Accountability checklist for keeping white ink in motion each print day before the first job.
White ink pigments are heavy and settle when circulation stops. The decision to agitate daily — and to confirm it happened — is the single most consequential white-ink habit. Exact agitation method, duration, and cartridge handling come from your equipment's approved service manual.
Do not skip agitation to save time, and do not substitute an unapproved method. If you cannot locate the approved procedure, escalate rather than guess.
This is buyer/owner guidance that organizes decisions and accountability. It does not claim universal equipment-specific facts, counts, fluid instructions, or physical steps. Exact procedures for your model come only from the approved manufacturer source. Confirm against your equipment's service manual before acting.
Generic buyer/owner guidance — applies across DTG/DTF models. Not a manufacturer-authorized procedure and does not claim applicable models. Always confirm against your equipment's service manual.
Confirm today is a print day and the printer is in its ready state.
Accountability: this is the trigger that makes agitation due.
Locate your manufacturer-approved agitation procedure for this exact model.
If no approved source is on file, stop and obtain one before proceeding.
Perform the agitation exactly as the approved source specifies.
Do not improvise method, count, or duration — these are model-specific.
Record the check-in with a timestamp and note any anomaly.
WhiteGuard stamps the time so completion is auditable.
Approved agitation method for your model
reference topic — approved source required
Pigment settling reference topic
reference topic — approved source required
If this procedure didn't resolve the issue, file an escalation. It routes to Supervisor on duty · BuyersLab@hopedez.com with the supervisor + Buyers Lab on copy.