5. Regular Maintenance
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GT-3 Series
5-1-3. White Ink Maintenance
Do not leave the White ink inside the printer. White pigment precipitates and may cause serious damage to
your printer. This section describes how to maintain the White Ink. Execute the following menu to keep your
printer and print result in good conditions.
Menu
Timing
Details
Daily Cleaning White
Before
printing
(once a day)
Replaces the white-less White Ink caused by settled pigments.
White Tube Cleaning
Once a week
Prevents the Tubes from choking with pigments.
<Note>
Confirm if there is enough room in Waste Ink Tank before executing the maintenance.
[1] Daily Cleaning White for replacing dull White Ink (Once a day, before printing)
1.
Shake the White Ink Cartridge one by one to keep the whiteness of the White Ink. Pull out one of the
White Ink Cartridge, hold the cartridge with both hands, upside down from the mounted position, and
shake by moving back and forth to mix up the pigment in the bottom and shake it horizontally, in 30
seconds to 1 minute.
2.
Select [Daily Cleaning White] from the menu and press the OK Button. Select "All White" to do in one
time or select the each Print Head to do one by one. Press OK button to continue.
3.
After replacing the White Ink, print Nozzle Check Pattern from [Test Print] menu to check the print quality.
Also print Whiteness pattern on the pretreated material so that you can see the whiteness.
[2] White Tube Cleaning (once a week)
This menu washes away the pigments inside the Tubes and Print Heads. When you execute this menu
all-in-one time, GT-381 for four Tubes, GT-361 for two Tubes, you can retrieve the White Ink before Tube
Cleaning. It takes time but you can save the cost. If you select the Tube one by one then the White Ink will not
be retrieved. Refer to “4-1-4. Cleaning the Tubes and Print Heads (white/Color Tube Cleaning)”.
