MIMAKI DS-1600, Operation Manual

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- 2.12 -
If there are nozzle clogging in ink firing condition
Cleaning ink heads
If a test pattern plotted is defective, execute the cleaning function to clean the associated ink head.
After cleaning the ink head, make the device plot a test pattern again. If the test pattern is
defective too, re-clean the ink head. Continue executing the cleaning function till a normal
test pattern is obtained.
• If a normal test pattern cannot be obtained even after the cleaning function is
executed many times, clean the ink station interior (See page 4.8).
soft: Select this if there is any missing line.Cleaning is carried out for
a short period of time.
normal: Select this if any line is bent. Cleaning is carried out for a long
period of time and a large amount of ink is consumed.
strong: Select this if there are many missing portions.
STEPS:
1. Make sure the mode is LOCAL mode.
(See page 1.20)
2. Press the [CLEANING] key.
3. Press the JOG keys [ ] [ ] [ ] and [ ] to select
the ink head to be cleaned.
Each time a JOG key is pressed, the row of heads to be cleaned
changes from R to F (or F to R). The upper eight of test printing
indicates the R row of heads, and the lower eight indicates the
F row of heads.
4 types of head row can be selected: [1234], [5678], [ABCD],
and [EFGH].
4. Press the [ENTER] key.
5. Press the JOG keys [ ] and [ ] to select the type
of cleaning.
6. Press the [ENTER] key.
Cleaning starts.
The remaining time to cleaning is displayed on the second line
of LCD.
After completing the cleaning performance, the mode enters
the LOCAL mode.
< < L O C A L > >
w i d t h : 1 2 7 2 m m
C L E A N I NG : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
S E L E C T :
A B CDE F GH
C L E A N I NG : - - - - 5 6 7 8
S E L E C T :
A B CDE F GH
C L E A N I NG : - - - - 5 6 7 8
S E L E C T :
A B CDE F GH
C L E A N I NG
T Y P E : n o r m a l
C L E A N I NG
T Y P E : s o f t
C L E A N I NG
0 0 : * * : * *
< < L O C A L > >
w i d t h : 1 2 7 2 m m
C L E A N I NG
P L E A S E WA I T