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