Lumen S24F

Lumen S24F Quick Start Guide

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  • 24 steps
  • 105 instructions
  • 1 video
  • Updated 2026-11-11

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Initial Setup Guide

How to Unbox and Set Up the Lumen S24F

  1. 0:12Tools You Need
  2. 0:27Opening the Crate
  3. 2:09Unpacking the Printer and Parts
  4. 3:22Checking the Parts
  5. 4:25Assembling the Stand Legs
  6. 5:59Joining the Legs
  7. 7:22Installing the Media Sensor Plate
  8. 8:13Installing the Chrome Bar
  9. 9:22Installing the Feed Rods
  10. 10:27Fitting the Paper Feeders
  11. 11:12Installing the Lower Take-Up Units
  12. 13:19Freeing the Printer from the Pallet
  13. 13:51Mounting the Printer on the Stand
  14. 14:47Installing the Rear Bracket
  15. 15:20Installing the Film Take-Up Brackets
  16. 16:20Installing the Take-Up Rail
  17. 17:09Installing the Upper Take-Up Units and Paper Cores
  18. 18:11Connecting the Media Sensor Cables
  19. 19:01Installing the Bar, U-Frame and Tray
  20. 20:18Installing the Fume Extractor
  21. 21:21Connecting the Waste Ink Tubes
  22. 21:48Final Connections
  23. 22:28Removing the Shipping Parts
  24. 23:04Powering On and Moving the Carriage
Written steps 24

Tools You Need

Watch this part0:12

What you need

  • At least two people for lifting (four for the printer)
  • Power drill
  • Screwdriver
  • A set of hex keys (a long one helps)
  • Scissors
  • Small screwdriver
  • Gloves
  • Hammer or rubber mallet

Opening the Crate

Watch this part0:27
  1. Start with the metal clips along the top edge of the crate. Slide a screwdriver under the metal tab on a clip and pry it up until it stands upright, then tap it a few times with the mallet.
  2. Do this for every clip along the top edge.
  3. With two people, lift the top panel off and set it aside.
  4. The front panel's clips run down each corner and along the bottom. Pry each tab out with the screwdriver, then tap it with the mallet.
  5. Wear gloves: the crate edges are sharp. With two people, lift the front panel away.
  6. Open the clips on the remaining panels the same way, then lift off each side panel.

Unpacking the Printer and Parts

Watch this part2:09
  1. A steel frame over the printer is screwed down to the pallet. Use the drill to remove the screws at the foot of each post, at both ends of the frame.
  2. With two people, lift the frame off.
  3. Remove the dehumidifier and throw it away.
  4. Pull the stretch wrap off the top.
  5. The stand and other parts are packed on top. Lift them off one at a time, including the black accessory box.
  6. Slide out the part under the printer.

Checking the Parts

Watch this part3:22
  1. Lay everything out. Each part has a numbered sticker, so you can check that nothing is missing.
  2. Cut the tape on the carton, open the flaps and take out the bagged parts. These are the smaller stand and mounting parts.
  3. Open the zip bag on the accessory box, set the printed sheet aside, slide the box out and open the lid.
  4. Inside are the factory inspection sheets for your printer, the power cable, the bags of screws, cleaning swabs, gloves and a coil of tubing.

Assembling the Stand Legs

Watch this part4:25
  1. Start with the parts outlined in red in the video. Cut the wrapping off the stand parts: two support legs marked L and R, two leg bases with wheels and leveling feet, and two reinforcement plates.
  2. Turn the leveling feet on a base by hand, as shown, then turn the base upright so it stands on its wheels. Do the same with the second base.
  3. Each base is marked L or R. Stand the R leg on the R base, with both R markings facing the same way.
  4. Fit the hex screws where the leg meets the base on both sides, and in the inner holes inside the leg. Don't fully tighten any of them until they are all in, then tighten them all.
  5. Stand the L leg on the L base, with both L markings facing the same way, and fit and tighten its screws the same way.

Joining the Legs

Watch this part5:59
  1. The reinforcement plate is in the two long packs tagged 1-5.
  2. With two people, hold the plate between the legs, with each end against a leg.
  3. Start the first screw by hand, then turn it in with the hex key without fully tightening it. Add the screw beside it, then the two screws below.
  4. Add a screw on the inside of the leg just above the plate, and one more just below it.
  5. Fully tighten all four front screws and the two inside screws.
  6. Repeat on the other leg.
  7. Turn each leveling foot to raise it off the floor, so the stand rests on its wheels.

Installing the Media Sensor Plate

Watch this part7:22
  1. With two people, turn the stand around to work on the back, and press down the brake tab on each wheel with your foot.
  2. The second plate goes near the bottom. It carries two media sensors. Hold it in place with two people.
  3. Fasten it the same way: four screws on the front, then the inside screws above and below the plate, then tighten them all.
  4. Repeat on the other side.

Installing the Chrome Bar

Watch this part8:13
  1. A bracket goes on the inside of each leg. Take the brackets from bag 1-9.
  2. Hold a bracket against the inside of the leg, as shown. Start the top screw by hand and tighten it with the hex key, then fit the lower screw and tighten it.
  3. Do the same on the other leg.
  4. Unwrap the long chrome bar (1-10) and set it into the cutouts on both brackets.
  5. Turn the small knob under each bracket to hold the bar in place.
  6. The waste ink holder is in the pack tagged 11-1. Hook it down onto the leg shown in the video.

Installing the Feed Rods

Watch this part9:22
  1. Take the long pack and bag 1-13. Lay the two rods across the bases and slide them so they reach both ends.
  2. Place a fixing block on the base and screw it down with two screws, using the hex key.
  3. Slide the lower rod into its hole in the block and turn the knob to hold it. Do the same for the upper rod.
  4. Fix the block at the other end the same way.

Fitting the Paper Feeders

Watch this part10:27
  1. The two packs tagged 1-14 are the paper feeders. Fit the first one onto the rods, turn the knob to clamp it, and slide it into place.
  2. Fit the second paper feeder at the other end.
  3. Check that every knob is tight.
  4. Turn the stand back around and lock the wheels again. The stand is now ready.

Installing the Lower Take-Up Units

Watch this part11:12
  1. Find bag 1-6: two brackets, one for each leg. Hold the first bracket against the left leg, thread in the first screw by hand, then start the other three.
  2. Tighten them with a hex key. A long hex key makes the top screws easier to reach.
  3. Do the same on the right leg.
  4. The bundle tagged 1-7 holds a reinforcement plate and two feeder bars. Loosen the two knobs on the end of each bracket.
  5. Set the reinforcement plate across the bottom of both brackets, then slide the feeder bars through the holes in the brackets.
  6. From underneath, thread two screws up through the plate into the bracket and tighten them with the hex key. Do the same on the other bracket.
  7. Bag 1-8 holds the motor unit. It goes on the right side, with its power switch facing out. Hook it over the bars and slide it into place.
  8. Fit the second unit on the left side the same way.
  9. Tighten both knobs to lock the bars, then the knobs on the other bracket. Roll the stand aside for now.

Freeing the Printer from the Pallet

Watch this part13:19
  1. Lift off the dust cover and peel off the plastic wrap.
  2. Metal brackets hold the printer to the pallet. Use the drill to remove the screws that go into the pallet, then the screw that goes into the printer, and pull the bracket off.
  3. Remove the other brackets the same way.

Mounting the Printer on the Stand

Watch this part13:51
  1. Roll the stand up to the pallet.
  2. With four people, lift the printer onto the stand. Line up the top of each leg with the holes under the printer, and use the side handle to nudge it into position.
  3. From underneath, thread a screw up through the leg plate into the printer. Start all four screws by hand before you tighten anything.
  4. Tighten every screw with a hex key, on both legs.

Installing the Rear Bracket

Watch this part14:47
  1. With two people, turn the printer around to the back.
  2. The small bracket is in bag 1-12. Remove the two screws from the crossbar and set the bracket over the holes.
  3. Screw it down through the slots. The slots let you slide it into position. Then tighten both screws.

Installing the Film Take-Up Brackets

Watch this part15:20
  1. The film take-up brackets are in bag 1-18. First, remove the screws already in the base strip.
  2. Hold a bracket in place and fasten it with four of those screws.
  3. Do the same on the right side.
  4. Cut the cable tie on the fume extractor port and free the cable.

Installing the Take-Up Rail

Watch this part16:20
  1. The rail for the rear take-up units is the part tagged 1-19. It goes across the two brackets.
  2. Loosen both knobs on the bracket, as shown, and lay the rail across both brackets.
  3. Remove the knob shown in the video, slide the rail until the holes line up, then put the knob back in and tighten it.
  4. Tighten the hex screw between the knobs. Do the same at the other end.

Installing the Upper Take-Up Units and Paper Cores

Watch this part17:09
  1. The powered take-up unit's cable plugs into the socket shown in the video. Slide the powered unit onto the rod.
  2. Slide the unpowered unit on from the other end and turn the knob at its base to lock it. Lock the powered unit the same way.
  3. Plug in the motor cable and turn the collar to lock it.
  4. Fit a paper core between the two units and push them in to hold it.
  5. At the front, slide one of the lower take-up units out to make room, and fit the second core the same way.

Connecting the Media Sensor Cables

Watch this part18:11
  1. Cut the tie holding the cable under this end of the printer, and unwrap the extension cable.
  2. Its two plugs don't go together: each has a different number of pins. Each one connects to a cable from one of the two media sensors.
  3. Find the media sensor cable with the matching plug, and connect the pair at the leg.
  4. Match the other sensor's cable and connect it the same way.
  5. Don't leave the cables loose. Tuck them into the cable hook on the leg.

Installing the Bar, U-Frame and Tray

Watch this part19:01
  1. Hold the bar tagged 1-17 between the legs. Screw it in through the leg with the hex key, do the same at the other end, then fully tighten the first screw.
  2. Hold the U-shaped frame (1-16) against the end of the leg. Start both screws by hand, then tighten them with the hex key.
  3. The tray is part 1-15. Screw a foot cup into each corner of the tray.
  4. Turn the tray over and set it into the base. Line up the holes, screw the tray to the base rail, then fix the front corner.

Installing the Fume Extractor

Watch this part20:18
  1. Cut open the fume extractor box, tip it over and slide the extractor out.
  2. Move it into place under the end of the printer.
  3. Cut the tie and free its cable. Plug it into the socket shown and turn the collar to lock it.
  4. Push the hose over the exhaust port and tighten the clamp with a screwdriver.

Connecting the Waste Ink Tubes

Watch this part21:21
  1. Cut the tie and uncoil the waste ink tubes. They go into the waste ink bottle.
  2. Cut the ties on the tube ends.
  3. Slide the white clips further down the tubes, away from the ends.
  4. Feed the tubes into the waste ink bottle.

Final Connections

Watch this part21:48
  1. Release the wheel brakes. With two people, turn the printer around so the front faces you, then lock the wheels again.
  2. Plug in the lower take-up motor: push in the plug and turn the collar to lock it.
  3. Press a round cap from the bag into each hole in the leg bases.

Removing the Shipping Parts

Watch this part22:28
  1. Remove the foam block.
  2. Lift the front cover. Unscrew the carriage retaining bracket and take it out with its screws. Keep them for transport.
  3. Peel the clear film off the rail.
  4. Remove the tape from the pressure plates, then slide the pressure plates out to each side.

Powering On and Moving the Carriage

Watch this part23:04
  1. Plug the power cable into the outlet, then into the printer, and turn on the power switch.
  2. To move the carriage with the cover open, place the magnet on the cover sensor. Then use the arrows on the touchscreen to move the carriage.
  3. Close the cover and turn the power off.
  • Always remove the magnet before you close the cover. Leaving it on the cover sensor can damage it.

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