Ricoh Pro L5160 Care And Maintenance page 10

2. Daily Care and Maintenance
Maintenance frequency
Maintenance
When
Needed
Tools required for maintenance
Be sure to wear the included protective glasses and protective gloves, or the equivalent tools.
The following items are disposable: waste cloth (paper towel), non-woven fabric, protective
gloves, and cleaning stick. Be sure to use new ones instead of reusing them.
When cleaning the caps and the area around the print heads, use a cleaning stick. If you use a
regular cotton swab, fluff may be left on the said areas and cause a secondary malfunction.
• Waste cloth (paper towel)/Non-woven fabric
Used to clean the exterior of the machine and the nozzle faces of the print heads. Do not use it
to clean the caps or the area around the print heads.
• Cleaning stick
Used to clean the caps and the area around the print heads. Be sure to use it for cleaning
confined areas such as gaps or uneven surfaces.
• Cleaning liquid bottle
Use when removing dirt that is hard to remove or cured ink.
• Dropper
Use when filling the caps of the print heads with cleaning liquid. Suck up the cleaning liquid
from the cleaning liquid bottle before using.
• Protective gloves
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When printed media becomes
dirty
When media cannot be
detected
When nozzle clogging cannot
be resolved
When replacing consumables
Maintenance item
Cleaning the exterior
Cleaning the pre-heater
Cleaning the platen
Cleaning the pinch rollers
Cleaning the media sensors
Cleaning the nozzle surface of
the print heads
Replacing an ink cartridge
Replacing a cleaning cartridge
Replacing a flushing cartridge
Replacing a waste ink bottle
Reference
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