Shaking the white ink cartridge, Checking and cleaning the print head, Checking the nozzles – Garmin STYLUS PRO PRO WT7900 User Manual

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To maintain optimal image quality, remove the white ink
cartridge and shake it once a week. The printer will tell
you when this is required:

Alert that shaking is required

Days until next required shaking

1

Press the

button to unlock the ink bay. Press

to select OPEN LEFT COVER, then press OK.

2

Open the cover and remove the white ink cartridge.

3

Hold the cartridge horizontally and shake it for

about 30 seconds (about 100 times). Shake it back
and forth about an inch or two (5cm) in each
direction.

WARNING:

If ink gets on your hands, wash them

thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets in your

eyes, flush them immediately with water.

4

Hold the cartridge with the arrow mark pointing

toward the printer. Then insert the cartridge into the
slot.

5

Close the ink cover.

Shaking the White Ink Cartridge

Checking and Cleaning the Print Head

Checking the Nozzles

The printer automatically checks the nozzles and cleans
them if necessary, but you can also check them yourself.

1

Make sure roll paper or letter- or A4-size cut sheet

paper is loaded in the printer. If you need to check
the white ink nozzles, use film to ensure that the ink
is visible.

2

Press

Menu.

3

Press

until TEST PRINT is selected, then press .

4

Make sure NOZZLE CHECK is selected,

then press .

5

Select one of the following, then press .

PRINT WITH WHITE INK to check all nozzles
including white ink. If the printer is in cleaning
liquid mode, white ink will be loaded first.

PRINT NOW to check nozzles without switching
ink. If the printer is in cleaning liquid mode, no
white ink will be used.

6

Press OK to start printing the nozzle check pattern.

7

After the pattern is printed, use at least a 10× eye

loupe to examine it.

If the pattern looks good, the print head is clean.
The text “CL : OK” means the cleaning nozzles
are working properly.

If any segments are missing, or if the cleaning
nozzle status is shown as “NG” (no good), run a
cleaning cycle as described in the next section.

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