Storing The Printer For Long Periods With Ink Cartridges Installed; Before Storing The Printer - Epson ColorWorks C6500Au Technical Reference Manual

Storing the Printer for Long Periods with Ink Cartridges
Installed

Before Storing the Printer

If you need to store the printer for long periods after installing the ink cartridges, follow the procedure below.
1
Run the nozzle check to confirm that the print head nozzles are not clogging and
there is no problem with the print quality. If the print quality is not good, run a print
head cleaning.
See "Test Print" on page 64
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2
When printing is finished, press the
CAUTION
3
Store the printer in a cool (0 to 25 degrees C) and dark place.
CAUTION
.
If you store the printer without solving the print quality problem (nozzle clogging), ink inside
the nozzles may get hard and the print quality problem may become unrecoverable when you
start using the printer again.
If you have transported the printer after installing the ink cartridges, nozzle clogging may
occur due to vibrations applied to the printer during the transport.
Especially when storing the printer for long periods, make sure to turn it off using
the (Power) button.
The printer has a storage life of up to six months.
Make sure to store the printer with all ink cartridges installed.
(Power) button to turn off the printer.
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