Maintenance
5-5
HR Printhead Maintenance
Note: Use CleanWipes to service HR Series Printheads. Always keep
CleanWipes sealed in their plastic bag.
Daily Maintenance
1) Light purge
a. Partially press the ink system purge bulb until a small amount of ink
runs down the orifices. Hold CleanWipes under the orifices to
absorb the ink.
b. Print multiple test messages to verify print quality. If print quality is
good no further action is necessary. If print quality is not acceptable,
continue with step 1 in the Weekly Maintenance procedure below.
Weekly Maintenance
1) Complete purge.
a. Completely press the purge bulb so that ink streams down the
orifices. Hold CleanWipes under the orifices to absorb the ink.
b. Print multiple test messages to verify print quality. If print quality is
good no further action is necessary. If print quality is not acceptable,
continue with step 2.
2) Spray orifices.
a. Spray the orifices with SprayAway. Hold CleanWipes under the
orifices to absorb the spray. Do not spray SprayAway directly at the
orifice array. Spray only at approximately a 45 degree angle relative
to the front of the printhead, toward the rub block. If you spray
directly at the printhead orifices you will need to do another
complete purge.
b. Perform a light purge.
Clearing Clogged Orifices
1) Complete purge.
a. Completely press the purge bulb so that ink streams down the
orifices. Hold CleanWipes under the orifices to absorb the ink.
2) Spray orifices.
a. Spray the orifices with SprayAway. Hold CleanWipes under the
orifices to absorb the spray. Do not spray SprayAway directly at the
orifice array. Spray only at approximately a 45 degree angle relative
to the front of the printhead, toward the rub block. If you spray
directly at the printhead orifices you will need to do another
complete purge.
b. Perform a light purge.
c. Print multiple test messages to verify print quality. If acceptable
print quality is not achieved, see the Troubleshooting section of your
HR Series technical manual, or contact technical support.
Light
Purge
Complete
Purge
Spray
Light
Purge
Complete
Purge
Spray
Light
Purge
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