Oce Arizona 600 User Manual - Capping Station Maintenance

Océ | Printer Maintenance

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Media drive roller - follow the general cleaning procedure (see "General 

Cleaning" on page 5-5) with emphasis on the debris that accumulates on the 

center of the roller (see Figure 5-5).

Figure 5-5  Debris on the Media Driver Roller

5.5.4

Capping Station Maintenance

The capping station (see Figure 5-7 on page 5-9) consists of a single plate with 24 small 

saturated foam pads (OIN #3012001442). The station is used to cap and preserve the print-

head nozzles when the printer is idle between images. The cleaning fluid (for 5500/6600-

series inks) or capping fluid (for 440-series inks) is pumped up to the plate to provide 

continuous saturation of the pads to prevent the solvent ink from drying on the nozzles.

The capping station has funnel-shaped sections with drain holes for each of the print heads 

(see "Cleaning the Drain Slots and Drain Holes" on page 5-9). During daily printing 

operations, purges ensure nozzle integrity before and during prints. The ink drains through 

a manifold and into a single tube down to the waste bottle. Over time, the bottle fills and 

must be emptied. Notification is via the control panel.