UV Ink Storage and Installation
Best Practices for Success
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Figure 1 Shake well before first use
CONTAINSACRYLATES. IRRITATING TO
EYES AND SK IN. FOR INDUSTRIALUSE
ONLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Use
with adequate ventilation. Avoid contact of liquid with
skin, eyes, and clothing. Avoid exposure to vapors ,
mists, or sprays. Wear appropriate hand and eye
protection. Washthoroughly aft er handling. Keep away
from heat and direct light.
Part # CH220A
FIRST AID: In case of contact, immediately flush affected
areawith plenty of water. Remove contaminatedc lothing
and shoes. If inhaled, remove to fresh air. If swallowed,
donot induce vomiting. Get medial attention if irr itation
develops or persists or if any other adverse effect occurs.
IN CASE OF FIRE: Use foam, dry chemical, or CO2.
Do not use water if avoidable.
IN CASE OF SPILL: Absorb spill wiht inert
materials such as polypadsor other suitable
absorbent materials. Consult Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS) for additional information.
PREPARINGWASTEFOR DISPOSAL: Waste
disposal must be inaccordance with appropriate
Federal, State and local regulat ions. This product, if
unalteredby use, may be disposed ofby treatment
at a permitted facility or as advised by your local
hazardous waste regulatory authority.
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Do not use after
Sto re in a co ol d ry pla ce b etween 10 C a nd 40 C
Sto re away from sources of heat a nd di rect l ight
Shake well b efore us e
Regardless of how recently a new box of ink was received, shake the box gently for 60 seconds before
installing it on the printer. This action ensures the ink is a homogenous mixture to provide the most
consistent jetting performance and color.
Shake before use
If you maintain more than one box of ink in inventory, be sure to observe “first in / first out” practice to
use oldest inventory first. UV-curable ink is perishable and has a “Use By” date on each box.
Inventory management
Store UV-curable ink in a cool location away from direct light. HP recommends storing the ink box with
the label right-side up for ease of reading.
Storage
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HP SC200 ink, for ColorSpan Legacy DisplayMaker UVR-UVX
HP Scitex FB240 Ink, for HP Scitex FB910
HP Designjet 788 Ink, for HP Designjet H-Series
HP Scitex FB250 Ink, for HP Scitex FB950
This document describes the best practices for ensuring trouble-free installation and initial use of your
HP UV-curable inks. The product lines specifically addressed by this document include:
Introduction
If the ink has been properly shaken before installation, it will not require any further agitation under
normal printer usage conditions. If the printer is completely idle for more than 1-2 weeks, it may be
necessary to shake each ink box again before resuming printing.
Troubleshooting color shifts
If the ink box is not properly shaken before use, a color shift may occur gradually as the ink with a nonhomogenous mixture makes it way into the system. This ink will mix with the original ink still in the
printheads and ink tubes, gradually shifting more and more as printing takes place and more of the new
ink overtakes the old. There are two ways color typically shifts that can be attributed to failure to shake
the ink box before installation.
Color shifts away from the color of the new ink
In this hypothetical case, a new ink box was stored “right-side up”, with the label in the orientation for
reading.
CO NTAINS ACRYLATES. IRRITATIN G TO
EYE S AN DKIN.
S FOR IN DUSTR IALUSE
O NLY. KEEP O UT O F R
EACH O F CHIL DR EN. Use
with a dequate ventilation. Avoid co nta ct of liquid with
skin , eyes, a nd cloth ing. Avoid exposure to vapo rs,
m is ts, orspray s. Wea rapp ro pria te hand and ey e
protectio n. Wash thoroug hly a fter hand ling . Keep a way
from heat a nd d irec t light.
Part # CH 220A
FIR ST AID: In ca se of con ta ct, im m ediately flush affected
area with p lenty of water. Remove con ta m inated cloth in g
and sh oes. If inhaled, remove to fre sh air. If swallowe d,
do not indu ce vo m itin g. Get m edia lattention if irrit ation
develops or persists or if any oth erad ve rse ef fect o ccurs.
IN CASE OF FIR E: Use fo am, dry ch emical, or CO2.
Do not use wa ter if avoid able.
IN CASE OF SPILL: Absorb spill wih t inert
materia ls such as polypad sor ot her su ita ble
absorben tm ateria ls . Con su ltMa terial Safe ty Da ta
Sheet (MSDS )for add itio nal i nfo rmation.
P R EPARIN GWASTEF O R DIS
POSAL: Waste
d isposa l must b e in a ccord ance with ap propriate
Fed eral, State and loc al reg ulation s. Th isprod uct, if
u na ltered b y use, m ay b e d isposed of by treatme nt
a t a perm itted fa cility or as a dvi sed b yy ou rlo cal
h azardo us waste reg ulat ory a uth ority.
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Do not use af ter
Store in a co ol dry pla ce be tw een 10 C a nd 40 C
Store away from source s of he at and di rect light
Shake w ell b efore use
Figure 2 Ink box stored "right side up"
If stored in this orientation, pigment may settle down to the area opposite the ink connector.
Figure 3 Pigment settled away from ink connector
If the box is installed onto the printer without any agitation, the lighter concentration of pigment will flow
out through the connector and into the printer. The resulting output will take on a lighter saturation than
expected.
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If the box is installed onto the printer without any agitation, the darker concentration of pigment will flow
out through the connector and into the printer. The resulting output will take on a darker saturation than
expected.
Figure 5 Pigment settled toward ink connector area
If stored in this orientation, pigment may settle down to the area surrounding the ink connector.
Figure 4 Ink box stored in the same orientation as when installed
CO NTAIN S ACRYLATES. IR RITATING TO
E YES AND S KIN. FO R INDUSTR IALUSE
O NLY. KEEP O UT O F R
EACH O F CHILDR EN. Use
with adequa te ventilation. Avoid co nta ct of liquid with
skin, eyes, and clothing. Avoid e xposure to vapors,
mi sts, orspra ys. Wea rapp ropria te hand and eye
p rotection. Wash thoroughly a fter hand ling . Keep aw ay
from h eat a nd dir ect ligh t.
Part # CH220A
F IRS T AID: In c ase of co nta ct, immed iately flush a fected
a rea with plent y of water. Remove conta min ated clothing
a nd shoes. If inha led , remove to fre sh air . If swallowed,
d o not ind ucevomitin g. G et med ia lattention i f irrita tio n
d eve lops or persistsor if a ny oth er ad verse effect occurs.
IN CASE O F FIR E: Use foam , dry ch em ical, or CO2.
Do not use water ifavoid able.
IN CAS E OF SPILL: Absorb sp illwih t inert
m ateria ls such as polypad sor other su ita ble
a bsorb ent materia ls . ConsultMa terial Safety Data
Sheet ( MSDS) for add itio nal i nfo rmation.
PR EPARING WASTE FO R DISPOSAL: Wa ste
d is posa lmust b e in accord ance wi th app ropri ate
Federal, S tat e and lo cal regulation s. This prod uct, if
una ltered by use, may b e dsposed
i
of by treatment
at a permitted facility or a sa dvised by you rlocal
hazard ouswaste regulatory a uth ority.
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Do not use af te r
Store in a co ol dry pla ce between 10 C a nd 40 C
Store away from source s of he at a nd di re ct light
Shake we ll before use
In this hypothetical case, a new ink box was stored “upside down”, or in the same orientation as how the
box is installed in the printer.
Color shifts toward the color of the new ink
Recovering from a color shift due to an ink change
If a color shift is correlated to the recent installation of a new ink box, the following steps can be taken to
correct for the shift.
1. Linearize the color profile(s) on the print server. Or, if you know the new ink box was not shaken
before installation on the printer, you may skip to step 2.
Some variation may normally occur between lots of ink. Regular linearization of color profiles is a
best practice regardless of whether a new ink has been installed.
If linearization does not correct for the color shift, continue with the following.
2. Disconnect the ink box tube from the printer at the quick-disconnect.
3. Remove the ink box from the printer and shake gently for 60 seconds.
Shak e well b efore use
Sto re aw ay from so urc es of heat and di rect light
Store in a co ol d ry pla ce b etween 10 C a nd 40 C
Do not use after
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P REPARINGWAST EFOR DISPOSAL: Waste
disposalmust be in ac cordance with appro priate
Fe deral, State an dlocal regulations. This pro du ct , if
u nalteredby use, may be disposed of by treatment
at a permittedf acility o ras advise dbyy our lo cal
h azardou swaste regul at ory autho rity.
IN CAS E OF SPILL: A bso rbspill wi ht inert
materia ls such as po lypadso r other su itable
absorbent materials. Co nsult Material Safe ty Data
Sheet ( MS DS ) fo radditio nal information .
IN CAS E OF FIRE: Use fo am, dry che mical, or CO2.
Do not u se water if avo id able.
FIRST AID: In caseo f con ta ct, immediat ely f lush aff ecte d
areawit h plenty of water. R emove con ta minatedcl othin g
and sho es. If inhaled, remove to fresh air. If swall owe d,
do not induce vomiting. Get medial attent ion if irrit ation
deve lops or persis ts or if an y other adve rse effect o ccurs.
CONTAINS ACRYLATES. IRRITATING TO
EYES AND SKIN. FOR INDUSTRIALUSE
ONLY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Use
with adequate ve nti lation. Avo id con ta ct of liquid wit h
skin, eyes, and clothi ng. Avo idexposure to vapors,
mists, or sprays. We ar appro priate hand an deye
protection . Wash th oro ughly after handling. Keep away
fromh eat an ddirect light.
Part # CH 220A
Figure 6 Remove box from printer and shake
4. Reinstall the ink box and reconnect the ink tube to the printer.
5. From the control panel, select “Tools | Maintenance | Printhead Procedures | Empty Heads of Ink
(Fill with Air)”. Select the appropriate color and proceed.
This will push the ink out of the printheads using air pressure. The process will take a few minutes.
6. From the control panel, select “Tools | Maintenance | Printhead Procedures | Fill Heads with Ink”.
Select the appropriate color and proceed.
This will refill the printheads with ink. The process will take several minutes.
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for a total of 4 empty/fill cycles. This is necessary to ensure that all of the
non-homogenous ink is removed not only from the printheads but pushed from the pump and all
tubing in the system.
8. Linearize the color profile(s) on the print server.
9. Run a test print.
Cautions against simple visual evaluations of the
ink
When a color inaccuracy is suspected, it is natural to attempt to evaluate the correctness of the ink by a
simple visual comparison. Be advised, however, that the uncured liquid ink color may not bear a close
resemblance to the final color when the ink is normally jetted and cured. This is especially true if looking
at large volumes of the liquid ink, such as in the ink box.
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