MIMAKI JFX500-2131 - Setting Ink Bottles

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Setting ink bottles
Set the ink bottle on the external ink supply unit.
1
Insert the IC chip.
• Insert the IC chip with the surface with metal upward. If you
insert the wrong side by accident, it causes faulty or
damage of the IC chip.
• Do not touch the metal part of the IC chip. It may break the
IC chip by static, or may cause read error by stain or flaw.
• For the setting orders of the ink bottles, refer to P.6-4.
2
Remove the ink cover.
• Remove both catches of the ink cover and remove the
cover.
• The rear surface of the ink cover has the nozzle (stick
shape) for ink absorption and the float sensor for detecting
remaining amount of ink.
3
Put the removed ink cover on the ink cover of the rear surface side.
About IC chip
• The IC chip has information of ink color, remaining amount of ink, expiration data, etc.
When setting the ink bottle, insert the IC chip packed with the ink bottle into the IC chip inserting port
attached with the ink cover.
• If you set the IC chip not being the pair of the ink bottle, image quality defect etc. may occur.
• The mark indicating color information is pasted on the IC chip.
Ink color and indication mark
Ink color Indication mark
Black
(one black circle)
Cyan
(one blue circle)
Magenta
(one red circle)
Yel low
(one yellow circle)
White
(one white circle)
Clear
(two white circles)
IC chip
Mark indication position
Catches
Float sensor
Nozzle
Hook B part of
cover rear surface
onto the handle at
the rear surface.
Handle
ink cover catch
Hook A part of lower part
of the cover onto the rear
surface ink cover catch.
B part
A part