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Wide Format Solvent Inkjet Printer Océ CS6407 B a s i c O p e r a t i o n G u i d e Read this User’s Guide (including Safety Information) carefully before use of this printer and handle it properly.
Introduction Océ 6407 Wide Format Solvent Inkjet Printer (hereafter simply called the Printer.) is equipped with built-in USB interface that adopts solvent ink and supports media of up to 74-inch width. The Océ 6407 Wide Format Solvent Inkjet Printer Basic Operation Guide describes: - The Printer’s features and main components - Information required for the operation - Basic operations to turn the Printer on and off and to handle the media and ink system...
Basic Operation Guide Wide Format Solvent Inkjet Printer Océ CS6407 B a s i c O p e r a t i o n G u i d e Read this User’s Guide carefully before use of this printer and handle it properly.
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Advanced Operation Guide Wide Format Solvent Inkjet Printer Océ CS6407 Advanced Operation Guide Read this User’s Guide carefully before use of this printer and handle it properly. After reading, keep it for later use. Read the Advanced Operation Guide so that you can operate Océ...
To take up media in LOOSE winding mode TABLE OF CONTENTS To perform double-sided printing Introduction Maintenance Safety precautions General warning and cautions Daily maintenance Regulation Notices (country dependent) Check the wiper blade for contamination and replenish wiper cleaning liquid Handling precautions Clean the capping unit Components delivered with this product...
Safety precautions The following symbols are used in the Guides to ensure the Printer’s proper operation and to prevent the Printer from being damaged. Follow the instructions marked with these symbols: Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this WARNING symbol could result in serious personal injury or death.
General warning and cautions The following symbols are used in the Operation Guides to ensure the proper use of the Printer and to prevent the Printer from being damaged. Follow the instructions marked with these symbols. Failure to follow the guidelines marked with this symbol could result in serious personal WARNING injury or death.
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Do not touch heater surfaces in the media path. Keep ink packs, subcartridges, and waste ink This may cause burns. bottles out of the reach of children. General cautions CAUTION Ensure to read cautions below before use. Handle media rolls with care. They can be Operate the Printer carefully near the Printer's heavy and diffi cult to move in confi ned spaces.
Regulation Notices (country dependent) Radio Interference suppression (all countries except USA) Warning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. FCC approval (USA- only) Note: This system has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital...
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You can download the Safety Data Sheets from the support site of your product at http://global.oce.com/support/. Operating environment (All countries) The environmental requirements for correct operation of the machine are as follows: Operating temperature (T): 15 °C (59 °F) to 30 °C (86 °F)
Handling precautions The precautions below are recommended to avoid damage to the Printer and its components. Power supply 1. Install the Printer near the socket. To pull out the power plug in an emergency, the power socket must be reached easily. 2.
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for disposal of consumables. 4. Unpack the SIIT ink pack package only when they are installed. Do not store SIIT ink packs in direct sunlight. Store the SIIT ink packs in a cool, dry place. This prevents deterioration of the ink during storage.
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Precautions on handling printouts Do not touch the printed surface of the media before the ink dries, or especially 24 hours after printed. Handle the printout by securing the margins. Do not scratch the printout to avoid the color lost or transferred. To avoid the printout’s color transferred, do not put the printed media on the other printed media with their printed surface facing each other.
Components delivered with this product The following components are delivered with the Printer, and installed to the Printer at the Printer installation, check that all the components below are delivered. If any item is missing or damaged, contact Océ from whom you purchased the Printer or the nearest service depot.
Manual legend (Notational rules) The notational rules such as marks, keys, LCD, and LEDs used for explanation in this guide are as follows: Marks WARNING - Boxes marked with a "WARNING" describe points of caution for avoiding serious personal injury. CAUTION - Boxes marked with a "CAUTION"...
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This is the example page for the operation guidance. Shows the LCD on the operation panel. ME DI A RE G M EDI A M.ADV Shows that the LCD menu changes in the arrow direction with key operation. Shows that the LCD menu automatically changes in the arrow direction without key operation.
Operating conditions Installation and maintenance space Adequate space is required around the Printer for supplies replacement of consumables and parts, print processing, and ventilation during normal operation and maintenance. Keep the space shown in the fi gure below. 4183mm or more 1000 3275mm or more (Front side)
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Places where the Printer must not be installed Do not install the Printer in the following places. Places near fi re Places exposed to direct sunlight Places subject to vibration Places with excessive dust Places subject to extreme changes in temperature or humidity Places near an air conditioner or a heater Places where the Printer may get wet Places exposed to direct exhaust air from an air vent...
Introduction Appearance / Main components and their functions Printer front (take-up side) Protection bar Media drying fan Operation panel Placed to protect media surface Equipped to dry ink after printing. Provided with LEDS and LCD to just after the print. display printer status and keys to Front cover set functions.
Appearance / Main components and their functions / Online and offl ine / Supported media Printer interior Capping unit Carriage Prevents the print head’s nozzles Houses the print heads inside, and from drying. prints image with scanning media. Wiping unit Removes foreign substances on the print head’s nozzle surface.
Operation panel The keys, LEDs and LCD are laid on the Printer's operation panel of the Printer as shown below. In addition, the operation panel is also equipped with a buzzer function for attention in case an error occurs or an invalid key is input.
Printer heater unit The printer is equipped with three heaters for ink fusing and image quality stabilization. Print heater (front) Preheater (rear) Penetrates ink into media to fuse Preheats media. the ink. Media Afterheater (finishing) Dries ink to stabilize print quality. These three heaters are controlled independently.
Online and offl ine The Printer operates in both online and offl ine. When the Printer is in online: - The Printer prints the data sent from the computer’s Raster Image Process (RIP) software. When the Printer is in offl ine: - The menu is operated with the operation panel keys.
When the media is applied on some prints, a blue back type is eff ective to avoid the prints seen through the top media. Visit Océ on the internet at http://mediaguide.oce.com for the latest information.
For your basic operation Precautions to prevent media jams The precautions below are recommended to prevent the main causes of media jams: media wave and skew. Carriage If media waves, the sliding carriage may touch the wave, which may damage the Printer. Media wave At printing without winding...
Precautions to prevent media jams / Basic operation for printing / Procedure to remove media roll from the Printer / To print on other media / To perform double-sided printing [Viewed from top] If media skews, the media edge is disengaged from the media edge guard, which may cause the media wave.
Basic operation for printing Printing workfl ow overview F R O N T REAR REAR REAR F R O N T C H E C K E D G E G U A R D *O K ? S E L E C T M E D I A R O L L / S H E E T : R O L L S E L E C T M E D I A M E D I A : P A P E R...
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FRONT FRONT FRONT F E E D I N G M E D I A F E E D I N G M E D I A...
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To connect USB cable. USB connector Connect the Printer’s USB 2.0 cable to the USB connector at the rear center of the Printer. Important! - Use the supplied USB 2.0 cable. - For the USB connection and the related system, use the USB-compliant hubs and USB 2.0 cable (B-type connector) cables supporting USB 2.0.
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Turn the Printer on. With the procedure below, supply the power to the Printer’s two 200V power system. CAUTION - Do not use any power cable other than those supplied with the Printer. - The supplied power cables are for 200 VAC only. Note that the plug shape diff ers from that for 100 VAC. - Be sure to secure the power cables with cable clamps.
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Switch on (I) Set the printer power switch and heater power switch to on, the side marked with I. Press the power switch on the operation panel. When the power switch is turned on, the Printer performs the power-on self-diagnostic test and MENU ONLINE displays the following message on the operation...
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Load a roll media onto the scroller fl ange and scroller shaft. Roll spacer Flange shaft fixture Scroller flange The roll spacer prevents the Fixture paper tube from bending at Scroller shaft the center due to the media weight. Pass the scroller shaft through the roll spacer with fixtures at its Move the roll spacer to the media center, and fasten both sides, scroller flange, and flange shaft fixture.
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Remove the fl ange holder, and open the shaft Flange holder Knob screw holder. To open the shaft holder, loosen the knob screw. Shaft holder Wiping unit side Capping unit side Load the media roll into the Printer’s rear side (supply side).
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Move the media edge guards to each side. Capping unit side Wiping unit side Move the media edge guards to each side so that they are not under the media. With pressing the media edge guard’s your side part, move each media edge guard. With pressing the media edge guard’s your side part, move each media edge guard.
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Feed back the media. Feed back the media while pressing the center of the media gently at the supply side. Confi rm that the front media edge precedes the closed front cover by approx. 30 cm. Front cover 30cm Important! - This step is important to set the media properly.
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Press the key. S E L E C T M E D I A R O L L / S H E E T : R O L L Select [Banner] and press the key. S E L E C T M E D I A M E D I A : P A P E R With the keys, select a media preset for...
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When the tension bar is clearly longer than the media width, set the tension bar fl anges and fi xing rings to the tension bar. Tension bar fl ange Tension bar fl ange Fixing ring Fixing ring Tension bar Create a slack area in the media. Peel roller (1) Press the tension bar to the peel roller’s Tension bar...
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To load media on the take-up reel unit This section explains the procedure, taking in TENSION winding mode for instance. Load a paper tube onto the scroller fl ange and scroller shaft. Roll spacer Scroller flange Flange shaft fixture The roll spacer prevents the Fixture paper tube from bending at Scroller shaft...
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Set the take-up direction switch to OFF. Take-up direction switch CAUTION - If the Printer processing proceeds to the next step with the take-up direction switch set to ON, your hand may be caught as the scroller is not secured. Hook the tension bar to the tension bar hook Tension bar hook beforehand.
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Attach the media passed through the Printer to the paper tube. (1) Check the take-up direction, remove the slack of the media, and then make sure that the media position is not deviated on the supply side and the take-up Paper tube side.
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Press the key to feed enough media to create a slack. F E E D I N G M E D I A Be sure to create a suffi cient slack so that you can install the tension bar at the bottom of the tension bar guide.
Procedure to remove media roll from the Printer Media at take-up side Turn off the take-up direction switch. Take-up direction switch Open the tension bar guide’s cover. Place the take-up side tension bar at the tension bar hook. Open the front cover, and then cut the media. You are recommended to cut the media by setting the cutter blade along the cutter groove.
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Set the Printer to offl ine state by pressing the C L O S E key. C O V E R O N L I N E O N L I N E I N K M E D I A R E G Press the key.
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Remove the tension bar from the tension bar hook. Loosen the knob screw of each tension bar hook and extend it laterally. Knob screw Tension bar hook Remove the media from the Printer. CAUTION - As the media is heavy, carefully carry it with a recommended dolly. - On carrying the media with two persons, carefully carry it by manually holding the scroller shaft.
Media at supply side Set the Printer to offl ine state by pressing the C L O S E key. C O V E R O N L I N E O N L I N E I N K M E D I A R E G Press the key.
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Rotate the scroller fl ange manually to take up the media. Remove the fl ange holder, and open the shaft Flange holder Shaft holder holder. To open the shaft holder, loosen the knob screw. Knob screw Wiping unit side Capping unit side Remove the media roll from the Printer.
Procedure to remove scroller fl ange from media roll Recommended dolly Rest a media roll on the table or on the recommended dolly. Remove the scroller shaft fi xture at one side. (1) Rotate the knob screw. (2) Pull out the scroller shaft fi xture from the scroller shaft.
To print on other media To print on Vinyl, Mesh banner, Backlit banner (FF), or Solvent printing coated paper Media Vinyl Winding mode Supply-side tension bar LOOSE winding mode Install an S-size tension bar at the LOOSE winding mode slack center position. Supply-side tension bar’s size S size Printer setting...
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Media Backlit banner (FF) Winding mode Supply-side tension bar TENSION TENSION winding mode Install a tension bar conforming winding mode with the media width. Supply-side tension bar’s size Length conforming with the media width Printer setting # M E D I A B A C K M O D E A f t 5 0 P r n 4 0 P r e 4 5...
To take up media in LOOSE winding mode CAUTION - Apply the paper tube with the same length as the media width. Install the scroller shaft and scroller fl ange onto Paper tube the paper tube. Scroller shaft (1) Pass the scroller shaft through the roll spacer with fi xtures at its both sides, scroller fl ange, and fl ange shaft fi xture.
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By pressing the key, feed the media until the front media edge is wound on the paper tube. F E E D I N G M E D I A Install the printed media to the paper tube. (1) Check the take-up direction, remove the slack of the media, and then make sure that the media is not deviated on the supply side and the takeup side.
To perform double-sided printing At double-sided printing - The Printer does not contain the structure to feed media with correctly applying the media advance adjustment value. So the Printer cannot correctly align the fi rst side image with the second side image. For convenience of explanation on the double-sided printing below, the side printed fi rst is referred to as the "First side"...
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Start printing on the fi rst side of the media. When printing is completed, open the front Reference dashed line for cutting cover and cut the media. At the end of the fi rst-side printing, two lines are printed. One line is a reference solid line to match print positions on the fi rst and second sides.
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Before starting the second-side printing... - Go to the operation panel and change the settings of [#SUCTION FAN LEVEL] and [#MEDIA ADV MODE] in accordance with the applied media. If the media is sticky or if the fi rst-side image may adhere to the platen, the friction could be too high and the media advances irregularly.
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Use the advance/rewind switch to create a slack inside the peel roller. Put the supply-side tension bar on the slack of the media at the supply side. See P. 37. Printer rear (supply side) Peel roller Scroller fl ange Tsnsion bar Peel roller Set the media edge guards, and close the front C L O S E C O V E R...
Maintenance Daily maintenance This section describes the regular inspection and maintenance procedures to be performed by users. Capping unit Wiper blade Wiper cleaning liquid Spittoon absorber liquid Carriage Waste ink bottle The use of gloves is recommended when performing cleaning and maintenance operations. Always use genuine SIIT cleaning kits.
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Daily maintenance / Cleaning / After today’s operation Daily maintenance requires the consumables below. Gloves Cap cleaning liquid Wiper cleaning liquid Cleaning stick Cleaning swab Spittoon absorber liquid Cleaning roller Check the print head surface is not Check the waste ink bottle’s ink level. contaminated or smeared.
Check the wiper blade for contamination and replenish wiper cleaning liquid Open the front cover, and then open the wiping cover. Visually check the wiper blade for Wiper blade contamination and scratches. If the wiper blade is stained or scratched, replace it. See "Replace a wiper blade"...
Clean the capping unit CAUTION To prevent the ink dried inside the print head’s nozzles: - Do not leave the Printer with the carriage detached from the capping unit. - Within 5 minutes, complete the capping unit’s cleaning operation and cap the print head. Attach the cleaning roller to the cleaning stick.
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Soak the cleaning roller in the cap cleaning liquid. - To prevent the cap cleaning liquid contaminated, in the cap cleaning liquid bottle do not soak the cleaning roller after you clean the cap with it. Clean the top surface of the cap by rolling the cleaning roller.
Replenish spittoon absorber liquid Set the Printer to offl ine state, and press the I N K M E D I A R E G key. M E D I A M . A D V M E N U M E N U Press the key.
Pour the spittoon absorber liquid into the spittoon case until the liquid level is as high as the indication protrusions. NOTE Liquid level - A few minutes after pouring the spittoon absorber liquid into the spittoon case, the spittoon absorber sponge absorbs the liquid and the liquid level is Protrusions lowered.
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Press the key. # R E S E A T P R I N T H E A D The carriage moves. ✻ O K ? The Printer issues an audio warning beep. C A R R I A G E M O V I N G - When the carriage moves, the Printer issues an P L E A S E W A I T audio warning beep.
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To prevent the cap cleaning liquid contaminated, in the cap cleaning liquid bottle do not soak the cleaning swab after you clean with it. <Head top section> Carriage Dirt (gray parts) Nozzle surface CAUTION - Do not rub the head nozzle surface with a cleaning swab.
Cleaning the madia edge guard Open the front cover. Dip a cleaning swab in the cap cleaning liquid. - To prevent the cap cleaning liquid contaminated, in the cap cleaning liquid bottle do not soak the cleaning swab after you clean with it.
Performing normal cleaning Set the Printer to offl ine state, and press the I N K M E D I A R E G key. M E D I A M . A D V M E N U M E N U Press the key.
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Perform the NOZZLE PRINT every day before using your printer. Use the nozzle print pattern to check that all print head nozzles are working correctly. Set the printer to offl ine state and press the I N K M E D I A R E G key twice.
Cleaning Clean the exterior If the Printer exterior is smeared, moisten a soft cloth with water or water-diluted neutral detergent, wring it, and clean the exterior with the wrung cloth. CAUTION - Before cleaning the Printer exterior, be sure to turn off the printer and heater power supply switches. - Never use volatile solvent such as thinner and benzene.
After today’s operation The Printer has an internal clock which allows it to wash the print heads automatically, fl ushing some ink through the print heads, which keeps the print heads in good condition. To ensure the Printer’s automatic maintenance operation, after today’s operation keep your Printer on the conditions below.
When encountering a problem Check your problem Before deciding that there is a serious problem with the Printer, check the following items. Power is not turned on. Items to be checked Corrective measures Power cable connection Check that the power cable is correctly plugged into the power outlet. Power supply to the outlet Supply power to the power outlet.
Check your problem / How to clear media jams / When an error message is displayed / Out of ink while printing / The media was skewed. / Warning messages / Move the Printer / Replace a waste ink bottle / Install and replace an ink pack / Replace a spittoon case / Replace a wiper blade Although the Printer is in the print mode, printing does not start with "PREHEATING"...
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Items to be checked Corrective measures USB connection speed When the data transmission speed is slow, the Printer waits for the data with the print heads capped. Check the USB’s transmission speed. If the USB is connected at full speed mode, the speed is improved by changing the condition to connect to the computer as follows, so that it is connected at high speed mode.
How to clear media jams If the printer reports a media jam, follow these steps. The message appears. W A R N I N G ! C L E A R M E D I A J A M X: Media jam type Meaning 0: Media jam 0 A jam on the media feed path is invalidating the Printer's normal operation.
When an error message is displayed When the ERROR LED lights up, check the message displayed on the operation panel display. Error messages shown below are classifi ed into two groups. Service call errors: Errors that the operator (customer) cannot recover, such as hardware/software failures. Contact your service representative.
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Meaning A problem occurred with an ink tray, or a genuine ink pack was C H E C K not identifi ed. X X X I N K P A C K Action You are advised to follow the message. nn: Ink error code Write down the displayed error code.
(Media jam errors) Meaning An obstruction is left in the media feed path and the Printer W A R N I N G ! ( 0 ) cannot feed the media normally. C L E A R M E D I A J A M Action Set the pressure control knob to “Open”, and open the front cover.
Meaning Media skew was detected during printing. M E D I A M I S A L I G N E D O K / C A N C E L Action Continue to print or stop printing. (Print head error) Meaning The Printer operation was suspended, as the print head P H C O O L I N G P R O C E S S...
Out of ink while printing While printing in online, the Printer allows the ink pack to be replaced without suspending the print operation. When an ink pack is out of ink, the ink LED goes off . You are advised to follow the message. Ink LED goes off .
The media was skewed. The Printer checks for media skew at every 3m print. If the Printer detects the skew level more than specifi ed, the print operation is suspended and the operation panel message appears so that you select the print to be continued or cancelled.
Warning messages After the online printing, occasionally you may see one of the following messages appear on the operation panel display with the ERROR LED fl ashing , which are warning messages. If so, follow the advice in the Recommendation column. Indication The daily maintenance (cap cleaning) is not performed.
Move the Printer If you wish to move the printer several meters on the same site, across a horizontal fl oor with no steps and no slopes, see the following instructions. For more diffi cult movement, contact your service representative. Remove the media from the Printer.
Replace a waste ink bottle CAUTION - Do not replace the waste ink bottle during printing. - Replace the waste ink bottle carefully not to bump your head on the Printer upper part. - Always use both hands to carefully remove and carry an SIIT waste ink bottle to prevent the waste ink spilt on the Printer or on the fl oor.
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Slide the lever up and install a empty waste ink bottle. Lower the lever, and make sure that the splash Lever guard was lowered. Then the operation panel will request you to reset the waste ink counter. Waste ink bottle On the operation panel, select “YES”...
Install and replace an ink pack At installing ink trays, be sure to insert each tray into its correct slot position of the ink box. Note that ink tray position is decided depending on its ink color. Ink color at 8-color assignment LCD indication R E M O V E...
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(2) Remove the ink pack from the hook of the ink tray. Hook Ink pack Ink tray Take a new ink pack out of the box and set it on the ink tray. Hook the two holes at the ink pack’s end on the ink tray’s two protrusion. Then insert the ink pack’s plate part into the ink tray until you hear a click Plate New ink pack...
Replace a spittoon case Replace a spittoon case every two to six months depending on the spittoon surface’s smear condition. At its replacement, also replace the spittoon absorber liquid. Replace when... Replace s spittoon case when: - You fi nd the ink clot accumulated on the spittoon case surface; or - The net is broken.
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Press the knob at the near side of the case Knob Discharge containing the spittoon absorber liquid to open the lid, raise the front side of the spittoon absorber liquid case to discharge the spittoon absorber liquid to the backside. The discharged spittoon absorber liquid will go into the waste ink bottle.
Replace a wiper blade The following describes the wiper blade replacement procedure. Replace the wiper blade when the replacement message appears or scratches are found at a daily inspection. Prepare the tweezers supplied in the daily maintenance kit before replacing the wiper blade. Open the front cover and wiping cover.
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CAUTION - When handling the wiper blade, do not touch its upper part by hand or nip it with tweezers because the upper part directly contacts with the print head. Upper part Close the wiping cover and then close the front cover.
Basic specifi cations / Consumables / Options / Index Consumables Ink pack CAUTION [8-color ink] One box contains one ink pack. - A waste ink bottle must always be installed. When it is Type Ink color Quantity removed to dispose of waste ink, another empty waste ink 29951313 Y (yellow) 1500 ml...
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Wiper cleaning liquid Spittoon case set Type Content Quantity Type Content Quantity 29951294 Wiper cleaning liquid (200 ml) 1 bottle Spittoon case 1 piece 29800159 1 piece Cleaning swab Color exchange set Type Content Quantity Cleaning swab 300 pieces Type Content Quantity 29952197...
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5450 North Cumberland Avenue Chicago, IL 60656 http://www.oceusa.com/ Note: The web site http://www.oce.com gives the current addresses of the local Océ organisa- tions and distributors. Note: The addresses of local Océ organisations for information about the Wide Format Printing Systems and the Production Printing Systems can be different from the addresses above.
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