Washing The Ink Discharge Passage; When The Machine Is Not Used For A Long Time - MIMAKI UJF-3042 MkII Series Operation Manual

Chapter 4 Maintenance

Washing the Ink Discharge Passage

Wash the ink discharge passage regularly(about once a
week) to prevent the head nozzles from clogging due to
ink coagulation inside the passage.
Press the
1
Press
2
and press the
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
Press the
3
• "STATION" will be selected.
Press twice, and press the
4
key.
• "DISWAY WASH" will be selected and the
carriage will move onto the platen.
• Dry suction operation is performed repeatedly
until the washing work is completed.
Open the right maintenance cover.
5
Press the
6
• Dry suction operation is performed repeatedly
until the washing work is completed.
Fill up the cap with cleaning solution for
7
maintenance．
• Suck maintenance solution into a dropper and fill
up the cap with it. Fill up the cap with
maintenance solution on the verge of overflow
from the cap.
4-12
(MENU) in LOCAL mode.
to select "MAINTENANCE",
key.
key.
key.
Close the maintenance cover and press
8
the key.
When the Machine Is Not Used for a
Long Time
When the machine is not going to be used for a week or
more, use the cleaning function for custody to clean the
head nozzles and ink discharge passage.After this, keep
the machine in custody.
• Use the machine with always turning "ON" the
main power. The function preventing nozzle
clogging operates automatically to protect the
head of the nozzle.
• The head nozzle may result in nozzle clogging if
the main power switch is left OFF for a long time.
Check the items on the right beforehand.
Is [NEAR END] or [INK END] displayed?
• The cleaning solution or ink is absorbed when the nozzles
are washed.
At this time, if the state of "no ink" or "almost no ink" is
detected, the nozzle washing operation cannot start.
• When the worning messages "Check waste ink"
are indicated, check the waste ink tank, and then
operate it, referring to P.4-22 "If a Waste Ink Tank
Confirmation Message Appears" according to the
situation.
Press the
1
Press to select "MAINTENANCE",
2
and press the
• MAINTENANCE MENU will be displayed.
Press the
3
• "STATION" will be selected.
Press 3 times, and press the
4
key.
• "CUSTODY WASH" will be selected and the
carriage will move onto the platen.
(When using rubber wiper) Clean the wiper
5
and bracket.
• Perform Step 6 when using the suction wiper.
(1) Open the maintenance cover then pull out it
by holding protrusions at both ends of the
wiper.
(2) Clean the wiper and bracket with a clean
stick dipped in cleaning solution for
maintenance.
• Wipe off so that cleaning solution for
maintenance will not remain.
(MENU) in LOCAL mode.
key.
key.