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.
Clean the Carriage Underside
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