Maintaining and Transporting the Printer 141

2. Push down on the side pin while turning the latch to the left.

3.Close the front cover when you see a message prompting you to do so. The cutter moves to the home position and READY appears on the LCD display.

Replacing the Maintenance Tank

The maintenance tank stores ink that gets flushed from the system during the initial ink charge and manual and automatic print head cleaning. When the tank is almost full, the message MAINTENANCE TANK NEAR FULL appears on the LCD display. When the tank is completely full, the printer stops working and MAINTENANCE TANK FULL appears on the LCD.

You can check how much space remains in the maintenance tank by viewing its indicator on the control panel, shown below. You can also check its status using the menu (see page 121) or by printing a nozzle check sheet (see page 124).

Maintenance tank indicator