Enabling Or Disabling Nozzle Recovery During A Test Print; Automatic Maintenance Function; Setting The Refreshing Intervals - MIMAKI Tx300P-1800 Operation Manual

Chapter 4 Maintenance
Enabling or disabling nozzle recov-
ery during a test print
To enable the nozzle recovery function during a test print
( P.2-30) , turn the following settings "ON", and
register the numbers of the nozzles for recovery in "Nozzle
Recovery Function" on P.4-17.
Press
1
in LOCAL.
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
Press
2
RECOVERY", and press the
Press
3
and press the
Press
4
press the
Press the
5
end.
4-20
(MENU)
to select "NOZZLE
key.
to select "TEST PRINT",
key.
to select ON/OFF, and
key.
key several times to
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.
PUMP TUBE
The activation interval for tube washing is set.
CLEANING
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.4-23 "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.
• With hybrid printing, ink is consumed for periodic
cleaning even for heads that are not in use.

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
key.
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.
Descriptions
key.
key.