Ricoh Ri 1000 Operator Training page 9

What happens when you don't change an
empty cartridge?
NOZZLES CLOG AND STOPS FIRING.
THIS IN RETURN WILL GIVE YOU
BANDING IN YOUR PRINT.
CONTAMINATION - IF A WHITE INK
CARTRIDGE IS LEFT EMPTY, IT WILL
CREATE BACK PRESSURE AND PULL
INK FROM THE MAINTENANCE
STATION THROUGH THE HEAD AND
INTO THE WHITE TUBES. WHEN
THIS HAPPENS YOU WILL START TO
SEE YOUR WHITE TUBES GRAY OR
YELLOW.
AnaJet Ricoh _ Ri 1000- Operator Training
AIR CAN ENTER INTO THE TUBES -
AIR IN THE TUBES WILL START TO
DRY THE INK , RISKING CLOGGING
THE HEAD.
PERMANENT DAMAGE TO PRINT
HEAD - IF A CARTRIDGE IS LEFT
EMPTY FOR TOO LONG IN THE
PRINTER YOU RISK CLOGGING THE
HEAD PERMANENTLY REQUIRING A
REPLACEMENT.
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