HP Designjet Z6100 Printer series

212 Chapter 6 Print Quality
Print Quality
To cap the Printheads:
• The Carriage Assembly is first positioned over the Service Station.
• The Maintenance Cartridge moves towards the back of the printer which allows Pin #1 and Pin #2
on the Carriage Assembly to push against Rib #1 and Rib #2 to lift the caps into contact with the
Printheads.
Spittoon
Wiper
Cap
PEG wick
Vacuum ports for
aerosol extraction
Ink absorber
Rib that interacts with a pin
on the Carriage Assembly to
cap the Printheads (a total of
two, one on each side)
Rib #1
Rib #1
Pin #1 Pin #2