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Question posted by jeanclaude on August 14th, 2017

How To Get Gx 3000 Running After Long Time Unused ?

After very long time unsed, display shoxs error 999. I suppose clogged ink in heads. How to get rid of dry ink and have this printer running again ?

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on August 14th, 2017 10:01 AM
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From the service manual error 999 means:
Maintenance Stepping Motor Out of Home Position
The maintenance motor HP sensor failed to detect the motor at the home position.
Possible causes:
Maintenance HP sensor connector loose, broken, or defective
Maintenance motor connector loose, broken, or defective


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User Guide - Page 7

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User Guide - Page 26

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User Guide - Page 31

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User Guide - Page 32

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User Guide - Page 33

... or thin z pre-stitched z glued or tacked 30 z The ink may smear depending on the paper type, the ink may smudge. z Ink takes time to dry. z Use at the ends z curled z absorbent z dry and conducive to the rear position before printing. otherwise, the ink may take a while to dry. z Insert paper with them . Non-compatible Paper Check if...
User Guide - Page 38

... guides into position. 6. Slide the tabs on both sides of the tray's interior to the paper size. Do not use the paper tray extension for long paper. 35 Use it only for A4 (Letter) size paper or smaller paper. Paper 3. Slide the tabs back into place to lock the paper tray...
User Guide - Page 43

Replacing Consumables 4. In the illustration above, the cyan Print cartridge is empty. In this illustration, the cyan ink has completely run out. 40 If the background of the image in the top left corner of dialog box is yellow, the indicated cartridge is empty. Replace the cartridge. Check the cartridge status.
User Guide - Page 46

.... z If ink comes into contact with ink, wash the... affected area thoroughly with your skin comes into contact with water or soap and water. z If your eyes, rinse immediately in the printer. About Print cartridges z Print cartridges comply with the printer. z When using the printer for the first time... not touch the ink supply port of ...Ink may leak out. z If ink is ingested, ...
User Guide - Page 65

...inch". z Off z On Default: On Unit of Measure You can specify whether or not to send notification that a printer error has occurred to Energy Saver mode. z A4 (210 x 297) z B5 JIS(182x257) z A5 (210 x ...(114x162) z DL Env (110x220) z Custom Size 62 Making Printer Settings To use Energy Saver mode, you must specify how long the printer remains idle before it receives a print job. z mm z...
User Guide - Page 67

...the Host Interface menu remain effective even if you turn the printer off . When the specified time elapses, the printer can receive data from another interface. z On z Off ... can specify the IP address. Making Printer Settings Host Interface Menu In the Host Interface menu, you can make the [I /O Timeout Specify how long the printer waits for information about the network configuration...
User Guide - Page 72

... for at least 8 hours. Click [Next >]. 7. If there is not satisfactory, perform head cleaning again. Open the printer properties dialog box. 3. z If the condition of performing a print-head cleaning. This may not print properly even if you clean the heads multiple times. Head cleaning consumes ink. Click [Next >]. Do not perform another operation before cleaning is complete...
User Guide - Page 95

... setting match? The ink may be clogged. Print the nozzle check test pattern and clean the print-heads as necessary. If the image is fuzzy or lines are all ejecting ink properly, and, if necessary, carry out head cleaning or head-flushing. tern again. for a long time? Make sure that the printer is a problem with the printer's location? Is there...
User Guide - Page 97

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User Guide - Page 130

... you do not use the printer for a long period of time, always check if the nozzles are clogged by printing a nozzle check test pattern. z If you do not use the printer at least for 8 hours, printing may dry out and become possible. If this , periodically print something. z After head cleaning is performed multiple times, clogged ink will not be performed...
User Guide - Page 171

...time you print. Be sure to select black and white printing if you want to print from the application, and then open the printer...] in the [Color/Black and White] area on the [Setup] tab. 3. z p.151 "Two Types of Printer Properties Dialog Box"... 168 Open the file you specified black and white printing in the [Print Quality] area on the paper type, colour ink...
User Guide - Page 172

...the application, and then open the printer properties dialog box. 2. Select the [Level Color] check box. 4. Changing Image ...ink. The [Change User Settings] dialog box appears. 4. Open the file you want to print from the application, and then open the printer properties dialog box. 2. The printer properties dialog box closes. 5. z The colour of images, the longer the time...
User Guide - Page 179

...Open the file you to be cases where printing takes a long time or colours are used , the brighter the image looks. On...may cause printing not to get print results that resemble the display image more red is Multi-tab, click [User settings]...]. z p.151 "Two Types of Printer Properties Dialog Box" z For details about [Color balance:], see the printer driver Help. Open the file you should...
User Guide - Page 216

...z The printer error has occurred. z The ink will be replaced soon. The printer's top page appears. Launch the Web browser. 2. The e-mail notifying the printer status will run out. z The paper has run out soon....transmitted to notify. Notifying the Printer Status by e-mail on an occasion such as if the printer runs out or paper or paper is the first time to the e-mail address ...
User Guide - Page 218

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User Guide - Page 234

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