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Clean and lubricate the carriage rod

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Clean and lubricate the carriage rod NOTE: In some circumstances, such as in ambient temperatures above the printer's operational specification (see Environmental specifications on page 189), or if there is a significant amount of dust in the air, the lubrication of the slider rods may be impaired, which can affect the performance of the printer. The following procedure can also be found as a video here: http://www.hp.com/go/latex300/videos. 1. At the front panel, press , then Preventive maint. tasks > Carriage rod lubrication. 2. Open the window. 3. Clean the carriage rod using a lint-free cloth dampened with 95% ethanol. Take care to clean the whole rod, including the part under the left cover. NOTE: 95% ethanol is not provided in the Maintenance Kit. CAUTION: Ethanol is highly flammable. Observe the manufacturer's safety precautions. CAUTION: Do not use commercial cleaners or abrasive cleaners. WARNING! Avoid moving parts. You are recommended to wear gloves. Moving part Wear gloves For more safety information, please see Safety precautions on page 3 CAUTION: While cleaning, be careful not to damage the plastic encoder strip located on top of the rod. 162 Chapter 7 Hardware maintenance ENWW

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Clean and lubricate the carriage rod
NOTE:
In some circumstances, such as in ambient temperatures above the printer's operational specification
(see
Environmental
specifications
on page
189
), or if there is a significant amount of dust in the air, the
lubrication of the slider rods may be impaired, which can affect the performance of the printer.
The following procedure can also be found as a video here:
go/latex300/videos
.
1.
At the front panel, press
, then
Preventive maint. tasks
>
Carriage rod lubrication
.
2.
Open the window.
3.
Clean the carriage rod using a lint-free cloth dampened with 95% ethanol. Take care to clean the whole rod,
including the part under the left cover.
NOTE:
95% ethanol is not provided in the Maintenance Kit.
CAUTION:
Ethanol is highly flammable. Observe the manufacturer’s safety precautions.
CAUTION:
Do not use commercial cleaners or abrasive cleaners.
WARNING!
Avoid moving parts. You are recommended to wear gloves.
Moving part
Wear gloves
For more safety information, please see
Safety precautions
on page
3
CAUTION:
While cleaning, be careful not to damage the plastic encoder strip located on top of the rod.
162
Chapter 7
Hardware maintenance
ENWW