EBS
Ink-Jet Systems
®
EBS-6100 Printer User's Manual
Paragraph 7 - Storage and Transportation
20070529#20.5
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Step Message Description
5
- Connect full solvent bottle
to the ink pump input
- Press ENTER ...
Undo the retaining nut from connector pipe
of the solvent pump and then detach the
solvent bottle tube from the connector pipe.
Insert the end of connector pipe PL3
(detached from the solvent bottle) into tube
PL4 (prepared in step 1), and attach that
tube to input connector pipe
of the ink
pump.
Make sure that the solvent bottle is full of
solvent. If it is partially empty, replace it with
a new full one.
After the operation has been carried out,
press the V button. Then, the ink system
rinsing procedure starts.
6
- Wait for level of solvent
in bottle to fall to half
- Press ENTER ...
While the message is being displayed,
solvent is being pumped over to the empty
bottle attached in step 2. The pressure
stabiliser, ink pump and valves V0, V1 and
V3 are rinsed. Observe the level of solvent in
the solvent bottle and when the level drops
by half, press the V button.
7
- Wait until solvent bottle
is empty
- Press ENTER...
After the message has been displayed, the
solvent flow path changes. The pressure
stabiliser, ink pump and valves V6, V5
and V3 are rinsed this time. Continue
observing the solvent level in the bottle at
this stage and when the level drops to zero
press the V button. This operation
finishes the rinsing procedure.
8
- Wait for printer to switch off
- AttachTubesTo prev.
connections
- Secure ink system according to
Service Manual instructions
- Press ENTER
After rinsing, the printer switches off
automatically.
Make all the connections that were
disconnected in the previous steps (connect
the tube going from the ink tank to connector
pipe
, the tube going from ink filter to input
connector pipe
of the ink pump and the
tube going from the solvent bottle to
connector pipe
of the solvent pump).
After the above procedure has been followed, the printer can be stored over the period of up
to three months. However, it must be prepared for storage in the same way as for transport. A
description of how to prepare EBS-6100 printers for transport is given in
7.2 Transporting the Printer.
In order to prevent the memory back-up battery discharging, switch the printer on for about 8
hours at least once a month to recharge the battery. The printer can be switched on without
switching the head on – as soon as the printer is switched on select the FAST OFF command
from the submenu SERVICE.
If the EBS-6100 printer has not been used for a period of at least 2 weeks, ink pressure
may drop and the following error messages may appear twice or three times after the unit has
been started: INK PUMP TIME-OUT or INK PRESSURE DROP. You can clear the alarm with
the yellow
CLR.
ALARM
key and continue operating the unit as usual.