Recovery Method Of Defective Nozzle Discharge; When The Printer Is Not Used For A Long Period - MIMAKI Tx500-1800B Requests For Daily Care And Maintenance

9. Recovery method of defective nozzle discharge

When this printer has not been used for an extended period of time, or depending on the environmental tem-
perature, the discharge at the nozzles could become unstable. In such a case, the following methods may be
taken to recover the status of the nozzles.
For symptoms 1 to 4 in P.18 "The examples of defective printing"
1. Daily maintenance and care

Perform the cleaning of the parts described in this document.
2. Performing Head Cleaning (normal). Refer to Chapter 2 of
Operation Manual.

After having performed the care and maintenance stated in step 1, perform
the cleaning of the heads in accordance with the procedures stated in
Operation Manual.
3. Performing Head Cleaning (hard). Refer to Chapter 2 of
Operation Manual.

If the nozzle missing does not disappear even after repeating the head
cleaning (normal) several times, reset the cleaning mode to "hard" and
perform the cleaning again.
4. Perform the cleaning of the head nozzles. Refer to Chapter
4 of Operation Manual.

Perform the cleaning of the head nozzles. In this case, leaving time of the
cleaning liquid for maintenance shall be made [1 minute].
5. Perform the cleaning of the head nozzles again. Refer to
Chapter 4 of Operation Manual

Reset the leaving time of the cleaning liquid for maintenance to [10
minutes], and perform the cleaning of the head nozzles again.
For symptoms 5 in P.18 "The examples of defective printing"
1. Daily maintenance and care

Perform the cleaning of the parts described in this document.
2. If nozzle missing due to color mixture of ink or aeration
Refer to Chapter 5 of Operation Manual.

Perform air removal according to the procedure in the Operation Manual.
• If the nozzle missing has not been improved even with the above operations, please call us
or your sales agent from whom you purchased this printer.

10. When the printer is not used for a long period

When the printer is not to be used for a period of one week or above, perform the cleaning of the heads and
nozzles and the ink discharging channel before storing this printer.
In the event nozzle missing etc. have not been improved
In the event nozzle missing etc. have not been improved
In the event nozzle missing etc. have not been improved
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Perform test printing and
check
(Chapter 2 of Operation Manual)
Perform test printing and
check
(Chapter 2 of Operation Manual)
Perform test printing and
check
(Chapter 2 of Operation Manual)
Perform test printing and
check
(Chapter 2 of Operation Manual)
Perform test printing and
check
(Chapter 2 of Operation Manual)