Clean the Rail and Bearings 5-3
Clean the Rail and
Bearings
The carriage rail carries the printhead carriage across the width
of the platen. As dust and ink accumulates on the rail, the mate-
rial could accumulate on the carriage bearings (wheels) and
cause banding in printed output or noisy (“click-click-click”)
carriage motion.
Pinch Rollers 1. Wipe the pinch rollers with a lint-free cloth or wipe moist-
ened with isopropyl alcohol.
Caution
DO NOT ALLOW ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL TO TOUCH
THE PRINTHEADS, especially the inkjet orifice plates.
Contact with the ink could cause the ink to coagu-
late, rendering the printhead unusable and requiring
it to be replaced. Be sure that cleaned surfaces have
dried before printing.
Rail
Pinch rollers
Bearings (back of carriage)
Fig. 5-1. Location of rollers, bearings, and rail
