Cleaning procedure only needs to be done as needed and can be done whenever you wish.
This is a very important step and following the simple instructions will make using this system very user friendly.
First thing that you will want to print with your new system is the PRINT CONFIGURATION PAGE. This tells you everything you need to know about your printer and your print. You will notice C<M<Y and B listed with four boxes to the right of each color. All you need to remember is that the first set of boxes (next to each color) needs to be nice and solid. If they are not it could throw off the colors slightly. So to make sure you do not run into this problem, you will simply print this page about once a week or before printing large runs. If your first set of boxes look good no cleaning is needed. However if the boxes look washed out, do the following:
Printing configuration page- Simply press the menu button to the right one time.
Press the item button to the right twice, then press select.
Performing Maintenance:
This whole procedure from start to finish will take about ten minutes.
Step 1- take all carts out of printer.
Step 2- take possession of a clean piece of cotton cloth.
Step 3- get a good grip on the cart and shake left to right for about 1 minute. This reaction/action is called aeration and moving air through the cart will regenerate the dye if it needs it.
Step 4- after step 3, grab your cloth and a cart. Hold the cart with your left hand (you will have to look on the end of the cart and locate the white +), on that end of the cart you will find a plastic lever that will bend back and allow the shutter to fall forward. Now holding the cart with your left hand you will place your left thumb on the sprocket that is now exposed on the end of the roller you will be cleaning. you will rotate the gear away from you as you clean the roller. Now take your rag with the other hand and rub the surface of the roller with the dye on it. Do this while applying as much pressure as you can. After you have done this back and forth a couple of times you will feel a sort of grit. This means that you have accomplished your goal and now need to rotate the roller with your left thumb and continue on. You will need to rotate the roller at least three times. Remember, you goal is not to clean off the dye but to achieve the grit feeling. This should not take more than a minute for each cart. Also, if while you are printing you see a line , print the config. page and look at the boxes. You should see a line running through one of the boxes. Simply take out that specific color cart and clean it. You only need to do this individual color. This means that if all colors look good except the cyan, then just clean the cyan cart. Doing the above steps will not hurt your printer or your carts.