Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1
In this manual .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Conventions ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Customer support ................................................................................................................................... 2
Additional sources of information..................................................................................................... 2
Safety Labels ............................................................................................................................................ 3
Chapter 2: Installing and Setting up the Gerber Jetster .................................................... 6
Installation requirements ....................................................................................................................... 6
Gerber Jetster size and weight............................................................................................................ 6
Power supply........................................................................................................................................ 6
Ambient conditions.............................................................................................................................. 7
Important cautions............................................................................................................................... 7
Unpacking your Gerber Jetster printer................................................................................................. 8
What’s in the box?................................................................................................................................ 8
Getting to know the printer ................................................................................................................... 9
Assembling the printer......................................................................................................................... 11
Connecting parallel interface............................................................................................................... 17
Tips on using high-speed ECP parallel communication............................................................... 18
Connecting the power cable/disconnect device............................................................................... 19
Power supply...................................................................................................................................... 19
Chapter 3: Preparing for a job ............................................................................................... 20
Installing the ink cassettes.................................................................................................................... 20
Precautions when using Eco-solvent ink cassettes........................................................................ 20
Performing a head wash ................................................................................................................... 22
Installing the ink cassettes................................................................................................................. 23
Adjusting the print head height.......................................................................................................... 25
Types of printer media ......................................................................................................................... 25
General recommendations for printer media................................................................................. 26
Temperature and humidity .............................................................................................................. 26
Loading roll media................................................................................................................................ 27
Using the Roll Take-Up System .......................................................................................................... 31
Removing the roll media from the printer......................................................................................... 32
Using the Pre- and Post-heaters .......................................................................................................... 33
Adjusting the print origin .................................................................................................................... 33
Eliminating Micro-banding.................................................................................................................. 35
Chapter 4: Printer Maintenance ............................................................................................ 37
Performing daily maintenance ............................................................................................................ 37
Replacing the ink cassettes................................................................................................................... 38
Cleaning the head cleaning wiper ...................................................................................................... 39
Replacing the head cleaning wiper..................................................................................................... 40
Replacing the cutting blade ................................................................................................................. 41
Replacing the spittoon pads................................................................................................................. 42