KENT SP500 Operation Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGE Introduction 2 Main Features 3 Installation 4 Control Features 6.1 Control Sequence -Turning Your Printer On 6.2 - Manual Mode 6.3 - Machine Settings and Special Features 6.4 - Activating Printing Mode 6.5 - Stopping 6.6 Flat print mechanism 7.1 Round printing mechanism 7.2 Machine setup - Adjusting height of work table 8.1 - Mounting & adjusting screen 8.2 - Mounting & adjusting squeegee 8.5 - Mounting & adjusting flooder 8.6 - Adjusting travel distance of flooder/squeegee carriage 8.7 - Adding ink 8.8 Speed Adjustment 9.1 Work Table Adjustment 9.2 Changing printing set ...

Dear valued customer: Thank you for choosing the SP-500 pad printer. We hope that you will get the most out of your machine. The following manual will familiarize you with the setup and use of your printer. Please read through the manual thoroughly before using your printer for the first time. Please note that the diagrams shown within this manual are not to scale, and some aesthetic details may be omitted for the sake of clarity. We would like to draw your special attention to the following notes: APPLICATION TIPS Always use the MANUAL keys for machine setup, simulate each machine movement gent ...

7. Control Panel 2. Flooder/Squeegee Carriage 8. Flooder (Spatula) Assembly 3. Squeegee Assembly 9. Printer Stand 4. Screen holder 10. Foot Switch 5. Work table 11. Leveling screw 6. Work table up/down hand wheel 1 3 6 7 8 9 10 4 11 5 ...

Leveling the machine. Since floor surface levels vary to a great degree, it is important to level the machine before starting any adjustments. Adjust the 4 leveling screws located at the base of machine stand. Mechanical WARNING Please disconnect the main power supply before attempting any machine maintenance. For the maintenance procedure, refer to the Maintenance Section. Installation Pneumatic Connecting main air and related pneumatic equipment. 1. Connect main air supply to the pressure regulator of machine. 2. Set operational pressure to 6 bar. Pressure regulator Valve to increase/decrease press ...

Electrical Connecting the cables. 1. Connect the Main Power Cable (AC supply). On the side of printer Printer suitable for (depends on model): – 120V 50/60Hz (+/- 5%) – 220V 50/60Hz (+/- 5%) 2. Ground machine externally. At the back of printer Power cable ...

Control Control Features No. Components Main Functions 1. Control Display Display printer’s control information 2. Squeegee Left/Right key** Manual mode key: squeegee moves left or right **Round Print: screen moves left or right 3. Screen Up/Down key Manual mode key: screen moves up or down 4. Squeegee Up/Down key Manual mode key: squeegee/flooder moves up or down 5. Left (-) and Right (+) keys To select printer setting parameters 6. Setting key To enter and select printer settings and special features 7. Start key To activate compressed air, accept new settings 8. Panic Switch To stop in emergency 9. Fo ...

Control Turning your Printer On 1. Turn power switch ON (at the back of machine body). 2. Release panic switch by turning it clockwise. Display Then 3. Press setting key to select which printing setup (round or flat) machine is using. Display 4. Press start key to accept selection and activate compressed air inside machine. Display Machine is now ready to operate Choose one of the following options to continue. - For Manual Mode (adjustments & simulations) go to page 4.3 - For Machine Settings & special features go to page 4.4 - For Activating Printing Mode go to page 4.6 - For Stopping go to page 4.6 Cont ...

Control Manual Mode For machine adjustments and simulations. 1. To select manual mode, press a manual mode key. 2. Press start key to enter manual mode. Movement of selected manual key is activated. Display: 3. Now that machine is in manual mode, you can press any manual key to activate the movement of your choice. MANUAL mode keys are: Squeegee left/right key Flat Print: squeegee left or right movement Round Print: screen left or right movement Screen up/down key For screen up or down movement Squeegee up/down key For squeegee/flooder up or down movement Note: Only one manual mode key must be selected at ...

Control Machine settings & special features Press the setting key to enter machine settings and special features. Depending on what type of printing mode, one-cycle or auto mode is enabled on your machine, two different sets of displays will appear: - Set of displays if machine operates in one cycle mode (standard printing mode) 1. Clean screen Press foot switch to clean the screen. 2. Reset counter Press left (–) or right (+) keys to reset counter to 0. 3. Motor speed (appears only if round print setup is in use) Press left (–) or right (+) keys to increase or decrease motor speed of auto centering un ...

Control - Set of displays if machine is using auto mode (optional printing mode) 1. Clean screen Press foot switch to clean the screen. 2. Reset counter Press left (–) or right (+) keys to reset counter to 0. 3. Printing Mode Press left (–) or right (+) keys to select one cycle or auto mode. 4. Continuous Press left (–) or right (+) keys to select time delay for loading/unloading. 5. Motor speed (appears only if round print setup is in use) Press left (–) or right (+) keys to increase or decrease motor speed of auto centering unit. 6. Motor time (appears only if round print setup is in use) Press l ...

Control Activating printing mode One cycle mode: Press foot switch to activate one print cycle. Machine stops automatically at the end of cycle. To restart, press foot switch again. Auto mode: WARNING: Auto mode should always be used in conjunction with a safety feature like beam curtain to prevent injuries. Press start switch to activate automatic cycle. Machine prints continuously. Press foot switch to stop. Stopping Foot switch Press foot switch to stop machine in any mode. Press start key to resume operations. Panic switch For Emergency, hit the panic switch to cut off main power and air supply. To res ...

During the flat print cycle machine undergoes various stages of movement: 1. Squeegee comes down / object comes up. 2. Squeegee moves across the screen for printing. 3. Flooder comes down / object comes down. 4. Flooder moves across the screen for inking. Flat print mechanism ...

During the round print cycle machine undergoes various stages of movement: 1. Squeegee comes down / object comes up. 2. Screen moves across for printing. 3. Flooder comes down / object comes down. Round print mechanism ...

1. Adjusting height of worktable - Turn your machine on and enter manual mode. Press worktable up/down key to move worktable in the up position. - Loosen both locking screws. - Mount object on holding jig/platform. - Turn hand wheel to adjust worktable. Because at this stage the screen is not mounted yet, try to use the frame holder as a reference point. Object should come up to approximately 2 mm below screen frame. - Once finished, tighten locking screws. Machine setup Locking screws Hand wheel Work table Frame holder 2 mm Object ...

2. Mounting & adjusting the screen Mounting the screen - Release locking handle on both screen holders & locking knob of fine adjustment. Both screen holders can now be positioned manually appropriately according to the screen width. - Release clamp knobs on both screen holders. - Insert screen. - When screen is mounted fasten knob screws, locking knob & handles. Adjusting the screen Adjusting position of screen horizontally - Release locking handle on both screen holders. - Make sure locking knob of fine adjustment is fastened securely and use the fine adjustment knob to move the screen left or righ ...

Leveling the screen For flat print setup, use a fillet gauge to check if screen is level as shown: For round print setup, use a level gauge to check if screen is level as shown: To level one corner of screen Object Screen Object Screen Insert fillet gauge between screen and object as indicated by the cross marks. Size of gauge will depend on clearance left in step 0ne. 2mm gauge should be used. Place level gauge on top of screen as indicated by the cross marks. Loosen locking screw Level by knob Loosen locking screw Level by knob ...

To level one end of screen Angle adjustment of screen Loosen locking screws Level by knobs To level turn both knobs in same direction Loosen locking screw Level by knob On both screen holders To level turn both knobs in same direction Loosen locking screw Adjust by knob On both screen holders To adjust turn both knobs in opposite directions ...

3. Mounting & adjusting squeegee Mounting squeegee - Adjust angle of squeegee assembly. - Level squeegee with screen Mount squeegee holder to assembly Mount squeegee Angle adjustment knob Locking screws Squeegee Adjustment knobs To adjust turn both knobs in opposite directions Must be parallel screen squeegee ...