Roland DPX-2700A, User Manual

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4 Loading the Pens
Pen cap rubber
Before loading the pens make sure that the pen cap rubbers
are set correctly (The pen cap rubber is mounted on the pen
stock when the plotter is packed). The pen cap rubbers help
prevent the pen tips from drying out, but they will not
perform optimally unless they are mounted correctly.
Pen cap rubbers have fronts and backs, and either may be
used depending on the type of pen each protects.
32 Color Plotter Pens
Water Based Fiber Tipped Pen
Thick Water Based Fiber Tipped Pen
Oil Based Pressurized
Ball-Point Pen
Non-refillable Ink Pen
Refillable Ink Pen
Standard Ceramic Pen
Rear
Removal
Pull the pen cap
rubber off. They can
be relatively easily
removed from
mechanical pencils
and ballpoint pens.
Multi-lead Pencil: Remove the pen cap rubber
Front
Mounting
While pressing the pen
cap rubber on with your
fingers, snap it onto the
holder.
Incorrect mounting may
result in ink leakage and
improper pen exchange.
• Load the pens only in the pen stock. Attempting to mount a pen directly in the pen carriage may cause faulty
operation.
• Use only proprietary pens made exclusively for use with the DPX. Failure to do so may result in faulty
operation because of differences in pen length.
• The effectiveness of the pen cap covers is only temporary. At the end of the work day, be sure to attach the
special pen caps and store the pens.
After mounting the pen, push
the pen cap rubber down.
After use, remove the pens from the pen stock, cap securely, and
store. Ink pen dry out especially rapidly, which can cause the ink
at the tip to harden and interfere with normal use later.
If the pen is not loaded correctly it will
cause pen exchange errors. Be sure to
load the pen correctly as shown below.
Pen cap rubber
Pen cap rubber
Loading the Pens
(For additional information on pen types (options), refer to page 11.)
Load the pens in the pen stock. The pen stock can hold eight pens at a time.
Remove the cap from the pen, then while pressing down on the pen cap rubber
with the tip of the pen as shown in the figure, gently press the pen into place so
that the round ridge on the pen goes into the groove on the pen stock.
When loading a super-fine ink pen, use one finger to keep the pen cap rubber
held down while loading the pen in the pen stock. The pen tip may be bent if
the pen is loaded with the pen tip pressing on the pen cap rubber.
When using ink pen
Before loading into the pen stock, write lightly on a scrap of paper and check
ink flow.
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