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GT-541 Cookbook: Keep your Printer in Good Condition


*** Monthly Check Points ***




The most important parts in GT-541 are Print Heads, and it does self-cleaning to keep print quality good as you all know. (Initial setting is "once after 24 prints (maximum)" but you can shorten the intervals from "menu" > "maintenance" of Control Panel.) Still, the inside of inkjet printer is not very clean. Wet ink mist may collect dusts and threads around maintenance units and may damage the print quality. So check the inside sometimes before turning ON and keep your GT-541 in good condition.



Check Points Wiper Cleaner Waste Ink Cartridge Obstruction Sensor Flash Plate Platen Sheet T-shirt Tray
Click the number above.

The image above shows the checkpoints in "monthly" maintenance before you start your print job. Alternatively, at longest, please do it at the time when you open a new yellow ink cassette: there is one more thing to do, yes, Wiper Cleaner exchange.

Wiper Cleaner and Wiper Cleaner Cassette
The most important point is Keep Wiper Cleaner "enough to absorb ink", which holds waste ink inside it to keep the surface of the Wiper Blade clean, so that Print Heads can fire properly.

On the other hand, maybe head cleaning may not solve misfiring and banding. Remember, Wiper Cleaner cleans the Wiper Blade, and Wiper Blade cleans the Print Heads. If Wiper Blade is muddy with waste ink because Wiper Cleaner is muddy, then how can Print Heads keep clean? So be sure to exchange Wiper Cleaner every time you open a new Yellow Ink Cartridge, which is packed with Wiper Cleanser. Use plastic gloves in Cap Cleaning Kit if it is too dirty.

Refer to "Maintenance" page in Basic Operation Manual or Instruction Manual for "step by step" instructions.

Be sure to set Wiper Cleaner properly into Wiper Cleaner Cartridge (black body) and put it back to the Printer. When the claws are off or Wiper Cleaner is not inserted to the back position, it will hinder the wiper and another misfiring may occur.

If you have not exchange Wiper Cleaner for a long time, please be careful because waste ink may overflow inside Wiper Cleaner Cassette. Pull it out slowly and carefully not to spoil everywhere around the Printer.

When you exchange Wiper Cleaner, check the caps and wiper blade too with Cap Cleaning Kit if they are dirty with ink or dusts. Read the manual before cleaning.



Waste Ink Cartridge
If Waste Ink Cartridge is full, Printer will stop the action and ask you to exchange. Pull out carefully and seal the opening with white seal. Put the two claws into the openings to make the sensor work properly.


The Front / Back of Obstruction Sensor

Check the front/back surface of the Obstruction Sensor not to damage the printing material when loading. If they are dirty with ink and/or dust, wipe off the dirt with a soft wet cloth with water.
Flash Plate
When ink or dust is mounted high on the top edge of the Flash Plate, it may touch the surface of the print head during printing, this may cause misfiring. Wipe off the dirt with a soft wet cloth with water.
Platen Sheet
This cotton sheet is for holding a printed material flat. In addition, it catches the small mists of ink coming through the material too. When the edges are loose and the surface wears out, peel off and put a new one. If you feel is hard to peel off, warm the surface with hair dryer to loose the adhesive tape.
T-shirt Tray
There must be much dust mounted at the back corners. Wipe off the whole surface sometimes.

Thank you for keeping GT-541 clean!


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