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Chapter 6 Maintenance
Maintenance .................................................................6-2
Precautions for Maintenance ........................................ 6-2
About Cleaning Solution ............................................... 6-2
Cleaning the Exterior Surfaces ..................................... 6-3
Cleaning the Platen ...................................................... 6-3
Cleaning the Media Sensor and Register Mark Sensor 6-4
Cleaning the Medium Holder ........................................6-4
Maintaining the Capping Station ................................6-5
Cleaning the Wiper and Cap ........................................ 6-6
Replacing the Wiper ..................................................... 6-8
Before Washing the Ink Discharge Passage ................ 6-9
Cleaning the Head Nozzles ........................................ 6-11
Washing the Ink Discharge Passage
(PUMP Tube Washing) ...............................................6-13
When the Machine Is Not Used for a Long Time
(CUSTODY WASH) .................................................... 6-14
Cleaning the Ink Head and the Area around It ........6-16
When Nozzle Clogging Cannot Be Solved ..............6-18
FILL UP INK ...............................................................6-18
DISCHARGE & WASH ............................................... 6-19
Supplying the Machine with Ink Anew ........................ 6-21
Preventing Nozzle Clogging When the Power Is
OFF .............................................................................6-23
Setting the Refreshing Interval in the Sleep Mode ..... 6-24
Setting the Tube Washing Interval in the Sleep Mode 6-25
Setting the Cleaning Interval in the Sleep Mode ........ 6-26
Setting Regular Operations ......................................6-27
Setting the Regular Wiping Operation during a Printing
Operation .................................................................... 6-28
Setting the Refreshing Interval in the Standby Mode . 6-30
Setting the Interval between Each PUMP Tube Washing
Operation in the Standby Mode ..................................6-31
Setting the Cleaning Interval in the Standby Mode .... 6-32
Other Maintenance Functions ..................................6-34
Changing the Time When a Warning about Wiper
Replacement Is Issued ...............................................6-34
Setting Whether the Screen Displays the Remaining
Amount of a Medium ..................................................6-35
If a Waste Ink Tank Confirmation Message Appears . 6-37
Replacing the Cutter Blade .......................................6-41
Replacing the Pinch Rollers .....................................6-43
Replacing a Cutter Blade Not Included in the
Accessories ...............................................................6-44