Ricoh L4160, L4130 operation manual Open the left maintenance cover

Cleaning the Head and the Area around It (every day)

Because the head employs a very precise mechanism, due care needs to be taken when it is cleaned.

Using a clean stick, etc., rub off gelatinous ink or dust that may stick to the lower part of the slider and the area around the head.In doing so, never rub the nozzles of the head.

Tools required for cleaning

• Clean stick

• Gloves

• Goggles

• Be sure to wear the attached goggles and gloves when cleaning the area around the head.Otherwise, you may get ink in your eyes.

• The ink contains organic solvent.If you get the ink on your skin or in your eyes, wash it away with plenty of water immediately.

1	Press the	MAINT. key in LOCAL.	CARR I AGE OUT
2				[ ENT ]
	Press the	key.	MOVE	POS I T I ON
3			: S TA T I ON MA I NT .
	Press	to select [HEAD MAINT.].	MOVE	POS I T I ON
			: HEAD	MA I NT .
4	Press the	key.
	• Carriage will move to the left end of this device.
	• If the carriage is not covered by the ink cap for a long period
	of time, the nozzle face of the head may get dry and clogged,
	resulting in white lines being left in the printed image.
	• The buzzer sounds periodically while the carriage is out of the
	capping station. The buzzer sounds at shorter interval when
	the print heater temperature is high.

5	Open the left maintenance cover.
	(1) Turn four screws that fix the maintenance cover to

the left, and remove them.

(2) Remove the maintenance cover.

Rotate it left. Screw 4

• If the maintenance cover is hard to remove, use the	Maintenance
supplied screwdriver.	cover

Screw

Routine Maintenance

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