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Changing the Black Ink Type
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Chapter 3
Printing Methods for
Different Objectives
Chapter 4
Maintaining the
Printer
Chapter 5
Using the Printer in a
Network Environ-
ment
Chapter 6
Troubleshooting
Chapter 7
Operation of the
Function Menus
Index
Contents
Chapter 2
Using a Variety of
Media
Chapter 1
Basic Procedures
Changing the Black Ink Type
This printer employs two types of black ink, either Photo
Black Ink or Matte Black Ink, to best match the media type
and the requirements of the print job. For more details
about the types of black ink, please refer to
Chapter 2 “The
Suitable Black Ink for Media”
. (
→
P.2-2
)
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Photo Black Ink Tank BCI-1431BK
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Matte Black Ink Tank BCI-145IMBK
Follow this procedure to switch the type of black ink.
Remove printed and other media from the platen.
On the operation panel perform
ChangeBkInkType
.
After the processing to drain the ink is finished, remove
the black ink tank.
Install the black ink that you want to use.
Confirm the installed ink tank.
Aligning the Printhead
Important
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When you execute
ChangeBkInkType
, the printer
consumes about 45 ml of black ink and about 15 ml of
the colored inks in total. Before you change the ink
tanks, confirm that there is sufficient ink in the tank. It
is recommended that you use a new ink tank
whenever possible. (
→
P.4-2
)
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The Photo Black and Matte Black ink tanks cannot be
installed at the same time.
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You cannot execute
ChangeBkInkType
once the
MTCart Full Soon
or
Replace MT-Cart
appears. You
can execute
ChangeBkInkType
after the
maintenance cartridge has been replaced.