White Ink Option Maintenance; How To Maintain White Ink - Oce Arizona 200 GT User Manual

How to Maintain White Ink

White Ink Option Maintenance

How to Maintain White Ink
Introduction
The Océ Arizona 350 GT with the White Ink Option requires care and maintenance to
ensure that the white printheads function properly. This is important even when white
is not Active. White ink is re-circulated in the system to limit any settling of the ink. For
this to take place, the printer must be left powered On at all times. The white ink bag
must be gently agitated before it is connected and then once a week thereafter. Daily
maintenance is even more essential than usual with the white ink option as it will purge
out a small amount of white ink in order to keep the printheads clear and operating reli-
ably.
The Océ Arizona 350 GT printer with the white ink option has two states - White Active
and White Inactive. When not using white for a period longer than two hours, click the
White button on the printer software command bar to deactivate white ink use. If white
is Active, the white printheads will spit into the "spit catcher" (located over the mainte-
nance tray) every few minutes in order to keep the nozzles clear. Disabling white turns
off the spit, and requires a white purge to take place after re-activating with the White
button in order to recover the nozzles. .
When to do
Daily
Perform printhead maintenance for all colors including white
Weekly
Agitate the white ink bag as described on the ink bag label (even when white is not
actively used)
Swab all printheads
As Needed
Purge the white printheads (also when white is Activated after it has been in the Inactive
state)
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