Cleaning Solvent Soak If a manual cloth wipe fails to recover enough jets, you can soak the thin foam pad that ships with the printer with SolaChrome- HR cleaning fluid, then cap the printheads with this pad overnight as shown (Fig. 5-4 on page 5-10).

DO NOT USE ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL ON THE PRINTHEADS.

From the menu, select Maintenance - Printhead Procedures - Cleaning Solvent Soak. This process empties the printheads of ink, fills them with cleaning solvent, and prompts you to cap the heads. After several hours (overnight), uncap the printheads and the process is reversed.

Carriage

Solvent-soaked cleaning pad

Capping film

Drip tray

Capping station pad

Fig. 5-4. Using the cleaning foam pad on the service station

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Cleaning Clogged Ink Jets