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10. Close the top cover when you see a message prompting you to do so. 
The cutter moves to the home position.
Replacing the Maintenance Tank
The maintenance tank stores ink that gets flushed from the system during 
manual and automatic print head cleaning. When the tank is almost full, the 
message 
MNT TK NEAR FULL appears on the LCD panel. When the tank is 
completely full, the printer stops working and 
MNT TNK FULL appears on 
the LCD. 
You can...

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3. Place your hand under the right ink compartment and gently pull out 
the maintenance tank.
4. Place the used tank in the plastic bag included with the new tank.
5. Insert the new tank. 
6. If you removed any ink cartridges, replace them after inserting the new 
maintenance tank.
Caution: Be careful not 
to spill ink from the 
maintenance tank when 
removing it. Hold it upright 
at all times and dispose of 
it carefully. 
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Cleaning the Printer
To keep your printer working at its best, you should clean it several times a 
year.
1. Make sure the printer is turned off and all its lights are off. Then unplug 
the power cord and disconnect the printer from your system.
2. Open the roll paper cover and remove the roll paper. Remove any sheets 
from the paper tray. Use a soft brush attachment to vacuum the paper 
tray.
3. If the paper path accidentally gets soiled with ink,...

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Preparing the Printer for Shipment
1. Turn the printer on and remove the following parts:
All paper or other media
Roll paper spindle
Paper tray
2. If you are using the 110 ml ink cartridges, leave them installed. If you 
are using 220 ml cartridges, remove them and install 110 ml cartridges. 
To store partially used cartridges removed from the printer, tape over 
the needle valve hole and place each cartridge in a separate, resealable 
plastic bag. Be...

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4. Make sure the print head is in the home (far right) position. Then lock 
the print head by pushing the green tab to the right.
5. If you saved the carriage retainer bracket, replace it and screw it back 
into place. (See page 18.)
6. Turn off the printer and unplug the power cord. 
7. If you need to ship the printer, you must repack it using the original box 
and packing materials and secure it to a pallet. If you do not have these 
items, contact...

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If you see the message PERFORM POWER CLEANING? on the LCD panel 
after setting up the printer, select 
Y to start the power cleaning process, as 
described on page 106.
Uninstalling and Reinstalling the Printer Driver
If you need to uninstall and then reinstall the printer driver software for any 
reason, follow the instructions in the appropriate section below. 
Macintosh
1. Open the Applications folder, then the Utilities folder.
2. Double-click...

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Removing the Optional Print Server Card
If you need to exchange or ship your printer, you must remove the Ethernet 
card. 
1. Turn off the printer and disconnect the power cord. 
2. Disconnect the Ethernet cable.
3. Remove the two screws securing the card.
4. Make sure the card is cool before pulling it out of the slot. 
WARNING: The card will be 
hot after printing. Make sure 
you allow the card to cool 
before handling it.
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As you use your printer, you may occasionally experience a problem. The 
first thing you should do is diagnose the problem following the guidelines in 
this chapter. Then try the most likely solutions until the problem is fixed. 
This chapter provides instructions for the following:
Diagnosing problems
Checking error messages and lights
Improving print quality
Solving operational problems
Solving miscellaneous printing problems
Solving paper problems, including clearing paper jams
Diagnosing...

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Checking Error Messages and Lights
The control panel includes various lights and an LCD display to indicate the 
status of the printer: 
LCD display
Power 
button
Pause button 
and lightInk 
lightLeft arrow or paper 
source button Paper light
Menu 
button
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