FAQ

Recommended Maintenance Procedure for the Mimaki JV3 Series

CAPPING STATION AND WIPER MAINTENANCE

1. DisWay Wash: located in the “Station menu” under “Maintenance.” Should be performed every 2-3 days to clean the waste line to prevent clogging.

With a lint free swab and Hilord’s Analog Solution, clean the rubber wiper, and then manually push the wiper back to its original position.
Fill each head’s capping station with Hilord’s Analog Solution 3-4 times.

HEAD AND WIPER MAINTENANCE

1. Carriage Out: located in the “Station menu” under “Maintenance.” Should be performed each morning, between large prints, between rolls, after the work day (if printing over night), and as needed.

With a lint free swab and Hilord’s Analog Solution, clean the rubber wiper, and then manually push the wiper back to its original position.
Manually slide the carriage to the right until the heads are visible for cleaning.
Using a lint free swab and Hilord’s Analog Solution, gently wipe any ink build-up surrounding each head. DO NOT WIPE THE SURFACE OF THE HEAD.
Once completed, perform a “Normal Cleaning.”

2. Cleaning type [NORMAL]: press [test/cleaning] button located on the control panel twice.

Should be performed after the “DisWay Wash” and “Carriage Out” maintenance and as needed.
It is recommended to do this between prints if heavy prints are done and when rolls are changed.
Strongly recommended to never use the [STRONG] cleaning cycle.

AUTOMATIC CLEANING SETTINGS

1. Int Wiping: located in the “Maintenance” menu. The “scan count” setting should be set between 50-100 for text applications, and 20-50 for image applications (heavy coverage).

2. Sleep Clean: located in the “Maintenance” menu, should be set to [4 hours]. This setting will have the plotter automatically run a [NORMAL] cleaning every 4 hours.