Cleaning The Wiper Ink Pan - MIMAKI TX500-1800DS Operation Manual

Cleaning the wiper ink pan

Water-based ink does not flow easily. Ink dries, gets stuck, and accumulates. Use a rubber spatula or the like to
frequently push the ink that piles up in the ink pan beneath the wiper towards the waste route.
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Press the
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Press the
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Press
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Press the
• The carriage moves onto the platen.
5
Open the right maintenance cover.
(1) Rotate
maintenance cover (for three positions) to the
left and remove them.
(2) Hold the bottom of the right maintenance
cover and pull it to the front.
(3) While pulling the right maintenance cover
downward, remove it.
• If the right maintenance cover is hard to remove,
use the supplied screwdriver.
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Clean the wiper ink pan.
• Use a rubber spatula or the like to frequently push the ink
that piles up in the ink pan Beneath the wiper towards the
waste route.
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key in LOCAL.
MAINT.
key.
to select [STATION MAINT.].
key.
the screws under
Right maintenance
cover
the right
Rotate it left.
CARR I AGE OU T
[ EN 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 .
Carriage
Screw