Hitachi PH User manual

PH
INK JET PRINTER
HITACHI Printer
Instruction Manual
INK JET PRINTER FOR INDUSTRIAL MARKING
Model PH
Thank you for purchasing the Hitachi IJ Printer Model PH.
This printer employs a noncontact, ink-jet method to print onto a print target.
This instruction manual describes the basic operating procedures, maintenance procedures, and other detailed
handling procedures of the Hitachi IJ Printer Model PH.
If the printer is improperly handled or maintained, it may not operate smoothly and may become defective or
cause an accident. It is therefore essential that you read this manual to gain a complete understanding of the
printer and use it correctly.
After thoroughly reading the manual, properly store it for future reference.
IF you changed the language of the screen by mistake, see Chapter 5.5 "Selecting Languages".

●Safety Precautions (1)
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
●Before using the printer, thoroughly read the following safety precautions for optimum printer
use.
●You should observe the precautions set forth below in order to use the product properly and
avoid endangering you or other persons or damaging property. For the purpose of clarifying
the severity of injury or damage and likelihood of occurrence, the precautions are classified
into two categories, WARNING and CAUTION, which both describe a hazardous situations
that may arise if you ignore the precautions and perform an incorrect handling or operating
procedure. The precautions in these two categories are both important and must therefore
be observed without fail.
WARNING
WARNING is used to indicate the presence of a hazard which
may cause severe personal injury or death if the warning against
performing an incorrect handling procedure is ignored.
CAUTION
CAUTION is used to indicate the presence of a hazard which
may cause personal injury or property damage if the warning
against performing an incorrect handling procedure is ignored.
●If the warning in the CAUTION category is ignored, serious results may occur depending on
the situation.
●After the manual has been read, it must be stored in such a location that all printer operation
personnel can refer to it at all times.
●All the instructions set forth in this manual are important and must therefore be observed
without fail.
Pictograph Examples
The symbols are used to indicate precautions (including those related to
potential warnings) to be observed. Detailed information is furnished by a picture
within the symbol outline (a shock hazard is indicated by the example shown at
left).
The symbols are used to describe prohibited actions. The details of a
prohibited action are given by a picture within or near the symbol outline (the
example shown at left dictates that you must keep flames away).
The symbols are used to describe required actions. Detailed instructions are
given by a picture within the symbol outline (the example shown at left dictates
that a ground connection must be made).
User hereby agrees not to export or re-export this product to any end-user who the user
has reason to suspect may utilize the product for the design, development or reproduction
of nuclear, chemical or biochemical weapons.
Restrictions on Export
File management and USB management are carried out using eParts made from eSOL.

(2) ●Safety Precautions
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (Continued)
WARNING
●Ensure that there is no flame- or arc-generating device around the
printer.
The ink and makeup are both flammable and may cause fire.
Fire can be generated by matches, lighters, cigarettes, heaters, stoves, gas
burners, welders, grinders and static electricity. Arcs may be generated from
open-type relays, switches, and brush motors. Before handling the ink and
makeup, remove static electricity from your body, peripheral equipment, and so
on. In the interest of safety, position a dry-chemical fire extinguisher near the
printer.
●Since the ink and makeup contain organic solvents, install the printer at
an adequately ventilated location.
Never install the printer in an enclosed space.
Connect exhaust equipment to the printer in order to prevent it from filling
with organic solvent vapor.
●Do not insert tweezers, a screwdriver, or any other metal article into the
ink ejection hole in the end of the print head.
When the printer is ready to print, a high voltage (approximately 6 kV) is applied
to the deflection electrode section in the print head.
Exercise caution to avoid electric shock, injury, and fire.
●Do not remove the outer covering.
A high voltage is applied to some sections of the printer.
Exercise caution to avoid electric shock and injury.
●Use an AC voltage of 100 to120 V or 200 to 240 V ±10% only and a
power frequency of 50 or 60 Hz only.
If the above requirements are not met, the electric parts may overheat and burn,
creating a risk of fire or electric shock.
●Never drain the ink or makeup waste solution into a public sewer system.
Waste disposal must comply with all appropriate regulations. Consult the
appropriate regulatory agency for further information.
●Exercise caution to avoid inadvertently disconnecting, forcibly pulling, or
bending piping tubes.
Since the ink and makeup in some portions of piping tubes are pressurized,
they may splash into your eyes or mouth or onto your hands or clothing.
If any ink or makeup enters your eyes or mouth, immediately flush with warm or
cold water and consult a physician.
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●Safety Precautions (3)
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (Continued)
WARNING
●While the printer is operating, do not look into the ink ejection hole in the
end of the print head.
Ink or makeup may enter your eyes or mouth or soil your hands or clothing.
If any ink or makeup enters your eyes or mouth, immediately flush with warm or
cold water and consult a physician.
●Before servicing the printer, be sure to stop the ink ejection.
Because ink or makeup may splash into your eyes or mouth or onto your hands
or clothing. If any ink or makeup enters your eyes or mouth, immediately flush
with warm or cold water and consult a physician.
●If an earthquake, fire, or other emergency occurs while the printer is
engaged in printing or just turned on, press the Main power switch to turn
off the power.
●The printer must be managed in compliance with all appropriate
regulations.
Read and understand the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
before using any ink or makeup.
●Use Hitachi approved consumables and periodic replacement parts.
Using products that are not designated by Hitachi could cause s failure in
certain functions.
●Warning for Mercury
-- THE LAMP IN THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS MERCURY.
RECYCLE OR DISPOSE OF IT ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.
For Recycling and Disposal information, contact your government agency, the
Electronic Industries Alliance at www.eiae.org, and/or www.lamprecycle.org (in
the US), or the Electronic Product Stewardship Canada at www.epsc.ca (in
Canada). For more information, call 1-800-HITACHI (1-800-448-2244) (in the
US).
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(4) ●Safety Precautions
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (Continued)
WARNING
●When charging a refill of ink or makeup, exchanging ink, or otherwise
handling ink or makeup, take enough care not to spill ink or makeup.
If you spill any ink or makeup by mistake, wipe it off neatly and promptly
with wiping paper or something similar. Do not close the maintenance
cover until you make sure that the portion you have just wiped is
completely dry.
You must pay particular attention when you have spilled ink or makeup
inside the printer and it is not completely dry. Why? Because vapors of
ink or makeup will stay inside the printer and may catch on or cause a
fire.
If you find it hard to wipe the printer when it is turned on, stop it with the
maintenance cover open. Power it down, and then wipe it off again.
●If you wish to clean the casing of the printer with wiping paper
impregnated with makeup, be sure to do so with the power off.
Attempting to clean it when the power is on will cause makeup or vapors of
makeup to enter the printer, possibly catching on or causing a fire.
When the cleaning is over, open the maintenance cover and make sure that no
makeup has entered and no vapors remain inside.
●Should you find a leak of ink or makeup inside the printer while the
printer is running or being maintained, wipe it off promptly with wiping
paper or something similar. Then, with the maintenance cover open,
stop the printer, power it down, and repair the leak.
Continuing operation with a leak of ink or makeup will cause an anomaly,
resulting in abnormal printing.
Ink and makeup are flammable. They may therefore catch on or cause a fire.
●If you wish to receive ink particles in a beaker, for a printing test for
example, use an electrically conductive beaker and connect the beaker
securely to the ground.
Do not let the tip of the printing head enter the beaker.
Ink particles used for printing are electrically charged. An ungrounded beaker
has a gradually rising charge, possibly catching on or causing a fire.
●Ensure that all electrical wiring, connections and grounding comply with
applicable cords. Properly connect the printer to its dedicated ground.
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or fire.
●When welding, keep enough space between the IJ printer and the
welding work area to prevent the arc from starting a fire. Also, be sure to
insulate the printhead and IJ printer frame to keep the welding current
from flowing to the control section of the printer, and to make a separate
ground connection for the printer.

●Safety Precautions (5)
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (Continued)
CAUTION
●Only persons who have completed an operator training course for
Hitachi IJP can operate and service the printer.
If the printer is operated or serviced incorrectly, it may malfunction or break
down.
●Do not attempt to make repairs for any purpose other than operation or
maintenance.
●Since the ink and makeup contain organic solvents, observe the
following handling precautions.
Secure adequate space for the ink/makeup handling area and printer
installation site. At least 200 m must be provided per print head.
Ensure that adequate ventilation is provided.
When handling the ink or makeup, wear protective gloves and safety goggles
to avoid direct skin contact. If the ink or makeup comes into contact with skin,
wash thoroughly with soap and warm or cold water.
When transferring the ink or makeup to or from a bottle, exercise caution to
prevent it coming into contact with the printer or surrounding articles.
If there is any spillage, immediately wipe it clean using a cloth moistened
with makeup.
●Ink and makeup must be stored as flammable liquids. Storage must
comply with local regulatory requirements. Consult the appropriate
regulatory agency for further information.
●If extraneous noise enters the printer, it may malfunction or break down.
For maximum noise immunity, observe the following installation and wiring
precautions.
Ensure that 100 to 120 VAC or 200 to 240 VAC power cables are not
bundled with other power supply cables.
Insulate the printer main body and print head so that they do not come into
direct contact with the conveyor or other devices.
If the employed print target detector is housed in a metal case, use a plastic
mounting brace for the purpose of insulating the detector from the conveyor
and other devices.
Be sure that the print target detector wiring is not bundled together with other
power supply cables.
●Please make sure the print status and print content are correct each time when
you start operation of IJP.
●Please implement periodical checkup of print status in the process, even
including during production.
●A touch panel is employed for data entry to operation screen.
When manipulating the Touch panel, use only fingers. If the touch panel is
operated with metal and/or sharp objects such as ball point pen, it may
malfunction or break down.
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(6) ●Safety Precautions
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS (Continued)
FCC Notice
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

●Contents 1
1. Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.1 Item Delivered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
1.2 Usage Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.2.1 Notes on ink and makeup ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
1.2.2 IJ printer long-term shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
1.2.3 Print head cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
1.2.4 Shutdown (no-cleaning stop). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
1.2.5 Cautions on operating time when printer is in service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
1.2.6 Print head air purge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
1.2.7 Heating of ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.2.8 Ink concentration control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
1.2.9 Gutter cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.2.10 Protection Sheet for touch panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
1.3 Component Names and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.3.1 External views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
1.3.2 Main body internal parts arrangement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
1.3.3 Print head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
1.4 Installing Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
1.5 Connection of signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
1.5.1 Wiring Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
1.5.2 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-24
1.5.3 Connection of various signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28
1.5.4 Using the Ready Output Selector Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-44
2. Basic Operating Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1 Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.1 Starting an operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
2.1.2 If a fault occurs at the beginning of an operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
2.1.3 Operations for Modifying the Setting Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
2.2 Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
2.3 Operating Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
2.3.1 Operating Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12
2.3.2 Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13
3. Editing Print Data and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
3.1 Setting Print Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
3.2 Setting Print Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
3.3 Printing Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
3.3.1 Printing fixed characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
3.3.2 Printing dedicated characters
(when KANA and dedicated characters can be input) . . . . . . . . 3-14
3.3.3 Printing special characters(when special characters can be input) . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
3.3.4 Printing calendar characters(when special characters can be input) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
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3.3.5 Printing the characters indicating the number of elapsed days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19
3.3.6 Printing month with 3 alphabet characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
3.3.7 Printing week number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
3.3.8 Printing day of the week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
3.3.9 Printing count characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
3.3.10 Printing with count multiplication function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
3.3.11 Printing Arabic characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
3.4 Setting Character Height and Character Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33
3.5 Setting Repeat Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
3.6 Printing Future Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40
3.7 Printing with Date/Time Changed to Other Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
3.8 Saving Edited Print Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
3.9 Recalling Saved Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
3.10 Setting high-speed printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
3.11 Printing shift code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
3.12 Renewing print contents at a fixed period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
4. Setting the Operating Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
4.1 Managing the Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
4.2 Setting the User Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
4.3 Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
4.4 Setting the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
4.5 Controlling the Executable Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
4.6 Confirming the Registered Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
4.7 Touch screen Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
4.8 Printing Without Entering Sensor Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
5. Auxiliary Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
5.1 Managing Created Print Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1.1 Changing the message number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
5.1.2 Deleting stored data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
5.1.3 Changing a message name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
5.2 Creating a User Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.2.1 Saving a user pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
5.2.2 Recalling a user pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
5.3 Copying User Data on a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
5.4 Calibrating the Touch Screen Coordinates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
5.5 Selecting Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
5.6 Editing Standard Character Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
6. Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
6.2 Setting Communication Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.2.1 Setting Communication Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
6.2.2 Transmission Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4

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6.3 Standard Communication Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.1 Printings Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
6.3.2 Print Data Recall / Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
6.3.3 Print Condition Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
6.3.4 User Pattern Character Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
6.3.5 Calendar Character Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
6.3.6 Calendar Conditions Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
6.3.7 On-line/Off-line Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
6.3.8 Current Time Output Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
6.3.9 Count Character Transmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
6.3.10 Count Conditions Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
6.4 Transmission Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
6.4.1 Common Transmission Sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
6.4.2 Printings Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
6.4.3 Print Data Recall / Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
6.4.4 Print Condition Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
6.4.5 User Pattern Character Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
6.4.6 Code Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
6.4.7 Header Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
6.4.8 Character Size Code Table for User Patternon Character Transmission . . . . . . . . 6-37
6.4.9 Calendar Character Transmission Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
6.4.10 Calendar Conditions Transmission Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
6.4.11 On-line/Off-line Transmission Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
6.4.12 Current Time Output Transmission Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
6.4.13 Count Character Transmission Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
6.4.14 Count Conditions Transmission Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40
6.5 Communication Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
6.5.1 Signal Timimg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
6.5.2 Response Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45
6.6 Communication Monitor Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
6.7 Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49
6.8 Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51
6.8.1 Notes on product speed matching Feature Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51
6.8.2 Notes on Print Condition Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51
7. Circulation System Operating and
Adjustment Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
7.1 Using the Circulation Control Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
7.2 Details of Circulation Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
7.3 Ink Replenishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
7.4 Makeup ink Replenishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
7.5 Ink Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
7.6 Using the Circulation Control Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
7.6.1 Correcting a Bent Ink Stream and Clogged Nozzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
7.6.2 Disassembling and cleaning the orifice plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

4 ●Contents
7.7 Adjusting the Ink Stream Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
7.8 Cleaning the Gutter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
7.9 Ink Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
7.10 Recovery Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
7.11 Circulation Filter Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-28
7.12 Pressure Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-29
7.13 Excitation Setting Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30
7.14 Ink Drop Generation Status Checkout Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-34
7.15 Long-term Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
7.15.1 Process to be performed prior to long-term shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-36
7.15.2 Startup process to be performed after long-term shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
7.16 Draining the Ink from the Main Ink Tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
8. If a Warning Condition/Fault Occurs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.1 Indications Given When a Warning Condition/Fault Occurs. . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
8.2 On-screen Message Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8.2.1 Fault messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
8.2.2 Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
8.2.3 Other messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
8.3 Confirming the Warning Condition and Fault Occurrences . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
8.4 Remedial Action to Be Taken in the Event of a Printing Failure . . . . . . . 8-10
9. Troubleshooting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
10. Emergency Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
11. Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
11.1 Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
11.2 Ink Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
12. Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
13. Schematic Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13.1 Outside Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1
13.2 Electrical Connection Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
13.3 Circulation System Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-4
14. Appendix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
●Terms and definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1
●Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7

●Item Delivered 1-1
No. Item name Quantity Parts No. Remarks
1 IJ printer body 1 -
2Instruction man-
ual 1-
3 One-page sheet 1 -
4 Magnifying glass 1 451274
Used for ink particle shape
confirmation, ink beam
position confirmation, and
other purposes.
5 Tweezers 1 451412 Used for orifice plate
removal and other purposes.
6 Cleaning bottle 1 451058
Filled with the makeup ink
and used for print head
cleaning.
7 Beaker (with handle) 1 451410
Used for print head cleaning,
ink replacement, and other
purposes.
8 Wide mouth bottle 1 451126 To be used as a waste
solution tank.
9 Wiping paper 1 - Used to wipe the print head
after cleaning.
10 Nozzle flat filter 75 1 451037 Spare part.
Recovery system filter.
11 O-ring P12 1 451214
Spare part.
For recovery system
filter sealing.
12 O-ring SF7000-5.6 1 451589 An O ring for the orifice
plate seal (spare part).
1.1 Items Delivered
●Unpack the order you received, and check that the following items are supplied.
1. Overview
φ16
φ16.6
φ7.2

1-2 ●Item Delivered
No. Item name Quantity Parts No. Remarks
13 Cable seal 3 - For external communication
cable sealing.
14 Cable clamp 1 -
15 Vinyl bag with
fastener 1-
16 Drainage tube 1 451676 Used for ink replacement
and filter replacement.
17 Cable ties 2 - For fixing a power cable.
18 Protection sheet 1 3N4ZN
1646A
For protection of operation
panel.
Cable clamp
Nozzle rubber seal
Used for storage of One-page
sheet and nozzle rubber seal.
If you order items that attached with the main body, tell up their item name and parts No..
One-page sheet

●Usage Precautions 1-3
1.2 Usage Precautions
1.2.1 Notes on ink and makeup ink
(1) Ink and makeup ink replenishment
The printer employs an automatic ink/makeup ink replenishment system. While the
printer is operated, the ink reservoir automatically supplies the ink and the makeup
ink reservoir automatically supplies the makeup ink to the ink main tank at regular
intervals. If the ink or makeup ink replenisher level is too low,an alarm is issued.
In such an instance, effect replenishment without delay.
(For the replenishment procedures, see Section 7.3, Ink Replenishment , and Section
7.4, Makeup ink Replenishment.)
(2) Ink periodic replacement
For the replacement procedure, see Section 7.5, Ink Replacement.
●While the IJ printer ink circulates for operations, it reacts with atmospheric air
elements and deteriorates with time. Therefore, it needs periodic replacement.
The table below furnishes a guide for determining the proper replacement
intervals. However, since the proper replacement intervals vary with the printer
operating environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, dust, etc.), determine
the best replacement intervals in accordance with the obtained printings, and
replace all ink within the printer with new ink.
Ink type
Replacement intervals
(operating hours or elapsed months whichever comes earlier)
Approximate operating hours Approximate elapsed months
JP-K26 600 to 1200 6
JP-G27 600 to 1200 6
JP-K27 600 to 1200 6
JP-R27 600 to 1200 6
JP-K28 600 to 1200 6
JP-K33 600 to 1200 6
JP-K60 300 to 600 3
JP-K61 300 to 600 3
JP-K62 600 to 1200 6
JP-F63 300 to 600 3
JP-T64 300 to 600 3
JP-K65 200 1
JP-K67 600 to 1200 6
JP-K68 300 to 600 3
JP-K69 600 to 1200 6
JP-K70 600 to 1200 6
JP-T71 600 to 1200 6
JP-K72 600 to 1200 6
JP-T75 600 to 1200 6
JP-R76 600 to 1200 6
JP-K77 300 to 600 3
JP-E78 300 to 600 3
JP-F80 600 to 1200 6
JP-K81 600 to 1200 6
JP-B82 600 to 1200 6
JP-K83 250 to 500 3
JP-K84 600 to 1200 6
JP-B85 600 to 1200 6
JP-K86 600 to 1200 6
JP-K87 600 to 1200 6
JP-K88 600 to 1200 6
JP-Y91 600 to 1200 6
JP-F92 600 to 1200 6
JP-Y94 600 to 1200 6
JP-B95 600 to 1200 6
JP-F97 300 to 600 3
JP-K101 600 to 1200 6
JP-K106 600 to 1200 6
The ink which you can use differs with areas.
Please confirm ink which you can use to each area's distributors.
Notice

1-4 ●Usage Precautions
(3) Storage precautions
Store the ink and makeup ink in a cold dark place (0 to 20 ℃). (Observe this rule
no matter whether tanks are unsealed or not.)
The storage validity period is predefined for the ink and makeup ink. Begin to
use the ink/makeup ink before the "Expiration date" ( 開封期限 ) date arrives.
Once an ink bottle is opened, even if it is stored, the bottled ink begins to
deteriorate in the same manner as the ink in the printer. If the above-indicated
"approximate elapsed days" limit is exceeded, discard the bottle of ink. (When
an ink bottle is opened, indicate the date of opening on the bottle's label for
proper management purposes.)
The makeup ink must be added to the printer within one year after opening the
tank. Note that the makeup ink added to the printer needs no replacement.
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3
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●Do not drain the ink or makeup ink waste solution into public sewer
systemsor elsewhere. Waste disposal must comply with all apropriate
regulations.
Consult the appropriate regulatory agency for further information.
WARNING
(4) Ink differences and handling precautions
The ink which you can use differs with areas.
Please confirm ink which you can use to each area's distributors.
Notice
Differences
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Ink type Applicable
makeup ink
Operating temperature range
65μm
JP-K26 TH-TYPE B 0 to 35 ℃
JP-K27 TH-TYPE A 0 to 45 ℃
JP-R27 TH-TYPE A
0 to 35 ℃
JP-G27 TH-TYPE A
JP-K28 TH-TYPE A
JP-K33 TH-18
JP-K60 TH-60
JP-K61 TH-23
JP-K62 TH-18
JP-F63 TH-63
JP-T64 TH-18
JP-K65 TH-65
JP-K67 TH-TYPE A 0 to 45 ℃
JP-K68 TH-TYPE F 0 to 35 ℃
JP-K69 TH-69 0 to 45 ℃
JP-K70 TH-70 0 to 35 ℃
JP-T71 TH-71
JP-K72 TH-18 0 to 40 ℃
JP-T75 TH-75
0 to 35 ℃
JP-R76 TH-76
JP-K84 TH-84
JP-K77 TH-77 15 to 35 ℃
JP-E78 TH-78 10 to 35 ℃
JP-F80 TH-80
0 to 35 ℃
JP-K81 TH-81
JP-B82 TH-82
JP-K83 TH-83
JP-B85 TH-TYPE C
JP-K86 TH-86
JP-K87 TH-18 0 to40 ℃
JP-K88 TH-71
0 to 35 ℃
JP-Y91 TH-84
JP-F92 TH-18
JP-Y94 TH-TYPE E
JP-B95 TH-18
JP-F97 TH-71
JP-K101 TH-101
JP-K106 TH-18

●Usage Precautions 1-5
Handling precautions
a. When you use the JP-K60, JP-F63, JP-K68, JP-K70, JP-T71, JP-K77,JP-E78,
JP-K81, JP-K84 or JP-B85 ink, you must complete the print head air-purge
procedure without regard to the humidity predominating in the employed
environment.
(See Section 1.2.6, "Print head air purge".)
b. (1) The JP-K60, JP-K69, JP-K84 and JP-K106 inks employ carbon black as the
pigment.
If an excess electrostatic charge alarm is issued when no ink or makeup ink
is on the print head surface and ink drops are properly generated, it is
conceivable that carbon black may be deposited on the print head surface.
This may have been incurred by creeping leakage on the deflection
electrode mounting surface. In such an instance, remove the deflection
electrode from the printer head and wipe the entire mounting surface clean.
(2) The JP-K60, JP-K69, JP-K84 and JP-K106 inks employ carbon black as the
pigment.
Shake the ink bottle well before use.
c. If the dye of the JP-K60 comes into contact with the human body, it cannot
easily be removed. Exercise utmost caution to avoid skin contact with it.
d. The JP-K65 hardens if it is exposed to ultraviolet rays after printing.
Its hardenability varies with the printed matter material and surface condition
(roughness and presence of deposits), printed matter temperature, time interval
between printing completion and ultraviolet radiation, employed ultraviolet
radiation device, and other factors. You should confirm the ink hardenability
under the employed operating conditions.
Typical hardening conditions
Lamp type Metal halide lamp (2kW)
Lamp light emission length 250mm (80W/cm)
Radiation distance 150mm
Radiation time 15seconds
If ink sticks to the end of the nozzle, the ink stream will be bent, the nozzle may
be clogged, or printing disorder may be caused. Before ejection, apply the
makeup ink to the orifice plate to wash it.
e. If JP-F63, JP-F92, JP-F97 has been deteriorated by light (corresponding to the
irradiation of sunlight for one month or more), light emission by ultra violet rays
becomes difficult. However, this condition can be improved into a light emission
enable status by applying a regenerating liquid (type: RF-B1, code No.: 451520,
type: RF-P2, code No.: 450260).
Placing JP-F63, JP-F92, JP-F97 in an environment of direct sunlight may cause
ink deterioration and lowering of the light luminescence intensity. Keep the
product tightly sealed and stored in a dark cold place (0 to 20 ℃)
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1-6 ●Usage Precautions
f. JP-T71 and JP-T75 will change color if retorting processing (heating with hot
water or steam) is done after printing. Since water is necessary for change of
color, the change will not occur if heating is done with hot air. Be sure to
perform ex ante evaluation for color changeability. Degree of change will vary
depending on the conditions of printing matter, retorting device or retort
processing. Confirm the change in the condition being used.
(1) Items to be checked befor using:
CAUTION
(1) Change of color is caused by element seeping as a result of
boiling or use of condensed steam.
(2) Water is necessary for change of color. No change of color
will occur if heating is done with hot air.
(3) Reference condition for change of color by heating with steam is
120 ℃for 20 minutes. However, if stream of steam in retorting
device is not sufficient, change of color may not occur, or color
may changeunevenly. And the degree of change may vary
depending on the position inside the device, retort food, canned
content or contents of printed matter.
(4)Reference condition for change of color by heating with boiled
water is 100?for 20 minutes. However, seeped dye may stain,
color blur may occur or poor change of color may occur, due to
uneven temperature inside retorting device, flow or retention of
hot water on printed surface.
And the degree of change may vary depending on the position
inside the device, retort food, canned content, surface tempurature
of can or contents of printed matter.
(5) Change of color does not guarantee that sterilization has been
perfectly performed, nor does the case when color does not change
always indicate that heating has not been performed.
(6) Change of color tone will vary depending on material of printed
matter, shape, surface condition and hue. Especially, when printing
is done with dark color, change may not be clearly indicated.
(1) Change of color is caused by seeping of dye. So, in cause before
change of color, the elution test standard for appliance and
container specified by food hygiene law will not be satisfied.
However, the standard will be satisfied after change of color:
If used for food container, be sure to confirm change of color.
(JP-T71)
Boiling,
condensed water Change of color
g. Caution of JP-K77, JP-K81 and JP-K86
(1) When handling ink or makeup, take enough care not to spill ink or makeup.
If you spill any ink or makeup by accident, wipe it off completely and
promptly with wiping paper or something similar.
Be sure to close the maintenance cover after the portion where you wiped
is completely dry, because vapors of ink or makeup staying inside the
printer may catch on or cause a fire.
(2) Never remodel the printer.
(3) Never let the printer run is case the cooling fan is not working.
(4) Acetone is used as solvent for JP-K77, JP-K81 and JP-K86. Acetone has
characteristics of high vapor pressure (evaporable) compared with MEK,
so take care to with the following:
●Reference period for long-term shutdown will be shorter. Operate printer
within the reference period periodically, or perform maintenance work
for long-term shutdown if shut-down time exceeds reference period.
If the printer is shut down longer than reference time, re-start may not be
possible due to settling of remaining ink component.
h. Caution of JP-E78
(1) If printed mark is boiled or soaked in water, printed characters may fade.
(2) Do not charge JP-E78 to a printer in which any other type of ink has been
used: Ink components may mix before printing.

●Usage Precautions 1-7
Item Maintenance
period Caution during maintenance
Ink
When ink is
charged,
replenished or
replaced
Shake the ink bottle more than twenty times to
disperse the precipitated pigment. Without dispersing
enough, the color of ink may be thin.
To confirm the precipitated pigment, reverse the
bottle and leave it for about ten seconds.
Ink tank/
reservoir
When ink is
replaced
(or 6 months
after ink is
charged)
a. Referring to "7.5 Ink replacement", drain the ink
from ink tank/reservoir, and check to see if there is
any sediment at the bottom of ink tank/reservoir.
b. If there is any sediment, pour the makeup ink on
the sediment in ink tank/reservoir to wash it out.
(Also wash the inside of ink tank/reservoir with the
makeup ink.) Drain the makeup ink after washing,
and charge new ink.
Main ink
tank
When ink is
replaced
(or 6 months
after ink is
charged)
c. Check to see if there is any sediment at the bottom
of main ink tank. (A dark yellow substance at the
bottom of tank can be judged as sediment.)
d. If sediment is found and "7.16 Draining the Ink
from the Main Ink Tank" is not possible (the flow
from drain tube cannot be confirmed), execute the
long-term shutdown process, referring to "7.15
Long-term Shutdown", and remove the sediment.
e. If the sediment cannot be removed, replace the
main ink tank. When replacing the main ink tank,
contact your Hitachi distributor.
i. Differences in JP-Y91, JP-Y94 and cautions on use
The JP-Y91, JP-Y94 ink uses organic color whose specific gravity is low for pigment.
It can be used in the same way as dye ink when periodical maintenance is performed.
(1) Cautions during normal operation
Ink: Yellow
Surface of Ink
Settled pigment:
Dark yellow
(2) Caution when continuously running for 24 hours a day for more than a month
When continuously running the printer for 24 hours without stopping it even once
a day for more than a month, perform "ink circulation" without interruption at least
once a month, referring to "7. Circulation System Operating and Adjustment
Procedures", in order to prevent sediment of ink accumulating in print head cable
tube.(No printing can be performed while "Ink Circulation" is being executed.)
(3) Other cautions
If the nozzle or gutter is dried by mistake and ink is stuck to it, and it cannot be
recovered by solvent washing with makeup ink, immerse nozzle or gutter in
household detergent of approx. 10 minutes 0.5% and wash in an ultrasonic washer
for approx. The stuck ink will be loosened and can then be removed.
When using the printer in an environment where the humidity is more than 85%,
the amount of sediment may increase. Perform air purge (see "1.2.6 Print head air
purge").
j. Caution of JP-K83
(1) Requires heat curing at 300 - 350 F(149 -177 ℃) between 30 - 60 minutes to meet
solvent resistance required by the specified military standard.
(2) We require cleaner "CL-83" to completely remove ink. Makeup is hot adcquate to
use as cleaner.
(3) Flush the circulation system of the printer with CL-83 accoring to "Cleaning
manual for JP-K83", otherwise the bent of ink stream might occur if the circulation
system of the printer is not flushed.
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1-8 ●Usage Precautions
1.2.2 IJ printer long-term shutdown
In the case where the operation of the IJ printer is irregular (the IJ printer is shut down
for a few weeks in a row, for instance) in conjunction with production and so on, there is
a possibility of occurrence of a problem such as no ink ejecting when operating the
printer or no recovery possible due to accretion of the ink inside the printer.
The period of possible shutdown is different according to the temperature of the storage
as described in the table below. When you are to use the printer in such a manner, it is
necessary to operate it (eject the ink) regularly within an estimatedperiod of possible
shutdown or perform storage work for the long-term shutdown.
(The storage work for the long-term shutdown is to drain the ink in the ink circulation
system and refill it with the makeup ink, which requires a specific operation on a restart.
See "7.15 Long-term shutdown" for details.)
Moreover, in the case of operating it regularly, note that the time necessary for operating
it once is different according to the ink to be used and ambient temperature of the place
for the operation. (It is different depending on major components of a solvent of the
ink.)
Storage temperature Estimated term of
possible shutdown *3 Operating time per operation
0 ≦T≦35 ℃3 weeks 10 days 1 to 4 hours
35 < T≦40 ℃2 weeks 7 days 1 hour
40 < T≦45 ℃1 week 5 days 1 hour
*1 *2
*1: Maximum period possible to be continuously shut down without operation.
It is necessary to operate it at least once during this period.
*2: The values in the table indicate the case of an MEK-based ink.
See "1.2.5 Cautions on operating time when printer is in service" for the case of an
ethanol-based ink.
*3: JP-K77, JP-K81 and JP-K86 ink. See "1.2.1(4) g Caution of JP-K77, JP-K81 and
JP-K86".
*4: JP-Y91, JP-Y94 long-term shutdown
Storage temperature Estimated term of possible
shutdown
Operating time per
operation
0 ≦T≦35 ℃2 weeks 1 to 4 hours
35 < T≦40 ℃1 week 1 hour
40 < T≦45 ℃1 week 1 hour
Even if the treatment for long-term shutdown has been performed,
restart may not succeed due to accretion of ink components.
Ask your serviceman for restart whenever possible.
(In cases where temperature in the storage place is high [30 ℃or
higher], or shutdown period has exceeded six months, be sure to ask
your serviceman for restart.)
CAUTION

●Usage Precautions 1-9
1.2.3 Print head cleaning
Cleaning with the makeup ink should be limited to the end of the print head.
To clean the end of the print head with the makeup ink, orient the end of the print head
downward.
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Do not pour the
makeup ink over
this section.
Wipe the print head clean with wiping
paper dampened with the makeup ink.
Do not pour the
makeup ink over
this section.
Charging
electrode
Nozzle
Deflecting
electrode
Gutter
Cleaning range
Never immerse the print head in the makeup ink.
After cleaning, thoroughly wipe the print head with wiping paper and allow it to dry.
●It is necessary to wipe and dry the nozzle, charging electrode, deflecting electrode,
mounting base and fringe of the gutter.
●While the print head is wet, do not orient its end upward.
●If you use the JP-K60, JP-F63,JP-K68, JP-E78 ink,you must allow the printhead to
dry firmly before running because the ink is not easy to dry.
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3
When a print error
or emergency stop
occurs, refer to 8. "If
a Warning Condi-
tion/ Fault Occurs".
Regarding cleaning
at a shutdown, refer
to 2.2 "Shutdown".
The stain due to ink
splashes can be
removed effectively
by performing air
purge for the print
head. Refer to 1.2.6
"Print head air
purge".