Shake your white ink cartridges for approx. 1 minute

Why do we shake the white inks? The white ink components tend to be heavier and will sink towards the bottom of the cartridge, thus causing problems with the DTG printer. Do not forget that the white ink in the printer lines will settle after sitting for a while, so if these preventive measures are not taken, the first couple of prints could result in a faint white appearance.

Perform nozzle checks

To perform a nozzle check, place a transparent sheet on the center of platen towards the top-end between the two screws. Select the “height-adjust” button on the display panel. Once the printer is finished auto-adjusting the platen, select the “nozzle check” button. Select the “white” or “color” buttons within the nozzle check setting screen to perform the check, and hit “print”. Once the nozzle check is complete, analyze the print on the transparent sheet for any broken lines on the grids. If you see a surplus of broken lines, you will need to perform an additional auto head clean maintenance step.

NOTE: These are the steps for the DAILY maintenance routine. It is highly important that you also perform the standard weekly and monthly Ricoh DTG maintenance routines for proper machine care and the best-quality prints.