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Ax-Series - How to Replace Ink and Make-up Cartridge

Safety Note

WARNING

Hazardous Chemicals. Risk of eye and skin damage.
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Wear protective equipment such as gloves and glasses when near the printer.

Contact with chemicals can cause skin or eye damage. Refer to Safety Data Sheet.

WARNING

Pressurised Containers. Risk of Injury.
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Do not tamper with the valves on the ink and make-up cartridges.

Ink and make-up cartridges may become pressurised by changing atmospheric conditions. If the valve on the cartridge is tampered with, pressurised ink or make-up may injure personnel.

CAUTION

Low Make-up Hazard. Risk of Ink System Damage.
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Replace the make-up cartridge when prompted.

If the make-up cartridge is not replaced when required, the ink viscosity will go outside the printer's operating limits. Print head flushing will not be carried out when the printer is shut down. Ink may be deposited on the print head components and dry causing a blockage.

CAUTION

Overfilling Hazard. Risk of Fluid Leak.
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Do not replace a cartridge until prompted.

Only replace the ink or make-up cartridge when prompted by the user interface or status lights. If the make-up or ink cartridge isreplaced when it is not needed, the ink level in the ITM could overfill. This will cause ink to leak out of the printer cabinet.

CAUTION

Hazardous Chemicals. Risk to the environment.
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Obey local waste disposal regulations, to dispose of usedcartridges.

Used ink and make-up cartridges contain residual chemicals thatare hazardous to the environment.

Description

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  • Shake heavy duty ink cartridges for at least two minutes before fitting.

  • When the ink or make-up cartridges need to be replaced, the messages ‘Add Ink Cartridge’ or ‘Add Make-up Cartridge’ will appear on the TouchScreen status tab. If these messages are ignored, the messages ‘Ink Level Below Minimum’ and ‘Make-up Level Below Minimum’ will appear. Also, the amber alert light and the ink or make-up level alert light on the printer cabinet will illuminate.

  • When the ink or make-up cartridges require replacing immediately, the messages ‘Change
    Ink Cartridge - Empty’ or ‘Change Make-up Cartridge - Cartridge Empty’ will appear on the
    TouchScreen status tab. Also, the red alert light will illuminate and the ink or make-up light
    on the printer cabinet will start flashing. If the ink or make-up cartridge is not replaced at
    this stage, the printer will stop working and will not continue printing until a new cartridge is fitted.

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  • 6 mm hex key

Step 1

Remove Old Cartridges

  1. Open the access door to the printer's ink compartment.

  2. Remove the old cartridges by rotating the ink cartridge anti-clockwise and the make-up cartridge clockwise to free them before lifting the cartridge away.

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    EXPLANATION
    Replace Ink and Makeup.png 1 Make-up Cartridge
    2 Ink Cartridge

Step 2

Check and Prepare Cartridges

  1. Before breaking the tab on the new cartridge and inserting it, hold the cartridge near the Quality Management Module (QMM) to check that the ink or make-up type is correct.

    The lights on the QMM will flash amber to indicate that the RFID tags are being read. When the RFID tags have successfully been read and validated, the lights will turn green.

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    1. If a fault is detected, the QMM lights will turn red and an alert will be displayed on the Status tab.
    2. If the RFID tag cannot be read, or an RFID tag is not present, the QMM lights will turn solid amber.

Step 3

Insert the New Cartridges

  1. Insert a 6 mm hex key into the top of the new cartridge, twist to break the sealing tab and remove the sealing tab.

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  2. Push the ink cartridge onto the ITM, or push the make-up cartridge onto the make-up module.

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  3. Rotate the ink cartridge clockwise and the make-up cartridge anti-clockwise. Ensure that the label is facing towards you.

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    EXPLANATION
    Twist Cartridges.png 1 Make-up Cartridge
    2 Ink Cartridge

  4. Make sure that the cartridges are pressed flat against the Make-up Module/ITMconnector. If there is a gap or the cartridge is not flat against the connector, the cartridge may overfill the Make-up module/ITM with fluid and cause an alert/fluid leak.

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  5. Check for leaks inside the printer.

  6. Close the access door to the printer ink compartment.

  7. Dispose of empty cartridges by following local waste disposal regulations.

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