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CHAPTER 1: Safety instructions 1.4 WARNING, CAUTIONS AND NOTES 1.5 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Machines must be installed according to Mutoh’s Installation Guide also after moving machines to another location; maintenance needs to be done according to the maintenance manual. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
When cleaning labels, use a cloth with water or neutral detergent. Do not use a solvent or gasoline. If a warning label is damaged, lost or cannot be recognized, replace the label. When replacing warning labels, contact your local MUTOH dealer. 1.6.2 Locations and types of warning labels AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 2: Product overview 2.2 HEATER SYSTEM Notes Please note some RIP software do not allow selection of the user from software side. In some cases, however, they do automatically activate user 8. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
Places where direct sunlight or excessive lighting are expected. Places where air conditioners blow directly. MUTOH recommends that the printer should be installed where air conditioning can be adjusted easily. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 2: Product overview 2.3.2 Working space AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 3 :Basics 3.1 POWERING ON CYCLE Caution Before powering ON the printer, verify that the waste bottle is installed and that the waste tubes are connected to the waste bottle. Step 1 : Step 2 :...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 3 :Basics Step 5 : Step 6 : Step 7 : Notes If there are any problems during the initial start-up operation, the printer will display a message on the operation panel, and the operation may stop. If the operation stops, refer to "Troubleshooting", and take the appropriate actions.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 3 :Basics 3.3 LOADING MEDIA 3.3.1 Loading roll media Please refer to the User’s Guide of the Unwinder/Winder 100 or the T- winder to know how to load roll media. 3.3.2 Loading sheet media...
CHAPTER 3 :Basics 3.4 REPLACING INK CASSETTES Important In case of working with another type of Mutoh ink than described in this manual, refer to the dedicated instruction sheet added to the ink kit. Caution Before using the ink and cleaning cassettes, be sure to read and understand the msds- sheets which come together with the ink and cleaning cassettes.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 3 :Basics 3.7 WORKING WITH MUTOH’S SMARTCHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 3.7.1 Introduction Important Do not pull any SmartChip cards from ink cassettes to use them in the reader. The ink volume on the SmartChip cards of the cassettes can be transferred to the SmartChip management system by scanning them one by one.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 3 :Basics 3.8 TRANSFER AND TRANSPORTATION 3.8.1 Transferring the printer Caution Keep the printer horizontally during transfer. Do not tilt the printer, stand it against a wall, or turn it upside down. Doing so may cause ink to leak inside the printer.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 3 :Basics Step 1 : Notes For connecting cables, refer to the following. Step 2 : Notes For connecting cables, refer to the following. Step 3 : Notes To perform the nozzle check, refer to "NozzleCheck".
Please note that there are LongStore kits available: For Mutoh Mild Solvent ink configurations KY-80230 For Mutoh Mild Solvent Plus ink configurations KY-81730 3.9.1 Procedure for LongStore AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 3 :Basics Notes When a cleaning cassette is empty during LongStore procedure, remove the empty one and replace it by a new one. Only the last cycle will be repeated. Although, the full time (19 minutes) is mentioned again on the panel.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 4 :Periodical maintenance 4.1 DONE BY END USER Caution In case of working with other inks than described in this manual, refer to the instruction sheet enclosed with the ink to know the periodical maintenance and its frequency.
In the box you will find a Good Shape Kit to perform the daily maintenance. Normally this is enough for 6 months. In case you’re out of stock, you can order a new kit at Mutoh Order Entry Department. The product code of the good shape kit is KY-80228...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 4 :Periodical maintenance Notes Use gloves and tweezers to change the absorbent in the flushing box. Step 1 : Notes Step 2 : Step 3 : Step 4 : Step 5 : AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 4 :Periodical maintenance 4.1.4 Cleaning Important Do not insert or drop metal or inflammable objects into openings, such as ventilation outlets. Doing so may result in electrical shock and fire. Stop using your printer if a liquid is spilled into it. This may cause electrical shock or fire.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 4 :Periodical maintenance (1) Cleaning frequency (2) Cleaning procedure Step 1 : Step 2 : Notes Do not blow off media dust inside the printer using an air dusting machine. Doing so may cause noise to occur from inside the printer.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 4 :Periodical maintenance Notes Remove media before performing head cleaning. If you perform head cleaning with media installed, the head may contact the media. Step 1 : Caution Be sure not to pinch your fingers while opening and closing the front cover.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 4 :Periodical maintenance Step 8 : Notes We advise to let the printer rest for 5-10 minutes after a head cleaning procedure. During that time, the Spitfire ink comes to a fully stabilized condition, improving print quality considerably.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 4 :Periodical maintenance 4.2 DONE BY AUTHORISED MUTOH TECHNICIAN Caution In case of working with other inks than described in this manual, refer to the instruction sheet enclosed with the ink to know the periodical maintenance and its frequency.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 5 : PREPARATIONS BEFORE PRINTING 5.1.2 Cautions on handling media 5.1.3 Precaution on storing media AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 5 : PREPARATIONS BEFORE PRINTING 5.2.1 Setup List AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 5 : PREPARATIONS BEFORE PRINTING 5.2.2 NozzleCheck Notes If printing quality declines, or if missing dots are evident after the NozzleCheck, the print heads need to be cleaned. Refer to “Head cleaning" to perform head cleaning. After finishing the head cleaning, wait for 10 minutes and perform the NozzleCheck again.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 5 : PREPARATIONS BEFORE PRINTING 5.2.4 Colour palette 5.2.5 Maintenance record Notes A part's life cycle is shown by the amount of the * mark. When a part's life cycle comes to an end, the * mark reduces.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 5 : PREPARATIONS BEFORE PRINTING 5.3.2 How to determine and change the step Step 1 : Step 2 : Notes Be sure to tighten the media to the winder 100 before setting the step. This because the step will be different when printing roll-to-sheet than when printing roll-to-roll.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 5 : PREPARATIONS BEFORE PRINTING 5.5 PRINTING FLOW Ink an colour management related PrintMode related Media related AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 6.2 OPERATION PANEL IN STANDBY MODE Notes For information of the name and function of each key, refer to "Operation panel". 6.2.1 [F1] – Feeding, Cutting media and Step Adjust...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 6.3.2 [F4] - Operating the pressure rollers Step 1 : Notes You can also switch the up and down movement of the pressure rollers using the foot switch instead of the operation panel.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 6.4 OPERATION PANEL DURING PRINTING 6.4.1 When heaters are not ready Step 1 : Step 2 : 6.4.2 When heaters are ready Notes For more details about step adjustment, please refer to “Media Feed Compensation”...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Step 1 : Step 2 : Step 3 : Step 1 : Step 2 : Step 3 : Notes For more details about heater adjustment, please refer to “Controlling the heater elements on the Spitfire Extreme printer”...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Please refer to chapter 4.10 to load ink volume properly. Please note that the heaters will switch off after 15 minutes. After that point you will have to reconfigure the heaters manually before resuming the print job. This is the same behaviour as when a cassette gets empty.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 1) Menu 1/4 2) Menu 2/4 and 3/4 4) Menu 4/4 AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 6.5 OPERATION PANEL AFTER PRINTING 6.5.1 Cut off media with the printer knife Step 1 : Step 2 : Step 3 : Step 4 : Notes If the front edge of the roll media is not straight when you load new roll media, you should cut its edge.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 6.6.1 Setup Menu 1/7 Notes To display the Ink Status menu, be sure to use the recommended ink cassettes. If any other ink cassettes are used, the ink status will not be correctly displayed.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes When printing data from the hard disk, the printing will start from the same start position as when the printing data was written, regardless of the home position setting value.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Set the height of the head in relation to the thickness of the media. If the setting is set to "High" and the print is created on thin media, good quality print results will not be achieved.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Bidirectional quality can only be obtained when media thickness is set correctly Notes The default setting for the heater is set to ‘50°C’. The function of the heater (A): Warming the transfer paper before entering the pressure rollers.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes The default setting for the drier is set to ‘50°C’. The function of the drier (D): Heating the printed transfer paper evaporates the water fast enough so that the print is touch-dry when wound.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes For details of the distance adjustment, refer to "Distance adjustment". AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes When using sheet media other than recommended media, set to "blank form vertical" or "blank form horizontal". The following size of sheet media can be set. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes For the situations shown below, the media cut settings are always changed to "Off" regardless the previous settings. When using the media shown below, set the media cut setting to "Manual". If set to "Auto", the following errors may occur : AP-75197–...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 6.6.2 Setup Menu 2/7 AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Please note that some software packages use the “step per mm” terminology, in which case a program step of 0.025 mm corresponds with 40 steps per mm and a program step of 0.010 mm with 100 steps per mm.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes The layout function automatically determines the size of printing data sent from the computer, and then determines the amount of roll media required without wasting media. If sheet media has been loaded, the layout function is disabled.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 6.6.3 Setup Menu 3/7 AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes The Network Settings menu is displayed if the network interface board has been installed. Be sure to consult the network administrator before making the settings in the Network Settings menu.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes When setting "Take-up Mechanism" on the Media Detection menu, the following limits are applied to the operation of the product. For initial media, only the media width is detected.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes On the media width menu, If a value larger than the width of the media has been set, media or the product may be contaminated by the ink during printing.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Setup items Parameters Description Notes A TubingFlush is automatically performed after 10 minutes of idle and before shut down of the printer. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes The items on the File Management menu are displayed if a hard disk has been installed AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Write mode menu has been displayed if a hard disk has been installed on the product. When writing printing data to the hard disk, be sure to set media in the tray.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Re-print menu is displayed if a hard disk has been installed on the product. When Reprinting the printing data, Use media of the same size as the printing data.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Re-name menu is displayed if a hard disk has been installed. The file name of printing data sent from the computer is always set to "TEMPFILE000". To save transmitted image data, change the file name to a name of your choice in the Rename folder before transmitting the next printing data.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Format menu is displayed if a hard disk has been installed. If formatting of the hard disk is performed, all data saved on the hard disk will be deleted.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Only after two head wash cycles it is possible to change ink types. Use the ‘Ink Load‘ to load Setup items Parameters Description AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes To reduce the consumption of ink and cleaning liquid it is recommended to change ink types by using the ‘Ink Change’ cycle. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Important Please refer to the user’s Guide of the Spitfire Extreme Bulk Ink System to know how to install and use it. Notes Only available in printer mode. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 6.6.6 Setup Menu 6/7 Notes Refer to "Cleaning the cleaning wiper" for details regarding the procedure for cleaning the cleaning wiper. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU Notes Refer to "Replacing the waste bottle" for details regarding the procedure for changing the waste fluid tank. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme CHAPTER 6 : PRINTER MENU 6.6.7 Setup Menu 7/7 AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme 7.1 INTRODUCTION Notes To receive our customer support service, please present your warranty. If you do not present it, you may be changed for the service even if it is within the term of warranty.
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme Notes You may not obtain reasonable quality with media other than recommended media. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme Notes We cannot ensure correct media feeding with media other than recommended media. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
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User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme Notes Remove the jammed or damaged media, referring to "When media jams occur". Notes Remove the jammed or damaged media. AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme 7.2.2 Message type error display and solutions Notes The [*] shows the colour of the ink causing the error according to the following codes: AP-75197– Rev. 1.2...
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme Notes The [*] shows the colour of the ink causing the error according to the following codes: 7.2.3 Data error display and solutions Notes *** In error messages are code numbers indicating what kind of error occurred.
User’s Guide Spitfire 65/90 Extreme 7.4 WHEN MEDIA JAMS OCCUR 7.4.1 How to remove a piece of media (cut media) Notes For raising or lowering the pressure rollers, you can use the foot switch instead of the operation panel. Caution Be sure not to pinch your fingers while opening and closing media cover.
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