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3. Maintenance
3.9. Agitating a White Cartridge
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Do not shake the cartridge too quickly or too hard.
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Do not hit or drop it when agitating. It may cause injury, cartridge damage, or ink leakage.
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Do not excessively agitate/shake. It may cause ink leakage.
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Agitate/Swing as instructed. Other methods may cause ink leakage.
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Be sure to wear commercially available protective glasses, gloves, and clothing when replacing or
handling cartridges.
The printer will prompt you every 12 hours.
White ink is prone to ink precipitation (the tendency for the ink to accumulate at the bottom of the ink
solution). Ink precipitation may decrease the print density or cause nozzle clogging. Be sure to agitate the
white ink when you unpack the ink cartridge and once a day after it has been unpacked.
After the first displayed, it will notify you by the buzzer every hour (selectable ON/OFF).
There are two types of display formats (Count Manually / Count Automatically) and you can select which
one to use. For details, see page 186 "Count Manually (at a button)" and page 187 "Count Automatically".
When the message appears, pull out all white cartridges and agitate/shake it as follows.
NOTE - You can watch the maintenance instruction video. For details, see page 125, "Watching the
Procedure on Video".
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To prevent being stained by ink or cleaning solution, wear protective gear (protective gloves,
protective glasses/goggles, protective clothing). Also take care not to stain your surroundings while
agitating the ink.
Prepare
Use a lint free wipes to wipe off any dirt on the white ink cartridge and cartridge slot. For details
on how to clean the cartridge and cartridge slot, see page 194 "Cleaning the Cartridges and
Cartridge Slots". Make sure there are no tears or cracks on the white ink cartridge.
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