cleaning direction

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Chapter 9

Cleaning Your Printer

 

The following sections take you through the process of cleaning

 

the print cartridge printheads.

 

To clean the printheads

To wipe the printheads

Run CLEAN CAR. to clean the printheads.

A test line prints so that you can see if the cleaning process was

successful.

Clean the printheads:

When you suspect the printheads are clogged.

When characters are not printing completely.

1)

Remove the print cartridge from the printer.

 

If you need help, see ‘To Remove the Print

 

Cartridge’ on page 9-2.

2)

Use a clean, damp cloth to gently wipe

 

the entire copper contact area and the

 

printheads as shown.

Copper Contact Area

1)

Press the Setup button until

 

CARTRIDGE appears in the display.

2)

Press ˆ or ¤ until CLEAN CAR.

[CARTRIDGE] ¤ CHANGE CAR.

[CARTRIDGE]

3) Allow the copper contact area to dry.

Printhead

When cleaning the colour print cartridge wipe the printheads in one direction

 

appears in the second row of the

 

display.

3)

Press the Enter/Select button.

 

The printer prints the printheads

 

cleaning test page.

4)

If the printheads cleaning test

 

page still contains broken lines,

 

see ‘To Wipe the

 

printheads’ on page 9-5.

¤CLEAN CAR.

PRINTING ■■■

4)Reinstall the print cartridges.

If you need help, see ‘Installing the Print Cartridges’ on page 2-10.

5)Close the Scanner Bed.

6)Repeat the cleaning printheads test.

If you need help, see ‘To clean the printheads’ on page 9-4.

7)If the cleaning printheads test page still contains broken lines, see ‘Cleaning the Print Cartridge Carrier Contacts’ on page 9-6.

so the colours do not mix.

To clean the Scanner Bed

2)

Lift the Printer Top Cover.

Chapter

The printer slows down copying and scanning performance if the

 

Scanner Bed is dirty. Keep the bed clean.

 

1)

Unplug the power cord.

 

The printer returns to Ready Mode after the test page.

3) Use a clean, damp cloth to

Scanner

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Bed

 

clean the bed.

 

 

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Maintaining Your Printer 9-5

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Samsung SCX-1000 Series To clean the printheads, To wipe the printheads, To clean the Scanner Bed, Clean the printheads