Cleaning The Underside Of The Carriage - Canon Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II Series User Manual

Cleaning the Underside of the Carriage

Introduction
The underside of the carriage must be cleaned daily. It may be necessary to clean it more
frequently if any of the following conditions exist:
• media has a high level of static charge
• full bleed printing
• media thickness value is incorrect (carriage is too high)
CAUTION
For cleaning areas of the printer that have uncured ink contamination use the following safety
equipment - nitrile gloves, a lab coat, and safety glasses with side shields to protect your eyes.
If a nitrile glove is contaminated with ink, discard it within a few minutes. Do not re-use gloves.
Equipment
• Safety glasses with side shields
• Gloves (for example: Ansell Microflex 93-260)
• Cloth-Poly Wipe 10cm x 10cm (lint-free)
• Surface Cleaner
• Isopropyl alcohol - IPA (>= 98%)
IMPORTANT
If the underside of the carriage is dark when examining the printheads or the carriage underside,
consider the kind of light source you use for the inspection. Do not use a LED or Halogen
(flashlight, smart phone etc). LED and Halogen light sources will cure the UV-based ink in the
printhead nozzles rendering it useless. When you need an extra light source, make sure it does
not contain UV-components. An example is the Mag-Lite Mini AAA Krypton (EAN 38739167398).
Procedure
1. From the Maintenance tab select Move carriage to place it at the center of the gantry.
2. Open the Manual Maintenance Access door.
3. Fold a lint-free poly wipe cloth to a size that will fit between the printheads on the bottom of the
carriage.
4. Dip the cloth in Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) or Surface Cleaner .
Cleaning the Underside of the Carriage
Chapter 9 - Printer Maintenance 165