Imprinter maintenance | The ink cartridges, ink blotter strips, and ink cartridge carrier used in the |
| imprinter will need replacing occasionally. |
Imprinting problems | If you are having problems imprinting on scanned documents: |
| • Verify that the ink cartridge is not empty. The ink bladder inside the cartridge |
| is flat when it is empty. |
| • Make sure that the ink cartridge is properly installed in the imprinter. |
| • Make sure that the ink cartridge is located in the correct position |
| for imprinting. |
| • Make sure that the ink cartridge carrier is properly seated in its |
| positioning slot. |
| • Verify that all imprinter connectors are securely fastened and that the |
| imprinter cables are not folded or creased. |
Expected life of imprinter | • Imprinter ink cartridge: approximately 750,000 |
components | per cartridge |
| • Ink blotter strips: replace as necessary when soiled |
| • Ink cartridge carrier: approximately 500,000 pages |
When the imprinter | When the imprinter is not being used, place the ink cartridge on its side so that |
is not in use | ink does not drip down on the blotter strips. |
Replacing an ink cartridge | Refer to “Installing an ink cartridge” in this chapter for information about |
| replacing an empty ink cartridge. |
| Purchase ink cartridges from an office supply retailer near you. |
