Ink System Overview - Oce CS7075 User Manual

Ink System Overview

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The printer's ink system consists of the following components:
◆ Ink boxes — bag-in-box supply of UV cure ink, suitable for
both flexible and rigid media applications.
Note
Unlike other inks used in wide format printing, UV
cure ink has a limited shelf life. Plan to rotate your
ink stock and use it promptly by the date printed on
the ink box.
◆ Océ IJC700 UV Print Head Flush — used to moisten the lint-
free cloth or wiper tool for cleaning the printheads, also in
automated flushing of the printheads. It has no properties
that work against the ink to soften or reliquify cured ink, or
any other similar cleaning properties. It does not react with
the ink, making it suitable for use as a lubricating agent for
cleaning.
Caution
Use only genuine Océ IJC700 UV Curable Inks and
Océ IJC700 UV Print Head Flush in the printer. Use of
any other inks or cleaning fluids COULD DAMAGE
THE PRINTER AND WILL VOID THE WARRANT Y.
◆ Profilers — provided with each ink box, they contain infor-
mation about the ink and must be installed together with
their corresponding box. Profiler data are used to track ink
levels, and to help ensure optimal output quality and com-
patibility with printer components.
◆ LEDs — the LED next to each profiler illuminates when the
box is almost empty, to alert the operator to exchange the
box for a full one. The LED above a box will also blink when
there is an Attention message associated with that color.
◆ Ink tubes — carry ink to the printheads, they are opaque to
prevent ink curing before printing.
◆ Printheads — permanent piezo-based printheads.
◆ Vacuum/Pressure (VP) System — provides vacuum to main-
tain negative pressure at the printheads, and pressure to
purge the ink tubes and printheads.
◆ UV lamps — provide the high-intensity ultraviolet light
required to cure the ink.
Ink System Overview