Capping the Printheads 3-13
5. To access the heads for cleaning, remove the capping station
assembly by pulling it forward and out of the printer.
6. Wipe the printheads with SolaChrome-HR Cleaning Solvent,
using a 100% polyester Class 100 cleanroom wipe. DO NOT
USE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL ON THE PRINTHEADS.
Remove ink buildup on the printheads and lower surfaces of
the carriage.
7. Replace the capping station assembly by aligning it with and
pushing it into its tracks in the printer.
The capping station assembly is “keyed” so that it can be
inserted all the way in the correct orientation. If you cannot
push the capping station all the way into place, turn it
around and try installing it again.
8. Press the
! (Proceed) key.
The printhead carriage moves quickly to the right end of the
printer, to the service station.
9. Press the
! (Proceed) key.
The control panel displays the Front Page screen.
10. Print the prime bars.
See “Print Prime Bars” on page 3-7 for instructions. After the
printheads have been capped, the prime bars will reveal sev-
eral missing jets.
11. Purge the printheads.
See “Purge-n-Wipe Printheads” on page 3-7 for instructions.
12. Repeat steps 10 through 13 until no unreplaced missing jets
are revealed by the prime bars.
13. Run AutoJet or Manual Jet Mapping.
See page 3-8 for instructions.
