Transporting The Printer; Procedures For Packing The Printer For Transportation - Canon BJC6500 - BJC 6500 Color Inkjet Printer Service Manual

BJC-6500

4. TRANSPORTING THE PRINTER

To prevent the ink from leaking or drying out in the nozzles during transportation, keep
BJ cartridges installed in the printer, capped, or stored in the cartridge container.
Refer to Part 2: 2.2.3 Precautions for transporting the printer (Page
To prevent ink leakage, transport the printer with the ink tanks installed in the BJ
cartridge.
Transport the printer (for service or return) with the carriage locked in place.

4.1 Procedures for Packing the Printer for Transportation

When transporting the printer, follow the procedures below:
1) Press the POWER button to turn off the printer. After the printer moves the carriage
to the home position and locks the carriage in place, the indicator will go out. Or, by
entering the Service Mode and pressing the RESUME button, the printer will power off
after locking the carriage. For details, refer to
Carriage Page
2) Disconnect the interface cable.
3) Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
4) Open the front cover and visually confirm that the carriage is locked in the capping
position (on the right side of printer). If the carriage is not in the capping position,
move it manually to the capping position by using the carriage belt, and secure it
there with tape.
5) Secure the cartridge lock lever in place with tape.
6) Close the cover.
7) Pack the printer in its' original packing in its' original carton. If the original packing
materials are not available, wrap the printer with sufficient shock absorbing
material.
CAUTION
3-11).
Do not unplug the printer before switching off the printer with the POWER
button, otherwise, the BJ cartridges' nozzles will not be capped, which may
result in ink leaking or drying-out. Do not carry a BJ cartridge and its ink
tanks separately.
2-5).
( Part 3: 2.8 Powering Off and Locking the
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