Specifications

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Symptom Possible Causes Remedies Prevention
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d on the Damper
on the Ink Tube, that the Ink tube is
pushed “home” into the damper, and
that the brass connecting nut is firm
finger fastene
Establish a good “siphon” after initial or
subsequent INK FILLs, or after longer
periods of printer inactivity by running a
few Head Cleans.
Clean Capping Station to ensure good
suction when the Print Head is capped.
White Underbase is not
“thick” enough
Improper pre-treatment
(insufficient pre treat, uneven
spray, garment not pressed
heavily enough, etc.)
Not all white ink channels /
nozzles printing
White ink has “separated” in ink
lines & dampers
Underbase settings in RIP not set
up correctly
Valves not positioned correctly to
the “on” position
Pre-treatment method is an individual
thing. Use the guidelines in Section 7.1
to develop your own comfortable &
successful method for pre-treatment of
garments for white ink printing
Print a Nozzle Check pattern to
determine if all Channels / Nozzles are
firing (Section 8.3)
Run 3 – 4 Head Cleanings to move the
White Ink pigment & binders together
again
Check & correct White Ink Underbase
settings in your RIP software. White Ink
Underbase resolution should be at
minimum 1440 x 720 (1 pass) or 720 x 720
(2 passes)
Undertake regular Printer
Care & Maintenance as
per Section 8
Double check print
settings before sending a
print job through to the
printer.