Tiger-1800 Recommended Setting for Stable Operation 2019/2/6

Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd.

No. T-3175-T2546
1. Overview

This document shown recommended conditions for maintaining stable operation (discharge / conveyance) in Tiger-1800B series.
If not used under these conditions, nozzle missing and flight deflection must be occurred and stable production is not possible.

2. Recommended conditions
Condition
No Item Direct Sublimation Improving defect Effect increase Note
MLRc500 MLSb510 condition
Bi Both side 5mm Both side 10mm Setting in TxLink
Mk1 Nozzle delay Widen the width
Uni Both side 5mm Both side 15mm (Add in the print data)
1 Color bar Nozzle missing It may be able to achieve better
Bi Position: Both / Printing Level: 3
Mk2 Deflection Raise Printing level results by applying to image data.
Uni Position: Both / Printing Level: 3
= Settable in TxLink as well.
Printing 30min 30min Setting by Distance is possible, but
Time: 30min Time: 30min Nozzle missing Setting by Time is recommended
2 Auto Cleaning Increase the frequency
Offline Spit: 48 Spit: 3 Deflection (when printing).
Normal Cleaning recommended
Cleaning 1 time/24H Cleaning 1 time/2H
Maintain and improve Belt cleaning unit cleaning Once in 2 days
3 Belt cleaning unit ON
sticking Cleaning belt surface Tiger Daily Maintenance

※ Changing condition may be required depending on installation environment.

※ The surface temperature of the belt heater varies due to ambient temperature.

3．Function

Color bar
In order to prevent ejection failure due to drying of nozzles not in use, ejecting ink from all nozzles outside the image data.

Print data

Effect: Delay ejection / Nozzle missing / Deflection

※ Color bar is a particularly important function of ejection stability. Please use with recommended conditions.
※ When using MAPS, setting on Qprint is mandatory. (the case of Mk2)
⇒ If the color bar is included in the print data, it is also thinned out at the boundary of the pass by the effect of MAPS.
This promotes nozzle missing (drying of ink) at both ends of the head.

【Reference Documents】
D203153　TxLink3 Color Bar print procedure
※ Please set ④ Width of TXLINK 3 COLOR BAR SETTINGS to the above recommended value.
D203249 ML Tiger-1800B MkII Qprint Quick Operation Guide (Only Mk2)

Auto Cleaning
In order to prevent defect due to nozzle surface drying and ink mist adhesion ※ during continuous printing,
cleaning is performed automatically on a regular basis.
※ Inkjet printers are caused not a few ink mist due to their configuration.

Printing: Settings of Auto cleaning during printing

* "Setting by time" is recommended. "Setting by distance" is NOT recommended because
cleaning timing defers depending on print mode.
Offline: Flushing (specified times) and cleaning is performed with specified interval.

Effect: Nozzle missing / Deflection ◆ Image of Auto cleaning of Offline

Time: 30min/Spit: 3 (cleaning 1 time/2H)
【Reference Documents】 Offline Spit Spit Spit Cleaning Spit

D203249 ML Tiger-1800B MkII Qprint Quick Operation Guide

30min 30min 30min 30min 30min

Belt cleaning
To remove ink passing through the fabric and the dust of the paper, wash the belt surface with a rotating brush and squeegee.

Effect: Maintain and improve sticking