Ioline FJ Printer, Service Manual

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Ioline FJ Printer & StudioJet Service Manual
Figure 26. Damaged and dirty print cartridge.
Dirty or damaged cartridge
Sometimes a cartridge will go bad for no apparent reason. The
cartridge may look perfect and be full of ink, but it will not plot. If
this occurs fi rst try pressing the Clean button on the keypad. Install a
new cartridge and the tests to see if this fi xes the problem.
If this has no effect remove, clean, inspect for damage, then test. If
the cartridge fails again replace it.
Broken circuit
from mishandling
Cartridge calibration
The Cartridge Calibration window is located in the Control Center
and can be accessed in the Tools menu. Step-by-step instructions on
the calibration process are provided in the User Guide .
The examples below show different results and settings of the car-
tridge calibration window. If the printer is printing poorly, check
some of the examples here for a possible fi x.
Calibration overview
Cartridge Alignment: Aligns the ink cartridges with each other.
On 1-head machines, cartridge calibration is
not neccessary.
Motion Adjustment: Aligns (side to side) each pass of the car-
riage with the next pass.
Frame Gap: Aligns (from top to bottom) each pass of the
carriage.