Aurora 1200 User Manual V2.0
Aurora 1200 User Manual V2.0
Aurora 1200 User Manual V2.0
Thank you for using this product; the user manual provides relevant information about AURORA 1200 series CTP.
Contents including:
Chapter 1 Aurora CTP
Chapter 2 Manual user guide
Chapter 3 Safety
Chapter 4 Notices on installation and movement
Chapter 5 Preparation
Chapter 6 Operation process
Chapter 7 Repair and maintenance
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
The user manual is for the following users:
Users and service engineer
Before using the CTP, please carefully read the manual to ensure the proper use; if you have any problems, please
consult the agent or the customer service center of our company.
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Conte
ents
Chapter 1. Aurora CT
TP...................................... .............................................................. ....................................... 1
1.1 P
Providing thee following co
onfiguration . .............................................................. ....................................... 1
1.2 T
The function of Aurora T/U
U 1200 seriess device ................................................. ....................................... 1
2.1 M
Manual user object
o ................................ .............................................................. ....................................... 3
2.2 C
Common worrds and sign guide
g ............ .............................................................. ....................................... 3
2.3 P
PDF files ............................................... .............................................................. ....................................... 4
2.4 M
More informaation .................................. .............................................................. ....................................... 4
3.2 S
Safety inform
mation................................. .............................................................. ....................................... 5
3.3 S
Safety featurees ....................................... .............................................................. ....................................... 6
3.4 E
Emergency sttop button.......................... .............................................................. ....................................... 7
Chapter 4. Notices on
o installation
n and movem
ment ......................................................... ....................................... 9
4.4 C
Connection of
o ground wirees ................. .............................................................. ......................................111
4.5 P
Power supplyy and power cable
c ............. .............................................................. ..................................... 122
4.6 C
Compressor ........................................... .............................................................. ..................................... 122
5.1 S
Start Aurora 1200 device....................... .............................................................. ..................................... 133
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5.2 C
Components name ................................. .............................................................. ..................................... 133
5.2.1 The froont left side view .............. .............................................................. ..................................... 133
5.3 A
Aurora 1200 system .............................. .............................................................. ..................................... 155
5.3.3.1 Start
S button ........................ .............................................................. ..................................... 177
5.3.3.2 The
T indicator light on the ooperation pan
nel ...................................... ..................................... 177
5.3.5.1 Supported
S plaate size.......... .............................................................. ..................................... 188
5.3.5.2 Plate
P size ............................ .............................................................. ..................................... 188
5.3.5.3 Plate
P processiing ................ .............................................................. ..................................... 188
5.4 B
Backup key files
f .................................... .............................................................. ..................................... 188
5.5 T
The imaging control progrram Tiffdownnload of Auro
ora 1200 ............................. ..................................... 200
5.5.3.1 Prompt
P error information
i .. .............................................................. ..................................... 222
5.5.3.2 Off-line
O state .....................
. .............................................................. ..................................... 222
5.5.3.3 Preparing
P statte .................. .............................................................. ..................................... 222
5.5.3.4 Working
W statee .................... .............................................................. ..................................... 233
5.5.4.1 LD
L reset ............................. .............................................................. ..................................... 244
5.5.4.2 Get
G media .......................... .............................................................. ..................................... 244
5.5.4.3 Feed
F ................................... .............................................................. ..................................... 244
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5.5.4.4 Load
L ................................... .............................................................. ..................................... 255
5.5.4.5 Unload
U ............................... .............................................................. ..................................... 255
5.5.5.1 View
V counter.....................
. .............................................................. ..................................... 255
5.5.5.2 Charging
C tips .................... .............................................................. ..................................... 266
5.5.5.3 Charging
C requ
uest ............... .............................................................. ..................................... 266
5.5.5.4 Charging
C finisshed ............. .............................................................. ..................................... 277
5.5.5.5 Cancel
C requesst .................. .............................................................. ..................................... 277
6.1 O
Operation proocessing............................. .............................................................. ..................................... 288
6.2 S
Start up Auroora 1200 device................. .............................................................. ..................................... 288
6.3 S
Switch off Auurora 1200 deevice ............ .............................................................. ..................................... 299
6.4 B
Build new paarameter temp
plate ............. .............................................................. ..................................... 300
6.5 M
Modify the teemplate param
meters........... .............................................................. ..................................... 300
6.6 R
Rename of paarameter temp
plate............. .............................................................. ..................................... 311
6.7 D
Delete param
meter templatee.................... .............................................................. ..................................... 311
6.8 P
Plate feeding mode ................................ .............................................................. ..................................... 311
6.9 A
Add and Prepprocess Jobs ....................... .............................................................. ..................................... 322
7.1 P
Proposal of thhe maintenan
nce time ........ .............................................................. ..................................... 355
7.2 C
Cleaning proccess ................................... .............................................................. ..................................... 366
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7.2.4.1 Cleaning
C the up
u and down plate gate co
onveyor belt ....................... ..................................... 377
7.2.4.2 Cleaning
C the plate
p suction hole....................................................... ..................................... 377
7.2.5.1 Cleaning
C the drum
d surface .............................................................. ..................................... 377
7.2.5.2 Cleaning
C vacu
uum hole on tthe drum ................................................ ..................................... 388
7.2.5.3 Cleaning
C the U groove of pplate edge detection ............................... ..................................... 388
7.2.5.4 Cleaning
C HC and TEC clam
mps........................................................ ..................................... 399
7.2.5.5 Cleaning
C drum
m plate rollerr .............................................................. ..................................... 399
7.3 T
The maintenaance of the co
ompressed airr ............................................................. ..................................... 399
7.4 R
Replacing thee ventilation filter
f ............. .............................................................. ..................................... 400
7.5 R
Replacing thee TEC ................................ .............................................................. ..................................... 400
8.1 P
Preparation for
fo remote sup
pport............. .............................................................. ..................................... 422
8.1.2.1 Questions
Q ........................... .............................................................. ..................................... 422
8.1.2.2 Save
S Log file .................... .............................................................. ..................................... 433
8.2 E
Error informaation .................................. .............................................................. ..................................... 433
8.3 T
The problem of exposure error
e ............. .............................................................. ..................................... 455
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8.4 T
The error of loading
l plate.....................
. .............................................................. ..................................... 466
8.5 T
The error of unloading
u plaate ................. .............................................................. ..................................... 477
8.5.1.1 Auto
A unload ....................... .............................................................. ..................................... 477
8.5.1.2 Remove
R the jaammed plate from the dru
um ...................................... ..................................... 488
8.6 T
The error of starting
s .............................. .............................................................. ..................................... 500
8.6.1.1 Device
D is not online .......... .............................................................. ..................................... 500
8.6.1.2 The
T device caannot finish thhe initializatio
on ...................................... ..................................... 500
8.7 T
The error of air
a supply........................... .............................................................. ..................................... 500
8.8 B
Balance systeem...................................... .............................................................. ..................................... 511
8.8.1 Device can’t find the balance bloock ......................................................... ..................................... 511
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Chapter 1. Aurora CTP
Amsky Aurora 1200 series CTP is a brand new generation CTP platform of Amsky. It adapts UV laser with
400~410mm wavelength or 830mm infrared light as light source, and combines directly imaging technology and
superior automatic function together. The Aurora 1200 series CTP can operated under semi-automatically and
full-automatically mode which can be chosen according to your requirement, it has the advantages of upgrade in
Plate size can range from the minimum of 650×550 mm (25.6×21.6in) to the maximum of 1,470×1,180 mm
Autoloader can load and unload the plate to Aurora automatically. With the autoloader, plate can be loaded on the
drum for exposing, and then the exposed plate can be unloaded into the online processor automatically.
Aurora T 1200 series CTP installs thermal 2400 dpi imaging laser head, and Aurora U 1200 series install UV-2400
dpi imaging laser head. Furthermore, there is variety of imaging velocities to be chosen.
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64-channel 64-channel
Imaging System
Discrete 830nm laser Discrete 400-410nm laser
16 plates/hour 16 plates/hour
Output Speed
1,030mm×800mm 2,400dpi
Resolutions 2,400dpi
±5μm(Continuous exposure over four times on the same plate with a temperature of
Repeatability
23°C and 60% RH )
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Chapter 2. Manua
M al userr guide
e
The manual iis only the usser guide of th
he Aurora 12200 series CTP, and does not
n contain the
he content of the
t server andd
software. If you want too get the infformation off the server and softwaree, please reffer to the co
ontents in thee
2.1 Man
nual use
er objectt
Guangzhou A
Amsky Technnology Co., Ltd.
L
2.2 Com
mmon words
w and sign g
guide
2.2.1 Symb
bols
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! Warning! This symbol represents a dangerous prompt that serious injury situation caused by wrong
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! Attention! This symbol represents a dangerous warning that serious injury situation caused by wrong
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It is more convenient to use PDF files for on-online browsing, or printing and editing with Adobe Acrobat Reader
software.
Please visit the website www.amsky.cc of Guangzhou Amsky Technology Co., Ltd. for more information,
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Chapter 3. Safety
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! Warning! Please read carefully and understand the contents of the manual before using Aurora 1200 series CTP.
Operators must comply with all safety rules and prescriptive process when operating Aurora 1200 series CTP,
Bodily injury may be caused if operators do not correctly study or well use this manual, and operate Aurora 1200
Operators should strictly comply with the following notices and safety rules to operate Aurora 1200 series CTP:
All maintenance services are permitted only when CTP is power off
Switch off the induction system first when operating the filter cartridge of CTP induction system
Manufacturer unauthorized maintenance services and changes for CTP are not permitted
Wear gloves when operating the plate and the clamp bar assembly of CTP
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All dangers, warnings andd notices are to provide saafety informaation; bodily injury
i and CT
TP damage may
m be causedd
3.2.1 Fire p
prevention informatio
on
3.2.2 Installation
3.2.3 Mainttenance
All maintenaance services should be im mplying with the maintenaance contents in Chapter 7.
mplemented byy strictly com
engineers.
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! Danger! O
Opening CTP
TP cover and
d panel or chhanging the device witho
out permissioon might cau
use injury byy
potential
p seriious injury orr device dama
age.
3.3 Safe
ety featu
ures
running:
Laser from exposing laserr head is invissible, and thee high-power invisible laseer will serioussly injure skin and eyes.
If you suddeenly open the cover when the CTP is eexposing and the mechaniical part is stitill running, please
p operatee
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! Caution! Please pay more attention to the safety cautions about the cover of CTP in this manual; do not open
the cover when CTP is running, otherwise, serious bodily injury or damage to CTP may be caused.
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! Danger! Never try to operate CTP without closing all the covers, and never open the covers when the CTP is
running, because high-power invisible laser might cause injury and error of the machine and circuit systems.
Emergency stop button can stop the laser and mechanical movement.
Fig 1 Use emergency stop button to stop the laser and mechanical movement
Emergency stop button will not power off the CTP. Therefore, you can check the error on Tiffdownload to obtain
If the emergency stop button has been pressed down, you must reset it to restore the CTP to normal operation.
Clockwise rotate the button 90 degrees to reset it, and then operate the device according to the instructions from
Tiffdownload.
Locate at the outside of the output device and separately at the upside of the left and right front cover
Fig 2 The position of external emergency stop button on manual loading CTP
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! Warning: Please suppose that there is still laser radiation and damage from machinery after you pressing down
the emergency stop button for a while. Meanwhile, please remember that the power is still on. It may cost at most 5
seconds to stop the moving component when pressing down the button. Exposing to visible or invisible high-energy
laser radiation may cause skin burn and permanent vision recession or loss. Moreover, if you cannot avoid the
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! Warning: Please notice that there will be defect to cause the mechanical movement when pressing down the
emergency stop button. As long as this happened, switch off the CTP and don’t use it until maintenance. If you
cannot avoid the damage from moving component, it may cause death or serious injury.
If there is any question about the emergency stop button, please contact Amsky engineers.
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Chapter 4. Notices on installation and movement
The installation and movement of Aurora 1200 series CTP should be done by professional company and
maintenance technician appointed by Amsky; Amsky is irresponsible for the damage, fault and error action caused
by the installation and movement completed by persons who are not appointed and does not guarantee their safety.
Please consult Amsky service department or agents when installing or moving Aurora 1200 series CTP.
For using the device safely, please meet the following installation conditions:
In addition, for the installation environment of Aurora 1200 series CTP, the sites with safety problems in the
followings might cause faults or error actions of Aurora 1200 series CTP. Please keep away from them:
Place generating while affected by electric strokes (voltage variation and noise)
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In order to prevent danger and do the maintenance, please keep 1000mm of space at least around the Aurora 1200
series CTP. Meanwhile, clean the surrounding environment and make sure that there is no obstacle from the left
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4.4 Con
nnection of ground wiress
Groounding first
2) Cutt the front ennd of the steel angle bar to sharp, veertically inserrt it into soill; there is 3-3.5m intervaal
betw
ween each tw
wo steel angle bar;
5) Thee main lead iss laid to param ower supply iin the shortesst distance for
meter voltagee stabilizator or special po
mm 2 copper ccore
16m
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Please get ready three-phase-four-wire circuit system, 15KW power supply capacity
The power supply of Aurora 1200 series device supplies electricity from side power switch independently,
In the area where the voltage is 200~240V, the power supply condition is -10%-+6%, if the voltage
4.6 Compressor
It is recommended to use the oil free and water free compressor whose theory flow is not less than 200 L/min, gas
storage capacity is bigger than 50L and the input power is not less than 1200W in Aurora 1200 series CTP.
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Chapter 5. Prepar
P ration
Pleaase start comppressed air deevice to provvide air powerr for Aurora 1200
1 series C
CTP;
5.2 Com
mponentts name
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2 Left cover
3 Power suppply switch
4 Ventilation filter
5 Air pipe
6 Foot marginn
7 Emergency stop button
8 Front coverr
9 Plate door
10 Plate loadinng support
11 Plate loadinng platform
12 Operation panel
p
13 Emergency stop button
14 Front top coover
15 Right top siide cover
16 Rear top coover
5.2.2 The b
back right side
s view
No. D
Description Remarks
1 O
Operation pannel
2 E
Emergency sttop button
3 R
Right top sidee cover
4 R
Right cover
5 F
Foot margin
6 U
USB
7 R
Rear cover
8 R
Rear top coveer
9 L
Left top side cover
10 F
Front top covver
11 E
Emergency sttop button
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5.3 Auro
ora 1200
0 system
m
Aurora 12000 series CTP uses the bestt laser imaginng technology
y of Amsky and could exxpose UV plaate or thermaal
5.3.1 Job im
maging pro
ocess
The output syystem of CTP
P is mainly co
omposed of A
Aurora 1200 series
s CTP, seerver and Tiff
ffDownload (tthe printing
controller) sooftware.
Job queuue
Job imagge
按钮
Auutoloader Output D
Device Bridge
B Processor
P
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5.3.2 Plate
e loading platform
gate by CTP.
it indicates C
CTP is runninng, or is read
dy for workinng; when the indicator ligh
ht does not bblink and disp
plays constannt
Fig 11 Operation
n panel
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Put the plate on the set poosition of the plate loadingg platform, an
nd align to th
he sign positioon, then press start buttonn,
5.3.4 Buzzzer
In CTP poweer-up state, iff the system detects
d error, tthe buzzer wiill generate bu
uzzing for 100 seconds to prompt
p error.
5.3.5 Plate
e
installation.
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more informaation.
Users need tto backup keyy files of thee Aurora 12000 CTP which ni file, templaate files, device parameteer
h includes in
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! Tips: whenn you don't knnow how to back
b up the abbove key filess, please conssult your servvice representtative.
5.4.1 Savin
ng the device informa
ation file
servvice:
User name
Software veersion
1) Pleaase backup deevice parameeters which innclude the folllowing conteents after com
mpleting each service:
Mainboard parameters
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eachh service:
The focus of
o the plate
TifffDownload prrogram.
5.5 The
e imaging
g contro
ol progra
am Tiffdo
ownload
d of Auro
ora 1200
0
interface of T
Tiffdownloadd program.
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5.5.1 Show
w the devicce state
will be activaated.
mation Show
Waarning inform w some warniings for prom
mpting you th mple, whether
he present errror; for exam
he informatioon about deviice errors or the security aspects; for example, thee
Errror informattion Show th
5.5.2 Tool b
bar
quickly.
Opeen file
Sysstem parameteer
Paraameter templlate
Hott folder
Chaarging managgement
View errors
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5.5.3 Introd
duction of the
t state
5.5.3.1 Prom
mpt error inforrmation
The followin
ng circumstaances will be showed in th
he off-line state:
CTP
P device isn’tt started
When CTP device show me functions of the Tiffdoownload program, but noo
ws as off-linee state, you ccan use som
exposing plattes.
Fig 17 Preparing
g state
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for printing;
5.5.4 Plate
e loading / unloading system
LD reset
Put plate
Get media
Feed
Load
Unload
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5.5.4.1 LD reeset
5.5.4.2 Get m
media
If you need to take downn the plate sttopping on thhe down platte gate, pleasse click the ““Get Media” button in thee
5.5.4.3 Feed
1) If yyou need to prepare anotheer plate for exxposing, pleaase click the “Feed”
“ buttonn in the “Loaad & Unload””
opeeration window;
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5.5.4.4 Load
5.5.4.5 Unloaad
Use the funcction of “Unnload” to unlload the platte from the drum;
d devicee will unloadd plate autom
matically afteer
When the plaate stays on thhe drum and device can't eexpose normaally, so you need
n to unloadd the plate fro
om the drum.
If the Aurorra 1200 devicce you bought is the moodel with chaarging manag
gement moduule, please ch
harge in timee
according to the charging tips, or your device will bbe locked and
d cannot be ussed.
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! Tips: If yoou have any problem in thee operation off charging ma
anagement, please
p consultlt your servicee engineer.
5.5.5.1 View
w counter
Fig 20 Outputtin
ng count
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Fig 21 Charging
g prompt
diallog box;
Fig 22 Incremen
nt counter of plate
2) Clicck the “OK” button; pleasse wait for a few secondss when device is disposingg files and make
m sure thaat
the connection of
o device pow
wer supply andd USB are no
ot disconnecteed, otherwisee serious errorrs will occur;;
3) Inpuut file name and select paath to save fiiles after the device completing work, generate upd
dating requesst
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! Note: pleaase check thee system time of the compuuter when doing charging
g operation; eerror system time will leadd
to failure of ccharging.
5) Com
mpress the geenerated files (.req and .reeqinfo) and seend them to Amsky
A comm
mercial departtment. Amskyy
prom
mpted that thhe system is preparing;
p
Fig 24 Preparation
2) Seleect RACK file, k the “Openn” button; (*. rack file seent back by commerce department
fi and click d o
of
Am
msky) ;
Fig 25 Analyzing
g
4) Reqquest finishedd
Fig 26 Cancel re
equest
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Chapter 6. Operation process
1) Build parameter template: Build parameter template in the TiffDownload, set the parameters etc. For
details, please refer to section 6.4;
2) Add and preprocess jobs;
3) Place plates: Place the corresponding plate on the conveyor belt of upper plate gate according to the tips
given by the TiffDownload;
4) Press down the “start” button, then plate loading can be carried out automatically;
5) Exposing plates;
6) Unload plate automatically after exposing finished;
7) Processing plate: Send the plate to the processor for developing, washing, applying glue and drying, etc.
Start CTP
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1) Start;
The power supply switch is a red rotary switch with yellow background; it is located in outer left side of the
Aurora 1400 series CTP. The CTP can be started for clockwise rotating the switch to “ON” position.
2) Launch Tiffdownload.
Please refer to the relative manual of Tiffdownload for more information.
When the output device is ready, the indicator light on the operation panel will show green light.
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! Attention: Please confirm plate is removed from the drum before switching off the output device.
1200 CTP. The CTP can be switched off for counterclockwise rotating the switch to “OFF” position.
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4) In the option of “Margin(mm) & Property”, select maunal as the mode of plate feed.
5) In the option of “Device”, set the exposure power which unit is mW.
6) Click “OK” button;
7) Click “Activate” button in the “Parameter Template”, follow the steps to activate the template;
8) Click “Modi” button in the “Parameter Template”, select “Device Calibrate” to set the focus of the plate,
the pattern position for coarse and fine adjustment, and click “Save as TPL-Focus”;
9) Click “OK” button;
10) Repeat the above steps to set the entire plate templates used.
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! Tips: Please use the default values of TPL-angle, time delay, speed of drum. Please refer to the TiffDownload
Parameters such as image center, exposure power, speed of drum can be modified in the parameter template.
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! Tips: Please modify under the guidance from the service engineer.
1) Select parameter template whose name needs to be changed in the “Parameter Template”;
2) Click “Modi” button;
3) Input your new name in the pop-upped “Template Name”.
1) Select the parameters template which needs to be deleted in the “Parameter Template”;
2) Click “Delete” button;
3) Click the “OK” button in the pop-upped dialog box.
Aurora 1200 series CTP can feed plate automatically and manually.
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6.8.1 Chan
nge the pla
ate loading mode
1) Cliick “Set”--“P
Parameter Tem
mplate” to sellect the param
meter template for shiftingg load mode;
2) Cliick “Modi” button;
b
3) Sellect “Feed moode” from thee “output prooperty”drop-d
down menu;
Selectt “manual” iff feeding platee manually
Selectt “cassette 1/2
2/3/4” if chooose feeding plate
p from the autoloader.
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! Tips: Afterr set the loadd mode in thee parameter template, thee feeding mod
de for all thee plate will be same underr
6.8.2 Chan
nge plate fe
eeding mode temporrarily
1) Plaate feeding mode
m for the output
o files inn the “Job queeue” can be ch
hanged as folllows;
a) Select the object file in the “Job queeue”;
b) Right clickk, Select “outtput parameteer set” from th
he pop-up meenu;
c) Select “maanual” or “casssette 1/2/3/44” in the “Platte feed”.
2) If a few priorityy jobs need to
o be output, bbut no proper--sized plate iss in the cassettte, please do
o as follow:
a) Select the ouutput file requ
uired in the w
window of “seelect output files”;
f
b) Select param
meter templatte;
c) Click “Moddi” button, mo
odify the platee feeding mode of the paraameter templlate temporarily;
d) Select “mannual” or “casssette 1/2/3/4” in the “Platee feed”.
e) Click “Outpput” button.
6.9 Add
d and Preproces
ss Jobs
1) Cliick “File” andd select “open
n files” to opeen the interfaace below;
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! Attention:: As the edgess of the plate are sharp, peersonal injuryy may be caused without w
wearing glovees.
Implication::
Printing console displays
d the pplate loading window which shows siz
ize and type of the loadedd
plaate
The inndicator lightt on the operaation panel bllinks yellow light
l
Entrannce and exit of
o the plate ddoor is opened
d
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! Attention:: Remove the interleaving paper
p beforee or after inpu
utting the platte.
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! Caution: C
Confirm that all interleaving paper annd packaging material are removed froom the plate surface
s beforee
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3) Press start button, then the indicator light of loading will be constant on, plate will be loaded
automatically;
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! Important: Do not touch the plate when pressing Start button.
4) After exposure, the plate will return to down plate gate, then the indicator light of loading will blink.
Please take imaging plate from the output device when Tiffdownload prompts to unload plate.
1) Confirm the output device has finished the plate imaging; load light blinks green light when finishing
2) Grasp edge of the plate by wearing gloves, and lift it, then take the plate out of the loading platform
carefully.
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! Attention: As the edges of the plate are sharp, personal injury may be caused without wearing gloves.
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Chapter 7. Repair and maintenance
The following chart lists the operational maintenance for expressing the optimum device performance. Device
performance might be affected or damaged without the maintenance. It will delay several hours, but it can make
Please make records of the maintenance; if you have signed service contract with Amsky, device will be maintained
every 3 months by Amsky authorized engineer; more frequent maintenance service is needed in worse work
environment.
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! Attention: Confirm that device is not exposing before doing maintenance, then switch off it.
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! Warning: Do not operate device when the cover is opened, and do not open the cover when the device is running;
serious personal injury might be caused by disturbing the safety protection system of the machine, such as
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ho
ole
Cleaniing the drum surface The drum surfface Each weeek
Cleaniing the drum air hole Air
A hole Each weeek
Cleaniing the U-ggroove of Pllate edge deetection bar of Every 3 months
plate eedge detectionn drrum
Cleaniing the platte clamp HC
H clamps aassembly, TEC Every month
m
nipple cllamps assembbly
Cleaniing the plate roller
r Pllate roller Every month
m
Changging the a
air filter Fiilter cartridgee 6m
months
cartriddge
Water and oil draiin for the Water
W and oil ddrain Every day
air com
mpressor
7.2 Clea
aning prrocess
Customers annd service enngineers shoulld know the iimportance off the cleaning
g of CTP and surrounding environmentt.
Please follow
w rules to run Aurora 120
00 series devvice in the en
nvironment recommended
r d by Amsky and keep thee
7.2.1 Clean
ning the su
urface of th
he CTP
Clean the suurface of the CTP carefullly, especially some place cumulated by dust easilyy, such as thee fan box sidee
The reliabilitty and high quuality output of device is rrelated to the cleaning of the
t CTP direcctly.
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! Notice: pleease avoid water and deteergent flowingg into the machine to damage people an
and machine.
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7.2.2 Wipin
ng the dirt
To clean the dirt (such as ink dirt), pleease use wet ccloth or gentle detergent to
t wipe the m
machine, and use clean weet
If the dirt cannnot be wipedd off by deterrgent, please wipe the dirt by cloth with
h alcohol.
7.2.3 Clean
ning the plate gate assembly
7.2.4 Clean
ning the plate loading
g platform
Use cloth to w
wipe the up and
a down plaate gate conveeyor belt cleaan every week
k.
h every week..
Wipe the loading plate suction hole and unloading pplate suction hole by cloth
7.2.5 Clean
ning the drrum assem
mbly
Cleaning thee drum surfacce is to cleaan dust and ddirt on it, so as to preven
nt focus from
m shifting caaused by dusst
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3) Usee non-woven fabrics dipped with blennded liquid off 90% isopro
opyl ketone aand 10% disttilled water too
In order to m
make the platee image expo
osing in the ccorrect position, the CTP adopts the allgorithm of edge
e detectionn
In order to avvoid the platee detection failure, the platte edge detection groove should
s be cleaaned every 3 months.
Deetective U gro
roove
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7.3 The
e maintenance of
o the co
ompressed air
7.3.1 Drain
ning off water
week.
7.3.2 Repla
acing air filter cartridg
ge
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Presssing air filteer system has two filter carrtridges in thee oil-water seeparator
The replacem
ment frequenccy of the filteer cartridge ccannot be jud
dged accordin
ng to the appeearance, becaause the largee
Air filter carrtridge shouldd be replaced every 6 monnths. For the guaranteed customers,
c it w
will be replaced next timee
7.4 Rep
placing the ventiilation fillter
6 months.
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! Warning: switch off thee power and avoid
a hurtingg the fingers when
w replacin
ng the ventilaation filter.
7.5 Rep
placing the TEC
to do it.
7.5.1 Repla
acing pressure spring
g and presssure sprin
ng blocking
g piece of thhe TEC
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3) Open the front cover and the top cover of the device;
6) Use nipple pliers to disassemble the TEC pressure spring blocking piece;
7) Install new pressure spring blocking piece: keep pressing down the blocking piece with fingers, and press
down all the pressure spring blocking pieces with thumb after one end of the blocking pieces being
8) Prepare new TEC pressure spring, install it into the space between the pressure spring and clamp nipper
with tweezers;
11) Switch to maintenance menu, and select "Diagnosis > Load & Unload ", click the “Pick up” button in the
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Chapter 8. Troubl
T eshooting
8.1 Prep
paration
n for rem
mote sup
pport
Makke sure that thhere is conneected telephonne next to thee Aurora 1200
0 device
8.1.1 Netw
work securitty of remotte support
Amsky alwayys work withh you to ensurre your netwoork security and
a system staability.
Onlly the authoriized person of the Amsky can access Amsky device data which iss cryptograph
hic
8.1.2 Diagn
nosis of the general error
e
information, your detailedd and truthfull answers are valuable to the service en
ngineers.
8.1.2.1 Questtions
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platte manufacturrers?
of ffluctuation?
the plate;
Log file trackks every execcutive operattion of the Auurora 1200 deevice, when problems
p occcur, the saved
d log files cann
8.2 Erro
or inform
mation
This section describes thee common errrors and soluttions for Auro
ora 1200 seriees CTP.
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Con
ntinuous opeeration
Han
ng up operattion
The device stops running and the errrors are repported in TifffDownload in
nformation bbar; if it neeeds operator’s
8.2.2 Warn
ning inform
mation
CTP is runninng when erroor appears, thee partly expoosed plate will be unloaded
d.
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! Attention:: If you cannoot find corressponding desscriptions of error informa
ation and sollutions, pleasse refer to thee
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! Attention:: It is unavoiddable to open
n panel, pleasse avoid dustt accumulatin
ng on sensitivve components as much ass
possible.
p
components w
which causess error of CTP
P.
Such as 0x90004
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If the emerge
ency stop buttton (located on the top off the left sidee cover insidee the front covver of the CT
TP) is pressedd
Reaactivate the em
mergency sto
op button
8.2.7 Resta
art the Aurrora 1200 CTP
C
8.3 The
e problem
m of exp
posure e
error
8.3.1 Expo
osure is sto
opped durin
ng imaging
g
1) Cheeck whether all the coverrs of the Aurrora 1200 aree closed corrrectly or not,, it may be showed
s in thee
8.3.2 Expo
osure can't be started
d
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requuirements or not.
2) Whhether the vaccuum hose of drum and thee rotary joint is damaged or
o has phenom
menon of leak
king air;
8.4 The
e error off loading
g plate
8.4.1 The d
deviation of
o theory an
nd actual p
plate width value is to
oo big
The deviationn of theory annd actual platte width valuue is too big and more than
n ± 5EP.
Solution:
1) Meaasure the actuual width of plate, and chheck whether it is consisteent with the aactual width of
o template or
o
not;;
8.4.2 Unloa
ading plate
e
1) Platte size is not consistent wiith the size seet by parametter template;
paraameter templlate.
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8.5 The
e error off unload
ding plate
e
8.5.1 Remo
ove the jam
mmed plate from CT P
plate being jammed on thhe drum and can not beinng removed; The self-testt will promptt that there iss plate on thee
drum.
1) Restart the CTP ncy stop buttoon being pressed, please reset the emeergency stop button), thenn
P (if emergen
Fig 42 Load-Unload
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3) Clicck “Unload” button, then the jammed plate will bee sent to the down plate ggate automatiically, and thee
4) Rem
move the platte if auto unlo
oad is finisheed and restart the CTP, then the CTP wiill do the selff-test and starrt
Background:
removed.
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! Notices: P
Please keep yoour fingers offf the space bbetween the TEC
T and drum
m.
1) Sw
witch off the power
p supply of CTP ( pleease refer to chaper
c 3 for details);
d
3) Weear protectivee gloves; pleaase confirm thhe gloves are clean an no cotton
c to keepp the internall of the outpuut
devvice clean.
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! Notices: The edge of the
t plate is sh
harp. Bodily hhurt may occur if not wearring the proteective gloves..
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5) Rotate the drum and lead the plate to the position of HC;
7) Grasp the corner of the plate towarding you till the plate detach from the HC;
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8.6 The
e error off starting
g
8.7 The
e error off air sup
pply
8.7.2 Air co
ompressorr always ca
annot supp
ply enough air
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8.8 Bala
ance sysstem
Solution:
andd HC manuallly;
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Revised on 11/1/2016