Epson Printer Accessories User Manual

Refilling Instructions

For Epson Stylus Color 680/680T/685/777/777i• T018 • T029 Tri-Color Ink Cartridges

IMPORTANT: THE EPSON PRINTER COMMUNICATES WITH AN ELECTRONIC CHIP ON THE SIDE
OF THE T018 and T029 CARTRIDGES. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A METHOD OF RESETTING THE CHIP TO
READ “FULL” OR REPLACING IT, THE REFILLED CARTRIDGE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED BY YOUR
PRINTER. CONTACT YOUR DEALER FOR INFORMATION ON RESETTING CARTRIDGES.

Kit Contents:

x xx

Ink Dispensers

Cyan/Magenta/Yellow

3 x 25cc

Fill Hole-Puncturing Pin

(Map Tack)

18 Ink

Port Seals

Fill Hole Locator Label

Cotton Wipe

Refilling your cartridge is a clean and simple job, but it is advisable to cover your work
area with scrap paper to protect from accidental spills.

Note: Empty cartridges should be refilled as soon as they run out of ink to prevent
the small amount of ink remaining in the cartridge fr om drying and hardening the sponge.

1. Remove ink cartridge from printer and place on work surface with ink ports facing up.
See Figure 1.

2. Using cotton wipe, clean area around ink ports so that the surfaces are clean and dry.

3. Peel round pressure sensitive seal from backer and affix firmly over an ink
port. Repeat this procedure to seal the two other ports. See Figure 2.

4. Turn cartridge over and locate the top edge of the rectangular label. Locate the

Figure 3

"Fill Hole Locator" label, remove its backer and affix it over the cartridge label
so that the top edges of the two labels are aligned with each other. See Figure 3.

5. Using the hole puncturing tool, punch holes into the three spots indicated
on the locator label. See Figure 4.

6. Remove the scabbard from the dispenser of the color you wish to refill. Insert the needle
into the correct fill hole as far as it will go. Then draw the needle back about 1/4” (6mm)
to create a void in the foam sponge. See Figure 5.

7. Dispense the ink into the chamber VERY SLOWLY. Fill until ink just starts
to back up from the fill hole. Withdraw the needle. Recap the ink bottle

Figure 4

and save for future use.

8. Repeat the above procedure for the remaining two colors of ink.

Note: It is a good idea to let the refilled cartridge stand overnight with the

ink ports facing down to allow any air bubble left in the sponge to migrate
to the top of the cartridge and out of the vent holes. It is also a good idea to
keep two cartridges and alternate them so that you can always have a
filled cartridge ready to put in the printer. Keep spare cartridges, ink ports
down, in an airtight container along with a wad of paper towel to retard
evaporation.

9. Replace the electronic chip or reset it using a resetting device or software
reset program of your choice.

10. Replace the cartridge in the printer and run a nozzle check according to Epson’s
instructions. If not all of the nozzles are printing alternate cleaning cycles and
nozzle checks until all nozzles are printing.

Figure 5

Figure 2

x

x

x

Ink ports
facing up

Figure 1

Yellow seal
firmly placed
on top of each
ink port hole

Label side of
T018 and T029 Cartridges .
Affix “Fill Hole Locator”
label here.

Puncture label
at the indicated spot

x

x

x

x

x

x

Withdraw needle
1/4 (6mm) to
create a void
in the foam
sponge

11. If ink bottle is not empty recap it for future use.

IF YOU HA VE ANY QUESTIONS OR ENCOUNTER ANY DIFFICUL TY IN USING THIS PRODUCT, PLEASE CONT ACT:

MANUFACTURING CORPORATION

665 State Highway 23 • Wayne, NJ 07470-6892 U.S.A. • [phone] • [phone]

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