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Chapter 4 Maintenance
When the Machine Is Not Used for a
Long Time
When the machine is not going to be used for a week or
more, use the cleaning function for custody to clean the
head nozzles and ink discharge passage.After this, keep
the machine in custody.
1
Press
(MENU)
in LOCAL.
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
2
Press the key.
• “STATION” will be selected.
3
Press to select “CUSTODY
WASH”, and press the key.
• Carriage will move onto the platen.
4
When “WIPER CLEANING” appears on the
display, open the front cover.
5
Clean the wiper and the bracket.
(1) Open the front cover then pull out it by
holding projections at both ends of the wiper.
(2) Clean the wiper and bracket with a clean
stick dipped in cleaning solution for
maintenance. Wipe off so that cleaning
solution for maintenance will not remain.
(3) Insert it in the original position by holding the
projections at both ends of the wiper.
6
Press the key.
7
Clean the cap rubber.
• Wipe off the ink sticking to the cap rubber with a
clean stick dipped in maintenance solution for
maintenance.
• Wipe off so that maintenance solution for
maintenance will not remain.
• At this time, the discharge passage is cleaned
automatically.
• Use the machine with always turning “ON” the
main power. The function preventing nozzle
clogging operates automatically to protect the
head of the nozzle.
• The head nozzle may result in nozzle clogging if
the main power switch is left OFF for a long time.
Check the items on the right beforehand.
Is [NEAR END] or [INK END] displayed?
• The cleaning solution or ink is absorbed when the nozzles
are washed.
At this time, if the state of "no ink" or "almost no ink" is
detected, the nozzle washing operation cannot start.
• Replace the ink IC chip with another from which the state
of "almost no ink" or "no ink" is not detected.
• When the worning messages “Check waste ink”
are indicated, check the waste ink tank, and
operate it, referring to P.4-20 “If a Waste Ink Tank
Confirmation Message Appears” according to the
situation.
• Until wiper cleaning is competed, [COMPLETED
(NEXT): ENT] is displayed on the screen. After the
work up to the step 5 is completed, press the
[ENTER] key. If you press the [ENTER] key before
cleaning is completed, the machine moves to the
next washing procedure.
• After cleaning the cap rubber, check to make sure
the cap slider is not tilted.
If it is tilted, move the slider block left and right to
fix its tilt.
Projection
Cap rubber
Slider block
Cap slider