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Precautions to keep good printing quality/use printer over the long term
7-5-3. When Not Using for a Long Period of Time: within 2 weeks with white ink pause mode
The printer can be used through normal procedure after the storage period, by performing the following maintenance
tasks.
(1) Check the amount of waste ink in the waste ink tank, and if the tank is filled with the waste ink up to its one-half or
higher level, discard the ink. ☞ "6-2-1. Confirmation and disposal of waste ink >>P.116"
(2) Check the amount of cleaning solution in the cleaning liquid tank, and refill the tank when its amount is below the
proper level. ☞ "6-2-2. Confirmation and refilling of cleaning solution >>P.117"
(3) As required, print out a nozzle check pattern for the color side. ☞ "7-2-1. Print out of the nozzle check pattern
(checking on the print heads) >>P.199"
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For the White ink pause mode, print the nozzle check patterns for the head only on the color side.
7-5-4. When Not Using for a Long Period of Time: more than 2 weeks with white ink pause mode
Perform the following maintenance every two weeks.
(1) Check the amount of waste ink in the waste ink tank, and if the tank is filled with the waste ink up to its one-half or
higher level, discard the ink. ☞ "6-2-1. Confirmation and disposal of waste ink >>P.116"
(2) Check the amount of cleaning solution in the cleaning liquid tank, and refill the tank when its amount is below the
proper level. ☞ "6-2-2. Confirmation and refilling of cleaning solution >>P.117"
(3) Print out a nozzle check pattern on the color side and verify the result. ☞ "7-2-1. Print out of the nozzle check
pattern (checking on the print heads) >>P.199"
<TIPS>
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For the White ink pause mode, print the nozzle check patterns for the head only on the color side.
(4) If a non-firing nozzle is found, perform head cleaning and run the nozzle check pattern print, and verify the result
again.
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"7-2-2. Head cleaning >>P.201"
(5) Perform the normal white head cleaning.
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"7-2-2. Head cleaning >>P.201"