Ink-jet printer cleaning and maintenance

Regular users must use the printer, the printer in use for some time, the printer will slow the pace, often even cardboard. In fact, these printers in addition to its own performance and aging equipment, there is the printer from external environmental factors. Such as dust, stains, broken, such as confetti, this is the impact printer performance and stability.



Therefore, printers require regular maintenance in order to make the printer to maintain a good working condition. Ink-jet printer the following day-to-day maintenance work.



Internal dust



We have to Canon's S450 Color ink-jet printer, for example, open the cover of the printer can carry out the work of dust.



Internal dust needs to be done for the following two aspects, one with soft, wet cloth to remove dust within the printer, stains, ink stains and broken confetti; Second, if too much dust will lead to poor lubrication shaft so that the print The first print campaign in the course of obstruction. At this time can be used dry erase sign cotton dust and lead axis of oil pollution (and to add liquidity better lubricant, such as sewing machine oil.





Finally, dedusting for ink-jet printers in-house, they should note the following:



(1) Do not wipe gear, do not wipe print head and cartridges in the vicinity of the region;



(2) do not generally move in the first printing, in particular some of the printers print head in a mechanical lock, the first print can not be moved by hand, by force if the force moving print head, causing damage to the mechanical parts of the printer;



(3) non-paper products (such as tissues) printers in-house cleaning, the residue inside the machine so as not to litter;



(4) can not use volatile liquids (such as thinner, gasoline, spray chemical cleaning agent) clean printers, so as not to damage the surface of the printer.



Replacement cartridges



Inkjet printer models, the use of replacement ink cartridges and the type of approach is not the same as that used in inkjet printers usually have a detailed description of the replacement ink cartridges, and in most of the printer cover are also equipped with a simple chart (see Figure 4).



Replacement cartridges, is really very simple operation, first of all, boot power to ensure the ink-jet printers, ink cartridges online, open the front cover, this time stent cartridges will be moved to the middle. And then open the printer top (see Figure 5), took out the old cartridges. Finally, open a new cartridge packaging, the new cartridge into the pressure tank, touch the top of the cartridge so that it can be a good contact.



Replacement cartridges when they must operate in accordance with the manual steps, the printers need to open the power of the state of replacement ink cartridges, as replacement printer cartridges after the ink delivery system will charge Mexico. In addition to the printer's ink capacity measurement is the use of printers in-house electronic counter to the count, in the process of replacement ink cartridges, printer to its in-house electronic counter reset to carry out in order to confirm the installation of a new cartridge.



Replacement cartridges, please note the following:

(1) can not hand-to-exports of ink cartridges, ink cartridges to prevent the infiltration of impurities;



(2) cartridges to let light get light to prevent leakage of ink;



(3) with conductive ink, if the leak onto the circuit board should use ethanol (alcohol) wipe, and then dry power, or else they might damage circuit components;



(4) ink cartridges should be kept in the dark dust-free, should be preserved at the temperature -10 ℃ ~ 35 ℃ between.



Cleaning print heads



Most of the ink-jet printers will start self-cleaning print head, and there are buttons on the print head to do the washing. Some software can control the printer to print head cleaning, for example: EPSON STYLUS PHOTO 750 printer can not only control panel on cleaning key to cleaning nozzles can also be drivers bring their own use of the print head cleaning tool for cleaning. If after cleaning after several print head or plug, you can temporarily close the printer, start the next day when you print wash in the first, if the print quality did not improve on the printer cartridges has expired or has been damaged by the replacement cartridges to To solve the problem.



If the printer self-cleaning function is invalid, you can print on the first manual cleaning. Hand-washing should be manual steps in the demolition of the first printing. Hand-washing can be printed in the first set of front-end part of medical syringes thin tube, through strict filtering into the wash water, wash carefully with a magnifying glass to observe nozzle, spray, such as deposition hole next to the remnants of which can be used to remove soft products . Do not have to be shelved due to the integration of the first printing ink dried up and plug the nozzle can be used hot water and then soak cleaning.



Print head cleaning should note the following:



(1) Do not use sharp objects to clean nozzle, the nozzle can not hit, do not touch his hand nozzle;



(2) can not live in a state of demolition, the installation of sprinkler heads, hands or other objects do not contact the printer electrical contact;



(3) can not be unloaded on the printer nozzle from a separate place, the nozzle can not be placed on dusty places.