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5. LOADING
5.1 Inkpad Loading (For dot-printing type)
4) Placing Back the Inner Unit
Press the both sides of the chart cassette until the both levers of
the right and left under the rack are opened outward making a
sound of “click”.
The levers are to secure the inner unit; therefore press them all
the way to lock the unit.
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After inkpad loaded
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Before inkpad loaded
Inkpad
Dotting mechanism
Dotting mechanism pad
axis
Pad chase
Pin part
Avoid touching the pointer. If force is added, the pointer may be
damaged.
Handling of Pointer
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Filling up Ink
When the recording color of points becomes light, add 1 or
2 drops of the attached supplementary ink to the pad
(cotton of the inkpad to apply ink).
At this time, avoid pressing the top of the supplementary ink
to the pad, otherwise the pad is damaged and the ink
cannot be attached easily on recording. In addition, the filled
amount of ink cannot be seen, so overfilling of ink may
happen.
On filling the ink, make sure not to mix up the colors of the
inkpad and the supplementary ink. Pay attention especially
to blue/purple and red/scarlet which are easy to be mixed
up.
Check carefully the number (recording channel number) of
the supplementary ink and the number of the inkpad
recording color.
In addition, the type of supplementary ink depends on the
number of input points. Refer to “Reference: Type and
Recording Color”, (1) Preparation, mentioned early and (3)
Ink Filling Color of Inkpad mentioned later.
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Duration of Use
When ink is filled, the duration of use is half or less
compared with the one when the ink was filled initially (The
duration varies depending on the ink colors.).
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It is Important Not to Add Ink Too Much
When ink is added, note not to add it too much once (1 or 2
drops are enough). Make sure to drop it. Excess ink
generates drops and attachment of ink, and then causes
failures of mechanical parts.
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Life of Inkpad
When ink filling is repeated, ink absorption of the inkpad is
degraded.
If the inkpad is used continuously in that state, recording
quality is degraded, drops and attachment of ink are
generated, and then failures of mechanical parts occur.
Replace an inkpad with new one when ink is filled four or
five times.
The consumption level of inkpads depends on use
conditions. Early replacement is recommended when
recording state gets worse and ink absorption is degraded
on ink filling.
Filling up Ink
