Fastjet F540 Series, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...Inkjet Printer Operation Manual Apr 16th 2020 Edited V1 1 F540 560 560Plus Series ...

Page 2: ...thead 4 2 4 Ink Core 4 2 5 Main Screen 5 2 6 Menu Analysis 6 2 6 1 PRINT DATA 6 2 6 2 USER FIELD 6 2 6 3 PRINT SET 7 2 6 4 INK SYSTEM 8 2 6 5 MACHINE SET 9 2 6 6 F4 Password 10 2 6 7 W User Defined 10 2 6 8 Photocell 1 Set 11 2 6 9 Photocell 2 Set 11 2 7 Specifications 12 3 Printer Operation 13 3 1 Commission For F540 560 560Plus 13 3 2 Start The Printer 14 3 2 1 Start Jet 14 Content ...

Page 3: ... user field 21 3 5 3 Barcode User Field 22 3 5 4 Additional remarks for Barcode User Field 23 3 5 5 Counter User Field 24 3 5 6 Instructions for Items in the Counter 25 3 5 7 Logo User Field 26 3 5 8 Code User Field 28 3 5 9 External data User Field 29 3 6 Message Parameters 30 3 6 1 Modify message parameters and contents 30 3 7 Print Mode Setting 31 3 7 1 Single Printing Mode 31 3 7 2 Continuous ...

Page 4: ... 2 2 Warning icons 38 4 3 Troubleshooting 39 4 4 Wash Nozzle 40 4 5 Ink Jet Alignment 40 4 6 Drain For F560Plus 41 4 7 Clean Ink System 41 4 8 Sensor and Encoder Wiring Diagram 42 4 8 1 Sensor Diagram 42 4 8 2 Encoder Diagram 42 4 9 Printer Stander 43 Content ...

Page 5: ... the printer maintenance time has expired please notify the service engineer in time 1 2 Safety prevention The installation of the printer should be stable and well grounded The printer must be installed in a ventilated place away from heat fire and static electricity No smoking near the printer The container lid of the ink solvent and cleaning agent used in the printer should be tightly closed an...

Page 6: ...ink gloves and safety glasses for those who may touch the consumables 1 4 Handling For machines with ink and solvent in the machine non vertical handling is prohibited If the printer cannot be kept in a vertical state the ink and solvent should be completely drain out before handling 1 5 Responsibility Our company is not responsible for any consequences resulting from violations of safety instruct...

Page 7: ...ion 2 1 Appearance overview Introduction 1 Power button 2 Upper Electronics Compartment Control Panel 3 Lower Ink Compartment 4 Connector Panel 5 Umbilical 2 2 Control Panel Page 3 Right View Front View Left View ...

Page 8: ...pe Exhaust Vent Plug Manifold Filter Gear Pump Flushing Pump Gutter Pump Please remove the exhaust vent plug and turn on exhaust air switch before use It s Gutter Pump for F560Plus It s Addition Pump for F540 F560 Deflection Plate Nozzle Charge Electrode Gutter Pipe Phase Detector Last Chance Filter Nozzle connector ...

Page 9: ... an user defined function 3 The name of the current message 4 The content of the current message it s a WYSIWYG message viewer the content of which is consistent with the content printed by the printer 5 The printer icon display area contains icons such as consumables equipment status warnings and faults 6 The counter of the cumulative number of prints can be reset Page 5 1 5 2 3 4 6 ...

Page 10: ...sed to create and edit saved user fields 2 Used to delete user fields that have been stored in the printer 3 Used to transfer the custom pattern in the printer to the USB storage device 4 Used to copy the picture files BMP monochrome in the USB storage device into the printer 5 It is used to set the date and time code For example if January is printed as Jan etc in the time user field the date and...

Page 11: ...t internal external When set to External it is effective to use an encoder 7 Used to reset the counter used in the current message to any value within the counter range 8 The product counter on the main screen can be reset to any value 9 It is used to set the printing mode of the printer which can be set to Single Repeat Continuous and Traverse 10 When the print mode is set to Continuous use this m...

Page 12: ...in B600 601 A630 680 619 669 2630 2631 and 630 8 Used to set the ink viscosity manual auto optional 9 Used to calibrate the standard reference pressure 10 For the entire ink system cleaning follow the on screen instructions refer to 4 7 System Cleaning 11 Used to exhaust the air usually for commissioning 12 Open Close the positive air to the printhead 13 It is used to fill the mixer tank with ink ...

Page 13: ...tcut function on main screen 11 Used to enable disable the keyboard buzzer 12 Used to set the system time and date 13 Used to set the extra high tension leakage alarm value 14 Used to set the output range of the 7KV extra high tension 15 Used to change the gutter mode 16 Used for serial port configuration 17 Used for Ethernet configuration 18 Used to set the printer language 19 Used to view equipm...

Page 14: ...sword 2 Used to exit the password to level 0 The lowest permission 3 Used to set the password protection level of each function of the system 4 Used to modify the user password 5 Used to modify the maintenance password 2 6 7 W User Defined 1 Users can customize frequently used functions to this area Page 10 ...

Page 15: ...l 5 Open Close the secondary sensing prompt 6 Set the number of times the photocell is sensed before it is triggered effectively 7 This option is associated with the sixth Signal Times setting and the first few times within the set number of sensing times are valid 2 6 9 Photocell 2 Set 1 Select photocell 2 to be active by high or low level when triggering printing 2 Disable Reset counter Traversin...

Page 16: ... Energy consumption 120 W maximum value Net weight 24KG Cabinet 345L 286W 570H Printhead diameter 41mm Printhead length 260mm Nozzle size 70 60 50 40 μm Umbilical length 2700mm Operating temperature 5 to 45 Ambient temperature replacing rate 10 per hour at most Relative humidity 0 90 non frosting Storage temperature 5 45 original package ...

Page 17: ...r to an appropriate power source and power on the printer 4 Enter the INK SYSTEM menu and perform E Exhaust Air program to complete ink way priming Screen prompt will advise when complete NOTE Ink will come from the gutter place a catcher under the printhead 5 Clean the printhead Page 13 During normal use of the printer the exhaust vent plug A needs to be removed and the exhaust air switch B needs...

Page 18: ...ad cover press the power button at the right side of the printer and wait for the screen to enter the main operation interface 4 Press to start the program for about 4 minutes The interface is as follows 5 Observe the status indicator and the main screen When the green LED is lit the startup is completed The interface is as follows Page 14 Frequent start stop jet will cause the ink to be diluted w...

Page 19: ... Observation Side View Front View Page 15 Charge Electrode Nozzle Inkjet The inkjet is at the central position of the gutter pipe Charge Electrode Nozzle The inkjet is about 1 4 of the right side of the gutter pipe ...

Page 20: ...od is as follows 1 Take out the magnifying glass in the standard and place it on the red LED light about 15mm 2 Adjust the distance of the magnifying glass up and down slightly to observe the drops shown in the figure below 3 The drops are disconnected at the middle of the charge electrode The shape of the drops before disconnection can refer to the following figure Page 16 Pool conditions To be a...

Page 21: ...using permanent damage 3 3 2 Stop and Clean Power off during use of the printer If abnormal stop is caused due to power off inkjet must be restarted at the earliest time after power on It shall be normally cleaned and shut down after planned shutdown else some ink tubes of the printer may be blocked causing permanent damage to the printer 3 3 3 Stop and Clean long term stop of use Due to the quick ...

Page 22: ... the PRINT DATA menu select E Edit Create Message Create New Message confirm and enter the interface as shown in the following figure 2 Input file name TEST then press enter key as shown in the following figure Press the CUSTOM button on this interface to pop up the Help window 3 Press F1 repeatedly When the editing state is displayed as 16 High then input FastJet Page 18 ...

Page 23: ...ton and confirm Message Edit Additional Instructions a key move the cursor in units of one pixel b key move the cursor left and right in units of 100 pixels Bold reverse etc for specific characters a In the editor Press to switch to the Select mode b Use to select the characters you want to adjust c After selected press to adjust the property for the characters d After adjusted press to continue e...

Page 24: ...ile name switch Attr to Time then confirm as shown in the figure below 3 Fill the Time Code in the Text and switch the Type to the type needed if the printing result is digital numbers just keep it as Value 4 Press Enter to complete then press F2 while editing the message to insert this field into the message Time Code definition please refer to 3 5 2 Time User Field Additional instructions Page 2...

Page 25: ... time user field size is determined by the fonts selected during insertion 3 When the Print Form is Data Matrix or QR Code the Width and Height shall be set according to the standard For details see the section of preparation of QR code bar code User Field Page 21 Code Definition A Monday to Sunday BC Year DE Month FG Day HI Hour JK Minute LM Second OO Week PPP Day RR Alpha Year Code SSS Alpha Mon...

Page 26: ...ER FIELD menu select E Edit Create User Field N New User Field as shown in the figure below 2 Input a file name switch Attr to Text then confirm as shown in the figure below 3 Fill the contents of Barcode to Text field and switch the Type to the Barcode required 4 When the Type is Data Matrix or QR Code it is required to set the Width and Height Page 22 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5...

Page 27: ...e modify it to larger height and width for saving 4 Code39 and Code128 are the Barcodes with variable length EAN8 can code the character string with length of 7 and EAN13 can code the character string with length of 12 5 UPC A can encode 11 digits and the twelfth check digit is automatically generated 6 The width of the Barcode is automatically generated with the printer and the height is determin...

Page 28: ...ser Field N New User Field as shown in the figure below 2 Input a file name switch Attr to Text then confirm as shown in the figure below The Items with mark available on F560 F560Plus only Instructions of each items refer to 3 5 6 Instructions for items in the Counter Page 24 ...

Page 29: ... can be converted to printing in special form such as 1D barcode and 2D Barcode For more details please refer to 3 5 4 Additional remarks for Barcode User Field 10 Mod Count 10 16 26 32 34 36 optional 11 Exclude Char When 32 or 34 Mod is selected 4 or 2 unprinted letters can be customized 12 Alarm Delay Set the delay of the counter alarm available for system build in COUNTER only 13 Alarm Duration...

Page 30: ... New User Field as shown in the figure below 2 Input a file name switch Attr to Logo then confirm as shown in the figure below 3 Operation instructions for logo are shown in the following table Page 26 Key combination Function Move the cursor by a dot Move the cursor by a dot and fill the dot Move the cursor by a dot and delete the dot Space Reverse the current dot draw dot delete dot ...

Page 31: ...indow 5 Complete logo size setting press Enter to confirm the size press F2 to save and exit Then it can be called and printed Additional remarks for setting logo size 1 The default canvas size is 100 dots wide and 25 dots high 2 Use key to rapidly move the box for setting logo size 3 In message editor press F2 can call the user fields list Page 27 ...

Page 32: ...re below 2 Input a file name switch Attr to Code then press Enter to confirm When the cursor hovers between Content 1 and Content 6 press F2 to insert in sequence the User Fields to be combined as shown in the figure below Note When the code type is selected as Data Matrix or QR code the Barcode Width and Height shall be set For more details please refer to 3 5 4 Additional remarks for Barcode Use...

Page 33: ...firm as shown in the figure below Setting analysis a Number of Char the bit of data transmitted from the computer to the ink jet printer b X0 at the upper right corner of the external data editing interface is the identification code for communications with the external data User Field Please correspond it with the setting of User Field in the computer software c When the Type is selected as Data ...

Page 34: ...nction Width 1 255 Set information width If the value is 1 the jet printing speed reaches the fastest speed under the current dots Height 1 10 The larger the value is the higher character is Bold 0 7 Bold the current message Delay 3 10000 Set product jet printing delay time The larger the value is the longer the time delay is Gap 0 8 The larger the value is the larger the character spacing is Inve...

Page 35: ...s PRINT SET button to enter the following setting interface The GRAY options indicate that the setting is invalid for the Single Print mode 2 Switch the Print Mode to Single then the printer is in the single printing mode 3 Other valid settings please refer to 2 6 3 PRINT SET Menu Note If you want to use a sensor to trigger products the P F1 Manual Print must be turn off Page 31 ...

Page 36: ...The GRAY options indicate that the setting is invalid for the Continuous Print mode 2 Switch the Print Mode to Continuous then the printer is in the continuous printing mode 3 Enter C Continuous Print CONFIG submenu as shown in the following figure Setting analysis a The option sets the printing interval between each messages Options b c d and e take effect after Shaft Encode was set as External 4 ...

Page 37: ...ter Continuous Print Configure submenu as shown in the following figure Setting analysis a The setting is invalid for the Measure Print mode b Measure The item shall be set as Open c The setting is invalid for the Measure Print mode d For example if the perimeter of the wheel is 250mm the encoder with 2000 pulses then the value of pulse per meter is 1000 250 x 2000 8000 e After the value of pulse ...

Page 38: ...he traverse printing mode 3 Enter I Traverse Pint CONFIG submenu as shown in the following figure The setting of the figure is the traverse printing mode achieved by only 1 sensor The printing effect is When the photocell obtains 1 signal the printer will print 6 times 3 of them are forward printings each printing interval is 200 3 times opposite printings each printing interval is 500 the delay of...

Page 39: ...the setting is invalid for the Repeat Mode 2 Switch the Print Mode to Repeat then the printer is in the repeat printing mode Setting analysis a The option sets the internal interval between each messages Options b c d e take effect after Shaft Encoder is set as external f The option sets the printing times 4 Other valid settings please refer to 2 6 3 PRINT SET Menu Analysis Page 35 a b c d e f ...

Page 40: ...Chamber VMS tank level status 5 VMS Set the optimum viscosity value calculated by the system according to ambient temperature and ink type Now current actual viscosity of ink calculated by the Printer 6 Mix Level status of mixer tank the normal status is OK ON Low ON High OFF 7 Detection Detection tank level status Time The time record for filling Detection tank with ink or makeup in seconds 8 Fre...

Page 41: ... blocked Clean ink system and replace the filter For details please consult the service engineer Gutter Fault The nozzle is blocked or miss aligned jet Ink not entering the gutter Clean the nozzle clean print head and start it up again after drying Long term storage without correct stop procedure can cause blockage of the gutter pipe Soak and clean the gutter pipe with solvent until it becomes uno...

Page 42: ...ble printing Viscosity failure Ink viscosity failure indicates the ink is thick or thin Please consult the related service engineer Mixing tank full The ink level in the mixer is high Please consult the related service engineer Encoder is too fast The current print speed is too fast Increase the character width or reduce the printing dot number Service The ink jet printer needs maintenance Please ...

Page 43: ...e character width Wrong breakpoint shape Observe and adjust the breakpoint Refer to 3 2 3 How to Observe Break up point Ink deposited on the gutter pipe Clean the gutter pipe deposited with ink check and adjust the ink position in the gutter Refer to 3 2 2 Inkjet Observation The print varies in width and height Determine the printing position again or select the rotary encoder Reason Solution Erro...

Page 44: ... shown in the following figure with cleaning agent 4 5 Ink Jet Alignment Horizontal alignment Slightly loosen the screw A and rotate the screw B slightly then the jet stream can be horizontal moved Vertical alignment Loosen the screw C and rotate the screw D slightly then the jet stream can be vertical moved Page 40 USE CLEANING AGENT TO CLEAN THE NOZZLE POSITION THE TUBING HERE WILL HAVE AIR AND ...

Page 45: ...60 is different more details please refer to the Official video or service manual 4 7 Clean Ink System Press INK SYSTEM button perform the C Clean Ink System program finish the drain operation according to the system prompt The clean method of F540 F560 is different more details please refer to the Official video or service manual the figure above is for F540 Page 41 ...

Page 46: ...4 8 Sensor and Encoder Wiring Diagram 4 8 1 Sensor Diagram 4 8 2 Encoder Diagram Page 42 URZQ ZLUH WR VW SLQ 3RZHU VXSSO ODFN ZLUH WR QG SLQ 6LJQDO ZLUH 1RQH OXH ZLUH WR WK SLQ URXQGLQJ ...

Page 47: ...4 9 Printer Stander Page 43 ...

Page 48: ...characteristics of the product without prior notice Manufacturer Name Shanghai Fastjet Electronic Equipment Co Ltd Add No 18 Building Lane 699 Zhangwenmiao Road Fengxian District Shanghai Tel 00 86 21 57484418 Fax 00 86 21 57484498 http www fast jet com ...