160 Chapter 9 System messages and solutionsCarriage away from home position too longCarriage away from home position too longAttention: When the carriage stays away from its home position too long, theprintheads become dry. When the printheads are dry, you must replace theprintheads.Carriage away from home position too longAlways replace the printheads or the maintenance cassette in one continuous actionto prevent the drying of the printhead nozzles.When you replace a printhead or the maintenance cassette, the carriage moves to thecentre. When the carriage is in the centre too long, the system produces an errorsignal The red LEDs on the printer operator panel remain illuminated. The printeroperator panel also displays a message. Press the key for 'OK' to acknowledge theerror message.[102]
