Ricoh Ri 1000 User Manual page 140

3) Horizontal banding
thick horizontal lines
across the entire shirt
4) Several nozzles out –
improves not at all or
just a little with head
normal and strong head
cleans
5) Dark shirt prints look
dull
6) Light shirt looks too dull
7) Cartridge reads 0% but
was just at a high %
(example 65%) at the
previous operation.
(before printing
before cleaning)
- Nozzles 100% - appears in solid
colors of dark or gray - bi
directional banding - has to do
with the colors laying down in
different sequence depending on
which direction the carriage is
traveling
Nozzles 100% - appears in solid
colors - the color is inconsistent in
the scanning direction of the
carriage. This is caused by the
different drops of CMYK not
combining consistently
During an initial ink fill - air has
been introduce to the head or
after a head clean cleaning fluid
or air was inadvertently pushed
into the head by the cleaning
applicator
White nozzles 100 % or near
100%. - In adequate amount of
pretreat on shirt - this can cause
the white ink to mostly sink into
the shirt
White nozzles 100 % or near
100% but look dull. - White ink
has settled
Missing many nozzles on one or
both white heads
Nozzle is 100% - Wrong output
profile is selected
Temporary loss of Comm caused
cartridge reading error
or
Uncheck the bi directional box in the RIP.
This can show in Speed Quality mode for
CMYK - Print in Fine Quality mode for
CMYK - if still persists - print in 1200 X
1200 dpi (Kothari RIP) or Superfine
Let the printer sit overnight which will
give the air a chance to settle – after the
nozzle should be good
Increase the amount of pretreat being
sprayed on the shirt
If the white cartridges have not been
agitated per instructions - will need to
agitate the white ink cartridges for 2
minutes. Then perform 3 to 4 strong
head cleans - this will replace most of the
settled ink
Perform head cleans to recover the
nozzle to 100% or near 100%
If printing in 600 X 600 Dpi and using a
profile meant for 1200 X 1200 DPI then
the shirt will look dull
Pull out the cartridge that reads 0%. The
status should change to NC and the
cartridges not loaded message will
appear in the status bar. Put the
cartridge back in and the % reading
should go back to normal. If the % still
reads 0 after reinserting the cartridge
then turn the printer off and turn it back
on and the cartridge will read correctly
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User Manual
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