Tektronix PHASER 840 Quick Reference Manual page 48

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If the printhead is in the cap/wipe/purge position:
a.
The heaters in the printhead and cap/wipe/purge assembly are
activated to melt the ink "gluing" them together.
b.
The printhead is tilted back.
c.
The ink is allowed to drain from the cap/wipe/purge assembly.
d.
The cap/wipe/purge assembly is lowered to its home position.
e.
A short wipe is performed and the cap/wipe/purge assembly is
returned to its home position.
f.
The process motor is rotated to tilt the printhead forward (if not
already forward), rotate all the rollers to their ready positions,
disengage the transfix roller, and lower the maintenance drawer
blade and wiper.
g.
The printhead is moved to its X-axis home position and then
centered.
If the printhead is in the print position but the cap/wipe/purge
assembly is in some unknown intermediate position:
a.
If the cap/wipe/purge assembly is not detected in its home
position, then the heaters in the printhead and cap/wipe/purge
assembly are activated in case the printhead and cap/wipe/purge
may be "glued" together by cooled ink.
b.
After waiting for the ink to melt, the cap/wipe/purge assembly is
lowered to its home position.
c.
The process motor is rotated to tilt the printhead forward (if not
already forward), rotate all the rollers to their ready positions,
disengage the transfix roller, and lower the maintenance drawer
blade and wiper.
d.
The printhead is moved to its X-axis home position and then
centered.
e.
A short wipe is performed and the cap/wipe/purge assembly is
returned to its home position.
4.
The printhead is tilted back to the locked position.
5.
The front panel displays a warm up message.
6.
The heaters are enabled and the drum begins to rotate.
7.
When the ink in the printhead is molten, the cap/wipe/purge assembly
is positioned to the purge position.
8.
The printhead tilts forward and a purge cycle begins.
9.
A cleaning page is printed.
10.
The front panel displays a message that the printer is initializing and
then ready.
The print engine is initialized.
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