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Routine Printer Maintenance
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either form, see “Cleaning the sliding UV Shield and side plates” instructions starting on page
88 prior to proceeding.
24 Dispose of s
wabs and wipes according to state and local laws and regulations.
25 Raise Maintenance Shelf when complete. After raising the maintenance shelf, the
printer returns to the home position. The
Printer Ready screen displays.
Tip: After a Purge, you can print a Nozzle Out test print to verify that all printhead nozzles
are firing properly. The Nozzle Out job is available from the Calibration section of the printer’s
Menu.
Note: A
Nozzle Out recommended message may appear which suggests that the ink reservoir
might have been exhausted during the recent procedure(s). Print a Nozzle Out job to determine
if nozzle health is OK or not. If it is OK, proceed as normal. If NOT, check ink levels via front
panel (see page 40). Replace any empty pouches and repeat the Clean Heads procedure. If none
are e
mpty and print quality of Nozzle Out job is poor, contact Gerber Service.
Steps for restarting your Solara ion
Use the Fill Ink Line command in the Maintenance section of the printer’s menu to load
GerberCAT ink into the printer. After filling the ink lines run the purge procedure on all of the
ink lines. Complete the steps by printing a Nozzle Out test job.
Filling ink lines– see page 109.
Purging ink lines to remove air – see page 102.
Printing the
Nozzle Out test job – see page 25.