SC-B9580 User's Guide Maintenance U “General Settings Menu” on page 83 Press No to close the settings menu. Performing Head Cleaning F If you have printed a nozzle check pattern, check the pattern. Cleaning levels and order of execution If clogging is cleared Continue with normal operations. Perform Auto Cleaning first. If this does not clear the clogs, perform in the order of Cleaning (Light) , Cleaning (Medium) , and then Cleaning (Heavy) until the clogs are cleared. If nozzles are still clogged Perform Cleaning (Light) . If nozzles are still clogged even after performing Cleaning (Light) , perform Cleaning (Heavy) .
Procedure If nozzles are still clogged even after performing Cleaning (Heavy) A Check that the printer is ready to print, press , and then press Head Cleaning . B Select a cleaning method. The print head or the areas around the capping station may be dirty. Clean around the print head and the capping station. Select Auto Cleaning first. From the second time onwards, select in the order Cleaning (Light) , Cleaning (Medium) , and Cleaning (Heavy) . U “Cleaning Around the Print Head” on page 70 U “Cleaning the Capping Station” on page 70 C Inspect the printed nozzle check pattern, and select the nozzle rows you want to clean.
Pre-maintenance when Storing in Environments Below -10˚C (14˚F) All Nozzles Select this when there are faint or missing sections in all patterns. Select Nozzles Select this when there are faint or missing sections in specific patterns. On the next screen, select the nozzle row with the same symbol as the pattern with faint or missing sections, and then press OK . You can select multiple rows of nozzles. If the environmental temperature falls below -10˚C (14˚F), the ink inside the print head may freeze, causing damage to the print head.
When storing the printer in an environment of -10˚C (14˚F) or below, perform the following maintenance procedure to drain the ink in advance, regardless of the storage duration. D Head Cleaning starts. c Important: A confirmation message is displayed when cleaning is complete. When performing maintenance, drained ink accumulates in the waste ink bottle; therefore, make sure there is enough free space in the waste ink bottle. If the free space is low, prepare a replacement waste ink bottle before starting the procedure. E Press Yes to print a nozzle check pattern and check for clogged nozzles. Press Yes to print the check pattern.
To print alongside margins where a check pattern has already been printed, select a Print Position that has margins. 73