4 Hardware maintenance
For the tasks in this chapter, you may need the User Maintenance Kit that was provided with your
printer.
Ink system tips
For best results, always follow these guidelines:
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Follow the instructions on the front panel during installation.
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Allow the printer and the printhead cleaning cartridge to clean the printheads automatically.
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Avoid unnecessary removal of the ink cartridges and printheads.
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The ink cartridges should never be removed while the printer is printing. They should be removed
only when the printer is ready for you to replace them. The front panel guides you through the
replacement procedure.
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Make sure that you comply with all applicable laws and regulations when disposing of ink system
consumables.
NOTE: Shake the ink cartridges and printheads vigorously before installing them.
Align the printheads
The printer performs printhead alignment whenever printheads are replaced. If no substrate is loaded
when a printhead is replaced, the printer will perform the alignment the next time you load substrate.
You may also be recommended to align the printheads to solve a print-quality problem.
Automatic alignment
First make sure that you have a roll of opaque, white substrate loaded in the printer. Colored
substrates, glossy canvas, and transparent materials such as translucent bond, clear film, tracing
substrate, and vellum are not suitable for automatic printhead alignment; for these substrates, you
should align the printheads manually (see
Manual alignment on page 10).
To request printhead alignment from the front panel (if the alignment is not performed automatically),
select the
icon, then select Image quality maintenance > Align printheads > Auto PH
alignment.
To request printhead alignment from the Embedded Web Server, select the Setup tab, then select
Printhead alignment > Automatic printhead alignment > Print.
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