QS Series Basic Operator's Guide
Carriage rails
1 Clean the surface of the carriage rails using a clean lint-
free cloth.
2 With the carriage positioned to the far left end, apply
light oil (such as 3-In-One) to a lint free cloth and wipe
evenly over the surfaces of the upper and lower carriage
rails.
3 From the VUTEk User Interface Service menu, click
Service Aids.
4 From the Service Aids dialog box Carriage
Maintenance Positions section, click Maintenance
(
) to move the carriage to the maintenance position.
5 Apply light oil to a lint-free cloth and wipe evenly over the
surface of the home position.
Do not apply oil directly onto rails. Oil may drip onto the
media or encoder strip and can result in print defects.
6 Wipe off the dust rings on both ends of the carriage rail.
Before returning the printer to operation, wipe any excess
oil from the rails. If any oil is on the encoder strip, clean
the encoder strip with isopropyl alcohol.
7 From the VUTEk User Interface Service Aids dialog box
Carriage Maintenance Positions section, click Home
( ) to move the carriage to the home position.
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