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6.
Position the foam end of a swab or, if necessary, a lint-free cloth at one end of the printhead as
shown in the figure below.
7. Slowly move in about 2 seconds the swab or cloth from one end of the double printhead to the
other to clean the nozzle face.
IMPORTANT
Make sure the seam on the swab does not contact the printhead.
8. Discard the swab or cloth. A new swab or cloth must be used to clean the next printhead.
IMPORTANT
Always make sure that the swab or cloth is clean before you use it.
9. Use a new dry swab to clean around the openings for the printhead. Run the swab around the
perimeter of the opening. See path in figure below.
Use the tip of the swab for the short ends. Turn the swab to the seam side to clean the long ends.
Turn the swab to the seam side to clean the long ends.
Take special care to remove ink from the gap between the metal plates of the printhead and
carriage base plate. See area indicated by the white ellipses in the figure above. Discard the
swab.
10. Press the Purge button again to proceed to the next color channel, if applicable and repeat steps
6-9. Continue until all printheads that require cleaning are purged and wiped.
11. Inspect all printheads for any residual ink. Remove with a clean dry swab if necessary.
12. Close the maintenance station drawer and print a nozzle check to evaluate the effect of the
wiping.
If necessary, repeat the above ink purge & swabbing procedure on those printheads that still
show dropped nozzles.
Manual Ink Purge and Printhead Swabbing
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