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Clean/Change Cartridge & Check Ink Levels
Click this setting to reveal a Properties button. Click Properties and you will see the color ink level as well as buttons allowing you to either clean or change your ink cartridge. If you have printed a label you will see an estimation of prints remaining of the last label.
This number can also be used to calculate total number of labels you
can print from one cartridge and also ink cost per label. Use the following formula:
Prints Remaining X 100 / Percentage of Ink Remaining = Total Labels from a Full Cartridge.
In the example above 300 X 100 / 83 = 361 labels from a full cartridge. Use the cost of the ink cartridge divided by the total labels from a full cartridge to receive cost per label.
Clean/Purge
If it has been more than 48 hours since your last print or if your print quality has deteriorated with bands or lines it is recommended that you clean the cartridge. This is done by clicking the Clean/Purge button. The Clean Purge is done as follows:
Note: You will be prompted to load label stock of 4"x 4" (101.6 mm x 101.6mm) or larger, into the printer. If you have stock of this size or larger, simply click OK. If not see Section 2I for instructions on loading a test sheet to complete the purge print.
The printer will print a purge pattern where swaths of each color are printed to clean the jets of the cartridge. A series of diagonal lines are printed in each color of the cartridge. By examining this pattern you can tell if the cartridge is firing all jets or if the cartridge is dirty and requires further cleaning. While the blocks of color may not print solidly, it is important that the diagonal lines be continuous. Repeat this process until all diagonal lines print without breaks.
