Ricoh D124-17 Service Manual page 474

4. Replacement and Adjustment
14. Open the ink cartridge cover and leave it open.
• The ink cartridge cover must be open so that you can complete this procedure.
• If the machine is powered on with the cover closed, the machine will start the initial filling
sequence and try to move the carriage unit to the home position for capping.
15. Turn on the machine.
16. Ignore the error.
17. Go into the SP mode and do SP2012-1. If the value of this SP code does not read "9", then enter
"9".
18. Confirm that all five ink supply tubes are connected securely to the dummy tank.
19. Open SP2100-5, and then enter "31".
• The ink starts pumping from the ink cartridges, through the tubes and into the ink sump.
• When you see "Completed" the pumping operation is finished.
20. Turn the machine off.
21. Disconnect the ink supply tubes from the dummy tank.
22. Insert a metal plug into the end of each tube to prevent ink leakage.
23. Make sure the ink supply tubes are flat and stacked correctly.
24. Pass each tube through the top of the carriage unit in this order: K1 > K2 > C > M > Y
25. The tubes should enter the left and leave the right side of the carriage unit in the order shown
above.
• This ensures that the tubes are not crossed inside the carriage unit.
• If they are crossed, the tube pressure plate may not set correctly.
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