Roland CammJet CJ-500, CammJet CJ-400, cj-500 User Manual

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CJ-500 CJ-400

USER'S MANUAL

* This User'sManual is intended for CJ-500 and CJ-400.

Thank you very much for purchasing the CJ-500/400.

• To ensure correct and safe usage with a full understanding of this product's performance, please be sure to read through this manual completely and store it in a safe location.

• Unauthorized copying or transferral, in whole or in part, of this manual is prohibited.

• The contents of this operation manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.

• The operation manual and the product have been prepared and tested as much as possible. If you find any misprint or error, please inform us.

• Roland DG Corp. assumes no responsibility for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may occur through use of this product, regardless of any failure to perform on the part of this product.

• Roland DG Corp. assumes no responsibility for any direct or indirect loss or damage which may occur with respect to any article made using this product.

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For the USA

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE

STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment.

The I/O cables between this equipment and the computing device must be shielded.

For Canada

CLASS A NOTICE

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations.

NOTICE

Grounding Instructions

Do not modify the plug provided - if it will not fit the outlet, have the proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician.

Check with qualified electrician or service personnel if the grounding instructions are not completely understood, or if in doubt as to whether the tool is properly grounded.

Use only 3-wire extension cords that have 3-prong grounding plugs and 3-pole receptacles that accept the tool’s plug.

Repair or replace damaged or worn out cord immediately.

Operating Instructions

KEEP WORK AREA CLEAN. Cluttered areas and benches invites accidents.

DON’T USE IN DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT. Don’t use power tools in damp or wet locations, or expose them to rain. Keep work area well lighted.

DISCONNECT TOOLS before servicing; when changing accessories, such as blades, bits, cutters, and like.

REDUCE THE RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL STARTING. Make sure the switch is in off position before plugging in.

USE RECOMMENDED ACCESSORIES. Consult the owner’s manual for recommended accessories. The use of improper accessories may cause risk of injury to persons.

NEVER LEAVE TOOL RUNNING UNATTENDED. TURN POWER OFF. Don’t leave tool until it comes to a complete stop.

CLASSE A AVIS

Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

ROLAND DG CORPORATION 1-6-4 Shinmiyakoda, Hamamatsu-shi, Shizuoka-ken, JAPAN 431-2103 MODEL NAME : See the MODEL given on the rating plate. RELEVANT DIRECTIVE : EC MACHINERY DIRECTIVE (98/37/EC)

EC LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE (73/23/EEC) EC ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY DIRECTIVE (89/336/EEC)

WARNING

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

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Contents

To Ensure Safe Use .......................................... 2

About the Labels Affixed to the Unit

........ 4

Pour utiliser en toute sécurité ................... 6

À propos des étiquettes collées sur l'appareil

What to Do upon Opening the Carton

1 Checking Accessories ........................................ 11

2 Setting Up and Connection ................................ 12

3 Attach the Drain Bottle........................................14

4 Installing Ink Cartridges ...................................... 16

5 Powerup ............................................................. 18

.... 9

......... 11

Part Names........................................................... 19

Front View .............................................................. 19

Rear View .............................................................. 20

Inside the Front Cover ............................................ 20

Operation Panel ..................................................... 21

Five Modes ........................................................... 22

Setup for Printing............................................. 23

1 Loading the Material ........................................... 23

2 Test Printing........................................................ 27

Setting the Printing Mode and Printing Direction

....... 28

Setup for Cutting .............................................. 29

1 Loading the Material ........................................... 29

2 Installing a Blade ................................................ 33

3 Test Cutting......................................................... 34

Setup for Printing and Cutting................. 36

Downloading Printing/Cutting Data...... 37

Remove the Material ...................................... 39

Remove the Material from the machine ................. 39

Cut the material from the roll .................................. 39

When Operations Are Finished ............... 41

Maintenance ........................................................ 42

Replacing the Ink Cartridges .................................. 42

Check how much ink remains ................................ 44

Cleaning the Printing Heads ................................... 44

Changing the Type of Ink........................................ 46

Replacing the Cutter Blade .................................... 47

How to Replace the Separating Knife .................... 48

When the Product Needs Cleaning ........................ 49

When Not in Use for a Prolonged Period... ............ 50

When Moving the Unit... ......................................... 51

User's Reference .............................................. 53

Environment Matching ............................................ 53

Performing Cutting or Printing at the Desired

Location ............................................................ 54

Adjusting the Printing and Cutting Positions .......... 55

Remove the Printed Material, then Reload the

Material and Perform Cutting ............................ 57

Making Corrections for Printing .............................. 62

Aligning the Printing Length and Cutting Length .... 64

Performing Overprinting ......................................... 65

Setting the Page Margins ....................................... 66

About the Prefeed ([PREFEED]) Function ............. 67

To Perform Long Printing/Cutting ........................... 68

Adjusting the Height of the Printing Head .............. 69

Materials .................................................................70

About Blade Life ..................................................... 73

About the Printing/Cutting Area ..............................74

Description of Keys ........................................ 75

Description of Menu Items ......................... 77

Description of Menus .............................................. 77

Display Menus Flowchart ....................................... 81

What to Do If.......................................................85

Error Messages ................................................. 90

Specifications..................................................... 92

Windows® is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft® Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark or trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. in the USA and other countries. Other company names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. COLORCHOICE® is a registered in the U.S. Patent Office.

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To Ensure Safe Use

About and Notices

Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly.

Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly.

* Material damage refers to damage or other adverse effects caused with

respect to the home and all its furnishings, as well to domestic animals or pets.

About the Symbols

The symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings. The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle. The symbol at left means "danger of electrocution."

The symbol alerts the user to items that must never be carried out (are forbidden). The specific thing that must not be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle. The symbol at left means the unit must never be disassembled.

The symbol alerts the user to things that must be carried out. The specific thing that must be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle. The symbol at left means the power-cord plug must be unplugged from the outlet.

Do not disassemble, repair, or modify.

Doing so may lead to fire or abnormal operation resulting in injury.

Ground the unit with the ground wire.

Failure to do so may result in risk of electrical shock in the even of a mechanical problem.

Use only with the power cord included with this product.

Use with other than the included power cord may lead to fire or electrocution.

Use only with a power supply of the same rating as indicated on the unit.

Use with any other power supply may lead to fire or electrocution.

Do not use while in an abnormal state (i.e., emitting smoke, burning odor, unusual noise, or the like).

Doing so may result in fire or electrical shock. Immediately switch off first the sub power, then the main power, unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet, and contact your authorized Roland DG Corp. dealer or service center.

Do not use with a damaged power cord or plug, or with a loose electrical outlet.

Use with any other power supply may lead to fire or electrocution.

When not in use for extended periods, unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet.

Failure to do so may result in danger of shock, electrocution, or fire due to deterioration of the electrical insulation.

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Do not injure or modify the electrical power cord, nor subject it to excessive bends, twists, pulls, binding, or pinching, nor place any object of weight on it.

Doing so may damage the electrical power cord, leading to electrocution or fire.

When unplugging the electrical power cord from the power outlet, grasp the plug, not the cord.

Unplugging by pulling the cord may damage it, leading to fire or electrocution.

Do not attempt to unplug the power cord with wet hands.

Doing so may result in electrical shock.

Unpacking, installation, and moving must be carried out by two or more persons.

Failure to do so may result in falling of the unit, leading to injury.

Install in a level and stable location.

Otherwise the unit may tip over and cause injury.

Do not allow liquids, metal objects or flammables inside the machine.

Such materials can cause fire.

Use the joining screws to secure the unit to the stand.

Failure to do so may result in falling of the unit, leading to injury.

Use care to avoid pinching the fingers when placing the unit on the stand.

Doing so may result in injury.

Roll material must be placed at a predetermined shaft position.

Failure to do so may result in falling of the roll, leading to injury.

Do not touch the tip of the blade with your fingers.

Doing so may result in injury.

Release the caster locks for the stand before attempting to move.

Otherwise the unit may tip over and cause injury.

Make sure the power to the unit is off before attempting to replace the separating knife.

Doing so may result in injury.

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Do not place hands within the space to the front of the unit while in operation.

Doing so may result in injury.

If ink contacts the eyes, flush immediately with water.

Store ink cartridges out of the reach of children.

About the Labels Affixed to the Unit

These labels are affixed to the body of this product. The following figure describes the location and content of these messages.

Ink cartridge

Do not dismantle the cartridge. Keep out of reach of children. Do not store the cartridge in high or freezing temperatures.

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Do not place hands

within the space to

the front of the unit

while in operation.

Model name Rating label

Use a rated power supply.

In addition to the

NOTICE

: Indicates information to prevent machine breakdown or malfunction and ensure correct use.

: Indicates a handy tip or advice regarding use.

and symbols, the symbols shown below are also used.

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Pour utiliser en toute sécurité

Avis sur les avertissements

Utilisé pour avertir l'utilisateur d'un risque de décès ou de blessure grave en cas de mauvaise utilisation de l'appareil.

Utilisé pour avertir l'utilisateur d'un risque de blessure ou de dommage matériel en cas de mauvaise utilisation de l'appareil.

* Par dommage matériel, il est entendu dommage ou tout autre effet

indésirable sur la maison, tous les meubles et même les animaux domestiques.

À propos des symboles

Le symbole attire l'attention de l'utilisateur sur les instructions importantes ou les avertissements. Le sens précis du symbole est déterminé par le dessin à l'intérieur du triangle. Le symbole à gauche signifie "danger d'électrocution".

Le symbole avertit l'utilisateur de ce qu'il ne doit pas faire, ce qui est interdit. La chose spécifique à ne pas faire est indiquée par le dessin à l'intérieur du cercle. Le symbole à gauche signifie que l'appareil ne doit jamais être démonté.

Le symbole prévient l'utilisateur sur ce qu'il doit faire. La chose spécifique à faire est indiquée par le dessin à l'intérieur du cercle. Le symbole à gauche signifie que le fil électrique doit être débranché de la prise.

Ne pas démonter, réparer ou modifier.

Le non-respect de cette consigne pourrait causer un incendie ou provoquer des opérations anormales entraînant des blessures.

Mettre l'appareil à la masse avec une prise de terre.

Le non-respect de cette consigne pourrait entraîner des décharges électriques en cas de problème mécanique.

N'utilisez que le cordon d'alimentation fourni avec ce produit.

L’utilisation avec un autre cordon d’alimentation que celui fourni pourrait entrainer un risque d’incendie ou d’électrocution.

Utiliser seulement avec une alimentation de mêmes caractéristiques électriques que celles indiquées sur l'appareil.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait provoquer un incendie ou une électrocution.

Ne pas utiliser si l'appareil est dans un état anormal (c'est-à-dire s'il y a émission de fumée, odeur de brûlé, bruit inhabituel etc.).

Le non-respect de cette consigne pourrait provoquer un incendie ou des décharges électriques. Couper immédiatement l'alimentation secondaire et ensuite l'alimentation principale. Débranchez le fil électrique et contacter votre revendeur ou votre centre de service de la société Roland DG autorisé.

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Ne pas utiliser avec une fiche ou un fil électrique endommagé ou avec une prise mal fixée.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait provoquer un incendie ou une électrocution.

Débrancher le fil lorsque l'appareil reste inutilisé pendant une longue période.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait provoquer des décharges électriques, une électrocution ou un incendie dû à une détérioration de l'isolation électrique.

Ne pas endommager ou modifier le fil électrique. Ne pas le plier, le tordre, l'étirer, l'attacher ou le serrer de façon excessive. Ne pas mettre d'objet ou de poids dessus.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait endommager le fil électrique ce qui risquerait de provoquer une électrocution ou un incendie.

Ne pas essayer de débrancher le fil avec des mains mouillées.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait provoquer des décharges électriques.

Le déballage, l'installation et le déplacement de l'appareil doivent être effectués par deux personnes ou plus.

Le non-respect de cette consigne pourrait causer des défauts dans l'appareil entraînant des blessures.

Saisir la fiche et non le fil électrique lorsque vous débranchez.

Débrancher en tirant sur le fil pourrait l'endommager et risquer de provoquer un incendie ou une électrocution.

Ne pas introduire de liquide, d'objet métallique ou inflammable dans l'appareil.

Ce genre de matériel peut provoquer un incendie.

Utiliser les vis fournies pour bien fixer l'appareil sur le support.

Le non-respect de cette consigne pourrait causer des défauts dans l'appareil entraînant des blessures.

Installer dans un endroit stable et de niveau.

Sinon l'appareil pourrait se renverser et provoquer des blessures.

Manipuler avec précaution pour éviter de se coincer les doigts lors

de l'installation de l'appareil sur le support.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait provoquer des blessures.

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Le rouleau doit être placé quand la barre est en position adéquate.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait provoquer la chute du rouleau et causer des blessures.

Débloquer le mécanisme d'arrêt des roulettes du support avant de le déplacer.

Sinon l'appareil pourrait se renverser et provoquer des blessures.

Ne pas toucher à l’extrémité de la lame avec vos doigts.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait provoquer des blessures.

Ne pas mettre les mains dans l'espace du devant quand l'appareil est en marche.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait provoquer des blessures.

S'assurer que l'appareil est hors tension avant d'essayer de remplacer la lame séparatrice.

Une négligence à ce niveau pourrait provoquer des blessures.

Si de l'encre entre en contact avec les yeux, rincer immédiatement à l'eau.

Ranger les cartouches d'encre hors de portée des enfants.

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À propos des étiquettes collées sur l'appareil

Ces étiquettes sont collées à l'extérieur de l'appareil. Les dessins suivants indiquent l'endroit et le contenu des messages.

Ne pas mettre les mains dans l'espace devant l'élément quand celui-ci est en marche.

Ouvrir la plaque avant pendant l’impression provoque un arrêt d’urgence. Appuyer sur “PAUSE” si, pour toute autre raison qu’une urgence, vous désirez suspendre momentanément l’impression.

la cartouche d'encre

Nom du modèle Étiquette des caractéristiques électriques

Utiliser l'alimentation appropriée

Ne pas démonter la cartouche. Conserver hors de la portée des enfants. Ne pas emmagasiner á das températures hautes ou basses.

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MEMO

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What to Do upon Opening the Carton

* In this manual, sections that explain common points for the CJ-500/400 use only illustrations of the CJ-500. Some details of the CJ-

400 differ from the figure.

What to Do upon Opening the Carton

1 Checking Accessories

Check the following to make sure that you received all the items that were shipped along with the unit.

Power cord: 1

Blade: 1 Blade holder : 1 Cleaning kit: 1

Roland COLORCHOICE® : 1

Drain bottle: 1 Drain-bottle cap: 1 Screws: 2

Replacement blade for

separating knife: 1

User’s manual: 1

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What to Do upon Opening the Carton

2 Setting Up and Connection

Setting Up

NOTICE

Unpacking, installation, and moving must be carried out by two or more persons.

Failure to do so may result in falling of the unit, leading to injury.

Be sure to install the drain bottle before switching on the power.

Never install the unit in any of the following situations, as it could result in breakdown or faulty operation:

Places where the installation surface is unstable or not level. Places with excessive electrical noise. Places with excessive humidity or dust. Places with poor ventilation, because the CJ-500/400 generates considerable heat during operation. Places with excessive vibration. Places exposed to strong illumination or direct sunlight.

Never step or stand on the stand legs, as doing so may damage them.

Install in a level and stable location.

Otherwise the unit may tip over and cause injury.

Do not place objects on the unit, as doing so may result in breakdown.

For an explanation of how to assemble the unit and the stand (PNS-501/401), refer to the “ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS” included with the stand. When using the unit while mounted on a stand, be sure to ensure a sufficient amount of installation space for the unit. The required installation spaces for this model are listed below.

CJ-500: 2700 mm (106-5/16 in.) wide, 900 mm (35-7/16 in.) depth, and 1500 mm (59-1/16 in.) high CJ-400: 2400 mm (94-1/2 in.) wide, 900 mm (35-7/16 in.) depth, and 1500 mm (59-1/16 in.) high

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Connection

What to Do upon Opening the Carton

NOTICE

Rear View

Use only with a power supply of the same rating as indicated on the unit.

Use with any other power supply may lead to fire or electrocution.

Ground the unit with the ground wire.

Failure to do so may result in risk of electrical shock in the even of a mechanical problem

Use only with the power cord included with this product.

Use with other than the included power cord may lead to fire or electrocution.

Before connecting the cable, make sure the computer's power and the CJ-500/400s main power switch are switched off.

Securely connect the power cord, computer I/O cable and so on so that they will not be unplugged and cause failure during operation. Doing so may lead to faulty operation or breakdown.

Arrange the power cord and interface connection cable to prevent tripping when moving around the unit.

Power connector

Power Connector

Parallel Connector

For IBM PC or PC compatibles

Parallel connector

Secure the cable in place with the clips.

Power outlet

Power cord

Parallel connector

Parallel interface cable (Printer cable)

* Cables are available separately. One which you are sure matches the model of computer being used should be selected.

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What to Do upon Opening the Carton

For Macintosh

Connection to a Macintosh requires optional items such as an expansion card and special cable. For more information on the required optional items and connection settings, contact a Roland dealer.

3 Attach the Drain Bottle

*The tube cap and the cap for the drain bottle are required when moving the machine, so do not discard them.

Detach the tube plug from the tube tips protruding

from the bottom surface of the right-hand side of the unit.

Tube

Tube plug

Remove the cap for the drain bottle and attach the drain bottle to the unit by screwing

it on in the direction of the arrow. Line up the threads on the drain bottle with the threads on the unit, and screw on the bottle without applying excessive force. Leave this mounted unless transporting the main unit, or when it is full.

Pass the tube through the hole in the drain-bottle mounting cap and align with the threaded hole. Tighten the included screws.

Drain-bottle cap

Drain bottle

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What to Do upon Opening the Carton

Disposal of Discharged Ink

When the ink is about to exceed the “Upper Limit” line on the drain bottle, or when moving the machine, follow the steps below to discard the ink.

If any ink gets on your hands or clothing, wash it off as soon as possible. Ink stains may become difficult to remove if allowed to stand.

Press the [POWER] key to switch off the power.

The POWER LED goes out

Put a water-absorbent, combustible material such as a

paper or cloth into the plastic bag, and soak up the ink.

Combustible material such as a paper or cloth

Remove the drain bottle

and attach the tube plug to

the tube tips instead.

Close the plastic bag,

and dispose of it as

combustible rubbish or

incinerate.

Drain bottle

Tube plug

Incineration Combustibles

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What to Do upon Opening the Carton

4 Installing Ink Cartridges

NOTICE

Store ink cartridges out of the reach of children.

Do not remove any ink cartridges except when shipping the CJ-500/400.

If ink runs out, replace immediately with an ink cartridge designed especially for the CJ-500 (see "Maintenance

-- Replacing the Ink Cartridges"). Do not attempt to refill and reuse an empty ink cartridge. If an ink cartridge is removed, replace it immediately with a new one.

Do not attempt to disassemble an ink cartridge.

Unused ink cartridges should be stored unopened at a temperature of -20°C (-4°F) to 40°C (104°F).

If ink contacts the eyes, flush immediately with water.

If an ink cartridge is dropped, the shock due to the fall may damage the ink cartridge and make it unusable.

- If any ink gets on your hands or clothing, wash it off as soon as possible. Ink stains may become difficult to remove if allowed to stand.

- Once an ink cartridge has been installed, do not remove it until the ink has been used up. Frequent insertion and removal may allow air to enter the ink tube and result in a drop in printing quality due to dot drop-out or the like.

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What to Do upon Opening the Carton

Insert ink cartridges into the ink-cartridge ports. Insert it firmly, as far as it will go.

Ink cartridge ports

PIGMENT = pigment ink DYE = dye ink

When inserting the cartridge, make sure that it is inserted into the correct slot for that color.

PIGMENT CMYKLcLm (Pigment ink : cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, and light magenta)

PIGMENT

Black

PIGMENT

Cyan

PIGMENT

Magenta

PIGMENT Light cyan

PIGMENT Light magenta

PIGMENT

Yellow

PIGMENT CMYKOrGr (Pigment ink : cyan, magenta, yellow, black, orange, and green)

PIGMENT

Black

PIGMENT

Cyan

PIGMENT

Magenta

PIGMENT

Orange

PIGMENT

Green

PIGMENT

Yellow

DYE CMYKLcLm (Dye ink : cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, and light magenta)

DYE

Black

DYE

Cyan

DYE

Magenta

DYE

Light cyan

DYE

Light magenta

DYE

Yellow

When the power is turned on for the first time, or turned on after removing the ink, the system will execute ink fill. This operation takes several minutes.

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What to Do upon Opening the Carton

5 Powerup

Be sure to mount the drain bottle before turning on the power. Refer to section "3 Attach the Drain Bottle".

When using for the first time turn on the main power switch on the

rear of the unit.

* Leave the main power switch on, and turn the power off and on in

daily use with the sub power switch.

Press the [POWER] key on the operation panel.

The POWER LED lights up

When the power is turned on for the first time, or turned on after removing the ink

The POWER LED lights up

Roland CJ-500 Ver.1.00

Roland CJ-500 UNKNOWN INK TYPE

SELECT INK TYPE PIG.CMYKLcLm

PIG. CMYKLcLm/PIG. CMYKOrGr/DYE CMYKLcLm

INSTALL DRAIN TANK

NOW FILLING INK

No ink is filled.

Use the [ ] [ ] key to select the installed ink type and press the [ENTER] key.

Attach the drain tank, and press the [ENTER] key.

The system will execute ink fill. This operation takes several minutes.

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Part Names

Front View

Part Names

NOTICE

Sheet Loading Lever

If you will leave the printing head being uncapped for a long time (for example, open the front cover while printing is made on the middle of platen), printing heads may get clogging and, in some case it results unrecoverable damage to the printing head. When the printing carriage is stopped on the platen, press the [POWER] key to reset the power. The carriage moves and the printing head is capped.

Do not touch the rail or place the hands inside the right-hand cover except when adjusting the height of the printing head. Touching the area shown may cause the fingers to be soiled by grease or ink, and may result in diminished image quality.

Rail

Do not put hands inside

Front cover

If the cover is opened while the printing or cutting, it will execute an emergency stop.

Operation panel

Drain bottle

Ink cartridge ports

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Part Names

Rear View

Main power switch

Power Connector

Parallel Connector

Inside the Front Cover

Cutting carriage

The cutting carriage is where the cutter is mounted.

Rail

Platen

Grit roller

Pinch roller

Printing carriage

When not printing, this stays inside the cover.

Cutter protector

Grit roller

Platen

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Operation Panel

For more information about the keys, take a look at "Description of Keys".

BUSY LED

This flashes while data is being received from the host computer.

[MENU] key

Part Names

[TEST PRINT] key

[TOOL UP/DOWN] key

[TEST CUT] key

[CLEANING] key

Display

This show the various setting menus, and messages.

[ENTER] key

Arrow keys

( [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] )

[CUT CONFIG] key

[PRINT CONFIG] key

SETUP LED [SETUP] key

PAUSE LED [PAUSE] key

[SHEET CUT] key

POWER LED [POWER] key

ALIGN POINT LED [ALIGN POINT] key

[BASE POINT] key BASE POINT LED

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Five Modes

The CJ-500/400 has the following five modes (operating states).

Main power switch

(Rear of CJ-500/400)

Turn on when you first use the system, and after that point it is generally left on. Please do not turn it off unless transporting the main unit, or if the system is not to be used for long periods of time.

This mode is in effect immediately after the POWER key is pressed to switch on the CJ-500/400.

This is the state where material has been loaded and its size detected. The CJ-500/400 can accept data from the computer when in this mode.

NOT

Sub power switch POWER key

Use this switch to turn power on and off in daily operation. When power is turned on the system will enter the NOT READY state (power on but sheet not set).

When the power is turned on for the first time, or turned on after removing the ink, the system will execute ink fill. This operation takes several minutes.

(control panel)

SLEEP

READY

The SLEEP mode is enabled when the CJ-500/400 has been inactive for a specified time. (When in the SLEEP mode, the POWER LED flashes once per 2 seconds.) Any action of following cancels SLEEP mode.

- Touch any key on the control panel.

READY

- Send data from the computer.

- Open the front cover.

- Operate the sheet loading lever.

The CJ-500/400 is receiving data from the computerand performing printing or cutting

PAUSE

BUSY

Pressing the PAUSE key causes operation to stop temporarily. Press the PAUSE key again to resume operation. Pressing the SETUP key while paused causes remaining data to be cleared and returns to the NOT READY mode. If the material is removed while paused, the CJ-500/400 goes into the NOT READY mode.

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Setup for Printing

1 Loading the Material

Setup for Printing

Roll material must be placed at a predetermined shaft position.

Failure to do so may result in falling of the roll, leading to injury.

Loading Roll Material

Pass the stoppers onto both ends of the shaft.

(The shafts (2 pieces), stoppers (2 pieces), and screws (2 pieces) are included with the stand.)

* When passing the shaft through the stopper,

be sure to loosen the screws on the stopper first.

Acceptable material widths

CJ-500: 90 to 1371 mm (3-9/16 to 54 in.) CJ-400: 90 to 1117 mm (3-9/16 to 44 in.)

* However, when loading material with a width

of 90 to 430 mm (3-9/16 to 17 in.), set the [EDGE SENSE] menu item to [DISABLE].

Tighten loosely with the screws.

Shaft

Stopper

Align the media flange with the roll sheet edges, matching the roll sheet center ID.

(The media flange is included with the stand.)

Media flange

50.8 mm (2 in.)

76.2 mm (3 in.)

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Setup for Printing

Set the two shafts in place and apply the brake.

Shafts

Rear

Brake

Place the rolled material on the shaft.

Pass the end of the material between the pinch rollers and the grit rollers so that it extends from the front of the unit.

Rear

Roll material

When viewed from the front, align so that the left-

hand edge of the material is above any of the grit rollers and the right-hand edge is above the long grit roller.

* The white stickers on the rail portion are

guides for positioning the grit rollers.

Grit rollers

Pinch roller (left)

Pinch roller (middle)

Align the orientation of the material so that it is perfectly straight, and move the left-hand and righthand pinch rollers so that they are above the grit rollers. Position the middle pinch roller over the grit roller that lies between the left- and right-hand pinch rollers.

Rail

Grit roller (Right)

Pinch roller (right)

* Position the left and right

pinch rollers over the material, near the edges.

* Pull out the material

until it engages the sensor.

* Make sure that the right-

hand edge of the material does not extend beyond the right-hand edge of the grit roller.

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Setup for Printing

Align the left- and right-hand stoppers with the width

of the material and tighten the screws to secure in place.

From the front of the machine, pull the center of

material straight out toward the front. Without letting any part of the entire piece of material pulled out to become slack, move the sheet loading lever all the way to “LOAD.” The pinch rollers lower to hold the material in place.

Sheet loading lever

When moved partway, only the right-hand pinch roller descends. Data cannot be output while in this state. To secure the material in place, move all the way to "LOAD."

Rear

Roll material

Screw

Rear

Media flange

Stopper

Entire material stretched taut

Close the front cover.

Use the [ press the [ENTER] key.

*If printing is to be performed from the edge of

the material, select [EDGE] (If [EDGE] does not appear, set [EDGE SENSE] to [ENABLE]).

Press the [SETUP] key. This detects the width of the

material and shows the printable width on the display.

*When [EDGE] is selected in step 9, the width of

the loaded material is detected, then the front edge of the material is aligned with the print-start location.

The SETUP LED lights up

] and [ ] keys to select [ROLL], then

Top menu

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* If there is slackness in the loaded

material, the material may move at an angle and come loose from the pinch rollers.

SETUP SHEET ROLL EDGE PIECE

If a pinch roller is positioned over an area where is no grit roller, the massage shown at below appears when you press the [SETUP] key.

PINCHROLL ERROR INVALID LEFTPOS

or [RIGHT]

Check the positioning of the pinch rollers and make sure they are aligned at the correct positions.

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Setup for Printing

Loading Flat Material

Pass the material between the pinch rollers and the grit

rollers as shown in the figure.

Pass the material

Move the sheet loading lever toward LOAD.

The pinch rollers lower to hold the material in place.

Sheet loading lever

When moved partway, only the right-hand pinch roller descends. Data cannot be output while in this state. To secure the material in place, move all the way to "LOAD."

Refer to steps 5 and 6 in "Loading Roll Material," and

position the material and the pinch rollers correctly.

Close the front cover.

Use the [ press the [ENTER] key.

If [PIECE] does not appear, set [EDGE SENSE] to [ENABLE].

] and [ ] keys to select [PIECE], then

SETUP SHEET ROLL EDGE PIECE

Press the [SETUP] key. This detects the width and

length of the material and shows the printable width and length on the display.

The SETUP LED lights up

Top menu

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*If the material is misaligned and looks like it might

come loose from the pinch rollers, or actually does come loose, please reload the material.

- When loading flat material, if the material touches the shaft or roll material at the back of the machine, remove the shaft and roll material.

- When thick material is loaded, it may adjust the head height. For more information, see "User's Reference -Adjusting the Height of the Printing Head."

- When changed to a different type of material, it is necessary to carry out feed correction and bidirectional correction. For more information, see "User's Reference -- Making Corrections for Printing."

- If the sides of the material have warped, then bend back the warp or feed the warped portion to the front and perform setup again. Performing printing with a warped piece of material may cause head smudging or jamming of the material. If the printing heads become damaged or soiled as a result, printing accuracy may suffer.

If a pinch roller is positioned over an area where is no grit roller, the massage shown at below appears when you press the [SETUP] key.

PINCHROLL ERROR INVALID LEFTPOS

or [RIGHT]

Check the positioning of the pinch rollers and make sure they are aligned at the correct positions.

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2 Test Printing

Printing quality is greatly affected by the state of the printing heads. Before starting to print, you can carry out a printing test to check the state of the printing heads. If the printing heads are in a poor state and problems such as dot drop-out occur, printing quality drops. If the test results show a problem, carry out head cleaning to restore the head to its normal state.

Load a material, then close the front cover.

Hold down the [TEST PRINT] key for 1 second or longer to execute [TEST PRINT].

Setup for Printing

If there are any missing dots or other evidence of a drop in printing quality, clean the head (see "Maintenance -- Cleaning the Printing Heads").

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Setup for Printing

3 Setting the Printing Mode and Printing Direction

Before start to print, set the printing mode and printing direction. On the control panel, press the [PRINT CONFIG] key and specify the printing mode and direction of printing.

- Printing quality and output time vary according to the printing mode. Choose a mode that matches the task.

Note that when the printing mode can be set on the computer, the computer’s setting takes priority.

- The printing time for the same original data becomes increasingly longer in this sequence: DRAFT, FAST,

NORMAL, FINE, FINE2, SUPER, and PHOTO. Also, with this procedure the size of the output file generally grows larger, and the processing time for creating the output file also becomes longer. It's also necessary to ensure enough memory on the computer.

Printing Mode

PHOTO: This is suitable for printing photographs.

SUPER: This is suitable for output with high image

quality, such as posters.

FINE: This is suitable for output with comparatively

high detail, such as posters.

FINE2: This is suitable for outputting posters and the (Factory like on various materials. default)

NORMAL: This is suitable for printing large-size items

with comparatively high quality in a short time.

FAST: This is suitable for printing large-size items in

a short time.

DRAFT: This can produce output in the shortest time. It

is suitable for checking layout and the like.

Printing Direction

UNI-DIRECTION: Unidirectional printing. Printing is performed as the carriage moves from right to left. Printing quality is better than with [BI-DIRECTION].

BI-DIRECTION (factory default): Bidirectional printing. Printing is performed as the carriage moves from right to left, and also as it returns from left to right. Printing speed is faster than with [UNI-DIRECTION].

Press the [PRINT CONFIG] key.

Press the [ ] key to make the setting for the printing

direction. Use the [ direction, then press the [ENTER] key.

] and [ ] keys to display the printing

DIRECTION BI-DIRECTION

Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to choose the printing

mode.

PRINT MODE FINE

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Setup for Cutting

1 Loading the Material

Setup for Cutting

Roll material must be placed at a predetermined shaft position.

Failure to do so may result in falling of the roll, leading to injury.

Loading Roll Material

Pass the stoppers onto both ends of the shaft.

(The shafts (2 pieces), stoppers (2 pieces), and screws (2 pieces) are included with the stand.)

* When passing the shaft through the stopper,

be sure to loosen the screws on the stopper first.

Acceptable material widths

CJ-500: 90 to 1371 mm (3-9/16 to 54 in.) CJ-400: 90 to 1117 mm (3-9/16 to 44 in.)

* However, when loading material with a width

of 90 to 430 mm (3-9/16 to 17 in.), set the [EDGE SENSE] menu item to [DISABLE].

Tighten loosely with the screws.

Shaft

Stopper

Align the media flange with the roll sheet edges, matching the roll sheet center ID.

(The media flange is included with the stand.)

Media flange

50.8 mm (2 in.)

76.2 mm (3 in.)

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Setup for Cutting

Set the two shafts in place and apply the brake.

Shafts

Rear

Brake

Place the rolled material on the shaft.

Pass the end of the material between the pinch rollers and the grit rollers so that it extends from the front of the unit.

Rear

Roll material

When viewed from the front, align so that the left-

hand edge of the material is above any of the grit rollers and the right-hand edge is above the long grit roller.

* The white stickers on the rail portion are

guides for positioning the grit rollers.

Grit rollers

Pinch roller (left)

Pinch roller (middle)

Rail

Grit roller (Right)

Pinch roller (right)

* Position the left and right

pinch rollers over the material, near the edges.

* Pull out the material

until it engages the sensor.

* Make sure that the right-

hand edge of the material does not extend beyond the right-hand edge of the grit roller.

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Setup for Cutting

Align the left- and right-hand stoppers with the width

of the material and tighten the screws to secure in place.

From the front of the machine, pull the center of

Sheet loading lever

When moved partway, only the right-hand pinch roller descends. Data cannot be output while in this state. To secure the material in place, move all the way to "LOAD."

Rear

Roll material

Media flange

Screw

Rear

* If there is slackness in the loaded material,

the material may move at an angle and come loose from the pinch rollers.

Stopper

Entire material stretched taut

When [PREFEED] is set to [DISABLE], use the arrow keys to feed out the length of material that you want to use. After feeding it out, return it to its original position and leave it loose behind the CJ-500/400. If cutting is started without doing this first, a motor error may occur or the material roll may fall when the material is pulled out.

Close the front cover.

Use the [ press the [ENTER] key.

*If cutting is to be performed from the edge of the

material, select [EDGE] (If [EDGE] does not appear, set [EDGE SENSE] to [ENABLE]).

Press the [SETUP] key. This detects the width of the

material and shows the printable width on the display.

*When [EDGE] is selected in step 9, the width of

the loaded material is detected, then the front edge of the material is aligned with the print-start location.

The SETUP LED lights up

] and [ ] keys to select [ROLL], then

Top menu

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SETUP SHEET ROLL EDGE PIECE

If a pinch roller is positioned over an area where is no grit roller, the massage shown at below appears when you press the [SETUP] key.

PINCHROLL ERROR INVALID LEFTPOS

or [RIGHT]

Check the positioning of the pinch rollers and make sure they are aligned at the correct positions.

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Setup for Cutting

Loading Flat Material

Pass the material between the pinch rollers and the grit

rollers as shown in the figure.

Pass the material

Move the sheet loading lever toward LOAD.

The pinch rollers lower to hold the material in place.

Sheet loading lever

When moved partway, only the right-hand pinch roller descends. Data cannot be output while in this state. To secure the material in place, move all the way to "LOAD."

Refer to steps 5 and 6 in "Loading Roll Material," and

position the material and the pinch rollers correctly.

Close the front cover.

Use the [ press the [ENTER] key.

If [PIECE] does not appear, set [EDGE SENSE] to [ENABLE].

] and [ ] keys to select [PIECE], then

SETUP SHEET ROLL EDGE PIECE

Press the [SETUP] key. This detects the width and

length of the material and shows the printable width and length on the display.

The SETUP LED lights up

Top menu

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*If the material is misaligned and looks like it might

come loose from the pinch rollers, or actually does come loose, please reload the material.

- When loading flat material, if the material touches the shaft or roll material at the back of the machine, remove the shaft and roll material.

- If the sides of the material have warped, then bend back the warp or feed the warped portion to the front and perform setup again.

If a pinch roller is positioned over an area where is no grit roller, the massage shown at below appears when you press the [SETUP] key.

PINCHROLL ERROR INVALID LEFTPOS

or [RIGHT]

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2 Installing a Blade

Do not touch the tip of the blade with your fingers.

Doing so may result in injury, and the cutting performance of the blade will be impaired.

Setup for Cutting

NOTICE

Insert a blade into the blade holder until it snaps into

place with an audible click.

Blade holder

Blade

(1) Loosen the tool securing screw on the cutting

carriage.

(2) Support the tool-securing screw from below and

install the blade holder. Insert the blade holder until the collar is flush with the carriage.

(3) Tighten the tool securing screw until the blade

holder is secured in place.

Be sure to support the tool mounting screw from below when installing the blade holder. Cutting quality may become poor if installed without supporting the screw in this way.

Push-pin

Adjust the amount of blade extension as shown in

figure to find the optimal amount of blade for the target material.

Turning the tip by an amount corresponding to one large scale gradation extends the blade by

0.1 mm (0.00394 in.). Adjustment for 0.5 mm (0.0197 in.) can be made by rotating the cap one full turn.

Min. : 0 mm Max. : 2.5 mm

When cutting is performed after printing, the cap tip of the blade holder may scratch the printed surface. If this is the case, lengthen the cutter blade extension.

(0.0984 in.)

0.1 mm

(0.00394 in.)

Loosen

Tool securing screw

Cutting carriage

Tighten

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Setup for Cutting

3 Test Cutting

Cutting quality is affected by the blade and material being used, and by the cutting conditions. There are four cutting conditions: “cutting speed,” “blade force,” “blade offset,” and “amount of blade extension.” For high-quality cutting, it is necessary to set the appropriate cutting conditions for the blade and material in actual use. The cutting test is a feature for checking beforehand whether these cutting conditions are appropriate.

Install a blade and load a material, then close the front

cover.

Press the [TEST CUT] key for 1 second or longer.

Test cutting starts.

Examine the cutting results for the material and diagnose the cutting conditions.

(1) Peel off the round section (marked by ).

When it can be peeled by itself, without disturbing the square (marked by ), the cutter force is set appropriately. If it peels, either the “blade force” or the “amount of blade extension” is insufficient.

(2) Remove the square section (marked by ).

The optimum blade pressure is correct if you can clearly make out the lines left by the blade.

If the blade trace is indistinct or too strong, you need to adjust the “blade force” or the

“amount of blade extension.”

Use the [ ] , [ ] , [ ] and [ ] keys to move

the tool carriage to the place where the test cutting is to be performed.

(3) Check the shape of the rectangle.

- If the corners are cut securely as shown in A, there conditions are correct.

- If the corners are rounded as shown in B, the “blade offset” is insufficient.

- If the corners have “horns” as shown in C, the “blade offset” is too large

ABC

If the test cutting shows problems with the material cutting results, adjust the cutting conditions. For “cutting speed,” “blade force,” and “blade offset,” press the [CUT CONFIG] key and set the cutting conditions. For “amount of blade extension,” refer to “Setup for Cutting -- 2 Installing the Blade.” Repeat the cutting tests and adjustment of the cutting conditions until you obtain good cutting results for the material.

When [COMMAND] on the CJ-500/400’s display menu has been set to [ENABLE], the program’s settings for the cutting conditions take priority. To give priority to the cutting conditions set on the CJ-500/400, turn off the program settings, or set the [COMMAND] menu to [DISABLE]. For more information about the [COMMAND] menu, see the section “Descriptions of Menu Items - Description of Menus.”

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Incorrect cutting conditions may cause symptoms such as those described below.

Setup for Cutting

For Materials with a Strong Adhesive Layer

If you are using a material with a strong adhesive layer, the adhesive layer may adhere to itself immediately when cut. This means that even though the material has actually been cut, it may appear as if it has not been cut, and blade force may mistakenly be set too high. If a cutting test shows that the material peels easily and the blade traces on the carrier paper are optimal, then the material is being cut. Take care not to set the blade force excessively high.

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Setup for Printing and Cutting

Before performing printing and cutting, set up the machine as follows.

1 Loading the Material

Refer to “Setup for Printing -- 1 Loading the Material” and load the material correctly.

2 Installing a Blade

Refer to “Setup for Cutting -- 2 Installing the Blade” and install the blade correctly.

3 Test Printing

Refer to “Setup for Printing -- 2 Printing Test” and check the state of the heads.

4 Setting the Printing Mode and Printing Direction

Refer to “Setup for Printing -- 3 Selecting the Printing Mode and Direction of Printing” and make the settings for the modes.

5 Test Cutting

Refer to “Setup for Cutting -- 3 Cutting Test” and perform a cutting test and adjust the cutting conditions.

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Downloading Printing/Cutting Data

NOTICE

Printing or cutting is started when data is sent.

If the top menu isn't displayed, printing or cutting doesn't start even when data is sent from the computer.

Conditions for starting printing or cutting

The material must be already set up (with the SETUP LED lighted), and the display must show the top menu.

If another menu screen is displayed, press the [SETUP] key to go back to the top menu. (Pressing the [SETUP] key when another menu screen is displayed does not cancel the set-up for the material.)

Opening the front cover while printing is in progress causes an emergency stop. This means that printing may not be carried out correctly even if operation is resumed, due to drop-out or misalignment of the image. To pause printing for any other reason than an emergency stop, press the [PAUSE] key. Note pressing the [PAUSE] key to pause operation may result in differing image quality before and after the pause. It is a good idea to avoid pausing operation while printing is in progress whenever possible.

Top menu

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If the data sent from the computer is wider than the printing/cutting area of the loaded material, the message at right appears and operation stops. To ignore this message and continue printing, press the [ENTER] key. Note that the portion outside the printing/cutting area is not outputted. To stop outputting, stop sending data from the computer, then press the [SETUP] key. Increase the printing/cutting area by replacing with a larger piece of material or changing the positions on the pinch rollers, then send the data again.

Pausing Printing or Cutting Operations

Press the [PAUSE] key.

The PAUSE LED lights up

SHEET TOO SHORT CONTINUE?

To resume printing

Press the [PAUSE] key.

The PAUSE LED goes out

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Downloading Printing/Cutting Data

Stopping Printing or Cutting Operations

Press the [PAUSE] key.

The PAUSE LED lights up

Halt transmission of print or cutting instructions from

the computer.

Hold down the [SETUP] key for one second or longer.

Any remaining data is cleared.

The SETUP LED goes out

If the "INK EMPTY" message appears while printing

If it becomes necessary to replace the ink cartridge while printing is in progress, the buzzer sounds and the following message is displayed. Please replace the ink cartridge. If this message is ignored and printing is continued without replacing the ink cartridge, image quality may be adversely affected and exhibit faintness or other problems.

INK EMPTY [KCMcmY]

This indicates the ink color. The color for which ink has run out flashes.

K = Black / C = Cyan / M = Magenta / c = Light Cyan (O = Orange) / m = Light Magenta (G = Green) / Y = Yellow

* Clearing the data

may take some time.

When [INK CONTROL]'s [EMPTY MODE] is

set to [LATER]

Press the [PAUSE] key to pause printing.

The PAUSE LED lights up

When [INK CONTROL]'s [EMPTY MODE] is set to [PROMPT]

The unit pauses automatically.

Pull out the cartridge for the ink color that has run out,

and replace with a new cartridge (see "Replacing the Ink Cartridges").

Press the [PAUSE] key to resume printing.

The PAUSE LED goes out

About the [EMPTY MODE]

When replacement of the ink cartridge becomes necessary while printing is in progress, this setting determines whether printing continues or pauses. This setting is used when the ink cartridge cannot be changed immediately during printing, such as during unattended operation at night.[LATER] causes printing to continue without pause even if ink refilling becomes necessary. Printing continues with the small amount of ink remaining, so the printed image may become faint as the ink runs out. In general, it should possible to perform about 1 m2 (10 ft2) of printing once this message appears, although the actual varies widely according to the amount of ink needed for the particular image. Printing is continued only for the data currently being printed. Operation stops after one image is output. [PROMPT] causes operation to pause immediately when the ink cartridge needs to be changed. Printing is resumed by replacing the cartridge and pressing the [PAUSE] key. Please note, however, that the colors of an image in progress may no longer be perfectly matched if the unit is allowed to remain paused for two or three hours before resuming printing.

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Remove the Material

Remove the Material from the machine

Remove the Material

Press the [SETUP] key. Hold down for about 1

second.

The SETUP LED goes out

Open the front cover.

To remove the material.

Cut the material from the roll

Move the sheet loading lever toward the back of the

unit. The pinch rollers rise to release the material.

Sheet loading lever

Either of two methods can be used to separate a portion that's already been cut or printed from the roll. One method is to press the [SHEET CUT] key. The other method is to perform separation automatically by sending a material-cutting command from the computer.

When separating the material by pressing the [SHEET CUT] key

Holding down the [SHEET CUT] key for 1 second or longer severs the material at the present location of the blade tip.

The material is cut off here.

Cut or printed portion

* This operation isn't necessary when

sending a material-cutting command from the computer to separate the material automatically.

Present location of the blade tip

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Remove the Material

When sending a material-cutting command from the computer to separate the material automatically

* When the material-cutting command has not been set to "enabled" at the computer, automatic separation of

the material is not performed, even when the following setting is made.

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

MENU AUTO SHEET CUT

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

AUTO SHEET CUT DISABLE DISABLE

Use the [ ] key to select [ENABLE], then press the

[ENTER] key.

AUTO SHEET CUT DISABLE ENABLE

The material-separating location during continuous output

Start of the next output

35 mm (1-1/8 in.)

End of output

Location where separated 35 mm (1-1/8 in.)

Margin (value set for [PAGE MARGIN])

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When Operations Are Finished

NOTICE

If the SETUP LED is lighted, press the [SETUP] key.

Hold down for about 1 second.

When operations are finished, move the sheet loading lever toward the back of the machine to raise the pinch rollers. The pinch rollers may be deformed if allowed to remain in the lowered state.

The SETUP LED goes out

Sheet loading lever

Move the sheet loading lever toward the back of the

unit and remove the material.

Sheet loading lever

Remove the blade holder from the cutting carriage.

(2) Remove the blade holder

(1) Loosen the tool

securing screw

Press the [POWER] key to switch off the power.

The carriage moves to the standby position and the head is capped. If the carriage is already at the standby position, no movement takes place.

The POWER LED goes out

Carriage

Remove the blade.

Press the push-pin

Blade holder

Blade

Standby position

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Maintenance

Replacing the Ink Cartridges

NOTICE

Store ink cartridges out of the reach of children.

Do not remove any ink cartridges except when shipping the CJ-500/400.

Use only the type of filled ink specified for the machine. If ink runs out, replace immediately with an ink cartridge designed especially for the CJ-500/400. Do not attempt to refill and reuse an empty ink cartridge. If an ink cartridge is removed, replace it immediately with a new one.

Do not attempt to disassemble an ink cartridge.

Unused ink cartridges should be stored unopened at a temperature of -20°C (-4°F) to 40°C (104°F).

If ink contacts the eyes, flush immediately with water.

If an ink cartridge is dropped, the shock due to the fall may damage the ink cartridge and make it unusable.

When removing an ink cartridge, do not rush. Detach the cartridge gently. Sudden movement when detaching may cause ink to be spilled.

- If any ink gets on your hands or clothing, wash it off as soon as possible. Ink stains may become difficult to remove if allowed to stand.

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Maintenance

Remove the ink cartridge from the ink-cartridge port.

Ink cartridge ports

Use only the type of filled ink specified for the machine. The present ink type is displayed when the power is turned on.

Press the key

Insert new ink cartridge.

PIGMENT = pigment ink DYE = dye ink

UNKNOWN TYPE = No ink is filled.

Roland CJ-500 Ver.1.00

Roland CJ-500 PIGMENT CMYKLcLm

With pigment inks, do not insert ink cartridges for orange or green when using light cyan and light magenta. Also, do not insert the ink cartridges for light cyan or light magenta when using orange and green. If ink cartridges other than the filled type or color are installed, printing with the correct color blending will not be performed. To change the type of ink, you must use an optionally available cleaning cartridge to replace the ink. For more information, see "Maintenance -- Changing the Type of Ink."

PIGMENT CMYKLcLm = Pigment ink (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, and light magenta) PIGMENT CMYKOrGr = Pigment ink (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, orange, and green) DYE CMYKLcLm = Dye ink (cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, and light magenta)

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Maintenance

Check how much ink remains

You can use [INK LEFT] on the display menu to check how much ink is left after the ink cartridges have been installed. Use this information as a guide for replacing the ink cartridges. If a partially used ink cartridge is removed and reinstalled, or if a partially used ink cartridge is installed, the cartridge is taken to be unused, and the displaced amount of remaining ink is not true.

Press the [MENU] key and [

following screen appear on the display.

] key to make the

MENU INK LEFT

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display. The fewer the markers, the less is the amount of ink left.

K C M c m Y

K = Black / C = Cyan / M = Magenta / c = Light Cyan (O = Orange) / m = Light Magenta (G = Green) / Y = Yellow

Remaining ink

Much

No marker

Little

Cleaning the Printing Heads

Switching on the sub power automatically performs maintenance operations, including cleaning of the printing head. This means that there is normally no need to perform cleaning otherwise. If drop-out occurs with printed images, clean the printing head. * After cleaning, carry out a printing test. Load material.

The cleaning causes a certain amount of head wear and also consumes a certain amount of ink, so use should be kept to a minimum. [POWERFUL] results in faster head wear and also uses up much ink. (Performing cleaning from the [POWERFUL] menu uses up about 57 cc of ink for six colors. This is because the process discharges all ink in the ink tube and replaces it with fresh ink.)

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Maintenance

Hold down the [CLEANING] key for 1 second or

longer to start head cleaning.

Check the printing-test results.

If a problem is found, repeat the cleaning.

When head cleaning finishes, hold down the [TEST

PRINT] key for 1 second or longer to perform a printing test (see "Setup for Printing -- Test Printing").

If drop-out persists even after carrying out cleaning several times

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to display

[HEAD CLEANING], then press the [

] key.

MENU HEAD CLEANING

Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to select either

[MEDIUM] or [POWERFUL], then press the [ENTER] key. Head cleaning starts.

HEAD CLEANING MEDIUM

or [POWERFUL]

*The cleaning function increases in this sequence.

- When the [CLEANING] key is pressed

- The [MEDIUM] menu item on the [HEAD CLEANING] menu

- The [POWERFUL] menu item

When head cleaning finishes, hold down the [TEST

PRINT] key for 1 second or longer to perform a printing test (see "Setup for Printing -- Test Printing").

Check the printing-test results.

If a problem is found, repeat the cleaning.

If image drop-out is not corrected even when cleaning has been performed several times from the [POWERFUL] menu

If image drop-out is not corrected even when cleaning has been performed several times from the [POWERFUL] menu, use the included cleaning kit. For information on how to use the cleaning kit, refer to the documentation included with the kit. If cleaning with the cleaning kit does not correct image drop-out, consult your authorized Roland DG Corp. dealer or service center.

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Maintenance

SET CL-LIQUID [KCMcmY]

Changing the Type of Ink

When changing the type of ink in use, replace the ink. Ink replacement requires three optionally available cleaning cartridges.

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

MENU INK CONTROL

Use the [ ] key to select [CHANGE INK SET], then

press the [

When the display shown in the figure appears, discard

the discharged ink in the drain bottle. * Be sure to discard the discharged ink.

Attempting to replace the ink while discharged ink remains may cause discharged ink to overflow from the bottle.

] key.

INK CONTROL CHANGE INK SET

DISCARD DRAIN INK

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

INK CONTROL EMPTY MODE

Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to select the new type of

ink to use, then press the [ENTER] key.

CHANGE INK SET PIG.CMYKLcLm

PIG. CMYKLcLm (Pigment ink : cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, and light magenta) PIG. CMYKOrGr (Pigment ink : cyan, magenta, yellow, black, orange, and green) DYE CMYKLcLm (Dye ink : cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, and light magenta)

Mount the drain bottle and press the [ENTER] key to

display the screen shown in the figure.

REMOVE CARTRIDGE [KCMcmY]

When all ink cartridges have been removed, ink

replacement starts. Follow the messages on the display to carry out the procedure.

Messages appearing during ink replacement

Insert a cleaning cartridge into the ink cartridge port for the flashing color.

REMOVE CL-LIQUID [KCMcmY]

Remove the cleaning cartridge from the ink cartridge port for the flashing color.

K = Black C = Cyan M = Magenta c = Light Cyan (O = Orange) m = Light Magenta (G = Green) Y = Yellow

When the display shown in the figure appears, insert

the ink cartridge to be newly used.

SET CARTRIDGE [KCMOGY]

When the display shown in the figure appears, ink

replacement is finished. Press the [SETUP] key to go back to the top menu.

CHANGE INK SET PIG.CMYKOrGr

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Replacing the Cutter Blade

Do not touch the tip of the blade with your fingers.

Doing so may result in injury, and the cutting performance of the blade will be impaired.

Maintenance

Remove the blade holder from the cutting carriage.

(2) Remove the blade holder

(1) Loosen the tool

securing screw

Replace with a new blade.

Push-pin

Blade holder

Remove the old blade.

Press the push-pin

Blade holder

Old blade

(1) Loosen the tool securing screw on the cutting

carriage.

(2) Support the tool-securing screw from below and

install the blade holder. Insert the blade holder until the collar is flush with the carriage.

(3) Tighten the tool securing screw until the blade

holder is secured in place.

New blade

Loosen

Tool securing screw

Cutting carriage

Tighten

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Maintenance

How to Replace the Separating Knife

Do not touch the tip of the blade with your fingers.

Doing so may result in injury, and the cutting performance of the blade will be impaired.

If the separating knife, replace it with the replacement blade included with the CJ-500/400.

Press the [POWER] key to switch off the power.

The POWER LED goes out

Remove the separating knife.

(1) Loosen the screw until it slips out. (2) Grasp the screw portion, and slowly pull it out in

the direction of the arrow.

* Do not pull back while doing this.

(2)

Positioning groove

Make sure the power to the unit is off before attempting to replace the separating knife.

Doing so may result in injury.

Turn off the main power switch.

Replace with a new knife.

(1)

If the blade remains in the carriage, use commercially available tweezers to remove it.

The knife is secured in place by the magnet.

Install the separating knife.

(1) Grasp the screw portion and slowly insert it into

the groove. * Take care to ensure that the knife does not slip

(2) Tighten the screw.

(1)

(2)

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When the Product Needs Cleaning

Maintenance

NOTICE

When performing cleaning, turn off the main power switch. * Before turning off the main power, press the [POWER] key to switch off the sub power.

Never lubricate the mechanisms.

Do not clean with solvents (such as benzine or thinners).

Periodically clean the platen. Attractive printing may become impossible if the platen is soiled.

Do not touch the printing heads or allow the printing heads to come in contact with anything except ink.

Cleaning the body

Use a cloth moistened with water then wrung well, and wipe gently to clean. Wipe the operation panel and display gently with a clean, dry, and soft cloth.

Cleaning the platen

Use a cloth moistened with water then wrung well, and wipe gently to clean.

Cleaning the grit rollers

Use a commercially available brush to remove dust and other detritus. Brush horizontally while rotating the grit rollers. Any adhering grime may prevent the material from being held in place securely.

Cleaning the pinch rollers

Use a cloth moistened with water then wrung well, and wipe gently to clean.

Cleaning the front cover

Use a cloth moistened with water then wrung well, and wipe gently to clean.

Cleaning the blade holder cap

If material debris is adhering to the inner surface of the cap for the blade holder, loosen and remove the cap, then remove the material debris.

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Maintenance

When Not in Use for a Prolonged Period...

NOTICE

After carrying out steps 1

to 5 in "When Operations are Finished" turn off the main power switch.

When not in use, move the sheet loading lever toward the back of the unit to leave the pinch rollers in the up position state. The pinch rollers may be deformed if allowed to remain in the lowered state.

Do not switch off the main power with the printing head in an uncapped state (i.e., while the carriage is on the platen). If you leave the carriage uncapped for a long time, doing so may result in clogging of the printing head, making it unusable. Before switching off the main power, be sure to press the [POWER] key to switch off the sub power for the CJ500/400.

Unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet.

Sheet loading lever

* If the unit will be out of use for a month or longer, follow steps 1 through 9 of "When Moving the Unit..." to wash the printing heads.

Head washing requires three optionally available cleaning cartridges.

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INK CONTROL HEAD WASH

When Moving the Unit...

Maintenance

NOTICE

If there is material loaded, hold down the [SETUP]

key for 1 second or longer to cancel setup, then remove the material (see "Remove the Material").

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

When the display shown in the figure appears, discard

the discharged ink in the drain bottle. * Be sure to discard the discharged ink.

Attempting to head washing while discharged ink remains may cause discharged ink to overflow from the bottle.

When moving the unit, first carry out head washing, then secure the carriage in place. Head washing requires three optionally available cleaning cartridges.

INK CONTROL EMPTY MODE

DISCARD DRAIN INK

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

MENU INK CONTROL

Use the [ ] key to select [HEAD WASH], then press

the [ENTER] key.

Mount the drain bottle and press the [ENTER] key to

display the screen shown in the figure.

REMOVE CARTRIDGE [KCMcmY]

When all ink cartridges have been removed, head

washing starts. Follow the messages on the display to carry out the procedure.

Messages appearing during head washing

SET CL-LIQUID [KCMcmY]

Insert a cleaning cartridge into the ink cartridge port for the flashing color.

REMOVE CL-LIQUID [KCMcmY]

Remove the cleaning cartridge from the ink cartridge port for the flashing color.

K = Black C = Cyan M = Magenta c = Light Cyan (O = Orange) m = Light Magenta (G = Green) Y = Yellow

When the display shown in the figure appears, head

washing is finished. Press the [POWER] key to switch off the sub power.

The POWER LED goes out

INK CONTROL HEAD WASH

When the POWER

LED goes out, turn off the main power switch.

Continued on the next page

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Maintenance

Detach the power cord and the cable connecting the

unit to the computer.

Remove the drain-bottle cap.

Drain-bottle cap

Remove the drain bottle.

Drain bottle

Attach the tube plug to the tube tips instead.

Tube

Tube plug

Referring to "Unpacking and Repacking" on the

packing carton, secure the carriage in place and pack the unit in the carton.

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User's Reference

Environment Matching

Printing length in the direction of carriage movement may be affected by changes in the operating environment (temperature and humidity). This may result in misalignment of the printing or cutting location in the carriage-movement direction. If this happens, then follow the steps below to perform automatic adjustment on the CJ-500/400 machine and optimize it to the operating environment.

Press the [MENU] key and [

following screen appear on the display.

The printing carriage moves and the printing length in

the carriage-movement direction is adjusted.

While automatic adjustment is in progress, the following message appears on the display.

NOW PROCESSING...

] key to make the

MENU ENV. MATCH

Press the [ENTER] key.

When material is loaded, the message shown in the figure appears. Remove the material, then press the [ENTER] key again.

REMOVE THE SHEET

When automatic adjustment ends, the screen returns to

the display in step 1.

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Performing Cutting or Printing at the Desired Location

Set the print or cutting start position (base point) to the desired location.

Load material and install a blade, then press the

[SETUP] key.

Press the [BASE POINT] key.

The BASE POINT LED lights up

Use the arrow keys to align the blade with the new

printing or cutting start location (base point).

When an align point has been set, it is released if the [BASE POINT] key is pressed.

Align with the center of the blade installed on the cutting carriage.

To release the starting location that has been set...

• Set a new starting location in a different location.

• Press the [SETUP] key to cancel the setup for the material (making the SETUP LED go out).

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Adjusting the Printing and Cutting Positions

When printing is followed by cutting, the cutting line may be displaced from the printing. If this happens, use the display menu’s [PRINT-CUT ADJ.] function to align the printing and cutting positions.

Adjusting Automatically

User's Reference

Load some material and press the [SETUP] key.

Press the [

appear on the display.

Press the [ENTER] key to print crop marks and read the crop marks automatically.

] key to make the following screen

PRINT-CUT ADJ. TEST PRINT

Rear

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

MENU PRINT-CUT ADJ.

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

PRINT-CUT ADJ. AUTO

When the following message appears, automatic

adjustment is finished.

PRINT-CUT ADJ. COMPLETED!!

Front

Crop mark

While automatic adjustment is in progress, the following message appears on the display.

NOW PROCESSING...

• Depending on the type of material, the crop mark may not be read accurately.

• If you're using dye-based inks, automatic adjustment is not possible. Follow the steps in "Adjusting Manually" on the next page.

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Adjusting Manually

Read the correction value from the test pattern printed and cut on the material. Enter the read correction value with the operation panel, then align the printing and cutting positions.

Load material and install a blade, then press the

[SETUP] key.

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

PRINT-CUT ADJ. TEST PRINT

From the test pattern, read the value at the location shown below.

Cutting line

-0.5

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

MENU PRINT-CUT ADJ.

Press the [ENTER] key to print and cut the test pattern.

Test pattern

Correction-value scale

+2.0

-2.0

+1.0

+1.5

-1.5

+0.5

-1.0

-0.5

+2.0 -2.0

+1.5 -1.5

+1.0 -1.0

+0.5 -0.5

+0.0 -0.0

+0.0

Feed

-0.0

Scan

Scan direction

Read the scale on which the cutting line goes over as the correction-value . In this figure, the value is "-0.3." Use the same method to read the value on the [Feed] side.

Use the [ ] key to choose [FEED ADJUST] or [SCAN ADJUST].

PRINT-CUT ADJ. FEED ADJUST

Enter the correction value read in step 5. Select the correction value with the [ and press the [ENTER] key. Repeat steps 6 through 8 and perform [FEED ADJUST] or [SCAN ADJUST].

] [ ] key,

Cutting line

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen appear on the display.

FEED ADJUST

0.2 mm 0.2 mm

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User's Reference

Remove the Printed Material, then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting

Setting the Base Point and the Align Point

This feature is for performing position alignment in cases where printing is performed, after which the material removed from the machine for further processing (such as laminating), then again loaded on the machine for cutting.

- When cutting off a piece of material that has been printed from a roll, then again loading it as [PIECE], make sure there is 80 mm (3-3/16 in.) or more from where printing ended to the material’s end edge (the place where cut off from the roll). When cutting off the material automatically, set a page margin of 80 mm (3-3/16 in.) or more (see “Setting the Page Margins”).

- If you're using dye-based inks, crop marks cannot be detected automatically. Follow the steps in "Adjusting Manually."

- When performing continuous printing with [CROP MARK] set to [ENABLE], set the page margin at 20 mm (13/16 in.) or more. If there is not enough margin, crop marks may not be detected accurately.

- Crop marks are printed bidirectionally. If you have changed the material to a different type or changed the head height, adjust bidirectional printing. For more information about bidirectional printing, see "User's Reference - Making Corrections for Printing."

- If the data including the crop marks is wider than the printing/cutting area of the loaded material, then when data is sent, the message at right appears. To ignore this message and continue output, press the [ENTER] key. Note that the portion outside the printing/cutting area is not outputted. To stop printing, stop sending data from the computer, then press the [SETUP] key. Increase the printing/cutting area by replacing with a larger piece of material or changing the positions on the pinch rollers, then send the data again.

CAN'T PRINT CROP CONTINUE?

Verifying the Printing/Cutting Area When Crop Marks Are Applied

When [CROP MARK] is set to [ENABLE], the area where output is possible is reduced by an amount equal to the size of the crop marks.

When the output area of the entire piece of material is displayed, press the [ENTER] key. The output area excluding the crop marks is displayed while you hold down the key. To output with crop marks, make sure the size of the data fits inside this area.

Printing/cutting area of the entire piece of material

W1000mm L1234mm FINE BI-DIR

Printing/cutting area without crop marks

W 975mm L1209mm FINE BI-DIR

: Crop marks

Printing/cutting area without crop marks

Printing/cutting area of the entire piece of material

: Pinch rollers

- The [BASE] setting for automatic crop-mark detection only aligns the base point before and after you reload the material. To automatically correct for misalignment due to expansion or contraction of the material, you need to set the align point. Select [BASE-ALIGN] for automatic crop-mark detection, or manually make the settings for [BASE POINT] and [ALIGN POINT]. When you are correcting for misalignment by hand, refer to “Aligning the Printing Length and Cutting Length” and make the settings manually.

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Adjusting Automatically

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

MENU CROP MARK

Use the [ ] key to select [ENABLE], then press the

[ENTER] key.

CROP MARK DISABLE ENABLE

* Setting [CROP MARK] to [ENABLE] makes the

output area 25 mm (1 in.) narrower.

If you used the program to enable or disable crop marks, then crop marks are printed or not printed according to the program settings. The setting made with the control panel for the CJ-500/400 takes effect only in cases where the program does not specify that crop marks are enabled or disabled.

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

CROP MARK DISABLE DISABLE

Send the printing data from the computer.

Three crop marks are automatically printed on the left and right areas at the front edge of the material.

Crop marks

Rear

Front

When printing is finished press the [SET UP] key, remove the material and carry out lamination (or whatever further processing

needs to be done).

After processing, load the material at the same pinch-roller positions used during printing.

When material is loaded as described below, crop marks cannot be detected automatically.

(1) The left and right crop marks are tilted 5 degrees or more with respect to the direction of carriage movement ( or

the left and right crop marks are displaced by 20mm(13/16in.) or more in the sheet-feed direction )

(2)The each center of crop marks is not placed within a square of 100mm from the pinch roller on both sides.

In such cases, reload the material so as to satisfy the both these conditions.

Within 5 degrees, or within 20 mm (13/16 in.) in the sheet-feed direction

Left pinch roller

Imaginary line from the blade tip

100-mm square (3-7/8 in.)

Right pinch roller

Cutting carriage

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User's Reference

Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to select the type of

material that is loaded, then press the [BASE POINT] key.

SETUP SHEET ROLL EDGE PIECE

Press the [SET UP] key.

The crop marks printed in step 4 are detected automatically, and the base point and the align points (if you selected [BASE-ALIGN]) are set and adjusted.

Align point

*Crop marks and the like drawn with computer

programs cannot be used as crop marks by this machine.

*Depending on the kind of lamination that’s

performed, the crop marks may not be read accurately.

When the screen shown in the figure appears, use the [

] and [ ] keys to choose [BASE-ALIGN] or

[BASE], then press the [ENTER] key.

AUTO CROP MARK BASE-ALIGN

BASE-ALIGN : Aligns the start position for

output and the axis slant and length.

BASE : Aligns the start position for output. When you choose [BASE-ALIGN], the correction value

set at the [CUTTING ADJ.] menu has no effect.

Align point

While automatic detection of crop marks is in

progress, at every 3 m (118-1/8 in.) of feed operation pauses and the following message appears.

CONTINUE TO READ CROPMARK?

To continue automatic detection, press the [ENTER] key. To quit partway through, hold down the [SETUP] key for one second or longer.

Stopping Automatic Detection

While automatic detection of crop marks is in

progress, press the [PAUSE] key. The display shows the following message, and automatic detection pauses.

Send the cutting data from the computer.

To stop automatic detection, hold down the [SETUP]

key for one second or longer. To continue automatic detection, press the [PAUSE] key.

Base point

TO CANCEL PRESS SETUP KEY

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Adjusting Manually

Follow steps 1 through 4 for making the setting

automatically on the previous pages, then perform printing.

Install a blade on the cutting carriage.

Set the base point.

Use the arrow keys to align the center of the blade at the location on the crop mark shown in the figure, then press the [BASE POINT] key.

Center of the blade

When printing is finished press the [SET UP] key,

remove the material and carry out lamination (or whatever further processing needs to be done). Load the material at the same pinch-roller positions used during printing, then press the [SETUP] key. At this time, load the material so that the crop marks are to the inner sides of the pinch rollers on either side.

Set the align point.

Use the arrow keys to align the center of the blade at the place on the lower-left or upper-right crop mark shown in the figure, then press the [ALIGN POINT] key. When an upper-right align point is set at a crop mark, the correction value set with the [CUTTING ADJ.] menu is ignored.

Align point

Align the center of the blade with the base point or the align point.

Send the cutting data from the computer.

Base point

Center of the blade

Align point

*The align point cannot be set to both the lower left and upper right points. *The left and right crop marks are tilted 5 degrees or more with respect to the

direction of carriage movement

(or the left and right crop marks are displaced by 20 mm (13/16 in.) or more in

the sheet-feed direction)

*Crop marks and the like drawn with computer programs cannot be used as crop

marks by this machine.

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~ Using Crop Marks Properly ~

Printing/Cutting Area Changes

When [CROP MARK] is enabled, the printing/cutting area is reduced by an amount equal to the size of the crop marks. You can preview the printing/cutting area on the Top Menu while pressing [ENTER] key.

Roll : Only width is shown.

Piece : Both width and length are shown. For more information, see "Remove the Printed Material, then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting Verifying the Printing/ Cutting Area When Crop Marks Are Applied."

Area and Position for Printing/Cutting

Margin required for automatic detection and/or sheet feeding is necessary around the printing/cutting area. Data created with application software has to fit in the printing/cutting area by considering the margin.

: Pinch Roller: Crop Mark

Where to cut the material off

Next output image

80 mm (3-3/16 in.)

20 mm (13/16 in.)

* The same margin is

necessary for cutting a rolled material

1.5 mm (about 0.06 in)

12.5 mm (0.5 in.)

Printing/cutting area with crop marks.

12.5 mm (0.5 in.)

35 mm (1-1/8 in.)

20 mm (13/16 in.)

Previous output image

12.5 mm (0.5 in.)

1.5 mm (about 0.06 in)

Where to cut the material off

* The same margin is

necessary for cutting a rolled material

Reloading the Printed Material

When material is reloaded as described below, crop marks cannot be detected automatically.

(1) The left and right crop marks are tilted 5 degrees or more with respect to the direction of carriage movement (or the

left and right crop marks are displaced by 20mm (13/16in.) or more in the sheet-feed direction )

(2) The each center of crop marks is not placed within a square of 100mm from the pinch roller on both sides.

In such cases, reload the matrerial so as to satisfy the both of these conditions. For more information, see "Remove the Printed Material, then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting Adjusting Automatically step 6."

When Outputing Some Sets of Images at A Number of Times

Crop marks can not be detected automatically when you print multiple sets of crop marks by changing the base points. To printting/cutting several images at once, place all of them side by side on application software, then output them with a set of crop marks.

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Making Corrections for Printing

Feed Correction

This corrects for errors in the amount of feed of the grit rollers due the type of material. Be sure to make this setting when you have replaced the material with a different type. Correcting the amount of feed improves the dot-positioning accuracy in the feed direction, which can help enhance image quality.

- When performing test printing for feed correction, load the material correctly (see "Setup for Printing -- Loading the Material"). If the material is not loaded correctly, an accurate test pattern may not be output.

- When you use the program to set a correction value for the amount of feed, the program’s setting takes priority. The setting made with the control panel for the CJ-500/400 takes effect only in cases where the program does not perform correction of the amount of feed.

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

Press the [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

PRINTING ADJ. TEST PRINT

Check the test pattern and choose a

value with no displacement.

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

MENU CALIBRATION

* Printing a Pattern

in Steps of 0.10%

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen appear on the display.

CALIBRATION PRINTING ADJ.

Press the [ENTER] key to start printing a test pattern.

Test pattern

+0.30%

+0.25%

+0.20%

+0.15%

+0.10%

+0.05%

0.00%

-0.05%

Value with no displacement

PRINTING ADJ. ADJUST

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

ADJUST

-0.10% -0.10%

-0.10%

-0.15%

Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to set the value you

checked in step 4, then press the [ENTER] key.

ADJUST

-0.10% +0.20%

-2.0% to +2.0% (In steps of 0.05%)

* Test printing prints the pattern in steps of 0.10%.

Current setting

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Bidirectional Correction

* Only when the printing direction at the [PRINT MODE] menu has been set to [BI-DIRECTION] (bidirectional)

This adjusts slippage when performing bidirectional printing. Make this adjustment when you have replaced the material with a different type or adjusted the head height.

Press the [MENU] key and [

following screen appear on the display.

Press the [ENTER] key to start printing a test pattern.

] key to make the

MENU BIDIRECTION

Test pattern

+15 +14 +13 +12 +11 +10 +9 +8 +7 +6 +5 +4 +3 +2 +1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 -9 -10 -11 -12 -13 -14 -15

Value with no displacement

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

Current setting

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

BIDIRECTION TEST PRINT

Check the test pattern and choose a value with no

displacement.

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

BIDIRECTION ADJUST

Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to set the value you

checked in step 4, then press the [ENTER] key.

ADJUST +0 +5

-15 to +15 (In steps of 1)

ADJUST +0 +0

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Aligning the Printing Length and Cutting Length

There is normally no need to adjust this. When there is no effect due to expansion or contraction of the material, use the machine with the calibration value always set at “0.”

However, when printing is followed by cutting, the cutting length may be displaced from the printing length. This is because the material may absorb moisture from the ink or the air, making it expand or contract. The degree of expansion or contraction varies depending on the composition of the material, the composition of the base paper, and the temperature and humidity where installed. In general, highly absorbent materials are more susceptible to expansion and contraction. At such times, use the display menu’s [CALIBRATION_CUTTING ADJ.] function to adjust the cutting length with respect to the printing length. The calibration value that you set persists even after the power is switched off. After performing output, return the calibration value to “0.”

When you have set a base point, and have set an align point on the upper-right crop mark, the machine automatically adjusts the length for printing and cutting. At this time, the correction value in this section is ignored. For more information, take a look at "User's Reference - Removing Printed Material, Then Reloading and Cutting."

To calculate the correction value, measure the lengths of A, B, C and D in the following diagram.

Cutting line

Rear

Front

Printing length in the scan direction

Calculate the percentage of cutting-length displacement relative to the printing length.

Printing length in the feed direction

Printing result

+–

Correction value in

FEED direction.

Correction value in

SCAN direction.

Offset in FEED direction.

Offset of FEED-direction data.

Offset in SCAN direction.

Offset of SCAN-direction data.

X 100

C Misalignment in the feed direction

–

A Misalignment in the scan direction

* If the cutting line is in the "+"

*Feed direction

.....The direction of

material feed

*Scan direction

.....The direction of

carriage movement

direction from the printing position, then input the correction as a "-". If the cutting line is in the "-" direction from the printing position, then input the correction as a "+".

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

MENU CALIBRATION

Press the [ ] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

Continued on the next page

CALIBRATION CUTTING ADJ.

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Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

CUTTING ADJ. FEED ADJUST

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

SCAN ADJUST +0.00% +0.00%

Use the [ ] key to choose [FEED ADJUST] or

[SCAN ADJUST].

CUTTING ADJ. SCAN ADJUST

Input the correction value calculated in step (2).

Select the correction value with the [ and press the [ENTER] key. Repeat steps 6 through 8 and perform [FEED ADJUST] or [SCAN ADJUST].

] [ ] key,

Performing Overprinting

This prints the same image superimposed over the same location a number of times. When printing materials such as fabric, colors may not come out well with just a single printing pass. Overprinting can achieve darker printing results. You can choose either [2] (two passes) or [3] (three passes) as the number of passes for overprinting. Performing overprinting may result in ink smudges or stretch the fabric.

When you use the program to set the number of passes for overprinting, the program’s setting takes priority. The setting made with the control panel for the CJ-500/400 takes effect only in cases where the setting for the number of overprinting passes is not made with the program.

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

MENU OVER PRINT

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

OVER PRINT NONE NONE

Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to choose the number of

passes (two or three), then press the [ENTER] key.

OVER PRINT NONE 2

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Setting the Page Margins

This makes the setting for the margin between pages. When outputting a number of pages continuously, you can establish a margin between the pages. You can set this in a range of 0 mm to 100 mm (in 10 mm steps). This is set at 20 mm when shipped from the factory.

Start of the next output

End of output

35 mm (1-1/8 in.)

Margin (value set for [PAGE MARGIN])

[

When the material is not cut off

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

Start of the next output

35 mm (1-1/8 in.)

End of output

Location where separated

Margin (value set for [PAGE MARGIN])

[

]

When the material-cutting command is enabled

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

35 mm (1-1/8 in.)

]

MENU PAGE MARGIN

Use the [ ] and [ ] keys to set a margin, then press

the [ENTER] key.

PAGE MARGIN 20mm 10mm

0 to 100 mm (In steps of 10 mm)

- When separating the material with the margin set at [0], the position where the material is separated and the end of printing/cutting may not match.

- When performing continuous printing with the margin set at [0], image quality just after starting to print may be poor on the second page or after. Also, dot drop-out or overlap may occur at the page borders.

- When you use the program to set the page margins, the program’s settings take priority. The setting made with the control panel for the CJ-500/400 takes effect only in cases where the settings for page margins are not made with the program.

PAGE MARGIN 20mm 20mm

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User's Reference

About the Prefeed ([PREFEED]) Function

When using roll material, you can check in advance whether there is enough material available for the amount of printing or cutting data, or whether the material can be gripped correctly. When data is sent from the computer, the amount of material equal to the length of the data is automatically pulled out, and then printing or cutting begins. If material equal to the amount of data is not available, operation pauses and the following message appears on the display.

SHEET TOO SHORT CONTINUE?

When shipped from the factory, the prefeed ([PREFEED]) function is set to [ENABLE] as the default.

When using an optionally available media take-up unit (the TU-500/400), set the prefeed ([PREFEED]) function to [DISABLE].

Press the [ENTER] key to perform printing or cutting. To cancel output, stop sending data from the computer, then hold down the [SETUP] key for 2 to 3 seconds.

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To Perform Long Printing/Cutting

When performing printing or cutting over a length of 1.5 m (60 in.) or more, first feed out the required length of material. Then follow the steps below to load the material.

Pull out the material from the roll and pass it through

the unit.

Rear

Roll material

*Use material that is wider by 50 mm (2 in.) or

more than the width of the printing or cutting to be performed.

Move the sheet loading lever all the way to “LOAD,”

then close the front cover.

Sheet loading lever

When moved partway, only the right-hand pinch roller descends. Data cannot be output while in this state. To secure the material in place, move all the way to "LOAD."

Position the left- and right-hand pinch rollers at the

locations shown in the figure.

25mm (1 in.)

or more

*Make sure the pinch rollers are positioned above

the grit rollers.

At [SELECT SHEET], choose [ROLL] or [EDGE],

then press the [SETUP] key.

SETUP SHEET ROLL EDGE PIECE

25mm (1 in.)

or more

Press the [MENU] key and [ ] key to make the

following screen appear on the display.

MENU PREFEED

Use the [ ] key to select [ENABLE], then press the

[ENTER] key.

PREFEED ENABLE ENABLE

Press the [ ] key to make the following screen

appear on the display.

PREFEED DISABLE ENABLE

Send the printing/cutting data from the computer.

- When using the [PREFEED] function, set [EDGE SENSE] to [ENABLE].

- Depending on the program, the [PREFEED] function may not work.

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User's Reference

Adjusting the Height of the Printing Head

When using material that is thick or susceptible to warping, material feed may not proceed smoothly, or the material may jam. When such material is loaded, you can adjust the height of the printing head. You can adjust the head height by moving the lever in the figure any of the positions from 1 to 3, where it clicks into place.

This should normally be left at position 1. If printing results in jamming of the material, the material catching on a printing head, or other problems that indicate that material feed cannot be accomplished smoothly, then position the lever at 2 or 3. . When the height of the printing head has been adjusted, it is necessary to perform bidirectional correction (only when the printing direction for [PRINT MODE] has been set to [BI-DIRECTION]). For more information about bidirectional correction, see "Making Corrections for Printing - Bidirectional Correction."

Height of the printing head

High

* Be sure that the carriage

is in standby position before attempting to move the lever.

Low

Lever

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User's Reference

Materials

* Use genuine media for the CJ-500/400.

Conditions for Usable Materials

A) Cuttable material thickness : 0.08 to 0.22 mm (0.00315 in. to 0.00866 in.) (depending on material composition)

B) Maximum material thickness, including base paper (peeled-off paper)

: Printing only 1.0 mm (0.039 in.) : When performing cutting 0.4 mm (0.0157 in.)

C) Maximum diameter for roll material : 180 mm (7-1/16 in.) (surface to be printed or cut must face outward)

D) Core inner diameter for roll material: 50.8 or 76.2 mm (2 in. or 3 in.)

E) Maximum weight for roll material : CJ-500.....20 kg (44.1 lb.) CJ-400.....17 kg (37.5 lb.)

F) Roll material with a starting edge that is not taped down

Side view of roll material

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Acceptable material widths

CJ-500: 90 to 1371 mm (3-9/16 to 54 in.)

* However, when loading material with a width of 90 to 430 mm (3-9/16 to 17 in.), set the [EDGE SENSE] menu item to [DISABLE].

User's Reference

Approx. 430 mm (16-15/16 in.)

Material

Approx. 960 mm (37-13/16 in.)

Approx. 1140 mm (44-7/8 in.)

Approx. 1190 mm (46-7/8 in.)

Approx. 1371 mm (54 in.)

Approx. 610 mm (24 in.)

Approx. 742 mm (29-3/16 in.)

Approx. 922 mm (36-5/16 in.)

Material with a width

1190 and 1371

(46-7/8 and 54 in.)

: Grit roller

: Pinch roller (left)

(*1) Position of the pinch roller (middle) when using material with a width of 742, 922, 960 and 1140 mm. (*2) Position of the pinch roller (middle) when using material with a width of 1190 and 1371 mm.

*Lowering the middle pinch roller during printing may damage the printing surface. At such times, position the pinch

rollers away from above the grit rollers.

Material with a width

960 and 1140

(37-13/16 and 44-7/8 in.)

Material with a width

742 and 922

(29-3/16 and 36-5/16 in.)

(*2)

: Pinch roller (middle)

: Pinch roller (right)

Material with a width

430 and 610

(16-15/16 and 24 in.)

(*1)

* Make sure the left and right pinch rollers

are positioned above the grit rollers.

180 mm

(7-1/16 in.)

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CJ-400: 90 to 1117 mm (3-9/16 to 44 in.)

* However, when loading material with a width of 90 to 430 mm (3-9/16 to 17 in.), set the [EDGE SENSE] menu item to [DISABLE].

Approx. 430 mm (16-15/16 in.)

Material

Approx. 742 mm (29-3/16 in.)

Approx. 922 mm (36-5/16 in.)

Approx. 937 mm (36-7/8 in.)

Approx. 1117 mm (44 in.)

Material with a width

937 and 1117

(36-7/8 and 44 in.)

Material with a width

742 and 922

(29-3/16 and 36-5/16 in.)

Approx. 610 mm (24 in.)

Material with a width

430 and 610

(16-15/16 and 24 in.)

180 mm

(7-1/16 in.)

(*)

: Grit roller

: Pinch roller (left)

(*) Position of the pinch roller (middle) when using material with a width of 742, 922, 937 and 1117 mm.

*Lowering the middle pinch roller during printing may damage the printing surface. At such times, position the pinch

rollers away from above the grit rollers.

: Pinch roller (middle)

: Pinch roller (right)

* Make sure the left and right pinch rollers

are positioned above the grit rollers.

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User's Reference

About Blade Life

Cutting conditions and blade life vary according to the hardness of the material and the usage environment. Making the settings for the conditions described below does not automatically guarantee attractive cutting results in all situations. Before performing actual cutting, be sure to carry out a cutting test and make any necessary adjustments (see "Setup for Cutting -- Test Cutting"). If the material is not cut through completely even when the tool force is increased by 50 to 60 gf more than the tool force values shown below, it means that the useful life of the blade has ended. Replace with a new blade.

Blade

ZEC-U1005

ZEC-U5025

* The values for lifespan are intended to serve as a general guide when cutting materials of identical type.

Material

General Signage Vinyl

General Signage Vinyl Fluorescent Vinyl Reflective Vinyl

Tool-force

50 to 150 gf

30 to 100 gf 120 to 200 gf 100 to 200 gf

Amount of cutter offset

0.25 mm (0.01 in.)

Life of a blade (General guide)

8000 m

4000 m 4000 m 4000 m

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User's Reference

About the Printing/Cutting Area

The printing/cutting area along the horizontal plane (the direction in which the carriage moves) is determined by the position of the pinch rollers. The workable area spans the length between the two rollers, minus a margin of about 1.5 mm (about 0.06 in.) on both sides. If "PIECE" has been selected and material length (the distance in the X direction as shown in the figure) is 2,000 mm, the area is the same as when "EDGE" has been chosen.

Max.:

Pinch roller (left)

Max.: 24998 mm (984-1/8 in.)

10 mm

(3/8 in.)

Material

Approx. 1.5 mm (about 0.06 in.)

CJ-500: 1346 mm (53 CJ-400: 1092 mm (43 in.)

in.

)

Approx. 1.5 mm (about 0.06 in.)

When [PIECE] is selected

Printing/cutting area

10 mm

(3/8 in.)

60 mm (about 2-1/8 in.)

Pinch roller (right)

Approx. 19.2 mm (about 13/16 in.)

35 mm (1-1/8 in.) (If the material configuration is "EDGE" or "PIECE.")

19.2 mm

(13/16 in.)

35 mm (1-1/8 in.) (If the material configuration is "EDGE" or "PIECE.")

Printing/cutting coordinates origin (0, 0)

* The arrows in the figure indicating the X and Y directions indicate

respectively the positive directions of the X axis and Y axis.

When crop marks are printed, the printing or cutting area in the area shown above is reduced by an amount equal to the size of the crop marks (12.5 mm (0.5 in.) + 12.5 mm (0.5 in.)).

The area shown above

Pinch roller (left)

12.5 mm (0.5 in.)

Crop mark

The area when crop marks are printed

Crop marks

Printing or cutting area when crop marks are printed

12.5 mm (0.5 in.)

Crop mark

Default area

Pinch roller (right)

12.5 mm (0.5 in.)

Printing/cutting coordinates origin (0, 0)

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Description of Keys

Key

Top

—— — —This switches on and off the sub power . When the

power is switched on, the POWER LED lights up.

—— — —This detects the presence of material, and its dimensions,

and shows the printable or cuttable size on the display. The SETUP LED flashes while detection of material width is in progress. When setup finishes, the SETUP LED lights up continuously. Also press this key when removing the material.

—— — —The [PAUSE] key pauses operation. The PAUSE LED

lights up while paused. Pressing this key again cancels the paused state. Holding down the [SETUP] key for about 1 second while paused causes remaining data to be cleared and cancels the material's setup state.

—— — —This sets the present blade position (blade center) at the

printing or cutting start location (base point). For more information, see "User's Reference -- Performing Cutting or Printing at the Desired Location."

—— — —This sets an align point for correction when the material is

not straight. The angle of the material, referenced from the base point, is stored in memory. Any angle of 5° or less may be set. This setting is valid only when cutting.

FunctionSubmenu

Setting

range

Default

value

PRINT MODE

FORCE — [FORCE]

—

This displays the [PRINT MODE] menu for setting image quality. This is used to specify the printing quality and unidirectional or bidirectional printing. Settings cannot be made while printing is in progress. To exit the [PRINT MODE] menu screen, press the [MENU] key or the [CLEANING] key or the [SETUP] key. For more information, see "Setup for Printing -- Setting the Printing quality and Printing direction."

This enters the menu for setting the conditions for cutting. You can set the values for blade force, cutting speed, blade offset compensation, and tool movement speed when raising the tool. For more information, see "Display Menus Flowchart."

* When [COMMAND] on the CJ-500/400’s display

menu has been set to [ENABLE], the program’s settings for the cutting conditions take priority. To give priority to the cutting conditions set on the CJ-500/400, turn off the program settings, or set the [COMMAND] menu to [DISABLE]. For more information about the [COMMAND] menu, see the section “Descriptions of Menu Items Description of Menus.”

[PRINT MODE]

PHOTO SUPER FINE FINE2 NORMAL FAST DRAFT

[PRINT DIRECTION

UNI-DIRECTION BI-DIRECTION

30 to 200 gf

(In steps of 5 gf)

[SPEED]

1 to 60 cm/s

(In steps of 1 cm/s)

[OFFSET]

0 to 1.5 mm

(In steps of 0.025 mm)

[UP-SPEED]

1 to 60 cm/s

(In steps of 1 cm/s)

[PRINT MODE]

FINE2

[PRINT DIRECTION

BI-DIRECTION

]

[FORCE]

50 gf

[SPEED]

40 cm/s

[OFFSET]

0.25 mm

[UP-SPEED]

60 cm/s

]

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Description of Keys

Key

Top

—— — —This cuts off the material at the present location of the

blade tip. Press this to cut off the portion already printed or cut from the roll. You cannot sever a piece of material while printing or cutting is in progress. For more information, see "Remove the Material."

—— — —This enters the menu mode.

When a menu is displayed, the [ move to the next menu,

] moves to a submenu, and the [ ] key

the [ moves to the previous screen.

—— — —This is used to accept, execute, or save the item shown

on the display.

—— — —These move the material and the carriage.

When a menu is displayed, these move among the menu items.

—— — —Holding down this key for 1 second or longer performs a

printing test in an area of approximately 54 mm x 18 mm (2.13 in. x 0.71 in.). Before starting to print, you can carry out a test printing to check the printing quality. For more information, see "Setup for Printing -- Test Printing." If there is a problem with the state of the heads, such as dot drop-out, perform head cleaning.

FunctionSubmenu

] and [ ] keys

Setting

range

Default

value

—— — —Holding down this key for 1 second or longer performs

cleaning for the printing heads. You can perform cleaning while in any state. For more information, see "Maintenance -- Cleaning the Printing Heads."

—— — —Holding down this key for 1 second or longer performs a

cutting test in an area of approximately 20 mm x 20 mm (0.79 in. x 0.79 in.). For more information, see "Setup for Cutting -- Test Cutting" If there are problems with the quality of cutting results for the material, press the [CUT CONFIG] key and adjust the cutting conditions.

—— — —This forces the tool to move up or down.

MENU LANGUAGE

— ENGLISH

select either English or Japanese.

ENGLISHThis sets the language for screen messages. You can

JAPANESE

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Description of Menu Items

Description of Menus

Pressing the [MENU] key enters the menu mode.

Top

DEMO

CARIBRATION 0%

PRINT & CUT

PRINTING ADJ.

(*)

CUTTING ADJ.

[PRINT & CUT]: This outputs the sample data for printing and cutting. [PRINT]: This outputs the sample data for printing. [CUT]: This outputs the sample data for cutting.

This corrects for errors in the amount of feed of the grit rollers due the type of material. Be sure to make this setting when you have replaced the material with a different type. Make this setting again when horizontal stripes are plainly visible on printing results. [TEST PRINT]: This menu is for verifying the adjustment. [ADJUST]: This sets the correction value. For more information, see "User's Reference -- Making Corrections for Printing -- Feed Correction" This corrects the cutting length relative to the print length (distance correction). For more information, see "User's Reference -- Aligning the Printing Length and Cutting Length" [FEED ADJUST]: This sets the adjustment value for the material-feed

direction.

[SCAN ADJUST]: This sets the adjustment value for the left-right

direction (the carriage-movement direction).

FunctionSubmenu

When you use the program to make the setting for the

(*)

corresponding item, the program’s setting takes priority. To give priority to the setting made on the CJ-500/400, turn off the program’s settings.

Setting

Default

range

——This performs printing or cutting of sample data.

[PRINTING ADJ.]

-2.0% to +2.0%

(In steps of 0.05%)

[CUTTING ADJ.]

-2.0% to +2.0%

(In steps of 0.01%)

value

BIDIRECTION

OVER PRINT

(*)

DRYING TIME

(*)

EDGE SENSE

CROP MARK

(*)

This adjusts for slippage when performing bidirectional printing. This must be readjusted when you have replaced the material with a different type or adjusted the head height.

TEST PRINT ADJUST

— NONE/2/3

—

— ENABLE/

[TEST PRINT]: This menu is for verifying the adjustment. [ADJUST]: This sets the correction value. For more information, see "User's Reference -- Making Corrections for Printing -- Bidirectional Correction."

You can carry out the same printing superimposed over the same location. When printing materials such as fabric, colors may not come out well with just a single printing pass. This should normally be set to [NONE]. For more information, see "User's Reference -- Performing Overprinting."

This sets the drying time for the material. For materials with low absorbency that are difficult to dry, make the setting for a longer time. When printing is followed by cutting, cutting is performed after waiting for the set time.

This specifies whether detection of the front and rear edges of the material is enabled or disabled. This should normally be set to [ENABLE]. When loading transparent material or material with a width of 90 to 430 mm (3.5 to 17 in.), set this to [DISABLE]. When set to [DISABLE], then during material setup only the [ROLL] selection is available. When doing this, ensure a margin of 35 mm (1-7/16 in.) or more from the leading edge of the material to the start position for printing or cutting.

This specifies whether output of crop marks is enabled or disabled. When set to [ENABLE], crop marks are automatically added to the data sent from the computer and printed.

-15 to +15

(In steps of 1)

NONE/ 10 to 990 sec.

(In steps of 10 sec.)

DISABLE

Correction value when

shipped

from the

factory

ENABLE

DISABLE

NONE

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Description of Menu Items

Top

TIME OUT NONE

ENV.MATCH —

FACTORY DEFAULT

PRINT-CUT ADJ.

—

— —

— ——

TEST PRINT

FEED ADJUST

SCAN ADJUST

AUTO

When a certain amount of time passes with no data sent from the computer, the current output is considered to be finished. "TIME OUT" sets the time used for this determination.

This performs automatic adjustment on the machine to obtain a state optimized to the operating environment (temperature and humidity). For more information, see "User's Reference -- Environment Matching."

This returns all menu settings to their original values when shipped from the factory. For more about the factory defaults for the various settings, see the "Default value" entry for each menu setting in this section.

[TEST PRINT]: This prints a test pattern for adjustment use.

[FEED ADJUST]: This sets the adjustment value for the material-feed

direction.

[SCAN ADJUST]: This sets the adjustment value for the left-right

direction (the carriage-movement direction).

[AUTO]: Alignment of the printing and cutting positions is

performed automatically. For more information, see "User's Reference -Adjusting the Printing and Cutting Positions"

FunctionSubmenu

Setting

range

NONE/ 10 to 990 sec.

(In steps of 10 sec.)

—

[FEED ADJUST] [SCAN ADJUST]

-2.0 to +2.0 mm

(In steps of 0.1 mm)

—

Default

value

—

0 mm

—

INK CONTROL

SYSTEM REPORT

MENU UNIT

EMPTY MODE

FILL INK

PUMP UP HEAD WASH

CHANGE INK SET

— ——

— mm/INCH mm

When replacement of the ink cartridge becomes necessary while printing is in progress, this setting determines whether printing continues or pauses. This setting is used when the ink cartridge cannot be changed immediately during printing, such as during unattended operation at night. [LATER] causes printing to continue without pause even if ink refilling becomes necessary. Printing continues with the small amount of ink remaining, so the printed image may become faint as the ink runs out. In general, it should possible to perform about 1 m once this message appears, although the actual varies widely according to the amount of ink needed for the particular image. Printing is continued only for the data currently being printed. Operation stops after one image is output. [PROMPT] causes operation to pause immediately when the ink cartridge needs to be changed. Printing is resumed by replacing the cartridge and pressing the [PAUSE] key. Please note, however, that the colors of an image in progress may no longer be perfectly matched if the unit is allowed to remain paused for two or three hours before resuming printing. [FILL INK] : Refills the printing heads with ink. Normally there is no need to do this, because refilling is automatic. [PUMP UP] : Drains ink from the printing heads. [HEAD WASH] : This washes the printing heads with optionally available cleaning cartridges. For more information, see "Maintenance

-- When Moving the Unit... ."

[CHANGE INK SET] : Performs the [HEAD WASH] and [FILL INK] operations. This is used when switching the ink type. Before running this, choose the type of ink to be used after the change. For more information, see "Maintenance -- Changing the Type of Ink."

This prints the current status of setting and other system information.

This selects millimeters or inches as the unit of measurement for the width displayed on the top menu after setting up the material. When inch display is used, values are displayed to the first digit to the right of the decimal point.

(10 ft2) of printing

[EMPTY

MODE]

LATER/ PROMPT

[CHANGE

INK SET]

PIG. CMYKLcLm/ PIG. CMYKOrGr/ DYE CMYKLcLm/

LATER

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Description of Menu Items

Top

PAGE MARGIN

(*)

PREFEED — ENABLE/

SLEEP 15 min

COMMAND

—

— NONE/15

COMMAND

!FS

COMMAND

This makes the setting for the margin between pages. When outputting a number of pages continuously, you can establish a margin between the pages. For more information, see "User's Reference -- Setting the Page Margins."

This specifies whether the material prefeed function is enabled or disabled. When set to [ENABLE], an amount of material equal to the size of the data sent from the computer is fed out first, and then printing or cutting are performed. When set to [DISABLE], use the arrow keys to feed out the length of material to be used. After feeding it out, return it to its original position and leave it loose behind the CJ-500/400. If cutting is started without doing this first, a motor error may occur or the material roll may fall when the material is pulled out.

This sets the time that elapses before the unit enters the SLEEP mode. The SLEEP mode is enabled when the CJ-500/400 has been inactive for a specified time. (When in the SLEEP mode, the POWER LED flashes once per second.) To release the SLEEP mode...

- Touch any key on the control panel. - Send data from the computer.

- Open the front cover. - Move the sheet loading lever toward the back of the unit.

This setting is made cutting conditions set with a program are made to take priority. When set to [DISABLE], cutting is performed using the values set with the CJ-500/400. [VS COMMAND]: To perform cutting set the speed determined by a VS command (tool speed setting command) sent from the computer, set this to [ENABLED]. [!FS COMMAND]: To perform cutting set the tool force determined by an !FS command (tool force setting command) sent from the computer, set this to [ENABLED].

FunctionSubmenu

Setting

range

0 to 100 mm

(In steps of 10 mm)

DISABLE

min to 120 min

(In steps of 15 min)

[VS COMMAND] ENABLE/ DISABLE [!FS COMMAND] ENABLE/ DISABLE

Default

value

20 mm

ENABLE

AUTO SHEET CUT

— ENABLE/

disabled. When set to [ENABLED], the material is cut automatically when the computer sends a material-cutting command. For more information, see "Remove the Material -- Cut the material from the roll -- When sending a material-cutting command from the computer to separate the material automatically."

— ——INK LEFT This shows the amount of ink left after each of the ink cartridges has

been installed. The fewer the markers (" * If a partially used ink cartridge is removed and reinstalled, or if a

partially used ink cartridge is installed, the cartridge is taken to be

unused, and the displayed amount of remaining ink is not true. For more information, see "Maintenance -- Check how much ink remains."

"), the less ink is left.

DISABLE

ENABLEThis selects whether the material-cutting command is enabled or

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Description of Menu Items

Top

HEAD CLEANING

MEDIUM

POWERFUL

FunctionSubmenu

check the printing quality before starting to print. This also cleans the printing heads if there is a problem in the printing test. Normally cleaning is performed by pressing the [CLEANING] key on the control panel, but if doing so doesn’t correct the problem, use this menu to perform cleaning. Because cleaning subjects the head to wear and consumes ink, it should only be performed when absolutely necessary. Performing cleaning from the [POWERFUL] menu in particular subjects the head to early wear and used up large amounts of ink. [MEDIUM]: This is used when performing cleaning by pressing the [CLEANING] key does not correct the problem. After cleaning, carry out a printing test to make sure there are no problems with printing quality. [POWERFUL]: Used when performing cleaning with [MEDIUM] several times does not restore the printing quality. After cleaning, carry out a printing test to make sure there are no problems with printing quality. For more information, see "MAINTENANCE -- Cleaning the Printing Heads."

Setting

range

——You can use the [TEST PRINT] key to perform a printing test and

Default

value

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Display Menus Flowchart

For details about each of the menus, see the "Description of Display Menus."

Description of Menu Items

Press the

key

Roland CJ-500 Ver.1.00

Roland CJ-500 PIGMENT CMYKLcLm

Selecting the language for screen messages

When the power is turned on for the first time, or turned on after removing the ink

Roland CJ-500 UNKNOWN INK TYPE

SELECT INK TYPE PIG.CMYKLcLm

PIG. CMYKLcLm/PIG. CMYKOrGr/ DYE CMYKLcLm

INSTALL DRAIN BOTTLE

MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH

MENU LANGUAGE JAPANESE

No ink is filled.

Select the installed ink type and press the [ENTER] key.

Attach the drain bottle, and press [ENTER] key.

Use or to select. Press the [ENTER] key

to enable the setting.

SETUP SHEET ROLL EDGE PIECE

Use or to select. Press the [ENTER] key

to enable the setting.

Press the [BASE POINT] key

AUTO CROP MARK BASE

PRESS SETUP KEY

NOW FILLING INK

If [EDGE SENSE] is [DISABLE].

SETUP SHEET ROLL

Press the key

Choose [BASE] or [BASE-ALIGN], then press the [ENTER] key

The system will execute ink fill.

Load the material and press

the key

NOW PROCESSING..

Printing/cutting area of the loaded material (width).

Top

W1000mm L1230mm

FINE BI-DIR

Printing/cutting area of the loaded material (length). *This is not displayed when [ROLL] or [EDGE] has been selected.

The settings for [PRINT MODE] (Print Direction) display only in the case of [BI-DIRECTION].

Settings for [PRINT MODE] (Print Mode)

PHOTO/SUPER/FINE/FINE2/NORMAL/FAST/DRAFT

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Description of Menu Items

Press the key

MENU DEMO

MENU CALIBRATION

MENU BIDIRECTION

MENU OVER PRINT

DEMO PRINT & CUT

PRINT & CUT/PRINT/CUT

CALIBRATION PRINTING ADJ.

CALIBRATION CUTTING ADJ.

BIDIRECTION TEST PRINT

BIDIRECTION ADJUST

OVER PRINT NONE 2

NONE/ 2 / 3

PRINTING ADJ. TEST PRINT

PRINTING ADJ. ADJUST

CUTTING ADJ. FEED ADJUST

CUTTING ADJ. SCAN ADJUST

ADJUST +0 +0

-15 to +15 (In steps of 1)

ADJUST +0.25% +0.30%

FEED ADJUST +0.00% +0.00%

SCAN ADJUST +0.00% +0.00%

MENU DRYING TIME

MENU EDGE SENSE

MENU CROP MARK

MENU TIME OUT

MENU ENV.MATCH

MENU FACTORY DEFAULT

MENU PRINT-CUT ADJ.

DRYING TIME 15sec 15sec

NONE/ 10 to 990 (In steps of 10 sec.)

EDGE SENSE ENABLE DISABLE

ENABLE/DISABLE

CROP MARK ENABLE DISABLE

ENABLE/DISABLE

TIME OUT 15sec 15sec

NONE/ 10 to 990 (In steps of 10 sec.)

FACTORY DEFAULT NOW PROCESSING..

PRINT-CUT ADJ. TEST PRINT

PRINT-CUT ADJ. FEED ADJUST

PRINT-CUT ADJ. SCAN ADJUST

PRINT-CUT ADJ.

FEED ADJUST

0.0mm 0.0mm

-2.0 to +2.0 mm (In steps of 0.1 mm)

SCAN ADJUST

0.0mm 0.0mm

-2.0 to +2.0 mm (In steps of 0.1 mm)

NOW PROCESSING..

AUTO

¥ Move to the previous menu screen or the next menu screen ¥ Select the value for a setting ¥ Moves the material (when specifying the printing/cutting location)

¥ Move to a submenu screen ¥ Moves the carriage (when specifying the printing/cutting location)

¥ Move to the previous menu screen ¥ Moves the carriage (when specifying the printing/cutting location)

¥ Executes the menu ¥ Locks in the value for a setting

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Description of Menu Items

MENU INK CONTROL

MENU SYSTEM REPORT

MENU MENU UNIT

INK CONTROL EMPTY MODE

INK CONTROL FILL INK

INK CONTROL PUMP UP

INK CONTROL HEAD WASH

INK CONTROL CHANGE INK SET

MENU UNIT mm mm

mm/INCH

EMPTY MODE LATER PROMPT

LATER/PROMPT

CHANGE INK SET PIG.CMYKLcLm

PIG. CMYKLcLm/ PIG. CMYKOrGr/ DYE CMYKLcLm

MENU PAGE MARGIN

MENU PREFEED

MENU SLEEP

MENU COMMAND

MENU AUTO SHEET CUT

MENU INK LEFT

PAGE MARGIN 20mm 20mm

0 to 100 mm (In steps of 10 mm)

PREFEED ENABLE DISABLE

ENABLE/DISABLE

SLEEP 15min 15min

NONE/15 to 120 min. (In steps of 15 min.)

COMMAND VS COMMAND

COMMAND !FS COMMAND

AUTO SHEET CUT ENABLE ENABLE

ENABLE/DISABLE

K C c M m Y

VS COMMAND ENABLE DISABLE

ENABLE/DISABLE

!FS COMMAND ENABLE DISABLE

ENABLE/DISABLE

MENU HEAD CLEANING

HEAD CLEANING MEDIUM

HEAD CLEANING POWERFUL

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Description of Menu Items

Press the key

PRINT MODE FINE

PHOTO/SUPER/ FINE/FINE2/NORMAL/ FAST/DRAFT

Use or to select. Press the [ENTER] key to enable the setting.

Press the key

FORCE 50gf 50gf

30 to 200 gf (In steps of 5 gf)

DIRECTION UNI-DIRECTION

UNI-DIRECTION/ BI-DIRECTION

SPEED 50cm/s 50cm/s

1 to 60 cm/s (In steps of 1 cm/s)

OFFSET

0.250mm 0.250mm

0 to 1.500 mm (In steps of 0.025 mm)

UP-SPEED 60cm/s 60cm/s

1 to 60 cm/s (In steps of 1 cm/s)

Use or to select. Press the [ENTER] key to enable the setting.

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What to Do If...

If the CJ-500/400 doesn't run...

Is the power cord connected correctly?

Connect the power cord included with the CJ-500/400 to the unit, and plug the other end securely into an electrical outlet. (See “What to Do upon Opening the Carton -- 2 Setting Up and Connection” .)

Is the CJ-500/400 power on?

Turn on the power. (See “What to Do upon Opening the Carton -- 5 Powerup” .)

Has material been loaded (the SETUP LED is lighted)?

If the SETUP LED is not illuminated, make sure the material is loaded correctly and press the [SETUP] key to illuminate the SETUP LED.

Is the PAUSE LED lighted?

If the [PAUSE] key has been pressed and the PAUSE LED is lighted, the unit has been paused. To resume printing or cutting, press the [PAUSE] key again. The PAUSE LED is extinguished, and printing or cutting resumes. To terminate printing or cutting, first stop the transmission of printing or cutting instructions from the computer to the CJ-500/400. Then press the [SETUP] key. Hold down for about 1 second. This deletes the printing or cutting instructions that have already been sent from the computer to the CJ-500/400, and printing or cutting is stopped.

Is the top menu displayed?

If the top menu isn't displayed, printing doesn't start even when data is sent from the computer.

Conditions for starting printing or cutting

The material must be already set up (with the SETUP LED lighted), and the display must show the top menu.

If another menu screen is displayed, press the [SETUP] key to go back to the top menu. (Pressing the [SETUP] key when another menu screen is displayed does not cancel the set-up for the material.)

Top menu

W1234mm L ---mm FINE BI-DIR

Are the computer and the CJ-500/400 linked with the right cable ?

The type of cable you need is determined by your computer. One which you are sure matches the model of computer being used should be select.

Is the cable making a secure connection?

Connect securely. (See “What to Do upon Opening the Carton -- 2 Setting Up and Connection” .)

Has the correct driver selection been made for the application software?

Select the appropriate CJ-500/400 driver.

If the "INK EMPTY" message appears during setup

A cartridge has run out of ink, and printing cannot be started.

If printing data is being sent, this message is displayed and the buzzer sounds. At the same time, operation is paused and the PAUSE LED flashes. Replace the empty cartridge with a new one and press the [PAUSE] key to start printing.

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What to Do If...

The message “SHEET TOO SHORT CONTINUE?” appears when data is sent from the computer

The size of the data is larger than the printing/cutting area of the loaded material.

To continue performing output without correcting this, press the [ENTER] key. When you do this, portions that extend beyond the printing/cutting area are not output. To stop output, stop sending data from the computer, then press the [SETUP] key. Enlarge the printing/cutting area by replacing the material with a larger piece or repositioning the pinch rollers, then send the data again.

The message “CAN’T PRINT CROP CONTINUE?” appears when data is sent from the computer

The size of the data including the crop marks is larger than the printing/cutting area of the loaded material.

To continue performing output without correcting this, press the [ENTER] key. When you do this, crop marks and portions that extend beyond the printing/cutting area are not output. To stop output, stop sending data from the computer, then press the [SETUP] key. Enlarge the printing/cutting area by replacing the material with a larger piece or repositioning the pinch rollers, then send the data again.

Clean, attractive printing is impossible

If drop-out occurs with printed images.

Clean the printing heads (see "Maintenance -- Cleaning the Printing Heads").

Is the surface of the platen dirty or scratched?

Clean the platen (see “Maintenance -- When the Product Needs Cleaning”).

Is the material dirty?

Remove superficial soiling, then load the material.

Is the material damaged?

Clean, attractive printing is not possible if the material is damaged or warped. Use care to keep materials from being damaged while in storage.

During printing, was the front cover opened (executing an emergency stop) or the [PAUSE] key pressed?

If operation is stopped or paused while printing is in progress, the quality of the image before and after the interruption may differ. It is a good idea to avoid pausing operation while printing is in progress whenever possible.

Is thick material in use, or does the surface of the material rub against the printing heads?

If material feed is not smooth because the material catches on the head, then adjust the height of the printing heads (see "User's Reference -- Adjusting the Height of the Printing Head"). When the height of the printing head has been adjusted, it is necessary to perform bidirectional correction (only when the printing direction for [PRINT MODE] has been set to [BI-DIRECTION]). For more information about bidirectional correction, see "User's Reference -- Making Corrections for Printing -- Bidirectional Correction."

If the type of material was changed, was feed correction performed?

Correcting the amount of feed improves the dot-positioning accuracy in the feed direction, which can help enhance image quality. If the type of material was changed, refer to "User's Reference -- Making Corrections for Printing -- Feed Correction" and perform correction for feed.

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Printing goes beyond the loaded material

Has the material been loaded at an angle?

If the loaded material is not straight, it may extend outside the printing area. In “Setup for Printing” or “Setup for Cutting,” refer to “1 Loading the Material” and load the material correctly.

The Material is not cut properly

Are the blade and blade holder installed correctly and securely?

Install these so that there is no looseness (see “Setup for Cutting -- Installing the Cutter”).

Is the blade chipped?

If it is, replace it with a new one (see “Maintenance -- Replacing the Cutter Blade”).

Check if there are any dirty deposits on the blade.

If dirty, remove and clean the blade.

Make sure you are using an appropriate cutter force setting.

Perform a “test cutting,” then adjust to the optimum cutter force (see “Setup for Cutting -- Test Cutting”).

What to Do If...

Material feed is not smooth (slippage occurs)

Is thick material being used?

If the surface of the material rubs against the printing heads and smooth feed is impossible, then adjust the height of the printing heads (see "User's Reference -- Adjusting the Height of the Printing Head"). When the height of the printing head has been adjusted, it is necessary to perform bidirectional correction (only when the printing direction for [PRINT MODE] has been set to [BI-DIRECTION]). For more information about bidirectional correction, see "User's Reference -- Making Corrections for Printing -- Bidirectional Correction."

Does a piece of flat material touch the shaft or roll material at the back of the machine?

When loading flat material, if the material touches the shaft or roll material at the back of the machine, remove the shaft and roll material. If the material touches an obstruction while printing is in progress, normal material feed is not performed, and image quality may suffer or the material may jam.

Is the sheet material loaded at an angle? Are the left and right edges of the material not straight?

If the material is loaded at an angle or if the left and right sides of the material are not cut straight, the location of the edges may shift as feed is carried out. This may cause the material to rub against the inner side of the CJ-500/400 or be displaced from the printing/cutting area.

Is the roll material loaded correctly?

If the roll material is not loaded correctly, the material may come loose or advance at an angle. In “Setup for Printing” or “Setup for Cutting,” refer to “1 Loading the Material” and load the material correctly.

Has the sheet loading lever been moved all the way to “LOAD?”

If the sheet loading lever is moved only part of the way, only the right-hand pinch roller is not lowered. Make sure the left- and righthand pinch rollers are inside the edges of the material then move the level all the way to “LOAD.”

If the material is to be advanced over a long distance,

Movable pinch roller inward slightly can help prevent the material from becoming dislodged.

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What to Do If...

The material becomes jammed

If [MOTOR ERROR : TURN OFF POWER] appears and operation stops

(1) Press the [POWER] key to switch off the sub power. (2) Remove the jammed material. Cut off any creased or torn portions. (3) Correct whatever caused the material to jam.

(For example, if thick material has been loaded, then adjust the height of the printing heads.) (4) Press the [POWER] key to turn on the sub power. (5) Load the material and carry out setup. (6) Press the [CLEANING] key to perform head cleaning (see “Maintenance -- Cleaning the Printing Heads”). (7) Press the [TEST PRINT] key to perform a printing test (see “Maintenance -- Cleaning the Printing Heads”). (8) Send the printing data and perform printing.

* Jammed material may damage or soil the printing heads. Be sure to perform head cleaning first before sending the printing or cutting

data.

When printing was continued, but should be started over

(1) Press the [PAUSE] key to pause operation. (2) Stop sending data from the computer. (3) Press the [SETUP] key. Hold down for about 1 second (making the SETUP LED go dark). (4) Press the [POWER] key to switch off the sub power. (5) Remove the jammed material. Cut off any creased or torn portions. (6) Correct whatever caused the material to jam.

(For example, if thick material has been loaded, then adjust the height of the printing heads.) (7) Press the [POWER] key to turn on the sub power. (8) Load the material and carry out setup. (9) Press the [CLEANING] key to perform head cleaning (see “Maintenance -- Cleaning the Printing Heads”). (10) Press the [TEST PRINT] key to perform a printing test (see “Maintenance -- Cleaning the Printing Heads”). (11) Send the printing data and perform printing.

* Jammed material may damage or soil the printing heads. Be sure to perform head cleaning first before sending the printing or cutting

data.

Printed lines are misaligned

[Example]

OK: Correct Not OK: Single lines not produced

If misalignment like in the example occurs when the printing direction for [PRINT QUALITY] has been set to [BI-DIRECTION] (bidirectional), then carry out correction at the [BIDIRECTION] menu (see "User's Reference -- Making Corrections for Printing -Bidirectional Correction"). Be sure to make this adjustment when you have replaced the material with a different type or adjusted the head height.

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What to Do If...

The material cannot be separated

Is a blade installed in the separating knife?

If no blade is installed, then install one (see "Maintenance -- How to Replace the Separating Knife").

Is the blade dull or broken?

If the blade has become dull or broken, replace it with the replacement blade included with the unit (see "Maintenance -- How to Replace the Separating Knife").

* Some materials cannot be separated due to their composition.

Has the [AUTO SHEET CUT] menu item been set to [ENABLE]?

If the material-cutting command has been set to "enable" with the driver, then set [AUTO SHEET CUT] on the CJ-500/400 to [ENABLE] (see "Remove the Material -- Cut the material from the roll").

Has the material-cutting command been set to "enable" with the driver?

When the material-cutting command has not been set to "enable" with the driver, automatic separation of the material is not performed, even when [AUTO SHEET CUT] has been set to [ENABLE].

The printing and cutting positions are not aligned

Is the material loaded correctly?

If the material is not loaded correctly, the material meanders as it is fed, and the printing and cutting positions become misaligned. In "Setup for Printing" or "Setup for Cutting," refer to the section "1 Loading the Material" and load the material correctly.

The positions are not aligned even when [AUTO] in [PRINT-CUT ADJ.] is executed.

Depending on the type of material, automatic detection of crop marks may not be possible. In such cases, perform the alignment manually (see "Adjusting the Printing and Cutting Positions_Adjusting Manually").

The printing and cutting positions in direction of carriage movement are misaligned

The printing length in the carriage direction may change depending on the operating environment (temperature and humidity). Execute [ENV. MATCH] to adjust the CJ-500/400 to match the operating environment. (Refer to "Environment Matching.")

Automatic setting of the base point and the align point was performed, but the positions are not aligned

Depending on the type of material and lamination performed, automatic detection of crop marks may not be possible. In such cases, set the base point and align point manually (see "Remove the Printed Material, then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting -- Adjusting Manually").

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Error Messages

Error messages

MOTOR ERROR TURN OFF POWER

TEMPERATURE IS TOO LOW

INVALID SHEET SET SHEET AGAIN

SHEET TOO SMALL SET SHEET AGAIN

Meaning

A motor error occurred.

The air temperature where installed is lower than the ambient temperature at which the unit can operate (approx. 5°C (41°F) or more lower).

The [SETUP] key was pressed even though no material is loaded. Setup was performed with no material at the correct location.

[EDGE SENSE] is set to [ENABLE], but transparent material was loaded.

An attempt was made to load material that is too small.

Action

Recovery from this problem is impossible. Use the POWER key to switch the power off and back on again. After rectifying the cause of the error (a material jam or the like), switch on the power. Do not leave the unit with the carriage not in standby position.

Recovery from this problem is impossible. Use the [POWER] key to switch the power off. First raise the temperature of the area where installed, then switch on the power.

Load material at the correct location and press the [SETUP] key again.

When using transparent material, set [EDGE SENSE] to [DISABLE] (see "Description of Menus").

Replace with material of loadable size.

PINCHROLL ERROR DOWN PINCHROLL

PINCHROLL ERROR INVALID RIGHTPOS

PINCHROLL ERROR INVALID LEFTPOS

BASE POINT ERROR

ALIGN WIDTH ERROR

ALIGN ANGLE ERROR

The [SETUP] key was pressed with the pinch rollers up. The pinch rollers were raised during setup.

The [SETUP] key was pressed while the righthand pinch roller was at a location where there is no grit roller.

An attempt was made to set the print-start location at a position beyond the printing/cutting area.

An attempt was made to set the align point at the same location as the base point.

An attempt was made to set the align point at a location described below.

- Tilted 5 degrees or more from the base point

- Separated from the base point by 20 mm (13/16 in.) or more in the feed direction

Move the sheet loading lever all the way to “LOAD” to lower the pinch rollers, then press the [SETUP] key (see "Loading the Material").

Position the right-hand pinch roller correctly (above a grit roller), then press the [SETUP] key.

Position the left-hand pinch roller correctly (above a grit roller), then press the [SETUP] key.

Use the arrow keys to move the carriage marker to a place within the printing area, then press the [BASE POINT] key (see "User's Reference -Performing Printing/Cutting at the Desired Location").

Set the align point at a proper position (see "User's Reference -- Remove the Printed Material, then Reload the Material and Perform Cutting").

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Error Messages

Error messages

CROPMARK ERROR NOT FOUND

CURSOR POS. ERROR OUT OF AREA

ILLEGAL SHUTDOWN TURN OFF POWER

Meaning

- With [PRINT-CUT ADJ.] set to [AUTO], crop marks cannot be detected.

- The [BASE POINT] key was pressed during material setup to make the setting for automatic detection of crop marks, but crop marks cannot be detected.

An attempt was made to perform a printing or cutting test outside the printing or cutting area.

The main power switch was turned off without first turning off the sub power with the [POWER] key.

Action

Load the material at the correct position and perform detection of crop marks again.

Perform the printing or cutting test inside the printing or cutting area.

Press the [POWER] key to turn off the sub power, then turn on the power again.

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Specifications

Printing/Cutting method Printing/Cutting area Acceptable material widths

Width of material that can be cut off Conditions for usable materials

Ink cartridges

Apparent colors Printing resolution ( Distance accuracy (When printing)

Acceptable tool Cutting speed Blade force Blade offset compensation Software resolution (When cutting) Distance accuracy (When cutting)

Repetition accuracy (When cutting)

Repetition between printing and cutting

Alignment accuracy for printing and cutting when reloading material

Sheet material

Roll material

Pigment ink Capacity Color

Dye ink Capacity Color

Printing dot resolution

)

CJ-500 CJ-400

Piezo ink-jet method/media-moving method

1346.2 mm x 24998 mm (53 in. x 984-1/8 in.)

90 to 1371 mm (3.5 to 54 in.) 90 to 1117 mm (3.5 to 44 in.)

(Note that detection of the front and rear edges is not possible for material measuring from 90 mm to 430 mm (3.5 to 17 in.).)

90 to 1371 mm (3.5 to 54 in.) 90 to 1117 mm (3.5 to 44 in.)

(Note that detection of the front and rear edges is not possible for material measuring from 90 mm to 430 mm (3.5 to 17 in.).)

90 to 1371 mm (3.5 to 54 in.) 90 to 1117 mm (3.5 to 44 in.)

-Cuttable material thickness: 0.08 to 0.22 mm (0.00315 to 0.00866 in.) (

-Maximum cuttable material thickness including base paper (backing paper): 0.4 mm (0.0157 in.)

-Maximum printable material thickness including base paper (backing paper)

-Maximum diameter for roll material: 180 mm (7-1/16 in.)

-Core inner diameter for roll material: 50.8 mm (2 in.) or 76.2 mm (3 in.)

-Maximum weight for roll material: CJ-500.....20 kg (44.1 lb.) CJ-400.....17 kg (37.5 lb.)

Exclusive pigment-ink cartridge

Six colors: the four colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, plus either light cyan

and light magenta or orange and green

Exclusive dye-ink cartridge

Cyan, magenta, yellow, black, light cyan, and light magenta

16.7 million colors

1440 dpi x 720 dpi / 720 dpi x 720 dpi / 540 dpi x 540 dpi / 360 dpi x 720 dpi / 180 dpi x 720 dpi

Error of less than ±0.3% of distance traveled, or 0.3 mm, whichever is greater

(at Roland PET-film, print travel: 1 m (39-3/8 in.)

Cutter (blade and blade holder): Special blade for CAMM-1 series

10—600 mm/s (10 to 300 mm/s in the material-feed direction)

0.000 to 1.500 mm (0 to 0.0591 in.)

0.025 mm/step (0.00984 in./step)

Error of less than ±0.4% of distance traveled, or 0.3 mm, whichever is greater

When distance correction has been performed (when the setting for [CALIBRATION] - [CUTTING ADJ.] has been made):

Error of less than ±0.2% of distance traveled, or 0.1 mm, whichever is greater

0.1 mm or less (excluding stretching/contraction of the material) Range for assured repetition accuracy (*1)

For materials with a width exceeding 610 mm (24 in.): Length 4,000 mm (157-7/16 in.)

For materials with a width of 610 mm (24 in.) or less : Length 8,000 mm (315-15/16 in.)

±0.5 mm (±0.0197 in.) max. at 25°C

(excluding possible shift caused by expansion/contraction of the material and/or by reloading the material,

and provided that material length is under 3000 mm (118-1/16 in.)

Error of less than ±0.3% of distance traveled, or 2 mm, whichever is greater

[Guaranteed area of alignment for printing and cutting when reloading the material] (*2)

1092.2 mm x 24998 mm (43 in. x 984-1/8 in.)

depending on material composition

: 1.0 mm (0.039 in.)

(

when head is raised to maximum

220 cc ±5 cc

30 to 200 gf

)

Continued on the next page

For items indicates by an asterisk "(*)", please see the next page.

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Specifications

Printing heads cleaning Interface Instruction system Power-saving function Power consumption Acoustic noise level Dimensions

Weight

Environment

Accessories

Printing/Cutting mode Standby mode Printing/Cutting mode Standby mode Main unit

With stand

Main unit With stand Power on Power off

Automatic cleaning and manual cleaning

Bidirectional parallel interface (compliant with IEEE 1284: nibble mode)

RD-GL III (Cutting), RD-RTL (Printing), RD-PJL

Auto-sleep

Maximum: 1.0A/100V to 240V ±10% 50/60 Hz Maximum: 0.4A/100V to 240V ±10% 50/60 Hz

64dB (A) or less

40dB (A) or less 2325 mm [W] x 381 mm [D] x 428 mm [H] 2085 mm [W] x 381 mm [D] x 428 mm [H] (91-9/16 in. [W] x 15 in. [D] x 16-7/8 in. [H]) (82-1/8 in. [W] x 15 in. [D] x 16-7/8 in. [H]) 2325 mm [W] x 736 mm [D] x 1287 mm [H] 2085 mm [W] x 736 mm [D] x 1287 mm [H] (91-9/16 in. [W] x 29 in. [D] x 50-11/16 in. [H]) (82-1/8 in. [W] x 29 in. [D] x 50-11/16 in. [H])

85 kg (187.4 lb.) 74 kg (163.1 lb.)

105 kg (231.5 lb.) 95 kg (209.4 lb.)

Temperature: 15°C to 35°C (59°F to 95°F), Humidity: 35% to 80% (non-condensing) Temperature: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F), Humidity: 20% to 80% (non-condensing)

Power cord: 1, Drain bottle: 1, Drain-bottle cap: 1, Screws: 2, Blade: 1, Blade Holder: 1, Replacement blade for separating knife: 1, Cleaning kit: 1, Roland COLORCHOICE®: 1, User’s manual: 1

(According to ISO7779)

(*1) The following conditions must be satisfied:

- Material type: 3M Scotchcal Mastercut Film, ARLON Series 2100

- Special stand (Roll material must be loaded on the shaft)

- Side margins: 25 mm (1 in.) or more for both the left and right margins

- Front margin: 35 mm (1-1/8 in.) or more (After loading the material, when the material type to [EDGE] with the display menu, the front margin is automatically set to 35

mm (1-1/8 in.))

- The [PREFEED] function on the display menu must be set to [ENABLE]

- Cutting of the following data one time

(1) The letters are cut in order starting with "R" (2) After the last letter ("P") has been cut, the machine returns to the origin point and the outer border is cut

Cut length

Fills the hard clip

Feed length

Sheets with a width exceeding 610 mm (24 in.): 4,000 mm (157-7/16 in.) Sheets with a width of 610 mm (24 in.) or less : 8,000 mm (315-15/16 in.)

Pinch roller (left)

Side margins: 25 mm (1 in.) or more

Front margin: 35 mm (1-1/8 in.) or more

Cutter protector

Origin

Side margins: 25 mm (1 in.) or more

Pinch roller (right)

(*2)

- Temperature: 25 °C (77°F)

- Material type: YP-M1270T

- Data size: 3,000 mm in the material-feed direction 1,000 mm in the carriage-movement direction

- The [PREFEED] function on the display menu is set to [ENABLE].

- No lamination

- When reloading material, at the menu, select [BASE-ALIGN] to automatically detect crop marks.

- Excludes the effects of slanted movement and of expansion and contraction of the material.

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Specifications

Interface Specifications

Standard Bidirectional parallel interface (compliant with IEEE 1284: nibble mode) Input signals STROBE (1BIT), DATA (8BITS), SLCT IN, AUTO FEED, INIT Output signals BUSY (1BIT), ACK (1BIT), FAULT, SLCT, PERROR Level of input output signals TTL level Transmission method Asynchronous

Parallel Connector (in compliance with specifications of Centronics)

Signal

number

SLCT IN

HIGH*

GND

FAULT

INIT

GND

Terminal

number

Signal

number

HIGH***

GND

AUTO FEED

SLCT

PERROR

BUSY

ACK

Pin Connection

***

STROBE

3.3K

3.9K

+5V

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