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User’s Guide Viper Extreme
CHAPTER 5: Printer menu
121 AP-75330 – Rev. 1.0 – 14/01/09
5.4.6.4 Tubing Flush menu
To remove rest fluids out of the capping station an d waste tubes, use the menu “Tubing Flush”. The printer
will automatically perform a tubing flush after shut down and after an idle period of 10 minutes
Be sure to read and understand the safety warnings before handling the printer.
The tubing flush menu includes following sequence:
1) Moves the head to the left maintenance station.
2) Starts pump sequence.
3) Pumps are stopping and the head re-caps.
The tubing flush can be started via the “Tubing Flush” menu.
Notes
The numbers of the heads refer to the numbers above a nozzle check.
If you select Head 1-2, pump 1 of pump motor 1 and pump 1 of pump motor 2 starts pumping. The
pump motors turn clockwise. (Cap 1,4,5 and 8 are pumping)
If you select Head 3-4, pump 2 of pump motor 1 and pump 2 of pump motor 2 starts pumping. The
pumps turn counter clockwise. (Cap 2,3,6 and 7 are pumping)
On the display the following text appears:
The pumps turn for a certain time. Press ENTER as they stop. To stop the pump motors earlier,
press ENTER during the pump cycle.
To stop the tubing flush, press CANCEL. The head carriage moves back to the capping station.