Brother GT-3 Series Service Manual page 361

7. Transporting the GT-3 Series / Required Maintenance for Long-term Storage
B. In case you do not run the printer at all
Preparation before storage
1. Execute White Tube Cleaning; select [ All Whites ] to retrieve White Ink. Refer to "4-1-4. Cleaning the
Tubes and Print Heads (white/Color Tube Cleaning)" for more details. After Tube Cleaning is finished,
insert the Capping Cartridges (option) with Tubes filled with Maintenance Solution.
2. Next, clean the Caps, Wipers and around the Maintenance Unit. Select [ Maintenance ] > [ Nozzle
Cleaning ] and press the OK Button. The Platen is loaded and the Caps move down. Follow the message
and turn off the printer, and open the Front Cover with both hands until it is locked with the stopper.
3. Clean the Caps and Wipers by referring "6-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and Cleaning the Caps /
Wipers" in the Instruction Manual. Replace to new Wiper Cleaners if necessary.
4. Pour 7 and 8 drops of Wash Liquid to the Print Head Caps of Color side to prevent from ink clogging
inside of the Maintenance Unit.
<Note> Be careful not to spill the Wash Liquid around the Print Head Caps.
5. Push the Stop Lever to release the lock when you close the Front Cover with both hands and turn ON
the printer.
6. After the initialization is finished successfully, turn OFF the printer and store.
Maintenance once in every two weeks
Be sure to execute this maintenance process once in every two weeks. Keep the White Tubes filled with fresh
Maintenance Solution.
White side
1.
Fill the bottle with Maintenance Solution and confirm in advance the amount of the Waste Ink in the
Waste Ink Tank.
2.
Insert the Maintenance Cartridge, close the Air-In Cap, and select [ Maintenance ] > [ Load White ] of the
menu to load Maintenance Solution.
Confirm the fresh Maintenance Solution fills the Tube and insert the Capping Cartridge. Execute this
process to all White Print Heads.
<Note>
If you find that the Tubes look white, mixing the Maintenance Solution with remained White Ink, execute
the White Tube Cleaning.
Color Side
Pour 7 and 8 drops of Wash Liquid to the caps, referring to the steps 4 to 6 in the Preparation before storage
above.
Restart the White Ink printing
Reinstall the White Ink by referring the steps in "C. Restart after 2 weeks' storage" in this chapter.
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