Setting of Dry Time .........................................................................................................53
Resetting All Adjustments to Factory Default Values ..................................................................55
Maintenance ........................................................................................... 56
Introduction............................................................................................................ 57
Important Notes on Handling and Use ..........................................................................................58
Automatic Maintenance Function: Points to Note ......................................................................58
Maintenance Schedule ......................................................................................................58
When Not in Use for a Prolonged Period .................................................................................58
Checking Ink Levels and Replacing ..............................................................................................60
Checking Ink Levels .........................................................................................................60
How to Replace Ink Cartridges ............................................................................................61
Regular Maintenance ................................................................................................. 62
Daily Maintenance .................................................................................................................63
Maintenance of Ink Cartridges.............................................................................................63
Cleaning.......................................................................................................................63
Replacing the Waste Cartridge ............................................................................................64
Care and Maintenance of the Print Heads ...............................................................................66
Periodical Cleaning Maintenance ................................................................................................67
About Periodical Cleaning Menus .........................................................................................67
Medium and Powerful Cleaning............................................................................................68
Manual Cleaning....................................................................................................................70
When Manual Cleaning Is Necessary ......................................................................................70
Manual Cleaning Method ...................................................................................................71
Replacing Consumable Parts......................................................................................... 73
Replacing Parts for Maintenance ................................................................................................74
Replacing the Wiper.........................................................................................................74
Replacing the Felt Wiper ...................................................................................................75
Replacing the Cutter Blade ................................................................................................76
Troubleshooting Methods............................................................................ 79
Output Quality Problems ............................................................................................. 80
Printed results are coarse or contain horizontal stripes .....................................................................81
Do the print heads show nozzle clogging? ...............................................................................81
Have you carried out[Calibrate Sheet Feeding] ? .....................................................................81
Have you carried out [Bidirectional adjustment] ? ...................................................................81
Is the temperature of the room too low? ................................................................................81
Is the printer installed in a level and stable location?.................................................................81
Is the printer installed in a location out of direct sunlight? ..........................................................81
Is the media loaded and set up correctly?...............................................................................81
Colors are unstable or uneven ...................................................................................................82
Did you shake the ink cartridges gently before installing them?.....................................................82
Is the media wrinkled?......................................................................................................82
Is the printer installed in a level and stable location?.................................................................82
Is the printer being used in a location subject to severe changes in the operating environment? .............82
The media becomes soiled when printed ......................................................................................83
Are the print heads dirty? ..................................................................................................83
Cutting is misaligned or skewed.................................................................................................84
Is the media loaded and set up correctly?...............................................................................84
Are the settings for the cutting conditions appropriate?..............................................................84
Is the length of output too long?..........................................................................................84
Are you using media that exhibits large expansion and contraction? ...............................................84
The printed surface is damaged when cutting ................................................................................85
Does the tip of the blade holder cap scrap the printed surface? ....................................................85
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