HP Scitex 11000/15500/17000

Technical Note

Product 11000/15500/17000

Document ID# emr_na-c04721175

Revision Rev. E

Subject Calibrating the Built-In Line Sensor [Tetris]

No. Pages 20

Written by Michael Berman

Approved by Julian Yosifov

Date August 23, 2017

Confidential No

Revision History

Revision Date Description

• New section, Adjusting the Position of the Tetris

E August 2017 Piston Bracket.
• Removed references to the 9000.
• Revised the procedure for Printing the Calibration
D April 2017
Target.
• Revised the procedure for Printing the Calibration
Target.
C June 2016
• Revised the procedure for Updating the Heads
Carriage Calibration File.

B October 2015 Several minor corrections.

A October 2015 Initial version

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Overview
This Technical Note describes how to calibrate the built-in line sensor (Tetris) on 11000,
15500 and 17000 presses, and includes the following procedures:
▪ Calibrating the height
▪ Calibrating the X-axis and T-axis positions

Figure 1 – Built-In Line Sensor (Tetris)

Applicability
The procedures described in this document are first performed during machine assembly.
However, it is important to perform them in the field after making any mechanical
adjustments to the press that can affect the position of the line sensor (Tetris).

Important:
To calibrate the Tetris on the HP Scitex 9000 Industrial Press, use the Technical Note, Tetris
Mechanical Adjustments and Calibration (document ID: emr_na-c04874052) instead of this
document.

Requirements
Personnel One engineer

Time 30 minutes

Tools Caliper, 2 mm jig (CX189-03520)

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Adjusting the Position of the Tetris Piston Bracket

The Tetris piston bracket should be positioned 5 mm from the bracket that connects the
dynamic frame to the static frame, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2 – Gap between Tetris Piston Bracket and Dynamic Frame Bracket

If the gap is too narrow or too wide, open the four screws on the Tetris piston bracket and
adjust the position of the bracket until the gap is 5 mm.

Release Release
the screws the screws

Figure 3 – Figure 4 – Opening Securing Screws on Piston Bracket

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Adjusting the Height of the Tetris

Use the special 2mm jig (P/N CX189-03520) to adjust the height of the Tetris above the
printing table. The procedure is slightly different when performed on a machine equipped
with the corrugated grip.

Adjusting the Height on Machines without the Corrugated Grip

1. From the Control Tools, move the printing table (X-axis) to 1000 mm.

1000

Figure 5 – Positioning Tetris on X-Axis

2. Move the dynamic frame (T-axis) to 600 mm.

600

Figure 6 – Positioning Tetris on T-Axis

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3. Swap the air tubes in order to lower the piston.

Figure 7 – Swapping the Air Tubes

4. Using an Allen wrench, release the four M6x16 screws that secure the piston bracket to
the dynamic frame.

Release the
screws Release the
screws

Figure 8 – Opening Securing Screws on Piston Bracket

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5. Insert the 2 mm jig (CX189-03520) underneath the base of the line sensor. Adjust the
screws on the piston bracket until the entire base lies completely flat on the jig.

Figure 9 – Inserting 2 mm Jig under Sensor

6. Tighten the four screws on the piston bracket to lock the line sensor into position
2 mm above the printing table.
7. Remove the jig.
8. Reconnect the air tubes to their original places.

Adjusting the Height on Machines Equipped with the Corrugated Grip

On 15500 and 17000 machines equipped with the corrugated grip, the Tetris height is
adjusted by placing a carton substrate on top of the grip, and then placing the jig on top of
the carton.
1. Manually load a carton substrate on the printing table. (Choose the type of carton that is
used most frequently by the customer.)

Figure 10 – Placing Carton on Corrugated Grip

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2. From the Control Tools, move the printing table (X-axis) to 1000 mm.

1000

Figure 11 – Positioning Tetris on X-Axis

3. Swap the air tubes in order to lower the piston.

Figure 12 – Swapping the Air Tubes

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4. Using an Allen wrench, release the four M6x16 screws that secure the Tetris piston
bracket to the dynamic frame.

Release the Release the

screws screws

Figure 13 – Releasing the Screws on the Piston Bracket

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5. Insert the 2 mm jig (CX189-03520) between the base of the Tetris and the carton
substrate.
▪ If the jig moves freely, lower the Tetris.
▪ If the jig cannot be inserted, raise the Tetris.

Carton board

Figure 14 – Inserting the Jig

6. Tighten the four screws on the piston bracket to lock the Tetris into position
2 mm above the corrugated grip and the carton substrate.
7. Remove the jig and the carton substrate.
8. Reconnect the air tubes.

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Adjusting the X-T Position of the Tetris

Adjusting the X-T position of the Tetris includes the following steps:
▪ Printing the Calibration Target
▪ Resetting the Global Position Offset Values
▪ Scanning the Calibration Target
▪ Updating the Heads Carriage Calibration File

Printing the Calibration Target

The first step is to print the calibration target using Print Care. The target is printed on a
1600 x 1600 mm substrate:
▪ 11000: CalPaper (0.1 mm thickness)
▪ 15500 & 17000: CalCarton (E-flute; 1.6 mm thickness)
The printing procedure is described below.
1. Log in to Print Care as a Service Engineer:
a. Open the Service Engineer Password Generator, which is available for use by HP
Scitex personnel only.
b. Click Generate to create a one-time password.

Figure 15 – Generating a One-Time Password

c. Copy the password to the clipboard.

d. In Print Care, select Main Menu > Preferences > Log In.

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e. Enter ServiceEngineer as the user name and paste the generated password.

Figure 16 – Logging In as Service Engineer

f. Tap Login.
2. In Print Care, select Main Menu > Calibration > Installation Calibrations.
3. In the Print Care window, select Tetris Tent from the list on the left.

Figure 17 – Tetris Tent Wizard – Start Page

4. On page 1 of the wizard, tap Next to display the Print Pattern page.

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5. Tap the green arrow under Print Pattern.

Figure 18 – Tetris Tent Wizard – Print Page

6. Load a sheet of CalPaper (1600 x 1600 mm) from the loading table. The Nozzle Health
Detection (NHD) file is printed automatically. After printing is complete, the table moves
to the manual loading position.

Note:
On 17000 machines and 15500 machines with the MHS upgrade, load a 1600 x 1600
mm E-flute substrate instead.

7. Inspect the printed file for unwanted artifacts, such as ink smears, scratches, and dirt.
Artifacts like these can cause inaccurate readings, which can ultimately result in bad
print quality. Therefore, if any artifacts are detected, the NHD file should be reprinted.
8. Tap Exit to close the wizard.

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Resetting the Global Position Offset Values

After the calibration target has been printed, you must reset the X and T-axis offset values for
the built-in line sensor (Tetris) to 0.
1. In the machine application, change the user level to R&D as follows:
▪ Select Main Menu > Settings and Tools > Preferences > User Level.
▪ In the User Level tab, select R&D.
▪ Enter the R&D password and tap Log In.
▪ Close the window.

Figure 19 – Changing the User Level to R&D

2. Select Main Menu > Print Care > Mechanical Position Settings > Mechanical
Settings.
3. Scroll down and verify that the following fields are set to 0:
▪ Scanner Global Table Position Offset (X-axis)
▪ Scanner Global Loader Position Offset (T-axis)

Figure 20 – Setting the Scanner Position Offset Values to 0

4. Reset the fields to 0, if required, and tap Apply.

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Scanning the Calibration Target

After you have reset the position offset values, you are ready to scan the calibration target
using the R&D Debug window in the machine application.
1. In the machine application, select Main Menu > Print Care > R&D Debug > Scanner.
2. In the Scanner tab, tap the browse button [1].
3. Browse to C:\ProgramData\HP Scitex\Tetris Tent and select the TetrisTent.xml file.
4. Tap Start Tent Scanning [2].

2
1

Figure 21 – Scanning the Tent Target

5. Press the Pins button to turn off the vacuum (and raise the positioning pins on the
11000).

Figure 22 – Pins Button

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6. Position the printed Tetris Tent sheet on the printing table, as follows:
▪ Rotate the printed sheet 90° counterclockwise, as shown in Figure 21 below.

Figure 23 – Correct Orientation of Tetris Tent Sheet on Table

▪ Line up the arrow on the printed sheet with the arrow sticker on the side of the
printing table.

Figure 24 – Lining Up the Arrows

▪ Make sure that the alignment lines on the sheet are aligned as follows:
11000: Aligned with the front edge of the table.
15500 & 17000: Aligned with the table ruler (not the edge of the corrugated grip)

Figure 25 – Aligning Line on Sheet with Edges of Table (11000)

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Figure 26 – Aligning Line on Sheet Table Ruler (15500 & 17000)

7. Press the Pins button to activate the table vacuum (and lower the positioning pins on
the 11000).
8. Verify that the UV flaps are raised.
9. Make sure that the sheet has no wrinkles. Smooth the sheet with your hand, if required.
10. Exit the danger zone and return to the operator console.
11. When the confirmation message that confirms the manual load appears on screen, tap
Print to begin the scan.
After the bridge has adjusted its Z-axis position, the printing table moves to the scanning
position and the built-in line sensor (Tetris) starts scanning the tent target (see
Figure 23).
12. When scanning is complete, the new Global Table position (X-axis) and Global Loading
position (T-axis) offset values are written automatically to the machine settings file.

Figure 27 – Scanning Completed Successfully

13. Close the R&D Debug window.

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Updating the Heads Carriage Calibration File

The final step in the calibration process is to complete the MND procedure by scanning the
NHD sheet and using the obtained values to update the heads carriage calibration file.

Important:
• This procedure overwrites the current HeadsCarriageCalibration.XML file. Make sure to back
up the current file before proceeding.
• Make sure to perform automatic MND immediately after the nozzles stress test.

1. In the machine application, select Main Menu > Print Care > Calibrations.
2. Perform the nozzles stress test, as follows:
▪ In the Print Care window, select Nozzles Stress from the list on the left.
▪ On page 1 of the wizard, tap Next.
▪ On page 2 of the wizard (Print page), tap the green arrow under Print Pattern.
▪ When the test is complete, discard the substrate.
3. Tap Next to continue with Automatic MND.
4. On page 1 of the wizard, tap Next.
5. On page 2 of the wizard, tap Next.
6. On page 3 of the wizard (Scan page), tap the green arrow under Scan Pattern.

Figure 28 – Scanning the NHD File

7. Press the Pins button to turn off the vacuum (and raise the positioning pins on the
11000). See Figure 20, page 14.
8. Rotate the printed sheet 90° counterclockwise, and align it to the front edge of the
printing table (see Figure 23, page 15).
9. Press the Pins button to activate the table vacuum (and lower the positioning pins on
the 11000).

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10. Verify that the UV flaps are raised.

11. Make sure that the sheet has no wrinkles. Smooth the sheet with your hand, if required.
12. Exit the safety zone and return to the operator console.
13. A confirmation message appears. If the test pattern is ready to be scanned, tap OK.

Figure 29 – Confirmation Message

The printing table moves the substrate to the line sensor (Tetris), which lowers to the
substrate and begins scanning the test pattern. It takes approximately 5 minutes to
complete the scan. A progress bar in the wizard tracks its progress.
14. When scanning is complete, tap Next in the wizard to view the results.

Note:
If the scan fails, make sure to perform the troubleshooting procedure described below before
tapping Next. It is important to review the data generated by the scan as part of the
troubleshooting process, and this data is erased automatically when Next is selected.

15. Tap Next to save the results and overwrite the HeadsCarriageCalibration.XML file.
16. Tap Exit.

MND Troubleshooting
If the scanning procedure fails, send the scanning files to HP Scitex for diagnosis. The files
can be found in C:\ProgramData\HP Scitex\PrintCare\DataFile\Scan Directory.
1. Copy the subfolder with the latest date (for example: Missing Nozzles_03_21_2016).
2. Take a screen capture of the error message and add it to the subfolder.
3. Compress the contents of the subfolder to a ZIP file.
4. Send the ZIP file to the GBU for analysis.

Note:
Make sure to copy the subfolder before completing the Calibration Wizard. All the data in the
subfolder is deleted automatically at the end of the MND process.

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Appendix A: Verifying the Operation of the Built-In Line Sensor

If you suspect that the built-in line sensor is having problems detecting the test patterns, or if
the readings appear to be wrong, verify its operation of the built-in line sensor, as described
below. The test determines whether the slit mask is positioned correctly over the sensor lens.

Note:
Microsoft Excel, or a comparable spreadsheet program that can read .XLSX files, is required for
this procedure.

1. In the machine application, select Main Menu > Exit > Minimize.
2. Connect an external drive to the USB port on the operator console.
3. Open Windows Explorer, and navigate to C:\Program Data\HP Scitex\[machine_type]\
[ver. #]\Dump.
4. Copy the result_1.xlsx file to the external drive.
5. Open the result_1.xlsx file in Excel. The spreadsheet contains a single column of
numbers.
6. In Excel, select column A and then select Insert > Line > 2-D Line. A graph is
generated from the selected column and displayed in the spreadsheet.

Figure 30 – Graph Showing Successful Scan Results

7. Examine the results shown in the graph. If the slit mask is installed correctly, the values
should generally be above 450.
In the example above, most of the values are just under 500, which means the slit mask
was applied correctly.

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8. If the scan results are below 450, the position of the slit mask must be adjusted. Move
the slit mask 1 mm and reposition it so that the edge of the mask overlaps the grooved
edge underneath the sensor.

Note:
The graph will appear as a flat line in cases where the slit mask covers the sensor
completely.

Figure 31 – Moving Slit Mask 1 mm onto Groove

9. Rescan the calibration target, and then repeat steps 37 through 7 to see whether the
results are above 450. If the results are too low, move the slit mask 1mm above its
original position.

Figure 32 – Moving Slit Mask 1 mm Away from Groove

10. Repeat step 9.

Note:
The Heads Carriage Calibration file cannot be updated with new values until the sensor passes
this test.

Tip:
If the machine is connected to the Internet, the results_1.xlsx file can be opened in Google Docs
instead opening the file on a different PC in Excel. However, you must make sure to close the file
before repeating the tent target scan.

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