When Not Using For A Long Period Of Time: More Than 2 Weeks; When Not Using For A Long Period Of Time: Within 2 Weeks With White Ink Pause Mode - Brother GTX-4 Service Manual

7-2-2. When Not Using for a Long Period of Time: more than 2 weeks

Perform the following maintenance every two weeks.
(1) Check the amount of waste ink in the waste ink tank, and if the tank is filled with the waste ink up to its one-half or
higher level, discard the ink.
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For detailed procedures, refer to "6-2-1. Confirmation and disposal of waste ink" of the Instruction Manual.
(2) Check the amount of cleaning solution in the cleaning liquid tank, and refill the tank when its amount is below the
proper level.
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For detailed procedures, refer to "6-2-2. Confirmation and replenishment of cleaning solution" of the Instruction Manual.
(3) Stir the white ink if a white ink cartridge stirring message is displayed on the operation panel screen.
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For detailed procedures, refer to "6-2-3. Daily agitation of the white ink" of the Instruction Manual.
(4) Print out a nozzle check pattern and verify the result.
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Refer to "7-2-1. Print out of the nozzle check pattern (checking on the print heads)" of the Instruction Manual.
(5) If a non-firing nozzle is found, perform head cleaning and run the nozzle check pattern print, and verify the result
again.
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For detailed procedures, refer to "7-2-2. Head cleaning" of the Instruction Manual.

7-2-3. When Not Using for a Long Period of Time: within 2 weeks with white ink pause mode

The printer can be used through normal procedure after the storage period, by performing the following maintenance
tasks.
(1) Check the amount of waste ink in the waste ink tank, and if the tank is filled with the waste ink up to its one-half or
higher level, discard the ink.
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For detailed procedures, refer to "6-2-1. Confirmation and disposal of waste ink" of the Instruction Manual.
(2) Check the amount of cleaning solution in the cleaning liquid tank, and refill the tank when its amount is below the
proper level.
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For detailed procedures, refer to "6-2-2. Confirmation and replenishment of cleaning solution" of the Instruction Manual.
(3) As required, print out a nozzle check pattern for the color side.
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Refer to "7-2-1. Print out of the nozzle check pattern (checking on the print heads)" of the Instruction Manual.
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For the White ink pause mode, print the nozzle check patterns for the head only on the color side.
Transportation / Maintenance in long-term storage
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