Automatic Maintenance Function; Setting The Refreshing Intervals; Setting The Tube Wash Intervals; Setting The Cleaning Intervals And Type - MIMAKI TS300P-1800 Operation Manual

Automatic Maintenance
Function
To use this machine comfortably, you can set various
maintenances to be performed automatically.
Here, set performing intervals of various automatic
maintenances.
You can prevent troubles such as ink clogging by
performing automatic maintenance periodically (automatic
maintenance function).
For the auto maintenance functions, the following items
can be set:
• When you perform maintenance manually, after
manual maintenance is completed and when time
set with the automatic maintenance function has
passed, maintenance starts automatically.
• If using the Automatic Maintenance Function,
make sure that the maintenance washing liquid is
set. If the maintenance washing liquid is not set,
tube washing operation will not be regularly
conducted and the passage could be clogged.
Function name
The interval between each refreshing
REFRESH
operation is set.
TUBE WASH The activation interval for tube washing is set.
CLEANING The interval between each cleaning operation
(Interval) is set.
CLEANING (Type) The cleaning type is set.
NOZZLE WASH Setting for the action can not be changed.
• If the "Check waste ink" warning message is
displayed, the operation set in the auto
maintenance function is not carried out. Perform
the operations of P.4-18 "Replace the waste ink
tank with another" if required.
• When the power switch on the front of the machine
is turned off, check the waste ink tank.

Setting the Refreshing Intervals

The interval between each operation of ejecting a small
amount of ink from the nozzles to prevent nozzle clogging
is set.
Press (MENU)
1
in LOCAL.
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
Press to select "AUTO
2
MAINTENANCE", and press the
Press the
3
• "REFRESH" will be selected.
Press to set the refreshing
4
interval, and press the
• Set value : The set value will differ according to
the ink type being used.
Press the
5
end the setting.
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Setting the Tube Wash Intervals

For setting the interval at which washing of the ink tubes
will be carried out, in order to prevent ink clogging due to
coagulation of ink inside the ink tubes.
• In order to perform tube washing with the
Automatic Maintenance Function, the
maintenance washing liquid needs to be set. If the
maintenance washing liquid is not set, tube
washing operation will not be regularly conducted
and the passage could be clogged.
Press (MENU)
1
in LOCAL.
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
Press to select "AUTO
2
MAINTENANCE", and press the
key.
Press , and press
3
• "TUBE WASH" will be selected.
Press to set the tube washing
4
interval, and press
• Set value : The set value will differ according to
the ink type being used.
Press the
5
end the setting.
Setting the Cleaning Intervals and
Type
The cleaning type and the interval between each cleaning
operation are set.
Press
(MENU)
1
in LOCAL.
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
Press to select "AUTO
2
MAINTENANCE", and press the
key.
Press several times to select
3
"Interval" or "Type", and press the
key.
Press to select a set value, and
4
press the
• Set value : The set value will differ according to
the ink type being used.
• Set value of type : NORMAL/ HARD
Press the
5
end the setting.
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