MIMAKI TS500P-3200 - Chapter 4: Maintenance

This chapter
describes the items required to use this machine more comfortably, which are the
methods for the daily care, the maintenance of the ink unit etc.
Maintenance .................................................4-2
Precautions for Maintenance ...................... 4-2
About Cleaning Solution .............................. 4-2
Cleaning the Exterior Surfaces ................... 4-2
Cleaning the Platen ..................................... 4-2
Cleaning of rear cover and post heater
cover ........................................................... 4-2
Cleaning the Media Sensor ......................... 4-3
Cleaning the Media Press ........................... 4-3
Cleaning the Area around Flushing Unit .......4-4
Cleaning the Flusing BOX Sensor .............. 4-4
Cleaning the ink receiving sponge .............. 4-5
About Maintenance menu .............................4-6
Maintenance menus at-a-glance ................. 4-7
Maintaining the Capping Station ................... 4-8
Cleaning the Wiper and Cap ....................... 4-8
Washing the Ink Discharge Passage ........ 4-10
When the Machine Is Not Used for a Long
Time (Custody Wash) ............................... 4-11
Cleaning the Ink Head and the Area
around It ......................................................4-12
When nozzle missing Cannot Be Solved ....4-14
Washing the Head Nozzle .........................4-14
Nozzle Recovery Function .........................4-15
Automatic Maintenance Function ................4-17
Setting the Refreshing level .......................4-17
Setting the Cleaning level ..........................4-18
Charging ink ................................................4-18
Replace the waste ink tank with new one ...4-20
If a Waste Ink Tank Confirmation Message
Appears .....................................................4-20
For the operation limitation by the amount of
waste ink ....................................................4-22
Replacing consumables ..............................4-22
Replacing the wiper ...................................4-22
Replacing the Mist Fan Filter (H fan filter) . 4-23
Discard the expired ink ..............................4-24
Replace the ink tank .................................4-24
Replacing the Cutter Blade ........................4-26
Replacing the ink absorber ........................4-27
Tank Calibration .........................................4-28
Chapter 4
Maintenance