HP (Hewlett-Packard) 98SI Printer User Manual


 
1-8 Workflow Overview
Workflow Overview
Power Up the Printer 1. Turn on the power switch to observe the typical power-up
sequence.
2. The control panel backlight illuminates. Move the contrast
lever (located to the right of the control panel screen) up and
down until the control panel graphics and messages are eas-
ily visible.
3. The printer runs a series of self-tests, and reports any errors it
finds.
4. The printhead carriage moves to the service station.
5. The control panel prompts you to load media.
6. You may load media or skip loading media for now. See
“Loading Roll-Fed Media” on page 3-16 for instructions.
7. The control panel displays the status screen.
Daily Startup 1. Uncap the printheads (for instructions, see “Uncap the Print-
heads” on page 3-14).
This procedure includes, while the carriage is still at the cap-
ping station, wiping the printheads with SolaChrome-HR
Cleaning Solvent, using a 100% polyester Class 100 clean-
room wipe. DO NOT USE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL ON THE
PRINTHEADS.
2. Ensure the functioning or substitution of all inkjets (for
instructions, see “Checking Jet Health” on page 3-7):
Print Prime Bars
Run Purge-n-Wipe
Repeat once or twice to recover missing inkjets
3. Map out missing jets (see “AutoJet” on page 4-3 or “Manual
Jet Mapping” on page 4-13).
Under normal circumstances, these procedures should ade-
quately prepare the printer to print. For instructions on recover-
ing stubbornly clogged printheads, see Cleaning Clogged Ink
Jets on page 5-9.
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