Additional Weekly Maintenance; Internal Cleaning Of Printer - Brother GTX Series Reference Manual

ADDITIONAL WEEKLY MAINTENANCE

Visual inspection is important to keep your printer up and
running. Verify all the moving parts of the machine and also
check for leakage of ink.
Please follow also all the instructions that could appear on
the display of the printer!
When you see a yellow number push the
what you have to do to erase the Error/Warning message.

INTERNAL CLEANING OF PRINTER

If the inside of your printer is covered with INK MIST, perform a thorough CLEANING
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CLEAN
> Always use this menu to perform cleanings or replace parts:
Menu Maintenance
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• Remove 3 Screws to remove the Encoder Cover.
• With the Clean Stick R dipped in Cleaning Solution,
wipe away the stains on the 4 Carriage Rollers
[There is 1 more Roller hidden just below the Roller 1 ]
• Move the carriage from side to side to wipe all around
the 4 rollers completely.
• Clean the Carriage Guide Shaft and the 3 sides
[upper, front, and lower]
moisten with a small amount of Isopropyl Alcohol [95°]
• Do not use alcohol on other parts than the carriage
guide shaft and the roller guide!
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• Apply a proper amount of Molykote 30 Grease onto
the Carriage Guide Shaft only
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• Remove 3 screws to take out the encoder metal cover.
With your non-fuzzy cloth moisten with Alcohol, clean
carefully both side of the Encoder Strip
• Perform a CR Speed Adjustment.
Menu Printer Setting
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GREASE
• Print out a Nozzle Check pattern and do a Nozzle
Cleaning if necessary.
Maintenance Part Clean/Replace
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key to know
of Roller Guide with a non-fuzzy cloth
[never on the Roller Guide!]
CR Speed Adjustment
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MENU MENU
and follow instructions on the display
OK OK
> OK