Ink refill instructions for |
Step 1) Put the cartridge on some paper towels in an area where you can tolerate a spill.
Step 2) Look at the top of the cartridge. You will notice three entry points with plugs in them.
A few of these cartridges don't have these holes, so you will need to drill three 1/16 inch (1.5mm) holes, one over each color chamber if you have one of these odd cartridges.
Step 3) Push the plugs into the cartridge with a ball point pen or
similar device.
Typically, when looking from the side with the copper contacts, the colors from left to right are cyan, magenta, and yellow.
However, to determine which color ink is in which chamber, insert a toothpick and check the color of the ink on the toothpick when it is withdrawn.
Step 4) On this cartridge, it is important not to overfill, since over-filling can lead to several problems.
If a large drop of ink comes out of the bottom of the cartridge, immediately blot this with a paper towel to prevent the ink from migrating upward into a less full chamber and causing cross-color contamination.
Insert the syringe needle fully
into the hole, angling toward the front. We suggest that you tape over the other two holes while filling to avoid accidental color contamination.
Step 5) Be sure to remove the protective snout from the syringe needle. Inject 8-10 ml of the ink into the fill hole slowly. Go slowly or you will develop air dams in the lower sponge which will block ink flow. Do not add additional ink!
Step 6) If the ink starts to come out of the print head, the cartridge is over full. Immediately blot the ink from the bottom of the cartridge to prevent it from seeping up into the other chambers.
Step 7) The holes on top must be open during printing. You may tape them over for
longer storage or during transport.
Step 8) Set above a paper towel for an hour as a drip precaution. Do not allow the cartridge to touch the paper, since the paper will draw out the ink.
Step 9) For best results, let sit overnight before using.
To Clean the Printhead
If you get poor quality print or no print at all you probably have clogged, or partially clogged jets. Dried out cartridges are notorious for getting clogged up. The following is the best way to deal with this.
Take the cartridge out of the printer and take some toilet paper, or paper towel, and wad it up over the print head of your ink cartridge (that's the thing on the bottom of the cartridge where the ink comes out). While standing, hold the cartridge in your hand, with the print head toward the floor and swing it hard, sort of like a softball pitcher winding up for the pitch. On the down swing really put some force into it. The force of gravity on the ink will force it through the clogged jet and clean it out. Swing two or three good swings and look at your tissue paper. When you see all three colors coming out about the same (or a good flow of black, if it is a black cartridge you are working on) you have gotten it unclogged. Put it back in the printer and you're ready to go. If it still won't work take the cartridge to the nearest hot water faucet. Turn on the hot water. Let it get hot. Put only the print head portion (where the ink comes out) under the hot water for 10 to 15 seconds. Dry off the cartridge using a soft tissue. Re-insert the cartridge into the printer. Run the normal cleaning routine a few times. If this doesn't work, soak only the print head in ammonia, or alcohol for up to 2 hours. Then reinstall and run cleaning cycle again.
The only other thing that can cause this is a burnt-out resistor in the print head. This can happen if you try to keep printing with a dry cartridge. The ink is the cooling agent for the resistors and when it is gone they overheat pretty quickly. If this is the case there is nothing to do but buy a new cartridge.
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