Maintaining The Capping Station; Cleaning The Wiper And Cap - MIMAKI TS300P-1800 Operation Manual

Chapter 4 Maintenance
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 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 ( P.2-17) has been performed, use a
Cleaning Liquid 03 MAINTENANCE KIT and clean stick.
Tools required for Maintenance
• Cleaning Liquid 03 MAINTENANCE KIT (ML003-Z-K1)
• Clean stick (SPC-0527)
• 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 [FUNK1] key to execute the
carriage-out. (

Cleaning the Wiper and Cap

It is recommended that the wiper and cap be cleaned
frequently in order to maintain the high image quality of the
machine and keep the machine itself in good working order.
• Replace the wiper with a new one when it is
extremely dirty or bent.(
• When cleaning the wiper, be careful that lint from
the clean stick does not get left on the
wiper.Remaining lint may cause image quality to
deteriorate.
Press
1
in LOCAL.
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
Press the
2
• The carriage moves onto the platen.
Open the front cover.
3
4-6
• Gloves • Goggles
P.4-6Steps 1 to 2)
P.4-16)
(MENU)
key twice.
Carriage
Remove the wiper.
4
• Pull out the wiper by holding the protrusions at its
both ends.
Projection
Clean the wiper and bracket.
5
• Wipe off the ink sticking to the wiper and bracket with a
clean stick dipped in cleaning solution for maintenance.
Wipe off so that cleaning solution for maintenance will
not remain.
Wiper
Bracket
Clean the wiper cleaner.
6
• Wipe off the ink sticking to the wiper cleaner with a
clean stick dipped in cleaning solution for maintenance.
Wipe off so that cleaning solution for maintenance will
not remain.
Wiper cleaner
• If there is a large amount of ink in the absorbent case,
wipe it away using water-absorbent paper or the like.