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Chapter 3 Maintenance
Chapter 3 Maintenance
When Dot Drop-out Cannot be Cleared Up
When Dot Drop-Out Cannot Be Cleared Up for White or Gloss Ink
In this operation, all white and gloss ink within the printer is discharged and the interior is cleaned. Ink (white
and gloss) is refilled after cleaning. This operation requires two SOL INK cleaning cartridges.
White ink tends to settle and may harden if left alone for a lengthy time. Therefore, abnormal ink emission
including dot drop-out tends to occur more frequently than with other inks, even when using the cleaning
function (Normal, Medium, or Powerful) or manual cleaning.
* If you want to perform maintenance on inks other than white or gloss ink, see
P. 66, "Cleaning All Print Heads"
.
Important notes on this procedure
A large amount of ink will be discharged during this operation. Perform this operation when all pro-
cedures such as "Normal," "Medium," "Powerful," and "Manual" cleaning, and measures to improve
ink emission flaws (such as dot drop-out) do not improve the symptoms.
P. 54, "Maintenance That Should Be Performed Daily"
P. 58, "Medium and Powerful Cleaning"
Be sure to use SOL INK cleaning cartridges. Use of any other type may result in breakdown.
According to the procedure, fill with ink as soon as possible. Allowing the machine to stand without
ink may damage the print heads.
Procedure
Press [MENU].
Press [
] to display the figure on the left.
Press [ENTER].
Discard the discharged fluid, and then reattach the drain
bottle.
Press [ENTER].
Discard the discharged fluid and attach the emptied
bottle.
Remove the ink cartridges from slots 5 and 6.
Insert SOL INK cleaning cartridges into slots 5 and 6.
When the screen shown on the left appears, remove the
SOL INK cartridges from slots 5 and 6.
Tasks marked with
and
are performed as many times as
indicated on the display.
MENU
INK RENEWAL
CHECK
DRAIN BOTTLE
REMOVE CARTRIDGE
123456
SET CL-LIQUID
123456
RENEWING INK...
>>>>>
SET CL-LIQUID
123456
RENEWING INK...
>>>>>
5, 6 flashes
5, 6 flashes
5, 6 flashes