3. Maintenance Methods
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Clean the cap rubber.
• Wipe off any ink and dust adhering using a cleaning stick moistened with maintenance liquid. Wipe
off the maintenance liquid. Make sure none remains.
Cap rubber
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Check to confirm that the cap slider is not tilted once cleaning is complete.
• If the cap slider is tilted, move the slider block to the left or right to correct the tilt.
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Close the front cover, then press the [ENTER] key.
Carriage Underside Cleaning
The underside of the carriage becomes coated with ink wiped off by the wiper. Continuing to use the dirty
carriage underside will rub dried ink and attached dust on to the media, resulting in contaminated prints.
The print head uses an extremely delicate mechanism. Take great care when handling it.
• Be careful to avoid leaving fragments from the cleaning stick behind when cleaning. These
fragments will increase the risk of printing defects (e.g., nozzle clogging or deflection).
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On the LOCAL mode screen, select [MENU] > [Maintenance], then press the [ENTER] key.
• The Maintenance menu is displayed.
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Select [Station Maint.] > [Carriage Out] > [Move To Maint. Space], then press the [ENTER] key.
• The carriage moves to the maintenance space.
