User's Guide

2 Important information: Please follow these recommendations.
2.1 Use caution when handling wet ink.
The printer has been designed so that a user will not come into contact with wet ink. Wet ink can
cause skin sensitivies and/or other hazards (please see labelling on ink cartridges for more
information). If a situation occurs in which wet ink is present, users must take precautions.
Gloves should be worn to prevent contact with skin, and safety glasses should be used for eye
protection.
Ink which has been cured and hardened does not present a safety risk.
2.2 The print carriage should be kept in the maintenance station when the printer is
idle.
The liquid ink in the printer is kept in the printheads by a slight vacuum applied to the ink lines via
a vacuum pump. If power is kept on, that vacuum prevents leakage of the the ink. However, in
case power is inadvertently removed from the unit, we recommend that the printhead always be
kept in the maintenance position when the unit is idle so that if there is a loss of vacuum, a any ink
leakage will occur into the maintenance station, so it can easily be moved into the waste bottle.
System firmware will automatically bring the carriage to the maintenance position when the unit
is idle. However, there are certain utilities which enable the user to move the carriage for manual
maintenance, and if this is done, and the cover is left open, the carriage may not return to the
maintenance position on its own.
The carriage will home itself and return to the maintenance position when the printer cover is
closed. It will also home itself and return to the maintenance position when the unit is rebooted.
2.3 Power should be left on when the unit is idle.
As mentioned in section 1.1, ink is kept in the printheads through the use of a vacuum. It is
necessary to keep the unit powered on so that this vacuum level can be monitored and
maintained during idle periods to prevent ink leakage.