Every 4 Hours
Document ID: OMM-00144-L VUTEk 3r & 5r Series Maintenance Guide 18
4. Open the printer hood and insert the retaining pins into the LH and RH pin sockets.
5. Fold a lint-free wipe in half, and in half again, Figure 3-2
.
6. Apply print head cleaning solution to the wipe and then position the
wipe between your fingers, Figure 3-3
, and place wipe parallel to the
print head plate at the carriage rear, Figure 3-4
.
7. Wipe the print head faces of one color in one motion toward the
carriage front. Take care to wipe only one color at a time; do not
allow the wipe to contact the adjacent print heads or contamination
may occur.
Caution: Do not apply excessive pressure. Do not try to insert the corners of the wipes into the print
head nozzles.
Figure 3-2 Three stages of folding wipes
Figure 3-3 Holding wipe between fingers
Figure 3-4 : Wiping print heads