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Maintenance
Maintenance that Should Be Performed More Than Once a Month
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Manual Cleaning of Print Heads
CAUTION
Be sure to perform operations as specied by the instructions above,
and never touch any area not specied in the instructions.
Sudden movement of the machine may cause injury.
1.
Change to the print-head manual-cleaning menu.
Remove any media
Press .
Press several times until the screen shown on
the left appears.
Press
, and then .
Press .
Press .
The print-head carriage moves to the left side of the machine.
Important Notes on This Procedure
Before attempting this operation, remove any media.
To prevent the heads from drying out, nish this procedure in 30 minutes or less. A warning beep sounds
after 30 minutes.
Never use any implement other than the included cleaning stick. Cotton swabs or other lintproducing
items may damage the heads. If you use up the cleaning stick, purchase a new one from your authorized
Roland DG Corp. dealer.
Use one cleaning stick per cleaning session, then discard the stick after use. Reusing cleaning sticks may
reduce printing quality.
Do not put the cleaning stick used for cleaning into the cleaning liquid. It will deteriorate the liquid.
Never rub the nozzle surface of the print heads.
Stroke the sponges very gently, applying as little pressure as possible. Never rub, scrape, or crush them.
When a warning beep sounds during cleaning
A warning beep sounds in 30 minutes after the operation is started. At this time, stop work, and follow the
procedure in step
3.
on page 86 to attach cover L and cover R, then close the front cover. Press to
quit the manual-cleaning menu. After that, restart the procedure from the beginning.
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