This section contains two sets of principles that must be followed to assure maximum safety when operating your Arizona printer. The first set uses negative examples to show you things to avoid in order to prevent injury to the operator. The second set of principles illustrates some of the residual risks that are inherent in the operation of the printer. These are situations or physical aspects of the printer that may present a potential danger to the operator, but would compromise the capabilities of the printer if changed. Therefore, they are pointed out as a precaution the operator must be aware of when using the printer.
IMPORTANT
The photos in the following table illustrate situations that must be avoided when operating your printer.
Some of the labels in the pictures may look different on your printer
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Avoid these Situations For Your Personal Safety |
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Keep the table clear |
Do not place your hand in the carriage pathway when printer power is on. Do not leave any objects on the table printing surface, except for media that you will print on. Also make sure the media is 48 mm (1.89 inches) or less in thickness. |
Avoid Carriage Movement |
Do not push or force the carriage to move manually if it is already in motion. If you do move the carriage, a Motion Error message will display and you will have to use the mouse to click Reset on the user interface LCD display. |
Do not push gantry |
Do not push or force the gantry to move manually if it is already in motion. If you do move the gantry, a Motion Error message will display and you will have to use the mouse to click Reset on the user interface LCD display. |
Hot UV Lamps |
When the Maintenance Station is open to perform printhead maintenance, do not touch the UV LED unit assembly as it can be hot. Also be aware that the carriage will move up or down when the Raise Carriage switch is pushed. |
Carriage Crush Hazard |
Movement of the carriage up and down may be a crush hazard. Do not rest your hands in this area during daily printhead maintenance as this process causes the carriage to move up and down. |
IGUS Hazard |
Avoid placing fingers, hands or other objects in the IGUS track unless power is off and the printer is locked out. |
UV Lamp Hazard |
Avoid printing at a height greater than measured as this causes excessive emissions of UV light and ink mist. Keep a distance of at least 1 m (3 ft.) to the UV light when printing. Avoid looking at the UV light, especially if you are seated at the same level as the carriage. Do not sit within 5 meters (17 feet) of the carriage path. Also do not touch the UV LED unit or the surrounding guard as they will be hot and may result in burns of the skin. |
Your Arizona printer is engineered to minimize machine components and operating procedures that may compromise operator safety. However, in order to maintain some machine operations and functionality, certain compromises are required. The following table documents show some of these residual hazards. By making the operator aware of the potential risks, we hope to ensure maximum safety in the operation of this printer.
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Hazard |
Residual Risk Area |
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Carriage guard and 45° guard on Gantry Supports |
A high risk crushing hazard is created by the movement of the carriage and gantry supports. Keep hands away from this area unless the printer power is off. |
Carriage Guard and Gantry Rails |
A crushing hazard is created by the movement of the carriage along gantry rails. Keep hands away from this area unless the printer power is off. A high risk crushing/pinch hazard is created by the table and the gantry. |
Table/Carriage Pinch Hazard |
A high risk crushing/pinch hazard is created by the table and the carriage. |
Carriage Vertical Movement Pinch Hazard |
A high risk crushing/pinch hazard is created by the carriage and the gantry when the Z-Axis is moving (carriage moves up or down). |
Gantry Shear Hazard |
A high risk shearing hazard is created by the gantry and the gantry rail. Do not place fingers or hands in this area. |
Gantry Frame Shear Hazard |
A high risk shearing hazard is created by the carriage and the gantry frame. |
IGUS Impact Hazard |
Entanglement hazard A medium risk of finger or material entanglement is created by the web assembly (IGUS track). |
Carriage Impact Hazard |
A medium risk impact hazard is created by the carriage when cycling from left to right. |
UV Lamp Heat Hazard |
Heat hazard: the UV LED unit assembly and the surrounding carriage guard can be hot. The Carriage Guard is an aluminum fence around the perimeter of the carriage. If the guard is not properly seated all gantry and carriage motion is disabled, UV LED units are switched Off. After re-seating the Carriage Guard, the Operator must provide acknowledgment to re-enable functioning. |