Print Head Cleaning - Epson ML-13000 User Manual

ML-13000 User's Manual
❏ Pre Treatment Liquid, Density Enhancer Liquid, Over-Coating Liquid
If parts of the check pattern are missing, perform Print Head Cleaning.
The printed check pattern is also used for cleaning.
"Print Head Cleaning" on page 247
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Important:
Always remove clogs from the nozzles of all colors before resuming use. If clogged nozzles (including clogged
nozzles for colors that are not used) remain when printing after resuming use, the clogs can no longer be
removed.
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To finish checking for clogged nozzles and perform normal printing, from the menu button on the control
panel, touch General Settings - Printer Settings to turn Cut Sheet Mode to Off.

Print Head Cleaning

Types of cleaning
Print Head Cleaning is split up into the following three types.
On-demand Print Head Cleaning
Perform Print Head Cleaning if there are faint or missing parts in the printed check pattern.
You can perform Print Head Cleaning while printing by pausing the job. However, the color of the printed material
may change when printing resumes.
"Cleaning procedure" on page 248
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Set Periodic Cleaning
In Maintenance Setting, set Periodic Cleaning to On to do periodic head cleaning as a preventative measure before
clogs actually occur in the nozzles. Set one of Print Duration, Print Jobs, or Print Length for the interval.
"Maintenance Menu" on page 361
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Set Maintenance Cleaning (when the machine is not operating)
When Maintenance Cleaning is set to On in Maintenance Setting, head cleaning is performed automatically after a
certain period of time to keep the print head in optimum condition.
"Maintenance Menu" on page 361
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Maintenance
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