Kodak 1200I manual Kodak 1200i WIDE-FORMAT Printing System

KODAK 1200i WIDE-FORMAT PRINTING SYSTEM

or intermediate reservoir), or internal foam separation (see x-ray pictures below; upside down views) internal to the cartridge can all contribute to this error.

The x-ray at left shows foam separation from the internal chimney (inside the cartridge), leading to lack of capillary ink flow to the chimney into cartridge chamber. This failure can be caused by cartridge shock (dropping cartridge, etc.) – and typically leads to a ‘Max Ink Temp.’ error.

The x-ray at right shows a normal cartridge; illustrating proper foam contact with the chimney. Note: the small bubbles observed in the chimney do not interfere with cartridge operation.

Typically the cartridge will need to be replaced once an error occurs in ~80% of the cases, but the following actions/checks can be made to help revive the cartridge.

1.) Ensure the ink delivery system is feeding ink to the cartridge (ink line should be full of ink from intermediate reservoirs to the carriage – only ‘very small’ bubbles (< 1 cm diameter) are permitted to be observed in ink line at any time. Refer to photo in A. above). In the photo at right note the Light Magenta ink tubing line does not have any ink visible. This type of failure indicates a massive air leak is present at either the cartridge, septum, damper, or ink line connection points. Refer to Ink Delivery System above (page 21) to help resolve.

NOTE 2: Do not repeatedly plug and up-plug a cartridge into the septum connector, this will eventually cause the cartridge to deprime. The ink line will typically need to be re-primed using Cartridge with tubing needle (and Plug bar if the new Service Station modification has been installed – refer to Service Bulletin 10).

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