3. Perform manual cleaning.
WARNING
Be sure to perform operations as specified by the instructions, and never touch any area not specified in the instructions.
Sudden movement of the machine may cause injury.
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| Cleaning sticks | Dropper | Cleaning liquid | Cleaning liquid cartridges (×8) |
Procedure
Follow the procedure below to perform manual cleaning.
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Open the right cover.
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Open the left cover.
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Touch the location shown in the figure to discharge any static electricity.
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Moisten a new cleaning stick with the cleaning liquid.
MEMO
- Be sure to use one of the included cleaning sticks.
- Do not use a previously used cleaning stick.
- Do not put a previously used cleaning stick into the cleaning liquid.
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Clean the locations shown in the following figure.
Be especially careful to clean away any fibrous dust (lint).
- (1): Wipe off wiper surfaces a and b with the cleaning stick.
- (2): Wipe off the area in the figure with a cleaning stick.
- (3): Use the wide surface of the cleaning stick, pressing the cleaning stick down while sliding between locations to clean up dirt.
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Grasping the part indicated by ①, open the flushing cover.
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Suction out some cleaning liquid with the dropper, and then drip this cleaning liquid in the location indicated in the following figure.
Use the included dropper.
Firmly squeezing the dropper and suctioning out the cleaning liquid () fills the dropper with enough cleaning liquid for one location.
Drip evenly onto the flushing sponge (), moistening all parts equally.
IMPORTANT- A low amount of cleaning liquid in this location may lead to poor printing quality.
- When dripping the cleaning liquid, ensure that the tip of the dropper does not come into contact with the locations.
If it does, wipe away any dirt from the tip of the dropper before the next time you suction out cleaning liquid.
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Close the flushing cover.
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Moisten a new cleaning stick with the cleaning liquid.
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Use the wide surface of the cleaning stick to wipe away any dirt from the locations shown in the following figure.
Be especially careful to clean away any fibrous dust (lint). Also wipe with the opposite, clean surface, ensuring that dirt from the dirty surface does not adhere to the head.
- Print headsIMPORTANT Push the cleaning stick into the grooves on the print head surface ().
- Edges and sides of the print head ()
- Around print head
If this area has any ink or cleaning liquid that appears likely to drip, use a dry cloth that is not fluffy to gently wipe away the ink or cleaning liquid.
- Print heads