ENCAD NovaJet 4, User Manual

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Setting printer options 3-55
User's Guide
SETTING PRINTER
OPTIONS
MEMORY CONFIG
I/O=128K, RAS=1M
3 Press the arrow button to scroll the memory options. Press Select, the
equals signs (=) stops blinking.
Setting the ink level estimator (NJ4 only)
Over time and depending on what you’re printing, one or more of the
ink cartridges will start to run low on ink. The NJ4 provides a unique
ink level estimation feature called ink counting, so that you can monitor
the amount of ink in each cartridge. With ink counting, the printer
estimates the amount of ink remaining in the cartridges by counting the
ink droplets fired from the jets. Before using the ink counting feature
however, you should be aware that it may slow your printing time.
The ink counting procedure requires you to set values for three options
in the Utilities menu:
• Ink Low Level
• Ink Low Stop
• Current Ink Level
The Ink Low Level option lets you specify an estimated ink level at
which you want to be alerted by the Ink Low light on the printer’s front
panel and an audible beep which sounds once. If you specify a Low
Level value, such as 10%, the Ink Low light turns on when the estimated
ink in a cartridge falls to approximately 10%. To see which cartridge is
low, use the Current Ink Level menu, discussed later in this chapter. Ink
counting is disabled when the Ink Low Level option is set to 0% (the
default).