Oce Arizona 500 User Manual - page 93

Operator-Performed Maintenance

7/26/04

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5.3.2

Start of Print Maintenance

A mini purge is performed at the start of every print.

5.3.3

Color Start Up Maintenance

As the first bands of the image are rendered, only the black heads are jetting drops due to 

the stagger of the print head by color. A little later, the cyan head begins to jet. This sequence 

continues on through the colors. By the time some of the later colors begin to fire, they have 

been inactive and exposed to the printer's internal heat and may dry out.

The color start-up parameter performs a spit between colors as the image area is advanced 

through the print heads. This maintenance is performed every second right-to-left swath of 

the carriage.

5.3.4

During Print Maintenance

During a print, the number of nozzle fires by color is tracked. When the number of any 

color's fires exceeds 30-million megafires, a mini purge maintenance cycle is performed. The 

machine also performs spits every 40 swaths.

5.4

Operator-Performed Maintenance

5.4.1

Waste Bottle Full

If the waste bottle is detected to be full, a warning message is displayed before the next print. 

This message can be overridden up to five times before it becomes a hard error message. The 

waste container must be emptied and disposed of in accordance with state and local laws or 

in accordance with the MSDS sheets.

5.4.2

Cleaning Solution/Fluid Empty

If the cleaning solution/fluid bottle is detected to be empty, a warning message is displayed 

before the next print. This message can be overridden up to five times before it becomes a 

hard error message.

5.4.3

Cleaning the Media Drive Roller

General Cleaning

The media drive roller should be wiped clean with a lint-free cloth and 91% or higher 

isopropyl alcohol with every media change to maintain high feed accuracy and print quality.