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Document ID: OMM-00144-L VUTEk 3r & 5r Series Maintenance Guide 64
6. Place the empty ink filter bag over the old Ink
filter and gently invert filter into bag to
capture ink spills.
7. Carefully disconnect the lower left ink tube from the ink pump and filter and retain tube.
8. Discard bag and old filter in accordance with your local environmental regulations.
9. Connect retained tube to new filter and Ink Pump and tighten fittings.
10. Carefully remove the caps from both the upper and lower ink tubes and reconnect them to the filters, one at a time, and hand-
tighten ink line to new primary ink filter.
11. Place primary filter compression fitting gauge between filter and ink line.
12. Hold tube while tightening fitting to prevent tube from twisting.
13. Repeat procedure from step 4.
for the remaining channels/filters.
14. Prior to and after powering on printer, look for leaks and tighten fittings.
15. After replacing the filters, perform ten (10) purges, each three (3) seconds in
duration, on any affected channels.
Caution: Take caution when removing these ink lines to reduce ink splatter.
Caution: Do not over-tighten fitting as tube could compress
and restrict ink flow to carriage.
Figure 9-4 Unscrewing LOWER Ink Line with filter in bag to collect waste ink
Figure 9-5 Proper positioning of gauge on filter