SECTION 4

MAINTENANCE

Section 4 – Maintenance

This section covers how to care for the ink cartridges, clear paper jams, replace the sheet separators, and perform routing maintenance on the printer.

Inkjet Cartridge Maintenance

The inkjet cartridges must be replaced when out of ink, when print quality is poor, or when purging and cleaning have not helped the image quality.

The Approximate life of the HP 51645A Inkjet cartridges based on three lines of 20 characters at 10-point size per address is:

High Quality

600 dpi

50,000 addresses

Standard Quality

300 dpi

100,000 addresses

Letter Quality

200 dpi

150,000 addresses

Draft Quality

150 dpi

200,000 addresses

NOTE: These figures can vary depending on the font selected.

Replacing the Inkjet Cartridge:

•Remove the used cartridge from the pen stall by raising the latch lever to release the cartridge, then pull the cartridge up and out of the pen stall.

•Remove the new inkjet cartridge from its packaging, taking care not to touch the copper contacts, or the nozzle plate. Remove the protective tape from the printhead

•The cartridges are held in place by a lever mounted on the pen stall. Release the lever by raising it vertical.

•With the cartridge’s nozzle plate (printhead) pointing down, slide the cartridge into the pen stall and push down and toward the contacts in the pen stall.

•Make sure the cartridge is seated in the pen stall then close the lever to secure the cartridge in the pen stall. Do not force the lever into place.

•Reset the Ink Level Monitor for this cartridge position. See “Ink Level Monitor Reset”

•Repeat the above for the remaining cartridges.

CAUTION

NEVER SHAKE, DROP, OR HIT THE CARTRIDGE AGAINST THE PALM OF YOUR HAND OR ANY OTHER HARD SURFACE. SHAKING THE PRINT CARTRIDGE DOES NOT “MIX” THE INK AND HITTING THE CARTRIDGE AGAINST A HARD SURFACE DOES NOT CLEAR THE NOZZLES BOTH OF THESE ACTIONS ACTUALLY HURT THE PRINT QUALITY BECAUSE THEY ALLOW BUBBLES TO FORM NEAR THE INK FIRING CHAMBERS. THESE BUBBLES PREVENT THE NOZZLES FROM FIRING CAUSING WHITE STREAKS IN THE PRINT IMAGE.

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