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　The printer is a peripheral device that has many opportunities to use with a personal computer, but it is not surprisingly used.In this article, which is the special feature of the 2009 Winter Printer "The Purchase Purchase", this article was directly interviewed by two major printer manufacturers in the country, Canon and Seiko Epson, and summarized the convenient knowledge to know.

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Q What are the tips to use without clogging?

A 1.Turn off chitin and power 2.Print at least once a month 3.Watch out for dust mixing

　If you use the printer for the first time in a long time, the printing is faint.I tried to clean the nozzle but it was not improved at all.While trying several times, the ink disappeared this time ...Such troubles are surprisingly common.

　Because it is a printer that I chose and bought, I want to use it for a long time without any problems as possible.So, are there any tips to use without clogging?The first three points found in the manufacturer's interview.

　The cause of the printer clogging is in the head that has been discharged.If the ink dries and hardens, or a fine dust is mixed and sticks, and if they can not be removed even with nozzle cleaning, printing will be faint.

　Turn off the first chitin and the power is to return the printer head to a fixed position (home position).When the head is returned to the home position, the tip is firmly guarded, and it becomes stronger against drying and dust mixing.

　For example, if the printer is stuffed and stopped, and the power supply that is inserted into the outlet is pulled out, the head may be stopped halfway without returning to the home position.If you have done any other errands, you have forgotten the printer as it is, so the risk of clogging will increase.

　It is easy to understand if you imagine a fountain pen or a felt -tip pen.If you put a cap on the pen tip, the next time you try to write the letters, the ink will come out.The same is true for the printer head.

When the power is pulled out on the way, the head does not return to the home position.This will increase the risk of clogging the printer

　Printing once in the second month means flying so that the ink attached to the head does not solidify.It is said that the paper and type to be printed can be anything, and it seems that printing out even the nozzle check pattern is effective.

　According to Epson, dyes and pigments seem to be easier to harden pigment ink, so if you have a printer that uses pigment ink, you should try to maintain once a month as much as possible.

　三番目のWatch out for dust mixingというのも重要だ。ちょっと前のプリンターでは、給紙トレイが本体上部の後ろ側にあるものが主流だった。このタイプで長期に渡ってプリンターを使わない場合に気をつけたいのが、きちんと給紙部のフタを閉じておくということ。

　Dust falls from top to bottom, and if you leave the paper feed part of the printer for several months with the cumbersome, the dust will enter inside.

　I also want to check if the printed paper is dust.If you leave it in the printer or leave it in that area and try to print a paper with dust on the printer, dust will remain on the head side.If such dust is piled up, it increases the risk of clogging.

If you want to extend the life of the printer, be sure to close the paper feed tray at the top of the main unit!

　In the latest model, the paper feed part is a tray, and it has a structure that is less likely to contain dust.