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  • Page 1 Installation Guide Blizzard ! ! ! For Authorized Mutoh Technicians and installation purposes only! ! !
  • Page 2 Installation Guide Blizzard AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...
  • Page 3 COPYRIGHT © 2007 Mutoh Europe N.V. All rights reserved. Mutoh reserves the right to modify the information contained in this manual at any time without prior notice. This document may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without written permission of the copyright owner.
  • Page 4 Installation Guide Blizzard AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Installation environment requirements..................9 Dimensions Blizzard ........................10 Required Space ......................... 11 Verification of packaged items .................... 13 Contents Blizzard printer unit box....................14 Contents Printer stand box ......................14 Contents Installation kit......................15 Contents Blizzard starter kit ....................... 16 Contents Unwinder/Winder 100 ....................

  • Page 6: Refer To Chapter

    Installation Guide Blizzard Step-by-step plan 1. Check installation environment ► Refer to chapter 1 2. Unpack the printer, stand and boxes ► Refer to chapter 3 3. Check in-the-box configuration ► Refer to chapter 2 4. Assemble the printer / winder ►...
  • Page 7 Installation Guide Blizzard Introduction After reading this manual, an authorized service technician will be able to install a BLIZZARD smoothly. The complete installation procedure, from unpacking until sending a test file, is described in detail. Please read this document carefully to know what to do during the installation at the site.
  • Page 8 Installation Guide Blizzard Installation Guide Blizzard AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07 AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...

  • Page 9: Installation Environment

    Installation Guide Blizzard 1 INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT It is very important that the installation environment fulfils following conditions to obtain stable print quality. 1.1 INSTALLATION ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS Choose a place for printer installation following the requirements in the table below. Area 65”...

  • Page 10: Dimensions Blizzard

    Installation Guide Blizzard 1.2 DIMENSIONS BLIZZARD 1.2.1 Blizzard 65” 1.2.2 Blizzard 90” AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...

  • Page 11: Required Space

    Installation Guide Blizzard 1.3 REQUIRED SPACE 1.3.1 Necessary free space a = 1,5 m b = 1,5 m c = 2,5 m d = 0,6 m e = 1,3 m Distance c and d are interchangeable. Just ensure to have at one side of the printer at least 2,5 m. This to be sure that you can pass with a roll of media.
  • Page 12 Installation Guide Blizzard AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...

  • Page 13: Verification Of Packaged Items

    OTES • The contents of the packages may be different depending on the market where they are used. Contact your local MUTOH dealer or distributor for details. • If any part is missing or broken, contact either of the following: The shop where you bought your MUTOH printer.

  • Page 14: Contents Blizzard Printer Unit Box

    Installation Guide Blizzard 2.1 CONTENTS BLIZZARD PRINTER UNIT BOX 2.2 CONTENTS PRINTER STAND BOX Description Stay Foot AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...

  • Page 15: Contents Installation Kit

    Installation Guide Blizzard 2.3 CONTENTS INSTALLATION KIT 4 5 6 Description Screwdriver Philips P2 Hexagon wrench 4 mm Hexagon wrench 5 mm Plain washer M6 Spring washer M6 Hexagon bolt M6x30 Hexagon bolt M6x16 Cable clamp Tube clamp (not used – standard set)

  • Page 16: Contents Blizzard Starter Kit

    Ink starter set 2.4.1 For Blizzard Mild Solvent Series Printers 2.4.1.1 Commercial kit Description User’s Guide Blizzard Quick installation Guide + CD Maintenance label Mutoh knife How to obtain impeccable printing quality with Mutoh’s i² technology AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...
  • Page 17 Installation Guide Blizzard 2.4.1.2 User and good shape kit Order number: KY-80229 Kit content: Description Sponge plate Wipers Spitting box sponge Cleaning Liquid 250 ml Instruction sheet Good shape kit ▼ ▼ ▼ * Good shape kit order number: KY-80228...
  • Page 18 Installation Guide Blizzard 2.4.1.3 Blizzard setup cleaning Description Part number Blizzard setup cleaning RJ80E-22-CLN 2.4.1.4 Mild solvent cleaning Description Part number RJ80MS-22-CLN Mild solvent cleaning 2.4.1.5 Mild solvent ink Description Part number Mild Solvent ink - Black RJ80MS-22-BK Mild Solvent ink - Yellow...
  • Page 19 2.4.2 For Blizzard Eco-Solvent Ultra Series Printers 2.4.2.1 Commercial kit Description User’s Guide Blizzard Quick installation Guide + CD Maintenance label Mutoh knife How to obtain impeccable printing quality with Mutoh’s i² technology 2.4.2.2 Eco-Solvent Ultra cleaning Description Part number RJ80U-22-CLN Mild solvent cleaning 2.4.2.3...
  • Page 20 Installation Guide Blizzard 2.4.2.4 User and good shape kit Order number: KY-80300 Kit content: Description Sponge plate Wipers Spitting box sponge Cleaning Liquid 250 ml Instruction sheet Good shape kit ▼ ▼ ▼ * Good shape kit order number: KY-80305...

  • Page 21: Contents Unwinder/Winder 100

    Installation Guide Blizzard 2.5 CONTENTS UNWINDER/WINDER 100 Notes • Please refer to the user’s guide of the unwinder winder 100 for the complete in-the-box configuration. AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...
  • Page 22 Installation Guide Blizzard Installation Guide Blizzard AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07 AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...

  • Page 23: Unpacking Procedure

    Installation Guide Blizzard 3 UNPACKING PROCEDURE AUTION HEN REMOVING THIS PRODUCT FROM THE PACKAGING BOX ALWAYS REMOVE THE VINYL PLASTIC AND HOLD ON THE SIDE OF THE PRODUCT OLDING THE UNIT OVER THE VINYL PLASTIC WRAPPING CAN RESULT IN SLIPPAGE AND...
  • Page 24 Installation Guide Blizzard Step 3 : Remove the 2 boxes (stand and installation kit). Step 4 : Remove the top card board of the printer body. Step 5 : Remove the 3 buffers. AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...
  • Page 25 Installation Guide Blizzard Step 6 : Remove the covering plastic. Step 7 : Prepare the printer to be installed on the stand. Please refer to chapter 5 for all necessary information. Flip open the box when using a forklift. ►...

  • Page 26: Unpack The Stand

    Installation Guide Blizzard 3.2 UNPACK THE STAND Step 1 : Move the stand box to the location to unpack. Step 2 : Open the package. Step 3 : Remove the following items consecutively: 1. Buffers 2. Stand 3. Box with feet 4.

  • Page 27: Assembling The Unit

    Installation Guide Blizzard 4 ASSEMBLING THE UNIT Caution • When assembling this product, always work with at least 4 people or more. 4.1 ASSEMBLING THE STAND Assemble the stand according to the following procedure. Step 1 : Unpack the stand assembly as described in chapter 3.

  • Page 28: Installing The Printer On The Stand

    Installation Guide Blizzard 4.2 INSTALLING THE PRINTER ON THE STAND Install the stand to the main unit according to the following procedure: Step 1 : Position the stand correctly (with the PCB box screw holes to the right). Step 2 : Insert the lifting tubes in the brackets and tighten them with each two wing screws.
  • Page 29 Installation Guide Blizzard Step 5 : Fix the body to the stand using each time (8x) a hexagon screw (M6x16) + spring washer (M6) + plain washer (M6). Do not fix the screws tightly yet. Step 6 : Check if there is no gap between the body and the stand.

  • Page 30: Remove Protective Materials

    Installation Guide Blizzard 4.3 REMOVE PROTECTIVE MATERIALS. To ensure that nothing can be damaged during transport, temporary buffers and brackets are installed on the printer. Remove them before powering ON the printer. Step 1 : Remove the protective film on the plexi front cover.

  • Page 31: Levelling The Printer

    Installation Guide Blizzard 4.4 LEVELLING THE PRINTER 4.4.1 Levelling the printer in X – direction Step 1 : Position the printer on its final position. Step 2 : Turn down all feet of the printer stand with an equal pressure until the wheels come off the ground.
  • Page 32 Installation Guide Blizzard 4.4.2 Levelling the printer in Y – direction Step 1 : Open the front cover. Step 2 : Place the level on the print platform. Step 3 : Adjust the levelling feet until the printer is completely level.

  • Page 33: Install The Unwinder/Winder 100

    Installation Guide Blizzard 4.5 INSTALL THE UNWINDER/WINDER 100 Notes • Please refer to the User’s Guide of the Unwinder/Winder 100 for the proper installation. AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...

  • Page 34: Install The Waste Bottle

    Installation Guide Blizzard 4.6 INSTALL THE WASTE BOTTLE Step 1 : Hook the waste bottle assembly over the four pre-mounted screws and push it downwards. Step 2 : Tighten the four screws. Step 3 : Loosen the 2 waste tubes attached to the printer with some tape.

  • Page 35: Connecting The Cables

    Installation Guide Blizzard 5 CONNECTING THE CABLES 5.1 CONNECTING THE FOOT SWITCH If the pressure rollers need to be raised or lowered, it is possible to do this by way of the foot switch, instead of doing so at the operation panel.

  • Page 36: Connecting The Power Cable

    Installation Guide Blizzard 5.2 CONNECTING THE POWER CABLE The connection procedure for the power cable is explained below. Important • Make sure that the enclosed power cable is used. Use of a different cable may result in electric shock or fire.
  • Page 37 Installation Guide Blizzard Step 1 : Plug in the power cable to the inlet at the back of the printer. Step 2 : Plug it in the power cable to the outlet Important • O NOT ATTEMPT TO PLUG IN ELECTRICAL PLUGS WITH WET HANDS...

  • Page 38: Connecting The Printer To The Pc

    Installation Guide Blizzard 5.3 CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO THE PC 5.3.1 System requirements To use the printer with RIP software, you need the following minimum requirements. System OS Windows 2000 Professional Pentium III 1 GHz or higher Memory (RAM) 512 MB or more...
  • Page 39 Installation Guide Blizzard 5.3.3 Connecting the Centronics interface 5.3.3.1 Installation The procedure for connecting the Centronics interface is explained below. To connect the printer to your computer, follow the steps below. Step 1 : Power OFF the printer and your computer.
  • Page 40 Installation Guide Blizzard 5.3.3.2 Specifications (1) Interface Specifications Item Specifications Transmission modes Compatible , Nibble , ECP Mode Data length 8 bits Transmission direction Unidirectional (receiving only), Bidirectional Connector pin number (2) Table of parallel interface pin numbers and signals...
  • Page 41 Installation Guide Blizzard 5.3.4 Connecting the network interface 5.3.4.1 Installation The procedure for connecting the network interface is explained below. To connect the printer to the network environment, follow the steps below. Caution • OLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW WHEN CONNECTING THE NETWORK INTERFACE CABLE...
  • Page 42 Installation Guide Blizzard AP-75261 – Rev. 2.0 – 19/12/07...

  • Page 43: Loading Ink For First Time

    WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS WILL REQUIRE A FEE ANY RESULTANT BREAKDOWN 6.1 PARTS NEEDED Before powering ON the unit for the first time, please be sure to have: When loading Mutoh Mild Solvent ink Part number Description Where to find … RJ80E-22-CLN...

  • Page 44: First Ink Load Procedure

    The carriage will automatically move to the left side of the machine. Open the front cover and moisten the rubber sides of the caps with Mutoh Solvent Cleaning Liquid when asked. This to optimize the ink loading cycle. Step 3 : Close the front cover when done and press the [ENTER] key.
  • Page 45 Installation Guide Blizzard Step 8 : The printer will automatically start pumping cleaning fluid. Step 9 : Empty the waste bottle when asked and confirm later on with ENTER. Step 10 : At this time, we want to make sure that the ink tube system is completely airtight and that the shipping liquid has been replaced with first stage transition liquid.
  • Page 46 Step 11 : Please wait while the printer is sucking air. Step 12 : Insert 8 NEW cassettes with Mutoh Mild Solvent Cleaning when following message is displayed: Step 13 : The printer will automatically start pumping cleaning fluid when all cassettes are inserted.
  • Page 47 When finished, remove all cleaning cassettes. Step 16 : Please wait while printer is sucking air Step 17 : Insert 8 NEW cassettes with Mutoh Mild Solvent Ink in the correct order when following message is displayed. Step 18 : The printer will automatically start pumping ink when all cassettes are inserted.
  • Page 48 The carriage will automatically move to the left side of the machine. Open the front cover and moisten the rubber sides of the caps with Mutoh Eco-Solent Ultra cleaning when asked. This to optimize the ink loading cycle. Step 3 : Close the front cover when done and press the [ENTER] key.
  • Page 49 Installation Guide Blizzard Step 8 : The printer will automatically start pumping cleaning fluid. Step 9 : Empty the waste bottle when asked and confirm later on with ENTER. Step 10 : At this time, we want to make sure that the ink tube system is completely airtight and that the shipping liquid has been replaced with Eco-Solvent Ultra cleaning.
  • Page 50 Installation Guide Blizzard Step 11 : Please wait while the printer is sucking air. Step 12 : Insert 8 NEW cassettes with Eco-Solvent Ultra Ink in the correct order when following message is displayed. Step 13 : The printer will automatically start pumping ink when all cassettes are inserted.

  • Page 51: Loading Media

    Installation Guide Blizzard 7 LOADING MEDIA 7.1 LOADING ROLL MEDIA Please refer to the User’s Guide of the Unwinder/Winder 100 to know how to load roll media properly. 7.2 LOADING SHEET MEDIA To load sheet media, follow the steps below.
  • Page 52 Installation Guide Blizzard Step 7 : Make measurement settings in following menu: SetupMenu (1/7) ► MediaSet [F4] ► SheetSize Menu Choice Description Auto Media measurement sequence ► REAR – RIGHT – LEFT – TOP Media measurement sequence ► RIGHT – LEFT – TOP...

  • Page 53: Head Adjustments Verification

    Installation Guide Blizzard 8 HEAD ADJUSTMENTS VERIFICATION When the printer leaves the company, the heads are already adjusted. During transportation, the heads can be moved slightly. Therefore, it is recommended to verify the different head adjustments. The most important thing to know before adjusting is which nozzle row corresponds with which colour, ink cassette, head …...

  • Page 54: Head Slant Check

    Installation Guide Blizzard 8.1 HEAD SLANT CHECK Purpose of this check ► Check if the heads are positioned straightly. How to print the file ► Power ON the printer in diagnostics mode ►Adjustment [F2] ►HeadSlant [F4] ►Slant [F1] Pattern Before adjustment Adjusted head slant AP-75261 –...

  • Page 55: Front And Back

    Installation Guide Blizzard 8.2 FRONT AND BACK Purpose of this check ► To check if the heads are all positioned in one line. Notes Please note that heads 1 to 4 has been shifted in production 1/720 of an inch (as explained in chapter 8.5) compared to heads 5 to 8.

  • Page 56: Bi-Directional

    Installation Guide Blizzard 8.3 BI-DIRECTIONAL Purpose of this check ► To check if each head fires the ink at the same position when printing from right to left and left to right. ► The check will be done for all head heights...
  • Page 57 Installation Guide Blizzard Adjustment procedure Please follow the instructions below to adjust the printer. Step 1 : Print the first file ► [Bi-D] ► [F1] – key. Step 2 : Set the thickness of the media and press ENTER. Step 3 : Confirm with ENTER to start printing.
  • Page 58 Installation Guide Blizzard Step 5 : The first printed blocks are the reference and the blocks printed secondly should be aligned with the reference blocks. Refer to the image below to know in which direction. Second blocks are printed too much...

  • Page 59: Uni-Directional

    Installation Guide Blizzard 8.4 UNI-DIRECTIONAL Purpose of this check ► To check if each head fires at the same time compared with the reference head 1. How to print the files ► Power ON the printer in diagnostics mode ►Adjustment [F2] ►Menu 2/4 ► Uni-D [F2]...

  • Page 60: Micro Shift 1/720" For Fast Modes

    Installation Guide Blizzard 8.5 MICRO SHIFT 1/720” FOR FAST MODES Purpose of this check ► When all heads are in one line, and you want to print in one of the FAST modes (FAST 720, FAST 540 or FAST 360), head 5-8 (headset 2) have to be shifted of an inch downwards compared with heads 1-4 (headset 1).
  • Page 61 Step 4 : Load media. In order to get the best visible result, we recommend coated media such as RH- GVT (Mutoh Eco-Solvent Glossy Vinyl / Monomeric coated PVC). Step 5 : Edit the IP-address in the PRINT.BAT file in Notepad or Ultra-edit 32.
  • Page 62 Installation Guide Blizzard Adjustment procedure Please follow the instructions below to perform the micro shift. Step 1 : LOOSEN the screws (1) fixing head 5-8. These heads have to be shifted inch. In general, the µ-shift can be accomplished by turning...

  • Page 63: Test Printing

    Installation Guide Blizzard 9 TEST PRINTING Follow the steps below to do a test print and confirm if your printer operates correctly. Step 1 : Power ON the printer. Step 2 : Load media. Step 3 : Make sure that your printer is in normal [Ready to print] - status.
  • Page 64 Installation Guide Blizzard Prints the bi directional test pattern at 300 cps. The purpose of this print is to check if the heads are still well adjusted. If necessary, adjust the heads. Please refer to the maintenance manual for all necessary information.

  • Page 65: Periodical Maintenance Cycles

    Installation Guide Blizzard 10 PERIODICAL MAINTENANCE CYCLES 10.1 DONE BY THE END USER 10.1.1 For Blizzard Mild Solvent Printers No° Action Frequency Clean wipers Morning and evening Flush caps in maintenance station Daily maintenance Clean the edges of the caps in maintenance station...

  • Page 66: Done By An Authorized Mutoh Technician

    Changing the tubes from the pumps to the waste bottle Every 12 months Change wiper arm assembly Changing the maintenance station Available kits for Authorized Mutoh Technicians only and their part numbers: maintenance cycle Kit 6 months KY-81810 maintenance cycle kit 12 months KY-81820 AP-75261 –...

  • Page 67: Feedback Sheet First Ink Load Procedure

    FEEDBACK SHEET FIRST INK LOAD PROCEDURE Dear customer, During the first few months after the Blizzard launch, we want to collect data of all installations. During installation, the transition from water-based state to mild or eco-solvent state is a key procedure, which we want to monitor for different reasons: •...

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