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In order to clean the Printer Covers and Carriage Cover, first disconnect the
power cable and use a slightly damp soft cloth (preferably a lint-free cloth).
Open the Right and Center Covers and clean the ink accumulated on the
surfaces. Please be very careful not to insert the cloth inside the Printer in order
to prevent any potential damage to delicate parts of the Printer. Also, please
be aware that the cloth may still be stained with ink even after washing it.
Most users will not need to clean the printer any further internally. There
could be some users that may notice some print quality degradation over
time due to the increased vibration level inherent to the normal wear in most
Printers plus the additional effect of the ink accumulation on the surfaces
along which the Carriage slides. This print quality degradation may appear
in the plots as slightly lighter and darker bands or lines along the paper
advance direction, and may have a squeaking noise associated to Carriage
movement. The ink accumulation can be cleaned and so vibration can be
reduced. Perform the following cleaning procedure very carefully in order to
not damage the Printer and perform only in the case that you notice ink
accumulation inside the Printer and an unacceptable print quality
degradation in the appearance of bands as mentioned above. This cleaning
procedure should NOT be done as a frequent cleaning routine.
1. With the Printer turned On, open the Printhead Access Cover on the right
hand side of the Printer and wait until the Carriage moves itself in the
Printhead replacement position (do not open the carriage to access the
Printheads as this is not necessary). Then unplug the printer without turning it
Off. Please note that you cannot leave the Carriage out of the Service
Station for very long or the Printheads may be damaged.
It is very important that you perform all the cleaning procedure
at once and that if for any reason you cannot complete the
cleaning procedure, lower the Printer Covers and turn the
printer back On (reconnect the power cable first) so that the
Carriage moves back in to the Service Station.
2. Open the Center Cover of the Printer and, if necessary, clean the Covers as
described above. Please note that the Encoder Strip does not require
cleaning so be very careful during this cleaning procedure not to pull or
damage it since it is a critical part for the normal operation of the Printer.
3. With a clean lint-free cloth (damp with alcohol or water) proceed to clean
the rear plastic strip (wear strip) shown below, removing any dirt stuck on it.
Please be careful not to cut yourself with the sheet metal part (rail) above this
strip. Move the Carriage manually towards the left hand side to access the
right end of the strip in order to clean it.
4. Using a clean part of the same cloth or another cloth partially damp with
alcohol or water, clean the Carriage Rod (shown below) being very careful
not to damage the Encoder Strip.
5. Once you can see that the ink on the Carriage Rod has been removed
completely along the complete length (again you will need to carefully move
the Carriage manually to access all the areas for cleaning) it is highlyrecommended to apply some sewing machine oil or a similar lubricant over
the Carriage Rod for proper lubrication. It is recommend to apply the oil with
a cloth on all the accessible surface of the Carriage Rod, being careful not
to put oil on the Encoder Strip. If necessary, carefully clean any oil that might
have fallen on the Encoder Strip or on any other part of the Printer.
6. As soon as you have finished the cleaning procedure. reconnect the Printer
and switch it On so that the Carriage moves back in to the Service Station. |
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