Automatic Maintenance Function; Setting The Refreshing Intervals - Ricoh L4160 Operation Manual

Automatic Maintenance Function

To use this machine comfortably, you can set various maintenances to be performed automatically.
Here, set performing intervals of various automatic maintenances.
You can prevent troubles such as ink clogging by performing automatic maintenance periodically (automatic
maintenance function).
For the auto maintenance functions, the following items can be set:
• When you perform maintenance manually, after manual maintenance is completed and when time set
with the automatic maintenance function has passed, maintenance starts automatically.
Function name
REFRESH
CLEANING
CLEANING(WHITE)
• During the right message is displayed, the operation set in the
auto maintenance function is not carried out. Perform the
operations of P.4-30 if required.
• When the power switch on the front of the machine is turned off,
check the waste ink bottle.

Setting the Refreshing Intervals

The interval between each operation of ejecting a small amount of ink from the nozzles to prevent nozzle
clogging is set.
1
Select [AUTO MAINT.] of the maintenance menu.
(1) Press the
(2) Press
(3) Press
2
Press the
3
Press the
4
Press
• Set value : Lv.1, Lv.2, Lv.3
• As the LEVEL increases, the interval between each operation gets shorter.
5
Press the
6
Press
The interval between each refreshing operation is set.
The interval between each cleaning operation is set.
set the cleaning type and intervals between next cleaning to prevent white ink clogging (only
when you use white ink).
key in LOCAL.
to select [MAINTENANCE] and press the
to select [AUTO MAINT.].
key.
key.
to set the refreshing interval.
key.
the key several times to end the setting.
Descriptions
< L OCA L >
C h e c k w a s t e
key.
AU TO MA I N T .
RE F RE SH
RE F RE SH
: L v . 1
RE F RE SH
: L v . 1
AU TO MA I N T .
RE F RE SH
1
i n k [ MN T ]
1
1
[ EN T ]
4
.
[ EN T ]
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