Chapter 4

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4.3.8 Carriage Unit
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a. Removing the carriage unit
(1) Drain the printer of inks. See Disassembly/Reassembly > Tips on Disassembly/Reassembly > Ink
Drain.
(2) Switch off the printer and move the carriage to above the platen. See Disassembly/Reassembly >
Tips on Disassembly/Reassembly > Open Cap/Shift Wiper Unit.
(3) Remove the shaft cleaner, tube holder cover and tube holder.
(4) Remove the printhead.
(5) Disconnect all connectors from the carriage relay PCB.
(6) Remove the printhead fixer lever assembly.
(7) Cover the printhead-side joint of the ink tube unit in a plastic bag or the like to prevent ink splashing
and leakage, and seal the mouth of the bag.
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(8) Release the ink tube unit from the carriage.
(9) Remove the pulley stand[3] and the feed roller plate[4], and release the carriage unit[1] from the left
side of the printer.
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In removing the carriage unit, extract it level so that its protective mylar[2] sheets will not come off. If the
protective mylar sheets should come off, the carriage unit rollers could come into contact with each other,
rattling to or they could be damaged to degrade print quality.
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