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Chapter 4 Maintenance
MAINTENANCE MENUs at-a-glance
Item Set value Meaning
STATION
MAINTENANCE
For carrying out maintenance on the carriage and station periphery.
CARRIAGE OUT
(P.4-6)
Moves the carriage out, for carrying out cleaning of the cap periphery,
head, wipers, etc.
NOZZLE WASH
(P.4-7)
1 to 99min
Soaks the nozzle surfaces in maintenance cleaning fluid, for carrying
out recovery from nozzle clogging or bent.
DISWAY WASH
(P.4-9)
Executes washing of the suction pump tubes.
CUSTODY WASH
(P.4-10)
1 to 99min
Carried out when the machine is going to be out of use for an extended
period. Washes the nozzles and tubes beforehand, to keep the
machine in fine condition.
WIPER EXCHANGE
(P.4-16)
Used when replacing the wiper. If the wiper is replaced, the number of
times the wiper was used that is managed in this device is reset.
NOZZLE
RECOVERY
(P.4-13)
For printing using another nozzle, if nozzle wash and so forth fail to effect recovery from nozzle missing, etc.
PRINT Used to print a pattern and to check and/or register clogged nozzles.
ENTRY Registers the faulty nozzle identified by “PRINT”.
RESET Resets a registered faulty nozzle.
CHECK Checks recoverable printable conditions.
TEST PRINT ON/OFF
Enables or disables the configuration of the nozzle recovery function
during a test print.
AUTO MAINT.
(P.4-15)
For having the various maintenance functions executed automatically. Set the execution interval for each
maintenance function.
REFRESH
The setting is
different
depending on
your ink type.
For setting the activation interval for refresh.
TUBE WASH
For setting the activation interval for the ink discharge passage
cleaning.
CLEANING
INTERVAL
For setting the activation interval for the head cleaning.
TYPE
NORMAL/ SOFT/
HARD
Select the cleaning type for head cleaning.
INK FILLING
(P.4-16)
Supplies ink to correct nozzle clogging.
INK TANK
EXGHANGE
(P.4-18)
Resets or corrects the used count for the waste ink tank.