MIMAKI TS300P-1800 - The Heaters Temperature will Not Rise to the Set Level; Image Quality Is Poor; Nozzle Is Clogged; Ink IC Warning Appears

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Chapter5 Troubleshooting
The heater’s temperature will not rise to the set level
Check the basic operation.
Image quality is poor
This section describes the corrective actions to be taken in case the image quality is not satisfactory.
Take remedy for particular problems with image quality. If the remedy does not work, contact your dealer or an office of
MIMAKI.
Nozzle is clogged
When nozzle clogging is not dissolved even after the head cleaning referring to P.2-17, make sure the following
operations.
 Wash the head nozzle by the operations of P.4-7.
 Wash the head nozzle surface by the operations of P.4-12.
 Recovery the nozzle by the operations of P.4-13.
Ink IC warning appears
If an ink IC trouble is detected, the cartridge LED “red” is lit, and a warning message appears.
None of printing, cleaning and all the other operations that use ink is available.
In this case, replace the ink pack in question immediately.
Displaying the description of ink IC trouble
The contents of IC error are confirmable by the following operations.
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Press the key in LOCAL.
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Press the key.
Is the 100V/200V switch in the correct
position?
Set the switch to match your power source.
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Is the heater temperature setting effective ?
Set the heater temperature. ( P.3-6)
Phenomenon Measures
White lines / blur / dark stripes (in the
direction of travel of the heads)
(1) Execute the head cleaning. ( P.2-17)
(2) Perform maintenance of the inside of the station. ( P.4-6)
(3) Execute the [FEED COMP.] function. ( P.3-5)
(4) If any pieces of paper or dust is attached on the path of the heads such as
media press, remove it.
Characters are double- or triple-printed in
the media feed direction
(1) Execute the [FEED COMP.] function. ( P.3-5)
Disagreement in print positions between
outward trip and homeward trip
(1) Execute the [DROP POSITION] function. ( P.3-6)
Ink drops falling on media during printing
(1) Execute the wiper cleaning. ( P.4-6)
(2) Execute the ink cap cleaning. ( P.4-6)
(3) Clean around the head. ( P.4-12)
(4) Execute the head cleaning [NORMAL]. ( P.2-17)
(5) Set the INTERVAL WIPING operation. ( P.3-11)
• Once cartridge trouble is displayed, do not leave the ink pack without replacing it for a long time; otherwise, the machine
will lose the nozzle clogging prevention function.
If nozzles are clogged, the machine must be repaired by MIMAKI's service engineer.
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