Ricoh L4160 Operation Manual page 98

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Press the
• The carriage moves to the maintenance position.
• If the carriage is not covered by the ink cap for a long period
of time, the nozzle face of the head may get dry and clogged,
resulting in white lines being left in the printed image.
• The buzzer sounds periodically while the carriage is out of the
capping station. The buzzer sounds at shorter interval when
the print heater temperature is high.
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Open the right maintenance cover cover then
remove the wiper.
• Pull out the wiper by holding the protrusions at its both ends.
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Put the wiper that you used for one day into a provided case or solvent-resistance-
covered-container (glass, earthenware, etc.) and pour Cleaning Fluid.
• Time to immerse the wiper shall be for 1 to 24 hours.
• If you leave the wiper immersed in Cleaning Fluid too long, the wiper may be deformed.
• Dispose the Cleaning Fluid for soaking the wiper if it gets dirty. (As a guide, replace it in a
• For case for immersing the wiper, please use provided case or solvent-resistance-covered-
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Take out the wiper and remove ink blot etc. with a
Kimwipe®.
• Wipe off well so that any lint etc. do not remain on the top
edge of the wiper film.
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key.
week). Regarding disposal of unused Cleaning Fluid, please ask Industrial waste disposer
and pursuant to the regulations of your district.
container. In case that you want to immerse the wiper by using your resin case, please
make sure to test whether there are no problems such as case deformation before you try.
At the start of immersion
Carriage
Projection
At the end of immersion