Canon Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II Series User Manual page 168

Cleaning (Swabbing) the Printheads
2. Position the foam end of the swab at one end of the printhead as shown in the figure below.
3. Slowly move the swab from one end of the printhead to the other. This should take
approximately 2 seconds.
4. Rotate the swab by 180 degrees to its clean side and repeat step 3 for the next printhead.
5. Use the clean tip of the same swab to clean around the openings for the last 2 printheads. Run
the swab around the perimeter of the opening. See path indicated in white with arrows in figure
below. Take special care to remove ink from the gap between the metal plates of the printhead
and carriage base plate. See area indicated by the white ellipses in figure below.
6. Discard the swab. A new swab must now be used to clean the next two printheads.
NOTE
A single swab is used to clean 2 printheads
IMPORTANT
Never use the same swab on two different color channels.
Never "scrub" the printhead with a swab as this will drag debris into other nozzles.
7. Continue until all printheads are cleaned.
8. Inspect all printheads for any residual ink. Remove with a clean dry swab if necessary.
9. Close the Maintenance Access Door.
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