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:Anapurna M
4F
- Operator Manual
Operations - Start up & Shutdown Procedures
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Turn the La
mps ‘ON’ (may be, to Half Strength).
Press the F1 to do a Prime Test (Nozzle Test).
If all the nozzles look good, you are ready for printing.
If not, you need to do some more purges (Ink Purge) making sure that Home
Cover is in.
If the print heads do not come good with Ink Purges, you might have to
clean the print heads with Cleaing Solution (using the Solution Valve button
on the rear side of the carriage).
° For this, you need to turn the Solution 2-way valve to ‘S’ position
° Turn the Ink 2–way valve to ‘S’ position
° Press the Solution Valve button (rear side)
° Purge Ink after this procedure
For more information on cleaning routines; see Section C - Maintenance.
4.3
Shutdown Procedures.
a. Daily Shut Down Procedure
.
The carriage is at the Home Position (after printing).
It is better to check if all the print heads are in good shape (by doing a Prime
Test).
Turn the Lamps ‘OFF’.
Let the Lamps cool down (wait for Lamp Fans to go off).
Push the Emergency Button ‘IN’; the power to the engine will be cut.
Make sure the engine gets uninterrupted compressed air supply throughout the
night, otherwise follow the weekly shut down procedure.
b. Weekly Shut Down Procedure.
The carriage is at the Home Position (after printing).
It is better to check if all the print heads are in good shape (by doing a Prime
Test).
T
urn the Lamps ‘OFF’.
Let the Lamps cool down (wait for Lamp Fans to go off).
Make sure that there is plenty of Cleaning Solution in the Main Tank and an ex-
tra 1 litre bottle in stock.
Perform a ‘ Head Flus
h’ on all the print heads:
Open the Home Cover
Switch the 2-way ink valves for Black & Cyan to ‘S’ position
Open the solution 2-way valve (to ‘S’ position)
Push onto the Flush button (on the rear side of the carriage) with intervals
>>> 1 second ON and 4 seconds OFF >>> till you see the cleaning solution
coming out of Black & Cyan print heads
Switch the 2-way ink valves for Black & Cyan back to ‘I’ position
Repeat this sequence for Magenta & Yellow print heads
Now, switch all the four 2-way ink valves to ‘S’ position and press the Flush
button for 1 second (cleaning all the print heads at one time)
Close the Solution 2-way valve (back to ‘I’ position)
Clean the residue of the cleaning solution on the print heads (just a gentle
tap) and clean the base plate
Turn the Vacuum Gauge to zero
Push the Red Emergency Button
Turn the Power Switch ‘OFF’ (from rear side of the Anapurna)
Turn the Mains of the premises ‘OFF’
Turn the Compressor & Drier ‘OFF’
c. Long Stand Still Shut Down Procedure
(More than 14 days)
Follow “
Perform a ‘ Head Flush’ on all the print heads” procedures as discussed
in the Weekly Shut Down Procedures.
