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The Microboards Printer Toolbox
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Clean the Printheads
The printheads may require cleaning if the
printed images show streaks of color. This
may occur if the MX has been idle for an
extended period of time.
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Click
the
Clean the Printheads
button
on the main Toolbox window.
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Load a blank piece of media into the
input hopper before clicking the
Clean
button. The media will load down to
the belts and be printed with the
cleaning image.
Running this process more than once may be required if the quality does not improve after cleaning
one time.
Printhead Maintenance
If, after several cleaning attempts, the printed images continue to show streaks of color, you may
need to manually clean the printheads. Follow the procedure below exactly to clean the printheads.
Not following these steps could result in damaged printheads.
1. Remove the printheads from the carriage (please see
Installing/Replacing Printheads
, page 7).
2. Use ionized water to lightly dampen a lint-free cloth
3. Place the cloth on a level surface
4. Holding the printhead with the bottom of the printhead resting
lightly on the cloth, gently pull the printhead towards you
along the direction of the long axis of the printhead, as shown
to the right.
DO NOT MOVE THE PRINTHEAD FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE,
AS THIS COULD MIX THE INK COLORS IN THE
PRINTHEAD!
5. If the printhead does not leave two solid lines of color, one for
each color in the printhead, move the printhead to a clean
area on the cloth and repeat step 4.
6. Carefully replace the printhead into the MX Disc Publisher
once the heads have been cleaned.
If you do not follow the above procedure exactly, you could damage your printheads!
Ink Level
Click the
Ink Level
button on the main Toolbox window.
The Ink Level of each cartridge can be checked using this
button.
Please note that this is an estimate of the current ink levels
only.
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