Ricoh Ri 1000 User manual

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For safe and correct use, be sure to read the Safety Information in Safety Information and Quick Installation Guide
before using the machine.
Version 1.2
RICOH
Ri 1000
User Manual

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Rev.
Date
Author
Description
1.0
09/28/2018
J. Manzano
First Issue
1.1
10/1/2018
J.Manzano
Rev 1.1
1.2
10/19/2018
J.Manzano
Rev 1.2

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Contents
How to Read the Manual .......................................................................................................................................................6
Safety Symbols for This Machine...........................................................................................................................................7
1 Before You Begin..................................................................................................................................................................8
1.2 Part Identification ...................................................................................................................................................12
1.3 Important....................................................................................................................................................................14
1.4 Installation ..................................................................................................................................................................15
Space Needed for Printer..............................................................................................................................................15
Setting Up Your Printer.................................................................................................................................................16
1.5 Control Panel Functions..............................................................................................................................................19
[Print Tab] .....................................................................................................................................................................19
[Status Panel] ................................................................................................................................................................20
[Maintenance]...............................................................................................................................................................21
[Alignment] ...................................................................................................................................................................22
[Service Part Status]......................................................................................................................................................23
[Settings] .......................................................................................................................................................................24
1.6 Configuring your printer via AnaRIP ...........................................................................................................................25
[Firewall Settings]..........................................................................................................................................................26
[ Configure your printers IP Address]............................................................................................................................32
[Adding a new printer to AnaRIP] .................................................................................................................................36
2 Preparing Media for Printing ........................................................................................................................................38
2.1 Mounting Print Table onto Printer..............................................................................................................................38
2.2 Mounting Substrate onto Print Table .........................................................................................................................40
2.3 Setting the Print Table to Ready Position ...................................................................................................................42
[Moving Table]..............................................................................................................................................................43
3 Printing your image.......................................................................................................................................................45
4 Using AnaRip to Print Light Color Garments.................................................................................................................50
4.1 AnaRIP Raster Image Processor ..................................................................................................................................50
4.2 Printer Performance ...................................................................................................................................................50
4.3 AnaRIP Advanced features..........................................................................................................................................61
4.4 Removing Garments from the Print Table..................................................................................................................65
4.5 Set the Image with Heat .............................................................................................................................................66
5 Using AnaRip to Print Dark Garments................................................................................................................................67
Pretreating Substrates (light and dark).............................................................................................................................67
[Pre- treatment Application Procedure].......................................................................................................................68

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5.1 Underbase...................................................................................................................................................................70
5.2 Underbase Tab Settings ..............................................................................................................................................71
5.3 Underbase Adjustments .............................................................................................................................................74
5.4 Choke ..........................................................................................................................................................................76
5.5 Pure White ..................................................................................................................................................................78
5.6 Select Border Color to be Removed............................................................................................................................80
5.7 Set the Image with Heat Treatment ...........................................................................................................................81
6 Maintenance.................................................................................................................................................................82
6.1. Nozzle check...............................................................................................................................................................83
6.2. Automatic Head Cleaning ..........................................................................................................................................85
White Clean Freq. .............................................................................................................................................................86
6.3 Manual Head Cleaning................................................................................................................................................87
6.4 Agitating White Cartridge ...........................................................................................................................................89
6.5. Circulation..................................................................................................................................................................91
6.6. Empty the Waste Ink Bottle.......................................................................................................................................91
7 Adjustments..................................................................................................................................................................92
7.1 Adjusting Head............................................................................................................................................................93
7.2 Adjusting Table............................................................................................................................................................96
7.3 Adjusting the print position ........................................................................................................................................98
8 Replacing Service Parts ...............................................................................................................................................100
8.1 Service part ...............................................................................................................................................................100
8.2 Maintenance Schedule..............................................................................................................................................101
Daily ................................................................................................................................................................................101
Weekly ............................................................................................................................................................................102
How to Clean the Maintenance Unit and the Flushing box........................................................................................103
How to Clean the Cover of Head Nozzle Plate (the Nozzle Cover) .............................................................................112
Monthly...........................................................................................................................................................................118
8.3 Preparing Your Printer for Storage/Shipping................................................................................................................127
8.4 Using Printer in 4-color mode (CMYK Only)..................................................................................................................128
8.5 Ink Path Guide...............................................................................................................................................................129
9 Updating Firmware & Obtaining Print Logs.....................................................................................................................130
9.1 Updating Firmware ...............................................................................................................................................130
9.2 Collecting Log Files from Printer...........................................................................................................................136
10 About Open Source Software License............................................................................................................................138
11 Troubleshooting Guide ..................................................................................................................................................139

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How to Read the Manual
Disclaimer
Contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable laws, in no event will the manufacturer be liable for any damages
whatsoever arising out of failures of this machine, losses of the registered data, or the use or non-use of this product
and operation manuals provided with it.
Make sure that you always copy or have backups of the data registered in this machine. Documents or data might be
erased due to your operational errors or malfunctions of the machine.
In no event will the manufacturer be responsible for any documents created by you using this machine or any results
from the data executed by you.
Notes
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.
The manufacturer shall not be responsible for any damage or expense that might result from the use of parts other
than genuine parts from the manufacturer with your products.
For good output quality, the manufacturer recommends that you use genuine ink from the manufacturer.
Some illustrations in this manual might be slightly different from the machine.
Certain options might not be available in some countries. For details, please contact your local dealer. Depending on
which country you are in, certain units may be optional. For details, please contact your local dealer.

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Safety Symbols for This Machine
The meanings of the safety symbols for this machine are as follows:
Caution
Prohibition
General mandatory action sign
Do not touch
Caution, risk of having hands or arms caught
Caution, risk of electric shock
Caution, hot surface
Warning; Laser beam

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1 Before You Begin
Accessory Box Contents:
Power cord：NA
1
Ethernet cable
1
Genix
Waste Bottle
1
Genix
Waste tube
1
Medium Platen
1
Medium frame
1
Black Pretreated T-Shirts
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Maintenance Supplies
Cleaning Liquid
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Cleaning Applicators
1
Lint Free Wipes
1
Heat Press Paper
1
Grease
1
Polyethylene gloves
5set
Squeegee
1
Syringe Kit
1
Cleaning Fluid (Set)
6set

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W1W2KCMY Ink Set
6Set
Pretreatment 64oz.
1
Manual
Safety & Quick Installation
Guide
1
User Manual
1

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Printer Specifications:

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1.2 Part Identification

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Carriage
Underneath there is the print head and the head nozzle.
It moves left and right when printing.
The carriage requires regular cleaning
Wiper
It is a gum plate that wipes the ink off
on the print head
Head Cap
It prevents the print head from drying
Flushing Box
It collects the ink discharged
during the flushing operation.
If a message is displayed, replace

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1.3 Important
⚫DO NOT POWER OFF THE PRINTER
This printer periodically circulates ink internally and automatically performs head cleaning. If
you do not use the printer for a long time, it will require charge/fill the printer with cleaning
solution
⚫Perform maintenance as outlined in the maintenance schedule
The printer will perform automatic maintenance periodically. But if you do not maintenance
periodically, the ink in the cartridge could settle and/or coagulate, causing poor image quality
or printer failure.
⚫Some parts require periodical replacement
This printer includes parts that require replacement due to usage.
Parts that must be replaced by a service representative.
⚫If the printer encounters an error message, be sure to resolve the issue before continuing use
as the self-maintenance functions will not work if there is a current error being experienced by
the printer.

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1.4 Installation
Space Needed for Printer
Installation
Space:
Top View
Installation
Space:
Side View
Installation
Space:
Side View

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Setting Up Your Printer
1. Open the top cover and remove shipping bracket holding the Y-axis in place by removing the 4
Philips head screws.
2. Slide the waste ink tube through the cap of the waste ink tank so the black rubber o-ring
catches the lid of the bottle.

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3. Insert the waste ink tube in the back of the printer (opposite side of power plug).
Remove waste ink plug and keep in a safe place. Insert the tube by pushing in Ink Tube
into Sleeve
Warning
The printer cannot determine if the waste ink bottle is connected, please make sure the waste ink
bottle is connected properly
During the initial ink charge, if the cover is opened, it will pause the procedure. To resume, hold the
power button down to reboot the printer
4. Connect the power cable to the back of the printer and to a functional wall outlet
[AC Power Connector]
[AC Power Switch]
[Power On/Off]

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5. Insert ink cartridges
❖Please note, each cartridge is designed for its corresponding slot. WH1 will go
in the first slot (closest to the control panel) then WH2 then Black, Cyan,
Magenta, and lastly Yellow towards the back of the printer
6. To power on, after flipping the I/O switch to | (on I ), hold down the power button on the front
near the LCD screen, for 3 seconds
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❖To power off, hold down the power button on the front near the LCD screen, for more
than 3 seconds and return the I/O switch to O (off)
7. The printer is starting to boot.
8. After booting, the printer will perform initial charging if the printer is not charged.
❖Initial charging takes about 15-20 minutes and the display will show a status
percentage (%)
Warning
During the initial ink charging, don’t open front cover or cartridge cover.
9. Once the initial charge is completed, the printer will show READY in the upper left-hand corner
of the LCD screen

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1.5 Control Panel Functions
[Print Tab]
①Displays the printer status.
②Status Bar- TAP/Drag down to open status screen menu (shown below)
③Displays printer temperature, amount of ink in ink cartridges and waste bottle capacity level.
④Stored Job folder- Check the recent images used for printing. Print directly from the stored folder
or from jobs sent via network cable
⑤Choose print job from USB device
⑥SET/EJECT- will move the table into the print ready position (table to the rear of the printer) or
EJECT the table to allow the media to be place onto the table.
⑦STOP- will stop any current movement of the table and allows to cancel print job
⑧Function Tabs

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[Status Panel]
①Displays the printer status in detail, providing print readiness.
②Displays current ink levels in each installed cartridge
③Displays the status of waste ink bottle.
④Reset counts of waste ink bottle. Press the icon to initialize the waste ink bottle once waste ink
tank is manually drained/emptied