Ricoh Ri 100 User manual

Names of Components
Printing on Fabric
If Errors Occur
If Print Results Are Not Satisfactory
Machine Maintenance
Replacing Consumables
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CONTENTS
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Printing on Fabric
Whole View●P. 4
Optional Trays●P.5
Control Panel●P.6
Troubleshooting for●
Each Error P. 33
Replacing an Ink Cartridge●P. 5 3
Error Messages and●
Troubleshooting P. 30
Creation Flow●P.7
Removing Dust and●
Flattening Fibers P. 9
● Loading a Fabric in the A4 Standard Tray P.10
Loading Socks in the●
Sleeve & Socks Tray P.15
Loading a Sleeve in the●
Sleeve & Socks Tray P.18
Printing●P. 21
Removing the Fabric●P. 25
Fixing Ink●P. 27
Handling Printed Goods●P.28
Nozzle Check●P. 40
Head-cleaning●P. 4 2
No-fuss Head Cleaning●P. 43
Head-flushing●P. 44
Head Position●P. 45
Registration●P.49
Regular Maintenance/Cleaning●
the Internal Compartments P.52
Machine
Maintenance
If Errors Occur
Replacing Consumables
If Print Results Are
Not Satisfactory
Names of
Components
Notice●P. 3

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Read this manual carefully before you use the product and
keep it handy for future reference.
For safe and correct use, be sure to read Safety Information
before using the machine.
Notice

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Names of Components
Machine Body
DYX009
Rear Cover
Right Front Cover
Tray Stand
Indentations for
Lifting
Indentations for
Lifting
Top Cover
Tray (A4 Standard Tray)
You can print within an A4 size (210 × 297 mm) (8.3 × 11.7 inches) area on
a garment using this tray.
DYX092
Cover
Unlock Button
Tray Positioning Line
Table
Whole View

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Names of Components
Optional Trays
Tray (A5 Tray)
You can print within an A5 size (148 × 210 mm) (5.9 × 8.3 inches) area on a
garment using this tray.
DYX093
Cover
Unlock Button
Table
Tray Positioning Line
Sleeve & Socks Tray
You can print sleeve or socks using this tray.
DYX085
Table
Cover
Unlock Button
Tray Positioning Line

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Names of Components
DYX094
Display
[Escape] key
[#Enter] key
[Tray] key
[Start] key
Power lamp
[Stop] key
[▲], [▼/Menu] keys
[Adjust Height ▲],
[Adjust Height ▼] keys
Waste ink full indicator
Cartridge replacement indicator
Alert indicator
[Power] key
[Start] key's display
After receiving
the print job:
Lit in blue
While printing:
Flashing in blue
After printing
(in standby mode):
Off
DSA004
DSA005
DSA006
Control Panel

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Printing on Fabric
Creation Flow
This section explains the operation flow when printing is per-
formed on fabric using the "Easy Designer" mode of the dedi-
cated "Design Software" application. Use the Design Software
to do the operations in Steps 3 to 7.
To use Sleeve & Socks Tray, you need to install the latest firmware (ver.
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1.20 or later) on the machine.
Use the latest version of the Design Software. See the latest help for
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the operating procedures.
Removing dust and flattening fibers of the fabric.
See page 9 "Removing Dust and Flattening Fibers".
Load the fabric in the tray.
See page 10 "Loading a Fabric in the A4 Standard Tray",
page 15 "Loading Socks in the Sleeve & Socks Tray", and
page 18 "Loading a Sleeve in the Sleeve & Socks Tray".
Select the type and thickness of the fabric.
Select the tray size and direction.
Select the image to print.
Set the layout.
Print.
See page 21 "Printing".
Remove the fabric from the tray.
See page 25 "Removing the Fabric".

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Fixing ink to the fabric.
See page 27 "Fixing Ink".
For the installation method of the Design Software and detailed op-
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eration methods, see "Printing on T-shirts", Operating Instructions.
For details about the functions of the Design Software, see the De-
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sign Software Help.
The print direction varies depending on the application you use. Se-
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lect the direction of image and fabric referring to the figures below.
DSB447
DSB448
Design Software
Printer Driver (Windows)

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Printing on Fabric
Removing Dust and Flattening Fibers
This process is to print on fabrics clearly. The optional finisher
is used.
As the A4 standard tray, A5 tray, and Sleeve & Socks Tray becomes
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hot when continuously used on the optional finisher, give an interval
of five minutes or longer to set them after they are pulled out.
Do not print on wet fabric. Doing so may result in a blurry image.
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Do not use the spray. If you wet the T-shirt with the spray, the color
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of the tray may stain the back of the T-shirt.
In high temperature environments, fabric might absorb moisture and
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stretch after smoothed. Print immediately after loading the fabric.
Remove dust and lint from fabric before printing because dust and
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lint whose color is the same with the fabric color are hard to find, we
recommend using a lint roller to remove dust and lint from fabric be-
fore smoothing it.
Remove dust and lint from the print surface of the fabric.
Remove them with a brush for clothes or a roller.
Use the finisher to flatten fibers and remove wrinkles.
When using the finisher, you can carry out heat press processing for
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the fabric being loaded in the A4 standard tray, A5 tray, or Sleeve &
Socks Tray.

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Printing on Fabric
Loading a Fabric in the A4 Standard Tray
This section explains how to load a fabric into the A4 standard
tray. The same operation applies when the A5 tray is used.
When attaching or removing fabrics in tray, take care not to trap or•
injure your fingers.
When printing on thin fabrics, the ink may adhere to the table. Place
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paper or something similar on the table before loading the fabric.
Press the [Power] key, and then turn on the machine.
• Detachthetrayafterturningonthemachine.Ifyoudetach
the tray before turning on the machine, turn it off first, and
then turn it on again.
Make sure that the tray
stand is out of the machine,
and then detach the tray.
• Ifitisnotoutofthemachine,
press the [Tray] key to eject
the tray.
• Liftupthetraylightlyandpull
the tray to detach it.
DSB002