F4, Operate; Job Status; Starting The Printer - Gerber SOLARA UV2 Owner's Manual

CHAPTER 2
Product Overview

F4, Operate

The F4, Operate command in the MAIN MENU opens the OPERATION menu which contains
job-related functions and UV lamp information including the following controls:
F1
F2
♦ F1, Material to view the current material width, reload material or manually set the
material width.
♦ F2, Ink to view ink levels, initiate an ink fill, or prime the print heads. In addition you
can access the INK SERVICE menu (via the Service selection) where you can perform a
Dry Load, clear ink lines, purge an ink line, or reset the Head Clean timer.
♦ F3, Lamps to view the estimated remaining lamp life, adjust the threshold for low lamp
life warning, or to manually turn off the lamps.
♦ F4, Job to open the JOB OPERATION menu where you can justify a job (left, right, or
center), activate your printer, or view job information. Job information is valid after
sending a job or during printing and includes the material requested for the job by the
RIP software, the size of the job (in inches and centimeters), and any comments.

Job Status

The Job Status line located on the bottom line of the Main Menu shows the current state of the
GERBER SOLARA UV2. The function key choices depend on the Job Status as shown in the
table below.
Job Status Plotter Status
No Job
No job data in printer memory.
Ready
Printer is waiting for user to start the job. Job
Job Name
name and material requested alternate with
and
any important messages.
Messages
Paused
Job is temporarily suspended.

Starting the printer

The power switch is located on the front right side of the printer.
OPERATION
Material
Ink
ENTER for Main Menu
Lamps F3
Job F4
Possible Action
SETUP or OPERATION
Menu
Start-Job, Cancel, SETUP or
OPERATION Menu
Start-Job, Cancel, SETUP or
OPERATION Menu
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