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

Safety glasses with side shields
Gloves (for example: Ansell Microflex 93-260)
Cloth-Poly Wipe 10cm x 10cm (lint-free)
Surface Cleaner
Isopropyl alcohol - IPA (>= 98%)

IMPORTANT

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. When you need an extra light source, make sure it does not contain UV-components. An example is the Mag-Lite Mini AAA Krypton (EAN 38739167398).

IMPORTANT

Avoid touching the printheads.

Procedure

Slide the maintenance station drawer open.
Push the raise carriage button.
Fold a lint-free poly wipe cloth to a size that will fit between the printheads on the bottom of the carriage.
Dip the cloth in surface cleaner or isopropyl alcohol. In general, with surface cleaner it is easier to remove dried ink pollution from the carriage pan.
Clean the ink from the bottom of the carriage.
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.