Entering the Service Utilities Menu

 

1.  Once the message “Ready” is displayed on the front-panel, scroll to the “Printer Setup Options” icon and press the Enter key.
2.  Once inside the “Printer Setup Options” menu, use the Arrow keys to scroll to the “Utilities” menu display and press the Enter key.
3.  Once inside the “Utilities” menu, press the UP and Enter keys together.  You are now in the Service Tools menu.
4.  Use the Arrow keys to scroll to the “Service Utilities” menu and press the Enter Key.
5.  Use the Arrow keys to scroll through the “Service Utilities” selections.
6.  Press the Enter key to begin a specific operation when the required Service Utility is highlighted.

Note: If the printer is not used for 3 minutes, the printer exits out of the Service Utilities Menu.  If the printer hangs up during an operation, cycle the printer power.

1.  Tubes Purge
The purpose of this Service Utility is to prime the tubes when a new Tubes System has been installed.  Always perform the tubes purge after replacing the Tubes System.

Perform the Tubes Purge as follows:
1.  In the Service Utilities submenu, scroll to “1. Tubes Purge” and press Enter.
2.  “Printer startup” will appear on the front panel.  Press Enter.
3.  “Accessing Printheads” will appear on the front panel.  Then “Lift window to install SETUP printheads.
4.  Lift the window and remove all the printheads.  Install the Setup Printheads (came with the Tubes System).
5.  Once all the Setup Printheads are installed, the following message will appear on the front panel:
”All SETUP printheads are OK.  Close cover and window to continue.”
6.  The printer will begin to purge the tubes system.
7.  When the purge is complete, the following message will appear on the front panel:
”Lift window to replace SETUP printheads”
8.  Remove the setup printheads and install the previously removed printheads.
9.  “All printheads are OK. Close the cover and window to continue” will appear on the front panel.
10. Open the right cover and make sure the Printhead Cleaners are installed in the Service Station.
11. Load print media for calibration
12. The printer will start to print the Printhead Alignment Pattern.  This could take several minutes.
13. Once alignment is complete the following message will appear on the front panel:
”Printer startup has finished”  Press Enter to continue.

14. Perform Calibrations Backup