Start the ink injection first thing
The eufyMake E1 automatically drops into maintenance mode after 72 hours of no printing.
To come out of it, you have to go to the Device Screen in EufyMake Studio and run an ink injection. It will take about 10 minutes and you can leave this screen and move to the design/project area while you wait.
The software and your Eufymake app will confirm when the ink injection is complete and indicate you're now ready to print.
But you should not print yet.
Shake the white ink cartridge for 30 seconds
Instead remove the white ink cartridge from the machine and shake it for about 30 seconds.
This isn't in the eufyMake instructions, but I think it's a useful extra (and easy) step that makes a big difference after your machine goes into maintenance mode.
After you re-install the white ink cartridge you're still not ready to print.
Swap to the smaller platform for the test print
Before you print anything real, you're going to run a test print (aka nozzle check) to confirm everything is printing correctly - specifically the white.
The eufyMake calibrates the flatbed before every print - including a test print. So when you use the larger platform it takes significantly longer because there's more surface area to scan. The smaller one calibrates faster and is the perfect size for a test print.
Place a piece of white paper, the same size as the small flat bed, on the platform.
Send the test print and read the result
Back in the software on the Device scree, click Test Printing to send a test print to your UV printer. The Eufymake E1 will print a test pattern onto your scrap paper.
When it's done you want to make sure you don't have any missing nozzles. Specifically, look at the black box on the test print. You're looking for white (not gray or clear) dashes printed on the black box. This is your white test print. If your white is laying down correctly - and you can easily see the dashes - you're ready to print your actual project.
If the black box does not have solid white dashes on it - you need to take another step before you're ready to print because your white ink is not printing.
What to do when the test print fails
If your test print didn't show the white dashes, you need to take another step to get your E1 printing white ink again.
I have a full step by step video that just dropped on Silhouette U for exactly the steps you need to take for the extended Eufymake maintenance. It's available on Silhouette U. You can preview the video for free before joining, or jump in for full access alongside 700+ other tutorials covering eufyMake, Silhouette, xTool, Roland, sublimation and more, plus same-day support when the machine does something the video doesn't cover.
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