Konica Minolta STARPRINT 6000 User Manual

KIP Starprint 6000

User Guide

Version C.06

Thank you for purchasing the Starprint 6000.

This USER'S MANUAL contains functional and operational explanations for the Starprint 6000. Please read this USER'S MANUAL carefully before using the Printer.

Please keep this USER'S MANUAL for future reference.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditons. (1) This device may not cause harmful interference (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Do not install Machine around other electronic equipment or other precision instruments. Other devices may be effected by electrical noise during operation.

If the Machine is installed near other electronic equipment, such as a TV or a radio, interference to said equipment, such as noise or flickering, may occur. Use a separate power line and install the PRINTER as far as possible from said equipment.

As an ENERGY STAR ® Partner, Katsuragawa Electric Co., Ltd. has determined that this product meets the

energy efficiency.

The International promotes energy saving through the penetration of energy efficient computers and other office equipment. The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily. The targeted products are office equipment such as computers, monitors, printers, facsimiles, copiers, scanners, and multifunction devices. Their standards and logos are uniform among participating nations.

ENERGY STAR ® Office Equipment Program is an international program that

ENERGY STAR ® guidelines for

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Safety Warnings

The following warnings are very important in order to safely use this product. These notes are important in preventing danger to the operator or operation of the printer.

The following symbols are found throughout the USERS Manual and have the following meaning:

WARNING

This WARNING mark means that there is a possibility of death or serious injury if you ignore or do not follow the said instruction.

CAUTION

This CAUTION mark means that there is a possibility of injury or physical damage if you ignore or do not follow the said instruction.

When marked with this symbol, “ DO NOT ATTEMPT”

When marked with this symbol, “pay close attention to”

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WARNING

Ground the product with a correct ground source or you may be electrically shocked.

1. The Power source should be as follows:

2. Use a circuit with a dedicated breaker.

3. Install the product as close to the wall outlet as possible.

4. If you wish to move the printer, please contact your service personnel.

1. Do not remove the screw and do not open the cover if not instructed to do so in this User’s Manual. If you ignore this warning, you may be burnt or receive an electric shock due to a hot item or electrically charged part inside of the printer.

2. Do not disassemble or tamper with the printer. It may result in a fire or an electrical shock.

1. Do not plug in the printer into a multi-wire connector in which some other equipment is plugged into. It may cause a fire due to outlet overheating.

2. Do not damage the Power Cord by stepping on or placing heavy items on it. If the Power Cord is damaged, it may cause a fire or you may receive an electric shock. REPLACE THE CORD IF DAMAGED!

1. Do not put a flower vase, a flowerpot or any water-filled item on the product. Spilt water could cause a fire or an electric shock.

2. If the product generates an abnormal smell or noise, turn it off and unplug it from the wall electrical outlet immediately.

Do not throw the toner into a fire or other sources of heat, as it can explode.

120V plus or minus 10%, 16A and 50/60Hz

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CAUTION

Do not install the printer in a humidified room or a dusty room. Also, do not install the printer on an unstable floor as injuries may occur.

1. Unplug the printer before you move it. The power cord may be damaged and it may result in a fire or electric shock.

Do not pull the cord when you unplug the printer as you may damage the Power Cord.

There are hot items inside of the printer. Take great care not to touch these items when you remove mis-fed media.

Ventilate the room well if you print in a small area.

2. If you do not use the printer for a long duration (holidays, company shutdown) turn off and unplug the printer from the outlet for safety.

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Before Printer Use

Page

1.1 Installation Requirements 1- 2

1.2 Originals Prohibited from Duplication 1- 3

1.3 Features 1- 4

1.4 Specifications 1- 5

1.5 Available Print Sizes 1- 7

1.5.1 Available widths 1- 7

1.5.2 Available lengths 1- 7

1.6 Appearance 1- 8

1.6.1 Front view 1- 8

1.6.2 Rear view 1- 9

1.6.3 Operation Panel 1-10

1.6.4 Media Indicator 1-12

1.6.5 Counter Indication Method 1-14

1.7 Indications during Normal Use 1-15

Chapter 1 Before Use 1-1

1. 1 Installation Requirements

The following conditions are required for installation of the equipment.

1. Power source should be rated as follows. 120V plus or minus 10%, 16A and 50/60Hz

2. The equipment must be on an exclusive circuit.

3. The outlet must be near the equipment and easily accessible.

1. Make sure to connect this equipment to a grounded outlet.

2. For PLUGGABLE EQUIPMENT, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

The site temperature range = 10 to 32 degrees centigrade, with the humidity between 15% to 85% RH. (NON CONDENSING) Keep the printer away from water sources, boilers, humidifiers or refrigerators.

1. The installation site must not have open flames, dust or ammonia gases.

2. The equipment must not be exposed to the air vents from air conditioners. It may affect the image quality.

3. The equipment should not be exposed to the direct sunlight. Please draw curtains to block any sunlight. When you open the Upper Unit to remove a mis-feed, do not expose the Photoconductive Drum to strong (intense) light as this will damage the Drum.

Ozone will be generated while this equipment is use, although the quantity generated is within safe levels. (see certifications) Ventilate the room, if required.

Keep ample room around the equipment to ensure comfortable operation. (Refer to the following figure.) The equipment must be levelled and the floor strength must be ample to sustain the weight of the equipment.

100cm or wider

60cm or wider

Rear side

Printer

Front side

100cm or wider

60cm or wider

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1. 2 Originals Prohibited to Copy

It is not necessarily allowed to copy every kind of original. You may be punished by the law if only you possess the copy of some kind of original. We recommend you to consider enough before you copy such original.

[Originals prohibited from copying by the law]

1. It is not allowed to copy Currency (Bill, Money, Bank Note, etc.), Government issued Negotiable Instruments (National Bonds, Security, Local Debt Bonds, etc.).

2. It is not allowed to copy Foreign Currency or Foreign Negotiable Instruments.

3. It is not allowed to copy unused postal stamps or government postcards without permission to make replica from Government,

4. It is not allowed to copy Government issued revenue stamps, certificate stamps which are prescribed by Liquor Tax Act or the Commodity Tax Act.

[Special items to be cared]

1. It is warned by the government to copy private issued securities (stock certificate, draft, check, goods ticket, etc.), commutation ticket or book of tickets, excluding that some specific company copies such originals as many as it requires for its own business.

2. We recommend you not to copy freely such originals as government issued passport, public or private issued licenses, automobile inspection certification, Ids and tickets like pass or meal.

Reference Law Prohibited items to copy

Regulations to control fake currency and Bond.

Control Law against Forged & faked Foreign Currency, Bill, Bank Note and Bond Forged postal stamps control law Unused postal stamps or government postcards Forged revenue stamps control law Government issued revenue stamps, and

Currency similarity securities Control Law Private issued securities (stock, draft, check,

[Originals protected by the copyright]

It is prohibited to copy such originals as book, music, paintings, printed copy, maps, drawings, movie and pictures which are protected by the copyright, except for personnel or family use or similar purpose.

Currency (Bill, Money, Bank Note, etc.), Government issued Negotiable Instruments (National Bonds, Security, Local Debt Bonds, etc.) Foreign Currency or Foreign Negotiable Instruments

certificate stamps prescribed by Liquor Tax Act or Commodity Tax Act

goods ticket, etc.), commutation or book tickets

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1. 3 Features

(1) Starprint 6000 Digital Printer can make a print in a speed of 100mm per second. The maximum print width is 36 inches, and the minimum is 8.5 inches.

(2) The print image is more stabilized than before since we adopt a minute toner with a mono-component non magnetic development system.

(3) High quality print image is achieved using the HDP Process.

(4) No Waste Toner

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1. 4 Specifications

Item Specification Model Starprint 6000 Configuration Console Printing method LED Array Electro Photography Photoconductor Organic Photoconductive Drum Print speed 100mm per second (4 E per minute) Resolution 600dpi

Print width Maximum width 36 inches

Minimum width 11 inches (Roll Media)

8.5 inches (Cut Sheet )

Print length Maximum length 19.2 ft ( 6m ) (Standard)

24m or unlimited (Optional) Minimum length 8.5 inches NOTE : If the print is longer than 6m, we do not guarantee image quality or the reliability of media feeding systems.

Cassette(Option) 8.5” x 11”, 11” x 8.5”, 11” x 17”, 17” x 11”, 22” x 17”, 24” x 18”

200 sheets / Cassette (Plain Paper) Warm up time 120V = less than 8 minutes First print time 24 seconds (E print from 1st Roll Deck) Fusing method Roll Fuser Development method Dry type with non-magnetic mono-component toner

Exposure method LED Charging method Corona

Transfer method Corona Separation method Corona Media feeding method 1. Automatic (2 Roll Decks) + Manual

2. Automatic (4 Roll Decks) + Manual

3. Automatic (2 Roll Decks) + Manual + Cassette (Option) Input power 120V plus or minus 10%, 16A and 50/60Hz Maximum power consumption Acoustic noise Less than 55db (Stand by) / Less than 60db (Printing) Ozone Smaller than 0.1ppm (Average) Dimensions 1420mm (Width) x 625mm (Depth) x 900mm (Height) Weight 230kg (In case of 2 Roll Decks Model)

Media (Recommended Media)

Dehumidify Heater is ON

0.45kwh (Stand by) / 1.54kwh (Printing)

270kg (In case of 4 Roll Decks Model) 280kg (In case of 2 Roll Decks + 2 Cassettes Model)

Plain Paper US Bond (PB-20) Vellum US Vellum (XV-20) Film 4MIL (XPD-4X)

Environmental condition for usage

NOTE :

1. The above specifications may change without notice.

2. Due to the characteristics of Vellum, it is easy to be affected to the temperature or humidity. Under the extreme environment, such as high temperature / high humidity or low temperature / low humidity, it may have a case of wrinkling problem if you use the loaded Vellum Roll. In case of this, adjust the room environment to the normal condition.

Temperature 10 to 32 degrees centigrade Humidity 15 to 85% RH

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3. [Storage of Consumables] Media Wrap the media surely to shut out the humidity. Toner Toner cartridge Store the cartridge within the temperature range from 0 to 35 degrees centigrade and within the humidity range from 10 to 85% RH.

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1. 5 Available Print Sizes

1. 5. 1 Available widths

Available widths are from 8.5 inches to 36 inches. It is possible to use the any of the following widths of media.

36, 34, 30, 24, 22, 18, 17, 12, 11, 9 and 8.5 inches

1. 5. 2 Available lengths

Available lengths are from 8.5 inches to 6 meters.

NOTE

It is possible to print longer than 6 meters as an option. You can choose either “24m” or “unlimited” as a maximum print length. Call your service personnel if you would like to print over 6m as the user can not

change this setting in the printer.

Important ! If you print longer than 6 meters, we are unable to guarantee image quality or the reliability of media feeding system.

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1. 6 Appearance

1. 6. 1 Front view

Toner Cover

Manual Table

Lever

Operation Panel

Dehumidify Heater Switch

Media Indicator

Power Switch

Roll Decks

Name of part Function Manual Table Open to insert a sheet of paper, or to pull the Upper Frame Unit. Toner Cover Open the Toner Cover when you replace the Toner Cartridge. Lever Pull the Lever forward to release the Internal Paper Feeder. Roll Decks Each Roll Deck holds 2 rolls of print media, and the bottom Deck

is possible to replace to Cassette.

(Cassette Deck is the option.) Operation Panel Printer information and error codes are indicated on this panel. Media Indicator Change the indication of paper size and the kind of Media.

And such information and the remaining volume of individual deck

is indicated here. Power Switch Press “ON” to turn on the printer, and press “OFF” to turn it off. Dehumidify Heater Switch

Press “H” to turn on the Dehumidify Heater, and press “L” to turn it

off.

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1. 6. 2 Rear view

Exit Cover

Interface Terminal

Power Cable

Tray

Name of part Function Exit Cover Open the Exit Cover when you remove jammed media. Interface Terminal Connect the COPY cable to this terminal, which is included with the

KIP 2000 Series Scanners

D-Sub Connector, 37pin: max.5Vdc(large)

(D-Sub Connector, 9pin: max.12Vdc(small)) Tray Prints which exit from the Printer are stacked by the standard Tray. Power Cable Connect to the outlet.

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1. 6. 3 Operation Panel

There is an Operation Panel on the top of the printer. Refer to the following page for indicators and key functions.

Operation Panel

Toner Low Indicator Roll Empty Indicator Paper Mis-feed Indicator Job Indicator Ready Indicator

Displ ay

Toner Remaining Indicator

Image Density Indicator Density Selection Key

job

TONER REMAI N IMAGE DENSI TY

MENU ENTER TEST

Test Print Switch Enter Key *(Asterisk) Key

(Arrow) Key (Arrow) Key

Menu K ey

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Name of part Function Toner Low Indicator Toner Low Indicator lights red when there is not enough toner in the

Developer Unit. In case dark image is continuously printed, printing may be held temporarily and this indicator flashes red.

Roll Empty Indicator Roll Empty Indicator lights red when the roll media in the selected

Roll Deck is empty. It may also light when the roll media is not correctly installed.

Paper Mis-feed Indicator Paper Mis-feed Indicator lights red when the printer or accessory

fails to feed the media. A mis-feed code is indicated on the Display if this occurs.

Job Indicator Job Indicator lights green when the printer receives a print job from

the scanner or controller.

Ready Indicator Ready Indicator lights orange when the printer is warming up or

printing is prohibited. It lights green when the printer is standby or during printing. In case printing is continuously taken, and the temperature of the fuser goes down to a certain level, printing may be held temporarily and this indicator flashes green.

Display The Display normally shows green which Roll Deck is selected and

the width of the roll media in said Roll Deck. It also indicates an error code if the printer has an error such as “paper mis-feed” or “door open”.

Toner Remaining Indicator

Image Density Indicator Image Density is indicated green with every 1/4 step.

Density Selection Key You may change the density level by pressing the Density Selection

Test Print Switch A test pattern will be printed out if you press the Test Print Switch.

Enter Key Selected job is defined. (User Mode) * (Asterisk) Key Function selection ( User Mode ) (Right Arrow) Key Mode selection (Increment) ( User Mode ) (Left Arrow) Key Mode selection (Decrement) ( User Mode ) Menu Key Menu selection ( User Mode )

Note: In case a Cut Sheet Paper is inserted manually, size and media are not indicated on this

Operation Panel.

Toner Remaining Volume is indicated green with every 1/4 step. : Toner remains more than 3/4. : Toner remains more than 2/4. : Toner remains more than 1/4. : Toner remains less than 1/4.

(Strobe time is adjusted.) : Darker : Normal : Lighter : Lightest

Key.

(Service purpose only.)

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1. 6. 4 Media Indicator

There is a Media Indicator on the right side of the front of the printer. Refer to the following page for indicators and key functions.

Media Indicator

Roll Selector

Paper Width Sel ector

Roll Indicator

Size Indicator

Roll Remaining

Volume Indicator

1

2

3

4

PAPER TRIM DECK

WIDT H MEDI A

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

Cut Key

Media Selector

Media Indicator

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Name of part Function Roll Selector Press this Key when paper width or Media is changed.

Roll Indicator lights orange.

Paper Width Selectors Press and select the desired Paper Width.

Indication is changed as follows. 36 34 30 24 22 18 17 12 11

Roll Indicator Selected Roll lights orange.

In case of the Manual Paper is selected, no Roll Indicator is lit. Size Indicator Selected paper width is indicated here. Roll Remaining Volume

Indicator

Cut Key (Trim) When JAM has occurred, and if the Roll is not cut yet at that

Media Selector Press and select the proper media, such as Plain Paper, Vellum

Media Indicator Selected Media lights.

Roll Remaining Volume lights green with every 1/4 step.

: Paper remains more than 3/4.

: Paper remains more than 2/4.

: Paper remains more than 1/4.

: Paper remains less than 1/4.

In case of “No Paper”, far left indicator turns on red.

moment, press this key to cut the Roll.

Cutter will work just once.

If the Cutter works once, it does not work any more even if this key

is pressed repeatedly.

or Film.

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1. 6. 5 Counter Indication Method

Hard Counter

1

2

3

4

PAPER TRIM

DECK

WIDT H MEDI A

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

The value of the Counter is displayed during pressing the [TRIM] key, under any deck is not selected,

(Example) Counter = 0123456

NOTE

If [TRIM] key is pressed while [Roll Indicator] lights orange (A certain deck is selected.), the initial cut is performed as usual.

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1. 7 Indications during Normal Use

The Operation Panel indicates the following information during normal use.

(1) Processing a print The Job Indicator lights green when the printer receives a job.

(2) Image Density level Any of the 4 LEDs of the Image Density Indicator will light according to the density level you

selected.

Image density becomes darker when you select LEDs further right.

Refer to [3.1 Changing the Density Level] on the page 3-2 as for the way to change the Image Density Level.

job

TONER REMAIN IMAGE DENSI TY

MENU ENTER TEST

Image Density Indicator

job

TONER REMAIN IMAGE DENSITY

MENU ENTER TEST

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(3) Roll Deck, roll width and roll material currently used Before printing, you can select on the controller or on the scanner which roll media is used for printing. The Display of the Operation Panel indicates the selected Roll Deck Number and the media width. The Media Indicator indicates the media width, the material of the roll (Plain paper,

Vellum or Film) and the remaining volume of individual deck.

Operation Panel

Roll 1 (Front Side)

Roll 2 (Rear Side)

Roll 3 (Front Side)

Roll 4 (Rear Side)

Media Indicator

Example : Roll media in the Roll 1 is selected.

Roll Deck No. Paper Wi dth

job

TONER REMAIN IMAGE DENSITY

MENU ENTER TEST

It li ghts

orange.

WIDTH MEDI A

1

2

PAPER TRIM DECK

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

Other information:

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

PLAIN PAPAR

VELLUM /

TRACING

FILM

Deck Width Material Remaining

1 36 Plain Full

2 34 Vellum 1/4

3 30 Plain 2/4

4 24 Plain Empty

3

4

Note: In case Roll of the deck is empty, far left turns red while other 3 LEDs turn off.

In case of "No Paper",

this LED lights red.

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