SECTION 3
OPERATING PRINTER
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Ink Tank Status
This right side of the Touchscreen [
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] displays the Ink Tank Status.
Ink Levels:
The system will display the calculated value (percentage) of available ink for
each Tank.
NOTE:
When the value of any Ink Tank reaches 10% the numbers will turn RED. When the
calculated value reaches zero (out) the printer will stop feeding/printing until the Ink Tank is
replaced.
See section titled “Replacing ink tanks”, within “Maintenance” section, for instructions.
Tip:
Keep in mind that this is an estimated value. It is not 100% accurate. It would be wise
to keep spare Ink Tanks on-hand; to avoid down-time due to unanticipated “out of ink”
conditions.
Additional Ink Status display conditions:
•
“
?
” indicates that the Ink Tank is missing
or not recognized (poor/dirty connection).
Install Tank and verify that Ink Tank
Latch is securly fastened. Try removing
and cleaning QA chip contacts on Tank.
•
A percentage number shown in red
indicates Ink Low. Example:
4%
Tank replacement will be needed soon.
•
“Out”
indicates that the visitble ink
sensor does not see any ink in the Tank’s
prism or the system calculated that 250ml
of ink was drawn from the Tank.
NOTE:
The visible ink sensor is used as a
fail-safe for the ink system. It prevents the system from trying to pull ink from an empty Tank, which
would pull air into the ink system (ink lines and printhead), causing printing issues and possible
printhead nozzle damage. It is possible for Tank to read 10-20% and then suddenly show “Out”. It is also
possible for the system to toggle in and out of the “Out” condition (visible ink sensor doesn’t see ink,
then sees ink, then doesn’t see ink).
Tip
: Verify that the printer is level. An unlevel printer may give a premature visible ink “Out” condition.
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