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5.4 Handling the Print Heads
To maintain optimal print head printing quality, be sure to observe the following precau-
tions.
• Do not touch the metallic parts of the print head or the print head section itself.
• When the power supply to the printer has been turned off, make sure that the print
heads are at the maintenance station position (at the very left of the printer).
If the print heads are not at the maintenance station position, turn on the printer. The
print heads will then return automatically to the maintenance station. After they have
returned to the maintenance station, turn the printer off again.
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• If the printer has not been used for over one week, perform print head cleaning before
using the printer. (See Section 5.3, "Print Head Cleaning and Alignment" in this
manual.)
• Clean the maintenance station at regular intervals. (See Section 5.7, "Cleaning the
Maintenance Station" in this manual.)
• Be sure to use Graphtec-specified paper. (See Section 3.1, "Usable Paper Types" in
this manual.)
• Do not perform any unnecessary print head removal or mounting operations. Print
head removal and mounting operations should only be performed when print head
replacement is required.
