DTG Kiosk Spécifications

Users Guide & Operation Manual for HM1 Kiosk with White Ink Version 2.1

9 3.2 Rear A. CMYK Inks Bottle Compartment B. Ink Chip Compartment C. White Ink Bottle & Agitator Compartment ws E. s Ports D. Transpo

10 33.3 Printer Head & Carriage 10 .3 Printer Head & Carriage

11 The Print Head itself is seated within the Print Head Carriage, and the printing face of the Print Head protudes from an opening in the base of

12 Printable Area of the DTG HM1 Kiosk e diagram above refers to the entire printable area of your DTG HM1 Kiosk™, NOT the intable area within you

13 5.1 Unpacking and Positioning the DTG HM1 Kiosk™ Please read the following directions through before unpacking your DTG HM1 Kiosk™: Prepare

14 Protect any carpet or floor covering with mats or old carpet as there is a risk of spilling wet ink when you refill the bulk ink bottles.

15 Remove the tape holding the Print Head Carriage Cover closed. Remove the tape holding the inkjet printing head in place. Remove any ta

16 5.2 Filling Ink Bottles Pour Inks inGently shakebottle. of the bulk ink supply bottles. Remove the Ink Bottle covers from the rear of the

17 edesktop printer. This standard printer uses 16-20mlbulk ink system used in the DTG HM1 Kiosk™. The stink cartridges to “count” ink drops t

18 5.4 Installing & Using Printer DrPlease note: Before starting this part of the seall Screen Savers when installing your software you have a

Contents Important Safety Instructions...3 1. Introducing DTG Digital Printe

19 Copy all files from the CD to a suitable location on your computer’s hard drive. Open the folder containing these files from your computer’s

20 Click on the Ink Charge button. The dialog should now display a status bar, and the HM1 Kiosk should start ink bottles through to saying “I

21 5.7te ink bottle. Always bottle before filling bottles, and monitor the l regularly during the operation of your DTG HM1 Kiosk™. Monitor

22 6 Basic Printer Operations 6.1 Control Panel & Head Operation Controls Kiosk, you neControl Panel & Head Operation Controls, and what

23 The Down button, when pressed, will lower the level of the Panything that may be positioned on the Printing Bed, such as rinting Bed and a Garme

24 Emergency Stop Button The Emergency Stop button should only be used in an Emergency, for reat of injury to person or of the DTG HM1 Kiosk. ll

25 Ink Lights (As discussed oto andard printer uses 16-20ml ink cartridges instead of the dampers and the DTG HM1 Kiosk™. The standard printer us

26 6.2 Printing a Nozzle Check Pattern To check that the Print Head is fully charged with Ink and ready to print, you will need to print a Nozzle

27 Click on Print to start the printing of the Nozzle Check pattern. Once the pattern has printed, the Moving Head Unit will move to the ejecte

28 6.3 Print Head Cleaning u Click on the Start button to execute the Head Cleaning function on the pr athe printink throumoving tWiper Bla ink f

ii 8 General Care & Maintenance of your DTG HM1 Kiosk...34 8.1 Execute a Print Head Clean at the

29 7 Printing on Textiles with the DTG HM1 Kiosk™ asy am garment. Pressing the garment can also help to contain excess lint. White or li

30 Pour the pre treat / Underbase of your Wagner HVLP /W550 Spray gun to deliver roughly 5ml of pretrein three seconds for an XL T. Faccomplished b

31 Light coloured garments whenot require any pre-treatmere you are not planning to pnt process. Place the garment on the GARMENT PLAT

32 7. Print Your Image. Refer to the separate Quick Start guide and manual for your RIP. 8. After Printing Has Finished.

33 You may have to use trial and error to perfect the cumaximum binding of the ink pigments to the garmentthe garment. WASHING Garments

34 8 G nance of your DTG HM1 Kiosk Wprinter, uses the standard Epson R2400 Windows printer driver, and shares the ease of use of a standard deskto

35 8.5 Keep the capping station and wiper blade free of ink build-up Tprevecomp er. The biggest challenge to keeping these components performing

36 8.6 lean the Encoder Strip The E carriaund ical marks on it. There is a sensor that sits behind the Print Head arriage which “reads” these ve

37 8.8 Clean the Drive Roller and Belt The Drive Belt & Roller can collect a build up of pre-o need to use a small sharp object and/or a small

38 8.12 Avoid White Ink Separation As explained earlier in this User Guide, by it’s very nature, white ink (of any brand) is prone keep your ink

3 Important Safety Instructions Please read these safety instructions before unpacking and setting up your unit. It is important you follow all

39 8.16 Aligning the Print Head If you notice any vertical or misaligned lines on your prints, or banding of any kind, you will need to do a Print

40 8.18 Resetting the Waste Ink Counter You can use the HM1 Kiosk M8.19 If Printer is Not Used for Some Time If the printer is to be left idle

41 9 T e- tin9.1 roubl shooControl Panel Light Indicators g Symptom Poss e ibl Causes Remedies Prevention Individ ghts Sual Ink Li olid Pri

42 Symptom Possible Causes Remed ies Prevention b upteojob fro IP t q es. locked or interrbject d by foreign m R & Windows prin ueu per S

43 Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention Error with RIP program flashing or solid (reabove) fer to symptoms Nothing happens when you

44 Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention Images print “out of registration” between white & colour layers Dirty Encoder Strip Di

45 Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention Cannot achieve a “good” Nozzle Check test, despite several Head Cleanings Nozzles in the Print

46 Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention Images print with large bands in the print, or only partial images Dirty Encoder Strip Dirty

47 Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention ly d on the Damper on the Ink Tube, that the Ink tube is pushed “home” into the damper, and tha

48 Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention Check Valve positioning (Section Error! Reference source not found.) Prints are blurry or fuzz

4 1. Introducing DTG Digital Printers DTG Digital printers are one of the most distinct ranges of inkjet flat bed printers available today. These d

49 Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention White Ink is printing “muddy” white colour Waste Ink from capphas “back-flushed” inting statio

50 Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention excess siphon

51 9.3 Problems with Curing / Washing Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention Prints loose too much vibrancy after Curing Too high a pol

52 Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention n/a Best results are achievedwith 100% cotton. Garments requiring white ink should have only

53 10 Transporting or Storing Your Printer It is extremely important you observe the following before transporting or an extended shut down of you

54 10.2 Preparing owIf the printer is not t ), we recommend th u nk drying out in t k1. Turn the P b i o mains power. 2. Pour the inks from eac

55 11 ProdOur SupporWe offer FREE support for the DTG HM1 Kiosk™. Operating the unit is relatively easy, particularly if you follow the guidelin

56 12 Requirements for PC Minimum System Requirements for Windows • Microsoft Windows compatible PC with a Pentium II 266 MHz (Windows 98 or Me) o

57 13 Printer Specifications

58 Limited Warranty Registration Card fax within 10 days of receipt of machine to: ___________________ ity:__________________________________ State

5 There are many applications for DTG HM1 Kiosk™ printing. Besides T-Shirts, it can print on ladies tops, men’s polo shirts, tote bags, aprons, to

6 Using Other Ink Brands Your DTG HM1 Kiosk™ package included bottles of DTG TEX Textile Inks. This is a specially formulated, water based pigment

7 2 Before you Get Started 2.1 Commit to Maintenance Your DTG HM1 Kiosk represents a signicant investment, not only of your money but also of you

8 3 Printer Components *Names below are used in this User’s Guide 3.1 Front A. Moving Head Unit ntrols ment E. Printing Bed n Bracket Screws