Epson 1160 Cartridges Replacement

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Note for users of all Epson desktop printers.Caution: Never re-install a used black, colour or cleaning cartridge fromLyson as this will introduce air into the printer system causing nozzles totemporarily fail. If this is done accidentally leave the printer for 24 hours sothat the air can dissipate naturally. (This excludes Stylus Pro models)NB. If your Epson printer has not been used before we recommend running withEpson ink for a few days before changing to Lyson Inks.Epson 800 / 850 / 1520Cartridge Replacement Procedure- When replacing an empty cartridge of the same ink type, simply holdthe cartridge clean button down for 3 seconds when the ink outindicator is lit. The cartridge then moves into a position where it canbe replaced.To change an ink set follow this procedure.1. Remove the existing cartridge set:- If the cartridges are empty ( the red indicator lights are on for theblack and colour cartridges) hold each cartridge clean button downfor 3 seconds and replace the cartridges with cleaning cartridges.- If the cartridges are not empty, press and hold the two cartridgeclean buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. The black cartridgethen moves into a position where it can be replaced. Remove thecartridge and insert a black cleaning cartridge . Then press thecolour cartridge clean button. The colour cartridge then moves intoa position where it can be replaced. Remove the colour cartridgeand insert a colour cleaning cartridge.2. Press the form feed button.The printer primes itself with cleaning fluid. This process takesaround 3 minutes.3. Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver on your computer.Select “NOZZLE CHECK”.The printer prints a pattern of lines..These lines should be quitefaint as they have been printed with cleaning fluid.4. Select “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM”After the printer has printed a second pattern of lines repeat steps 1and 2, replacing the cleaning cartridges with the new ink set. Theprinter primes itself with the new ink set.5. Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver and select“NOZZLE CHECK” and then “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM”.The printer is now running with your new ink set. If any nozzles are stillnot printing this may be because of trapped air introduced during thecartridge changeover procedure. In this case allow the printer to standfor 2 hours before repeating a nozzle check. If any nozzles are still notprinting perform one head clean and allow the printer to stand for afurther hour. Repeat if necessary.Epson 600/640/740/750/860/880/900/980/1160/1200/EX/870/890/1270/1280/1290/2000PCartridge Replacement Procedure- When replacing an empty cartridge of the same ink type, simply holdthe cartridge clean button down for 3 seconds when the “ink out”indicator is lit. The cartridge then moves into a position where it canbe replaced. Insert the new cartridge and press the form feed button.To change an ink set follow this procedure.1. Remove existing cartridge set:- If both cartridges are empty ( the red indicator lights are on for theblack and colourcartridges) hold the cartridge clean button down for 3 seconds.Insert the new cartridges and press the form feed button.- If the cartridges are not empty, hold the form feed button down for 5seconds. The cartridges then move into a position where they canbe replaced.2. Insert a set of cleaning cartridges. Press the form feed button.The printer primes itself with cleaning fluid. This process takesaround 3 minutes.3. Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver on your computer.Select “NOZZLE CHECK”.The printer prints a pattern of lines..These lines should be quitefaint as they have been printed with cleaning fluid.4. Select “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM”After the printer has printed a second pattern of lines repeat steps1 to 3, replacing the cleaning cartridges with the new ink set.The printer primes itself with the new ink set.5. Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver and select“NOZZLE CHECK” and then “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM”.The printer is now running with your new ink set. If any nozzles are stillnot printing this may be because of trapped air introduced during thecartridge changeover procedure. In this case allow the printer to standfor 2 hours before repeating a nozzle check. If any nozzles are still notprinting perform one head clean and allow the printer to stand for afurther hour. Repeat if necessary.Canon S400,S4500,3000,6000,6100,S6300,6500,S8200,S800,S900,S9000Cartridge Replacement Procedure-To replace a used ink tank simply lift the printer lid, wait for the printhead to move into position, remove the empty ink tank and replacewith the new ink tank. Shut the printer lid and wait for the printer toprime itself. Perform a nozzle check from the UTILITIES menu.-To change an ink set follow the procedure below:1. Lift printer lid and remove the print head. Place carefully on a tableon some absorbent tissue.2. Remove all the ink tanks from the original ink set and replace withfull tanks from the new ink set.3. Re-install the print head. Wait for the printer to prime itself.4. Go to the UTILITIES section of the print driver. Go to theCLEANING menu and select “Deep Clean”. After the cleaning performa nozzle check and then repeat the “Deep Clean”. Carry out one morenozzle check.This should be sufficient to remove any traces of residual ink from theprint head. The printer is now running with the new inks.EPSON STYLUS PRO 5000Cartridge Replacement Procedure-When replacing an empty cartridge of the same colour and ink type, simply remove theempty cartridge and insert the replacement. Continue printing.The Stylus Pro 5000 is the only Epson printer that does not have an ink purge or primecycle that can be easily triggered by the user. The following method uses a substantialamount of paper but the paper need not be high grade, photocopy paper will suffice.To change ink sets, follow this procedure1. Remove the existing cartridge set.2. Insert a complete set of cleaning cartridges.3. Create a file in Photoshop of block colours; cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The printerwill always print a compound black (cyan, magenta and yellow in with the black channel).4. Using scrap photocopy paper print multiple copies of this file until the colour output startsto fade. Use a high resolution setting with “No Colour Adjustment” selected in the printdriver to maximize the amount of ink laid down on the paper.5. When the colour has begun to fade, remove the cleaning cartridge set.6. Insert the new ink cartridges.7. Print multiple copies of the same image file until the colour is restored fully.8. Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver on your computer.Select “NOZZLE CHECK”The printer prints a pattern of lines with the new ink.If there are any breaks in the line select “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM” to reprint the testpattern. When the lines are unbroken you are ready to print.EPSON STYLUS PRO 3000/7000/7500Cartridge Replacement Procedure-When replacing an empty cartridge of the same colour and ink type, simplyremove the empty cartridge and insert the replacement.To change ink sets, follow this procedure.1. Turn printer on.2. Remove all the cartridges from the machine.3. Turn printer off.The printer purges all the remaining ink from the system. This process takes around 1minute.4. Insert a set of cleaning cartridges. These cartridges are filled with a clear cleaningsolution that will remove any traces of ink in the system and clean the print head.5.Turn the printer on.The printer primes itself with cleaning fluid. This process takes around 8 minutes.)6. Load the printer with paper.Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver on your computer.Select “NOZZLE CHECK” .The printer prints a pattern of lines. These lines should be quite faint as they have beenprinted with cleaning fluid.7. Select “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM”The printer prints another nozzle check pattern. The cleaning fluid has now run throughthe printer and the machine is ready for a new ink set.8. Repeat steps 2 - 5, replacing the cleaning cartridges with the new ink set.9. Go to the “UTILITIES” section of the print driver on your computer.Select “NOZZLE CHECK”The printer prints a pattern of lines with the new ink.If there are any breaks in the line select “CLEAN” and then “CONFIRM” to reprint the testpattern. When the lines are unbroken you are ready to print.

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