Purging An Ink Line To Remove Air - Gerber SOLARA UV2 Owner's Manual

CHAPTER 7
Troubleshooting

Purging an ink line to remove air

Occasionally you may have air induced in the system that must be removed. If you notice ink
leaking or pooling during printing, this is an indication that you should purge the ink line. The
UV lamps must be off and cool before purging can begin. The Purge command is located in the
INK SERVICE menu.
To purge an ink line to remove air
1 From the MAIN MENU, press F4, Operate to open the OPERATION menu.
F2
2 Press F2, Ink to open the INK MENU.
3 Press F3, Service to open the INK SERVICE menu.
4 Press F4, Purge. This procedure removes air from the ink line by moving a large
volume of ink through the line. The display changes to:
5 Press ENTER to proceed. The display changes to:
6 Close the Ink Bypass valves located at the back of the printer for the print heads that
will NOT be purged. The ink line that is to be purged should be switched open to
allow it the ink to flow through. Normally only one or two lines are purged at a time.
OPERATION MENU
Material
Ink
ENTER for Main Menu
INK MENU
Levels
Start Refill
ENTER for Main Menu
INK SERVICE
Dry Load
Clear Line
ENTER for Main Menu
PURGE
May remove a large
Volume of ink.
ENTER to proceed.
Close ink lines for
all ink colors which
are NOT to be purged.
ENTER when done
Lamps
Job
Service F3
Prime
Head Clean
Purge F4
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