Cleaning The Purge Unit; Cleaning The Print Head Unit - Brother MFC5200C Service Manual

Cleaning the purge unit

(1) Unplug the machine's power cord from the wall socket.
(2) Plug the power cord again. When you hear the carriage moving out of the home position for
initialization, then unplug the power cord again. The carriage will stop at the middle of the
travel.
(3) Open the scanner unit.
(4) Clean the four head caps and wiper of the purge unit with a "Rubycel" stick that is a head
cleaner stick provided as a spare part.
NOTE: Do not use a cotton swab that may leave lint on the cleaned sections. Lint left on the
purge unit will affect the print performance.
NOTE: Use a new Rubycel stick and do not use the used one for any other purge units.
NOTE: During the cleaning jobs, take care not to touch the head caps or wiper directly by
hand or scratch their surfaces. Do not remove them from the head cap holder.

Cleaning the print head unit

(1) Remove the print head unit from the carriage. (Refer to CHAPTER 6, Section 6.1.1.)
(2) Soak a Rubycel stick in "Glycerol cleaner."
(3) Clean the printing surface of the print head unit by rolling the Rubycel stick lightly on the
printing surface.
NOTE: Do not use a cotton swab that may leave lint on the cleaned sections. Lint left on the
purge unit will affect the print performance.
NOTE: Use a new Rubycel stick and do not use the used one for any other print heads.
NOTE: During the cleaning jobs, take care not to scratch the surface of the print head.
Rubycel stick
Head wiper
Purge unit
Head caps
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