Maintenance; Printhead - Oce Arizona 550 GT User Manual

Printhead Maintenance
Press switch 3 to turn on the suction pump. Pick up the suction-head from the tray at
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the left end of the maintenance station. Wipe the suction-head with a new, clean lint-free
wipe to remove any particles that could damage the nozzles in the printheads.
[174] Clean Suction-Head
Note:
In the next step, start with the left printhead and work to the right as this limits the pos-
sibility that drops of ink will fall onto the coiled hose. Also, do not push up too hard on
the printhead as you may dislodge it and this will require a service call to fix.
Slide the suction-head slowly along the entire length of each printhead at a speed of ap-
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proximately 8mm per second (8 seconds per printhead). The suction-head slides on
stainless steel strips on the printhead. It may be necessary to repeat this step in the following
cases:
a) Visual inspection of the printhead shows signs of ink remaining on the nozzle plate;
b) Suction-head was not kept level during travel across the nozzle plate;
c) Suction-head was pulled too quickly or unevenly across the nozzle plate.
[175] Swipe Printhead
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User Manual: Arizona 550 GT - Version 1.2, Revision B - 2012