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1-6 Basic Printer Operations
Basic Printer
Operations
Daily Startup To ensure the functioning or substitution of all inkjets, and opti-
mal output quality, follow this procedure daily:
1. Wake the printer from Sleep mode.
2. Press the Purge key on the control panel to purge the print-
heads. Follow the instructions on the control panel screen.
The printer will detect when you open and close the endcap
access door, and remove and reinstall the drip tray, to deter-
mine when you have completed certain steps in the proce-
dure.
Note When closing the access door on the user endcap
cabinet, the pneumatic supports will pull the door
closed when the door is lowered past the horizontal
position. Hold on to the door until it is closed to stop
it from slamming closed.
3. Clean the media drive belt. See “Clean the Media Drive Belt
and Encoder” on page 6-4.
Note Failure to clean the media drive belt daily will allow
any ink on the belt to continue to cure, making later
cleaning more difficult.
4. Press the Prime Bars key on the control panel to print the
Prime Bars.
Each prime bar is a set of horizontal lines printed by the jets
in one printhead, starting with the black head 1 toward the
service end of the carriage, and ending with yellow head 16
toward the user end. Every horizontal line in each prime bar
is printed by a single inkjet nozzle.
• If all jets (indicated by a printed line) are working, the
printer is ready to print.