Leica IP C User Manual

Leica IP C

Printer for tissue cassettes
V 1.2 English - 03/2007

It is recommended to read the full operating
instructions carefully before working with
the Leica IP C, e.g. the important information
(symbols and their meaning) and safety in­structions!

Key Instructions

Leica IP C

VERY IMPORTANT!
Never turn the power switch located on the back of the instrument to the OFF
position for more than 24 hours unless the ink supply has been flushed from
the system. See Instructions below.

Control Panel

LED ‘INK EMPTY’

LED off:

Sufficient quantity of ink remaining ­printing is possible without any restric­tions. See “date of insertation“

LED flashes:

Ink cartridge will be empty shortly - keep
replacement cartridge handy.

LED illuminates:

Ink cartridge empty, no further printing
possible.

LED ‘MAG. EMPTY’

LED off:

Fig. 1

Magazines are full or no cassette has
been requested from a magazine that has
just been emptied.

LED flashes:

Flashing LED and number on display indicate which magazine is empty.
If several magazines are emptied at the same time, the corresponding
magazine numbers are indicated in a recurring sequence.

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Inserting an Ink Cartridge

85

64

5

73

69

The printer is delivered with a cleaning
cartridge (64) inserted. To be able to print,
the cleaning cartridge must be ex-

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changed for an ink cartridge.

To do so, proceed as follows:

• Open the cover plate (5) on the left side
of the instrument (pressing its top left
corner), fig. 2.

Fig. 2

• Unscrew the red cap (85) of the
cleaning cartridge (64) by one turn

72

(fig. 2), switch on the printer and wait
for it to initialize.

• Open the printer lid (4, fig.2)
and press CLEAN and
LOADED simultaneously.

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+

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• The print head (72) will elevate

½½

about

½ inch from the re-

½½

placement plate, fig. 4.

• Raise the lever (69), remove the black
transport plate (73) and insert the

Fig. 3

replacement plate (70) which is
required for printing, fig. 3.

73

70

Fig. 4

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Do not reinstall a used transport
plate (73), as it will no longer
completely seal the print head.
To prevent damage to the print
head, always use the red re­placement plate when printing.

Inserting an Ink Cartridge (continued)

85

86

64

→→

→

→→

The last 30 seconds
before the head closes
are counted down.

64

85

• Press the small lever (69 in fig. 3) down
into its original position.

• Press any key to reposition the print
head and return the printer to opera­tional status.

• Slide the safety catch (86) toward the
front of the instrument (open), fig. 5.

Fig. 5

Caution!
If no key is pressed, the print
head will close automatically
150 seconds after opening to
prevent it from drying out. An
acoustic signal (5 beeps) will
sound after 120 seconds, after
which the final 30 seconds will
be counted down on the display.

Fig. 6

• Pull the cleaning cartridge (64) approx.
3 cm out of the instrument, retighten the
red cap (85), then remove the cartridge
completely.

• Store the removed cleaning cartridge
in a sealed container. The cartridge is
full and can be used twice more to
clean the print head. The expiration
date can be found on the red label.

Fig. 7

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Inserting an Ink Cartridge (continued)

66

87

87

88

86

66

• Shake the closed and packed ink

Fig. 8

catridge about 4-5 times.

• Check the expiration date on the pack­age and write the “date opened” on the
white label (65), fig. 10.

• The ink cartridge must be replaced ev-

½½

ery 3

½ months or every 60.000 print-

½½

outs.

• Loosen the cap (87) on the new ink car-

Fig. 9

tridge one full turn but do not remove it
completely yet. Then insert the new ink
cartridge until it stops by smooth pres­sure, fig. 9.

• Insert the ink cartridge completely , re­move / insert about 3 times, fig. 9.

• Remove the cap completely and store

Fig. 10

it in the groove on the cartridge, fig. 10.

VERY IMPORTANT!
Prior to EACH transport, the red
cap (87) must be screwed onto

65

the nozzle (88) to prevent the ink
from spilling.

• Slide the safety catch (86) in front of the

Fig. 11

cartridge (66), fig. 11.

If your instrument is not
equipped with a safety catch,
look for it in the accessories kit.
Before installing the ink car­tridge, you need to install the
safety catch in unbolted posi­tion. (fig. 11)

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Inserting an Ink Cartridge (continued)

→→

→

→→

At this point, the instrument has to be ”told” which type of cartridge
has been inserted. There are three options:

1. New ink cartridge:

Press LOADED to indicate that a new ink cartridge was inserted
(the printer will begin to record usage).

2. Used ink cartridge:

If an ink cartridge is removed and then reinserted Press ERROR ­the printer resumes recording the ink usage of the cartridge
(length of time and number of prints).

NEVER press CLEAN while an ink cartridge is in the instru­ment! The entire contents of the ink cartridge will spill into
the printer.

3. Used or new cleaning cartridge:

If a used or new cleaning cartridge is inserted Press CLEAN. The
printer retains the settings of the ink cartridge that was previously
used (length of time and number of prints).

The cleaning cartridge level is not monitored. Each use
should be noted on the cartridge. The cartridge can only be
used for 2 cleaning cycles. The cycle time when inserting a
cleaning cartridge is 3.5 minutes and is thus considerably
longer than that of an ink cartridge.

• The ink replacement routine will begin after one of the three keys
has been pressed

• Code “00” will appear, indicating that the instrument is priming.

• Display will return to a blank screen when the instrument is ready
for use.

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• The sensor in the cartridge slot recog­nizes the presence of a new cartridge.

• The indicator LED “Ink Empty“ goes out,
code “88” appears in the display.

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Display Indications

Display

Status Messages
Magazine empty (in combination with ‘Mag. Empty’ LED)

Displays the number of an empty magazine.

Indicates that “MANUAL FEED” has been selected in the printer driver
settings.

00 - Clean cycle in progress.

11 - Temperature in the flash power supply is too high.

Printer is too hot - there will be a short cool-down period. The print job
should resume automatically after a short cool down period of time.
If the temperature does not drop to a value within the allowed range
within 10 minutes, ’55’ is displayed.

12 - Drying module temperature too low / too high.

If the temperature does not drop to a value within the allowed range
within 6 minutes, “43“ is displayed.

13 - Flash tube has reached its maximum life.

Replace flashtube as soon as possible to avoid compromizing the chem­ical resistance of the ink.
After changing the bulb, switch the printer back on.
Then go to OFFLINE-mode, press and hold the ERROR button for 10 sec­onds - code “13“ disappears from the display.“ The replacement of a de-

10 s.

fective flashtube must also be confirmed in this manner to ensure that
the full service life of the new lamp is taken into account.

Brief descriptions of display messages - see the operating
instuctions for more information.

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