout packages, and customers install printhead according to the location of layout packages) Notice: Suffix PLB file is the layout upgrade file...
  • Page 47 7.13 LED lamp setting Notice: Setting UV lamp on distance: main menu/tools /UV lamp setting/modify left and right light on distance (left: left LED lamp to the last printhead distance, right: the last printhead to the right LED lamp distance) unit mm Notice: Move the carriage to the table for adjustment and height adjustment...
  • Page 48 7.14 Factory Write Notice: Right click Printer manager icon/open file location /factory write/help/about/password area: password “00921641” (different each model)/enter the maintenance password to enter the factory setting interface...
  • Page 49 Notice: Head count: must setting “8” Color, group, color space, group space ,y space ,white color Num, coat color Num : can fix the layout upgrade Print color order: can fix the layout upgrade...
  • Page 50 7.15 Software operation interface Add job Stop X home Step setting Delete job Left move Y home Pass number Print Right move Z home Speed Pause/continue Down move Z axis thickness Print direction Finish Up move Setting Bi-direction Nozzle check Z up X origin setting Layout setting...
  • Page 51 7.17 Layout print Layer number: select the number of layers to edit many printing methods (CWC, CW, WC, WCW...)

  • Page 52: Printhead Calibration

    8 Printhead Calibration Click the nozzle check icon (the above icon refers to) This check nozzle is good This check nozzle is bad (missing 3 nozzle), need cleaning Notice: If the Printhead has blocked hole phenomenon, must clean the blocked jet hole must be cleaned in time to open, so as to avoid a long time to block the nozzle print has white channel phenomenon...
  • Page 53 8.1 Printer manager software interface choose speed VSD_1 8.2 Change Setting/Printer/ Choose X div (New calibration/High Precision) 8.3 Main Menu/Tools/Calibration wizard/Next / Step interface, First print Base Step (1 pass)
  • Page 54 Notice: There are six groups of overlapping areas when printing the stepper calibration diagram. Look at the three groups above, select the cross section and fill the corresponding number into the revise column. Click the arrow button next to it, the software will automatically calculate the step value...
  • Page 55 8.4 Mechanical Calibration Notice：Main Menu/Tools/Calibration Wizard/ Next/Mechanical Check /Angle check and Vertical check...
  • Page 56 Angle Check Alignment 1 Row Arrangement Row Arrangement Detail photo by Angle Check...
  • Page 57 Notice: According to calibration requirements ， manually adjust the printhead screws, Change Angle calibration, Until the top and bottom lines aligning Vertical Check Alignment 1. Row Arrangement Detail photo by VerticalCheck Notice: Diagram to check, Manually adjust the printhead screws, until base printhead (black) base line and calibration printhead line level whole aligning 2 Row Arrangement Notice: Diagram to check, manually adjust the printhead screws, until base printhead (black)
  • Page 58 Detail photo by vertical check (2 row overlap) Notice: Diagram to check, two rows printhead color offset need to overlap one hole position, by base color to set the vertical color of two rows of printhead Printhead Calibration Click drop-down menu behind Horizontal, and choose VSD_1_363DPI...
  • Page 59 Notice: Here we take VSD_1_363DPI for example, click Next, then input fields behind Left will become white, it means that now it allows to input accumulated value into input fields 8.6 Group (Left/Right)
  • Page 60 Notice: Different rows of color white varnish color offset, enter (add number) its parameters into the software...
  • Page 62 Notice: Different rows of color white varnish color offset, enter (add number) its parameters into the software 8.7 Bidirectional Calibration (Group All Calibration) (Line Width 1) Bidirectional Calibration detail Notice: Select the value of base color (black) to “add number” to the corresponding value 8.8 Left Calibration (Group All Calibration) (Line Width 1)
  • Page 63 Horizontal calibration detail Notice: Select the value of base color (black) to “add number” to the corresponding value 8.9 Right Calibration (Group All Calibration) (Line Width 1)
  • Page 64 Horizontal calibration detail Notice: Select the value of base color (black) to “add number” to the corresponding value box 8.10 Vertical Calibration Vertical calibration detail Notice: Select the value of base color (black) to “add number” to the corresponding value box...
  • Page 65 8.11 Overlap Calibration Notice: Backup (NO USE) 8.12 “6 and 8 Pass Step Calibration Notice: There are ten groups of overlapping areas when printing the stepper calibration diagram. Look at the five groups above, select the cross section and fill the corresponding number into the revise column.
  • Page 66 Notice: There are fourteen groups of overlapping areas when printing the stepper calibration diagram. Look at the seven groups above, select the cross section and fill the corresponding number into the revise column. Click the arrow button next to it, the software will automatically calculate the step value 8.13 Finish...
  • Page 67 8.14 Save to computer parameters / Load from computer parameters Notice: Save the calibration parameters to the computer parameters file, which can be imported into the computer to save the parameters file after updating or reinstalling the software 8.15 Save to printer parameters / Load from printer parameters Notice: Save the calibration data to the printer motherboard for storage.

  • Page 68: Photoprint 21 Software Installation

    9. Photoprint 21 Software Installation 9.1 Running Photoprint Software Installation Package...
  • Page 70 9.2 Input activation code for photoprint (Activation code on the software box)
  • Page 71 9.3 Choose“Docan”printer...
  • Page 72 9.4 Copy ICC file Paste to This PC/Windows C/Program Files/SAI/SAI Production suite 21/ ICCProfile/Polaroid folder...

  • Page 73: Operation Photoprint 21

    10. Operation Photoprint 21 Photoprint 21 10.1 Double click Production Manager 21 Production Manager 21...
  • Page 74 10.2 Setting default job properties...
  • Page 75 10.3 Loading job for rip 10.4 Save as and RIPing Printing...
  • Page 77 10.5 Loading print used image “prt” file to printer manager software...
  • Page 78 Calle 10 No. 206, Col. Granjas San Antonio Del. Iztapalapa, C.P. 09070 info@polaroidlargeformat.com www.polaroidlargeformat.com...

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