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which can be very problematic at times. All the ink will be pulled
out from the nozzle right into the waste ink bottle. If some parts
of the nozzle gets blocked due to ink that dried out near the
outlet such as a plug on the pipe, then it is advisable to use
cleaning liquid to soften and remove the dry particles.
In order to achieve optimum cleaning results, the flow speed of
ink has to be faster than the normal printing speed. Be alerted
that this can cause damage to the internal structure of the
printhead and permanent damage on the nozzle.
This is how the cleaning process works: Press the “Menu”
button on your printer, you will see a menu with “Maintenance”
inside, select it. Or you can press the “Right” button directly go
onto the “Maintenance” menu. Inside “Maintenance”:
“T he Nozzle Test”: print a pattern of all nozzles on the
printhead, if the pattern is complete, then you don’t need to do
any cleaning. The “Status” of the printhead would be known to
be perfect in this instance.
“T he Clean Nozzle Test” : this is an automatic process that
cleans the ink, by having the printhead spray a bit of ink, use the
ink pump put a little, also will try to wipe the printhead etc. A
combination of action for generally maintenance. You should
try this first, then do a “Nozzle Test” see if improves, please
don’t over use this function because pulling the ink a long time
is not good for the ink as I mentioned earlier. Besides the end
of the cleaning cycle, a rubber ink wiper will also be used to
wipe the head, even if it's the purest rubber we are using, still a
physical contact which is not good for the printhead surface.