AGFA Printer Printer User Manual
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1. 4 Important 4 st Always make sure the SHUTTLE is positioned in the HOME position when you perform the Set Gap procedure AGFA amp 30 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL When all parameters are Ok load the media onto the table click on the Set Gap Procedure When you ve entered a 2mm Gap amp Check Distance 800mm The Head Base will stay in the Home position and go up to the highest limit position gt 50mm After this movement you have to confirm on screen that the carriage is clear to move to the Check Distance position Shuttle will move 800mm to the left and come down to set the Gap A sensor plate will become visible underneath the Head Base to make contact with the media surface The Head Base will lower to his Reference point and you ll have to confirm on screen Ready to Set Gap to make the last fine tuning This is lowering from the Reference point to the desired Head Base Height 2 mm Gap When this is done you ll get following message Check Gap and Ready to Go to Home Position At this point you can verify the correct Gap setting with a measuring device Click on OK and the Set Gap is completed AGFA amp 31 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 11 Anapurna Control Program 11 1 Control Program Menu COON DOP WN FE The Anapurna Control program on the engine s PC ey Agfa ANAPURNA Control Program IM2. ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL Version 1 0 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS Lone O ap seswasatetaue ces snwawn ea to eavede onesies ini esalees E 3 2 Printer Overview and Features cscs cscsiccsoragesssuncsesacccsdenesoseedetanssacessseneddetansadetsdeasaiedesnudeseeuvedduseceatya dionndselocstsdesacessduneecencentginadeeiouens 4 2 1 Front view parts Ge LOCATIONS s ncscessexcvecesstevedsunezvacavdsevedsnestvsdsavasunadannsasebrea saved rian re avs aa a uss i i d aaa a riaan 5 2 2 Rear view Darts Se LOCATIONS 55 csessnccveccsntcsedsvseevecsvesivecsvesta N or a Ea EEEN a ii DENA Ei E AEN EEEE 5 2 3 Head Carriage View Darl S ssdccsscsaeconscesccsnncoedanccvesavetascancaneeen ened AE r aa deen EE r Nr e EE ESEN EESE 7 AONNE EE E E E EE E 7 REA TECO O y eene E E EER 8 A Anapuma UV Caw be IMK sssrinin renne ae en Eee EEEE ANENE EEE TEETE 9 AL General MmMOnnaON ssnrevsiirren irnrtus ines rns sonn Evs sE un rns ENDENE ENTES SOETADA EAE 9 A 2C Olor gaU aaen O 9 A PACKI O en nee et 9 C a E T i E A EA E E O A R E re E N E E A E E AE A T E E E N E E NSE 10 SEMM ak ORS ern E ET E A E OE TEO TOOT 10 5 2 AUO MR SUDI eea N e 10 re Ree SUDITI IOE enaa T E E E EA T OE T OAT ere 10 54 The 2 Way valves enea Oc ee ee eee 12 So Printing Nedds esn E E eee 13 5 0 Mk RENU SYSTE orenean E E anne eae 15 VV UU EE ATE A E E N ec oe oa E E S E AEE EN E N AEEA AE NEE N 15 ic ING CU V e E EAE ETENA TENE E AEN ANTEE A 16 6 1 General in
3. must be placed forward again when you start to print It prevents the ink in the underneath waste box from getting cured by the UV lamps during the printing stage It also prevents the UV lamps from curing the ink onto the heads 8 2 Daily Maintenance Nozzle check purge Check the state of the Purge and Home station Grid Normally only weekly cleaning is necessary Perform a nozzle check and make sure all nozzles are firing Move the head to the HOME position Place a white copy A4 size paper on the printing table if no media is present Switch on the vacuum In the Control program push Test and select Jet Test The Nozzle check will be printed in between the 4 white dots See picture The red area shows the placement of the Spot and Pr white if it s turned on use a black or colored paper to see the white Evaluate the nozzle check for missing nozzles The Jet Test must be carried out at a correct head height Place the A4 paper onto your media or print it directly on a flexible media that is loaded and for which the head height is adjusted AGFA amp 20 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL In case of nozzle failure Move carriage to PURGE position Push the underneath GRID backwards Little purge Close all heads that are OK switch them to the S position Push the Purge button frequent at very short intervals Op
4. 830 000 colors 8 pass 850 000 colors 12 pass 1 080 000 colors 16 pass 4 3 Packing 1L bottle packed per 2 Anapurna Cyan Anapurna Magenta Anapurna Light Cyan Anapurna Light Magenta Anapurna Yellow Anapurna White Anapurna Black Anapurna Cleaning Solution AGFA amp 9 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 5 Ink Circuit 5 1 Main ink tanks The main ink tanks are located on the right side of the engine 1 6 liter per color Low level detection at 0 3l 4h to print Audible amp visual alarm on the Signal tower p Ink can be refilled in while printing White ink tank has a continuous working stirring rod inside commen 4 WARNING messes ONLY refill with the 1liter bottle when the low level alarm goes off At that point you can pour in a complete 1L bottle and you won t have any left over ink remaining in the bottle 5 2 Auto ink supply From the ink tank ink is pumped into the Sub ink tank which is positioned on the Head Carriage The Sub ink tank is temperature controlled and has a content of 35ml per color 5 3 Sub Ink Tank Temperature setting Sub Ink Tank Color 38 C White Ink 40 C when in use up to max 45 C 35 C when not in use AGFA amp 10 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL Read out i PV Processing value indicator Red 2 SV Setting value indicator Green T amp y Ai Ke
5. If the engine s Stand Still Time is 1 week or longer If the vacuum pressure is going to be closed down SHUTDOWN preparing the engine Move the carriage to the Purge position Flush cleaning solution through the heads First purge the 4 right heads Lc Lm W1 W2 close them and in the second stage purge the remaining 4 left heads K C M Y Finally open the 4 right heads again and purge all 8 heads together now By doing so you ll have the most optimal cleaning pressure Leave all ink valves in the S position set the Solution valve to T On the Engine s Control Panel perform a Head Lift Up the carriage will go to the highest position Clean the Head Base Plate with a cloth Set the Vacuum Pressure to 0 Negative Pressure Mount the Capping Plate underneath the Head Base Plate use a plastic foil to wrap around the capping plate new foil every time place a support between the capping plate and the grid bring down the carriage by turning manually until it s fixed use some packing material as aaa PURGE G GRID Push the emergency stop and leave it pushed in restart safety Shut down the engine s PC W wE Wh 1 a Switch OFF the main power by using the main switch i i an SN Ace in the engine s fuse box Sa i 4 Turn off the compressed air MAIN SWITCH THE ENGINE IS NOW READY FOR A LONG STAND STILL AGFA amp
6. 24 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL STARTUP preparing the engine to print again Remove the capping plate Turn the compressed air back on still at O on display Switch ON the main power switch in the engine s fuse box Pull the emergency stop back outwards Startup the engine and switch the engine s PC back on ATIN carriage will move slowly to the Home position Move the carriage back to the Purge position Switch all ink valves back to I Perform a long purge until you see ink appearing out of the heads Let the ink drip for 1 minute Set the vacuum pressure back to 034 Negative Pressure Clean the heads and base plate Perform a nozzle check and purge again if necessary THE ENGINE IS NOW READY TO PRINT AGAIN AGFA amp 25 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 9 Media Setup 9 1 Roll to Roll 9 1 1 Auto Feed System FRONT ROLL BAR RUBBER ROLL BAR TENSION ROLL BAR x9 The Auto feed system has two tension bars holding a constant tension Those tension bars prevent distortion and waves on the media The Rear roll bar will unwind the media with a constant tension and height controlling These are acquired from the signal sensors The Front roll bar will wind the printed media holding a constant tension to reduce distortion Wind direction can be reversed Make sure you always insert the Tension Roll Bar at a corre
7. APass Uni Direction ee i ee 33S Pint Printing Progress ra s i z Pa b B Pa a EE FEESS Status Messages 6 Color Resolution 363x272 6 Pass Ready Carriage at Purge Position arriage at Home Position Myriage at Purge Position eWame UY Testfile 70 100 2 000 rtl Opened MJ Ready 3 Carriage Position Up ae Purge Home While printing press S and Y the print is then cancelled 12 5 Purge function on the printin K Agfa ANAPURNA Control Program Build UV 06031 7 E IMAGE SIZE Width 711 mm Height 1012 mm Setup Tea Print Mode l 7 C Top Margin 10 mm MJ3 UV 041020 Ee C 12 Pass Left Margin 70 mm 8Pass C 6Pass C 4Pas Uni Direction Print Printing Progress Status Messages 6 Color Resolution 363x272 6 Pass Ready Carriage at Purge Position Carriage at Home Position IV 041020 Head Lift Media Feed Carriage Position Up ae Purge Home While printing press S and N at Purge Request select Y the carriage will move to the Purge position After the Purge intervention press the OK button to continue printing AGFA amp 41 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 13 Tips amp Tricks 13 1 Printing on heat sensitive media When printing on heat sensitive media it s sometimes difficult to ensure that the media stays flat on the conveyor belt t
8. Bi Dir Value from e g 4965 to 4980 from e g 4965 to 4950 After changing use Save as and make a new dat file e g s 1250_2mm_flex dat In the TEST menu select Parameter Download the new value will be active AGFA amp 34 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 11 2 2 Step Size The Step Size is also known as Media Feed You can visually see on a printed image if you have to adjust the Step Size A Dark lines in the print as a result of overlapping passes Increase the Step Size value from e g 51660 to 51680 Decrease the Step Size value from e g 51660 to 51640 After changing the value use Save as and overwrite the existing dat file In the TEST menu select Parameter Download click on TEST Now the new value will be active 11 2 3 Carriage Speed The engine has got 3 pre defined Carriage speeds 900 1250 and 1525 These speeds are continuously variable We consider 1250 as the default speed When printing Uni directional with 1250 the printing speed is 1250 and the returning speed to home is by default set to 2000 As a result you don t loose half your Bi dir speed when printing Uni AGFA amp 35 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 11 2 4 Feed Speed This is the forward speed of the conveyor belt between the print passes A Feed Speed of 500 is considered the default No changes have to be made unless you print at a high speed l
9. on FULL waste bottle i VACUUM in USE AGFA amp 7 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 3 Head technology Spectra Nova 256 80 AAA JA Jetting Assembly Calibrated Drop Size 75 pl 256 addressable jetting nozzles single line Nozzle spacing 279 microns 0 011 Intrinsic resolution 91 dpi Nova JA 256 00 AAA 8 JA mounted in head base plate e 7 heads in line e 1 head mounted in front of the other heads used for Pre White Supported Color mode fixed Color Sequence ANNANN IN I 4A r r e e p T e 7 es IANA es ay ik ak ay as of if ae s l Y EF i a e K ca ra Tat in milf ay are F r aei A AAN AGFA amp 8 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 4 Anapurna UV Curable Ink 4 1 General information The Anapurna UV curable ink is specially developed for best performance on the Anapurna engine Sharp printing vibrant colors on a wide range of media Ensures dry and instant ready prints with excellent outdoor durability Use of light inks e Enhance apparent output resolution by using Light Cyan and Light Magenta e Results in smooth highlights Ink usage 10ml mz2 all colors together 6 4 2 Color gamut Agfa Inks tuned towards the ISO Standard 12647 2004 Calculated nr of colors Volume calculated within Monaco CMS ISO Standard 12647 770 000 colors Anapurna Ink on Anapurna printing in 6 pass
10. 2 1 Media Register Pins When turning the Media Set button once all nr 1 pins will come down allowing you to load one rigid This rigid can be small or at full engine width When you turn the button once more the nr 2 pin will also come down allowing you to load two rigid media While performing those actions the blue light will lighten up on the tower 9 2 2 2 Top and Left Margin Setup The A and B positions the o point Top Margin O mm at the corner of your media are known distances LeftMargin 0 mm The A point has a Top margin of 300 mm and 50 mm as a Left Margin These can be entered in the Control program Image placement for printing on two rigid media must be done on Rip level AGFA 28 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL es 4 Important 4 et When printing on heat sensitive media always make sure the right UV lamp is going passed the media on the point of returning otherwise there will be more heat at the left side of the media which can cause media cockling or produce a yellowish shine on some media This can be arranged on the Rip level by entering a white space and or on the engine by changing the Left Margin distance ps Ta a en ee a a RE x ki i k i 7 z e F T 5 va 3 Li 1 ii l i j F i s L Bea r er gt an on a ii E E pii ae a Too li RRR RRSR SES o Le ae g j gt is oh tae a 1 g j EHU 7 ak bk ea J E 3 A F E
11. AGE SIZE Width Q eight mm IMAGE display window IMAGE SIZE display window Move Carriage to Purge position Move Carriage to Home position Move loaded media Fwd Back STATUS Message display window Display Printing Progress Set Top forward and Left Margin Build Uv 060317 E 5 Setup Test 10 Print von EY 16 Pass Top Margin 0 mm 12 Pass Left Margin 0 m Pass A Biag Uni Direction B Print Printing Progress Fe Status Messages Carriage at Purge Position Carriage at Home Position Head Lift Media Feed Carriage Position Back O Purge Home Forward 9 Setup Menu to Change Parameters 10 Press to Open TEST menu 11 Select PASS mode 12 Push to start Printing 13 Open image file rtl to be printed 14 Lift head to highest position gt 50mm 15 Select to Uni Directional printing When you open an image file rtl which is sent from the Rip station you ll get an on screen preview and it will also show the image size and nr of passes the image is ripped for if an image is ripped for 6 pass and you print it at 8 pass it will result in an un proportionally scaled printout Regardless the image file you can always choose between printing Uni or Bi directional AGFA amp 32 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 11 2 Setup Parameter Menu General info At first you always have to OPEN
12. As aries Head Gap Control Factory Set x Printing Progress v Cont ON Gap Print WarmUp Time 2 rm 45 Sec Check Distance Status Messages aes 800 iran 6 Color Resolution 363x272 6 Pass Ready Cooling Time Carriage at Purge Position 90 Reference Carriage at Home Position Sec i pe Carriage at Purge Position re Ups Hik File Name U _Testfile_70_100_2_000 rtl Opened 6 Color Resolution 363x363 8 Pass Ready f Cure Set Gap File Name Dsc_0012_corr_fullsize_O00 1tl Opened C Set 6 Color Resolution 363x363 8 Pass Ready Both File Name U Y_Testfile_70_100_4 000 rtl Opened 6 Color Resolution 363x363 8 Pass Ready File Name U Y_Testfile_70_100_0_000 rtl Opened Data File Name C Setup Newst 1650_8p_1 5mm_dibon 6 Color Resolution 363 363 8 Pass Ready Head Offset KC K M KY kle Kim KWI Kw Head Lift Media Feed Carriage Position 2 i i j i fo 0 Up an Purge Home Check or change the following Parameters to set the Head Base Height Gap Enter the value that you want the Head Base to be above the media surface Recommended values 1 5mm for Rigid media and 2mm for Roll media Check Distance Enter the Distance from the Home position where the Set Gap must be executed This must be the HIGHEST point on your media Reference This is the point where the Head Base will wait for an on screen confirmation before going down to set the desired Gap
13. C Pas M Uni Direction oxn en Jeng m af Agfa E darkinkrestrictions_4_0 ee E 3_maanden_kalender_typo_000 rtl E Dsc_0009_corr_Fullsize F E a3_000 rtl feo Dsc_0012_corr_Fullsize x E darkinkrestrictions_000 rt E Dsc_0012_corr_fullsize E darkinkrestrictions_2_000 rtl EJ Dtp41_2_000 rtl Ej darkinkrestrictions_3_000 rtl E Dtp41_3_000 rtl Position sttile_70_100_2 000 rtl Opened 4 i gt F dy File name 363x363 8 Pass stfile_70_100_0_000 rtl Opened Files of type RTL Files RTL CED 00202 Pase Resa Head Lift Media Feed Carriage Position Back Up eek Purge Home FEJEI gt Agfa ANAPURNA C A screendump test bmp Paint 2 Check the Image Size and set the Print Mode to the correct passes check Status Message e g 8 pass Ready 3 Set the Top and Left Margin according your desired placement See chapter 9 1 3 and 9 2 2 2 4 Choose between Uni or Bi directional printing 5 Switch on the UV lamps See chapter 6 6 As soon as the green lamp comes up on the tower you can press the PRINT button green lamp on tower gt UV lamps are ready AGFA amp 40 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 12 4 Cancel a print gt Agfa ANAPURNA Control Program Build UV 060317 E IMAGE SIZE Width 711 mm Height 1012 mm za Test Print Mode 16 Pass Top Margin o mm 12 Pass Left Margin 70 carl 8 Pass C 6Pass C
14. CY Stop Front Rear Media Bar Control VACUUM Table VACUUM Blower ROLL Off System COMPRESSED Air Inlet AGFA amp 5 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL COVER OPEN SENSOR This engine is equipped with a safety sensor on the Front and Rear cover Carrige movement and printing can only be done with covers closed 1 When carriage is waiting Purge or Home When a cover is open you will see the door open error on the screen and the carriage will not move to Home or Purge if requested 2 During printing When you open the cover at this stage the PRINT will be CANCELLED and the UV lamp shutter will be closed automatically Cover OPEN Sensor Front Cover OPEN Sensor Rear OPENING THE COVER DURING PRINTING WILL RESULT IN A CANCELLED PRINT ONLY OPEN THE DOOR IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AGFA amp 6 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 2 3 Head Carriage view parts MANUAL HeadHeight Setting AANA FN i i i i A i la P pen A A A NA CA Tel H DEFE ETEEN OEE PURGE Button HEADBASE Plate INK Sub Tank UV Lamp INK open close SOLUTION Valve CLEANING Solution Valve 2 4 Signal tower General POWER ON Flash and Beep if air pressure is under 3 0kg cm INK waming Low level Flash and Beep on Low level UV Lamps Ready Flash and Beep on Lamp Overheat or Lamp Power Off Register PINS Down Flash and Beep
15. Cure a Bi di zA vi C Both AGFA amp 16 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 6 3 Uni and Bi directional printing For Bi directional printing both UV lamps need to be used curing is done on the fly in both printing directions For Uni directional printing only the right UV lamp will be used curing is only done when the shuttle is moving from right to left Depending on the heat resistance thickness of your media you can set the UV lamp power to Half or Full power By default Full power should be used whenever possible When switching ON the UV lamps don t switch them from Off to Full power at once Wait 2 seconds at Half power before switching them to Full power Use the same procedure when going from Full power to Off AGFA amp 17 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 7 Printing Table 7 1 General information Woven Conveyor belt Transport is done by a step motor On the table are 2 vacuum zones with a fixed strength The table is evenly divided in a right 1 and a left 2 side which can be switched on in that order When printing on a banner paper type of roll media only the right 1 vacuum side should be used Even when the media width is almost the engine width When printing on two rigid media both vacuum tables must be used 7 2 Belt Tension control 1 if the belt is touching the left or right guide on th
16. EE EE EEEE IEEE 24 9 Media SetU 0 ne E AEEA ERAI EAE RA 26 LTRON ROU eiA ATA TT AAO E AAE ONN 26 D 2 RO Medi Toenni a RA AO EAE EOE 28 93 Medid Roller BS ienn rR A E OAA OONA OAA EO 29 10 Head Base Height COMTION siscssaassassensvenssesseesdsewnceveneoseaunsoonedenssonssbadowencennsonestesssiesseenenwsdeboussswessonssabeninsoinnosesswbnsseseennssiasnbes 30 10 1 Automatic Head Base Height Setup cccssccssssscssscsssssscsscsscsscnscsecssscsnsssscnasossonsssasossscoessssosasosscsssocesess 30 11 Anapurna Control Program eeseeeeeseeseeseesessesseseesceseesseseessesressessessessessesceseeseesteseessessessessesseesessesseesesseeseesteseessesseseesressesseese 32 11 1 Control Program Me nU eseeseeseessssesseseesseseessessesesressessessessesseeseeseesceseeseestesressesseseesseesessesseesesseeseeseeseesressessessessessesses 32 11 2 Setup Parameter MEenU sssssesirisssrssersesrsiroroeirisisseirvsdroer resid tin tvii esrb trki r NENEN ENVES ENDER SEINEN TENENTE e ai 33 N a E E E Vlocatlevasercestteantoneec 37 12 Pining anima OO senres eer cbecu sa ovcnsuacstcnseteseu sce cdeacnvscesasncoctaceuuscencenscebcaseesoiaeuneietenensceieseoernceanseetennisesvas 39 2 1L Prepanng an Image seinen iinn ee E 39 12 2 Preparing the Anapurna eeeeeseeseeseesesseeseesesseescsscesresresessesseeseeseescescestestestessesreseeseesteseeeseesesseeseesteseesressessessessessesses 39 12 3 Printing the iMage eseeseeseseesesseeseescesc
17. a specific dat file in which all engine parameters are defined such as the UV settings Carriage speed Bi Dir alignment Step size etc The dat files are best named after the Carriage Speed and head height e g s 1250_2mm_flex dat It s best to make a new dat file for every different head height also make a different for flexible and rigid media Setup Parameters BiDir Alignment 4955 Shep Size S1BEO O Carriage Speed n250 00 Open Feed Speed 500 Save As Uy Options Head Gap Contral Factory Set i Cont ON Gap Warmip Time 2 mm 4 Sec Check Distance Cooling Time 800 rmnm E Sec Reference mm Lamp Type f Cure Set Gap C Set C Both Data File Warne C Qnapurnas 1250 dak Head Offset Kr K Le K Lm Kat After changing a value use the Save as button and create a new dat file or overwrite the old Changes on Parameters marked with an require a Parameter Download in the TEST menu 11 2 1 Bi Dir Alignment This only applies to Bi directional printing You can change the value when you see that the drops are deviated from their correct position When printing Bi di the dots must be aligned and need to be jetted to the same position printing from right to left and when printing from left to right A deviated Bi Dir alignment will show as un sharp text and blurry images AGFA amp 33 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL How to check th
18. ct way The ball bearing must be inside the guide When inserting make sure both side s are positioned as high as possible into the left and right unit then gently lower both sides the bar must stay completely horizontal for best use AGFA amp 26 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 9 1 2 Take up control system 1 In Manual Mode motor rotates CW 2 In Manual Mode motor rotates CCW 1 2 You can RESET by pushing buttons for 1 sec Q 3 In Auto Mode select motor direction CW or CCW P D cw CCW FRONT AUTO In Manual Mode select motor Back or Front A RESET REAR MANUAL 4 Select Mode Manual or Auto Take Up Motor Box 9 1 3 Roll Alignment When the roll media is loaded measure the distance from the right side A to the point where you want to start printing Enter this value on the engine s Control Program as a Left Margin a Top Margin jo mm Left Margin jo mm 9 1 4 Vacuum For roll media even at full engine width you should only use vacuum table 1 for more info see chapter 7 1 AGFA 27 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 9 2 Rigid Media 9 2 1 Rigid Support tables One table for use on the front and one table for use on the back are delivered with the machine Standard table full engine width and 1m long Wj Lae z F is 2 Eel y SSS Ss pp w 3 P F E 2 a nuun SS oR i i a ie 9 2 2 Rigid Alignment 9 2
19. e Bi Dir Alignment Use a small image 15cmx15cm with text and a smooth background oparty Gpt abodetighipimnoparstavexy ptabodelght p hikimnoparstuvwxy pt ijid y Opt mnopqrstu ncco 7ptabcdefghijkimnopqarstu 7ptabcdefghijkimnoparstu 7pt abcdefghijkimnoparstu 7pt abcdefghijk h ijklimno gt 9pt abcdefghijkimno 9pt abcdefghijkimno 9pt abcdefghijkimno 9pt abcdefg fghijklm 0 95000 0 10pt abcdefghijklm 1 Opt abcdefghijkim 10pt abcdefghijkim 10pt abcde Jefghij gt 900 54 gt 12pt abcdefghij 12pt abcdefghij 12pt abcdefghij 12pt abc cdefg abcdeig 14pt abcdefg 14pt abcdefg 14pt abcdefg 14pt ab y wxy 6ptabcdefghijidmnoparstuvwxy 6pt abcdefghijkim abcdefghiikimnoparst rstu 7ptabcdefghijki arstu 7pt abcdefghi wstuvwxy Of oparstu tabc kimnopaqrstu 7ptabcdefghijkimnoparstu 7ptabc mnoparst pt abcdefghij i Op t abcdefghijkimno 9pt abcdefghijkimno 9pt abcdefghijkimno 9pt abcdef a T lt ii a s 7 4 ha Bedi Evaluate the text sharpness and image smoothness As an indication you can stop the print when it s over half way By doing this you ll have a print with unfinished passes at the end helping you to evaluate the alignment 9pt abcdefgh 10pt abcdefghijkIm 12pt abcdefghij 14pt abcdefg The Bi Dir can be out of focus left or right Ba Look at the end of the interrupted print A Too much left B GOOD C Too much right Change the Bi Dir Value Change the
20. e underside of the table 2 remove the metal covers on the backside both left and right rotate the screw at the REAR stand to CW or CCW to control the tension MNS all S 7 f li i l F AGFA 18 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 7 3 Maintenance Always make sure when printing borderless that the belt is masked so printing on the belt is reduced to a minimum When you have printed onto the Conveyor belt try to remove the ink with a cleaning solution 7 4 Replacement of Conveyor belt Vacuum can become insufficient when the belt is completely printed The Conveyor belt therefore is a Spare Part and can be ordered as such AGFA 19 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 8 Maintenance 8 1 General information At the end of the day and when you stop printing the shuttle needs to be placed in the Purge position For overnight or longer standstill times the Grid underneath the shuttle must be pushed to the back A default Weeping time is set in the engine software to keep the heads open this small amount of ink is collected in the underneath waste box which leads to a waste tank pne emEAt the engine See chapter 5 6 on how to empty aaneren E n hd Place some towels in front of the Purge grid this will help to keep the area clean it s advisable to replace them weekly The Purge Grid
21. en all heads again switch them back to the I position Clean the heads with a fiber free cloth Check on weeping foulloelol te Biot ew es E S Clean the heads with a fiber free cloth by wiping from back to front on each head separately Use backside of cloth or a new cloth for every next head Hold a white A4 paper underneath the base plate to check the nozzles The intention is to capture the ink when the heads are weeping 10sec You will see vertical lines appearing on the sheet check them on interruption Large purge With all the heads open switch them all to the I position Push and hold the Purge button for a longer time 2 sec end the procedure by pushing the Purge button again but now frequent at very short intervals Clean the heads with a fiber free cloth Check on weeping IF NOZZLE FAILLURE STILL PERSISTS Proceed with following steps Set the Neg Pressure to 0 leave the system for 1 2 minutes Ink will now start dripping out the heads VACUUN Restore the Neg Pressure back to 034 Clean the heads with a fiber free cloth Check on weeping AGFA 21 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL CLEANING the failing heads Set the valves of the failing heads to the S position Set the Solution valve to S Push the Solution Purge button on the back of the ca
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24. g process Make sure the exhaust system leads to the outside air AGFA amp 3 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 2 Printer Overview and Features System Dimensions For the Anapurna XL Unit Width Height Depth Weight Anapurna XL 4750 mm 1660 mm 2360 mm 2300 kg 187 inch 65 inch 93 inch 5071 lbs Rigid table XL 2650 mm 970 mm 1000 mm 104 inch 38 2 inch 43 inch height without tower light tower light 670 mm adjustable to the height of the printing table length without coupling ANAPURNA XL Max media width 2 5m printable width 2 48m For the Anapurna L Unit Width Height Depth Weight Anapurna L 3 00 mm 1660 mm 2360 mm 1700 kg 146 inch 65 inch 93 inch 3748 lbs Rigid table L 1750 mm 970 mm 1000 mm 68 9 inch 38 2 inch 43 inch height without tower light tower light 670 mm adjustable to the height of the printing table length without coupling ANAPURNA L Max media width 1 6m printable width 1 58m AGFA amp 4 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 2 1 Front view parts amp locations SIGNAL Tower G CONVEYER Belt HAUSSE M VACUUM Control UV Lamp Control OPERATOR Screen Front Rear Media Bar Control FRONT Cover fy ANAPURNA SYSTEM Start up Restart INK Refill Side TEMPERATURE amp INK VACUUM Control TAKE UP System 2 2 Rear view parts amp locations g KEAR Cover EMERGEN
25. iscosity more liquid state which can lead to ink Pooling underneath the print head Pooling ink build up underneath the print head causing nozzle failure As the head needs to fire drops the fired drops are not getting through the pool of ink underneath the head An increase of Neg Pressure 036 will bring the ink more upwards into the meniscus of the print head thus preventing the pooling How to make changes Un lock the black knob by pushing the A switch to the left You can now turn the black knob to make changes in the pressure Push the A switch back to secure the knob W All control values are setup when ex factory Call You should not adjust the values arbitrary CAUTION AGFA amp 13 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL Head base temperature control Read out on display The upper value on the display is the actual temperature the lower value is only an indication The actual temperature will not change if you change that lower value The actual temperature needs to be 32 C when engine is not in use cold engine When printing the temperature indication should not exceed 38 C Make sure you print with closed engine doors all the time especially when room temperatures are 25 C and above This will give you the best cooling inside the engine In case the Head Base temperature reaches 40 C when printing At the end of your job switch
26. isually Push the Manual Feed button If the problem persists Push emergency stop and restart the system If the problem persists Call the Service Engineer 5 7 Waste Tank When the waste tank is full the blue lamp will flash on the Signal tower together with a beep alarm The waste tank is located under the conveyor belt on the Purge side of the engine Open the tap underneath to empty the tank OS a s Make sure the UV ink is kept separately from solvent ink do not mix them in a waste container AGFA amp 15 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 6 UV Curing System 6 1 General information 2 UV sources positioned in front of and behind head base plate High speed on the fly curing Curing power 120 W cm l 2 fixed settings Full and half strength Co daanan Air cooled lamp house Sie munan reas Quick and easy replacement of the UV bulbs es yi E eS Always change both the lamps Expected lifetime 1000 hours Use of an automated shutter system 6 2 Curing setup and sequences Setti ft m U Options SCINS IN SOTtwarse an Lamps continous ON lamp stays ON for next print longest lifetime i e eC WarmUp Time when turning back on the UV lamps before ready state Cooling Time after turning off the UV lamps Peewee une Lamp Type Cure Default Set or Both 20 Sec r Lamp Type ir lt
27. lcohol Situated upfront on the main beam ENGINE STORAGE AT THE END OF THE WEEK ENCODER STRIP Move the carriage to the Purge position Flush cleaning solution through the heads First purge the 4 right heads Lc Lm W1 W2 close them and in the second stage purge the remaining 4 left heads K C M Y Finally open the 4 right heads again and purge all 8 heads together now By doing so you ll have the most optimal cleaning pressure Switch all heads and the Solution valve back to I Set the Neg Vacuum Pressure to 0 leave the system for 1 minute Ink will now start dripping out the heads Empty the sub airtank by opening the tap use a tube into a PE bottle Sub airtank is located at back of carriage Restore the Neg Pressure back to 034 Perform a Large Purge PEERAA Clean the Head Base Plate with a cloth Clean the heads with a fiber free cloth Check the nozzle s on weeping or with a Jet Test If all nozzles are present the engine can be left in the Purge Position with the Grid pushed backwards Replace the towels in front of the Purge grid and check clean the whole Purge station environment the front of the UV lamps might need some cleaning too Clean the Quartz plate of both UV lamp houses with alcohol underside of lamps AGFA amp 23 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 8 4 Long Stand Still This procedure must be carried out
28. n a t 9 2 3 Vacuum With rigid media the vacuum settings must be chosen according the covered area on the conveyor belt When printing on two rigid media activate both the vacuum tables 1 amp 2 more info see chapter 7 1 9 3 Media Roller Bars The engine has got one roller bar on the front and one on the back They are located underneath the front and back covers These bars will help to keep the media flat while it s been transported on the conveyor belt It can be used on Roll media as well as on rigid media You can lower the bars by switching the FRONT or REAR buttons When you ve taken out a bar and want to re insert it Make sure both side s are positioned as high as possible into the left and right unit then gently lower both sides the bar must stay completely horizontal for best use AGFA 29 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 10 Head Base Height Control 10 1 Automatic Head Base Height Setu This is done in the Head Gap Control which can be found in the Setup Parameter window EJ Agfa ANAPURNA Control Program Build UV 060317 E IMAGE SIZE Width 711 mm Height 11012 mm Test 7 m _ Setup Parameters Print Mode 16 Pass Top Margin 0 mm Bi Dir Alignment 4965 _Spen s 12 Pass Left Margin booo aa e 8 Pass Step Size 51660 C 6Pass Uni Direction prr 4Pass Carriage Speed 1650 Elie Feed Speed 500 Save
29. o avoid head strikes If the head strikes the media try to adapt by using following guidelines Set a head height of 2 or 2 5mm Adjust the Bi dir alignment if necessary Use only half power on the UV lamps Make sure the carriage moves over the left media edge on point of return Print Uni directional Also reduces 1 2 of your UV lamp heat Place the media at the 2nd register pins left side so you ll allow more surface cooling down time On very small media mask the conveyor belt area around the media ensuring a stronger local vacuum Use sheets of paper 13 2 Media corners lift a bit up rigid media Place another piece of rigid media in front of the loaded rigid This will ensure a stronger vacuum on the front corners 13 3 Image size border Wasatch Rip By default when you install the Wasatch Rip there is an EPS border active This will put a border of 2 54cm around every new opened image This will make borderless image printing very difficult in terms of placement In Wasatch RIP select OPTIONS Set EPS Border and set the value to 0 AGFA amp 42 8 09 2006
30. of the UV lamps and run the Encoder Test for 5 minutes The carriage will now move continuously allowing the Base Plate to cool down The Encoder Test can be found in the TEST menu The temperature of the head base can only be tuned by changing the Head PCB Voltage on the carriage 1 55 Volt can be seen as guidance Changing the voltage is only allowed by a Service Engineer iid b a Pine i A fi ie f i m EN 1 Je t i ea a mia ti t cy b a TA TA ETE 5 i lg y p z m A i z i i E k k E o A A ai cone KAAS ae 3 Ve a Mh mt l he M Wi ty rhe l yj Mi an 4 a F i j AF AGFA amp 14 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 5 6 Ink Refill System what can go wrong Wrong ink in Main ink tank Observed during ink fill Press emergency stop Drain main tank taps are situated behind a plate under the Ink Tank Indicator Rinse the main tank with cleaning solution by using a squeeze bottle Fill the ink tank again and bleed the ink filter The Ink filters are situated behind the Refill System panel Loosen top cap 2 of filter Push Manual feeding button till ink drips out of top cap Close top cap tighten by hand Observed during printing The customer needs to call the Service Engineer Empty and Feeding led stay lighted ON Operator Check the ink level in the tank v
31. ow pass and the conveyor belt is STILL feeding forward when the carriage already started to print the next pass 11 2 5 UV Options See chapter 6 2 Curing setup and sequences for detailed info 11 2 6 Head Gap Control See chapter 10 1 Automatic Head Base Height Setup for detailed info 11 2 7 Factory Set This button is password protected It can only be used by an Agfa trained technician 11 2 8 Head Offset These are the Head alignment settings for each head in reference to the Black head This alignment is done in advance by an engineer do NOT change these values AGFA amp 36 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 11 3 Test Menu Test Menu Select One Cancel C Jet Test Feed Step Test NozzleT est H Oniertation Test Parameter Download Carriage Release Test Reset Test Enc Count Test 11 3 1 Jet Test See chapter 8 2 Daily Maintenance Nozzle check purge 11 3 2 Feed Step Test 11 3 3 Nozzle Test This allows you to test 1 nozzle of a particular head The requested nozzle is printed in a straight line Individual Jet Nozzle Test a x Cancel Nozzle No i All TK i Iw M E iL i pia ule Be Fri eT AGFA amp 37 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 11 3 4 H Orientation Test This test is used to align all the heads in reference to the Black head both horizontal and perpendicular When
32. rriage Keep pushing until you see a CLEAR Solution Curtain under the heads then stop pushing Leave the heads in this condition for at least 5 minutes Set the valves back to I Set the Neg Pressure to 0 leave the system for 1 minute Ink will now start dripping out the heads Restore the Neg Pressure back to 034 Clean the heads with a fiber free cloth Check on weeping Solution Curtain When purging with Cleaning Solution always work the in three steps To clean all 8 heads first purge the 4 right heads Lc Lm W1 W2 close them and in the second stage purge the remaining 4 left heads K C M Y Finally open the 4 right heads again and purge all 8 heads together now By doing so you ll have the most optimal cleaning pressure AGFA 22 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 8 3 Weekly Maintenance The weekly maintenance combines different small handlings and a storage procedure Clean the Purge and Home station Grid Use a filling knife or a wide screwdriver to cut off the cured ink that s on the ribs the Home grid can be taken out to remove the particles Check the Purge station waste box and clean it if hardened ink is present Check the waste ink tank underneath the printing table dispose the ink according to local government regulations Also see chapter 5 6 Clean the encoder strip with a
33. ry short intervals this will cause ink flowing through the heads this will un clog the missing nozzles make sure the Grid is pushed to the back Cleaning the heads with Cleaning solution The color valves must be closed set them to the S direction Now the ink flow to the heads is closed Open the Cleaning Solution control valve on the right When you now push the Solution Purge button on the BACK of the shuttle Cleaning solution will flow through your heads to un clog the missing nozzles THE APPROPRIATE WAY OF WORKING FOR PERFORMING A NOZZLE CHECK AND JUDGING MISFIRING NOZZLES CAN BE FOUND IN THE MAINTENANCE CHAPTER AGFA 12 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 5 5 Printing heads Ink supply by means of negative pressure By means of negative pressure the ink is kept in the print heads A too high setting will cause missing nozzles or no ink firing at all When the pressure is too low the ink will leak out of the heads The Neg Pressure should be set to 0 34 The system will adjust the setting when the temperature on the Head Base plate is getting too high This is an automatic function the customer will never see a change on the display When using White ink It is possible that the Neg Pressure needs to be tuned towards 036 to get a stable nozzle behavior for the White heads With the white ink a higher temperature will result in a lower v
34. speed you want the image to be printed out at later on the Anapurna If you should RIP an image for a 6 pass output and on the Anapurna you print it at 8 pass it will result in an un proportionally scaled printout 12 2 Preparing the Anapurna The carriage must be moved to the home position first Always make sure there is NO media or obstructions on the conveyor belt when you move the carriage to the home position Place load the media rigid flexible onto the front side of the belt turn on the vacuum white lamp on tower gt vacuum is on Load the correct setup file e g s 1250_2mm_flex dat Perform a Set Gap See chapter 10 Perform a Jet Test Place an A4 size paper onto your media or if you ve loaded a flexible media you can immediately do it on that surface See chapter 8 1 Position your rigid media by means of the register pins on the backside blue light on tower gt register pins are down If you have loaded a flexible media it s still present from step 2 The Anapurna is now ready for printing AGFA 39 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 12 3 Printing the image 1 In the Anapurna Control Program OPEN the image file rtl that is sent over from the RIP Build U 060317 X eera o rJ Agfa ANAPURNA Control Program IMAGE SIZE Width 711 mm Height 1012 mm Setup Print Mode C 16 Pass Top Margin 0 mm 12 Pass Left Margin 10 mm 8Pass C 6Pass TRAG
35. the engine is installed or a print head has been exchanged this test is carried out by a technician rve 11 3 5 Parameter Download After you ve changed a parameter in the Setup file which was marked with an use this feature to validate those new values 11 3 6 Carriage Release Test This feature is mainly intended for a Service engineer it allows the release of the Carriage motor which is normally anchored on both side s After executing it s possible to move the Carriage by hand from right to left Do NOT to push or pull on the UV lamps ONLY push on the back of the carriage IMPORTANT To end this test select Reset Test in the same menu the Carriage will move slowly back to the Home position 11 3 7 Reset Test This will Reset the printer 11 3 8 Enc Count Test This test will measure the Encoder pulse Encoder Test Press S to Stop Test No of Pass Good Count Left Count Right Count 6 125000 125001 125001 AGFA amp 38 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 12 Printing an image 12 1 Preparing an image First you need to install and configure the Wasatch RIP Read the Wasatch Manual on how to Configure the output folder in Wasatch to c rtl on the Anapurna PC Now you need to prepare the image file in the Wasatch RIP Read the Wasatch Manual on how to At the RIP level you ll already need to determine the of passes
36. y shifting the display 4 Information for operation mode AT Key The mode key to excite a Auto tuning function EMD Key Mode key 7 EV2 Event 2 output signal lamp EV1 Event 1 output signal lamp 9 OUT Output signal lamp AT The signal lamp flickers while Auta tuning is being executed T SV2 SV2 lamp for SV operation In case of changing the set value at status of RUN press key 10 digit will flash at SV Nite OOUU funy 2 Press amp key and then the flicker will be shifted step by step suns Hoon ooo onion 3 Press Y or A at the flicker digit and then change the set value 4 Press key when the setting is completed It will stop flickering then return to RUN mode At this stage you also need to Press the AT button to close the procedure All control values are setup when ex factory Rall You should not adjust the values arbitrary CAUTION AGFA 11 8 09 2006 ANAPURNA L XL OPERATOR MANUAL 5 4 The 2 Way valves mM V A SPOT i i A y i i j a j Ta F W A fl gH a m j PX sh np p F F A i a J 4 4 b i i L l Solution outlet direction Cleaning Solution control valve Normal printing The color valves are positioned in the T direction The ink can flow to the head Purging the heads In case of clogged nozzles or misfiring nozzles Push the Purge button at ve
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