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6. Getting Ready for Printing
Switch ON Procedure
Follow these steps to switch ON the printer:
Step 1:
Check Waste Bottle.
Step 2:
Check Ink Level.
Step 3:
Release the Emergency button, if pressed.
Step 4:
Maintain the room temperature.
Step 5:
Move the carriage manually away from the Home position.
Step 6:
Switch ON the printer from the main power or board.
Step 7:
Switch ON the print engine and heater power buttons, as shown below:
Fig 15: Switch ON the Print Engine and Heater Power
Step 8:
Load the media (refer to the Media Loading section).
Step 9:
Turn on the computer system and open the printer manager software.
Step 10:
Perform purging.
Step 11:
Check the print head nozzles status by issuing the Nozzle Test command. If nozzle test result is not OK
or nozzles are blocked, clean the Print Head by performing the steps given in the
Head Cleaning
section.
Step 12:
Rip the image file using the Ripping software provided with the machine.
Print Engine Heater Power