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Reset Life Counters

The purpose of this Service Utility is to reset the internal life counters. There are two submenus that allow you to:
  • Reset ALL the counters related to a Preventive Maintenance Kit (PMK).
  • Reset only the counters related to a specific replaced part.
ALWAYS RESET THE LIFE COUNTER OF A CORRESPONDING PART AFTER REPLACING IT.
Perform the Reset Life Counters utility as follows:
1. In the Service Utilities submenu, scroll to "Reset Life Counters" and press Enter.
2. You will be given an option to either reset the Life Counter for ALL the parts related to a Preventive Maintenance Kit (PMK) or to just reset the Life Counter for a particular part:
  1. If you select to reset the Life Counter for ALL the parts related to a Preventive Maintenance Kit (PMK), you will be given an option to reset the Life Counter of:
  2. » Preventive Maintenance Kit 1 (PMK1).
    » Preventive Maintenance Kit 2 (PMK2).
  3. If you select to reset the Life Counter for a particular part, you will be given an option to reset the Life Counter of the:
  4. » Scan-Axis Motor.
    » Trailing Cable and Tubes.
    » Carriage Belt.
    » Carriage (Bushing).
    » Most Left Spittoon.
    » Middle Left Spittoon.
    » PHC Spittoons.
3. Once you have selected a Life Counter to reset, the following message will be displayed on the Front Panel. Press the Enter key to reset the selected Life Counter or press Back/Cancel to exit without resetting the Life Counter.
If the Usage Counter information cannot be read, the Front Panel will display "Unable to get usage counter". This could point to a possible Firmware error.
4. If the utility exits correctly, OK will be displayed on the Front Panel.
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