Replacing the wiper cleaner

The wiper cleaner removes ink, dust, and similar substances that have adhered to the wiper during cleaning.

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

MENU_REPLACE_WIPERCLEANER

For information about purchasing wiper cleaners, 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

Pad_Wiper

2-Tweezers

dropper


Wiper cleaner Tweezers Dropper Cleaning liquid
Procedure
  1. Press [ENTER] when the following screen appears.
    MENU_REPLACE_WIPERCLEANER
  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 [▶], then [▼] to display the screen shown below.
    MENU_SUBMENU_MAINTENANCE_WIPERCL
  7. Press [ENTER].
    The print-head carriage moves to a location where wiper cleaner replacement is possible, and then the screen shown below 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 while grasping the part indicated by .
    FL_COVER-OPEN

    Open the flashing cover_1

  12. 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 wiper cleaner.

    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_WIPERCL
  13. Use a pair of tweezers to replace the wiper cleaner.
    1. While pressing the lock () down, open the wiper cleaner cover.

      Press the lock to open the wiper cleaner cover

    2. Remove the wiper cleaner from the protrusions (A) used for positioning, and then pull the cleaner up and out.

      ReplaceCleanerWiper1

    3. Dispose of the detached wiper cleaner.
    4. Attach the new wiper cleaner.
      Insert the wiper cleaner so the holes (A) match the protrusions (B). Because wiper cleaners do not have a specified front or back, they can be attached with either orientation.

      ReplaceCleanerWiper2

  14. 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 wiper cleaner.

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

    Suck up the washing liquid with a dropper


    Drop the cleaning liquid into the wiper cleaner

  15. Close the wiper cleaner cover and the flushing cover.

    MaintenanceCover2

  16. Press [ENTER].
    The screen shown below appears.
    MSG_COVER-R-CLOSE
  17. Close the right cover.
    When the following screen is displayed again, the wiper cleaner replacement is finished.
    MENU_SUBMENU_MAINTENANCE_WIPERCL
  18. Press [MENU].