Brother GT-3 Series Maintenance Manual

Brother GT-3 Series Maintenance Manual

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A l l u s e f u l i n f o r m a t i o n t o s u c c e e d i n y o u r p r i n t i n g b u s i n e s s
G T - 3
T H E
S E R I E S
v 1.1
A maintenance guide for all GT-3 Series users

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  • Page 1 A l l u s e f u l i n f o r m a t i o n t o s u c c e e d i n y o u r p r i n t i n g b u s i n e s s G T - 3 T H E S E R I E S v 1.1 A maintenance guide for all GT-3 Series users...
  • Page 2: Environmental Conditions

    ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS > Mandatory Temperature & Humidity Requirements: TEMPERATURE HUMIDITY ° ° OVERVIEW OF GT3 MAINTENANCE There are several maintenance procedures that must be performed on a daily, weekly, or prompted basis to help keep your printer performing properly. This guide will list the maintenance items that must be performed. Please see the individual technical guide for each specific maintenance procedure for step by step instructions.
  • Page 3: Daily Maintenance

    DAILY MAINTENANCE Shaking White Ink > The White ink contains titanium dioxide which helps provide vibrancy. This will separate after being stationary for more than eighteen hours. Dull prints will result if the ink is not agitated before use. Shake the white ink cartridges side to side and tip end over end for 45 seconds. >...
  • Page 4: Weekly Maintenance Procedure

    WEEKLY MAINTENANCE > WEEKLY MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE White ink requires weekly maintenance. CMYK ink does not requires weekly mainte- days nance. The white ink system requires a weekly cleaning. The LCD Display will prompt you when the White Tube Cleaning should be performed. The prompt will appear seven days after the completion of the previous White Tube Cleaning.
  • Page 5: Additional Weekly Maintenance

    ADDITIONAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE > WEEKLY ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE Visual inspection is important to keep your printer up and running. Verify all the moving parts of the machine and also check for leakage of ink. After you have done the WTC, take the opportunity to clean the rubber Wiper Blades to avoid the white ink to dry and stay on the Wiper.
  • Page 6: Standard Maintenance Schedule

    STANDARD MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE STANDARD MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE > WHITE Maintenance Standard Procedure for GT3 Series Week > WHITE Maintenance Standard Procedure for GT3 Series Week White Tube Cleaning Load White Daily Cleaning White Shaking White Ink Cleaning & Greasing Everyday before operating ! White Tube Cleaning Load White Daily Cleaning White...
  • Page 7: Monthly Maintenance Procedure

    MONTHLY MAINTENANCE > MONTHLY MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE Monthly Maintenance has to be performed on top of the Daily & Weekly Maintenance. The purpose is to keep the printer in the best status for printing without problems. Remenber that it is better to spent 15 minutes every month than to be with machine down for several days ! We recommend you to do the cleaning and greasing of the CR shaft, cleaning CR rail and a good visual inspection of the printer.
  • Page 8: Maintenance Parts Exchange

    MAINTENANCE PARTS EXCHANGE > MAINTENANCE PARTS EXCHANGE PROCEDURE: The 2 wiper cleaners , the fan filter, the flushing tray sponge and felt pads, and the carriage felt pads need to be replaced in the MPE procedure. The prompt to “Exchange Maintenance Parts” will occur after EIGHTY head cleanings (normal, powerful, or auto).
  • Page 9 > FLUSHING TRAY FELT & SPONGE REPLACEMENT: Insert the felt into the flushing plate. Place the sponge on top of the felt. REPLACE those 2 SPONGE & FELT Install back the assembled flushing plate into the machine. Check that the flushing plate is well inserted and sittting in an horizontal position to avoid touching the PH’s in move- ment ! SB 3004001...
  • Page 10: Encoder Strip Cleaning

    ENCODER STRIP CLEANING Menu > Maintenance > CR Encoder Strip Cleaning > follow instructions and turn off printer Loosen the four black thumb screws (do not remove) on the encoder cover, and remove the cover. Slide the carriage to the right side of the machine. Take the encoder cleaning tool, and apply isopropyl alcohol (95% or higher) to the felt portion.
  • Page 11: New Supply Maintenance Kits Available For Gt3

    Flushing Sponge SB3004001 12 x CR Felt SB2652101 Flushing Felt SB3005001 SB5678001 SPARE PARTS NUMBER: MAINTENANCE PARTS INCLUDED IN CARTRIDGES GC-30X38 GT-3 Series With each White, Cyan & Magenta cartridge, you will receive a Wiper Cleaner and a pair of plastic gloves.
  • Page 12: Other Useful Spare Parts Available

    OTHER USEFUL SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE > CLEANING STICKS: 100 x Clean Stick for Caps and CLP plate cleaning (short rectangular model) N40000598 SPARE PARTS NUMBER: 100 x Clean Applicator for Nozzle plate cleaning (long cylindrical model) N40000599 SPARE PARTS NUMBER: >...
  • Page 13 IF YOU DON’T WANT TO USE WHITE INK > For less than 2 weeks: You can leave White Ink in the white tube. However you must do necessary maintenance for white ink. > For more than 2 weeks: You have to use Maintenance Solution according to Instruction Manual. When you stop to use white ink, please clean Caps, Nozzles and wiper blade of white Print Heads side.
  • Page 14 P 12 21. 341 MODE P 12 22. HOW TO CREATE A LOG FILE P 12 23. CALENDAR FOR BROTHER GT3 SERIES PRINTERS MAINTENANCE Brother Internationale Phone: +(49)-(0) 2822 / 6 09 - 0 Industriemaschinen GmbH FAX: +(49)-(0) 2822 / 6 09 - 50 Düsseldorfer Straße 7-9...
  • Page 16 MONTH YEAR Check the maintenance manual for full details !

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