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Posted: 13 Jul, 2011
by: Anderson R.
Updated: 15 Nov, 2011
by: Anderson R.
Take a lint free cloth soak it in cleaning solution (you can tear open a cleaning cartridge or buy cleaning solution). Put the rest of the solution in a poly bottle for cleaning.

Uncap the head
Place the wet cloth over the cap
Cap the head.
Rewet every 20 minutes or so for an hour (or how ever long it takes)

Uncap the head
Remove the cloth
And immediately do a cleaning from the front panel.

Repeat as necessary for as long as you can recover nozzles.
(or have dried ink on the nozzle plate)
You can get lint free wipes and cleaning solution from your Mutoh Dealer.


This is a good time to do your regular maintenance as this will soften dried ink and make it easier to clean.
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