(6) Ink absorber replacement
1) At the time of an error indicating that the ink absorber is full, replace either the main or the borderless-print ink absorber according
to the error message.
- When the main ink absorber is full:
Replace the absorber indicated by the blue frame in the photo below (component of QY5-0178).
- When the borderless-print ink absorber is full:
Replace 2 absorbers in the red circle in the photo below and the platen ink absorber (components of QY5-0178).
The main ink absorber and the borderless-print ink absorber have separate counters respectively. After ink absorber replacement,
reset the applicable ink absorber counter according to the replaced ink absorber. For details, see (7) Ink absorber counter setting.
2) Partial replacement of the main ink absorber
For the main ink absorber, the following replacement methods are available:
After ink absorber replacement, set the ink absorber counter value according to the replacement method. See (7) Ink absorber
counter setting, for details.
<How to perform the partial replacement>
Remove the rear cover (No. 1 in the photo) and the ink absorber cover (No. 2 in the photo) from the rear side of the machine, and
replace a half portion of the main ink absorber (No. 3 in the photo).
(Time required: Approx. 4 min. including the operation check after replacement)
Replacement method Difficulties Ink absorber volume to be replaced
Print yield after
replacement
Partial replacement
Low
Approx. a half portion of the entire main
ink absorber
Approx. 4,800 pages
Whole replacement
High The entire main ink absorber
Approx. 12,000 pages
