Guide to printing on transparent media (using white ink) (39 pages)
Summary of Contents for Roland SG2-640
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TERMS OF USE Users of this Product Guide shall be deemed to agree with the following Terms of Use. 1. USERS This Product Guide is only for authorized persons with user ID and password issued by Roland DG Corporation. 2. PURPOSE Authorized persons can use this Product Guide only for the purposes of selling and providing to the customers maintenance service of SG2-640/540/300.
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Confidential Product Guide SG2-640/540/300 Version 1.3 October 25, 2019...
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[2.Printing Theory] Operation of ink slot choke valve changed. [9.Installation] October 4, 2019 Serial numbers of the machines that do not need connecting of damper tube added. [2.Printing Theory] October 25, 2019 Ink consumption of SG2-640/540 “Generic Banner I” has been corrected. 2/27...
CONFIDENTIAL Contents 1. Product Information 7. Maintenance 2. Printing Theory 8. Software 3. Ink Line 9. Installation 4. Ink 10. Transport 5. Other Features 11. Periodic Replacement Parts 6. Special Pump Operations 3/27...
⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Series name: TrueVIS 64/54 inch Print & Cut device ❖ Overview Ink cartridge ❖ TR2 ink Capacity: 500 ml Ink type ❖ CMYK Supported software ❖ VersaWorks Roland Mobile Panel 2 Option ❖ TUC4 TU4-64/TU4-54/TU4-30 4/27...
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1.Product Information Overview ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Entry mode based on VG2 series with improved usability and reliability Accessories White LED light storage compartment TR2 Ink Automatic up/down middle pinch roller Two FlexFire heads installed Embedded media clamp 2L capacity drain bottle VersaWorks Nozzle mask Perforated...
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1.Product Information Specifications ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL SG2-640 SG2-540 SG2-300 315 to 1,625 mm 275 to 1,371 mm 182 to 762 mm Loadable Media Width Roll diameter no greater than 210 mm Roll diameter no greater than 210 mm Roll diameter no greater than 210 mm Printable Area Max.
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1.Product Information Changes ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Rev.1.1 Item Contents SG series VG2 series Size Body 540/300 640/540/300 640/540 Supported ink CMYKLcLmLkWh Ink type CMYK CMYK CMYKLcLmLkOr CMYK Long term warranty is available under 3M Warranty ー ✔ ✔ warranty requirement. Take-up unit TU2/TUC-2 TU4/TUC-4 TU4/TUC-4...
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1.Product Information Changes ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Rev.1.1 Item Contents SG series VG2 series FlexFire Head Ink mixture is prevented by making Cap open suction with micro the gap between the cap top and ー ✔ ✔ opening print head very small at the time of cap open suction.
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1.Product Information Changes ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Rev.1.1 Item Contents SG series VG2 series Automatic middle pinch roller lifting Middle pinch roller is lifted ー ✔ ✔ system automatically during cutting. Letters F (FEED) and S (SCAN) Added scale on print & cut are printed on test pattern so ー...
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1.Product Information Changes ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Rev.1.1 Item Contents SG series VG2 series Reduced time of cleaning Cleaning time is reduced. ー ✔ ✔ Power-on cleaning during the Automatic maintenance is performed ー ✔ ✔ night when the machine is not in use. By manually moving the print head Optimized work flow of carriage, the user's operation is...
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1.Product Information Changes ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Rev.1.1 Item Contents SG series VG2 series Sheet cut is possible without removing the Embedded media clamp ✔ ✔ media clamp. The machine reads the media width after New sheet set up sequence the lever is moved down and [ENTER] key ー...
2.Printing Theory Print head ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Roland DG FlexFire Head Parts ❖ Same as VG2 SG2/VG2 Print head 6000004770 ASSY,IJ HEAD SOL 250L SV CG2076 1000019701 ASSY,DAMPER DOUBLE CIR CG2075 Head rank ❖ By the four digits (AAAA below), you can distinguish inspection method using water based ink (print head for VG) from solvent ink (print head for VG2/SG2).
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2.Printing Theory Print head ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Ink damper Same as VG2 ❖ SG-540/300 SG2-640/540/300 Stopper tube has been shortened. ❖ You need to cut the included tube in order to remove unnecessary air layers. 13/27...
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Pressure pump is closed always other than the time when ink is supplied to the damper in order to shorten the preparation time at the time of turning the power ON. State SG-540/300 SG2-640/540/300 During printing CLOSE CLOSE During standby...
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2.Printing Theory Color arrangement ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Ink slot/print head color BIAS/VERTICAL pattern arrangement K M K VERTICAL BIAS 15/27...
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2.Printing Theory Printing speed ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Throughput [㎡/h] Resolution Default Pass SCAN Speed Quality Direction [dpi] Setting Counts [mm/s] SG2-640 SG2-540 SG2-300 ✔ 1016 High Quality 900x900 1016 ✔ 1016 Generic Standard 900x600 vinyl I 1016 ✔ High Speed 600x600 ✔...
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2.Printing Theory Ink consumption ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL SG2-640/540 [ml] SG2-300 [ml] Ink Type Ink Type Pre-Press Pre-Press Pre-Press Pre-Press Color Setting TrueRich Color Setting TrueRich General General General General 4.55 3.88 4.79 High Quality High Quality 4.52 4.18 5.09 Standard 4.54 3.99...
3.Ink Line Ink flow ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Ink flow Note: There are two ink lines per print head on actual SG2. (one line is not shown here.) Choke valve Pressure pump Pressure pump Print head One motor controls the unified pump (containing two pumps) 18/27...
4.Ink Ink cartridge ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Model number TR2-CY/TR2-MG/TR2-YE/TR2-BK ❖ Capacity CY/MG/YE/BK 500ml ❖ Features Compared with TR ink, stretching performance (ink is stretched together with printed media) of ❖ TR2 ink has been improved. 3M MCS warranty ❖...
5.Other Features Compatibility with SG/VG2 ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Parts used for SG2 are the same as those for VG2. Cleaning liquid Parts Manual cleaning Damper SL-CL(bottle) ー ー For VG/SG ー ✔ ESL5(bottle) ー ✔ For VG2 ✔ ✔ TR2-CL(bottle) ✔ ✔...
7.Maintenance Simulation of monthly ink consumption ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL for the automatic maintenance Condition Condition Working day Working Hour Use frequency is low Monday to Friday (22 days) 2 hours/day Use frequency is high Monday to Friday (22 days) 8 hours/day * Estimate that normal cleaning is performed once a week Ink consumption ...
SG2-300 : KEB0198, KEC0216 or later Rev.1.2 SG2-540 : KEC0272 or later SG2-640 : KEB0200, KEC0205 or later Listed time is just a reference. Actual working time may vary depending on the installation environment. For ink filling, message that urges you to insert the cleaning liquid appears before ink type selection.
10.Transport Transport of the machine ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Transfer the machine without ink removed 1. Remove the cleaning liquid in the wiper tray. Execute USER MENU >SUB MENU >MAINTENANCE>DRAIN TRAY 2. Discard the waste fluid in waste bottle and attach the bottom plug. (attached to the machine at the installation) 3.
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10.Transport Transport of the machine ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Transfer the machine with ink removed 1. Remove the cleaning liquid in the wiper tray. Execute USER MENU >SUB MENU >MAINTENANCE>DRAIN TRAY 2. Remove the cleaning tray and ink pouch tray. 3. Clean the ink line. Execute SERVICE MENU >...
11.Periodic Replacement Parts Periodic replacement parts ⚫ CONFIDENTIAL Name Estimated replacement time Print head 6 billion times/nozzle Rubber wiper Wiping 3,000 times Cap top 6 months Scan motor 3,000 hours Ink tube 3,000 hours Pinch roller Replace it if the rubber part is worn out. Blade protector Replace it if there are scratches on it.
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