Cleaning The Waste Ink Draining Channel; Cleaning Head Nozzles - MIMAKI TxF150-75 Operation Manual

• Insert the cleaning stick as far as the line
shown in the illustration.
Press the [ENTER] key after cleaning.
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Cleaning the waste ink draining channel

To prevent clogging of ink due to ink coagulation in the
waste ink draining channel, clean the draining channel
regularly (about once a week).
With the screen in local mode, select
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[MENU] > [MAINTENANCE], and then press
the [ENTER] key.
• The Maintenance menu is displayed.
Select [STATION MAINT.] > [PUMP TUBE
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CLEANING], and then press the [ENTER]
key.
• The carriage moves over the platen.
Press the [ENTER] key.
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• The cap is filled with maintenance liquid (if the
maintenance liquid cartridge is usable).
• Check whether the cap is filled with maintenance
liquid.
• Pressing the [FUNC2] key enables additional
filling with maintenance liquid.
• If the maintenance liquid cartridge is usable,
suck maintenance liquid into a dropper and fill
up the cap with it. Fill up the cap with
maintenance liquid on the verge of overflow
from the cap.
Press the [ENTER] key.
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• Pump tube (ink discharge channel below the cap)
washing starts.

Cleaning head nozzles

With the screen in local mode, select
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[MENU] > [MAINTENANCE], and then press
the [ENTER] key.
• The Maintenance menu is displayed.
Select [STATION MAINT.] > [NOZZLE
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WASH], and then press the [ENTER] key.
• The carriage moves over the platen.
Clean the wiper and bracket, and then
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press [ENTER] key.
• P.4-4 [Cleaning the wiper and cap]
Clean the cap rubber and press the
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[ENTER] key.
• P.4-4 [Cleaning the wiper and cap]
• At this time, the channel is cleaned automatically.
Press the [ENTER] key.
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• The carriage moves over the platen, and the cap
is filled with maintenance liquid (if the
maintenance liquid cartridge is usable).
• Check whether the cap is filled with maintenance
liquid.
• Pressing the [FUNC2] key enables additional
filling with maintenance liquid.
• If the maintenance liquid cartridge is usable,
suck maintenance liquid into a dropper and fill
up the cap with it. Fill up the cap with mainte-
nance liquid on the verge of overflow from the
cap.
Set the leaving time, and then press the
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[ENTER] key.
• Setting value: 1–99 (in 1-minute increments)
• The nozzles are washed. The machine draws
maintenance liquid from the cap.
• Cleaning is performed automatically after nozzle
washing.
• If the nozzle clogging is not corrected even after
you use this function several times, contact your
dealer, or sales office (service call).
Chapter 4 Maintenance
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