MUTOH toucan lt Setup & Operating Instruction

Brand: MUTOH

Model: toucan lt

Type: Setup & Operating Instruction

MUTOH toucan lt is a versatile printer designed for various printing tasks. It offers the flexibility to work with both roll and board media, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. In "Roll" mode, it functions like a standard Toucan LT printer. When switched to "Board" mode, it transforms into a board printer, capable of handling media up to ½ inch thick.

To ensure precise printing, the toucan lt features an adjustable "Y-rail" that allows you to set the optimal height for different media thicknesses. It also has a built-in "head gap" gauge to help you align the printheads accurately. The printer comes with a dedicated "board mode" that guides you through the loading and alignment process, ensuring correct positioning and preventing damage to the device.

Toucan LT board printer

Setup and Operating instructions

Unpack the Toucan LT board printer as you would any Toucan LT. Follow all cautions

associated with installing a standard Toucan LT.

Change in ‘wash’ instructions:

Proceed with a single ‘wash’ with Head conditioner because the printer has been ‘inked’ up

and tested during the manufacture of the ‘board’ printer.

Remember to verify ‘flow’ of liquids through the printer during the ‘wash’ and ‘ink fill’.

Complete the installation of the Toucan LT:

Align the printheads and print the copies of the Adjustment Parameter sheet and Test

prints. One set are to be stored in the left end of the printer and one set to return to Mutoh

America Inc. Follow the published Toucan LT installation document.

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

Assembly and Setup of the Board printer:

During the ‘ink fill’ unpack the ‘tables’ from their shipping box.

Notice that on the front and rear of the Toucan LT Board printer there are two large

brackets on which there is a large stainless ‘mounting’ pin on each one. This pin will

screw up and down as required in a later step.

Mounting ‘Pin’ on front and back of printer. Mounting ‘Pin bracket’ on the sides of tables.

The mounting ‘pins’ are the main support on the right and left sides of each table where

there is a corresponding ‘mounting pin support bracket’ on each side of the table.

Notice that the bracket in front of the ‘ink pump’ station must be removed to verify

‘ink flow’ during the wash and ink fill processes. A 3mm Allen wrench is required to

remove the bracket.

Identifying the tables and spacer fins:

Tables:

The ‘rear’ table (at right) is identified by the

absence of screws along the ‘inside’ edge of

the table. The ‘outside’ edge is a ‘finished’

edge while the ‘inside’ edge (the edge

closest to the printer) is smooth aluminum.

The ‘front’ table (at left) is identified by a row

of screws, each with a rubber spacer, along the

smooth aluminum edge.

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

Tip: The front ‘finished’ edges can be protected during everyday setup and

teardown by saving two of the long protective foam packing bats that came in the original

packaging to protect the table edges during shipping. When the table is to be stored the

bats can be pressed in place along the front edge. When the tables are in use these bats can

be placed underneath the printer table across the table leg braces.

Spacer fins:

There are 3 wider fins for the space over the dryer and 2 thin fins to bolt on the rear table.

Assembly of the tables:

Rear table assembly:

The two stainless fins must be attached to the ‘inside’ edge before being mounted to the

printer. This attachment is done with machine screws and nuts that have a knurled edge.

The knurled edge will pull tight into the holes and ‘seat’, becoming captive.

Note: Remove the protective film BEFORE assembling the fins to the table.

Align the two fins, side by side, so that they are flush with the top of the table. Insert the

screws, start each screw first and then tighten them all.

Note: In order to draw the knurl into the hole it may be necessary to hold the ‘nut’

while tightening until it gets started, then tighten a little more to ‘seat’ it.

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

Mounting the rear table:

Have two people set the table upright and raise the ‘outside’ edge high enough for the side

mounting brackets to clear the alignment pins and the fins to slide in under the rear ‘static

tinsel strip’. Set the ‘holes’ on the pins and then lower the outside edge till the feet touch

the floor.

First: Raise far

end up to insert

fin end into back

of printer

Second: slide

table into back of

printer

Third: Once the table is inserted then lower the far end to set the alignment brackets onto

e pins.

ower the outside edge until the feet touch the floor.

Mounting the front table:

Three large stainless fins are to be attached to the ‘inside’ edge of the front table. This

attachm after mounting the table. Remove the white

the floor. Confirm that the surface of the three front fins are level with the table.

ent can be done either before or

protective film BEFORE attaching the fin.

Align the holes (keyhole slots) in the fins with the screws, slide them in place and press

down firmly. Set the alignment brackets onto the pins and lower the outside edge till the

feet touch

Adjust as required.

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

When tables are mounted on front and rear the tables are now ready for ‘leveling’ and final

oard position.

ing the tables to the height of the grid

‘operational position’.

This fin rag of the board as it passes across the table

Use the ‘leveler feet’ of the tables and the ‘alignment pins’ of the printer to adjust both

until the surface of the table is level with the grid roller. See diagram next page.

Leveling the tables:

Leveling the tables of the Toucan LT consists of level

rollers and then dropping the ‘inside’ edge of each table into their

al position is done to minimize d

through the printer.

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

Grid roller

Note: If a four foot long level is not available then use a piece of rigid material to span the

and the grid roller. distance between the table

Check each table side ‘level front to back’ and across the outside edge from right to left.

Final adjustment of the tables:

nce the tables are level to the grid roller, lower the ‘mounting pins’ approx. ¼ to ½ turn. O

This should create just enough space so that a board passing through the printer stops

touching the rear table about 4 inches prior to entering the back of the printer.

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

too high where

dia slides on the rear table

to the end. There should be a

slight gap between the board and

the table starting at about 4 inches

(at the arrow).

The picture at right shows a front table which is

lowered just enough so that the printed board does

When properly aligned, the only thing the board should touch while ‘inside’ the printer is

the grid and pressure rollers.

Remember to tighten the locking nut on the shaft of each leveling foot. All eight adjustable

feet should be touching the floor.

The picture to the left shows a

table, which is still

the me

not touch the front table until about 4 inches onto

the table. This same gap should be on both the

front and the back tables.

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

Operating the Toucan LT:

The board printer can be operated in either ‘Board’ or ‘R

that in order to switch back and forth the printer ‘must’ be powered OFF and then back ON

again.

1. Operating in ‘Roll’ mode the Toucan LT Board p

LT.

2. Operating in “Board” mode requires answering a couple of questions upon Power

ON:

To operate in ‘Board mode’, Power ON the printer and answer “Board” to the first question

on the display.

(Board or Roll)

onsider the next question with the word “IS” in front. “IS” the “Y-rail set?” Yes or No

NO is the answer then the printer will prompt with “Se

oll’ modes. It is important to note

rinter works just like a Toucan

If t rail to highest height and insert

board”.

Note: The Toucan LT is fitted with a ‘crank’ at the far left end.

 Turning the crank Clockwise will ‘Raise’ the pressure rollers up to a maximum

height where media up to ½ inch can be loaded.

 Turning the ‘crank’ Counter Clockwise will drop the “Y” rail down and as in the

case with switching back to ‘Roll’ mode it would be cranked down to the lowest

position.

With the crank turned so that the “Y-rail” is in the highest position load a ‘board’.

Note: Remove the crank when you are not adjusting the “Y-rail” as its weight or

someone touching it may cause the crank to turn.

Loading and centering a board:

The block of white polypropylene that has two pins inserted on one side is mounted

into holes in the center of the Platen so that a board can be pushed through and centered

from the back. It is imperative that this ‘block’ be removed once the board is loaded

straight and square in the printer.

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

Caution: Failure to remove the block before the next step may result in damage to

rd edges.

the printer.

Look in from the front to insure that no pinch rollers are less than ‘half’ on the edge

of the media. Try to align the ‘board’ edges so that a roller is either completely ON or OFF

the boa

Once the board is properly aligned AND the block is removed, confirm the question on the

panel by pressing ENTER.

The printer will prompt to set the head gap. “Down ‘Y’ rail and set head gap”.

The head will unlock and move out to the center of the printer. Gently pull the head

carriage down to the far left edge of the board.

Aligning the ‘head gap’:

1. se the ‘head gap’ gauge and a flashlight to align the ‘head gap’.

2. gap’ gauge

Top arrow is the

correct position ,

1. a roller is

completely ON the

board.

2. edge of media

is between two

the incorrect

position where

only ½ or less of a

roller is on the

board.

rollers.

With the head carriage at the far left end of the board, set the ‘head

under the bumper under the left side of the head carriage behind the fan. View

from table height to make this adjustment.

Notice that the ‘gauge’ has three heights; lowest = ‘GO’, not so low = ‘No Go’ and th

top of the gauge. Turn the crank to lower the carriage bumper until it just touches the

lowest ‘No Go’ height.

Bottom arrow is

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

Con

second setting (No Go) the gauge moves.

correct depth shoul

Picture at right shows no gap between

e bumper and the head gap gauge. If the

auge’ should

mo .

firm this step is correct by manually moving the carriage, side to side so that as it

touches the

Note: The bumper and board may not be completely parallel but lowering the

carriage to the d move the ‘gauge’ as mentioned above.

Picture at left shows a gap between the

bumper and the head gap gauge. Lower the

carriage until the bumper touches the gauge.

carriage can be moved back and forth

over the No Go setting, without moving

the head gap gauge, then the carriage must

come down a little more.

Once the contact of the bumper to the head gap gauge is correct the ‘g

ve when the bumper presses against the ‘NoGo’ height sliding the ‘gauge’ sideways

3. Final step is to adjust the crank additionally ½ turn DOWN.

Caution: REMOVE the flat white block from the PLATEN before confirming. The

head carriage will ‘hit’ the white block if it is not removed.

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

Press ENTER to confirm the completion of this step. The ‘Board’ is now loaded

properly in the printer but further menu items must be selected for optimal printing.

Using

Aft ion menu

where the “User” can be changed or ‘Top detect’ can be switched to OFF as desired.

board media:

er ‘setting’ the head gap with the gauge, the printer will display an initializat

Note: Turning OFF ‘Top detect’ ma be helpful if profiles are being worked on or

something has been previously printed on the board and it is not desirable to pass a printed

image back under the pressure rollers.

1. With “Top detect” ON the printer will pull the board back to find the front edge.

2. With “Top detect” OFF the printer will only look for the right and left edges.

Think of the ‘board’ printer as being in perm

Tip: When you are doing profiles an

time, cancel the printing just as it finishes the

print but the printer will not see that the job

the board.

rinter tries to scroll the board front to back or

ssary to add ¼ more turn DOWN on the crank.

should be avoided as this may overdrive the PF

re’.

Setting up the “User” media settings:

Here are the recommended settings for the Users of board media:

Note: Though all four Users are visible in both Roll and Board modes it is

Select either of Users 5 to 8 as they are reserved for Board mode where only the

Platen heater is required. Neither the ‘Pre’ nor ‘After’ heaters come in contact with the

media when in ‘Board’ mode so they are not an option while in Board mode.

1) Set the Head Height to Middle.

2) Set the Thickness to whatever media thickness was used during the Initial

installation alignment procedure. The backlit material that may have come with the

printer is approx 160 um (microns).

3) Change P Move to Machine. This will cause the printhead carriage to pass the full

width of the printer during printing but it will give the ink the best chance to settle

properly during printing.

4) Side Margin can be changed. The Toucan LT is capable of printing ‘full bleed’,

edge to edge, However, there is a caution: Once the User is changed to 0mm, DO

NOT perform a Check nozzle pattern. Doing so will cause a CPU error and f

and when you select

nother User it will default back to 5mm. Even the first User will be 5mm when it

is reselected.

anent ‘sheet’ mode.

d don’t want to have to reload the board each

last of the print. Normally everything will

was ‘finished’ so it won’t force the reload of

Note: If the media slips when the p

forward during printing then it may be nece

Caution: Excessive ‘down’ force

motor circuit and may cause a ‘system failu

recommended that Users 1 to 4 be reserved for ‘Roll’ media where three heaters are

required.

orce

the restart of the printer. Also the default of any User is 5mm

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Setup instructions for Toucan LT board printer

TLTMOG pattern on the

Distance adjustment: It is still important so run the ‘Distance Adjustment’ for each

board type. The dealer should install the Mutoh America

harddrive during the initial installation. ftp://ftp.mutoh.com/Toucan%20LT/

Open the folder “TLTMOG for Distance adjust Test for LT” and download the file by

images in Uni-directional to give the ink a chance to settle properly.

the same name.

Additional recommendations:

1) Send

2) Corona coating (roughening of the surface) will assist in minimizing banding or

the reticulation effect.

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MUTOH toucan lt Setup & Operating Instruction

MUTOH toucan lt Setup & Operating Instruction

MUTOH toucan lt Setup & Operating Instruction

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