Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
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The ink has leaked out
• If an ink leak occurs, turn off the main power immediately and unplug the power cable. Then,
contact your local dealer or our service office.
Cutting Related
Symptom Corrective action
The cut position shifts. This may indicate a problem with the register mark sensor. Perform the
operation used to check the responsiveness of the register mark sensor.
You cannot check the responsiveness of the register mark sensor
manually. "Adjusting the Position of the Register Mark Sensor"(P. 225)
Cutting is not possible. Cut a sample stored in the machine to identify the cause. Executing a
sample cut will clear any data saved in the receive buffer. "Investigating
the Cause of Cutting Failures"(P. 227)
The print and cut positions are
misaligned.
Use the MIMAKI RIP software (RasterLink) to print a correction pattern.
Check the correction pattern and input correction values manually.
"Adjusting to Correct Misalignment Between Printing and Cutting"(P. 227)
The print and cut positions are
misaligned in the scan
direction.
Print the correction pattern to perform automatic correction.
1. Position the media.
– Prepare white media used to print a correction pattern.
2. On the LOCAL mode screen, select [MENU] > [Cutting], then press the
[ENTER] key.
– The Cutting menu is displayed.
3. Select [Maintenance] > [Scale Adjust], then press the [ENTER] key.
4. When the confirmation screen is displayed, press the [ENTER] key.
– Print the correction pattern to perform automatic correction.
Adjusting the Position of the Register Mark Sensor
1
Prepare the media on which register marks are printed.
• "Creating Register Marks"(P. 112)
2
On the LOCAL mode screen, select [MENU] > [Cutting], then press the [ENTER] key.
• The Cutting menu is displayed.
3
Select [Maintenance] > [Marks Sensor] > [Sensor Check], then press the [ENTER] key.
• The cutting unit moves over the platen.
4
Press to move the LED pointer.
LED pointer position
1 mm or more
LED pointer position
1 mm or more
[(Mark shape) Type 1] [(Mark shape) Type 2]
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