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SAMZU MultiJet NX125_MH PRINTER

User Guide

September 2011

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Introductions
SAMZU NX125_MH printer is a universal printer prints variety substrates such as cotton , stone, glass, PCB, plastics and wood etc.. It is a modified printer from the Epson Stylus NX125 printer with scanner integrated. These means users are able to print without actually connecting to a computer. SAMZU NX125_MH printer is utilized by the original EPSON software and ink. Users are however allowed to use third party inks as their own decision to meet the particular poppers. Due to the reconstruction natural, SAMZU NX125_MH printer will print A4 less size as at: 300mmx190mm area, and the object height is limited to 100 mm. This user guide assuming that users are familiar with the general documents printing operations. And users are required to reading through the attached Epson NX125 user guide first before any further operating onto this modified printer.

Packages
The package you have received contents: A modified printer from EPSON NX125 modal An object tray 4 pieces of moving rack with mounting screws T-shirt holder A set of Epson original ink cartridges (small amount used for testing) USB & Power cables Original Epson installation disc and user guide

Mechanical assembly
Due to shipping requirement, the mechanical frame has been taken apart. Users are required to assembly operation after receiving the package. The completed mechanical frame is shown as photo below.

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Mechanical assembly layout Parking area

Object tray

Moving racks

The moving racks are mounted on the both side of the object tray by using the 4mm bolt and nuts as supplied. For the users easier, the moving racks are marked as A, B, C, D to match to the related side on the object tray. And the marking tapes on both side of object tray are used to help users assembly the racks accurately. The racks should joint smoothly and straightly. 1 mm out will make big different.

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Align marking tape Joint line

Matching labeling

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SAMZU Printer modification After mechanical frame been assembled, a testing procedure must be done. It is very import to get whole system works properly. The first thing need to check is the object sensor leg underneath of the printer (see photo below), the sensor leg needs to be moving smoothly and return to the origin position properly Then place printer on the parking area of the frame and make sure the pulley wheels in front of the printer are seat on the edge of the moving racks, and pulley wheels in the back should seating on the racks properly.

Front pulley wheels need seat on the edge of the racks

Back pulley wheels

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Then, slowly drag the printer forward along the moving rack for about 120mm until the printer s paper feeding roller (see photo below) touch the back end of the object tray.

Paper feeding roller

Object sensor leg

Print head

Then, moving printhead by hand across the object try (if printhead gets locked , push printhead into deeper and try rolling the paper feeding roller to release the lock, then try to pull out printhead again ) . The printhead should not touch to object tray and should still above the flange of object tray for 1-2 mm. Then lift printers front a bit and keep dragging printer forward until the paper feeding roller is on above of the middle section of object tray. Then , place done the printer to get printer pulley wheel seats on the rackedge. Then, look underneath of the printer, the object leg should attach to the flange of the object tray. If you try to move printer backforward, a clicking sound should able to heard (means the object sensor is working properly)

***If all testing outcome are good, then the system is ready to do the job!!!

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Setup printer
This printer requires an operation area at less 1.2m x1m. The ready setup layout with printer statues are shown in the photos below:

Layout view with printer on parking position

Layout back view with printer

on ready to print statue

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SAMZU Printer modification Set up is easy, just place printer on the parking area , and insert the Epson installation disc into computer to run the setup software as normal.

Loading T-shirt
This printer package comes with a T-shirt holder for T-shirt printing. Users are however needed to design own holders to meet the particular requirements. Steps to load a T-shirt are shown by the photos below:

Top view of the T-shirt holder

Front end

Side view of t-shirt holder

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Press down

Hide rest part of t-shirt

After t-shirt is load as photo above, hold both front end and back end of the holder by hands and press down the top plate by thumbs. Then, insert the holder into the object try from front and keep the front end of t-shirt holder toward to you.

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Insert into object tray

Align the t-shirt holder to the tape mark

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Printing
Printing can be either from a file (through computer) or from a hard copy (by using scanner). The printing procedure steps are described below: 1. Keep printer on the parking area and power on the printer. Wait until printer finishes initialization procedure. 2. Keep printer on parking area and press the printing batten from your computer or from the printers control panel (if you are using a hard copy image resource). Wait until the paper out error message is shown. We need this error message to know printer is ready to go through the actual printing cycle. This is important and must be done exactly at the first printing. 3. Then lift front of printer and drag it from the parking area to the printing position as shown on the layout photo below.

Printing position

4. And, finally, press the paper out error button (for the first printing) from the printers control panel. The printing cycle should run. 5. After t-shirt is printed, the heat press is required for set image properly. This will depends on materials and inks. The details of this matter are out of the scale of this guide.

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After Printing
Unlike a general print, SAMZU MultiJet NX125_MH printer is required to parking on the parking area when it is not in printing. A good hobby to keeping printer on parking area as will help you working smoothly and less hassle.

The maintenances
Due to modification nature , a printer head alignment may required when the faulty printing happen. To do so, just bring up the Epson printer manager and follow instruction displayed on the screen. Until prints meet you require. For all general maintenances, please refer to Epson user guide.

Increase ink density

In the case of is in need to increase the ink density for more colorful printing. Users are need to access the Epson printer preferences dialogs advance tab and clicking the setting button to bring up the color control panel . With this color control panel users are then able to change color attributes to meet the needs. See the photos below:

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