Preventive Maintenance; Cleaning; Print Quality Problems - Pitney Bowes W660 Operator's Manual

5 • Printer Maintenance
Preventive
Maintenance

Cleaning

Print Quality
Problems
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The Pitney Bowes W660/W680 Ink Jet Printer is designed for
trouble- free service with a minimal amount of care. You should
schedule regular cleaning of the Feed Rollers, Exit Rollers and
Lower Guide.
Clean print head, cartridge, ink surfaces and covers with plain
water only. (Water works best!)
Clean all rubber rollers with isopropyl, denatured and rubbing
alcohol only.
Use of any other cleaning solvents will void all warranties.
Keep petroleum based cleaning solvents away from rubber or
plastic parts. Anything but alcohol will cause premature break-
down of the rubber compound.
The print head performs a self cleaning cycle periodically. If print
quality is unacceptable, try the following:
• Adjust the media thickness lever (page 3-13) to see if
print quality improves.
• Clean the print head cartridge: dampen a soft cotton
cloth with water and wipe the nozzles clean.
• Install a new ink cartridge (page 2-13).
• From the Setup Menu, select 3. Purge Printhead. The
purging process clears any clogged ink on the print
nozzle. Often this returns the print quality to a normal
level. See Appendix A, Control Panel Menus, for informa-
tion on using this feature.
Caution
Pitney Bowes W660/W680 Operator Guide