HP Designjet L26500 - Page 3

Table of contents
1 Safety precautions ............................................................................................................ 1
General safety guidelines .......................................................................................................... 1
Electrical shock hazard ............................................................................................................. 1
Heat hazard ............................................................................................................................ 2
Fire hazard ............................................................................................................................. 2
Mechanical hazard .................................................................................................................. 3
Heavy substrate hazard ............................................................................................................ 3
Ink handling ............................................................................................................................ 3
Warnings and cautions ............................................................................................................. 3
Warning labels ........................................................................................................................ 4
2 Printer status .................................................................................................................... 5
Check printer status .................................................................................................................. 5
Check the status of the ink system ............................................................................................... 5
Check the status of the ink cartridges .......................................................................................... 6
Check the status of a printhead .................................................................................................. 6
Check the file system ................................................................................................................ 7
Printer alerts ............................................................................................................................ 7
3 Firmware update .............................................................................................................. 8
4 Hardware maintenance .................................................................................................... 9
Ink system tips ......................................................................................................................... 9
Align the printheads ................................................................................................................. 9
Check substrate porosity ......................................................................................................... 10
Clean the electrical connections on a printhead ......................................................................... 12
Clean the exterior of the printer ............................................................................................... 15
Clean the platen .................................................................................................................... 15
Clean (recover) the printheads ................................................................................................. 18
Clean the substrate-advance sensor window .............................................................................. 18
Lubricate the printhead carriage .............................................................................................. 19
Lubricate the platen rollers ....................................................................................................... 20
Maintain the ink cartridges ...................................................................................................... 22
Move or store the printer ......................................................................................................... 22
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