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9. Shutdown & Capping the Print Head
Capping refers to the process of protecting the Print Head to become dry.
Perform the following steps to cap the Print Head:
Step 1:
Move the Carriage manually toward the home position.
Step 2:
Clean the Print Head using different head cleaning methods viz. head wiping, head purging, and more.
Step 3:
Switch OFF the printer from the main power button.
Step 4
: Wet the tissue with the head cleaning solvent.
Step 5:
Put the wet tissue on the Night Plate. The Night Plate has four magnetic points on the corners of it. The
Night Plate
with wet tissue is shown as follow:
Fig 49: Putting the Wet Tissue on the Night Plate
Step 6:
Engage the Night Plate with the Head plate by aligning the magnets below the head plate screws, as
shown below:
Note:
Careful while doing this process. the nozzles must not be touched/scratched during this process.
Fig 50: Engaging the Night Plate with Head Plate
Now, Print Heads are capped properly and protected from being dried.
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