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Installation Manual IP4300, IP5300, MP600, MP610 & MP810, MX850 -100ml Series Version 5-2009 Installation Manual ...................................................................................................3 1) Printer pre-check. ................................................................................................5 2) Preparing your new CISS for installation ...........................................................7 3) Attaching Cartridge Chips – Applies to un-chipped units only.........
Instruction Manual Canon Printers Congratulations on your purchase of a RIHAC Continuous Ink Supply System (CISS). Before using the system please read this manual carefully. It will help you install the system correctly and ensure trouble free printing. Great care is taken to prepare your CISS for trouble free installation. Your CISS has been primed (Australian customers only) and should be ready for immediate installation into your printer.
b) After performing a head clean you must then perform Print Check Pattern. The computer will automatically ask you this, however if it does not, simply choose to perform a ‘Nozzle Check’ on the printer maintenance screen. Your printer will print either of the following; A or B If your printer has produced a perfect result (A), please attach a copy of the nozzle check to your purchase receipt as this will validate your warranty. You can now start to install your CISS.
2) Preparing your new CISS for installation Please ensure the following are present with your CISS. (1) Air filters x5 6 1 (2) Silicone nozzle seal x 5 (3) Cable ties (spare) 2 5 3 (4) Double sided tape tabs (spare) (5) Syringe and needle (6) Spare elbow joints and connections (7) 3 x S shaped clips (for use in MP& MX printers only) 4 b) Remove your CISS from the box and check the there are no leakages or cracks and that the silicone tubing is not damaged.
3) Attaching Cartridge Chips – Applies to un-chipped units only If you have purchased a pre chipped unit please proceed to section 4) on page 10. In order for your cartridges to be recognised by your canon printer, you must remove the chips from your original cartridges and transfer them onto the CISS cartridges. Please follow the following steps carefully a) Turn on your printer and open the cover. The cartridge holder will move to the cartridge change position.
d) Examine the rear of the chip to ensure the LED has not been damaged or cut off. LED Missing LED undamaged cartridge chip damaged cartridge chip e) Place the chip onto the corresponding coloured CISS cartridge, ensuring that the small plastic lugs are inserting into the chip holes. Use a soldering iron gently melt the plastic lugs to hold the chip in place.
4) Preparing your ink reservoirs a) Carefully remove the small travel plugs on the CISS, leaving the filler plug in place. Travel Plug Filler Plug b) Attach the long needle to your syringe. Place the syringe diagonally into the air balance chamber and gently draw back on the syringe. This will remove any excess ink from the chamber. The chamber does not have to be completely empty for the CISS to function correctly.
THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT FOR ALL CANON PRINTERS. 5) Inserting the silicone nozzle seals. a) Turn on your printer and open the cover. The cartridge holder will move to the cartridge change position. Remove power cable from the back of your printer. Remove the cartridges from the printer. b) Remove the printer head from your printer by lifting the print head lock arm. The print head will then lift out c) Remove the 5 silicone seals from your kit.
e) Carefully place each silicone nozzle seal into position around each of the printer heads as shown. Do not remove the original black rubber grommets. Incorrectly placed silicone seals can cause poor printing quality. Please ensure that the silicone seals do not move from position when inserting the cartridges. These seals must not cover the silver printer head.
7) Tube set up (IP Series Only) a) Remove the backing to the double sided tape and attach the metal tube support arm approximately 2-3cm from the front as pictured below. b) Remove the backing tape on the metal tube arm and place it on top of the tubing clip. Please be careful not to twist the tubing before connecting it to the printer. X c) Adjustments to the tube length may be required. To check this, move the cartridge holder left and right to each end of the printer.
e) Tubing clip positioning IP4300 Only Peel off the backing tape to the tube connection and place it as pictured below. Once again please ensure not to twist or bend the tubing. Printer lid sensor button IP5300 Only Peel off the backing tape to the tube connection and place it as pictured below. Once again please ensure not to twist or bend the tubing. Printer lid sensor button f) Use the spare travel plug or filler plug on the printer lid sensor button.
8) Tube set up (MP600 & MP610 Series Only) a) Included in your accessories package you will find three large S clips. Please contact Rihac if your accessories package does not contain theses items. b) Located on the metal tube support arm is a plastic clip. The plastic clip is attached using double sided tape. Please remove this clip from the support arm by simply twisting it Remove Plastic Clip c) Attached one of the s clips onto the metal tube arm using a piece of double sided tape provided.
a) Attach the metal tube arm (with the plastic clip) on to the left side of the printer opening. The ideal position of the clip is to place it along the angled edge. Ensure the tubing is not twisted between the arm and the cartridges. Metal Tube Support Arm d) Place the clip that is situated along the tubing on the opposite side of the printer. When attaching this clip place it in front of the angled edge. The tubing will run up and out the side of the printer.
f) Using the large clips included in the accessories package place a piece of double sided tape on one of the sides and attach the clips in the printer as pictured below so as that the tubing will not be crimped when the lid closes. One clip should be positioned on each side. Left Hand Side Large Plastic Clip Right Hand Side g) Push the filer plug from the empty ink tank into the printer lid sensor button.
9) Tube set up (MP810 Series Only) b) Remove the plastic clip located on the end of the metal tube arm. Please retain this clip as it is required later. The clip will remove by simply twisting it clockwise. Replace the double sided tape on the metal tube arm with a spare piece provided in your kit. c) Attach the metal tube arm on the left hand side of the printer just above the angle moulding. Ensure the tubing is not twisted between the arm and the cartridges.
e) Adjustments to the tube length may be required. With the cartridges in the change position, remove the power cable from the back of the printer. Slide the cartridge holder to the left and right ends. It should reach both ends with ease. Check the tubing is neither too loose nor too taught. The tubing should not interfere with the data wire or fall into the paper support. DON’T HAVE THE TUBING FITTED TOO TIGHTLY! f) Place the filer plug from the empty ink tank into the printer lid sensor button.
10) Tube set up (MX850 Series Only) a) Included in your accessories package you will find two large ‘S’ clips. Please contact rihac® if your accessories package does not contain theses items. Remove Plastic Clip b) Remove the plastic clip located on the end of the metal tube arm. The clip will remove by simply twisting it clockwise. h) Attach the metal tube arm as pictured below. Ensure the tubing is not twisted between the arm and the cartridges.
j) Using double sided tape attach the two ‘s’ clips on the scanner lid in the positions pictured below. The purpose of the ‘s’ clips is to act as a buffer allowing the scanner lid to remain slightly ajar allowing the tubing to exit without being restricted. The clips are positioned so they reset on the two raised areas on the lower section of the printer moulding when the lid is closed Please refer to section 11) Finishing Touches on page 22 to complete the installation process.
11) Finishing Touches a) Place the CISS unit on the right hand side of your printer and Insert all the air filters into the top of each air balance chamber. The larger end should be inserted into the air balance chamber. b) Release the tube clamp on the front of the CISS by rolling it up. Release the tube clamp by rolling the roller up. Reinsert power cable to the rear of your printer and perform a head clean and nozzle check as per steps 1)1)a) and 1)b) on page 5.
12) Refilling your CISS a) Do not allow the ink levels to fall below the refill line. To refill each ink simply remove the air filters and replace the travel plugs (to prevent the air balance chambers filling with ink) for the colour in which you are refilling. Refill Line b) Remove the filler plug and carefully pour or syringe the correct coloured ink into the appropriate ink reservoir. Please ensure to double check the colour with the sticker located on the bottle and the top of the tank.
13) Priming a) Only prime your CISS if excess air (5cm or more) is present in the tubing. It is recommended that priming is conducted in a suitable workspace. Please ensure to wear gloves & have some tissues handy to soak up excess ink before undertaking any priming. b) Remove the CISS from the box and place it on a suitable work area with the cartridges upside down. Remove the cover from the cartridge you are priming by twisting it anticlockwise.
e) Draw air into the syringe (DO NOT ATTACH A NEEDLE) then place it in the hole left by the removed travel plug. f) Push down very slowly on the syringe, pushing air into the reservoir.. It is very important that you push down very slowly (use the gauge on the side of the syringe and do not push down more than 1cm at a time). The ink reservoir becomes pressurized as you push air into it.
14) Cartridge chip disable - Low ink. a) Flashing printer cartridges Your canon cartridges will flash when the chip thinks that ink is running low and will stop when it thinks that no ink is left in the cartridge. You will find that the following message will appear when printing. b) Canon messages – Turning off the printer status monitor Your printer will proceed through a series of steps informing you that your ink cartridges need replacing. Please follow the steps as displayed carefully.
Warning Message #2 Press and hold the resume/paper feed button for 5 seconds then release it. This will turn off your printer’s capability of reading ink level of that particular cartridge. Please remember that this procedure will need to be carried out once for each of the cartridges.
Trouble Shooting Please contact RIHAC Digital Solutions on (+61)3 9005 5555 If any of the following trouble shooting suggestions do not fix your problems. DO NOT CONTACT THE PLACE OF PURCHASE 15) a) Leaking Ink If your CISS appears to be leaking from the cartridges, please ensure that you do not have the ink reservoirs placed higher than the printer level. The CISS works on a vacuum and if raised gravity will take over and flood you printer.
d) Ink Tank Error. If your printer is stating that an ink tank error has occurred please check the following if the message does not identify the problem cartridge ; i) Check the ink feed tubing is neither too tight nor too loose as per page 13. . ii) Unclick and re-click all cartridges whilst in the cartridge change position. This will temporarily activate all the LED lights on the cartridges.
Does the printer still display ‘Ink tank errors have occurred’ on the screen? NO YES Re-click the cartridge back into position and repeat the steps in section 16) for the next cartridge in sequence. Does the error message indicate that the cartridge is not being recognised? Something is interfering with the chip or the chip is faulty. Please check the LED is not damaged & is clean of ink. Insert the cartridge & test the printer again.
17) Canon Error Messages If one or more of your ink cartridges cannot be recognised, please ensure that the cartridges are clicked into position and/or the chips are correctly placed on the cartridges. The most common cause of this issue is the blockage or damage of the LED as per page 9. Ensure the printer lid is closed when checking cartridge recognition. Ambient light in some situations can affect the LED sensors.
Service error 5100 will occur if you have the silicone tubing fitted too tightly on your printer. Please check the tubing by follow steps 7)c) on page 13 again carefully. You will then need to turn off and on your printer at the power button. Service error 6502 generally means that your cartridge chips cannot be recognised. The primary causes of this error message are: 1- Covering of the LED light at the back of the chip 2- Incorrect chip positioning on the cartridge.
18) Warranty Please note that your CISS has a manufactures warranty of 3 months from date of purchase. Your warranty will be void if the system is incorrectly handled. This warranty does not cover printer hardware.
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