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Inkjet printer SIJ-320UV Requests for Daily Care and Maintenance This machine is a precision machine equipped with extremely fine mechanisms. Especially, the nozzle sur- face of the heads from which the ink is discharged is affected even by a slightest attachment of dust or paper powder and the proper printing results could not be obtained.
2. Daily care • When possible, use the cleaning stick (SPC-0527) for cleaning around the head/ capping station/ wiper. Using the other cotton bud may attach lint, then it may damage the machine. • Be sure to perform maintenance for the ink cap and the wiper of capping station every day. If you leave it dirty, dirt may adhere to the nozzle surface, or, dust and dry ink may be rubbed against the nozzle.
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(2) Capping Station ("Cleaning the Wiper and Cap" Chapter 4 of the Operation Manual) The surrounding area of the cap is also liable to be stained by the dust and ink. It is recommended to clean the head frequently using the cleaning liquid for maintenance suitable for the ink used to avoid the stains on the head.
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(3) Wiper ("Cleaning the Wiper and Cap” Chapter 4 of the Operation Manual) On the wiper, the ink, dust and paper powder are liable to accumulate. Check the state of the wiper and if it is stained, clean it. Move the carriage and open the lower right Right side maintenance cover maintenance cover.
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(5) Media press (“Cleaning the Media Press” Chapter 4 of the Operation Manual) When the media press is covered with lint, dust, etc., a media cannot be fed normally during printing or dust sticks to the noz- zles, which may result in abnormal printing. Clean the media press regularly with a dry cloth or paper towel.
3. Periodically care (Once a week) Users are advised to perform the maintenance works described below once a week so that the printer will keep its high performance and accuracy over an extended period of its life. (1) Platen (“Cleaning the Platen” Chapter 4 of the Operation Manual) The platen easily gets dirty with lint, paper dust, etc..
4. Periodically care (once in a month) (1) Replacing the H fan filter Replace it once in a week or two weeks. Move the carriage and open the rightside Right side maintenance cover maintenance cover. • Refer to the Step 1 to 4 of Chapter 4 “replace the H fan filter”...
5. Replacing the ink filter (When replace the ink tank) To keep the ink in good quality in the ink tank, you need to replace the ink tank annually. When an appropriate warning message appears, be sure to replace tank in the following procedure: •...
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(2) Remove the ink tank. • Take care not to tilt the ink tank greatly when removing the tank. It may cause ink leakage from the cap. (3) Set a new ink tank, and mount the ink filter. • Tighten the joints on the top of the ink filter. Ink tank •...
6. Storage of media Media should be stored in the little dust area, and not in direct sunlight. Avoid storing the media in the area with high temperature and high humidity. 7. Storage of ink bottle Be careful of the followings to store. •...
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.
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10. Supplies Name of part Part codes UV ink LUS-120 Black ink (1 liter bottle) I-Lus12-K-BA-I-KW UV ink LUS-120 Cyan ink (1 liter bottle) I-Lus12-C-BA-I-KW UV ink LUS-120 Magenta ink (1 liter bottle) I-Lus12-M-BA-I-KW UV ink LUS-120 Yellow ink (1 liter bottle) I-Lus12-Y-BA-I-KW H fan filter SPC-0766...
11. Safety Precautions CAUTION Make sure to wear the attached safety glasses and gloves. The ink, if mixed with water or alcohol, generates condensed substances. Pay attention not to deposit water or alcohol to the nozzle surface, surrounding area of the heads, caps and wipers. To secure the stability of the ink discharge, when the printer is not used (output) for an extended period of time, it could become necessary to discharge periodically a small amount of ink (flush- ing), depending on the kinds of the ink.