Chapter3 Handling Transporting or Storing the Printer at −10°C (14°F) (With Matte Black Ink Installed) If the ambient temperature becomes −10°C (14°F) or lower, the print head may be damaged. If −10°C (14°F) or lower ambient temperature is expected, discharge ink in advance following the procedure below. c IMPORTANT • Since ink is discharged to the maintenance box, the box needs to have enough remaining space for the discharged ink. If the remaining space in the box is not enough, have a new maintenance box ready for replacement. • During the ink discharging work, keep the ambient temperature between 5 to 35°C (41 to 95°F).
• While the printer is discharging ink, do not open any cover or turn off the printer. 1 If paper has been loaded, remove it. 2 Select the menus on the operation panel in the order shown below. [Menu] - [Maintenance] - [Ink Discharging] 3 When a confirmation message is displayed, select [Start]. Ink discharging is started. When discharging ink is finished, the printer is automatically turned off. When you use the printer next time, you need to recharge ink to the printer. When the printer is turned on, a confirmation screen for recharging ink appears. Select [OK] to start recharging ink. It takes about 9 minutes. When recharging ink is finished, a home screen appears.
For Using the Printer after Long Storage When using the printer after storing it for long periods, follow the procedure below. 1 Check that the ink packs have not expired. Replace the ink packs with new ones in the following cases. For instructions on how to replace the ink packs, see "Replacing the Ink Packs" on page 84. • Three years or more have passed from the manufacturing date. • One year or more have passed from when the ink packs were installed in the printer. 2 Turn the printer on. The auto self-check function checks the nozzles for clogging and run a cleaning.
While the printer is running the print head cleaning, do not turn off the power or open the paper cover, top cover, or the ink cover. CAUTION 3 Run the nozzle check to confirm that the print head nozzles are not clogging and there is no problem with the print quality. 299