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Maintaining the Capping Station
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Maintenance
Washing the Ink Discharge Passage (PUMP Tube Washing)
Wash the ink discharge passage regularly to prevent the head nozzles from clogging due to ink coagulation
inside the passage.
1
Press the key in LOCAL to select the
printing mode.
2
Select [ST. MAINTENANCE] of the maintenance menu.
(1)Press the key.
(2)Press to select [MAINTENANCE] and press the key.
3
Press the key.
4
Press to select [PUMP TUBE WASH].
5
Press the key.
• The carriage moves onto the platen.
• Repeat the idle absorbing operation (Absorption for 5 seconds and interruption for 10 seconds) until the
washing operation is completed.
6
Press the key and fill up the cap with
cleaning solution for maintenance.
• When you press the key, cleaning solution drips
into the cap.
• When you press the key again, the solution stops
dripping.
• During the idle absorbing is interrupted, repeat the drops
several times to fill the cap with the cleaning solution just
before the solution overflows from the cap.
7
Press the key.
• After the idle absorbing operation has been performed for 30
seconds, the screen returns to LOCAL.
• When the following messages are displayed, check the waste ink tank and perform the operations
described on P.6-37 "If a Waste Ink Tank Confirmation Message Appears" as necessary.
• When this machine is not filled with cleaning solution for maintenance, do the following:
(1) Perform the operations in Steps 1 to 5.
(2) Fill up the cap with cleaning solution for maintenance, using a syringe.
(3) Perform the operation in Step 7.
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