Maintaining The Capping Station; Cleaning The Wiper And Cap - Ricoh L4160 Operation Manual

Maintaining the Capping Station

Maintain the ink cap, wiper, etc. located in the capping station. (SATION MAINT.)
• To keep the nozzle status normal, perform wiper cleaning
frequently.
• The right message is displayed periodically in LOCAL. When
you press the
The ink cap and wiper function as follows.
• Wiper : It wipes off ink sticking to the head nozzles.
• Ink cap : It prevents the head nozzles from clogging due to dryness.
As the machine is used repeatedly, the wiper and ink cap gradually become dirty with ink, dust, etc.
If nozzle missing cannot be corrected even after head cleaning (
machine using the cleaning supplies that are recommended by this company.
Tools required for Maintenance
• Be sure to wear the supplied goggles and gloves when maintaining the capping
station.Otherwise, you may get ink in your eyes.
• Do not move the carriage out of the capping station by hand.When it is desirable to move the
carriage, press the

Cleaning the Wiper and Cap

Ink, dust, or paper waste is pooled on the wiper. To keep stable printing quality, wash the wiper and cap at the
end of the day.
• Further, in the cases as explained below, replace the wiper with the new one.(
Even if you clean the wiper enough, nozzle clogging etc. occurs frequently
When the wiper is deformed
When the stuck ink can not be wiped off
When the warning for wiper replacement is indicated
• When cleaning the wiper, be careful that lint from the clean stick or kimwipe® does not get left on the
wiper.Remaining lint may cause image quality to deteriorate.
• Clean the wiper completely until the stained ink on the top
edge of the wiper film is washed away after soaking the wiper
in the Cleaning Fluid for 1-24 hours. It is recommended to
prepare two or more wipers and use them alternately.
• If cleaning of the wiper is not enough, it may cause nozzle
clogging.
• Do not wash the wiper with other than the Kimwipe®.
Otherwise, lint may remain on the wiper.
1
Press the
2
Press the
3
Press
key, it moves to cleaning function.
MAINT.
• Maintenance kit
• Clean stick
key to execute the carriage-out. (
MAINT.
key in LOCAL.
MAINT.
key.
to select [STATION MAINT.].
WI P ER C L E AN I NG
P.2-22) has been performed, Clean this
• Gloves
• Goggles
P.4-5Steps 1 to 2)
P.4-28)
Top edge of the film
Reference for cleaning
CARR I AGE OU T
MOVE POS I T I ON
: S T A T I ON MA I N T .
MOVE POS I T I ON
: S T A T I ON MA I N T .
[ M N T ]
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1
1
4
[ EN T ]
4-5