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PAGE: 11/23
Model: Shepherd-Lt
Date: 7th
-Oct-19
No.:
RM0D4011
2. Installation>Main Machine Installation>Installation Procedure>Connecting the Ink
Tubes (Between Sub Tanks and Print Heads)
Connecting the Ink Tubes (Between Sub Tanks and Print Heads, and waste tank)
This section describes how to connect the ink tubes of the sub tanks with the ink tubes of the print
heads.
1. Remove the fittings from the ink tubes of the sub tanks, and then connect these ink
tubes to the ink tubes [A] of the print heads.
Refer RTB RM0D4** Installation Procedure of Double White Kit when Double White mode is
selected.
Check that none of the ink tubes are twisted or bent. If an ink tube is twisted or bent, problems
may occur with discharge.
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The print heads are arranged in three rows, and each print head has four nozzle rows. The
respective color inks (C/M/Y/K/W/Cl/Pr) will be provided to the print heads as shown below.
(The black circles in the diagram indicate the location of the ink tubes for each print head.)
Referring to the following diagram, connect the ink tubes of the sub tanks for each color with
the corresponding color of the ink tubes of the print heads.
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The three ink tubes of the sub tank for each color are arranged in a line from front to rear.
Connect the ink tube at the front with the ink tube of the print head in the first row, connect
the ink tube at the middle with the ink tube of the print head in the second row, and
connect the ink tube at the rear with the ink tube of the print head in the third row. For
