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Clean the Carriage Underside

Introduction

The underside of the carriage must be cleaned daily. It may be necessary to clean it more frequently if any of the following conditions exist:

  • media has a high level of static charge

  • full bleed printing

  • media thickness value is incorrect (carriage is too high)

Equipment

  • Isopropyl alcohol (IPA)

  • Cloth-Poly Wipe 10cm x 10cm (lint-free)

IMPORTANT

When you clean the carriage underside you may need a light to evaluate its condition. Do not use a LED or Halogen (flashlight, smart phone etc). LED and Halogen light sources will cure the UV-based ink in the printhead nozzles rendering it useless. Use fluorescent bulbs or cover your light source with silicon glass or quartz..

Procedure

  1. Slide the maintenance station drawer open.
  2. Push the raise carriage button.
  3. Fold a lint-free poly wipe cloth to a size that will fit between the printheads on the bottom of the carriage.
  4. Dip the cloth in isopropyl alcohol.
  5. Clean the ink from the bottom of the carriage.
    IMPORTANT

    Avoid touching the printheads.

    Cleaning the metal plate between printheads
  6. Slide the maintenance station drawer to the closed position.
    NOTE

    Check for ink accumulation on the underside at the end of each day. If ink is left to long it will dry and be very difficult to remove.

Parent topic:
Maintain the Printer
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