Epson 1160 CFS Installation Instructions Manual

Installation Instructions: Filled Epson 1160 CFS

Procedure:

1. Fill Cartridges with Ink
Get a place to work where you can spill a little ink and not ruin anything. Spread
some newspapers down and have plenty of paper towels handy. Make sure you have
good lighting.

Materials:

• Continuous Flow Cartridges, color and black with tubes attached

• 4 MIS-Syringe (10 cc)

• 4 Bottom Fill Adapters (MIS-BADPT)

• 4 Bottles of ink, one of each color (CMYK)

• 4 Rivets (MIS-Rivet)

Follow the table below for determining how much ink to inject into each chamber.
The instructions for each color are identical, just the volume of ink injected is
different.

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Color Volume (cc)
Black 22

Cyan 10

Magenta 10

Yellow 10

See the photo below to determine which color goes into which chamber. You must
not make a mistake on this, it is vital to be correct. Use a felt tip pen and label

each chamber with the correct letters.... K, C, M, Y.

Do not remove foil pull tabs from top of cartridges. This is important.

ARC-SO20089-E = ARC-SO20191-E ARC-SO20108-E = ARC-SO20189-E

Follow these steps for each chamber, starting with Black.......

A) Use the Bottom Fill Adapter and puncture the clear seal over the exit port for the

color you are about to inject. Only puncture the one you are going to put ink into.

B) Unwrap the syringe, remove the protective cap, and attach a green needle to the end

of the syringe. Twist it on with your fingers, so it is tight.

C) Make sure the syringe plunger is down all the way, then insert the tip of the needle

into the ink and pull ink into the syringe. Pull in a 1/2 to 1 cc more than is shown in
the table above. (For the black you will have to do this in two steps, 11 cc , and 11 cc
more).

D) Hold the syringe, needle pointed up, and remove the needle and attach the Bottom

Fill Adapter.

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E) While holding the syringe vertical, pointed up, wrap some paper towel around the tip

of the Bottom Fill Adapter, and carefully push on the syringe to remove any air
trapped in the top of the syringe. If you push too hard, ink will shoot up to the
ceiling, be very gentle.

F) Now that the air is gone, adjust the volume of ink in the syringe so that you have the

amount shown in the above table. Hold the syringe tip over the open ink bottle and
push the syringe plunger until you have the bottom of the rubber plunger at the right
mark.

G) Hold the cartridge being filled at eye level, keeping the cartridge orientated in its

normal position. Insert the tip of the Bottom Fill Adapter into the exit port on the
bottom of the cartridge. Don't turn the cartridge upside down. Push the tip firmly
into the exit port and slowly inject the ink into the cartridge.

Keep the cartridge at a 45 degree angle, front down, for the first half of the ink
injection. Then, for the second half, keep the cartridge level. Never turn cartridge
upside down.

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H) Put the cartridge down on your work surface or bench, and insert a Rivet into the

exit port you just filled. Don't turn the cartridge upside down. Make sure the Rivet
is all the way in, so the head is touching the cartridge. Use a paper towel and wipe
any excess ink off the bottom of the cartridge. The Rivet will prevent leakage and
cross contamination from other inks.

I) Now go to the next color and repeat this process until all 4 of the chambers are full.

Take the filled cartridges and tubing to a place near your printer and set them on a
flat surface. Put a pencil or some sheets of paper under the end of the cartridge so
that it is perfectly level. Make sure the end of the tubes are open and not kinked or
twisted.

You are done for today. Let the freshly filled cartridges age overnight. You can
continue in the morning or later in the day with the next step in the process. This is
important, don't try to rush it. The ink needs about 8 hours to get fully absorbed by
the sponge. Any bubbles or gases will come to the surface and disappear.

2. Establish Working Condition of Printer- Make sure nozzle check is perfect
With an image on your screen and paper in the printer, click on file | print, then on
printer properties. When you see the Utility tab on the printer properties dialog
box, click on it, then on Nozzle check. This can also be done from the Control Panel
| Printers section by right clicking on the correct printer and then clicking on
properties.

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