Automatic Printhead Maintenance (AMS)

Introduction

After checking nozzle performance and determining that automatic printhead maintenance is necessary, perform the following procedure.

Select the Maintenance tab.
Select the Auto-Maintenance icon.
Select Standard maintenance for color channels that require nozzle recovery.
When you want to select all channels at once, use the section [All].
Select Do Maintenance.
When maintenance is finished select Back to exit.
Reprint nozzle check and evaluate results.
Repeat steps 1 to 6, if necessary.
NOTE
In most cases a non-working nozzle is temporary and should be resolved through Dry Printhead Swabbing Procedure and/or the standard AMS procedure. Dry swabbing removes debris from the nozzle plate, whereas the Standard AMS deals with trapped air inside the nozzle channel.

NOTE
Many times a nozzle will recover on its own during printing. If a nozzle does not recover from Dry Printhead Swabbing or Standard AMS practices it may be necessary to recover the nozzle by the procedure: Manual Ink Purge and Printhead Swabbing.