Replace the wiper

Introduction

When you have real quality issues, smudging of your print and the platen, that cannot be solved by manual maintenance or any other of the troubleshooting actions you might need to replace your wiper. For more information, see Improve quality .

Before you begin

Use Océ Colorado 1640 prescribed:

Nitrile gloves for handling ink
Wiper
Lint free cloths and swabs
Matrix plate cleaning tool and foam
Cleaning liquid (IPA) for the platen
Cleaning liquid (Methyl benzoate) for the matrix plate, maintenance station and clean wall

NOTE

For information on the prescribed maintenance materials, see List of Océ Colorado 1640 maintenance materials.
It is advised to replace the maintenance tray before you replace the wiper. It prevents the wiper from falling into a maintenance tray filled with ink.

CAUTION

Wear the prescribed Océ Colorado 1640 nitrile gloves.
You can wear the Microflex gloves for an hour after they have been contaminated with ink. After an hour you must put on new gloves.
You can only wear the Ansell Touch N Tuff gloves for ten minutes after they have been contaminated with ink. After ten minutes you must put on new gloves.

Procedure

On the operator panel tap on the [Tools] icon on the right.
Tap on [Wiper] .
Tap on [Replace] and read the instructions.
Move to the media input side and wait till the carriage has moved into position.
Put on the Océ Colorado 1640 approved nitrile gloves.
Open the top cover.
Clean the platen. For more information, see Clean the platen.
Locate the maintenance station with the wiper on the right hand side.
Hold the wiper with your left hand and use your right hand to pull the wiper holder on the right (1). Take the wiper out (2).
CAUTION
Be careful to touch, the wiper can be hot. Let the wiper cool down for five minutes.
Dispose the wiper as chemical waste according to local regulations.
Clean the maintenance station and clean wall. For more information, see Clean the maintenance station, wiper and clean wall.
NOTE
Perform the action from step 5, do not exit the 'Clean the wiper' window.
Place a new wiper back. Put the left side in first and click the right side into the holder. Make sure the wiper is fully clicked into the holder.
Clean the matrix plate. For more information, see Clean the matrix plate.
NOTE
Perform the action from step 3, do not exit the 'Clean the wiper' window.
Dispose the gloves as chemical waste according to local regulations.
Close all covers.
On the operator panel, tap on [Completed] to end the maintenance action.
The counters will be reset.