RECORDING SECTION
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4.12 Purge Unit
The purge unit performs cleaning operation.
The purpose of cleaning is to eliminate defective printing caused by faulty
ejection discharge of ink from the BJ cartridge. Cleaning involves the fol-
lowing four operations:
• Capping operation
• Pumping operation
• Wiping operation
• Maintenance jet operation
Cleaning is performed automatically at the following times:
• When the BJ cartridge is replaced
• When a fixed amount of time has elapsed since the previous cleaning
before the power is turned ON and before printing
• When the ink discharge count has reached the preset count during
printing
Manual cleaning initiated by the user is also possible.
Fig. 4-64 Purge Unit
Rubber cap
Wiper
Maintenance jet absorber
Purge drive gear
Control pin
Wiper control
claw