Printing system with a cleaning system and a method therefor

A method for replacing cleaning materials in a cleaning system of a printing system, the printing system including a print engine having printing elements configured to print on print media, a print controller configured to control the printing on print media by the print engine, and the cleaning system having at least one cleaning material configured to clean an environment of the printing elements, the cleaning system includes at least one safety switch to electrically isolate the cleaning system during printing of sheets, the method comprising:

• receiving a trigger, by the print controller, that the cleaning material should be replaced;
• putting the cleaning system into a physical state to create access with a locked position of the cleaning system;
• electrically disconnecting the cleaning system from the print engine by means of the at least one safety switch;
• simultaneously printing by the print engine on print media and replacing the cleaning material in the cleaning system;
• and
• upon receipt of a trigger that the cleaning material is replaced,
• electrically reconnecting the cleaning system to the print engine by means of the at least one safety switch,
• unlocking the cleaning system, and
• reactivating the electrical control of the actuators and the cleaning system.