Recovering Nozzles By Swabbing - Oce Arizona 6160 XTS User Manual

Recovering Nozzles by Swabbing

Introduction
If a nozzle or group of nozzles do not recover from standard AMS practices swabbing with flush
may be required.
Maintenance Equipment
• Foam Tipped Swab (3010118211)
• Flush (3010106646 Flush UV 1 Liter)
Before you begin, click on Move carriage in the printer UI and then open the maintenance
Access door.
NOTE
Tip: To help locate nozzles that need recovering remove the nozzle check print from the vacuum
table and place it on the floor under the carriage in the maintenance area. Make sure it is in the
correct orientation so the colors are aligned. The print represents a projection of the jetting
performance of each printhead. This makes it easier to trace a nozzle or group of nozzle outs
back to the area on the actual printhead nozzle plate that requires swabbing.
Procedure
1. Dip the foam end of the swab in a small container of flush solution. For best results the swab
should be fully saturated with flush.
2. Hold flush soaked swab against area of the printhead where the nozzles require recovering for 10
seconds. See figure below.
IMPORTANT
Be careful the seam on the swab does not contact the printhead. This can damage the nozzles.
3. Rotate the swab by 180 degrees and repeat step 2. Discard swab.
4.
Do an AMS on the color channel(s) that were swabbed. This is important to clear the flush from
the printhead before a nozzle check is printed.
5. Print the Nozzle Check Print and evaluate. Repeat swabbing process if necessary.
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