Maintenance Procedures For Specialty Inks; Head Cleaning - Epson SureColor SC-S70600 User Manual

EPSON SC-S70600 series/SC-S50600 series/SC-S30600 series User's Guide
Maintenance Procedures for
Specialty Inks
White and metallic silver inks are prone to precipitation
(components settling to the bottom of the liquid).
Perform the following maintenance to maintain print
quality.
❏ Once every 24 hours, agitate the white and metallic
silver ink cartridges. This prevents precipitation
inside the cartridge.
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❏ When white and metallic silver inks are installed,
maintenance will be performed automatically to
prevent ink accumulating in the printer and
causing clogs. Because turning the printer off
prevents maintenance being performed, leading to
printer malfunction, we recommend that the
printer not be turned off.
When Messages Are Displayed
The following message will be displayed in the control
panel when white and metallic silver inks require
agitating.
❏ Remove and shake MS/WH ink cartridges.
❏ Remove and shake WH ink cartridge(s).
Although the printer can be used while the above
messages are displayed, the cartridges indicated in the
message must be agitated to preserve print quality.
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Refresh
Should uneven colors (areas of uneven density) be noted
in materials printed using white or metallic silver ink,
select Ink Circulation in the control panel. If the printer
has been turned off for some time and uneven colors are
noted after it is turned on, select WH,MS Ink Refresh or
WH,WH Ink Refresh.
The following section describes how these operations
are performed.
Maintenance
"How to replace" on
"How to replace" on
Buttons that are used in the following settings
A
Pressing the # button when the printer is ready
displays the Maintenance menu.
B
Using the d/u buttons, highlight Ink
Circulation, WH,MS Ink Refresh, or WH,WH
Ink Refresh and press Z.
C
The printer will circulate or refresh the ink.
Pre-Storage Maintenance
If the printer has not been used (turned off) for seven
days or more, use Cleaning cartridge (available
separately) to wash all the print heads. Leaving the heads
uncleaned causes permanent clogs.
See the following for more information.
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Head Cleaning

Should the nozzle pattern contain faint or missing
segments, you may be able to unclog the nozzles by
cleaning the print head as described below.
There is no need to clean the head if the print result does
not contain faint areas or other color problems.
You can also clean the head while printing is paused.
Note, however, that hues in the printout may change
when printing is resumed.
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