MIMAKI jV100-160 - Carriage Underside Cleaning

Chapter 4 Maintenance
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Carriage Underside Cleaning
The underside of the carriage becomes coated with ink wiped off by the wiper. Continuing to use the dirty
carriage underside will rub dried ink and attached dust on to the media, resulting in contaminated prints.
The print head uses an extremely delicate mechanism. Take great care when handling it.
• Be careful to avoid leaving fragments from the cleaning stick behind when cleaning. These
fragments will increase the risk of printing defects (e.g., nozzle clogging or deflection).
1
On the LOCAL mode screen, select [MENU] > [Maintenance], then press the [ENTER] key.
• The Maintenance menu is displayed.
2
Select [Station] > [Carriage Out] > [Move To Maint. Space], then press the [ENTER] key.
• The carriage moves to the maintenance space.
3
Open the maintenance covers.
4
Clean around the print head.
• Wipe off any ink and dust adhering using a cleaning stick moistened with maintenance liquid. Wipe
off the maintenance liquid. Make sure none remains.
Clean the print head sides (dark red area)
using a cleaning stick.
Never touch the nozzle
surface!
Clean using a cleaning stick or soft cloth.
• Never touch the print head nozzle surface.
5
Once cleaning is complete, close the cover, then press the [ENTER] key.