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  • Page 1 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Version 1. 0...
  • Page 2 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Thank you very much for purchasing GRAPHTEC In order to use GRAPHTEC correctly and safely and understand this product’s capability, please read this manual carefully. The manual includes equipment structure, description, technical parameters, operation manual, safety information and application of software, etc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals INDEX Safety information............................ 5 Safety precautions ..........................5 Important Safety Information ......................6 Caution When Using Printer......................6 Guide When Using Ink ........................6 Choosing Printer Installation Place....................7 Warning, Caution and Attention ...................... 7 Technical Parameters ..........................
  • Page 4 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals VIII Ink Supply System..........................42 VIII.1 Summary ............................42 VIII.2 System Diagram .......................... 42 VIII.3 Function Description........................43 VIII.4 Operation Description ......................... 44 VIII.5 Intelligent Detection Function ....................44 Cleaning System ............................ 45 IX.1 Summary............................45 IX.2...
  • Page 5 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Maintenance ............................58 XII.1 Daily Maintenance ........................58 XII.1.1 Maintenance after each printing:.................... 58 XII.1.2 Each 8 hours: ........................... 58 XII.1.3 Daily work:..........................58 XII.1.4 Weekly work: ..........................58 XII.1.5 Monthly work:........................... 58 XII.1.6 yearly work: ..........................58 XII.2...

  • Page 6: I Safety Information

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Safety information Before use your Inkjet Digital Printer, please read following safety information carefully and pay more attention to the cautions on the Printer. Safety precautions Install over-current and over-voltage facility for printer power. Failure to follow this guide could result in electric shock, personnel injury and fire.

  • Page 7: Important Safety Information

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Important Safety Information Do not block the hole on the cover. Do not insert any object into the Printer groove. Don’t let any kind of liquid splash into Printer. Only use the power supply according to the label.

  • Page 8: Choosing Printer Installation Place

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Choosing Printer Installation Place Put printer at a horizontal and stable place with enough space; otherwise, the Printer may not work properly. Don’t leave Printer at a place where temperature and humidity change severely. Avoid direct sunlight, strong light or heat.

  • Page 9: Technical Parameters

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Technical Parameters Figure2-1 Printer Outlook Product Model JS310-25ES Print Technique Xaar 126 300dpi piezo head, 8 heads inside Resolution 200dpi,400dpi Color Quality Photo effect including 2 levels: Basic and High Quality Max Media Width 2530mm (thickness less than 1mm)
  • Page 10 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Media Transmission Roll media or sheet media (bigger than A4 or 210mm) Media Processing Auto feeding and take-up system, weight less than 70kg/roll Print head Height 3mm-5mm above media adjustable Pre-heater & Dry System Auto heating after electrifying, the tiptop temperature is about 40°C...
  • Page 11 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Display LCD display with 8 key panel, self-diagnosis available Ink Type Solvent based ink: C, M, Y, K and solvent based solution Ink Supply Mode 300ml/min auto ink supply by electric pump, volume of main tank...

  • Page 12: Equipment Assembly And Adjustment

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Equipment Assembly and Adjustment III.1 Warning, Caution and Attention The whole packaging equipment is easy to assembly. Please assemble supporter on a horizontal, clean and proper work area, tighten all screws on the supporter to insure safety and stability;...
  • Page 13 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Fixing Xaar Print head 126 on supporter. 1.－ Up screw 2.－ Left screw 3.－ Right screw Figure 3-3 Print head frame Method: Loosen Up and Left Screw, then remove Right Screw Insert Xaar Print head 126 downwards...

  • Page 14: Iii.2 Attention Before Turning On The Printer

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals III.2 Attention before Turning on the printer In order to clean Print head easily, please prepare following items: Flush solution Non-woven fabric. In order to inspect temperature and humidity of printing environment, please prepare relative measurers.

  • Page 15: Equipment Structure And Accessory

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Equipment Structure and Accessory Figure 4-1 Front view of the printer Figure 4-2 Media feeding sensor - 14 -...
  • Page 16 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Figure 4-3 Media feeding system Figure 4-4 3-way valves and Solution valve - 15 -...
  • Page 17 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Figure 4-5 Power and cable socket Figure 4-6 Ink pumping, filter and valves - 16 -...
  • Page 18 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Figure 4-7 Sub-tanks Figure 4-8 Cleaning operation panel - 17 -...
  • Page 19 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Parts on the printer include: Print head: 8 piezo Print heads Chain: Hold and protect ink tubes Printing Platform: Platform for printing Power Switch: Turn on/off printer Press Roller Control Pole: Control press roller up / down for media feeding...

  • Page 20: Usage And Maintains Of Print Head

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Usage and Maintains of Print head Usage of Xaar Printer 1.－ Print head 2.－ Inlet tube 3.－ Outlet tube 4.－ Outlet tube cap 5.－ Fitting Figure 5-1 Print head Flush humectants out of Print head To moisturize Print head, lots of humectants are injected into the head before it is used.
  • Page 21 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Extrude air from the Print head After fixing the head on the head frame (be cautious of the Inlet tube and Outlet tube). Remove the Cap from the Outlet tube; positive-pressure clean to fill the head with ink till ink streams out from nozzles.

  • Page 22: Cleanness And Maintenance Of The Print Head

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Cleanness and maintenance of the Print head Ink replace Flush the Print head with the original ink first, and then flush it again with new flush solution, which matches the new ink. Print head cleaning If low quality printing takes place, a positive-pressure cleaning is proper for the head.

  • Page 23: Basic Panel Operation

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Basic Panel Operation VI.1 Menu Structure of Control Panel 1.－ LCD 2.－ Function Keys 3.－ Direction Keys Figure 6-1 Control Panel VI.1.1 Function description of the keys Direction keys Operation via control panel: ▲▼ key: Scroll the menus for selection; reduce or increase the values on LCD.
  • Page 24 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Function keys ONLINE: Switch the printer online and offline / press down and hold it for several seconds to pause printing. Waiting… Online ESC: Cancel operation and return to up-level menu. ENTER: Confirm and execute the operation.

  • Page 25: Vi.1.2 Menu Structure

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals VI.1.2 Menu structure Menu structure includes main menus and sub menus. Main menus followed by “+”s have sub menus inside. Submenus followed by “―”s have no lower level inside. Main menu includes items as below: —>...

  • Page 26: Vi.2 Description Of Menu Function

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals VI.2 Description of menu function Main menu Submenu Function description Ink status displays. The LCD display details as below: Ink Status Ch A C M Y K c m _ _ _ _ _ _ _...
  • Page 27 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Press ENTER execute Clean Post operation of moving P/H carriage to cleaning position. Press ENTER key execute the operation Home Post of returning the P/H carriage to original position. Press ENTER key execute the operation...
  • Page 28 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals This function is used to adjust the scan speed of the P/H carriage. The LCD displays details as below: MENU > 3 Print Speed Norm OFFLINE Print Speed Press ▲ or ▼ key to select from the 3 options.
  • Page 29 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals This function is used to set Voltage of P/Hs. The LCD displays details as below: MENU > PH 1 Voltage PH 2 Voltage PH 3 Voltage OFFLINE PH 4 Voltage Here press ▲ and ▼ key to scroll the submenu.
  • Page 30 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals "40" flashes on the LCD as default setting at the unit of centigrade degree. Press ▲ or ▼ k ey to increase or reduce the value Pre Heater of temperature. For normal condition keep the default value.
  • Page 31 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals No operation. Take Up Detect No operation. T Neg. Pressure Select ink curves in the 13 options from 0 to 12. LCD displays details as below: 1 2 3 The name of ink curve indicates as below: Curve of ink 1.
  • Page 32 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Press ENTER to execute the operation. The LCD displays details as below: MENU > Moving Test 0000 OFFLINE Moving Test And P/H carriage moves back and forth to simulate printing, but P/H not spray. It’s used for mechanical test. The number on the LCD indicates times the P/H carriage moves back and forth.

  • Page 33: Vi.3 Lcd Display For Normal Usage

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals VI.3 LCD display for normal usage VI.3.1 LCD display during printing Printing TOTAL: XXXX Total lines for printing FINISH: XXXX Lines finished Online RIP READY: XXXX Lines of RIP ready The LCD displays total lines for printing, lines finished and lines of RIP ready during printing.

  • Page 34: Vi.3.3 System Warning And Error Display

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals VI.3.3 System warning and error display Warning: Warn2: Press pole is NOT pulled down; Warn3: The system is executing ink refilling. Error: When one of the errors listed below occurs during printing, the printer will run normally but give alarm for warning Err5: Ink refill overtime;...

  • Page 35: Vi.4 Printing Steps

    10. Adjust the position, size, property, and resolution of the pattern. 11. Printer setting 1) Select File/Printer setting. Below dialogue box shows: JS310-**** 2) Select the type of printer as “GRAPHTEC Printer” and the model as “JS310-****”. - 34 -...
  • Page 36 The horizontal parameters, BID compensation and feeding compensation should be adjusted already before your printing; otherwise the printing quality will be reduced. Details of the functions above and others referred to the Graphtec RIP User’s Manual 12. Click “Printing Project” to print.
  • Page 37 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals 14. If clogging appears during the printing, press ONLINE for a longer time (3s) to pause printing for Print head cleaning. After cleaning, press ONLINE to go on printing. Cleaning procedure during printing: P/H nozzles may be clogged during printing, so it needs cleaning.

  • Page 38: Description Of Ink Supply, Cleaning System And Board

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Description of Ink Supply, Cleaning system and board VII.1 Ink Supply and Cleaning System 1.－ Main ink tank C 2.－ Main ink tank M 3.－ Main ink tank Y 4.－ Main ink tank K 5.－ Flush solution tank...
  • Page 39 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals 1.－ Ink Filter C 2.－ Ink Filter M 3.－ Ink Filter Y 4.－ Ink Filter K 5.－ Solution Filter 6.－ Air Filter 7.－ Air valve 8.－ Air filter 9.－ Air Pump 10.－ Ink pump K 11.－...
  • Page 40 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals 1.－ Sub-tank C 2.－ Sub-tank M 3.－ Safety tank 4.－ Sub-tank Y 5.－ Sub-tank K 6.－ Ink level switch (inside the Sub-tank) 7.－ Tube Clip 8.－ Ink outlet tube 9.－ Air suck tube 10.－ Air tube...
  • Page 41 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals 1.－ Ink tube 2.－ Ink –solution 3-way valves K 3.－ Ink –solution 3-way valves Y 4.－ Ink –solution 3-way valves M 5.－ Ink –solution 3-way valves C 6.－ Solution tube 7.－ Solution valve Figure 7-4 Print head carriage...

  • Page 42: Vii.2 Cleaning Operation Board

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals VII.2 Cleaning Operation board Assistant Board has many functions. It can control ink supply, cleaning and heating. 1.－ Solution button 2.－ Ink button 3.－ Light switch Figure 7-5 Cleaning Operation panel Ink Supply and Cleaning Operation Board is connected to assistant board for ink supplement and Print head cleaning.

  • Page 43: Ink Supply System

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals VIII Ink Supply System VIII.1 Summary This ink supply system can control automatically several pumps at the same time and provides protect function. Isolated ink supply system is easy for operation. VIII.2 System Diagram Sub-tank...

  • Page 44: Function Description

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals VIII.3 Function Description This system work automatically and control several pumps to supply ink simultaneously. When printer is power on, ink pump starts automatically to pump ink to Sub-tanks from main ink tanks. With perfect alarm and protection function. If any problem occurred in any pump, it will alarm and indicate which one is in trouble and the troubled one will not affect others.

  • Page 45: Viii.4 Operation Description

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals VIII.4 Operation Description Note: Please read descriptions carefully for ink supply system, cleaning system and Ink Control system before starting the following operations. As soon as the printer’s connected with power, system detects floating switch signal automatically, and then ink will be filled into Sub-tank.

  • Page 46: Cleaning System

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Cleaning System IX.1 Summary This type of printer use cleaning methods as positive pressure cleaning, you execute cleaning before printing, during printing or idle for a long time. IX.2 System Diagram Air Filter Print head...

  • Page 47: Ix.4 Operation Description

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals IX.4 Operation Description Move Print head to cleaning position, Press “Ink” button on Cleaning Operation Panel to launch positive pressure cleaning. Release the button to stop cleaning. Turn on Illuming Switch to lighten and check the ink drop.

  • Page 48: Ix.7 Flush Print Head With Solution

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals IX.7 Flush Print head with solution 1.－ Flush solution valve 2.－ Ink tube 3.－ Ink-solution 3-channel valve 4.－ Flush solution tube Figure 9-3 3-channel valves If the printer is idle for a long time, it is better to clean the Print heads with flush solution.
  • Page 49 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals 1.－ Status of Solution valve for solution during printing 2.－ Status of 3-way valves during printing Figure 9-5 Status of Solution valve and 3-way valves during printing 1.－ Status of Solution valve for solution during cleaning 2.－...

  • Page 50: Heating System

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Heating System Summary This heating system can adjust temperature based on different PVC material and surrounding. It can adjust the temperature automatically to keep temperature constant. Customer can have satisfactory printing effect. System Diagram Front heating board...

  • Page 51: Working Process And Characteristics

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Working Process and Characteristics The temperature of front and Pre (Rear) heater is already set in the factory. Heating power supply is independent from control power supply. Please turn on the heating power before turning on the power for the printer. Once the power is on, the system heats up automatically to set temperature and keeps the temperature at the set value.

  • Page 52: Software Operation

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Software Operation XI.1 Installation Installation of Graphtec RIP Software: see the RIP User’s Manual for details. Insert RIP CD into computer’s CD-ROM Run Graphtec RIP.exe Follow the instruction to finish the installation Installation of printer driver Insert installation CD into CD-ROM Run setup.exe under directory of Try Setup.Graphtec.V*.*...

  • Page 53: Xi.2 Application Of Printer Driver

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals XI.2 Application Of Printer Driver Note: The driver program is only for engineer to adjust the Print head, and not necessary for normal operation. XI.2.1 Enter TRY Click Start¥Program¥Try, enter Try system. Open TRY - 52 -...

  • Page 54: Xi.2.2 Print Setting

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals First, choose the type of printer. Click “Printer” menu, choose the item of JS310-****. Then open “File” to adjust some settings. In these menus, most important is print setting. XI.2.2 Print Setting This function is to set the printing parameter, print mode, Uni-direction, Bi-direction and the color of ink.
  • Page 55 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Print Mode: Total 10 print modes for selection: 180x200 1Pass(Test mode), 180x200 2Pass, 180x200 4-2Pass, 180x200 3Pass,180x200 6-3Pass, 180x200 4Pass, 180x200 8-4Pass, 180x200 6Pass, 180x200 8Pass and 360x400 dpi Print mode description: 180x200 1Pass: 180dpi for scan direction resolution and 200dpi for feeding direction.

  • Page 56: Xi.2.3 Printer Parameter Setting

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals XI.2.3 Printer Parameter Setting Pressing “Printing parameter setting”, it shows warning as below: After pressing “Yes”, you can see the dialogue box: - 55 -...
  • Page 57 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Meaning of this dialogue box: Vertical parameters for Print head installation Vertical parameter for all 4 colors should be set 0. The precision of the vertical position of the Print heads ensures by mechanical manufacture and assembly.
  • Page 58 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals BID compensation: BID compensation is set to eliminate the tolerance of ink jet in different directions. First adjust the BID compensation in the control panel where you can adjust this value for all heads at same time (Check it in VI Basic Panel Operation).

  • Page 59: Maintenance

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals Maintenance XII.1 Daily Maintenance Daily maintenance is very important for normal workstation of the printer. Daily maintenance includes: XII.1.1 Maintenance after each printing: Erasure dried ink from Print head surface with flush solution; Restore the jammed nozzles before next printing.

  • Page 60: Xii.2 Maintenance Of Print Head

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals XII.2 Maintenance of Print head Always keep the surface of Print head wet with flush solution. If the printer is left unused, the Print head must be dropped with flush solution and covered with fresh-keeping polyethylene films to keep it wet.
  • Page 61 SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals If the printer is left unused for 1 week and above, do as below to keep the Print head wet; Turn the Solution valve to open position (turn the handle sideward). Solution valve: Handle position for open.

  • Page 62: Xii.2.2 Unload Print Head

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals XII.2.2 Unload Print head: Do as follows when you are going to unload Print head; Pump out ink from Print head and clean it with flush solution; Power off the printer and plug out power line from socket;...

  • Page 63: Xii.3 Maintenance For Ink Supply System

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals XII.3 Maintenance for ink supply system The ink supply system is a very important. Maintenance for ink supply system is also very important. The ink supply system includes main ink tank system and Sub-tank system with filters to separate the ink from the open air.

  • Page 64: Xii.4 Maintenance For Other Parts

    SignJet JS310 Series User's Manuals XII.4 Maintenance for other parts XII.4.1 Lubrication for Print head rail: As normal regulation, user should add lubricating oil to Print head rail daily and never use compound oils. Add a few lubricating oil on a cotton fabric and move the Print head to original position. Brush the Print head rail with the cotton fabric to create an average oil layer on the rail.
  • Page 65 The specifications, etc., in this manual are subject to change without notice. JS310-UM-151 August 24, 2006 1st GRAPHTEC CORPORATION...

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