Need Help HP Latex 260 - Maintenance #3 message - stops everything happening

[Ian Stewart-Koster]

I wonder if I can ask for some help...
HP latex 260.
I keep getting this "Maintenance #3 contact support" message and it won't print what the RIP sends. It is waiting to be fixed.
I can to a head test print ok. Looks good.
The funnel is now clean. The waste bucket is new . The air filter and tubes are clean.
I can't seem to reset whatever it thinks needs doing in "maintenance #3."
It's holding up the works... and I'd appreciate any ideas, on how to get it to move along and accept the RIPped file, thanks.

I tried getting into 'setup' to reset the counter for Maintenance #3, (which relates mainly to the waste bucket, funnel, tubes etc) but I cannot even get there.

Ian

 

[Dan360]

You need to get into the service menu and reset SMK3 life. I'm not sure how to get there on a 260, but it should let you keep printing until it actually causes problems.

 

[Christian @ Visual Graphx]

That is a hard maintenance stop and it involves more than just those things. There are sensors to replace and alot of times its good to change the belt at that interval.

 

[KMC]

we just replaced ours about a month ago you will need to call one of your suppliers and get a service tec out for a service 3 maintenance kit

 

[Ahmed Samy Nagada]

Here the the service manual, it will show how to enter service mode and reset SMK3 life.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B59lsvS7aOIFekhja3RpeHIxZXc/view?usp=sharing

 

[StarSign]

Our 26500 has had that up for close to 2 years now. It still prints like a champ, however it's not worth the price to have serviced any more, so we will run it until it finally gives up.

 

[Ian Stewart-Koster]

Thanks everyone very much.
This one would not print while it displayed that message, but I replaced the waste ink bucket, air/ink spray filter, tubes and funnel, and cleaned the carriage rails and oiled them - and the message remained.
So I went into set-up mode and reset the SMK3 counter, rebooted it, and all is good now- printing again.

Thanks again

 

[JmJgraphicd]

Here the the service manual, it will show how to enter service mode and reset SMK3 life.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B59lsvS7aOIFekhja3RpeHIxZXc/view?usp=sharing

I sent a request for a file share I am having same issue and have replaced all maintenance

 

[JmJgraphicd]

I sent a request for a file share I am having same issue and have replaced all maintenance

oh its oldestar24@gmail.com

 

[Dutchman]

Here the the service manual, it will show how to enter service mode and reset SMK3 life.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B59lsvS7aOIFekhja3RpeHIxZXc/view?usp=sharing

I sent for a request as well, trying to keep my 260 running longer.
Thank you.

 

[Ahmed Samy Nagada]

I sent for a request as well, trying to keep my 260 running longer.
Thank you.

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