Indication Of The Counter Value For The Waste Ink Pad - Epson Stylus Color 980 Service Manual

EPSON Stylus Color 980

5.2.11 Indication of the Counter Value for the Waste Ink Pad

This section describes how to indicate and clear the values for the
waste ink pad counters (protection counters) which shows the total ink
amount absorbed in the waste ink pads. In case of Stylus Color 980,
you can confirm and reset the counter values through the printer's
control panel operation only. This manual, however, only describes the
procedure using the service program.
1. Referring to Section 5.2.1, perform the preliminary operation.
2. Select "Maintenance items" from the main Adjustment menu.
3. Select "Protection counter".
4. The following screen appears.
Figure 5-21.
Initial Protection Counter Screen - Check/Clear Selection
5. Select "Check the present counter values".
6. Click "OK".
Adjustment
7. The following screen appears.
Figure 5-22. Protection Counter Indication Screen
8. Click "OK".
Figure 5-23. Screen After "OK" is Clicked
9. The maximum values for the left and right pads are 37,300 and
36,800 points, respectively. If it is over Left 26,100, Right 25,800
points, please replace the waste ink pad.
Adjustments
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