KIP 7970K User Manual Version A.
Thank you for purchasing the KIP 7970. This Hardware Operation Guide contains functional and operational explanations for the KIP 7970. Please read this Hardware Operation Guide carefully before using the Printer. Please keep this Hardware Operation Guide for future reference. 1. When this product is installed in North America. This product complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
KIP 7970 is an ENERGY STAR qualified multifunction device. The International ENERGY STAR ® Office Equipment Program is an international program that promotes energy saving through the penetration of energy efficient computers and other office equipment. The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption. It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily.
Safety Warning The following warnings are very important in order to safely use this product. These notes are important in preventing danger to the operator or operation of the printer. The following symbols are found throughout the USER’S Manual and have the following meaning: WARNING This WARNING mark means that there is a possibility of death or serious injury if you ignore or do not follow the said instruction.
WARNING Ground the product with a correct ground source or you may be electrically shocked. 1. The Power source should be as follows: 220 to 240V plus 6% or minus 10%, 50/60Hz, 20A or higher 2. Use a circuit with a dedicated breaker. 3. Install the product as close to the wall outlet as possible. 4. If you wish to move the printer, please contact your service personnel. 1. Do not remove the screw and do not open the cover if not instructed to do so in this User’s Manual.
CAUTION Do not install the printer in a humidified room or a dusty room. Also, do not install the printer on an unstable floor as injuries may occur. 1. Unplug the printer before you move it. The power cord may be damaged and it may result in a fire or electric shock. 2. If you do not use the printer for a long duration (holidays, company shutdown) turn off and unplug the printer from the outlet for safety. Do not pull the cord when you unplug the printer as you may damage the Power Cord.
POWER CORD INSTRUCTION The installation of (or exchange to) a power plug which fits in the wall outlet of the installation location shall be conducted in accordance with the following: WARNING Select a power plug which meets the following criteria; - The plug has a voltage and current rating appropriate for the product’s rating marked on its name plate. - The plug meets regulatory requirements for the area. - The plug is provided with a grounding pin or terminal.
Chapter 1 Before Use 1. 1 Installation Requirements page 1- 2 1. 2 Originals Prohibited from Duplication 1- 3 1. 3 Features 1- 4 1. 4 Specifications 1- 5 1. 5 Appearance 1. 5. 1 Front 1. 5. 2 Rear 1- 7 1- 7 1- 8 1. 6 1- 9 Optional Configurations 1. 7 Specifications for Printing Media 1. 7. 1 Available Print Size 1. 7. 2 Media not to be used 1. 7. 3 Maintaining Media 1. 7.
1. 1 Installation Requirements The following conditions are required for installation of the equipment. 1. Power source should be rated as follows. 220V - 240V plus 6% or minus 10%, 50/60Hz, 20A or higher 2. The equipment must be on an exclusive circuit. 3. The outlet must be near the equipment and easily accessible. 1. Make sure to connect this equipment to a grounded outlet. 2. For PLUGGABLE EQUIPMENT, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. 1.
1. 2 Originals Prohibited from Duplication It is not necessarily allowed to copy every kind of original. You may be punished by the law if only you possess the copy of some kind of original. We recommend you to consider enough before you copy such original. [Originals prohibited from copying by the law] 1. It is not allowed to copy Currency (Bill, Money, Bank Note, etc.), Government issued Negotiable Instruments (National Bonds, Security, Local Debt Bonds, etc.). 2.
1. 3 Features • KIP 7970 Digital Printer can make a print in a speed of 160mm per second. The maximum print size is 36 inches (914mm) wide, and the minimum one is 8.5 inches (210mm) for cut sheet media, and 11 inches (294mm) for roll media. • The print image is more stabilized than before since we adopt a minute toner for monocomponent development. • Density Compensation Process provides consistent image density in various environments.
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Subject Environmental condition for usage Interface Storage of consumables Specification Temperature: 10 to 32 degrees Centigrade Humidity: 15 to 85% RH Ethernet (10 BASE-T, 100 BASE-TX, 1000 Base-T) Serial port (RS232-C) USB 2.0 (Media) Wrap the media surely to shut out the humidity. (Toner cartridge) Keep the toner cartridge away from the direct sunlight, and store it in the condition of 0 to 35 degrees Centigrade and 10 to 85% RH. NOTE The above specifications are subject to change without notice.
1. 5 1. 5. 1 Appearance Front 1 2 3 5 4 1 Name of part User Interface (UI) 2 3 4 5 Top Cover Manual Table Roll Decks Power Switch Function This is a Touch Screen, and many user operations are available. PLEASE DO NOT push the LCD area too strong. Open here to clear the mis-feed paper. Open here to insert a cut sheet or to pull the Upper Frame Unit. Each Roll Deck drawer holds 2 rolls of print media. You can turn on/off.
1. 5. 2 Rear 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 6 Name of part Paper Exit Door Dehumidify Heater Switch Inlet Socket Breaker USB connector (USB2.0) COM Port 7 LAN Port 1 2 3 4 5 Function Open the Paper Exit Door when you remove the mis-fed media. Press “H” to turn on the Dehumidify Heater, and press “L” to turn it off. Connect the power cord here. It is possible to shut off supplying the AC power. Connect the cable to this terminal for a KIP Scanner (option). (max.
1. 6 Optional Configurations You can combine the KIP 7970 Printer with optional outer devices. KIP 7970 + KIP Scanner KIP Scanner KIP 7970 KIP 7970 on network Scanner Controller KIP Scanner USB2.0 Other printers Workstation KIP 7970 WEB Please contact your dealer for further information of integrating KIP 7970 to your network and other devices.
1. 7 Specifications for Printing Media 1. 7. 1 Available Print Size Available print size is as follows. Width Length Minimum 11”/ 297mm (Roll) 8.5”/ 210mm (Cut Sheet) Maximum 36” / 914mm 8.5”/ 210mm 6m NOTE It is possible to print longer than 6 meters as an option. Call your service personnel if you would like to print over 6 meters as the user can not change this setting in the printer. If you print longer than 6 meters, the image quality or the reliability of media feeding is not guaranteed.
1. 7. 2 Media not to be used Do not use the following kinds of printing paper. Doing so may damage the printer.
Pre-printed Extremely slippery Extremely sticky Extremely thin and soft OHP Film CAUTION Do not use the paper with staple, or do not use such conductive paper as aluminum foil and carbon paper. The above may result in a danger of fire. NOTE (1) Print image may become light if printed on a rough surface of the paper. (2) Print image may become defective if the print paper has an excess curl.
1. 7. 4 Environmental Condition - Correction Take a necessary treatment according to the environmental condition as shown below. Humidity(%) Low Possible problem “Void of image”, “crease of paper” and other problems occurs when you print with plain paper and vellum. “Void of image” occurs when you print with vellum. 40% 70% “Void of image” occurs when you print with plain paper and vellum. “Void of image”, “crease of paper” and other problems occurs when you print with plain paper and vellum.
NOTE (cont.) (3) Re-appearance of image (solid black image especially) may occur if you print with a humidified film. When film is installed under the high humidity environment (higher than 60%RH), we also recommend that you turn on the Dehumidify Heater.
Chapter 2 Basic Operations 2. 1 Turning on KIP 7970 page 2- 2 2. 2 Turning off KIP 7970 2- 4 2. 3 Replacing Roll Media 2- 5 2. 4 Replacing Toner Cartridge 2-13 2. 5 Placing Cut Sheet Media 2-17 2. 6 Canceling Sleep Mode 2-18 2. 7 Dehumidifying Roll Media 2-19 2.
2. 1 Turning on KIP 7970 1. Plug the power cord for KIP 7970 into a dedicated wall outlet. WARNING (1) Do not handle the Power Plug with wet hands, or you may receive an electrical shock. (2) Ground the printer for safety. (3) Do not plug the printer into a multi-wiring connector in which other devices are plugged into. It may overheat the outlet and may result in a fire. (4) The OUTLET must satisfy the following rated power condition. 220V to 240V plus 6% or minus 10%, 50/60Hz, 20A or higher 2.
3. The User Interface (UI) starts operating, and displays UI Screen in one minute. "Warming Up" is displayed in the status indication while warming up. NOTE It is not possible to print while displaying "Warming Up" in the status indication. 4. "Ready" is displayed in the status indication when KIP 7970 is available to print.
2. 2 Turning off KIP 7970 1. Press “ ” side on the Power Switch to turn off the printer. Press this side. CAUTION (1) KIP 7970 and the UI look to be shut down when you turn off KIP 7970. However, the embedded controller is still operating in approximately 2 minutes after Power Switch operation for the controller’s shutdown. Do not unplug the KIP 7970 before the controller’s shutdown. Doing so may damage data or the device.
2. 3 Replacing Roll Media Reference (1) When the printer is running out of a roll media, the UI Screen will display “Roll Replacement” sign. Follow the later procedure (or as noted in the UI’s User Guide) to load a roll media. Please refer to your Touch Screen Operator’s Guide for the UI screen. (2) It is recommended that a tracing paper / vellum roll is loaded to Roll Deck 3 or 4. Roll 1 Roll 2 Roll 3 Roll 4 Front Rear (3) This section describes how to install a roll media to Roll Deck 1.
1. Open Roll Deck (1). Holding both Flanges (2), lift and remove a roll media or an empty roll core (3). 2 2 1 3 2. Raise the green lever (4) on Flange (2). Remove both Flanges (2) from the roll core (3). 3 4 2 2 2 3. Hold the shown part of the right Slide Guide (5). Move it to match your roll media’s width. The right and left Side Guides will automatically move together.
4. Insert each Flange (2) into both ends of the roll media core to be installed. 2 NOTE (1) Fully insert Flange into the roll media core so that the inside rim of Flange evenly touches the side face of the roll media. Inside Rim Inside Rim OK NG Gap Correct: Fully inserted Wrong: not touching roll side (2) Flange has Stoppers (6) with sharp edge. Be sure not to touch them.
5. Push both the levers (4) down in either way. Position them flat against Flange to secure the roll media. 4 4 6. Lift the roll media by holding both Flanges. Lower Flanges onto Slide Guides (5).
NOTE (1) Note the rewinding direction. OK NG Rear: Deck back Front: to media path Rear: Deck back Front: to media path Correct: Edge comes from bottom Wrong: Edge comes from top (2) The outside rim (7) of Flange should meet the black triangle (8) marked on Slide Guide. Otherwise the roll media may fall in Roll Deck or result in an incorrect media feeding.
7. Insert the leading edge under Guide Plate (9) until it touches the feeding roller (10).
8. Rotate the green knob (11) to the arrow direction (away from front) so that the feeding rollers catch the leading edge. Front Deck (Roll 1 / 3) Rear Deck (Roll 2 / 4) 11 11 Roll 1 Roll 2 Roll 3 Roll 4 9. Push Roll Deck (1) to firmly close it. 1 1 NOTE (1) Be sure to close Roll Deck fully until it locks at the correct position. A paper jam may occur if it is not locked firmly. (2) Be sure not to catch your finger in between Roll Deck drawers.
10. When you close Roll Deck, “MEDIA” screen will appear on the UI screen. Choose the correct width and type, and press “Initial Cut” button (with scissors icon) for the corresponding Roll Deck.
2. 4 Replacing Toner Cartridge WARNING There is combustible powder in the toner cartridge. Do not burn up the used toner cartridge. Reference When the toner is empty, the UI Screen will display Toner Empty sign. Follow the later procedure (or as noted in the UI’s User Guide) to replace the Toner Cartridge with a new one (genuine). NOTE (1) The KIP 7970 will indicate Toner Empty sign if an incorrect toner cartridge or no toner cartridge is installed to the printer.
3. Push the Joint rightward to release the Toner Cartridge. (The joint will be latched on the right.) Joint NOTE Slide the Joint until it clicks to unlock the toner cartridge. Not doing so may damage the toner supply system. 4. Pressing down the green lever, rotate Toner Cartridge body (not the Cap of Cartridge) to the arrow direction until it stops. This will close the toner supply opening on Toner Cartridge. 1 2 5. Keep pressing the green lever. Lift up Toner Cartridge and remove it.
6. Peel off the wrap on the toner supply hole of Toner Cartridge. Shake a new Toner Cartridge several times right and left to make the toner smooth. 7. Press the green lever down until it clicks. Insert the far left pin on Toner Cartridge into the slot firmly. (Please direct the opening on Toner Cartridge downward at this time.) 2 1 NOTE Please confirm that the green lever firmly locks the Toner Cartridge at the correct position. (It must be at a level position.
8. Slightly pull Toner Cartridge rightward and insert the swelling tab in the arrowed slot. 1 2 9. Rotate Toner Cartridge to the arrow direction in 180 degrees or more. (The new Toner Cartridge is closed firmly so as not to lose the toner during the transportation) NOTE Even if the Joint is not fit to the Toner Cartridge, when you turn on the printer, it is automatically fit properly. 10. Push in Upper Frame Unit firmly. Close the Manual Table.
2. 5 Placing Cut Sheet Media 1. Open Manual Table. Manual Table 2. There are several size markings on Manual Table which indicate possible feed positions. Place a cut sheet in a required size on the table between its concerning size markings then insert it into Manual Feeder. When the leading edge touches the feeding roller, the machine automatically carries and sets the sheet at the proper position.
2. 6 Canceling Sleep Mode The KIP 7970 has two Sleep Modes to reduce the power consumption. The KIP 7970 will enter Sleep Mode after a certain period of inactivity. In the default setting; • Warm Sleep Mode will start after a 15 minute of inactivity in order to reduce the power supply for Fuser Unit. • Cold Sleep Mode will start after a 60 minute of inactivity to stop the power supply for Fuser Unit and some other components.
2. 7 Dehumidifying Roll Media If the roll paper is extremely humid, it may cause poor prints. You will experience most likely “creasing” and “voids”. Normal Print Creasing If the media is humidified; Normal Print Voids If the media is humidified; NOTE Re-appearance of image (especially solid black image) may occur if you print with a humidified film. When film is installed under the high humidity environment (higher than 60%RH), we also recommend that you turn on the Dehumidify Heater.
NOTE (1) There are several dehumidifying settings which can be set by service personnel. When these settings are determined, the dehumidifier functions. With any setting, the printer must be plugged in and the switch noted above must be in the “H” position. Call your service personnel if you would like to change the switch setting. Note that the user can not change the setting.
2. 8 Stacking Prints on High Capacity Print Tray (option) High Capacity Print Tray has the ability to stack about 100 sheets of ejected prints behind the printer. “High Capacity Print Tray” Stack Capacity: High Capacity Print Tray Media Type Plain Paper Bond Tracing Paper Vellum Film Number of sheets Note (approx.
2. With holding the extension tray, slide it completely to the arrow direction. 3. Lower the extension tray and insert the hooks on the base tray. Hook For use of thin vellum / tracing paper and film in D/A1 portrait or E/A0, press the lever down. In most sizes / types, the lever should remain up. Lever Lever Lever UP: most size, type Lever DOWN: Large Tracing, Vellum, Film NOTE This equipment is exclusive use of stacking ejected prints from the printer.
Chapter 3 Error Correction 3. 1 Paper Jam 3. 1. 1 Roll Deck Section Jam (Deck 1, 2, 3, 4 Mis-feed) 3. 1. 2 Manual Feeder Section Jam (By-Pass Mis-feed, Registration Mis-feed) 3. 1. 3 Media Feed Section Jam (Mid Feed Mis-feed, Registration Mis-feed, Separation Mis-feed) 3. 1. 4 Fuser Section Jam (Exit Top Mis-feed, Exit Back Mis-feed) 3. 1. 5 Outer Device page 3- 2 3- 3 3- 5 3- 6 3- 9 3- 17 3. 2 Door Open 3. 2. 1 Roll Deck (Deck 1, 2 Open) 3. 2. 2 Upper Frame Unit / Top Cover (Front Cover Open) 3. 2.
3. 1 Paper Jam "Paper Jam" is displayed in the UI screen when the media is jammed. The jammed location when displaying "Paper Jam" is shown below. Manual Feeder Section Media Feed Section Fuser Section Outer Device (Auto Stacker, Folder, etc.） Roll Deck Section Roll 1 Roll 2 Roll Deck Section Roll 3 Roll 4 NOTE (1) Be careful not to get paper cuts on your hand. (2) Gently remove a jammed paper. When it does not reach Fuser Unit, toner on it may spill off.
3. 1. 1 Roll Deck Section Jam (Deck 1, 2, 3, 4 Mis-feed ) Roll Deck Section Deck 1 Mis-feed Deck 3 Mis-feed Roll Deck Section Deck 2 Mis-feed Deck 4 Mis-feed Roll 1 Roll 2 Roll 3 Roll 4 1. Open the Roll Deck in issue. And then rewind the roll onto the media core. Roll Deck 2. If the leading edge of the media is torn or folded, cut it off.
3. Set the roll media correctly. Front Deck (Roll 1 / 3) Rear Deck (Roll 2 / 4) NOTE The outside rim of Flange should meet the black triangle marked on Slide Guide. Otherwise the roll media may fall in Roll Deck or result in an incorrect media feeding. OK NG Out of position Correct Wrong 4. Close the Roll Deck.
3. 1. 2 Manual Feeder Section Jam (By-Pass Mis-feed, Registration Mis-feed) Manual Feeder Section - By-Pass Mis-feed - Registration Mis-feed 1. Pull out the Mis-feed paper from the Manual Feeder, and if the leading edge of the paper is torn or folded, replace it with a new one.
3. 1. 3 Media Feed Section Jam (Mid Feed Mis-feed, Registration Mis-feed, Separation Mis-feed) Media Feed Section - Registration Mis-feed Media Feed Section - Separation Mis-feed Media Feed Section - Mid Feed Mis-feed 1. Open the Manual Table.
2. Pull out the Upper Frame Unit to your side (front) with holding both handles. Handle Upper Frame Unit 3. Pull up both knobs, and then push the Top Cover to rear side.
4. Remove the mis-fed paper. Print 5. Close Top Cover. Top Cover 6. Close Upper Frame Unit and Manual Table.
3. 1. 4 Fuser Section Jam (Exit Top Mis-feed, Exit Back Mis-feed) Fuser Section - Exit Top Mis-feed - Exit Back Mis-feed 1. It is necessary for a printer with High Capacity Print Tray (option) to move it aside to “release position”. First remove stacked prints from the tray. If your system does not have High Capacity Print Tray, go to step 4.
2. Flip up the Lock Lever on the top of the Support Rod. Slide the Lock Slide down to release the tray. Tray (side section) Lock Lever Lock Slide Support Rod NOTE Please note that the tray may slightly bounce at the time of release.
3. With holding the thick wire(s) on the overlapping area of the tray, lift up the entire tray. Insert the hooks into the holes on the tray rest. (release position) Hold the wire(s) here Hold the wire(s) here Lift up the entire tray Operation Position Operation Position Release Position NOTE (1) Do not hold a thin wire to carry the entire tray. (2) You cannot open Exit Cover until you move the tray from “operation position” to “release position”.
4. Open Exit Cover. Exit Cover WARNING There are extremely hot parts inside the Heater Unit. Do not touch any parts in the Heater Unit, or you will be burnt. Also the mis-fed media can be very hot. Be careful not to get burnt when you remove it. 5. If it is possible to access the mis-fed paper, pull it out backward gently. Be careful not to tear the mis-fed paper. If it is possible to access it, close Exit Cover. High Capacity Print Tray requires relocation. See step 12.
7. Pull out the Upper Frame Unit to your side (front) with holding both handles. Handle Upper Frame Unit 8. Pull up both knobs, and then push the Top Cover to rear side.
9. Remove the mis-fed paper. Print 10. Close Top Cover. Top Cover 11. Close Upper Frame Unit and Manual Table. Manual Table Upper Frame Unit For the printer with High Capacity Print Tray, go to step 12 on the next page for its relocation.
12. Hold the thick wire parts of the tray and insert the hook parts at the “lock position” on the top face of the printer’s rear beam. Hold the wire(s) here Hold the wire(s) here Lift up the entire tray Operation Position Operation Position Release Position NOTE (1) Do not hold a thin wire to carry the entire tray. (2) Ejected prints will be stacked incorrectly on Print Tray until you move it from “release position” to “operation position”.
13. Lift the Support Rod to the printer. Fully slide the Lock Slide upward. Slightly push the tray down to catch its bottom hooking part on the top of the Support Rod. Push down Lock Slide Support Rod 14. Fully press the Lock Lever down to lock the tray. Lock Lever NOTE To fit the Lock Lever in position, fully slide the Lock Slide upward.
3. 1. 5 Outer Device The printing paper is mis-fed in the optional device such as Auto Stacker or Folder. Remove the mis-fed paper making reference to the User’s Manual of concerning device.
3. 2 Door Open When any deck/cover is open (not closed firmly), the UI Screen will display “Deck Open” or any other prompt screen. Close the concerning deck/cover as it is impossible to print, if this error exists. 3. 2. 1 Roll Deck (Deck 1, 2 Open) “Deck Open” will appear on the UI screen when Upper / Lower Roll Deck is open. Completely push the concerning Roll Deck toward the printer to firmly close it.
3. 2. 2 Upper Frame Unit / Top Cover (Front Cover Open) If either Upper Frame Unit or Top Cover is open, the UI screen shows “Door Open”. Check if the Upper Frame Unit and the Top Cover are closed firmly.
3. 2. 3 Paper Exit Door (Paper Exit Door Open) If Paper Exit Door is open, the UI screen shows “Paper Exit Door Open”. Check if Paper Exit Door is closed firmly.
3. 3 3. 3. 1 Other Operator Call Roll Replacement When the printer is running out of a loaded roll media, the UI Screen will display “Out of Paper” sign. If there is no suitable roll media required for the current print job, the UI Screen will display “Out of Paper” sign as well. Please load the required roll media to any Roll Deck. For the roll replacement procedure, see [2.3 Replacing the Roll Media]. 3. 3.
3. 4 Service Call Errors If an error with significant effect on the printer occurs, the printer stops the operation and indicates a related Customer Engineer Call Error Code (or description, and its equivalent internal code) on the UI screen. Call the service staff immediately as these problems can be fixed by a well trained technician only. Before calling the service staff, try to turn on/off the Printer.
DIGITAL PRINTER KIP 7970 Hardware Operation Guide Version A.1 (Issued on April 15, 2015) Published by Katsuragawa Electric Co., Ltd. 21-1 Shimomaruko 4-Chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo 146-8585, Japan Please note that some articles, illustrations and photographs might be partially different from the actual machine because of the modification of machine and so on. © 2015 Katsuragawa Electric Co., Ltd.
