Owner's Manual

Chapter 4
Printer Care and Maintenance
In this chapter, you’ll learn about the self-cleaning feature and
other operating aspects of the printer. There’s also a trouble-
shooting chart you can use to quickly solve any little problems
that might arise.
As you’ll see, the SQ-2000 is not only easy to use -- it’s also
simple to maintain on a daily basis. Periodic attention by a ser-
vice technician is necessary, however.
The Ink Jet Print Head
If you’re familiar with dot-matrix printers, you know that they
print characters made up of numerous tiny dots. The SQ-2000 is
similar in some ways, but significantly improves on earlier dot-
matrix technology. Rapid-drying ink has replaced the ink ribbon.
Miniature nozzles release the dots directly onto the page.
The result is faster printing with almost no noise. Moreover,
because the SQ-2000’s print head releases the ink from 24 nozzles
arranged in two columns,
each character is more sharply
defined.*
* In letter quality mode
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