Disposing of Waste Ink
Preparing and Replacement Timing
When The Waste Ink Bottle is nearing the end of its
service life. is displayed
Prepare a new Waste Ink Bottle as soon as possible.
When you want to replace the waste ink bottle at this
stage, such as to do night operations, press in the order
of
(menu) -
Maintenance
-
Replace Maintenance
Parts
-
Waste Ink Bottle
on the control panel screen,
and then do the replacement work. If you do not do the
replacement work from the settings menu, the waste ink
counter cannot operate correctly.
Waste Ink Counter
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Important:
Never remove the waste ink bottle while printing or
carrying out the following maintenance procedures.
Waste ink may leak.
❏
Head Cleaning
❏
Changing the printer mode
❏
Maintenance before long-term storage
When Waste Ink Bottle is at the end of its service life.
is displayed
Replace the Waste Ink Bottle with a new bottle
immediately.
Replacement procedure
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Waste Ink Counter
The printer uses the waste ink counter to track waste ink
and displays a message when the counter reaches the
warning level. If you follow the message instructions
(
Waste Ink Bottle is at the end of its service life.
) and
replace the Waste Ink Bottle with a new one, the counter
is cleared automatically.
If you need to replace the waste ink bottle before the
message is displayed, press in the order of
(menu) -
Maintenance
-
Replace Maintenance Parts
-
Waste
Ink Bottle
on the control panel screen, and then do the
replacement work.
Maintenance Menu
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Important:
Always do the replacement work from the settings
menu and clear the waste ink counter if you replace
the waste ink bottle before being prompted to do so
by a message. Otherwise, the replacement interval
for the Waste Ink Bottle will no longer be measured
correctly.
Replacing the waste ink bottle
Before starting this procedure, be sure to read the
following:
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“Cautions when operating” on page 79
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Remove the outer and inner caps from the new
waste ink bottle.
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Important:
You need the caps when disposing of the waste
ink bottle. Keep them in a safe place.
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