Preparing The Machine If It Will Not Be Used Over Extended Periods; Preparing The Machine If It Will Not Be Used Over Ex- Tended Periods - MIMAKI TxF150-75 Operation Manual

Chapter 4 Maintenance
Preparing the machine if it will not be
used over extended periods
Before leaving the machine idle for a week or more, use
the cleaning function designed to be used before storage,
which cleans head nozzles and the waste ink draining
channel.
When leaving the machine for more than 2 days
(regardless of the ambient temperature), be sure to clean
the "cap edge", "wiper", and " carriage bottom surface"
before use.
• If the "Check waste ink" warning message is dis-
played, check the waste ink tank.
case of messages to check waste ink]
Tools required for cleaning
Check whether [Near End] or [Ink End] is displayed.
• Maintenance liquid and ink is aspirated during the washing
operation. Washing is not possible if an error occurs during
this process. Replace with new ink.
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.] > [CUSTODY
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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.
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• 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.
P.4-18 [In
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, after which the cap is filled with
maintenance liquid.
• 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.
• Do not turn off the main power supply. Turning
off the main power supply will disable the auto-
matic maintenance function (including nozzle
clogging prevention function and ink discharge
channel cleaning function). This increases the
risk of ejection failures (such as nozzle clogging
or deflection).
• Do not leave media loaded on the platen. This
may leave irregularities or ripples in the media.