Maintenance - Ricoh Ri 2000 User Manual

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Maintenance

Your printer performs automatic maintenance routines based on time and use. Because of this your
machine is almost always ready to print when you need it. However, it is also a best practice to perform
a nozzle check prior to printing.
Below is a list of maintenance procedures and frequency for those that are time based.
Period
Every 1 hour
Every 3 hours
Every 12 hours
Every 3 days
Every 10 days
Once a month
ATTENTION! Auto maintenance will be not be perform if the following conditions occur. Failure to
perform Auto maintenance can result in a clogged print head. These conditions need to be cleared ASAP
so auto maintenance can be performed.
Printer is powered off. (Always keep the printer powered on unless it has been flushed with cleaning
fluid)
Ink cartridge is missing or reading 0%
Waste tank is full
CR encoder error and other errors
Any Service call message (see trouble shooting guide) - message bar at the top of the screen will be red
Front cover is open
The ink bay has been opened for maintenance
If the auto maintenance is not being performed, then the print heads can be clogged.
IF Auto maintenance is prevented from happening for any reason the following message will appear
Perform
Automatic White ink circulation
Automatic White channel cleaning
Automatic All channel cleaning
Alarm agitating white cartridge
Alarm White jig clean, Alarm manual maintenance,
clean white maintenance unit manually
Alarm Color jig clean, Alarm manual maintenance.
clean color maintenance unit
Manually clean and lubricate the guide rods for white
and color carriage units – inspect and quick wipe of
the white and color encoder.
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