Chapter 4 Maintenance
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Press to set the time for the
maintenance washing liquid to be left as it
is, and press the key.
• Set value : 1 to 99 minutes (Unit: minute)
• The maintenance washing liquid filled in the cap is
absorbed.
• “Please Wait” will be displayed in the display until
the time you set has elapsed.
Washing the Ink Discharge Passage
Wash the ink discharge passage regularly(about once a
week) to prevent the head nozzles from clogging due to
ink coagulation inside the passage.
1
Press the
(MENU)
key in LOCAL.
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
2
Press the key.
• “STATION” will be selected.
3
Press twice, and press the
key.
• “DISWAY WASH” will be selected and the
carriage will move onto the platen.
• Dry suction operation is performed repeatedly
until the washing work is completed.
4
Open the front cover.
5
Press the key.
• Dry suction operation is performed repeatedly
until the washing work is completed.
6
Fill up the cap with cleaning solution for
maintenance.
• Suck maintenance solution into a dropper and fill
up the cap with it. Fill up the cap with
maintenance solution on the verge of overflow
from the cap.
7
Close the front cover and press the
key.
When the Machine Is Not Used for a
Long Time
When the machine is not going to be used for a week or
more, use the cleaning function for custody to clean the
head nozzles and ink discharge passage.After this, keep
the machine in custody.
1
Press the
(MENU)
key in LOCAL.
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
2
Press the key.
• “STATION” will be selected.
• When nozzle missing is not cleared even after this
washing is carried out several times, contact the
distributor in your region or our service office.
• Before washing the ink discharge passage, make
sure that the maintenance washing liquid is set. If
the maintenance washing liquid is not set, washing
operation will not be conducted and the passage
could be clogged.
• Use the machine with always turning “ON” the
main power. The function preventing nozzle
clogging operates automatically to protect the
head of the nozzle.
• The head nozzle may result in nozzle clogging if
the main power switch is left OFF for a long time.
Check the items on the right beforehand.
Is [NEAR END] or [INK END] displayed?
• The cleaning solution or ink is absorbed when the nozzles
are washed.
At this time, if the state of "no ink" or "almost no ink" is
detected, the nozzle washing operation cannot start.
• Replace the cartridge with another from which the state of
"almost no ink" or "no ink" is not detected.
• When the worning messages “Check waste ink”
are indicated, check the waste ink tank, and then
operate it, referring to P.4-14 “If a Waste Ink Tank
Confirmation Message Appears” according to the
situation.