Ink Supplies Troubleshooting

approximately 8% of ink available for the user.

Empty

The printer will stop and will not be able to continue printing until a new Ink

 

Cartridge has been installed. If this occurs halfway through printing an

 

image, you should check the quality of this image, as stopping mid-plot can

 

affect the print. It would be recommended to reprint the image once a new

 

Ink Cartridge has been installed.

 

 

Reseat

You are recommended to remove the Ink Cartridge and then reinsert it.

Replace

You are recommended to replace the Ink Cartridge with a new Ink

 

Cartridge.

 

 

 

 

 

Altered

There is something unexpected about the Ink Cartridge's status.

Expired

The Ink Cartridge has passed the expiration date.

 

 

Printhead status messages

 

 

OK

The Printhead is operating correctly and no action is required.

Missing

There is no Printhead present, or it is not properly connected to the printer.

Test printhead

You are recommended to test the printheads individually to find the failing

separately

printhead. Remove all the printheads and insert them alone one by one,

 

Closing the latch and the carriage cover after every insertion. The front

 

panel display will indicate the failing one showing the reseat or replace

 

message.

 

 

 

 

 

Reseat

You are recommended to start the printhead removal process from the front

 

panel, but instead of removing the printhead, simply press the OK key on the

 

front panel.

 

 

 

 

 

Replace

You are recommended to remove the printhead and then reinsert it; if that

 

fails, clean the electrical connections; if that fails, replace the printhead with

 

a new printhead.

 

 

 

Replacement

A printhead replacement process has not completed successfully, relaunch

incomplete

the replacement process and let it finish completely (it is not needed to

 

change the printheads).

 

 

 

Remove

The printhead is not a suitable type for use in printing (for instance, a setup

 

printhead).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printhead Error Codes

 

 

 

The following table describes the Printhead Error Codes. Refer to the above

 

descriptions of the status messages for the appropriate action.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error

 

Status

 

Status

Description

Comments

 

 

Code

 

Name

 

Message

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

Working

 

OK

The printhead is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

working properly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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