Epson SC-F3000 Series User Manual

Maintenance
When to Perform Various Maintenance
Operations.............................. 76
Cleaning Locations and Cleaning Timing. . . . . . 76
Locations of Consumables and Replacement
Timing............................... 77
Other maintenance...................... 78
Preparation.............................. 79
Cautions when operating.................... 79
Cleaning................................ 81
Using ink cleaner....................... 81
Cleaning the Sensor Cover................. 81
Clean around the print head and the edges of
the metal............................. 83
Cleaning the Suction Cap................. 85
Cleaning the Platen Without a Grip Pad....... 88
Replacing Consumables..................... 89
Shaking and Replacing Ink Supply Units...... 89
Disposing of Waste Ink................... 92
Replacing the Head Cleaning Set............ 94
Replacing the Anti-Drying Caps............ 96
Replacing the Air Filters.................. 98
Other maintenance....................... 100
Checking for clogged nozzles.............. 100
Head Cleaning........................ 101
Changing the Printer Mode............... 102
Pre-Storage Maintenance for Long-Term
Non-Use............................. 103
Disposal of used consumables............... 105
Disposal............................. 105
Control Panel Menu
Menu List.............................. 106
Details of the Menu....................... 111
General Settings menu................... 111
Media Settings menu.................... 116
Maintenance menu..................... 118
Supply Status menu..................... 120
Status menu.......................... 120
Problem Solver
What to Do When a Message Is Displayed...... 121
When a Maintenance Request/Printer Error
Occurs................................ 122
Troubleshooting......................... 123
You cannot print (because the printer does not
work)............................... 123
The printer operates, but does not print. . . . . . 124
Print results are not what you expected....... 124
Others.............................. 131
Appendix
Options and Consumable Products........... 133
Ink Supply Unit........................ 133
Maintenance Parts...................... 134
Others.............................. 135
Notes When Moving or Transporting the Printer
..................................... 137
Preparing to Move...................... 137
Setting up the Printer After Moving......... 139
Transporting the Printer................. 139
Printable area........................... 140
Table for Platen Gap setting values for media
thicknesses............................. 142
When using L/M/S size hanger platens or the
XS size platen......................... 142
When using the sleeve or medium grooved
platens.............................. 143
System Requirements..................... 144
Epson Edge Dashboard.................. 144
Garment Creator for SC-F3000 Series. . . . . . . . 145
Garment Creator Easy Print System
(Windows only)....................... 145
Web Config.......................... 146
Specifications Table....................... 147
Where To Get Help
Technical Support Web Site................. 149
Contacting Epson Support.................. 149
Before Contacting Epson................. 149
Help for Users in North America........... 150
Help for Users in Europe................. 150
Help for Users in Taiwan................. 150
Help for Users in Australia/New Zealand. . . . . 151
Help for Users in Singapore............... 151
Help for Users in Thailand................ 152
Help for Users in Vietnam................ 152
Help for Users in Indonesia............... 152
Help for Users in Hong Kong.............. 153
Help for Users in Malaysia................ 153
Help for Users in India.................. 153
Help for Users in the Philippines........... 153
SC-F3000 Series User's Guide
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Epson SC-F3000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Epson
Model	SC-F3000 Series
Category	Printer
Language	English