Epson LFP C User guide

EPSON LFP C & I
Startup Guide After Prolonged Shutdown

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Epson LFP C & I
Startup Guide After Prolonged Shutdown
The contents of this guide are intended to help you get
your Epson large format printer back operational again
after a prolonged period of inactivity.
If after following the steps laid out in this guide you are
experiencing technical issues with your device, please
call our Customer Interaction Center on, 0871 423
7766* or alternatively navigate to
https://www.epson.co.uk/contactus
for more contact options.
*Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras.

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Epson SureColor
SC-F Series Dye Sub

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Epson SureColor
SC-F Series Dye Sub
•Clear any dust from the printer surface, filters and print area.
•Turn on the printer if not already switched on.
•Remove any media installed in the printer.
•Check maintenance tank/waste ink bottle capacity and ink levels, replace as required.
•Go to Epson.co.uk/support to find your model and update the firmware to the latest available.
Once the firmware update process has completed, either wait for your printer to restart, or switch
back on using the power button depending on which model you have. If your printer supports
Epson Edge Dashboard you can perform the firmware update from there.
•If your model has HDK ink installed, use the stirring stick to agitate the HDK ink.
•For printer model numbers SC-F6300 and above, follow the user guide on how to perform
head/cap maintenance before proceeding to the next step.
•Perform a heavy clean from the printers control panel.
•Install the media.
•Run a nozzle check and observe the results.
•If only a few nozzles are missing run a light clean to recover, for more extensive nozzle loss
perform the heavy clean again up to a maximum of three times, running a nozzle check in
between.

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Epson SureColor
SC-F Series DTG

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Epson SureColor
SC-F Series DTG Recover From Storage Mode
•Clear any dust from the printer surface, filters and print area.
•Empty the waste ink bottle.
•Prepare the ink cartridges and shake the colour inks approximately 15 times over 5 secs, and the
white inks for 50 times each side over 15 secs.
•Open the cover and check the flushing box condition. Clean/replace as required.
•Switch on the printer and follow the prompts to replace the cleaning solution with the prepared
ink cartridges. Follow the instructions until the printer returns to a ready state.
•Go to Epson.co.uk/support to find your model and update the firmware to the latest available.
Restart the printer once the firmware update has completed.
•Carry out the head/cap maintenance as laid out in the user guide.
•Perform a cleaning cycle from the printers control panel.
•Run a nozzle check and observe the results.
•If only a few nozzles are missing run a light clean to recover, for more extensive nozzle loss
perform the heavy clean up to a maximum of three times, running a nozzle check in between.

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Epson SureColor
SC-F Series DTG Recover
•Clear any dust from the printer surface and print area.
•Open the cover and check the flushing box condition. Clean/replace as required.
•Turn on the printer if not already switched on.
•Check maintenance tank capacity and ink levels, empty and change as required.
•Go to Epson.co.uk/support to find your model and update the firmware to the latest available.
Once the firmware update process has completed, either wait for your printer to restart, or
switch back on using the power button depending on which model you have.
•Remove the ink cartridges and shake the colour inks approximately 15 times over 5 secs, and the
white inks for 50 times each side over 15 secs.
•If the white inks were replaced with cleaning solution at shutdown, do not switch back to white
ink until there is a requirement to print dark garments.
•Carry out the head/cap maintenance as laid out in the user guide.
•Perform a heavy clean from the printers control panel.
•Run a nozzle check and observe the results.
•If only a few nozzles are missing run a light clean to recover, for more extensive nozzle loss
perform the heavy clean up to a maximum of three times, running a nozzle check in between.
Cleaning carts (capacity required) can be used to perform a head wash on the effected channel
for extreme cases.