Epson 2200 - Stylus Photo Color Inkjet Printer Service Manual page 62

EPSON Stylus PHOTO 2100/2200
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Manual cleaning
This product provides four different manual cleanings to remove ink coagulated
by air bubbles, viscous material or foreign matter. Perform the following manual
CL operations by operating the panel or using the utility included in the printer
driver.
Independently of the printing path after the previous CL, perform manual CL from
CL1 to CL4 in order if the cumulative printing timer counter is less than 2H. Only
when the cumulative printing timer counter is more than 2H, execute only CL1.
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CL1: Each color
- Ink suction
0.889g (0.127g per color)
- Wiper operation
Clean the nozzle surface with the right-half rubber part of the wiper.
- Flushing operation
Prevent color mixture. Stabilize the ink surface inside the nozzles.
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CL2: Each color
- Ink suction
1.827g (0.261g per color)
- Wiper operation
Clean the nozzle surface with the right-half rubber part of the wiper.
- Flushing operation
Prevent color mixture. Stabilize the ink surface inside the nozzles.
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CL3: Each color
- Ink suction
3.885g (0.555g per color)
- Wiper operation
Clean the nozzle surface with the right-half rubber part of the wiper.
- Flushing operation
Prevent color mixture. Stabilize the ink surface inside the nozzles.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
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CL4: Each color
- Ink suction
4.004g (0.572g per color)
- Wiper operation
Clean the nozzle surface with the right-half rubber part of the wiper.
- Flushing operation
Prevent color mixture. Stabilize the ink surface inside the nozzles.
When the nozzle check pattern and the above manual CL are executed alternatively,
the cleaning order is CL1 to CL2 to CL3 to CL4 to CL1.
If the remaining ink amount of the monochrome or color I/C is short or the I/C is in an
Ink low/end status, all manual cleanings are disabled and STM3 shows the condition.
Printer Mechanism
Revision B
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