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INSTRODUCTION OF PRINT CONTROL SOFTWARE

Ⅰ．SOFTWARE I NSTALLTION
1. PrintExp preparation
Recommended PC configurations:
--CPU：2.50GHZ
--RAM：2.00GB
--Motherboard：P321-ES3G
2. PrintExp installation
(1). Install the PrintExp control software, then double click “PrintExp_Setup.exe”, select “English”, as shown in the
following picture:
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Ⅱ．INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

Double click the icon on the desktop，or find it by “Start”, as shown in the following picture:

Select the different configuration files：

1. KCMY+KCMY print mode:

2. KCMY print mode:

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Instructions of PrintExp:

1. Toolbar:

From Left to Right:

(1) Open: open a specified directory RIP image format.
(2) Setup: software function options.
(3) Print: print the current job.
(4) Stop: cancel the current job.
(5) Pause: pause the current printing job.
(6) Clean: clean the printhead.
(7) Flash Jetting: flash jetting origin position.
(8) Note in the lower left corner to check the flash spray status.

(9) Restoration: The carriage returns to origin.

(10) Left: Move carriage to the left.
(11) Right: Move carriage to the right
(12) Feeding: feed printing materials
(13) Loading material: loads printing materials
(14) Test: The test button is divided into two sub-options: “Nozzle Test” and “Vertical Calibration”.
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1 Nozzle Test

Nozzle Test Diagram

Perfect nozzle test

Please clean the printhead.

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2 Vertical Calibration: Check if the nozzle position is in the vertical line

When the two parts of the color strips stay as a straight line, OK

When the two parts of the color strips stagger, the nozzle position physical adjusting is required.
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1. From Left to Right:

(1) Margin: Print start position.
(2) Move Value: Carriage motion according to the specified values.
(3) Stepping: plus or minus the values
(4) Bidirectional offset: plus or minus the values
(5) Print Speed select: Print speed of carriage motion (low, medium, high optional)
(6) Print Direction: (unidirectional to left, unidirectional to right, or bidirectional optional)
(7) Add a color strip.

2. The Status Bar (In the lower left corner)

(1) Printer: status of connection with PC

(2) Flash Jetting: OFF or ON of flash jetting.
(3) Jet Carriage position: current position of carriage.

3. The Print Job Information Bar

Filename: Filename of current job

Resolution: Resolution of current file
Colors: Number of colors for current job
Bits Per Dot: Grayscale
Width: Width of current file
Height: Height of current file
Area: Area of current file
Status: Status of current print job
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Ⅲ. Parameters Setting

1. Click on the icon to enter the parameters setting:

Click on the “Base Option” to enter the setting, by password “123”:

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X -Motor Calibration

Click on the “move” button, the carriage will move to the left (defaulted the right is origin), after the carriage stops, click on
the “Reposition” and it will go back to the origin, the gear ratio calibration completes.

Y-Motor Calibration

Click on the “Move” button, media will move forward for a distance, measuring the actual distance forwarded, fill out the
actual distance into the “Y-Run Length”, then click on “Calculate” , the value of pulse will automatically calculate.

2. The installing order of dampers

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KCMY color offset:

KCMY+KCMY color offset:

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3. Print Parameters Setting
(1) Print Setup:

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1 Frequency of flash spray: range--（1Hz~4KHz）
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2 Clean Option
Auto Cleaning: Defaulted flash jetting auto cleaning mode while printing
Clean Mode: Defaulted flash jetting clean mode
Frequency: Setup the frequency of flash jetting
Clean Time: Setup the clean time of auto clean
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3 Eclosion: Rand/wave/fog/2D optional, and small/middle/big level optional
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4 Color Bar Option
Distance to image: distance of color bar to image
Width: setup the width of color bar
Position: setup the position of color bar (Image left/Image right/Both sides optional)
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5 Auto feed after printed
Set Y-speed: slow/ normal/fast optional
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Feed length: auto feed as the length setup after printing

(2). Calibration

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1 Bidirectional offset calibration : check if the bidirectional offset print was in the same origin start position

(slow/medium/fast optional), three speed modes needed to be calibrated.

Based on “0”, as a whole straight vertical line, OK.

As shown above, if the straight line stays in position “-8” instead of “0”, a calibration is required as the following diagram
shown:

-8 based on the actual value in the

bar, then press “Print” to check the
print till the correct diagram in
position “0”.
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2 Step offset calibration: calibrate the base step offset first, press “Print” as the diagram below: (do the same procedure for
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2PASS、3PASS、4PASS、6PASS、8PASS):

Based on “0”, as a whole straight horizontal line, OK

As shown above, if the straight line stays in position “3” instead of “0”, a calibration is required as the following diagram
shown:
+3 based on the actual value in the
bar, then press “Print” to check the
print till the correct diagram in
position “0”.

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3 Color offset diagram:

For example, H2 to the right:

When cyan line totally overlaps the black line in the position “0”, calibration OK.
As shown below, if the straight line stays in position “5” instead of “0”, a calibration is required as the following diagram
shown:

When cyan line overlaps black line in the position of 5, it needs to calibrate by software:
“Toolbar”----“Setup”----“Deviation calibration”, as shown in the figure below:
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XTR-X to right, +5 based on

the actual value in the bar,
then press “Print” to check
the print till the correct
diagram in position “0”.

Do the same procedure for the other H1/H2/H4/H5…

Ⅵ．Engineer Setting
Input password by “123” for entering the base option as shown below:
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(1) Advanced options:

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1 Distance to Zero: Setup start position offset to origin position
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2 Acceleration distance
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3 Ultra speed print mode setting
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Ⅶ. ERROR CODE
PrintExp Error code
Error Code Error Descriptions Solutions
30014 Failed to initialize the printer 1. Check if the printer is power on.

2.Check USB cable connection.

3. Check the boards

30015 Driver rel ease abnormal 1. Check if the printer is connected properly

30019 Reset motion abnormality 1. Check the motor module

30020 Stop motion abnormality 2. Check if the printer is connected properly

3. Restart the software

30021 Wait-to-stop movement timeout

30022 Failed to read the carriage position 1. Check if the printer is connected properly

30023 Failed to read the motion status 2. Restart the software

30024 启动指定方式运动异常 1. Check if the config file is matched

30025 Motor can’t execute the next motion 2. Check if the printer is connected properly

3. Restart the software

30026 Failed to setup the spray jetting

30027 Failed to read the spray jetting

30028 Print thread abnormal 1. Check if the config file is matched

2. Check if the printer is connected properly

3. Restart the software

4. Restart the hardware

30033 Move distance overlaps the range. 1. Setup the move distance value smaller

2. Check if the config file is matched

3. Restart and check if the software version matches up the

hardware version

4. Restart the hardware

30034 Parameters initialization error 1. Check if the “ ini” config file is matched

2. Restart the software

30035 Mainboard optical fib er receiving anomalies 1. Check if the mainboard optical fiber interface connected well

2. Restart the hardware

30036 Carriage board optical fiber receiving anomalies 1.Check if the carri age board optical fiber interface connected well

2. Restart the hardware

30042 Data written to board error 1. Check if the printer is connected properly

2. Check the signal light on the boards

3. Restart the software

4. Restart the hardware

30047 1pass data read error 1.Please contact with the software provider

30048 Incorrect model 1.Please select the correct config file

30049 The mainboard optical fiber module abnormal 1. Please contact the software provider

30050 The carriage board optical fiber module abnormal

30051 Position of carriage overlaps the print start position 1. Please replace the X-motor driver

30052 The YDPI of the current image is too small 1. Please Re-rip the image

30053 Speed of the carriage is too fast 1.Please lower the speed of carriage

30054 LCD panel connection abnormal 1. Please turn it off and reinstall the LCD panel then turn it on
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30055 Paper sensor abnormal 1. Please replace the paper sensor

30056 Failed to create mail slot 1.Please contact with the software provider

30120 Function input parameter error 1. Check if the config file is matched.

2. Restart the software

30121 Print length error 1. Setup the margin value smaller

2.Setup the image size smaller

30122 Memory allocation error 1. Check whether the PRN file is normal

30123 File not found or File error 2. Check whether the configuration file is macthed

33001 Mainboard optical fiber receiving anomalies

33002 Carriage board optical fiber receiving anomalies

33003 Missing data happens when printing

33004 The origin limit signal of carriage board is triggered

1. Please contact with the software provider
33005 The origin limit signal of mainboard is triggered

33006 The end point limit of carriage board is triggered

33007 The end point limit of mainboard is triggered

33008 1PASS printing abnormal

39000 Illegal access memory or abnormal process 1. Check if the config file is matched

2. Check if the printer is connected properly

3. Restart the software

4. Restart the hardware