Canon Arizona 6100 XTHF Mark II Series User Manual

White Ink OptionIntroductionIf your printer has the white ink option and white is not printed on a regular basis, pigmentsettling can occur in the white ink printheads. During periods of white ink inactivity the printerwill automatically try to maintain the white ink channel using the following methods:• ink recirculating• spitting• AMS cyclesAdditional efforts may be required to recover nozzle performance for the white ink printheads.CAUTIONWear eye protection and nitrile gloves when handling or cleaning ink. Also, when workingaround ink protect your clothing and any exposed areas of skin.Recovering White Ink Nozzle PerformanceEquipment• Safety glasses with side shields• Gloves (for example: Ansell Microflex 93-260)• Foam Tipped Swab (3010118211)• Cloth-Poly Wipe 10cm x 10cm (lint-free)• Isopropyl alcohol - IPA (>= 98%)Procedure1. Open the clear plastic door of the Secondary Ink Bay and agitate the white ink bag.2. Select the White Ink Nozzle Check Print icon from the Special Prints list in the Tools userinterface. Input the appropriate settings for printing (offsets, media thickness, lamp power, etc).3. Print and then evaluate the nozzle performance.A general guideline is to do a standard AMS on the white ink channel if:• more than 2 nozzles outs exist in a single printhead• 2 or more adjacent nozzle outs exist in a single printhead• more than 4 nozzle outs exist in a single color channel4. If necessary, perform a standard AMS on the white channel.5. Reprint the White Ink Nozzle Check Print to evaluate results.6. If white ink nozzle performance is still not at an acceptable level, perform a Long AMS (purge) onthe white channel.7. Reprint the White Ink Nozzle Check Print to evaluate results.8. If white ink nozzle performance is still not at an acceptable level, swabbing with Isopropyl alcohol(IPA) is required.9. Dip the foam end of the swab in a small container of Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solution. For bestresults the swab should be fully saturated with alcohol.White Ink OptionChapter 8 - Ink System Management 149