MUTOH XPJ-461UF User manual

Daily Maintenance Sheet for XPJ-461UF
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Preparation:
Wear the polyethylene gloves (white) over the
plastic gloves (pink).
Wear personal protective equipment such as
goggles, protective mask or clothing.
Important!
Before performing maintenance, make sure to read
“How to handle UV inkjet printer / its supplies”
(supplied with the printer).
Skin or eye contact with UV curable ink may cause skin
inammation or allergic reaction.
When using this product, wear personal protective
equipment (supplied gloves or solventresistant gloves,
goggles or protective eyewear, protective mask,
CAUTION
Tap on the front panel.
Use to choose “Menu 5: Sleep Mode”.
Tap .
When [Sleep Mode1 Start] appears, tap .
When [Sleep Mode Start Enter] appears, tap .
When [Daily Maintenance Start Enter] appears, tap .
When [Unload Media then Tap Enter] appears, remove the media and the jig on the table,
and then tap .
When [Daily Maintenance End Enter] appears, you can start the maintenance with
following steps.
Make sure to complete this maintenance within 5 minutes while the printer is in Daily maintenance state.
The content of this documents are based on the specication of the rmware Ver.1.00 or later.
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When to maintain:
After operation (Be sure to perform the following maintenance)
When the media strikes the print head
Required Items:
(a) Polyethylene gloves (Supplied accessories or
Commercial item)
(b) Rubber gloves (Supplied accessories or
Commercial item)
(c) Protective goggles (Supplied accessories)
(d) Paper towel (Supplied accessories)
or Polyester knit wiper (Optional accessories)
(e) Dropper (Supplied accessories)
(f) Dedicated maintenance cleaner (Optional
accessories)
(g) Plastic cup (Supplied accessories)
(h) Cleaning stick (Supplied accessories or Optional
accessories)
(i) Tray (Supplied accessories)
(j) Scraper (Supplied accessories)
(k) Protective mask (Commercial item)
(l) Protective clothing (Commercial item)
Use a paper towel supplied with the printer or optional
Polyester knit wiper. DO NOT use a tissue.
Lints or akes on tissue may cause damage to the print head.
DO NOT use non-dedicated maintenance cleaner.

Do not place any object inside the printer.
After printing, the UV-LED lamp may get hot.
Leave it for 30 minutes to cool down and
DO NOT rub into the nozzle surface. It can cause damage to the print head.
If the entire nozzle surface has been moistened,you can stop it.
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Important!
During cleaning, please note the followings:
• Always follow this steps to perform daily maintenance.
When moistening the surface of nozzles, do not use the cleaning stick already used to clean the print head
circumference, cleaning wiper or cap circumference. Doing so may result in damage to the print head.
• Always use a new cleaning stick and dampen it with dedicated maintenance cleaner.
DO NOT use non-dedicated maintenance cleaner. It may cause nozzle clogging.
• Do not touch the tip of a cleaning stick with ngers. If sebum is adhered, it can cause damage to the print head.
• Do not reuse a cleaning stick. Dusts can adhere causing damage to the print head.
2. Moistening the surface of print head nozzles
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1. Cleaning of UV Lamp
Look in the stainless tray to check for ink or dust on the UV-LED lamp.
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Hold the handle on the front cover to gently
open it.
Use a paper towel to clean dust or ink o the
underside of the UV-LED lamp.
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Important!
• Make sure to use the scraper supplied with the printer.
• Do not press the edge of the scraper too hard. This will cause damage to the glass.
• Make sure to put the glass back on the UV-LED lamp after cleaning. Using the printer without the
glass will reduce the intensity of the lamp and will cause damage to the lamp.
Slide up the left side of the exhaust fan cover. The right side screw serves as a fulcrum.
Slide the glass on the bottom of the lamp towards the front to remove it.
Press the scraper on the ink deposits with a slight angle and scrape it o.
Use the paper towel to clean the ink scraped from the glass.
Put the glass back on the lamp.
If the ink cannot be removed completely, remove the emitting window glass from the lamp and
use the supplied scraper to clean it o.
Put a cleaning stick in the plastic cup.
Use the dropper to dampen the swab of
cleaning stick with dedicated maintenance
cleaner. (Amount used: 0.5 ml)
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Lightly touch with the cleaning stick to moisten the nozzle surface.
Repeat it a couple of times to moisten the entire nozzle surface.
Look at the bottom side of the carriage.
Using the cleaning stick dampened with the maintenance cleaner, moisten the surface of the
print head nozzles.
3Next clean the print head circumference.
Scraper
5Next moisten the surface of print head nozzles.

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4. Cleaning of cleaning wiper and the circumference of the cap
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DO NOT touch the absorber
(the yellow portions in the illustration right)
Use the cleaning stick to clean the left side
surface of the cleaning wiper (a black rubber
part).
Clean the right side surface of the cleaning
wiper.
Use the cleaning stick to remove the ink and
dust on the circumference of the cap.
Hold the position shown on the left and gently
close the cover.
Next finish the daily maintenance.
Cleaning required
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1Look at the bottom side of the carriage.
Check if dusts and ink deposit are adhered.
Print head circumference (silver metal part)
Print head guide part (black plastic part)
Use the cleaning stick to remove the ink and dust on the bottom of the carriage.
Print head circumference (silver metal part) Print head guide part (black plastic part)
Next clean the cleaning wiper and the cap circumference.
3. Cleaning of print head circumference
Print head circumference
Print head guide part
Cleaning required
DO NOT touch the surface of a print head (the yellow portions in the illustration below)
If maintenance cleaner is splashed onto the printer,
use a paper towel to wipe it o.
Before proceeding to the next step, if the cleaning stick gets dirty while cleaning, submerge the foam tip
of the stick into the maintenance cleaner in the cup to clean it.
If the dirt does not get o, change the cleaning stick and then proceed to the next step.

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5. Finishing daily maintenance
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1Tap on the front panel.
The printer automatically performs the Short
cleaning.
When the Short cleaning is complete, the printer
automatically enters to sleep mode.
Do not reuse a cleaning stick.
Dusts can adhere causing damage to the print head.
Check that the lid of the maintenance cleaner is shut properly and store it.
Used cleaning stick should be put in a plastic bag, etc, and dispose of it in compliance
with local ordinance and instructions of local authorities.
Important!
Dispose of the used cleaning stick.
Use a paper towel to wipe the maintenance cleaner off the dropper.
Dispose of the maintenance cleaner in the plastic cup and dry the cup well using the paper
towel.
Use a paper towel to clean the tray.
Now the daily maintenance is complete.
For purchasing the maintenance items, contact your local Mutoh dealer or
nearest Mutoh sales oce.
Note
VJ-ULVA1-ML500Dedicated Maintenance cleaner
Part NumberName Minimum q’ty per order
PJ-POLYNITWPolyester knit wiper
RH2 Clean stickClean stick
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100
<Preparations>
Make sure that there is enough ink in ink cartridges.
Empty the waste uid tank.
Perform “Daily maintenance (refer to this sheet)”.
To leave the printer in sleep mode for one week or longer, when one week has
passed, perform the following:
<When the printer has been left in sleep mode for one week>
Operation manual ”Emptying waste ink tank”
Operation manual ”Checking ink level and replacing ink cartridge”
Check the ink level.
If “Ink Low” is displayed, replace the relevant ink cartridge.
Agitate the ink in the ink cartridge.
Maintenance before leaving printer in sleep mode for a long time
DailyMaintenance
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