Medium Cleaning Method

The print heads are important components that discharge ink. They require periodic and appropriate maintenance. When problems such as dot drop-out are not resolved by normal cleaning, perform the more forceful "medium cleaning" to remove clogging from the print heads.
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  • Printing tests after cleaning

    If the media has already been set up, the After cleaning, perform a printing test. menu appears on the Medium Cleaning screen. When this setting is turned on, a printing test is performed after cleaning.

  • Aborting cleaning

    To abort cleaning or the printing test after cleaning, tap Panel_Icon_Home to return to the home screen, and then cancel the cleaning or the printing test.

IMPORTANT

Medium cleaning consumes more ink than normal cleaning, and overly frequent use may damage the print heads themselves. Avoid performing this operation more than necessary.

Procedure
  1. If media has not been loaded, set it up.

    Setup of New Media

    Setup of Registered Media

  2. If a printing test has not been performed, perform one.
    Performing a Nozzle Drop-out Test
  3. Tap Panel_Icon_Menu.
  4. Tap Cleaning - Medium Cleaning.
  5. Check for the group with dot drop-out or dot displacement by viewing the results of the printing test.
    The space from "A" to "B" is group A. The space from "B" to the right side is group B.


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    If the printing-test results are difficult to interpret

    • Check the results in a bright location, changing your line of vision. They are visible using the reflection of the light.

    • Shine a black light on the printed media to check for the locations on which structural ink was printed. Depending on the media, these locations may be difficult to check. If it is difficult to see this ink, switch to a different media and perform the printing test again.
  6. Select the group of print heads to clean.

    Panel_select-head-group
  7. Tap Execute.
    Cleaning will start. On completion, you will return to the original screen.
  8. Tap Panel_Icon_Back.
  9. Tap Printing Test.
  10. Select Nozzle Drop-out Test and tap Execute.
    Perform a printing test again to check whether the dot drop-out and dot displacement have been corrected.
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    • If the problem persists, try performing medium cleaning again.
    • If problems such as dot drop-out and dot displacement persist even after you have performed medium cleaning several times, perform "powerful cleaning."
    • This cleaning can be effective when carried out periodically, according to the frequency of use.