HP Designjet 5000 Service Manual - Page 370

Preventive Maintenance NOTE WARNING Carriage Interconnect Wiper The Carriage Interconnect Wiper also comes with the Carriage. To clean the Printheads and Printhead connects select Replace Printheads in the Printhead menu to remove the Printheads from the Carriage Assembly: 1 Insert the Carriage Interconnect Wiper into the Printhead slot and move it up and down to clean the connections. 2 Change the angle of wipe as shown in 2 below, to properly clean all the connections. 3 Clean the Printhead connections on the Printhead. Do not handle or attempt to clean the Nozzles on the bottom of the Printhead. 4 Carefully avoiding contact with the Nozzles, remove any dirt or fibers close to the edges of the Nozzle Plate using a clean wipe. 1 2 3 4 Nozzle Plate 9-6 HP DesignJet 5000 Series Printers Service Manual