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NovaJet
®
P/N 210058-03 Rev. AA
(text P/N 210637-1, Rev. C)
Copyright ENCAD, Inc. 1998.
®
®
ENCAD
, NovaJet
, Quality Imaging Supplies, Extreme Color Printing, and Graphic
Outdoor Matched System are trademarks of ENCAD, Inc.
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ENCAD, Inc., 6059 Cornerstone Court West, San Diego, CA 92121, U.S.A.
REVISION HISTORY
Rev. AA
October 1998
PRO 600e Quick Start Guide

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  • Page 1 NovaJet PRO 600e Quick Start Guide ® P/N 210058-03 Rev. AA (text P/N 210637-1, Rev. C) Copyright ENCAD, Inc. 1998. ® ® ENCAD , NovaJet , Quality Imaging Supplies, Extreme Color Printing, and Graphic Outdoor Matched System are trademarks of ENCAD, Inc. Other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    NovaJet PRO 600e Contents Unpacking your printer ................3 Loading Windows Drivers and Macintosh ENCAD Print Utility (EPU) ..8 Using the control panel ................10 Choosing menu functions ............... 10 Setting the language ................10 Loading media ..................11 Moving the carriage ................

  • Page 3: Unpacking Your Printer

    NovaJet PRO 600e NovaJet PRO 600e Quick Start Congratulations on your purchase of a NovaJet PRO 600e wide format color printer. This guide gives you details on the following: • unpacking and assembling the printer • loading media • filling ink reservoirs •...
  • Page 4 NovaJet PRO 600e Assembling the stand and printer Locate the box containing the printer head and turn it upside down. Open the box and remove the Setup box which contains the screws and screwdriver to use for the next steps. Open the box containing the stand and remove the stand and feet from the box.
  • Page 5 NovaJet PRO 600e Remove the wing nut and mount the dryer assembly in the slots provided at the base of the stand. Be sure fans will blow upward and toward the printer. Position the dryer assembly to the desired angle. Replace and tighten the wing nut on the left side.
  • Page 6 NovaJet PRO 600e Attach the clamp for the grounding strap to the right lower rear edge of the dryer assembly bracket and tighten the thumbscrew securely so that the paint is penetrated. Check to be sure that the media sensor is plugged in to the connector on the right stand leg.
  • Page 7 NovaJet PRO 600e Slide the media guide into the media core, and secure it by tightening the locking mechanism. If you moved the sensor mounting bracket before loading the roll media, be sure to return it to its normal position. Removing protective shipping material CAUTION: Before turning on the printer, make sure to remove the protective material that secures the carriage.

  • Page 8: Loading Windows Drivers And Macintosh Encad Print Utility (Epu)

    NovaJet PRO 600e To turn on the printer, turn the power switch on at the rear of the printer. The control panel will display the printer's model name, the firmware version, status and progress of the power on self-test, and status and progress of the RAM test.
  • Page 9 NovaJet PRO 600e Insert the CD-ROM in your disk drive and navigate to drivers\MAC\(language)\epu and double-click the Install Print Utility icon. Click Continue. Driver installation information displays. You may want to print it at this time. Click Continue and the program will prompt you with further instructions. Select the port to which your printer is connected.

  • Page 10: Using The Control Panel

    NovaJet PRO 600e Using the control panel The control panel at the right side of the printer includes eight buttons and a display which indicates modes and settings. An overview is provided here so that you can load media and ink cartridges. Details on menu options are included in Chapters 2, 3, and 4 in the User's Guide.

  • Page 11: Loading Media

    NovaJet PRO 600e Loading media You can use either roll or single sheet media; the default is take up. To ensure straight paper loading and avoid skewing, be sure to hold the media parallel to the platen. Use the load lines on the platen as a guide to correctly align the media. Be sure to load from the back only.

  • Page 12: Moving The Carriage

    NovaJet PRO 600e Press the Load Media button to move the media into printing position. If you are going to use the takeup roll, be sure that a media core is installed on it. Attach the leading edge of the media to the takeup roll with three pieces of tape: one at the left, right, and center of the core.
  • Page 13 NovaJet PRO 600e Press Utility/Access Cartridge to move the carriage back into the service station. This ensures that the cutter blade is in the home position. Filling the ink reservoirs The printer can support long, uninterrupted printing runs because of the large capacity of each of the four ink reservoirs.
  • Page 14 NovaJet PRO 600e Note: Visually inspect each cartridge before installing. Make sure the blue tape is intact on the jet area of the cartridge. (Do not remove the tape at this time as the cartridge could leak! The tape will be removed later after negative pres- sure has been established by priming the ink delivery lines.) Inspect the IC chip on the cartridge.

  • Page 15: Priming The Ink Delivery Lines

    NovaJet PRO 600e Priming the ink delivery lines After filling the ink reservoirs, you will need to prime each of the four ink delivery lines to establish ink flow through the lines and ink cartridges. The NovaPrime is provided for this purpose.
  • Page 16 NovaJet PRO 600e When ink is visible in the NovaPrime sight tube (should take 5-10 seconds), remove the cartridge needle from the NovaPrime and quickly insert it into the hole in the top of the ink cartridge. Be sure the needle is tightly connected by turning the fitting clockwise until finger-tight.
  • Page 17 NovaJet PRO 600e Repeat with each cartridge. Press Utility/Access Cartridges to return the carriage to the service station. Print the color test, prime test pattern and paper axis test as described in the following sections. If all colors look fine, go on to step 15. If any color drops out, prime car- tridges as necessary, using the NovaPrime.

  • Page 18: Printing The Color Test

    NovaJet PRO 600e Printing the color test Printing the color test verifies a proper manual prime and that pressure is set properly. To print the color test Be sure media is loaded in the printer. Select Utility Menu/Service Menu/Diagnostics/Color Test. Change the color test percentage to 100% and press OK.
  • Page 19 NovaJet PRO 600e To interpret the Prime test pattern The test pattern consists of bands of color for each cartridge and a sloping line. Within the Prime test pattern, each jet is represented with a short horizontal line. Together, these short horizontal lines form a “stair step” pattern.

  • Page 20: Aligning The Ink Cartridges

    NovaJet PRO 600e Aligning the ink cartridges Two tests are provided to help you align the cartridges: Color Deadband Compensation and Color Calibration. Color Deadband Compensation provides a method for adjusting dot placement. In bi- directional printing mode, the velocity of the carriage causes dots to miss the target area on the media.
  • Page 21 NovaJet PRO 600e To perform color calibration With paper loaded, press Utility/Color Calibration Menu/Calib Print Test. The test patterns print as shown below. Black Color Horizontal head-to-head test pattern ... -3 3 ... Vertical head-to-head test pattern Current heads test pattern Examine the registration + in the Current Heads Test Pattern.

  • Page 22: Paper Axis Calibration

    NovaJet PRO 600e Paper axis calibration Choosing Utility/Calibration/Paper Axis Test lets the printer draw a set of vertical marks to calibrate the paper axis. To measure the marks laid down by the printer, you will need a ruler or scale at least 33 inches (838.2 mm) long. The vertical marks should be exactly 33.00 inches (838.2 mm) apart.

  • Page 23: Cartridge Recognition

    NovaJet PRO 600e Cartridge recognition The printer is designed to use only ENCAD PRO 600e cartridges. To eliminate potential damage to the printer, a Cartridge Recognition feature checks to ensure that ENCAD PRO 600e cartridges are installed, and that they are installed properly. Cartridge recognition is performed when a print request is received (i.e., image data, prime, etc.).

  • Page 24: Quality Imaging Supplies

    NovaJet PRO 600e Quality Imaging Supplies™ ENCAD QIS offers a full line of inks and media for the NovaJet PRO 600e. The following indicates the most popular choices. Call your ENCAD supplies dealer for the latest product offerings or to order. QIS MEDIA FOR NOVAJET PRO POPULAR MEDIA AND INK REORDER INFORMATION REORDER #...

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