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MIMAKI Tx400-1800B series Request For Daily Care

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Request for daily care
Inkjet printer is the precision machine that has highly delicate mechanism. Especially, little dust and lint
may have effect on a head nozzle, and may not perform normal printing.
To use the inkjet plotter in good condition, we recommend the following daily care.
1. When to care
When to care
Once a day
(at the end of the daily work)
Once a week
(at the end of the work on
weekend)
When the Machine Is Not
Used for a Long Time
Tools required for maintenance
 Ink-cleaning kit (SPC-0137)
 Sb210 Maintenance cleaning solution (SPC-0701)
 cleaning stick (SPC-0527)
 Cotton swab
 Dropper
 Gloves
 Soft fabric
Inkjet printer Tx400-1800B series
Around heads
Ink cap
Wiper
Mist fan filter
Waste ink tank
Perform "Drain Wash"
Exterior Surfaces
Perform "Storage Wash"
What to care
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  • Page 1 Inkjet printer Tx400-1800B series Request for daily care Inkjet printer is the precision machine that has highly delicate mechanism. Especially, little dust and lint may have effect on a head nozzle, and may not perform normal printing. To use the inkjet plotter in good condition, we recommend the following daily care.

  • Page 2: Daily Care

    2. Daily care  When possible, use the cleaning stick (SPC-0527) for cleaning around the head/ capping sta- tion/ wiper. Using the other cotton bud may attach lint, then it may damage the machine. (1) Around heads (Operation manual Chapter 4 “Cleaning the heads and their surrounding parts”) Dust accumulates most around heads mostly, and it effects the operation and printing results for this plotter, and also as this plotter has very delicate mechanism, need enough attention to the care for it.
  • Page 3 (3) Wiper (Operation manual Chapter 4 “Cleaning the Wiper”) Ink, dust, or lint accumulates on the wiper and the wiper cleaner. Check the condition of the wiper, the wiper cleaner, and the sponge under the wiper, and if dusty, clean them. If the wiper is deformed, replace with a new wiper following Operation Manual chapter 4 “When the message of [Replace wiper] is displayed”.

  • Page 4: Periodically Care (Once A Week)

    3. Periodically care (Once a week) Users are advised to perform the maintenance works described below once a week so that the printer will keep its high performance and accuracy over an extended period of its life. (1) Perform “Drain Wash” (Operation manual Chapter 4 “Wash ink discharge passage (Drain Wash)”) Clean the ink discharge passage periodically.

  • Page 5: The Examples Of Defective Printing

    6. The examples of defective printing These following examples indicate improper head (nozzle) firing by dust, which effect printing. Confirm the nozzle condition periodically before or during outputting not to use in such as this condition. The nozzle condition can be confirmed with [test printing] in this plotter. (Operation manual Chapter 2 “Test Printing”) Deflection Nozzle out...

  • Page 6: How To Recover Improper Nozzle Flashing

    7. How to recover improper nozzle flashing When not using this plotter for a long time or according to environmental temperature, nozzle flashing may become unstable. In this case, follow the procedure below to recover nozzle. 1.Daily care Execute daily care all parts noted on this manual. 2.Normal cleaning (Operation manual Chapter 2 “Performing Head Cleaning”) Execute normal cleaning along the operation manual after executed daily care.
  • Page 7 10. Safety Precautions CAUTION When not using this printer for a long time, it is necessary to flash little ink periodically, depend- ing on the installed ink type, to obtain the ink flashing stability. When not using this printer for a long time, perform [Storage Wash] function of this printer (Operation Manual chapter 4 “When the Machine Is Not Used for a Long Time”), and then turn the power switch on the right of the printer ON (to “|”).
  • Page 8 You can also download the latest manual from our website. ©2011 MIMAKI ENGINEERING CO., LTD. D202158-11-24102011 FW :1.90...

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