SERVICE MANUAL
1.2.4.
Maintenance Station Operation
The maintenance station operation consists of spitting, wiping, capping, and purging.
Table 1.1 shows a summary of maintenance operation for various printer states.
Printer State
Power-on
Beginning of print job
Between pages of continuous
printing
After 6 pages of continuous
printing
After 50 seconds of printing
on the same page
Purging
Ink cartridge change
If no cartridge motion for
more than 30 seconds
Power-off
Table 1.1 Summary of Maintenance Operations
Spitting
(after wiping)
(after wiping)
(after wiping)
(after wiping)
(after wiping)
Wiping
204
204
12
204
12
6,000
204
0
0
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THEORY
Mechanical
Capping
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0