Replacing method of absorber kit

If ink adheres to the absorber, it is required to replace the absorber.

Rough guide for replacement:

Replace when the concavity and convexity of the surface of the absorber are filled with ink as indicated in the right photo.

In addition, when you replace the absorber, clean ink adhering to the capping station at the same time.

• To replace the absorber, the absorber kit separately sold is required. Contact a distributor in your district or our office for purchasing it.

Dirty absorber

Dirty absorber

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 [STATION MAINT.].

MOVE POS I T I ON

 

 

 

 

: S TA T I ON

MA I NT .

4

Press the

key.

 

 

• The carriage moves to the maintenance position.

 

 

 

• 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

 

 

Carriage

 

Open the rght maintenance cover then

 

 

 

 

 

 

remove the absorber.

 

 

• Pull out the absorbers (x 4).

6

 

 

Insert a new absorber.

absorber

 

• There are two types’ absorbers and four in total

 

 

(absorber x 1, absorber 2 x 3).

• Be careful not to mess up the positions to which they

are inserted.

absorber2

 

4

Routine Maintenance

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Ricoh L4160, L4130 operation manual Open the rght maintenance cover then Remove the absorber, Insert a new absorber

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