Ax-Series - How to Clean the Gutter

Safety Note

WARNING	Hazardous chemicals. Risk of skin or eye damage.
	Wear protective equipment such as gloves and glasses when near the printer. Physical contact with printer ink or make-up can cause skin or eye damage.

CAUTION	Risk of sending ink viscosity outside of printer operating limit.
	If a large quantity of solvent enters the gutter, the ink viscosity will become more liquid and go out of the printer’s operating range.

Equipment Required:

Make sure that the printer is on and in the Idle state.
Remove the printhead cover.
On the TouchScreen, select Home > Setup > Advanced > Gutter.
Tick the Gutter pump at maximum speed tick box.
Select the icon on the Information Bar.
Swipe the screen from right to left twice to navigate to the Live status screen.
Look at the Vacuum pressure (mBar) value.
If the Vacuum pressure (mBar) value is more than -180 rpm, it is very possible that there is a blockage of dry ink in the gutter pipe. Squirt a small quantity of wash into the gutter pipe and wait for the Vacuum pressure (mBar) value to become stable.
If the Vacuum pressure (mBar) value is now less than -180 rpm, continue to the next step. If the value is still more than -180 rpm, repeat step 8.
Select the icon at the bottom of the screen.
Select Home > Setup > Advanced > Gutter.
Untick the Gutter pump at maximum speed tick box.
Replace the printhead cover.

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