
5-2 Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance Schedule The printer is designed for low-maintenance operation. Most
operator-performed maintenance is performed on the print-
heads.
Task Description
Interval: Weekly or as needed
Clean pinch rollers Inspect for ink and dust buildup, if necessary
wipe with lint-free cloth moistened with
SolaChrome-HR Cleaning Solvent.
Clean carriage rail and bearings (page 5-3) Inspect for ink and dust buildup, clean if nec-
essary (see “Clean the Rail and Bearings” on
page 5-3).
Clean printheads See “Checking Jet Health” on page 3-6. To
recover jets that are unrecoverable with the
automated Purge-n-Wipe, see “Cleaning
Clogged Ink Jets” on page 5-8.
Clean platen area Carefully wipe ink from the platen with a cloth
moistened with SolaChrome-HR Cleaning Sol-
vent, especially near the right and left edges.
Inspect service station wipers for ink buildup
and clean as needed
Inspect the service station wipers for ink
buildup. If found, clean the wipers with a lint-
free cloth moistened with SolaChrome-HR
Cleaning Solvent.
Interval: As needed
Adjust service station height (page 5-16) Compensates for the reduced effectiveness of
the wipers after they have been exposed to
inks and cleaning solvent for an extended
period.
Calibrate the service station (page 5-16) Aligns the service station wipers to the centers
of the printheads.
Clean capping station With the printheads uncapped, the capping
station assembly can be pulled straight for-
ward and out of its tracks. Clean the capping
pad with cleaning solvent.
Clean spittoons Clean with cleaning solvent and lint-free cloth.
Interval: At control panel warning
Empty excess ink (page 5-6) The excess ink containers on the printer stand
legs should be emptied when half full. When
the container under the service station is full,
the control panel displays an Action message,
and no further Purge-n-Wipes and idle spits
will occur until the container is emptied.
Replace ink filters (page 5-18) Replace all five filters as a set, to prevent ink
pump failure. The control panel will display a
Warning message when 20 liters of ink have
passed through the set of filters. You may con-
tinue printing past this point, but printhead
fill errors may occur.