How do you drain the printer of ink? Do you run prints through it till it runs dry? Seems like a waste of expensive ink to me.
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With no replacement fluid to keep the ink lines etc from drying in I would never drain the printer for that period. I think you should ask HP what the best method will be.
If that isn't answered keep the printer in the condition as it is right now. Print your favorite reference image on the paper you know best. Archive that print. Print some sheets with an image that will use all the ink colors. Shut the printer off on the panel. Take the cables off. I can't remember whether there's a clamp to keep the head fixed in transport but that will be written in the manual. Dampen any car/road vibrations to the printer with foam, blankets etc. Make sure that the environment isn't super dry (freezing cold etc) as that may harm the electronics in movement (static electricity) and promote ink drying. Freezing temperatures itself most likely do no harm to the ink and parts as there's enough anti-freeze glycols in the ink. Plastic can be brittle in the cold. Let the printer return to room conditions (temperature, humidity) when it is placed again. Take the clamp away if there is one. Then shake the installed carts thoroughly, connect the printer and start it up. Consider the ink in the lines as not color correct as pigment settlement may have happened. Print some sheets with an image that will use all the ink colors. Calibrate the paper you know best, use the old profile you still have. Print that favorite reference image and decide whether you still like it.
If some heads need to be cleaned manually clean them all. There have been some instructions on this list and there is information in the manual. If a head fails replace it and I think in that case a new cart for that failed color line may be wise too. Calibrate the same paper again then and print that reference image again. Only if you are sure you are back to normal calibrate the other papers too.
I actually expect there will be hardly a problem.
No experience with transporting an HP but that's what I can think off backed with some Epson transport experience.
Ernst Dinkla
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