Maintenance GuidelinesIntroductionThis section describes what is required for printer maintenance.Equipment• Safety glasses with side shields• Gloves (for example: Ansell Microflex 93-260)• Foam Tipped Swab (3010118211)• Cloth-Poly Wipe 10cm x 10cm (lint-free)• Surface Cleaner• Isopropyl alcohol - IPA (>= 98%)CAUTIONWear gloves when contact with ink or maintenance materials is possible. Gloves should alwaysoverlap sleeves. Follow the ink related Safety Data Sheets (SDS) guidelines carefully in order toensure maximum safety. For example use Ansell Microflex 93-260 gloves, which offer aprotection against UV inks and flush up to one hour. Pollution with other chemicals can shortenthe protection time against UV inks and flush.Wear eye protection as prescribed in this document when performing a task or action in thisarea.CAUTIONIt is recommended that gloves are used for one time only and should be removed and replacedwith new gloves if contaminated with inks or damaged. Chemicals in UV inks can penetratenitrile gloves in less than 10 minutes. UV-curable inks can contain sensitizing chemicals whichcan lead to sensitization upon prolonged or repeated exposure to skin. Canon recommends thatcontaminated gloves are removed and replaced with new gloves.Operator MaintenanceDaily ProcedurePrinthead Maintenance(at the beginning of each work day)•Checking Nozzle Performance on page 154When there are too many failing nozzles, do the fol-lowing procedure:•Recovering Nozzles by AMS on page 156• If it is not ok, do the following procedure:Recovering Nozzles by Swabbing on page 157Clean Horizontal Surfaces •Cleaning the Horizontal Surfaces on page 160Clean Automatic Maintenance Sta-tion•Cleaning the Automatic Maintenance System (AMS)on page 162Clean Ink Spit Tray •Cleaning the Ink Spit Tray on page 161Clean Carriage Underside •Cleaning the Underside of the Carriage on page 165Maintain White Ink •Agitate White Ink Bag on page 169Maintenance Guidelines152 Chapter 9 - Printer Maintenance