Roland TrueVIS VG2-640 - Chapter 2 Basic Operations

Manual Cleaning
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2.Regular Maintenance
Manual Cleaning Method
If the message "TIME FOR MAINTENANCE" is displayed or if dot drop-out or ink drip issues that can-
not be improved with powerful cleaning occur, perform manual cleaning.
CAUTION
 Besuretoperformoperaonsasspeciedbytheinstruconsabove,and
nevertouchanyareanotspeciedintheinstrucons.
Sudden movement of the machine may cause injury.
Important notes on this procedure
• Before aempng this operaon, remove any media.
• To prevent the print heads from drying out, nish this procedure in 30 minutes or less. A warning
beep sounds aer 30 minutes.
• Never use any implements other than the included cleaning scks. Coon swabs or other lint-pro-
ducing items may damage the print heads.
• Do not use cleaning liquid other than the included cleaning liquid.
• Use one cleaning sck per cleaning session, and then discard the sck aer use. Reusing cleaning
scks will adversely aect the prinng results.
• Do not put a cleaning sck that has been used for cleaning into the cleaning liquid. Doing so will
deteriorate the cleaning liquid.
• Never rub the print head surface (nozzle surface).
• Stroke the sponges very gently, applying as lile pressure as possible. Never rub, scrape, or crush
them.
• If you use up the cleaning scks or the cleaning liquid, contact your authorized Roland DG Corpora-
on dealer or visit our website (hp://rolanddg.com/).
If a warning beep sounds during cleaning
A warning beep sounds 30 minutes aer operaon starts. Stop work, close all the covers, and
then press [ENTER] to end the manual cleaning mode. Aer that, restart the procedure from the
beginning.
Requireditems
Cleaning scks Cleaning liquid