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- Page 1 Dijit 5000 Series Printers FLUSH KIT INSTRUCTIONS Flush Kit 0177491 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc.
- Page 2 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. makes no warranty of any kind with regard to the contents of this document, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Scitex shall not be liable for any errors or for compensatory, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this document or the examples contained herein.
- Page 3 5000 Series printer using kit 0177491. The ink flush procedure is required when changing ink types or ink colors. This procedure should be performed only by a Scitex field engineer or a service technician who has been trained by Scitex Digital Printing, Inc.
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Page 4: Safety Notations
Caution: A situation where a mistake could result in the destruction of data or system-type damage. WARNING A potential hazard that could result in serious injury or death. DANGER An imminent hazard that will result in serious injury or death. Dijit 5000 Series Printers... -
Page 5: Service And Support
Scope Service and Support Technical equipment support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Software and applications support is available 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST/EDT, Monday through Friday. Phone U.S.A. and Canada 1-800-4SCITEX +1-937-259-3808 Field/Telephone support (1-800-472-4839) Europe +4121-806-0404... -
Page 7: Flush Procedure
Flush Procedure Use the following procedure to flush any of the following 5000 series printers: • 5120 • Early 5240 • Current 5240 (see note below) • 5122. Apply the following general guidelines to the flush procedure: • Visually inspect the printer lines for residual ink before refilling the system with new ink. - Page 8 1. Turn on the printer with the POC test bypassed. Press and hold OPEN EYELID while pressing PRINTER ON. When the operator panel lights come on, release OPEN EYELID. The printer on button indicator light stays lit. Dijit 5000 Series Printers...
- Page 9 Flush Procedure 2. Press STANDBY to deactivate the fluid system (or power up the printer with the fluid system bypassed). 3. Turn the system controller (host). 4. Start Diagnostics by typing GO DIAG at the DOS prompt. 5. Remove the replenisher bottle and the ink bottle. 6.
- Page 10 F1. d. Connect the open end of bypass tube F1 to the catcher tube. e. Connect the printhead sides of the ink inlet tube and ink outlet tube together. For the 5120 go to Step 14. Dijit 5000 Series Printers...
- Page 11 Flush Procedure 5240 and 5122 Printhead 12. To empty a 5240 or 5122 printhead use the following procedure. Emptying → → → a. Select Fluid System Select State Table Type Purge Save → → b. Select Fluid System Printhead To State# 3 Start c.
- Page 12 Install the two connector ends of the printhead bypass tube (F8) to the manifold quick disconnects. Figure 4. Printhead isolation setup Step 13a. Step 13b. Disconnect Connect outlet inlet to outlet Step 13d. Install bypass tube Dijit 5000 Series Printers...
- Page 13 Flush Procedure Note: The 5240 and 5122 printheads must remain connected to the printhead nest (NVRAM board must be installed) during the flush procedure. 14. With the printhead in state # 3, disconnect the quick disconnect fittings from the ink pump inlet line. Note: Figure 5.
- Page 14 Draining the ink tank Step 17. Draining the ink tank with F10 and F3 Hint: To prevent leakage during the following step, keep the bypass line elevated. Note: The purge containers are omitted for clarity in Figure 6. Dijit 5000 Series Printers...
- Page 15 Flush Procedure Removing the Main Filter 18. Remove the main filter assembly and the fluid bypass filter assembly from the fluid supply assembly. Assembly 19. Connect F7 to the bypass line from the ink tank. Note: Unclip the vacuum regulator filter (but leave connected) from its bracket to help with the next step.
- Page 16 Line 1 23. Replace the twin tube fitting attached to the fluid bottles with F6. 24. Disconnect F3 from the bottom of the ink tank and disconnect F10 from F3 and from the ink tank supply line. Dijit 5000 Series Printers...
- Page 17 Flush Procedure 25. Reconnect the ink pump inlet quick disconnect. → → 26. Select , then select Fluid System State Table Type Purge → Printhead to State # 10 Start 27. When the printhead reaches state 10, connect F2 to the ink pump inlet quick disconnect.
- Page 18 1 minute. After there is no flow detected, disconnect F2 from the ink pump inlet quick disconnect. 41. Disconnect F5 from the ink supply manifold; allow the tube to drain for 2 seconds. 42. Reconnect F5 to the ink supply manifold. Dijit 5000 Series Printers...
- Page 19 Flush Procedure 43. Remove two red-capped tubes, one at a time, from the fill valves for 2 second each. Allow the tubes to drain. Reconnect the tubes to the fill valves. Figure 11. Red-capped fill valves Step 43. Red caps on fill valves →...
- Page 20 68. Press F4 to bring the printhead to down. 69. From the fluid system menu select state table type. 70. Select NORMAL. 71. Run POC test by turning the printer off and then back on, or by selecting POC test from fluid tests. Dijit 5000 Series Printers...
- Page 22 Scitex Digital Printing, Inc. 3000 Research Boulevard Dayton, Ohio 45420-4099 Tel.: (937) 259-3000 Scitex Digital Printing 0113921-002 REV.001...
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