Preparations
1. Check whether all the accessories are
ready. (CIS system, Air filters, Support Arm, Refill Kit, Instruction)
2. Check whether there's the leakage of the CISS, whether some tubes
have been separated from the CISS, whether there are air bubbles in the
tube.
Printer testing
If installing CISS to the original printer, you should do following the steps:
1. Check whether the printer is in normal condition, like mechanical status, lubrication status etc.
2. Enter nozzle test option, print nozzle test sheet to see whether nozzle is normal.
Installation Procedures
1.Fill inks to the ink reservoirs
Prick two holes in the ink bottle, pull out the big rubber plug from the ink hole. Fill the ink reservoirs with inks from one hole. Make sure the ink colors are matched to the correct ink reservoirs.
2. Fill inks to the ink cartridges
Take a syringe, and cut the mouth of syringe "V" shape, in order not to damage the ink exit of ink cartridges and extract ink easily from ink reservoirs to ink cartridges. Then puncture the ink exit film, and put the syringe in ink exit to extract ink from ink reservoirs to ink cartridges. Make sure that the ink cartridges have no air. At last place the big rubber plug into the ink holes.
3. Place the air filters
Pull out the small rubber plug from the air hole, then place 4pcs of air filters into air holes, and the thicker side is down into tank.
4. Move out cartridge holder
Turn on the printer power, and move the cartridge holder to the cartridge replace position, then unplug the power.
5.Install the Continuous Ink Supply System
Open the cartridges cover, if the cover is fixed, you need to dismantle it from the ink box before installing. If original cartridges are inside, please take them out in the first place. Insert the no-sponge cartridge into printer carefully, and close the cover for cartridge.
6. Fix ink tube and check tube length
Peel off sticker film on the support arm, and attach the clamp on your printer and let it parallel with printer, then insert tube through the arm. Move cartridge holder to left side, then to right side, check if the tube is too long or too short and if ink tube will fall down during movement. During printing, the sticker can't be taken off and ink tube can't be twisted seriously. If the tube length is too short then lengthen it, if too long then shorten. If the tube falls down, you need adjust the angle of sticker to prevent falling. Make sure tube line will not meet printer when printing, and the length of tube line is enough to reach the far left and right.
7. Ready for print
Insert the plug, and turn on the power switch check whether the printer works or not.
8. Test printer nozzle
Select the option for printer nozzle check, print test sheet, if it is alright, you can start using the printer normally. If it is not, please clean the nozzle. If only line is missing for one color after cleaning several times, turn off the printer and let it stay turned off for one hour or more. The air bubble clogging up the nozzle is likely to dissipate, allowing you to print.
9. Ink Amount Reset
It requires to change cartridges while
printing and ink light flash. Press ink button to move out cartridge
holder. Press chip reset button for 3 seconds, repress ink button to
move back cartridge holder, then ink amount shows 99% again. Redo nozzle
inspection and printer can run normally if it is alright. (Black and
other colors can be handled by the same method).
Note: Distinguish two kinds of chips. The manipulation is the same. The
difference is that the chips with transferred switch should be switched
downwards, otherwise, chips can not be recognized.
10. Removing used continuous ink supply system
Replace air filters with air plugs. Move out cartridge holder and take the rack off. Take the cartridges out and place the cartridges on the tissue with the ink flow nozzle downwards, and let the printer at the same level with the system ink tank.
11. Refill Ink
Please pay attention to the ink level in the reservoirs, if the ink level is below 1CM, please add ink, pour directly or use refill kits to fill ink into the reservoir bottles. Carefully pull out the rubber plugs from the refill holes. (there is possibility of ink spattering. Be careful!) Refill ink according to the color in short supply. Then put the rubber back. (Please keep the printer and the reservoir at the same horizontal line during the process of refilling ink)
Problem and treatment
After installing CISS and turn on the printer power, the probable problem is that the red light on the printer is on, which indicates the red light has not detected the IC chips or an IC chip on the printer cartridge. Generally there are two reasons: firstly, the permanent chip inside the ink cartridge is broken, but whether the permanent chip is well or break can not be distinguished from appearance. Secondly, the chip is not at the correct location and not accurately detected by the printer. Currently there is no single standard for permanent chip, such as chip size, thickness and the volume, when replacing another chip, due to differ of the size and thickness, and it causes the printer can not detect the chip; The placed point of cartridge chip is not made accurately, and it will affect the accuracy of the fixed point of cartridge chip; Of course, if ink cartridges fall short of the standard size, it will cause the contact point of the spring on the printer is not allowed on the bit, so the printer can not detect a permanent chip.
Treatment:
1) About printers with holistic ink cartridges, such as EPSON 830U. To begin with, judge whether the chip on one or two cartridges has a problem, press the button for replacing ink cartridges, and the ink holder will automatically move to the middle, at this time observe the printer indicator flashing, and different flashes indicate different meanings. In general, if the power indicator and ink replacement indicator flash at the same speed, it means the problem with the black ink cartridge chip; if ink replacement indicator flashes more than twice speed, it means the problem with the color ink cartridge chips; if the ink replacement indicator lights for a long time, it means both the black and color ink cartridges, so cartridge chips can be checked specifically. Secondly, take the ink cartridge with defective chip out and keep flat on the table, and place a used cartridge nearby, then by comparison check whether the height of chip exists error in order to adjust. If the above still does not work, then exchange chip to a normal chip, and install to check if the chip is damaged.
2) About printers with separate ink cartridges, such as R210. Press the button for replacing ink cartridges again, and the ink holder will move to the left where there is a mark, which ink cartridges it aims to which color ink cartridge chip has not been identified, so it can be targeted to troubleshooting. in general, remove the ink cartridge, and then insert to the cartridge holder and align them. If it still does not identify, you can remove the cartridge, and put a piece of paper on the bottom of the ink cartridge, then install the chip.