Replacing the Flushing Sponge

The flushing sponge absorbs the discharged ink to prevent clogging of the print heads.

When the following screen is displayed, it is time to replace the wiper.

MENU_REPLACE_FLSPONGE

For information about purchasing flushing sponges, contact your authorized dealer or visit our website (https://www.rolanddg.com/).

WARNING

Be sure to perform operations as specified by the instructions, and never touch any area not specified in the instructions.

Sudden movement of the machine may cause injury.

Required items

FLsponge

2-Tweezers

dropper


Flushing sponge Tweezers Dropper Cleaning liquid
Procedure
  1. Press [ENTER] when the following screen appears.
    MENU_REPLACE_FLSPONGE
  2. Remove any media.
  3. Press [MENU].
  4. Press [▼] several times to display the following screen.


  5. Press [▶] once, and then press [▼] several times to display the screen shown below.


  6. Press [▶] once, and then press [▼] twice to display the screen shown below.
    MENU_SUBMENU_MAINTENANCE_REPLACE_SPONGE
  7. Press [ENTER].
    The print-head carriage moves to a location where flushing sponge replacement is possible, and the following screen appears.


  8. Open the right cover.

    VG3_RcoverOpen

  9. Touch the location shown in the figure to discharge any static electricity.

    VG3_NonElectrostatic

  10. Press [ENTER] when the following screen appears.
    MENU_SUBMENU_MAINTENANCE_FINISH
  11. When the following screen is displayed, open the flushing cover.
    FL_COVER-OPEN

    MaintenanceCover

    Preparation is complete once the following screen is displayed.
    MENU_SUBMENU_MAINTENANCE_FINISH
    MEMO

    Do not press [ENTER] at this stage. Press [ENTER] after replacing the flushing sponge.

    If you press [ENTER] at this stage, carry out the following procedure.

    1. When the following screen is displayed, close the flushing cover.

      MENU_SUBMENU_MAINTENANCE_WIPERCL_FINISH-CLEANING
    2. Follow the on-screen instructions to close the right cover.
    3. Press [ENTER] when the following screen appears.
      MENU_SUBMENU_MAINTENANCE_REPLACE_SPONGE
  12. Replace the flushing sponge.
    1. Using tweezers, remove the old flushing sponge.

      RemoveFLSponge

    2. Dispose of the removed flushing sponge.
    3. Using tweezers, attach a new flushing sponge.
      IMPORTANT Flushing sponges do not have a specified front or back. They can be attached with either orientation.

      SetFLSponge

  13. Suction out some cleaning liquid with the dropper, and then drip this cleaning liquid in the location indicated in the following figure.

    Use the included dropper.

    Firmly squeezing the dropper and suctioning out the cleaning liquid () fills the dropper with enough cleaning liquid for one location. In each location, use all the suctioned out cleaning liquid. In this procedure, drip the cleaning liquid in one location. Drip the cleaning liquid on the surface () of the flushing sponge.

    IMPORTANT A low amount of cleaning liquid in this location may lead to poor printing quality.

    Suck up the washing liquid with a dropper_XP-640


    Drip cleaning solution on flushing cover_1

  14. Close the flushing cover.

    CloseMaintenanceCover

  15. Press [ENTER].
  16. Close the right cover.
    When the following screen is displayed again, the flushing sponge replacement is finished.
    MENU_SUBMENU_MAINTENANCE_REPLACE_SPONGE
  17. Press [MENU].