NJ750 Training Guide
NJ750 Training Guide
Training Guide
Ink Installation
Printer Calibrations
Routine Maintenance
Preventive Maintenance
Cartridge Checklist
Advanced Troubleshooting
Print Server Networking
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A. Ink Installation
1. ‘Plug and Play Cartridge’ characteristics
25 ml inside - preprimed
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c) Connect cartridge’s septum needle to valve and close valve – wait 60 seconds
then remove the blue tape from cartridge jet plate.
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NOTE: To install ink into a cartridge or to verify proper cartridge ink level obtain syringe
with tube extension from accessory kit. Pull 20 ml of ink into syringe. Lift cartridge stall
position valve to up position to cut off ink flow. Temporarily remove septum connector
from cartridge. Install ink into cartridge by depressing syringe plunger; pull back on
plunger to remove excess ink (if any). Reconnect septum needle to cartridge and close
valve actuator (lower) to restore ink flow to cartridge. The cartridge will need to be primed
to restore negative pressure inside cartridge – refer to step 3 above.
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B. Printer Calibrations
B. Slow Deadband
To activate the Slow Deadband calibration select Utility Menu - Service Menu -
Calibration Menu - Slow Db Test. The Slow dB Test pattern will print very slowly.
This is a mechanical adjustment of the printer servo system and should be
performed monthly. Ensure the vertical lines are straight, if out of alignment, as in
this example, then an adjustment is necessary. Select Utility Menu, Service Menu,
Calibration Menu, Slow Deadband - change the value and rerun the pattern until
correct. NOTE: this calibration is normally not required; for CAD operations mainly.
C. Color Deadband
To activate the Color Deadband calibration
select
Utility Menu - Calibration Menu - Color dB Menu -
Color dB Test. The Color dB pattern will print.
This is an electronic calibration for
compensating
the differences in cartridge resistances. Always
perform this calibration whenever a cartridge is
replaced. To adjust left NJ850 print head (i.e.
values 1-4), select Left at control panel. Choose
the best value under each aligning set of colors. To adjust the right print head
(values Y, M, C, and K) select Right at the control panel. Select the value under the
best group of vertical lines in each color. Please do not choose one value to
characterize all colors unless illustrated by the pattern.
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D. Color Calibration
To activate the Color calibration select Utility Menu - Color Calib. Menu – Calib Test
(NJ850: Both Vert Calib Test and Horiz. Calib. Test.) Seven horizontal patterns
followed by seven vertical patterns will print. The color calibration pattern should
be performed whenever a cartridge is removed from the carriage for cleaning or
replacement. Choose the best value under each aligning set of colors, i.e. yellow
to magenta, then magenta to cyan, then cyan to black. Enter the most correct
value for each of the 14 fields. Note: stalls 1 through 4 correspond to the Left 4
cartridges.
E. Deadband Check
To activate the Deadband calibration select Utility Menu - Service Menu -
Calibration Menu - Deadband. The deadband pattern will print very quickly in all
color ranges. This is a final check of printer calibrations to ensure alignment has
been achieved. Ensure the vertical lines are straight with respect to each color, if
severely out of alignment, as in this example, then a re-calibration of the printer is
necessary or cleaning of the encoder strip is necessary. Note: The pattern does
not have to be perfect, just close to maintaining vertical alignments.
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2. Advance the media though the printer about 1 foot, using the Feed Media Menu/Forward
button.
3. Put the printer media feed in “Sheet” mode (Set-up Menu/Paper Option Menu/Supply
Type/Sheet). Using the media “Forward” button, drive the media forward until it is pulled tight.
4. Change the media feed back to “Roll” or “Take-up” (Set-up Menu/Paper Option Menu/Supply
Type/
5. Roll or Take-up).
6. Advance the media forward three feet to check alignment with the white media guideline.
7. Start printing the image.
L2 L1
L
ACTUAL
OUTPUT
LW MEDIA PERIMETER
EXHIBIT A
0.30% of ∆L = (L1 - L2) – except for NJ880 (no skew specification has been
designated)
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C. Routine Maintenance
1. Perform routine maintenance at
recommended plot time hours and in
accordance with prescribed
documentation.
NOTE: The NovaJet printer must be cleaned and
serviced routinely or print output anomalies or
printer failures may occur during normal
operations. It is strongly suggested to take 15
minutes once a week (i.e. every Monday morning) and
perform printer cleaning rather than attempt to remember each cleaning cycle as listed below.
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The Paper Sensor is located directly behind the Right Carriage magenta
cartridge approximately 4 mm. Spin cotton swab at an upward angle of 30 degrees.
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D. Preventive Maintenance
Perform preventive maintenance at recommended plot time hours
and in accordance with prescribed documentation (authorized
service providers only!).
At 2000 plot hours replace both Carriage Bushings, Trailing Cable, Service Station and
thorough perform cleaning (including carriage paper sensor and encoder sensor).
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A clogged jet is illustrated as jet 111; jets 105 and 108 are
manually bypassed (80% filled blocks only.) Jet 114 is defective
and is automatically being bypassed. Between 20 and 35 jets, in
each color, may be defective or bypassed to maintain photo quality
printing.
2. Microbanding is typically caused by the low pass modes or improper color deadband and color
calibrations. If not, then jet degradation of one color
probably exists. Inspect prime pattern for diagonal line
integrity and consistency (line should be perfectly straight
with no misfires).
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F. Advanced Troubleshooting
1. Skewing of the output image is normally a dirty or defective encoder
strip/sensor. Clean encoder strip thoroughly top and bottom using Windex
or NovaKlean solution. Clean encoder sensor by spraying Windex directly
onto sensor; blow dry with canned air – refer to NJ1000i Technical Bulletin
5. Replace encoder strip (service required) if problem cannot be corrected.
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4. Faint cut lines or heavy lines which angle slightly on one end are caused
by the carriage head hitting the media surface. Media up to a 20 mil
thickness can pass through the printer. Ensure media has not been
exposed to humidity for long periods as this will cause media to become
stiff. Check with technical support for media types which can pass
through the printer.
6. Horizontal bands which extend the width of the image and repeat at a
relatively consistent rate are usually caused by the Autowipe feature being
turned on or improper ink pre-heat settings.
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7. Larger than normal ink droplets (0.5- 2 mm) on the media are caused by
excessive pressure in the cartridge. Ensure the cartridge only has 20 ml
of ink inside and the ink reservoirs do not have more than 400 ml of ink
inside. Printer stand surface or floor area must be level and flat.
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Ensure the diagonal lines in the prime pattern are solid and exhibit
consistency. Up to 20 jets may be compensated in each cartridge while
maintaining photo pass quality printing.
9. Horizontal bands along the right edge of the media are typically caused by
a dirty service station or cartridge. Curling media (from high humidity) or
media too thick can also cause the banding problem.
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12. Text errors or lines which appear within the text is usually caused by the
application. Delete text box within application and create a new field.
Diagonal banding or horizontal lines extending from the text is normally a
postscript or RIP error. Check workstation memory (minimum 512 MB)
and ensure the RIP workstation has a minimum of 4GB free for processing
files.
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13. Vertical banding through an image can be caused by mottling of the ink on
low saturation media like bond, the carriage bushings are worn out
causing ‘carriage chatter’, or the lower roller is extending too high through
the platen. Vertical banding can also be caused by a defective trailing
cable or when ink saturations are extremely high (>290%) and the dryer is
used with high heat applied.
14. Unusual patterns which print in either the Prime pattern (lower left
illustration) or in normal prints (lower right illustration) are symptoms of a
defective trailing cable. Replace the white trailing cable (service required).
To prevent these failures from occurring ensure the trailing cable is
cleaned every two weeks.
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15. For initialization failures first ensure the memory module is properly seated
at the Main PWA (remove 5 screws to access) and verify the proper LED
states (NJ800 series only):
Check the Boot Code for proper initialization. While holding down the two
buttons indicated below turn on the printer, a cyclical two-beep sequence
should be heard.
16. For media feed and takeup system failures first ensure the correct supply
mode is enabled (Sheet, Roll, Roll 2, or TakeUp). Check sensor bracket
alignment and motor wiring connections to each motor (remove 4 screws
to access each motor).
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17. For NJ750 and 800 series dryer system failures ensure the logic cable and
power cable are properly secured. Check sensor status for error
messages. Cycle power to verify operation.
From the top-level menu of the printer, check the dryer sensor status (NJ800
only).
Utility Menu
Service Menu
Diagnostic Menu
Accessory Menu
Sensor Status
MBoard H. = ## pct. RH
The Dryer Mode: (cccccccc) indicates the current dryer setting. Operational
modes are “OFF”, “ON (Heat), “AUTO”, “FANS ONLY(No-Heat)” or
“DISABLED (error condition)”. Plenum T. and MBoard T. (main-board T.)
indicate temperature and are displayed in degrees C. MBoard H. (main-board
humidity) indicates the ambient relative humidity as a percentage.
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B. Depressing the blue test button (located on side of server) sends the currently
loaded IP address to printer to be displayed on the printer’s control panel.
Received IP Address
192.168.002.010
Ok
C. The Status and Link LED’s (green in color) should be steady when the printer
has been turned on and a properly configured network connection has been
established. The Status LED will blink until the server is configured properly in
the proper IP range of the device (could be dependent of the HUB’s or Network
Interface Card’s IP range).
The Activity LED (amber in
color) will only blink while
the server receives data
from the host computer
(typically blinks during
printing).
D. Print Server
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http://www.seh.de/
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NOTE: Before you can configure a Windows print queue, you must first configure an IP
address on both your PC and the SEH print server.
1. PC PROTOCOL SETUP
1. If you have not already done so, install the TCP/IP protocol on your PC. This is done
by first RIGHT-CLICKING on the My Network Places icon on your desktop. Select
Properties from the list. The Network dialog box appears.
2. Double click on the Local Area Connection icon. When the Local Area Connection
dialog box opens, double click on the TCP/IP protocol to activate the TCP/IP
properties. See figure below.
3. Once the TCP/IP properties dialog box is open enter the information as follows:
IP Address- 192.168.254.201
SUBNET Mask- 255.255.255.0
DNS Server- 192.168.254.195
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NOTE: To configure the SEH print server you will have to load the InterCon
NetTool. Insert the InterCon CD into your CD drive or obtain from:
http://www.seh.de/
Run the CD.EXE from the Autorun folder. Once started press the top button(British
Flag). Press the InterCon-NetTool button to install. Follow the prompts and finish the
installation.
1. Once loaded activate the InterCon-NetTool. The SEH will Auto-Assign itself an IP
address, using DHCP, within the IP range of your PC. To change the IP address and
Subnet Mask, double click on the IP address or select Properties from the Edit pull down
menu. See figure below.
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2. To assign your IP address and Subnet Mask, choose TCP/IP from the configuration
tree on the left. Assign 192.168.254.200 for the IP address. Assign 255.255.255.0 for the
Subnet Mask. Leave the Gateway blank or zeros, and de-select DHCP at the bottom.
See figure below.
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3. Close the InterCon-NetTool. Your settings will be saved in the print server. You are
now ready to setup the Windows Printer Port.
NOTE: If RIP software has been previously loaded then a hot folder with an assigned
port will have ‘normally’ already been loaded – this step may not be necessary unless
the Windows printer port is to be used for printing purposes. This step will be required if
the EFPU print utility is to be used for downloading firmware or test files however.
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5. Under “Printer Name or IP Address” enter 192.168.254.200. The “Port Name” will
self generate. Click Next. See figure below.
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6. Under “Device Type” select “Network Print Server (1 Port)” the first one in the list.
Click Next, then Finish. See figure below.
7. You will now be prompted for the Manufacture and Printer Type. Select “Generic”
and “Generic/ Text Only”. Click Next, Next again, and Next again. Do not share this
printer. Click Next. Select no to Print a test Page. Click Next and Finish. Your TCP/IP
printer port is now setup.
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1. The last step of the networking setup is to assign an IP address in the RIP software
(this TCP/IP address is the same address assigned to the SEH Intercon print server).
The location of the ‘device’ or ‘TCP/IP setup’ is normally located under the RIP software
‘setup’ drop-down menu or under the ‘Printer Configuration’ folder, depending on the RIP
used.
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