Powerful Cleaning Method - Roland TrueVIS VF2-640 User Manual

Powerful Cleaning Method

The print heads are important components that discharge ink. They require periodic and appropriate mainte-
nance. When problems such as dot drop-out are not resolved by medium cleaning (
perform the more forceful "powerful cleaning" to remove clogging from the print heads.
IMPORTANT
Powerful cleaning consumes more ink than medium cleaning, and overly frequent use may damage the print heads themselves.
Avoid performing this operation more than necessary.
Procedure
1.
Load the media.
2.
Press [FUNCTION].
3.
Press [▼], then [▶] to display the screen shown below.
CLEANING
TEST PRINT
4.
Press [ENTER].
A test pattern is printed.
5.
Press [▼] several times to display the screen shown below.
CLEANING
POWERFUL CL.
6.
Press [▶] to display the screen shown below.
POWERFULL CL.
AB
7.
Check for the group with dot drop-out or dot displacement by viewing the results of the printing test.
The space from "A" to "B" is group A. The space from "B" to the right side is group B.
MEMO
If the printing-test results are difficult to interpret
Check the results in a bright location, changing your line of vision. It is visible using the reflection of the light.
8.
Select the group of print heads to clean.
(1)
Press [◀] or [▶] to select the group of print heads that is not to be cleaned.
POWERFULL CL.
AB
(2)
Press [▲] or [▼] to get rid of the group display.
When Normal Cleaning Is Not Effective
"Medium Cleaning Method(P. 135)"
2. Regular Maintenance
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137