Cleaning The Print Head Nozzles - Brother GT-3 Series Service Manual

5. Regular Maintenance

5-1-2. Cleaning the Print Head Nozzles

Use the Nozzle Cleaning Kit to clean the Head Nozzles (in the red square in the photo below).
<Note>
Pay careful attention in cleaning the clean Print Head Nozzles, which are both delicate and expensive. The
Print Head Nozzle should be cleaned only when it is needed by following the flows in "4-1. Checking the
Cause of Misfiring".
1. Make sure your printer is in either [ Standby ] or [ Ready ] mode.
2. Select [ Maintenance ] from the menu and press the OK Button.
3. Select [ Nozzle Cleaning ] with the Up/Down Button from the menu and press the OK Button. The Platen
will be loaded and the Carriage and the Wipers will be moved to the cleaning position. The following
message appears.
4. Turn off your printer.
5. Open the Front Cover with both hands until it is locked with the stopper.
Open the Nozzle cleaning Kit. Put on the gloves and wet a Clean Applicator (white grip with round form)
with full of Wash Liquid.
<Note>
 Nozzle Cleaning Kit is available for CMYK / White inks.
 Use Clean Applicators in Nozzle Cleaning Kit (white grip with round form), not in Maintenance
Cleaning Kit (green grip with flat form).
 Wet a Clean Applicator only with Wash Liquid; do not rub the Print Head with other liquid (e.g. water).
Print Head may be seriously damaged.
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Clean this area (nozzles on the nozzle plate)
Fully wet with Wash Liquid
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