Step 3: Setting Up the Object

Place the object, and then make it ready for printing.
IMPORTANT

You can keep the front cover open when you set the height of the flat table, the print origin, or other settings for a closer view as you work.

However, clicking OK with these settings configured may cause the print-head carriage or flat table to start moving. Therefore, when the front cover is open, be careful not to touch any moving parts as you work.

Procedure
  1. On the Utility home screen, click BN2_Icon_Setup Setup.
  2. Register/select the object.
    MEMO In Utility, "media" is used on the window used to register/manage objects.
    • When printing on an object for the first time
      1. Click AddNewIcon.
        BN2_MediaSetup
      2. Enter a new media name and click OK.

        Previously registered media names cannot be used. Enter a new media name.

        BN2_MediaSetup2
    • For pre-registered objects
      Select the name of the media, and then click OK.
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      • We recommend that you set frequently used objects as favorites.

        1. Click BD-8_Utility_Icon_FavoriteOFF next to a registered media name to change this icon to BD-8_Utility_Icon_FavoriteON.
        2. Click BD-8_Utility_Icon_Favorite2OFF next to the search box.
          The icon changes to BD-8_Utility_Icon_Favorite2ON, and the list of media set as favorites appears.
          BD-8_Utility_SelectMedia-FavoriteMediaON
          Media Management

      • You can display all registered objects.

        If a rotary axis unit is not attached, the names of the media to be used with the flat table are displayed. If a rotary axis unit is attached, the names of the media to be used with this unit are displayed.

        Click BD-8_Utility_Icon_ResisteredMedia-Normal or BD-8_Utility_Icon_ResisteredMedia-Rotary to display all registered objects.

      • You can use the favorites function and the search function to easily find registered objects.
      • Media registered to an optional item (the rotary axis unit) cannot be selected for the flat table.
      Step 3 is not required. Proceed to step 4.
      IMPORTANT If the height may have changed due to a change in the securing method, suction mat, or similar, set the height (step 4).
  3. In the Object Type window, select one of the following, and then click OK.
    • Transparent object: Select Smartphone Cases or Others from the Transparent item.
    • Opaque object: Select Opaque.
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    • Transparent: A hand placed on the other side of the object to be printed on can be seen through it.
    • Opaque: A hand placed on the other side of the object to be printed on cannot be seen through it.

    See Object (Media) Registration Items for more information on objects.

  4. Click Change next to Flat Table Height to set the height of the object.
    1. Click AP-640_Panel_Icon_UP or AP-640_Panel_Icon_DOWN on the right side of the window to align the highest point of the object with the forward-back position of the head gap sensor.
      MEMO You can select 0.1 mm (0.004 in.), 1 mm (0.04 in.), 10 mm (0.39 in.), or 50 mm (1.97 in.) as the single-click moving distance.
    2. Click AP-640_Panel_Icon_UP on the left side of the window to have the highest point of the object approach the head gap sensor.
      Move the highest printing position of the object up to a position (a) a few mm away from the head gap sensor without coming into contact with the head gap sensor.
      BD-8_TouchHeadGapSensor
    3. If the print surface height is not constant or the object is lifted or is warped, set the Flat Table Lowering Amount.
      Setting a Longer Distance between the Object and the Print Heads
    4. Click Automatic Setup.
      The flat table moves and the head gap sensor detects the height of the object.
    5. Click OK.
  5. Select Print Origin from Origin Relative or Center Relative.
    For information about Print Origin, refer to Object (Media) Registration Items.
  6. Click Change next to Print Origin and Printing Area, and then set the printable area.

    This section explains how to configure settings when the Origin Relative is selected. If the distance from the lower right of the maximum printing area (S: 0 mm [0 in.], F: 0 mm [0 in.]*1) is clear, use Numeric Input to enter a numeric value.

    MEMO When the Printing Area setting is finished, the print-head carriage returns to its original position after it has been left in the same position for approximately 3 minutes to prevent the print heads from drying out. Perform the procedure again.
    1. Select Pointer for Position Specification.
      The print-head carriage moves, and then the pointer on the right side of the print-head carriage illuminates the lower-right point of the currently set printing area.
    2. Click AP-640_Panel_Icon_UP, AP-640_Panel_Icon_DOWN, AP-640_Panel_Icon_LEFT, or AP-640_Panel_Icon_RIGHT, and then move the pointer to specify the print origin (lower right of the printing area).
      The print-head carriage moves in the left-right direction and the flat table moves in the forward-backward direction. The position that the pointer illuminates serves as the Print Origin.
      BD-8_SetupSmartphoneGenten
    3. Click OK.
      Return to the Flat Table Height, Print Origin, and Printing Area settings window.
    IMPORTANT About Printing Area
    Since the Origin Relative is specified here, the upper left of the Printing Area (A) is automatically set to the maximum position.
    PrintArea
  7. Click OK.
    Setup in progress. appears. When setup is completed, you are returned to the home screen, and the registered media name and the set Flat Table Height, Print Origin, and Printing Area are displayed.