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Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 3 Copyright notice COPYRIGHT © 4/2/11 Mutoh Belgium nv.All rights reserved. Mutoh Belgium nv r eserves the right to modify the information contained in this manual at any time withou t prior notice.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 4 AP-75780 - Revision 1. 3 IMPORTANT NOTICE For user s in Europe This is a Class A prod uct approved for indus trial environmen ts. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio in terference in whic h case you may be required to ta ke adequate measu res.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 5 Table of contents Chapter 1 Safety in structions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 1.1 Compliance with the following regulations - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 1.2 Managing VOCs - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 1.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 6 AP-75780 - Revision 1. 3 Chapter 3 Installing the unit - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25 3.1 Installation environment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 7 Notes on storing me dia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39 4.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 8 AP-75780 - Revision 1. 3 Overwrit e Wait me nu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 1 Slant Che ck menu - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 9 5.2 Done by Authorized Mutoh Technician - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 5 Periodic al replace ment of par ts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.
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1 Users Guide ValueJet 1304 Safety instructions AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 11 Chapt er 1 Saf ety ins tructions This chapter exp lains the installation o f this printer, warning terms th at operators need to know, caution items and warning labels on the prin ter main unit.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Safety instruc tions 12 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 1.2 Managing V OCs When Mutoh printers with (l ow)-Solvent ink s are used, vol atile organic compoun ds (VOCs) will be r eleased. In order to protect h uman health and e nvironment, V OCs must be m anaged.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Safety instructio ns AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 13 1 1.3 Hand ling inks + was te Before handling in ks / cleaning flu ids and their was te, please read the Mater ial Safety Data Sheet s (MS DS) and the labels for i mport ant health , safety and environme nt al information carefully .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Safety instruc tions 14 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 1.5 Saf ety ins tructions Machines mu st be installed according to Mutoh s Inst allatio n Guide also a f ter moving machines to a nother location; maintenance ne eds to be done according to the maintenanc e manual.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Safety instructio ns AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 15 1 S top using your machine if a liqu id has been spilled into i t. T his may cause electrical shock or fire. Switch t he machine off a s soon a s pos sible, unpl ug the po wer cord, an d contact your local Mut oh dealer .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Safety instruc tions 16 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 1.6 W arning labels A warning label is u sed on parts of the p rinter which especially needs your at tention. Understand the locations and the de scriptions of the da nger associated wi th each label before operating t he printer.
2 Users Guide ValueJet 1304 Product overview AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 17 Chapt er 2 Pr oduct ov er view This chapter explai ns the features of t he printer along with the names and f unctions of e ach part. 2.1 Name s of p arts and functions This section ex plains the names and func tions of each part.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Product overview 18 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 2.1.2 Re a r section é Media cut groove Installed inside of the front co ver . Used t o cut media straight . è Pressure rollers Installed inside of the front c over . Press and hold the media wh en printing.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Product overview AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 19 2 2.1.3 Oper ation panel Oper ation k eys Ò±¬» When p erforming menu settin gs from th e operatio n panel, please refer to Ó»²« . When performin g various operati ons in the operation panel, please refer to .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Product overview 20 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 3 Cancel When printing: Forcefully terminates printing and deletes one file of the remaining da ta. When receiving or analysing: Deletes data that ar e already receive d and analysed, and delete the next data.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Product overview AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 21 2 Displa y section N° Name Color St atus Descriptio n 9 Power lamp Green Lamp ON Power ON. Lamp blinks An error has occur red. Error content is di splayed on the LCD. Lamp OFF Power OFF .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Product overview 22 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 16 Normal l amp Gree n Lamp ON Cleaning Mode i s set to Normal. When the S tron g l amp is also t urned on, Cleani ng Mode is set to Economy . Lamp OFF Cleaning Mode i s set to S tron g.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Product overview AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 23 2 2.2 Prin t er mode 2.2.1 Normal m ode The printer is ready to p rint. The media is l oaded and the media type is set. V arious funct ions for printing are performed on th e operation panel.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Product overview 24 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3.
3 Users Guide ValueJet 1304 Installing th e unit AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 25 Chapt er 3 Ins tall ing the unit This chapter explains how to handle this printer. 3.1 Ins talla tion envir o nment 3.1.1 Installation envir o nmental conditio ns for installa tion Ò±¬» Do not open the front cover during p rinting.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing th e unit 26 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 3.1.2 Installation space Install the prin ter on a levelled flo or which has enough st rength to support the weight of the entire machine.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing the uni t AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 27 3 3.2 Swi tching the power ON/OFF 3.2.1 Swit ching the power O N ͬ»° ïæ Press Power to switch ON th e printer . The Power l amp lights up in green. The printer starts initial operation.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing th e unit 28 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 3.2.2 Swit ching the power O FF ͬ»° ïæ V erif y the following regar ding the operational c ondition of the produc t. Printing or ot her operations a re not in progress.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing the uni t AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 29 3 ͬ»° íæ When not using the prin ter for a long period, pu sh the media loading lever to the back.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing th e unit 30 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 3.3 R eplacing ink c assettes 3.3.1 R eplacemen t time When [****] InkNe arEnd is displaye d. This message is displayed when the re is a small amount of ink remaining in the ink cassette.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing the uni t AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 31 3 3.3.2 R eplacement steps ͬ»° ïæ V erif y that the printer has be en switched O N. ͬ»° îæ Remove the empty ink cassette from the ink cassette s lot. ͬ»° íæ Unp ack the n ext ink cassette and insert it into the cassette slot.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing th e unit 32 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 3.4 Disposal of wa ste f luids 3.4.1 Disposal p eriod Dispose of was te fluids in the follo wing cases: When the waste fl uid tank is more than half full . When W a ste Ink T ank F ull is displayed.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing the uni t AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 33 3 ͬ»° ìæ Af ter T r ansferring the waste fluid to the empty container , close the wast e fluid valve securely . ͬ»° ëæ Wipe the opening of th e waste fluid valve with a clot h, etc.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing th e unit 34 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 3.5 T rans fer and tr an sporta tio n 3.5.1 T ransf erring t he printer When using t he dedicated stand, t ransfer the printer ac cording to the pro cedure below. Pre-tr ansfe r step s ͬ»° ïæ Dispose of waste flu id Refer to .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing the uni t AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 35 3 ͬ»° èæ Release the lock of the cas ter and transfer it. R einstalling the prin ter ͬ»° ïæ Af ter moving t he printer , follow the pr ocedure below to s et it ready for u se.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Installing th e unit 36 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 3.5.2 T ransporting the printer Pre-tr ansportation proc edure ͬ»° ïæ Switch ON the unit ͬ»° îæ Confirm that the printer func tions correctly . ͬ»° íæ Remove all ink cassettes.
4 Users Guide ValueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 37 Chapt er 4 Hand ling the prin t er 4.1 Gener al inf o on usable me d ia 4.1.1 Media compatibi l ity The Mutoh ValueJ et 1304 Eco-Solven t Ultra printer offers a w ide media compat ibility with both uncoat ed an coated media.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 38 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.1.2 Printing area The printable area o f the ValueJet 1304 is as follows: 4.1.3 Notes on hand ling m edia Ò±¬» Use compatible media under an app ropriate environm ent.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 39 4 4.1.4 Note s on storing media Ò±¬» A void st oring media i n rooms with high temperat ure and high humi dity . A void direct sunlight on stored media. Always repack sheet media in its original packing and store it i n a h orizontal position.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 40 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.2 Hand ling and inst a lling me dia 4.2.1 Installing roll media This section ex plains how to load roll med ia. Use the exclu sive scroller included with this printe r for loading ro ll media.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 41 4 ͬ»° íæ Attach the movable flange firmly to the roll medi a core. ͬ»° ìæ Set the scroller to the scrol ler receive r facing the fixed flange t o the side of the ink cartridge slot.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 42 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.2.2 Sett ing roll media This section ex plains how to set roll me dia. ͬ»° ïæ Switch ON the unit. The printer starts the initializing operation. Media End is displa yed.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 43 4 ͬ»° ìæ Open the front cover , an d pull out the roll med ia. ͬ»° ëæ Holding the front edge of the roll media, roll it back using th e scroller to remove a bend and slant .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 44 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 ͬ»° èæ Press + or to se lect the type of the loade d media. ͬ»° çæ Press Enter . The media type is s et. Media Initial i s displayed and m edia initial operation s tart s.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 45 4 4.2.3 Head height adjus tment When used? Use the head heig ht adjustment feat ure to prevent the print head from tou ching the media, when printing at high speeds or when using stron gly curved media.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 46 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.2.4 Media f e ed compensation After every printed sw at, the media is fed a certain distance. Depe nding on the kind of media (weight, backing) another media feed compensation has to be set.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 47 4 ͬ»° îæ Perform an initial adjustmen t print. Press ENTER . FeedLenght: 250mm i s display ed. Press ENTER . Printing is d isplayed. S tart Initial adjustmen t printing.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 48 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 ͬ»° ëæ Performs confirm print. Press + or to selec t "PF3: Confirm Pr int". Press Enter . "Feed Length: 2 50 mm" is displaye d. Press ENTER .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 49 4 After the micro adjustmen t printing is completed, "PF4: Micro Print" is displayed. ͬ»° èæ Refer to the illustrations be low and check the printing result.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 50 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.2.5 R eplacing roll m edia (1) Replace ment time Replace the roll m edia if... ...The roll media r uns out The operation panel displays End of roll. If the media runs o ut during printing, the printer will stop operating.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 51 4 4.3 T e st prin t 4.3.1 Overview and fu nctions of the test print s T estplot Function Action to be per formed when ne.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 52 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.3.2 Perf or ming a T estprint ͬ»° ïæ V eri fy that the printer has been switched ON and that media more than A3 size has been loaded. ͬ»° îæ V erify t hat the printer is in N ormal mode.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 53 4 ͬ»° íæ Press + or - to select a testprint menu. NozzleCheck Modeprint SetList AllSetList Palette ͬ»° ìæ Press ENTER . S tart performing T est print for the selected i tem.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 54 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.3.3 Nozzle Check Used to check whether there are any head clogging, missing no zzles or misfiring no zzles.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 55 4 4.3.5 Setup print Used to check the cur rent setup of th e printer. Ò±¬» User me dia and p rint mode lists are printed o nly when ALLSetL ist i s selected.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 56 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.3.6 Pale t te print Used to compar e pen colours used on the computer to the p rinting colours . Ò±¬» When Banner 1 or Banner2 is set in t he Print M ode menu, PaletteP rint is not displayed o n the testprint menu.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 57 4 4.4 Adjus t print Used to align t he print head. Align the print h ead as described i n the following p rocedure. ͬ»° ïæ Switch On the printer and load t he roll media.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 58 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 ͬ»° ëæ Display the Adjust Print menu. Press Menu . "Menu 1: Setup> " is displayed. The operation panel shifts to the Setup menu dis play . Press + or to se lect "Menu3: Adjust Print".
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 59 4 ͬ»° èæ Register a set value fo r Bi-D quality (two-wa y printing/quality priority mo de). Display the Adjust Print menu in the s ame way as in step 5. Press + or to select "Adj.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 60 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.5 Menu setup on the op er ation panel 4.5.1 Menu setup p r ocedure Follow the procedur e below to configur e each setup menu. ͬ»° ïæ Confirm that the operatio n panel is Normal mode.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 61 4 ͬ»° ëæ T o save the changed set ting, press Enter . The settin g is saved and the n ext setup item is di splayed. ͬ»° êæ Press Cancel to exit from t he setup.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 62 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.6 P anel Setup Menu In the table below you will find the com plete menu stru cture and its functi ons.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 63 4 4.6.1 MediaT y pe menu Settings for the m edia type to pr int are configured. User me dia menu Setup item Settings Description Media T ype 1 Settings for the m edia type to print are configured.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 64 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Setup item Setti ngs Descriptio n T ype 1 to 30 Print Mode Set up the print mode according to t he u sed print data or print speed. ENTER : shifts to the next hierarchy . Refer to PF Adjust V arious set tings on the medi a feed compensation can be set.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 65 4 Print mode menu Settings for print qu ality (print mode) are set according to th e usage of print da ta or print speed.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 66 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Dist.Adj menu Initial print menu Performs an initi al adjust print Setup item Setti ngs Descriptio n PF Initial print Pe.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 67 4 Initial change m enu Sets up Initia l Adjust change. Confirm Prin t menu Performs confir m print Micro Print menu Performs mic ro adjustment print Setup item Settings Description Init.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 68 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Micro Chang e menu Sets up Mic ro Adjustment Chang e Pre he ater menu Sets up th e Pre heater temperatu re. Set up to p reheat the media before prin ting an d i nsulate the tempe rature change in the printer section.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 69 4 Plate n heat er menu Sets up the Pl aten heater tempe rature. Set up this menu to warm up the ink a nd improve the print quality. Ò±¬» Preset temperature of Platen He ater varies dep ending on the media .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 70 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Drier menu Sets up the Dr ier temperature. Set this menu to dry printed med ia. StandbyHeating menu Sets the time to preheater the heater whi le the printe r is in standby mode.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 71 4 V acuum Fan menu Sets up the va cuum fan operation 4.6.2 E ffect menu For more information and examples, che ck the i² In-The- Box documentati on.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 72 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Use this menu to improve the print q uality by means o f intelligent interweavin g print algorithms. (i² ) Setup item Setting value Description Effect None 1 None 2 The effect function is not u sed.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 73 4 Advan tages Smoother images i² keeps the bleed be tween passes under control and mak es colour bandi ng less obvious. Small misali gnments of the heads are be coming les s critical.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 74 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.6.3 Flushing menu Sets up the flu shing operation while printing. Graphics 3(*) 720x720 4 bi Banner 1 720x720 3 uni Ba.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 75 4 4.6.4 Flushing return count menu Set the frequency that th e print head returns to the original flus hing box when setting On Media in the flushi ng menu. 4.6.5 Side margin me nu Set up the right and left margins whil e printing.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 76 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.6.6 Media initial menu Set up whether th e media width and e dge will be detected when initializing t he media. 4.6.7 Media W id th/MediaW idth che ck menu If media dete ction is switched off, the medi a width menu allows you to ma nually enter the media width.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 77 4 Media width check menu 4.6.8 W ind ing unit me nu Set up whether th e media width and e dge will be detecte d when initializing t he media. Setup item Setti ng Descriptio n Media width ****mm Display the m edia width that is detected while initializin g.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 78 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.6.9 Origin m enu Set this men u when reprinting on the margin, when the printing data p osition is changed to the position o f the already printed media. Setup item Setti ng Descriptio n Origin X (media f eeding distance): 000 mm to 9.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 79 4 4.6.10 Pre v . St ick menu Set up to prevent me dia from sticking when printing sta rts. 4.6.11 M edia cut me nu Sets the media cut ting operation afte r finishing printi ng.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 80 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.6.12 CR movement menu Sets up the ra nge that the print head mov es while printi ng. 4.6.13 O verwrite count menu Sets up the overwri te count per line. Setup item Setti ng Descriptio n CR Movement Data The print head c hanges the range o f the print data width.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 81 4 4.6.14 Ov erwri te W a it menu Sets up the waiting t ime while overwrite printing. 4.6.15 S lant Check m enu Sets up slant dete ction during media l oading. Ò±¬» By incre asing the o verwrite wait time, you allow mo re time for the i nk to s ettle and fix.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 82 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.6.16 Auto cleaning menu Sets up slan t detection during medi a loading. 4.6.17 Ink sta t us menu Display information of the ink cass ette that is installed in th e cassette slot.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 83 4 4.6.18 R ol l Length men u Display informatio n of the ink cassette th at is installed in the casse tte slot. R oll media Leng th menu Sets up the roll media length. 4.6.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 84 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.6.20 Initialization menu The setting value of the printer is retu rned to default. 4.6.21 Life times menu The setting value of the printer is retu rned to default. Setup item Setti ng Descriptio n Initialization ALL All settings return to factory defau lt.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 85 4 4.6.22 IP addr ess menu Sets the IP addres s of the printer. 4.6.23 Subnet mask menu Sets the subnet mask of the printer. Ò±¬» Be sure to set the IP address af t er consultin g the network adminis trator .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 86 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.6.24 G atewa y menu Sets the gateway . 4.6.25 F ront Int e rlace menu Set the front treatme nt function. This function is applied when the ba nding appears at the beg inning of the pri nt.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 87 4 4.6.27 Sl eep mode menu Sleep mode sett ings are configur ed. When you activate sleep mode, the printer operates as follows.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 88 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.6.28 T imer s ettin g menu Set the head cleaning interval of the pr inter for sleep mode. When more than the set time has passed, the print head is cleaned aut omatically.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 89 4 4.6.29 Sleep Mode Start m enu Activate sleep mode. During sleep mode, Restart ==> ENTER will be displayed. During sleep mode, pre ssing EN TER will return the pri nter to normal operation.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 90 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 4.7 Oper ating fr om the oper ation p anel 4.7.1 F eeding media You can feed roll me dia at any posi tion you want. Fol low the procedure bel ow to feed media. ͬ»° ïæ Confirm that the operation panel is Normal.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 91 4 4.7.3 Cut ting m edia This sub section exp lains how to c ut roll media. When the Media Cut menu is set to " Manual" Follow the proc edure below to cut rol l media.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter 92 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 When the Media Cut menu is se t to " Off" Follow the procedur e below to cut rol l media. ͬ»° ïæ V erif y the following regar ding the operational c ondition of the produc t.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Handling the pr inter AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 93 4 ͬ»° îæ Press Menu . "Menu 1: Print St ar t" is displayed. ͬ»° íæ Press + or to change o r confirm sett ings. Settings that can be chang ed or c onfirmed while printing Ò±¬» Refer to for more information on t his topic.
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5 Users Guide ValueJet 1304 Periodical maint enance AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 95 Chapt er 5 P eriodical main tenance 5.1 Done by end user This section des cribes the p eriodical services requited on a V alueJet 1304 series printer. The periodical mainte nance ensures s table printout quality o f the machine.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance 96 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 5.1.1 Cleaning the pr inter Periodic cleanin g is necessary to use th e printer in good cond ition. 5.1.2 Cleaning the ou ter case This sub-sect ion describes how to clean the outer case.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 97 5 ͬ»° íæ Apply a damp and tightly s queezed soft cloth to wipe out paper powder and ink attached to the platen an d media guide.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance 98 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Clean the timing f ence ͬ»° ïæ Open the front cover . ͬ»° îæ clean the timing fence with a dry poly-knit wi per .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 99 5 Clean the Y -r a il ͬ»° ïæ Open the front cover . ͬ»° îæ clean the Y -rail with a poly-knit wiper .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance 100 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Clean the P -rear sensor surf ace ͬ»° ïæ Open the front cover ͬ»° îæ clean the P-rear sensor surfac e with a swab.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 101 5 5.1.4 Head cleaning If printed data is blurred or lacks p art of it, clean th e print head surface a nd nozzles (Hea d cleaning). Follow the proc edure below to p erform Head clean ing.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance 102 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 5.1.5 Cleaning the c leaning wiper This sub-sect ion describes how to clean the cleaning wip er. Cleaning time Once a week, or wh en blurs or lacking pa rts appear on pri nted media aft er Head cleaning.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 103 5 Press Enter . "CR Mainte.: S tart" is displayed. The display ent ers the CR Main tenance menu. ͬ»° íæ Press Enter . Maintenance s tart s. The print h ead moves to centre.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance 104 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Cleaning wiper bac k side: wipe vertical ly ͬ»° êæ Close the front cover . ͬ»° éæ Press Enter . The print head returns t o its original position. "CR Mainte.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 105 5 5.2 Done by Authoriz ed Mutoh T echnician This section describes the perio dical pa rt replacement and the periodical inspections required for this printer. Theses periodical ser vices ensure the stabl e printing quality of this printer.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Periodical main tenance 106 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3.
6 Users Guide ValueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 107 Chapt er 6 T r ouble shooting This chapter describes possible troubles during the use of this product and countermeasures. If an error not incl uded in any items of this section occ urs, contact your local M utoh dealer.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng 108 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 ͬ»° ìæ Check the print sample and confi rm that the check ed points are blurred or missi ng. ͬ»° ëæ If the nozzle check res ult indicates that the checked points are blurred or miss ing, clean the head.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 109 6 ͬ»° ìæ Select the printing m ode that you want to u se. Press + o r to select the printing mode to use. Press Cancel sever al times. The operation panel returns to Normal.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng 110 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 ͬ»° èæ Register a set value for Bi-D Q uality (two-way print ing/quality priori ty mode). Display the Adj ust Print menu in the s ame way as in step 5. Press + or to select "A dj.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 111 6 6.2 When me d ia is jamme d When the set me dia is jammed, follow t he procedure below to remove it. ͬ»° ïæ Switch OFF the power of the pr inter . Refer to: ͬ»° îæ Open the front cover .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng 112 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 ͬ»° ëæ Pull the media to your side, and cut the torn part with c utting tools such as a razor blade. ͬ»° êæ Lif t both ends of the scroller , and manually rewind t he roll media.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 113 6 6.3 T rouble sh ooting This section des cribes undisplayed m alfunctions and failures of the printer, po ssible causes and countermeasures .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng 114 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 6.3.2 Cannot print at all Does not work a t all afte r power act ivat ion Does not w or k after l oading the me di a When da.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 115 6 Cannot use the comput er onlin e using LAN 6.3.3 Media-relate d troubleshooti ng The media sli ps or is torn during i niti.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng 116 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 The media is cru mpled during initializ ation 5 Are you using th e printer in an environment other t han the one specified, such as in direct sunlight? Only use the print er in an environment that i s specified for use.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 117 6 The wr ong media siz e is set during initializat ion Media jams fr equently occur N° Possible cause Remedy Ref erence 1 Are you using the recommende d media? Use the reco mmended media.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng 118 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 The media v eers d uring printing 6.3.4 Printing-relate d t roubleshooting Printing is p a rtially st a ined or i n complete.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 119 6 Printing is blurr ed White or bla ck lines appear o n printe d medi a N° P ossible cause Remedy Reference 1 Are you usin g the recommended media? Use the recommended media.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng 120 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Printing line s are not st raight Printing lines a re duplica ted or pa tch y 5 Did you perfo rm Media feed compensation? Perform Media fee d compensation . ½±³°»²-¿¬·± 6 Is each heater set to the a ppropriate temperature? Set it to th e appropriate temperature.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 121 6 6.4 Err o r me ss ag e s This section des cribes mess ages displayed during normal pri nter operation or whe n errors occur, and solutio ns to the mess ages. 6.4.1 St atus messages This section des cribes messages displa yed during printer no rmal operati on.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 Troubleshooti ng 122 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 14 ** Pr ess 2sec. ** Cleaning or Nozzle Check is pressed for less than 2 seconds. Press the key fo r more than 2 seconds again. °¿²»´ ±² 15 Insert CleaningCart. W ashing the head.
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 123 Index A Adjust Print me nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 B Basic usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 C Changing printer status . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Users Guide Val ueJet 1304 124 AP-75780 - Revis ion 1.3 Panel setup m enu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Power lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Switching OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Pressurizing roller portion .
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If you already are a holder of Mutoh ValueJet 1304, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Mutoh ValueJet 1304.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Mutoh ValueJet 1304. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Mutoh ValueJet 1304 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
