How To Change Ink Filters - How To Bleed An Ink Filter - Oce Arizona 365 GT User Manual

How to Change Ink Filters - How to Bleed an Ink Filter

How to Change Ink Filters - How to Bleed an Ink Filter
Procedure
1. Open the ink purge valve of the target color to bleed and make sure the valves of the three (or
four) other colors are closed.
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2. Click on the ink status icon located in the top right corner of the Print Job Control screen of the
printer software to monitor the ink status.
3. Press the Purge button (switch 1 on the right) to initiate an ink purge. Repeat this step until the ink
status window shows an Ink Low condition for the target color.
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4. Press the Raise Carriage button (switch 2, middle) and then use the maintenance suction nozzle to
remove any excess ink from the printhead that you purged.
5. Close the maintenance station door.
6. In the ink bay reconnect the ink bag coupler of the target ink bag to re-initiate ink fill.
7. Place a lint-free cloth below the bleed tube of the target ink filter to catch any ink.
8. Turn the valve shutoff lever so that it is parallel to the bleed tube to open the valve.
9. Keep the cloth close as you watch the open bleed tube. As soon as you see ink appear in the open
end of the bleed tube, flip the shutoff lever back to the perpendicular closed position (this may
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