Replacing the Felt Wipers

The felt wiper is a component that is used for cleaning the print heads.

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



For information about purchasing felt wipers, contact your authorized Roland DG Corporation dealer or visit our website (http://www.rolanddg.com/).

CAUTION:

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

Otherwise sudden movement of the machine may cause injury.

Required items




Felt wipers Tweezers
Procedure
  1. Press [ENTER] when the following screen appears.


  2. Remove any media.
  3. Remove the media clamps.
  4. Press [MENU].
  5. Press [▼] several times to display the screen shown below.


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


  7. Press [▶] twice, and then press [▼] once to display the screen shown below.


  8. Press [ENTER].
    The cutting carriage moves to a location where felt wiper replacement is possible, and then the screen shown below appears.


  9. Open the right cover.


    Preparation is complete once the following screen is displayed.


    IMPORTANT:

    Do not press [ENTER] at this stage. Press [ENTER] after replacing the felt wipers. If you press [ENTER] at this stage, close the right cover according to the instructions on the screen, wait for the following screen to be displayed, and then press [ENTER] again.



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


  11. Open the front cover.
    This makes it easier to check the mounting status of the felt wipers.
  12. Replace the felt wipers.
    1. Detach the old felt wiper.
      Using the tweezers, unhook the wipers, and then pull them up. Catching the tweezers on the hole in the felt wiper makes it easier to remove the felt wiper.
    2. Attach a new felt wiper.
      Be sure to attach the felt wipers to the hooks. Failure to do so may result in dot drop-out or other problems.


  13. Close the front cover.
  14. Press [ENTER].
  15. When the following screen is displayed, close the right cover.


    When the following screen is displayed again, the felt wiper replacement is finished.


  16. Press [MENU] to go back to the original screen.