Chapter 5 Settings
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Item
Setting
*1
Details
Nozzle Recovery - Allows other nozzles to be used for printing if maintenance actions
like nozzle washing fail to resolve print defects (e.g., nozzle clogging,
deflection).
Print - Prints a pattern to check nozzle condition and register the nozzle.
"Registering nozzle recovery"(P. 114)
Entry - Registers the nozzle without printing a pattern.
Reset - Initializes the details set.
Test printing ON/OFF
Sets whether to perform nozzle recovery before test printing.
(This is
supported in firmware version 2.5 and later.)
Auto Maint.
*2
- Sets various maintenance actions to be performed automatically. Set
the interval between individual maintenance actions.
If the warning message “Replace Wasteinktank” appears, the
automatic maintenance function is disabled.
"Waste Ink Tank Replacement"(P. 155)
Refresh 0.5 to 4.0 h Sets the refresh interval.
• Ejects a small amount of ink from the print head nozzles. This will help
prevent nozzle clogging.
Cleaning Interval 1 to 12 h Sets head cleaning intervals.
• Cleans the print head. This will help prevent nozzle clogging.
Cleaning Type Normal/Soft/
Hard
Sets the cleaning type for head cleaning.
FILL UP INK - Fills the ink to resolve printing defects (e.g., nozzle clogging,
deflection).
Replace
Wasteinktank
- Resets or corrects the waste ink tank usage count.
"Waste Ink Tank Replacement"(P. 155)
Overflow - Performed when the “ink overflow” error is displayed.
• Drains excess ink from the sub tank to resolve ink overflows.
• If the error is not cleared, execute this operation repeatedly. If it persists
even after three attempts, contact your local dealer or our service office.
Air purge - Use this if ink colors are mixed or if the mixed air causes nozzle
clogging. Purge ink and air inside the print head from the port in front
of the carriage.
"Ink colors are mixed."(P. 163)
*1. The default settings are shown underlined.
*2. Beside the automatic maintenance function, the function for reapplying the negative pressure is executed
during sleep. This maintains negative pressure inside the head during sleep by regularly applying negative
pressure. This is executed every 15 minutes in the first one hour, and then at intervals of 30 minutes.
(This
is supported in firmware version 2.8 and later.)
Registering nozzle recovery
Allows other nozzles to be used for printing if maintenance actions like nozzle washing fail to resolve print
defects (e.g., nozzle clogging, deflection).
• Nozzle recovery can be specified for up to ten nozzles per row.
• The time taken for printing remains unchanged even when nozzle recovery is set.
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