6. Maintenance

(1)Fill the bottle with Maintenance Solution. Confirm that at least more than 250 ml per one Print Head is in the bottle.

(2)Confirm in advance the amount of the Waste Ink in the Waste Ink Tank (more than 500 ml).

(3)Confirm that the printer is either [ Standby ] or [ Ready ].

(4)Select [ Maintenance ] > [ White Tube Cleaning ] from the menu and press OK Button.

(5)Select [ All Whites ] then White Ink retrieval starts and the countdown is indicated on the Display. Please wait until the retrieval finishes (4 minutes).

(6)When White Ink retrieval is finished, the message [ Set Maintenance Cartridge ] is indicated on the Display. Remove the White Ink Cartridge of W1 and insert the Maintenance Cartridge to W1 slot. and press OK Button. Confirm that the tube of the Maintenance Cartridge reaches to the bottom of the bottle.

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(7)[ Close Air-in Cap ] is indicated. Confirm that the Air-in Cap is capped (closed) and press OK Button. The pump starts turning. After 30 seconds, when the peep sounds ring, the message [ Open Air-in Cap ] is indicated on the Display Uncap (open) the air-in cap and press OK button. The air goes into the tube and wash away the remained White Ink.

(8)After washing with air bubbles, when the peep sounds ring, the message [ Close Air-in Cap ] is indicated on the Display, which is to remove the air bubbles with Maintenance Solution Close the Air-in Cap again and press OK button. It takes about * minutes to refill the Maintenance Solution.

(9)After refilling the Maintenance Solution, the message to go to W2 is indicated on the Display. Remove the Maintenance Cartridge from W1 slot and mount the Maintenance Cartridge to W2 slot, and install the well-shaken White Ink Cartridge to W1. Tube Cleaning W1 is finished successfully. Repeat the steps for other White Print Head(s).

<Note>

Insert White Capping Cartridges (option) in place of White Ink Cartridge when you leave the GT-3 printer unused for more than two weeks. See "6-2-5. Required Maintenance for the Long Storage" and "1-3-5. Consumable Requirements and Options" for Part Code.

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GT-3 Series