MIMAKI TS34-1800A - Media Handling Guidelines

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1.3.3 Supply Cartridge Control and Selection
 Supply cartridge control
 Cartridge status indicated by LEDs
 Selection and determination of the supply cartridge for the 4-color ink set
 supply cartridge switching selection timing
 At power-on
 When an error occurs in the currently selected cartridge
 When a cartridge with higher priority than the currently selected cartridge is inserted
 Switching is not executed during printing or cleaning but executed when the machine has returned to LOCAL
mode.
 When there is more than one effective cartridge for 1-ink supply path
No. Item Description
1 For the 4-color ink set  The machine uses two ink cartridges for 1 supply system and can mount 8 cartridges in
total.
 1 supply cartridge is assigned to 1 supply system. The cartridge with less amount of
remaining ink is used first by toggle switching.
 Switching between cartridges for ink supply occurs under any of the following
conditions:
• “INK END” during printing
• “INK NEAR END” during filling
• Ink IC warning
• When the cartridge is removed
• When executing Ink use-up cleaning
2 Except for the 4-color ink set
(filling 6-color ink set)
 Since there is 1 ink cartridge per supply system, all 8 cartridges are supply cartridges.
LED Status Explanation
Green Lit Supply cartridge
Red Blink INK END, INK NEAR END, Expiration:1MONTH
Lit  NO CARTRIDGE
 WRONG INK IC
Errors related to PIC, namely, NON-ORIGINAL INK, WRONG INK IC, Kind of INK, Color
of INK, WRONG CARTRIDGE and Expiration:2MONTH
 INK REMAIN ZERO
A cartridge having no remaining ink after execution of ink use-up cleaning (only in 4-color
use).
Priority Cartridge status
1 The cartridge having the smaller amount of remaining ink is selected.
2 If there is no distinction at “1”, the cartridge closer to the expiration date is selected.
3 If there is no distinction at “1” and “2”, the cartridge in the smaller slot number is selected.
MAINTENANCE MANUAL > Operating Principle > Ink System > Supply Cartridge Control and Selection
Model TS34-1800A Issued 2011.10.17 Revised F/W ver. 1.20 Remark
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