Important Notes on Handling and Use ..........................................................................................58
Automatic Maintenance Function: Points to Note ......................................................................58
Keep Performing Maintenance.............................................................................................58
When Not in Use for a Prolonged Period .................................................................................58
Checking Ink Levels and Replacing ..............................................................................................60
Checking for Remaining Ink ................................................................................................60
How to Replace the Ink Cartridge.........................................................................................61
Regular Maintenance ................................................................................................. 63
Daily Maintenance .................................................................................................................64
Maintenance of Ink Cartridges.............................................................................................64
Cleaning.......................................................................................................................64
Replacing the Waste Cartridge ............................................................................................66
Care and Maintenance of the Print Heads ...............................................................................68
Periodical Cleaning Maintenance ................................................................................................69
Periodic Cleaning Menus....................................................................................................69
Medium/Powerful Cleaning ................................................................................................70
Manual Cleaning....................................................................................................................72
When Manual Cleaning Is Necessary ......................................................................................72
Manual Cleaning Method ...................................................................................................73
Replacing Consumable Parts......................................................................................... 75
Replacing Parts for Maintenance ................................................................................................76
Replacing the Blade .........................................................................................................76
Replacing the Wiper.........................................................................................................79
Replacing the Felt Wiper ...................................................................................................81
Replacing the Cap Top ......................................................................................................83
Troubleshooting Methods............................................................................ 85
Output Quality Problems ............................................................................................. 86
Printed results are coarse or contain horizontal stripes .....................................................................87
Do the print heads show nozzle clogging? ...............................................................................87
Have you carried out[Calibrate Sheet Feeding] ? .....................................................................87
Have you carried out [Bidirectional adjustment] ? ...................................................................87
Is the temperature of the room too low? ................................................................................87
Is the printer installed in a level and stable location?.................................................................87
Is the printer installed in a location out of direct sunlight? ..........................................................87
Is the media loaded and set up correctly?...............................................................................87
Colors are unstable or uneven ...................................................................................................89
Did you shake the ink cartridges gently before installing them?.....................................................89
Is the media wrinkled?......................................................................................................89
Is the printer installed in a level and stable location?.................................................................89
Is the printer being used in a location subject to severe changes in the operating environment? .............89
The media becomes soiled when printed ......................................................................................90
Are the print heads dirty? ..................................................................................................90
Cutting is misaligned or skewed.................................................................................................91
Is the media loaded and set up correctly?...............................................................................91
Are the settings for the cutting conditions appropriate?..............................................................91
Is the length of output too long?..........................................................................................91
Are you using media that exhibits large expansion and contraction? ...............................................91
The printed surface is damaged when cutting ................................................................................92
Does the tip of the blade holder cap scrap the printed surface? ....................................................92
Media Feed Problems ................................................................................................. 93
The Media Jams ....................................................................................................................94
Is the media warped or wrinkled? ........................................................................................94
Media Wrinkles or Shrinks ........................................................................................................95
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