Advanced Maintenance..............................................................................................243
When Dot Drop-out or Dot Displacement Occurs ........................................................................... 244
Normal Cleaning Method ................................................................................................. 244
When Normal Cleaning Is Not Effective ...................................................................................... 245
Medium Cleaning Method................................................................................................. 245
Powerful Cleaning Method ............................................................................................... 246
If Colors Are Uneven ............................................................................................................ 247
Mixing the Ink by Shaking the Pouch Tray.............................................................................. 247
Handling Severe Dot Drop-out and Dot Displacement...................................................................... 248
Ink Renewal Method....................................................................................................... 248
Partially Restricting the Print Heads Used for Printing .............................................................. 252
Emergency Measure) Cleaning the Print Head Surface .............................................................. 255
Replacing Consumable Parts........................................................................................256
Replacing Parts for Maintenance .............................................................................................. 257
Replacing the Wiper and the Tray Pad ................................................................................. 257
Cleaning the Wiper Tray .................................................................................................. 260
Replacing the Blade/Separating Knife ........................................................................................ 263
Replacing the Blade ....................................................................................................... 263
Replacing the Separating Knife.......................................................................................... 270
Troubleshooting Methods...........................................................................273
Output Quality Problems ............................................................................................274
Printed results are coarse or contain horizontal stripes ................................................................... 275
Do the print heads cause dot drop-out?................................................................................ 275
Is the print head height appropriate? .................................................................................. 275
Have you carried out [Feed Correction]? ............................................................................. 275
Have you carried out [Media Gap Adjustment] (ink landing position correction)? ............................. 275
Is the printer installed in a level and stable location?............................................................... 276
Is the media heating system at a suitable temperature?............................................................ 276
Is the temperature of the room too low? .............................................................................. 276
Is the print mode suitable?............................................................................................... 276
Is the media loaded correctly? .......................................................................................... 276
Are the [Media Settings] appropriate?................................................................................. 276
The media becomes soiled when printed .................................................................................... 277
Do the print heads come into contact with the media? ............................................................. 277
Are the print heads dirty? ................................................................................................ 277
Are the pinch rollers or the media clamps dirty?..................................................................... 277
Colors are unstable or uneven ................................................................................................. 278
Have you tried mixing the ink by shaking the pouch trays?......................................................... 278
Are colors still uneven after mixing the ink by shaking the pouch trays? ........................................ 278
Is the media wrinkled?.................................................................................................... 278
Was printing paused partway through?................................................................................. 278
Is the printer installed in a level and stable location?............................................................... 278
Is the media loaded correctly? .......................................................................................... 278
Are the operating parameters set to appropriate values? .......................................................... 279
Are the [Media Settings] appropriate?................................................................................. 279
Cutting Is Misaligned, Skewed, or Not Clean ................................................................................ 280
Is the media loaded correctly? .......................................................................................... 280
Are the settings for the cutting conditions appropriate?............................................................ 280
Is the length of output too long? ........................................................................................ 280
Are you using media that exhibits large expansion and contraction? ............................................. 280
Is the setting for the [Cutting Distance Correction] menu item (under [Cutting Settings]) correct? ...... 280
Are the pinch rollers placed on the proper locations?............................................................... 281
Have you corrected the misalignment of printing and cutting? .................................................... 281
Is the blade holder installed appropriately?........................................................................... 281
Is the blade worn? ......................................................................................................... 281
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