MIMAKI TxF150-75 - Cleaning the Waste Ink Draining Channel; Cleaning Head Nozzles

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Chapter 4 Maintenance
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Press the [ENTER] key after cleaning.
Cleaning the waste ink draining channel
To prevent clogging of ink due to ink coagulation in the
waste ink draining channel, clean the draining channel
regularly (about once a week).
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With the screen in local mode, select
[MENU] > [MAINTENANCE], and then press
the [ENTER] key.
• The Maintenance menu is displayed.
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Select [STATION MAINT.] > [PUMP TUBE
CLEANING], and then press the [ENTER]
key.
• The carriage moves over the platen.
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Press the [ENTER] key.
• The cap is filled with maintenance liquid (if the
maintenance liquid cartridge is usable).
• Check whether the cap is filled with maintenance
liquid.
• Pressing the [FUNC2] key enables additional
filling with maintenance liquid.
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Press the [ENTER] key.
• Pump tube (ink discharge channel below the cap)
washing starts.
Cleaning head nozzles
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With the screen in local mode, select
[MENU] > [MAINTENANCE], and then press
the [ENTER] key.
• The Maintenance menu is displayed.
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Select [STATION MAINT.] > [NOZZLE
WASH], and then press the [ENTER] key.
• The carriage moves over the platen.
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Clean the wiper and bracket, and then
press [ENTER] key.
• P.4-4 [Cleaning the wiper and cap]
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Clean the cap rubber and press the
[ENTER] key.
• P.4-4 [Cleaning the wiper and cap]
• At this time, the channel is cleaned automatically.
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Press the [ENTER] key.
• The carriage moves over the platen, and the cap
is filled with maintenance liquid (if the
maintenance liquid cartridge is usable).
• Check whether the cap is filled with maintenance
liquid.
• Pressing the [FUNC2] key enables additional
filling with maintenance liquid.
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Set the leaving time, and then press the
[ENTER] key.
• Setting value: 1–99 (in 1-minute increments)
• The nozzles are washed. The machine draws
maintenance liquid from the cap.
• Cleaning is performed automatically after nozzle
washing.
• Insert the cleaning stick as far as the line
shown in the illustration.
• If the maintenance liquid cartridge is usable,
suck maintenance liquid into a dropper and fill
up the cap with it. Fill up the cap with
maintenance liquid on the verge of overflow
from the cap.
• If the maintenance liquid cartridge is usable,
suck maintenance liquid into a dropper and fill
up the cap with it. Fill up the cap with mainte-
nance liquid on the verge of overflow from the
cap.
• If the nozzle clogging is not corrected even after
you use this function several times, contact your
dealer, or sales office (service call).