Shutdown Procedure
Introduction
Perform the Shutdown procedure at the end of productive session before long time idle state
(overnight or during the weekend).
Procedure
1. Finish a productive day with a manual dry tex-wipe tissue wipe on all printheads
Dry Printhead Swabbing Procedure on page
See:
2. Print a nozzle check to check for the number of failing nozzles.
See:
Print a Nozzle Check on page 176
3. If there are printheads with too many failing nozzles, perform a standard AMS procedure for the
specific channels.
Automatic Printhead Maintenance (AMS) on page 180
See:
NOTE
Do an AMS when:
• more than 2 nozzles outs exist in a single printhead
• 2 or more adjacent nozzle outs exist in a single printhead
4. Reprint a nozzle check to check for the number of failing nozzles.
5. If there are still printheads with too many failing nozzles, do the following procedures for
restoring persistent failing nozzles before leaving the engine in idle state:
Dry Printhead Swabbing Procedure on page 178
•
Manual Ink Purge and Printhead Swabbing on page 181
•
178.
for the procedure.
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