MUTOH ValueJet VJ-1628X Operating instructions

Category
Print & Scan
Type
Operating instructions
VJ1628XE-A-00
VJ-1628X
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Important Notice
1. For Users in Europe
2. For Users in the United States
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant
to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the
equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
The CE marking is a mandatory European marking for certain product groups to
indicate conformity with the essential health and safety requirements set out in
European Directives.
By affixing the CE marking, the manufacturer, his authorized representative, or
the person placing the product on the market or putting it into service ensures that
the item meets all the essential requirements of all applicable EU directives and
that the applicable conformity assessment procedures have been applied.
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3. Trademark Mentioned in this Manual
• MUTOH, ValueJet, VJ-1628X, RTL-PASS are registered trademarks or product names of MUTOH
INDUSTRIES LTD.
• Other company and product names may be registered trademarks or product names.
NOTE
• No part of this product or publication may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form or by
any means, except for personal use, without the permission of MUTOH INDUSTRIES LTD.
• The product and the contents of this publication may be changed without prior notification.
• MUTOH INDUSTRIES LTD. has made the best efforts to keep this publication free from error, but
if you find any uncertainties or misprints, please call us or the shop where you bought this
equipment.
• MUTOH INDUSTRIES LTD. shall not be liable for any damages or troubles resulting from the use
of this equipment or this manual.
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Warranty Limitations
1. MUTOH INDUSTRIES LTD. warrants part repair or replacement as a sole measure only if a failure
is found in the system or in the materials and workmanship of the product the seller produced.
However, if the cause of failure is uncertain, decide the action after due mutual consultation.
2. The warranty shall not apply to any direct or indirect loss, or compensation for the loss due to the
product that has been subject to misuse, neglect, or improper alternation.
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About this Manual
1. Contents of the Manual
There are three manuals for this product.
Installation manual
Explains operating procedures along with unpacking, installation and preparation before use.
Product Activation Guide
This manual explains the operation procedure when you start the printer for the first time.
Operation Manual (this manual)
2. Purpose and Target Readers
This manual explains preparations before use and operation procedures for MUTOH Full Color Ink Jet
Printer VJ-1628X.
This manual is prepared for the owners and operators of this printer.
Before using this printer, fully understand the contents and directions in this manual.
3. Manual Configuration
Section Description
1 Safety instructions
This chapter explains the installation of this printer, warning terms that operators need to know,
caution items and warning labels on the printer main unit.
2 Product overview This chapter explains the features of the printer along with the names and functions of each part.
3 Before using This chapter explains necessary steps before using the printer.
4 Handling the printer This chapter explains how to handle the printer.
5 Panel setup menu The section explains the Setup menu of the printer.
6 Maintenance This chapter describes daily maintenance of the product.
7 Troubleshooting This chapter describes possible troubles during the use of this product and countermeasures.
8 Appendix This chapter describes specifications and included components with this printer.
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NOTE
• 1 Safety instructions" to "4 Handling the printer" must be read before using the printer.
• Read "5 Panel setup menu" through "8 Appendix" as necessary.
4. Manual Notation
This section explains general cautions that must be followed in order to use this printer safely.
Warning Meaning
Used for dangerous situations where death or serious injury may be caused.
Used for dangerous situations that may cause slight or medium injury, or when all or parts of
products are damaged.
It is used for special cautions and for information that needs to be emphasized.
Indicates useful tips for operating or understanding the printer.
Indicates "prohibited" operations.
Indicates required operations.
Indicates reference pages in this manual.
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTE
TIP
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1 Safety instructions
1.1 Types and meanings of warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.2 Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
1.3 Warning labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.3.1 Handling the warning labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
1.3.2 Location and type of warning labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2 Product overview
2.1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.2 Names of parts and functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.2.1 Front section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.2.2 Rear section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.2.3 Operation panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.2.4 Ink level indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
2.2.4.1 Estimated Ink level graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
2.3 Printer status outline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.3.1 Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
2.3.2 Changing printer status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3 Before using
3.1 Power cord set connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
3.2 Turning the power ON/OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.2.1 Turning the power ON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3.2.2 Turning the power OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
3.3 Sleep mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
3.3.1 Set sleep mode on the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
3.3.2 Recover the printer from sleep mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
3.4 Filling ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.4.1 Color Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.4.1.1 Color mode and ink color configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.4.1.2 Ink cartridge color and number of cartridge to be used. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
3.4.1.3 Color mode and slot number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
3.4.1.4 Ink color and ink amount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
3.4.2 When using 220ml Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
3.4.3 When using 440ml Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
3.4.4 Changing the angle of Ink cartridge slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3.4.4.1 When inserting Ink cartridges vertically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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3.4.4.2 When inserting Ink cartridges horizontally. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.4.5 Installing High Capacity Ink Pack Adapter (option) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
3.4.6 When using High-capacity ink pack adapter for the first time on the printer whose
ink is filled78
3.5 Loading media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.5.1 Loading roll media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.5.2 Setting Roll Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
3.5.3 Setting the User Type Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
3.5.4 Changing Torque of Roll Media Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
3.6 Test print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
3.6.1 Nozzle check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
3.6.2 Nozzle check B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
3.6.3 Mode print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
3.6.4 Setup print. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
3.6.5 Palette print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
3.6.6 Color Verify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
3.7 Print quality adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
3.7.1 Standard print quality adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
3.7.1.1 Standard confirmation pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
3.7.1.2 Standard rough adjustment pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
3.7.1.3 Standard micro adjustment pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
3.7.2 Custom print quality adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
3.7.2.1 Custom confirmation pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
3.7.2.2 Custom rough adjustment pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
3.7.2.2.1 Rough Pattern ALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
3.7.2.2.2 Rough Pattern A to F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
3.7.2.3 Custom micro adjustment pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
3.7.2.3.1 Fine Pattern ALL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
3.7.2.3.2 Fine Pattern A to F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
3.8 Connecting the printer to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
3.8.1 Preparing cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
3.8.2 Connecting a network interface cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
4 Handling the printer
4.1 Print flow chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
4.2 Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
4.2.1 Media type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
4.2.2 Cautions on handling media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
4.2.3 Precaution on storing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
4.2.4 Printable area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
4.2.5 Head height adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
4.2.5.1 When setting the head height to Mid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
4.2.5.2 When setting the head height to High. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
4.2.5.3 When setting the head height to Low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
4.2.6 Media feed compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
4.2.6.1 Procedure for the media feed compensation value. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
4.2.6.2 How to fix the media firmly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
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4.2.7 Installing Media holder plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
4.3 Menu setups on Operation panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
4.3.1 Menu setup procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
4.3.2 Panel setup menu overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
4.4 Operating from Operation panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
4.4.1 Feeding media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
4.4.2 Stopping printing operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
4.4.3 Cutting media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
4.4.4 Cutting media manually. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
4.4.5 Changing and confirming settings while printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
4.4.5.1 Procedure for changing and confirming settings while printing. . . . . . . . 183
4.4.5.2 Settings that can be changed or confirmed while printing. . . . . . . . . . . . 184
4.4.6 Pausing printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
4.4.7 Starting printing during warming up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
4.4.8 Normal Display while Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
4.5 Using Spectrophotometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
5 Panel setup menu
5.1 Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
5.1.1 User Type menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
5.1.1.1 User Type advanced setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
5.1.1.1.1 Print Mode menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
5.1.1.1.2 Adjust Print menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
5.1.1.1.3 Media feed compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
5.1.1.1.4 Pre-heater menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
5.1.1.1.5 Platen Heater menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
5.1.1.1.6 Dryer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
5.1.1.1.7 Vacuum Fan menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
5.1.1.1.8 Media thickness menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
5.1.1.1.9 User Copy menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
5.1.2 Spitting menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
5.1.2.1 Spitting Pass Count menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
5.1.3 Side Margin menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
5.1.4 Media Set menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
5.1.5 Media Width menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
5.1.6 Output Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
5.1.6.1 Ink Dry Time menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
5.1.6.2 Page Gap menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
5.1.7 Method of Cut menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
5.1.7.1 Cut Pressure menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
5.1.8 Origin menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
5.1.9 Prev. Stick menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
5.1.10 Standby Heating menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
5.1.11 Head Travel menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
5.1.12 Multi Strike menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
5.1.12.1 Layer Multi Strike menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
5.1.12.1.1 Color Layer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
5.1.12.1.2 White Layer menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
5.1.12.1.3 Metallic Layer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
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5.1.13 Strike Wait menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
5.1.14 Slant Check menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
5.1.15 Auto Cleaning menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
5.1.15.1 Idle Auto Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
5.1.15.2 Printing Mode Auto Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
5.1.15.3 Pre-printing Mode Auto Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
5.1.16 Ink Status menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
5.1.17 Roll Length menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
5.1.17.1 Roll Length menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
5.1.17.2 Print Stop menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
5.1.17.3 Near End menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
5.1.18 Exhaust Fan menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
5.1.19 Longstore menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
5.1.20 CR Maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
5.1.21 Initialization menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
5.1.22 Life Times menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
5.1.23 IP Address menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
5.1.24 Subnet Mask menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
5.1.25 Gateway menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
5.1.26 Header Dump menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
5.1.27 White maintenance menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
5.1.28 Start Feed Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
5.1.29 Heater Control menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
5.1.30 Plug Life menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
5.1.30.1 Plug Life Confirmation menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
5.1.30.2 Plug Life Initialization menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
5.2 Test Print Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
5.3 Cleaning menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
5.4 Menu Option menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
5.5 Version menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
5.6 Sleep Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
5.6.1 Timer Setting menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
5.6.1.1 Cleaning Timer menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
5.6.1.2 Auto Sleep Timer menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
5.6.2 Sleep Mode Start menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
5.7 Display menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
5.7.1 Language menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
5.7.2 Temperature menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
5.7.3 Length menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
5.7.4 Remain Ink menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
5.8 Job Status Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
6 Maintenance
6.1 Shaking ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
6.2 Before using sleep mode for a long time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
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6.3 Replacing consumable components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
6.3.1 Replacing Ink cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
6.3.2 Replacing Roll Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
6.3.3 Replacing Flushing box sponges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
6.3.4 Replacing Cutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
6.3.5 Replacing the connector rubber of the High-capacity ink pack adapter . . . . . 294
6.4 Cleaning the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
6.4.1 Cleaning the outer case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
6.4.2 Cleaning the inside of the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
6.4.3 Head cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
6.4.4 Cleaning Cleaning wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
6.4.5 Cleaning the circumference of Print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
6.5 Disposal of waste fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
6.6 Moving or transporting the printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
6.6.1 Moving the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
6.6.2 Transporting the printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
7 Troubleshooting
7.1 Malfunctions and failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
7.1.1 Problems in installation and introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
7.1.2 Cannot print at all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
7.1.3 Media-related troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
7.1.4 Printing-related troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
7.2 Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
7.2.1 Status messages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
7.2.2 Message type error display and remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
7.2.3 Error requiring restart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
7.3 The media is jammed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
8 Appendix
8.1 Product specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
8.1.1 Printer specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
8.2 Interface specification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
8.2.1 Network interface specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
8.3 Options/Supply list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
9 Setup menu diagram
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1 Safety instructions
This chapter explains the installation of this printer, warning terms that operators need to know, caution
items and warning labels on the printer.
WARNING
• When installing and operating this printer, be sure to follow the directions and
warnings in this manual.
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1.1 Types and meanings of warnings
The warnings in the Operation Manual and the warning labels attached to the printer are categorized into
three stages.
Understand the meanings of the following warning terms and follow the contents (instructions) in this
manual.
Warning Meaning
Used for dangerous situations where death or a serious injury may be caused.
Used for dangerous situations that may a cause slight or medium injury, or when all or
parts of the products may be damaged.
Used for special cautions and for information that needs to be emphasized.
WARNING
CAUTION
NOTE
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1.2 Important safety instructions
This section explains general cautions that must be followed in order to use this printer safely.
Do not install this printer in the following places.
It may cause an injury if the printer falls down.
• On a shaky stand
• Slanting location
• Places where vibration of other machines etc. is transmitted
Do not climb on the printer or place heavy things on top of it.
It may cause an injury if the printer falls down.
Do not block the vent when covering the printer with cloths, such as a blanket or tablecloth.
If the vent is blocked, heat may accumulate inside the printer and may cause a fire.
Do not install the printer where it is humid or dusty.
It could lead to an electric shock or fire.
Do not use a damaged power cord set.
It could lead to an electric shock or fire.
Do not pull out or insert the power plug with a wet hand.
This could lead to an electric shock.
Do not connect an earth wire to the following places.
• Gas pipes
There is a possibility of ignition and explosion.
• Earth wire of telephone cables and lightning rods
A heavy current might flow whenever lightning strikes.
• Water pipe and faucet
The earth might not work if a plastic pipe is connected in the middle of the metal pipe.
Do not insert or drop metal or flammable objects into the printer through openings such as a vent.
It could lead to an electric shock or fire.
If foreign substances or liquids such as water entered the printer, do not use the printer as it is.
It could lead to an electric shock or fire.
Immediately turn OFF the power switch, disconnect the power plug from the electric socket, and contact your
local MUTOH dealer.
Wire the various cords as directed in the Operation Manual.
Wrong wiring could cause a fire.
Be sure to use the specified power cord set.
Using a power cord set other than the specified can cause an electric shock or fire.
Make sure to use only the specified power supply (AC 100 V to 120 V or AC 220 V to 240 V).
If a power supply other than the specified voltage is used, it could cause an electric shock or fire.
Take power for the printer directly from the power socket (AC 100 V to 120 V or AC 220 V to 240 V).
Do not use multiple plugs on the same socket.
This could generate heat and might cause a fire.
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Be sure to use a dedicated power socket with an earth wire for the power supply, and connect it to the earth wire.
If the earth wire is not connected, it may cause an electric shock or fire.
You are obligated to properly dispose of waste fluid from the printer in compliance with Wastes Disposal and
Public Cleansing Act and local ordinances.
Delegate disposal to an industrial waste disposal contractor.
Do not place any combustible materials on the platen while the heater is working.
There may be a risk of fire.
Do not spill flammable liquid on the platen.
It may cause a fire.
Pay attention to the following points when handling the power cord set.
• Do not tamper with the power cord set.
• Do not put heavy objects on the power cord set.
• Do not bend, twist or pull the power cord set by force.
• Do not route the power cord set near heating appliances.
Pay attention to the following points when handling the power plug.
Any mishandling of the power cable could cause a fire.
• Make sure that no foreign substances such as dust are stuck to the power plug.
• Make sure that the power plug is firmly inserted to the edge of the power socket.
When handling Ink cartridges, pay attention so that ink does not come into contact with your eyes or skin.
If ink gets into your eyes or sticks to your skin, immediately wash it off with water.
Failing to do so might cause irritation or light inflammation of eyes.
In case of any abnormality, consult a physician immediately.
Do not disassemble Ink cartridges.
If disassembled, there is a possibility that ink might come into contact with your eyes or skin.
Do not operate Media loading lever during initial operation.
Print head may touch Pressurizing roller and cause a malfunction.
Do not use volatile solvents such as thinner, benzene, or alcohol.
These solvents may cause damage to the paint.
Make sure that no moisture enters the printer.
The electric circuit inside the printer may be short-circuited.
Never open covers attached using screws under any circumstances.
This may cause an electric shock or a malfunction.
Do not spill waste fluid when replacing Flushing-box sponges.
If waste fluid comes into contact with Grid roller, it may damage its surface and affect media feeding.
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When cleaning Cleaning wiper,
• Do not touch Cleaning wiper and Head cap unit.
Head cleaning may not be performed correctly because of oil from your hands.
• Make sure to use Cleaning stick to wipe Print head.
A wet Cleaning stick may cause Print head to clog.
• Do not reuse Cleaning stick.
The attached dust, etc may damage Print head.
When cleaning around Print head,
• Never touch the nozzles of Print head.
Doing so may damage Print head.
• Do not touch the tip of Cleaning stick.
Print head may be damaged because of oil from your hands.
• Never put water, etc on the tip of Cleaning stick.
Doing so may damage Print head.
• Do not reuse Cleaning stick.
The attached dust, etc may damage Print head.
Do not slant the printer, prop it against a wall or turn it upside down.
The ink inside the printer may leak.
Moreover, normal operation after shifting (to these positions) cannot be guaranteed.
Unpacking or moving this printer must be done by the following number of people.
• More than 4 people
Installing the dedicated stands on the printer must be done by the following number of people.
• More than 4 people
When taking the printer out of the container box, make sure to remove the vinyl, install Reinforcement for
transportation, and hold Reinforcement.
If lifting up the printer with the vinyl on, there is a possibility the printer can slip and drop, and be damaged.
When you do not use the printer for a long period, make sure to pull out the power plug from the power socket for
safety.
Make sure to connect an earth wire to the earth connection that meets the following standards.
• Earth terminal of power socket
• An earth wire with a copper plate which is buried at 650 mm or more in the ground.
Before operation, make sure to read the Safety Data Sheet (SDS).
Pay attention to the following points when cutting roll media.
Mishandling Razor blade may cause a cut on your finger or hand.
• When you hold media, do not place your finger on Media cut groove.
• Move Razor blade slowly along Media cut groove.
Before cleaning the areas other than Wiper and circumference of Print head, be sure to turn OFF the power and
disconnect the power plug.
When moving the printer, make sure to maintain a horizontal position.
Do not touch Media guide while printing.
Media guide becomes very hot and you could burn yourself.
Do not touch Media feed slot, Platen, and Media guide while Heater is working.
Media feed slot, Platen, and Media guide become very hot and you could burn yourself.
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Ventilate the workplace.
Not doing so may cause nausea or a fire hazard.
Right after printing, Media guide becomes very hot.
Allow Media guide to cool down before the next operation.
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MUTOH ValueJet VJ-1628X Operating instructions

Category
Print & Scan
Type
Operating instructions

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