
MelcoJet FP-125 Printer User Manual (v. 4.0)
September 2008
Page 50
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Switching from Color to White Ink
A printer with all colored ink cartridges for white garment only printing can be
reconfigured to color and white inks for white and black garment printing. The first four
ink channels must always have Y M C K colored ink cartridges. The white ink cartridges
must be installed in channels five through eight if desired.
Ink Bay
Bay 1
Bay 2
Bay 3
Bay 4
Bay 5
Bay 6
Bay 7
Bay 8
For White
Garments
Only
Yellow Magenta
Cyan
Black
Yellow Magenta
Cyan
Black
For White
and Black
Garments
Yellow Magenta
Cyan
Black
White
White
White
White
Replace the color ink cartridges in ink bays five through eight with Cleaning Fluid
cartridges.
Perform several Printhead Cleaning operations from the program utilities window.
You can see the cleaning fluid replacing the colored ink in the ink tubes if you open
the printer top cover. The cleaning fluid does not have to reach all the way to the
damper area.
Remove the cleaning fluid cartridges from ink bays five through eight and install
the white ink cartridges in their place. Make certain you shake the white ink
cartridges gently several times before installation.
Perform Printhead cleaning operations from the program utilities window several
times until you observe the white ink reaching the damper.
Print a Printhead nozzle check to verify the patterns exceed 80% for color and 90%
for white. If not, Use the Printhead Clean function. Repeat this process until the
Printhead nozzle check reaches the desired results. If the Printhead nozzle checks
start to deteriorate, there may be foam in the Printhead. It may be necessary to let
the printer rest overnight if any air foams need to be settled. You may also choose
to perform an ink charge using the Epson utility to clear the Printhead. This pushes
a large volume of ink.