Roland VersaCamm VS-640 Service Notes page 286

Maintenance of Ink Cartridges
- Shake the ink cartridge periodically to maintain the good ink condition.
- "SHAKE CARTRIDGE" appears periodically.
- "SHAKE CARTRIDGE" does not appear when in the sleep mode or the sub power is off.
- The message shows up with beeps. After that, no beeps are made.
- During the message is displayed, the machine does not do anything unless the message is cleared.
- When plural printing jobs are printed continuously, the message does not show up.When the machine stays
idling for several minutes, the message shows up. (Overnight printing is available.)
Disposing of Discharged Ink
The message "CHECK DRAIN BOTTLE" appears when a certain amount of discharged fluid has collected in the bottle.
!! IMPORTANT !!
- When you dispose of discharged ink, make sure to reset the discharged-fluid count from [MENU] > [SUB MENU] >
[MAINTENANCE] > [DRAIN BOTTLE] and press the [ENTER] key. Otherwise, "CHECK DRAIN BOTTLE" message
appears at the inappropriate timing.
- Never place discarded fluid in the location close to fire.
- To store discharged fluid temporarily, use the included drain bottle or durable sealed container such as a metal can
or polyethylene tank, and cap it tightly.
- Dispose of discharged fluid properly, in accordance with your local laws.
Cleaning
- Pinch rollers
- Grit rollers
- Platen
- Paper side sensor
- Front cover
- Media clamps
!! IMPORTANT !!
- Never use gasoline, alcohol, thinner, or any other flammable material.
- Clean by wiping with a cloth moistened by neutral detergent diluted with water then wrung dry.
About Care and Maintenance of Print Head
- Normal Cleaning
- Medium Cleaning
- Powerful Cleaning
The ink consumption of VS-640's Powerful Cleaning is equivalent to the medium cleaning of older printers,
Medium Cleaning is equivalent to the normal cleaning of older printers, and Normal Cleaning consumes less
ink than the normal cleaning of older printers.
Manual Cleaning of Print Head
!! IMPORTANT !!
- To keep the stable output condition at all times, perform the manual cleaning more than once a month.
- The cut rail is not detected by the sensor. Be sure to put it back when completing the manual cleaning.
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