Ricoh JP5800 Service Manual page 100

1 March, 2000 SERVICE PROGRAM MODE
42: 2-422 (Ink Auxiliary Supply)
This mode determines when ink is detected and supplied. There are three possible
settings.
• '0: After': Ink detection and supply are done when a print job finishes.
• '1: Before': They are done when the Print Start key is pressed (and before
starting printing).
• '2: No': Ink is not added except during normal printing.
Note that if the machine detects a low ink condition during printing, ink is supplied
regardless of this setting.
To minimize the wait time for drum idling, ink supply prior to starting printing has
been eliminated by setting this mode to '0: After' as the default. With older
firmware, when the Print Start key is pressed, the machine carries out the ink
detection and (if low ink is detected) starts to supply ink before starting printing.
(This ink detection is likely only when an operator cancels the Auto-cycle mode,
which is selected by default. In the Auto-cycle mode, the machine enters the
printing process without detecting the ink after making a master.)
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