Maintenance Guidelines

To maintain optimum print quality, you need to periodically perform various maintenance tasks, and clean and replace parts.

Before cleaning the suction cap, replacing the head cleaning set, disposing of waste ink, cleaning the encoder strip (carriage scale), cleaning around the print head, cleaning the platen path, or replacing the air filter, have the following equipment handy:
  • Mask, gloves, and protective eye wear (commercially available)
  • Maintenance kit (one kit supplied)
  • Tube cleaning kit (required when Tube Washing is set to Eco).
  • Metal or plastic tray (commercially available) for holding used cleaning items
  • Replacement air filter
  • Soft cloth
Related references
Optional Equipment and Replacement Parts