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1.3.3 Supply Cartridge Control and Selection
Supply cartridge control
Cartridge status indicated by LEDs
Selection and determination of the supply cartridge for the 4-color ink set
supply cartridge switching selection timing
At power-on
When an error occurs in the currently selected cartridge
When a cartridge with higher priority than the currently selected cartridge is inserted
Switching is not executed during printing or cleaning but executed when the machine has returned to LOCAL
mode.
When there is more than one effective cartridge for 1-ink supply path
No.
Item
Description
1
For the 4-color ink set
The machine uses two ink cartridges for 1 supply system and can mount 8 cartridges in
total.
1 supply cartridge is assigned to 1 supply system. The cartridge with less amount of
remaining ink is used first by toggle switching.
Switching between cartridges for ink supply occurs under any of the following
conditions:
• “INK END” during printing
• “INK NEAR END” during filling
• Ink IC warning
• When the cartridge is removed
• When executing Ink use-up cleaning
2
Except for the 4-color ink set
(filling 6-color ink set)
Since there is 1 ink cartridge per supply system, all 8 cartridges are supply cartridges.
LED
Status
Explanation
Green
Lit
Supply cartridge
Red
Blink
INK END, INK NEAR END, Expiration:1MONTH
Lit
NO CARTRIDGE
WRONG INK IC
Errors related to PIC, namely, NON-ORIGINAL INK, WRONG INK IC, Kind of INK, Color
of INK, WRONG CARTRIDGE and Expiration:2MONTH
INK REMAIN ZERO
A cartridge having no remaining ink after execution of ink use-up cleaning (only in 4-color
use).
Priority
Cartridge status
1
The cartridge having the smaller amount of remaining ink is selected.
2
If there is no distinction at “1”, the cartridge closer to the expiration date is selected.
3
If there is no distinction at “1” and “2”, the cartridge in the smaller slot number is selected.
MAINTENANCE MANUAL > Operating Principle > Ink System > Supply Cartridge Control and Selection
Model
TS34-1800A
Issued 2011.10.17 Revised
F/W ver.
1.20
Remark
1.0