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Cleaning the ink system & replacing the ink
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Cleaning the Ink System
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Replacing the Ink
Technical Note – 10100125 Rev. A
10100125 - A
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  • Page 1 Cleaning the Ink System & Replacing the Ink Technical Note – 10100125 Rev. A 10100125 - A © Matan Digital Printers Ltd Page 1 of 19...

  • Page 2: Safety Procedures

    Safety Procedures Before reading this Technical Note, please refer to the section on Safety Procedures in the Barak User's Manual. About this Technical Note This Technical Note sets out the procedure for cleaning the Ink System and replacing the ink. Before changing the ink, the entire Ink System must be cleaned.
  • Page 3 Cleaning the Ink System Cleaning the MIT 1. Disconnect the tubes from the MIT fittings as shown in Figure 1, page 3. Figure 1: The Main Ink Tank's Fittings 2. Remove the four retaining screws that hold the MIT and keep them for later use.
  • Page 4 Plastic Fitting Threaded Fittings 6. Thoroughly clean the two threaded fittings, both inside and out. 7. Pour approximately ½ liter of flushing fluid into the MIT (Figure 2, page 4). The flushing fluid must be compatible with the ink that is being removed.
  • Page 5 9. Wait for a couple of minutes and then drain the liquid through the drain hole, by unscrewing the drain plug located on the bottom of the tank, as shown below. Be careful not to lose the red gasket. Drain Hole 10.
  • Page 6 15. Attach the red gasket to the drain plug and tightly close the drain hole with the plug, as shown below. If the gasket is not in good condition, you should replace it. 16. Connect the two new metal fittings to the tank's threaded fittings, using a #12 metric wrench, as shown below.
  • Page 7 Cleaning the Entire Ink System 1. Empty the I ASTE 2. Disconnect all the pumps from the electricity supply, as shown below. Figure 3: Disconnecting the old AC Pump Figure 4: Disconnecting the new DC Pump 10100125 - A © Matan Digital Printers Ltd Page 7 of 19...
  • Page 8 3. Turn on the Barak FE in E , and open the I/O NGINEER dialog box, as shown below. TILITY 4. Make sure all the 8 A check boxes are checked. ALVES 5. In the SIT group box, click the P option.
  • Page 9 8. Connect the pump to the Molex connector J5, near the , which supplies 24 volts to the pump. LECTRIC ANEL You can also use the original pumps instead of an external pump. 9. Disconnect the lower end of the SIT from the pump. 10.
  • Page 10 12. Insert the end of the other black tube from the pump into the bottle of flushing fluid, as shown below. 13. Disconnect SIT' vacuum pipe, as shown below. 14. Connect a black ink pipe to the SIT and insert the other end of the pipe into an empty bottle.
  • Page 11 17. From time to time, bend the black ink pipe end to block the ink drain, as shown below, so that the flushing fluid will drain through the P nozzles. RINT 18. Let the flushing fluid drain out until the color becomes clear.
  • Page 12 27. Reconnect the lower side of the S to the ECONDARY ILTER upper fitting of the machine pump. 28. Reconnect the lower fitting of the P to the RIMARY ILTER MIT. 29. Repeat steps 7 to 28 for all the ink tubes. 30.
  • Page 13 The following two figures show the T B system. Non-return Valve Filter Pump 10100125 - A © Matan Digital Printers Ltd Page 13 of 19...
  • Page 14 1. For the T disconnect one of the YSTEM wires on the I , as shown below. 2. For the T , disconnect the wire YSTEM connector from the pump, as shown below. Wire connector 3. To empty the SITs, carry out a P for each color.
  • Page 15 4. For the T , disconnect the I YSTEM on each pump, as shown below. Ink Tubes 5. For T , disconnect the IN I YSTEM from the pump, as shown below. In Tube 6. Connect the tubes from the pumps to the flushing fluid container in either ink system.
  • Page 16 11. Carefully disconnect the lower I (as shown below,) and fit a plug over the tube, to prevent leakage. Connector for upper Ink Tube Ink Filter Connector for lower Ink tube 32. Carefully disconnect the upper I and insert a plug into the tube, to prevent leakage.
  • Page 17 37. When the syringe begins to fill with ink, remove it and reconnect the tube. 38. Connect the 24v wire to the I 39. Remove the absorbent cloth and clean any ink that might have been spilled. 10100125 - A ©...

  • Page 18: Appendix A: Damage Report Form

    Appendix A: Damage Report Form (not for Print Head) Customer’s Name: Address: Barak5 Printer S/N* Faulty Part Name Details of faulty part: Remarks: Signed: Name: Position in Company: Date: * The Printer’s Serial Number is displayed on the label located at the rear of the printer near the left end of the rollers, as shown below.

  • Page 19: Document History

    Document History ECO # Written by Date Approved by Date Remarks 10000049 F. Taylor 25-07-10 Cataloging F. Taylor 09-03-11 Ronen Shalil 09-03-11 Editing Head Office Matan Digital Printers Ltd., 14 Amal Street, Park Afek, Rosh Ha'ayin 48092, Israel. Tel: (+972) 3 9002720 Fax: (972) 3 9002721 Email: support@matanprinters.com U.S.

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